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Windows 11 Build 25158: What’s New? The Windows 11 Build 25158 has brought notification badging for Widgets, which will show a banner at the top of the Widget Board to tell users more about the notification sent by a particular widget. Tapping on the same will help you see the notification in detail. You can check out what the notification badge looks like. Microsoft clarifies that this feature will roll out to a limited set of Insiders and plans to get feedback on the same before releasing it for all....

Windows 11 Dev Channel Builds Are About to Get Less Stable Microsoft says it will start testing early development builds in the Dev channel, as it usually does. As a result, these upcoming builds will be less stable than the ones that are currently live in the Dev channel. In an email sent to Insiders, Microsoft also points out that changes that will show up in the upcoming Dev channel builds will not make their way to the public release this October....

MiTalk: A Clubhouse Clone? Audio chat is all the rage these days, thanks to Clubhouse, an audio-based social platform that’s trending among iPhone users. The Android app is in the works right now. Given the popularity of Clubhouse, tech giants including Twitter and Facebook are working to replicate this functionality in their products. While Facebook is working on a separate audio chat app, Twitter is testing Spaces in beta. And as per reports, Xiaomi is now following suit with MiTalk, at least in China....

Xiaomi claims to have used PTC self-limiting temperature heating technology to ensure the safety of users. The company promises to offer 2 hours of usage in high temperature and up to 4 hours at low temperature. You also have the option to adjust the temperature, which is useful to add the right amount of heat to feel comfortable. If you’re even thinking to check this product out, you’re probably not purchasing it as your primary power bank....

Oppo Hidden Camera Detection App Released Oppo (via a Weibo post) has revealed the new functionality for ColorOS 12. This is currently available for the Chinese units of the Find X5 and the Find X5 Pro. However, Oppo has confirmed to bring it for more devices in the coming weeks. The feature works via a dedicated app and allows users to detect and spot Wi-Fi-based spy cameras that could be hidden in a private room or an area....

Noise Air Buds: Specs and Features The Noise Air Buds come with 13mm dynamic drivers, Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and 45mAh batteries that the company claims can last up to 4 hours on a single charge. The case carries a further 500mAh of battery, which the company claims adds an additional 16 hours to audio playback time. The buds also come with built-in microphones that the company says will offer crystal clear audio during phone calls and virtual meetings....

OnePlus made the announcement via an official tweet earlier this afternoon. However, the exact date of the event is still unknown as the company says that it is ‘coming soon’. You can check out the tweet attached below. Coming soon – https://t.co/vobR9sdGRf pic.twitter.com/h9uPj7rXRk — OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) May 27, 2021 OnePlus Nord CE 5G India Launch Confirmed — Anmol Sachdeva (@_bournesach) May 27, 2021 Yesterday, we saw reports that OnePlus mistakenly mentioned the OnePlus Nord 2 on its official website before removing it later on....

Airtel Secure Internet Launched: What Is It? Secure Internet is essentially an add-on service that aims to protect users online. It will track and block malicious websites and online activities that might put users at risk. It also includes various modes to block specific websites to protect children. Airtel says that India, as per a CERT-in report, experienced a 300 percent increase in cyberattacks last year. The company claims that more than 59 percent of India’s adults have been a victim of cybercrime in the past 12 months....

Activate Alexa Show Mode on Lenovo Laptops With this feature, you can use Alexa on your Lenovo laptop to view trending news, play music, control smart home, set timers, watch videos, and more. To get started, use the voice command “Alexa, open Show Mode”. You can also click on the ‘Show Mode’ button in the Alexa app on your Lenovo PC. “We are excited to bring Alexa’s rich, visual ambient experience to PCs,” said Aaron Rubenson, Vice President Alexa Voice Service and Alexa Skills....

Amazfit GTS 2: Specifications Amazfit GTS 2 offers a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with 348×442 pixel resolution and 341 PPI. The primary differentiating factor between GTR 2 and GTS 2 is in terms of design. While GTR 2 offers a circular display, the GTS 2 goes for an Apple Watch-like square dial. Coming to health-related features, GTS 2 equips the latest BioTracker 2 PPG high-precision biological tracking optical sensor. You get 24-hour heart rate monitoring, PAI health assessment system, and OxygenBeats AI Engine for SpO2 blood-oxygen monitoring....

