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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 2 launch has been delayed and will not be launching alongside Galaxy S21 series in January

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Details have already been confirmed that Samsung will be unveiling their new Samsung Galaxy S21 series in the event that is due in January next year. However, people were also expecting the company to announce their new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 2 at the same event. It seems like this won’t be happening in January and the announcement for the device will be delayed by a few months. The details have also been confirmed by Korean publication the Elec. 

The reason that is expected behind the delay is that the launch of Flip 2 and Galaxy S21 series will affect the sale of both the devices, which the company does not want. Due to this, the Flip 2 will be launched a few months after the Galaxy S21 series so that the sale numbers for both the smartphones remain unaffected. Apart from that, the company is also expecting to launch Galaxy Buzz wireless headphones, which will reportedly be waterproof. It will be launching later this year, accompanied by the Flip 2 smartphone. 

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We can expect both the devices to launch in the Q2 of 2021. The expected specifications on the Galaxy Z Flip 2 expects a 120Hz display and a much bigger battery than before. There is currently no other information about the phone and neither the company has made any announcement for the same. However, we can expect a lot more leaks to come up before the actual launch of the device happens, in the coming months of 2021.

Microsoft Teams rolls out a new personalization feature

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Microsoft Teams recently announced free web calling on their web clients a few days back to provide users with an unexpected surprise. Now the company is adding yet another feature to the platform which will make it much more useful as per the preferences of the users. The new personalization feature will allow the users to add a personal account in the desktop and web application, so that they can easily manage and check both personal and professional conversation through a single interface, without having to switch between the apps. 

The new feature has been added to both the desktop and mobile app, making it easier for the users to connect with people both on the personal and professional profiles via the Teams platform. By adding the personal accounts on the platform, users will be able to simultaneously check the messages for all their contacts. The personal and professional accounts will be accessible through different windows and tabs on their devices. Users will also be able to sync their chats on the computer and use the desktop to make calls even when they do not have Teams installed on the system. 

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Other features to the update include the option to start a personal chat, a great group of up to 250 users, sharing images and videos, and see up to 49 people in a video call on a single screen. Users will also be allowed to talk all day for free via video or audio calls with up to 300 participants. Another feature allows both the Android and iOS users to chat with people who do not have Teams installed on their device. Users will also get features like task and location updates and adding events in calendars through group chats.

Google adds a new Contacts Tab to Gmail

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Gmail has been added and updated with a lot of new features and UI improvement lately. Now the company has announced yet another feature for the platform. As per the announcement, Google is adding a new tab in the Gmail web client with the name of Contacts. The new contact tab which sits alongside Google Calendar, Keep, and Tasks tabs, will provide “richer” details about contacts such as phone number, email address, previously exchanged emails, and more. Currently, when the user hovers over the name of the person, they are able to see the complete details of the contact.

With the new update and new tab on the side panel, users will be able to see elaborate information in a much more streamlined way. The feature will be available to all the Google Workspace users with subscribed plans. In the future, the same feature will also be available to all the personal Google accounts as well. With the new tab, users will be able to view additional information such as team and manager, office and desk location, and more. The contact tab will also include options like quick buttons to access the option of sending an email, starting a conversation on Google Chat and Google Meet.

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However, the feature will only be reserved for Premium users as of now. You can also check the details of the person whom you have contacted and interacted with before. It will also provide details like job title, manager email, department, employee ID, organization-specific custom attributes, and more for professionals. The feature is available to all premium plans like Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus.

Google Stadia is planning to add around 400 games next year to its platform

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Ever since Google has started working on Google Stadia, there has been a lot of speculation regarding the future of the platform and how cloud gaming will be able to compete with high-performance console and PC gaming. However, with the kind of improvement Google has shown in Stadia, it seems like Google might be able to bring a new popular genre of the gaming industry to life. For now, there are around 100 games that one can play on Stadia and people are already excited to know the direction Google is going to take in the future for the platform to expand. 

