U.S. federal Judge dismisses anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook

Yesterday, social media giant Facebook gained a win in its battle against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), when a U.S. federal court struck down an anti-trust lawsuit that would have potentially resulted in Facebook divesting Instagram and WhatsApp.

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LG C1 and G1 series OLED TVs now support Dolby Vision HDR at 4K 120Hz

LG has released a new firmware to their C1 and G1 series OLED TVs, that enables a powerful new feature for gamers – Dolby Vision HDR at 4K 120Hz. Along with it, the firmware also introduces a floating onscreen menu called Game Dashboard.

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WhatsApp beta update reveals voice waveforms UI for Voice messages

Voice messages on WhatsApp are an extremely convenient way of sending messages without needing to type. The developers of WhatsApp are working on improving the feature’s UI, in particular, they are looking to introduce voice waveforms.

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PLI scheme for mobile phone manufacturing extended until 2025-26

Xiaomi Manufacturing Plant

Last year, the government introduced Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes for Mobile Manufacturing and Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing that provides incentive of 6% to 4% on incremental sales of goods under target segments that are manufactured in India, for a period of five years. Yesterday, Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that this scheme for a period of 2020-21 till 2024-25 has been extended by one year i.e. till 2025-26. Continue reading “PLI scheme for mobile phone manufacturing extended until 2025-26”

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview — Here’s how to get it on Intel 7th gen / AMD Zen 1 processors and later

Microsoft has released the first Insider Preview of the Windows 11, as it had promised at its event last week.  The first Windows 11 beta has a build 22000.51, and it’s available for Insiders in the Dev channel. To install Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds, you must be running a licensed version of Windows 10 on your device.

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Google confirms Pixel 5a 5G will launch later this year in US and Japan; cancelled in other regions [Update: Expected in August]

Update: According to a new Bloomberg report, the Pixel 5a is expected to launch in August. It is not clear if the company is planning to launch the 4G version of the phone for other markets like India. Continue reading “Google confirms Pixel 5a 5G will launch later this year in US and Japan; cancelled in other regions [Update: Expected in August]”

Samsung unveils new One UI Watch interface ahead of Galaxy Watch 4 launch

Samsung at the at Mobile World Congress (MWC) introduced its new One UI Watch interface. This comes after the company announced its partnership with Google to combine Wear and Tizen into a single, unified platform for performance enhancements, a more seamless experience between the Watch and Android smartphones and access to an even greater number of applications. Continue reading “Samsung unveils new One UI Watch interface ahead of Galaxy Watch 4 launch”

Infinix Concept Phone 2021 with 160W fast charging can charge from 0 to 100% in 10 minutes

After rumours, Infinix today introduced 160W Ultra Flash Charge technology that can charge a phone in less than 10 minutes. Infinix has demoed the fast charging technology in an Infinix Concept Phone 2021 that shows 4,000 mAh battery on the phone being charged up to 11% in 1 minute, 58% in 5 minutes and 100% in 10 minutes. Continue reading “Infinix Concept Phone 2021 with 160W fast charging can charge from 0 to 100% in 10 minutes”

vivo X60t Pro+ with 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM announced

vivo is back, expanding its X60 line up in China. It has almost similar specifications as the X60 Pro+ that was introduced back in January, but it replaces the 32MP portrait camera with a 12MP portrait camera while retaining the 50MP Samsung GN1 sensor with Zeiss T* composite multilayer coating + nanocrystalline structure coating, 48MP Sony IMX598 114° ultra-wide camera and an 8MP 5x periscope telephoto lens that has up to 60x zoom. Continue reading “vivo X60t Pro+ with 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM announced”

vivo Y51A 6GB RAM with 128GB storage variant launched in India for Rs. 16990

Earlier this year, vivo launched the vivo Y51A smartphone with a Halo FullView Display, Android 11 in India for Rs. 17,990. It was launched only in a single variant – 8GB RAM with 128GB storage. After months, the company has launched the 6GB RAM variant of the Y51A smartphone. Continue reading “vivo Y51A 6GB RAM with 128GB storage variant launched in India for Rs. 16990”

Ex-Amazon Pay India Director Manesh Mahatme appointed as Head of WhatsApp Pay in India

Back in 2018, WhatsApp started rolling out WhatsApp Payments in Beta and has been gradually rolling it out for all users in India. Today, the company has appointed the ex-Amazon Pay India Director to lead the WhatsApp Pay business in India. Continue reading “Ex-Amazon Pay India Director Manesh Mahatme appointed as Head of WhatsApp Pay in India”

Qualcomm announces 2nd gen 5G RAN Platform for Small Cells

Qualcomm has been expanding its 5G technology with new additionals lately and in similar lines today at an event in Barcelona, the company has announced its 2nd generation 5G RAN (Radio Access Network) Platform for Small Cells and has also introduced a new 5G Distributed Unit Accelerator Card. Continue reading “Qualcomm announces 2nd gen 5G RAN Platform for Small Cells”

Lenovo Smart Clock 2 with 4-inch colour touchscreen, wireless charging dock announced

Lenovo has announced the launch of their newest smart home accessory, called the Smart Clock 2, at their MWC 2021 event. It features an updated design, 4-inch color touchscreen, Google Photos integration, offers a new optional wireless charging stand, and more

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OnePlus Nord 2 with 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200 surfaces in renders

After the Nord CE 5G and the Nord N200, OnePlus is said to be gearing up to launch the OnePlus Nord 2, the company’s next mid-range smartphone and the successor to the first Nord. Now the CAD-based renders of the smartphone has surfaced, thanks to @OnLeaks. This shows a 6.43-inch punch-hole screen, same as the Nord CE, and this should be the same FHD+ AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The camera part looks similar to the OnePlus 9 series. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord 2 with 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200 surfaces in renders”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform announced; will power upcoming HONOR Magic3 series, ASUS ROG and more flagships

After rumours, Qualcomm has  announced the Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform, an upgrade to the Snapdragon 888 that was introduced back in December last year. Compared to Snapdragon 888, the Plus version offers an increased Qualcomm Kryo 680 CPU Prime core clock speed at up to 2.995GHz, up 5.2% compared to the predecessor and the 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine with up to 32 TOPS AI performance compared to 26 TOPS AI performance in the predecessor, which is a 20% improvement. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform announced; will power upcoming HONOR Magic3 series, ASUS ROG and more flagships”