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Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday said that it has been receiving a number of call drop complaints from subscribers triggering the need to review existing quality of service rules to measure network performance at the district level and bring 4G-5G services also under its ambit.  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that even with the technological advancement in mobile telecommunications and advancement in performance management tools, the quality of experience (QoE) of consumers has not improved as expected though such quality of service (QoS) requirements are supported by technology standards. "Even with widespread coverage of 4G networks in the country and rollout of 5G services, there are increasing number of complaints of call drops, call muting, low data throughput etc. which raises question marks on the network design and provisioning of required network resources," TRAI said. The regulator has proposed to tighten call drop parameters, call succe...

OpenSea NFT marketplace has decided to put a stop to its Operator Filter tool. This decision will not let NFT creators demand royalty fees on secondary sales of NFTs on other marketplaces. While OpenSea has its reasons behind this decision, it sure is bound to affect the creators of digital collectibles who wish to generate income from any sale of their digital artwork. The feature was first introduced in November 2022 by OpenSea to benefit the NFT creator community. The Operator Filter tool, that will be made optional starting August 31, allowed NFT artists to blacklist those marketplaces that did not enforce royalty charges on secondary buyers. The marketplace wishes to adhere to the principles of freedom of choice and ownership that the decentralised ecosystem boasts of, by giving buyers also an option to choose if they want to pay royalty charges to the NFT creators or not. “The Operator Filter depended on support from everyone in the ecosystem to be successful and that just di...

Samsung may soon bring foldable tablets and laptops to the market. A company executive confirmed that they are working on the technology to integrate the foldable feature into more electronic products after launching five series of foldable smartphones. Recently, the firm launched the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Flip 5 at the second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year. The phones were released alongside the Galaxy Tab S9 series which included a base, a plus and an ultra model. Samsung's Mobile eXperience Business Head TM Roh confirmed in an interview with the Independent that foldable tablets and laptops could be planned in the future by the South Korean tech giant. Roh said he is confident that since tablets are already a popular product category, its foldable versions will also do well in the market. He explains that humans always "open up a book to read and open up a notebook to write something."  Roh elaborates that just like books or notebooks, foldable smartphone...

The financial industry has long been an essential component of the world economy, promoting development, capital investment, and wealth accumulation. However, over the years, the way we interact with financial institutions has changed as a result of technology advancements. One such innovation that has gained a lot of traction is cryptocurrencies. In what first appeared as a decentralised form of digital money, cryptocurrencies have upended established economic systems by giving people a new means for asset storage and transact across borders. According to Grand View Research, the market for cryptocurrency exchange platforms was estimated at $30.18 billion (roughly Rs. 2,50,786 crore) in 2021 and is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 27.8 percent from 2022 to 2030. The rise of cryptocurrencies in recent years, however, has also led to growing concerns surrounding investor protection, market manipulation, and regulatory oversight. In the United States, the Securities and Exchan...

Realme Buds Air 5 and Realme Buds Air 5 Pro are all set to go official in India on August 23. New audio devices will be launched in the country alongside the Realme 11 5G and Realme 11X 5G smartphones. The new truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones are teased to come in two different colourways and have an in-ear design with a stem. The regular Realme Buds Air 5 are teased to pack 12.4mm drivers, while the Realme Buds Air 5 Pro are confirmed to feature 11mm drivers. They offer active noise cancellation (ANC) to reduce external noise by up to 50dB. The Realme Buds Air 5 are expected to succeed the Realme Buds Air 3 earphones. In a media invite issued on Friday,  Realme  confirmed the arrival of Realme Buds Air 5 and Realme Buds Air 5 Pro in India on August 23. The launch event will begin at 12:00pm IST. The Realme 11 5G and Realme 11X 5G smartphones will also make their debut at the same event. Realme has also created dedicated microsites on its India website to tease the ar...

Vivo V29e is all set to make its India debut on August 28. The Chinese smartphone brand tweeted about the arrival of the new V-series smartphone in the country on Friday. The Vivo V29e is confirmed to go on sale via Flipkart. The handset is teased to come with a 64-megapixel rear camera sensor with support for optical image stabilisation (OIS). It appears to have a curved display with a centrally aligned hole-punch cutout. The Vivo V29e could run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400-series chipset. The new Vivo V29e will be launched in India on August 28, as per a teaser poster shared by the company on X (formerly Twitter). The launch event will begin at 12:00pm IST. The brand has also started sending media invites for the launch. The smartphone is confirmed to go on sale through Flipkart . Vivo has posted renders of the handset on the microblogging platform, revealing its design. Company's India website also carries a microsite that suggests its specifications. The Vivo V29e is show...