Apple Watch may feature blood oxygen detection in the future

Apple may be working on expanding the health capabilities of its Apple Watch series by adding the ability to detect blood oxygen levels. The feature was spotted in a code snippet of iOS 14, indicating that Apple is developing a new health notification based on the blood oxygen measurement.

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HMD Global and Bond Franchise partner to feature first Nokia 5G phone in ‘No Time To Die’

HDM Global, home of Nokia mobiles has partnered with the Bond Franchise to feature their first 5G smartphone in the upcoming 25th Bond film ‘No Time To Die’. Seen in the hands of new 00 “Agent Nomi” played by Lashana Lynch, the unreleased Nokia phone will be shown as ‘The Only Gadget You’ll Ever Need.’

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Google Search mobile-first indexing to be made default by September

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Google rolled out mobile-first indexing back in 2018 after testing it for more than a year, as more people search Google on a mobile device. Today they announced that they are making mobile-first indexing as the default for all websites starting September 2020.

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Intel partners with CBSE to further integrate AI into India’s education system

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As the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is recognised by the Indian government for its future opportunities and solutions, Intel and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have partnered up to create a comprehensive curriculum that will be designed to train the youth of India on AI based skills.

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Global Mobile Awards 2020: OnePlus 7T Pro selected as the best smartphone

The Global Mobile Awards are conducted every year by GSMA, the organisers of MWC. While the show was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the various awards were still announced, among which the OnePlus 7T Pro was awarded the best smartphone in the device category this time.

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Realme Band Unboxing and First Impressions

Last month Madhav Seth, CEO of realme, teased their entry into the wearables market with a fitness band. Yesterday at a launch event, realme introduced the realme Band, which claims to be the cheapest fitness band that comes with a heart-rate sensor. We got a chance to look at it and here are our first impressions along with an unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil Channel.

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Google ‘Read it’ feature in Assistant can read aloud web pages in 42 different languages

Google announced a pretty neat little feature that is going to make reading web articles on phones a lot easier. The feature, called ‘Read it’, can be used to make the Google Assistant read articles out load that are open on the Chrome browser, Google Search or the News app.

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Facebook Messenger for macOS now available in several regions

Just earlier this week, Facebook had announced Project Lightspeed for their mobile Messenger app, overhauling it to make it faster, smaller and simpler. Now, Facebook has begun testing a macOS client of the Messenger, available on the Mac App Store in a few countries like France, Australia, Poland, etc.

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Twitter is testing ‘Fleets’, a Snapchat-type feature that disappears after 24 hours

Twitter has become one of the last major social media platforms to copy Snapchat’s 24-hour disappearing type content, calling it ‘Fleets’. They are currently testing Fleets in Brazil and it will work differently from regular tweets, that is, users will not be able to retweet, like or publicly comment on them.

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Realme 6 Unboxing and First Impressions

realme is back with the successor to the realme 5 series, appropriately naming it the realme 6 which launched today in an online event. Here we have our first impressions on the device along with an unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil Channel.

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Resso social music streaming app launched in India

The developers of the TikTok, Bytedance has announced their entry into the music streaming market with the Resso app, taking on streaming giants like Spotify, Gaana and Apple Music. The streaming service is designed with the new generation of music enthusiasts in mind with focus on social features like commenting on songs, sharing lyrics and more.

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Google Photos update brings redesigned bottom bar and gets rid of hamburger menu

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Google Photos is coming with a new update that redesigns many important elements in its UI. Google is getting rid of the hamburger menu, moving the search bar from the top to the bottom bar, added a button for the Library and more.

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Lava A1 colors feature phone launched for Rs. 999

In celebration of Holi, Lava, an Indian mobile handset brand, has launched their special edition feature phone called the LAVA A1 Colors. The phone comes with a sturdy polycarbonate body, instant torch access, auto call recording and more.

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Apple announces iPhone 11 Night mode challenge winners

When Apple announced their iPhone 11 series of smartphones, it was clear that Apple had stepped up their smartphone photography game by a sizeable amount. To showcase the prowess of the iPhone 11’s capabilities, Apple created the Night mode photo challenge, where users could submit night mode photos that were clicked on the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Yesterday Apple announced the winners and one among the 6 winners is an Indian named Mitsun Soni.

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Twitter for Android customisable timeline with pinned lists rolling out widely

When you begin to follow a multitude of accounts on twitter, it can start to become a little overwhelming with many topics. In June of 2019, Twitter began testing a feature called Lists on their mobile app that allowed users to split their timeline with different pinned lists. The feature has been in iOS for a quite a while, and now Twitter has announced wide-rollout for Android users too.

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