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The new UI looks quite similar to what you’ll find if you use the Android Auto app on your smartphone. However, Android Auto itself is expected to be replaced by the Assistant Driving Mode, so why add a similar UI to Maps? See why I’m confused? Image courtesy: Android Police Anyway, speaking of the UI itself, it brings in large buttons on the bottom for launching the voice assistant and for what can be described as an app screen with compatible apps....

Google Play Store Is Now 10! Google Play Store’s new logo goes for a brighter red, green, blue, and yellow and is also more rounded, as opposed to the previous logo. You can have a look at the difference below. In addition, Google has a reward for Play Points members. They can now get 10 times more points on every purchase made via the Play Store by enabling a points booster....

Developed as part of Google’s Magenta project, the “Lo-Fi Player” is essentially a 2D pixelated virtual room with several interactive elements to create your own customized lo-fi track. You can click the window to change the ambiance of your room or click the base guitar to add some base to your track. Create Your Own Lo-Fi Music Room Now, once you start interacting with the objects in the room, you can tweak the settings to add them to your looping track....

Google Drive to End Unlimited WhatsApp Backups If you are an Android user who relies on WhatsApp for your messaging needs, you’d know that Google Drive currently offers unlimited storage for your WhatsApp backups. The credit goes to a strategic deal between the Meta-owned messaging giant and Google that was signed back in 2018. However, according to a recent report by reputable WhatsApp beta-tracker WABetaInfo, it will soon change as Google will stop offering unlimited storage for WhatsApp backups on Android phones....

The image was recently discovered by app developer Steve Moser in the companion app for Facebook’s Ray-Ban-branded smart glasses called Facebook View. Moser shared the leaked image with Bloomberg soon after the discovery. You can check it out right below. As you can see in the image above, the Meta smartwatch looks similar to the Apple Watch with its rectangular design, rounded corners, and slightly curved edges. We can also see a control button located on the right edge....

India Wants Big Tech to Get Tough on Fake News A report by Reuters suggests that the I&B official criticized Google, Twitter, and Facebook for their measures taken to curb fake news and suggests that their “inaction” has forced the Indian Government to take down such content, which has, in turn, attracted global scrutiny, for the government is said to be suppressing the freedom of speech. This recent meeting was also attended by Indian social media platforms ShareChat and Koo....

Use Instagram Link Stickers to Add Link to Stories According to Instagram, the change was made to help users share things that matter with their friends and family. “From organizing and educating around equity, social justice, and mental well-being to showcasing new product drops to customers, link sharing is helpful in many ways — so now we’re giving access to everyone,” wrote the company on its blog post. To add a link to your Instagram Stories, you first need to create a Story from the Story creation interface....

Apple, as one might know, is in the process of moving away from Intel processors for its Mac computers. The Cupertino giant introduced its in-house computer chip, the Apple M1, that power the company’s next-gen MacBooks and iMacs. Later last year, Apple recently released its first MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini powered by the M1 processor instead of Intel’s offerings. And now it seems like this transition by the company is threatening other major brands in the market....

These iPhones Will Show Battery Percentage! Apple has just released iOS 16.1 beta to developers and this update will bring the battery percentage indicator to the iPhone XR, the iPhone 11, the iPhone 12 mini, and the iPhone 13 mini. Currently, these iPhone models don’t have the option. This information was shared by the MacRumors forums. On the other hand, the iPhone SE, the iPhone 8, and earlier have shown the battery percentage from the very start....

Other than bigger batteries, the iPhone 13 Pro packs many new changes in the component department. However, as per iFixit, the newer models are harder to repair than the previous-gen models. The iPhone 12 Pro Max, last year, got a repairability score of 6 out of 10 from iFixit. The iPhone 13 Pro Max, on the other hand, got 5 out of 10 for repairability. The teardown report from iFixit further mentions the changes that enabled Apple to reduce the size of the Face ID notch this year....

