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The ring with an integrated RFID chip can open a smart door.

A smart ring to replace your wallet, house key

Concealed inside the ring is an RFID chip that can enable people to pay at the supermarket checkout counter, open a smart door, act as a health insurance card, or replace a key card at the hotel.

Alienware x17 and Alienware x15. | Picture by special arrangement.

Alienware launches new X-Series gaming laptops

Apple maintained its leadership position with a market share of around 34% in Q1,2021

Wearables Apple Watch topped smartwatch sales in the March ending quarter

Abhishek Chatterjee Global smartwatch shipments grew 35% in Q1 2021 from the same period in the previous year, according to Counterpoint.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute 7c 2nd Gen

Why the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 is a big deal for mobile computing

Divya Kala Bhavani Qualcomm’s second generation Snapdragon Compute 7c claims to offer multi-day battery life, robust security framework and enhanced audio and camera functions across entry-level PCs

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Amazon launches Fire TV Cube in India.

Amazon launches Fire TV Cube in India; users can control device with Alexa

Ishan Patra The far-field voice recognition in Fire TV Cube uses eight microphones and advanced beamforming technology to make sure Alexa clearly hears a user’s request when placed next to their TV.

The B&O Beoplay Portal wireless headphones are available in three colours.

GAMING Microsoft introduces B&O wireless headphones for gamers

Ishan Patra The headset’s features include active noise-cancellation (ANC), virtualised surround sound through Dolby Atmos for Headphones, and a virtual boom arm with an array of directional, beamforming microphones, instead of a physical one

Dutch Lodewijk Frederik Ottens - called Lou Ottens - the inventor of the cassette tape, posing during a photo session in Eindhoven, on January 23, 2013. - Lou Ottens died at the age of 94 few on March 6, 2021.

Forever pressing play with Lou Ottens’ invention, the cassette tape

Divya Kala Bhavani On March 6 2021, Lou Ottens, a pioneer in the audio tech world, passed away. We speak with collectors about why this medium will always remain special

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Apple to offer up to 32GB of RAM in 2017 MacBook Pro

Sony introduces new in car audio system XAV-AX100 at Rs. 26,990

Lenovo P2 smartphone launched in India at Rs. 16,999

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2017’s tech revealed

Along with all that Christmas cheer and New Year’s revelry and resolutions in the air, there’s something else. The electric anticipation of what new

Instagram gets better on iPhone 7, 7 Plus

Instagram on Friday rolled out iPhone 7 and 7 Plus-specific features that support wide colour capture and display — and users don’t need to update

WhatsApp will not work on older Android, iOS phones

The move will help company to continue introducing new features which rely on the app being used on newer operating systems

TVs grab spotlight at Consumer Electronics Show 2017

Though sales of televisions globally have been slipping, those who do buy TVs in 2017 are expected to prefer 4K high-definition models.

Chinese smartphones gained 40% of Indian market last year: survey

Lenovo and Xiaomi took the second and third spots respectively, while India’s domestic brands saw a drop in market share.

The latest and the goofiest tech at CES 2017

The Consumer Electronics Show is the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show. The show runs from January 5 to 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada and features feature 3,800 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 165,000 attendees

2017 is the year of Voice

The one big thing that will go mainstream in 2017 is Voice.

Jan 9 marks 10th anniversary of iPhone

On January 9, 2007, Apple CEO and founder Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone at the MacWorld Conference in San Fransisco.In November 2007, iPhone began

Discover the world anew

From monsters on the streets to space warfare, 2017 is set to be a big year for augmented and virtual reality.

The sum of its parts

The LG V20 is a no-holds-barred flagship and is unapologetic about it

Apple’s Chinese New Year promo makes Beats headphones free

In its Chinese New Year promotion, Apple has announced an one-day sale to offer free Beats Solo3 wireless headphones to all customers who purchase a

A step-by-step guide on how to use BHIM app

At a programme in New Delhi on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the mobile payment app BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money). Developed by

Teching a look at 2016

A glance at what made waves in the technological sphere in the year gone by

Apple to cut iPhone production by 10% in Q1 2017: Report

Apple is set to reduce iPhone production by 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, a media report said.The news comes after Yahoo-owned research

‘61% people check their phones within 5 minutes of waking up’

For many smartphone owners, checking their phones is among the first and last things they do every day, with 61 per cent respondents saying they look

Throwing light on 2016 in social media

Social media influencers tell NIKHIL VARMA how 2016 unfolded on the many platforms that drive the Internet

