MWC 2024: Instant search to AI photography, 6 Google Android experiences unveiled

Earlier this week in Scotland, dozens of families were disappointed by the Willy Wonka Experience Glasgow. While the bare-bones event left a lot to be desired, the actors put on the best show possible to try to show attendees a good time, and one has become a video game star.

In a recent turn of events, Info Edge (India) Ltd announced that its prominent mobile applications including Naukri.com Job Search App, Naukri Recruiter, Naukrigulf Job Search App, 99acres and Shiksha have been removed from the Google Play Store. This action follows Google's crackdown on apps in India, targeting those embroiled in a dispute over service fee payments.

Pokémon, Warcraft and Sea of Thieves have joined in with this week's Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience memes.

Privacy-focused browsers have become extremely popular in recent years. One such browser is Brave, an open-source web browser based on the Chromium web browser. It is certainly an intriguing option for those who wish to protect their identity online and stay safe from advertisements and trackers. Keeping up with the latest boom in artificial intelligence (AI), Brave introduced an AI assistant named Leo in 2023. Now, it is bringing it to Android devices.

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 Barcelona, we have seen several weird gadget launches. From a robot vacuum cleaner that can play PC games to an AI-powered smartphone without apps, the tech extravaganza certainly had its moments. ZTE also came to the party by unveiling its new smartphone, the ZTE Nubia Music. But what's so special about it? At a time when companies are moving away from the 3.5mm headphone jack, the ZTE Nubia Music features not one but two of them! And, over and on top of that, the phone touts a massive outer speaker too. Know all about the ZTE Nubia Magic.

Google has a long history of easter eggs, from HTML trickery to paying homage to Bletchley Park with a very apt decoding animation. I can say with certainty that I wasn’t expecting to see a stampede of Chocobos on my screen today, though.

If you, like the rest of the internet, have been swept up in the trainwreck that was the Willy Wonka Experience held in an empty warehouse in Glasgow last weekend, we have good news. While you may no longer be able to witness the real event in person, you can always relive it vicariously through your Sims.

Day 2 of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 has concluded with some innovative and groundbreaking announcements. With almost every new launch, we are seeing more and more use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. It is as if these companies think that if they do not have some AI angle in their product, they will be immediately thrown into the dustbin of history. Listed below are the top 5 gadgets that were the talk of the show at the MWC 2024.

Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world's biggest wireless telecom fair, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, which wraps up on Thursday.

A smartphone that can be charged in fewer than 40 minutes. Even better: a tiny nuclear battery that could keep it running for 50 years. Facing consumers who are fed up with having to plug in their phones all the time, device makers are racing to develop more potent batteries that can charge faster and last longer. Telecom firms highlighted some of the progress they've made at the industry's biggest annual show, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, which got underway in Barcelona on Monday.

Infinix is looking to launch a new smartphone in 2024. The company teased the flagship gaming phone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona. The phone is said to carry the moniker Infinix GT Ultra and the company has revealed its chipset, display and hardware details. Infinix has also showcased some new technological concepts including ones that will be featured in the gaming phone. It also introduced a prototype technology called E-Color Shift.

A smartphone operating system’s popularity stems from its large app ecosystem, providing a massive repository of programs that can run on mobile devices seamlessly, but suppose all of that work was done by AI instead of applications that had to be downloaded through a dedicated store? Deutsche Telekom believes that in the future, smartphones will rely on artificial intelligence instead of apps for task completion and has collaborated with T-Mobile and Qualcomm to showcase a concept smartphone that runs just AI.