Apple has announced a new finance-focused feature on the iPhone called Tap to Pay that is designed for merchants in the US. It will enable small businesses to large retailers to use their iPhone to complete transactions using Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets with a simple tap.
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NVIDIA’s plans to acquire ARM Ltd from its owner, Softbank Group Corp. has collapsed due to regulatory hurdles. In December 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block the acquisition, and along with the added pressure from regulatory bodies in other countries, NVIDIA and Softbank Group have decided to terminate the agreement.
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The X70 Pro is one of their latest flagship smartphones from vivo in India, that promises to deliver a flagship level camera experience, a beautifully designed body made out of high quality materials and a smooth software experience. It comes with a custom version of MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity-1200 processor and features a whole host of custom-developed Zeiss-lens camera effects. So how does it perform and is the X70 Pro worth its price? Let’s find out. Continue reading “Vivo X70 Pro Long Term Review: A flagship Gimbal-stabilized camera”
ASUS ROG, a brand well known for their gaming products, has revealed two new gaming headsets for the Indian market, namely the ROG Fusion II 500 and Fusion II 300. It features the high-quality ESS 9280 Quad DAC inside, along with their AI Beamforming microphones with AI Noise Cancelation technology, and more.
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Samsung has released a new software update to the Galaxy Watch4 series of smartwatches that brings a couple of new features and improvements. These include an advanced interval training program, a new sleep coaching program, a new body composition insights, and of course new upgraded watch faces.
One of the biggest pollutants in our oceans are plastics. These not only include the plastics that we discard into the ocean directly, but also include the tons of fishing nets that are abandoned every year. As a solution around this, Samsung has announced that they will repurpose these plastics and integrate them into their upcoming Galaxy devices.
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Every now and then, software applications will refresh their icons as a way of keeping them up to date with current trends and design languages. Google Chrome is the latest to get a new icon, as a designer at the company has revealed how the icon will be changing across various supported platforms.
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iGear, an Indian manufacturer of smartphone accessories and gadgets, has launched the ‘Evoke’ solar radio and MP3 player in India. It is a vintage-styled wireless speaker that is designed to create feelings of nostalgia with its analogue dial, moving needle tuning indicators and more.
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In the last two years, Chromebooks have become a great way for schools and education institutions to provide their students with access to internet-connected devices. Google has now introduced a new Chromebook repair program to help schools find information and resources about the repairability of Chromebooks.
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NETGEAR has announced the launch of two new Wi-Fi Mesh Extenders in India, namely the Nighthawk AX1800 and AX6000. They feature support for Wi-Fi 6 technology, OFDMA technology for efficient Wi-Fi bandwidth sharing, and more.
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Meta has released their earnings report for the last quarter 2021, along with earnings for the entire 2021 fiscal year. The company recorded $117.9 billion revenue during 2021, which is a 37% YoY growth, and the net income was recorded at $39.37 billion, which is growth of 35% YoY. In Q4 2021, they recorded $33.67 billion in revenue, growing 20% YoY, while the net income was $10.2 billion, declining 8% YoY.
The latest version of Google’s Messages app has revealed a couple new changes that may possibly arrive in a future update. Google is reportedly looking to change the UI in the app to forgo the overflow menu in favour of a navigation drawer instead, and there might be a new Google Photos media upload feature.
Back in 2020, Google introduced a new VPN feature for Google One subscribers of the 2TB or higher plan on Android. The company has now expanded the feature to Google One subscribers on iOS devices, and it can be shared with up to 5 family members.
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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, had a successful last quarter in 2021, earning a revenue of $75 billion and growing 32% YoY. For the fiscal year 2021, the company recorded $257.6 billion in revenue which calculates to a growth of 41% YoY. 2021 was also a great year for the Google Pixel smartphones, as the phone saw its highest-ever quarterly shipments in Q4 2021.
Since its rebrand last year, Meta has been working towards their goal of creating a metaverse. One of the major components of this metaverse are the digital avatars used by individuals to represent themselves. The company has revealed an updated version of 3D avatars that can be used in stickers, feed posts, Facebook profile pictures and more.
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