This week, the Asia unit of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) convened in Hong Kong, bringing together members from India, Cambodia, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Pakistan, among others. The meeting aimed to share insights on the financial stability implications of crypto-assets, tokenization, and artificial intelligence across the continent. Co-chaired by Eddie Yue,
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Dell XPS 13 (9350) was launched in India on Wednesday. The laptop made its global debut last month and now marks its entry into the Indian market, boasting specifications such as Intel Core Lunar Lake processors, multiple display technology options, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Dell claims up to 26 hours of video playback on
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Fitness trackers are primarily available in the form of wearables that resemble a wristwatch, but ‘smart rings’ are growing increasingly popular, including products from Oura, Ultrahuman, and Samsung. Unlike smartwatches that include an adjustable strap, smart rings must be purchased in a specific size option that fits the wearer. However, a person’s ring size might
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Web3 venture firm Hashed Emergent is reviving India Blockchain Week (IBW) for its second edition, aiming to spotlight India’s early-stage Web3 developers and companies. Sponsors include prominent Web3 firms like Polygon, Aptos, Starkware, and the Starknet Foundation, alongside other platforms. Investors from various Indian cities will connect with startups seeking funding to accelerate their growth.
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OxygenOS 15 will begin rolling out to eligible OnePlus smartphone and tablet models later this month, according to the company. The Chinese firm has confirmed that its next OxygenOS update, based on Android 15, will arrive with a redesigned interface, multitasking improvements, and smoother animations. The upcoming OxygenOS 15 release will also introduce support for
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Xiaomi 15 is expected to launch in China as part of the company’s latest flagship smartphone lineup alongside the purported Xiaomi 15 Pro and 15 Ultra models. The successor to 2023’s Xiaomi 14 may come with Qualcomm’s purported Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, ubiquitously known as Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, according to claims by a tipster.
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OnePlus has yet to officially announce the launch date for its latest flagship OnePlus 13, but the leaks have begun to intensify. The leaks have given us some information about this upcoming smartphone from OnePlus. However, OnePlus has now officially announced the new features the company’s BOE partnership will bring. And since this was an
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Amazon has refreshed its lineup of e-readers globally with the launch of improved versions of Kindle Paperwhite, Scribe, and the entry-level Kindle. The e-commerce giant has also introduced its first-ever e-reader with a colour screen dubbed Colorsoft Signature Edition. It comes equipped with features such as an auto-adjusting front light, a light guide, and claims
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Infinix Zero Flip was launched in India on Thursday as the company’s first clamshell-style foldable phone. The handset features a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED inner screen and a 3.64-inch AMOLED cover display. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 8020 chipset, paired with up to 16GB of RAM. The Infinix Zero Flip is equipped with two
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PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used server-side scripting language known for its efficiency in web development. However, as web applications grow in complexity, performance optimization becomes crucial. One of the most effective ways to enhance PHP performance is by using Opcache, which caches the compiled bytecode of PHP scripts, reducing the overhead of loading and
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The pam_tally2 module, once used to lock user accounts after a certain number of failed SSH login attempts, has been deprecated and replaced by pam_faillock in RHEL-based distributions and other modern Linux distributions, due to more flexibility and security options. Previously, the pam_tally2 module was responsible for counting failed login attempts and locking accounts. However,
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It’s fascinating how Windows 10 took off shortly after its release on July 29, 2015, quickly becoming one of the most popular versions of Windows. Many considered it to be the best Windows ever, which is exactly what a sequel operating system should be — unlike its predecessors (looking at you, Windows 8/8.1). As of
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Intel and AMD on Tuesday announced a new partnership to create an x86 ecosystem advisory group to shape the future of the x86 architecture that it invented in the late 1970s, which has recently begun to face increasing competition from Cambridge-based Arm. While Intel and AMD are rivals, both chipmakers will work together with several
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It’s a big week in Kindle land. Along with refreshes to the base Kindle, Paperwhite, and Scribe, the company is introducing something many of us never expected in a devoted e-reader: color. Earlier this year, Amazon’s chief e-reader competitor, Kobo, introduced the $220 Libra Colour, which leverages color e-ink. The technology has thus far received
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Beats Solo 4 was launched earlier this year, and the company’s latest on-ear headphones made their way to India in August. They are equipped with audio features found on more expensive wireless headphones from Apple, including spatial audio with dynamic head tracking and support for lossless audio, but lack support for active noise cancellation (ANC).
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