Nearby Sharing Self Share Feature Spotted in Chrome OS The new experimental feature, dubbed as Nearby Sharing Self Share (now shortened to Self Share), was recently spotted in Chromium Gerrit by ChromeStory. Although the feature is not yet live on any Chrome OS version, Google is reportedly working on the Self Share feature for Chromebooks and other tablet devices. Coming to the working of the feature, it works just as it sounds....
For the uninitiated, Honor was a sub-brand of Huawei until its parent company sold it to a group of Chinese companies. This was primarily because the company was not being able to sell its devices without the Google apps and services. Now, Honor Germany recently announced (via a tweet) that its next smartphone, the Honor 50, will come with Google services and apps out-of-the-box. The tweet confirmed that the Honor 50 would be the first smartphone from the company to launch with Google services since the US put Huawei on its Entity List....
Disable Activity Status on Instagram (2022) First, to familiarize you with the Activity Status feature, this is how the “last active” tab and the tag under the usernames of people you have recently messaged will look like: To disable activity status on Instagram, open your Instagram profile, tap the hamburger menu (horizontal three lines icon) at the top-right corner, and choose “Settings”. When the Settings page appears, move to the “Privacy” section and tap on “Activity Status” to change your Instagram account’s activity status....
Kuo’s earlier predictions were that Apple will allocate 40 to 45 percent of its inventory to the iPhone 12 models (up from 15 to 20 percent). However that has changed, and Kuo is now estimating the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max to have 30 percent to 35 percent share each for new iPhone shipments this quarter. According to Kuo, “The iPhone 12 Pro pre-order beat our expectation because of Apple core fans’ initial preference for high-end models, the strong demand in the Chinese market, and the coming peak season demand in the US and Europe....
JBL C115 TWS Earbuds: Specifications The JBL C115 TWS earbuds are quite tiny and portable. The earbuds, along with the charging case, weighs just 73 grams. The earbuds feature an in-ear design similar to Realme Buds Q. They should sit comfortably in your ears and connect to your phone over Bluetooth 5.0. Each earbud is backed by a 5.8 mm dynamic driver, supporting JBL Pure Bass sound to offer users “crystal clear sound, undistorted true bass, and sound augmentation....
With the new integrations, businesses using Microsoft Teams will be able to schedule their JioMeet calls seamlessly. Moreover, JioMeet’s Outlook add-in will allow users to directly schedule JioMeet calls from within the Outlook interface. Users will be able to click on the ‘choose meeting’ option and select ‘JioMeet’. They will then be able to schedule and plan the meeting, which will be added into their Outlook calendar as well as JioMeet calendar automatically....
Now, even though there are a lot of email apps available on the App Store, there are only a few of them that support Apple’s new default app option in iOS 14. Third-Party Mail Apps That Can Be Set As Default in iOS 14 So, here is a list of the email apps that you can set as your default mail app on devices running iOS and iPadOS 14....
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+: Specs and Features The 4nm Dimensity 9000+ incorporates Arm’s v9 CPU architecture, which includes the ultra-Cortex-X2 core clocked at 3.2GHz, an increase from the 3.05GHz clock speed of the same performance core on the Dimensity 9000. This change in structure is said to provide more than a 5% boost in CPU performance. There’s also the presence of three super Cortex-A710 cores (up to 2.85GHz) and four efficiency Cortex-A510 cores (up to 1....
An AI Universal Language Translation System for the Metaverse? In a recent Inside the Lab: Building for the metaverse with AI live stream, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg detailed a variety of new AI-based technologies that his company is currently developing for the metaverse. Amongst others, Zuckerberg mentioned that Meta aims to build a universal language translation system to allow users to interact with others in the metaverse without worrying about language barriers....
