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PUBG Mobile India launch has been a roller coaster. It was supposed to be the game's new localized variant tailored for the Indian market -- but it never got to see the light of day. While many have given up their hopes, a new development states that it will be available in a few weeks. In September of 2020, the Indian government’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology blocked 118 apps including PUBG Mobile with Chinese connections over mishandling of users’ data. To return to India, PUBG Corp. decoupled from Tencent for its Indian operations and announced the development of PUBG Mobile India --- a new variant of the game with servers located in India, lesser violence, new visuals and smaller download size. A PUBG India Pvt. Ltd. company was also incorporated. However, these efforts are yet to bear fruits, as the Government is still to approve of PUBG Mobile India. In fact, subsequent reports even stated that it might never launch in India again. In a developmen...

Samsung is gearing up to expand its F series portfolio with the launch of two new phones early next week. The company will launch the Samsung Galaxy F12 and the Galaxy F02s on April 5 in India.  The Samsung Galaxy F12 and Galaxy F02s will be launched at 12 noon on April 5 in a virtual event. Both phones were previously spotted on different certification sites and database, so we know a few details about these phones. Also, the Flipkart launch page has revealed several key specifications of the devices.  Record number of phones launched in March 2021 in India Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G with Snapdragon 865 launched in India Samsung Galaxy F12 specs (Image credit: Flipkart) The Samsung Galaxy F12 will come with a quad rear camera setup with a 48MP primary ISOCELL GM2 sensor. It will feature a 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display with a screen refresh rate of 90Hz, a first in the F series. Under the hood, the device will be powered by Exynos 850 SoC. These are the specs...

Update(April 1): The Redmi Note 10 Pro Max will go on sale today at 12 noon via Amazon . Again, the base variant won't be available for today's sale. The Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is Xiaomi’s best budget smartphone yet, bringing quite a few premium features to the mid-range. If you were in the market for one, you can buy it starting today. Launched on March 4 in India, the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is amongst the best smartphones under Rs 20,000 in India. It will go on sale for the first time on March 18 at 12 noon on Amazon. Redmi Note 10 Pro Max price in India starts at Rs 18,999 for the base variant with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, but it will not be available for today's sale. However, the 6GB + 128GB variant priced at Rs 19,999 and the 8GB + 128GB variant priced at Rs 21,999 will be available. Colour options include Vintage Bronze, Glacial Blue and Dark Night. ICICI Bank credit and debit cardholders will be eligible for a Rs 1,500 discount on the phone.  Sa...

If you have a Nvidia GPU , you'll now be able to use GeForce GPU Passthrough when running virtual machines on Windows. While the feature has been used for a while now, the company didn't officially support the technology in the past but this has changed with the announcement that GeForce GPU Passthrough for Windows Virtual Machine is now in beta. GeForce desktop graphics cards that are based on the Kepler, Maxwell or Pascal architectures or newer will be able to take advantage of GPU passthrough when running a virtual machine on Windows. Users that want to leverage GPU passthrough on a laptop though will need a GPU based on the Maxwell architecture or newer. We've put together a list of the best GPUs available These are the best laptops for programming on the market Also check out our roundup of the best workstations By using GPU passthrough, developers can use virtual machines to test software and even games on different operating systems while only using on...

Rian Johnson scored a big win with 2019's Knives Out, a star-studded 'whodunnit' that proved both a critical and commercial hit for the writer-director following his successful-yet-divisive Star Wars film, The Last Jedi. Johnson announced plans for a Knives Out sequel shortly after the first film's release that would see Daniel Craig return as detective Benoit Blanc to solve an entirely new mystery. Although news on the follow-up has been quiet since then, a major development has occurred today, with Variety reporting that Netflix has purchased the rights to not one, but two Knives Out sequels for the astonishing price of $450 million. The deal will see Johnson return to write and helm the two sequels, alongside Craig who will reprise his role as the brilliant, Southern-fried investigator who must solve an especially complex murder mystery with numerous suspects. Netflix is making a movie and anime starring Keanu Reeves Netflix's Army of the Dead gets an exp...

