Honor 500 Pro and Honor 500 have been launched in China. The new smartphones run on Snapdragon chipsets and pack up to 16GB RAM and a maximum of 1TB onboard storage. The Pro model carries an 8,000mAh battery.
Continue ReadingNew research from CrowdStrike has revealed that DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model DeepSeek-R1 produces more security vulnerabilities in response to prompts that contain topics deemed politically sensitive by China. “We found that when DeepSeek-R1 receives prompts containing topics the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) likely considers politically sensitive, the likelihood of it producing code with […]
Continue ReadingVivo S50 series, expected to include Vivo S50 and Vivo S50 Pro Mini, will be equipped with a Sony IMX882 periscope telephoto camera on the back, according to Vivo Product Manager Han Boxiao. Teased to launch in December, the phones will be unveiled in China as the successor to the Vivo S30 and Vivo S30 […]
Continue ReadingValve has confirmed that the Steam Machine will not follow subsidised pricing like a console and instead will be priced in line with the current PC market. The price of the PC/console hybrid will be comparable to a PC with the “same level of performance”, Valve said.
Continue ReadingXiaomi is reportedly preparing to launch the Xiaomi 17 and the yet-unannounced Xiaomi 17 Ultra in India by March 2026, according to a tipster. The Ultra model is expected to feature a 6.9-inch 2K OLED display, 100W charging and a powerful quad-camera setup with a 200-megapixel periscope lens. The Xiaomi 17 Pro and 17 Pro […]
Continue ReadingRealme C85 5G is confirmed to launch in India later this month as the latest addition to its C series. The phone will be available in the country via Flipkart and the Realme India website. The phone will be equipped with a 7,000mAh battery, the same as its Vietnamese counterpart. It will also get a […]
Continue ReadingCroma Black Friday Sale 2025 kicked off in India last week, and many laptops with modern display technology and chipsets are listed with discounted prices in the ongoing sale. Shoppers looking for models under Rs. 40,000 will find plenty of choices across HP, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus, among others. The sale will end on November […]
Continue ReadingAnthropic may be preparing to launch Claude Opus 4.5 as early as Monday, according to new leaks. The frontier model was reportedly spotted on Poe and in a release table circulating online under its internal codename “Claude Kayak.” While details remain scarce, upgrades are expected in coding performance and agentic capabilities, building on the gains […]
Continue ReadingGoogle has taken another step towards breaking down Apple’s long-standing ‘walled garden’ by adding AirDrop support to Quick Share. The feature is currently exclusive to the Pixel 10 lineup, but Qualcomm has now confirmed that wider rollout is on the way for smartphones using Snapdragon chipsets. Once enabled, Android users will be able to share […]
Continue ReadingTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Last week on Wall Street, two forces dragged stocks lower: a set of high-stakes numbers from Nvidia and the U.S. jobs report that landed with more heat than expected. But […]
Continue ReadingNov 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability A recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has been exploited by threat actors to distribute malware known as ShadowPad. “The attacker targeted Windows Servers with WSUS enabled, exploiting CVE-2025-59287 for initial access,” AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) said in a report published last week. […]
Continue ReadingOppo is reportedly preparing several new flagship devices, led by the Find N6, which may debut as the first foldable smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. The foldable is tipped to feature satellite connectivity, a thinner design, lighter build, and upgraded cameras. Alongside it, Oppo is also expected to introduce the […]
Continue ReadingMoto G57 Power has been launched in India with a 7,000mAh battery and a Snapdragon chipset. It gets a triple rear camera unit, headlined by a 50-megapixel main shooter.
Continue ReadingNaughty Dog won’t be showing a new trailer for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet at The Game Awards 2025 next month. That’s according to Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb. The insider also claimed that the sci-fi action-adventure game won’t be released in 2026.
