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iPhone 17 series leaks keep pouring in, and this time, we’ve got leaked images of an alleged iPhone 17 Pro case. The alleged case, said to belong to the upcoming iPhone, suggests that the phone will be equipped with a new rear camera bar design instead of the square camera layout on the iPhone 16 Pro. The iPhone 17 Pro appears to have a long camera bar running the full width of the phone. The handset is rumoured to come with an A19 Pro chipset, a 6.3-inch display, and a 48-megapixel telephoto camera.

Prominent tipster Sony Dickson (@SonnyDickson) posted pictures of an alleged iPhone 17 Pro case on X. The supposed case shows a larger cutout for the rear cameras. The renders suggest that the camera island could be redesigned in the upcoming iPhone, swapping out the traditional square camera bump seen on the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro.

The camera island appears to be long, and runs across the phone’s back, somewhat resembling the camera bar on Google’s Pixel phones. The alleged case also suggests MagSafe support on the iPhone 17 Pro. The case appears to have cutouts for volume buttons, Action button, power button, and Camera Control.

The latest leak backs up rumours about the iPhone 17 Pro’s design changes. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had recently stated that the rear camera of the new iPhone will look ‘meaningfully different.’

iPhone 17 Pro Specifications (Expected)

Leaks about the iPhone 17 Pro models have been aplenty in recent weeks. The iPhone 17 Pro is tipped to have an aluminium frame and could pack 12GB RAM. It is said to come with a triple rear camera unit like its predecessor, with an upgraded 48-megapixel telephoto rear camera, and a 12-megapixel selfie shooter. The iPhone 17 Pro is tipped to get a 6.3-inch display, whereas the iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature a 6.9-inch display. Both models are said to run on a new A19 Pro chip manufactured with TSMC’s same 3nm process. They are also said to get a dual video recording feature with iOS 19.

Lumio Vision 7 and Vision 9 4K smart TVs have been finally launched in India. They are claimed to be the “fastest TVs” in the country. The company says that the TVs are powered by a “flagship” Boss processor. The TVs come with a quad-speaker system and come with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and DGS Audio tuning. The Lumio Vision 9 smart TV comes with a 4K resolution QD-Mini LED panel, while the Vision 7 features a 4K QLED display.

Lumio Vision 7 Series, Lumio Vision 9 Price in India, Availability

Lumio Vision 7 smart TV is available in three sizes. The the 43-inch option is priced at Rs. 29,999, the company confirmed in a press release. The 50-inch and 55-inch variants of the Lumio Vision 7 are marked at Rs. 34,999 and Rs. 39,999, respectively. Meanwhile, the Lumio Vision 9 smart TV is priced at Rs. 59,999 for its sole 55-inch model.

The Lumio Vision TVs will be available for pre-order via Amazon starting April 23 till April 30. Customers who pre-order the smart TVs will be eligible to get two years of comprehensive warranty and another year of extended warranty.

Lumio Vision 7 Series, Lumio Vision 9 Features

The Lumio Vision 7 QLED TV is available in 43-inch, 50-inch, and 55-inch sizes. The TV offers 4K resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, up to 400 nits of brightness level, up to 114 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut coverage, and 1.08 DeltaE colour accuracy. All models in the series have 16GB of inbuilt storage support.

Meanwhile, the Lumio Vision 9 uses a Mini-LED panel with 1920 mini-LEDs with a quantum dot enhancement layer that delivers up to 900nits peak brightness level, 111 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut coverage, and 1.71 DeltaE colour accuracy. It is available in a 55-inch option and offers 32GB onboard storage.

Both Lumio Vision 7 lineup and Vision 9 come with Dolby Vision as well as Dolby Atmos support. The TVs have a quad-speaker system, with the Vision 9 offering an additional subwoofer. The Vision 7 offers up to 30W of speaker output, whereas the Vision 9 delivers 24W They also feature DGS Audio tuning, which is said to offer a balanced sound experience. 

The Lumio Vision 9 and Vision 7 smart TVs are equipped with a Boss chip, which is paired with 3GB DDR4 RAM. In terms of connectivity, the TVs support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The come with three HDMI ports including one with e-ARC support, and three USB ports, an Optical Audio out port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, AV port, Ethernet port, and an Anternna out.

