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Apple purges 39,000 apps from the Chinese app store

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The Chinese version of the Apple App Store has been looking at some serious cleaning for the last few months. Since the Chinese App Store is one of the biggest app markets for Apple, they have to comply with the Chinese government and remove any apps which are not allowed as per the rules. Apple has been purging and removing a lot of apps from their App Store for the last few months and recently, they have reported one of the biggest single-day surges from the Chinese App Store. 

It has been reported that Apple removed almost 39,000 games from its Chinese store in just a single day. The apps which run without a government license in China are not allowed to be hosted on the Apple App Store. The reports came in from Reuters where they estimated that a total of 30,000 apps from the Chinese app store had been removed by the end of June. Only 74 of the top 1,500 paid games remain after yesterday’s purge, and among the games affected are Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Identity and NBA 2K20. 

The major problem has been for apps under the gaming category, which are not allowed to work without a government license. As per the rules, app developers have to get the Chinese ISBN number from the government—a process that is nigh impossible unless foreign developers team up with a Chinese publisher before launch. This will lead to an estimated loss of $340 million in sales for Apple as most of the games on its platform are already licensed.

OnePlus might launch a new and affordable fitness band in Q1 of 2021

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OnePlus has been working on a smartwatch model for a long time and this has not been a hidden fact, as the company has been revealing a lot of details about their device development. The smartwatch was expected to launch alongside the OnePlus 8T, but the company finally made it official that the smartwatch has gone back to development and might take a while before the launch. Now, as per the latest details, the company will first be introducing a new and affordable fitness band, to begin with before they introduce the smartwatch. 

The smart band is expected to launch somewhere in Q1 of 2021 and will be priced at an affordable rate of $40. The fitness band for Xiaomi is expected to have an AMOLED screen and will be water-resistant with multi-day battery life. It is also expected that OnePLus might be adopting the design of the fitness band based on what Oppo offered in June last year. Since both of them share the same manufacturing facility, it would be a lot faster and cheaper for OnePlus to adopt the same design. 

If it takes the same features from Oppo smart band, then you can expect the OnePlus smart band to have a 1.1-inch screen along with 12 sports tracking modes and many other features. The only features that lack in it are the non-availability of GPS light build quality. It is expected that OnePlus would launch their smart band covering all these shortcomings. If the smart fitness band could launch at $30, then it would give serious competition to all the other products.

Google working on a new feature to show a video carousel from TikTok and Instagram

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Sajin Vargheese
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Google is currently on the verge of bringing a lot of new features to its platform to retain its customers and even attract new ones. Recently, the company has started testing a new feature on their carousal where the users can see videos from Instagram and TikTok. It can be seen in the dedicated carousel in the Google app for mobile devices. As per a report, Google has been trying to index such video content for years now, and “It’s not clear to what extent it has any formal relationship with Facebook/Instagram or TikTok.” 

As per the official statement from Google “The feature is currently available in a limited way on the Google app for mobile devices and on the mobile web. The new dedicated carousel for Instagram and TikTok videos expands on a test-launched earlier this year.” In the test run, the company introduced a carousel of “Short videos” and a personalized content feed to present relevant content. These short stories are distinctive from webs stories and similar to Instagram stories. 

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As per the report, “The expansion to include Instagram and TikTok content in this carousel was first reported by Search Engine Roundtable.” Ever since more and more platforms have started adding TikTok like features, the number of viewers for such small videos have increased by quite a big number. Due to this, Google has been trying to retain its users by bringing the videos from different platforms onto Google through an easy to browse and personalized carousel.

Vivo launches the new Vivo Y20A smartphone in India at just Rs 11,490

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Vivo has finally expanded its Y series range of smartphones in the Indian market and has launched the all-new VIVO Y20A with a massive 5,000 mAh battery. The phone will be available for sale from January 2, 2021, and will be priced at Rs 11,490. It will be available through online and offline stores and will be available in two colors, Nebula Blue and Dawn White. It has a 6.51-inch Halo iView display with an aspect ratio of 20:9. It will be powered using 3GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage. 

