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Samsung introduced new features for Knox – the security management software for its devices – on Wednesday. One of the new features claims to make sharing files such as photos, videos and documents more secure by adding various permissions and expiration dates for the data. The other added feature enables end-to-end encryption in system backups created for the handset. Both these solutions are in-built proprietary offerings from Samsung, without requiring the installation of any third-party apps. Private Sharing on Samsung Knox In a blog post titled “The Knox Journals”, Samsung detailed the new features coming to Knox for Galaxy devices. The first addition is Private Sharing in Quick Share. The South Korean technology conglomerate says it is a privacy-preserving file-sharing feature that enables the transfer of files between users securely. Data shared via Private Sharing is said to be only accessible to the recipient. Users can also add an extra layer of security by setting an

Bitcoin, that was trading at $69,535 (roughly Rs. 58 lakh) at the start of this week, has dropped notably. The asset incurred a loss of over two percent in the last 24 hours on international exchanges like CoinMarketCap. With this, the price of BTC has fallen to $65,625.38 (roughly RS. 54.9 lakh) on global exchanges. Meanwhile, on Indian exchanges, BTC value tumbled by around one percent bringing its price within the range of $66,090 (roughly Rs. 55.3 lakh) and $70,230 (roughly Rs 58.8 lakh). “BTC is under pressure after the US government moved Bitcoin tokens linked to Silk Road . A decisive move above the $66,500 (roughly Rs. 55.6 lakh) resistance could drive the price higher in the coming sessions. However, if Bitcoin fails to break past this resistance, it may decline further,” Mudrex CEO Edul Patel told Gadgets360. The US government has reportedly moved BTC tokens worth $2 billion (roughly Rs. 16,746 crore) linked to the now defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road. Ether saw a p

HMD is all set to launch a Barbie-branded phone in August. The Finnish brand, via X, has confirmed the arrival of the new handset. The HMD Barbie is a flip phone that will flaunt the iconic pink colour scheme from the Barbie dolls. It is expected to run on S30+ or KaiOS. HMD announced plans to launch a Barbie-themed phone in partnership with toy maker Mattel at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February this year. The handset was earlier expected to go official in July. HMD Barbie phone coming in August HMD Barbie flip phone will be launched on August 28. The brand has shared a poster on the X, revealing the smartphone's pink colour matching with the Barbie branding. The pricing and features were announced for the Barbie phone but interested users can now sign up to get latest notifications about the phone on HMD's website . Hi Barbie! ? Coming 28 August ?. Be the First to Get It! ? Sign up now: https://t.co/XKep2MvuKO pic.twitter.com/Zp0XedBXwC — HMD (@HMDdevices

Poco M6 Plus 5G will be unveiled  in India on August 1 alongside the Poco Buds X1. Previous reports have suggested that the upcoming smartphone will likely be a rebranded Redmi 13 5G , and therefore, share several key features. Poco has already teased some of these features and revealed the design of the handset. Now the company has confirmed the processor, camera, and display details of the phone. The colour options for the Poco M6 Plus 5G have also been revealed. Poco M6 Plus 5G Features, Colour Options The Poco M6 Plus 5G will sport a 6.79-inch full-HD+ display with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, the company confirmed in a press note. The handset is claimed to come with the segment's only dual-sided glass design. The company also announced that the Poco M6 Plus 5G will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE (accelerated edition) chipset paired with up to 8GB of RAM. The phone will run on Android 14-based HyperOS out-of-the-box.