Continue ReadingApple is reportedly planning to bring “major” changes with iOS 27. The Tim Cook-led tech giant is said to be working on introducing new Apple Intelligence (AI) features and various quality improvements. Apple is expected to unveil the same during its annual developers’ conference next year in June. However, the company has yet to announce […]
Continue ReadingSamsung may bring Exynos back to its top-tier lineup with the Galaxy S27 Ultra, as its 2nm yields are expected to improve significantly by 2027. A report claims better production efficiency and higher capacity could finally make Exynos chips suitable for the Ultra model. The Galaxy S26 Ultra, however, is expected to be powered solely […]
Continue ReadingRealme 16 Pro could launch soon in three colour options, featuring up to 12GB RAM and up to 512GB onboard storage. It is expected to feature a 6.78-inch OLED display with a 1.5K resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. It is said to feature a dual rear camera unit, including a 200-megapixel primary sensor and […]
Continue ReadingTim Cook will reportedly not step down from his position as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apple next year, contrary to previous rumours. According to a seasoned journalist, there have been “few signs internally” that there would be a departure of the Apple veteran from the company. The report, however, corroborated previous claims that […]
Continue ReadingThe OnePlus Ace 6T is expected to be launched in China soon as the non-flagship sibling of the OnePlus 15. Ahead of its anticipated debut, the company has shared several images of the upcoming handset, providing us with the first look at its design and expected colourways. It is confirmed ot come with a flat […]
Continue ReadingTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Last week on Wall Street, two forces dragged stocks lower: a set of high-stakes numbers from Nvidia and the U.S. jobs report that landed with more heat than expected. But […]
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. US President Donald Trump said he would be imposing tariffs on semiconductor imports “very shortly” but spare goods from companies like Apple […]
Continue ReadingAlmost every night, for almost a decade, I got a phone call between 7:00 and 7:01 p.m. ET. I didn’t have to look at the three letters on my phone screen to know who was ringing. It was the old man we called Pop, or more like “The Old Man of the Mountain,” as he […]
Continue ReadingIf you are holding onto your aging printer or cracked smartphone longer than you had planned, you are not alone. Heather Mitchell, 69, retired and living in Tucson, Arizona, is content with her phone even though it is old by smartphone standards. “My Samsung Galaxy A71 is six-years-old. It’s hanging in there surprisingly well for […]
Continue ReadingIt’s safe to say that no one is crazy about passwords. For chief information security officers, there’s the nightmare of employees leaving lists of passwords on their desks or putting them on Post-it notes on their computers. For workers, there’s the inconvenience of having to enter multiple passwords to gain access to various devices and […]
Continue ReadingSpaceX’s Falcon 9 achieved Florida’s 100th launch of 2025, carrying 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The milestone reflects a surge in launch cadence driven by reusable rockets, satellite constellations, and expanding commercial demand, marking one of the busiest years ever on the Space Coast.
Continue ReadingMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build AI Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images On Microsoft’s earnings call last month, CEO Satya Nadella boasted about the company’s artificial intelligence products, and said over 150 million people are using its Copilot assistant for productivity, cybersecurity, coding […]
Continue ReadingWebb’s mid-infrared images of Apep reveal a rare triple-star system producing vast carbon-rich dust spirals from colliding stellar winds. The two Wolf–Rayet stars and a distant supergiant create layered shells that record centuries of activity and enrich the galaxy with elements vital for future stars and planets.
Continue ReadingA new isotopic study reveals that Theia—the Mars-sized body that struck Earth 4.5 billion years ago to form the Moon—likely originated in the inner Solar System, close to Earth’s birthplace. By comparing heavy-element isotope ratios in lunar rocks, Earth samples, and meteorites, researchers found identical signatures, showing both worlds formed from the same inn…
Continue ReadingWhen LIGO and Virgo detected GW231123 in late 2023, it appeared to show two black holes merging in the so-called mass gap, where theory predicted none should exist. But new simulations indicate that rapidly spinning, strongly magnetized massive stars can collapse into black holes without exploding entirely. This process sheds enough mass to leave behind […]
Continue ReadingNASA is preparing an unprecedented mission to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a key gamma-ray burst monitor launched in 2004 but now rapidly losing altitude. Partnering with Katalyst Space Technologies, NASA will send a robotic servicer on a Pegasus XL rocket to rendezvous with Swift, inspect it, and raise it to a stable orbit. […]
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