TECHNOLOGY
Sony Xperia Pro launched as brand's first 5G phone
Sony is targeting the device at professional users, who it hopes will use its HDMI input to turn the phone into an external camera monitor and its 5G connectivity to quickly upload or live-stream footage, reports The Verge. The phone's unique 360-degree antenna design offers better connectivity no matter how the phone is mounted or held.
TikTok to cut jobs in India after ban extends
TikTok featured among the 59 Chinese apps that the government has decided to permanently ban, and was one of the most popular. The development came several months after the government had first banned Chinese apps temporarily in last June.
200M students, educators rely on our education products: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Speaking to analysts during the company's Q2 2021 earnings call, Nadella said that in AI, the company offers the most comprehensive portfolio of tools, frameworks and infrastructure. "We built Teams that bring together multiple capabilities. It brings together to chat. It brings together meetings, collaboration as well as business process workflow, all into one scaffolding," Nadella said on Tuesday.
Samsung to launch Galaxy M02 for less than Rs 7K next week
Galaxy M02 is likely to have a large 6.5-inch infinity-V display and a dual camera setup at the back, industry sources told IANS on Wednesday. After Galaxy M02s, this would be Samsung's second smartphone launched below Rs 10,000 this year.
Apple iOS 14.4 fixes 3 bugs 'actively exploited' by hackers
According to a new support document released by Apple, the update patches three security vulnerabilities that may have been exploited. Two of the bugs were found in WebKit, the browser engine that powers the Safari browser, and the Kernel, the core of the operating system. Apple said additional details would be available soon on the three bugs so the iPhone and iPad users should update to iOS 14.4 as soon as possible.
YouTube paid $30B to creators, artists in last 3 years: CEO Susan Wojcicki
According to an Oxford Economics report, YouTube's creative ecosystem contributed approximately $16 billion to the US GDP in 2019, supporting the equivalent of 345,000 full-time jobs.
Apple launches limited edition 'Black Unity Collection' Watch
Available from February 1, the new hardware is part of what the company is calling the Black Unity Collection, a group of products designed to "celebrate and acknowledge Black history and Black culture." Apple says the limited-edition Watch will be available in "over 38 countries and regions."
Microsoft surpasses $5B in gaming revenue for 1st time: Nadella
This is good news as "we expand our opportunity to reach the world's three billion gamers wherever they play. The launch of Xbox series X and series S was the most successful in our history with the most devices ever sold in a launch month," Nadella said after the company declared a healthy results for the December quarter.
Alexa can now act on hunches to turn off lights, more
If the new proactive hunches are enabled, though, Alexa will skip asking for permission for a task and just do it. Alexa has been able to sense these habits and ask about them since 2018 -- the company calls them acehunches" -- but before this update, Alexa would ask permission before acting on something.
China to build 30 'fully connected' 5G factories by 2023
Three to five industrial Internet platforms with international influence will become operational and a big data center for industrial Internet will be established by 2023, said an action plan on industrial Internet development that was unveiled by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
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