Monday, 31 May 2021

iQoo Z3 5G With Snapdragon 768G SoC to Launch in India on June 8: Expected Price, Specifications (Tech)

Currently, the iQoo Z3 5G is available in China in three storage models - 6GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB RAM + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB.

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Nvidia, NERSC Team Up For Perlmutter: Fastest AI Supercomputer That'll Create Largest 3D Map Of Visible Universe (Tech)

NERSC data architect Rollin Thomas said that in preparatory work with researchers to get code ready for Perlmutter supercomputer workloads, NERSC was seeing up to 20x faster GPU processing performance than in previously available systems.

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Google Photos Free Storage Ends Today Onwards, Five Close Alternatives You Can Check Out (Tech)

Google Photos has transformed over the years as it offers several features aside from cloud storage.

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SpaceX Starlink Has New Competition as Amazon May Launch Satellite Internet in India (Tech)

Nearly 75 percent of India's rural population still does not have access to broadband since many locations are without cellular or fibre connectivity. As a result, LEO satellite systems are being viewed as a viable alternative, though it is costly initially.

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Crypto Investors In India Will Never Be Locked Out, Despite Banking Issues: Q&A With Giottus (Tech)

Cryptocurrencies are currently evolving much like how the internet of 1990s did, says Vikram Subburaj, Co-Founder and CEO of the Giottus Cryptocurrency Exchange.

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Microsoft Edge Users Reporting Bugs, Annoying Pop-Up Messages With Version 91 (Tech)

Microsoft released the Microsoft Edge version 91 update last week. The new update brought new features to the browser like sleeping tabs, Startup Boost, new shopping features, more power and efficiency, and more.

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Realme X7 Max 5G Review: MediaTek Dimensity 1200 Switches From A Gamble To A Potential Trump Card (Tech)

The Realme X7 Max 5G will be available in 8GB RAM and 128GB storage that is priced at Rs 26,999 while the 12GB+256GB variant will have a sticker price of Rs 29,999.

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Sega Brings Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 3 in Partnership with Reliance Jio (Tech)

The legendary Sega titles will be available to play on smartphones, as well as on the Reliance Jio set top box offering.

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Will Google Pixel 6 to Finally Get Better Video Capabilities? Leak Hints at Gimbal-Like Stabilisation (Tech)

Leaked renders of the Google Pixel 6 have hinted at a dual-tone design for the upcoming Google smartphone.

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Google Photos Alternative: Degoo Offers 100GB Free Space, But Be Careful of Using it (Tech)

Degoo can be an interesting choice for smartphone photographers, who would not want to lose their high resolution Google Photos files, but do not wish to spend on storage, either.

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Twitter Testing Facebook-Like Feature To Let Users React to Tweets With Emojis (Tech)

Twitter users can still use 'react with emojis' on direct messages (DMs) aka inbox. They can also react to Fleet 'disappearing stories' with various emojis.

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Google Pixel 6 Hinted to Come With Improved Camera Capabilities Including Gimbal-Like Stabilisation (Tech)

Leaked renders of the Google Pixel 6 have hinted at a dual-tone design for the upcoming Google smartphone.

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DoT to Ask Telcos to Test 5G in Rural Areas Also, MTNL May Join Trial Soon (Tech)

MTNL has teamed up with C-DoT for conducting 5G trials in Delhi. They will conduct a 5G test near Najafgarh as well.

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Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G May Be Launched as Poco X3 GT In India: Here's What We Know (Tech)

Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G was launched in China earlier this month. The smartphone comes as the latest addition to the Redmi Note 10 series that includes a vanilla Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro 4G, and the Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G.

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Realme X7 Max 5G With Dimensity 1200 SoC, Smart TV 4K Launched in India: Price, Specs and More (Tech)

Realme X7 Max 5G smartphone and Realme Smart TV 4K were slated to launch in the country earlier this month but were postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Realme GT 5G Flagship Smartphone Coming Soon To India: Expected Price, Specifications and More (Tech)

The Realme GT 5G was launched in China with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, a 120Hz display, and more. It is likely that the smartphone will carry the same key specifications as the China variant of the Realme GT 5G.

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Far Cry 6 to Finally Launch on October 7, Ubisoft Releases Its First Gameplay Video (Tech)

The standard edition of Far Cry 6 is available to pre-order on the PlayStation and Xbox India stores for Rs 3,990.

