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'Fortnite' to host big season-ending event on Sep 12: Report
In the 'Operation: Sky Fire' event, which takes place on September 12 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), users will be able to team up with 15 friends and undertake a secret mission. You and your squad will "join a strike team and sneak aboard the Mothership to deliver IO's final message to the invading aliens," reports Engadget.
'Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro to come with RGB cooling fan'
The fan will work with a new ICE 7.0 cooling design that consists of nine layers and will supposedly be visible through the back panel of the transparent edition, reports GSMArena. Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro would also support 120W charging, which can charge 4,500 mAh battery in just 17 minutes. It will use the dual-battery solution for faster charging that would deliver a full charge in 15 minutes.
Surface Go 3 to come with Intel Pentium Gold and i3 processor: Report
A recent report from WinFuture has claimed that the next-generation Surface Go would be coming in two models - one with an Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y processor paired with 4GB of RAM and an Intel Core i3-10100Y model with 8GB of RAM. In Geekbench results, the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y performs 62 per cent higher than Go 2's Pentium Gold 4425Y.
Apple delays rollout of child safety features
The planned features include scanning users' iCloud Photos libraries for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), Communication Safety to warn children and their parents when receiving or sending sexually explicit photos, and expanded CSAM guidance in Siri and Search, reports MacRumors.
Amazon to launch its own TV by Oct: Report
According to Insider, the TVs will have Alexa, screen sizes "in the range of 55 to 75 inches", and will be designed and manufactured by third parties such as TCL. The company has reportedly worked on the TV for two years and will initially launch in the US.
App maker seeks $200 bn from Apple in App Store class action lawsuit
Primary Productions, a New Jersey company with offices based in Maine, first filed charges in the US District Court for the District of Maine in May, claiming Apple hurts developers by applying monopolistic practices to its management of the App Store. The firm sought to inform users about blockchain wallets through an app, which was rejected entry into the App Store upon review, reports AppleInsider.
Samsung announces 200MP phone camera sensor
"With the ISOCELL HP1 that is breaking barriers and ISOCELL GN5 bringing ultrafast auto focus, Samsung will continue to lead the trend for next-generation mobile imaging technologies," Duckhyun Chang, executive vice president of sensor business at Samsung Electronics, said in a statement. In a low-lit environment, the HP1 transforms into a 12.5MP image sensor with large 2.56im pixels by merging 16 neighboring pixels.
Apple's AR/VR headset may require a connection with an iPhone to work
According to a report from The Information, Apple is working on a custom chip for the headset. The headset will be similar to the WiFi-only version of the Apple Watch, which requires an iPhone connection to work.
WhatsApp fined $267mn for breaching EU privacy law
According to The Verge, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the decision in an 89-page summary, noting that WhatsApp did not properly inform EU citizens how it handles their personal data, including how it shares that information with its parent company.
Realme Pad to launch in India on Sep 9
Ahead of the official announcement, realme has set up a micro-site that teases the tablet's design that is 6.9 mm in thickness. realme India and Europe CEO Madhav Sheth recently took to Twitter to confirm that the upcoming realme Pad will be sporting a light and a slim design.
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