Tissot's T-Touch technology has been around since 1999 when the brand first introduced its first “smartwatch”, simply called the Tissot T-Touch. The watch introduced a unique way to interact and use the various digital functions of the watch, which included a thermometer, barometer and a compass (to name a few), and it accomplished this touch functionality using a sapphire crystal (the glass above the dial) which was as good as reinventing the wheel back in 1999. In the world of traditional timepieces, Tissot is known mainly for its quartz and automatic movements. So, the T-Touch stood out as a very unique offering from a traditional Swiss watch brand with a modern twist. Today, touch screens on watches are very common, and even the cheapest smartwatches have them. These touch screens are perfectly usable and can detect swipes and other modern-day gestures to access all the apps and menus. Top tech brands like Apple and Samsung also use Sapphire crystal to protect their digital di

Poco M6 Plus 5G and Poco Buds X1 are scheduled to launch in India on August 1. The company has teased the design and key features of both the smartphone and the true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones. Previous reports have also hinted at expected features of the handset, which is speculated to be a rebranded Redmi 13 5G . Now, alleged retail boxes of the devices have leaked online suggesting the design of the phone as well as the TWS earphones including their charging case. Poco M6 Plus 5G, Poco Buds X1 Retail Boxes Leak Tipster Yogesh Brar leaked the retail box images of the devices in a post on X. The Poco M6 Plus 5G appears in a blue colourway. Notably, the phone has already been confirmed to come in a Graphite Black shade and teased in a third purple option. The layout of the rear camera module appears to be similar to the Redmi 13 5G, with two circular camera units arranged vertically in the top left corner alongside an LED flash unit. POCO is coming up with two new products

The recent hack of a WazirX wallet under Liminal Custody's oversight has resulted in a loss of over $230 million, significantly impacting India's crypto activities. In a statement to Gadgets360, Liminal denied WazirX's allegations that the breach was due to a failure in Liminal's screening system. Over the weekend, Liminal stated that its forensic investigation has found no evidence attributing responsibility for the attack to its systems. Liminal Custody's Statement Liminal , drawing insights from its internal investigations, has emphasized that the sophisticated attack appears to have originated from an external source, rather than from within its systems. “Our initial assessment indicates that Liminal's platform, infrastructure, wallets, and assets remain secure. We reiterate that our platform continues to operate seamlessly and has been processing transfers and withdrawals for all our customers. It securely protects all assets including significant funds

Poco Buds X1 true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones are set to arrive in India this week. The company has announced the launch date of the audio wearable and teased their design alongside some key features. The promotional banners of the upcoming audio product also hint at its availability details. The anticipated TWS earphones will launch in the country alongside the Poco M6 Plus 5G handset. Notably, the company also recently unveiled the Poco F6 Deadpool Limited Edition smartphone in India. Poco Buds X1 Launch, Availability, Design, Features The Poco Buds X1 will launch in India on August 1 at 12pm IST, a Poco India post  on X confirmed. The promotional banner suggests that the earphones will be available for purchase in the country via Flipkart. Tune out the noise and immerse yourself in rich, high-quality sound with powerful bass and crisp highs for a next-level audio experience with #POCOBudsX1 #EscapeIntoAudio #POCOIndia #POCO #MadeOfMad #Flipkart pic.twitter.com/vlv3vBH

Nothing Phone 2a Plus is set to launch in global markets — including India — in the coming days and the UK startup led by former OnePlus CEO and Co-Founder Carl Pei has already revealed some details related to the smartphone ahead of its debut. A new leak has revealed some the key specifications and memory variants of the Nothing Phone 2a Plus, revealing the upgrades it will bring over the standard Phone 2a model that was launched earlier this year. Nothing Phone 2a Plus Specifications (Leaked) The latest leak related to the Nothing Phone 2a Plus specifications comes via Smartprix, and it appears that the upcoming handset will arrive with three notable hardware changes over the standard model. The Nothing Phone 2a Plus will be equipped with a 50-megapixel selfie camera, which — at least on paper — is an upgrade over the 32-megapixel camera on the Nothing Phone 2a, while the 50-megapixel dual rear camera setup will remain unchanged. The publication also claims that the Nothing Phon

Elon Musk's X has given users a way to prevent their posts and interactions from helping train his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. Settings for X users default to allow their data to be provided to the chatbot. But, “all X users have the ability to control whether their public posts can be used to train Grok, the AI search assistant,” the company wrote Friday in a post on X. “This setting is available on the web platform and will soon be rolled out on mobile.” The company added that users also can prevent their information from being ingested by the chatbot by making their accounts private. Grok , an AI chatbot currently available to premium subscribers on X, was first released last November as a rival to OpenAI's ChatGPT. The chatbot is part of artificial intelligence startup xAI, which Musk also owns, and has been trained on X data. Musk has been vocal about using data from X to train Grok. The AI chatbot has already been using X posts to summarize news events and