Lumio Vision 9 and Vision 7 smart TVs come with Google TV (Android 11) and support Google Cast and Assistant. The TVs also support the TLDR app, which is said to offer easy access to sports and music content. The accompanying remote includes a dedicated TLDR shortcut key.

A pause on the most punishing US tariffs in a century hands Nintendo valuable time to prepare the momentous launch of its new console and lifts pricing pressure. For now.

The 90-day reprieve on heightened tariffs for most US trading partners gives Nintendo a chance to ramp up shipments of its upcoming Switch 2 console to a market that accounts for more than a third of its sales. Roughly a third of Switch 2 units are assembled in Vietnam — which would’ve been subject to a 46 percent levy, but now only faces the 10 percent universal tariff imposed by Donald Trump’s administration — so Nintendo can focus all that production on the US and stock up as many units as possible over the next three months. That period includes the gadget’s release date of June 5.

Shares in the Kyoto-based games maker jumped 10 percent at Thursday’s open in Tokyo, illustrating the importance attached to the debut. There’s no plan B for the company beyond the $450 (roughly Rs. 38,500) Switch 2, which will soon be the key platform for its popular game franchises. Nintendo is diversifying its business to better tap a rich library of intellectual property and beloved characters — via film, merchandise and theme parks — but to do that, it must have a thriving platform and expanding user base.

“If the tariffs stay at 10 percent, Nintendo probably keeps pricing at $450 and just takes the hit on margin,” said Bernstein analyst Robin Zhu. “At 46 percent Vietnam tariffs, I expected them to raise by $50 to $100.”

Nintendo delayed pre-orders in the US to fully assess the impact of the new tariffs — which were announced mere hours after Nintendo’s online event unveiling the Switch 2’s price and launch game lineup. The company has spent months strategizing for the global release of the console and ensuring the first units land with gamers and not scalpers. In the UK, for example, it’s prioritizing customers with a Switch Online membership and ample playing time on the Switch.

The initial launch window is a pivotal time for game consoles, much as with movie premieres. It sparks interest beyond loyal users and sets up marquee titles for a fast start. Sony Group’s PlayStation 5, released in late 2020, took years to gain momentum because of the pandemic’s impact on logistics and availability. Nintendo may face similar challenges now with shipping its device out of Vietnam, which is also home to other major exporters to the US, such as Nike and Adidas. While Vietnam and the US have started negotiations to forestall elevated tariffs, most companies are likely to hasten deliveries to the US to maximize what they can ship in the 90 days.

US levies on imports from China were hiked to 125 percent as part of Trump’s Wednesday reversal of country-specific tariffs for most other nations. That makes it prohibitive for Nintendo to ship its made-in-China production to the US and also poses a challenge for its competitors.

“We believe the Switch 2’s bill of materials is around $400, meaning Nintendo would still be selling consoles at a loss in the US with the 10 percent tariff — but the loss would be something Nintendo would be able to absorb,” said Hideki Yasuda of Toyo Securities. “Sony is in a tougher situation as most of its PlayStation production is in China, and it may be forced to hike PS5 prices in the US in the near future.”

PC makers showed one path to navigating the tariff uncertainty over the first quarter by stockpiling inventory in the US and doing away with discounts. Nintendo, which plans to sell a Japan-only version of the Switch 2 that costs less than $350 (roughly Rs. 30,114), will likely do everything it can to avoid further price increases.

The Switch 2 already marks a climb up in price from the original Switch, plus Nintendo also announced the first $80 console game with its Mario Kart World. The company faces the burden of convincing players to spend more just for the device and software, whose prices have been pushed up by escalating costs of production.

The US tariff threat still looms, but now at least the picture is clearer around the launch window of the Switch 2. That’s brought Nintendo’s Tokyo-traded shares back to within 1 percent of where they were before Trump’s Liberation Day speech that’s reverberated across global markets.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s well-timed acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, in 2012 and 2014 respectively, helped his social media empire reach billions of people.

More than a decade later, the US Federal Trade Commission is targeting those deals in a landmark antitrust lawsuit set to go to trial Monday, alleging that the acquisitions were illegal, should never have been approved and should be broken up.

The FTC argues that Meta’s purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp are “killer acquisitions” that prevented those companies from competing and it was a mistake to have allowed those deals years ago. To support its case, the FTC will argue that the quality of Meta’s apps has declined, most noticeably with increased ads and weakened privacy protections.

