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Upcoming Smartphones in 2026: iPhone 18 Series, Samsung Galaxy S26 Series, Realme 16 Pro Series 5G, and More
The smartphone calendar for 2026 is already shaping up to be as busy, if not more, compared to recent years. Major brands have planned big releases across price segments, driven by encouraging introductions this year. So, if buying a new smartphone is on your mind in the new year, then it might be prudent to wait a little while. From the iPhone 18 ...
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Top AI announcements from 2025: Nano Banana, Sora, Perplexity’s AI Browser and More
The year 2025 delivered some of the most talked-about launches in consumer AI. Google’s Nano Banana and Sora from OpenAI made image and video generation mainstream, while Perplexity’s Comet browser showed a new direction for AI-powered search. Chatbots such as Gemini and ChatGPT defined the conversation around creativity, reasoning and what “...
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SBI YONO 2.0 Launch: State Bank of India Reportedly Targets 20 Crore Users, Plans to Hire 6,500 Staff
SBI YONO 2.0 was launched in India on Monday by the State Bank of India (SBI). The new platform integrates the financial institution's mobile banking app and its internet banking portal into a single backend architecture, allowing it to share resources while offering seamless switching between the two. Additionally, it also has enhanced security fe...
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Reliance Jio Launches Happy New Year 2026 Plans With Unlimited 5G Access, Google Gemini Pro
Reliance Jio has updated its website with new recharge options ranging from data add-ons to annual subscriptions, with OTT access and AI service integration. The monthly Happy New Year plan, priced at Rs. 500, offers 28 days of validity and 2GB of data per day. It also offers unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS per day. The plan includes a bundle of ...
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Who Is Aman Jain? The Industry Veteran Who Will Shape Meta’s Public Policies in India
Meta India has appointed Aman Jain as its new Head of Public Policy. He will begin early next year, reporting to APAC policy chief Simon Milner and joining Meta’s India leadership team. Jain is a seasoned public policy professional with experience at Google, Amazon and government agencies. His move comes after a two-year stint at Amazon, where he...
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Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Over AI Overviews, YouTube
The European Commission's second investigation into Google in less than a month underscores growing unease over Big Tech's dominance in new technologies that could shut out rivals, but could escalate tensions with the United States as EU laws adopted in the last few years have become a sore point in relations with Washington.
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Google Expands In-Call Scam Protection for Banking Apps: Here's How It Works on Android
Google has expanded its in-call scam protection feature. The company announced the feature in the US in association with JPMorgan Chase and Cash App. This feature shows alerts to users if they are on a call with an unknown number while screen sharing and using a financial app. The system warns about potential scams. Users will get options to end th...
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YouTube Music's 2025 Recap Rolling Out With Musical Passport, AI Chat Features
As we are nearing the year-end, YouTube Music has started rolling out the 2025 Recap. It shows personalised insights into the music habits of users. It highlights the total listening time for favourite artists. It also spotlights the top albums and highlights the countries of the most-played artists. This year's recap also includes an AI-powered ch...
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Google Play Store to Show Warnings on Apps Causing Excessive Battery Drain
Starting March 1, next year, the Google Play Store will show warnings on app listings that cause excessive battery drain. The Android apps that keep devices awake for a longer time will also be excluded from the prominent discovery surfaces, such as recommendations. A user session is considered excessive when it involves more than 2 cumulative hour...
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Google Says Fitbit AI Health Coach Uses Gemini Models for Adaptive Coaching
Google is launching a public preview of its Gemini-powered Fitbit Personal Health Coach on October 28 for Fitbit Premium users in the US. The AI-based assistant combines fitness, sleep, and wellness guidance within a redesigned Fitbit app featuring new sections and an “Ask Coach” option. Users can chat naturally to receive personalised plans an...
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Best Mobiles Under Rs. 80,000 in India: From Google Pixel 10, OnePlus 13, iPhone 16 Plus and More
The Apple iPhone 16 Plus becomes an interesting, yet affordable iPhone option for those looking for a bigger display and better battery life as the iPhone 17 moves further up in terms of price and justifies it by bringing new features. Meanwhile, there’s plenty to choose from on the Android side of things, with the Google Pixel 10 being the newco...
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YouTube's New Likeness Detection Tool Explained: How to Sign Up, Data Usage Policy, and More
YouTube is expanding its likeness detection tool which lets creators identify and flag content that features their likeness generated using artificial intelligence (AI). It is now available to all creators under the YouTube Partner Program. If a creator spots their likeness being used by another party on YouTube, they can submit a removal request f...
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Google Is Reportedly Adding Always-On Display Media Controls to Pixel Watch 4
Google is reportedly planning to bring the always-on display (AOD) media controls to its Pixel Watch lineup, including the Pixel Watch 4, 3, and 2. The feature, missing from the recent Wear OS 6 update, is expected to arrive in the next quarterly Pixel Watch update later this year, possibly in December.
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OpenAI and Jony Ive’s Secretive AI Device Reportedly Hit by Software and Infra Troubles
OpenAI’s long-rumoured AI device, developed in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, is reportedly facing delays due to mounting technical and infrastructure challenges. While the hardware side of the project is progressing smoothly, a report suggests that software development and compute limitations are proving to be major hurdl...
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Google Said to Be Testing ‘More Efficient’ MediaTek Modem for Pixel 11 Series
Google could finally make the switch from Samsung Foundry to MediaTek for the modem in the Pixel 11 series. As per claims, the purported flagship will use a MediaTek M90 modem, which was introduced at MWC 2025. It is said to offer faster networking speeds, lower energy consumption, AI enhancements. The modem is expected to be integrated into the Te...
