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Google is updating Gmail's summary cards to be more useful and intelligent. These cards will have a new design, including an action button for bill payment reminders and calendar events. They will also display real-time updates on purchases, events, bills, and travels. A new "Happening Soon" section will show purchase summaries and appear when relevant events are imminent.
Microsoft’s ‘Click to Do’ Feature Will Be Your On-Screen Assistant Every Step of the Way
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Microsoft has announced a new Click to Do feature for its Copilot Plus PCs, which is very similar to Google's Circle to Search. The feature lets you make visual searches of text or any other content that appear on screen. Know more here.
Microsoft Paint Gets an AI Upgrade with Generative Fill and Erase Features
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Microsoft has just announced a couple of new AI features for its Paint tool. The preloaded Windows tool is not more versatile, thanks to the addition of Generative Fill and Erase. See all the details here!
WhatsApp Adds Filters and Backgrounds to Spice up Your Video Calls!
Sagnik Das Gupta
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After being in development for months, WhatsApp has made filters and backgrounds for video calls public. There are 10 different filters and backgrounds to choose from and enjoy! Here are all the details.
Microsoft Revamps Copilot AI with a Fresh UI, Copilot Voice, Vision, & More
Arjun Sha
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Microsoft has finally updated Copilot with a new look. In addition, Microsoft has added Copilot Voice for natural voice interaction and Copilot Vision for web browsing along with Copilot's real-time vision analysis. You can also listen to Copilot Daily on the homepage -- daily news from around the world presented by an AI voice. The new AI model behind Copilot is also pretty powerful.
Will There Be Joker 3? Director Todd Phillips Talks About The Possibility
Shashank Shakya
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In a recent interview, Todd Phillips opened up about the prospects of the Joker 3 movie being made, and here is what he said. The prospects of Joker 3 happening are slim. In the interview, he said, "It was fun to play in this sort of sandbox for two movies, but I think we’ve said what we wanted to say in this world."
iPhone 17 Pro Might Ditch Volume Keys and Add a Completely New Button
Kanika Gogia
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According to a leak, Apple is testing its iPhone 17 Pro with a new button that replaces the existing Volume keys and Action Button. The rumored Action-Volume Button might be something similar to the Camera Control button on the new iPhone 16 series. Users might be able to adjust the volume with a swipe and trigger customizable shortcuts with presses.
Genshin Impact: Leaked Lore of New Weapons Fills Story Gaps of Natlan’s History
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Leaks via Honey Hunter reveals weapon lore of the three new 4-star weapons featuring in 5.1 weapon banner. The three weapons — Mountain Bracing Bolt, Sturdy Bone, and Fruitful hook, were wielded by past heroes of Natlan. Each of the weapon has a unique story that also reveals a little bit of the Natlan's lore, like the mention of the Tyrannical Python King.
After years of pushing from Google and the EU, Apple finally added RCS to iPhones. Now, recent findings have revealed a few strings that suggest Google may soon add RCS support for Google Messages on Wear OS, making texting in the Android ecosystem a bit seamless.
HSR Leaks: Fan-Favorite 5-star Character Rumored to Rerun in Version 2.6
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Leaks via Firefly Leaks revealed the upcoming HSR 2.6 rerun character, featuring alongside Rappa. Acheron is the expected to be one of the rerun characters in version 2.6 and may feature in the same phase as the new character Rappa. This will be Acheron's first rerun banner since her release in version 2.1 in Honkai Star Rail.
Leaked Pixel 9a Renders Reveal It’s Ready to Ditch the Camera Bar
Abubakar Mohammed
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The latest high-quality renders of the Pixel 9a reveal and confirm many details about the upcoming budget Pixel device. The biggest difference is in the design, as the phone's cameras will sit flush with the back panel, unlike the Pixel 9's protruding camera island. The design on the front looks pretty close to Pixel 9 series, with the bezels being a tad thicker.
New Genshin Impact Banner Leak Reveals Upcoming Natlan Characters
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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The upcoming Genshin Impact 5.2 and 5.3 banners have been leaked via DK2. Chasca and Ororon are expected to feature in the version 5.2 and Mavuika and Citlali in version 5.3. Mavuika, Chasca and Citlali are expected to be 5-star characters while Ororon is expected to be a 4-star character.
Android 16, codenamed "Baklava" breaks Google's more than a decade long desert-naming tradition. This change is due to Google's trunk stable project, which started with Android 14 QPR 2 and used 'A' as the first build ID. This new naming scheme may indicate a shift in Android's development direction. The official version will still be denoted by a number.
