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Amazon services restored after massive outage globally
According to website outage tracker Downdetector, the online store of ecommerce giant suffered an outage that began early Monday morning around 7 am India time and the services were disrupted for more than two hours. While 65 per cent users reported problems with opening website, 23 per cent had issues with log-in and 12 per cent with check-out.
Battlegrounds Mobile India game hits 34 mn users
The game by South Korean video game developer has also been ranked first among top free games on Google Play. "We would like to thank our users in India for their support. We are committed to bringing new and more entertaining contents to BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA to bring greater joy to our fans and players," said Wooyol Lim, Head of Battlegrounds Mobile Division at Krafton.
New Samsung Galaxy phones, watches, earbuds leaked in images
According to noted social media leaker Evan Blass, the Samsung event is set to take place on August 11. Blass shared images of Galaxy Z Fold 3 in white, green and black colours. Galaxy Z Fold 3 may support the S Pen stylus. He also tweeted Galaxy Z Flip 3 in purple, black, gold and green colours. A recent report said that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 will feature an under-display camera and support the S-Pen stylus.
Amazon suffers massive outage globally, including India
Amazon online store suffered a global outage on Monday, including in India, as users tried to place orders but could not access the product detail page. According to website outage tracker Down detector, the online store of ecommerce giant suffered an outage that began early Monday morning around 7 am. Amazon said that the company was working to resolve the issue.
Google Calendar invites will let you specify physical, virtual attendance
The "Yes" button at the bottom of an invite -- on the web -- will feature a new dropdown with accompanying icons for each option -- Yes; Yes, in a meeting room; Yes, joining virtually. Then, both the organiser and guests will be able to see how attendees are planning to attend the meeting in the event detail, 9To5Google reported. This will help meeting attendees know what to expect when joining a meeting and prepare accordingly, it added.
Upcoming MacBook Pro might feature upgraded 1080p webcam: Report
The upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros will be receiving "an updated, improved 1080p webcam" alongside the "entire Mac lineup," citing a tipster, MacRumors reported. Apple's most recent Mac, the 24-inch iMac, features a 1080p webcam; however, its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro continue to feature a 720p camera.
Samsung might bring back cooling feature for Galaxy S22 lineup
According to a recent report from Taiwan, the vapour chamber cooling solution could be deployed in the Galaxy S22 scheduled for unveiling in 2022. As smartphones become thinner and lightweight, with lots of internal components and features that ramp up the temperature of the devices while in operation, the need for robust cooling solutions cannot be glossed over, GizmoChina reported.
TikTok will automate video removals for nudity, violence
For the past year, the service has been testing and tweaking systems to find and take down such content. It will roll out those systems in the US and Canada over the next few weeks, Engadget reported. To start with, the algorithms will be on the lookout for posts that violate policies related to the safety of minors, violence, graphic content, nudity, sex, illegal activity and regulated goods.
Twitter finally appoints India-based grievance officer
The micro-blogging platform had informed the Delhi High Court last week that it will take eight weeks to appoint a resident grievance officer in compliance with the new IT rules. Prakash comes with a public policy background and will work towards easing off the ongoing tension between Twitter and the IT Ministry, which now has a new minister in Ashwini Vaishnaw who made it clear on Day One that Twitter has to follow the law of the land.
Ongoing chip shortage to hit PC brands in 2nd half of 2021
With a 24 per cent market share, Lenovo took the first place again in Q1 2021, followed by HP at 23 per cent and Dell at 17 per cent. The overall momentum of the PC market was mainly driven by the growth in gaming notebooks and surging demand from the work-from-home and study-from-home segments, which stimulated Chromebook sales, according to Counterpoint Research.
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