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Vivo has officially revealed the details of its upcoming V-series flagship called the V50. The V50, when launched in India, will replace the V40 model, which was unveiled in India alongside the V40 Pro model in August 2024. After several rumours, Vivo seems to have decided on officially revealing most details about its upcoming premium…

Samsung is said to have begun rolling out the fourth beta of its Android 16-based One UI 8 firmware. As per a tipster, the One UI 8 Beta 4 update is currently rolling out for the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra models in Germany. While new features have not been reported,…

iPhone 17 series — comprising the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (or Slim), iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max — is expected to break cover in September. Apple has yet to announce any details related to the iPhone 17 series, but an alleged hands-on image of the iPhone 17 Pro has surfaced online,…

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 was launched on Wednesday, and Qualcomm’s successor to last year’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 delivers notable improvements in CPU, GPU, and artificial intelligence (AI) performance. Unlike the Snapdragon 8 Elite, this chip is manufactured using TSMC’s 4nm process technology. It is expected to arrive on gaming focussed smartphones, and offers support…

Highlights When you double-tap a message, you will see a row of emoji reactions. The Meta AI widget allows text prompts as well as the option to prompt based on uploaded images.  The sent selfie stickers are saved to the stickers panel. Meta has rolled out a new WhatsApp update that brings new features to…

Highlights BSNL has partnered with American company Viasat to implement this.  In its demo, BSNL was able to send messages to one of Viasat’s geostationary L-band satellites located about 36,000km away in space. The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has announced the BSNL direct-to-device (D2D) service that lets you call, message, and even use UPI in…