PS55 to go on pre-orders on Tuesday in India
New Delhi, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sony PlayStation 5 is set to go on pre-orders from Tuesday (February 22) in India. The console will be available for pre-booking at 12 noon at all the retail stores…
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Whistleblower takes on Meta over climate change, Covid misinformation
San Francisco, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The nonprofit organisation that represents Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has filed two new complaints against Meta (formerly Facebook), accusing the social network of misleading investors about its efforts to tackle…
New Chinese regulation hits online food delivery giants
Beijing, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The new regulation on online food delivery platforms in China has hit the industry hard, eroding over $25 billion in the stock value of the Meituan food delivery app being run…
‘Flipflopi’ set for voyage to map impact of plastic pollution
New Delhi, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The creators of the world’s first sailing dhow made entirely from discarded plastic, the ‘Flipflopi’, on Monday announced partnering with members of the international scientific community to undertake an expedition…
Qualcomm’s next flagship SoC may support AV1 video codec
San Francisco, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Qualcomm’s next-generation flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, will reportedly support AV1 decoding. According to GizChina, the chip’s internal codename is SM8550, which matches the codenames of other Snapdragon…
Apple to debut M2 chip with four new Macs this year: Report
San Francisco, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Apple is reportedly planning to launch several new Macs with an M2 chip later this year. In “Power On” newsletter, Mark Gurman claimed that company to debut a 13-inch MacBook…
Onset of modern sea level rise began in 1863: Study
New York, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The modern rates of sea level rise began emerging in 1863 as the Industrial Age intensified, coinciding with evidence for early ocean warming and glacier melt, an international team of…
Smartphones may reveal your identity, breaching privacy: Study
London, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The time a person spends on different smartphone apps is enough to identify them from a larger group in more than one in three cases, say researchers, who warn of the…
UK Lassa fever death shows rise in global infectious disease risk
London, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death of a new-born baby with Lassa fever in the UK last week has raised concerns about the global threat posed by deadly infectious diseases. Lassa fever is an acute…
Reduction in air pollution can help improve kidney function: Study
London, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Improving air quality may not only help your lungs but also your kidneys, suggests a study. Researchers from King’s College London found that ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration reduction led…
China’s mobile gaming market reports revenue growth in Jan
Beijing, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s mobile gaming market recorded a growth in revenue in January, data from a recent industry report showed. According to Xinhua news agency, the sales revenue of the market reached about…
World still 20 years away from viable HIV cure: Scientist
London, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) While there has been a milestone development in the treatment of HIV, with three people being cured of the disease so far, the world is still 10 to 20 years away…
Obscura 3 camera app gets new look, modes
San Francisco, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alternative iPhone camera app Obscura 3 has received a new update that brings a wide range of new camera features and an updated design. It also adds more features, a…
James Webb Telescope images star twinkling 18 times
Washington, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The James Webb Space Telescope is nearing completion of the first phase of the months-long process of aligning the observatory’s 18-segmented primary mirror. The alignment was done using the Near Infrared…
Motorola Frontier to feature 194MP camera: Report
Beijing, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Motorola is reportedly planning to launch its ultra-premium smartphone ‘Motorola Frontier’ with a 194MP camera. The Motorola Frontier will house a 194MP primary camera that supports OIS. It will also feature…
Apple iPhone 14 Pro may come with 8GB RAM
San Francisco, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 14 series in or around September and now a new report suggests that iPhone 14 Pro will feature 8GB of RAM, the highest…
World’s largest NFT marketplace OpenSea hacked, users lost NFTs
New Delhi, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) World’s largest NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace, OpenSea on Sunday confirmed that it has been hit by a phishing attack and at least 32 users had lost their valuable NFTs worth…
Tesla to accept Dogecoin as payment at Supercharging station
San Francisco, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company’s supercharging station will accept cryptocurrency Dogecoin as payment. Santa Monica Supercharger will officially accept Dogecoin as payment, making it the first…
Metaverse to help AR/VR headset market reach 14 mn units in 2022
New Delhi, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The buzz around Metaverse has somewhat revived the dull augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) market and in 2022, the AR/VR device shipments is likely to reach 14.19 million units, compared to 9.86…
Global artificial intelligence spending to reach $434 bn in 2022
New Delhi, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, is forecast to grow 19.6 per cent (on-year) in 2022 to $432.8 billion, according to a…