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LinkedIn is shutting 'Stories' from its platform
LinkedIn announced the feature 'Stories' -- a feature well known to Snapchat and Instagram users for sharing content that disappears after 24 hours -- in 2020. "We introduced Stories last year as a fun and casual way to share quick video updates. We've learned a ton," Liz Li, senior director of products at LinkedIn, said in a post on Tuesday.
Musk's satellite-based internet service may launch in India soon
Musk replied to a Twitter post that the company is figuring out how the regulatory approval process in the country would work for Starlink. "Just figuring out the regulatory approval process," he said. Starlink shipped 100,000 terminals to customers recently. The project aims to provide global broadband connectivity via a constellation of satellites.
Amazon quietly building live audio business: Report
According to Axios, the effort, which is being led by Amazon's Music division, includes paying podcast networks, musicians, and celebrities to use the feature for live conversations, shows, and events.
This 55-inch Sony BRAVIA TV is impressive
Sony company's recently launched TV -- BRAVIA 55X90J -- is powered by a Cognitive Processor XR, which is said to think like a human brain. Priced at Rs 1,39,990, the new TV is available in 140 cm (55-inch) size across all Sony Centers, major electronic stores and e-commerce portals in India. The TV updates Sony's premium LED Triluminos TV for 2021.
Patent law may curb unethical human-genome editing
The World Health Organisation has explored international governance tools for human genome engineering, but as long as individual countries are allowed to set and enforce their own policies, the possibility of people engaging in medical tourism to other countries to circumvent domestic prohibitions remains a risk, the researchers said in a paper published by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
DIZO unveils two new TWS earbuds in India
The GoPods Neo will be available from September 10 in deep blue and aurora colours. While GoPods will be available from September 6 in smoky grey and creme white colours. Both the earbuds can be purchased from Flipkart as well as select retail stores. "We are launching two new options of TWS which come empowered with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)," said Abhilash Panda, CEO, DIZO India.
JioPhone Next: Reliance to launch India’s cheapest 4G smartphone with Google, down payment Rs 500 only
The JioPhone Next might be one of the cheapest smartphones yet in India. Its price point is being speculated to be around Rs 5,000 for the basic variant and Rs 7,000 for the advanced variant. It is being produced in partnership with US tech giant Google.
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G with 64MP quad-camera launched in India
The smartphone is priced at Rs 35,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model and Rs 37,499 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage. The phone is offered in awesome black, white and violet colour options. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 778G chipset with Adreno 642L GPU coupled with up to 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.
Galaxy Watch4 gets a Walkie Talkie app
The app uses Bluetooth to look for nearby friends and create your Walkie-Talkie channel, reports Android Central. Similar to Apple's own Apple Watch app, Samsung's walkie-talkie app would allow users to have instant conversations, just like if they were using a walkie-talkie. At present, only owners of the Samsung Galaxy Watch4 series can use it to talk to one another, while older-generation watchers from the company are compatible or able to install the app.
Smartphone sales grew 10.8% in Q2 2021: Report
According to a report by Gartner, overall global mobile phone sales grew 10.2 per cent despite supply constraints due to Covid-19 related production disruption and component shortages. Samsung expanded its 5G smartphone lineup at entry and midrange prices to target growth opportunities in 5G segments in the second quarter of 2021. The company maintained the number position among the top five global smartphone vendors.
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