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Microsoft Teams to provide users with unlimited free video calling feature on the web-based platform

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A few days back Zoom offered the users a free video calling feature without any restriction on Thanksgiving to help them connect with their loved ones on this special day. Now Microsoft Teams have made an announcement as per which Microsoft Tea support for web and desktop will be rolled out soon with all-day free video calls for everyone. Microsoft Teams for the web would allow the users to add up to 300 users at one time in a single video call session. 

The web version would also not need someone to have a Microsoft account and can join the video call as a guest. As per Microsoft, this would become one of the easiest ways for someone to communicate with friends and family and talk to each other through video calls whenever they like. Due to the pandemic, Microsoft Teams was being used by both professionals and people to connect with everyone. Due to the release of this feature the company is expected to get more and more users on their platform this Thanksgiving. 

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It seems to be a great market strategy by Microsoft Teams after Zoom made the announcement for restriction-free calls for the users on ThanksGiving. Other companies like Google Meet have still not lifted the restriction for the users and it seems they can also be announcing a similar strategy before thanksgiving for the users to attract them on their platform. No matter, which company does it, the user seems to be having the advantage here.

Lenovo teases the arrival of a new smartphone range

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It has been a long time since Lenovo has not announced any new smartphone in the market. It might be a hint that the company is working on a big project for the future. However, the company has finally teased the fan with some news which might be a new smartphone. The company has teased the launch of its new series of smartphones that will be taking on the Redmi Note 9 series with 5G support, that is about to launch in China on November 26. The teaser was shared on their Weibo channel while taking a dig at Redmi. 

The company seems to be bringing its Lemon series back in the market which would be much more affordable and will compete against the Redmi 9 series, with similar performance but more affordable pricing. The teaser does not provide many details about the smartphone by it shows three different phone models, which could be completely different phones or variants to the same series. The image also says “6 Coming” and a tagline “Three Swords together“. The tagline could be hinting towards the slim design of the phone but is still speculation at this point. 

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The teaser was posted by Lenovo three hours after the Redmi Note 9 series invite on Weibo. The teaser has been specially designed to look like an inverted Redmi invite. The company has not provided any details about the smartphones yet and have given no details on the launch plans. The company might also bring in a re-branded version of Motorola phones with a new name and design.

PUBG registration and APK links appear on the official website

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It is open news that PUBG mobile is making its way back to the Indian market after a ban on 115 Chinese apps, which PUBG was a part of. As soon as it was confirmed that the gaming app is coming back to the Indian market, the news was in-the-air about pre-registration. However, no one was able to find the source for the same to do so. Now, the company’s official website is open to registration and shows two options on the website. 

While one option provides the APK download, the other link leads to the official Google Play Store. However, when selected none of the links work right now. There are also reports that PUBG will be holding an event for PUBG mobile India where the prize money can go up to 6 crores. However, nothing is confirmed by the company as of yet, but the details in the air are very strong for the same. The company states that the privacy and security of the Indian player’s data will remain the top priority for the company, due to which the game was banned previously as it was published by the Chinese company Tencent. 

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PUBG corporation would go through regular audits and verification on the storage systems which hold the data for the Indian player. It will also make sure that the new security standards are applied to manage data safely. The links on the website, although not working, do state that the company is all set to release the game in India and we will soon see the announcement for the ame.

A new vulnerability on the Facebook messenger app could have allowed hackers to spy on users

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In the last few months, many bigs have been reported on platforms like Instagram, Microsoft, and Facebook that could have led to a serious data breach and privacy issues for the users, but we’re already resolved when detected by a team of digital researchers. A new bug has now been announced in Facebook Messenger which could have allowed callers to connect audio calls without the callee’s knowledge or approval. The bug was found in the Messenger app on the Android platform but has already been fixed by Facebook. 

The vulnerability was initially found during a security audit by Natalie Silvanovich, a researcher working for Google’s Project Zero security team. The bug report has been made public today and it mentions that the bug resides in the WebRTC protocol which is used by the Messenger app to support audio and video calls. Silvanovich, who is part of the research team mentioned that the problem resided in the Session Description Protocol (SDP), part of WebRTC. It handles session data for WebRTC connections, and Silvanovich discovered that an SDP message could be abused to auto-approve WebRTC connections without user interaction. 

