Jio Adds 3.1 Crore Subscribers, 13.3GB Data Used by Each User Per Month in Q4FY21 (Tech)

Jio has, during the previous quarter, reported reduced churn rate of 1.26 percent, and has moved to bring Jio 5G closer to reality in the coming quarters.

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Gold-Plated Nintendo Wii Made For The Queen of England Is Selling for Over Rs 2.2 Crores on Ebay (Tech)

The 24-karat gold-plated console is still in working condition and there are no signs of heavy usage. It comes with a proof of authenticity and a framed document that the buyer can showcase alongside the console.

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Samsung Galaxy M42 5G First Sale in India Will Start Tonight: Check Price, Best Deals and Specs (Tech)

The Samsung Galaxy M42 5G price in India starts at Rs 21,999 for the base model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It also comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage that costs Rs 23,999.

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Facebook Vaccine Finder Tool Incoming; $10 Million Grant Will Help With Oxygen And Hospital Equipment (Tech)

Facebook says that the Vaccine Finder tool will be rolled out for users in India this week and shall be available on the Facebook app on Android phones and the Apple iPhone.

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COVID-19 Relief: Telangana Govt Gets Permission for Experimental Delivery of Vaccines via Drones (Tech)

This exemption will be valid for a period of one year or until further orders, it noted. On April 22, the ministry had permitted the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct a feasibility study on using drones to deliver COVID-19 vaccine.

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PUBG Mobile India's New Teaser Briefly Appears On YouTube, Fans Say Launch Imminent (Tech)

Earlier today, many fans who have subscribed to PUBG Mobile India's YouTube page claimed that they received a notification for a new video with the title "All new PUBG Mobile coming to India #2."

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Samsung Overtakes Apple in Smartphone Shipments as Xiaomi Closes In on iPhone Maker (Tech)

Canalys said Apple shipped 52.4 million iPhones in the January-March period, falling to the second spot with a 15 percent share of the market.

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Purple Apple iPhone 12 and 12 mini, AirTag Now Available to Purchase in India: Prices, Best Deals (Tech)

All devices are available to purchase on the Apple India store and Amazon. Notably, the new iMac 2021 and ipad Pro 2021 will be available to pre-book later today.

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Bobble Keyboard App For Android Phones Gets You Real-time Info For Ventilators, Oxygen And Remdesivir (Tech)

The information for all over India includes the status of oxygen cylinders, concentrators, ICU beds, ventilators, the Remdesivir medicine and plasma donors.

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Apple App Store Adds Tags to Help You Refine Search Results: How It Works (Tech)

Apple shared the development on its social media channels where it claims the search suggestions on the Apple App store will refine search to show more apps and games.

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Safari 14.1 on Macs Running macOS Catalina, Mojave are Broken After the Latest Updates (Tech)

According to multiple forum threads on official and unofficial Apple forums, Safari 14.1 appears to be broken on macOS Catalina and older – after Apple pushed a new update.

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Amazon Posts Record Profits as Consumers Continue Shopping Online Amid COVID-19 Crisis (Tech)

Amazon has now posted four consecutive record quarterly profits, attracted more than 200 million Prime loyalty subscribers, and recruited over 500,000 workers to keep up with surging consumer demand.

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Spotify Redesigns Library to Add New, Dynamic Filters, Improved Sorting and More (Tech)

Spotify has rolled out the update for all users. The company, in its blog post, said that the update will reach all users in the coming weeks.

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Among Us Will Arrive on PlayStation Consoles Later This Year, Sony Announces (Tech)

Among Us also gained popularity as Twitch streamers streamed the game online heavily last year. US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also made her debut on the platform with Among Us last year.

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Samsung Files Trademark For 'S' Foldable Display: Tri-Folding Galaxy Z Fold Tab Coming Soon? (Tech)

The recent report speculates that the "S" refers to the way the display folds itself. Over time, Samsung has patented different types of foldable devices.

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How to Find COVID-19 Vaccine, Testing Centres in India on Google Maps, Search and Assistant (Tech)

Google Maps, Assistant, and Search are also adding advisories from the government to ease travel amid curfews and lockdowns.

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Microsoft Edge Vs Google Chrome Continues As Edge Is Set To Get Major Performance Update (Tech)

Microsoft had earlier rolled out the feature that significantly reduced the activity and resource consumption for tabs that were not in use.

