Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Announced As you would expect, Snapdragon 888 Plus is an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 888 chipset announced back in December last year. To be specific, Qualcomm has made minor improvements to the CPU and AI capabilities with the 888 Plus. Notably, the single Cortex-X1 core is now clocked at 2.995 GHz, as opposed to the 2.84GHz clock speed on the regular Snapdragon 888 5G. The rest of the cores remain the same....

Realme 4K Google TV Stick: Specs and Features Apart from being the first to support Google TV in India, Realme 4K smart stick is capable of streaming content at up to 4K @ 60FPS. It brings HDR10+ and HDMI 2.1 support in tow as well. This dongle runs Google TV out-of-the-box, offering you access to movies and shows in personalized UI. You have access to all popular streaming services, including Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, and others, along with the Google Play Store to install any other app you like....

Realme Pad Mini Renders Appear Online Reputable leaker Steve H. McFly, aka OnLeaks, in collaboration with Smartprix, has got hold of the specs as well as official press renders of the Realme Pad Mini, showcasing its back panel. To recall, the Realme Pad Mini was recently spotted on the NBTC certification website in Thailand with model number RMP2105. But the listing did not reveal much about the specs and features of the tablet....

Bio-Fuel for Planes Made From Food Scraps As per a report by Singularity Hub, the aviation sector has been working on various ways to reduce its carbon footprints. There are many companies that are developing electric planes. However, with today’s battery tech, it is difficult to balance the power and the weight to keep a plane afloat. So, scientists and researchers started working on a liquid alternative to jet fuel that has the same energy density....

Sony Shows PS VR2 Headset and PS VR2 Sense Controllers Sony recently shared an official blog post to reveal the design of the PS VR2 headset and the PS VR2 Sense controllers. While the PS VR2 headset comes with a similar adjustable scope as the original PS VR headset, it has a similar shape as the new PS VR2 Sense controllers, matching the “orb” look of the controllers. Sony states that the rounded orb-look is to depict the 360-degree view that players experience when they wear the VR headset and enter a virtual world....

Spotify HiFi: All You Need to Know Arriving later this year, Spotify HiFi promises to deliver you music streaming “in CD-quality, lossless audio format to your device and Spotify Connect-enabled speakers.” This means you will be able to experience the little intricacies and hidden vocal layers in your favorite tracks. This has been one of the most requested new features by the users, says Spotify in an official blog post. The company is currently working to tailor the hi-fi experience to give users a seamless experience....

As can be seen from the images, the protective bumper on the outside is even chipping off in some cases, and it is understandably infuriating buyers who have dropped a pretty penny on the device. From what we can tell, the ports are still functional after the damage, so it seems to be more of a cosmetic issue restricted to the outer casing. That said, Microsoft will still have to address it sooner rather than later....

The Power to “Defy” Water Similar to recent times, at that time also Motorola was a company working on innovative smartphones. On November 3, 2010, the company unveiled the “Motorola Defy” which was a rugged smartphone designed for clumsy users. Apart from coming with decent specs of the time, the smartphone was pretty well-built. And most importantly, it came with a certified IP67 rating. This rating certified that the device can withstand half an hour under a meter of water....

Get a macOS-like Dock in Windows 11 TaskbarXI (via Ghacks) is a nifty customization program that can help users customize various elements of the Taskbar in Windows 11. Among others, the in-development software can add turn the Windows 11 Taskbar into a macOS-like dock. Although the feature is very limited as the TaskbarXI software itself is in its early stages, it adds a refreshing view to the Taskbar in Windows 11....

Scientists Develop Video Games to Treat Depression A UK-based mental health-focused platform named Thymia has developed a special platform that uses special video games to diagnose, monitor, and treat depression patients. The games are based on Neuropsychology. They are then combined with analyses of facial microexpressions and speech patterns of the patients to assess their mental health. Thymia says that the current system used for assessing mental health issues like depression and anxiety is vague and is primarily based on subjective questionnaires that are prone to be biased....

