Carl Pei, the founder of consumer electronics startup “Nothing”, has announced that the company has successfully secured $15 million in Series A funding from GV. The company is reportedly developing a pair of wireless headphones, which will likely release this summer.
Twitter is reportedly looking into releasing a subscription based model that will be an alternative to the advertisement-supported model that they currently employ. They are still looking into what can be offered for a subscription, including the ability for users to pay to follow content from certain accounts, an “Undo send” button, profile customization options and more.
In a new leaked document, screenshots of Google’s upcoming Android 12 software have surfaced online. They summarize the upcoming changes that Google is making, including an update to the notification shade, new privacy notifications and controls, and maybe an overhaul of Android’s Widgets.
Apple’s hold over their ecosystem is quite well known within the tech community. However, a new change within the iOS 14.5 public beta might suggest otherwise. Siri now reportedly allows users to set third-party music streaming apps as the default, instead of being forced to Apple Music.
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When it comes to consumer Windows laptops, the Dell XPS line of laptops has almost always delivered some of the best experiences possible. Dell has steadily improved the XPS 13, adding more powerful internals, better displays and smaller bezels. The newest XPS 13 9300 (2020) features Intel’s 10th Gen CPUs with Intel Iris Plus graphics for improved performance and up to a 4K touch display with tiny bezels all around. All of it, including the premium build quality comes at a hefty price, but can Dell justify it? Read on in my review of the XPS 13 9300.
ASUS has had a reasonable amount of success in the smartphone market with their ROG Phone line and ZenFone line of phones. According to a new report by DigiTimes, ASUS is planning to release a compact smartphone in the ZenFone line, called the ZenFone Mini.
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Ever since Apple announced their App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS, companies such as Facebook and Google have trying ways to adjust their data collection practices while keeping advertisers happy. Google is now reportedly looking to introducing a version of this privacy feature into future versions of Android.
Measuring your heart rate and tracking your fitness and health has become a lot more accessible in the last few years thanks to popularity of smartwatches and smart bands. Google is now making it much more accessible by introducing the ability to measure your heart rate and respiratory rate with just your smartphone camera.
Over the past few months, rumours of Apple working on a VR and AR headset has been heating up quite a bit. The latest report from The Information now reveals that the headset will cost a premium, around $3000, and will feature 8K displays, a powerful processor and loads of sensors and cameras.
Instagram is reportedly testing vertical navigation for their Stories feature within the app. The feature, confirmed by Instagram to be in its prototype phase, will introduce a new way of navigating through Stories, that will bring it in line with another features in Instagram, which are Reels.
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The Indian mid-range market is highly competitive, with a lot of great offerings from Samsung, OnePlus, OPPO, and Vivo. The Vivo V20 Pro is one among the many smartphones, found at the top of this market segment with a price tag of Rs. 29,990. It features beautiful design, it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, and has a robust camera setup. Facing tough competition from smartphones like the OnePlus Nord, etc., can the V20 Pro justify its higher price? Read on in our review.
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The Android TV interface has mostly been unchanged over the last few years. That is finally changing as Google has begun rolling out a new update to Android TV that brings a fresh new redesign to the user interface and changing the organization to make content discovery easier.
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After nearly 27 years since it was founded, tech and e-commerce giant Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos has announced that in Q3 2021 he will be stepping down from his position and take up the role of the Executive Chair of the Amazon Board. Taking his place will be Andy Jassy, who is currently the CEO of Amazon Web Service (AWS).
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Instagram is introducing a new tool for their Android and iOS app called “Recently Deleted”. It is designed to help recover content that the user may want to restore in the event of an accidental or unintentional deletion of posts from their account.
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Apple is reportedly entering into a partnership with South Korean car manufacturer Kia, for the production of their future electric vehicle – the Apple Car. The two companies may enter into a contract on February 17th and will start producing cars that will likely launch in 2024. Apple will also be working with Hyundai for the designing and developing for their first car, using their E-GMP battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform.
