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Table of Contents Table of Contents Switching it up The next decade of Siege Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege was released in 2015 and has had a surprisingly long shelf-life as a live-service game. Now, coming up on its 10-year anniversary, Rainbow Six Siege is getting an overhaul titled Rainbow Six Siege X. This includes new content, enhanced visuals, and a new game mode called Dual Front, which turns the traditional Siege gameplay formula on its head. As someone who had never played much Rainbow Six Siege before, I was surprised at how newcomer-friendly the new mode is. Despite my…

Infinix Note 50X 5G is all set to go official in India on March 27. Just weeks ahead of the formal reveal, a new report has suggested the chipset of the new Infinix Note series phone. The Infinix Note 50X 5G is tipped to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity processor. The upcoming 5G phone is confirmed to ship with the newly launched XOS 15 interface. The Infinix Note 50x will debut as a successor to the Infinix Note 40X 5G, which was launched in India in August last year.GSMArena, citing an unnamed source, claims that the Infinix Note 50x…

Google is reportedly working on adding support for a second language with Gemini Live. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is planning to allow users to speak with the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot in two different languages across speech and text modalities. With this, Gemini Live is said to not only understand what the user is saying, but also be able to respond in the same language. The first evidence of this feature was reportedly found in December, and now the company has also updated its support pages to highlight the support for a second language.Gemini Live…

Copilot for Gaming is an AI that can improve gaming experience, and it’s on the way for Xbox players soon. Fatima Kardar, Xbox Corporate VP of Gaming AI, demoed the features on the Official Xbox Podcast and showed how the tool can help players jump right back into a game without much downtime. It’s an experience all gamers know: You come back to a game (like Skyrim) after a long break with no idea why you’re wielding a flaming sword, why the townsfolk are angry, or where that huge bounty came from. Or, in simpler applications, you have no memory of…

PhonePe’s Indus Appstore and Xiaomi India announced a multi-year partnership on Thursday. With this collaboration, the homegrown Android app marketplace will now come pre-installed in all Xiaomi devices in India. As a result, the Chinese consumer tech brand’s own Android marketplace GetApps will now be replaced with Indus Appstore in all existing as well as future devices. Not only the Xiaomi-branded devices but also Redmi and Poco devices will replace GetApps with PhonePe’s app store. Notably, Indus Appstore was launched in February 2024.Xiaomi India to Pre-Install Indus Appstore in All DevicesIn a press release, PhonePe announced the new partnership between…

Sony makes several appearances in our rankings of the best TVs. Sony is known for quality displays that are bright, colorful, and crisp. And while Sony prices tend to be on the higher side, we found this terrific offer while looking through TV deals earlier today: For a limited time, when you purchase the Sony 75-inch X85K 4K LED at Walmart, you’ll only pay $698. The full MSRP on this model is $1,298.  Why you should buy the Sony 75-inch X85K 4K LED Sony’s X85K Series is a great midrange LED TV that delivers exceptional SDR brightness, making it a…

Samsung Galaxy F16 5G has been launched in India with a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, 128GB storage, and a 50-megapixel triple rear camera unit. The company has now revealed the prices of the three RAM variants of the handset. It is currently available for purchase in the country via the official website and Flipkart. The handset ships with Android 15-based One UI 7 and will get six OS upgrades as well as six years of security updates. The Galaxy F16 5G succeeds the Galaxy F15 5G.Samsung Galaxy F16 5G Price in India, AvailabilitySamsung Galaxy F16 5G price in India starts at Rs. 13,499…

There’s been a lot of chatter surrounding a slimmer model of the iPhone 17 of late. The device has been the subject of the rumour mill for months, going by both the iPhone 17 Slim and the iPhone 17 Air in reports, with neither name confirmed of course.  The latest report does further support how thin the iPhone 17 Slim or iPhone 17 Air could be if it is released, however. It was previously suggested by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that the iPhone 17 Slim would measure 5.5mm. Sounds thin, right? Well, it would be, even if not the slimmest Apple…

Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro were unveiled in November last year in India with the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset. Now, Oppo is said to be preparing to launch a new Find X8 series handset — Oppo Find X8s. The Chinese tech brand is yet to confirm its existence, but ahead of it, a reliable tipster has suggested its specifications. The Oppo Find X8s is said to come with a 6.3-inch screen. It is tipped to carry Hasselblad branded cameras and offer wireless charging support. The Find X8s is likely to go official alongside the Find X8 Ultra variant.Oppo Find…

Google is rolling out a new feature for the Play Store which makes it easier to sideload apps on Android devices, as per a new report. It lets users disable Play Protect, its cloud-based app-verification service, temporarily for a day instead of turning it off permanently, making sure that the devices don’t stay unprotected. The feature will reportedly stop the programme from scanning apps installed outside the Play Store for malware.Google Play Protect’s New Pause FeatureThe feature was first spotted by Android Authority in the Google Play Store version 42.2.19-31. Disabling the Scan apps with Play Protect option under Play…