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After months of teases and testing, Microsoft has finally rolled out their all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with Windows 10 PCs and Apple phones and tablets, via browser, across 22 countries. Along with this, Microsoft also announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming will be powered by custom Xbox Series X hardware.
Samsung already confirmed that it has been working with AMD and the next-generation mobile GPU from AMD will be used in the next flagship Exynos processor. AMD recently confirmed that the SoC will feature custom AMD RDNA 2 architecture-based graphics IP that brings raytracing and variable rate shading capabilities to flagship mobile devices. Today, leakster Ice Universe has posted a screenshot of 3DMark Wild Life GPU benchmark that shows the test device powered by the Exynos processor and AMD GPU scoring 8,134 points. Continue reading “Exynos processor with AMD GPU gets benchmarked, reveals better GPU performance than iPhone 12 series”
Update: June 29 – Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today in an investors’ note said that the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max models will feature an upgraded ultra-wide camera with autofocus for crisper and sharper images. He added that next year’s iPhone 14 series could feature autofocus ultra-wide cameras in all the models. Continue reading “iPhone 13 said to feature improved ultra-wide cameras, better low-light capabilities [Update: Autofocus Ultra-wide camera in iPhone 13 Pro & Pro Max]”
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.
Continue reading “U.S. federal Judge dismisses anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook”
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.
Continue reading “LG C1 and G1 series OLED TVs now support Dolby Vision HDR at 4K 120Hz”
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.
Continue reading “WhatsApp beta update reveals voice waveforms UI for Voice messages”
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”
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 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”
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 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”
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”
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 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 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
