5G Spectrum Auctions in India Soon? As per a report by The Economic Times, the telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has suggested that the 5G spectrum auctions will be held in June. However, the exact dates are still under wraps. This comes after the government’s need to start the initial launch of 5G in India, most likely on August 15. The commercial rollout is expected between 2022 and 2023. It is suggested that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is on schedule and is working towards resolving the spectrum pricing issues....

According to their findings, almost 84 percent of Indians think they could be better at their job if they had better technology skills. This signifies the skill gap prevalent in the country, which usually roots back to traditional teaching methodologies and outdated curriculum. The researchers asked participants about the most essential gadgets for working. Almost 87 percent of respondents felt that laptops are essential for facilitating remote work. Of the laptop users, almost 43 percent of participants agreed that battery life is one of the top challenges that hinder remote work....

Airtel Black All-in-One Plans Launched in India Now, what exactly is Airtel Black? It is a new all-in-one plan that lets users combine the company’s services under a single connection. That means you will now have one single bill for all of Airtel’s services you use, a single customer care number with a 60-second call pickup service, a dedicated team of relationship managers, and priority resolution of faults and issues. That’s not all....

Amazfit Bip 3: Specs and Features The Amazfit Bip 3 comes with a square dial and a 1.69-inch HD AMOLED TFT LCD touch display. It gets a layer of 2.5D glass and has support for a pixel density of 237ppi. This is much bigger than the 1.43-inch screen size of the Bip U smartwatches. There’s support for more than 50 watch faces, along with support for customized ones as well....

iPhone 12 Discounts As for the other color variants, the Product Red and blue iPhone 12 variants are priced at Rs 72,900 (after a discount of Rs 7,000), while the black and green-colored variants are available for Rs 71,900 (after a discount of Rs 8,000). The new relatively newer purple-colored iPhone 12 variant, on the other hand, is available to buy at Rs 73,900 (after a discount of Rs 6,000).

The most affordable of the lot is the Ryzen 5 5600X, which has been priced at Rs. 22,990 in India. This is a hexa-core processor with 12 threads, 65W TDP (Thermal Design Power), and a peak CPU clock speeds of 4.6GHz. The top-of-the-line Ryzen 9 5950X is the most powerful chip and has been priced at Rs. 60,990 in India. This Zen3 processor offers 16 cores and 32 threads with a base frequency of 3....

If you’ve updated to iOS 14.2 beta, you can enable the feature by adding the Shazam toggle to Control Center from Settings. To do so, open Settings -> Control Center, and choose Shazam. Once you’ve added it, you can easily tap on the button in Control Center to toggle Shazam on or off. When it detects songs, there will be a ‘Listen on Apple Music’ button to play them if you have an active Apple Music subscription....

Driverless Taxi Service in China Baidu launched its driverless taxi service in Beijing’s Shougang Park. It currently transports users to sports halls, work areas, coffee shops, and hotels. The company says it will offer shuttle services for athletes and staff during the upcoming Winter Olympics set for February 2022. People in this area can use the Apollo Go app to book rides. Since there’s no driver on board, users can use remote car honking or the map in the app to locate the car....

BGMI Celebrates New Milestone! Krafton, after much anticipation, released BGMI for Android on July 2 and on August 18 for iOS, 2021. Now, ahead of its first birthday, which is tomorrow, Krafton announced that it has surpassed the 100 million mark for the game’s total registered users. This is quite a big deal as it shows the massive popularity of BGMI amongst Indian mobile gamers, amidst intense competition from other big titles like Call of Duty Mobile, Apex Legends Mobile, Garena Free Fire, and others....

Samsung Shows Four Types of Foldable Displays Starting with the S and G Folds, these display types will involve three folds. While the former will fold in a way to form an S, the latter will fold inwards. The G Fold screen will fold in a way to avoid any scratches on the screen as it folds. Both of them will offer users a much larger screen area once they are unfolded, making multitasking a breeze and viewing content delightful....