As per the latest details from Stadia executive, Google is looking to add over 400 new games on the platform in the future. As per the Stadia Director Jack Buser, “the company has already finalized the plans for the year 2021 and it is going to be an incredible year for both Stadia and users. The team is currently focused on mapping out 2022. But as it stands right now, Google has 400 new games heading to Stadia.” As per him, all the games that are currently in development include around 200 developers. 

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So the only question people were afraid about was whether Google is going to kill it if no developments were being made. The answer is no, as the company is fully dedicated to creating this platform and further expanding it into a whole new genre of gaming. Google is already looking forward to bringing more and more games to the platform and upgrading it with constant optimization updates.

The Moto G 5G and Moto G9 Power to launch in the Indian market soon

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Lenovo-owned Motorola seems to be developing a lot of new phones for launch by the end of the year, and in the list are Moto G 5G and Moto G9 Power, which are expected to launch in the Indian smartphone market soon. Both the smartphones have already been launched in the European market this month and will be launching in India with 5G support soon. The confirmation of launch was given by tipster Mukul Sharma but does not mention any exact launch date for the same. 

The expected price for Moto G 5G can be expected at Rs 26,300 and Moto G9 Power at Rs 17,500 in the Indian market. When it comes to Moto G 5G, it features Android 10 out of the box and has a 6.7-inch full-HD+ screen with an LTPS display and 394 PPI. The phone will be powered using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoC and will be paired with 4GB of RAM. It also has a triple camera setup with a 48MP sensor and a 16MP front camera for selfies. The phone will have a 5,000 mAh battery and 20W fast charging support. For Moto G9 Power, there will be a 6.8-inch HD+ (720×1,640 pixels) IPS display. 

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It will be powered using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC, paired with 4GB RAM. It also has a triple camera setup, but with a 64 primary sensor and 16MP camera for selfies. The phone is packed with a 6,000 mAh battery and 20W fast charging. Now unless there are any changes at the last moment, both the phones will launch in India with almost the same configuration and price point.

Twitter to warn users before they flag or like tweets with fake news

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During the pandemic, Twitter has noticed a lot of fake news being spread through its platform, which leads to a lot of misinformation. It’s not only Twitter but the same trend continued to follow on almost all social media and messaging platforms. Due to this, companies came in and created new features and updated their policies to make sure that such fake news cannot be circulated. In the same trend, Twitter added a new feature to the platform in October where they added warning and restriction on tweets with misleading information. 

The company made a new announcement on Tuesday, informing the users about the new details that would set a warning notification when the users try to like labeled tweets. Labeled tweets will be those which are already marked for misleading and wrong information by Twitter. The feature started showing on the platform in the 2020 Presidential election to make sure that no fake tweets are liked or retweeted. The functionality has now expanded and the warning functionality will be rolling out on Web and iOS devices. The feature will be added to the Android platform in the coming weeks. 

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As per the official statement from Twitter, “Giving context on why a labeled Tweet is misleading under our election, COVID-19, and synthetic and manipulated media rules is vital. These prompts helped decrease Quote Tweets of misleading information by 29 percent so we’re expanding them to show when you tap to like a labeled Tweet.” The company has already labeled more than 300,000 tweets now under the Civic Integrity Policy till November 11.  

The new Redmi Note 9 series will have an entirely new camera sensor

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We all know that Xiaomi is going to launch a new series of Redmi Note 9 on November 26 and this time, the series is going to be equipped with 5G technology. However, the company is not yet done with the surprises and it seems that they will be using an entirely new camera sensor for these variants. Although we are getting new leaks and details about the phone on a daily basis, these details were kept a secret till now. The details for final release by the Redmi’s General Manager Lu Weibing who has shared an official render of the purported new Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G. 

The render teased a brand new camera sensor for the series which has never been used before by the company. The image shows a circular quad camera design and gradient color finish. The image shows a quad-camera setup on the rear but is expected to only be visible on the highest variant which is the Redmi Note 9 Pro. When it comes to the vanilla version of the Redmi Note 9, it will house a triple camera setup. Also, the quad-camera setup is expected to have Samsung HM2108MP primary sensor. 