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Microsoft Goes After Steam, Epic by Reducing PC Game Revenue Split to 12 Percent (Tech)

The Microsoft Store will no longer charge game developers a 30 percent revenue split for listing games on their platform, as a clear part of their efforts to revamp the platform.

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Google Is Saving More Than $1 Billion Per Year As Employees Work From Home Due to COVID-19 (Tech)

Google is known for the perks it provides its employees in its offices which range from massage tables, catered cuisine, corporate retreats, and the likes. However, all of that has been on hold for the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing the company to save a significant amount of money.

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Google Is Saving More Than $1 Billion As Employees Work From Home Due to COVID-19 (Tech)

Google is known for the perks it provides its employees in its offices which range from massage tables, catered cuisine, corporate retreats, and the likes. However, all of that has been on hold for the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing the company to save a significant amount of money.

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Costs 7% Less to Make As Compared to Galaxy S20 Ultra: Report (Tech)

The Counterpoint report also said that the increase in computing power with 5nm chips and a lower price as compared to older smartphones helped the Galaxy S21 series quickly gain traction in Europe and North America.

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Over 25 Crore People Shop on Facebook Marketplace From 10 Lakh Stores Every Month (Tech)

Facebook Marketplace, launched last year, was the company’s big e-commerce play announced last year – it is clearly on the route to success.

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Windows 10 May 2021 Update is the Smallest Update for Features: What's New in 21H1 (Tech)

The Windows 10 May 2021 update, in terms of new features, will only offer external camera support for Windows Hello, and a ‘news and interests’ widget on the taskbar.

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Twitter India: Key Tools for Verified News, Requests for Oxygen, Plasma, Beds and More (Tech)

Twitter India is promoting tweets crying for help on various areas during the devastating second wave of Covid-19 India, offering an SOS page for verified updates, lists containing information on oxygen, plasma and medicine supplies, vaccine prompts and more.

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DxOMark, Agency Known for Phone Camera Assessments, Will Start Battery Evaluations from May 10 (Tech)

Started in 2008, DxOMark was originally owned by DxO Labs, a French engineering and consulting company headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France. It became an independent agency in 2017.

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Calibri is Stepping Down as the Default MS Office Font, and These Five Could Succeed it (Tech)

We vote for Bierstadt as our favourite Calibri replacement.

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Redmi Note 10's Price in India Hiked by Rs 500, Now Available at Rs 12,499 Onwards (Tech)

The Redmi Note 10 was launched alongside the Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10 Pro Max earlier in March and comes with a quad rear camera setup, along with a 5,000mAh battery and more.

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Google Adds More Tools For COVID-19 Travel Advisories in Search and Maps, New Explore Tab & More (Tech)

Google also says that Maps on desktop will now show different types of places where travellers can stop during their journey such as hotels, parks, campgrounds, and rest stops.

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Vivaldi Browser Blocks Those Annoying 'Allow' Cookie Dialogues, Google's FLoC Via New Update (Tech)

The Vivaldi Android app has also added a new option to access the Start Page from the Address Bar - a quick way for users to get to their Speed Dials faster. Its desktop client is getting a new client.

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Apple AirPods Pro and AirPods (2nd Generation) Getting Firmware Version 3E751; Changes Unknown (Tech)

Apple is reported to launch the third-generation AirPods later this year.

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From Amazon to Tata, How Companies Are Stepping Up Efforts to Fight India's COVID-19 Crisis (Tech)

Tata Group, one of India's oldest conglomerates, imported 24 cryogenic containers to transport liquid oxygen, while its Tata Steel unit ramped up oxygen supply.

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Vivo V21 5G With 44MP Front Camera, 4,000mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Specs and More (Tech)

Priced at Rs 29,990 (8GB + 128GB) and Rs 32,990 (8GB+256GB), the smartphone will go on sale starting May 6, on Flipkart, Vivo India e-store and all offline partner retail stores across India.

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Bang & Olufsen’s Beolab 28 Are Advanced Luxury Speakers, That'll Help You Feel Good About Life (Tech)

It would be a sight to see the speakers emerge as the motorized outer cover opens up when you power these on. The Bang & Olufsen Beolab 28 cost $14,750 for a pair.

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Google Assistant Will Soon Be Able to Recognise Tricky Names, Timer Feature Getting Big Boost (Tech)

Google Assistant Timer that that essentially works as a countdown timer is getting a big improvement. The update aims to make the virtual assistant more flexible, especially when a user fumbles or stops mid-sentence.