Dubbed as URL2Video, this AI-based tool is developed by the Google AI team to help users convert simple webpages into creative marketing videos automatically. The Mountain View-based software giant says that they created this tool specifically for those who want to create marketing videos from scratch easily and quickly. “Creating marketing videos from scratch can be challenging, especially when designing for multiple platforms with different viewing criteria. We present URL2Video, an automatic approach that converts a web page into a short video given temporal and visual constraints....

Valorant Chamber: Everything You Need to Know New Valorant Agent: Chamber Riot has been teasing its next Valorant agent for the longest time, leaving breadcrumbs in the game and promotional content. Prior to the official unveiling, the upcoming agent leaked with the codename “Deadeye”. However, we now know that his actual name is Chamber and he is a weapons expert and a designer of custom weaponry from Paris. Check out the official reveal trailer for the upcoming Valorant agent Chamber right below....

Steam Deck Can Now Run Windows 10 Valve recently shared an official blog post to announce the release of GPU, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi drivers for Steam Deck that are necessary to run Windows 10 on the device. However, there are still a few limitations that prevent users to get a full Windows experience on Valve’s latest handheld gaming console. First of all, if users install Windows 10 on Steam Deck, they will lose all SteamOS functions....

While Vivo might be playing its cards close to its chest, recent leaks have revealed some of the key aspects of the upcoming device. According to Weibo posts by prolific tipster, Digital Chat Station, the Vivo Watch will be available in two sizes – 42mm and 46mm. It will reportedly have a battery life of up to 18 days, and will ship in four color options. The device is also said to come with a heart-rate monitor and may have a price-tag of 1,000 yuan (~Rs....

Vivo launched the X70 series in China earlier this month, and it consists of three smartphone models – Vivo X70, X70 Pro, and X70 Pro+. Following the China launch, the company recently updated its official India website with a dedicated microsite to announce the arrival of the X70 series in India. Although the microsite on Vivo’s website does not reveal any details about the internal specs, it boasts new camera technologies, including Zeiss optics and an ultra-sensing gimbal system....

Motherboard VRM: Explained (2022) In this article, we will be exploring everything there is to know about VRMs and tell you why they are so important. We will see how VRM’s task, while simple, is an essential one, as it is key to ensuring the stability of the system. In other words, it’s well worth knowing more about VRM and how it operates. Furthermore, we will also be looking at how one can differentiate between a good-quality VRM and a bad one....

What to Expect If You Update to Windows 11 on an Unsupported PC (2021) Moving away from its previous stance of strictly avoiding the Windows 11 update to 7th-Gen Intel CPUs, Microsoft has now added some models to the supported CPU list. We have detailed what you will likely be missing out on when you choose to update your unsupported PC to Windows 11. That said, let’s get started! List of Newly Added Intel CPUs to Windows 11 Supported CPU List Not a lot has changed since the initial list of supported CPUs, outside those from Intel....

End-to-End Encrypted WhatsApp Chat Backups on iOS Once your backup is end-to-end encrypted, no one except you can access the backup and that includes Apple and WhatsApp. As WhatsApp detailed in a blog post, the feature lets users utilize a 64-digit encryption key or a password to retrieve the key from the HSM-based Backup Key Vault. According to WhatsApp, the Backup Key Vault has a brute-force prevention mechanism that renders the key permanently inaccessible after a limited number of unsuccessful retrieval attempts....

This is not the first time that the problem has cropped up. Private group chat links on WhatsApp were found to be searchable on Google back in 2019. It was because the messaging giant indexed group chat links. This means sharing a group invite on a public platform will see Google index the link and show it in search results. WhatsApp fixed it by including the ‘noindex’ tag on all deep link pages....

The Facebook-owned messaging giant, despite the backlash to its controversial policy update, has been adding a ton of features. Now, WhatsApp has finally added support for voice and video calls to its Windows and Mac apps. WhatsApp announced the feature via an official blog post. As per the post, the company saw a significant increase in the amount of audio and video calls last year. In fact, on New Year’s Eve, users broke the record for the most calls ever made in a single day....