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With JioCricket, Reliance Jio continues to focus on vernacular internet users in the country. Much like the recently-launched JioPages browser on Android, the new JioCricket app is available in a total of nine languages – Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. Also being offered through the app is JioCricket Play Along contest where users can predict what is about to happen in the next ball by logging in to the app when the match is live....

Samsung x Olympus Camera Partnership? The rumor first came from Twitter user Yogesh. Reliable leakster Ice Universe then took to Weibo to corroborate the claim. Take a look at Ice Universe’ post on Weibo below: According to a report in Digital Camera World, Olympus had previously confirmed its plans to collaborate with other companies at camera-focused show CP+2021. In case you are unaware, Olympus recently sold its camera business to OM Digital Solutions, the subsidiary of Japan Industrial Partners....

Samsung hasn’t officially released all the details about the Trio, but the official render suggests that the device can charge their smartphone, wireless earbuds and smartwatch at once. The image seems to be consistent with an earlier leak from tipster, Evan Blass (@evleaks), who had released a separate render showing a designated area for smartwatches at one end of the device. With Samsung yet to announce the specifics about the Trio, we don’t know whether it comes with coils in profusion on the inside....

Samsung Might Have Canceled the Galaxy FE Series: Report According to a recent report by SamMobile, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, Samsung has decided to cancel the Galaxy S22 Fan Edition. The report states that the company is finding it difficult to place future FE series smartphones in its current portfolio. Hence, analysts believe that the company might have shelved the FE project, after launching the first FE-branded device back in 2020....

Now, for those unaware, the Live Text feature allows users to select text in images right from their iPhones. To use this, users just need to point their camera towards a banner, billboard, or anything that contains text to instantly extract them and copy them on their device. It lets users copy any kind of text information such as phone numbers, addresses, and other text-related data from the Camera app....

Tesla Model 3 Spotted in India Again The spotted Tesla Model 3 cars have the number plates MH 14 TCL 226 and MH 14 TCL 337 respectively. Looking at the Model 3 images, one of the units seems to be a bit raised than the other. Although highly likely, it isn’t conclusive evidence to assume that Tesla will improve the ground clearance of the car for Indian roads. 337 seems to be new....

The announcement comes from the authorities of North Vancouver of Canada and states that the city will be heated entirely using the thermal energy generated from Bitcoin mining. It is an innovative way to reduce the use of fossil fuels and use a renewable source of energy to generate thermal power in the city. Vancouver’s city energy utility company, Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC) has partnered with MintGreen, which is a Canada-based cryptocurrency mining company using cleantech to mine the blockchain-based currency....

Lomi: Compact Home Composter Developed by Pela, Lomi is essentially a rice-cooker-shaped device that can convert biodegradable waste into nutrient-rich compost. As a result, users can throw in just about anything biodegradable, including food waste, those wooden cutleries that you get with food deliveries, and even the company’s compostable phone cases to turn them into mess-free, odorless compost. It uses heat, abrasion, and oxygen to turn the waste into environment-friendly compost....

The Boston-based company is calling the newer variant Gitamini (pronounced Jee-Tah mini) and is aiming to launch the product in the market soon. It is essentially a compact luggage carrier that can intelligently follow its owner while dodging other people and obstacles in its way. Now, the original Gita could carry up to 18 kgs of luggage and run at up to 9kmph speed to keep up with its owner....

The Daily Prophet newspaper, as Potterheads might already know, is a magical newspaper in the wizarding world that delivers news in a, well, magical way. In the movie series, the magical newspaper showcased moving images of individuals along with some spicy headlines. So, being a Potterhead himself, an electronics enthusiast named Leopoldo recently built a replica of the Daily Prophet newspaper using an e-paper or e-ink display, and it looks pretty legit....

The report comes from Bloomberg, based on people familiar with the talks. Also, according to the report, a deal between ByteDance and Oracle will probably look more like corporate restructuring than an outright sale. According to people familiar with the matter, Oracle may take a stake in a newly formed US business and serve as TikTok’s technology partner. That would mean that TikTok’s US data will be stored in Oracle’s cloud servers....

Twitter Might Soon Charge You for a Blue Tick It is reported (via The Verge) that Twitter will start asking users to pay for their Blue Tick. Elon Musk has directed employees to soon increase the cost of the Twitter Blue subscription plan and make the Blue Tick a part of its exclusive features. People close to the matter have revealed that the Twitter Blue price might exponentially increase from $5 to $19....

Vivo Y21T: Specs and Features The Vivo Y21T comes with a 2.5D flat frame and weighs 182 grams to offer a slim chassis to users. It can be bought in either the Midnight Blue or the Pearl White color. The device sports a 6.58-inch Full HD+ Incell display that supports a 90Hz refresh rate. It also has the Eye Protection mode to filter out blue light to avoid eye strains. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 680 chipset, which is also seen on the Vivo Y32 that launched in India recently....

WhatsApp Aims to Bring Digital Payments to 500 Indian Villages WhatsApp has announced the Digital Payments Utsav program to expand the reach of digital payments in rural areas of India. To make this a reality, the messaging platform has partnered with Bengaluru-based rural-development company 1Bridge. The pilot program has been introduced in 500 villages across Karnatak and Maharastra and is a part of its initiative to have a 500 million user base of WhatsApp Pay in India....

The addition of a handy shopping button to the business chat window made it easier for shoppers to explore what’s on offer. But, there was no way to place an order with the business. Now, WhatsApp is rolling out the ‘Carts’ feature to further simplify the shopping process for users. Now, while browsing through a company’s product catalog, you can select the dress, handbag, or scented candle that you like, and add them to a cart....

WhatsApp Self Message Feature to Arrive Soon A report by WABetaInfo reveals that WhatsApp is working on a feature, which will let you send messages to yourself via any linked device. The messages sent to your number will also show up on all the linked devices to easily continue the conversation on any device. This is being tested on WhatsApp Desktop beta and a shared screenshot shows what the feature will be like....

WhatsApp Groups to Display Members’ DPs WABetaInfo reveals that WhatsApp is testing the ability to show profile photos of participants within groups on its Desktop client. This comes after it started testing the same feature for its iOS beta version. With this, a group chat will now showcase the DP of a person alongside the name in a message bubble. And if there’s no DP, the profile picture will have the same color as the person’s name on the group....

WhatsApp Self-Messaging Feature Available WhatsApp is now rolling out the ‘Message Yourself’ or ‘Self Message’ feature (however you want to call it) to some beta users on Android. This is part of the WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.22.24.11. With this new feature, you will be able to open a chat with your number. You just need to select your number from the contact list. Your number will also have the ‘Message Yourself’ tag indicative of the fact that you can use the feature....

Windows 11 Build 25217 New Features In an official blog post, Microsoft confirms that the widgets board in Windows 11 is about to become even more useful. The widgets board currently hosts only content from Microsoft apps, news, weather, and sports updates. However, Dev build 25217 follows the release of the WinApp SDK 1.2 Preview 2, made available last week. This SDK will “allow developers to create widgets for their packaged Win32 apps and test them locally on the Windows 11 Widgets board,” says Microsoft....

Summer Game Fest 2022 Is Happening! Geoff Keighley recently took to Twitter to confirm that the Summer Game Fest, which will be hosted by Keighley himself, will be live on June 9 at 2 pm EST (11:30 pm IST). According to the tweet, it will be “a live cross-industry showcase” with game announcements, reveals, and the Day of the Devs event. It will be the 10th edition of the Day of the Devs event, which is presented by Double Fine and Iam8bit....