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Now, to celebrate World Heritage Day, UNESCO, which was on April 18, Google has added virtual tours of 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including India’s Taj Mahal, Italy’s Colosseum, and more. Showcased in a dedicated “Explore UNESCO World Heritage” microsite on the Google Arts & Culture platform, the resources include informative slides, presentations, and 360-degree and Street View images of multiple World Heritage sites. So now, if you want to take a trip to the great Taj Mahal, you do not have to go to Agra....

Fundo wants to remove the friction when it comes to setting up events. The platform offers a single end-to-end solution with no additional apps. Creators can host and their audience can join through Fundo’s website. From Fundo’s home page, you can discover popular events and participate in the ones that you’re interested in. You can sign up with your Google account or phone number. Once you book tickets for the event, you will get an event link and Fundo will send reminders so you don’t miss it....

“How to Move to Canada” Google Search Spiked! According to a report by Axios, citing Google Trends data, Google searches for “how to move to Canada from US” increased by 850% in the first hour after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. The decision, which became one of the top trending topics on Google and other social platforms, criminalizes abortion in most US States, taking away the right to choose abortion for American pregnant women....

Google Play Store Will Now Hide Outdated Apps It is revealed that the Google Play Store will hide apps that target APIs that are almost two years older than the latest Android OS update. People with the latest devices and Android versions won’t be able to find or download such apps. Krish Vitaldevara, Director, Product Management, Google, in a recent official blog post, said, “Today, as part of Google Play’s latest policy updates, we are taking additional steps to protect users from installing apps that may not have the latest privacy and security features by expanding our target level API requirements....

GoQii Smart Vital Junior: Specifications GoQii Smart Vital Junior features a 1.3-inch color display that supports personalized watch faces. The gadget offers features including music playback controls, phone finder, and notifications for messages, calls, alarms, and reminders. You also get an official IP68 dust and water resistance rating on this one. Health-related features of the Vital Junior include 24×7 heart rate monitoring, SpO2 blood oxygen monitoring, body temperature tracking, and sleep tracking....

Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition: First Look Redmi recently released a teaser GIF image along with the official launch date for China on its Weibo handle. The teaser image shows off the triple-camera module with a dynamic backlight and pop-up shoulder buttons on the Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition. The shoulders pop up from the chassis with a trigger button, which most likely enables the gaming mode on this device. You can check out the GIF image right below....

Google Pixel 6 Pricing in Europe (Leaked) The initial leak came from M. Brandon Lee from the YouTube channel This is Tech Today. As per Lee, who cited a European retailer, the entry-level Pixel 6 might start at €649 (~Rs 56,090), while the higher-end Pixel 6 Pro will reportedly start at €899 (~Rs 77,696). Following Lee’s report, 9to5Google was able to confirm the prices of the Pixel 6 devices with its own source....

The company has decided to part ways with the long-running vertical camera system and offer users something new with the OnePlus 8T. It features a rectangular camera cutout, closer to the edge, and includes four sensors and two LED flashes. The render confirms that OnePlus 8T will be helmed by a 48MP sensor, which will be paired with a 16MP ultra-wide, 5MP macro, and 2MP mono sensor. Another big difference between the OnePlus 8 and 8T will have to be the design of the rear panel....

The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 features an octa-core Kryo 495 CPU that includes 4x Cortex-A76 cores and 4x Cortex-A55 cores. It also comes with the Adreno 680 ‘Extreme’ GPU that the company says is its most powerful GPU till date. However, all that power will apparently not come at the expense of efficiency, with Qualcomm claiming that laptops powered by the chipset will offer up to twice as much battery-life as traditional laptops....

List of 54 Apps Banned in India in 2022 It is revealed that the new app ban comes under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) suggests that the apps have been banned in India as they allegedly send users’ data to countries like China, thus, causing a privacy breach. The 54 Chinese apps include Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera, Equalizer & Bass Booster, CamCard for SalesForce Ent, Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite, Viva Video Editor, Tencent Xriver, Onmyoji Chess, Onmyoji Arena, AppLock, Dual Space Lite....

