TECHNOLOGY
OPPO files patent for dual-display smartphone
According to a LetsGoDigital report, the Chinese smartphone maker had filed a patent with the CNIPA (China National International Property Administration), which got published earlier this week and was also spotted in the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) database as well. The smaller display features a squarish design and is situated next to the rear quad camera module. The front display offers a panel that is curved on all four edges.
Apple's AR/VR headset may launch as early as next year: Report
According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the Cupertino based tech giant is planning to launch its new headset in the fourth quarter of 2022. The fourth quarter of 2022 runs from October 1 to December 31, meaning that an announcement could be less than 10 months away, reports MacRumors. Kuo originally said that the device was scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2022, but after several delays with kickstarting mass production, it seems that Apple may launch it's headset in the fourth quarter.
YouTube TV loses Disney channels over contract dispute
As of December 18, popular networks including ESPN and ABC have been removed from the service, reports The Verge. As promised, YouTube TV has dropped its subscription to $50 per month as a direct result of the lost programming. The company said that after ongoing negotiations with YouTube TV, "they have declined to reach a fair deal with us based on market terms and conditions".
Vivo Y32 unveiled with Snapdragon 680 chip in China
The smartphone comes with a 6.51-inch LCD panel with a resolution of 1600x720 pixels (HD+), 16.9 million colours and a 60Hz refresh rate, GizmoChina reported on Saturday. The display has a 1500:1 contrast ratio, an 89 per cent screen-to-body ratio, a 20:9 aspect ratio and a dewdrop notch. The main highlight of this device is the presence of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC. ItAis paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB UFS 2.1 storage.
OxygenOS 12 rollout starts again for OnePlus 9 series
The company said that it concentrated on solving the issues, including the failure to connect to the mobile data in certain scenarios, phone notifications not being visible, freeze issues, some display problems, among others. "This update has reached a few users already and will continue to roll out incrementally," the company said in a blogpost. "We will continue focusing our efforts on improving the software experience and will work on addressing these issues rapidly," it added.
20% of large firms will use digital currencies by 2024: Gartner
The prediction for wider adoption of digital currencies by 2024 is partly driven by the already healthy environment of service providers and off-the-shelf solutions available to large enterprises that have identified a specific use case for digital currencies. Macro-economic pressures related to ongoing high inflation, and its impact on fiat currencies, could push more CFOs to explore some digital currencies as a potential store of value for a portion of their reserves.
India now has 14% share of world's smart personal audio market
The TWS (true wireless stereo) segment was the main driver in India, growing 92 per cent to reach 7.3 million units, said global market research firm Canalys. Overall, the global smart personal audio market declined by 1.2 per cent to reach 118.8 million units. India's local leader, boAt, broke into the top five for the first time, shipping 2.8 million units.
Apple releases Swift Playgrounds 4 on App Store
The new app allows users to develop apps for iOS and iPadOS directly on an iPad. Users can preview apps in real time while they work on them and send them directly to the App Store when they are done, The Verge reported. The programme is now live on the App Store for iPad. "Swift Playgrounds is the best and easiest way to learn how to code," the company said on Apple's developer website.
OnePlus hits 1 crore units global sales target
Lau shared an article on Weibo talking about the eighth anniversary of the company. In that, he mentioned that the brand has hit the target of selling 10 million units, that too ahead of its schedule, GizmoChina reported on Friday. This year, the company has unveiled OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro models as the brand's flagship offering and then it also launched the 9R and 9RT smartphones in the market. Now, the company is gearing up to launch the OnePlus 10 series smartphones, which are confirmed to come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, the report said.
Meta alerts 50K users on being targeted by 'surveillance-for-hire' entities
Meta has alerted around 50,000 users that their accounts were spied on by commercial 'surveillance-for-hire' schemes around the globe.
The global surveillance-for-hire industry targets people across the Internet to collect intelligence, manipulate them into revealing information and compromise their devices and accounts. "We alerted around 50,000 people who we believe were targeted by these malicious activities worldwide, using the system we launched in 2015," the company said in a statement.
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