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Twitter adds the custom share sheet feature to the Android app

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Twitter has been trying to make the platform feature-rich by adding new features developed by them and also by integrating third party services for the users. As per the recent update, the company has added a custom share sheet to its iOS clients, that replaced the operating system’s native solution, causing some disgruntled reactions. The same changes have now been brought to the Android version of the app as well. In the update, the users will be able to notice two major changes in the UI, which will be replacing the application’s already existing custom share sheet. 

The existing custom share sheet feature allows a user to send tweets to a selection of recent contacts via direct messages, and you can add content to your bookmarks or copy a link to a tweet. To share the tweet on a different app, one simply has to select the option of “Share Tweet via“”. The new UI changes keep the option in a different row and include a shortcut to the system share sheet. Also, it will add another row with direct sharing options to other apps. 

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The changes will also allow you to keep the previous custom shortcuts and it puts all but the “Send via Direct Message” buttons in the same row as other apps. The variation and changes in the Android version of the app are almost identical to what one can experience in the iOS version as well. However, you will not be able to hold the share button to open the system share sheet in Android, as available in iOS.

PUBG is going to make an announcement on November 24

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Ramana Rishi
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Everyone is eagerly waiting for the launch of PUBG in the Indian app market after the game has been long banned from other Chinese apps. A couple of days back, the level of excitement for fans rose to a new level when players spotted an APK and Google Play Store link on the official website. However, both the links are currently not working at the moment. Although the links were not working, it did provide the details that the company is making the necessary preparation, which means that the game is almost ready for the launch. 

Although there is no official confirmation as to when it will happen, there are details about a predated announcement that will be taking place on November 24. The details for the same can be found on PUBG Mobile India’s Facebook page. It did raise speculation that the company will be testing the bandwidth before the official launch of the game. The company has made a lot of changes to the game to make it adapt to the Indian market and wants to make sure that the game becomes an instant hit in its category like it was before. 

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Since PUBG will be launching the game with the help of Microsoft’s Azure Cloud servers, one can be assured that they will fulfill all the security and privacy requirements that the Indian government is asking for. It was also noticed that developers were transferring data from PUBG Mobile to PUBG Mobile India servers as the users were greeted with an “account data migration” message.

Apple currently working on the second generation “M1X” chipset for the 16-inch MacBook Pro

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Apple announced its new M1 chipset a few days back which will be powering all their future lineup of Macbooks. The chipset provided a great performance when compared to the Macbook lineups that were powered using the Intel chipset. However, since it was the first generation of chipsets from Apple, it was bound to have some minor issues and scope of improvement that every first-generation product has. But if you thought that M1 is going to reign the Macbook lineup for a while, then you thought wrong. 

Although it only has been a few days since the M1 chipset was announced, the company has already started working on the next generation of the M1 chipset called the “M1X” for now. As per one of the tipsters called the @LeaksApplePro, the M1 chipset was just the beginning and the company is working on a second-generation that is going to be much more than an upgrade and will provide a bigger improvement in performance. 

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The next-generation chipset is said to have 12 cores, out of which 8 will be performance cores and the remaining 4 will be the efficiency cores. In comparison, M1 is an 8-core CPU with four high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. Although the details also reveal that the new generation of the chipset will only be reserved for the highest model in the series, like the 16-inch Macbook Pro, that will be launched next year. Considering how fast the M1 processor was, it can only be speculated on how better the M1X will be. 

Reliance Digital exposes the personal details of potential PS5 buyers

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Ever since the Playstation 5 was announced, fans were eagerly waiting to purchase the gaming console and also made a lot of pre-order for the same on the e-commerce websites. One of such platforms in India that was allowed to sell the new Playstation 5 was Reliance Digital. Reliance Digital is allowing pre-order for the gaming console through their platform, where the PS5 will be delivered after it is officially launched in the country. 

