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What are edge data centres and why are they essential for 5G?

NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies have announced Rs 1,300 cr investment to set up 236 edge centres in India. So is RailTel, in the country's rural and semi-urban areas. Let us find out why

As EVs catch fire, lithium ion batteries remain at the heart of the problem

If not managed properly, the lithium ion cells used in electric vehicles can become overheated and cause fires

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey regrets playing a role in centralising Internet

In a tweet, Dorsey who now focuses on Blockchain and cryptocurrencies via his financial services company Block (earlier Square), lamented over the current state of the Internet.

Apple may add 11-Inch MacBook Air model to obsolete products list

According to an internal memo obtained by MacRumors, all three notebooks have already been on Apple's list of "vintage" products since 2020 and will be moved to the "obsolete" list

Software products sector a key growth driver for India, shows data

The sector has the potential to further leverage new and emerging technologies and unleash its untapped potential.

Indian sign language is our key focus: Rohini Srivathsa of Microsoft India

In a Q&A, the firms National Technology Officer talks about how AI is impacting language translation, and how Microsoft is reducing the complexity of Indian languages for machines

Twitter for Android is likely getting tweet text selection

Micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly adding the ability to select text within tweets to the Android version of its app.

Users can react with emoji reactions in Google Meet soon

It took a while to determine for Google team what that timing looked like and felt like

Samsung launches Galaxy A73 with 8GB RAM, 128 GB storage at Rs 41,999

Samsung will host an exclusive sale event on its website on April 8 at 6 pm where other extra benefits will be available

Google Docs to offer more assistive writing suggestions for users

In a bid to improve the quality of writing and fix straightforward grammar and spelling errors, tech giant Google is adding several new assistive writing features in Google Docs for its users.

Instagram gets Facebook Messenger like messaging features: Details here

Instagram has announced that it is connecting the Facebook Messenger and Instagram experience to bring some of the best Messenger features to the photo-sharing platform

Samsung announces Galaxy self-repair programme in partnership with iFixit

Samsung has announced that it is partnering with iFixit, the premier online destination for tech repair to fix Galaxy devices without paying a professional to do it

Google Search to help people get to original source of trending story

Google has announced to add a new "highly cited" label to Search results to help users find the original source of a trending story.

Apple Inc releases minor update to macOS Monterey operating system

Apple has released macOS Monterey 12.3.1, a minor update to the macOS Monterey operating system that launched in October.

Apple allows Dutch dating apps to use 3rd-party payment options

The company said it is eliminating the requirement that developers of dating apps in the Netherlands "who choose to use the above entitlements must create and use a separate binary".

YouTube TV launches picture-in-picture support for iPhone, iPad

The feature will allow the video to stay on the screen in a minimised player with concentrated playback controls.

Dyson's maiden headphones to feature built-in air purification system

Named Dyson Zone, the headphones with air purifier would be available globally from Autumn 2022

You can now listen to WhatsApp voice messages before hitting send

Messaging platform WhatsApp announces slew of new features to make voice notes more dynamic on the platform, says seven billion voice messages are sent on platform every day

Twitter's new feature may soon allow multiple users to co-author a tweet

Micro-blogging site Twitter is working on a feature that would allow multiple users to co-author a tweet, which it is referring to as "Collaborations".

How China's TikTok and Facebook influencers push propaganda

Russia's war with Ukraine is an example.