The phone is fueled using a massive 5,000mAh battery which will have the support for 10W fast charging. It might not charge your phone as fast as you expect but could have been a little better from the company. At least an 18Wfast charging capability would have done better justice to the phone. The company claims that the phone offers more than 17 hours of online HD movie streaming and over 10 hours of intensive gaming. 

The phone also gets a triple camera setup with a 13MP main sensor and a 2MP bokeh and 2MP super macro lens. In the front, you will see an 8MP selfie camera as well. The phone will be running the FunTouch OS 11 interface and has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The phone will be running the 4G band and will have features like Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, Micro USB (USB 2.0), along with GPS, OTG, and FM support.

Xiaomi sells 350,000 units of Mi 11 in just under 5 minutes

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Xiaomi has recently launched their new flagship phone, the Mi 11, which was supposed to go on sale on January 1, 2021. The phone was highly anticipated and is known to be one of the most feature-packed phones till now. It is one of the first smartphones to feature the all-new Snapdragon 888 chipset. The device comes with one of the best displays in the business and improved cameras as well. The phone went on sale at 0:00 local time and according to the company’s official data, 350,000 units were sold exceeding 1.5 billion Yuan in just 5 minutes. 

The details were provided by Zeng Xuezhong, Vice President of Xiaomi Group and President of the mobile phone department. The record sale is one of the most impressive milestones that the company has achieved in the last few years, but this is something happening very often with Xiaomi as they have been providing some of the best value for money smartphones in the market. The phone comes with delicate frosted glass and a brand new camera design language. It also comes in Tech & Fashion plain leather models, along with some great color schemes as well. 

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Multiple colors available in the phone are White, Black, Blue, and Smoky Purple (Plain Leather). It comes with a 6.81-inch display and 2k resolution and a four-sided curved AMOLED display. The peak brightness of the phone is at 1500 nits and has got an A+ maximum score from the DisplayMate review. It will be a while before the phone is available in another market, but you can expect the same record number of sales there as well. 

Microsoft Launcher gets new updates and brings new features for Surface Duo

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Microsoft has been making a lot of new changes to how the Android operating system provides a good user interface to the users, and in the same trend, they have introduced a new update for Microsoft Launcher. The new update does aim to fix a lot of bugs and also optimize the launcher’s performance. The new update also has some new capabilities and features for the company’s dual-screen device, the Surface Duo. The new Microsoft Launcher version is 6.2.201102.92686 and is already available for download on the Google Play Store for the supported devices. 

The updates bring new features like screen time support for Surface Dup and keyword search in Office Apps, multi-touch app icon repositioning, and a lot more. It also provides an overview of the single screen and adds more improvements to the feed page to load in landscape and concurrently with another app. Other optimizations in the update are an improvement on app group creation flow via context menu and multi-touch of app icon repositioning supported on the home screen. 

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It will now also support keyword search in the Office apps and has also improved the spacing between the icons in the app drawer to make it look a lot cleaner. The update has been able to acknowledge almost all the previous bugs that were noticed with an app drawer, app icons size, and folder swipe up gesture. If you are facing any of these issues with the Microsoft Launcher, they should immediately download the new update and install it.

Asus launches the new Adolbook13 2021 laptop in China

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When it comes to laptops and that too in the premium segment, a lot of focus is being given not only on the hardware and features but also on how it looks. This is what Asus has done as well and has launched the Adolbook13 2021 in the Chinese market. The laptop has been priced at 4,999 Yuan and is only available from the company’s Jingdon Official flagship store. The laptop is beautifully designed and is very sleek and premium looking at the same time. 

The Adolbook13 2021 has a 13.3-inch display with an FHD resolution of 1080p and has a screen ratio of up to 88 percent. The laptop is powered by the latest 11 generations Intel Core i5 processors and is paired with 16GB RAM and 512GB M.2 SSD onboard. The striking feature of the laptop is its design made using the 3D metal printing technology, which creates a psychedelic ocean color with gradient metal. The laptop is also TUV Rheinland certified and has loudspeakers from Harman Kardon. 

