Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Seamless for Cross Platform Linking of Windows PC, Android Devices

Qualcomm announced a host of new products and services, including its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on Tuesday. The company also unveiled a new cross-platform technology that allows for seamless linking of multiple devices in a single ecosystem. Snapdragon Seamless, the company said, enables Android, Windows and Snapdragon … Read more

Microsoft Announces AI-Powered Windows Copilot for Windows 11: All Details

Microsoft added AI into the Bing search engine and Edge Web browser earlier this year. Now, Windows, which is used by millions more people, is receiving AI capabilities now. The Satya Nadella-led company on Tuesday introduced a Copilot AI assistant to Windows 11. The Windows Copilot will be integrated directly into Windows 11 and can … Read more

Google Announces New Android Security and Privacy Features to Protect Users from Scams and Attacks

Google showcased several new security and privacy features it will release later this year. The announcements were made during The Android Show: I/O Edition on Tuesday, and the company said the new features will protect users from scams, fraud, and theft on Android. The new protections range from security layers while a user is on … Read more

Google Announces Material 3 Expressive With Updated Dynamic Colour Themes for Android

Google on Tuesday kicked off a series of announcements related to Android as part of the recently announced ‘The Android Show: I/O Edition’. One of the first yet notable announcements is Material 3 Expressive, its next iteration of the open-source design language system for Android. As per the Mountain View-based tech giant, Material 3 Expressive … Read more

The Day Before Delisted From Steam Days After Troubled Launch, Studio Fntastic Announces Shutdown

The Day Before, once Steam’s most wish-listed open-world survival MMO, has been delisted from Valve’s platform. The game launched in early access to an almost immediate flood of negative reviews last week, with most players claiming that it wasn’t really an MMO but an extraction shooter reminiscent of Escape from Tarkov, combined with the post-apocalyptic … Read more

CoinDCX Announces Rs. 50 Crore Investor Protection Fund Following WazirX Hack

Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX announced the launch of a crypto investor protection fund (CIPF) worth Rs. 50 crores on Wednesday, August 7. This decision from CoinDCX comes after WazirX users were left to bear losses in the aftermath of a hack that drained one of its wallets off over $230 million (roughly Rs. 1,900 crore). … Read more

Giottus Announces Block Bash Web3 Hackathon in India with a $10,000 Prize Pool: Details

Indian crypto exchange Giottus announced its upcoming Web3 hackathon in India named ‘Block Bash’ on Thursday, August 8. The exchange has teamed up with Crewsphere, a homegrown layer-1 blockchain focused on decentralising the modern Internet. The hackathon aims to tap into India’s Web3 talent, showcasing the country’s skilled developers who have the potential to drive … Read more

Intel Announces Core Ultra, Xeon Processors for PCs and Servers in Bid to Join AI Gold Rush

Intel, the biggest maker of personal computer processors, announced new chips for PCs and data centres that the company hopes will give it a bigger slice of the booming market for artificial intelligence hardware. The lineup includes updated Xeon server chips — the second overhaul of that processor in less than a year — that … Read more

CoinDCX’s Okto Wallet Announces Arbitrum Rewards Challenge Aiming to Incentivise Traders

CoinDCX-owned self-custodial wallet Okto announced the launch of a rewards initiative on Wednesday. Okto is looking to incentivise traders that are active on its platforn while simultaneously ramping up user activity. As part of the program, Okto has announced that it will distribute 50,000 ARB (Arbitrum) tokens among its community members. The token pool has … Read more

Sony Announces Layer-2 Blockchain ‘Soneium’ in Collaboration with Startale Labs

Sony’s Web3 exploration has now come to a point that the Japanese tech giant has announced its own blockchain network, named Soneium. The layer-2 network is being built atop Ethereum in collaboration with Startale Labs, the team behind Astar Network. Sony has established a new entity called Sony Block Solutions Labs (Sony BSL) to oversee … Read more