In March, the telecom department issued an advisory to citizens about calls impersonating DoT, threatening people to disconnect their mobile numbers.

ChatGPT went through an outage. The outage tracking website — Downdetector — has also received reports from several users suggesting that they are unable to access the OpenAI’s chatbot. According to the report, around 91% of people are faced issues while accessing ChatGPT. Around 7% of users were unable to access the website and the rest were unable to log into their ChatGPT account.Users also took to X (formerly Twitter) to post about the ongoing outage. What OpenAI has to sayWhile users were facing issues while accessing the ChatGPT, OpenAI’s official status page also acknowledged the outage. The company has mentioned the issue as “increased latency and errors affecting both ChatGPT and APIs. Also, the service is now back online, as per the official OpenAI Status page and the latency issue has been fixed. “Performance is now back to normal”, reads the official page. To verify this, TOI Tech team also tried accessing ChatGPT on the web as well as via the mobile app and in both places, ChatGPT appears to be working fine without any issues.

Consumers can buy the Noise Pop Buds wireless TWS earbuds via Flipkart and the Noise India website.

National broadcaster Doordarshan has good news for Lord Ram Devotees. Doordarshan has announced that it will telecast live the morning prayers offered to the Ram Lalla idol at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya every day.Doordarshan has shared the same in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Doordarshan said that the morning aarti offered to Ram Lalla will be telecast live on DD National every morning from 6:30 am.The national broadcaster said that the decision to telecast the morning aarti live every day was taken with the aim of connecting devotees of Lord Ram, especially after the temple was inaugurated less than two months ago in a grand ceremony and everyone can’t visit the temple in person. The Aarti will be telecast simultaneously on DD’s YouTube channel also. Secondly, the decision was taken because the Trust doesn’t have logistical arrangements as of now for a live broadcast. Therefore, DD will be posting a two-three-member crew on the temple premises for the coverage of the daily ritual.DD’s announcement to telecast the Aarti live for 30 minutes every morning comes after getting the go-ahead from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the same. Initially, DD will air the “Mangala aarti” for a few months, and then, the Ram Temple Trust will take a call on how to take it forward.6 Aartis daily at the Ayodhya Ram templeThere are 6 aartis of Ram Lalla held daily in Ayodhya Ram temple. These include Mangala Aarti at 4:30 am, Shringaar Aarti at 6:30 am, Rajbhog Aarti at 12 noon, Utthapan Aarti at 2 pm, Sandhya Aarti at 7 pm, and Shayan Aarti at 10 pm.Giving directions to devotees for Aarti, the temple trust said, “Entry for Mangala Aarti at 4 AM, Shringar Aarti at 6:15 AM, and Shayan Aarti at 10 PM is possible only with an entry pass. No entry passes required for other Aartis.”Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust advisory to devoteesIn an advisory to devotees coming for darshan at the temple, the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra said, “Devotees can enter the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir for Darshan from 6:30 AM to 9:30 PM. The entire process from entry to exit after Darshan at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir is extremely simple and convenient. Typically, devotees can have a smooth Darshan of Prabhu Shri Ram Lalla Sarkar within 60 to 75 minutes.”The temple trust advised devotees to leave their mobile phones, footwear, purses and other personal items outside the Mandir premises for their convenience and to save time.It has also asked devotees not to bring flowers, garlands, Prasad to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir.

New Delhi: South Korean electronics maker Samsung has launched the power banks in the Indian market. The company has rolled out two power banks of the 20,000 mAh and 10,000 mAh battery capacities. The 20000mAh power bank comes with 45W super-fast 2.0 charging. Meanwhile, the 10000mAh power bank supports wireless charging and 25W super-fast wired charging.  The power banks are available in Beige colour option only. Consumers can buy the power banks via Amazon, Samsung.com and at leading retail stores. Notably, these power banks are made with UL-certified recycled materials which help reduce carbon emissions and conserve the planet’s precious resources. (Also Read: iQOO Z9x 5G Smartphone Launch Date Confirmed In India, Amazon Availability Revealed) Samsung Power Bank Price: The 45W 20000mAh power bank carries a price tag of Rs 4299. Meanwhile, the 25W 10000mAh super-fast power bank priced at Rs 3499. Samsung 45W 20000mAh Power Bank Features:  The 45W 20000mAh power bank supports triple port charging capability and can charge three devices simultaneously. Users can not only charge their smartphones, but can also charge headphones, gaming consoles, cameras or laptops respectively. Using high-quality lithium-ion batteries, Samsung’s 20000mAh power bank supports low current charging and is compatible with mainstream smartphones and digital devices, meeting users’ high daily demand for power. (Also Read: Noise Pop Buds TWS Earbuds Launched In India With Instacharge Feature; Check Price, Specs) Samsung 25W 10000mAh Features: The 25W 10000mAh super-fast power bank can charge a wide range of devices including smartphones, watches, buds and digital devices. The dual-port charging capability of the power bank allows users to plug in and power two devices at once. Moreover, the Qi-certified power bank can charge a wide range of digital devices wirelessly with up to 7.5W. 

