Apple rumored to be planning larger OLED iPad Pros for 2024

We last got an iPad Pro refresh in October 2022, when the premium 11-inch and 12.9-inch slates were updated with the Apple M2 processor. According to the rumor mill, those screens will be changing in 2024 when the next models are due to appear.

This comes from display analyst Ross Young, speaking to MacRumors. First, the display technology will apparently be changing from the IPS LCD LED (11-inch) and IPS LCD mini-LED (12.9-inch) of the current iPad Pros to OLED – just like the flagship iPhones.

That should mean even better screens in terms of contrast and darker blacks, though the panels attached to the current iPad Pro range are already impressive. We've been hearing rumors that Apple would switch to OLED on its iPads for some time now.

Changing sizes

There's also going to be a change in the display sizes, Young says. The 11-inch iPad Pro will become an 11.1-inch iPad Pro, while the 12.9-inch iPad Pro will become a 13-inch iPad Pro – not much of a difference then, but one that's worth noting.

It's possible that Apple is going to be able to shrink the bezels on these two premium iPads, so the overall dimensions of the slates would stay the same while the displays get slightly bigger. OLED panels can mean thinner and lighter devices as well.

Additionally, despite earlier leaks suggesting that Apple was working on a super-sized iPad Pro, that's apparently no longer on the way according to Young. It seems that for the next iteration at least, Apple is going to stick to the two sizes we've talked about.

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Analysis: making the iPad Pros more Pro

The iPad Pros have always been high-end luxury devices for those with big budgets who need as much power as possible: bear in mind that the entry-level iPad (yours for $449 / £499 / AU$749) does basically everything that the more expensive models do.

Once the switch to OLED is made, that will be another differentiator that will help to justify the high price of the iPad Pro models. Whether these slates will cost the same remains to be seen – but we're assuming that's what Apple is going to aim for.

The change in size is less interesting, though Apple clearly wants to keep a large iPad Pro in its range. As well as offering more screen space, it helps to give buyers a reason to consider one of the more expensive tablets rather than the iPad Air.

With these updated tablets apparently getting launched in 2024, it could be a quiet 2023 in terms of Apple tablets. That might give its competitors time to catch up, but it also means there should be a substantial performance boost when the new iPad Pros do appear.

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2022 In Tech: From ChatGPT to 200MP smartphone cameras, here are the most vital developments of the year

The rate at which tech as a whole has been growing annually has been phenomenal. 2022, however, was in a league of its own. There have been some magnificent pieces of tech that have gone mainstream this year. From Generative AI bots like ChatGPT and DALL-E to an all-screen laptop that can actually be folded or flattened out like a tablet, consumer tech saw a lot of things.

We take a look at some of the best pieces of tech that the tech industry had to offer this year. Clearly, these things have the potential to impact the tech industry for a long time to come.

Generative AI – Dall E and ChatGPT
Several organisations have been working on Generative AI for almost a decade now, but the advances we saw this year were simply phenomenal. Image Generators like DALL-E were wildly popular earlier this year. However, nothing beats the notoriety that ChatGPT got.

Finally, we have an AI language Model that actually works as it should. And while it may not be the perfect substitute for a Google search yet, we just can’t wait to see what happens with ChatGPT, when it finally gets trained on data sets from after 2021, and can actually start pulling results off of the internet as.

Hybrid Architecture in CPUs
Intel introduced the concept of hybrid architecture in desktop and laptop CPUs with their 12the Gen processors. With the 13th Gen Intel CPUs, they elevated hybrid architecture to a whole new level.

Not only are the modern CPUs much more powerful and steady when dealing with high-intensity tasks, but the 13th Gen Intel CPUs are also more power efficient as well. Hybrid Architectures, from Intel as well as AMD, will be a key feature in CPU designing for years to come.

Nothing Phone (1)
Smartphone manufacturers have started to play it safe with the design of their devices. As a result, smartphone designs have become rather boring. Apart from making a pretty great phone, Nothing Company took a massive leap forward in terms of design with their first phone, the Nothing Phone (1).

The glyph interface that they implemented on Phone (1) may not seem that big a deal initially. However, it is by far, the most innovative thing a smartphone manufacturer has done in terms of design, in years. We can only imagine how Nothing Phone (2) or the spiritual successor to the Nothing Phone (1) will be like.

Insta360 Link UHD 4K AI Webcam
There are webcams and then there is the Insta360 Link UHD AI webcam. The Insta360 Link is an AI-powered 4K webcam mounted on a 3-axis gimbal. It comes with a range of capture modes and capabilities, like AI movement tracking, that will appeal to video makers.

It also has exceptionally amazing auto-exposure and colour reproduction. Sure, it is very expensive and overkill for most people, but for streamers, it is totally worth the price. The Insta360 Link has set the benchmark for what webcams are supposed to be. 

Samsung’s 200MP smartphone camera sensor
This year saw the first 200MP camera sensor in a smartphone. The sensor in question was the Samsung ISOCELL HP1 sensor, which has been featured in a bunch of smartphones this year, and we bet in 2023, we will see many more smartphone manufacturers taking this route.

Samsung has already started working on a 400MP camera sensor and is likely to launch it by 2024, or 2025. The South Korean giant has already revised the existing 200MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor, and launched the ISOCELL HP3 sensor earlier this year. The HP3 is a much more refined sensor and will be first seen in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra.

Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED
Foldable screens have been around for quite some time. However, laptops, with foldable screens are surely going to take the concept mainstream. Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED in this regard, might very well be a game changer, for it’s a whole new form factor for a laptop. You can either use the laptop with its 17.3-inch 2560 x 1920 screen fully unfolded and paired with a Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad.

Or you can bend the screen to get two 12.5-inch 1920 x 1280 displays. The lower display can either be used as a touchscreen keyboard or covered with the magnetically attached keyboard for a more traditional laptop-style experience. We bet, that in 2023, we will see even more laptops of this form factor. 

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One Apple iPhone 15 model could be cheaper than we were expecting

Price cuts on gadgets are always good news for consumers, and it would seem that the iPhone 15 could be in line for one if the latest leak can be believed: apparently Apple is considering cutting the pricing of the iPhone 15 Plus due to launch in September.

This comes from reputable online source Yeux1122 on South Korean social network Naver (via Macworld). The move is apparently being given serious consideration, and would be made in response to underwhelming sales of the current Plus model.

The iPhone 14 Plus that was unveiled with the rest of the family earlier this year has a starting price of $899 / £949 / AU$1,579 for the 128GB version, but it doesn't appear to be attracting buyers in the numbers that Apple would like.

A tale of four phones

While canceling the Plus model would be an option for Apple, it's likely that development on the iPhone 15 is too far down the line for that to happen. A price cut on the handset that replaced the iPhone 13 mini would be the next most logical step.

It's worth bearing in mind that the iPhone 14 Pro Max offers the same screen size as the Plus, but adds in features like a faster chip, the Dynamic Island and the always-on display for another $200 / £250 / AU$320 – which makes it the better deal.

As yet there's no indication of how big the price cut could be, or how it might affect the pricing of the other models in the range. We've also been hearing that Apple could introduce a more powerful, more expensive iPhone 15 Ultra next year too.

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Analysis: getting the pricing right

Pricing is always key for any smartphone: the best cheap phones may not have the fastest chips or the best screens, but they cost substantially less than the premium flagships on the market, and so still represent good value for money.