USI 2.0 Announced: What Does it Mean? The USI 2.0 standard aims to make third-party styli better in drawing and tilt-shading capabilities for Chromebooks from manufacturers like Google, Acer, HP, and more. It will also improve the wireless charging situation for styli from compatible smartphones and other devices. The wireless charging capability is based on the latest NFC specifications that allow a universal stylus to wirelessly source charge at 1W from compatible devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops....

Cyberpunk 2077 to Receive First Expansion in 2023 CD Projekt Red recently took to Twitter to highlight its plans for 2022, which were also announced during the company’s financial call. The company noted that it will deliver Cyberpunk 2077’s first expansion pack in 2023 as it will work on the development of Cyberpunk 2077’s first expansion throughout this year. You can check out the tweet right below. As it was mentioned in @CDPROJEKTRED_IR financial call moments ago, Cyberpunk 2077’s upcoming expansion will arrive in 2023....

Starlink India Launch Faced with Major Hurdles First, let’s talk about how the Department of Telecom (DoT) in India has forced Musk’s satellite internet company to refund the pre-order amount to users. If you haven’t been keeping track, the Indian government had previously asked Starlink to stop offering its services to customers without proper licensing in December last year. The company then paused the pre-orders and hoped to resolve the licensing issues by the end of 2021....

While Wang never said it in as many words, the launch of HongMeng OS 2.0 might spell the end of the road for Android-based EMUI the way we know it today. Huawei is expected to initially launch HongMeng OS 2.0 Beta for televisions and automobiles before moving to smartphones in December. According to Chinese tech blog, MyDrivers, smartphones released by the company next year will “fully support HongMeng 2.0”, with EMUI 11 users reportedly in line to get priority update to the new software....

As per the report, Samsung has already started developing the final samples of the so-called Galaxy Z Fold 3 before the final design gets into mass production. The device is also said to come with S Pen support after the company successfully incorporated its scratch-resistance technology into the flexible UTG (ultra-thin glass) technology. The report further claims that Samsung also considered bringing its S Pen support to the Z Fold 2, but that plan fell through because it couldn’t develop a working screen protection technology for the flexible panel in time....

Now, if you are unaware, the Web and Activity page in Google is a webpage that shows a cumulative history of your online searches, YouTube watch history, and other browsing activities across platforms. So, anyone with a device that has your Google account logged in can access your online activity without any additional verification. Citing this loophole in the system, the Mountain View giant added password protection support to lock the Web and Activity page....

Google Assistant-Enabled Vaccination Booking in India This new functionality will let people book COVID-19 vaccination slots in English and 8 local Indian languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu. Google, in its official blog post, notes that this vaccine slot booking process will empower users “with access to information and healthcare that would otherwise have been out of reach – a telling example of how technology can bridge gaps in access, and make a tangible difference in people’s lives....

In an official blog discussing the future of Hangouts and Chat, Google confirmed that Chat will “become available as a free service” to all users. It will not only arrive as a standalone app but also be integrated into Gmail, alongside the Room and Meet tabs. You can see the same in the header image above. Google Chat, for those unaware, is a messaging service available to Google Workspace (formerly known as G Suite) users....

New Cloud Gaming Chromebooks Introduced The collaboration has resulted in the launch of the Acer Chromebook 516 GE, the Asus Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip, and the Lenovo Ideapad Gaming Chromebook. All these Chromebooks have been tested by GameBench and are touted to deliver smooth and fast performance. Acer Chromebook 516 GE: Specs and Features The Acer Chromebook 516 GE comes with a 16-inch WQXGA display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 350 nits brightness, and a 100% color gamut....

Chromecast with Google TV Chromecast with Google TV has all the standard Chromecast features, while the all-new Google TV brings together movies, shows, live TV, and more from across all supported apps and subscriptions in an organized and easy-to-navigate interface. The most notable thing about the new dongle, however, is a remote control that was missing with earlier Chromecast devices. The new Chromecast with Google TV supports 4K HDR at up to 60fps, as well as Dolby Vision and Google Assistant....