TECHNOLOGY

Apple releases latest iOS 15 public beta
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Apple refers to this as iOS 15 public beta 3 and it includes a handful of notable changes, such as Safari design changes, new Music widgets and more. Users interested in signing up for Apple's public beta testing programme can do so via Apple's website, 9To5Google reported
Sennheiser unveils premium earphones in India at Rs 1,29,990
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The arrival of IE 900 also marks the launch of the company's brand new X3R system that delivers the coherent, artifact-free "Sennheiser Sound" found in full-size headphones up to 8 times larger in size. This reproduction of a wide frequency range with low distortion is the result of Sennheiser Is one-driver principle and the development of their X3R system, the company said.
Google team helps Apple, Microsoft fix zero-day bugs in browsers
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After the vulnerabilities were disclosed by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), Apple, Microsoft and Google quickly patched those bugs. Zero-day vulnerabilities are unknown software flaws. Until they're identified and fixed, they can be exploited by attackers. There have been 33 zero-day exploits used in attacks that have been publicly disclosed this year.
Musk admits Tesla's Cybertruck could be a flop
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"To be frank, there is always some chance that Cybertruck will flop, because it is so unlike anything else. I don't care. I love it so much even if others don't," Musk wrote on Twitter. "Other trucks look like copies of the same thing, but Cybertruck looks like it was made by aliens from the future," he added in a tweet. The CEO had been talking about Tesla updating the Cybertruck's adaptive air suspension.
Facebook rolls out new emojis with sound
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"Every day, people send more than 2.4 billion messages with emojis on Messenger. Emojis add colour and vibrancy to Messenger chats all over the world and we rely on them to say what words can't," Loredana Crisan, VP of Messaging Products, Messenger, said in a statement. "Now imagine if your emojis could talk, what sound would they make? Introducing Messenger's latest expression tool -- Soundmojis," Crisan added.
POCO F3 GT set for launch on July 23
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In a bid to capture more users in India, smartphone brand POCO on Friday announced that it will launch a new phone -- POCO F3 GTA -- for Indian consumers on July 23. The upcoming smartphone is said to be powered by Mediatek Dimensity 1200 chipset and is likely to come in gunmetal silver and predator black colour options.
Twitter adds captions for voice tweets
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According to The Verge, now, when users make a voice tweet, currently available on the iOS app right now, captions will be automatically generated in supported languages. "As part of our ongoing work to make Twitter accessible for everyone, we're rolling out automated captions for Voice Tweets to iOS," said Gurpreet Kaur, Twitter's head of global accessibility
Lava announces Android 11 update for its smartphones
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The update will be first rolled out for Z4, Z6, and MyZ models from July 25 onwards while Z2 users will receive the update in the subsequent months. Lava Z2, Z4, Z6 and My Z were launched together in January this year with stock Android 10 OS, the company said in a statement. The new software update will be released as an OTA to the users, who will receive a notification once it reaches them.
Facebook Pay arrives on third-party online shopping platforms
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Currently, the Facebook Pay system is available for users on its main platform, as well as on WhatsApp and Instagram. "Starting this August, businesses in the US who use participating platforms will have the ability to enable Facebook Pay as a payment option directly on their websites, giving their customers the ability to speed through checkout without having to re-enter their payment information," the company said in a statement
Apple dominates global refurbished smartphone market: Report
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In addition, Apple's secondary market ASPs (average selling prices) are almost three times higher than the average of all its competitors, said a Counterpoint Research report. "In fact, over the past year, Apple's share has increased compared to its competitors. Even with the rollout of 5G by over 150 mobile operators in over 70 countries, the demand and ASPs for Apple's refurbished LTE portfolio remain elevated," said Research Director Jeff Fieldhack.
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