One of the many unique partnerships among smartphone manufacturers, OnePlus’s partnership with British car manufacturer, Mclaren had lead to the release of some interesting special edition smartphones. However, it has been officially confirmed that the partnership has ended, which means there likely won’t be a McLaren Edition 8T Pro released later this year.
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YouTube has finally added a very important feature for both creators and viewers called Video Chapters. Creators will now be able to add timestamps to their video’s description, creating clickable chapters in the progress bar, with which viewers can skip and scrub through videos quickly.
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Twitter has announced a new feature in their tweet composer for the web that lets users save drafts of tweets that they want to complete later and also let them schedule send tweets at a time of their choosing. The feature can be accessed with a few clicks and will be appearing for Desktop and mobile web client first.
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Browsing websites online can be tiring sometimes as the user will often have to deal with obtrusive, misleading notifications that phish for private information or promote malware. Recognising this issue, Google is adding a feature in the Chrome v84 update that will automatically enable a quieter notification UI for sites that are flagged with abusive permission requests or abusive notifications.
Qualcomm Technologies has announced their FastConnect 6900 and FastConnect 6700 mobile connectivity systems that combine industry leading technologies like Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. By integrating them, Qualcomm was able to achieve peak speeds of up to 3.6Gbps, enabling applications that require ultra-low latency and advanced audio capabilities.
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Skullcandy is expanding their true wireless earbuds offerings with the launch of 4 new models – Push Ultra, Indy Evo, Indy Fuel and Sesh Evo. All of them are under a $100, feature Tile technology, good battery and wireless charging on select models.
Facebook’s NPE has released yet another app that brings people together during this period of quarantine. This time it is a music creation focused app called ‘Collab’ that lets people create, watch, and mix and match original videos.
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In recent times, Apple has been buying AI and machine learning based startups in a bid to improve their own software. The latest company to be acquired by Apple is Waterloo, Ontario-based machine-learning startup called Inductiv Inc., whose engineers have joined Apple to work on improving services related to Siri.
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OnePlus has released a new update for their 7T and 7T Pro devices. Major changes in the update include Dolby Atmos integration for the new Bullets Wireless Z, added 960fps slow motion recording at 720p, lens stain detection and also brings the May 2020 Android Security patch.
Recently Google had been testing a new feature called “Nearby Stores” that would help users discover the stores that were open nearby and were collecting payment via Google Pay. The feature is now getting expanded to 35 more cities across the country, along with another feature to book cooking gas cylinders from major service providers.
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Lenovo has launched 3 new products: the Lenovo Yoga Duet 7i with the Lenovo E-Color Pen and the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3i with digital pen, both of which are detachable Windows laptops aimed at student creators and digital creators, and they also launched the Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus (2nd Gen) with Alexa Built-in, that comes with a smart dock for easy video calls.
Facebook has launched yet another service that helps bring people stay in touch during this quarantine. This time, it is an audio-only calling app called Catchup, developed by Facebook’s NPE Team, that has the unique feature of showing when a user is actually available to take calls.
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Traditionally, LG has only offered large sizes for their OLED TV lineup, however that is changing as they have announced the launch of a 48-inch variant of their CX series OLED TVs in select European and Asian markets. The TV supports many technologies like NVIDIA G-SYNC, HDMI VRR, Dolby Atmos and more.
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Sony has launched launched two new premium BRAVIA TVs in India as part of its X8000H and X7500H series. They both features X1 4K processors, 4K X-Reality PRO upscaling, Triluminous displays, X-Balanced Speakers, Android TV support and more.
Apple could soon be expanding their health monitoring capable devices from their Apple Watch to include the Apple AirPods soon. A new report has surfaced today, claiming that Apple is working on incorporating an ambient light sensor into future designs of the AirPods, possibly for health monitoring reasons.
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