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Even with a $3,000 price tag, Apple is set to wow with its VR-AR headset

This mixed reality headset will be significantly more expensive than anything Meta, the market leader in the VR headset space. It will also be much more potent.

Sony can’t ride long on PlayStation success. Must think beyond Project Q, in to the cloud

Predicted to retail around $200, Project Q is more affordable than Logitech's G-Cloud, which is priced around $349 and requires a smartphone.

Not Redmi, OnePlus and Samsung new masters of budget smartphone segment

In terms of software, OnePlus' Oxygen OS offers the cleanest experience, closely followed by Vivo and Samsung.

Pixel 7a to Pixel Tab—Google hardware has arrived. But it still hasn’t got India market right

Google I/O 2023 showed the company’s efforts to transition Pixel from a quirky product line to something more mainstream. But it's still about five years behind Apple.

Google I/O shows search giant is feeling competition. Age of generative AI now more exciting

Google's generative AI chatbot Bard received a lukewarm response. But this shouldn’t be seen as a negative point; it served as a wake-up call for the 800-pound gorilla.

The OnePlus Pad can revive Android’s affordable tablet ecosystem. Now Google must catch up

At just 6.6mm, the OnePlus pad is a svelte device with a bigger screen than the 11-inch iPad Pro;11.6 inches with an impressive 144-hertz refresh rate.

Vivo is the new Xiaomi of Indian smartphone market

Vivo is the brand that has made most improvements, filling the void left by Huawei and its sub-brand Honor after they were crippled by US sanctions.

Apple has outdone itself with its Delhi, Mumbai stores

In a bid to make the entire experience more interactive, the stores will host ‘Today At Apple’ sessions — led by real creators, not marketing and sales executives.

Where Xiaomi falls short of becoming consumer electronics giant

Xiaomi's products have lost their Midas touch. They seem like remixed iterations of older products and barely move the needle in terms of breaking new ground.

How an obscure Chinese smartphone maker has reduced the price of foldables by 50%

Demand for foldable phones could increase if there are more phones like the newly launched Tecno Phantom V Fold. At Rs 88,888, it costs almost half as much as Galaxy Z Fold 4.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.