Microsoft to Retire Internet Explorer According to Microsoft’s new blog post, the Redmond giant will retire Internet Explorer on most versions of Windows 10 on June 15, 2022. The company clarifies that this retirement does not affect in-market Windows 10 LTSC or Server IE 11 desktop apps and the MSHTML (Trident) engine. Microsoft has detailed the platforms that will be affected by this retirement in a separate post. Here’s where Microsoft will no longer support IE 11 after June next year:...
The first Windows 11 public beta has a build number of 22000.100, which is the same as the most recent Windows 11 preview in the Dev channel. However, as Microsoft states, the current Windows 11 build in the Beta channel is more stable and closer to the final build than the Dev channel one. So, Microsoft recommends those in the Dev channel switch over to the Beta channel to get more stable builds in the future....
Teams is the first Microsoft 365 app that has stopped working in IE 11, although, it will still work as expected on the latest version of Edge, which, the company says has been designed to offer “faster and more responsive web access to greater sets of features in everyday toolsets like Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and more”. So as long as you’re using Teams on Edge or any other modern browser like Chrome or Firefox, you need not worry about today’s developments....
On Windows 10, Microsoft has added task counts next to the completed section in user-created lists. This way, you can easily keep an eye on the number of completed tasks. You also get task count for sections in the Planned smart list. Meanwhile, the iOS version of To Do has improved the experience while adding tasks from Siri. The company has also fixed bugs that caused issues with the print feature....
Galaxy M53 5G Coming to India Later This Week Samsung, via a Twitter post, revealed the launch date of the Galaxy M53 5G in India. The launch will take place on April 22 at 12 pm. It was earlier tipped by leakster Mukul Sharma. Introducing the all-new #GalaxyM53 5G that’s up for anything that you want to explore. Capture your adventures in great detail with its segment best 108MP Camera. Or stay always connected with the segment only Auto Data Switching feature....
Motorola Edge (2022): Specs and Features The Motorola Edge (2022) doesn’t bring forward a new look and highly resembles any other Moto G phone. There are vertically-arranged rear cameras and a center-placed punch-hole screen. It comes in a Mineral Gray color. The 6.6-inch screen is OLED in nature and supports a 144Hz refresh rate, which still hasn’t become mainstream these days. It also supports a Full HD+ screen resolution, HDR10+, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and a 10-bit DCI-P3 color gamut....
The chipmaker released its first Iris Xe graphics cards earlier this year. These were based on the “DG1” prototypes that were based on Intel’s Xe LP architecture. These lower-end graphics cards under this series, however, were not meant for gaming setups. The upcoming “DG2” graphics cards are designed on the higher-performance Xe HPG architecture. So, these should offer high-end gaming performance for users, posing a threat (maybe!?) to competitors like AMD and Nvidia in the market....
Twitter Articles for Lenghty Tweets Might Launch Soon Renowned reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong hinted at the launch of the Twitter Articles feature via a tweet recently. You can expect to find a dedicated section for the Articles feature on Twitter, allowing users to post long-form tweets without worrying about the current 280-character limit. Twitter is working on “Twitter Articles” and the ability to create one within TwitterPossibility a new longform format on Twitter pic....
All About “Night City” The first video, “The Postcards From Night City”, is all about the city’s social, financial, and political environments. It starts with a few TV announcers excitingly talking about the recent news of the city and then it goes on to show all the nitty-gritty details about various types of people living in the city and the popular areas of it. You can check out the video right below....
First and foremost, the 2013 Wii U title, Super Mario 3D World, is coming to the Switch as ‘Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury’. The game will bring along the levels and co-op gameplay of the original title. However, it will also add in new content that’s yet to be announced. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury will be available from February 12, 2021. Nintendo also announced that a battle royale-ish version of Mario is coming to the Switch as well....
India’s Smartwatch Market Is Growing! It has been revealed that Noise’s Colorfit Pulse became its best-selling smartwatch during Q1 2022. The company was followed by Fire-Boltt, which took the second spot with a market share of 21%. The reason for this is attributed to a number of recent launches by the company. boAt acquired a 17.8% market share and stood in the third position, coming down from the second position in Q1 2021....
