The mercury dipped to minus 19.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning as a strong cold wave swept through the city of Beijing.  It marked the coldest morning in the Chinese capital since 1966.  Kyodo Times Jump To Cold wave grips Japan Public warned, urged to take precautions Snowiest place on Earth Cold wave grips Japan …

Do you want everyone on your contact list, including family, friends, colleagues, and more, to get phone calls and WhatsApp messages from random numbers asking them to remind you that you have not paid up a loan that you had recently taken? If your answer is no, then here is an advice – do not take a loan from that …

In a weird instance in Arizona, some thieves broke into Cottonwood Airport and stole a plane on December 31.  The local police are on the hunt for those responsible and the plane itself, as per a TNN report.  The thieves broke in by disabling the main gate, said police according to a Facebook post.  Facebook “The subjects entered the Airport …

Photos of a newly-built park in a Kerala village has taken social media by storm, with many comparing it with a European city. Images of the new Vagbhatananda Park at Karakkad, near Vadakara in Kozhikode district, quickly went viral across social media sites shortly after it was inaugurated by state Tourism Minister Kadakampalli Surendran. As the photos of the park …

The COVID-19 vaccine is likely to arrive in Delhi by early next week and robust preparations are underway to stock it in the required temperature, ensuring effective roll-out of the inoculation exercise. The Delhi government is creating a massive storage facility at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH). The Police have also been alerted about the imminent arrival of …

Apple AirPods pair magically with other Apple devices, thanks to Apple’s H1 chip — or W1 chip in the case of the original AirPods — but you can pair them with other devices via plain ol’ Bluetooth nearly as easily. (Just not as magically because a non-Apple device won’t know to pause your music, podcast or video when you take …

The Windows 10 taskbar is about to get more personalized. On Wednesday, Microsoft is rolling out a feature to Windows Insiders called news and interests, offering quick access to a feed of content like news, weather and stocks in your taskbar that updates automatically throughout the day.  You’ll be able to personalize the content you see in your taskbar feed …

Roku is celebrating a new milestone as it battles with Amazon to be the top streaming platform. In a blog post on Wednesday, Roku said it hit 51.2 million active accounts in the three-month quarter ending Dec. 31, up by approximately 14 million accounts in 2020. In addition, Roku said its users streamed 58.7 billion hours of content in 2020.  …

Apple’s App Store had a record-breaking holiday season, the company said Wednesday, with customers spending more than $1.8 billion on digital goods and services in the last week of 2020. On New Year’s Day alone, people spent $540 million, a single-day record. Apple said the spending between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve was largely driven by game sales.  See …

You’ve seen all the familiar rules for strong passwords almost every time you create an online account. Use capital letters, numbers and special characters, and make it at least 8 characters long (or 10, or 12). These requirements are designed to make it harder for hackers to get into your accounts. However, they don’t really make your password stronger, say …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. After taking a year off, Pioneer and Onkyo return to CES with brand-new receivers for 2021, offering up-to-date features including 8K video and Dolby Atmos. Prices start at $499 (roughly £370 or AU$650) for the TX-NR5100, which is due in June. All …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. It’s not always easy to pick out a pair of headphones to give as a gift. Besides the sheer volume of options, you need to consider whether you’re buying a gift for an audiophile, a gamer or simply someone who wants to use headphones to make phone …

When the iPhone X was unveiled to the world in the fall of 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook called it “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.” That’s partly because at the time, the iPhone X was Apple’s largest phone yet, complete with an overhauled design. Gone were the thick bezels and the physical home button of its predecessor the iPhone …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Just about every TV remote uses batteries and they generally last a long time, but eventually you will need to replace them. In a nod to sustainability in its 2021 TVs — and, let’s face it, to utter coolness — Samsung …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung has unveiled its soundbars for CES 2021 and key features include calibration microphones, Dolby Atmos playback and even better matching with QLED TVs. The company is planning a range of S series and Q series soundbars in 2021. These include more models compatible …