Smartphone Use

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  Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025: Best Deals on Refrigerators from Popular Brands

  Amazon Prime Day 2025 in India began on July 12 and runs until July 14, offering major discounts on fashion items, gadgets, large appliances, and more. Buyers can further save through select bank discounts, Amazon Pay offers, coupon deals, and exchange benefits. We’ve previously highlighted top offers on smartphones, cameras, air conditioners and...

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  Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025 Highlights: Top Deals on Smartphones, Laptops and More on Day 1

  Amazon Prime Day sale 2025 is officially underway, offering significant discounts on a wide range of products. The sale, which runs for three days, is exclusive to Amazon Prime subscribers. Shoppers can find deals on everything from the latest iPhones to other consumer electronics devices. Using eligible bank cards lets customers avail of additiona...

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  AI-Powered Tour Brings Anne Frank's Story To Life In Amsterdam

  Every day, young Anne Frank and her sister Margot walked 2.5 kilometres to school, as Nazi anti-Jewish laws barred them from using public transport or bicycles.

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 FE to Sport a 6.7-Inch Flexible OLED Display: Report

  Samsung Galaxy S FE models have always been the gateway device for buyers wanting to get a taste of Samsung’s premium smartphone features. The Galaxy S24 FE did just that with a premium design, a capable processor and cameras, all enhanced by plenty of new AI tricks. However, Samsung wants to add some upgrades this time around and a new report po...

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  How to Check Battery Health on Android Smartphones

  Smartphone batteries degrade and lose capacity over time, and a battery replacement eventually becomes necessary. Battery health monitoring is a feature that is now available on select Google Pixel phones with the Android 16 update. Many third-party Android manufacturers have also enabled this convenient feature, allowing users to monitor their pho...

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  Virginia Tech Engineers Craft Durable, Self‑Repairing, and Recyclable PCBs

  Scientists have developed a self-healing, recyclable circuit board using vitrimer and liquid metal. The material maintains conductivity after damage, reshapes under heat, and may reduce growing e-waste. Unlike traditional boards, it allows easy repair and recovery of materials, offering a sustainable solution for electronics like smartphones, lapto...

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  Apple Loses Bid to Dismiss US Smartphone Monopoly Case

  US District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey, denied Apple's motion to dismiss the lawsuit accusing the company of using restrictions on third-party app and device developers to keep users from switching to competitors and unlawfully dominate the market.

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  Best Basic, No-Frills Mobile Phones With WhatsApp Support in 2025

  The demand for "dumb phones", basic handsets that prioritise essential communication over complex smartphone functions, is on the rise. These devices, ideal for a "digital detox," offer calling, texting, and access to useful apps like WhatsApp, at a more affordable price. While older feature phones running KaiOS can no longer run WhatsApp, here are...

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  Walmart-Backed Flipkart Turns to Videos and Livestream to Woo Indian Online Shoppers

  Flipkart is using social videos and livestreams to convert young consumers spending a lot of time on their smartphones into loyal customers. While the concept of online retailers using videos to boost sales has been around for years, Flipkart hopes this strategy will give it an edge over rivals like Amazon.com and Reliance Industries in India.

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  Qualcomm May Use Samsung Foundry to Produce Different Variants of Snapdragon Elite 2 SoC for Galaxy S26 Series

  With Qualcomm’s 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC being used on most premium and flagship Android smartphones today, the chip giant is now planning something different in the coming year. According to a source, Qualcomm will produce two unique Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 processors next year, one of which will come from Samsung Electronics Foundry. The standar...

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  Netherland’s ASML Is the Most Important Company Behind the Global Rise of AI: 5 Things You Should Know

  Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines are the only such systems that can inscribe transistors smaller than 7nm on a microchip. This means everything from a modern smartphones, powerful GPUs, and data servers powering the compute for advanced AI models are all developed using this technology. And, there is only company in the world that man...

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  Oppo K13x 5G Build, Durability Details Revealed Ahead of Anticipated India Launch

  Oppo K13x 5G is expected to launch in India by the end of June. The handset will come with an IP65-rated dust and water-resistant build. The company says it has used a sea sponge-inspired Sponge Biomimetic Shock Absorption System to make the phone. It will also carry SGS Gold Drop-Resistance, SGS Military Standard and MIL-STD 810-H shock resistanc...

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  OnePlus 13 to Be Used for All BGMI Matches at Upcoming BGMS 2025 Tournament

  OnePlus 13 will be the official smartphone partner and title sponsor for Season 4 of the Battlegrounds Mobile India Masters Series (BGMS), in collaboration with Nodwin Gaming. Launched earlier this year as the company's latest flagship, the OnePlus 13 will be exclusively used for all matches in the upcoming BGMI tournament.

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  Vivo X Fold 5 Launch Date Set for June 25; Design, Colour Options Revealed

  Vivo X Fold 5 will launch in China on June 25. Pre-orders for the handset is live in the country. It will be available in green, titanium, and white colour options. The phone will likely carry a Zeiss-backed triple rear camera unit. It is claimed to be the first Android smartphone to be able to connect directly to Apple's iCloud. The Vivo X Fold 5 ...

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  NxtQuantum to Launch AI+ Branded Phones in India By the End of June

  NxtQuantum Shift Technologies is set to introduce the AI+ brand of smartphones in India soon. The handsets will be made in the country and will be available through Flipkart. The phones are said to use "homegrown user interface, localised software, and indigenously built hardware." The company says that the phones will arrive in the country by the...