Netflix’s Ad Plan Will Still Have Ad-Free Content A recent report by Bloomberg tells us that Netflix won’t show ads for kids’ content and new original movies and shows. People close to the matter have revealed that the Netflix Original content won’t include adverts, at least during their initial time on the platform. Ads may be added to such shows and movies later on. Although nothing is finalized as of now and hence, things could change when the ad-supported plan goes official....

OnePlus 9 Pro Heating Issues OnePlus 9 Pro users took to OnePlus forums to report the issue. According to reports, the device gets heated up even while recording a minute of 4k 60fps video. Some users also report that the device locks them out of the camera interface with a temperature warning. We noticed overheating issues in our OnePlus 9 Pro review unit too. — Artem Russakovskii (@ArtemR) April 6, 2021...

OnePlus Tells Employees Not to Answer OS Questions Tipster Evan Blass shared OnePlus’ internal memo on Twitter. “Important Note: Do not respond to any OS or Color OS questions that target the integration announcement. Only use the below response — We currently do not have any updates regarding the operating systems. Please stay tuned to our official channels.,” reads the memo. — Ev (@evleaks) June 18, 2021 Surprisingly, the memo leak comes at a time when OnePlus CEO Pete Lau took to the company’s official forums to state that OxygenOS will continue to be the operating system for devices outside China....

OnePlus Watch Harry Potter Limited Edition Unveiled in India The OnePlus Watch Harry Potter Limited Edition is a great catch for die-hard Potterheads who grew up watching the magical universe created by J K Rowling. It comes with a special leather wristband that features an embossed Harry Potter logo. Furthermore, the watch comes with specialized watch faces with unique animations for each of the four houses at Hogwarts — Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw....

The company made the announcement via a press release, and also on Twitter, saying that the company believes that “nothing is more important than the well-being of our employees, consumers, and members of the Poco family, and everyone who has been associated with us.” *For everyone whose warranty expires in the month of May/ June. pic.twitter.com/pY984k78UG — POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) May 12, 2021 It’s noteworthy that the warranties are not being extended for every Poco phone out there....

According to recent reports, the “Rockstar” composer, Austin Richard Post, known as Post Malone the pop industry, bought an undisclosed amount of shares of the gaming team, Envy. Now, Envy is one of the bigger names in the eSports community and handles several teams in multiple games. The company has been popular in the industry since 2007 and has maintained its reputation as one of the biggest gaming companies in the eSports industry....

Raspberry Pi 4 case fan attaches to the lid of the official Pi 4 case. It offers up to 1.4CFM of airflow over the processor, memory, and power management IC. According to the blog post, the case fan draws air in via the USB and Ethernet connectors, passes it through the small heatsink attached to the processor, and exhausts it through the SD card slot. The official case fan should come in handy to avoid thermal throttling and maintain an ideal temperature on Pi 4....

Realme Band 2 Launched in Malaysia Now, starting with the design, the Realme Band 2 looks pretty different from the Realme Band. It brings an unexpected but good design change. It comes with a rectangular chassis and looks much like the Huawei Band 6 that was launched earlier this year. The Realme Band 2 also boasts a 1.4-inch TFT LCD panel, which is significantly larger than the 0.96-inch screen of the first-gen model....

Now, if you did not know, Mediatek unveiled the Dimensity 700 5G chipset back in 2020. It is essentially a toned-down version of the Dimensity 720 SoC that was unveiled early last year. It is a part of MediaTek’s Dimensity series of 5G chipsets. MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G Coming to the specifications, the Dimensity 700 5G is an octa-core processor based on the 7nm architecture. It features two high-performance Cortex-A76 cores and six power-efficient Cortex-A55 cores....

Call of Duty Ricochet Anti-Cheat System According to the company, the Ricochet anti-cheat system brings broad security and server enhancements to Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone. Taking inspiration from Valorant’s Riot Vanguard anti-cheat software, Ricochet involves kernel-level drivers, ML (Machine Learning) algorithms, and a team of dedicated professionals striving to reduce hackers. The highlight of Ricochet is a new kernel-level driver on PC. These drivers are given high-level access to monitor and manage software and apps on a PC....

