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Xiaomi releases list of 27 devices scheduled to get MIUI 12.5
The device includes Xiaomi Mi 11, Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition, Mi 10 Youth Edition, along with other K series and Note series smartphones, reports GizmoChina. As expected, the update will be pushed to the models in China first but Xiaomi has promised to deliver MIUI 12.5 Beta for global units.
Samsung Galaxy M62 to come with massive 7,000mAh battery
The smartphone made an appearance on the US regulator FCC website with model code SM-E625F/DS, which was earlier named as Galaxy F62, reports GSMArena.
Twitter employees lock their accounts fearing backlash
They have set their accounts to private and scrubbed their online biographies over concerns they may be targeted by Trump supporters, reports the New York Times.
DuckDuckGo surpasses 100 million daily search queries
More than 4 million users have installed its app on both Android and iOS app stores and Chrome extension, the company said in a recent tweet.
AI likely to replace humans in cybersecurity space by 2030
Cloud security firm 'Trend Micro' in a new report said more than two-fifth (41 per cent) of IT leaders believe that AI would replace their role by 2030.
Samsung preparing to bring S Pen support to foldables
Samsung has launched its flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra device with the popular S Pen -- a first for the Galaxy S series. To date, the Stylus (S) Pen only came with Samsung Galaxy Note series smartphones that took productivity and creativity up a notch.
Consumers spend $57 bn on video games in US in 2020
This is a 27 per cent increase compared to 2019. The consumer spending on hardware reached its highest level since 2011 at $5.3 billion, a 35 per cent increase compared to 2019, according to data provided by global market research company NPD Group.
Apple extends TV Plus free trials to July in pandemic
With the latest announcement, anybody with an Apple TV+ subscription that was set to expire from now until June will instead expire in July 2021, according to a report in 9to5mac.
Amazon opens Alexa AI for firms to build their own assistants
‘Alexa Custom Assistant' is a comprehensive new solution that lets device makers and service providers create intelligent assistants tailored to their brand personality and customer needs. A unique feature of the Alexa Custom Assistant is that it allows the brand's assistant and Alexa to cooperate to fulfill the customer's request.
WhatsApp delays new data privacy policy by 3 months
WhatsApp said they are moving back the date by three months to May 15 on which people will be asked to review and accept the terms. "No one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8. We're also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp," the company informed.
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