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Announced earlier this year, LG’s Explorer Project will bring mobile devices that the company says will offer “distinctive and yet unexplored usability experiences that tackles uncharted territory in the industry”. The company is treating it as an entirely different category aimed at “discovering new ways to interact with mobile devices, focusing on the evolving and ever-changing needs of today’s consumers and challenging established user norms”. Beyond all that lofty PR talk, LG is yet to officially announce anything concrete about the project itself, much less the upcoming device....

So, a self-acclaimed “hardware hacker” going by the name of Rick (@r1ckp) has built a controller to play Mario Bros. using a Mario figurine from a Lego toy set that released earlier this year. It has no buttons and the player just needs to use gestures to control the in-game character. The creator recently shared some tweets (below) to showcase the working of the controller. According to him, he “wrote some code” to convert the Mario figurine into a controller for the game....

Acer Smart TVs Launching in India in September Acer has partnered with a Bengaluru-based technology company Indkal Technologies to develop its upcoming TV lineup. The company will launch Android TV-based smart TVs, ranging from an entry-level 32-inch model to a higher-end 70-inch model. Acer Smart TVs: Key Specs and Features Starting with the display, as per the Flipkart listing, Acer will offer 4K UHD panels aboard its smart TVs in India....

Acer Aspire 5: Specifications The Acer Aspire 5, like many laptops on the market right now, features a metal top cover and an elevating hinge design. The latter lifts up the laptop from the surface you’re using it on to improve airflow. The laptop includes a 15.6-inch Full-HD (1920 x 1080) IPS LCD display with an 81.18% screen-to-body ratio, and Acer Blue Light Shield and Color Intelligence for improved accuracy and viewing experience....

Airtel 5G Gets 1M Userbase in Less than a Month! Airtel has revealed that it has crossed a million users in less than 30 days of its official rollout. To recall, it was released at the beginning of October in 8 cities, namely, Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, and Nagpur. Airtel 5G is now available in the aforementioned cities on eligible 5G devices. Users who can access Airtel’s 5G network, don’t have to buy a standalone SIM or a 5G plan....

Audible Suno currently offers over 60 original and exclusive series from notable stars including A-star celebrities such as Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Anurag Kashyap, Anil Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ranbir Kapoor, Tabu, Diljit Dosanjh, Farhan Akhtar, Guru Randhawa, Karan Johar to name a few. You can check out the name of some of these podcasts right here: The catalog of Audible Suno is culturally rich and spreads across various genres like drama, horror, romance, suspense, spirituality and wellness, talk shows, interviews, podcasts, and comedy....

According to a recent study conducted by a mobile comparison website, WhistleOut, an average person spends around 76,500 hours on smartphones in his/her entire lifetime. This roughly translates to 8.74 years of a lifetime spent on a glass slab with electronics on the inside. The team behind the study surveyed 1000 participants, categorized as Generation X (1965-1980), Millennials (1981-1996), and Baby Boomers (1946-1964), asking them about their personal screen time on smartphones....

E-Ink Display for Apple’s Foldable Devices? Ming-Chi Kuo has had a decent track record when it comes to Apple products. The analyst recently took to Twitter to report that Apple has started “testing E Ink’s Electronic Paper Display (EPD) for future foldable device’s cover-screen and tablet-like applications.” This means that a foldable Apple device is indeed in the pipeline. Apple is testing E Ink’s Electronic Paper Display (EPD) for future foldable device’s cover screen & tablet-like applications....

Believed to have been first pointed out by Twitter user, Danny Welsh (@dnywlsh), page 71 of the settlement filing reads: “New Models of Apple Products during the time period between June 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022 (the “2021 Launch”), some of which use the SDX60 Qualcomm Chipset, and … New Models of Apple Products during the time period between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2024 (the “2022/23 Launch”), some of which use the SDX65 or SDX70 Qualcomm Chipsets”....

Passkeys in iCloud Keychain Passkeys are WebAuthn credentials to help users seamlessly log in to apps using Face ID or Touch ID on iPhones, Macs, and iPads. They are end-to-end encrypted and stored in iCloud Keychain. According to Apple, Passkeys uses public/ private key pairs and hence doesn’t require servers for storing authentication secrets. Here’s how Apple’s Passkeys in iCloud Keychain compares to existing authentication methods: Image Courtesy: Apple When you sign up for a new account using Passkeys, all you have to do is specify the username....

