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OPPO Reno6 Pro likely to feature Dimensity 1200: Report
According to GizmoChina, it is speculated that OPPO phones with model numbers such as PEQM00, PEPM00 and PENM00 are likely to release in China with monikers like Reno6, Reno6 Pro and Reno6 Pro+. Fresh findings suggest that the vanilla model may feature the all-new Dimensity 900, while the Pro model may come with Dimensity 1200, the report said.
Now Lenovo skips physical Mobile World Congress amid pandemic
A Lenovo spokesperson told The Verge on Tuesday that the company will attend virtually instead of in person and has informed the GSM Association, the organiser of MWC. The in-person event is still scheduled to happen in June, despite the ongoing pandemic that has devastated several countries like India and Brazil in the second wave.
YouTube to distribute $100M among top 'Shorts' creators
Each month, the company will reach out to thousands of creators whose Shorts received the most engagement and views to reward them for their contributions. They will also ask these creators to share their feedback so they can continue to improve the product experience. "The Shorts Fund is the first step in our journey to build a monetization model for Shorts on YouTube," the company said in a blogpost on Tuesday.
Vaccine profile frames, stickers gain popularity on FB, Instagram
Facebook said in a statement on Tuesday that over the course of the pandemic, it has removed more than 16 million pieces of content from its apps for breaking rules on COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation. "For certain content that does not break these rules, but could still discourage someone from getting vaccinated, we reduce its distribution on Facebook and remove it from recommendations on Facebook and Instagram," the company added.
Now Lenovo skips physical Mobile World Congress amid pandemic
A Lenovo spokesperson told The Verge on Tuesday that the company will attend virtually instead of in person and has informed the GSM Association, the organiser of MWC. The in-person event is still scheduled to happen in June, despite the ongoing pandemic that has devastated several countries like India and Brazil. Several big tech companies like Google, Nokia, Ericsson, Sony and Oracle have already decided not to attend the event
Instagram lets users list their pronouns on profiles
"Now you can add pronouns to your profile with a new field. It's another way to express yourself on Instagram and we've seen a lot of people adding pronouns already, so hopefully this makes it even easier. Available in a few countries today with plans for more," said Vishal Shah, VP of Product at Instagram.
Apple stopped over $1.5B in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2020
In 2020, nearly 1 million problematic new apps, and an additional nearly 1 million app updates, were rejected or removed for a range of reasons like those. In 2020, about 95,000 apps were removed from the App Store for fraudulent violations, predominantly for these kinds of bait-and-switch manoeuvres, the tech giant said in a statement late on Tuesday.
Samsung loses top spot in 4 Southeast Asian smartphone markets
The South Korean tech giant logged a 19 per cent market share in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam in the January-March period, down from 22 per cent a year earlier and slipped to the runner-up spot, according to the latest report from market researcher Counterpoint Research.
Now Google Pay users can send money to India, Singapore
"By the end of the year, we expect that US Google Pay users will be able to send money to people in more than 200 countries and territories through Western Union and to more than 80 countries through Wise," the company said in a blogpost. To send money internationally, start by searching for the Google Pay user you want to send money to in its app, tap "Pay" and select either Western Union or Wise.
44 attorneys urge Facebook to drop 'Insta for kids'
The "Instagram for Kids" app will allow children under the age of 13 to begin using the popular photo-sharing app. However, the attorneys general urge Facebook to abandon its plans to launch this new platform. The letter lists reasons and cites research to show that Facebook should not go forth with its plans to develop and market a kid-friendly version of the Instagram app, reports GSMArena.
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