As for Apple's iPhone series, for the last few years the Pro models have been the handsets with the most appeal. That's even more the case with the iPhone 14 Pro, because the less expensive models come with last year's A15 Bionic chip inside.

Buyers of the iPhone 14 are getting a phone that's slower than the Pro, with a camera system that's not quite as good, and without several other cool features. Okay it's cheaper, but there aren't a lot of other reasons to prefer it over the Pro.

We'll have to wait and see what Apple does in 2023, bearing in mind that it has the budget iPhone SE (2022) on sale as well. Next year could be the year when Apple's flagship phone gets closer to mid-range pricing than ever before.

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iPhone 15's A17 Chip Expected to Focus on Battery Life Over Power: Report

The Apple A17 chips expected to feature on the iPhone 15 Pro models may focus on providing an improved battery life over an increased performance. This chip is expected to be made using TSMC’s 3nm process.

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Best Smartphones of 2022

There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to smartphones as everyone’s tastes and requirements are different. If you are still undecided on which phone you should upgrade to, we have come up with a list of all the best smartphones that launched in 2022.

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Twitter to Soon Allow Users to Side Sweep Through Tweets, Trends, Topics, More

Elon Musk has announced that a new side sweep feature will be rolled out on Twitter in January. It will allow users easy access to recommended and followed tweets, trends, topics, and lists.

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Alibaba reshuffles top execs following cloud outage and US scrutiny

Alibaba has announced a major reshuffle of its leadership team as it faces increasing competition in the public cloud hosting infrastructure provider space.

In an announcement, the company revealed that current CEO Daniel Zhang will become acting president of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence.

He replaces Jeff Zhang, who will now focus on the Alibaba DAMO Academy, including some of the company's IoT initiatives.

Alibaba Cloud

TechCrunch reports that the company’s Hong Kong servers had recently suffered a “serious outage” that left many services, like popular crypto exchange OKX, offline for up to one day, making it one of the biggest Chinese data center failures in recent history.

Other changes include Wu Zeming’s appointment as CTO, and co-founder Jane Jiang’s promotion to Chief People Officer.

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Alibaba says it hopes that regular role changes will help the company to stay agile.

“As the country enters a new stage of living with Covid and policymakers have given direction to the future development of the platform economy, we are more confident than ever that continued development is the key to solving the challenges we face today," Zhang wrote in an internal email to employees.

Alibaba remains a major player in the data center industry and is well positioned to continue its growth, however the company does still face several major challenges.

Earlier this year, we reported that the US government had placed Alibaba Cloud under review in order to determine whether it posed a risk to national security.

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Google Pixel Series to Get 5G Support in Q1 2023, Company Working With Indian Carriers: Report

Google will be reportedly rolling out updates to enable 5G capabilities on its Pixel series of smartphones in India in the first quarter of 2023. In an email statement, Google said that it was working with Indian carriers to provide 5G support to Pixel users here, as per the report. The update will be coming to Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro. Major manufacturers l...

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iPhone 15 tipped for better battery life thanks to new Apple A17 chip

One of the improvements coming in 2023 with the iPhone 15 could be better battery life, with Apple's chip maker of choice TSMC (the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) promising increased efficiency with its next generation of silicon.

As per Bloomberg, TSMC has announced the move to chips made using a 3 nanometer manufacturing process, which is a jump from the 5 nanometer process currently used. Essentially, the smaller the number, the more tightly packed the elements of the processor are going to be.

Crucially, TSMC says that their new chips are going to use around 35% less power, as well as being faster in terms of performance. That should relate to better battery life for devices made by TSMC's partners – including the successor to the iPhone 14 made by Apple.

Chips with everything

There are some caveats here: Apple designs the Bionic processors found inside the iPhone, so it may choose to engineer the improvements that 3 nm offers in a different way rather than maximizing power efficiency.

However, the signs look good that the A17 Bionic chip – widely expected to make its debut in the next round of iPhones – will offer better performance without as much power draw. There's plenty of time for TSMC to perfect its manufacturing process before it starts work churning out iPhone 15 handsets.

If Apple follows this year's plan though, only the Pro models of the 2023 iPhone will get the new silicon. The standard iPhone 15 and the follow-up to the iPhone 14 Plus, if there is one, will most likely get the A16 chipset instead.

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Analysis: the rumors are ramping up

The iPhone 15 rumors – like the one above – have already started rolling in, and they'll only increase in number as we go through 2023. No other handset attracts the same kind of attention and anticipation as the Apple flagship, even when we don't get huge year-on-year upgrades.

One upgrade that might be coming with the iPhone 15 range is a "state-of-the-art" camera sensor that's better at capturing pictures and video in challenging conditions. Considering the cameras on the iPhone are already very good, that sounds promising.

There's also been talk of certain iPhone 15 models coming with solid-state power and volume buttons. That's a rumor that's been floating around for years, but it sounds as though 2023 could be the year when it actually happens.

What isn't yet clear is how many iPhone 15 devices we'll get, or what they'll be called. The emphasis in terms of improvements is once again expected to be on the Pro models, and there has been speculation that Apple is working on a new super-powerful, super-expensive iPhone 15 Ultra handset.

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Huawei Says Business Back to Normal After Overcoming Several US Restrictions

Huawei says it posted its third straight quarter of growth, declaring a return to normalcy after overcoming a plethora of US restrictions this year. The company’s sales rose 7.2 percent to CNY 191 billion (roughly Rs. 2,27,820 crore) in the December quarter, according to Bloomberg’s calculations off annual figures, after carving out new income streams from areas s...

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Best flagship smartphones of 2022: Apple iPhone 14 Pro, Google Pixel 7 Pro and more

We look back at the year gone by and pick the best flagship smartphones across various budgets ranging from Rs 50,000 to infinity. Here’s the best of the best that 2022 had to offer in the smartphone segment.

Best flagship smartphones of 2022

Budget: I am too rich to bother

Apple iPhone 14 Pro/ Pro Max
No surprises here. If you have the money to splurge, the premium-most models from the latest iPhone 14 series are the ones to get. The Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are essentially the same phones in different sizes. By same we mean with identical processing hardware, storage, cameras, design and everything else except screen size and battery capacity. I personally like the Pro for its compact size, but if you prefer a larger screen, by all means go for the Max by paying a small 10K premium.

Both phones are powered by Apple’s A16 Bionic chip which is more powerful yet more energy efficient as compared to its predecessor. You have storage options ranging from 128 GB to 1 TB. You either get a 6.1-inch or 6.7-inch LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate and compliance with Dolby Vision. The displays are sharp courtesy of 460 PPI pixel density and can get up to 2000 nits bright. The outdated notch on top of the screen is finally replaced by a… let’s just call it Dynamic Island. Only Apple can make an aberration sound cool.

Photography department at the back is loaded starting with a 48MP primary camera with dual-pixel PDAF and sensor shift optical image stabilisation (OIS), a 12MP telephoto camera with OIS for up to 3X optical zoom and a 12MP ultra-wide camera with dual-pixel PDAF and 120-degrees FOV. Collectively they capture some great shots in different modes and lighting. As for video recording, the iPhone 14 Pro phones take the pole position with a capability of capturing extremely high quality and stabilised 4K footage up to 60 fps. You also get support for 10-bit HDR and Dolby Vision. We can go on, but you get the point, right?

