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Tamil Nadu bans online gaming involving betting

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has promulgated Ordinance to “Ban Online Gaming” that involves betting. This is issued after innocent people mainly youngsters are being cheated and some people have committed suicide after losing money, said the official release. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami had recently said that the government was taking steps to ban online games following several demands and complaints about suicides of people who lost money due to such activities in the state. Continue reading “Tamil Nadu bans online gaming involving betting”

Google is testing Task Mate app in India that lets you earn money by doing tasks

Google is reportedly beta testing a new app called Task Mate with select Indian users, with the idea of awarding users money for performing certain tasks. These tasks can include recording certain phrases, taking photos of businesses, etc. and the app will reward the user with real Indian rupees, which can be cashed out directly into a bank account.

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OnePlus 9 Pro with 6.7-inch curved display, quad rear cameras renders surface

After the OnePlus 9, CAD-based renders of the OnePlus 9 Pro, the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone which is still in the prototype stage has surfaced online. This reveals a 6.7-inch curved screen with a punch-hole in the top left corner. It will likely be a Quad HD+ AMOLED screen with an in-display fingerprint scanner, but it is not clear if the company will move from 120Hz to 144Hz refresh rate screen. Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro with 6.7-inch curved display, quad rear cameras renders surface”

POCO M3 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, 6000mAh battery to be announced on November 24

Update: The company has confirmed the design of the phone with triple rear cameras, 6.53-inch screen, Snapdragon 662 SoC and a 6000mAh battery. Continue reading “POCO M3 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, 6000mAh battery to be announced on November 24”

Micromax IN 1b Unboxing and First Impressions

Micromax introduced its Micromax IN 1b smartphone under its new sub-brand ‘in’ last month. We already brought you the first impressions of the In Note 1, which is a mid-range smartphone, now let us check out the first impressions of the budget IN 1b smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax IN 1b Unboxing and First Impressions”

Get Android 11 on Redmi Note 8/8T with Extended UI 2.0

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 in India almost a year back. The smartphone recently started receiving Android 10 based MIUI 12 update in several regions including India. Though Google, a couple of months back, officially announced Android 11, some users of Redmi Note 8 – which was the best-selling Android smartphone in the first quarter, are yet to receive Android 10 update on their devices (we too have not received the update on our device yet).

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Netflix StreamFest in India on December 5-6: Watch videos for free without subscription, card details

Last month Netflix announced that it will offer free access plan for a duration of a weekend for Indian users to boost user sign-ups. Now it has announced StreamFest for an entire weekend (December 5th and 6th) that will offer free access to Netflix content for two days without any subscription. Continue reading “Netflix StreamFest in India on December 5-6: Watch videos for free without subscription, card details”

Apple settles yet another iPhone “Batterygate” lawsuit with $113 million fine

It has been nearly 3 years since news broke out of people noticing slowdowns in older iPhones after they updated the software. Since then, it has been a story of various lawsuits and litigations after Apple acknowledged that they were indeed slowing down performance over battery concerns. Now, Apple has settled another investigation over this issue, paying a fine of $113 million.

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Micromax IN Note 1 Unboxing and First Impressions

Last month, Micromax unveiled its new sub-brand ‘in’ and announced its comeback in the smartphone segment. The launch invite with the tag line ‘Aao Karein Cheeni Kum’ (let’s cut down on sugar, but the wordplay on ‘Cheeni’ word also refers to the Chinese) hinted at the anti-China sentiment and following that early this month, the company unveiled two new smartphones – Micromax IN Note 1 and Micromax IN 1b priced starting at Rs. 10,999 and Rs. 6999 respectively. I’ve been using the device for quite some time now, and here is the Unboxing and First Impressions of Micromax IN Note 1. Continue reading “Micromax IN Note 1 Unboxing and First Impressions”

Google completes global rollout of RCS messaging; end-to-end encryption coming soon

Google has slowly been rolling out their new chat features in Messages that is based on the open Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard over the past year now. They have finally finished the rollout globally and also has begun beta testing new features in the app such as end-to-end encryption.

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Xiaomi launches Mi 33W SonicCharge 2.0 Charger Combo in India for Rs. 999

Xiaomi introduced 33W fast charging support in India in Redmi Note 9 Pro smartphone earlier this year, later it brought the support in Mi 10 and most recently the Mi 10T Pro, and even  the POCO M2 Pro and POCO X3 support it. Today the company has started selling the 33W SonicCharge 2.0 Charger and cable Combo in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi launches Mi 33W SonicCharge 2.0 Charger Combo in India for Rs. 999”

OnePlus now notifies you of its Nearby Charging Stations in select airports in India

Recently, OnePlus has started rolling out the new “Charging Stations” feature in India. Tailored-made for the Indian users, this feature in OxygenOS will notify you of the nearby OnePlus charging stations at the airport. Apart from notification, it also provides an option to track the station and distance to the closest one. Continue reading “OnePlus now notifies you of its Nearby Charging Stations in select airports in India”

Samsung adds Google Assistant support for 2020 Smart TV lineup

Samsung has announced that their 2020 lineup of Smart TVs will now support the Google Assistant, giving users quick access to smart home controls, web searches, and apps via voice. The Assistant will be joining the existing suite of voice assistants supported in Samsung Smart TVs, which include Amazon’s Alexa and Samsung’s own Bixby.

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Realme 7 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Dimensity 800U, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

relame has announced realme 7 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in the UK, as it had promised. It has a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.7% screen-to-body ratio and a 16-megapixel camera on the front. The phone is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 800U SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA and Android 10 with realme UI. It features a 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide sensor, a 2-megapixel 4cm macro camera and a 2-megapixel B&W portrait camera. Continue reading “Realme 7 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Dimensity 800U, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”

Google finally brings Gmail, Drive and Fit iOS and iPad OS widgets; Calendar and Chrome widgets coming soon

With the launch of iOS 14 and iPad OS 14, Apple added support for a feature that existed previously in Android for many years — Widgets in the home screen. While many apps had widgets ready on the day of release, Google only had widgets made for Google Photos and YouTube Music. That is finally changing as Google has now released widgets for Gmail, Drive and Fit.

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