TECHNOLOGY
Google Pixel 7 Pro 'appears' in unboxing video
The smartphone was taken from a box in the video, published by the Bangladeshi technology retailer Gadgetfull BD. The device showed a sleek black exterior with the Google 'G' logo imprinted on the back, reports The Verge. The tech giant first teased the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro at I/O in May, and is likely to launch the device next month alongside the Pixel Watch.
OnePlus 50-inch Y1S Pro TV is affordable, impressive
Priced at Rs 32,999, the 50-inch smart TV offers a smarter and connected ecosystem experience. It has been introduced as the new screen size variant in addition to the OnePlus TV Y Series 43-inch Y1S Pro, launched earlier this year. Powered by Android TV 10 platform, the affordable smart TV boots OxygenPlay 2.0 interface, and the company claims to transform users' viewing experience by providing excellent clarity and astounding visual detail. The new smart TV 50 has a 50-inch 4K resolution screen of 10-bit colour depth. It also offers Ultra HD display along with HDR10+, HDR10, and HLG format support for a superior viewing experience.
Global PC, tablet shipments to fall significantly in 2022 and 2023
"Long-term demand will be driven by a slow economic recovery combined with an enterprise hardware refresh as support for Windows 10 nears its end. Educational deployments and hybrid work are also expected to become a mainstay driving additional volumes," said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager for IDC Mobility and Consumer Device Trackers.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4: A genre-bending powerhouse of a device
One thing is certain: Aspirational Indians have well adjusted with the new form factor that Samsung brought with its Fold series, that is constantly pushing the boundaries of smartphone possibilities with a larger, more immersive display that unfolds optimised mobile experiences and PC-like multitasking.
Indian users shoot 37,173 complaints to Google in July, up 13%
Most of the complaints it received from Indian users were related to copyright violations (35,341), while other categories included trademark, court order, graphic sexual content, circumvention, and others. The tech giant received 37,173 complaints from individual users via designated mechanisms in the country in the same period, related to third-party content that is believed to violate local laws or personal rights on various Google platforms.
Samsung logs record 1 lakh pre-booking for new foldables in India
The company said that in India, the fourth generation foldables have broken last year's preorders records, indicating strong interest in the new devices. With the pre-booking phase now over, consumers in India can buy the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 across Samsung.com and all leading online and offline retails stores.
Twitter bans over 45K accounts in India for violating guidelines
Twitter suspended 42,825 accounts for promoting child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity, and similar content in India, while blocking another 2,366 accounts for promoting terrorism, it said in its monthly compliance report as per the new IT Rules, 2021.
Facebook to shut down Neighborhoods feature on Oct 1
Facebook said it will end its test of Neighborhoods on October 1, at which point the feature will no longer be available. The feature was first rolled out in Canada and then to the US. Neighborhoods is an opt-in experience within the Facebook app so you choose whether to join Neighborhoods and create a profile.
Internet Hinduphobia trends monitored in real-time available in monthly reports
Hindumisia.ai collects Hindu-related tweets and analyses them for Hinduphobic content and presents them online as a real-time barometer of sentiments against the religion and those affiliated with the faith. The tweets are graded for their "anti-Hindu intensity" as "moderate", "severe" or "toxic".
Twitter confirms Edit Tweet test, to arrive for Blue users first
Edit Tweet is currently being tested by Twiiter team internally, amid the ongoing legal battle with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over the cancellation of the $44 billion takeover deal. "Given that this is our most requested feature to date, we wanted to both update you on our progress and give you and a heads up that, even if you're not in a test group, everyone will still be able to see if a Tweet has been edited," the company said in a statement. Edit Tweet lets people make changes to their Tweet after it's been published.
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