Budget: Can we have something closer to a Lakh Rupees?

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G
Can we ever have a list of best flagship phones of the year without a Samsung? The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G is the new Samsung Galaxy Note; unofficially, of course. But what’s in the name when it has all the traits of the legendary Note series including the S Pen. Add to that a large 6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2x display with HDR10+ compliance and 120 Hz refresh rate. It is powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip and offers a generous 12 GB RAM and either 256 GB or 512 GB storage options.

The photography department here is even more packed than the iPhone 14 Pro phones, helmed by a 108MP camera with laser auto-focus and OIS. Giving it company are a couple of 10MP telephoto cameras with OIS, one with 3X optical zoom and the other with a periscope telephoto lens for 10X optical zoom. And lastly there’s a 12MP ultra-wide camera with dual-pixel PDAF. The cameras do a stellar job across the board. Though quite a large device, it is a one stop shop for most of your needs.

Budget: Is there something as awesome around Rs 75,000?

Google Pixel 7 Pro
Google’s current flagship smartphone can be purchased for Rs 74,999 using HDFC cards on Flipkart. But hey, we aren’t here to talk about deals. The Pixel 7 Pro walks into this list mainly for two reasons – the best Android experience on smartphones and the renowned Pixel cameras. The pure, unadulterated Android 13 OS on this device along with the Material You design language is fluid and free of bloatware. On top of that, you get useful utilities like object recognition using Google Lens or speech recognition/ voice typing, and let’s not forget some cool image editing tools like Magic Eraser.

The Google Pixel 7 Pro is great at photography courtesy of three cameras at the back. You get a 50MP primary camera with OIS, a 48MP telephoto camera with OIS for up to 5X optical zoom and a 12MP ultra-wide camera with auto-focus that doubles up as a macro camera too. They do a great job in different lighting and modes. The 10.8MP front camera does a neat job with selfies and can even click portrait shots.

If that wasn’t good enough, the phone sports a premium design and has IP68 rated ingress protection. The Pixel 7 Pro is powered by Google’s next-gen Tensor G2 processor and offers 12 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. It sports a 6.7-inch HDR10+ compliant QHD+ AMOLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate and 1500 nits peak brightness. Long story short, this Google flagship is a great all-round device, that’s also a lot more affordable than its two competitors above.

Budget: How about something closer to 60K?

iQOO 9 Pro 5G
The Vivo sub-brand has been in great form this year, and the iQOO 9 Pro 5G is arguably the best all-round phone priced around Rs 60,000 this year. Just like the S22 Ultra, this phone too is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, and you get up to 12 GB RAM and 256 GB internal storage. The phone has a lively 6.78-inch QHD+ HDR10+ compliant AMOLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate and the capability to display over a billion colour shades. 

The rear camera department here is quite versatile too. You get a 50MP primary camera with Gimbal OIS, accompanied by another 50MP ultra-wide camera with auto-focus and 150-degrees FOV. And lastly, there’s a 16MP telephoto camera with OIS for 2.5X optical zoom. Unlike the super-premium phones above, the iQOO 9 Pro is not hamstrung by slow charging. The bundled 120W fast charger claims to charge its 4700 mAh battery fully in just 20 minutes. The phone supports 50W fast wireless charging too.

Budget: Do we get good flagship phones around 50K too? 

Realme GT 2 Pro
Of course you do, and 2022 did present us with a great option in this budget. The Realme GT 2 Pro has features comparable to the more expensive OnePlus 10 Pro at a significantly lower price tag, which translates into great value for money. This phone too is powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and is accompanied by 8 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. The design is different and soothing, thanks to its paper-like biopolymer back. The battery life here is pretty good and the bundled 65W SuperDart charger juices up the 5000 mAh battery fully in just 37 minutes. 

Another striking feature of this phone is its 6.7-inch QHD+ 10-bit LTPO 2.0 AMOLED display with an adaptive refresh rate ranging between 1 to 120 Hz, up to 1400 nits brightness and HDR10+ compliance. The rear camera combination is quite interesting here with two 50MP cameras – the primary with OIS and an ultra-wide shooter with 150-degrees FOV. They do an excellent job in different modes and lighting. One interesting addition here is a 3MP micro camera that provides 20X to 40X magnification, which is quite unique. The 32MP front camera is good enough to impress the selfie crowd.

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Realme GT Neo 3T, Realme Narzo 50 Pro Receive Android 13-Based Realme UI 4.0 Update in India

Realme has pushed out the Realme UI 4.0 update based on Android 13 for Realme GT Neo 3T and Realme Narzo 50 Pro handsets in India. The new update has brought new aquamorphic design features, and is said to offer efficient performance. The Android 13 update on both the phones carries latest firmware version and security patches.

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New App Allows Users to Change System Font on iOS 16 Without Jailbreaking iPhone

Software developer Zhuowei Zhang has created an app that lets iPhone users change the system font on iOS without jailbreaking their device. He posted the link to the app on GitHub and invited other devs to contribute to it as well. The app he developed uses the CVE-2022-46689 security exploit to change the system font on iOS. It includes nine different fonts and also ...

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Google Chrome is making a crucial update to help keep you safe

A recent code change for Google Chrome has uncovered an updated feature that will see the popular web browser automatically preventing insecure downloads from HTTP sites.

Formerly the norm, many HTTP sites have since been updated to use HTTPS encryption in an effort to protect extensive data that we share about ourselves on the web.

Now the favored option, Google has already implemented a series of changes that see its users retrieving and sharing data more securely.

Chrome: HTTP and HTTPS

One such change is a recently-introduced “Always use secure connections” toggle that tells Chrome to upgrade any sites from an HTTP connection to HTTPS. Older sites that are HTTP-only also display a “Not Secure” warning in the address bar.

The code change spotted by 9To5Google indicates that the toggle will now warn users against downloading anything from an HTTP connection. Previously, Chrome users were notified when an HTTPS website downloaded a file in HTTP format, known as mixed content.

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In-keeping with the nature of a toggle button, it will serve mostly as a warning that full prevention, allowing users to continue to use the web as they need, which in some cases may still involve a less secure HTTP connection.

The update is unlikely to appear in Chrome 111, expected in March 2023, for testing, but could well be part of the company's next release  later in the year. 

Google’s commitment to its browser, be it security enhancements or other features like the recently announced memory and energy saver modes, is applauded among web users, to the point where it now accounts for two-thirds (66%) of all desktop browsers installed according to StatCounter. 

Microsoft Edge and Apple's Safari trail far behind in second and third place, representing around 11% and 10% of the desktop browser market respectively.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Tipped to Feature New Telephoto Sensor

Samsung could unveil Galaxy S24 series in 2024. A known tipster has tipped the camera details of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The company is expected to bring upgrades to the camera setup of next-generation flagship smartphones. However, the launch date of the Galaxy S23 series is not confirmed yet.

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TSMC Starts 3nm Chip Mass Production, Says Chip Offer More Power While Using Less Battery

Taiwanese tech giant TSMC said Thursday it had started mass production of its 3-nanometre chips, among the most advanced to come to market. Its 3nm-process chips are expected to have more processing power while using less power, boosting battery performance.

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Indian scam call centres looted over $10 billion in 11 months from US senior citizens this year

Data from the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI showed that US citizens have lost more than $10 billion to call centres running scams. These call centres operate as startups or fake customer service call centres and offer tech help to unsuspecting victims, who get scammed into sharing their personal details or worse, access to credit card or bank accounts.