Horror isn't a strong suit for Indian filmmakers, with overly dramatic camera angles, cheap jump scares, and cringe writing dominating the genre, but Vikram Bhatt's latest horror thriller, Bloody Ishq, somehow manages to stoop further. The film has all the trademarks of a poor horror flick, plus very shoddy CGI overused beyond reason. Bhatt has utilised visual effects not just to portray ghouls and possessed humans, but even for seemingly simple and routine shots. Bloody Ishq's lackluster VFX ends up working against the film, breaking all possible tension and taking the thrills out of the horror thriller. While I didn't have high hopes from the movie to deliver the scares effectively, I did not expect it to be the intolerable visual nightmare that it turned out to be, especially since Bhatt has in the past delivered decent films from the horror genre. Bloody Ishq's pacing is torturous, with long stretches of boring exposition Bloody Ishq starts with Avika Gor

Several cryptocurrencies saw their prices rise on the crypto price chart on Friday, including the world's most widely used digital assets — Bitcoin and Ether. Bitcoin price rose by 4.33 percent over the last 24 hours to trade at $66,945 (roughly Rs. 56 lakh) on international exchanges like CoinMarketCap. The value of BTC on Indian exchanges is still fluctuating in the aftermath of the WazirX hack. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was priced between the range of $53,785 (roughly Rs. 45 lakh) and $71,800 (roughly Rs. 60 lakh) on Indian exchanges. “BTC has rebounded strongly from its weekly losses, driven by positive momentum and the kick-off of a Bitcoin conference yesterday. The asset is now consolidating within an ascending channel. This suggests that its upward trend remains intact, and investor profitability is currently positive,” Vikram Subburaj, CEO, Giottus told Gadgets360. Ether also rose by 2.08 percent during the same period. At the time of writing, ETH was trading at $3

Poco M6 Plus 5G will be launched by the company in India next week. The Xiaomi sub-brand has announced the imminent arrival of a new Poco M-series handset through a dedicated microsite on Flipkart. The listing reveals the design and a few key specifications of the phone. The Poco M6 Plus 5G is confirmed to feature a 108-megapixel main rear camera. It appears to have a hole punch design at the front. The Poco M6 Plus 5G is likely to come as a rebranded Redmi Note 13R .  Poco M6 Plus 5G launch date revealed A dedicated microsite on Flipkart reveals that Poco M6 Plus 5G will be announced on August 1 in India. The listing shows a dual-tone design on the back in a violet shade with flat edges. It has a centrally located hole punch cutout on the display to house a selfie shooter. The Poco M6 Plus 5G is teased to feature a dual rear camera setup with ring LED. The camera unit includes a 108-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.75 aperture and a 3x in-sensor zoom support. Poco M6 Plus 5G

Vivo V40 SE 4G has been launched in the Czech Republic. The phone is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon chipset and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for wired fast charging. It carries a 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit and has an IP54-rated build. The handset joins the Vivo V40 SE 5G , Vivo V40 Lite 5G, and the Vivo V40 Lite 5G in the country. The company has yet to confirm if the new 4G variant of the Vivo V40 SE will be introduced in other markets. Notably, the base Vivo V40 and V40 Pro are confirmed to launch in India soon. Vivo V40 SE 4G price The Vivo V40 SE 4G starts in the Czech Republic at CKZ 4,999 (roughly Rs. 17,800) for the 8GB + 128GB option, while the 8GB + 256GB variant is priced at CKZ 5,999 (roughly Rs. 21,400). The phone is offered in two colour options — Crystal Black and Leather Purple (translated from Czech). Vivo V40 SE 4G specifications, features The Vivo V40 SE 4G sports a 6.67-inch full-HD+ AMOLED screen with up to 120Hz refresh rate and 

