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Belkin launches Boost Charge TrueFreedom Pro Wireless Charger and Boost Charge UV Sanitizer + Wireless Charger

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When it comes to wireless charging, more and more companies have been releasing new products in the market with not only better-charging speeds but also a lot more features. In the same trend, Belkin has recently launched two new products. The Boost Charge TrueFreedom Pro wireless charger and the Boost Charge UV Sanitizer + Wireless Charger. While the Boost Charge TrueFreedom Pro wireless charger offers full-surface charging for two Qi-enabled handsets maximum at 10W, the Boost Charge UV Sanitizer + Wireless Charger provides both chargings of the smartphone along with the charging capability. 

As per the company, the sanitization process can remove 99.99% of bacteria using the dual UV-C LED lights. The charging capability of this product will also be 10W. The Belkin Boost Charge TrueFreedom Pro wireless charger has been priced in the US market at $129.99, while Belkin Boost Charge UV Sanitizer + Wireless Charger has been priced at $79.99. In case you have a single smartphone, then this would make a great choice. Both the models will be available at the retail stores and also the official website of Belkin in a couple of weeks. 

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The pro wireless charger is kind of a long flat pad where you can charge two Qi-enabled devices simultaneously. The device has 16 charging coils to provide consistent power. The pad will not only charge your smartphone, but also wireless earphones. The Belkin Boost Charge UV Sanitizer + Wireless Charger allows the users to charge the device and sanitize keys, cards, and phone, while also wireless charging a device.

The Magsafe Duo Charger cannot support full 15W charging

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One of the best features in the iPhone 12 series has undoubtedly been the Magsafe charging. Apple is about to launch its all-new Magsafe duo charger in the market where the user will be able to charge their new iPhone and Apple Watch together. Although the iPhone comes with a 20W fast charging capability, it was found that the duo charger cannot charge the device till 15W. in wireless charging. Apple fans were expecting Apple to add 20W fast charging to these new charging devices as well, but it seems that you will have to look for a different product in that case. 

Apple is also developing a new Magsafe cooling case, which is supposed to make the iPhone work faster and provide much better performance while the case keeps the phone cool. Apple has recently updated the website description for their Magsafe Duo charger which states that the device will only provide support for 15W wireless charging and can deliver up to 11W using a  20W USB-C Power Adapter. Apple also states that the Magsafe Duo will only be able to extract 14W of maximum power for charging, that too when the users have a 27W or higher USB-C adapter. 

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Even earlier, Apple did not describe anything about the charging capacity and speed of the duo charger but did confirm that it would work with the 20W adapter. The MagSafe Duo charger has been priced at Rs 13,900 in India and $129 in the US market, which does seem to be very expensive based on the charging capacity it is providing. 

Reviewers declare iPhone 12 Pro Max display as the best in the category.

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Ramana Rishi
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Ever since the iPhone 12 series have been announced by Apple, consumers all over the world were waiting for the smartphones to be available in the market for purchase. As soon as the smartphone was available, multiple reviews of the new iPhone started coming in. One of the reviewers was Displaymate that provided a full review about the iPhone 12 Pro Max 6.7 inch Super Retina XDR OLED panel smartphone. The main thing to notice in the review was the display quality which actually rose above any other smartphone display that is currently available in the market. 

The reviews show an impressive performance across the board, with the model breaking 10 performance records across categories. The iPhone 12 Pro Max got an A+ rating and perfect absolute color accuracy of 0.9 JNCD. Also, Image contrast accuracy and intensity scale accuracy were noted to be the best in the class. The new XDR OLED display that is used in the smartphone has the highest full white screen brightness of an OLED display at 825 nits, which can also go up to 1200 nits. 

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The panel also has the lowest reflection at just 4.8% which makes it one of the clearest displays in sunlight. The screen also provides the lowest brightness variation when watched from different angles. There is no doubt that the iPhone 12 series has one of the best displays in the market and the company is looking forward to offering a new kind of display technology in the future lineup of iPhones as well.

