You might be familiar with edit suggestions on Google Photos that offer helpful tips to improve the overall aesthetic of your image. With this update, Google Photos is bringing it right to the editor. There is a new Suggestions tab in the editor that uses ML to offer suggestions that are best suited for your photo. To begin with, you will see the usual suggestions – Enhance, B&W Portrait, and Color Pop....
With the new share sheet, you will no longer need to scroll horizontally through third party apps that you can share photos and videos through. That felt like an unnecessary wastage of time. The new share sheet opens up much like it does on most other apps, but there are still differences. While Photos contacts are still showing up like a carousel of names that you can scroll through horizontally, third party apps are much easier to use now....
Google Play Commission Reduced to 15 Percent The move comes after Apple’s decision to reduce the App Store commission last year. So now, the company will levy a 15% commission on apps and services on the Google Play platform instead of the previous 30% cut. This new policy will go into effect starting from July 1 of this year. We’re reducing our service fee for the first $1m developers earn each year on Google Play ↓ https://t....
Google’s Project Iris AR Headset Codenamed Project Iris, Google is reportedly planning to ship its AR headsets sometime in 2024. The AR headset is said to come with outward-facing cameras for the video feed input. Current prototypes of the headset resemble a pair of ski goggles. Notably, the headset doesn’t require a tethered connection to an external power source. According to the report, the alleged AR headset would feature a custom Google processor....
In an interview with Canadian tech blog, MobileSyrup, Stadia’s director of games, Jack Buser, said that as many as 400 new titles from 200 developers may by in the offing in the coming years, with many of them expected to launch in 2021 itself. According to him, the company is done with its 2021 roadmap and is now setting its sights on 2022 and 2023. “Frankly speaking, my team is almost done with 2021....
Google Announces Global Trials of Privacy Sandbox in Chrome Google recently shared an official blog post to announce the next stage of testing for the Privacy Sandbox ads relevance and measurement proposals. In the post, the company confirmed that developers across the world can now test the Topics, FLEDGE, and Attribution Reporting APIs in the Canary version of Chrome, starting today. “We’ll progress to a limited number of Chrome Beta users as soon as possible....
BBC Culture recently conducted an annual poll to determine the top 100 TV shows that changed the culture in society for good. BBC took help from film critics, experts, and industry figures from around the world to curate the extensive list. The company recently tweeted out the list that you can check right below. 100 Greatest TV Shows of the 21st Century Before moving on to the list, let me give you a quick overview of the shows that made it to the top of it....
The teaser starts off with a really close-up shot of a bullet being loaded into a gun. And just when the camera starts to pan-out of the barrel of the gun towards the tip, the iconic James Bond theme music starts to play (ah! the chills), with the title “Project 007” showing up at the end. It is a pretty exciting teaser for every 007 fans in the world and you can check it out right below....
While the Amazfit Neo looks just like another regular watch from the outside, it packs decent smart features to qualify as a smartwatch. For starters, it offers activity tracking, heart rate monitoring, and sleep monitoring. The Bluetooth 5.0 LE-enabled smartwatch comes with three sports modes for all your running, walking, and cycling needs, thanks to the tri-axis accelerometer sensor. It also comes with Huami’s PAI health analysis system. You don’t get touch controls, though....
Interestingly, the ET Now report suggests that this rumored India’s app store will not levy a 30 percent cut to host apps. While it obviously sounds good on paper, we will have to wait to see how efficient this approach would be or if there are any catch to this claim. “Android has 97% market share in India so we should intervene and handhold Indian startups. Making it mandatory for Android phones to be pre-installed with our apps in under consideration,” sources familiar with the matter told ET Now....
New Drone Rules in India (2021) “The new Drone Rules will tremendously help start-ups and our youth working in this sector. It will open up new possibilities for innovation & business. It will help leverage India’s strengths in innovation, technology & engineering to make India a drone hub,” wrote Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. Notably, the government will publish an interactive airspace map in a digital sky platform with green, yellow, and red zones within 30 days of the publication of these rules....