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The recently launched sensor is 15% smaller than Samsung’s previous Isocell HM1 sensor used on the Galaxy S20 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra. It also deploys smaller 0.7-micron pixels compared to 0.8-micron pixels on its predecessor. The entire series will also have 120Hz adaptive displays and better imaging capabilities.

WhatsApp has become the latest target for scammers and hackers

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If you are using WhatsApp on your phone then you should be aware of the OTP scams that are going on these days and could lead to a big financial scam and loss. As per the latest details WhatsApp has become one of the latest targets for scammers and hackers who are using OTP tricks to access the account. Since WhatsApp is used widely around the globe, it contains a lot of sensitive information about the users and account details. 

Also, the conversation on WhatsApp holds a lot of sensitive information which is why hackers have been attacking the app to collect it. The current scam that is ongoing, allows the scammers to hack into the WhatsApp account using an OTP.  A user will be getting a message on WhatsApp from an unknown number which will claim the user that they are a friend and in a sort of emergency. The hacker will then ask for the OTP which was sent to your number mistakenly. 

If any such case happens with you, one simply needs to end the conversion and block the number, otherwise sending the OTP will give complete access to the account and the backup messages to the hacker. Since WhatsApp is going to bring multi-device support soon, it will not be easy for the users to identify if the account is running on more than one device. Therefore, any message asking you for an OTP or PIN should be completely ignored, and also, users should enable two-step verification on the account.

POCO M3 finally launched at an affordable price of $149

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POCO M3 launch was in the air for a while now with lots of leaks about its technical specification being floating in the air for weeks. Now Xiaomi has finally announced the affordable smartphone POCO M3 in the market, which packs some really interesting hardware at the lowest possible price point. The phone looks very similar to Redmi Note 10 4G in terms of design, however, there are a lot of new features and things that make it a completely different phone. The phone has been launched and the final specifications include a 6.53-inch screen with an FHD+ display and a dewdrop notch on the front. 

As expected, the phone is powered using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset which will be paired using the 4GB RAM. The phone will also have a bigger 6,000mAh battery which will be paired with 18W fast charging technology through a USB C port. The phone will also have the feature of reverse charging with the only expectation that you will have to purchase a separate wire for the same. The phone will have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner along with an AI face unlock. 

The design also has a 3.5mm headphone jack along with 64 and 128 GB storage variants. When it comes to the camera unit, the phone packs a triple camera setup on the rear along with a primary 48MP sensor. The front contains an 8MP selfie camera. The phone will be loaded with Android 10 out of the box, but no word has yet been given on the Android 11 upgrade. The phone has been launched at the most affordable price of $149, which makes it a bang for your buck.

SnapChat adds a new feature like Tik-Tok on their platform

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After Tik-Tok was banned in many countries, other social media and chat companies thought of it as a perfect opportunity to provide the users with a similar feature on their platform. Something similar was found to be launched on Instagram and Youtube as Reels and Shorts and now it’s time for Snapchat to join the line. Snapchat has recently introduced a new TikTok style feed where the users can watch short and entertaining videos. 

The company has been working on adding new features on Snapchat, which are very similar to Tik-Tok. Last month, Snapchat also added a new Tik-Tok-like music feature on their platform and this is the second feature to follow a similar approach. With these features being available now, users will be able to send their Snaps to the Spotlight feed. It will also enable users to send direct messages to creators through a public profile, however, public commentary on the Snaps has been disabled. The company has also announced that it will be distributing $1 million every day for creators who have the top video spotlights on the platform. 

It seems to be a great move from Snapchat after many other platforms have also decided to bring in features similar to Tik-Tok. After the ban of Tik-Tok in India, many other companies have started bringing in the same features through a different platform and have been really successful as well. For now, Snapchat seems to be focusing on more features that resemble and appeal to the Tik-Tok users to attract them on the platform.

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