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Tata Is Working on the ‘Biggest’ iPhone Factory in Tamil Nadu: Report
Satyam Kumar
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Apple wants to diversify the manufacturing & assembly of iPhones in India. Before, it was China dominant. But now, combined with this new iPhone plant in Tamil Nadu (and the existing one in Karnataka, also managed by Tata Group), Apple will have increased production capacity across the South Asian region. Combined with the new plant, Apple and its suppliers plan to manufacture over 50 million iPhones annually in India!
After the huge success of the Uncharted movie, a sequel for the movie is finally confirmed. In an interview, Mark Wahlberg confirmed that a script for Uncharted 2 is in works where Tom Holland will reprise his role of Nathan Drake along with Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan. As of now, we do not have an official release date for Uncharted 2, but we can expect it to release anywhere by the end of 2025 or early 2026.
Apple has shut down Beeper Mini, the app that brought iMessage functionality to Android. However, whatever techniques that Beeper was using on their app, have now been patched by Apple. While Beeper developers seem to continue working on bringing back the iMessage functionality to their Android app, it does not seem likely for Beeper Mini to start working again.
Jio has launched the new Rs 909 prepaid plan in India, which comes with a free subscription of ZEE5 and Sony Liv OTT platforms, along with a number of more benefits.
boAt has launched a new smartwatch called Lunar Pro LTE in India in the affordable price segment. The smartwatch comes with support for a Jio eSIM, an AMOLED display, and much more.
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature, View Once voice messages, which will let you send disappearing voice messages similar to disappearing text messages.
Honkai Star Rail Reveals New Trailblazing World at The Game Awards 2023
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Honkai Star Rail won the Best Mobile Game of the Year award at the TGA. HoYoverse also released a new trailer in the TGA, revealing Penacony as the next trailblazing destination after Xianzhou Luofu. Th trailer also revealed Black Swan, retelling of the past events and Acheron appearing in Penacony. Recently, Honkai Star Rail was also crowned as the top app on the Apple App Store.
Ishan Adhikary
Embark Studios dropped a curveball we did not see coming at the Game Awards 2023. Towards the end part of the awards show, we see a hype trailer for The Finals. As usual we expected a release date for the game, but we did not expect what Embark had in store. The thing we did see though was, well, The Finals is out to play right now. Download the game for free on steam, Xbox Series S/X, and PS5 consoles.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Wins the Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023
Sampad Banerjee
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Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Studios' wins the Game of the Year at the annual Game Awards 2023 over titles such as Alan Wake 2, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Super Mario Bros Wonder, and TLOZ: Tears of Kingdom.
Amidst all the announcements in the Game Awards 2023, Hello Games has unveiled Light No Fire, a new adventure exploration game. From the short trailer showcased, the game packs an insane amount of flora and fauna along with procedural generation for good measure. Light No Fire will be a multiplayer experience and should launch soon.
Saber Interactive announces their next project, which is a first-person action-adventure game called Jurassic Park Survival. It takes place after the events of the first movie, featuring a brand-new character in the series, and familiar dinosaurs from the movie.
Dishonored and Deathloop developer Arkane Studios officially unveils their next project, which is an action-adventure game featuring Marvel's half-human half-vampire Blade. It will take place in France and will feature the signature Arkane gameplay.
Anmol Sachdeva
In an unexpected turn of events, the Game Awards 2023 show revealed the upcoming Apex Legends collaboration event. The Apex Legends x Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth event will go live on January 9, 2024, with the release of the next season. We will see an in-game event with iconic skins for legends, including Crypto, Wraith, Horizon, and others.
Hideo Kojima has finally revealed his upcoming Xbox project OD at The Game Awards 2023. Overdose will be a combination of a new game, a movie and a new type of media altogether. The teaser trailer showcased displays a variety of motion capture footage that looks equal parts interesting and terrifying.
Hellblade 2 Senua’s Saga Gameplay and Release Date Revealed in New Trailer
Upanishad Sharma
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At the Game Awards 2023 held recently, Ninja Theory and Xbox Game Studios revealed new gameplay for the upcoming story adventure Hellblade 2: Senua's Sage. The fresh trailer shows some amazing cinematics along with fresh gameplay. In addition, a tentative release window of 2024 has also been set for the game.
