TECHNOLOGY
Mi India unveils flagship 75-inch Mi QLED TV
The new Mi QLED TV will be available on Mi.com, Mi Home and Flipkart from April 27. With a 97 per cent screen-to-body ratio, it comes with aluminium alloy frames all around the TV, cut with laser precision and sandblasting giving a premium metallic look. It also brings a host of codec support such as Dolby Vision, HDR10+ along with support for Dolby Audio and DTS-HD for an enhanced experience.
OPPO to launch new 5G phone on April 27
The upcoming smartphone is likely to be priced under Rs 15,000 and will be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 700 chipset. "The new smartphone is aiming at breaking all records, by bringing in the most affordable device to its consumers, which is 5G ready and packs in a powerful and advanced MTK700 processor, under the hood," the company said in a statement.
ASUS launches new business laptop in India
"The ExpertBook B9 is engineered to improve your on-the-go work efficiency, provide the extraordinary performance along with extraordinary battery life, ensure comprehensive connectivity and security thus setting a new benchmark in business laptops," Leon Yu, Regional Director, System Business Group, ASUS India & South Asia, said in a statement.
Mi India brings Mi 11 Ultra with pro-grade camera to India
Mi 11 Ultra (12GB +256GB) will be available in two colours variants, Cosmic Black and Cosmic White, for 69,999. Mi 11 Ultra also offers a secondary 1.1-inch inch AMOLED touch display display on the back, that acts as an always-on display to show the time, date and notifications.
Sony is bringing 1080p support for PlayStation Now
"The rollout will occur over the next several weeks across Europe, US, Canada and Japan, where PlayStation Now is available," the company said in a tweet. The platform's previous cap left you playing games at 720p, a limitation that meant PlayStation Now was a step behind competing services like Stadia, where you could stream games at 1080p and even 4K.
Instagram is bringing ads to Reels
The full-screen ads will be arriving first in India, Germany, Brazil and Australia before landing in more countries "in the coming months." According to an Engadget report, the spots are similar to Instagram's ads for Stories.
At 280M, Snapchat now has more users on Android than iOS
The revenue increased 66 per cent (YoY) to $770 million and average revenue per user increased 36 per cent (YoY) to $2.74, according to Snap, the parent company of Snapchat. DAUs increased sequentially and year-over-year on both iOS and Android platforms.
Apple won't charge apps providing online classes, events till Dec 31
Last year, to support apps that adapted services from in-person to digital due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apple temporarily deferred the requirement to offer paid online group event services through in-app purchase.
Engineers trick Tesla car to drive on Autopilot sans driver
The engineers tricked Tesla vehicle by placing a small, weighted chain on the steering wheel, to simulate the weight of a driver's hand, and slid over into the front passenger seat without opening any of the vehicle's doors, because that would disengage Autopilot, the report said on Thursday.
Facebook to use your feedback to rank content in News Feed
Facebook said it will continue to incorporate this feedback into its News Feed ranking process. "Over the next few months, we'll test new ways to get more specific feedback from people about the posts they're seeing, and we'll use that feedback to make News Feed better," said Aastha Gupta, Product Management Director.
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