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Wednesday 2 February 2022

OPPO Watch Free with 1.64-inch AMOLED display and Enco M32 in Green launching in India on February 4

OPPO already confirmed the launch of Reno 7 and Reno 7 Pro smartphones in India on February 4th. Now it has confirmed that it will launch the OPPO Watch Free, the company’s latest budget smartwatch, along with the smartphones. OPPO Enco M32 was launched last month in Black color, now it will launch the Green … Continue reading "OPPO Watch Free with 1.64-inch AMOLED display and Enco M32 in Green launching in India on February 4"

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YouTube for Android gets a new fullscreen video player UI

YouTube has rolled out a new video player UI for its Android app that now lets you like, dislike, comment, add to playlist and share when you are watching a video in the full screen mode. The autoplay, casting and closed captions option on the top remain the same, but the three-dot overflow button has … Continue reading "YouTube for Android gets a new fullscreen video player UI"

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Google One subscription service on iOS now offers VPN

Back in 2020, Google introduced a new VPN feature for Google One subscribers of the 2TB or higher plan on Android. The company has now expanded the feature to Google One subscribers on iOS devices, and it can be shared with up to 5 family members. Turning on Google One’s VPN feature will encrypt a … Continue reading "Google One subscription service on iOS now offers VPN"

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Alphabet records 257.6 billion in revenue in 2021, up 41% YoY; Pixel shipments highest-ever in Q4 2021

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, had a successful last quarter in 2021, earning a revenue of $75 billion and growing 32% YoY. For the fiscal year 2021, the company recorded $257.6 billion in revenue which calculates to a growth of 41% YoY. 2021 was also a great year for the Google Pixel smartphones, as … Continue reading "Alphabet records 257.6 billion in revenue in 2021, up 41% YoY; Pixel shipments highest-ever in Q4 2021"

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Samsung announces new cashback offers for Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 5G in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G in India back in August last year. At that time, it announced cashback offers for HDFC Bank cards. Now it has expanded the offers by adding more banks. The company says that this will make the foldable devices more accessible and affordable for … Continue reading "Samsung announces new cashback offers for Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 5G in India"

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series pricing surface ahead announcement on Feb 9

Samsung has already confirmed its Galaxy Unpacked event on February 9th to unveil the Galaxy S22 series and the Galaxy Tab S8 series. Now, the pricing for the entire Galaxy Tab S8 series have surfaced in Europe. This reveals that the Galaxy Tab S8 and S8+ will start at €749 and €949 respectively. This is … Continue reading "Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series pricing surface ahead announcement on Feb 9"

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Tuesday 1 February 2022

Meta introduces updated 3D avatars for Facebook, Messenger and Instagram

Since its rebrand last year, Meta has been working towards their goal of creating a metaverse. One of the major components of this metaverse are the digital avatars used by individuals to represent themselves. The company has revealed an updated version of 3D avatars that can be used in stickers, feed posts, Facebook profile pictures … Continue reading "Meta introduces updated 3D avatars for Facebook, Messenger and Instagram"

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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 695, 5000mAh battery expected to launch in India soon

Details about the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G surfaced recently, and the phone is rumoured to launch in India on February 11th. Now the details about the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G, a cheaper Nord phone, has surfaced ahead of India launch soon, thanks to @OnLeaks. Instead of Dimensity 900 in the Nord CE … Continue reading "OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 695, 5000mAh battery expected to launch in India soon"

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Budget 2022: Customs duty changes for wearables, hearables to boost local manufacturing; Digital Rupee by RBI in 2022-23

Indian government at the budget 2022-23 has proposed calibration of customs duty rates for electronics including wearable devices, hearable devices and electronic smart meters to boost domestic manufacturing. The government also announced that duty concessions are also being given to parts of transformer of mobile phone chargers and camera lens of mobile camera module and … Continue reading "Budget 2022: Customs duty changes for wearables, hearables to boost local manufacturing; Digital Rupee by RBI in 2022-23"

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Sony acquires Destiny game developer Bungie in $3.6 billion deal

Lately, the console wars between Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox seem to be focused in another direction – acquisition of game studios. Last month, Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in an expensive $68.7 billion deal, and now Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced their acquisition of Bungie developer in a $3.6 billion deal. Bungie is a multi-platform … Continue reading "Sony acquires Destiny game developer Bungie in $3.6 billion deal"

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