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MediaTek emerges as preferred chipset partner in India in 2021: Report
According to market research firm techARC, out of the total 117 smartphone models launched in the first half (Jan-Jun), 54 smartphone models used a MediaTek SoC. However, Qualcomm led the 5G smartphone launches with 20 out of 35 models using its chipset. The report said that Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 and MediaTek's Helio G35 tie for number 1 chipset with maximum number of smartphone models launched by OEMs.
OnePlus 9 RT is launching in October in India, China: Report
According to Android Central, the smartphone will offer modest upgrades over the OnePlus 9R. As for availability, the OnePlus 9 RT will debut in the India and China markets, similar to the 9R. This is the only phone in the numbered flagship series that's on the cards for later this year; there will be two Nord launches, but no new devices aimed at the high-end segment, the report said citing sources.
Vivo unveils Y21 with 5000mAh battery at Rs 15,490
The smartphone comes with 4GB+128GB storage (expandable upto 1TB). It also offers Extended RAM 2.0, which makes use of up to 1GB idle ROM space. The 4GB+64GB variant will also be available soon. "Y21 with its trendy design and latest features will compliment our Y series portfolio. With the launch of Y21, it becomes the slimmest 5000mAh smartphone in the segment," Nipun Marya.
Facebook empowers small business advertisers in India
The initiative is open to businesses registered across 200 towns and cities of India, the company said in a statement. The announcement came at a recently held virtual event -- Enabling MSME Growth through Financial Inclusion -- hosted by Facebook India in partnership with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Intel unveils its biggest shift in chip architecture in a generation
During the event, Intel architects provided details on two new x86 central processing unit architectures -- first performance hybrid architecture and Intel Thread Director; Intel's next-generation data center processors; infrastructure processing unit architectures; and upcoming graphics architectures.
5.8-inch Tesla humanoid robot coming next year, says Musk
The 5.8-inch bot would be used to handle automated machines at Tesla factories, as well as some of the hardware and software that powers the Autopilot driver assistance software, Musk announced during the ‘AI Day' event on Thursday. "Basically, if you think about what we're doing right now with cars, Tesla is arguably the world's biggest robotics company because our cars are like semi-sentient robots on wheels," Musk said.
Now share same tweet in up to 20 separate DM conversations
This functionality is part of several new features that Twitter announced to its direct messages (DMs) on Thursday. "No more (awkward) accidental group chats when you DM a Tweet to multiple people. Now you can share the same Tweet in up to 20 different DM convos, separately," the company said in a tweet. The feature is coming to the iOS and web versions of Twitter first and soon to Android over the coming weeks.
FB launches Horizon Workrooms for remote co-working in VR
Workrooms is a virtual meeting space where you and your colleagues can work better together from anywhere. You can join a meeting in VR as an avatar or dial into the virtual room from your computer by video call. "Workrooms is our flagship collaboration experience that lets people come together to work in the same virtual room, regardless of physical distance," the company said in a statement.
OPPO announces camera innovations for smartphones
The company said that it has been focusing on self-development and optimisation of underlying imaging technologies in order to enable users to "capture the beauty in life with ease". According to OPPO, the company's next-generation RGBW sensor significantly improves light sensitivity by introducing additional white sub-pixels (W), ground-breaking DTI technology and self-developed 4-in-1 pixel algorithm.
FB purges over 20 mn pieces of content for violating Covid norms
Since the start of the pandemic last year till June this year, Facebook removed over 3,000 accounts, pages, and groups for repeatedly violating the rules against spreading Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The social networking platform has also displayed warnings on more than 190 million pieces of Covid-related content on Facebook.
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