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TikTok is coming to LG's recent smart TVs
The app arrived on these recent webOS 5.0 and webOS 6.0 models with a firmware update that started rolling out on October 7, but will also be coming to older 2019 TVs "in the coming months". The app is launching in the UK, France and Germany, citing a TikTok representative The Verge reported on Friday.
Motorola Moto E40 with 90Hz LCD, 48MP main camera launched
The device comes in Carboy Gray and Pink Clay colors. Despite the announcement, the company is yet to disclose pricing and availability, reports GizChina. In terms of specifications, the Moto E20 features a 6.5-inch LCD screen with HD+ resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate as well as a punch-hole design for selfie camera.
Android 12 will provide robust enterprise trust and security: Google
Android 12 introduces user privacy enhancements for all managed devices, including improved transparency of admin controls. "Work profile users will be able to approve (if allowed by their IT admin) or deny sensor-related permissions, such as location and camera, to work profile apps. On fully-managed devices, IT admins can choose to give their users this same control," Google said in a statement late Thursday.
Genshin Impact emerges as top grossing mobile game for Sep 2021
Approximately 31.6 per cent of Genshin Impact's revenue was from China's App Store, followed by 21.7 per cent from the US and close to 21 per cent from Japan, reports Sensor Tower. Honor of Kings from Tencent was the second highest earning mobile game worldwide for September 2021 with $209 million in gross revenue. About 95 per cent of Honor of Kings' revenue was from China, followed by 2 per cent from Taiwan.
FB launches new mental health resources, tools across apps
"Facebook is working with mental health experts and organisations around the world to connect people with the support they need, and we're launching new content and tools to encourage people to start conversations about mental health," the tech giant said in a blogpost on Thursday. Amid concerns of social networking giant's effect on children's mental well-being, it opened new 'Emotional Health' resource center on Facebook.
Smartphones worth $17 bn likely to be sold in India festive quarter
With over 49.9 million smartphones expected to sell during the festive quarter (Q4), the sales contribution of the quarter by revenue and volume is estimated at 56 per cent and 32 per cent, respectively. The revenue contributions will be led by the premium smartphone segment (Rs 25,000-Rs 50,000), contributing 51.7 per cent of the total revenues during the quarter, according to market research firm techARC.
Google to train over 40 mn people on Cloud skills
"Starting today, ‘Google Cloud Skills Boost' will provide access to more than 700 hands-on labs, role-based courses, skill badges, and certification resources, including 16 new learning paths, all of which are available on-demand globally," the company said in a statement.
Game streaming platform Twitch confirms massive data breach
According to The Verge, Twitch admitted a hacker was able to access data that was mistakenly exposed to the internet "due to an error in a Twitch server configuration change that was subsequently accessed by a malicious third party". "We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this," the company wrote on Twitter.
New App Store rule streamlines app account deletion: Report
Detailed in an update to Apple's developer website, App Store Guideline 5.1.1 mandates that apps with account creation capabilities must also provide users an option to delete the said account within the app, reports AppleInsider. "If your app doesn't include significant account-based features, let people use it without a login." the guidelines read.
Apple Diwali offers live on India Store Online, get AirPods free with iPhone 12
Apple has published details of the festive offer on its India store page. The Cupertino-based tech giant has slashed the prices of the iPhone 12 series after the launch of iPhone 13 series. The iPhone 12 mini 64GB model is available at Rs 59,900, and the 128GB option costs Rs 64,900. The 256GB model is selling at Rs 74,900.
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