Sony officially announces a free DLC for their action-adventure title called GOW Ragnarok Valhalla. It's a rogue-like action-adventure title, where players keep doing runs, collect rewards, and improve their gameplay. The DLC will release on December 12, 2023 for PS4 and PS5.
Realme GT 5 Pro Introduced with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3; Check out the Details!
Vanshika Malhotra
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Realme has launched its latest flagship smartphone called the Realme GT 5 Pro as part of its GT series in China. The smartphone comes with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, the Palm Unlock feature, 50MP periscope camera, and more highlighting features.
Physical verification process for SIM cards will soon come to an end in India, as per a notification issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) with an aim to make it digital and easy for people.
Microsoft ‘Hudson Valley’ Windows to Be AI-Focused with 2024 Release
Satyam Kumar
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The next Windows update, codenamed Hudson Valley, is expected to bring an assortment of improvements to the operating system. It has been touted as a groundbreaking update which will introduce next-generation AI experiences. New features include Super Resolution for image quality enhancement, AI wallpapers, an advanced Copilot, and more. A new roadmap for Windows updates which will change when new updates arrive is also reportedly in the works.
In the latest video on the Minecraft YouTube channel, we can clearly see a tab open on one of the developer's screen that's called a Frying table. Could it mean a first real cooking block in Minecraft? This would make a lot of sense as the food goes hand in hand with the combat feature of the game. It's also a fairly old system that could use an upgrade. You may be able to cook powerful food items that could provide you with status effects. Frying table is still a speculation, but would be a great addition in Minecraft 1.21.
The December Feature Drop for Pixel devices is here and it brings lots of new features such as Night Sight for Video, Timelapse, and the ability to use your Pixel camera as a Webcam for PC. The update also brings a few AI features that are exclusive to the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro.
Google's newly launched AI model is called Gemini and is going to a complete multimodal model. This allows it to fully analyse text, images, audio and more and give out seamless outputs. The model has already beaten GPT-4 when it comes to certain benchmarks. Gemini AI will come in three different variations. The model is scheduled to launch next year but a version of it is already live on Google Bard.
Vikhyat Rishi
According to a report by The Elec, Apple's Korean supplier LG Innotek has started developing Under Display Cameras that elimites a visible punch hole in the display. However, the development is still in preliminary stage and the first all-screen iPhone could appear as late as 2027.
Windows 10 will retire in October 2025. To keep using it, Microsoft wants you to pay an annual fee for the ESU program. With ESU enabled, you can keep using Windows 10 and Microsoft will provide you with all the required security updates for stable & reliable functionality of the operating system. It will be an annual subscription, and Microsoft is yet to provide pricing details for it.
Minecraft 1.20.3 Update Gives Decorated Pots Storage and Changes Bat Model
Radojka Travar
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Minecraft 1.20.3 update has fixed various long-lasting bugs, introduced brand new changes and features to existing items and mobs and added experimental Minecraft 1.21 features. In this update, bat got a new appearance, Nether portal delay has been changed, decorated pots gained a massive buff, new gamerules and commands have been added, grass has been renamed to short grass, monster spawners now display the mob inside properly, you can remove the splash text on the main menu, clock and compass no longer work inside crafting UI and even more new features were added.
Ajith Kumar
The trailer has been unveiled for Netflix's live-action adaptation of one of the best-selling manga series, "Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi" The brand-new live-action series is confirmed to debut on December 14, 2023, and will consist of five episodes in its first season.
The Discord app for mobile (iOS & Android) is receiving a major overhaul. Everything from searching messages, to voice chats, has been upgraded. Discord is also faster now, with better app load times and higher stability. Finally, Discord developers are paying attention to their mobile app and working on improving it!
Beeper Mini utilizes research from reverse-engineering the iMessage protocol. With this, iMessage for Android is easy to start using - simply download the Beeper Mini app and get started. Moreover, the Beeper developers are being quite forthcoming with how their technology works. No servers, or middlemen are required, to make iMessage for Android possible. Beeper Mini is available on Play Store right now, however it is a paid app. It costs $1.99 per month to use, with a free 7 day trial.
Noise has unveiled a new smartwatch. The new NoiseFit Endeavour smartwatch is a rugged offering by the company. It comes in various color variants, all complimenting the rugged look. With 7 days of battery life, IP68 rating, the SOS feature, and other advantages it is definitely an awesome addition to Noise Smartwatch offerings, coming in at an attractive price of Rs 2999. It is available on Amazon & GoNoise Store from today.
