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Samsung likely to bring Galaxy S22 Ultra as S22 Note: Report
"The S22 Ultra is now 'dead' and that the next is actually the S22 Note," citing tipster, GizmoChina reported on Friday. In terms of specifications, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (or the S22 Note) will feature a familiar 'Note' design and will sport a S Pen slot. The rear panel will feature a quad camera setup -- 108MP + 10MP + 10MP + 12MP. The device is expected to be announced sometime in February, the report said.
Meta opens 'Horizon Worlds' VR experience to 18+ in US, Canada
Horizon Worlds is available to download for free on Quest 2 and as of January 13, it will no longer be supported on Quest 1 VR headset. Facebook in October announced a $10 million Creator Fund to encourage people to build experiences on its Horizon VR platform, which it is now calling Horizon Worlds. Although Horizon Worlds is still in beta, the company clearly wants to get more people making content for the platform to offer more experiences that could be interesting to users.
#KindnessChallenge: Snapchat collaborates with mother-daughter duo Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner
Multimedia messaging app Snapchat has now collaborated with Kim Kardashian West and Kris Jenner for #KindnessChallenge. #KindessChallenge is all about how you spread kindness by doing something good for your family, friends or community. In this new challenge Snapchatters can join the mother-daughter duo. This challenge is available on Spotlight (Snapchat's in-app entertainment platform for UGC content).
PUBG most downloaded mobile game globally in November 2021
Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent's PUBG Mobile game emerged as the most downloaded mobile game for November2021 worldwide. It became top grossing mobile game across the world for Nov 2021, with $254 million in player spending, which represented nearly 46 per cent growth from November 2020. With an increase of 7%, approx $7.1 billion revenue from player spending was generated from the global mobile games market, in November 2021.
Twitter tests TikTok-like interface for Explore tab
This feature is being tested on both Android and iOS for users in certain countries who use Twitter in English, reports TechCrunch. "We are testing out a revamped, more personalised Explore page to make it easier for you to unwind, find new interests and see what's happening," a Twitter spokesperson was quoted by the tech website as saying.
"Blunder Of Execution": CEO of Better.com who fired 900 on Zoom Call, apologises
Vishal Garg, the chief executive of mortgage company Better.com has apologised for his way of handling layoffs, after his video of firing 900 people last week via a Zoom call went viral on social media. Garg was highly criticised for his move of sacking 900 employees on a Zoom call.
First time in 10 years, Apple stops production of iPhone, iPad
Although supply chain constraints have been a global issue for over a year, Apple has managed to secure its own production lines anyhow. But now, a new report suggests that the shortage of components has finally hit tech company Apple, disrupting the production. Along with this ongoing power usage restrictions in China, contributed in halting the production of iPhone and iPad.
Google Year in search 2021: Here's What most Indians searched
While the list included global search trends it also published nation-based regional trends too. To talk about India, searched trends that topped the list were - IPL, CoWin, ICC T20 World Cup, Shershaah etc. 20 years back the search engine started this concept and now like every year Google pulished its list in 2021 too. The 'Year in search' list like every other year showed what people looked the most across the world over on its search engine.
Microsoft to sync OneDrive faster on Apple M1 Macs, Windows on Arm
The company said in an update that OneDrive sync for native ARM devices is now available in public preview. "We're excited to announce that OneDrive sync for Windows on ARM and for Apple silicon is now available as a public preview," the company said. To enable the preview, you'll need to make sure that you've joined the Insiders ring and enabled the preview in OneDrive Settings > About, the company added.
Apple likely to launch new iPhone SE models in 2022, 2023
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple has two new iPhone SE models planned for 2022 and 2023 respectively, reports MacRumors. The 2022 iPhone SE will reportedly launch in the first half of the year and feature 3GB memory, according to Kuo, while the 2023 iPhone SE will feature more significant changes, including a larger display and 4GB memory.
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