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Toyota to charge $80 a year for starting cars with key fob
According to a report in The Drive, Toyota models 2018 or newer will need a subscription in order for the key fob to support remote start functionality. "Toyota's the first company to charge for full use of your physical key fob -- either $8 a month or $80 a year at the Remote Connect plan's current price," the report noted. When buying a new Toyota, buyers have the option to trial Toyota's Connected Services.
Smartphone adoption driving rise in gaming startups in India
Affordable smartphones, a young population and a new breed of developers and designers have led to a rise in gaming startups. India is currently home to over 430 million mobile gamers and the number is estimated to grow to 650 million by 2025. Currently, mobile gaming dominates the sector, contributing more than 90 per cent to the current $1.6 billion gaming market in the country, according to a latest report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
realme GT2 Pro to have 1TB storage in top-end variant: Report
This would be the first realme phone with 1TB storage at the helm, citing a tipster, GSMArena reported On Saturday. Last month, realme founder and CEO Sky Li confirmed GT2 Pro will be the brand's most premium flagship to date. A recent report said that the upcoming smartphone will launch with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor on December 9. And it is expected to start at over $800.
moto Edge X30 unveiled in China with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip
The smartphone features a 6.7-inchA FHD+ 144Hz OLED screen with a "Special Edition" touting an under-display camera version but a "traditional" punch-hole notch variant is also available, reports 9To5Google. The smartphone comes in two storage variants 8GB/12GB RAM and 128GB/256GB of internal storage. The battery weighs in at 5,000mAh with fast-charging support at up to 68W.
Serious bug puts Apple iCloud, Twitter, Minecraft at hacking threat
The 'zero-day' exploit (which is a cyber attack targeting a software vulnerability which is unknown to the software/antivirus companies) is found in the widely-used Java logging system called 'log4j2'. If exploited, the vulnerability allows remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable servers, giving hackers the ability to import malware that would completely compromise millions of machines.
Thinking of quitting my jobs: Elon Musk
The Tesla and SpaceX chief's latest tweet evoked thousands of responses from social media users within minutes. American YouTuber Mr Beast was among the responders on Musk's tweet and said he would tutor the Tesla CEO how to get views on views on YouTube.
Samsung likely to bring Galaxy S22 Ultra as S22 Note: Report
"The S22 Ultra is now 'dead' and that the next is actually the S22 Note," citing tipster, GizmoChina reported on Friday. In terms of specifications, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (or the S22 Note) will feature a familiar 'Note' design and will sport a S Pen slot. The rear panel will feature a quad camera setup -- 108MP + 10MP + 10MP + 12MP. The device is expected to be announced sometime in February, the report said.
Meta opens 'Horizon Worlds' VR experience to 18+ in US, Canada
Horizon Worlds is available to download for free on Quest 2 and as of January 13, it will no longer be supported on Quest 1 VR headset. Facebook in October announced a $10 million Creator Fund to encourage people to build experiences on its Horizon VR platform, which it is now calling Horizon Worlds. Although Horizon Worlds is still in beta, the company clearly wants to get more people making content for the platform to offer more experiences that could be interesting to users.
#KindnessChallenge: Snapchat collaborates with mother-daughter duo Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner
Multimedia messaging app Snapchat has now collaborated with Kim Kardashian West and Kris Jenner for #KindnessChallenge. #KindessChallenge is all about how you spread kindness by doing something good for your family, friends or community. In this new challenge Snapchatters can join the mother-daughter duo. This challenge is available on Spotlight (Snapchat's in-app entertainment platform for UGC content).
PUBG most downloaded mobile game globally in November 2021
Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent's PUBG Mobile game emerged as the most downloaded mobile game for November2021 worldwide. It became top grossing mobile game across the world for Nov 2021, with $254 million in player spending, which represented nearly 46 per cent growth from November 2020. With an increase of 7%, approx $7.1 billion revenue from player spending was generated from the global mobile games market, in November 2021.
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