Tecno Pova 4: Specs and Features The Tecno Pova 4 has a flat-edge design with a textured back panel. The back houses a 50MP main camera and a secondary AI lens with support for PDAF and dual-LED light. There’s an 8MP selfie shooter too. The phone comes with several camera features including the night mode, AI Beauty mode, HDR, AR Shots, slow-motion videos, and filters, among others. The Pova 4 features a 6....
Tesla vehicles already have an ‘Autopilot‘ feature that brings a partially-automated driver assist technology, but Musk has long promised to roll out a fully-automated system for Tesla vehicles by the end of the 2020. Now that the beta program has just started rolling out, it will be important to see if the full-fledged feature will be available by the end of the year to all users. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2020 According to The Washington Post, Tesla’s move to go ahead with the rollout is being squarely criticized by many safety advocates, as well as an industry coalition that includes Uber, Ford, General Motors’ Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo, among others....
OnePlus Buds Z Steven Harrington Edition OnePlus unveiled its second pair of TWS earbuds, the OnePlus Buds Z, along with the OnePlus 8T earlier last year. The company also showed off a limited edition variant of these TWS earbuds, the OnePlus Buds Z Steven Harrington Edition, at the event. The company didn’t make it available right away but has been launching it across the globe one country at a time. These special edition earbuds launched in the US around the holidays and are finally making their way to India today....
Ookla, the developer of the benchmarking app, recently announced the feature via an official blog post. As per the developers, as most users stream video on various streaming platforms like Netflix, YouTube, and others, it is important to test the streaming quality of the videos on a network connection. So, Ookla has introduced the feature to help users benchmark the video-streaming experience before they start watching a show or a movie on their device....
The Digital Einstein Experience Developed by a startup called Aflorithmic in partnership with digital humans company UneeQ, the “Digital Einstein Experience” is essentially an AI-powered chatbot that is based on the legendary scientist. The digital Einstein can chat with you in real-time and you can interact with it using your voice, texts, or the pre-set chat options for a knowledgable conversation. So, if you are eager to learn about Einstein’s life, his views about topics, or his work on physics, you can head to the Digital Einstein Experience website to have a real-time chat with the genius himself....
As the Sanders memes started gaining momentum on the internet, an NYU Masters student and part-time web developer, Nick Sawhney, created a website to generate Bernie Sanders memes. The website, dubbed “Bernie-sits”, is a pretty basic one where you can search for any location and the website will put Bernie and his chair right in that address or location with one click of a button. The website is actually a meme generator and fun project created by Sawhney to generate images of Bernie sitting in weird or unusual places....
As can be seen in the screenshot below, the voice message interface on Twitter will be relatively simple and clutter-free, with only a single ‘Play/Pause’ button. The recipient can also report a message if they find it to be offensive or if they believe that the feature is being misused. According to Welch, the interface will offer an “in-line recording experience to make it easier to send these messages as part of the natural conversation flow”....
Text Selection on Twitter’s Android App Coming Soon According to the tweet, Twitter could soon add the text selector to the Android app. In case you’re wondering, the feature has been available on Twitter’s iOS app for some time now. As you can see below, long-pressing the text will soon show you the options to copy the selected text, share the text, or select all the text in the tweet. Twitter for Android is finally working on the ability to select text on Tweet pic....
Twitter to Get Verified Phone Number Labels As suggested by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, Twitter will add a “verified phone number” label to accounts, if those account owners have verified their numbers. This will be a small grey-hued label placed above the “Followers” and “Following” options. Twitter is working on verified… phone number label on profile pic.twitter.com/H4gJGaNHQT— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) August 19, 2022 Twitter encourages people to link their phone numbers and email IDs to provide more authenticity to an account....
According to a translation of the original Weibo post, Vivo claims that the feature won’t affect the phone’s battery efficiency to any significant degree. The company did not release any more information about either the technology or the product itself, but from what we know about the technology, electrochromic glass uses changes in voltage to alter its color. However, in the case of Vivo’s new smartphone, it’s not immediately clear as to whether the changes will be restricted to just two colors of if users will have more options....