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Amazon Prime Subscription Now at Rs 499 for One Year: How You Can Avail the Offer (Tech)

Amazon Prime typically costs Rs 329 for three months and Rs 999 for one year, and now, users aged between 18 and 24 can effectively get it for half the price.

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Intel Reiterates Chip Supply Shortages Could Last Several Years (Tech)

Intel announced a $20 billion plan in March to expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity, building two factories in Arizona and opening its plants to outside customers.

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Xiaomi 'Charging' Ahead: Stupidly-Fast 200W Wired Along With 120W Wireless Charging Showed-Off (Tech)

Xiaomi has been working on its charging capabilities since the past couple of years. The efforts from the Chinese manufacturer do make it a leader in the smartphone charging technology space. Charging speeds is often an area of battle among Chinese brands.

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iQoo Z3 With Snapdragon 768G SoC to Launch in India Soon, Will Retail Via Amazon (Tech)

Currently, the iQoo Z3 is available in China in three storage models - 6GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB RAM + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB.

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From One PC Per Family, We Have Moved To One PC Per Family Member: Q&A With HP India (Tech)

HP India’s Vickram Bedi says he expects strong continued growth for PCs in 2021, driven primarily by education, gig workers and gaming demographics.

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OnePlus 9, 9 Pro's New OxygenOS 11.2.6.6 Update Brings Multiple System and Camera Improvements (Tech)

OnePlus is also fixing "known issues" and improving network performance and overall stability with the latest update.

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Sunday, 30 May 2021

Apple MagSafe Finds Another Utility: Fishing iPhones Dropped In Canals By Clumsy Humans (Tech)

The iPhone 12 Pro which has since been rescued from the watery depths of the canal in Berlin is working perfectly fine. There isn’t much to go on about the Nintendo Switch.

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OnePlus Nord CE Coming With Processor Downgrade? All We Know About Upcoming Mid-Ranger Yet (Tech)

OnePlus will launch the OnePlus Nord CE in other regions on June 10 as well. The company has also made the microsite for the event live, which does not give any information about the upcoming device yet.

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Intel Brings Two New Tiger Lake CPUs, 5G Modem At Computex 2021: All You Need to Know (Tech)

Intel announced the new offerings during Computex 2021 on Sunday, saying that its new 5G modem will be available in laptops from Acer, Asus, and HP later this year.

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Google Rewords Photos Storage, But It Is Advantage Google Pixel Over All Other Android Phones (Tech)

Google Photos app will no longer package compressed photos as high quality, and Google insists that the compression quality remains the same as always.

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OnePlus Nord CE 5G May Come With 64MP Main Camera, Key Specs Tipped Ahead of June 10 Launch (Tech)

As per a recent leak, the Nord CE is said to succeed the OnePlus Nord N10 5G that debuted in the European markets in October last year but did not make its way to India.

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Apple May Launch Redesigned AirPods 3 This Year, AirPods Pro 2 With Fitness Features in 2022: Report (Tech)

The next-gen Apple AirPods Pro may add fitness features like pulse rate measurement and more, similar to Amazfit Zenbuds and Jabra Sport Pulse Special Edition.

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Instagram Web May Soon Add Reels Short Videos Access via Dedicated Button (Tech)

Instagram is also reportedly working on the 'Text-to-speech' feature for Reels, though details remain unclear.

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Google One India Plans & Prices You Can Check Out Before Photos' Free Storage Ends on June 1 (Tech)

The Google One app also lets users manage backup and storage per app and platform wise. Users can also use support from Google via the app.

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Saturday, 29 May 2021

Dell, HP Say Chip Shortages Will Hit PC Supplies This Year (Tech)

Dell Chief Financial Officer Thomas Sweet said the the component supply situation "remains constrained" adding that rising costs to procure these chips would hit its operating income.

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Apple Delays Launch of Podcast Subscription Service Until June (Tech)

Apple redesigned its Podcast interface with iOS 14.5. It features new pages for every show and episode to make it easier to follow, listen to, and share.

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Realme Smart TV 4K May Come in Two Sizes, Prices Leaked Ahead of May 31 Launch in India (Tech)

The upcoming Realme smart TV will support Dolby Vision and feature a bezel-less design.

