1+ week, 4+ day ago (346+ words) Google on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) announced the best of apps and games on Play Store in India during 2025. It also reveals that Indians are using AI-rich apps which provide them meaningful services. In fact, 69% of Indians say their first interaction with AI came through an app on their Android device. Overall, District: Movies Events Dining got the "Best App of 2025" title, and CookieRun India: Running Game, the "Best Game of 2025." Because of AI adoption, apps like invideo AI: AI Video Generator, Best for Personal Growth, did well and Toonsutra: Webtoon & Manga App, Best Hidden Gem, offered new AI-powered tool for turning original comics into immersive experiences. Daily Planner: To Do List Task, Best Everyday Essential, appeared for integrating task management. SleepisolBio: sleep, alarm, Best for Watches app, helped users assisting with managing sleep and stress. Google also introduced Top Trending, which…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (315+ words) Published - November 18, 2025 06:31 pm IST - HYDERABAD Telangana government on Tuesday (November 18) launched MeeSeva on WhatsApp with a eye on improving access and convenience for people seeking to access government-to-citizen (G2C) services across nearly 40 departments. The MeeSeva WhatsApp Services introduce an advanced, conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven platform that enables citizens to access government services through a simple chat interface. The move is aimed to make government services more accessible, inclusive and user-friendly by bringing them to the mobile phones of citizens across Telangana, the State IT department said. Minister for IT and Industries D. Sridhar Babu, who launched the service, said extending access to more than 580 government-to-citizen services through a unified and intuitive chat-based interface is part of the continued efforts to bring government within reach of the people using technology. The WhatsApp facility will supplement the network of 5,000 MeeSeva service centres across…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (282+ words) Updated - November 20, 2025 12:14 pm IST India's homegrown smartphone brand Lava on Thursday (November 20, 2025) launched Agni 4 in India, catering to the mid-segment buyers. The new Lava Agni 4 also brings company's focus on AI with the introduction of VayuAI which can be used to edit, create, summarise, translate and record. The phone also supports circle to search. Lava Agni has a 6.67-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, and 2400 nits of peak brightness. The screen supports wet touch and bears an IP64 rating for dust and splash resistance, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. The Agni 4 is ships with a 5,000 mAh battery supported by a 66W in-box charger. Lava has used MediaTek Dimensity 8350 5G processor in Agni 4 with 8 GB LPDDR5X RAM and 256 UFS 4.0 storage. The smartphone also supports up to 16GB virtual RAM. It operates on Android 15 out of the box. Lava will offer 3 Android and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (221+ words) Chinese smartphone maker iQOO on Tuesday (November 4, 2025) announced that their upcoming flagship smartphone iQOO 15 will use the Samsung 2K M14 LEAD OLED display with a peak brightness of 6,000 nits and a 144 Hz refresh rate. The sub-brand of Vivo said claims that this Samsung's display is being used for the first time in any Android phone. The 2K display will hit 2600 nits in HBM mode. Further, iQOO 15 will also support Dolby Vision and triple ambient light sensors for instant brightness adjustment. The iQOO 15 will run on Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and operate on newly introduced OriginOS 6 based on Android 16. On top of it, the new phone will use a Q3 chip for better gaming performance. It will also support ray tracing. iQOO 15 is going to ship with a 7,000 mAh battery supported by a 100W fast charger inside the box along with 40W wireless charging support. The company also…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago (291+ words) Nothing on Thursday (November 27, 2025) officially launched the Phone 3a Lite in India catering to mid segment buyers. The new Nothing Phone 3a Lite fits at the starting of Phone 3 series which already has Phone 3, Phone 3a Pro and Phone 3a in the line up. The Nothing Phone 3a Lite has features like Essential Key/Essential Space, Glyph light and a transparent design. Phone 3a Lite has a 6.77 inch flexible AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 3,000 nits peak brightness. It is being protected by Panda glass, both front and back. The phone bears an IP54 rating to make it dust and splash proof. Nothing has used a 5,000 mAh battery in the Phone 3a Lite. It supports up to 33W charging and 5W reverse charging. However, charger is not included in the box. Phone 3a Lite runs on MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro with 8 GB RAM and up to 256 GB storage, which can…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) Lava will be launching its next flagship smartphone, Agni 4, tomorrow in India with an aim to get the mid-segment rolling for the homegrown brand which is focusing heavily on under-30K buyers. Lava Agni 4, which succeeds the Agni 3 launched last year, will also give a glimpse of how Lava is going ahead with AI in their smartphones. Lava calls it VayuAI, which is expected to provide summaries, creation and editing functions to the users. Lava Agni 4 will also have a customisable Action Key for shortcuts. Lava Agni 4 is going to use a 6.67-inch 1.5K flat AMOLED punch hole display. It is expected to be a 120 Hz panel with peak brightness likely to touch 3,000 nits. It will use a glass panel at the back, and features an aluminium chassis. Lava Agni 4 will run on the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 processor with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage....

