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It seems the Twitter-Elon Musk saga just refuses to die down. With Twitter suing Musk for backing out of the $44 billion acquisition deal, and the court proceedings set to begin on October 17, the Tesla mogul recently teased that he was planning to launch his own social media platform. Responding to a Twitter user who asked if Musk had ever considered creating his own social media platform, in case the Twitter deal fell apart, Musk simply responded by saying “X.com.” If the Tesla boss is forced to go ahead with the Twitter acquisition, Twitter will only be an elaborate add-on in the expansion of the rival platform. It will only leverage what he is prospecting to do with X.com. If this indeed is true, Musk will join a long list of users who had issues with Twitter, who then went on to create their own social media platforms. The most recent and notable of such cases would be that of the former US President Donald Trump and his own platform, Truth Social . While most of these deriva...

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Rating: 3.3/5 Price: Rs 3,499 The budget fitness watch segment in India is quite crowded with a multitude of brands vying for a spot on your wrist. Watches priced under Rs 4,000 typically try to woo consumers considering a fitness band by offering features like a larger screen, additional sensors and more fitness modes for a small premium. Noise has recently thrown a couple of new options into the ring that hopes to make an impression.  We got our hands on the Noise ColorFit Pro 4 which offers some interesting features. After having used it for close to two weeks, it is time to tell you what impressed us and what needs to improve. What we liked about the Noise ColorFit Pro 4: Lightweight and comfortable to wear, multiple colour variants The Noise ColorFit Pro 4 design is fairly generic with a standard rectangular frame and a physical button. The good part being the frame has a matte finish and doesn’t attract fingerprints or smudge marks. The Teal Blue variant that we got fo...

Most people know by now what exactly Dolby Atmos is. Even people who aren’t that into tech can testify that Atmos make some of the best surround sound systems. It has been 10 years since Dolby Atmos entered the Indian market, and forever changed the manner in which we think of, and consume content.  What most people aren’t aware of, is that Dolby Laboratories also make Dolby vision, one of the best standards for HDR or High Dynamic Range videos. So much so that Netflix and a bunch of other OTT services have selected them as their preferred HDR standard.  Think of the last time you went to see a movie and were really impressed by the sound as well as the visual experience. Chances are that the engineers at Dolby had something or the other to do with it.  But what exactly does Dolby Vision entail, and more importantly, how does it work? Who better to answer these questions than Dolby themselves? We had a chat with Jayant Shah, Director Apps & Solutions Engineering, ...

Blu Bold N2 was launched in the US on Friday. The handset sports a 6.6-inch AMOLED display with full-HD+ resolution. It features a 64-megapixel quad rear camera setup and a 16-megapixel dual front... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/oUyDH9u

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Dutch authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of being a developer for the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash. The cryptocurrency blending service was put on a US sanctions list on... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/l8sTDRf