Reliance Digital took a pre-registration survey of those who are interested in buying the console and ended up exposing all their names, email addresses, and phone numbers on the web, as per Medianama. After Medianama asked for the details regarding the survey, the company simply removed it from the platform and has not given any statement as to why the data was taken from the potential buyers. The same issue has been raised by Medianama to Sony India. 

Sony India, in their official statement, said that “Thank you for bringing this to our notice, we have shared this information with Reliance to take necessary action. Sony India follows strict privacy protocols to safeguard its customer data.” It has been reported that the survey was filled by more than 800 people using Google Forms which lead to the opening of a page where anyone can view all the details of the users. The survey also gave details on the software and peripheral devices of PlayStation 5. 

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It also included details that Sony India has not announced officially like when they are likely to buy the device, accessories they can buy if they will get the PS Plus membership, and the most important information of all – when will it launch in India.

iPhones can now recognize a song simply with a tap

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A few months back, news started coming in that Apple is working on new tech that will allow the iPhone to identify a song by simply listening to it. The feature is very similar to the Shazam app that allowed the user to identify the song with a single tap. Apple acquired Shazam in 2018 at the cost of $400 million and has now started to use the functionalities of the platform on their iPhone. Now with the new features being added to the iPhone, the users will be able to tap and recognize the song they have been playing. 

The feature has been added to all the variants of the iPhone that is currently running on the iOS version 14.2. To activate the settings for the same one simply has to go to Setting and click on the General tab. Once there, simply click on a software update to update to iOS 14.2 version. Once updated, Open settings once again and go to the Control Center. Scroll down and select the More option, under which you will be able to find the “Music Recognition” option. Once you tap the + icon next to it, it will automatically be added to the control center for instant access. 

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The feature will work when you are playing the song on the phone as well as when you are listening to it on headphones. Apart from this feature in Shazam, there are a lot of different and new features that continue to develop in the same way and will also allow Apple to add more features to the iPhone.

Apple and Microsoft are working on a new Xbox Series X and S controller which will extend support to iOS and iPadOS

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Sajin Vargheese
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When it comes to Microsoft, Xbox series X gaming consoles have been one of their most ambitious projects till now when it comes to gaming consoles. The new generation gaming console has been designed with the most powerful hardware there is. The company will definitely try to expand the reach and the domain of the gaming console to make sure that more and more users can be associated with it. 

As per the latest news, Apple and Microsoft have been working together on the Xbox Series X and Series S controller which will work with the iPhones and iPads. The new controllers for the next-gen consoles are currently not supported on both the iOS and iPadOS. As per the official statement from Apple, “Microsoft and Apple are working together to bring compatibility for the Xbox Series X controller to customers in a future update.“” The companies have come together in the past to create the Xbox Elite 2 Controller and the Xbox Adaptive Controller for iOS 14 earlier this year. 

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It is expected that the new controller would have DualSense support and the iOS 14.3 beta update is said to have included support for the same feature, which is used in PS5’s dual sense controller. It seems that Apple will be bringing in the support for both Xbox and Playstation on their iOS and iPadOS. However, there is currently no details from both the companies as to when the new controller will be launched and at what stage it is in.

LG has just patented a new rollable screen laptop

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Ramana Rishi
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Rollable displays seem to be the new talk of the town as many companies have now started showing off their development and work on the same. Ever since foldable smartphones have come into the market a couple of years back, the development of rollable and bendable screens has increased by a lot. A few days back Samsung officials were spotted with a new phone having a rollable screen, which was obviously a prototype, after which Oppo unveiled a concept where the screen on the phone could roll down to minimize or stretch the screen size. 

Now it seems that LG is also working on a similar concept, where they have recently patented a 17-inch laptop with a rolling display. LG already has a rollable TV on its high-end Signature lineup starting at $60,000 and they have filed for a Rollable name as well for such devices. The patent filed by LG shows a new laptop form factor that has a 17-inch display that rolls up to stow away. The display size will be able to roll and stretch to a size of 17 inches from 13 inches and vice versa. 

