Former Pakistan cricketer and umpire Mohammad Nazir Junior. — Provided by the reporter LAHORE: Former Pakistan cricketer and umpire Mohammad Nazir Junior passed away at the age of 78 after battling with prolonged illness, his son Noman Nazir confirmed on Thursday. Nazir had been severely ill and undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Punjab’s […]
Nov 20, 2024, 04:29 PM ET The winningest team in Costa Rica is asking FIFA for a spot in next summer’s Club World Cup and is willing to take legal action if denied. Alajuelense, which has won 30 league titles, wants FIFA to enforce the rule that forbids clubs from the same ownership to participate […]
Oppo did drop a hint about its Find X8 series coming to India by allowing us to review its Find X7 Ultra flagship earlier this year. The high-end camera-centric smartphone was not launched in India, but it did set everyone’s expectations about Oppo’s latest flagships in terms of camera performance. It did get me a […]
ColorOS 15 — the new operating system (OS) for Oppo smartphones — was launched globally on Thursday, a month after its introduction at the Oppo Developer Conference in China. It is based on Android 15 and brings enhancements to visual elements with new themes, detailed animations, and texture interpretation. The update makes it easier to […]
Samsung unveiled the second generation of its Gauss artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday. Dubbed Gauss2, the new multimodal AI model is said to feature improved performance, efficiency, and enhanced use cases for application integration. The new large language model (LLM) was introduced during the keynote address of the Samsung Developer Conference Korea 2024 (SDC24 […]
Google is making it easier for iPhone owners to switch to Android smartphones. The company has rebranded its data transfer tool that helps users on iOS move their information and accounts, and it is now called Android Switch. Meanwhile, Google has also confirmed that a useful delayed data transfer feature introduced on the Pixel 9 […]
Pakistan’s national cricket team has arrived in Blantyre, Zimbabwe, for the upcoming white-ball series against the hosts. The squad, which includes 10 players, travelled via Dubai for the three-match ODI and T20 series, set to begin later this month. A portion of the team, which travelled earlier, had already reached Zimbabwe following Pakistan’s recently concluded […]
Nov 21, 2024, 04:48 AM ET Tottenham captain Son Heung-Min praised the spirit showed by Palestine after they held South Korea to a 1-1 draw in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday. While South Korea were overwhelming favourites for the tie — which was played in neutral […]
Vivo Y300 5G was launched in India on Thursday. It comes with a 6.67-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display, an octa-core Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, and a 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit. The phone supports 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of onboard storage. It is equipped with dual stereo speakers, offers an IP64-rating, and […]
Apple is holding discussions with several Indian companies as part of the iPhone maker’s efforts to build its own supply chain ecosystem in the country, according to a report. Apple heavily relied on Chinese suppliers until 2020, but the firm has since attempted to move production to other regions, including India and Vietnam. The company […]