The FTC’s challenge, which will kick off before US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, poses an existential threat to Meta’s dominance. A breakup would disrupt some of the world’s most popular digital products, undo the market leader’s years of integration between the apps and Facebook, and raise serious questions about how the government evaluates and approves deals.

Given Meta’s market cap of $1.3 trillion (roughly Rs. 1,11,85,447 crore), and its reliance on advertising revenue from Instagram, a breakup risks erasing hundreds of billions of dollars in market value.

The closely watched trial will include a parade of executive witnesses, including Zuckerberg and former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. 

Meta said in a statement it’s “confident the evidence will show that the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions have been good for competition and consumers.” The company also blasted the FTC for challenging the deals more than a decade later.

“The Trump-Vance FTC could not be more prepared for this trial,” said FTC spokesman Joe Simonson. “This agency is staffed with some of the most talented and hardworking attorneys in the country.” 

Police Competition

The case will test the government’s ability to police competition in the fast-moving tech sector, which has evolved significantly since the FTC’s lawsuit was filed during the first Donald Trump administration. Since then, billionaire Elon Musk purchased Twitter Inc., TikTok became one of the most dominant social media apps in the world, and Meta launched rival products to compete with both of them. 

Zuckerberg has spent the past several months appealing to the Trump administration with looser content rules and the elimination of fact-checking efforts and DEI initiatives. Privately, he’s lobbied for Trump to intercede and settle the case, the Wall Street Journal reported, though experts believe Trump is unlikely to intervene at this stage.

That doesn’t mean Trump couldn’t weigh in later. If Meta loses, it’s possible that Trump could pressure the FTC commissioners to settle during an appeals process, experts said. Trump already exerted his power over the agency by firing the commission’s two Democratic members in March. Those commissioners are fighting their dismissal in court, while the agency is being run by the two remaining Republicans.

“It would be in those commissioners’ minds that if he can just up and fire the two Democrats they could certainly be fired, too,” said Jennifer Rie, Bloomberg Intelligence senior litigation analyst. “So if they don’t do his bidding, or go up against him, they risk being fired.” 

“Gearing Up”

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson told Bloomberg TV last month that the agency is “gearing up for trial,” but told reporters in Washington last week that he would obey lawful orders if Trump directed him to drop the case, adding that he would be surprised if that happened. 

A week after the Meta trial starts, two floors above Boasberg’s courtoom, Alphabet’s Google will argue why it shouldn’t face a breakup after a judge found it illegally monopolized the online search market. The cases show the new administration isn’t backing down on major antitrust cases filed against tech giants under Trump’s first term.

A final decision on the Meta case will hinge on how social media is defined, and whether Meta dominates that market. The FTC will focus on how people communicate with friends and family — what it calls the “personal social networking services” market, which it claims is comprised primarily of messages and media shared between close contacts. 

The agency believes only Snap Inc.’s Snapchat and a much smaller company called MeWe compete with Meta. It also highlights a number of now-defunct competitors, including MySpace.

The trial will reveal hundreds of emails and other internal communications about the company’s growth strategy over the last 15 years, including Zuckerberg’s stated reason for the Instagram deal cited in the FTC complaint: “It is better to buy than compete.”

Meta will disagree and argue that it faces intense competition from myriad competitors beyond Snap, including Elon Musk’s X, TikTok and YouTube, which is owned by Google. Meta has spent years replicating popular features from other platforms, a strategy it will argue demonstrates a deliberate effort to keep up with consumer needs in a cutthroat market.

While the FTC maintains that Instagram and TikTok aren’t social networking competitors, Meta plans to prove they compete by highlighting that TikTok’s temporary ban in January led to a spike in usage for Meta’s products. The FTC will be allowed to use testimony from TikTok and Pinterest that speaks to its version of the “competitive landscape.”

High-Profile Cases

Boasberg admitted during a pre-trial product demo last week he’s not an expert in Meta’s offerings. He said that he’s never had an account with the company, and asked “what’s the point” of clicking “like” on a post? But he doesn’t shy away from high-profile cases. Boasberg is also overseeing ongoing litigation over the government’s controversial deportations to Venezuela, which have led to public rebukes from Trump, in addition to a case involving top US officials and White House advisers discussing imminent military action in Yemen via a Signal chat.