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Fitbit Will Soon Tell You How Loud You Snore, Apart From Tracking Sleep, Ambient Noise (Tech)

Apart from snoring, the feature will also be able to tell users how loud the ambient noise n their bedroom is. It will give the results on a scale of "Very Quiet" to "Very Loud."

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Google Photos Free Unlimited Storage Is Ending In On June 1, But Is There An Alternative? (Tech)

As we are only a couple of days away from Google Photos' free storage ending, the fear is rising among those who do not want to lose their old memories.

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Iron Maiden Lead Vocalist Bruce Dickinson Has Finally Got a Smartphone, Says 'Life Will Suck Now' (Tech)

In his interview, the Iron Maiden vocalist said that he had got a smartphone from the Iron Maiden office about a year ago with a SIM card and everything. He said that he put the smartphone away and never touched it again.

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Google Chrome Is 23% Faster After Version 91 Update: Here's Why (Tech)

Google also said that the new changes should also improve Chrome's performance on Apple's M1 chip.

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Google Photos Free Unlimited Storage Ending June 1: How To Download All Your Photos Offline (Tech)

There are multiple ways through which users can download all their photos offline from Google Photos. We take a look at all of them, so you can use whichever method suits you best.

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Friday, 28 May 2021

WhatsApp Backtracks, Says Won't Limit Functionality For Those Who Haven't Accepted New Terms (Tech)

Last week, the government of India asked WhatsApp to retract its privacy policy. The government sent a notice to WhatsApp saying that the new policy is in violation of the country's laws.

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Beware! Fake WhatsApp Message Claiming Govt Action Against Users Is Doing The Rounds (Tech)

The fake WhatsApp message has been circulated among many WhatsApp groups. It falsely claims that WhatsApp is bringing new communication rules for messages and calls that will connect devices to the government.

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Apple AirPods 2021 Refresh May Launch Soon, New AirPods Pro Coming in 2022 (Tech)

The AirPods 2021 will seemingly be called AirPods 3, and is reportedly slated to launch soon; even the AirPods Max may get new colour variants in 2022.

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Department of Telecom Allocates Spectrum for 5G Trials in India (Tech)

On May 4, DoT had approved applications from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL for conducting 5G trials without using technologies from Chinese companies.

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Esports Awards 2021: PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty: Mobile, Free Fire & More Nominated for Best Game (Tech)

Voting for the awards are now open, so anyone who is willing to vote for their favourite games and personalities can do so on the Esports Awards website.

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Oppo Reno 6 Series With 32MP Front Camera, 90Hz Display Launched: Price, Specs and More (Tech)

Oppo is yet to share the phones' availability details for the Indian market; however, a report claims that the Oppo Reno 6 series will debut in India at the end of July.

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From Currency to Digital Assets: WazirX Founder Talks Crypto Policy, Regulation in India (Tech)

WazirX founder, Nischal Shetty, spoke to News18 about what he believes are the key reasons behind India’s crypto spurt, and how India’s policy and regulatory frameworks may improve.

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OnePlus 8T Receiving New OxygenOS Update That Brings May Security Patch, Loads of Other Fixes (Tech)

Although users will be notified once the over-the-air update (OTA) is available on the smartphone, they can check its availability manually by heading to Settings > General > About > Scroll to Version below.

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PS5 DualSense Controller Has A Hidden Feature That Makes It Vibrate to Music With Spotify (Tech)

Users on Spotify will be able to feel their music. Users can also hear the haptic motors trying to play the music if they press the DualSense controller to your ear. Users plug in headphones on the 3.5mm jack to hear the music.

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Twitter's Paid Service Twitter Blue Pricing Officially Revealed, Here's How Much It Will Cost (Tech)

Twitter started surveying select users about a paid service last year, and the questionnaire included a list of features that Twitter considered rolling out. The list included features such as undo send, custom colour options, profile badges, and auto-replies.

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JioMeet Update Brings Hindi Interface, Webinar for Streaming Sessions (Tech)

JioMeet has announced that its video conferencing app interface will also be made available in five Indian languages in the near future.

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Rapoo V700 Gaming Keyboard With 108 Keys Launched in India, Priced at Rs 4,999 (Tech)

The Rapoo V700 RGB Gaming Mechanical Keyboard is available on most of the online platforms and partner offline stores for Rs 4,999. from D...