In the last few years, the shift to dark mode support in apps has become extremely popular. The latest to join the trend is Google’s suite of Docs, Sheets, and the Slides app on Android, which will all now support Dark theme across their UI.
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Update: July 7, 2020 – LG will start taking orders for TONE Free (HBS-TFN6) wireless earphone in South Korea from 10th to 16th July priced at 199,000 won (US$ 166 / Rs. 12,435 approx.) with sale starting from 17th. Pre-orders get concept accessory case (one from 5 colours such as mint, pistachio, lemon, strawberry, and raspberry) and Starbucks key ring.
LYPERTEK, a manufacturer of audio products, has launched their first true wireless earbuds in India called the TEVI. It features a 32-bit Qualcomm tri-core processor, Kalimba DSP technology, Qualcomm aptX support, IPX7 rating, a long 70 hour battery life and more.
Boult Audio, a premium audio manufacturer has launched a new pair wireless Bluetooth earbuds in India called the Probuds. It features their Smart Hall Magnetic Switch Technology, Bluetooth 5.0, ultra-low latency, IPX7 certification and more.
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CBSE, in partnership with Facebook India, is launching a new program that offers Augmented Reality (AR) training for teachers along with training in Digital Safety and Online Well-Being for students. As India pushes towards a digital and technologically advanced future, these two programs will help educate and enable digital empowerment for both teachers and students.
During the announcement of iOS 14, Apple revealed new privacy measures where users would be notified when an app reads their clipboard. Over the past two weeks, many apps have been discovered to be looking through a user’s clipboard for no specific reason and among them is LinkedIn, who claim that it is an unintentional bug in their app.
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Back in 2014, with the launch of Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google announced support for the apps running with 64-bit architecture. Many apps running these days are 64-bit, however Google Chrome was one native app that stayed with a 32-bit design. That is changing finally, as Chrome v85 is moving to a 64-bit version on phones running Android 10 and higher.
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Samsung has launched two new programs in India that are aimed at enticing customers to own a Galaxy Smartphone, called Galaxy Assured and Galaxy Forever. The Galaxy Assured plan offers a buyback scheme for Galaxy smartphones, while the Galaxy Forever plan offers customers with affordable options to own a Galaxy smartphone.
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Over the past few years, LG has been really struggling in the smartphone space, unable to compete with the likes of Samsung and Apple. However, that may change early next year as LG is reportedly working on releasing the world’s first rollable smartphone, codenamed Project B.
In a blog post, Facebook has revealed that they discovered an issue where some developers were receiving user details even if the user did not use their apps for 90 days. Facebook has stated that they fixed the issue and will continue investigating to ensure no other guidelines have been violated.
Instagram has been discovered to be testing a new feature that shows all Stories in one screen. Instead of showing Stories in just a single row at the top of the feed, there will be a screen that shows all the Stories posted by those accounts that a user follows.
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Over the past few months, there have been multiple reports of Apple facing delays in the development of its 2020 iPhone models due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it looks like Apple is trying to minimise the delay and launch the new iPhones earlier than expected by pushing ahead with mass production along its supply chain.
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A little over a week ago, an update to WhatsApp Beta revealed that the developers were working on animated stickers and now, in a blog post, they have confirmed the feature. Along with it, they also announced the ability to add WhatsApp contacts via QR codes, brought dark mode for their desktop apps and WhatsApp Web and more.
Spotify has launched a new Premium Subscription plan in 55 countries including India designed for two individuals who live at the same address. The plan offers two premium accounts, with access to all of Spotify’s premium features like ad-free playback, offline playback and even a new specially curated playlist called Duo Mix.
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Sitting at home during the pandemic lockdown can get sometimes get boring. So why not learn about dinosaurs from Jurassic World? Google has rolled out a fun new AR experience in Search for mobile where users can view and learn about 10 different dinosaurs from the Jurassic World.
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