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Nokia G60 debuts in India, sales begin November 8

Nokia teased the India launch of G60 last week, and today the company announced its pricing and availability details. The Nokia G60 comes in a single 6GB/128GB memory configuration in India with two color options - Black and Ice. The Nokia G60 is priced at INR29,999 ($362/€365) and can be pre-booked at leading retail outlets and Nokia's official website till November 7, with open sales beginning at selected retail counters, Nokia.com, and online portals from November 8. Nokia is also offering the Nokia Power Earbuds…

Xiaomi sells 350,000 units of Redmi Note 12 in first flash sale

Xiaomi introduced the four-strong Redmi Note 12 series in China last week. The first of them launched yesterday and the other three debuted today and according to the company, 350,000 units were already pushed. Redmi usually didn't reveal the breakdown by models, so the number includes Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro, Redmi Note 12 Pro+, and Redmi Note 12 Explorer. The quartet of phones has something for everyone - Redmi Note 12 is an affordable mid-ranger with a big screen and battery for its class, the Pro…

iPhone 14 factory massively increases bonuses to stem worker exodus

Apple's largest iPhone manufacturer is taking emergency steps to stop workers fleeing its factories due to COVID lockdowns, by vastly increasing the daily allowance it gives to workers and boosting its monthly full attendance bonus. The news follows shocking scenes at the weekend of workers scaling fences and fleeing Foxconn's Zhengzhou facility, (opens in new tab) colloquially known as iPhone city, over fears that positive COVID cases at the factory could lead to harsh lockdown measures. A new report now says Foxconn…

Ecobee’s SmartThermostat just dropped to less than $200

is now on sale. Available at the vendor's website, the thermostat has dropped in price from $219 to $199, a discount of $20.With the cost of living increasing and economic instability in many parts of the world, many of us are trying to save a few dollars here and there, whenever we can. One way to save on electricity and gas bills is to improve the energy efficiency of our homes and by being more mindful of whether or not we really need to keep the heating on 24/7, and in every room. However, when our lives are busy,

Huawei Mate Xs 2 with Baidou satellite connectivity teased

Huawei is bringing satellite messaging to its Mate Xs 2 foldable later this week. The brand is hosting a special developer conference in China on November 5 where it will share more details about the Beidou satellite support of the Mate Xs 2. The notable bit is that this would be the first foldable phone to support short message communication via satellite. The feature will be used for emergency situations when there’s no network coverage by letting users to share their location to local authorities…

Elon Musk Is Twitter’s New CEO, Becomes Company’s Sole Director After Takeover, Securities Filings Show

Tesla boss Elon Musk said on Monday he will serve as chief executive of Twitter, the social media company he just bought for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,63,700 crore), a move that Wall Street analysts have said could stretch the billionaire thin.Musk, who also runs rocket company SpaceX, brain-chip startup Neuralink and tunneling firm the Boring Company, fired Twitter's previous chief Parag Agrawal and other top company officials last week, and has proposed revisions to the platform's user verification process, which has…

Elon Musk’s Twitter Investors Include Jack Dorsey, Saudi Prince, Qatar Investment Authority

Elon Musk bought Twitter last week for $44 billion with the help of Wall Street bank loans and shareholders who agreed to roll over their interest in the social media service in exchange for a stake of the new private company.That means Twitter, whose shares were delisted last week after almost a decade as a public company, has a new lineup of top investors.Prince Alwaleed bin TalalRegulatory filings show the Saudi Prince moved almost 35 million Twitter shares through the Kingdom Holding, worth about $1.9 billion (roughly…

Instagram Resolves Bug That ‘Suspended’ User Accounts, Causing Drop in Follower Counts

Instagram users have been facing issue on the social media platform on Monday, with many reporting that their account has been suspended without any prior information. According to Downdetector, Instagram users have been facing a global outage, which reportedly started around an hour ago. Instagram, too, acknowledged the issue via Twitter on Monday. "We're aware that some of you are having issues accessing your Instagram account. We're looking into it and apologize for the inconvenience," the company stated on Twitter. …

Elon Musk Boosted Surge in Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories About Attack on Paul Pelosi

Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online. It didn't matter that authorities said Paul Pelosi was alone when the suspect broke into the couple's San Francisco home. Or that investigators said they didn't believe the two men knew one another. It didn't even matter that the suspect, David DePape, confessed to investigators that he broke into the Pelosi home to target the speaker.Misleading claims…

Qala Release Date: Netflix Movie, With Triptii Dimri and Babil Khan, Out December 1

Qala — the period Netflix psychological drama film from Bulbbul writer-director Anvitaa Dutt — now has a release date: December 1. On Tuesday, Netflix announced that Dutt's second feature-length directorial venture, and second also on Netflix, would arrive exactly in a month's time. Set in the late 1930s and early 1940s pre-Independence India, Qala follows the eponymous young playback singer (Triptii Dimri) as her “tragic past catches up with her, causing her to unravel at the peak of her hard-won success. But the…