[UPDATE: Fixed] Songs from Popular Artists Are Actually Missing on YouTube
Anshuman Jain
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Songs from artists like Adele, and Nirvana are unplayable on YouTube, showing a message "This video contains content from SESAC." This is because YouTube's music license deal with SESAC expired. YouTube is in active conversations with SESAC to reach a new deal soon. However, this isn't the first time such an issue has occurred; a similar situation happened with Universal and TikTok.
On the evening of February 7, 2025, Sony PlayStation network started having connection errors. As per the PSN server status page, all PlayStation operations such as account, gaming, social, and PS store are down. The server status page acknowledged the problems and they offered five days of PS Plus as recompense.
Google's Phone app is reportedly testing a redesign, taking inspiration from iOS' call screen interface. The new layout features two buttons for accepting or declining calls, with the decline button on the left and accept on the right, similar to iOS.
Qualcomm is reportedly working on the second generation of Snapdragon X2 Elite chipsets. The model number is "SC8480XP" and the internal codename is "Project Glymur." Besides that, Qualcomm may introduce a new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus SKU, X1P-24-100, into the market.
Apple’s Long Rumored HomePod with Display and homeOS May Arrive in 2025
Kanika Gogia
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Apple is reportedly developing a brand-new operating system called “homeOS.” The Cupertino tech giant will launch a lower-end smart display for FaceTime and controlling home appliances and a higher-end device with a robotic arm and a larger iPad-like display. Both the smart displays will have Apple Intelligence at the core. The lower-end smart display is expected to arrive as early as next year.
With the latest update, Microsoft has finally phased out Sidebar from Edge. You can update to Edge version 129 to remove the Sidebar by default.
Vivo Announces Funtouch OS 15 Based on Android 15: Check out New Features
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Vivo's Android 15-based Funtouch OS 15 is here, and it brings out about a whole new emphasis on smoothness. From a new animation system to Priority Scheduling of apps as well as new personalization options in the UI, here's all that's new!
Microsoft Is Finally Letting You Take Control and Uninstall Windows Recall
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Microsoft is officially making it possible to uninstall Windows Recall. Additionally, the AI tool is also getting a security revamp, where it gets additional encryption layers. Read all about it right here!
Frieren is coming back very soon as Season 2 has officially entered production, which was confirmed by the staff in an announcement today.
Minecraft Live 2024 Recap: New Creaking Mob, Biome, and Bundles of Bravery Drop
Radojka Travar
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Minecraft Live 2024 just announced a bunch of super exciting features coming in the future two drops. The first drop is Bundles of Bravery that adds bundles and hardcore mode to Minecraft. The other drop includes a new biome - Pale Garden that contains a new tree type and decorative blocks. The new wood type is of the white color. Also, the Creaking is a new unique hostile mob that only attacks if you're not looking at it. The Creaking Heart is a block that you need to find and break in order to kill Creaking.
Minecraft Bundles of Bravery Drop Announced; Here Is Everything New
Radojka Travar
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Minecraft Bundles of Bravery is the first game drop of the update cycle and as you can assume, this drop finally introduces bundles to Minecraft. Bundle is a storage item that allows you to store many different items, but only up to a stack. You may also dye it different colors. Furthermore, the other part of this drop's name is "Bravery" and it indicates the addition of hardcore mode to Minecraft Bedrock edition. So, no matter which version you own, you can now enjoy this exciting challenge.
Deadlock’s New Anti-Cheat Is Hilarious; Not for the Helpless Cheating Frogs Though
Ishan Adhikary
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Valve's Deadlock just did something silly in the latest update that makes cheaters taste their own medicine. As per the new updates, if players encounter a cheater in the game, they will have the option to turn them into a frog for the rest of the game. After suffering as a frog, they will be permanently banned from Deadlock.
Next Year’s Apple AirPods Could Detect Heart Diseases, According to a New Patent
Kanika Gogia
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According to a newly discovered patent, Apple is testing future AirPods models to detect certain heart pathologies like abnormal heartbeat, bradycardia or tachycardia. Apple might build small, sensitive microphones into the AirPods to determine heart activity. This feature could be implemented in AirPods Pro 3 and the next-gen Powerbeats Pro.
Deadlock's September 26 patch introduced Mirage, a new hero with powerful abilities. Mirage can knock enemies airborne, weaken them, and build up damage stacks that explode for massive Spirit damage. In addition to his offensive capabilities, Mirage's ultimate allows him to teleport across the map to either attack enemies or assist teammates.
