Asus ROG Phone 6 Launching on July 5 Asus, via a Twitter post, revealed that the ROG Phone 6, along with the gaming headphones and other accessories will be introduced on July 5 at 8 PM Taipei time. This means it will be live at 5:30 PM in India. The virtual event will go live on Asus’ official website and its social channels. You can check out the tweet attached right below....

COD Warzone Mobile Arrives Later this Year On the occasion of the second anniversary of Call of Duty Warzone, the developer shared an official blog post to announce that it is building the game for mobile phones. It will be independent of the PC and console title and likely won’t support crossplay. The blog post is an invitation for developers to work at Activision and build Call of Duty Warzone for mobile....

The company sent out a tweet from its official handle on Twitter to let everyone about the current situation. So, as per the letter, the developers recently found evidence that their stolen data is being circulated around the internet. You can check out the tweet along with the letter attached below. Read more: https://t.co/qd6sc5VF3I pic.twitter.com/kKi1GkIaLO — CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED) June 10, 2021 Now, for the unaware, CD Projekt Red, the developers of popular titles like the Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077, suffered a ransomware attack from an unknown threat actor....

CERT-In Issues Urgent Security Warning for Chrome According to a recent security warning report by CERT-In, Google Chrome users are at huge risk. The cyber agency warns users of multiple security vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to perform various system functions and gain remote access to a user’s device. The cyber team mentioned that Chrome versions lower than 99.0.4844.74 contain 26 security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by an attacker to remotely “execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, or cause a denial of service condition” on a vulnerable system....

Following Johnson’s bombshell revelation, Google admitted to the issue, but claimed that a ‘bug’ was behind the unexpected behavior. In a statement to The Registrar, a company spokesperson said: “We are aware of a bug in Chrome that is impacting how cookies are cleared on some first-party Google websites. We are investigating the issue, and plan to roll out a fix in the coming days”. The company, however, did not explain why the bug specifically exempted sites owned by Google and its subsidiary....

Discord Watch Together – Stream YouTube Videos with Friends First reported by The Verge, Discord has started testing a “Watch Together” feature after YouTube’s aggressive move to shut down music bots. Once available, you will see a new rocket icon next to the usual video call and screen sharing icons when you join a voice channel. Clicking on it will show up YouTube interface where you can search/ paste YouTube links or pick one of the trending videos....

Dizo Watch R: Specs, Features, and Price The new Dizo smartwatch comes with a 1.30-inch AMOLED screen, which is touted as the biggest display in the sub-Rs 4,000 price bracket. It supports a peak brightness of 550 nits, the Always-on-Display mode, and 150+ watch faces. It gets a 45mm circular dial with a metal chassis for a premium look. The watch supports 110+ sports modes such as running, walking, cycling, and more, along with the ability to keep track of daily activities....

The new drone still weighs the same 249 grams as the original Mavic Mini, allowing it to escape registration requirements by the US aviation regulator. Drones that weigh 250 grams and more require FAA registration for outdoor flights in the US. DJI also claims that the Mini 2 comes with up to 31 minutes of flight time in spite of retaining the ultra-lightweight form-factor of its predecessor. The Mini 2 comes with a more reliable OcuSync 2....

Unreal Engine 5.1 Is Now Available Unreal Engine 5.1 version updates the Lumen dynamic global illumination and reflections system, the Nanite virtualized micropolygon geometry system, and Virtual Shadow Maps (VSM) for more details and low latency at 60fps. For those who don’t know, Lumen is a new dynamic lighting technology to add indirect light to virtual scenes. Now, Lumen supports nDisplay. The Nanite feature introduces intricate geometric details to the games and the virtual environment....

Facebook’s Declining User and Ad Growth Facebook lost over 1 million daily users in North America, the region in which the company makes the most money via advertising. Facebook’s daily active users went from 1.93 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 1.92 billion in the past quarter. This decline further decreased the number of daily users of Facebook in the global market, which a company spokesperson confirmed is the first sequential decline in the company’s history....