Ambrane Wise Glaze: Specs and Features The Wise Glaze is another one in Ambrane’s Wise series. It has a 1.78-inch AMOLED display with 1000 nits of brightness (a first in the price segment), a 60Hz refresh rate, and the Always-on-Display (AOD) functionality. It has a screen resolution of 368×448 pixels. With an inbuilt speaker, a mic, and UniPair technology, Bluetooth Calling is meant to consume lesser power and be smooth and fast....

Two-Year-Old Android Version Become Widely Adopted It is revealed that Android 10 (Q) has acquired a 26.5% market share, thus, becoming the most widely used Android version on smartphones right now. Android 11 (R), which is now 14 months old, assumes a 24.2% market share and is termed as the second most adopted Android version. One thing worth noting is that Android 12, released nearly a month ago, currently hasn’t shown up in the distribution chart....

When a new developer preview or beta version of Android 12 releases, the community jumps on to find the new features as well as the hidden codes of potential upcoming features. However, there are some data that the community cannot access or know. For instance, the download statistics such as how many devices are currently running the Android 12 betas are strictly exclusive to Google and its employees. However, as per a recent tweet by Dave Burke (Twitter/@davey_burke), the Vice President of Engineering for Android at Google, “Android 12’s beta is by far our most downloaded/ installed beta ever”....

For the unaware, Apex Legends, developed by Respawn and published by EA, is an online battle royale title that was released back in 2019. Since then, the game amassed a ton of players from around the world and became one of the most popular multiplayer games amongst them. EA initially released the title on PC and gaming consoles such as the previous-gen PlayStation and Xbox. The company promised to bring the game to Nintendo’s portable console last year....

Now, if you are unaware, ever since Apple released its premium-category AirPods Max, there has been some confusion about how the device saves battery power to deliver the claimed 20 hours of listening time. So, Apple swooped in to explain the working of the low-power mode and ultra-low-power mode on a dedicated support page following the launch of the device in the market. However, many users have now taken to Apple forums and Reddit to report that their AirPods Max headphones are draining their batteries even when the device is idle or inside its smart case....

The study will be a collaborative effort between Apple, the University of Washington, and the Seattle Flu Study. Apple announced this study back in 2020, at its “Time Flies” event. Now, as per an official blog post from the Seattle Flu Study, the organizations are looking for participants for the study. To participate in the study, one should be a resident of the greater Seattle area, be 22 years or older, possess an iPhone 6s or above, speak and read English, and actively commit up to 6 months for the study....

14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros: Specifications At the event, Apple refreshed the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. Featuring Liquid Retina XDR display with 3024 x 1964 resolution (3456 x 2234 on 16-inch) at 254 pixels per inch, the display offers up to 1000 nits of sustained brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and P3 color gamut. Notably, the display comes with ProMotion support and features up to 120Hz adaptive refresh rate....

So, the biggest question in the lawsuit is – why was only Parler banned from the App Store and not Telegram? Lawsuit Filed to Remove Telegram from App Store First reported by The Washington Post, the lawsuit has been filed by the non-profit The Coalition for a Safer Web and Ambassador Marc Ginsburg. They sue Apple for allowing Telegram to be available on the App Store despite the knowledge that the messaging app is “being used to intimidate, threaten, and coerce members of the public....

Asus ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition: Specs and Features The ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition comes with the latest 12th Gen Intel Core processors (up to Intel Core i9-12900H CPU), paired with Intel Iris Xe Graphics. The laptop features a 14-inch 2.8K OLED display with support for a 90Hz refresh rate, 16:10 aspect ratio, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. The 3.5-inch OLED ZenVision display on the lid can be used to add short texts and animations....

iPhone 13 iPhone 12 The iPhone 12 is equally good as the iPhone 13 and was the first one to adopt the same Super Retina XDR display as the Pro models. It also includes the A14 Bionic chip, dual cameras, 64GB storage, and can be updated to iOS 16 out of the box. The iPhone 12 mini, on the other hand, is available only for Rs 36,990 during the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale....