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On the same day one Game of Thrones prequel series was reportedly cancelled, HBO decided to announce that it was moving forward with another called House of the Dragon, based on George R.R. Martin’s 2018 book Fire & Blood, which is set 300 years prior to the events of the show and tells the history

Apple released iOS 13.2 earlier today along with a list of new HomePod features. The release brought along a HomePod software update that included the anticipated multi-user mode as well as features such as Handoff and Ambient Sounds to the HomePod. However, just in a few hours after releasing the software update, the Cupertino giant

Nvidia is expanding its Super series of refreshed GPUs with the new GeForce GTX 1660 Super and GeForce GTX 1650 Super. The former will be positioned in between the existing GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, while the latter will sit above the GeForce GTX 1650. Much like their siblings in the GeForce

Game of Thrones creators and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have chosen to quit the Star Wars universe to dedicate themselves to their Netflix deal for new series and films. In a prepared statement, the duo said Tuesday: “We love Star Wars. When George Lucas built it, he built us too. Getting to talk

Apple has launched AirPods Pro, an upgraded version of the AirPods that feature active noise cancellation, sweat and water resistance, and an in-ear design. AirPods Pro price in India is Rs. 24,900 ($249 in the US) and they’ll be available in the US from October 30. Apple says AirPods Pro will be coming to India

Amazon Prime Student deal gave new users GBP 5 (roughly Rs. 450) off their first purchase with a code called ‘Welcome5’ but students quickly got on to the fact that it could be reused multiple times. Soon, the word spread like wildfire across the UK’s campuses and students began stock-piling products as toilet rolls and

China’s largely rubber stamp parliament has passed a new law on cryptography as the country gears up to launch its own digital currency, state media reported late on Saturday. China’s central bank set up a research team in 2014 to explore launching its own digital currency to cut the costs of circulating traditional paper money

Google CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged the tech giant is struggling with how to deal with internal debate over controversial topics and the company defended hiring a former government official who backed the Trump administration’s travel ban, according to video of an all-hands meeting obtained by The Washington Post. At the closed-door meeting Thursday, a weekly

Mi Pay, which comes preloaded on Xiaomi phones and was initially available for download through the Mi Apps store, has made its way to Google Play. The app is available for free on Android devices through Google Play and is designed to offer an integrated payment solution with UPI money transfers, recharges, and bill payments

Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi K20, Poco F1, Vivo Z1 Pro, Realme 5, Google Pixel 3a, Samsung Galaxy S9, iPhone 7 Plus, and several other smartphones have received discounts during the latest Festive Bonanza sale on Flipkart. The four-day long sale, which is live until Tuesday, October 29, also brings prepaid discount offers on popular models

Facebook’s artificial intelligence (AI) research team has developed a tool that tricks the facial recognition system to wrongly identify a person in a video, the media reported. The “de-identification” system, which also works in live videos, uses machine learning to change key facial features of a subject in a video, according to a report in

Xiaomi hasn’t upgraded its Mi Note lineup in a long time. But it looks like the Chinese smartphone maker is preparing two distinct models that could debut soon with titles specifically the Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro. While the company is yet to make a formal announcement, the Mi Note 10 and

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced that it will offer unlimited voice calling benefits to all its landline and broadband customers, for a limited period, as a part of its festive celebration. With the new development, BSNL customers will be able to make unlimited voice calls to any landline and mobile number across India,

Bharti Airtel has acquired a minority stake of 8.82 percent in Bengaluru-based software development startup Vahan. The company, however, did not disclose the cost of the acquisition. In a regulatory filing, it said the indicative time period for completion of the stake acquisition is by October 31, 2019. The acquisition of Vahan is a part of

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has lost the title as the world’s richest man, paving the way for tenacious Bill Gates to grab the top spot after Amazon’s lacklustre Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly $7 billion in stock value. Bezos first joined The Forbes 400 list of richest Americans in 1998, one

OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition will finally go on sale in India today via Amazon starting at 12pm (noon). The phone is essentially a special edition of the standard OnePlus 7T Pro that has been designed in collaboration with British carmaker McLaren. The OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition sports the signature McLaren ‘papaya orange’ accents

Apple and Amazon might be competitors in the video streaming market, but the Apple TV app is now available on Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices around the world. The news comes just shortly before the Apple TV+ video streaming service is set to go live on November 1. Users will get all the same functionality that

Huawei Band 4 has debuted at an event in China. The new smart wearable, which notably comes just days after the launch of the Honor Band 5i by Huawei-subsidiary Honor, is targeted at young consumers with an ergonomic design. Just like the previous Huawei Band models, the Band 4 offers a series of fitness-focussed features

Moto G8 Plus is all set to launch in Brazil today. The phone will see a soft launch at 9:30am CT (8pm IST) when the company will reveal all details about it. This successor to the Moto G7 Plus is expected to sport a waterdrop-style notch, a triple rear camera setup, an additional laser autofocus

Realme 5 was launched in India just a couple of months ago, but the company is already preparing to launch an updated version of the phone that might debut as Realme 5s. An unannounced Realme smartphone carrying the model number RMX1925 has been certified in India and Thailand, suggesting that an official launch is on

Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. The findings, published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, show that “quantum speedup is achievable in a real-world system and is

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has extended the availability of the Rs. 108 prepaid recharge plan to December 12. The Rs. 108 prepaid plan was announced as a promotional offer for 90 days back in July. The state-owned operator offers unlimited voice calling benefits alongside free bundled data for 28 days. The Rs. 108 BSNL

The final trailer of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is out, and it has some moments that will induce nostalgia, terror, hope, and a wide spectrum of other emotions in fans eagerly waiting for the film. The trailer made its debut earlier today and showcases some fan favourite characters from the original trilogy such as Lando

Honor 20 Lite, after several leaks, has finally launched in China. The phone features a triple rear camera setup with a 48-megapixel main sensor, a Kirin 710F processor, a full-HD OLED display, and a 4,000mAh battery. The Honor 20 Lite China variant is a whole lot different than the global variant that was launched earlier

Redmi Note 8 Pro and the Redmi Note 8 are all set to go on sale later today. Both new Xiaomi phones pack quad rear cameras and feature full-HD+ panels. The Redmi Note 8 Pro is the better-equipped phone of the duo, packing a 64-megapixel main camera and a 4,500mAh battery with 18W fast charging

There has been a lot of debate lately regarding the privacy aspect when it comes to smart home devices, but it appears that the concerns are not unwarranted. Experts at Security Research Labs have uncovered vulnerabilities associated with Alexa and Google Assistant voice app backend systems that can be exploited to eavesdrop on users and

Sony had launched its flagship point-and-shoot camera, the Cyber-shot RX100 VII, in July and now, it is finally available for purchase in India. It features a new 20.1-megapixel sensor, burst shooting of up to 90fps, real-time tracking and, Eye-AF for humans and animals. The camera will go on sale starting today for a retail price

Redmi Note 8 Pro and Redmi Note 8 are set to go on sale in India today. Both new Redmi Note-series phones will be available for purchase through Amazon.in, Mi.com, and Mi Home Stores in multiple RAM and storage configurations. While the Redmi Note 8 Pro comes as a successor to the Redmi Note 7

Moto G8 series is alleged to launch next week, and ahead of that more renders of the Moto G8 Play and Moto G8 Plus have leaked online. Just a day ago, some hands-on images of the Moto G8 Play also leaked giving more affirmations to the aesthetic of the Moto G8 series. The phones are

OnePlus has now released OxygenOS Android 10 Open Beta 1 for OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T users. At the OnePlus 7T event, the company promised Android 10 updates for the OnePlus 6 series this month, and it has now taken the first steps to an eventual stable rollout. All those who are on the Open