The first set of games available this week include Asphalt 9: Legends by Gameloft; Mobile Legends: Adventure by Moonton; PGA TOUR Golf Shootout by Concrete Software, Inc.; Solitaire: Arthur’s Tale by Qublix Games; and WWE SuperCard by 2K Games. The company plans to add Dirt Bike Unchained by Red Bull in the coming weeks. What’s more, the company says that it will continue to test new experiences and expand the games library going forward....

Flipkart Big Saving Days Announced The company has shared a sneak peek at some of the deals you can expect during the Big Saving Days event on its official website. Flipkart, as per the event microsite, will offer the “craziest deals” on smartphones, accessories, TVs, refrigerators, and many other products. There will be up to 80% off on headphones, speakers, beard trimmers, and up to 75% discount on TVs and home appliances....

WebExtensions Community Group The goal of WebExtensions Community Group (WECG) is to make it easier for developers to create extensions. To achieve this, participating browser vendors want to specify a consistent model of functionality, APIs, and permissions through this community. WECG also wants to improve the overall reliability of extensions by outlining an architecture that enhances performance and security. “Using the existing extensions model and APIs supported by Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Safari as a foundation, we will start by working on a specification....

Google Chrome is the Speediest Web Browser on macOS In a recent official blog post, Google boasted about Chrome 99’s performance on Macs. The company said that it tested the latest v99 Chrome update with the Speedometer 2.0 benchmarking tool, which has been developed by the Safari team at Apple to test the performance of web browsers. And well, Chrome has achieved the highest score to date. The Speedometer 2.0 recreates common web application operations to check the responsiveness of a web browser....

As XDA reports, Google Messages may soon have categories to help you organize your inbox better. The new categories in question include All, Personal, Transactions, OTP, Offers, and More. Once enabled, messages should get automatically grouped into these categories for quick access. This feels a tad similar to iOS 14’s Messages update that does similar things on the iPhone. From what it looks like, these categories will be horizontally scrollable....

First up, the recorder app brings along a new audio editing feature. You can select an audio clip (or a section of transcribed text) from a saved recording and then choose to remove or share the snippet with others. You only need to highlight the required text and hit the ‘Crop’ or ‘Remove’ buttons that are displayed below the text. The recorder app now also lets you search for specific words and remove them from the transcribed text....

Use Android Phone as TV Remote Apart from the flexibility to seamlessly use your phone as a remote, Google is solving one key problem with this feature: typing input. Entering the title of movies or even passwords is never convenient with the remote. With this integration, you can simply do it by typing from your phone. “We’re making it easier to navigate your TV by building remote-control features directly into your Android phone, so you can watch your favorite show even if your actual remote is missing....

According to screenshots and screen recordings from multiple sources, Xiaomi recently released a new version of its File Manager (v4.3.0.2). In the new system file manager app, the company has added many new UI elements, animations, and an overhauled Mi Drive page that gives us the first glimpse of the MIUI 13 design language. You can check out the screenshots below. Now, it is worth mentioning that there are no major changes in the MIUI File Manager app as compared to its previous version in terms of functionality....

Run Android Apps in Linux Without an Emulator (2021) First of all, you need to install Curl in case you have not installed it already. Open the Terminal and run the below command. Press “y” and hit Enter when the Terminal asks for your permission. Next, run the below command based on your Linux distro. If you are using Ubuntu, use focal for the Distro, and for the latest Debian, choose bullseye, and so on....

Do note that the figures include the combined wireless and fixed-line broadband usage numbers. However, the latter still represents a small segment of the overall market with just 20.13 million subscribers, while the total number of wireless connections hit a whopping 684.64 million. It is worth noting that the rate of growth in fixed-line services is higher than the wireless sector, but it’s still not substantial enough to change the status quo any time soon....