TECHNOLOGY

ViewSonic launches portable touch screen monitor with OLED tech in India
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The new monitor is available on Amazon and is priced at a maximum retail price (MRP) of Rs 75,000 and end-use-price (EUP) of Rs 49,999 plus taxes, the company said in a statement. The 15.6-inch ColorPro monitor comes with 1080p Full HD resolution and Pantone Validation for remarkable colour reproduction and immersive visuals.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 may not come with rumoured dust resistance feature
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The information came from the tipster @UniverseIce, who claimed that the Z Fold 5 will not feature an IP58 dust and water resistance rating, reports SamMobile. Instead, it will likely continue to come with an IPX8 rating for water resistance, similar to the Z Fold 3 and the Z Fold 4.
Meta's Twitter competitor 'Threads' may not launch in EU
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According to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) spokesperson, the regulator had been in contact about the new service and that it would not be rolled out in the EU “at this point”, reports Independent.ie. Threads is expected to launch on Thursday in the US and UK as an alternative to Twitter.
TECNO to unveil CAMON 20 Premier 5G: A game-changing camera phone for India on July 7
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TECNO is now poised to make a strong impact with the launch of CAMON 20 Premier 5G on 7th July 2023, rumoured to be priced in the sub-35K segment according to industry sources. The CAMON 20 Premier 5G boasts a ground-breaking Industry-first 50MP Sensor-Shift Stabilisation with RGBW Pro.
Google to use public data for AI training, says its updated privacy policy
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The tech giant changed the wording of its policy over the weekend and switched "AI models" for "language models". In its privacy policy archive page, Google updated the changes, saying: "For example, we may collect information that’s publicly available online or from other public sources to help train Google’s languageAI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Bard, and Cloud AI capabilities.
Mozilla releases last Firefox update for old versions of Windows, macOS
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"In January 2023, Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 and Windows 8. As a consequence, this is the last version of Firefox that users on those operating systems will receive," the company said in release notes on Tuesday. Windows 7 and Windows 8 users will automatically be migrated to the ESR 115 version of Firefox so that they continue to receive important security updates.
Paytm boosts merchant payments leadership with 79 lakh devices, adds 4 lakh in June alone
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Driving payment monetisation, Paytm's subscription devices, Soundbox and PoS machines, continue to see an increased acceptance by merchants. The company continues to remain the market leader in merchant payments with the number of merchants paying subscription for payment devices has reached 79 lakh as of June 2023, an increase of 4 lakh devices in the month and 11 lakh devices in the quarter that ended on June 30. 
OpenAI disables Browse with Bing in ChatGPT
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This feature allowed ChatGPT to search the internet to help answer questions that benefit from recent information. "We have learned that the ChatGPT Browse beta can occasionally display content in ways we don't want. For example, if a user specifically asks for a URL's full text, it might inadvertently fulfil this request," the company said in a post.
Microsoft thinks Sony may launch PS5 Slim this year
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As a part of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) versus Microsoft case, the tech giant filed documents which revealed this information, reports The Verge. "PlayStation likewise sells a less expensive Digital Edition for $399.99, and is expected to release a PlayStation 5 Slim later this year at the same reduced price point," the company said in the documents.
Twitter clarifies sudden move to ‘temporarily’ apply rate limits
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The company said on its Business blog: "To ensure the authenticity of our user base we must take extreme measures to remove spam and bots from our platform." "That’s why we temporarily limited usage so we could detect and eliminate bots and other bad actors that are harming the platform."
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