Google’s translation capabilities are some of the best in the industry. So it is no surprise when Google brings those capabilities to various services they offer. YouTube is now testing translation options in its interface on both the desktop client and the mobile app.
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Instagram is rolling out an update to their Stories that improves the feature’s accessibility – captions stickers. The feature is first rolling out to a few English-speaking countries, and allows users to add automatically generated captions to their Stories.
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The worldwide PC market, which includes both Chromebooks and tablets, posted a strong growth of 53.1% YoY, with total shipments coming to 122.1 million units. Chromebooks in particular did extremely well, with a growth of 274.6% YoY, while the tablet market alone recorded a growth of 51.8% YoY.
Apple Music, the music streaming service from Apple, will reportedly receive native support for HiFi music, based on code found iOS 14.6. Reports indicate that Apple will offer the feature at the same price and may also add support for Dolby Atmos” and “Dolby Audio”.
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Discord, one of the world’s most popular multi-platform voice communications service, has partnered with Sony PlayStation, and will soon be integrated into the PlayStation Network, which is their social network for PlayStation console gamers.
Last month, rumours surfaced about Google working on their own custom-designed processor for smartphones, codenamed “Whitechapel” or GS101. According to Mishaal Rahman, who is the editor-in-chief at XDA, Google is testing support for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology on a device codenamed “Raven”, which is rumoured to be powered by the GS101 SoC.
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Twitter Spaces, which is their implementation of an audio chat room feature, has now begun rolling out widely after completing its test phase. Twitter accounts that have 600 or more followers can now create their own “Space” and talk about a particular topic or simply have a conversation with their followers.
According to popular Apple analyst, Ming Chi Kuo, Apple will be entering the foldable smartphone market segment as soon as 2023, with the launch of an 8-inch foldable iPhone. The device will reportedly feature an 8-inch QHD+ flexible OLED display and use a silver nanowire touch solution for the device’s display.
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Images of Samsung’s two upcoming foldable devices have leaked, which include the Galaxy Fold 3 and the Galaxy Flip 3. The Galaxy Fold 3 is rumoured to be Samsung’s first smartphone with an under-screen camera, while the Galaxy Flip 3 will feature a more useable secondary display when folded.
Emoji are a fun way to express yourself when talking through text on your smartphone. Over the years, the Unicode Consortium, the organization behind Emojis, has steadily updated the list of emoji to ensure it remains inclusive and relevant to the times. For the first time, Emoji 14.0, which is slated to appear next year, will feature 25 skin tone combinations for handshakes.
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Apple has begun rolling out a new feature in their App store called Search Suggestions. The feature has been implemented in the form of tags and is designed to help users search for apps based on certain categories and attributes.
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Samsung is reportedly working on a inexpensive laptop that runs Windows 10 based-on-ARM, called the Samsung Galaxy Book Go. Rumours have surfaced about a laptop that is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c chip, and features a 14-inch FHD display, 4GB of RAM and more.
The Online mode of education has become the norm for many schools and education institutions around the world. As a result, the market for Tablets and Chromebooks have seen massive growth numbers in the past year alone. During Q1, 2021, the worldwide tablet shipments was recorded at 39.9 million units, which calculates to a growth of 55.2% YoY. The Chromebook market recorded a growth too, shipping 13 million units in Q1, 2021.
In a blog post, the Head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, has announced that the Microsoft Store will soon reduce their commission for in-store purchases to 12%. Microsoft is also working on upgrading the Store in the coming months with more features, and has promised to improve install reliability and download speeds.
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In 2020, we witnessed a massive surge in video calls, which spurred many messaging services to improve upon their video calling capabilities. Telegram will soon be adding video calls support into their voice chat feature, complete with features such as screen-sharing, encryption and more.
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