A ton of information related to the Coronavirus outbreak comes to the public via online resources like social media, news sites, etc. Doing its part, Instagram has released a bunch of new updates aimed at making it easy for users to access correct information about COVID-19 on its platform.
Just as YouTube announced that they will default to Standard definition streaming on their platform worldwide, many Indian companies in the digital content industry have announced that they will all be lowering to SD quality when content is streamed over cellular connections.
Samsung, the leader at memory chips has just announced that they shipped one million units of its 10nm-class (D1x) DDR4 DRAM modules that were manufactured using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology. It was previously undergoing global customer evaluations and now will be available for use for premium PC, mobile, enterprise server and datacenter applications.
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Its been two years since Opera, the same developers for Opera Browser for PC, released its News app for Android. It had become widely popular in multiple regions including Africa and now, Opera has released a Lite version of the app to work better on high-end Android smartphones.
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About a year ago, HP released the Reverb VR Headset which had features like with spatial audio, dual microphones and more. Now HP has apparently partnered with Microsoft and Valve to produce its next-gen VR headset that will be designed for “Developers, architects, and VR users”.
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With the truly wireless earphone market growing at a rapid pace, Samsung has decided to invest in the internal electronics of a TWS earphone, launching its first All-in-One Power ICs. They are highly optimized ICs for this category to provide for longer battery life and more efficient designs.
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It has been four months since Google launched its own game streaming platform, Google Stadia, in a rather lack-luster fashion. However, it seems like Google is committed towards developing Stadia, as it announced a partnership with game engine developer Unity, by launching a program called Stadia Makers.
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Being one of the lesser feature-rich podcast apps, Google Podcast has been steadily receiving updates to bring feature parity with other popular podcast applications like Pocket Casts, Spotify, etc. One of the new updates to the app include auto-download of newly released episodes, redesigned UI for better navigation, suggestions and more.
Apple’s iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 is right around the corner as there have been multiple leaks of the new features that they plan to release. In the meantime, they have acknowledged a bug that is currently troubling some Apple users with the personal hotspot feature.
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With a large number of people in Europe being quarantined and having to work from home in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, the European Union (EU) has requested major streaming services and social media companies to reduce their streaming quality to prevent internet gridlock. These companies include Netflix, Amazon Prime, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
As a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, the amount of people using Google search to get relevant information has greatly increased. In response, Google is rolling out multiple resources like websites and Search redesigns to help the public access correct and certified information quickly.
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Samsung has taken yet another attempt at the concept of a foldable device, but this time with a bit of different approach. With the Galaxy Fold that was released last year, Samsung’s ideology was based around the idea of having a tablet sized device in your hand that can later be folded to make it pocket friendly. However, the Galaxy Z Flip is designed to the opposite; a small sized device for the pocket that can opened up to reveal a (somewhat) regular sized phone. Samsung has learned a lot since the disastrous Galaxy Fold launch and has made a number of changes with this device to improve its durability. We had the device for a few days and here are our first impressions (Not a review) on it.
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Google launched Android (Go Edition) back in 2017 and since then, they have been steadily releasing new Go edition versions of their core apps and services. The latest app to join their family is the Camera Go that is designed to work smoothly with low storage requirements.
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HMD Global, the makers of Nokia-branded smartphones, in partnership with Greenwave Systems and local operators, is dipping their toes into a new service category with the launch of the HMD Connect global data roaming service. It is a SIM based global data service that will provide a roaming data connection in over 120 countries at launch with a starting price of 9.95€ (Approx. Rs. 801).
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It has not been even 2 years since realme entered the smartphone market with the realme 1, and they have already released a staggering 21 phones, covering nearly every price range. Now, they have decided to enter the wearables market, with the launch of the realme band. With claims of being one of the cheapest fitness bands with a heart rate sensor and 9 sports modes that includes a cricket mode, is the band worth it? Read on in our review and do share your thoughts on the Band in the comments below.
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