A resolution on Meta may be years away. Boasberg will first decide whether Meta violated the law with its acquisitions. If he finds the company did, a second phase of hearings on how to fix the market would take place.

The case isn’t Meta’s only tussle with the FTC. The FTC is also accusing Meta of violating the terms of a 2019 privacy settlement under which the company paid a record $5 billion penalty to resolve allegations it violated an earlier agreement focused on its data security practices. Meta is also facing a related investor lawsuit in Delaware later this summer.

Many on Wall Street have been expecting a settlement in the antitrust case, according to Shweta Khajuria, a Wolfe Research LLC analyst, who said in an interview that investors are hopeful Trump helps influence the outcome now that his relationship has improved with Zuckerberg. 

“I don’t think investors are bracing for a breakup,” Khajuria said. “A settlement would be a more favorable outcome than stretching this out, which leaves an overhang on the stock.” 

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The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles for April have been revealed. Hogwarts Legacy leads the lineup of games joining the subscription service this month. The action-adventure title puts players right in the middle of the Wizarding World as a Hogwarts student who discovers the key to an ancient magic. The PS Plus Game Catalog will also add indie roguelike puzzle title Blue Prince, narrative adventure Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 2, golf sim EA Sports PGA Tour, World War 1 shooter Battlefield 1 and more.

Blue Prince and the second part to Lost Records: Bloom & Rage arrive as launch titles on Game Catalog this month and will be playable from April 10 and April 15, respectively. EA Sports PGA Tour will also be accessible starting April 10, while the rest of the games coming to the service will be available from April 15 to members of PS Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium tiers.

Sony also announced games coming to the Classics Catalog this month for PS Plus Premium members on Wednesday. Bear in mind, April’s PS Plus monthly games, which were announced last month, are still available on the service for all PS Plus subscribers.

PS Plus Game Catalog Titles for April

Hogwarts Legacy joins Game Catalog in April, bringing a Wizarding World adventure set at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and its surrounding areas. Players join the school as a student and get to pick the house of their liking. As a young witch or wizard, you attend classes, learn to brew potions, perform spells and charms and take care of magical creatures.

Along with your friends at school, you uncover an ancient magic that threatens to destroy the Wizarding World. Hogwarts Legacy features a sprawling open world that can be traversed on foot, on flying brooms and magical creatures. Hogwarts castle is rendered with painstaking detail, allowing players to experience the magic first-hand and discover the school’s many secrets. Hogwarts Legacy is available on both PS4 and PS5.

Hogwarts Legacy is set at Hogwarts and its surrounding areas
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Blue Prince launches as a day one title on PS Plus Game Catalog on April 10, Thursday. The Roguelike puzzle-adventure title is set entirely in a single manor, Mt. Holly, where rooms constantly shift and change. Each closed door is a player decision on the room that waits behind it and the sum of these decisions determine your journey through the manor.

As the protagonist, players navigate the maze in search of the mysterious Room 46, picking up clues and permanent upgrades over each run. The more you explore, the more you find out about the manor’s past. Blue Prince will be available on Game Catalog on the PS5 from April 10.

The second tape of the two-parter Lost Records: Bloom & Rage arrives as a launch title on PS Plus Game Catalog this month, as well. Tape 1 launched on Game Catalog in February; Tape 2 arrives on the service on April 15. Don’t Nod’s narrative adventure title follows the stories of four teenage girls, Swann, Nora, Autumn and Kat, as they uncover a secret in Velvet Cove in the summer of 1995.

The friends return to the town after 27 years to confront their past and reconnect with one another. The coming-of-age story features rich characters and a beautiful soundtrack that evokes 90s nostalgia. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 2 will be playable on the PS5.

Blue Prince is a roguelike puzzle adventure title set inside a manor with shifting rooms
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EA Sports PGA Tour also joins the Game Catalog in April. Released in 2023, the sports sim lets players take part in competitions, including the four Majors — The Masters, PGA Championship, the US Open Championship and The Open as well as the race to the FedExCup — and drive their way to glory. Players can create and customise their golfer and master the 30 golf courses available in the game.

The game also brings new features, including Pure Strike, which attempts to replicate each professional golfer’s unique swing and adds realism to the gameplay. EA Sports PGA Tour will be available on Game Catalog on PS5 from April 10.