The cloud services giant VMware aims to help customers unlock the power of multi-cloud and deliver modern applications at the speed of business with the launch of its new multi-cloud platform VMware Cloud. VMware Cloud is a distributed, multi-cloud platform that enables organizations to accelerate app modernization across the data center, edge and any cloud. The new platform also provides distinctive advantages to both developers and IT operators who are often forced to make trade offs. With VMware Cloud, developers can be more productive as it allows them to build and deploy applications to any cloud. At the same time though, the platform enables IT departments to modernize their infrastructure and operations with better economics and less risk. We've assembled a list of the best cloud computing services available These are the best cloud analytics solutions on the market Also check out our roundup of the best cloud storage COO of products and cloud services at VMwa...

Helping startups succeed has been an integral part of AWS since its beginning which is why Amazon's cloud computing arm has announced the launch of its new accelerator for space-focused startups. AWS Space Accelerator is a four-week business support program open to space startups that are seeking to use AWS to help solve the biggest challenges in the space industry. Through its new accelerator, AWS will provide technical, business and mentoring resources to space startups around the globe. AWS is also collaborating with the investment group Seraphim which focuses exclusively on the space industry to provide business development and investment guidance. Together, the two companies will select a cohort of space startups to participate in their intensive, four-week program with AWS Cloud and technical training to help accelerate their research, development and growth using AWS. We've built a list of the best cloud computing services available These are the best business...

iOS 14.5 is the next version of iOS, and while it won’t be as big an update as iOS 15 , which isn’t expected to land in finished form until September, it’s still set to add a bunch of new features and improvements. We know this because iOS 14.5 is already in beta, so developers and members of the public have turned up all sorts of interesting additions. Some of these are handy upgrades, like an alternative to Face ID that lets you unlock your iPhone by wearing an Apple Watch. iOS 14.5 beta 6 has arrived with another promising feature – recalibrating your iPhone's battery life estimates to correct faulty readings. Unfortunately, that feature's only for the iPhone 11 range at first, though we can't imagine why it won't come to other Apple phones.  Below, we’ve highlighted the four best things we’re expecting in iOS 14.5. It’s worth noting that there’s a chance some of these things won’t turn up, as occasionally features in beta don’t make it to the finished release, ...

LG may be set to announce its exit from the smartphone market next week, according to a new leak. We've heard a variety of reports recently that LG is looking to shut down its smartphone business, and according to this new information we'll be hearing directly from the company early next week. Phone leaker Tron - a source who has had correct information in the past on LG products like the LG Rollable - says that the company is planning to make an announcement on Monday during South Korean time. These are the top upcoming phones Our selection of the best Android phones What we know about Android 12 If this report is true, it likely means we won't be seeing the LG Rollable later in the year and we're unlikely to hear of expected phones like the LG Velvet 2 or the LG Wing 2 at a later date. Tron also suggests that this will impact the software updates on existing LG phones, so if you own a device from the company you may see updates to the phone essentially ha...

Mortal Kombat, Warner Bros.' upcoming movie based on the video game series of the same name, has had its release date pushed back. Multiple outlets, including IGN and Variety , confirmed that the R-rated film adaptation has been delayed again. However, fans shouldn't worry about a lengthy wait for the movie to arrive.  In a press release sent to IGN, Variety and others, Warner Bros. revealed that Mortal Kombat will now arrive on April 23. This is only a week after the previous April 16 launch date, so eager fans can still get their fatality fix next month in theaters or on HBO Max . HBO Max price : how much does it cost? Best HBO Max TV shows Zack Snyder's Justice League changed my mind on a second viewing Why has Mortal Kombat's release date been moved? (Image credit: Warner Bros.) Warner Bros. didn't provide an explanation behind the move, but we have a couple of theories as to why Mortal Kombat's launch has been delayed. The first is that ...