PUBG India will have global ID’s transferred to the Indian version

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It’s all-out now that PUBG will soon be making a comeback in the Indian market after the app was banned along with 115 other Chinese apps in India a few months back. Although the company has broken the relationship with Tencent for the Indian market, they would still have to follow all the government guidelines in India to make sure that they get the nod from the government to finally be in action. PUBG has already announced that they will be introducing the game again with a lot of new components that have been specially designed for the Indian users. 

Now, as per the latest news, the company will also be taking a lot of components from the global version of PUBG, apart from the new components, and will be making them a part of the Indian version of the game. PUBG Mobile IDs will be transferred from global to the PUBG Esport Indian gaming community. Also, the users will have their skins and in-game purchases from the global version to the Indian version, which would allow the users to retrieve all their purchases made in the previous version that has now been removed. 

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It has also been confirmed that the servers for the game will be situated outside India and will be available on Microsoft’s Azure platform. The company has already confirmed that there will be no major changes in the gameplay except a few cosmetic changes. Meanwhile, all the migrated Indian gamers ID will bring back the past rewards, achievements, PUBG Mobile Indian UC, tiers resets, skins, 2-2 rename cards, frames, and other cosmetics. 

Twitter has introduced a new disappearing tweets tool, called Fleet.

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Twitter has recently launched a new feature on their platform, named “fleets“. Fleets are tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to what has been introduced on Snapchat and Instagram. Twitter was already testing these features for its platform in countries like Brazil, Italy, India, and South Korea. As per the official statement from Twitter’s Design Direction, Joshua Harris, “Some of you tell us that tweeting is uncomfortable because it feels so public, so permanent, and like there’s so much pressure to rack up retweets and likes. 

Because they disappear from view after a day, fleets helped people feel more comfortable sharing personal and casual thoughts, opinions, and feelings.” Twitter has mentioned that it has been listening to its users and will also be adding more features and options on its platform to deal with issues like unwanted messages and harassment. The new Fleet feature can include text, photos, and videos. The feature can be accessed from the top of users’ home timelines on Twitter and on the sender’s profile. 

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The company has also made it clear that the new feature is subject to the same rules as tweets. The feature is a step from Twitter towards handling manipulated content on Twitter. The company is also working on a new live audio feature called Spaces and it will be brought out to users in the beta stage as well. As per what they said, “Given all of the potential for abuse within audio spaces, we are going to be making it available first to women and historically marginalized communities.“

Halo: Master Chief Collection has been remastered and launched for Xbox Series X and S

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When it comes to Xbox, one of the most popular exclusive series for them has been Halo, which has a huge fan base around the world. Now Microsoft has relaunched the entire Master Chief Collection for users who have purchased the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The entire collection has been specifically optimized for the next generation hardware and provides much more graphics and improvements in the game. The new enhancement to the game also includes 120fps gameplay on both the consoles and 4K resolution gameplay on the Xbox Series X. 

The Xbox series S will be capable of playing the game on 1080p. Players would need a compatible display to play the game on these settings. The gaming studio Developer 343 Industries will be providing similar games in an enhanced version and even new games in the coming year. The released version of Master Chief Collection is directly playable on the consoles and the users will not have to enable the enhancements for optimized content. Updates for the game will automatically appear based on the console type. 

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This seems to be a major advantage for Microsoft as many of the Playstation users have run into issues with that system playing the incorrect version of the software. This does seem like a great advantage for Xbox users as they will not be facing any kind of compatibility issues with the older versions of games that have been optimized for the next generation console. Apart from this, Halo 4 has also been added for PC users and will have 25 different maps for the multiplayer genre. 

Instagram provides all users with access to the “Guide Content display” feature

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Facebook-owned Instagram has been constantly working on adding some new features to its platform to increase user engagement. Now, the platform is giving all the users access to its new ‘Guides‘ content display option, which adds a new way to share themed content on your Instagram profile. Earlier, the user had tabs in their profile such as Post, mentions, and IGTV. Now the users will be able to add a new tab to their profile in addition to these tabs. 

These tabs will be able to link through to the Guides option. The Guides tab will highlight the collection of posts under the dedicated topic tiles, something very similar to what users experience on Pinterest. Now, this tab can be used to browse through various posts that are based on a specific theme. It is like a longer form of Instagram and the post will be linked with a short text description. These Guides can also be shared by the users on the Instagram profile using Stories, which makes it easier for them to promote it. 