Some of these scammers have even tried to get their hands dirty with romance-related phishing scams.

The data that the FBI released showed that of the $10.2 billion that was looted from American citizens, about $3 billion was done through call centres offering tech help over a VoIP call, and the rest through various other means. All this data was collected over the first 11 months of the year, and the FBI estimates that by the end of the calendar, year, the figure maybe as high as $12 billion. In just these 11 months, the figure saw an increase of 47 per cent, over last year’s $6.9 billion.

Reports state that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has appointed a permanent representative at the US embassy in New Delhi to collaborate closely with the CBI, Interpol, and Delhi Police to break up these phishing gangs and recover money sent via wire and digital currencies to scamming organisations based in India. The FBI is worried that Indian-based phishing gangs are scamming elderly Americans of their life savings.

According to the legal attache to the US embassy in India, Suhel Daud, most of these scam victims are senior citizens over the age of 60. Daud claims that although it is not now a national security threat for either India or the US, it nonetheless contributes significantly to harming our nation’s image. He said that the FBI is ready to close any gaps in the investigation by providing evidence to the local law enforcement agencies so they may bring charges against the implicated parties.

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Samsung Galaxy A34, Galaxy A54 Design Tipped Through Purported Case Renders

Samsung Galaxy A34 and Samsung Galaxy A54 are expected to be unveiled soon. Ahead of the official launch, purported case renders of the smartphones have surfaced online. They may come with a triple rear camera setup. They are seen featuring a waterdrop-style display.

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From self-driving cars, to bots that serve us ads, AI is everywhere and growing. Lawmakers need to step up

Whether the place that you live has self-driving cars or not, the fact is, if you access the internet in any way, you have come across something that is greatly influenced by AI. Starting from intelligent home appliances like refrigerators and vacuum cleaners to more complex applications such as driving a car, or selecting ads that would actually have some meaning to you, AI has become all-pervasive, and all-encompassing in this day and age.

While its proponents claim AI will revolutionise human experience, critics point out that the technology has the massive risk of handing over important choices to robots.

Lawmakers in Europe and North America, however, are still catching up to the advancements that AI has made in the last couple of years, and only starting to think of regulating it.

The AI Act, a piece of law intended to control the algorithm age, is expected to be approved by the European Union next year. A draft of an AI Bill of Rights was recently released in the United States, and legislation is also being considered in Canada. 

China’s use of AI has been totalitarian – their use of biometric data, facial recognition, and other technology to create a powerful system of control has loomed big in the discussions.

But even before AI can be regulated, it is pertinent that AI gets codified and defined, which, is a daunting task in itself. 

Suresh Venkatasubramanian, co-author of the AI Bill of Rights and professor at Brown University, has claimed that even trying to define what exactly AI is, will always end up to be “a mug’s game”. 

He said that the measure should cover any technology that harms people’s rights.

To that end, the European Union is striving to define the subject as broadly as possible, but has often run into issues. In its proposed law virtually every automated computer system is considered to be AI. This particular issue is caused by the shifts in the manner in which the term AI is used. 

For decades, AI or sentience basically described attempts to create machines that simulated human thinking. But funding largely dried up for this research, also known as symbolic AI, in the early 2000s.

With the rise of the Silicon Valley titans, AI was reborn as a catch-all label for their number-crunching programs and the algorithms they generated. Again, there was some processing, but not in a manner that would be similar to how humans think.

Nevertheless, this automation allowed them to target users with advertising and content, helping them to make hundreds of billions of dollars. This automation allowed them to target users with advertising and content, helping them to make hundreds of billions of dollars.

Both, the US, or the west, and EU have tried to be as broad as possible with their definitions about AI. However, this is where the similarities end, for the approach they have taken after this point, is as different as chalk and cheese.

The EU’s draft AI Act runs to more than 100 pages.Among its most eye-catching proposals are the complete prohibition of certain “high-risk” technologies — the kind of biometric surveillance tools used in China. It also drastically limits the use of AI tools by migration officials, police and judges.

The US’ AI Bill of Rights, on the other hand, is a brief set of principles framed in aspirational language, with exaltations like “you should be protected from unsafe or ineffective systems”.

The bill was issued by the White House and heavily relies on existing law. Experts reckon no dedicated AI legislation is likely in the United States until 2024 at the earliest because of the presidential elections. 

No matter what the approach is, what cannot be denied is the fact that regulation is needed, especially when you consider just how powerful certain language models, the AI behind chatbots and ChatGPT have become, and how well they are able to not only converse but also influence one’s decision making.

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The iPad mini 7 is rumored to be on the way – but might not arrive until 2024

What with the iPad mini 6 launching in September 2021, it would be reasonable to expect a follow-up appearing in September 2022 – but of course we haven't seen any such tablet, and the rumor is that we might not get one until early in 2024.

This comes courtesy of reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who reckons that the next small slate that Apple releases is going to start shipping by the end of 2023 or in the first half of 2024 (though it's not clear what that's dependent on).

Kuo goes on to say that the "main selling point" of the iPad mini 7 is going to be a new processor. The current model carries the A15 Bionic chipset that also appeared in the iPhone 13 series that Apple unveiled at the same time as the iPad mini 6.

Folding iPads

This iPad mini claim was actually preceded by another bit of crystal ball gazing by Kuo: he says that a foldable iPad is  "unlikely" to replace the iPad mini in 2025, a move that has been "previously predicted" in some quarters of the industry.

The analyst points out that a foldable iPad is going to cost substantially more than the iPad mini – the model on sale now goes for $449 / £479 / AU$749 and up – and that suggests that the future of the iPad mini is safe for the time being.

We've heard plenty of talk about a foldable iPhone in recent years, but less so about a foldable iPad. They might in fact be one and the same device: an iPhone-sized gadget when it's folded, and an iPad-sized tablet when the screen is opened out.

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Analysis: Apple evolves its product line

There's clearly one area where Apple lags behind Samsung at the moment: foldable devices. Apple doesn't have anything to match the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 or the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, and that's something of a problem.

Apple being Apple, it's not going to want to dive into the foldable device market until its sure that the technology has reached a satisfactory level – and we'd say that's definitely the case with the foldables on the market at the moment.

With that in mind, a prediction of 2025 for the launch of something foldable by Apple – whether it's marketed as an iPhone or an iPad – looks about right. We suspect the first Apple foldable will run iPadOS, so a folding iPad seems more likely right now.

Meanwhile the iPad mini lives on, apparently – at least for the time being. It doesn't appear to be one of Apple's top priorities (with no product refresh this year), but we imagine that there are still plenty of people out there who prefer the smaller form factor.

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China Pushes CBDC as ‘Good Luck’ Gifts Ahead of New Year Celebrations

The Chinese authorities have introduced a feature for existing CBDC users that would enable them to send money to their friends and family as ‘red packets’. China’s dedicated app for the e-CNY CBDC, will let users send red packet to one person at a time.

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Realme 9 5G Android 13-Based Realme UI 4.0 Beta Update Announced for Users in India

Realme has rolled out the Realme UI 4.0 beta update based on Android 13 for Realme 9 5G handsets in India. The update is currently under testing and the stable version will be brought soon with the new features and performance improvements. Users will have to enroll in a beta program to receive the update on their phones.