OnePlus 12 Unveiled in China with 4,500 Nits Display and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Abubakar Mohammed
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OnePlus 12 is now official in China and it brings great deal of improvements over the last generation OnePlus 11. It features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 2K display with 1440 x 3168 pixels resolution and a new Rain Touch Technology , triple camera module and 100W wired fast charging. OnePlus 12 is priced at Yuan 4,299 (~$606).
Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) accounts are getting banned out of the blue. Many gamers from all around the world (US, UK, Canada, France, and more) have come forward on social media platforms like X and Reddit, describing their issue. Apparently, terms of service were violated - however these gamers are not being told what exactly was violated. Sony has not yet acknowledged the on-going issue of PSN accounts being randomly banned.
The trailer for GTA VI was anticipated by many fans soon. However, as the trailer was leaked on X by a suspended account, Rockstar Games has officially released it earlier than expected. The game takes us back to Vice City which we last saw in the 2002 Grand Theft Auto. We also see Lucia, the first ever female protagonist in GTA series, along with a lot of new things such as an in-game social media, return of old cars, crime and more.
You can play as the Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh in the new BGMI 2.9 update. This update is live by the way, so you can go to the App Store or Play Store to update your BGMI and start experiencing the Ranveer Singh event right away. Plus, the BGMI team has also added a new royale pass, partnership with Pagani, and a new snowy village in the map to celebrate the winter season!
Airtel has launched new Rs 869 plan. It is valid for 84 days, and includes Disney Plus Hotstar subscription for 3 months (mobile-tier). Other benefits included are Wynk Music & Hello Tunes access, RewardsMini subscription, and Apollo 24/7 Circle subscription for 3 months.
We are not seeing Google's most powerful AI launch this year. Instead, Google's Gemini AI will launch in early 2024 instead. It could be as early as January 2024, especially to Google's Cloud enterprise customers. Gemini is the company's most innovative AI model, expected with features such as global language support. However, the latest report indicates it has issues with processing non-English queries. Now, planned Google events to which would have unveiled the next-gen Gemini AI across the US (NYC, Washington, California) have reportedly been canceled.
Valorant team deathmatch is turning less boring. On the 5th December update, Valorant will add a new map Drift in the team deathmatch map pool. The map is different visually and has a zipline to change the taste of normal deathmatch combat. The map trailer is also here. Check all the details now.
Doritos Silent is a new app made by the highly renowned tortilla chips brand. The app uses an AI which has been trained on 500+ people with over 5000 sounds of eating crunchy Doritos nacho chips. After enabling the Crunch Cancellation feature, you can keep gaming in the team voice chat and also eat your chips without causing any annoying disturbances. It also supports any voice chat app - including Discord, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and others.
Anmol Sachdeva
House of the Dragon Season 2 teaser has been released. The teaser shows the war that has brewed up in the aftermath of the death of Prince Lucerys, son of Princess Rhaenyra of House Targaryen at the hands of Aemond Targaryen. House of the Dragon season 2 is scheduled to release in the summer of 2024, but we don't have the official release date as of now.
The Boys Season 4 Trailer Released; Jeffrey Morgan Joins the Cast!
Shashank Shakya
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The teaser trailer for The Boys Season 4 has been released by Amazon Prime Video today. Your favorite superhero The Homelander is back as the season takes a political approach to things. We also see Karl Urban return as William Butcher, but this time around, he is seen teaming with a new character played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. There is no release date for The Boys Season 4 as of now, so stay tuned for more information.
WhatsApp Channels previously only allowed one admin, which was the owner, to manage the community. Now, with a new TestFlight beta update, Meta has evolved WhatsApp channels. Owners can add additional admins easily, to assist with the management process of their WhatsApp Channels.
ChatGPT was going to get a GPT store this month. With this, people could make their own custom GPTs, and then based on how many people use it, there is a potential to earn money from custom GPTs too. However, OpenAI's ChatGPT team has just confirmed that the GPT Store is now delayed till early 2024.
CD Projekt Red announces a brand-new update to Cyberpunk 2077. It will include a complete metro system with line changes, an updated Adam Smasher fight, better bike combat, new vehicles, and much more. The update goes live on December 5, 2023, alongside the Ultimate Edition launch of the title on the same day.