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The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K is the company's latest entry-level 4K media streaming device. It's the usual sort of compact, dongle-like design that has become very popular with consumers as media streaming usage skyrockets. This new model supports most of the popular new audio/video formats along with the new Google TV interface. Priced at INR 4,999, the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K goes head-to-head with the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, which retails for the same price. Design and remote The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K comes in simple paper…

Everybody knows that you’re not supposed to plug a random USB stick into your computer. Worst case scenario, you’re typically looking at a desktop full of malware. However, it now appears that someone has come up with a much worse thing to load USBs with than malicious software: bombs.Multiple news outlets are reporting that USB sticks rigged with explosives have been mailed to journalists throughout Ecuador. The little clandestine incendiaries have been sent to at least five different newsrooms, sometimes accompanied…

While governments around the world are racing to place restrictions on TikTok over perceived espionage and security concerns, Kremlin leaders in Moscow have their sights set on another target: smartphones. The officials, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant, have advised staff involved with President Vladimir Putin’s 2024 presidential re-election campaign to ditch iPhones—any U.S.-made phone, really—in favor of more “secure” alternatives over fears of potential interference from Western intelligence agencies. Russian…

Being stuck with a dumb TV in an era where OTT content is the subject of lunch break conversations and page 3 headlines can be a pain. Especially if it’s a TV with a good display. A smart TV that can’t give you all the smartness you need (in terms of the apps and services desired) is equally bad. That’s a situation best handled by a streaming stick of course. These things also come in handy when you’re travelling and want your hotel room TV to show you your favourites. Well, Xiaomi has a new one in the form of the Xiaomi…

Tata Sky on Thursday announced the launch of its new service that is designed to offer digital content to its subscribers. The service, called Tata Sky Binge, is accessible through the Amazon Fire TV Stick - Tata Sky Edition and is aimed to provide digital content from platforms such as Hotstar and Eros Now among others via a single subscription fee. As an introductory offer, new subscribers to the Tata Sky Binge service will also get three months of Amazon Prime subscription at no additional cost. The latest service is…

Image via Searchlight Pictures Anyone who is a horror fan has watched an entire flick and has been moved by the entire show only to get to an ending that barely does justice to the overarching story and is very disappointing., to say the least. Unfortunately, many horror films are marred by this particular monstrosity. But what about the ones that deliver at the end? One such surprising entry on the list is The Menu which came out in 2022 and nailed its ending perfectly. Anya Taylor-Joy, who rocked the house in…

Preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2023 suggests that individuals who reported having regular and uninterrupted sleep were more successful in adhering to their exercise and diet plans while attempting to lose weight.People who had higher scores for sleep health — based on regularity, satisfaction, alertness, timing, efficiency, and duration — during a 12-month weight loss program were more likely to follow…

Image: Images: Shutterstock Graphics: Vicky LetaResearchers at Polar Bears International, York University, and 3M are winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for developing a burr-like tracking device that sticks to polar bears’ fur.The QuestionIs there a better way to track polar bears in the Arctic, that avoids the problems with collars and ear tags?The ResultsA team of researchers from Polar Bears International, 3M, York University, and participating zoos worked to create a polar bear tracking device that could be…

Photo via Warner Bros. Maybe Black Adam‘s mediocre performance at the box office wasn’t the worst thing to ever happen to DC in the long run. Also, it looks as if James Gunn is definitely not meddling with Shazam! Fury of the Gods, for better or for worse, and speaking of that, maybe Zachary Levi could use a little social media break. Full-blown success for ‘Back Adam’ might have made Dwayne Johnson DC’s ‘Rock’ of eternity via Warner Bros. Black Adam‘s failure to launch had a lot of different after-effects and…

Chinese technology giant Xiaomi has launched its latest TV Stick 4K in India on Tuesday. The TV stick is a portable device which helps users to stream content with…