Tweaq Touch 1 Smart Door Handle Called the Touch 1 door handle, this is a smart alternative to existing door handles. We have seen foot paddles replace door handles during the pandemic. They help avoid any skin contact with the door handle. Also, you don’t need to use gloves or push the door to open it. Tweaq wants to change that and bring a care-free door opening experience back to users....

Clubhouse on Android Clubhouse announced the arrival of the Android app in an official blog post. If you have an invite from an existing Clubhouse user and happen to be in the United States, you can start using Clubhouse on Android. The company adds that it will roll out the app in other English-speaking countries before the global launch. Before you ask…yes, still invite-only. We’re managing growth so we can build more sustainable infrastructure before the floodgates open....

According to a recent press release, the new VR facility is located in Terminal 3, near boarding gate number 41. It is a mini planetarium with a semi-circular structure that is designed to deliver immersive VR experiences for people of all age groups. Moreover, since its establishment in the airport, more than 80 people on average are viewing VR travel experiences every day. “Located near boarding gate 41 (of Terminal 3), this mini planetarium, having a semicircular structure, boasts of a curved screen that gives a life-size cinematic platform to provide real, immersive, end-to-end travel experiences to passengers,” read the press release....

Musk Now Owns Twitter! The deal to buy Twitter is an all-cash one for Musk and once the transaction will be fully complete, it will become a private company. It is said that this offer was “unanimously” accepted by Twitter’s board of directors and is expected to close this year. As part of the deal, Elon Musk has secured $25.5 billion of fully committed debt and margin loan financing and has provided around $21....

Meta Could Introduce “Zuck Bucks” Virtual Currency Soon A report by the Financial Times, citing sources familiar with the matter, suggests that Meta’s financial wing, Meta Financial Technology, is planning to launch a virtual currency for the metaverse. The virtual currency, internally known as “Zuck Bucks”, will not be a cryptocurrency. Instead, it will be an in-app currency, much like the virtual currencies, we find in online games like Fortnite, Roblox, and Valorant....

According to the company, this addition to its reward program will offer customers a “great value and choice” to cash-in their SuperCoins, which they earn by purchasing products from Flipkart. So, partnering with offline retail outlets of brands such as Cafe Coffee Day, Flying Machine, Peter England, and Bata will provide more options for its customers to use their SuperCoins. Moreover, customers will be able to pay the full amount of a product using just their SuperCoins and nothing more....

Galaxy A32 5G Specifications Galaxy A32 5G features a 6.5-inch TFT display with an HD+ resolution, which is really surprising at this price point. Samsung already has me disappointed with this 5G device. It doesn’t even have its amazing AMOLED or at least a Full-HD+ LCD panel. There’s a slightly bigger chin and a waterdrop notch, housing a 13MP (f/2.2) selfie camera, on the front. You will also find a side-mounted fingerprint sensor onboard....

Earlier, Gboard used to take into account only a single emoji that you had typed. The keyboard will then show you various stickers (merging other emojis with the one you punched in) and some of them were just outright weird. It did not work for all of the emojis but yeah, it did for many. Well, Gboard is now passing over the baton by allowing you to enter two emojis of your choice to create a custom sticker using those two....

The growth driver this year will be the new models being released by various vendors ahead of the festive shopping season. Be that as it may, growth is still expected to remain relatively subdued this year, but the market is expected to emerge stronger in 2021, thanks to a more broad-based recovery worldwide. Beyond the immediate future, Canalys says that it expects the global smart speaker market to reach 640 million by 2024....

Camera Go, for those unaware, is a lightweight camera app that Google unveiled for its low-RAM Android phones earlier this year. It brings the company’s popular AI camera features to entry-level phones. Camera Go already offered ‘Portrait Mode’ to users and now, it has started rolling out the Night Mode feature, via an update, for enhanced low-light photography. You no longer need to rely on your phone’s flash to capture photos in low-light situations....

Google Delays FLoC Rollout Until 2023 Google announced the updated timeline in a recent blog post. With the shift in focus, the Mountain View giant expects to phase out third-party cookies over a three-month period starting in mid-2023 and ending in late 2023. For this to happen, Google also needs to implement key technologies including FLoC by late 2022. The transition will take place in two stages. Google will announce the start of Stage 1 in late 2022 after completing testing and launching relevant APIs....

