Qualcomm Braces for Slowdown in Smartphone Demand to Hit Its Chip Business

Qualcomm plans to expand the use of Snapdragon platforms for future premium Samsung Galaxy products. Qualcomm forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates on Wednesday, bracing for difficult economic conditions and a slowdown in smartphone demand that could hit its mainstay handset chips business. The chip designer still surpassed expectations for adjusted revenue in the third quarter. Qualcomm’s forecast comes at a time...

Oppenheimer Trailer: Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Is About the Man Who Moved the Earth

Oppenheimer teaser trailer, previously exclusive to cinemas, is now online. Oppenheimer trailer is here. On Thursday, Universal Pictures unveiled the first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s next movie in a livestream loop across all its major social media channels — YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, et cetera. This is the same Oppenheimer trailer that is playing in front of theatrical screenings of Jordan Peele’s sci-fi...

Boult Audio Omega TWS Earbuds With 32 Hours of Battery Life Launched in India: Details

Boult Audio Omega TWS earbuds price in India is set at Rs. 2,499. Boult Audio Omega truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds were launched in India on Thursday. The earbuds from Boult Audio offer features such as active noise cancellation (ANC), environmental noise cancellation (ENC), and include a gaming mode and support for equaliser presets. The company claims a play time...

Kerala to Launch E-Taxi Service From Next Month as an Alternative to Corporate Online Cabs

Kerala Savari, the online taxi hiring service, is claimed to be safe for children and women to use. The Kerala government is all set to come up with an alternative to the popular corporate online cab service by launching its own e-taxi service from next month, considered to be the first such initiative by any state government in the country....

Tata Motors Announces Sixth Straight Quarterly Loss Amid Chip Shortage, Inflation

Tata Motors sold 9,300 electric vehicles in the quarter, four times as many as in the same quarter last year. India’s Tata Motors announced its sixth straight quarter of losses Wednesday as inflation, Covid lockdowns in China and chip shortages hurt sales volumes at British subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Net losses for the Mumbai-headquartered automaker widened to Rs. 50.07...

iQoo 9T 5G Price in India, Launch Offers Revealed Ahead of August 2 Launch: All Details

iQoo 9T 5G is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. iQoo 9T 5G is set to launch in India on August 2 at 12:30 pm. The handset is confirmed to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC paired with the Vivo V1+ imaging chip. It sports an E5 AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 90Hz...

NFT Trading Volumes Hit New Lows Across Major Marketplaces Including OpenSea

NFTs have not escaped the crypto bear market, trading data shows. Interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) saw a massive surge throughout the summer of 2021. After a year, the NFT market’s trading volume has plummeted. Due to the lowest trading volumes in a year and the growing epidemic of NFT hacks, interest in NFTs has decreased along with the overall...

Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ Upgrade Gears Up for Final Testnet Check Starting August 4, Details Here

Once complete, the Merge upgrade will slash Ethereum blockchain’s power requirements by 99.95 percent. After passing through rigorous devnets, shadow forks, and other kinds of tech tests, Ethereum’s eco-friendly upgrade is finally close to its roll-out. Called the ‘Merge’, this network will transition on the final testnet, Goerli. The testing, which begins on August 4, will go through more tech...

SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Internet Service May Soon be Accessible by Phones, US FCC Filing Hints

SpaceX has sought the US FCC nod in using a 2GHz spectrum for mobile satellite service. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation may provide high-speed Internet to mobile phones in near future, as suggested by a report. The Elon Musk-founded company has filed an application to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking permission to use the 2GHz spectrum to provide “mobile...

Moto X30 Pro Confirmed to Be the World’s First Smartphone With a 200-Megapixel Camera: Details

Moto X30 Pro will also come with a 125W GaN fast charging support. Moto X30 Pro, which will launch in China on August 2, is confirmed to feature a 200-megapixel main camera, according to the Chinese company’s recent post. The flagship handset from Moto is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor and will come with...