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Samsung unveils new foldables, Galaxy watches as India gears up for 5G
Globally, the foldable devices will be available for pre-order beginning August 10, with general availability starting August 26 (in select countries). In India, the new foldable phones will be available for open sale from early next month. The pricing for new devices in the country will also be revealed at a later date.
5G to catapult Indian gaming industry to new level, say experts
As one of the fastest-growing sectors in India, gaming is a major focus area for MediaTek and our consistent collaboration with OEMs has given birth to some of the most innovative gaming smartphones in the country. We await the power of 5G to unlock the full potential of Indian gaming," said Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India.
Spotify brings redesigned home screen with sections for music, podcasts
The company said the feature is currently rolling out to Android users and will soon be available on iOS."By creating these feeds, Spotify will help listeners to easily scroll through the type of content they're looking for at that moment," the platform said in a blogpost.
"The updated interface will make the experience more personalised while allowing users to dig even deeper into their recommendations," it added.
Binance co-operates Nischal Shetty-run WazirX, says Zanmai Labs
Amid the controversy over Binance and its association with WazirX that has over 15 million users on its platform, Zanmai Lab said in a statement that "WazirX is a platform co-operated by Zanmai Labs Pvt. Ltd. (Zanmai Labs) and Binance". "We have fully cooperated with the ED for several days and have responded to all their queries fully and transparently. ED appears to be investigating the transactions of certain users and Zanmai Labs has no affiliation to such users and is unaware about the purpose of their transactions," said the company.
BGMI ban: Gaming companies urge Modi for 'uniform and fair treatment'
The gaming platforms have urged the government to provide "a uniform and fair treatment of all entities operating in India", according to sources. "While capital and infrastructure are critical to the survival and development of the industry, the leading global video gaming companies with their experience and next-generation technology are needed for establishing a robust gaming ecosystem in India," read the letter.
Apple brings back battery percentage icon in latest iOS beta
According to TechCrunch, the battery indicator returned in iOS 16 beta 5, but it still needs to be enabled for anyone running the beta through the Settings menu. The option to toggle on battery percentage is found in the "battery" corner of the Settings menu, above the Low Power Mode toggle. Reportedly, the update is limited to the beta users for now.
Motorola launches affordable 'moto g32' in India
It comes in two colour variants -- mineral gray and satin silver. "Despite being an affordable smartphone, the moto g32 comes with a near-stock Android 12 and focuses on security and privacy with its remarkable ThinkShield for mobile protection feature that ensures enhanced protection from threats to the device," the company said in a statement.
Snapchat lets parents see who their kids are chatting with
Children will also be able to see how their parents see them via the Snapchat 'Family Center' feature, which has been rolled out in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with other countries to follow soon. Parents and guardians will be able to see kids' friends list, which accounts they've been communicating with within the past week, and directly report suspicious accounts to Snapchat. Both the guardian and the child must accept the Family Center invite before the oversight tools can take effect.
WhatsApp now gives over 2 days to delete messages after sending
On the microblogging platform Twitter, WhatsApp announced the change in the option to delete sent messages. "Rethinking your message? Now you will have a little over two days to delete your messages from your chats after you hit send," the platform wrote on Twitter. WhatsApp will allow users to delete a message up to two days and 12 hours after sending it. Previously, this limit was only 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 16 seconds.
Trend Micro's ZDI disclosed 64% of global public bugs in 2021, Cisco 2nd
According to data from global market researcher Omdia, of the 984 submissions by Trend Micro's ZDI, 36 per cent were critical, 70 per cent were classified as high severity and 45 per cent were medium severity. "Having led the charge since the very first market analysis in 2007, the ZDI has expanded its volume of vulnerability disclosures for the 15th successive year," said Sharda Tickoo, Technical Director for Trend Micro, India and SAARC.
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