Vision Pro 2 With M5 Chip, Apple Intelligence Arriving in 2025; No Price Cuts: Kuo
Kanika Gogia
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According to Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple might launch Apple Vision Pro 2 with M5 chipset and Apple Intelligence in 2025. The mass production of Vision Pro 2 is expected to start in the second half of 2025. Apart from the processor upgrade, the Apple Vision Pro 2 will arrive with the same overall design, hardware specifications, and price tag.
Deadlock Patch Notes (September 26): New Hero, Anti-Cheat System, Map Changes and More
Ishan Adhikary
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Deadlock just released a new update today. Read the Deadlock patch notes for September 26 to learn about all the changes coming to the game.
WhatsApp’s Upcoming Feature Will Help You Customize Homescreen Notifications Badge
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According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is testing out a new feature which lets users adjust their homescreen badge count. Here's how it will work!
Hideo Kojima Reveals He Turned down Big Offers for Death Stranding Live-Action Movie
Ajith Kumar
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Hideo Kojima has teamed up with A24 studios to adapt his critically-acclaimed videogame for the live-action medium. In an interview with Alex Garland for Famitsu Magazine, Kojima has talked in-depth about his upcoming Death Stranding movie. Learn more about it here.
NotebookLM Now Lets You Transform YouTube Videos Into Quick Notes; Here’s How
Sagnik Das Gupta
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NotebookLM now lets you generate YouTube summarizations as well as transcribe them in seconds. To do so, you can simply copy and paste a YouTube video URL in the link panel and Insert it. Know more about it here!
Samsung has launched its Galaxy S24 FE at a launch event in New York's Samsung 837 store. The latest smartphone from Samsung features the Exynos 2400e, a 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, a 12MP + 50MP + 8MP camera setup, a 4,700mAh battery and more. Price starts at $649.99 for the base 8GB/128GB variant, and the phone will be up for grabs starting October 3.
Nvidia RTX 5090 to Come with 32GB VRAM and 600W Power Requirement; Leaks Claim
Ishan Adhikary
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Thanks to a renowned leaker Kopite7kimi's, we have more definitive specs about the upcoming Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080. According to the leaks, the RTX 5090 consumes 600W power, where the RTX 5080 consumes 400W power. Rumors also suggests that the RTX 5090 will run on 21,760 CUDA cores with 32GB GDDR7 VRAM and RTX 5080 will run on 10,752 CUDA cores with 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM.
The Last of Us Season 2 Trailer Out and It’ll Likely Be an Emotional Ride
Ajith Kumar
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Get your backpacks as its almost time to revisit the Boston filled with clickers as HBO has finally released the first trailer for The Last of Us season 2. Discover more information about the second season here.
Xiaomi's first flip phone, the MIX Flip, has finally launched in global markets. The flagship flip phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, sports a big 4-inch cover screen, a big 4,780mAh battery, and more. Take a look at all the details right here!
Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro Launched Globally With Leica Camera System
Abubakar Mohammed
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Xiaomi has launched the 14T series and it aims to continue the legacy set forth by the Xiaomi 14 series by offering Leica cameras and good specifications, but at a much affordable price. The 14T features Dimensity 8300-Ultra whereas the 14T Pro features Dimensity 9300+. More about their specifications in the article.
The brand new Google Doodle popcorn game is a battle royale where you can either play solo or try a multiplayer mode. Head over to the official Google Doodle website to give it a try right away!
Meta Connect 2024: Meta Showcases First Prototype of Holographic Orion AR Glasses
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Meta has finally taken the wraps off of its long awaited Orion smart glasses. Although this is a "fully functional prototype" and not going to be available to consumers, there's more to it than meets the eye. See all the details right here!
Meta unveiled the Meta Quest 3S at the Meta Connect 2024 event. It's a more affordable upgrade from the Meta Quest 2, featuring Fresnel lenses, a narrower field of view, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset. The 128GB model starts at $299.99, with a 256GB variant also available. Pre-orders begin today on Meta.com, and the device officially goes on sale on October 15th.
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have received quite a few AI improvements at the Meta Connect 2024 event. Here are the details!
With the launch of Llama 3.2 models, Meta AI has received huge upgrades. You can now voice chat with Meta AI, create AI images of yourself, edit photos using AI, and even perform AI analysis on images. There is also an automatic translation feature for Reels, but it's coming later to all regions.