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The details regarding the bug were reported to Facebook last month by the same team of researchers and it was patched by Facebook immediately through a patch sent through a server-side update to Messenger service. Facebook also awarded them a $60,000 bug bounty for reporting the issue which was donated to GiveWell by Google researchers, which is a non-profit coordinator for charity activities. As per the official statement from Facebook, “This report is among our three highest bug bounties at $60,000, which reflects its maximum potential impact.”

Apple has released the iOS 14.2.1 update, especially for iPhone 12 variants

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Apple is finally rolling out a new version of its iOS today, which is iOS 14.2.1. However, this is unlike any update that you have seen before as it is only meant specially for the iPhone 12 series and not for any other iPhone device. The iOS 14.2.1 will be available to download as an update for iPhone mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. So why has Apple released an update specifically meant for the iPhone 12 series? The update has been specifically developed to resolve all the issues that the customers have been complaining about in the new iPhone 12 series. 

One of the recent issues in the iPhone 12 mini was the lock screen issue which could become unresponsive at times. The company instructed the Authorised resellers not to accept any repairs for the same as they were initially trying to resolve it through a software update. The company has followed the same and has fixed the issue in the iPhone 12 Mini through iOS 14.2.1. Similarly, the issue with MMS messages not being received on the iPhone 12 family devices seemed to be resolved after installing the new update. 

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The sound quality issue which was common in the iPhone 12 series has also been resolved in the update. Therefore, if you already own an iPhone 12 variant and are facing some of these known issues, then installing this software update is completely safe and will definitely enhance the experience on your new iPhone.

Apple and Verizon launches ‘5G Fleet Swap’, a new enterprise-level trade-in scheme

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Whenever a new iPhone series is launched by Apple, mobile carriers come up with exclusive trade-in offers where one can easily trade in their old smartphones for the new iPhone. A similar offer has been announced today by Verizon with the name 5G Fleet Swap. The scheme is a program that allows enterprise customers to trade in their entire fleet of smartphones and upgrade to an iPhone 12 for zero upfront cost. After the transition, the iPhones used by each business will have zero cost (for the ‌iPhone 12‌ mini) or a low monthly cost. 

When it comes to trade-in, the customer can not only choose to trade phones that were purchased through Verizon, but also the smartphones purchased from some other carrier, and can use them to any iPhone in the iPhone 12 lineup. The program is actually meant to provide a seamless transition from 4G smartphones used in business to 5G enabled smartphones. Apart from the upgrade plan for enterprise customers, 

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Verizon is also letting them know about business apps that would provide much better productivity on the 5G network, such as IBM’s Maximo Visual Inspection app for monitoring production line defects and JigSpace for accessing documents and manuals with detailed augmented reality experiences for the building of technical equipment. Verizon has also announced 5G ultra wideband rollouts for enterprise customers which have already been booked by General Motors and Honeywell. The trade-in deal for the enterprise customers is surely going to boost their productivity with the new smartphones and better 5G network.

Realme 7 5G launched in the UK at a price tag of GBP 279

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Realme has finally launched their new variant of the Realme 7 series, the Realme 7 5G. The smartphones were launched through a virtual event on Thursday in the UK for the European market. The new smartphone will be a 5G variant for the Realme 7 series and will be powered using a Mediatek Dimensity 800U SoC, which was earlier rumored to be using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720 in the leaks. The Realme 7 5G will have a better display and a 120Hz refresh rate to offer a much better graphic experience during the gameplay. 

The new phone was initially expected to be the revamped version of the Realme V5 which was launched in the Chinese market in August, but the smartphone eventually came out to be very different in terms of specifications. The new smartphone will have a 6.5-inch display which will be a full HD+ with 1,080×2,400 pixels screen resolution, 90.5 percent screen-to-body ratio, and 20:9 aspect ratio. The phone will have 6GB RAM and 128GB storage which can be explained up to 256GB using a microSD card. 