Apple Pro Smartwatch Design Details Leaked Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman recently released a new Power On newsletter, which suggests that the rumored Apple Watch Pro will introduce a “fresh look,” which will be a first for Apple since 2018. We can expect Apple to further bring changes to the current rectangular dial design. So, those hoping for a circular Apple Watch might feel disappointed. Plus, Gurman believes that it won’t feature flat edges, which was been rumored for a while now....

In an official press release, Axis Bank claimed that the card will offer a frictionless digital experience, right from application to issuance. According to the company, the entire process is meant to be comfortable for ‘digital-first’ consumers, and will make for hassle-free, secure, and intuitive payment experiences. Offers include a flat 5% in cashback for mobile recharges and gas/ internet/ electricity/ DTH bill payments via Google Pay. The card will also offer a 4% discount on all food orders and dinner bookings via Swiggy and Zomato, while Ola customers will also get a similar discount every time they hail a cab....

For the unware, Krafton listed Battlegrounds Mobile India on the Google Play Store on May 18 for players to pre-register. Since then, as per a recent official announcement, the game has received over 20 million pre-registrations in India, with nearly 7.6 million requests on its opening day. Thank You India for the tremendous love! ❤️ BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA is now open for Pre-Registrations. Pre-Register Now 👉 https://t.co/KzLY0f5bsh #battlegroundsmobileindia #WorldBicycleDay pic....

BGMI React Survival Mode Krafton has added a new React Survival mode in BGMI, which is primarily inspired by the Red Light, Green Light game from the massively popular Netflix series Squid Game. Players can enter the new game mode via the Arcade section in BGMI. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA (@battlegroundsmobilein_official) In this new mode, players wear blue tracksuits with different numbers and play the Red Light, Green Light game from the popular Kdrama show....

The rise in Bitcoin prices is part of a wider trend that has seen Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Monero and other digital currencies also creeping up towards their all-time highs amidst increasing economic and geo-political turbulence globally. While Ethereum is currently selling for Rs. 33,090 per unit, Litecoin has risen to Rs. 4,829. Monero, meanwhile, is currently trading at Rs. 9,651 on the same platform. The digital currency business in India is slowly coming back to life after the Supreme court overturned RBI’s 2018 ruling that barred banks, financial institutions and other regulated entities from dealing with cryptocurrency exchanges over “concerns of consumer protection, market integrity and money laundering, among others”....

BlackBerry OS Phones Will be History Next Week BlackBerry has revealed that BlackBerry phones running BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier and BlackBerry 10 software, will no longer get the legacy services after January 4, 2022. That means basic services such as calling, texting, the 911 functionality, and more will no longer be available for users, thus, making the phones totally useless. The company will also stop supporting BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2....

Is Google Working on Gaming Chromebooks? Google has been putting a lot of focus on gaming lately. The company debuted its cloud gaming service, Google Stadia, back in 2019. Recently, we saw the company release a few Android games in beta for the Windows platform, thanks to its Google Play Games app on Windows. Now, according to recent changes in Chrome OS, it seems like Google is working on gaming Chromebook devices....

DALL-E Is Now Becoming More Open! DALL-E API is now a part of the public beta, allowing more apps to use DALL-E or the recently introduced DALL-E 2. The AI image generator tool allows people to enter any random keywords, based on which it will generate an image by following “natural language descriptions.” OpenAI has already released improved moderation methods so that the tool isn’t used for harmful reasons. There are filters for “hate symbols and gore“ and DALL-E also restricts people from uploading realistic images or images sharing resemblance with other people, especially famous ones....

Snake Game for Raspberry Pi Pico Hari Wiguna’s Raspberry Pi Pico hardware setup consists of five buttons to control the snake’s movement and a 128 x 64-pixel OLED display for seeing the game. The basic premise of the game remains the same – you die if you hit the walls or run into yourself. And the snake speeds up as it grows longer. What makes this implementation of the Snake game unique is that the snake slithers as it moves during gameplay....

Dizo Watch D Plus: Specs and Features The Dizo Watch D Plus has an aluminum frame and features a 1.85-inch display with 550 nits of peak brightness and a screen resolution of 240×280 pixels. The screen gets a layer of curved tempered glass and support for over 150 watch faces. Dizo’s health suite includes a 24×7 heart rate monitor, a SpO2 sensor, a sleep tracker, and a period tracker too. There’s also the option to get sedentary and drink water reminders....