Lately, there have been multiple rumours of Apple introducing Mini-LED displays in the upcoming refresh of the iPad Pro models. Now, Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo has released a new report that claims that Apple will introduce OLED displays in the iPad Air later in the second half of 2022.
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Live Caption is an important accessibility tool for users with hearing impairments and for users who can’t play sound out loud for whatever reason. Google has now added the feature into their Chrome browser, where users can get captions, generated in real time, when playing media with audio.
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Snap Inc., the company behind the popular Snapchat app, has announced the acquisition of Fit Analytics, signaling a shift in the app’s focus from being just a photo capturing and sharing app, to offering e-commerce and shopping capabilities.
Google has released the second Developer Preview for Android 12 after its first release in February 2021, this time featuring new tweaks and updates such new rounded corners APIs, improved picture-in-picture (PiP) APIs, better companion device management and more.
Apple is rumoured to have their first launch event of the year sometime during April for the iPad Pro. They are planning to release new iPad Pro models that will feature updated processors, improved cameras, Mini LED displays and possibly Thunderbolt connectivity.
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Famed German Audio manufacturer Sennheiser has announced the launch of the IE 300 in-ear headphones in India. Featuring their 7mm Extra Wide Band (XWB) transducers, it offers a well-balanced sound signature, excellent sonic accuracy and more.
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Google has announced that they are reducing the service fee that they charge for developers who sell in-app digital goods and services on Play from 30% down to 15%. This discount will be applicable to app developers until the first $1 million they earn that year, after which the fee would return to the standard 30%.
Dropbox, a popular cloud storage service has announced that their password manager service called Dropbox Passwords will be made available to all free users. The service originally launched for Dropbox Plus and Dropbox Professional users, and will be included in the free Dropbox Basic plan in April’21.
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Google has announced their second generation Nest Hub smart display, after more that two years since they launched the original back in 2018. It features some new technology such as a dedicated on-device machine learning chip, a built-in Soli chip for music controls and sleep tracking, along with improvements over the first gen Nest Hub.
AMD has announced three new processors in the Pro lineup of Ryzen 5000 series mobile processors. Designed for premium business and enterprise laptops, these Ryzen PRO 5000 Series Mobile CPUs feature their latest Zen 3 architecture, and range from a 4-core Ryzen 3 to an 8-core Ryzen 7 processor.
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Google introduced Tiles into their Wear OS software back in 2019, giving users access to quick functionalities and information such as Goals, Weather, Heart rate and more with just a swipe left. At the moment, developing Tiles is limited to only Google, however that is about to change in the next update as Google is opening up the feature to third-party developers.
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Google is testing two new functionalities for Android’s built-in file sharing feature called Nearby Share. If the test goes well, users will soon be able to share files with not just their contacts but any nearby Android smartphone, and have the ability to share to multiple devices at once.
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In 2020, the global wearable market witnessed significant growth all throughout the year, shipping a total of 444.7 million units, which calculates to a growth of 28.4% YoY. During the fourth quarter alone, the market shipped 153.5 million units, growing by 27.2% YoY.
In the last 2 years, the Indian smart TV market saw a huge influx of products from many smartphone manufacturers. One of the biggest companies among them is Xiaomi, who first launched the Mi TV 4 back in February 2018. Since then their portfolio in the smart TV has expanded, and they now offer 9 TVs, across two product series and various sizes ranging from 32 inches to 65 inches. The Mi TV QLED 4K in particular comes in 55 -inch variant and here is our review of the device.
Back in January, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a blacklist of 9 companies that they claimed to be under the control of the Chinese Military, among which Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi was included. After contesting the decision last month, a U.S. federal judge has now temporarily blocked the DoD from enforcing the consequences of the decision.
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