Samsung signs patent license agreement with Nokia for video standards

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 update to add toggle for enable personalisation within app in India

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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OPPO Find X3 Pro with 6.7-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, 12GB RAM, Find X3 Neo and Find X3 Lite announced

OPPO just announced the Find X3 Pro, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Find X series as it had announced. The phone has a 6.7-inch Quad HD+ Samsung E4 AMOLED screen with 5Hz-120Hz variable refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, full-link 10bit color engine and has DisplayMate A+ rating. The phone features a 32-megapixel camera on the front inside a small punch hole. It is powered by Snapdragon 888 with 5G support and has ultra-thin VC liquid cooling.

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Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop with 15.6-inch FHD 144Hz IPS display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU launched in India

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.

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India ranks first in broadband speeds among SAARC countries; 6th in mobile speeds: Ookla Q4 2020 Report

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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.

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BlackMagic DaVinci Resolve 17.1 update adds native support for Apple M1 Macs

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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HUAWEI P50 Pro with 6.6-inch display, ultra-slim bezels surface in new renders

HUAWEI P50 Pro surfaced in CAD renders back in December that showed the curved display of the phone, thanks to @OnLeaks now more renders of the phone has surfaced that shows the back of the phone which shows a large camera bumps with two large cutouts that is said to house several cameras including the periscope camera. This camera design is similar to the Nova 8 series that was introduced in December. However, we don’t have the camera specifications yet. Continue reading “HUAWEI P50 Pro with 6.6-inch display, ultra-slim bezels surface in new renders”

Adobe releases native version of Photoshop for Apple M1 Macs

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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TCL P725 4K HDR TVs with Android TV 11, video call camera, Dolby Atmos and Ocarina Smart Inverter ACs launched in India

TCL has launched the P725 series of Android TVs as it had promised. It comes in 43/50/55/65-inch models with support for Dolby Vision for improved picture quality with incredible brightness, contrast, colour, and details, MEMC (Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation) technology for smoother motion and Dolby Atmos audio. Continue reading “TCL P725 4K HDR TVs with Android TV 11, video call camera, Dolby Atmos and Ocarina Smart Inverter ACs launched in India”

Twitter to soon show bigger, uncropped images in Timeline and allow higher-res image upload

Over the years, Twitter has evolved from a social media platform that solely was based on simple text to a platform that is rich in media, both photo and video. However, Twitter is behind their competitors when it comes to the features it supports for uploading and viewing media. That is finally going to change as they have begun testing the ability to view uncropped images on the Timeline along with the ability to upload and view high-res images.

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MIUI Global Stable ROM testing program announced for range of Xiaomi and POCO phones ahead of MIUI 12.5 roll out

Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 12.5 along with Mi 11 at a global event back last month. As per the schedule, the eligible devices will start receiving the MIUI 12.5 update starting Q2 2021. Now, the company has announced MIUI Global Stable ROM testing program ahead of MIUI 12.5 roll-out. Along with Xiaomi, POCO has also announced MIUI Stable testing program for a few devices.

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Samsung Galaxy M12 with 6.5-inch Infinity-V 90Hz display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs.10999

Samsung just launched the Galaxy M12, the company’s latest smartphone in the M series India, as it had promised. It packs 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display with 90Hz refresh rate, is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core Exynos 850 processor with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android 11 with OneUI 3.1, comes with 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 5-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel depth and 2-megapixel macro sensor. There is also an 8-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M12 with 6.5-inch Infinity-V 90Hz display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs.10999”

OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro press images surface; 48MP Sony IMX789 and 50MP IMX766 ultra-wide camera samples teased

Earlier this week OnePlus confirmed that the OnePlus 9 series smartphones will be introduced on March 23rd. Now the press images of both the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro have surfaced. This shows the OnePlus 9 Pro’s 6.7-inch Quad HD+ (3120 x 1440 pixels) 120Hz curved screen. The phone will use 48MP Sony IMX789 main and a 50MP Sony IMX766 ultra-wide cameras. It also has laser autofocus and two additional cameras, which is said to be 8MP 3.3x telephoto camera with  OV08a10 sensor and a 2MP GC02m1b for depth / macro. It is said to retain the 16MP IMX471 front camera from the predecessor. Continue reading “OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro press images surface; 48MP Sony IMX789 and 50MP IMX766 ultra-wide camera samples teased”

Samsung Galaxy M31s One UI 3.1 Android 11 update starts rolling out in India

Samsung has started rolling out One UI 3.1 Android 11 update for the Galaxy M31s smartphone in India after the M51 earlier this week and other S series and Note series phones earlier this week. The M31 got Android 11 update with One UI 3.0 earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M31s One UI 3.1 Android 11 update starts rolling out in India”

LG announces Android 11 update timeline for VELVET 5G / 4G, G8X, G8S, WING and more

LG  has released its timeline for upgrading its Android
11-ready portfolio to the latest Android OS as confirmed on the LG Denmark Site. The rollout is planned to commence in from April 2021 starting with LG VELVET 5G. Owners of the G8X will also be among the first to experience Android 11 in Q2, said the company. The VELVET 4G and G8S uses will have to wait till Q3 2021, while the WING, K52 and K42 users will have to wait till Q4 2021. Continue reading “LG announces Android 11 update timeline for VELVET 5G / 4G, G8X, G8S, WING and more”