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Facebook Temporarily Banned a #ResignModi Hashtag; Says It Was a Mistake (Tech)

India is currently battling the worst COVID-19 surge that has been witnessed anywhere across the world yet. The country most recently recorded about 3.8 lakh new cases and more than 3,600 deaths in the last 24 hours.

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Google I/O 2021 Will Have 'Significant Product Updates and Announcements,' Company Teases (Tech)

CEO Pichai announced the development regarding the Google I/O 2021 during the Alphabet Q1 2021 Earnings Call earlier this week. He also spoke about Alphabet's aid to Indian bodies to tackle the COVID-19 crisis.

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COVID And Masks: Stepping Out? You Need Masks With Latest Health Tech, And That Isn’t Up For Debate (Tech)

Mind you, not all masks protect you from COVID, and most certainly not the cheap fabric ones. You need masks with smart tech for highest possible protection.

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Indian Smartphone Market Grew 38% in Q1 2021; Xiaomi Remains Highest Seller, OnePlus Registers Max Growth (Tech)

Counterpoint Research's Market Monitor factors-in sell-in estimates based on vendor's IR results and vendor polling, triangulated with sell-through (sales), supply chain checks and secondary research.

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Realme 7 Pro and Realme 6 Pro Start Receiving Android 11-Based RealmeUI 2.0 in India: What's New (Tech)

Both Realme 7 Pro and Realme 6 Pro smartphones that were launched in September and March last year, respectively, came with Android 10 out-of-the-box.

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Techies Rejoice! CES 2022 Will Return to A Physical In-Person Format: Dates, Attendees Announced (Tech)

The CTA said that CES 2022 will be held as per the CDC's safety guidelines, along with state and local guidelines for Nevada and the city of Las Vegas to ensure a safe event for attendees.

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Spotify Now Has 158 Million Premium Subscribers and 356 Million Monthly Active Users (Tech)

Spotify, which launched its services in 86 new countries in the past quarter quarter, said growth in the United States, Mexico, Russia, and India offset lower-than-expected growth in Latin America and Europe.

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Apple Earnings Call Shows Strong iPhone 12 and Mac Sales, Warns Chip Shortage May Hurt Business (Tech)

Last week, Apple hosted its first event for 2021, where the company launched the new iPad Pro tablets, a new redesigned M1-powered iMac, AirTags item trackers, a purple iPhone 12, and the new Apple TV 4K streaming box.

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Netflix Binge Watching On Your Mind, But Don’t Know What To Watch? Here Is Something You’ll Love (Tech)

Netflix has said there are three ways in which you can find Play Something on the Netflix app on your TV. This feature is now available for all Netflix users.

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Sony Has Sold 7.8 Million PlayStation 5 Units Despite Lack of Availability, Earnings Report Shows (Tech)

As far as the previous generation PlayStation 4 console is concerned, Sony shipped about a million PS4 consoles in Q1 2021, bringing the total shipments to 115.9 million units.

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Realme Postpones Realme X7 Max 5G and 4K Smart TV's India Launch Owing to COVID-19 Crisis (Tech)

Realme says that the company decided to postpone the upcoming product launches due to "the challenging times." Realme was set to host its 'biggest' year event on May 4.

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Instagram to Get New Tool to Let Influencers Connect With Brands, 'Creator Shops' in the Works (Tech)

The announcements are part of Facebook's effort to serve the "creator economy," in which social media influencers, journalists and others are earning money directly from their fans on platforms, including Clubhouse, Patreon, Substack, and YouTube.

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Samsung Android 11 Update Rolling Out to Galaxy M01, Tab A7 With One UI 3.1 (Tech)

The latest batch of Samsung Android 11 updates also includes the Galaxy A41, which was not officially launched in India in 2020.

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Twitter’s Vaccine Fact Box Is Now Visible With Helpful Info, As India Fights The COVID-19 Wave (Tech)

At the time of writing this, the vaccine fact box is now showing on Twitter for iPhone as a server-side update but isn’t yet visible on the Android app.

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Samsung Galaxy M42 5G With 5,000mAh Battery, Quad Rear Cameras Launched in India: Price, Specs (Tech)

The Samsung Galaxy M42 5G price in India starts at Rs 21,999 for the base model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It also comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage that costs Rs 23,999.

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After Land Rover and Rolls-Royce, China Now Appears to Have Copied the SpaceX Starship (Tech)

Chinese rip-offs from Western designs aren’t exactly new, but CALT’s latest rocket renders hit a bit too close to home with a years-old SpaceX Starship design.

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