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India to become top EV producer in due course: Gadkari
In his address at Amazon's Smbhav Summit 2021, the minister said that lithium-ion batteries will be fully manufactured in the country in the next six months. "India is moving ahead towards making electric vehicles. In due course of time, we will be the number one electric vehicle maker in the world," Gadkari said.
Google One is among world's first ioXt-certified apps
Based on these same guidelines, more than 20 industry stakeholders, including Google, Amazon and mobile app security tester NowSecure, worked together to build a specific standard for mobile apps, reports Android Police.
Samsung Galaxy A22 4G pops-up at BIS India: Report
According to GSMArena, a certain SM-A225F was recently spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website. Beyond the SM-A225F/DS moniker, indicating that the phone will have dual-SIM support, there is hardly any other info available on the A22 4G, the report said.
Google working on 'Trash Bin' feature for deleting files on Android 12
According to XDA Developers, the spotted code suggests Google may surface Android's hidden Recycle Bin/Trash feature in Storage settings. Last year, Google rolled out Android 11 which enforced major changes to the way that apps can access a device's storage, the report said.
Twitter suffers partial outage, users unable to send DMs
Twitter users, especially on the east coast of the US, reported problems with page loading and were unable to send tweets and direct messages (DMs). "Tweets may not be loading for some of you. We're working on fixing a problem and you'll be back on the timeline soon," the company said in a tweet late on Saturday (India time).
Samsung patents Galaxy Z Flip's design with dual punch-hole camera
The patent, applied in October last year, describes a clamshell phone with an elongated display, similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. Because of the unique ability of the smartphone to fold in both directions, the hinge also needs to be redesigned. The South Korean tech giant is one of the first companies to launch a foldable smartphone and is also actively trying to bring more and more such devices to the market.
Cheaper internet service 'fully mobile' by 2021 end: Elon Musk
The satellite broadband company will double the internet speed to 300 Mbps this year. The company currently promises speeds between 50 and 150 Mbps for the Starlink project that plans to deliver high-speed internet through a network of about 12,000 satellites. The company has already put over 1,200 of its Starlink satellites in orbit.
21.5-inch iMac supply dwindles in US: Report
The shortage could be a hint of an imminent change to the iMac lineup just a few days before Apple hosts a product launch event on April 20, reports Ars Technica. In particular, the cheapest, 1080p iMac is seeing ship dates slipping back several days into late April or early May, which is usually a sign of low supply.
iPhone game for kids secretly turns into casino
The game called Jungle Run, now apparently pulled by Apple, for kids aged 4 and up, but, if you use a VPN or access the app using an IP from Turkey, it unlocks an online casino, reports UberGizmo. "This @AppStore app pretends to be a silly platformer game for children 4+, but if I set my VPN to Turkey and relaunch it becomes an online casino that doesn't even use Apple's IAP," Eleftheriou tweeted.
Xiaomi sells over 30K Mi Mix Fold units in a minute: Report
The device features an 8.01-inch WQHD (wide quad high definition)+ resolution flexible internal display and a 6.52-inch AMOLED display as the front screen which offers a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate and HD+ resolution.
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