Skullcandy Mod: Specs and Features The Skullcandy Mod comes with an in-ear design and features 6nm drivers. There’s support for the Clear Voice Smart Mic, which reduces the background noise for interruption-free conversations with people. There’s support for the Multipoint Pairing feature, which allows for a seamless pairing with multiple devices at the same time. The earbuds also come with the Stay-Away mode to let in or disable the background noise as per their wish....

Someone Ported Wordle to Game Boy and It Works! A security researcher and hardware hacker (Stacksmashing on Twitter) has ported Wordle to the Game Boy. The researcher took inspiration from another user who was able to successfully port the game to a Palm device recently. Although it is pretty interesting to see the modern-day word-guessing game run on the handheld gaming console of the late 1980s, there are a few drawbacks....

The revamped UI brings many new features that the company says have been designed to make gaming experiences more fun, engaging, personalized, and social. One of the highlights is a new Control Center, which, true to its name, provides access to most of the system settings at a single press of the PlayStation button on the DualSense wireless controller. One of the new options within the aforementioned Control Center is a new Activities tab that enables users to discover new gameplay opportunities, including the option to “go back to things you missed, jump directly into levels or challenges you want to play” and more....

Starlink to Offer Improved In-Flight Wi-Fi Service Soon According to a recent report by The Verge, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has started making a few deals with airline companies to offer Starlink’s satellite-based internet service to flyers. The company recently secured deals with Hawaiian Airlines and charter airline JSX to bring Starlink Wi-Fi services on their flights. While the financial details of the partnerships remain under wraps, both airlines mentioned that they are planning to offer the in-flight Wi-Fi service to passengers for free....

According to recent reports, users, who have signed up for the beta program of SpaceX’s Starlink internet network, are getting download speeds of over 160 Mbps. This, as per the report, is faster than 95% of the internet networks in the States. One of the beta users of the Starlink network, u/Hrizzle, recently shared a screenshot of a speed test from Ookla. According to the screenshot, the user is getting download speeds of 174 Mbps and upload speeds of 33 Mbps....

Tecno Pova: Specifications and Features The Tecno Pova features a 6.8-inch HD+ (720×1,640 pixels) punch-hole display with a 20.5:9 aspect ratio and 90.4% screen-to-body ratio. It is powered by the gaming-oriented Helio G80 SoC that comes with 2x ARM Cortex-A75 CPU cores clocked at up to 2GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 cores operating at up to 1.8GHz. It also incorporates a Mali-G52 GPU for graphics and gaming. The device is being offered in two variants: 4GB+64GB and 6GB+128GB....

Durov, who created Telegram along with his brother Nikolai Durov back in 2013, has revealed that the app gained a whopping 25 million users in just three days, after WhatsApp started informing users about its privacy policy update. “25 million new users joined Telegram in the last 72 hours alone,” Durov proudly stated on his official Telegram channel. Now, if you are unaware, WhatsApp, which boasts over 2 billion active users, recently updated its privacy policy and started informing users about it via an in-app pop-up message....

STEM learning, if you are unfamiliar, is essentially a curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It is used to educate students in the above four disciplines and improve their knowledge about the ever-changing world of tech. So, to educate children in the field of robotics, the Pittsburg-based robotics company, Petoi, made the Petoi Bittle. It is essentially a tiny robot-dog which can fit in the palm of your hands....

Nothing phone (1) Android 13 Release Timeline Out Recently, a Twitter user asked when the Nothing phone (1) will get Android 13, and owing to constant Nothing OS updates, expecting it in a few months appeared like an answer. However, Carl Pei gave a rather weird reply to this question, suggesting that this not happen so soon. Hey Carl, have you made an official post on Android 13? Any idea when it’s coming?...

Twitter Notes Details A small group of people will be able to see a new Write option on the left side of Twitter’s desktop version, which will enable them to produce long-form content, which can go up to 2,500 words. The title is restricted to 100 characters. Notes can also include pictures, GIFs, a header image, and more. ✨ Introducing: Notes ✨We’re testing a way to write longer on Twitter. pic....

