TECHNOLOGY
Realme 9 Pro series to wear industry-leading Light Shift Design
To achieve this feat, the company gathered photographs of the sunrise from realme fans around the world in nine different time zones. The designers then extracted the most classic changing colour in the sky from a quiet blue to a blazing red. This fleeting change was then replicated and imposed on the rear of the phone panel, according to the company. The Light Shift Design applies to Sunrise Blue finish. Under normal sunlight or ultraviolet light, the back cover will become completely discoloured from blue to red in about 3 seconds; under no sunlight, it will fade in 2-5 minutes.
Amazon shuts down Westland
Founded in 1962, Westland, published under three imprints - Westland, Context, and Aka. Its authors included Chetan Bhagat, Amish Tripathi, Ashwin Sanghi, Devdutt Pattanaik, Ashok Banker, Rujuta Diwekar, Rashmi Bansal, Harsha Bhogle, and Preeti Shenoy.
Apple News launches daily local newsletter
All the stories included in newsletter are curated by Apple News editors and the stories are compiled from numerous publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, SF Gate, Eater San Francisco, KQED, The Oaklandside among others, reports Techcrunch. The daily newsletter will be published at the end of the day with news about what's happening in the Bay Area, while readers can also check out another Apple News newsletter with national news. Apple News is a free app on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.
WhatsApp banned over 2 mn bad accounts in India in Dec
The company said that it also received 528 grievance reports in the same month from the country and took action on 24 of those. "In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we have published our seventh monthly report for the month of December," a WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement. "As captured in the latest monthly report, WhatsApp banned over 2 million accounts in the month of December," the spokesperson added.
Apple releases watchOS 8.4.1 with bug fixes
The new update is available as an over-the-air update. Users can also install the update manually in the Watch app on an iPhone, reports AppleInsider. The watchOS 8.4.1 update is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 4 and later comes with unspecified fixes.
After mobile phones, India eyes smartwatches, earbuds manufacturing
Electronic manufacturing has been growing rapidly and Customs duty rates are being calibrated to provide a graded rate structure to facilitate domestic manufacturing of more and more consumer electronics devices, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in the Parliament on Tuesday. According to the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), the PMP has rationalised the inverted duty structure.
Meta winding down its low-cost 'Express WiFi' programme
Launched in 2016, it was not free like Meta-owned Facebook's failed Free Basics programme, struck down by Indian courts for violating net neutrality, reports Engadget. Instead, it was designed to be inexpensive, starting at around 15 cents for 100MB or $5 for 20GB, the report said. Facebook partnered with satellite companies, internet service providers (ISPs) and others in places like India, South Africa and the Philippines.
PLI in 5G product manufacturing to boost telecom, electronics sectors
The government plans to conduct a 5G spectrum auction this year and roll out the technology for mass adoption next year. Part of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, the design-led manufacturing will enable 5G growth and offer job opportunities.
Google testing adding Lens to desktop Search on web
Google Lens is primarily a visual lookup tool for mobile devices, but it is been branching out to Chrome. The next expansion could see Google Search on the desktop web add Lens, reports 9To5Google.
Tesla's new feature to disable seat controls if 'excessive' changes done
The new seats will track and measure the amount of adjustments users make and will disable the controls if they detect "excessive" changes, The Verge reported. The feature was first identified by @greentheonly, an anonymous hacker and researcher, and subsequently covered by Jalopnik.
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