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Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Spotify update adds podcast timestamp sharing, enables Canvas sharing on Snapchat and more

Spotify, one of the world’s biggest music and podcast streaming platforms, has announced three new feature updates that will improve some social sharing aspects of the service. Users can now add timestamps when sharing podcasts, and Canvas is getting some extra capabilities. According to Spotify, 40% of the music discovery on their platform occurs via … Continue reading

OnePlus confirms OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro will not get additional 5G bands via software update in India

OnePlus launched the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, its latest 5G smartphones back in March. At the launch the company said that the phones support 5G SA/NSA bands N41 and N78. However, there were reports that said that OnePlus customer care confirmed that the phones will get more 5G bands via OTA update. Now … Continue reading

India smartphone market records 18% YoY growth in Q1 2021, shipping 38 million units: IDC

The Indian smartphone market continues to grow steadily after the major slump from last year, recording a modest growth of 18% YoY during the first quarter of 2021. The market observed shipment numbers at 38 million units in total, and the top 5 manufacturers were Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, OPPO and realme. Online channels recorded a … Continue reading

Nothing to launch Ear 1 true wireless earbuds in June

Carl Pei, the founder of consumer electronics startup “Nothing” already confirmed that wireless headset will be the company’s first product. Today he has confirmed that Ear 1 will be the name of the product. He said that Ear 1 is only the beginning, the first step in a long and exciting journey ahead. He said … Continue reading

ASUS ZenFone 8 series India launch postponed

ASUS recently announced that it will introduce the ZenFone 8 series smartphone on May 12th in a global event. Even the specifications of the ZenFone 8 and the ZenFone 8 Flip surfaced recently. Now the ASUS India has announced that the company wanted to launch the ZenFone 8 series phones in India along with the global … Continue reading

Lava Z2 Max with 7-inch HD+ display, 6000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7799

Lava has launched the Z2 Max, the company’s latest smartphone in the Z series in India months after the launch of Z1, Z2, Z4 and Z6. The Z2 Max packs a 7-inch HD+ screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio quad-core SoC, which should be the Helio A20, has 2GB of RAM, 13MP + 2MP dual … Continue reading

Apple MacBook Air with colourful new designs may release by the end of 2021

Apple may be working on a new model of the MacBook Air laptop, that may come in multiple new colours, similar to the new iMac. According to a YouTube video by popular leaker, Jon Prosser, the new Macbook will have a new design, with thinner bezels and new colours, including Blue and Green. In the video, … Continue reading

realme C12 and C15 Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 open beta application announced

realme has now announced realme UI 2.0 Open Beta program for realme C12 and C15 users in India. Along with these, the company has also announced realme UI 2.0 Early Access program for realme X7 5G today. How do I apply for realme UI 2.0 open beta program? realme C12 users, running RMX2189_11.A.93/RMX2189_11.A.87 software version and … Continue reading

WhatsApp will begin restricting features unless you agree to Facebook’s data sharing policies

The May 15th deadline for accepting WhatsApp’s new terms of service (TOS) and privacy policy is approaching. In an effort to ensure that people will agree to the changes, WhatsApp will begin showing persistent notifications and eventually will start restricting features to the user. For those users who still haven’t accepted the new privacy policy … Continue reading

realme UI 2.0 Android 11 early access announced [Update: Early access for X7 5G]

[Update, May 11]: realme has now announced realme UI 2.0 Early access program for realme X7 5G users in India. Users running firmware version [RMX3092PU_11.A.14/ RMX3092PU_11.A.16/ RMX3092PU_11.A.17 are eligible to apply for the Early Access program. Settings ⇾ Software Update ⇾ Tap on the settings icon in the top right corner ⇾ Trial Version ⇾ … Continue reading