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Apple's Chinese arm under serious threat as production may get disrupted for months because of COVID

Apple’s Chinese business is under serious threat from a widespread outbreak of the Coronavirus. Experts claim that this time around, if the supply chain gets disrupted like it did the last time, the compounded effect will be so hard that it may months to get back to normal, if not years.

Apple has already suffered a massive setback this year, as their main production facility, Foxconn’s mega factory in Zhengzhou was engulfed in chaos, following a Covid-19 outbreak that started in October.

As the Chinese government reverses its zero-Covid policy, factories and workshops across China will potentially see massive worker shortages, as more and more get hospitalised or quarantined. 

Foxconn has already started reallocating resources to some of its smaller production facilities in China, whereas Apple is working with its component suppliers to reallocate resources to factories in other countries.

Apple already had to let go of their sales target that they had for the holiday season this year as the Chinese Foxconn factories were overwhelmed with the demand for the new iPhone 14 Pro and a few older models, which was only made worse because of the COVID outbreak and shortage of key components. Apple had about 20 per cent fewer iPhone 14 Pros to sell this holiday season than they had anticipated. All things considered, Apple had about 15 million fewer iPhones to sell this holiday season. 

The consensus among analysts is that company revenues this quarter will fall just below the record $123.9 billion it achieved over the same period last year, with net profits projected to tumble more than 8 per cent. This would be the first time in 14 quarters that Apple has failed to register growth.

A fifth of Apple’s revenue comes from sales in China, while more than 90 per cent of iPhones are assembled there. As a result, the risk to Apple’s revenue projection for 2023 has increased substantially, as projections have predicted that over 1 million Chinese people are at the risk of dying from COVID. 

Apple’s main rival Samsung exited China in 2019 and has diversified its assembly in at least four countries.

As a result of all this, Apple’s major suppliers and manufacturers, Foxconn, Pegatron and Wistron are turning to India, and hope to rapidly expand their operations in the country. A report by CyberMedia Research estimates that India assembles about 7-8 per cent of all iPhones being sold. Apple’s Taiwanese partners want this number to go up to 18 per cent by the end of 2024 and to 25 per cent by 2025.

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Google Pixel 7 Users Are Complaining of Rear Camera Glass Shattering

Google Pixel 7 users are complaining that the rear camera glass of their devices is randomly shattering. Google is yet to acknowledge the issue or announce a fix. Some users are worried that they might have to pay for repairs or get a new device.

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Apple ordered to pay $98 million in back taxes to Japan, set to be fined for improper declarations

Apple’s Japanese arm is being charged 13 billion yen ($98 million) in retro taxes for bulk sales of iPhones and a number of other Apple devices to foreign tourists that were incorrectly exempted from the consumption tax that is levied when customers buy and use the device in Japan, according to an article in The Nikkei, the world’s largest financial newspaper.

Citing unidentified sources, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday that bulk purchases of iPhones by foreign shoppers were discovered at some Apple stores with at least one transaction involving an individual buying hundreds of handsets at once.

Japan permits visitors who are staying for less than six months in the country to purchase goods without paying the 10 per cent consumption tax that is levied on all items. However, this exemption does not apply to purchases made with the intention of reselling them.

Nikkei reports that Apple Japan is said to have submitted an altered tax return to hide the fact that customers were buying iPhones and other Apple products in bulk, which were then being sent abroad. 

Apple has often been accused of playing across blurred lines in its pursuit of avoiding paying taxes and has often done things in a convoluted manner to show that its profits have been minimal. 

Apple may also be fined for the irregularities that led to the discovery of this massive tax evasion tactic. Although to the extent to which Apple may be fined, remains to be seen. In response to this latest tax liability that has been imposed on Apple, the company has stopped selling tax exempted goods in their stores, meaning that even genuine tourists who purchase devices from the story need to pay the 10 per cent consumption tax.

Apple’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Cook visited Japan earlier this month and announced that the company had invested more than $100 billion in its Japanese supply network over the last five years.

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There's another really good reason not to download pirated software

You might save a few dollars downloading pirated software, but you could also end up losing a lot more in the process, as researchers have discovered a cryptocurrency-targeting infostealer lurking among the cracks. 

Two separate cybersecurity firms - Flashpoint and Sekoia, uncovered a brand-new information-stealing malware dubbed “RisePro”. 

RisePro is being distributed through websites hosting pirated software, cracks, loaders, and similar illegal content, and infects endpoints through the PrivateLoader pay-per-install (PPI) malware distribution service.  

Stealing crypto account details

According to the researchers, RisePro carries many similarities to PrivateLoader, prompting the researchers to conclude that the malware distribution platform now has its own infostealer. What’s more, they discovered that it was most likely built on Vidar as a foundation, as it uses the same system of embedded DLL dependencies.

RisePro hunts for data from an extensive list of browsers, browser extensions, and cryptocurrency wallets, including Google Chrome, Firefox (and 30 other browsers), Authenticator, MetaMask, and Coinbase (and 26 other browser extensions). Furthermore,  it steals data from Discord, battle.net, Authy Desktop, and can scan filesystem folders for valuable data, for example holding credit card information.

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According to Flashpoint, criminals have already started selling RisePro logs with sensitive, personally identifiable data, on Russian dark web markets. Threat actors interested in buying either the logs, or the tool itself, can do so via Telegram, by interacting with the threat actors’ Telegram bot. 

The researchers describe PrivateLoader as a pay-per-install malware distribution service, often posing as a software crack, or a keygen. Up until today, PrivateLoader only distributed RedLine Stealer or Raccoon, both of which are very popular infostealers in the cybercrime community. 

The best way to protect against such threats is to refrain from downloading illegal content to begin with, and only download software from legitimate, verified sources. A strong antivirus solution is also advised.

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WhatsApp to Stop Working on Older iPhone, Android Phones from December 31: Report

WhatsApp will reportedly stop working on older iPhone models as well as Android phones. The changes will be applicable to as many as 49 smartphones starting from December 31. Users with older iPhone models will have to upgrade their handsets to iOS 12 while Android users will be required to move to Android OS 4.1 or later.

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WhatsApp Said to Be Testing Ability to Report Suspicious Status Update on Desktop Beta App

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature for the desktop app that will let users report a status update to the company for moderation reasons. WhatsApp currently provides the ability to report suspicious messages or spam messages to the company in order to stop the spread of spam and malicious content on the platform.

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Best phones under Rs 75,000 (Dec 2022): Google Pixel 7 Pro, Apple iPhone 13 to Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

If you are looking for a flagship phone with top-of-the-line cameras, ample processing power and storage under Rs 75,000, you have come to the right place. Given the generous budget, you get a lot of options to choose from, and the choice is indeed difficult. After a lot of deliberation, we have shortlisted five smartphones that we believe are the best under 75K this month. Take your pick.

Best phones to buy under Rs 75,000 in India

Google Pixel 7 Pro
While the Google flagship smartphone is officially priced at Rs 84,999 in India, it is possible to get it just under 75K. The Pixel 7 Pro is available on Amazon India for Rs 74,999. But given that Flipkart is the official retail partner, a better option would be to use a HDFC card on the platform and get an instant discount of 10K on the phone. The Pixel 7 Pro is powered by Google’s next-gen Tensor G2 processor and offers 12 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. It sports a 6.7-inch QHD+ AMOLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate and 1500 nits peak brightness. The HDR10+ compliant screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. 