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Launch Date Tipped According to Sammobile, citing sources familiar with the matter, the Galaxy S21 FE is all set to launch at CES 2022. After going digital last year, CES 2022 is set to be held as an in-person event between January 5, 2022 to January 8, 2022 in Las Vegas. While the new date comes close, a previous rumor from Jon Prosser hinted that the launch of S21 FE is delayed until January and is expected on January 11....

The company quietly launched the device in Germany. It has shown up on Samsung’s German website, without a keynote or blog post. Moreover, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE is not an upgrade or on par with its predecessors. It is essentially an affordable 5G-supported tablet from Samsung. And, the FE (Fan Edition) branding suggests that the company is aiming to unify its smartphone and tablet lineup, with value-for-money products under one category....

According to the report, the new display panel will come with wider gaps between pixels to allow light to pass through. The wider spacing, however, will likely affect image quality, which is why it will only be implemented in the area above the camera, while the rest of the panel will use standard configuration. Samsung is also reportedly working on custom algorithm for image correction to mitigate issues created by refraction through the OLED panel....

Samsung released an official trailer video on its YouTube channel to announce the event. You can check it out right below. In the video, we can see a Samsung delivery truck carrying something in a cubical box. The mysterious device inside is shown to be so powerful that it disrupts every electronic device in its path. And when a person finally receives the box, he opens it up to see a light shining from the inside....

Samsung’s latest profit share is the largest it has achieved since the second quarter of 2014. Back in Q2 2014, the South Korean tech giant had a 37.9 percent share. The development comes at a time when Samsung surpassed Xiaomi to regain its position as the leading smartphone company in the Indian market. Meanwhile, Apple managed to retain its position as the world’s most profitable smartphone maker. According to the report, the company had a 60....

Sony PS VR2 Headset Coming Soon Sony, via a recent Instagram post and even a tweet, has confirmed that the PS VR2 headset will launch in early 2023. You should know that the exact launch date is still under the wraps and more on this should be out soon. For those who don’t know, Sony has already revealed the design of the PS VR2 headset and the PS VR2 Sense controllers....

According to prices Sony shared with some journalists and news outlets, the PlayStation 5 will be priced at Rs. 49,990 in India. The more affordable, Digital Edition of the PlayStation 5 will be priced at Rs. 39,990. Other than that, we now also know the prices for the new DualSense controller (Rs. 5,990), the HD camera, remote, charging station, etc. The new 3D wireless headset is priced at Rs. 8,990 by the way in case you were thinking of getting it to enjoy PS 5’s new 3D sound....

Spotify Dominates Music Streaming Market According to a recent market research report by MIDiA, Spotify holds a 31 percent market share in the music streaming industry. As for its fiercest competitor, Apple Music, followed right after and came in the second position with only a 15 percent market share. However, there are some underlying details in the report that you should know about. Nonetheless, Spotify has been on the top for a long time now, and despite its decreasing market share, other companies are nowhere close to surpassing it in the near future, as per the report....

In a statement to Cheddar’s J.D. Durkin, Spotify said: “Once again, Apple is using its dominant position and unfair practices to disadvantage competitors and deprive consumers by favoring its own services. We call on competition authorities to act urgently to restrict Apple’s anti-competitive behavior, which if left unchecked, will cause irreparable harm to the developer community and threaten our collective freedoms to listen, learn, create, and connect”. “Apple is using its dominant position and unfair practices to disadvantage competitors and deprive consumers by favoring its own services....

Steam Now Available for a Few Chromebooks Following last week’s announcement, Google has shared an in-depth report on its Chromium Projects forum, sharing a list of Chromebook models that currently support Steam and the games that will be available to play on Chrome OS. Here’s a list of the supported Chromebook models for the Steam alpha test: Acer Chromebook 514 (CB514-1W)Acer Chromebook 515 (CB515-1W)Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-3W)ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 (CX5500)ASUS Chromebook CX9 (CX9400)HP Pro c640 G2 ChromebookLenovo 5i-14 Chromebook...