Apple iMessage has become very popular over the years, essentially becoming the default messaging service for iPhone users. According to a new patent application, Apple might be working on many improvements to its iMessage service, including the ability to edit already sent messages, display private messages, Apple Pay integration and more.
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has announced a new spec mode called DisplayPort 2.0 Alternate Mode Standard, that is compatible with the upcoming USB4 specification. This new standard can be fully integrated into the USB Type-C design, enabling a data throughput of up to 80 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of DisplayPort video data or up to 40 Gbps with simultaneous SuperSpeed USB data delivery.
In India, Vivo is known to have a larger presence in the offline retail market when compared to its online sales. To cater to its offline retail user base, Vivo has launched a new platform called VIVO Smart Retail (VSR) that is aimed at helping their offline customer solve queries during this lockdown period.
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In a recent Forbes cybersecurity article, researchers claimed to have discovered proof that Xiaomi was collecting a worrying amount of information from its native smartphone browser application. This included not only aggregated usage analytics, but even personally identifiable information. Xiaomi has come out with a statement denying the claims outright, explaining in the blog post about how they do not collect any such information.
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Intel has finally launched their 10th Gen Intel Core Comet Lake S-series processors for desktop, with its flagship Core i9-10900K processor that can turbo boost up to 5.3 GHz. These processors have many technologies like Intel Thermal Velocity Boost, Intel Hyperthreading Technology, Intel Ethernet Connection I225, Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 and more.
Lexar, a popular company in the storage memory products has introduced two new products; Multi-Card 3-in-1 Reader and the Multi-Card 2-in-1 Reader. The 3-1 card reader will support SD, microSD and Compact Flash cards while the 2-1 card reader will support SD/ microSD UHS-II cards.
As the entire mobile devices experience a slow down in sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide tablet shipments have taken an extra hard hit as the International Data Corporation (IDC) has reported that shipments have reduced to 24.6 million units which calculates to a decline of 18.1% YoY. Interestingly, the Detachables market saw a growth of 56.8% YoY, thanks to the popularity of iPadOS tablets.
Apple has agreed to settle a $18 million lawsuit that was filed over 3 years ago over its handling of FaceTime with users having an iPhone 4 or an iPhone 4s. The claimants argued that the company had disabled FaceTime in the older iPhone models as a cost saving measure in 2014.
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Recently, AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) is gaining popularity thanks to its royalty-free licensing model and good compression rates for content. However, the codec has largely been absent for streaming content on the smartphone due to the lack of a decoder. That is about to change as the MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 1000 5G SoC has an integrated hardware AV1 decoder.
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Google’s parent company, Alphabet had a strong beginning in revenue for the first quarter of 2020 but later saw a dip towards the end. In an earnings call, Alphabet released its Q1 2020 results, reporting a total revenue of $41.16 billion, that calculates to a YoY growth of 13%. The company saw a dip in its advertising revenue and saw a huge rise in their products like Search, YouTube, and Cloud.
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The age of wireless earbuds and accessories is upon us and the convenience and stability of Bluetooth connections has become ever more important. Pairing Bluetooth wireless earbuds can sometime be a painful process and can often result in poor connectivity. To tackle this, Google introduced Fast Pair for Android phones (from Android 6.0+) and has added new capabilities to enhance the experience.
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When realme launched the realme Band, they had also teased more wearables for the future. Among them was a smartwatch called the Realme Watch that was shown for a second on realme CEO, Madhav Sheth’s hand in a Q&A video last month. Now, xdadevelopers has acquired design renders of the smartwatch along with photos of its UI and smartphone app.
Airtel has announced its partnership with Nokia with multi-year agreement to deploy Nokia’s Single Radio Access Network (SRAN) solution to enhance Airtel 4G connectivity and also lay the groundwork for Airtel’s 5G rollout in the future. The deployment is expected to be completed by 2022 and will be rolled out in 9 circles across India.
Getting good lighting conditions when participating in a video call is not always easy for everyone, especially with natural light. To help with this, Google is introducing a default low-light mode to its Meet app for iOS and Android, a feature that’s already found in Google Duo on mobile devices.
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The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ had a lot of improvements over its predecessor like multiple device pairing and automatic Ambient sound. Samsung has announced that it will be bringing these features to the older Samsung Galaxy Buds and even add a feature to quickly start listening to music on Spotify.
