Author: Punit Panchal

New Delhi: Indian-born technology executive Uday Ruddaraju has been promoted by the AI company OpenAI to lead its compute division, making yet another major success for an Indian professional in the international AI space. The recruitment has happened almost a year after Ruddaraju transferred from Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, to OpenAI. Being appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Compute, Ruddaraju becomes one of the company’s key segments that deal with creating and operating the computing power required to feed OpenAI’s state-of-the-art AI models. This will involve growth in systems to train and operate new generations of AI systems as…

New Delhi: Samsung has recently teased that they are preparing to manufacture around 2.8 million units of its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, by signaling an strong confidence in demand for its premium foldable lineup. However, the production aims come ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22, 2026, where the Fold 8 series is expected to launch. Recent reports also suggested that Samsung might debut two book-style foldables: Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. Earlier leaks referred to the wider model as the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide, but the latest reports indicate…

New Delhi: Recently, Samsung has officially announced that its upcoming One UI 9, based on Android 17, will going to debut along with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8 at Galaxy Unpacked on July 22, 2026. The major highlight is the integration of Google’s Gemini Intelligence, which brings Android 17’s latest AI capabilities directly to Galaxy devices. Gemini Intelligence is Google’s next-generation AI framework built into Android 17. Unlike the earlier Gemini integrations, which mostly relied on cloud processing. Gemini Intelligence combines on-device AI processing, cloud AI when needed, cross-app intelligence, natural voice interactions, and personalized…

New Delhi: Recently, Google has releases its two latest updates for Google Vids with Gemini Omni and personal avatars. This feature enables users to generate and edit video clips by using simple text prompts and image references, while the personal avatars enable users to create digital versions of themselves for delivering messages without recording video. Users have created millions of videos in Google Vids over the past year. Gemini Omni enables users to create and edit high-quality video clips by describing what they want using natural language prompts. Users can also add image references by including photos or rough sketches…

New Delhi: The space agency Skyroot Aerospace has achieved another significant success on the flight path of India’s ambitious space mission on Saturday with the successful launch of its Vikram-1 rocket in Low Earth Orbit. Skyroot became the first private Indian company to launch a rocket into orbit by making this achievement. The first launch occurred at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launch facility at Sriharikota at 11:30 AM IST on the mission ‘Aagaman’ which translates to ‘arrival’ in Sanskrit. The mission, which would run for about 16 minutes each, had successfully put all six payloads in orbit, demonstrating…

New Delhi: RedMagic is now announcing its new Astra 2 Android gaming tablet, with the highest level of hardware in a mobile format. It’s upgraded from the previous version, and there’s more enjoyment in playing this than the original version, for those who truly enjoy mobile play. The initial thing to come to mind is the tablet’s size. It has a 9.06-inch OLED display with a high resolution of 2.4K and an ultra-smooth refresh rate of up to 185Hz. The outcome of this is brilliant and vibrant, extremely smooth-looking games. The display provides some excellent dark blacks, vivid colors, and…

New Delhi: Redmagic has officially released its Astra 2 Gaming Tablet for the global markets on July 17, 2026. However, its global version of Gaming Tablet 5 Pro was introduced in China in June. This tablet is focused on esports players and mobile gamers looking for flagship-level Android gaming performance. It sports a 9.06-inch 2.4K OLED display with a high 185Hz refresh rate and peak brightness up to 1,600nits. This gaming tablet is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor with a dedicated RedCore R4 gaming chip and an Energy Cube 3.0 intelligent performance engine. However, the dedicated…

New Delhi: Tecno has officially announced they are going to unveil its latest Tecno Camon 50 Ultra 5G in India. Tecno has priced this at Rs 37,999 for the base model, and its sale starts from July 24 through Amazon India and offline retail stores. Tecno Camon is available in three color options: Emerald Lake Green, Galaxy Black, and Moonlight Silver. It features a 6.78-inch 1.5K ProXDR curved AMOLED display with a high 144Hz refresh rate. With up to 4,500nits of peak brightness, it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. Tecno Camon 50 Ultra is powered by the MediaTek…

New Delhi: In the last few weeks, Oppo has been making a line of announcements that have given rise to a lot of discussions across the smartphone industry. The company gave away a detail to that, saying that they would no longer be using their own OxygenOS operating system, a change also being reported in Realme’s case, where they are reportedly going over to ColorOS. All these developments have raised eyebrows among many readers, questioning whether Oppo is in imminent danger of a major overhaul of its smartphone business. Oppo has made no official announcement of a “masterplan” on the…

New Delhi: The Realme’s strategy is undergoing a fundamental change as the company has paused some of its new product development initiatives in China. In a major shift at its business strategy, Realme has suspended some of its new product development plans in China. The company will now shift its attention more toward global markets, rather than introducing new smartphones and other Internet devices into its own market. The decision is part of a broader restructuring programme by its parent company, Oppo, which aims to beef up its core in the world. In a virtual keynote speech, Realme Vice President…