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Xiaomi working with Leica for upcoming smartphone: Report
A fresh leak by Digital Chat Station suggests that two companies have struck a deal for the upcoming Xiaomi 12 lineup. The Chinese tipster recently shared an image of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, which showed the Leica branding on its secondary display. This indicates that the Xiaomi 12 Ultra may feature Leica optimised cameras, reports GizmoChina.
Twitter no longer auto-loads new tweets on web
Twitter acknowledged that in the past, tweets would often disappear from view mid-read when a user's timeline would automatically refresh. Now, users can load new tweets when they want to by clicking on the tweet counter bar at the top of their timelines, reports TechCrunch.
Fire TV brings new Alexa voice feature to Netflix
Customers in the US and Canada can simply say, "Alexa, Play Something on Netflix" and Netflix will launch a show or movie you might enjoy. "With this new feature, let Fire TV and Netflix do the work for you. The satisfaction of finding something great to watch using the new feature is captured in a new ad you will start to see this week on Fire TV as well as on FOX and NBC throughout the month of November," the company said in a statement.
Snapchat adds Sony Music to its licensed music library
Snapchat's music partners include Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, MERLIN Members, Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell, Kobalt, BMG, NMPA members, DistroKid, and thousands of individual songwriters/music publishers. The app has over 200 million users who engage with augmented reality every day and it's now expanding the music experience for their customer base.
Amazon launches Prime Video app for Mac
According to MacRumors, the Amazon Prime Video app for macOS supports platform mainstays such as AirPlay, Picture-in-Picture, and in-app payments for rentals as well as on-demand content. The app is free and compatible with macOS Big Sur 11.4 and later.
Samsung invests record $13.4 bn in R&D through Q3
Samsung invested a total of 16.19 trillion won ($13.73 billion) in R&D in the January-September period, up 289 billion won from a year earlier, to mark its largest spending ever during the cited period, according to its quarterly business report.
Samsung unveils Android 12-driven One UI 4 for Galaxy S21 series
The update is based on Android 12 and adds new theming options, keyboard tweaks and privacy settings. One UI 4 will be available on the Galaxy S21 series starting November 15 and will soon become available on previous Galaxy S and Note series as well as Galaxy Z series, A series and tablets.
China to classify online data amid crackdown on Big Tech
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has unveiled the regulations that included a proposed data classification and security framework, seeking public feedback on the draft legislation by December 13, Global Times reported. China will soon establish a hierarchical data classification management and protection system.
OnePlus Nord 2×PAC-MAN Edition in India for Rs 37,999
"The OnePlus Nord 2 x PAC-MAN Edition comes with all the incredible features our community loved about the regular Nord 2, but delivers them in an expertly crafted, fully customised package celebrating video game icon PAC-MAN," said Pete Lau, Founder of OnePlus.
Online shopping by Indian gated communities to hit $500bn by 2026
In the next five years, India is expected to see 24 million gated community households in major cities (from 16 million at the moment), along with witnessing the growth in spend per household from the current $13,000-$14,000 to $19,000-$20,000, bring the overall spend to $460-480 billion (2.3-2.5x of the current spend).
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