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In terms of ports, the laptop has a 3.5mm headphone jack, an SD card reader, a USB 2.0 port, an HDMI video out port, a USB 3.1 port, and a USB-C port. The laptop is very lightweight at just 1.19kg and is great value for the price you will have to pay for it. There is no word of confirmation by the company as to when it will be launched in the global market, but it is expected to be a couple of months before that happens.

Samsung released the official teaser for Galaxy S21

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When it comes to Samsung S21, we have already noticed a lot of leaks for the smartphone, which has revealed almost all the details. However, nothing official was announced for the smartphone by Samsung till now. The company has not officially announced the launch date till now, although we know it’s two weeks from now, they have finally released the first teaser for the S21 series. The teaser does not provide a lot of insight and details about the smartphone, but simply teases a “new Galaxy awaits” message. 

It also mentions that the new year and new smartphone will bring “new ways to express yourself“. It is expected that the message indicates the new camera technology that the company might introduce in the smartphone. Since all the details have already been leaked online by many leaksters, there are only a few and exclusive things that the company is hiding about the smartphone. The official teaser can be watched on the social media handles of the company. 

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The phone is the next premium flagship of the Galaxy series and will be powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 or Exynos 2100, depending on the location they are bought from. The phone is expected to be much slimmer than the previous generation smartphones in the same series and come with a slim flat display. The leaked images do prove that the smartphone is going to be impressively good looking and everyone is eagerly waiting to see the major changes that could come with the phone at the time of launch.

Sony ends the year with record-breaking sales for Playstation 5

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When it comes to gaming consoles, Playstation 5 is an undisputable champion among all when it comes to sales. Ever since the official release on November 12, the company has been able to sell record-breaking numbers, which even resulted in a lack of stocks in the market due to high demand. The company has definitely ended the year 2020 with a bang and has recorded a massive sale number for the Playstation 5 console. 

As per the report, Sony has sold over 3.4 million units of the new gaming console in just 4 weeks of launch and the demand does not seem to slow down in any way. Since the company has been facing heavy demand in the initial days, the console was sold by retailers at a much higher price due to its unavailability. Although the gaming console has not been launched everywhere, countries like India have seen a large increase in the import units of the gaming console at a higher price. 

Sony has already increased the production of PlayStation 5 by more than 50% and it plans to ramp up the production of PS5 up to 18 million units next year. It seems like the year 2021 is going to be a great one for Sony when it comes to their gaming console and is expected to break even more record sales in the coming days. Sony has already involved vendors like AMD to help them with the increased production and demand requirements in the future.

Realme Watch S Pro is worth for its money.

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Sajin Vargheese
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Ever since the launch of Realme’s new smartwatch device, the Real Me Watch S Pro, it has received a lot of attention from the community to the kind of value it provides for the price of just Rs 9,999. The Realme Watch S Pro is one of the first devices from Realme to have in-built GPS and has many differentiating highlights from other watches in the category. The watch has some really appealing features for the youth such as over 100 watch faces to choose from, 15 sports modes, continuous heart rate feature. water drinking reminders, walking reminders, and a lot more. 

However, where the Realme Watch S comes for just Rs 4,999, is it really worth buying the Realme Watch S Pro. The watch is definitely a much more powerful and immersive smartwatch in comparison and has a large 46mm dial with great viewing angles. It might look a bit chunky on thin hands but does have a premium look to it as well. The dial is 1.39 inches in diameter with a 454×454-pixel resolution, and the maximum brightness is 450 nits. The silicon straps are of great quality and are very durable and skin-friendly. 

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The smartwatch brings in features like power-saving and do not disturb modes, and even toggle the lift-to-wake gesture. It also brings in a flashlight feature which can turn really handy in situations. The watch also comes with great battery life and you can get that with the Always-on display feature. it comes with all the basic functionalities and more you can expect from a smartwatch and works with the Realme Link app for users to get the complete details.

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