The phone sports a premium design and has IP68 rated ingress protection. You get the best Android 13 experience around on this device, thanks to the purest version of Android with the Material You design language. As expected, the Google Pixel 7 Pro is great at photography courtesy of three cameras at the back. You get a 50MP primary camera with OIS, a 48MP telephoto camera with OIS for up to 5X optical zoom and a 12MP ultra-wide camera with auto-focus that doubles up as a macro camera too. They do a great job in different lighting and modes. The 10.8MP front camera won’t disappoint the selfie enthusiasts either.

Google Pixel 7 Pro price in India: Rs 74,999 for 12GB RAM/128GB storage

Apple iPhone 13
The Apple iPhone 13 may not be available at the price it was selling for in the festive sales this year, but it has seen a permanent price cut since the arrival of the iPhone 14 series. And frankly, there’s hardly any difference between the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 (non-Pro) models, so why spend extra on the latter? The 256 GB variant of the Apple iPhone 13 can be purchased under 70K. The phone feels great in hand due to its compact size, and is rugged with an IP68 rating for dust and fluid resistance. It launched with iOS 15, and is upgradable to iOS 16, with more OS updates to follow over the years. 

The Apple iPhone 13 has a  6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with a resolution of 2532 x 1170 pixels, and is compliant with HDR10 and Dolby Vision. At its core is Apple’s previous flagship A15 Bionic chip that powers even the iPhone 14. There are two 12MP cameras at the back with the primary lens offering optical image stabilisation, and the secondary capable of capturing ultra-wide shots. The performance in photography and videography is excellent, as one expects from all iPhones. 

Apple iPhone 13 price in India: Rs 69,990 for 256GB storage

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G
The 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage variant of the Samsung Galaxy S22 5G can be purchased for a little over 60K at the moment. Just like the iPhone 13, this phone too is quite compact and has IP68 rated dust and fluid resistance. The phone sports an aluminium frame and has Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ at the front and back. It has a 6.1-inch Full HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a peak brightness of 1300 nits, HDR10+ compliance and 120 Hz refresh rate. 

The Samsung Galaxy S22 5G is powered by Qualcomm’s flagship grade Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Photography department comprises three cameras at the back starting with a 50MP primary camera with dual pixel PDAF and OIS, a 12MP ultra-wide camera with Super Steady video support and a 10MP telephoto camera with OIS for 3X optical zoom. The camera performance is among the best in business currently, and it can record videos in 8K resolution. The phone runs Android 12 with Samsung’s One UI 4.1, and one can expect more OS updates periodically.

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G price in India: Rs 60,990 for 8GB RAM/256GB storage

iQOO 9 Pro 5G
Here’s another impressive offering, this time from the Vivo sub-brand. Just like the S22, the iQOO 9 Pro 5G is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, and you get either 8 GB or 12 GB RAM with 256 GB internal storage; the former offers better value given the 5K price difference. The phone has a sharp 6.78-inch HDR10+ compliant AMOLED display with 3200 x 1440 pixels resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate and the capability of displaying over a billion colour shades. The phone runs Android 12 with FunTouch OS 12. 

The rear camera department here is quite versatile too. You get a 50MP primary camera with Gimbal OIS, accompanied by another 50MP ultra-wide camera with auto-focus and 150-degrees FOV. And lastly, there’s a 16MP telephoto camera with OIS that facilitates 2.5X optical zoom. The 16MP front camera does a good job with selfies and video calls. The iQOO 9 Pro 5G’s 4700 mAh battery can last over a day of moderate use, and the bundled 120W fast charger claims to charge it fully in just 20 minutes. It supports 50W fast wireless charging too.

iQOO 9 Pro 5G price in India: Rs 59,990 for 8GB RAM/256GB storage; Rs 64,990 for 12GB RAM/256GB storage

Motorola Edge 30 Ultra
This phone from our sub-60K list can hold its own in this budget too, courtesy of its powerful hardware and impressive feature list. The Motorola Edge 30 Ultra is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip and is accompanied by 12 GB RAM and 256 GB internal storage. You get a 6.67-inch Full HD+ 10-bit P-OLED display with a 144 Hz refresh rate and 1250 nits peak brightness. The HDR10+ compliant display is protected against scratches by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The phone runs Android 12, and like all Motorola phones, you get a near-stock user interface. Expect an Android 13 update soon.

Other than the processing muscle, the camera department is quite potent here. You get a 200MP primary camera with OIS, a 50MP ultra-wide shooter and a 12MP telephoto camera for 2X optical zoom. Thus, you have all the key bases covered as you would expect from a flagship phone. And there’s more! You also get a 60MP front camera to appeal to the selfie crowd. The Motorola Edge 30 Ultra’s 4610 mAh battery keeps it powered for over a day of moderate use, and supports 125 Watts wired and 50 Watts wireless fast charging. 

Motorola Edge 30 Ultra price in India: Rs 59,999 for 12GB RAM/256GB storage

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Honor Band 7 With 1.47-Inch AMOLED Display, Blood Oxygen Monitoring Launched: Price, Specifications

Honor has launched its latest fitness tracker, the Honor Band 7. It features a 1.47-inch AMOLED display and includes tracking for over 96 different sports modes. The Honor Band 7 also includes blood oxygen monitoring, heart rate, and sleep trackers. The fitness band is up for pre-order in China right now and is expected to go on sale starting January 6.

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Realme 10 Teased to Launch in India Soon: Expected Price, Specifications

Realme 10 will be launched soon in India. Realme has also set up an event page for the device on its India website. There is no launch date yet but the event page says it is coming soon. The Realme 10 was unveiled in select global markets last month. It has a dual rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel primary sensor.

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Indian DeFi-Enthusiasts Call FTX Collapse ‘Good on Macro Level’, Here’s Why

As per Indian Web3 builders, this FTX collapse, despite its severity, must be seen as a ‘blessing in disguise’. With several crypto exchanges conducting audits and publishing proofs-of-reserves for their users, industry leaders believe that the crypto community is stepping into the next year with more transparency than we began 2022.

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Welcome to TechRadar’s PC Gaming Week 2022

2022 is almost over, but we've got just enough time left to squeeze in one of our favorite annual events: the TechRadar PC Gaming Week.

PC is still - for us, anyway - the single best place to play games. A vast breadth of titles ranging from giant triple-A games to obscure indie gems makes PC the definitive platform, whether you're playing on a powerhouse rig or a clapped-out old laptop - or, if you're lucky, Valve's awesome Steam Deck handheld.

With some major releases in the graphics card and processor departments this year, PC gaming is in a strong place hardware-wise. What about the games themselves, though? We've been poring over all sorts of gaming-related pitches this year, and we're pleased to bring in a wealth of fresh writing talent for your reading pleasure. Scroll on down to find all the PC Gaming Week 2022 articles - we'll keep adding more as they're published throughout the week, so check back in right here tomorrow!

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5 PC Games to Play After Finishing Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

If you haven't already watched Netflix's animated adaptation of the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, stop reading this and go do that right now. We're serious. No, you don't need to have played CD Projekt Red's recent game, although the series is an excellent companion to that title.

Edgerunners portrays a dark yet bombastic vision of an technological urban future, and these five games perfectly encapsulate the sci-fi leanings of both the show and the original Cyberpunk tabletop game.