The Mi Power Bank Boost Pro is the newest product to be launched via Xiaomi’s crowdfunding platform in India. You can back one now, with deliveries slated for May 15, 2021 – subject to completion of its sales target. The Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Boost Pro has a capacity of 30,000mAh. It is priced at Rs 1,999 currently and has a goal of 5,000 units. It has reached 25% of its target in the first 24 hours. The campaign will end in two weeks from now. The package includes a micro USB cable for recharging. #MiPowerBankBoostPro 30000mAh (18W): Max Power, Triple Output is here! 💪- Power Delivery(PD) 3.0 - Fast Re-Charging- Dual Input With Type-C- Advanced 16-Layer Circuit Protection#Crowdfunding price = ₹1999/- 🤩 Link: https://ift.tt/31yvQdt ♥️ #Mi #Xiaomi #MiPowerBank pic.twitter.com/CyVQ9HXLM2 March 30, 2021 With a massive capacity of 30,000mAh, the Mi Power Bank Boost Pro can not be taken on flights, as that is higher than the permissible limit.  It has three output ports with...

The arguably most happening actor in Indian cinema right now, the Malayalam star Fahadh Faasil, is all set to have a grand week as he has two straight Malayalam releases lined up on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video India.  As it happens, both are straight-on-the-OTT releases. First up, it'll be Irul on Netflix on April 2. Close on its heels, on April 7, it will be Joji on Amazon Prime Video. Irul is a mystery thriller while Joji is billed as a crime drama. With these two movies, together, three of Fahadh Faasil's films have now made it straight to the streaming platforms bypassing the theatres --- probably a record for a mainstream star in India. His previous release C U Soon , made at the height of pandemic and lockdown, streamed on Amazon Prime Video straight. Major win for Indian OTT platforms - Vijay's Master streams on Amazon Prime 5 offerings on Indian OTT platforms for your enjoyment this week Amazon Prime Video to spend more on Indian content Irul on ...

The WWDC 2021 date has been officially announced: get ready for a lot of Apple software news starting Monday, June 7 and going to Friday, June 11 during the online-only conference. But the announcement came with a seemingly innocuous image that’s both an insider joke for Apple fans and, quite possibly, a hint that the Apple Glasses are finally coming.  Let’s start with the splash image on Apple’s WWDC 2021 website : a pink-haired Memoji’d someone staring into the glow of a laptop – which is itself a cheeky reference to Apple SVP Craig Federighi doing the same when he introduced the new line of M1-powered MacBooks last November, which quickly became a meme . But the WWDC 2021 image could be another hint to what’s coming: the person is wearing glasses, and visible in the lenses are app icons. Yes, these are just reflections of apps in the macOS Dock, as you can see in the animation that plays when you load up the WWDC 2021 site (helpfully snipped into a GIF by leaker Ishan Agarw...

The best cordless vacuum cleaners can now match, and in many cases, outperform their wired competitors when it comes to suction power, large dust bins, and a good selection of tools. Nowadays, many of the best vacuum cleaners on the market have cut the cord completely.  Brands like Dyson, Vax, and Shark offer some of the best cordless vacuum cleaners, which are sometimes known as stick vacuums, that are lightweight, compact, and easy to store without compromising on power or battery life. In fact, vacuum superbrand Dyson is so over wires these days that during the launch of its super-popular Cyclone V10, it vowed never to make a corded vacuum again . So with everyone cutting the cord, is it time you did too?  Before we get stuck into the best cordless vacuums available right now, we've got another high-tech option for you to consider. The best robot vacuums on the market can roam and tidy your home without you so much as lifting a finger. These certainly have no wire hol...

Aussie boxer Tim Tszyu and Brisbane-based Irishman Dennis Hogan are set to begin their ring walks tonight at 10.30pm AEDT. There’s a lot on the line for the two super-welterweight fighters, with both eyeing a path to a world title shot. Here, we’ll let you know how to watch the Tszyu vs Hogan live stream in Australia. Tszyu, the son of legendary boxer Kostya Tszyu, has an undefeated record of 17-0, with 13 wins by knockout. The 26-year-old most recently demolished former welterweight champion Jeff Horn, and later made quick work of New Zealander Bowyn Morgan with a first round knockout in December, 2020. Watch Tszyu vs Hogan on Kayo Sports for AU$59.95 Tszyu vs Hogan: live stream and time Fight night is here. Tonight’s (March 31) Tszyu vs Hogan match-up airs live from the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in NSW, Australia, and the two fighters are set to begin their ring walks at around 10.30pm AEDT (local time). Australians can watch Tszyu vs Hogan on Kayo Sports as a pay-per...