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Google starts rolling out refunds for Stadia gamers
The company will try to refund the transactions to the original form of payment. Google said that users will receive an email for each transaction they made on the Stadia store, if they made less than 20 purchases. If users have made 21 or more transactions, they will receive a single email that lists all of the refund attempts.
YouTube Music and Premium hit 80 mn paid subscribers
It is 30 million subscribers more from the 50 million the video streaming platform announced last year. "YouTube's twin engine of revenue -- subscriptions and ads -- is the real deal," said Lyor Cohen, global head of Music, YouTube.
Apple iOS 16 5G Beta now live in India for Airtel, Jio users
The users on iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (third generation) models can experience 5G as part of Apple's iOS 16 Beta software programme, before it gets publicly available in December.
Elon Musk abruptly kills gray 'Official' badge within hours
Twitter earlier started giving gray badges to government officials and public figures globally, including in India, but later reversed the change. "I just killed it," Musk tweeted to a user. "Blue check will be the great leveller," he added. Musk said that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months.
PhonePe first player to enable UPI activation with Aadhaar
PhonePe is the first UPI Third Party Application Provider (TPAP) App to roll out the Aadhaar-based UPI onboarding flow that will now enable several crore Indians to become a part of the UPI ecosystem, seamlessly and securely for the first time, the company said in a statement.
Samsung may launch Galaxy A54 5G earlier than expected
The Galaxy A54 5G might launch officially in January 2023, two months earlier than its predecessors, as it has received 3C certification in China, reports SamMobile. It will be one of the extremely few Galaxy A-series phones to be marketed in China. The certification database revealed that the device's Chinese version has the model number 'SM-A5460'.
iOS video editing app LumaFusion comes to Android and ChromeOS
According to SamMobile, LumaFusion was exclusive to the Galaxy Tab S8 series during the launch, and the company had promised to bring it to other Android tablets soon. The app is currently priced at $20 as it is in beta testing, but when its stable version is released, it will cost $30.
Apple may begin mass production of AR headset in March next year
The iPhone maker is "moving forward on development" of its MR headset and Pegatron is the sole partner for the final assembly, reports MacRumors.The mass production of the headset will probably start in March 2023 and may be unveiled in the following month.
Slack to store Indian customers' data locally to meet regulations
"It is a significant investment in infrastructure, security and people to manage the physical infrastructure. This is important for regulated industries like healthcare, financial services, etc., and is also significant for businesses that want to keep their data within the country," Rahul Sharma noted.
Apple may introduce 'Custom Accessibility' mode in next iOS update
The new mode will substitute a more streamlined interface for Springboard, which is the primary iOS interface, reports 9To5Mac. The mode is still unavailable to users as it is currently in beta. It aims to make the iPhone and iPad interface more user-friendly for those users who might find it too complicated.
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