90-Second Reels On the Way Instagram is seemingly working on extending the maximum duration of Reels videos to 90 seconds, as per reputable tipster and reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi’s recent Twitter post. This is most likely to replace the current 60-second limit for Reels. #Instagram is working on the possibility of creating #Reels lasting 90 seconds 👀 pic.twitter.com/M0KgJzQ90O— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) February 1, 2022 If this happens, users will be able to make longer Reels, which can help them make their short videos more interesting and include more content in them....
According to information shared by Intel, the new processors will focus heavily on more performance for gamers and enthusiasts — an approach that makes sense considering AMD’s impressive gains in the processor market with its Ryzen processors. The 11th-gen Rocket Lake desktop CPUs from Intel will use a brand new Cypress Cove architecture for improved efficiency (both hardware and software) and performance. That said, Intel is still stuck on the 14nm process here, but is backporting some features from the 10nm Sunny Cove design....
iQOO 11 Launch Rescheduled! iQOO, via an Instagram post, has revealed that it will launch the iQOO 11 series on December 8 in Indonesia. The launch will take place at 4 pm (2:30 pm IST). We are expecting to see the iQOO Neo 7 SE launch alongside. With this, the iQOO 11 will become the second Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone until Xiaomi or another brand announce a launch event before this....
iQOO 9 Series Launch Confirmed iQOO recently shared an official image of the iQOO 9 BMW M Motorsport Edition on Weibo. By the looks of it, the device has a similar back panel design as the BMW M Motorsport Edition of the iQOO 7, with red and blue stripes and a textured back along with the iQOO branding at the bottom right. The image also reveals that the device will come with an accented power button and a flat display with a centered punch-hole to house the selfie snapper....
iQOO Z3 Launched in India The iQOO Z3 comes in three configurations, including a 6GB+128GB base variant, an 8GB+128GB variant, and a higher-end 8GB+256GB variant. The prices of each of the variants are listed below: 6GB + 128GB – Rs 19,990 8GB + 128GB – Rs 20,990 8GB + 256GB – Rs 22,990 So now that you know the pricing and the availability of the device in India, let me give you a rundown of the key specs and features of the iQOO Z3....
Itel A23 Pro The Itel A23 Pro is essentially an entry-level 4G-enabled smartphone that caters to the low-income population of India. The device features a 5-inch display with 480 x 854p resolution, along with a low-end VGA camera and a soft flash at the front. On the back of the Itel A23 Pro has a single 2MP camera rear camera that’s capable of capturing low-res images. Under the hood, there is a quad-core Unisoc SC9832E chip clocked at 1....
Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 Fails the Durability Test In case you missed it, Lenovo launched the Legion Phone Duel 2 yesterday in Europe and China. The device boasts some impressive specifications, including a twin turbo fan cooling system, a 144Hz display, Snapdragon 888 5G chipset, and up to 18GB of RAM, to name a few. However, when Zack from YouTube channel JerryRigEverything tested the durability of the phone in his usual style, the Legion Phone Duel 2 snapped into three pieces....
The company announced the rollout of the Funtouch OS 12 beta update via an official tweet recently. Along with the announcement, Vivo shared a list of devices eligible to receive the update and possible timelines during which they will get Funtouch OS 12. Vivo Devices That Will Get Funtouch OS 12 Update Here is a list of devices that will receive the Funtouch OS 12 beta update, starting with the recently launched Vivo X70 Pro+ flagship phone next month....
Starting off, let’s first talk about the inspiration behind the new Material You design language. As per an official blog post, it “seeks to create designs that are personal for every style, accessible for every need, alive, and adaptive for every screen.” Google is using a personal signal, i.e your wallpaper, to redefine the UI palette in real-time. That means you will be able to tailor the look and feel of their Android phone based on their mood....