Where’s the party tonight

It’s time to ring in the New Year and what better way to do so than a great party. It could either be one of those parties with great music and

Space, time, and the startup

From enabling rural populace and a mission to the moon to generating content and building a durable commute choice, four Indian ventures have made a mark globally this year. TEAM METROPLUS narrates their success stories

OnePlus 3T: Quest for perfection

OnePlus has updated the winning formula it achieved this year with the beefed up 3T

Google Maps gives you more than routes

A guide to the five best Google Maps features you never use

The Last Guardian: Crafted with love

With The Last Guardian, Fumito Ueda gives gamers one of the best characters ever created

Adrenaline-fuelled ode to winter sports

Except for the inclusion of paragliding, Steep’s other game categories are supremely fun

‘Pokémon Go comes with short-term health benefits’

Gamers walked actively in the first few weeks but enthusiasm soon petered out, says study

Pokémon Go to make its India debut today

Launched in July, the augmented reality mobile game became a global rage, garnering millions of users within days.

In launch mode

If you are an Android junkie, chances are one of the things that drew you to the interface is how you can customise it to suit your taste. This is

The success of simplicity

The AKG K92s are excellent value-for-money headphones that provide rich, well-balanced sound

A tale told many ways

With different devices and formats vying for the attention of the reader, TEAM METROPLUS tries out a few, and reports its findings.

Qualcomm, Microsoft team up to support Windows 10 devices

Chip manufacturer Qualcomm and Microsoft have teamed up to support Windows 10 on mobile computing devices powered by Snapdragon processors.The first

Apple rumoured to launch red iPhone next year

The 2017 version of Apple’s iPhone is rumoured to come in red and will retain the same design as the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, a media report

New lick of paint

The latest collection is a super addition for fans of the Assassin’s Creed series

Life of the party

The Harman Kardon Go + Play is a massive Bluetooth speaker that justifies its size with impressive audio output capability

Recreating the Potter universe

A fun way for kids to relive the world of Harry Potter and friends

Get down and boogie

This one is for the dance nerds among us; a fun way to practise your moves far from judging eyes

Say hello with Google Allo in Hindi now

Tech giant Google on Monday introduced Hindi language capabilities in its messaging app, Google Allo.The new updates to Google Assistant and Smart

3T: Another powerhorse from the OnePlus Stable

OnePlus, the Chinese manufacturer that took the smartphone world by storm with its OnePlus One, has now announced the all new OnePlus 3T. The device's

Kindle to support e-books in five Indian languages

Amazon’s e-book reader, Kindle will now support content in five Indian languages, including Hindi, Gujarati and Malayalam, a move that will help the

Lenovo K6 Power smartphone launched in India

Extending its popular K series, Chinese technology company Lenovo on Tuesday launched K6 Power smartphone in India exclusively with etailer

Delhi tops when it comes to selling used smartphones: Report

Delhiites are ranked number one when it comes to upgrading smartphones as 19 per cent of online requests generated on ecommerce app Cashify to sell

In Pro mode

Gionee’s S6 Pro is a feature-packed VR phone that is let down by a high price tag

Now, a simpl way to book

A new app makes an attempt to make online transactions easier for customers

Where has Freedom 251, world’s cheapest smartphone, disappeared?

If you are among those who pre-booked the world’s cheapest smartphone at Rs. 251 (less than $4) and are yet to hear from its Noida-based makers, you

Fighting for freedom

The second iteration of Watch Dogs is a clever romp through the city of San Francisco and a huge improvement in the story department

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A file photo of shops on S.P. Road closed, during the lockdown, in Bengaluru.

16K | Highlights of COVID-19 restrictions in Bengaluru effective for a week from June 14

Relatives offer flowers and perform rituals at the grave of a person who died of COVID-19 at a crematorium on the outskirts of Hyderabad on May 23, 2021.

14K | Excess deaths in Hyderabad are 10 times the official COVID-19 toll for Telangana

Tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Lake on February 10, 2021.

11K | A year after Galwan clash, China beefing up positions along LAC

Rajkumar Haryani, who painted his body to create awareness about vaccination, receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2021.

10K | Explained | Why did the Centre reverse its COVID-19 vaccine policy?

Megha Rajagopalan.

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Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi. File

10K | G7 summit | Modi calls for adopting ‘one earth, one health’ approach to deal with coronavirus

Nurses take a look at the oxygen plant installed at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital on Saturday. SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

9K | CM launches 22 oxygen plants at nine hospitals

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