TECHNOLOGY
Clubhouse now lets creators earn from users via Payments
All users will be able to send payments, and "we'll be rolling out the ability to receive payments in waves, starting with a small test group today," Clubhouse said in a statement on Monday. "Our hope is to collect feedback, fine-tune the feature, and roll it out to everyone soon," the platform added.
Amid uncertainty, 5G phone sales to grow in India in 2021
While consumers looking to buy a smartphone above Rs 25,000 (premium and luxe) category will prefer a 5G smartphone, consumers willing to spend lesser than this will not necessarily buy a 5G smartphone despite being made available by the OEMs, according to the report by Gurugram-based market research firm techARC.
LG partners major telecom operator to develop AI services
A day after announcing to wind up its mobile business, LG said it plans to commercialise services that support AI platforms from both companies after developing a joint interface. The two companies recently verified compatibility between LG's ThinQ and KT's GiGA Genie AI platforms.
I never spoke to Elon Musk on buying Tesla: Tim Cook
Musk in December last year tweeted that he offered Cook to sell his electric car company at one-tenth of its value during the struggling period in 2017 but the Apple CEO refused to meet him. In an interview with The New York Times on Monday, Cook said that talks never happened. "You know, I've never spoken to Elon, although I have great admiration and respect for the company he's built," Cook was quoted as saying.
Adobe Illustrator for Apple silicon in beta released
"We are excited to announce the first Beta release of Illustrator running natively on Apple Silicon hardware," Avinash Singh Kotwal, Senior Product Manager, Adobe Illustrator, said in a post at a 'UserVoice' forum late last week. "This early version of Illustrator for Apple Silicon offers many of the core features that you've come to rely on for your day-to-day needs. Please give it a try. We would love to hear your feedback."
Samsung launches Galaxy F12, F02s smartphones in India
Galaxy F02s is priced at Rs 9,999 for the 4GB/64GB variant and Rs 8,999 for the 3GB/32GB variant. Both the products will be available on Samsung Online Store, Flipkart and select retail stores, the company said in a statement.
Samsung adopts new ERP system for efficient operation globally
The South Korean tech giant said the system, which the company developed over the last 30 months, has been first used by its offices in China and Southeast Asian countries. Samsung said the new ERP system, called N-ERP, will be used by all of its overseas branches by January 2022, reports Yonhap news agency.
Apple Silicon iMac likely to feature larger display: Report
According to 9To5Mac, the new iMac is expected to feature a radical redesign, as the current iMac's industrial design dates back almost eight years with extremely large screen bezels and a beveled chassis. The new iMac is expected to take design cues from the 2018 iPad Pro aesthetic with reduced bezels and flatter sides.
Facebook data of 61 lakh Indians among over 53cr users leaked
The easy availability of such data may make users more vulnerable to cybercrime, although Facebook has said that this is "old data". "All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free. This means that if you have a Facebook account, it is extremely likely the phone number used for the account was leaked," tweeted Alon Gal, CTO of security firm Hudson Rock.
LG unveils high-end 'Ultra Gear 17' laptop
The Ultra Gear 17 sports a massive 17-inch WQXGA display which is an LCD panel with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. The size of the display provides vivid and clear picture quality, GizmoChina reported on Saturday. The laptop is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor paired with 8GB of DDR4 3200MHz memory. There is equally 512GB SSD onboard. Both the RAM and memory can be upgraded by users if they want, using expansion slots.
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