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Top iOS 15 features to elevate your iPhone experience this fall
"iOS 15 helps users stay connected while sharing experiences in real-time, gives them new tools to help reduce distraction and find focus, uses intelligence to enhance the photos experience, and, with huge upgrades to Maps, brings new ways to explore the world," said Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering.
Facebook to show creators how much money they pay to Apple, Google
Continuing its tirade against the new Apple privacy policy for app developers including Facebook, the company said it will launch a new interface for creators. "To help more creators make a living on our platforms, we're going to keep paid online events, fan subscriptions, badges, and our upcoming independent news products free for creators until 2023," Zuckerberg said in a post on Monday.
Apple opens Siri for third-party devices, brands
HomeKit accessory makers can now enable "Hey Siri" in their products, allowing customers to talk to and get responses from Siri on third-party devices. Siri-enabled accessories will relay requests through HomePod or HomePod mini and will support features such as Personal Requests, Intercom, timers, and alarms.
iOS 15 brings major updates to FaceTime, notifications, messages
FaceTime will receive spatial audio and voice isolation features. Users can also share music and videos during calls during Facetime. They can also include Android users on FaceTime with a shareable link that opens the call in a browser, the company announced during its WWDC21 virtual event. Notifications will show contact photos on text notifications and bigger app icons.
Dell sued in the US over Alienware gaming laptop upgrade claims
Tom's Hardware reports that the plaintiff Robert Felter, who is based in San Francisco, alleged in his lawsuit filed with the US District Court in the Northern District of California that Dell misled customers "to believe that the laptop would be upgradeable, possibly into future generations of components". "Dell's advertisement to the public didn't place any restrictions on the upgradeability of the laptop.
Flipkart introduces QR-based pay on delivery for consumers
Consumers who earlier opted for cash on delivery can now use this facility, scan the QR code attached to their purchase and make a digital payment for their order through any UPI app at the time of delivery, the company said in a statement.
1 out of 2 smartphones to support 5G by 2022-end globally
In Q1 2021, within just one year after the launch of the world's first commercial 5G network, almost one out of every three smartphones sold worldwide was supported by 5G. Developed markets have been driving 5G adoption. However, this is expected to change as more emerging markets are starting to launch commercial 5G services, according to a white paper released by smartphone brand realme and Counterpoint Research.
EaseMyTrip offers discounts on packages for vaccinated customers
The travel discounts will be offered to both new and existing customers on flights, hotels and bus bookings done through EaseMyTrip's website, mobile site, android and iOS app. The offer which can be claimed on travel bookings will be valid till June 30th, 2021, the company said in a statement.
Gaming PCs, monitors market in Asia-Pacific hits record 21.7M units
The pandemic caused lockdown in all markets in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) region throughout 2020, and it had helped to create opportunities for many consumer technologies, especially gaming-related devices (PCs and Monitors), according to IDC's ‘Worldwide Quarterly Gaming Devices Tracker'.
Twitter to launch Super Follows tool for users with 10K followers
Twitter announced earlier this year it was working on a Patreon-like service, as the micro-blogging platform aims to drive new revenue streams. Twitter showed a mock-up screenshot during a virtual event with investors, where a user charges $4.99 per month for exclusive additional content. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong first tweeted screenshots of the new Super Follows feature on Sunday.
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