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watchOS 9 brings Afib History, Medications app to Apple Watch
Apple Watch users will now have more watch faces to choose from, with richer complications that provide more information and opportunity for personalisation. "Users around the world love Apple Watch for helping them stay connected to those they love, be more active throughout the day, and better manage their health," Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer, said in a statement.
iOS 16, iPadOS 16 announced with major updates
The tech giant said that the iOS 16 delivers the biggest update ever to the Lock Screen with new features that make it more beautiful, personal, and helpful. "iOS 16 is a big release with updates that will change the way you experience iPhone," Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, said in a statement. "We have reimagined how the Lock Screen looks and works with exciting new features that make it more personal and helpful," he added.
Apple unveils MacBook Air powered by new M2 chip
With an all-new, strikingly thin design and even more performance, MacBook Air features a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, four-speaker sound system. It is now available in four finishes -- silver, space gray, midnight, and starlight. "We are so excited to bring our new M2 chip to the world's two most popular laptops -- the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro," Greg Joswiak, said in a statement.
Sony unveils new TV with cognitive processor XR in India
The XR-55X90K model is priced at Rs 129,990 and the XR-65X90K is available at Rs 179,990. "The newly launched series takes vision and sound to the next level with the ingenious Cognitive Processor XR that thinks like a human brain offering a complete immersion in an experience that thrills and moves you and feels just like the world around us," the company said in a statement.
Microsoft Teams for Windows 11 now significantly faster, claims company
The company said that when users scroll over the chat list, latency has improved by 11.4 per cent, and scrolling over the channel list has improved by 12.1 per cent. "Over the past year, we have delivered enhancements to Teams that improve its overall interaction responsiveness time and create a more fluid experience for the user," the company said in a blogpost.
Apple's AR/VR headset to feature content created by Hollywood directors: Report
Sources familiar with the matter told The New York Times that Jon Favreau is just one of the directors involved he is reportedly tasked with delivering a mixed reality experience based on Prehistoric Planet, the dinosaur-filled Apple TV Plus series he produced. Unfortunately, it does not look like users will be able to immerse themselves in a Jurassic Park-like landscape anytime soon as the tech giant may not launch its headset until 2023.
Fortnite back after being down for hours
According to Express.co.uk, Fortnite fans were unable to log in and play, as Epic Games took Battle Royale and Creative offline for server maintenance. The fans were been given a proper look at the new season, courtesy of a couple of trailers. The new season is called Vibin. Highlights include Darth Vader and Indiana Jones skins, as well as throwable lightsabers, rollercoaster-style Baller tracks and new rideable animals.
YouTube Music's web app now offers multi-select option
As spotted by a Reddit user, the music streamer's web interface now offers the option to select multiple songs in list views, reports Android Central. The new functionality makes it easier to pick multiple items that users want to include in a playlist. Users can do so by clicking the new checkbox on the right-hand side of a song in a list. Hovering over a title should bring up the checkbox, and they can manage as many items as they want.
WhatsApp likely to add another verification code to prevent fraud
According to WABetaInfo, this feature is under development so it is not ready to be released to the public. When the feature will be released to beta testers, any successful attempt to log into the user's WhatsApp account from another device requires an additional verification code to confirm. The report mentioned that the company is now working on this feature to protect those users that may naively share their 6-digit code.
iOS 15 installed on 89% of iPhones introduced in last 4 yrs: Report
According to MacRumors, the tech giant updated its iOS 15 installation numbers for the first time in five months, giving us a clearer picture of just how many devices are running the latest update nine months after it launched. Only one per cent have an earlier version of iOS installed, the report said. When taking into account iPhones released more than four years ago, 82 per cent of all devices are running iOS 15.
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