Month: April 2024

Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along

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Over at Android Authority, Mishaal Rahman managed to download Rabbit’s launcher APK on a Google Pixel 6A. With a little tweaking, he was able to run the app as if it were on Rabbit’s own device. Using the volume-up key in place of the R1’s single hardware button, he was able to set up an account and start asking it questions, just as if he was using the $199 R1. Rahman points out that the app probably doesn’t offer all of the same functionality as the R1. In his words: “the Rabbit R1’s launcher app is intended to be preinstalled in the firmware and be granted several privileged, system-level permissions — only some of which we were able to grant — so some of the functions would likely fail if we tried.” But the fact that the software runs on a midrange phone from almost two years ago suggests that it has more in common with a plain ‘ol Android app than not. The R1 isn’t alone; Humane’s AI pin appears to run on a …

Defeat BJP in the ‘finals’ to show Telangana’s ‘vigour’, says Revanth Reddy

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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy showing a replica of ‘gadida guddu’ (donkey’s egg) in a symbolic protest against what he termed as ‘raw deal’ meted out to Telangana by the BJP-led government at the Centre in the last 10 years, during an election meeting held in Jammikunta of Karimnagar district on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Calling the Lok Sabha elections a fight between ‘Telangana atma gauravam’ (self-respect) and ‘Gujarat pettanam’ (bossism), Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy called upon people to teach a fitting lesson to the BJP in the May 13 Parliamentary elections in Telangana. The BJP is conspiring to remove reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs and its slogan of “400 paar” is indicative of its intention, he charged, alleging that the Delhi police have turned up after he criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the reservations issue. He was speaking at a huge public meeting held in Jammikunta town in the poll-bound Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. “You have made the BRS bite the …

“IPL is a bit like a World Cup”: LSG head coach Justin Langer | Cricket

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Lucknow [India], : Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer feels that the Indian Premier League is like a World Cup because of the intensity of the competition following their four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. “IPL is a bit like a World Cup”: LSG head coach Justin Langer LSG clinched their sixth win of the season with the help of Marcus Stoinis’s 62-run blitz which laid the foundation of success for the hosts. HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. Explore now! After LSG’s win, they moved to the third spot with 12 points which further reduced the margin of error for teams who are in the race for the playoffs. While talking about the ongoing season, Langer emphasized the importance of each point and said after the game, “I have been blown away by how brilliant this IPL tournament is. It’s a bit like a World Cup. There’s no easy games, every point is crucial. We see how tight it is on the table. …

IPL 2024: Arshin Kulkarni enters unwanted list after registering golden duck against MI | Cricket

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Lucknow [India], : Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni became just the second player in the Indian Premier League history to get dismissed for a golden duck as an opener. IPL 2024: Arshin Kulkarni enters unwanted list after registering golden duck against MI Kulkarni who was a part of India’s squad for the U-19 World Cup on Tuesday made his IPL debut at the Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow. HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. Explore now! In the opening over of LSG’s innings, Nuwan Thushara clicked 137.9 kph and produced an outswinger that trapped him in front of the stumps. Mixed emotions were lingering in the atmosphere as Thushara bagged his maiden IPL wicket while debutant Kulkarni got dismissed for a golden duck in his tournament debut. Before Kulkarni, English batter Joe Denly registered a golden duck in his debut game as an opener. He opened for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019 at Eden Gardens and experienced speedster Ishant Sharma castled Denly on his first ball of the IPL. …

Lara Dutta BREAKS Silence on Playing Kaikeyi in Ranbir Kapoor Starrer Ramayana: ‘Who Wouldn’t Want…’

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Lara Dutta talks about reports of her being a part of Ranbir Kapoor starrer Ramayana. Director Nitesh Tiwari is bringing the Hindu epic Ramayana to life on the big screen with Ranbir Kapoor headlining the project along with Sai Pallavi and Yash. A few weeks ago, photos of actors Lara Dutta and Arun Govil from the sets of Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’ went viral on the internet. The viral pictures, obtained by Zoom, showed Lara Dutta and Arun Govil in their respective characters. Arun, known for playing the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s iconic Doordarshan show ‘Ramayan’, will be seen as King Dasharath in the Ranbir Kapoor starrer ‘Ramayana’. Lara, on the other hand, will play the role of Kaikeyi, one of the three wives of King Dasharath. Now, in an interview with Indian Express.com, Lara has addressed the rumours about her playing Kaikeyi in the upcoming film. “I am hearing it a lot as well. I am leaving the rumors out there. I also like reading and hearing about them so please continue. …