Oppo A3X 5G is expected to launch in China soon. The handset has previously been spotted on several certification and benchmarking websites. Now, the phone has reportedly appeared on the China Telecom database. The listing has revealed the design of the purported smartphone and some of its key features. The handset is expected to join the existing Oppo A3 and Oppo A3 Pro models in the country. A recent report suggested that the Oppo A3X 5G may arrive in the Indian markets soon. Oppo A3X 5G Design (Leaked) According to a Gizmochina report , the Oppo A3X 5G's design and key features were spotted on the China Telecom website. The image used in the report shows that the purported smartphone has a slightly raised, elliptical camera module placed vertically at the top left corner of the rear panel. It holds two circular camera units and one LED flash unit. The phone is seen in a purple shade with a matte finish, but the camera island appears glossy. The front of the Oppo A3X 5G, as

Samsung unveiled a host of new products on July 10 at a Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris. The launches included the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 alongside new smart wearables like the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and the Galaxy Watch 7. Samsung also unveiled the Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones. These new products from the South Korean tech giant will go on sale in India later today.  Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Flip 6 Price in India, Offers The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 price starts in India at Rs. 1,64,999 for the 12GB + 256GB option, while the 12GB + 512GB and 12GB + 1TB variants are priced at Rs. 1,76,999 and Rs. 2,00,999, respectively. The phone is offered in Navy, Pink, and Silver Shadow colourways and can be purchased via the Samsung India website from 8pm IST today (July 24). Meanwhile, the  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6  price in India starts at Rs. 1,09,999 for the 12GB + 256GB option, while the 12GB + 512GB variant is listed at

The Realme 13 Pro series is set to launch in India and globally on July 30. The lineup will include the Realme 13 Pro and the 13 Pro+. Realme has been teasing the phones on social media and has also given away some details. At an event in Thailand earlier this month, the company showcased the AI features on the Realme 13 Pro series that'll help enhance the camera. We got to try out one of the phones ahead of launch and test out the AI camera features. Below, I'll be talking about the AI Eraser and the AI Ultra Clarity features specifically. I'll be sharing some before and after photos of the tools in action to see how well they perform. While I cannot give you more details about the phone, I can tell you that I used the Realme 13 Pro+ to test the AI features. Realme 13 Pro+ Cameras Before talking about the AI features, I'll talk briefly about the camera hardware. The Realme 13 Pro+ has a triple rear camera setup that's an upgrade in some ways over last year'

The smartphone world is always changing, and Samsung is right at the front with its latest products: the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 . These devices aren't just about cool design and top-notch tech, they're about bringing AI to your fingertips, changing the way you communicate, create, and get things done. The  Galaxy Z Fold6  and  Z Flip6  are now available with regular availability and this is your chance to experience the future of smartphones with these innovative devices. Own you're Galaxy Z Fold6 today at 24 months no cost EMI of Rs. 6524 per month. Now, let's check what these new foldables bring to the table for you. Galaxy Z Fold6: Productivity and Performance Redefined The Galaxy Z Fold6 is a powerful device designed to enhance productivity and communication, all backed by Galaxy AI. Let's explore the key features that make this device a game-changer. AI-Enhanced Productivity: The Galaxy Z Fold6 enhances productivity with its wide range of Galaxy AI-p

There's enough information about Apple's iPhone 16 models available today well ahead of its usual September iPhone launch event. While the new phones are expected to pack iterative upgrades, the latest leaks still don't indicate any signs of a redesign or brand-new models. However, a new leak has now shed some light on Apple's iPhone 17 lineup which could be launched in 2025. While we have seen a few leaks in the past about which models are expected to be launched, this new leak delves into the details about each model. Tipster Ice Universe on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo posted details about all the iPhone models slated to launch in 2025. With the launch of the iPhone 16 series expected to take place in September this year, the iPhone 17 models could be launched in 2025. Indeed, this also leaves plenty of time for the leaks to solidify or settle. Therefore, we do request our readers to take the below information with a pinch of salt. iPhone SE (4th generati