Samsung has revealed the official One UI 4 roadmap for India days after announcing the Android 12 skin for Galaxy S21 series. As per the roadmap posted on the Samsung Members app, premium Samsung phones like Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 will receive the Android 12-based One …
Read More »Thinking of amping up your gadget game? Check out our recommendations- The New Indian Express
By Express News Service JBL LIVE660NCJBL’s LIVE660NC is an exciting addition to its wireless over-ear headphone range with advanced noise cancelling to boot. Battery life is long with about 48 hours on mixed use at good volume. I must appreciate the call quality, which is solid with no background noise …
Read More »Google unveils new features and tools to support local news
Google has launched new tools and features for both readers and reporters designed to aid local news organizations, it announced today. The headline feature is a carousel that shows local news in response to search queries, launching around the world in all languages starting today. Google initially launched the feature …
Read More »Snapchat partners with Sony Music, announces plans for new AR music lenses – TechCrunch
Snapchat has inked a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to include its artists’ music in the app’s Sounds library. The company also revealed that it’s creating new AR music lenses. Soon, Snapchat will feature ‘Sound Lenses’ with a pre-selected song embedded into the lens, a lens that transforms pictures of …
Read More »Why the chip shortage drags on and on… and on
Bloomberg | Getty Images The semiconductor industry lives at the cutting edge of technological progress. So why can’t it churn out enough chips to keep the world moving? Nearly two years into pandemic-caused disruptions, a severe shortage of computer chips—the components at the heart of smartphones, laptops, and innumerable other …
Read More »Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones (New York Times)
New York Times: Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones — In a social media ecosystem facing mounting pressure to combat fake news and polarization, Telegram is the most permissive disseminator of …
Read More »Does Red Notice Have More Than the Charm of Gal Gadot, Dwayne Johnson, and Ryan Reynolds?
Red Notice — released Friday on Netflix — brings together three of Hollywood’s biggest stars: Dwayne Johnson as an FBI agent John Hartley, Ryan Reynolds as art thief Nolan Booth and Gal Gadot as up-and-coming criminal The Bishop. Originally planned for the theatres by Universal Pictures, Netflix acquired Red Notice …
Read More »Freshworks unveils CRM suite for start-ups
Freshworks Inc, the Chenna/US-based software company, has announced Freshstack — a customer relationship management (CRM) suite built for the unique needs of start-ups that unifies customer support, sales and marketing teams. It also unveiled new Freshservice capabilities that mark the company’s move deeper into the $34-billion IT Operations Management (ITOM) …
Read More »Chipset Shortage Bit Smartphone Brands Hard, But Situation Will Ease In The First Half Of 2022, Say Experts
Smartphone brands are feeling the squeeze of chipset shortage, fueled by the global coronavirus pandemic that wreaked havoc on the supply chains. Major smartphone brands like Samsung, Oppo, Realme and Xiaomi have all been affected, but Apple has been the most resilient. In short, the chip shortage this year led …
Read More »NSO’s Pegasus Spyware Found on Six Palestinian Activists’ Phones: Report
Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists, half affiliated with groups that Israel’s defense minister controversially claimed were involved in terrorism. The revelation marks the first known instance of Palestinian activists being …
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