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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
Meta has announced the launch of a dedicated WhatsApp app for the iPad — a long-requested feature. The new app, released globally on Wednesday via the Apple App Store, offers the same functionality as the iPhone version of WhatsApp. With the new iPad app, users can make video and audio calls with up to 32 people, share their screen, and switch between the front and rear cameras. Until now, using WhatsApp on an iPad required accessing the web version through a browser.
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1 week ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
‘A pair of smart glasses similar to Meta’s’Apple’s first smart glasses may not be too different from Meta’s Ray-Bans — lightweight smart glasses equipped with a camera, based on a report from Bloomberg. This suggests that, for its debut in the category, Apple is taking a similar approach to Meta, which has successfully convinced consumers that smart glasses aren’t just a gimmick with no practical use.
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2 weeks ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
When you enter the newly opened Lego store in Gurugram—the toymaker’s first in India—you will find that its iconic brick-like toys are not reserved for kids alone. Adults, too, are avid collectors of the Danish company’s colourful building-block sets, and Lego is counting on them for future growth.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Anuj Bhatia
4 hours agoTerrifying Footage Captures Plane Hitting a Series of Natural DisastersPassengers on a flight in India from New Delhi to Srinagar encountered turbulence and hail in a scary storm.
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3 weeks ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
The title may have given it all away—or at least a hint—about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. It’s a new Galaxy smartphone, and while it may share the same form factor as other phones, something felt different when I first got a sneak peek at the Galaxy S25 Edge in San Jose during the Unpacked event earlier this year. I still remember how we journalists rushed into the demo zone to get a first look at the device, only to be disappointed by the no-touch policy.
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3 weeks ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
Magnifier for Mac connects to the user’s camera—whether it’s an iPhone using Continuity Camera or a USB camera—allowing them to zoom in on anything and view it on the Mac’s larger display. The feature could be a game-changer for people with visual impairments. Meanwhile, Apple is adding a new section in the product pages of apps and games that will highlight accessibility features, making it easy for users if the app or games have accessibility features before you download them.
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3 weeks ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
Google has announced the latest versions of Android and Wear OS, both receiving a fresh coat of paint that makes the user interface more personal, glanceable, and user-friendly, a few days ahead of its high-profile annual developer conference. At the separate virtual Android event, Google gave an early first look at Android 16 and Wear OS 6, coming to select devices later this year. The updates introduce the biggest changes to the user interface in years.
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3 weeks ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
Truth be told, Facebook is no longer used by the cool, trendy younger demographic, the iPhone feels mature, the pace of innovation has slowed, and Google Search is in decline while AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google’s own Gemini continue to grow. ‘Incumbents have a hard time’Eddy Cue, Senior Vice President, Services, Apple, said last week that the iPhone could follow the same path as the iPod within the next 10 years.
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1 month ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
Nintendo on Thursday said it would sell 15 million units of the Switch 2 console in the current financial year, but the outlook may seem conservative, likely due to unpredictability of US tariffs that could impact its bottom line. This is the first time Nintendo has publicly forecast how many units of the Switch 2 it plans to sell. The Switch 2, the successor to the Switch—the third best-selling console in history—will hit the market on June 5.
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1 month ago | 
indianexpress.com | Anuj Bhatia
“When you go to a movie theater and you are sitting there, there are speakers all around the hall—some placed horizontally and even some above your head to create that height effect—and there are dedicated subwoofers.” Sara Lincoln, the Principal Product Manager at Sonos Global, adds: “So the question, when we are designing our home theater products, is: how do we recreate that experience with just one soundbar, or even with a soundbar and a subwoofer?” Lincoln, who has been with the...
