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Twitter users have 'spoken' on fake accounts: Elon Musk
Musk, who is fighting a bitter legal battle with Twitter over the cancellation of the $44 billion takeover deal, last week began a Twitter poll among his 102.8 million followers on whether Twitter's claim of less than 5 per cent of daily users are fake/spam.
Meta shuts down its biggest VR game for Quest 1 owners
Quest 1 owners will no longer be able to launch or play the game starting October 31, its developer BigBox VR has announced. "We are building 'BIG POP1' experiences that will push the boundaries of multiplayer VR. In order to focus our efforts on next-gen features and tech, we're ending Quest 1 support on October 31, 2022," Meta said in an update.
Samsung unveils Android 13-based One UI 5 beta on Galaxy S22 series
The One UI 5 beta will first be available in the US, Germany and South Korea, with releases in other regions planned over the coming months. One UI 5 brings a range of new customisation, security and accessibility features as part of Samsung's ongoing commitment to delivering the latest mobile experiences to as many users as possible, the company said.
Need for speed: The 5G promise, its enablers and roadblocks
As per Ookla Speedtest Intelligence (Q3 2021), South Korea recorded the fastest median download speed over 5G at 492.48 Mbps, leading a top 10 list that includes Norway (426.75 Mbps), United Arab Emirates (409.96 Mbps), Saudi Arabia (366.46 Mbps), Qatar (359.64 Mbps), and Kuwait (340.62 Mbps), followed by Sweden, China, Taiwan and New Zealand.
Google Pixel fold likely to feature ultra-micro-hole camera set
The proposed Pixel foldable's back is more in line with the upcoming Pixel 7, suggesting it will sport a camera visor with holes cut out for the camera sensors, citing a tipster, Android Central reported. Flipping it around, the front of the phone could be similar to the OPPO Find N with a "relatively small-sized large screen" that folds inward, the report said.
iPhone 14 may face delay amid growing China-Taiwan tension
According to GSMArena, Apple is TSMC's top customer, and the company ships chips to Pegatron in China, where iPhones are assembled. And US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has put an even bigger strain on the China-Taiwan relationship.
The rationale for Indian companies needing their own 5G networks
Private 5G captive networks are about the deployment of high speed, enhanced data capacity, and ultra-low latency applications inside a closed manufacturing unit, hospital, airport and shipping port, among others. Such networks are single end-users (the enterprise itself) in the given location, unlike a vast number of users in public networks.
Musk dares Twitter CEO for open debate on fake accounts
While replying to a user who summarised his accusations, which included Twitter stonewalling Musk and giving him "outdated data" about the microblogging platform, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO wrote a "good summary of the problem".
Vodafone Idea's 5G entry faces risk of 5G being a marketing gimmick
VIL is the telco that bid for the least amount of 5G spectrum and acquired 5G spectrum in 17/16 circles across the 3300MHz/26GHz bands out of the 22 circles. It won 850 MHz in 3300 MHz band vs 2,200/2,440Mhz by Bharti/Jio and 5,350 MHz in 26 GHz vs 17,600/ 22,000Mhz by Bharti/Jio. BofA Securities said given VIL's weaker balance sheet.
No disruption: Adani's limited participation indicates captive requirements only
Adani's bid was limited, at only Rs 2.1 bn, to acquire 26 GHz mm Wave spectrum in six circles (including Gujarat, Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka); this might be used only for captive use across its various businesses, the report said. ICICI Securities said in a report that Adani remained selective and restricted to 26GHz.
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