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Government of India has issued an important warning with a severity rating set to ‘High’ for Android users. According to the report, several security flaws have been found within the multiple versions of the Android operating system. The government body has warned users about the existing vulnerabilities that have been reported.What the government has saidAs per the report, Multiple Vulnerabilities have been reported in Android which could be exploited by an attacker to obtain sensitive information, gain elevated privileges, execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service conditions on the targeted system.The vulnerabilities exist in Android due to flaws in Framework, System, AMLogic, Arm components, MediaTek components, Qualcomm components & Qualcomm closed-source components.Also, successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges and also run arbitrary code or even cause denial of service on the targeted system.Affected Android versionsThe vulnerabilities have been found within multiple versions of the Android including Android 11, Android 12, Android 12L, Android 13 and Android 14 operating systems. Also, this affects both Android-powered smartphones and tablets. What’s the solutionThe government body has advised users to apply the latest security patch available for their devices.To check for the update, follow these steps: Open Settings on your smartphone or tablet Tap on Software updates Then, tap on Check for updates button. Hit Install, if there’s an update available. Wait for it to download and install. Once done, restart the phone.

In addition, Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series secured two spots in the top 10 for Q1, with its Ultra model ranking fifth and the base variant coming in ninth.

Samsung unveiled two new mid-range smartphones — Galaxy A35 5G and Galaxy A55 5G — on Tuesday and now it has revealed the pricing of these two phones via the official website. At the time, the company only revealed the design and specifications of both the smartphones. And, now the official pricing has arrived for all the variants.Samsung has launched the Galaxy A35 5G in two variants — 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB, while the Galaxy A55 5G comes in 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256GB variants. Galaxy A35 5G and Galaxy A55 5G: Price and availability Model RAM Storage Price (Rs) Galaxy A35 5G 8GB 128GB 30,999 Galaxy A35 5G 8GB 256GB 33,999 Galaxy A55 5G 8GB 128GB 39,999 Galaxy A55 5G 8GB 256GB 42,999 Galaxy A55 5G 12GB 256GB 45,999 Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Galaxy A55 5G are now available for purchase via Samsung’s official website, Samsung Shop along Samsung’s official offline stores and other retail partners. Samsung is also offering Rs 3000 cashback on HDFC, OneCard, IDFC First Bank cards along with a 6 months No Cost EMI options. Alternatively, customers can own the Galaxy A55 5G at just Rs 1792 per month and the Galaxy A35 at just Rs 1723 per month through Samsung Finance+ and all leading NBFC partners.Samsung Galaxy A55 5G: Features Feature Specification Display 6.6-inch FHD+ with 1080×2340 pixel resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection Processor Octa-core Exynos 1480 chipset RAM Up to 12GB Storage 128GB or 256GB, expandable up to 1TB via microSD card Operating System Android 14 with Samsung One UI 6.1 Rear Cameras 50MP main camera (f/1.8), 12MP ultra-wide angle camera (f/2.2), 5MP macro sensor (f/2.4) Front Camera 32MP Biometric Security In-display fingerprint sensor IP Rating IP67 (dust and water resistant) Battery 5000 mAh with 25W fast charging support Samsung Galaxy A35 5G: Features Feature Specification Chipset Exynos 1380 RAM Up to 8GB Display 6.6-inch FHD+ with 1080×2340 pixel resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rate Storage 128GB or 256GB, expandable up to 1TB via microSD card Operating System Android 14 with Samsung One UI 6.1 SIM Dual SIM support Rear Cameras 50MP main camera (f/1.8), 8MP ultra-wide angle camera (f/2.2), 5MP macro camera Front Camera 13MP Water & Dust Resist. Yes, with coating Battery 5000 mAh with 25W fast charging support

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Soon after launching its mid-range smartphone — Z9, iQoo is reportedly planning to launch a new Turbo version of it. Leaks and rumours have already started surfacing online regarding the unannounced smartphone. The latest leak about the smartphone has revealed the display, chipset and a couple of key details.iQoo Z9 Turbo: Leaked specificationsDigital Chat Station has dropped a new post on Weibo revealing the key details about the iQoo Z9 Turbo.According to the post, the iQoo Z9 Turbo is speculated to feature a 1.5K display and it will be equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset and 6000mAh battery.Recent leaks have suggested that the handset will support a 144Hz refresh rate and 50MP dual camera setup along with 80W fast charging support. Having said that, iQoo hasn’t confirmed the official release date or an event for the launch of the event. But, we expect it to happen in the coming days or weeks. In other news, iQoo launched the Z9 5G last week at a starting price of Rs 19,999 for the base 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant in two colour options — Graphene Blue and Brushed Green. The smartphone features a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, 1800-nits peak brightness and DT-Star2 Plus Glass protection. The handset runs MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chipset with Mali G610 GPU. Apart from this, the smartphone come equipped with 8GB RAM and two storage options — 128GB and 256GB. Along with this it also comes with microSD card slot for storage expansion. The handset runs Android 14 operating system with FunTouch OS14 custom skin.