According to the report, the regulator opened the investigation last June following allegations that Google engages in anti-competitive practices by creating barriers for OEMs and developers wanting to use or develop modified versions of Android for smart TVs. The case was filed by two antitrust lawyers, Kshitiz Arya and Purushottam Anand, both of whom have since confirmed the filing. While neither of them could speak on record about CCI’s investigation, one of the sources quoted by Reuters claimed that the regulator had asked Google to submit its written responses to the allegations, but the company has sought more time....

Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro Shown at Google I/O 2022 Google not only confirmed that the Pixel 7 series will arrive in the fall later this year, but also showed off the devices on stage at Google I/O 2022. The Pixel 7 and the 7 Pro carry forward the design aesthetic introduced with the Pixel 6 series last year. The upcoming phones will come with a revamped camera bar, switching out the glass build for a recycled aluminum design....

Pixel Buds Pro: Specs and Features The Pixel Buds Pro’s primary highlight is ANC, which is made with a custom 6-core audio chip and uses Silent Seal to adapt to a user’s ears and cancel the noise accordingly to its maximum capacity. This is clubbed with the “Transparency mode” to let in the outside sounds if needed. The built-in sensors will also measure the pressure in a person’s ears so that there’s no ANC-caused discomfort....

Nest Hub 2nd Generation: Specs and Features The Nest Hub 2 has a 7-inch display and is said to provide 50% more bass and better sound output than the first-generation Nest Hub. It allows you to watch online content on various platforms such as Netflix, YouTube, and more. You can also access YouTube Music, Spotify, and more popular streaming platforms. It is compatible with a number of apps such as Gaana, Google Photos, Philips Hue, Google Maps, Google Calendar, and more....

As per reliable reverse app engineer Jane Manchun Wong, Google Maps will soon add a new map layer titled ‘COVID-19 Info’ alongside the existing transit, traffic, and street view layers. You can see in the image below that the layer demarcates all the different states and countries, showing whether COVID-19 spread is increasing or decreasing in that region. — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) September 4, 2020 The COVID-19 data, as per the screenshots, is being sourced from Wikipedia, The New York Times, Johns Hopkins University, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation....

McLaren Partners with Google Under this collaboration, McLaren will use 5G-enabled Android devices and Chrome browser across its operations. This includes practice sessions, qualifying matches, and races to support the drivers and team. Furthermore, McLaren will add Android and Chrome logos to the engine cover and wheel covers of the MCL36 Formula 1 race cars and Number 58 McLaren MX Extreme E race car. Helmets & race suits of McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo from the 2022 Formula 1 season will also bear Google’s Android and Chrome branding....

Google Pixel 6a, Pixel Watch Surface in the US According to a recent report by Android Police, both the Pixel 6a and the Pixel Watch have surfaced in the back-end inventory system of a US-based carrier with the codenames “Bluejay” and “Rohan,” respectively. The listing also revealed the color options and other details of the products ahead of their official launch. Starting with the Pixel 6a, there’s mention of three colors – black, white, and green in the carrier’s database....

Pixel Watch Charger Details Revealed A recent report by 9to5Google, citing official FCC filings by Google, suggests that the Pixel Watch will come with a USB-C-based magnetic charging adapter in the box. The report mentions that the FCC filings appeared on May 11, the same day Google held its I/O 2022 event, and revealed that the Pixel Watch will come in both Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi + LTE models. An additional FCC ID (G943M) of the Pixel Watch also revealed that Compal Electronics will be responsible for manufacturing the charging unit of the smartwatch....

iPhone SE 3 Price and Availability in India The iPhone SE 3 comes in three storage options, much like the global variants, and here’s what it would cost in India if you intend to buy it: 64GB: Rs 43,900128GB: Rs 48,900256GB: Rs 58,900 The starting price isn’t much high as compared to the 2020 iPhone SE, which had a starting price of Rs 42,500 at the time of launch. It will be up for pre-orders in India starting March 11 and can be purchased from March 18....