Samsung, in partnership with Servify, has officially launched its Samsung Care+ program for Galaxy smartphone users across India. When active, the program will offer a protection plan against accidental, physical and liquid damage and also technical/mechanical failure.
The number of group calling apps have increased a lot across many platforms since the pandemic, and now, Google announced that they will be supporting group video calls on Duo or Meet on their Nest Hub Max. Previously, users could only have one-on-one video sessions with their friends and family.
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Google has released a major UI update to its Photos app, shifting the focus of the app to highlight a user memories rather than just being a photo gallery. In the update, Google is simplifying the UI with a three-tab structure, introducing Map view of the stored photos and added new types of memories.
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Earlier this month, a rumour surfaced claiming that Samsung will go back to using a physical rotating dial on its upcoming Galaxy smartwatch. The rumour appears to be true as new images of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 have surfaced, posted by popular leaker Evleaks, where we can see a physical rotating dial along with some other information.
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Last year, Google rolled out a feature that gave users the option to auto-delete their user data from some of Google’s core services, namely Location History, search, voice and YouTube activity data. Today they announced that Google will be turning on this option by default, instead of the data being kept until the user chooses to delete it themselves.
Acer has announced new laptops in its creator-focused Concept D lineup, featuring Pantone-validated displays, 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs and up to NVIDIA Quadro GPU’s. They also announced a new Swift 5 laptop with next Gen Intel Core processors, Intel XE based integrated graphics, NVIDIA MX350 GPUs and long battery life.
Daiwa, an Indian manufacturer of consumer electronics, has launched two new 4K UHD Smart TVs in India – the 65-inch D65QUHD-M10 and the 55inch D55QUHD-M10. They feature Android 9.0, 2GB RAM, dbx-tv audio technology and more.
Facebook launched the comparatively affordable Oculus Go, which functioned as a standalone VR headset with 3DOF (Degrees of Freedom). However, with community feedback, Oculus has decided to discontinue the product, and will focus on developing their Oculus Quest and Rift line of VR headsets.
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In what looks like an accidental move, WhatsApp released new animated stickers in the WhatsApp Store in Beta v2.20.194.7. The feature disappeared in a subsequent Beta update v2.20.194.9, suggesting that the feature is still very much in development.
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Acer has announced new refreshes for three of their gaming lineups: the Predator Triton, Predator Helios and Nitro 7 series. They have been equipped with Intel’s latest 10th Gen Core H-series processors, NVIDIA RTX GPUs, high refresh rate screens, updated thermal designs and new cooling technologies.
Microsoft Teams is a software used by people in the professional workplace to stay connected and in sync. Now Microsoft is rolling out features to the Android and iOS mobile apps, extending Teams’ functionality into the personal space with support for Groups, the ability to share lists, locations sharing and also added a password and login manager.
Apple introduced a new update to their WatchOS for the Apple Watch, bringing the version to WatchOS 7. It brings much better Watch Face personalisation, sleep tracking, automatic hand-washing detection, improved Noise app and more workout options.
Apple kick-started its 2020 WWDC event yesterday with its keynote, where they announced updates to every one of their device’s operating system. Among these previews, was the next update to its desktop OS, called macOS Big Sur. With it, Apple is introducing major redesigns to macOS’ look and feel, Safari is getting better privacy control along with other UI redesigns across its native apps.
Hammer, a consumer audio manufacturer has launched a new pair of wireless earbuds in India, called the Hammer KO Unisex Bluetooth 5.0 Sports Truly Wireless Earbuds with Touch Control. They feature 5 hours of continuous playback, Bluetooth 5.0, touch controls and more.
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Apple’s 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is set to kick off today at 10:00 A.M. PDT. (10:30 pm IST). There are many rumours and leaks for the event that are conflicting each other, specifically around the topic of whether Apple will be releasing new hardware or not. On the other hand, there are plenty of leaks of upcoming software updates that Apple has planned.
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