Author: Punit Panchal

New Delhi: Samsung is getting ready for another Galaxy event this month. The company has announced the next Galaxy Event will be held on August 27, 2026. Samsung hasn’t officially revealed any of the name of device, but it will going to share the name of the “latest addition” to the Galaxy S26 lineup. This unpacked event is expected to be dominated by the Samsung’s mostly and widely rumored Galaxy S26 FE, which might going to be the cheaper of the Galaxy S26 lineup. These details should not going to be considered as official information, as Samsung has not officially…

New Delhi: Satellite internet firm Elon Musk’s Starlink has announced a revival of its plans to expand in India. The company is said to be putting in another application to IN-SPACe, the space regulator of India, for the approval of its next-generation Gen 2 satellite network. The new app also has support for direct to device (D2D) which will enable direct connection between a compatible mobile phone and satellite technology. The Economic Times says Starlink is applying for authorization of almost 30,000 satellites, which would orbit the Earth at approximately 340 km – 615 km in what is known as…

New Delhi: Murf AI, a Bengaluru artificial intelligence startup, has captured the world’s attention in the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence voice race, thanks to its natural, low-cost offerings. It adds a new Falcon 2 text-to-speech model to its portfolio, which it says could be a direct competitor to voice AI systems from companies like OpenAI and ElevenLabs. Does this imply that Murf AI will make it against OpenAI? Yes, but predominantly for the voice AI business. However, Murf AI isn’t a rival to OpenAI in all aspects of its AI operations. Rather, it’s focused on business companies that require speedy,…

New Delhi: With AI, cloud computing becoming the most sought-after services in India, the demand for data centres is also exploding at a fast rate in the country, Nikhil Kamath, the co-founder of Zerodha, has invested ₹200 crore in CtrlS Datacenters. The total fresh investment in the company is now ₹250 crore after an additional amount of ₹50 crore was invested by entrepreneur Sreeram Reddy Vanga. The investment is at a juncture when data centres are emerging as a key component of India’s digital infrastructure. Large computing power and storage requirement is needed for AI services, cloud platforms, online businesses,…

New Delhi: Qualcomm has started teasing its upcoming latest Snapdragon Elite-branded chips side by side, and it uses the wording “Dual 8 Elites” and “twice the options.” This is the strongest indication so far that Qualcomm will unveil two separate flagship mobile platforms this year. However, the upcoming two chips are likely to be: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. The company has not yet officially confirmed or disclosed any final names or specs, so the Gen 6 and Gen 6 Pro names should still be treated as expected instead of fully confirmed. The…

New Delhi: A new discussion going on over the use of PM CARES Fund, following Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) who had called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use fund for upgrading government schools in India. This has made Dipke wonder that despite the huge fund being placed in PM CARES, many government schools, particularly in the villages, continue to grapple with several elementary issues like lack of drinking water, facilities, etc, and need of better buildings and benches. He has initiated the ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign to raise awareness about the situation of rural…

New Delhi: Major smartphone brands are about to deal with a challenging phase in India’s smartphone market as the rising price of certain components and the slowdown in consumer demand make a change in strategy necessary. The company has already raised the prices for several models of smartphones by some as high as ₹5,000 and others as low as ₹1,000 across tariff tiers of OnePlus, OPPO and Samsung. The hikes in these prices may have an immediate effect on smartphone sales in India, particularly the budget and mid-ranged categories. But many Indian buyers are very price-sensitive and a higher sell…

New Delhi: India is aggressively working towards becoming the global technology and electronics manufacturing hub. Semiconductors are one of the largest places the nation is looking to lessen its reliance on another country. Smartphones, cars, computers, defence, medical devices and nearly every modern electronic device will use chips. The Indian government has put in place multiple programmes and incentives for developing a robust semiconductor industry. Yet, despite these initiatives, India is still grappling with a number of challenges in building up a full-fledged semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. India has strong chip design talent, but manufacturing is different India is already…

New Delhi: While 5G networks are rolling out across the country, India is already gearing up for next-generation mobile connectivity. The govt has announced a big target of 6G development and deployment by 2030. But 6G comes with its limitations, as it is still in the research and development phase internationally. Therefore, it would be misleading to think that Indian consumers will see 6G smartphones and nation-wide 6G networks in the near future. Next few years will primarily be dedicated to research, testing, new technology development and standards for 6G. India’s 6G target In 2023, the Indian government introduced the…

New Delhi: In response to the ramp up in AI computing power needed to power its AI services, OpenAI is working to lease a large new AI data centre in the United States for 20 years. The work will primarily be carried out in Pike County, OH and be heavily funded by Nvidia. SB Energy, which is backed by SoftBank is developing the data centre, dubbed the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus. According to the deal, SB Energy will construct, own and maintain the facility from which the computing power will be sold, with OpenAI as its primary customer and leasing the…