MIUI 14 rollout schedule announced for Poco devices in India

Earlier this week, Xiaomi shared a list of smartphones eligible for the MIUI 14 upgrade. Now its sub-brand Poco has announced the MIUI 14 rollout schedule for its devices in India. The list consists of 10 smartphones, including the Poco X5 Pro, which runs Android 12-based MIUI 14 out of the box, but the timeline shared by Poco is for MIUI 14 based on Android 13. Poco X5 Pro The list also includes the Poco F4, which received Android 13-based MIUI 14 in India with Reliance Jio 5G support, but it was only seeded for the beta users. The stable update for the Poco F4 will be rolled out in...

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Xiaomi Smart Band 8 gets certified with two detachable straps

Xiaomi certified Smart Band 8 at NRRA Korea, and the listing came with photos, revealing key details about the wearable. The images reveal the device itself will stick to the pill-shaped design, but for the first time, the strap will be a two-piece instead of one rubber loop. Xiaomi Smart Band 8 This isn’t the first time Xiaomi has implemented this solution in its wearables - the Redmi Watch 3 and the Smart Band 7 Pro also had two-piece straps that needed a small attaching mechanism. However, this is the first time the most affordable band of the company is getting the new...

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TikTok sets a 60-minute daily screen limit for users under 18

The social platform TikTok announced new features for teens and families, including a 60-minute daily screen limit for all users under 18 years old. It will be automatically set to every account for one hour, but users will be able to opt-out and set their own limits. The app will also add more screen time management features, including a reminder for users that turned off the 60-minute limit but spend more than 100 minutes. Parents will be able to control it, as well as add a passcode and extend this period to 30 minutes at a time. The team consulted the current academic research...

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More Samsung Galaxy A54, Galaxy A34 specs leak alongside colorful renders

Specs and renders of the Samsung Galaxy A54 and Samsung Galaxy A34 appeared last month, and today some of them re-emerged, this time with spicy new details worth exploring. Previous leaks suggested the A34 will have a Dimensity 1080 chip and 8GB RAM, but WinFuture claims we should expect a Mediatek MT6877V chip with 2.2 GHz speeds, which could be Dimensity 900, 920 or 1080 with underclocked CPU. The website also stated Europe will get 6/128GB and 6/256GB memory versions. Samsung Galaxy A54 and A34 will have only camera bumps The upcoming midrangers will stick to the new design...

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OpenAI announces ChatGPT API, Snapchat, Instacart and others already using it

Microsoft is a big proponent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT product and has already embedded it in Bing and Edge as well as Skype. The most recent update to Windows 11 brings ChatGPT to the search box in the OS’ task bar too. This is only the beginning – OpenAI just announced that ChatGPT and Whisper are available to developers through its APIs. After some extensive optimizations, using ChatGPT costs 90% less than it did in December. This means that the gtp-3.5-turbo model (which powers the ChatGPT you may have used) now costs $0.002 per 1,000 tokens. To put it another way, you can get 500K tokens...

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Motorola Moto G73 launching in India next week

The Motorola Moto G73 which originally launched back in January is set to debut in India on March 10. The company shared a teaser poster for the India launch of the device, which confirms the launch date. Moto G73 India launch poster Moto G73 features a 6.5-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The device is equipped with MediaTek’s Dimensity 930 chipset alongside 8GB RAM and 256GB storage which is also expandable. The phone also features a 50MP primary cam as well as an 8MP ultrawide unit while the selfie cam is 16MP. Moto G73 in Midnight Blue and...

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OnePlus Ace 2V details emerge: 6.74” AMOLED and 16GB RAM

The OnePlus Ace 2V is arriving on March 7 with Dimensity 9000 chipset, and today we learned more specs of the phone. The President of OnePlus China, Louis Li, shared details about the screen and memory, while claiming it will be better-looking and easier to handle than its rivals. The Ace 2V will have a 6.74” 10-bit AMOLED screen with 2772 x 1240 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1,450 nits brightness. More importantly, it will lack plastic borders around the bezel, bringing the weight down and allowing for better aesthetics of the panel and edges. OnePlus Ace...

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