Jio Independence Day Offers: Details Jio’s Rs 2,999 annual prepaid plan now includes additional 75GB of data, which will come into action once the daily limit is utilized. It also includes Ixigo coupons worth Rs 750 on the payment worth Rs 4,500 or above, Netmeds coupons of up to Rs 750, and Ajio coupons worth Rs 750 on a purchase of Rs 2,990 and above. Besides these, the Rs 2,999 offers 2....

The Indian telecom giant has reportedly partnered with several global organizations and submarine cable suppliers SubCom to build the networking system. The company aims to create two interconnecting networking systems to aid the “extraordinary growth in data demand across the region.” “For the first time in the history of fiber optic submarine telecommunications, these systems place India at the center of the international network map, recognizing India’s increased importance, staggering growth, and the quantum shift in data use since the launch of Jio services in 2016,” said Reliance Jio in a statement....

Codec support includes H.264 for encoding and AV1, AVS2, HEVC, VP9, H.264, and SHVC 4K60 @ 10bit video decoding. Supported connectivity options include HDMI 2.0/1.4 with HDCP 2.2, HDMI 2.1a and USB 2.0. It also supports BBC HLG, HDR10, Dolby Vision HDR, HDR10+ and more. The MT9602 comes with MediaTek’s AI-PQ (picture quality) & AI-AQ (audio quality) technologies that the company says automatically improves audio and video quality by real-time video optimization....

The company shared a short video with Micromax’s co-founder Rahul Sharma (also known for his EV startup Revolt) talking about the rise and fall of Micromax. He then goes on to cite PM Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign and how it encouraged him to revive the homegrown smartphone brand. In the same video, Sharma revealed the name of Micromax’s upcoming smartphone series and showed off the retail box as well. Take a look at it below....

According to Microsoft, the autofill service stores all your passwords under your Microsoft account. If you’re someone who has saved passwords on Microsoft Edge, the company notes that they will sync to the Authenticator app. “With Autofill, you can leave the hard work of remembering and autofilling passwords to us. When you enter your password on the login page of a site or an app, Authenticator prompts you to save it, so you don’t have to manually type it again,” wrote Microsoft’s Vishnu Nath in a blog post....

Thankfully, Microsoft has since confirmed that all issues have been addressed and the systems are getting back to normal. “We’ve confirmed that the residual issue has been addressed and the incident has been resolved. Any users still experiencing impact should be mitigated shortly”, the company said in a tweet just in the last hour. — Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) September 29, 2020 Microsoft had earlier confirmed that its cloud services were facing an outage that affected millions of users across Office....

Surface Laptop Go: Specifications Starting off with the design, Microsoft Surface Laptop Go includes an aluminum lid and a polycarbonate keyboard deck. It features a 12.4-inch PixelSense LCD panel with a 3:2 aspect ratio and 1536 x 1024-pixel resolution. There’s a thicker chin at the bottom and a thin top bezel, which houses a 5MP (720p) webcam and Windows Hello facial recognition. Under the hood, Intel’s 10th-gen quad-core i5-1035G1 Ice Lake processor powers the Surface Laptop Go....

Moto G82 Is Coming Next Week! Motorola made the announcement via a recent tweet. The tweet reveals that the Moto G82 will feature a “flagship” 120Hz pOLED display and is touted to be the first in India with a 50MP OIS camera in the price segment. It is also revealed that the phone will be available to buy from Flipkart and Reliance Digital. Get ready for the all new #motog82 5G....

New Nothing Earbuds Coming This Month The Nothing Ear (stick) will be launched on October 26 at 7:30 pm. It will be a global launch. The company will reveal the price and specification details at the online launch event. Made to be heard. Seen. But not felt.Ear (stick) is coming.Our most advanced sound experience yet. Learn everything in the Ear (stick) Reveal on 26 October, 15:00 BST. Watch live on https://t....

New Nvidia GPUs Unveiled It is revealed that the new GeForce RTX 2050 GPU will come with 2,048 CUDA cores, which is around 7% more than the RTX 2060. Its boost clock is between 1,155MHz and 1,477MHz. It is said to pack 4GB of VRAM, has a 64-bit memory interface, and comes with a total memory bandwidth of 112GB/s. It comes with a TDP of 30W or 45W. This is a surprising release as the company has moved to RTX 3000-series GPUs....