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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ASUS has announced the launch of a range of powerful new laptops in their gaming focused ROG Strix line. They feature the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 – series GPUs, optical-mechanical keyboards, up to a 300Hz IPS display and more.
According to a new rumour from China, OPPO is preparing to release their first folding smartphone sometime during the second quarter of 2021. Interestingly, the device will not be a rollable smartphone like the OPPO X 2021 concept phone that they showcased last year, instead it will likely have a ‘regular’ folding design.
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As the COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in India, Google is doing their part to make it easier for Indians to find vaccine-related information easily in Search and YouTube. The tech giant is working with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to ensure that users have the most up-to-date information about the two vaccines and also preventing the spread of misinformation about them.
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Local Guides in Google Maps is one of its best features, giving users around the world the ability to update Maps with up to date information at a local level. Google is now introducing 3 news ways of sharing and finding these local recommendations and information.
The world’s most popular browser app, Google Chrome is receiving a new update that improves its performance and memory efficiency in both its Android and Windows versions. The new version, Chrome 89, uses their new memory allocator and has smarter memory management across the board.
Samsung, a global technology company has announced the signing of a new patent license agreement with Nokia, thereby gaining permission to use their innovations and technologies in video standards. In return for using these patents, Samsung will make royalty payments to Nokia.
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Google Pay is rolling out a new update to users in India that will change the way the app uses user data such as transaction information, etc. They are introducing a new toggle within the app, that will allow users to either opt-in or opt-in from Google collecting and using this data to provide a personalized experience.
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Acer has announced a new update to their affordable Nitro series of gaming laptops, the Nitro 5. This time, it features a 10th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, up to 32GB of RAM, a high refresh-rate display, and more.
The Internet is an important tool in our modern connected world, however the quality of Internet service provided is widely different from country to country. OOKLA, the developers of Speedtest.net has released a new report that details India’s position in Internet speeds relative to other SAARC countries, along with the information from the various service providers in India.
Just as Adobe introduced native versions of Photoshop for the Apple M1 Macs, BlackMagic too has released a new update for their DaVinci Resolve video editing tool that adds native support for the M1 Macs.
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When Apple launched the newest Macs with Apple Silicon M1 chip, Adobe did not have stable native versions of Photoshop and Premiere Pro ready yet. Yesterday, Adobe finally released a stable version of Photoshop that will run natively on the M1 Macs, touting significant performance gains across the app.
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