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The patent also reveals that the design would allow the keypad and touchpad to fold onto itself to take up even less space when idle or not being used. There is currently no news from LG as to revealing a similar concept for its users, but it seems that the year 2021 will be a year for devices with rollable screens.

Five new smartphones with Snapdragon 875 expected to launch by March next year

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We all know about the Qualcomm event that is all due to be held on December 1, where the company will be unveiling the all-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 SoC chipset, which will be a new chipset offering for premium smartphones. Besides a major heap in performance, the chipset will also have features like support for 100W charging due to Quick Charge 5 technology. There are a few companies like Xiaomi that have confirmed that they will be using the new chipset and will be releasing the smartphone next year. 

Although they can be the first smartphone to launch with the new chipset, as per tipster Digital Chat, a lot more devices with Snapdragon 875 are coming to the market. As per the details that have been leaked, 5 new flagship devices will be launched with the chipset in the first three months of 2021. Samsung Galaxy S21 series might be among the list as the phone will be released in the month of January next year. A similar expectation is also set for the OnePlus 9Pro that will be released in the month of March 2021. 

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Xiaomi has already confirmed that their new flagship device Mi 11 will also be powered using the new 875 chipsets. None of the companies have yet clarified whether they will be bringing in a 100W fast charging feature on their phone or not, as it seems that Xiaomi, Samsung, and OnePlus are not moving about 45W charging technology as of now. We will have to wait and see for more details and leaks for other smartphones that are due to launch with the chipset. For now, we can think of these three brands to be the first ones to get their hands on the new chipset.

Samsung S21 gets a BIS certification way ahead of its launch in the Indian market

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Sajin Vargheese
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Samsung has been working on the new Samsung S21 series and there has been a considerable amount of leaks providing details about the specs of the phone. Ever since the news came in a lot of rumors have been going on about the device in the market. Currently, the South-Korean smartphone maker has made no official announcement about the phone, but it is expected to launch in the month of January. Now, as per the latest details the company has already certified the Galaxy S21 by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which seems to hint that the Indian market will see an early launch of the handset. 

The company is expected to bring out three new devices in the same series with the smaller model in the series with model SM-G991B to release early for Indian users. The three variants that are expected to launch in the series are S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra, which will be powered using the Exynos 2100 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 875, depending on the variants. 

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The leaked details about the S21 model, which is expected to arrive early in India, will have a 6.2-inch FHD+ LTPS display with a refresh rate of 120Hz, without Adaptive Refresh rate technology which was available in the S20 series. Also, the phone will be running on the latest Android 11 operating system out of the box. It is also expected that the new variants will come without a charging brick and cable, similar to the approach Apple followed for the iPhone 12 series.

Instagram’s new update adds the branded content feature to Reels and Live

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Facebook-owned Instagram has been adding a lot of focus on Reels, the e-commerce feature within the app that would allow the users to sell products directly. As per the new feature they have added to the platform, creators can add tags on their Reels and Live Instagram videos to include paid partnership tags and promote a certain brand they have been using in the video. The branded content tag in Reels has been launched for the users and will be tested on Instagram Live in a few weeks. 

The new feature will allow the creators to show the “Paid partnership with” tag, including the name of the brand right below the creator’s name in Reels.  The same approach will also be followed in Instagram Live videos. The company will also be launching a new workflow where the advertisers will be able to create a branded content ad with the need of any creator and post it simply to Instagram as a user. The process would include an advertiser to send an ad creation access to the creator and after acceptance, the creator needs to approve the ad and make it live by the brand, without having to have the creator post the said Branded Content ad. 

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Instagram will also be adding branded content ads in Stories where creators can add elements like @mentions, location, and different hashtags. It seems like the future of Instagram is changing from simply sharing posts and images to complete e-commerce-like platforms that would allow users to sell their brands and products through multiple platforms owned by Facebook.

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