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The best PC games

PC Gaming Week wouldn't be complete without our definitive rundown of the very best PC games you can play right now.

From the top single-player titles, to hectic multiplayer madness, we selected what we think are the best PC games in 2022. Each one has been thoroughly played by us, and they all prove why PC is the best gaming platform. 

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The best gaming laptops

What good is having all the best PC games if you don't have anything to play them on? With TechRadar's carefully curated ranking of all the best gaming laptops on the market right now, you'll be able to nab a great deal on a powerhouse gaming rig in no time at all.

From the sensibly-priced Asus TUF Dash F15 to the high-end Alienware x15 R2 and Corsair's new laptop, the uniquely designed Voyager a1600, there's something for everyone on our list. Go check it out!

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The best PC gaming headsets

Being huge fans of PC gaming, we test every end of the hardware experience, even the vast PC gaming audio market. We particularly enjoy the immersion of a good gaming headset.

Since we figure at least some of you share the same desire for excellent audio from our PC games, we included our comprehensive list of the best PC gaming headsets we tested in 2022.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 FE With 108-Megapixel Main Camera Tipped to Launch in 2023

The Samsung Galaxy S22 FE could be in the works. The handset is expected to replace the Galaxy A74 and launch after the debut of the Galaxy S23 series.

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Redmi Watch 3 With 1.75-Inch Display to Launch Alongside Redmi Band 2, Redmi Buds 4 Lite: All Details

Redmi has confirmed the launch date for the Redmi Watch 3, the Redmi Band 2, and the Redmi Buds 4 Lite. The devices are set to be revealed alongside the Redmi K60 series at the company’s New Year conference on December 27. The Redmi Watch 3 is confirmed to feature a 1.75-inch AMOLED display, while the Band 2 will sport a 1.47-inch screen.

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The 10 Best Web Series and TV Shows of 2022

The 10 best web series and TV shows of 2022, according to Gadgets 360’s chief entertainment critic Akhil Arora, are Better Call Saul season 6, Star Wars: Andor, My Brilliant Friend season 3, Pachinko, Severance, The Bear, Hacks season 2, House of the Dragon, Derry Girls season 3, and Irma Vep. You can watch these TV series on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, HBO Max, and A...

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Windows 11 Notepad Tabs Feature Leaked by Microsoft Employee: Report

Microsoft may roll out the Tabs feature for the Windows 11 Notepad app in early 2023, as per a report. While the feature is still in early testing within the company, a Microsoft employee has been said to have accidentally dropped an image of the same on Twitter. Though the tweet was deleted, a few of the news websites had already spotted it.

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Redmi Note 12 5G to Get Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC, Note 12 Pro Speed Edition Launch Date Confirmed

Redmi Note 12 5G will go official in India on January 5 through Amazon. The e-commerce website has created a dedicated landing page on its website to tease the arrival of the smartphone. It is confirmed to pack Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC. Additionally, Xiaomi has confirmed to launch Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition on December 27 in China.

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OnePlus 11 Alleged Live Images Leaked Online Ahead of January 4 Launch: Report

Alleged live images of the OnePlus 11 have leaked ahead of its January 4 launch in China. The handset has been officially teased to get black and green colour variants. OnePlus 11 is set to launch in China on January 4 and will arrive in India on February 7.

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Redmi K60 Pro to Get 54-Megapixel Rear Camera, Standard Variant Design Teased: All Details

Redmi has teased a new blue colour variant with leather back design for the upcoming Redmi K60. In its Christmas post on Weibo, the company shared images of the ‘Plain Leather, Sunny Blue’ variant on the vanilla Redmi K60. Redmi also teased a black colour variant with a glass back design in a different post. Meanwhile, the Redmi K60 Pro is teased to feature a 54-m...

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Honor X7a to Get 6.7-Inch HD+ Display, More Specifications, Design Surface: Report

The complete specifications of the Honor X7a have been leaked. The upcoming smartphone is said to get a 6.7-inch HD+ LCD display. It is tipped to be equipped with a MediaTek Helio G37 SoC. Furthermore, tipster OnLeaks has shared alleged design renders of the handset.

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Samsung Galaxy F23 Receiving Android 13-Based One UI 5.0 Update in India: Report

Samsung has reportedly rolled out the One UI 5.0 update based on Android 13 for Galaxy F23 handsets in India. The update is said to come with new features along with Samsung's customized One UI 5.0 skin, as well as performance improvements and the November 2022 security patch. It is also reportedly listed in Samsung’s quarterly update schedule.

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Google's Anti-Competitive Activities Harm Indian Consumers, Economy: MapMyIndia CEO

Google's anti-competitive activities are harming Indian consumers and the economy by stifling "swadeshi" (indigenous) competitors, a top official of home-grown navigation firm MapMyIndia said. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October slapped a steep penalty of Rs. 1,337.76 crore on internet giant Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets...

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Twitter Restores Suicide Prevention Hotline, Other Safety Features for Users

Twitter has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal. Reuters reported on Friday that the feature was taken down a few days ago, citing two people familiar with the matter, who said the removal was ...

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Exclusive: Lots of us use password managers, but we still don't really trust them

With most of us amassing digital accounts all the time, password managers are a useful tool to help take the hassle out of keeping track of every single login and password we have.  

In an exclusive survey of a thousand people, TechRadar Pro found that three-quarters of users have at least one password manager to store our credentials, yet most do not seem overly confident in their abilities to keep these details safe.

A third of those surveyed used a combination of a dedicated manager and one integrated with their browser, while another third used just one of the two. A little over a tenth used two dedicated password managers, and a quarter didn't use any manager at all.

Trust issues

When asked to score their trust in the security of password managers, the results were less than impressive. Six out of ten was the most common score, chosen by 144 people, closely followed by five and seven, chosen by 140 and 136 people respectively.

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Perhaps these middling figures can be explained by the recent stories of prominent password managers being hacked, or maybe people are worried about the various privacy issues surrounding behemoths like Apple and Google, both of whom make it hard to resist using their respective proprietary mangers, if you happen to use any of their devices and/ or browsers. 

The results may also reflect the conflicted attitudes people have towards such companies. On the one hand, people may believe that tech giants must be keeping our passwords safe - aside from having the resources to maintain a strong security posture, it would be catastrophic PR for them to have some kind of major breach, given how much they have to lose. 

But on the other, there is plenty of mistrust around how such corporations do business, with the aforementioned privacy issues a real cause for concern for many.

However, analyzing the rest of the scores, more people did pick a rating between eight and ten than one and three - 284 to 215. Also, 110 gave these utilities a perfect ten, and 97 one out of ten.

Splitting the results down the middle, just under half of all respondents (43.6%) rated the trustworthiness of password managers between one and five, and just over half (54.6%) between six and ten.

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The results also contradict a previous survey we conducted, where most respondents said they didn't use a password manager. Another survey we conducted also found that most people don't use password generators either - which are integrated with virtually all password managers, but there are standalone versions too. 

These two facts combined perhaps explain why so many people form bad password habits. In fact, there have been various reports on the state of passwords globally, and pretty much all of them arrive at the same conclusion - we need to do better with them.

However, this may be a moot point, given that passwordless systems are increasing in prominence, set to be the new technology securing our digital world. These include biometric systems - such as facial recognition and fingerprint scanners - passkeys and single sign on (SSO) technologies, which are available in many identity management software. 

