TECHNOLOGY
iOS 15 brings major updates to FaceTime, notifications, messages
FaceTime will receive spatial audio and voice isolation features. Users can also share music and videos during calls during Facetime. They can also include Android users on FaceTime with a shareable link that opens the call in a browser, the company announced during its WWDC21 virtual event. Notifications will show contact photos on text notifications and bigger app icons.
Dell sued in the US over Alienware gaming laptop upgrade claims
Tom's Hardware reports that the plaintiff Robert Felter, who is based in San Francisco, alleged in his lawsuit filed with the US District Court in the Northern District of California that Dell misled customers "to believe that the laptop would be upgradeable, possibly into future generations of components". "Dell's advertisement to the public didn't place any restrictions on the upgradeability of the laptop.
Flipkart introduces QR-based pay on delivery for consumers
Consumers who earlier opted for cash on delivery can now use this facility, scan the QR code attached to their purchase and make a digital payment for their order through any UPI app at the time of delivery, the company said in a statement.
1 out of 2 smartphones to support 5G by 2022-end globally
In Q1 2021, within just one year after the launch of the world's first commercial 5G network, almost one out of every three smartphones sold worldwide was supported by 5G. Developed markets have been driving 5G adoption. However, this is expected to change as more emerging markets are starting to launch commercial 5G services, according to a white paper released by smartphone brand realme and Counterpoint Research.
EaseMyTrip offers discounts on packages for vaccinated customers
The travel discounts will be offered to both new and existing customers on flights, hotels and bus bookings done through EaseMyTrip's website, mobile site, android and iOS app. The offer which can be claimed on travel bookings will be valid till June 30th, 2021, the company said in a statement.
Gaming PCs, monitors market in Asia-Pacific hits record 21.7M units
The pandemic caused lockdown in all markets in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) region throughout 2020, and it had helped to create opportunities for many consumer technologies, especially gaming-related devices (PCs and Monitors), according to IDC's ‘Worldwide Quarterly Gaming Devices Tracker'.
Twitter to launch Super Follows tool for users with 10K followers
Twitter announced earlier this year it was working on a Patreon-like service, as the micro-blogging platform aims to drive new revenue streams. Twitter showed a mock-up screenshot during a virtual event with investors, where a user charges $4.99 per month for exclusive additional content. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong first tweeted screenshots of the new Super Follows feature on Sunday.
Fossil's upcoming smartwatch to run on Google's new Wear OS
Fossil executives told CNET that their upcoming Android smartwatches will be entirely new, featuring chips with faster performance, better battery life, and global LTE cellular options, Gizmodo reported. The company plans to launch a sole premium watch, its most successful category, as its flagship under the new Wear OS. However, other brands in the Fossil Group, which include Diesel and Michael Kors, will likely develop their watches.
Facebook makes its best tool available for better translation
For the first time, researchers will be able to reliably measure the quality of translations through 10,100 different translation directions — for example, directly from Hindi to Thai or Swahili. The ‘FLORES-101' tool enables researchers to rapidly test and improve upon earlier multi-lingual translation models like ‘M2M-100'.
Meet the new, unstoppable Indian tech honchos on world map
Nambiar, who developed and led Operation C3 (Cognizant Combats COVID-19), brings deep knowledge of applications, data, AI, analytics, infrastructure, cloud, and consulting to his new role that began from June 4. In a short span of time, Nambiar has established himself as a trusted leader among the 200,000 associates of Cognizant in India.
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