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Upcoming Smartphones in 2026: iPhone 18 Series, Samsung Galaxy S26 Series, Realme 16 Pro Series 5G, and More
The smartphone calendar for 2026 is already shaping up to be as busy, if not more, compared to recent years. Major brands have planned big releases across price segments, driven by encouraging introductions this year. So, if buying a new smartphone is on your mind in the new year, then it might be prudent to wait a little while. From the iPhone 18 ...
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Top AI announcements from 2025: Nano Banana, Sora, Perplexity’s AI Browser and More
The year 2025 delivered some of the most talked-about launches in consumer AI. Google’s Nano Banana and Sora from OpenAI made image and video generation mainstream, while Perplexity’s Comet browser showed a new direction for AI-powered search. Chatbots such as Gemini and ChatGPT defined the conversation around creativity, reasoning and what “...
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SBI YONO 2.0 Launch: State Bank of India Reportedly Targets 20 Crore Users, Plans to Hire 6,500 Staff
SBI YONO 2.0 was launched in India on Monday by the State Bank of India (SBI). The new platform integrates the financial institution's mobile banking app and its internet banking portal into a single backend architecture, allowing it to share resources while offering seamless switching between the two. Additionally, it also has enhanced security fe...
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Reliance Jio Launches Happy New Year 2026 Plans With Unlimited 5G Access, Google Gemini Pro
Reliance Jio has updated its website with new recharge options ranging from data add-ons to annual subscriptions, with OTT access and AI service integration. The monthly Happy New Year plan, priced at Rs. 500, offers 28 days of validity and 2GB of data per day. It also offers unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS per day. The plan includes a bundle of ...
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Who Is Aman Jain? The Industry Veteran Who Will Shape Meta’s Public Policies in India
Meta India has appointed Aman Jain as its new Head of Public Policy. He will begin early next year, reporting to APAC policy chief Simon Milner and joining Meta’s India leadership team. Jain is a seasoned public policy professional with experience at Google, Amazon and government agencies. His move comes after a two-year stint at Amazon, where he...
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Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Over AI Overviews, YouTube
The European Commission's second investigation into Google in less than a month underscores growing unease over Big Tech's dominance in new technologies that could shut out rivals, but could escalate tensions with the United States as EU laws adopted in the last few years have become a sore point in relations with Washington.
-
Google Expands In-Call Scam Protection for Banking Apps: Here's How It Works on Android
Google has expanded its in-call scam protection feature. The company announced the feature in the US in association with JPMorgan Chase and Cash App. This feature shows alerts to users if they are on a call with an unknown number while screen sharing and using a financial app. The system warns about potential scams. Users will get options to end th...
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YouTube Music's 2025 Recap Rolling Out With Musical Passport, AI Chat Features
As we are nearing the year-end, YouTube Music has started rolling out the 2025 Recap. It shows personalised insights into the music habits of users. It highlights the total listening time for favourite artists. It also spotlights the top albums and highlights the countries of the most-played artists. This year's recap also includes an AI-powered ch...
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Google Play Store to Show Warnings on Apps Causing Excessive Battery Drain
Starting March 1, next year, the Google Play Store will show warnings on app listings that cause excessive battery drain. The Android apps that keep devices awake for a longer time will also be excluded from the prominent discovery surfaces, such as recommendations. A user session is considered excessive when it involves more than 2 cumulative hour...
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Google Says Fitbit AI Health Coach Uses Gemini Models for Adaptive Coaching
Google is launching a public preview of its Gemini-powered Fitbit Personal Health Coach on October 28 for Fitbit Premium users in the US. The AI-based assistant combines fitness, sleep, and wellness guidance within a redesigned Fitbit app featuring new sections and an “Ask Coach” option. Users can chat naturally to receive personalised plans an...
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Best Mobiles Under Rs. 80,000 in India: From Google Pixel 10, OnePlus 13, iPhone 16 Plus and More
The Apple iPhone 16 Plus becomes an interesting, yet affordable iPhone option for those looking for a bigger display and better battery life as the iPhone 17 moves further up in terms of price and justifies it by bringing new features. Meanwhile, there’s plenty to choose from on the Android side of things, with the Google Pixel 10 being the newco...
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YouTube's New Likeness Detection Tool Explained: How to Sign Up, Data Usage Policy, and More
YouTube is expanding its likeness detection tool which lets creators identify and flag content that features their likeness generated using artificial intelligence (AI). It is now available to all creators under the YouTube Partner Program. If a creator spots their likeness being used by another party on YouTube, they can submit a removal request f...
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Google Is Reportedly Adding Always-On Display Media Controls to Pixel Watch 4
Google is reportedly planning to bring the always-on display (AOD) media controls to its Pixel Watch lineup, including the Pixel Watch 4, 3, and 2. The feature, missing from the recent Wear OS 6 update, is expected to arrive in the next quarterly Pixel Watch update later this year, possibly in December.
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OpenAI and Jony Ive’s Secretive AI Device Reportedly Hit by Software and Infra Troubles
OpenAI’s long-rumoured AI device, developed in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, is reportedly facing delays due to mounting technical and infrastructure challenges. While the hardware side of the project is progressing smoothly, a report suggests that software development and compute limitations are proving to be major hurdl...
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Google Said to Be Testing ‘More Efficient’ MediaTek Modem for Pixel 11 Series
Google could finally make the switch from Samsung Foundry to MediaTek for the modem in the Pixel 11 series. As per claims, the purported flagship will use a MediaTek M90 modem, which was introduced at MWC 2025. It is said to offer faster networking speeds, lower energy consumption, AI enhancements. The modem is expected to be integrated into the Te...