Strong demand for earwear devices and smartwatches propelled this growth as both categories recorded their biggest quarter of shipments on the back of increased competition and falling prices. Smart wristbands grew 83.3% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), although, it declined 20.3% year-on-year (YoY) as users started upgrading to smartwatches, which grew a whopping 119.9% YoY with shipments of 778,000 units, making it the biggest quarter for the category in India since its launch....

For the unaware, Infinix is a Hong Kong-based brand that sells smartphones in parts of Europe and Asia. The company recently released the Infinix Note 10-series with massive 5000mAh batteries with 18W fast-charging support. However, as per a recent report by XDA Developers, the company is looking to release a budget smartphone with 160W fast-charging support. As per the report, XDA acquired an exclusive image showcasing a 160W “Ultra Flash Charge” adapter with the Infinix branding....

The sticker dubbed “Captions” was discovered by renowned social media consultant Matt Navarra. He got his hands on this new Instagram Stories feature and shared a short video showcasing it on Twitter. You can now auto-caption videos in stories with a range of different styles… pic.twitter.com/cijk7nWGC3 — Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) March 9, 2021 So, as you can see in the video, the new Captions sticker sits right inside Instagram’s sticker library....

No Battery Percentage for These iPhones! Apple, via a recent support document, has confirmed that the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini, and iPhone 13 mini won’t support iOS 16’s Battery Percentage feature. This means that these models will continue to show the battery percentage in the Control Center, which was an option for all iPhones with a notch up until now. The iPhone SE, the iPhone 8 or earlier, and even the iPads showed the battery percentage in the status bar from the beginning....

iPhone SE 3 Replaces iPhone SE 2 While a price cut was expected, the price hasn’t changed, at least for now. Although, it could happen in the future to (possibly) clear off the stocks. The iPhone SE 2 is currently priced at Rs 29,999 (64GB), Rs 34,999 (128GB), and Rs 44,999 (256GB) on Flipkart. Buy iPhone SE 2 from Flipkart (Rs 29,999) The discontinuation of the 2020 iPhone SE makes sense considering it is similar to the latest iteration of the iPhone SE but comes with an inferior chipset and even the “infamously” short battery life....

iPhone SE 3 Launch Timeline Revealed Mark Gurman, via his “Power On” newsletter, has suggested that Apple will host its first virtual event of 2022 to launch the iPhone SE 3 soon. The event will most likely take place in March or April, meaning we are only a couple of months away from the iPhone SE 3 launch. If this happens, it will be similar to the launch timeline of the iPhone SE 2, which launched in April two years ago....

Cheapest Snapdragon 888 Phone in India? While iQOO has not explicitly mentioned the device name in its announcement tweet, it is safe to assume that the device in question is the iQOO 7. That’s because the company has already launched the device in China. The brand has not revealed the exact launch date yet, but we’ll be updating this post when they do. More Bang, Less Bucks! Put your seat belts on, this ride is going to be faster than we have done ever....

Jio Now Has Only Two Disney+ Hotstar Plans Reliance Jio had more than 10 Disney+ Hotstar prepaid plans but has now listed only two plans, both of which are expensive. The Rs 333, the Rs 499, the Rs 583, the Rs 601, the Rs 783, the Rs 799, the Rs 1,066, the Rs 2,999, and the Rs 3,119 plans no longer exist on Jio’s website. Plus, the data add-on plans costing Rs 151, Rs 555, and Rs 659 can’t be found listed on the website....

Dubbed the KFConsole, the company has partnered with Cooler Master to launch a jacked-up gaming PC in the shape of a console. It surely has the gamer aesthetics down to the tee. A cylindrical black body with red accents and LED lights at the base. The console promises up to 4K/ 240fps gameplay, which means it can run Cyberpunk 2077 (the latest gaming sensation) with ease. You would think that’s an achievement....

Now, you must be wondering — what is QNED technology? We are all familiar with QLED and OLED technologies but QNED is certainly new. You do not need to think too hard with this one. It is merely a marketing term. The Q here stands for Quantum Dots and the N denotes LG’s Nanocell technology. The TVs will be backed by mini LEDs (close to 30,000 in the 86-inch 8K variant) instead of a traditional LED panel....