It looks like ByteDance is talks with a lot of companies these days, trying to sell their popular TikTok app before it gets completely banned from major markets. Earlier this month, Microsoft was reportedly in talks with ByteDance to purchase TikTok’s global operations, and now, Reliance is also in talks to invest in TikTok’s India operations.
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About a month ago, Apple released iOS 13.6 which brought multiple updates like support for Digital car keys and added features in the Apple News app. Now, Apple is rolling out a minor update to iOS and iPadOS, bringing the version count to 13.6.1. The update primarily contains fixes relating to low storage issues, green tint issues with screen mainly faced by iPhone 11 and more.
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Over the past few months, Google has been working towards adding features to their video conferencing tool, Meet, and their education tool, Classroom. Today they announced a lot of new updates coming to these two platforms that is releasing over the next few months including Attendance tracking, improved plagiarism check, better controls for moderators and more.
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Daiwa, an Indian consumer electronics brand, has announced the launch of two new smart TVs for the Indian market – a 49-inch D50BT162 and a 55-inch D55BT162. These 4K TVs feature the BIGWALL UI powered by Android 9.0, HDR10 support, dbx-tv audio support and more.
HDM Global, the makers of Nokia smartphones, has announced that they have secured $230 million (Rs. 1715 crore approx.) in a funding round from their global partners including Google, Qualcomm and Nokia Technologies. This marks one of the largest funding raised by HMD Global in Europe in 2020 and it will be used towards realising HMD Global’s vision in smartphone space.
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The Lookout app for Android is an app developed by Google that uses computer vision to help blind or low-vision people get information about their surroundings. Google has announced a new update to the app, adding two new modes, improved app navigation for better accessibility and also expanded the list of compatible devices.
OnePlus has announced that the Android 11 Developer Preview 3 is now available for download on the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. Along with the regular bug fixes and updates, users who install the new Developer Preview 3 can get an early look OnePlus design refresh and features that’s coming in OxygenOS 11.
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Dell has launched a new 14-inch premium ChromeOS powered laptop that is aimed at businesses and enterprises, called the Latitude 7410 Chromebook Enterprise. It features up to a 4K panel with Low Blue Light display technology, up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processors, Wi-Fi 6 support, long battery life and more.
With Google’s Knowledge Graph and Google Search cards, it is quite easy to find information about famous individuals. However, that is not the case with less famous people and to change that Google has created the ability for people to individually create their online presence with their own virtual visiting card, called People Cards.
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Google is introducing a few new updates to Maps for iOS, which include support for new controls when using Google Maps on CarPlay and a new app for Apple Watch users that supports step-by-step directions, displays estimated arrival times and more after the app got pulled 3 years back.
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Update: August 10, 2020 — Google has announced a new timeline for killing Chrome apps based on feedback from customers and partners. Chrome Web Store already stopped accepting new public Chrome apps back in March.
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Reliance Digital has brought back their “Digital India Sale” to their stores and online portal, lasting from 6th to 11th August. Offers will be available across a range of categories including televisions, home appliances, mobile phones, laptops and accessories.
OnePlus’s newest budget phone, the OnePlus Nord, was released last month, and they have just announced a new OxygenOS OTA update, taking the version number to 10.5.4. It contains minor improvements to the System and Camera, along with fixes to issues like the background music pausing when launching front camera.
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Samsung has announced the launch of a new private mode feature for Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 users, called AltZLife, that will let users quickly switch between normal mode and private mode (via Secure Folder) on their smartphone. AltZLife is a solution created by Samsung’s “Make for India” initiative, and it contains two features — Quick Switch and Content Suggestions.
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One of the most sought after features of WhatsApp is the ability to sign in to a single user account across multiple devices simultaneously. This feature has been present for years in other messaging services like Telegram. Reports indicate that WhatsApp is working and testing the feature, which will let users sign in to 4 devices at the same time.
