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Windows 11 Pro will need a Microsoft Account, internet connection

Currently, Windows 11 Pro users can avoid a Microsoft Account by disconnecting a PC from the internet during setup and creating a local user account

MediaTek to release its first 6nm G-series chip in Q3: Report

The company is expected to release the new chip based on the highly advanced 6nm manufacturing process to replace the Helio G96, which in itself, is a quite popular chipset, reports GizmoChina

Apple update lets you unlock iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask

The updated Face ID feature is expected to work on iPhones and iPads and is likely to be included in iOS 15.4, expected to be released sometime in the first half of March.

Facebook parent Meta's social VR platform Horizon hits 300,000 users

Horizon Worlds was rolled out to Oculus Quest VR headset users in the US and Canada in early December.

What is Github?

A controversy brought Github into the limelight in India recently when a bunch of youths misused the platform. Let's take a peek into the creative world of this huge open-source platform

Metaverse to push data usage by 20X in 10 yrs; Jio, Airtel to gain: Report

The transition of digital ecosystem to metaverse, will push data usage by 20 times across globe by 2032 and telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are suitably placed to benefit from surg

'Ice phishing' attacks can risk secure Blockchain and Web3, warns Microsoft

As the adoption of Blockchain and Web3 technologies rise, Microsoft warns of new cyber threats including 'ice phishing' campaigns that can put the secure decentralised, De-Fi world of finance at risk.

Samsung announces Galaxy S22 series' India pricing and availability details

Here are the specifications, India pricing, availability details of the Samsung Galaxy S22 series

Twitter rolls out new labels to pick out bot accounts

Micro-blogging site Twitter is now rolling out its new bot labels that will let bot accounts to include a label to show they are automated.

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal takes 'few weeks' of parental leave

Agrawal, who became Twitter CEO in November and is the executive sponsor of Twitter's internal parents' community, plans to be "connected" with the company's executive team during his leave.

Spotify acquires 2 podcast tech companies Chartable, Podsights

With the acquisition of Podsights, Spotify will be able to help advertisers understand how podcast ads drive actions that matter to their businesses.

PUBG Mobile emerges as top grossing mobile game worldwide for Jan 2022

About 64 per cent of PUBG Mobile's revenue was from China

As UP assembly elections 2022 gather pace, Twitter buzz picks up alongside

UP assembly elections 2022: Some parties were more active than others shows the study by IIIT Hyderabad and University of Michigan

What is a P2P network? How does it work?

Most of our work-PCs are connected with a centralised server. There is another set of network which doesn't have a server. It is called peer-to-peer network or P2P. This report offers a peek into it

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit over 'cookies'

Lawyers for the case said the settlement is one of the 10 largest data-privacy settlements in U.S. history.

Apple iPhone 6 Plus joins Apple's 'vintage product' list

Tech giant Apple has updated its list of vintage and obsolete products to add the iPhone 6 Plus, as it has been more than five years since the device was last offered for sale.

Instagram update now allows users to like Stories without sending DM

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced a new feature called "Private Story Likes" that will change how users interact with other people's Stories.

Sea-owned game Free Fire unavailable in India after ban on Chinese apps

Political tensions between India and China escalated in 2020, resulting in the South-Asian country imposing a ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok

Netherlands' competition regulator fines Apple another $5.6 million

The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) said the revised conditions that Apple has imposed on dating-app providers are unreasonable, and create an unnecessary barrier.

Google, Apple pull down Chinese apps banned in India from app stores

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has formally issued a notification banning the operations of 54 Chinese apps in India as several of such apps from Tencent and Alibaba