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Samsung Galaxy S23 signature colors and new release date leak out

The Samsung Galaxy S23 family of phones isn't expected to show up until February, but we've already heard plenty of rumors and leaks about these devices – and the latest information to reach us concerns the 'signature colors' of the handsets.

This is according to SamMobile, which has a good track record of getting details about Samsung products in advance. These signature colors are so called because they're the ones predominantly used in marketing and promotional material.

For the standard Galaxy S23 it's apparently going to be green, for the Galaxy S23 Plus it's going to be light gold/pink gold, and for the Galaxy S23 Ultra you can expect pink. Several other color options will be available on all three handsets too.

Launch date rumors

In a separate leak from well-known tipster Ice Universe, the launch date for the Galaxy S23 has been set as February 1 – that's a Wednesday. Follow-up tweets suggest that for "most of the world" we're looking at February 2, however.

Samsung is based in South Korea, which is way ahead of Europe and the US in terms of time zones. Add all of that up together, and a Galaxy Unpacked event that's in the evening on February 1 in South Korea would make the most sense.

There have been conflicting reports on this launch date: other sources said that later in February was more likely, although it's possible that this later date refers to when the phones will go on sale rather than when they're initially unveiled.

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Analysis: same design, better internals

Nothing we've heard about the Samsung Galaxy S23 is certain until Samsung unveils the actual devices – but taking all the rumors together, it doesn't seem as though a whole lot is changing when it comes to the 2023 upgrades over the 2022 handsets, at least when it comes to the phone aesthetics.

We've already seen dummy units showing off the Galaxy S23, the Galaxy S23 Plus and the Galaxy S23 Ultra, and the designs and setup look very much like the phones that came before them. However, the standard and Plus models might well be borrowing the extruded camera look of the Ultra.

We will see improvements on the inside: upgraded Snapdragon and possibly Exynos chips are going to be powering the Galaxy S23 series, so everything should be running more smoothly than ever. On the software side, the phones are probably going to come with the latest edition of Android.

One area where the Samsung Galaxy S23 might follow the iPhone 14 is in the area of satellite connectivity, giving users an emergency backup if Wi-Fi and cellular links aren't available. When it comes to the rear cameras, meanwhile, we should see photos and videos that are better than ever.

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Exclusive: most social media users encounter scams on a weekly basis at least

Social media users are becoming ever more adept at spotting scams, but many still need to remain alert, an exclusive TechRadar Pro study has found.

Firstly, respondents were asked what social media platforms they used. Facebook came out on top with just under 80% being active on the networking site. Instagram was next with 68.1%, and Tiktok and Twitter were closely contested for third place with just under 50% apiece using them (49.8% and 47.5% respectively). 

LinkedIn and WhatsApp rounded out the last two of the mainstream platforms, with 35.8% and 33.4% respectively. 6.6% said they used other social media platforms to these, with 3.7% using none at all.

Scam spotting

The results for how often scams were encountered on social media platforms were pretty evenly split. Just over a third came across them once a day, and just over a quarter said once a week. Only 15% said once a month, and under a third said less than a month.

Scams on social media platforms have been on the rise since the pandemic, reaching a peak in 2021, and remaining prominent this year as well. Unsurprisingly, prime sales periods, such as Black Friday and the festive season, often see an increase in the perpetration of scams. 

Thankfully, most felt confident or very confident - 30.9% and 34.4% respectively - that they could identify them. A quarter said they were a little bit, and only 10% said they were not very.

That confidence may be misplaced, however, given that other reports have shown a fair amount of users fall for popular scams on social media, such as phishing campaigns and fake gift card offers. 

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Cryptocurrency scams have also been growing in popularity in recent years on social media. Ads for fake exchanges will promote 'investment opportunities', with the promise of increasing a victim's wallet substantially. Some have even used videos of Elon Musk discussing crypto to lure people in. 

There are numerous ways to spot social media scams, though. One telltale sign is that if a deal looks too good to be true, then it probably is. Another is to check the address of any links before clicking them, to make sure they actually take you to the official site of the company in question. 

Checking that a website looks professional and is free from any glaring spelling mistakes and grammatical errors is also key to spotting fake websites.

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Moto E13 Alleged Render Leak Suggests Plastic Frame, Single Rear Camera: Report

Moto E13 smartphone from Motorola has reportedly been subjected to an alleged render leak that seems to suggest the basic design, and form of the upcoming entry-level smartphone from Motorola. The render, accessed by Mysmartprice, seems to suggest that the Moto E14 will come in a beige colour option. Meanwhile, the rear frame is seen as slightly curved, while the disp...

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Google's Pixel phone plans for 2023 and beyond have leaked

Google's most recent flagship phones are the Google Pixel 7 and the Google Pixel 7 Pro, but a leaked roadmap gives us an idea of the tech giant's Pixel plans for the next few years – all the way up to 2025. We're going to be seeing foldable phones, spec upgrades, and plenty more besides, it seems.

This intriguing look into the future comes courtesy of Android Authority, though bear in mind that this is in no way official, and it's not beyond the realms of possibility that Google will change its plans even if this report is currently accurate. Even the source itself says that the roadmap isn't set in stone.

With those caveats out of the way, we can dive in. Around Google IO 2023 time in April or May we are apparently getting the Google Pixel Fold (priced at $1,799, which is roughly £1,495 or AU$2,675) and the Google Pixel 7a (apparently price matched to this year's Google Pixel 6a at $449 / £399 / AU$749).

Up to 2025

Further out we'll have the Google Pixel 8 and the Google Pixel 8 Pro later in 2023. This roadmap suggests the Pixel 8 will be smaller than its direct predecessor, though the Pro model is said to match the Google Pixel 7 Pro in terms of dimensions and display size. Both phones are reportedly going to be powered by the Tensor G3.

The year 2024 will apparently bring three Pixel 9 models running the Tensor G4, with two Pro editions: the existing 6.7-inch size and a new 6.3-inch size (to more closely match the Apple iPhone series). However, the launch of the Google Pixel 8a is dependent on Pixel 7a sales – Google might switch to a two-year cycle for the mid-range handset.

That takes us all the way to 2025, and here the planning is more fluid – a lot depends on how sales of the 2023 and 2024 phones go. Google might launch a clamshell foldable to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series, the report says, it might expand the Pixel 10 range to four phones, and it might launch a Google Pixel Fold 2.

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Analysis: following Apple and Samsung

As Android Authority also points out while reporting on its scoop, Google is clearly looking to follow the lead set by Apple and Samsung – the two phone makers that dominate sales in the US. By 2025 Google could have two foldables (like Samsung) and four flagship phone models (like Apple).

Switching the Pixel A series phones to a launch every other year would match Apple as well – it's what's been happening with the iPhone SE. When power and performance aren't quite so important, upgrades aren't quite as urgent, and changing the cycle might help Google in sticking to a fixed price point on these phones.

What remains to be seen is whether or not ramping up its Pixel efforts leads to more hardware sales for Google. It's been working hard to build out its ecosystem of devices – we've had the Pixel Watch launch this year, and next year we're getting the Pixel Tablet, giving consumers more pieces of hardware that work seamlessly together.

Meanwhile the main selling points of the Pixel phones have remained the same for years: excellent photos and videos, and a clean and constantly updated version of Android. However, in the US at least, Google still needs to do something about people's dependence on iMessage to get substantial numbers of users to switch.

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