2+ week, 5+ day ago (450+ words) Apple recorded its highest-ever quarterly shipments, reaching 5 million units, during Q3 2025 in India and entering fourth on the leader board with 10.4% market share, for the first time, noted International Data Corporation (IDC). It achieved a 25.6% year-over-year (YoY) growth during the period on sustained demand for new and existing iPhone models. iPhone 16 was the most-shipped smartphone in India during the quarter, contributing 5% of total market shipments, while the newly launched iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air saw a record-breaking debut, accounting for 16% of Apple's Q3 shipments, the strongest launch-quarter performance for any iPhone since 2021. Vivo retained the top position for the seventh consecutive quarter with 18.3% share, followed by Oppo (13.9%), overtaking Samsung (12.6%/). Realme lost 10.9% during the quarter and moved to fifth position while Xiaomi dropped down to sixth with 15.6% YoY decline. Motorola had the highest YoY growth at 52.4%, followed by Apple, which grew 25.6% YoY. The entry…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago (274+ words) Published - November 28, 2025 10:34 pm IST - NEW DELHI State-owned public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is launching a pilot scheme on DD Free Dish platform, wherein popular regional language channels, permitted and licensed by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, can apply for allotment of vacant slots on the newly upgraded MPEG-4 streams. MPEG-4 is a multimedia standard used for compressing digital audio and visual data, which allows for high-quality video to be compressed into smaller file sizes for storage and transmission. "Prasar Bharati's endeavour for outreach in unrepresented and under-represented areas is driven by a commitment to bridge gaps in access, opportunity, and awareness through promoting regional languages apart from other activities," said the Ministry, adding that regional channels of Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bangla, Assamese, and Odia languages will be given preference. "Regional news channels will also be given preference over non-news regional…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (290+ words) Published - November 03, 2025 05:27 am IST - CHENNAI WhatsApp, once merely a social media platform for communication, has evolved into an essential part of daily life " extending its reach from personal messaging to business coordination and even official communication such as service of summons. However, the increasing reliance on the app has also exposed users to new forms of cyber threats, police said. Despite its end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp is witnessing a surge in hacking-related scams that exploit user negligence. In Tamil Nadu alone, the Cyber Crime Wing has recorded over 3,000 such complaints in 2025. A common approach is an OTP/verification-code scam, where the scammers trick a target into revealing the 6-digit SMS or in-app code that WhatsApp sends during login. This is typically done by phone calls or chat messages pretending to be tech support, a bank, or even a friend asking - "I…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (703+ words) The redesigned camera island now sits flush in the top-left corner and aligns perfectly with the frame. It looks intentional and fixes a practical problem too. Even during landscape gaming or shooting videos, your fingers naturally avoid the lenses. Durability has jumped significantly. The phone brings IP66, IP68, and IP69 ratings, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection, and SGS Five-Star Drop Resistance. For a device that looks this elegant, it's surprisingly rugged. The Find X9 Pro features a 6.78-inch AMOLED panel with symmetrical 1.15mm bezels on all sides, the thinnest ever on an Oppo flagship. The near edge-to-edge screen feels expansive without relying on curves, making it ideal for media and gaming. Brightness is exceptional. With 3,600 nits peak and 1,800 nits full-screen brightness, it stays visible even under harsh sunlight. At night, the panel drops to 1 nit while using 2160Hz PWM dimming, reducing strain for sensitive eyes. The display…...