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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4: A genre-bending powerhouse of a device
One thing is certain: Aspirational Indians have well adjusted with the new form factor that Samsung brought with its Fold series, that is constantly pushing the boundaries of smartphone possibilities with a larger, more immersive display that unfolds optimised mobile experiences and PC-like multitasking.
Indian users shoot 37,173 complaints to Google in July, up 13%
Most of the complaints it received from Indian users were related to copyright violations (35,341), while other categories included trademark, court order, graphic sexual content, circumvention, and others. The tech giant received 37,173 complaints from individual users via designated mechanisms in the country in the same period, related to third-party content that is believed to violate local laws or personal rights on various Google platforms.
Samsung logs record 1 lakh pre-booking for new foldables in India
The company said that in India, the fourth generation foldables have broken last year's preorders records, indicating strong interest in the new devices. With the pre-booking phase now over, consumers in India can buy the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 across Samsung.com and all leading online and offline retails stores.
Twitter bans over 45K accounts in India for violating guidelines
Twitter suspended 42,825 accounts for promoting child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity, and similar content in India, while blocking another 2,366 accounts for promoting terrorism, it said in its monthly compliance report as per the new IT Rules, 2021.
Facebook to shut down Neighborhoods feature on Oct 1
Facebook said it will end its test of Neighborhoods on October 1, at which point the feature will no longer be available. The feature was first rolled out in Canada and then to the US. Neighborhoods is an opt-in experience within the Facebook app so you choose whether to join Neighborhoods and create a profile.
Internet Hinduphobia trends monitored in real-time available in monthly reports
Hindumisia.ai collects Hindu-related tweets and analyses them for Hinduphobic content and presents them online as a real-time barometer of sentiments against the religion and those affiliated with the faith. The tweets are graded for their "anti-Hindu intensity" as "moderate", "severe" or "toxic".
Twitter confirms Edit Tweet test, to arrive for Blue users first
Edit Tweet is currently being tested by Twiiter team internally, amid the ongoing legal battle with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over the cancellation of the $44 billion takeover deal. "Given that this is our most requested feature to date, we wanted to both update you on our progress and give you and a heads up that, even if you're not in a test group, everyone will still be able to see if a Tweet has been edited," the company said in a statement. Edit Tweet lets people make changes to their Tweet after it's been published.
LG unveils colour-changing refrigerator with Bluetooth speaker
LG's 'MoodUp' refrigerator can customise the color of its LED door panels via LG's ThinQ application, with 22 different colours for the upper door panel and 19 colours for the lower section. It is fitted with a built-in Bluetooth speaker, and the LED panels change colors in sync with music, reports Yonhap news agency.
WhatsApp takes down over 23 lakh bad accounts in India in July
"In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we've published our report for the month of July 2022. As captured in the latest monthly report, WhatsApp banned over 2.3 million accounts (2,387,000) in the month of July," a company spokesperson said.
Apple may use hybrid OLED tech for future iPads
The tech giant is hesitant to rely solely on the flexible OLED technology it employs in its iPhone models since the panels tend to "crumple", and the effect is more evident as displays get bigger, MacRumors reported citing The Elec. "When it became known that Apple plans to apply hybrid OLED to the first OLED iPad, the industry has assumed that the cause was cost reduction," the report said.
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