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Amazon's 'Great Indian Festival' to begin from Oct 3
The company said that Amazon GIF 2021 is dedicated to lakhs of small sellers, including over 75,000 local shops from 450 cities, offering their unique selection of products to customers across the country. "Our top priority remains customer trust and the interest of our sellers, especially the lakhs of small sellers and the tens of thousands of local shop owners across India," the company said in a statement.
OPPO A55 4G with 50MP main camera to launch in India on Oct 1: Report
Although the teaser poster did not specify the name of the device, it is expected to be the OPPO A55 4G, reports GizmoChina. The OPPO A55 5G had earlier been launched in some markets but this model is expected to bring support for 4G connectivity. In terms of specifications, the smartphone is said to bear a 6.5-inch HD+ (720x1600 pixels) IPS LCD screen with an aspect ratio of 20:9.
Realme GT Neo 2 to launch in India next month
Madhav Sheth, VP of realme and CEO of Realme India, Europe, and Latin America has confirmed that the GT Neo2 will launch in the company's biggest market in October. The smartphone will be available in three storage variants -- 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB, and 12GB+256GB -- priced at 2,499 CNY, 2,699 CNY and 2,999 CNY, respectively.
Google Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro camera details revealed ahead of launch
The devices will come with a 50MP Samsung GN1 main camera and a 12MP Sony IMX286 ultrawide camera. The Pro model will have a 48MP Sony IMX586 telephoto camera sensor with 4x zoom support, reports XDADevelopers. For selfies, the vanilla Pixel 6 will have an 8MP sensor, whereas the Pro model will come with a 12mp Sony IMX663 sensor. The Pro model's front camera will offer two zoom levels.
Smartphone sensor data has potential to detect cannabis intoxication: Study
The study, which evaluated the feasibility of using smartphone sensor data to identify episodes of cannabis intoxication in the natural environment, a combination of time features (tracking the time of day and day of the week) and smartphone sensor data had a 90 per cent rate of accuracy.
Xiaomi Civi to come with Snapdragon 778G SoC: Report
According to the official Xiaomi Weibo account, the upcoming Xiaomi CIVI will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G, the same chip is present inside the Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G. Further, the smartphone maker also confirms the presence of a 4,500mAh battery. Xiaomi Civi will feature a curved screen, a triple rear camera setup, a 32MP front camera, a Snapdragon 778G chipset, and a 4,500mAh battery.
iPhone 13 Pro teardown reveals larger 3,095mAh battery
The teardown video by blogger WekiHome further reveals that the iPhone 13 Pro is utilizing the Qualcomm X60 as its 5G modem. Additionally, it comes with a Samsung-supplied 120Hz screen and a slightly smaller Taptic Engine compared to last year, reports GSMArena.
Samsung reinforcing supply chain in Asia to expand production
Samsung is currently building a TV manufacturing plant in Karachi, Pakistan. It is expected to be in operation in the fourth quarter of the year and produce 50,000 units annually.The news was recently revealed by Abdul Razak Dawood, adviser for commerce and investment to the Pakistani Prime Minister, via Twitter. "I have been informed that Samsung Electronics is in the process of establishing their TV line-up plant in collaboration with the R&R Industries at Karachi," he said.
Microsoft confirms 3 years of updates for Surface Duo 2
"We are committed to providing three years of OS and security updates," the company confirmed to Android Authority. The same was promised when the first Surface Duo was released. It's worth noting that the first-generation Surface Duo smartphone is still running Android 10, GSMArena reported. Microsoft did say it was working to update the Surface Duo to Android 11 "before the end of this year".
Instagram update fixes bugs for iOS 15, iPhone 13 users
The new version fixes the bug that resulted in Stories with no audio on iOS 15 and layout issues for iPhone 13 users, 9To5Mac reported on Friday. Since the first iOS 15 beta, the Instagram app was no longer playing videos with audio when the iPhone ringer switch was set to silent mode. Even if the user tried to turn up the volume, Stories and videos shared in the Instagram feed remained without sound.
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