Here’s the full list of games arriving on PS Plus Game Catalog this month for PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium members:

Hogwarts Legacy (PS4, PS5)

Blue Prince (PS5)

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 2 (PS5)

EA Sports PGA Tour (PS5)

Battlefield 1 (PS4)

PlateUp! (PS4, PS5)

PS Plus Classics Catalog

Sony is adding two classic titles for PS Plus Premium subscribers in April — Alone in the Dark 2 and War of the Monsters. Both games will be available on PS4 and PS5 from April 15.

In the smart TV market, it’s difficult to beat Xiaomi when it comes to value. Like its smartphones, Xiaomi has also been aggressive with pricing for its smart TVs. This has helped the brand climb the smart TV ladder since its launch in India. Xiaomi has now introduced some iterative updates to its X Pro QLED series, which was launched last year. With its 2025 models, the brand now aims to democratise yet another feature. I got a chance to try out the new TVs for a short while, and here are my first impressions.

During the briefing, I got a chance to check out the 65-inch variant of the X Pro QLED TV. Its design remains the same as before. It still features the same skinny metal bezel that surrounds the massive display. Apart from the 43-inch and 55-inch options, I was told that the TV will also be launched in a smaller 32-inch variant. The smaller display means that it will be offered at an even lower price point, which will make the QLED TV more accessible than it already is.

The design of the 2025 models are similar to the previous one
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There’s a new remote. It has rounded sides, which makes it more comfortable to hold. It is also a lot taller than the previous one. Xiaomi has added a number pad to it and gets new RGYB buttons at the bottom.

The TV’s slim design is now accompanied by better-sounding, built-in box speakers. Xiaomi has considered feedback on the previous series and enhanced the TV’s audio delivery. The brand claims that these deliver better sound compared to the previous models, but in terms of wattage, the 43-inch model remains the same as before, which is 30W on paper. The 55-inch and 65-inch models get a slight boost at 34W.

The audio quality was sufficiently loud, clear, and immersive during my short experiential session. Indeed, it seemed as if it did not need an optional sound bar. But again, I was listening to and viewing a movie in a very controlled, studio-like environment.

The panels have changed… well, kind of. The displays that generally operate at 60Hz can now, thanks to DLG technology (Dual line gate), double their refresh rate when required. Xiaomi claims it is useful when watching sports (with enhanced motion) or when connected to a console to play games that support high refresh rates. Xiaomi offers 4K 120Hz panels on all three models. However, do keep in mind that DLG does reduce the resolution of the panel when aiming to deliver a faster frame-rate.

The new remote gets a number pad among other add-ons
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The main attraction of Xiaomi’s X Pro QLED series this year is the Filmmaker Mode or FMM. Xiaomi claims that it is supposed to show any content (except for gaming content) from any source (Blu-ray discs, streaming, or broadcast) the way it was intended by the filmmaker. FMM also corrects the aspect ratios and frame rates, preventing any artificial enhancements from ruining the movie.

While it sounds fancy, it is basically a picture mode which turns off all the unnecessary alterations like frame insertion (motion-enhancing MEMC), sharpening or colour boosting that happens in the standard or other picture modes provided by the TV. The result is content that appears natural and untouched, as it was intended to appear whether you are watching standard definition content or HDR content. The mode can be activated either manually (in picture settings) or is automatically triggered by the metadata in the content being viewed.

During my short demo, the Dolby Vision Filmmaker mode in the new X Pro series did make the colours appear natural in this mode, with lesser sharpening and the motion enhancing (or motion interpolation) turned off.

In terms of software, Xiaomi’s PatchWall continues to exist. PatchWall and the underlying Android TV worked as intended during the demo. However, smart TVs (especially the affordable ones) are known to lag once they begin to age. With no hardware upgrades compared to the previous models, I am a bit sceptical about how well the new X Pro will age.

The port selection too remains the same as on previous models
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The Smart TV experience is powered by a quad-core Cortex A55 CPU and a Mali G52 GPU. There’s 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, all of which is identical to what you get on the previous model. The port selection also remains the same as before. There are two USB 2.0 ports, one ethernet port, an AV port, three HDMI ports (one with eARC), an earphone jack and a port for the antenna.

We will be testing out the Xiaomi X Pro QLED series thoroughly in our review. With price tags starting from as low as Rs. 31,999 these TVs, given their QLED panels, do seem feature-packed but do check out our detailed review before you take the leap.