TECHNOLOGY
Vi claims to record top 5G speed of 3.7 gbps in its ongoing trials
The company is conducting 5G trials on government allocated 5G spectrum in the cities of Pune and Gandhinagar, along with its technology vendors. In Pune, VIL has deployed its 5G trial in a lab setup of end-to-end captive network of Cloud Core, and new generation Transport and Radio Access Network.
SpaceX's all-civilian crew returns to Earth safely
The crew, onboard the Dragon spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere for a soft water landing off the coast of Florida at 7.06 p.m. EDT (4.36 a.m. Sunday India time)
iQOO Z5 is expected to launch in India soon at Rs 30,000
The poster reads that a new Z-series iQOO phone is all set to launch soon in India. Users can hit the 'Notify me' button on the page to stay updated on its arrival.
Telegram blocks Navalny's chatbots during election
Company founder Pavel Durov said that Telegram would obey an election law barring campaigning during elections, calling the law "legitimate", reports Engadget. The move comes despite the nature of the bots and Durov's past statements. One of the bots, Smart Voting, was only meant to identify candidates that could unseat the dominant United Russia party, not just Navalny's Russia of the Future party.
Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G to support 12 5G bands: Report
Through a new tweet, the company has confirmed the news, GizmoChina reported on Sunday. A recent leak revealed that the Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G will start at Rs 21,999. The phone is expected to arrive in multiple variants such as 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage.
Musk says Starlink internet service leaving beta in Oct
According to The Verge, that's two months later than the August date Musk gave at Mobile World Congress when he also said he expected the service to have "possibly over 500,000 users within 12 months". The Starlink system calls for a constellation of nearly 12,000 satellites in low-Earth orbits that will beam continuous broadband internet service. A terminal costs $499 and there's a $99 monthly fee for service.
5G will revolutionise future of online gaming: Experts
The experts feel that 5G might lead to a dynamic shift in how and what types of video games are played. "With the multi-faceted transformation power of 5G, the future of multi-player gaming will witness a turbo-boost," Prabhu Ram, Head, Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CMR, told IANS.
India continues growth momentum in fixed broadband download speeds
With this, India has maintained its global ranking at 68th spot in fixed broadband speeds in the month of August. India's overall performance in mobile download speeds also registered a slight increase from 17.77 Mbps in July to 17.96 Mbps in August. However, the country still dropped four spots in the global ranking for mobile speeds, from 122 to 126, owing to the better performance shown by countries like Uzbekistan, Colombia, Belarus and Cote d'Ivoire.
Cryptocurrency Hyper Fund under govt scanner
Sources said Hyper Fund, a DEFI by Hyper Tech Group has come under the radar recently. The Group claims to have launched the Hyper Fund to provide a decentralized financial infrastructure. Hyper Fund was announced in mid-2020. As per the company website it is led by Ryan Xu, however, with the Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) model Hyper Fund has been luring investors with higher returns and such offerings, a common practice under Ponzi Schemes, that got the authorities alerted in the first place.
Dragon will have food warmer, free WiFi next time: Musk
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that next time the Dragon spacecraft will have food warmer and free WiFi. m Taking to Twitter, the crew of Inspiration4 shared a checklist of things they have been enjoying while orbiting safely around the Earth. "Can't believe we're eating cold pizza in space. It's extraordinary!" Inspiration4 tweeted.
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