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Redmi A5 was launched in India on Tuesday as the latest budget offering by the Xiaomi sub-brand. The new 4G handset runs on an octa-core Unisoc T7250 chipset and carries a 5,200mAh battery. The Redmi A5 features a 32-megapixel dual rear camera unit and has a 6.88-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a waterdrop notch. The Redmi A5 was unveiled in select global markets earlier this month. Redmi A5 Price in IndiaRedmi A5 is priced at Rs. 6,499 in India for the 3GB RAM + 64GB storage configuration. The 4GB + 128GB RAM and storage model is priced at Rs. 7,499. It is…

These days, it doesn’t feel like $25,000 gets you much of anything when you’re shopping for a new car. Blame inflation, America’s love of giant trucks and SUVs or automakers that need to keep delivering those record profits. (And that’s all before you throw tariffs into the mix.) The situation is even worse in the electric vehicle arena. Prices are going down as batteries get cheaper, but they’re still about $59,000 on average in the United States. This is all why the upcoming Slate Auto brand could be such a big deal. According to early reports, it’s a new EV…

The scheme, which will run over several years, will support companies across 30 semiconductor and 30 electronics categories, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity. The incentives will be given based on value of capital investments (capex) as well as turnover of companies. The idea is to create an ecosystem that encourages tech and design patents, which will not just multiply industry revenue at a later point but also cushion the country against global developments that may thwart imports of key components or products. A task force of industry veterans created by the Centre last August submitted…

OnePlus’s Nord CE 4 was a solid contender for the mid-range smartphone segment last year. Its only shortcoming was its camera system, which wasn’t well-optimised for low light photography, as per our review. A year later it’s time for a new Nord CE smartphone, namely the Nord CE 5. A recent leak suggested some impressive battery specifications of the phone. Now, another leak has surfaced that suggests the hardware specifications of the upcoming OnePlus Nord CE 5. There are a few changes, but most of seemed to be cantered around performance.According to SmartPrix, the OnePlus Nord CE 5 will launch…

The auto industry needs a break. At every turn, automakers find themselves facing a new decision on tariffs or the backtracking of a decision that prompted a boardroom full of stakeholders to spend millions of dollars to mitigate. They’re tired of the uncertainty. So am I, and I bet you are, too. Welcome back to Critical Materials, your daily roundup for all things electric and tech in the automotive space. Today, automakers breathe a bit easier as they learn of a possible tariff exemption for imported auto parts. Also, Xpeng dumps Nvidia for in-house silicon and insurance rates for Teslas are…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered separating Instagram from its parent company due to worries about antitrust litigation, according to an email shown Tuesday on the second say of an antitrust trial alleging Meta illegally monopolized the social media market. In the 2018 email, Zuckerberg wrote that he was beginning to wonder if “spinning Instagram out” would be the only way to accomplish important goals, as big-tech companies grow. He also noted “there is a non-trivial chance” Meta could be forced to spin out Instagram and perhaps WhatsApp in five to 10 years anyway. He wrote that…

Google has raised the minimum specifications for smartphones that run on Android and offer the company’s Google Mobile Services (GMS). The search giant has increased the minimum amount of RAM and storage that must be available on a smartphone in order for it to ship with the Play Store and Play Services. The minimum specifications are still considerably lower than most entry-level smartphones today, that offer a usable experience at a relatively lower price. New devices must also offer support for sharing emergency contact information while contacting emergency services.Smartphones to Require at Least 6GB of RAM With Android 16Android Authority…

Unlike most other so-called “traditional” automakers who are trying to go electric, General Motors seems to have figured out the secret sauce: whoever controls the batteries controls the future. And two promising electric models are about to benefit from GM’s battery advancements that should make cars cheaper to buy.  A new report from Bloomberg Businessweek goes deep into GM’s battery strategy, which has been to use the same battery cells and modules for every electric vehicle it makes and craft them all in-house. That strategy has certainly had its hiccups, leading to a rough 2023 in particular, but the General has…

OpenAI is working on its own social media platform similar to Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), according to a report by The Verge which cited multiple sources familiar with the matter.The internal prototype, still under wraps, is said to revolve around ChatGPT’s image-generation tools and features a social feed — marking the company’s potential first foray into real-time content sharing.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been privately seeking feedback from outsiders on the project, the report said citing sources. It remains unclear whether the social network would launch as a standalone app or be integrated into the ChatGPT platform.Altman vs Musk:…

Realme Narzo 80 Pro 5G and Narzo 80x 5G are now available for purchase in India. The latest Narzo series smartpones were launched in the country last week with MediaTek Dimensity chipsets and 6,000mAh batteries. The Pro model supports 80W charging, while the Narzo 80x 5G offers 45W fast charging. They come in two colour options and ship with Realme UI 6.0 based on Android 15. The Narzo 80 Pro and Narzo 80X 5G phones feature a 50-megapixel rear camera setup.Realme Narzo 80 Pro 5G, Narzo 80x 5G Price in India, Sale OffersThe Realme Narzo 80 Pro 5G price in India starts…