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The phone will be running on Android 10 out of the box and will soon receive the Android 11 update as well. The phone has a quad-camera setup on the rear and will have a 48MP primary sensor with a 16MP front sensor for selfies. The phone is packed with a 5,000mAh battery and will also support 30W Dart Charge fast charging support. The phone has been priced at GBP 279 and has a single Baltic Blue color option. Initially, the phone will be available on Amazon UK at a discounted price of GBP 229.

Google adds new widgets for Gmail, Drive, and Fit for iOS 14

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With the release of iOS 14, Apple brought a lot of new features and improvements for the existing app developers which helped them in making their apps more engaging than before. Alongside that, Apple also added a lot of new features to iOS, which were available on Android for a long time now. One such major feature was Widgets, which appears on the home screen of the new iOS 14 upgraded iPhone. Google has seemed to make the most out of it and now has a lot of new widgets on iOS for the users. 

Earlier Google Photos and Youtube Music were the only widgets available for iOS users, but the giant has now finally released the widget for Gmail, Drive, and Fit as well. As per their official Blogspot, “When iPhone 12 was released a few weeks ago, we launched helpful widgets for your favorite Google apps on iOS. Over the next few days, we’re adding more for Gmail, Drive, and Fit—and Calendar and Chrome widgets are on their way too.“” Google shared the images of the new widgets on the blog post which shows that the interface of new widgets is clean and simple. 

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Widgets will allow you to directly search your inbox, compose a new message, and also check for unread emails at a glance. Similarly, the drive widget allows the users to search a file on the drive directly. For those using the Google Fit app, the blogpost reads that “For those of you keeping track of your activity with Heart Points and Steps in Google Fit, this helpful new widget puts those numbers front and center on your iOS device.“

Xiaomi makes an official announcement on Weibo for the new Redmi Note 9 5G series launch

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Xiaomi has finally confirmed the arrival of the new Redmi Note 9 series in the Chinese market where they will be extending the series by three new variants with 5G technology. The announcement was made by the brand on Weibo and it also confirmed that there will be three phones in the Redmi Note 9 series. The company did not mention the name of the smartphones, but it is expected that the smartphones will have a vanilla version, Pro, and Max version. 

The date confirmed for the launch of the smartphones is November 26 in China and all the phones will be supporting 5G as a standard feature. The company has also shared a teaser with fans on the social networking website which gives a bit of the idea about the design and camera unit. It seems that this time, the smartphone series will have a circular camera module with a quad-camera setup and will launch in the hues of blue and green. 

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It is expected that the Vanilla and Pro version of the phone will be using the Mediatek Dimensirty 800U SoC, which will be paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The users will also get an option to expand the storage of the phone using a microSD card up to 512 GB. The phone will also have a 48MP primary sensor used in the triple camera setup. Whereas, the Pro Max model will be running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Soc and will house the 108MP primary sensor.

Apple has quietly accepted a major hardware flaw in the iPhone 12 series.

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Ramana Rishi
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Apple’s iPhone 12 series has been selling like a hot cake for the company and they have already increased the production for the same by millions of more iPhone 12 units. However, it seems that there is a small hardware problem in the new iPhone which now Apple has quietly confirmed. As per the internal Apple document which has been leaked, the iPhone 12 smartphones are suffering from significant display issues like flickering, green and Gary glowing, and a variety of other lighting problems. 

A few days back, reports came in for iPhone 12 mini users that they were unable to unlock the screen as it became unresponsive. Due to this, they had to swipe up multiple times without any success. Only when the phone was restarted, the unlock option used to work on the screen. It seems like this issue was also connected to the same problem. Now the surprising fact is that the internal Apple document has instructions for Authorized Service Providers, “to avoid servicing affected iPhones, at least for now.” 

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It seems that Apple will be trying to fix the issue using the software update first and later with the hardware service if software updates do not work. There is no timeline mentioned for the same in the document, neither has Apple made any announcements for it. However, the green tint problem also occurred in iPhone 11 which was resolved using the software update and also by replacing some units. With displays being one of the major upgrades, it is expected that the company will make sure that such display issues do not occur in the future.

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