Author: Punit Panchal

New Delhi: Oil prices went up again on Monday. The problem is only more skirmishes between the U.S. and Iran. The military ships of both sides have been targeting ships in the waters near the Strait of Hormuz and in the area around it. The brawling is causing concern that Middle East oil supplies may remain disrupted for an extended period of time. The region’s major benchmark for oil, Brent crude, ticked up by nearly a half percent to $96.80 a barrel by late Monday. U.S. crude oil, referred to as West Texas Intermediate, advanced by some 0.72 percent to…

New Delhi: Lenovo has announced 3 new Lenovo laptops at the Lenovo Innovation World 2026. The new models are the IdeaPad Vibe, the ThinkBook 14 Gen 9 and the ThinkBook 14x Gen 2. There is a specific type of user for each laptop, from student to office worker. IdeaPad Vibe IdeaPad Vibe is available in 2 sizes: 14-inch and 15-inch. It comes in a Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chip and AMD’s Ryzen AI 400 chip. These Snapdragon and AMD models going to offer up to 24GB and 32GB of memory, respectively. The body of this laptop is metal and its weight…

New Delhi: Huawei has just provided further information regarding the Kirin chip it plans to use in its next flagship smartphone, and the figures are impressive. Its new processor, called “LogicFolding,” is expected to consume significantly less power while performing at a much quicker pace than the previous incarnation, the company says. Unlike most processors which are laid flat, LogicFolding uses two silicon wafers, stacked one on top of the other, face to face. This allows for much shorter traveling distances within the chip. Less energy lost on shorter paths means that the battery life and temperature control will see…

New Delhi: Sony has given fans their first look at two brand new PlayStation controllers made just for Grand Theft Auto VI. It was made at a State of Play event and gamers are keen for them. The two controllers will be known as the DualSense Wireless Controller Grand Theft Auto VI Black Limited Edition and the DualSense Wireless Controller Grand Theft Auto VI White Limited Edition. They both are emulating the sunny, neon lit environment where Grand Theft Auto VI happens to take place. Both controllers are shiny and colored, with warm hues from a Vice City sunset and…

New Delhi: Google’s new Tensor G6 just showed up in the Pixel 11 phones, and people obviously want to know how it does against Qualcomm’s chips. Several sources have already tested it against the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 a couple weeks ago, and Snapdragon won that one by a lot. So this time they tried it against the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite. Same story, pretty much. Let’s look at the numbers first, because they’re much clear for the users to understand about the comparison. On Geekbench 6, the Tensor G6 (in the Pixel 11 Pro XL) got 2,671 points on…

New Delhi: BSNL’s 4G network is quietly doing a lot more work than most people probably assume. According to numbers shared by C-DoT CEO Rajkumar Upadhyay, the state-run operator is now pushing through about 6 petabytes of data every single day on its homegrown 4G network. That’s a genuinely massive number, and it says something about how far BSNL has come in the last couple of years, especially after all the skepticism around whether India’s own 4G stack could actually hold up at scale. The setup behind this involves a few different players. C-DoT builds the network core, TCS handles systems…

New Delhi: The India Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has taken forward its investigation into trading surrounding the US short seller’s log against the Adani Group in its 2023 report, which was filed by Hindenburg Research. SEBI has begun proceedings as it seeks to get its hands on profits it suspects it may have generated with information regarding Hindenburg’s report prior to its release. The new development is coming over two years after the trades were completed. The controversy has been longstanding and dates back to the publication of a detailed report in January 2023 by Hindenburg Research,…

New Delhi: In a significant move, Ola Electric has announced a rebrand. Ola Electric is taking a major step towards a rebrand in India. The company has established its first dealer-operated retail shops across seven states and has set its sights on having over 500 dealer-operated retail shops in the next 2 quarters. This is a change from its past company-owned retail model. The new model gives local dealers the responsibility of scooter sales and service, while the existing local outlets owned by Ola Electric will eventually shift more their attention to the product display and customer experience. This might…

New Delhi: Vivo officially announced that the next software major update for its smartphones will be called OriginOS 7 which will be released on September 16. The new operating system will be Android 17, which will be offered in the company’s annual developer conference (VDC) in China. OriginOS 7 will be a major appearance of visual difference from the current OriginOS 6. Vivo is now dribbling some of the new features in advance of the launch. One of the most significant differences will be the new glass-like appearance, enhanced by elements that are transparent, lighting and more fluid animations. This…

New Delhi: South Korean gaming firm Krafton is stepping up its investment in India with an additional $250 million investment in the next three to four years. Having been famous for its games like PUBG and Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), the company is now stepping out in other fields as well like AI, Robotics and Deep technology. The investment brings Krafton’s overall investment in India to over $500m. Since 2021, the company has already invested over $250m in the nation. The new pledge comes after Krafton in December 2025 announced a growth fund for India, in partnership with South Korean…