Hide Last Seen Status from Specific People on WhatsApp As WABetaInfo reports, WhatsApp is gradually rolling out the ‘My contacts except…’ option under the Last Seen privacy settings on WhatsApp beta version 2.21.23.14 for Android. Much like how you currently hide stories from someone on WhatsApp, you can pick contacts that shouldn’t see your last seen status. At this moment, this feature is getting a limited rollout. I checked on a phone running WhatsApp beta 2....
WhatsApp Starts Testing Companion Mode The latest report by WABetaInfo reveals that the Companion mode will let you easily link a secondary mobile device to one WhatsApp number. This essentially means that users will be able to use one WhatsApp account on multiple mobile devices, such as another smartphone or a tablet. Currently, the multi-device feature only allows you to link a WhatsApp account on a phone and a PC at the same time....
The messaging giant took to Twitter to announce the new preview feature for voice messages. In the tweet, the company included a quirky animated video, showcasing the frustration of recording a voice message incorrectly and then re-recording it multiple times before getting it right. Now, although that can still happen, even with the preview voice message feature, users will now be able to listen to their voice messages before sending the final message....
Ever since WhatsApp launched WhatsApp Web, several malicious actors have managed to access one’s personal WhatsApp chats by using the WhatsApp web feature. Although WhatsApp shows a notification when there is an active WhatsApp web session, some users may not notice it. With this fingerprint authentication method, users can rest assured that their WhatsApp Web will not be compromised in case their phone is with others for a brief period....
Windows 11 Build 25145: What’s New? The new Windows 11 Insider Build 25145 will now show OneDrive subscription details in the Accounts page within Settings. To recall, the subscription information page was recently updated as part of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25126 released last month. And if your OneDrive storage limit is nearing its end, you will be alerted about the same on the same page. These two features are just starting to roll out and as a result, won’t be available for all people signed into the Dev channel....
Windows Sun Valley 2 Update: What’s New? Apart from focusing on the quality improvements of existing features in Windows 11, Microsoft is expected to add support for third-party widgets with the Sun Valley 2 update, as per the new developer guidelines that appeared recently on its website. If you have been using Windows 11 on your laptop or desktop, you would know that the widgets panel, which was one of the highlighted features of Windows 11, does not support third-party widgets....
Xiaomi 13 Camera, Display, and More Details Leaked Popular tipster Digital Chat Station has suggested that the Xiaomi 13 series will come with Leica-backed cameras, much like the Xiaomi 12S lineup. All Xiaomi 13 phones will come with a Leica telephoto lens. The Xiaomi 13 Pro is expected to feature a 1-inch sensor for the main camera. It could be a Sony IMX8 series sensor. To recall, a previous leak hinted at a 50MP snapper with a Sony IMX989 sensor, much like the Xiaomi 12S Pro....
In an official press release, Xiaomi claims that it currently manufactures more than 99% of its smartphones and 100% of its smart TVs locally in India. And no, we’re not talking about just the assembly of these devices. The company claims to manufacture or source the key components, including the PCB, camera module, battery, back panel, USB cable, chargers, boxes, and more locally. Xiaomi Sets up Two New Smartphone Manufacturing Plants...
Now, for those unaware, Qualcomm is the only company that has been developing chipsets for Windows ARM PCs, thanks to an exclusivity deal with Microsoft. However, recent reports suggest that the deal between Microsoft and Qualcomm will end soon. When it does, it could open up opportunities for other vendors, as Microsoft could start licensing the ARM version of Windows to them. While users can currently run Windows 11 on M1 Macs and other devices using virtual machine apps such as Parallels, they cannot run the OS natively as Apple does not support Boot Camp on its systems....
Video Chapters Although YouTube originally introduced video chapters in May, the company is improving the experience by adding a list view. Through this list view, you can simply tap on the chapter title in the player to quickly switch to it. In addition, the entire list of chapters is neatly represented along with thumbnail previews in this new view. Image: YouTube Repositioning of Autoplay and Captions YouTube is bringing the captions button right to the primary video player interface with this update....