iOS 17.5 beta lets you keep Find My on during iPhone repairs

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Pretty soon, Apple might let you send your iPhone in for repair without disabling Find My and Activation Lock. In the fourth iOS 17.5 beta, 9to5Mac and MacRumors found that Apple is planning to introduce a new “Repair State” mode that keeps the anti-theft measures on while your iPhone is getting fixed. Apple and many authorized repair providers currently ask you to turn off Find My when you’re getting your iPhone repaired. It has this requirement to “prevent anyone else from getting service for your device without your knowledge,” according to Apple’s support page. But turning off Find My got a little more tricky with the introduction of Stolen Device Protection. When enabled, this feature forces you to wait one hour before performing certain actions, like turning off Find My. That isn’t too convenient if you forget to turn off Find My before you arrive at the Apple Store for a repair. The new Repair State option should change this. As pointed out by 9to5Mac, it will let you confirm that your phone is getting …

Apple’s latest AirPods Pro with USB-C have returned to their all-time low

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Earlier today, Beats announced the Solo 4 alongside the forthcoming Solo Buds. The latter joins a burgeoning lineup of wireless earbuds under the Beats brand, though, despite being an Apple product, they don’t offer noise cancellation and the kind of deep ecosystem tricks afforded by the latest AirPods Pro with USB-C. Fortunately, Apple’s second-gen earbuds are currently matching their all-time low of $179 ($70 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. Whereas the entry-level Solo Buds are geared toward both Android and iOS, the premium AirPods Pro are aimed squarely at Apple users. The refreshed earbuds continue to offer top-tier ANC, refined sound, and the same feature set as the second-gen model from 2022, save for some added dust resistance and an improved USB-C charging case that ditches Apple’s aging Lightning connector. What’s more, they offer Apple’s full suite of ecosystem tricks, including support for head-tracking spatial audio, audio sharing, and automatic switching between Apple devices. Newer modes like Conversation Awareness and Adaptive Audio — which rolled out via a software update in the fall …

Fubo drops Discovery networks and blasts WBD for abusing its power

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The face-off between streaming TV service Fubo and Warner Bros. Discovery is continuing to escalate. Fubo announced via a late afternoon press release that it has dropped Discovery networks effective immediately — “including Discovery, HGTV, Food Network and TLC, among others” — and has been unable to reach a separate deal to bring Turner sports networks TNT, TBS, and truTV to its customers. The company claims that it had little choice but to drop the batch of Discovery channels after talks with WBD went nowhere, and it’s accusing WBD of bad-faith negotiations and an “abuse of massive market power that ultimately limits consumer choice.” Fubu says that it offered WBD “market rates” to secure all of this content but that it never received a counteroffer. The entertainment giant is claimed to have insisted on “above-market rates.” Fubo goes on to sound the alarm, basically saying that this is exactly the type of behavior it predicted back when Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, and Fox announced plans to develop their own sports-centric streaming service. Fubo wasted little …

Google is building a fart button into Android

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I simply don’t know how to feel about an incoming update to the Google Phone app that adds sound effects to the Android dialer. First spotted as part of a beta update by 9to5Google, the app may soon let you tap one of six “Audio Emoji” buttons to play a short sound clip that both sides of the call can hear. There’s clapping, laughing, crying (a sad, sliding trombone), partying, a drum sting (ba-dum ts) and… poop, which emits a fart sound. You can access the buttons during a call by tapping the option in the dialer’s overflow menu or with a small flag positioned toward the bottom. The dormant adolescent in me wants to try the poop button at least once with a trusted friend who won’t disown me for having a questionable sense of humor. Personally, I’d much rather hear these sounds (except farts) in my conversations as organic, genuine reactions. Who will actually get meaningful use out of this feature after that novelty quickly wears off? If we’re going to do this, …

‘BJP is confident’: New Delhi candidate Swaraj files papers | Delhi News

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Accompanied with dhol beats and dance by party workers raising victory slogans while holding flags bearing the images of Lord Ram and Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi, Bansuri Swaraj, the BJP candidate from New Delhi constituency, filed her nomination for the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday. The election to the seat is scheduled in the city on May 25. Swaraj, daughter of former Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart, late Sushma Swaraj, was accompanied by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party’s Delhi state president Virendra Sachdeva to the office of the district magistrate-cum-returning officer where she filed her nomination. “This is a national election and the BJP is filled with self-confidence. PM Modi has done a lot of work in the last 10 years. We are going to the public without a report card… but, if we talk about Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal does politics of hatred… He did not let the Ayushman Bharat scheme be implemented in Delhi…,” said Swaraj. She said if the people elect her, she will ensure that the Ayushman …