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Samsung announced today it will push an OTA update to all its 5G smartphones in India by mid-November. Apple also confirmed a similar update is coming, and it will hit iPhones in December. The information comes after a meeting in India attended by government executives such as the Telecom secretary and the MeitY secretary. Smartphone makers were asked to push updates, enabling the 5G services on devices that can work on standalone (SA) 5G networks. The message from a spokesperson read that Samsung has the widest…

Last Updated: September 14, 2022, 19:20 ISTThe pay scale of an employee will decide whether they can avail of this particular benefit or not. The pay scale of an employee will decide whether they can avail this particular benefit or notCentral government officials have some good news to look forward to, particularly if they have to travel often for official purposes. Now central employees will be eligible for travel on Tejas trains at highly concessional rates, provided the travel is for official purposes. The notice for…

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After months of rumor and speculation, President Joe Biden announced the details on a broad vision for student loan debt repayment and debt cancellation on Wednesday. Through an executive order, federal student loan borrowers who meet income requirements will see $10,000 in debt canceled. If the borrower received a Pell Grant to attend school, the forgiven amount rises to $20,000. About 43 million Americans have federal student loan debt. The White House says the plan cancels the full remaining balance for 20 million of…

The Inflation Reduction Act, the major climate bill, was signed today, changing the availability of electric vehicle tax credits. Now, only EVs assembled in North America qualify for the credits. Today the US government released a preliminary list of which vehicles currently qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit. There are a number of provisions in the new climate bill affecting the availability of EV credits, and those provisions will phase in over the coming months and years. Most of them are focused on bringing…

The latest class of NASA astronauts was selected out of more than 12,000 applicants.Photo: NASADuring a news briefing at the Johnson Space Center on Friday, a NASA official revealed that all active NASA astronauts are eligible to take part in the Artemis Moon program, regardless of age. “The way I look at it, any one of our 42 active astronauts is eligible for an Artemis mission,” Reid Wiseman, chief astronaut at NASA, said on Friday, according to SpaceNews. “We want to assemble the right team for this mission.” This…

Xiaomi has announced that it will start pushing the MIUI 12.5 update in international markets in the second quarter of 2021. MIUI 12.5 debuted on February 8 along with the Mi 11 smartphone and, at the time, the company had not shared when the update will roll out for its phones. Xiaomi has now shared a list of phones that will be getting the MIUI 12.5 update in the first batch. The update brings major system optimisations that should allow the OS to deliver a faster and smoother overall experience.Xiaomi shared on its…

With the One UI 5.0 beta program opening today, Samsung fans are excited about the opportunity to try the latest iteration of Samsung’s software. The update also enables them to take Android 13 for a spin. Only a handful of Samsung devices are eligible for the One UI 5.0 beta program. In recent years, the company has opened it up to more devices than before. However, it’s still limited to the flagships only. Samsung devices eligible for One UI 5.0 beta When Samsung launched the One UI 4.0 beta program last year, it…

Xiaomi is seemingly in the works of unveiling its new custom Android skin — MIUI 14. It is likely to be based on Android 13 and is rumoured to launch sometime next year. The Chinese tech giant might roll out an Android 12-based version of MIUI 14 as well. However, smartphones that are only updated to Android 11 might not receive this skin. A recent report has leaked an alleged list of smartphones that might be eligible to receive the MIUI 14 update. The list includes smartphones from Xiaomi as well as its subsidiaries —…