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Unlimited WhatsApp backups on Google Drive may end soon
As per a report by WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, Google Drive might put a limit to the free storage space that it offers to Android users for storing their WhatsApp chat backups. A screenshot shared by WABetaInfo shows the strings that indicate notifications for informing users when Google Drive is almost full and is reaching the given quota.
Apple Watch helping the elderly meet daily activity goals: Study
The researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in the US, in collaboration with the American Heart Association and Apple, found that after analysing more than 18 million workouts logged using Apple Watch during the pandemic, study participants relied on getting their activity minutes in by walking, cycling, and running the most.
Sundar Pichai: Google to build more products in India for the world
The company, which announced a $10 billion Google for India Digitisation Fund last year, has already invested $4.5 billion for a 7.73 per cent stake in the top telecom network Reliance Jio Platforms, along with recently investing up to $1 billion in Bharti Airtel.
Realme 9 Pro series to wear industry-leading Light Shift Design
To achieve this feat, the company gathered photographs of the sunrise from realme fans around the world in nine different time zones. The designers then extracted the most classic changing colour in the sky from a quiet blue to a blazing red. This fleeting change was then replicated and imposed on the rear of the phone panel, according to the company. The Light Shift Design applies to Sunrise Blue finish. Under normal sunlight or ultraviolet light, the back cover will become completely discoloured from blue to red in about 3 seconds; under no sunlight, it will fade in 2-5 minutes.
Amazon shuts down Westland
Founded in 1962, Westland, published under three imprints - Westland, Context, and Aka. Its authors included Chetan Bhagat, Amish Tripathi, Ashwin Sanghi, Devdutt Pattanaik, Ashok Banker, Rujuta Diwekar, Rashmi Bansal, Harsha Bhogle, and Preeti Shenoy.
Apple News launches daily local newsletter
All the stories included in newsletter are curated by Apple News editors and the stories are compiled from numerous publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, SF Gate, Eater San Francisco, KQED, The Oaklandside among others, reports Techcrunch. The daily newsletter will be published at the end of the day with news about what's happening in the Bay Area, while readers can also check out another Apple News newsletter with national news. Apple News is a free app on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.
WhatsApp banned over 2 mn bad accounts in India in Dec
The company said that it also received 528 grievance reports in the same month from the country and took action on 24 of those. "In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we have published our seventh monthly report for the month of December," a WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement. "As captured in the latest monthly report, WhatsApp banned over 2 million accounts in the month of December," the spokesperson added.
Apple releases watchOS 8.4.1 with bug fixes
The new update is available as an over-the-air update. Users can also install the update manually in the Watch app on an iPhone, reports AppleInsider. The watchOS 8.4.1 update is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 4 and later comes with unspecified fixes.
After mobile phones, India eyes smartwatches, earbuds manufacturing
Electronic manufacturing has been growing rapidly and Customs duty rates are being calibrated to provide a graded rate structure to facilitate domestic manufacturing of more and more consumer electronics devices, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in the Parliament on Tuesday. According to the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), the PMP has rationalised the inverted duty structure.
Meta winding down its low-cost 'Express WiFi' programme
Launched in 2016, it was not free like Meta-owned Facebook's failed Free Basics programme, struck down by Indian courts for violating net neutrality, reports Engadget. Instead, it was designed to be inexpensive, starting at around 15 cents for 100MB or $5 for 20GB, the report said. Facebook partnered with satellite companies, internet service providers (ISPs) and others in places like India, South Africa and the Philippines.
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