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Vivo V21 5G to launch in India on April 29
The upcoming Vivo V21 series will initially include two models -- V21 5G and V21e. These two devices will be unveiled first in Malaysia on April 27. Similarly, the Vivo V21 5G has been confirmed to launch in India on April 29. Interestingly, it will not be accompanied by the Vivo V21e, GizmoChina reported on Saturday.
Powerful and stylish realme 8 makes 5G affordable again
realme 8 5G is the new offering that comes in two storage variants. The 4GB+128GB storage variant is priced at Rs 14,999 while the 8GB+128GB variant costs Rs 16,999. The devices are available in two colours -- supersonic blue and supersonic black. We used the smartphone with 8GB RAM and supersonic black colour for a while and here's how it fared.
Twitter removes 50 tweets critical of India's Covid management
The data available on the Lumen database shows that the micro-blogging platform has deleted more than 50 tweets that belonged to people like Revanth Reddy, an MP from Telangana; Moloy Ghatak, a West Bengal state minister; two filmmakers; an actor and others. First reported by Medianama, the government had sent an emergency order to Twitter to remove these tweets.
Oculus turns on wireless PC streaming for Quest 2: Report
Air Link is part of the Oculus v28 software update, which recently started rolling out to Oculus headset owners, The Verge reported. Facebook Reality Labs head Andrew Bosworth said that users can find the feature if they are running v28 on PC and Quest 2 headset; if they haven't got access to the update yet, "it's coming very soon".
Global smartphone sales to rise 13% in 2021, highest in 6 yrs
China, the US, India and Japan will account for 54 per cent of all smartphone wholesale revenues worldwide in 2021. Despite the economic uncertainty and dented consumer confidence caused by the coronavirus, the market will be able to bounce back in 2021, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics.
YouTube adds video resolution controls, options on mobile app
A recent server-side update to the YouTube mobile app has now added further options beyond the incremental options and auto resolutions. Previously, the auto option was the only secondary selection you could make beyond the "advanced" or incremental options.
Twitter may soon allow you to pay tips for great tweets
App researcher Jane Manchun Wong has discovered that Twitter is exploring features like tipping to give people a way to pay other Twitter users. The researcher has shared images, showing that Twitter could offer a tipping button on user profiles.
Apple working on cuffless BP monitoring tech: Report
According to a patent application, a wearable device, potentially paired with Apple Watch, might one day be capable of monitoring a user's blood pressure without the need for any additional peripherals.
Panasonic acquires Girish Rishi-led Blue Yonder for $7.1B
Panasonic said it will purchase the remaining 80 per cent of shares (for $5.6 billion) of Blue Yonder, adding to the 20 per cent which Panasonic acquired in July 2020. With this, the Blue Yonder valuation has now touched $8.5 billion.
Spotify to launch rival podcast subscriptions to Apple: Report
The Swedish music streaming service may announce the new offering by next month. AppleInsider citing the Wall Street Journal reported that Spotify's offering will differ from Apple's as it will neither charge a fee nor take a revenue cut. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans, the report said that Spotify will also allow podcast creators to set their pricing.
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