So now, several users who tried to run Valorant on unsupported PCs with Windows 11 installed got an error message that stated that Riot’s proprietary anti-cheat system Vanguard requires TPM 2.0 and SecureBoot to run. And as Vanguard is required to play any of Riot’s games, Valorant will not boot up on unsupported Windows 11 PCs. Nonetheless, it is worth mentioning that users who will play Valorant on Windows 10 PCs will not require TPM 2....

Vi 5G Expected Soon Vodafone Idea aka Vi has started sending messages to its users in the Delhi-NCR region, informing them that they will soon be able to use its 5G services as an upgrade is on its way. Vi’s 5G services will help them access faster and more reliable internet connectivity. I received a similar message in Gurugram. While I am not sure of the cities that will get 5G services, the initial list involves Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Jamnagar, and Kolkata....

The company has added a new Break mode as a step to help users maintain a healthy work-life balance. This new feature should come in handy especially due to the rise of remote work during the pandemic. With Break mode, the entire browser will get paused. It stops HTML5 audio and videos, hides all tabs, panels, and other content in the browser. Vivaldi recommends using Break mode for hitting the right work-life balance, hiding private content, and shifting focus away from the browser....

First spotted by serial WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo, the messaging giant is now working on a new ‘Expiring Media’ feature. The implementation of this feature is said to be a little different from that of the ‘Expiring Messages’ feature. It is similar to what see on Instagram or Snapchat, where the images disappear once viewed. The media files will not come with a timer and won’t display an expiry message in the chat....

Now, although WhatsApp did not announce the feature officially, as per a recent Reuters report, the company has started testing it in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Later in the day, WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart shared a tweet to confirm the ongoing test. Cathcart mentioned that one of the primary reasons for pilot testing the feature in Sao Paulo is because the city is “home to millions of small businesses.” Coming to the business directory feature, it allows users to search for businesses and shops in WhatsApp via a dedicated directory....

Third-Party Widgets Coming to Windows 11 It is revealed that Microsoft will open doors for third-party developers to provide widgets to users, and it will start taking shape later this year. Developers will be able to build widgets for their Win32 and PWA apps, which will be powered by the Adaptive Cards platform, as a companion experience. Adaptive Cards are snippets of content to be rendered on a host application. These lightweight snippets can easily adapt to the host application....

Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro Coming Soon Xiaomi has made the confirmation via an official teaser on Weibo. The teaser reveals that the Xiaomi 13 and the Xiaomi 13 Pro will be arriving on December 1, Thursday at 7 pm China time (4:30 pm IST). The company has also confirmed that it will unveil its next-gen MIUI 14 skin alongside. This will be based on Android 13. While not much is known about MIUI 14, it is expected to introduce some design changes and new security and privacy features, among other changes....

As noted by NDTV Gadgets, Xiaomi entered the power bank market in India in 2017, three years after it shook the smartphone market in the country with the launch of the Mi 3 and the first-generation Redmi Note and Redmi Note 4G. The company currently sells five different power banks in India, including three Mi-branded ones and two under the Redmi branding. The lineup includes the recently launched Mi Power Bank 3i 20,000mAh, Mi Power Bank 3i 10,000mAh, Mi Wireless Power Bank 10,000mAh, Redmi Power Bank 20,000mAh and Redmi Power Bank 10,000mAh....

Xiaomi Pad 5: Specs and Features The Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 has an iPad-like design. It features an 11-inch 2.5K LCD display with support for a 120Hz refresh rate and a 120Hz touch sampling rate. The panel has a screen resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and also has a 240Hz stylus sampling rate. It also supports the P3 color gamut, Dolby Vision, HDR10, and TrueColor (similar to Apple’s True Tone technology)....

Xiaomi May Slow down Charging in Phones with Unauthorized Battery The change was spotted in version 5.6 of the Mi Security app. If the phone detects an unauthorized battery, it will show a warning that informs users that the battery should only be replaced by an authorized service provider. It also adds that an unauthorized battery may damage the device. “This device was equipped with a built-in battery that should only be replaced by an authorized service provider....