The feature was in development since May where it was being tested and was provided to selective creators to provide healthy living and health tops to deal with Covid-19. To create a Guide on Instagram one simply needs to open their Instagram account and tap on the “+” icon on the top left. From there, the user can select to create a few guides and select the type like Places, Products, or post. Now one can simply select the post and add it to the guide using title and description.

Facebook-owned Instagram has been constantly working on adding some new features to its platform to increase user engagement. Now, the platform is giving all the users access to its new ‘Guides‘ content display option, which adds a new way to share themed content on your Instagram profile. Earlier, the user had tabs in their profile such as Post, mentions, and IGTV. Now the users will be able to add a new tab to their profile in addition to these tabs. 

These tabs will be able to link through to the Guides option. The Guides tab will highlight the collection of posts under the dedicated topic tiles, something very similar to what users experience on Pinterest. Now, this tab can be used to browse through various posts that are based on a specific theme. It is like a longer form of Instagram and the post will be linked with a short text description. These Guides can also be shared by the users on the Instagram profile using Stories, which makes it easier for them to promote it. 

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The feature was in development since May where it was being tested and was provided to selective creators to provide healthy living and health tops to deal with Covid-19. To create a Guide on Instagram one simply needs to open their Instagram account and tap on the “+” icon on the top left. From there, the user can select to create a few guides and select the type like Places, Products, or post. Now one can simply select the post and add it to the guide using title and description.

POCO announces the launch of POCO M3 on November 24

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Sajin Vargheese
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POCO has always been the company that provides smartphones with the most impressive specs and at the lowest possible price. With so many impressive smartphones in the lineup, the company has announced another impressively featured smartphone POCO M3. The company is all set to launch the smartphone in an online event on November 24 and the event for the same will be live-streamed GMT+8 on the same date through their social media channels. 

After the announcement was made, one of the tipsters, Mukul Sharma, shared some key specifications for the phone. The phone has the model number M2010J19CG and was also spotted on GeekBench. The phone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 and will be having a bigger battery backup of 6,000mAh. The handset will also feature 18W fast charging. The phone will present a 6.53-inch display and a waterdrop notch, including a triple camera setup on the rear which will be a 48MP sensor. 

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The phone is also said to be equipped with stereo speakers for crisper and clear sound. Although POCO M3 is not a new model, it is actually a rebranded version of Redmi 10, which had a 6GB256GB configuration and ran on Android 10. The phone will also have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and will have the exact features of the Redmi 10 model which will be released in the Chinese market. The phone is going to be launched in the market on November 24 and more announcements are expected from Xiaomi at the same event.

Google launches Chrome 87 browser with major performance improvements

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Ramana Rishi
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Google has finally launched the Google Chrome 87, which brings major improvements to the browsers and also the feature of tab searching. The new browser platform was expected to release in the year 2021, but it seems that Google was not going to wait for a new year to release this feature for the users. As per Google, it is one of the final and major updates for Google Chrome which would bring the largest performance gain in the browser ever. The performance improvement will increase the startup speed by 25% and the loading page speed by almost 7%. 

As per the company, it would all be done by using less power and RAM. Another new feature that will be a part of Google Chrome 87 is tabs. The browser will now prioritize active tabs apart from every other page that is currently open in the browser. Due to this, the power consumption of the CPU will be reduced by five times and the battery life could extend up to 1.25 hours. Google did try throttling background JavaScript timers to improve battery life, leading to major performance improvement and less power consumption. 

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Another feature of tab searching would allow the user to click on the Chrome 87 toolbox and see a list of open tabs in the browser, where they type in a word and find the results. The feature will first be added to Chromebooks, after which it will be released on all the other platforms. It will also include the feature of back/forward cache which would increase the navigation speed by 20% with plans to improve it up to 50% in the future. Lastly, the new feature “Omnibox“, would allow the users to type in actions like “edit passwords” or “delete history,” so that they do not have to browse the menu for the same. 

A new physiological factor “Zoom Dysmorphia” is leading people to have a facial treatment

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Alex Infant
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This year has been the year for video calling apps, where the pandemic has caused people to stay indoors and communicate with each other through these video calling apps. Although video calling apps like Zoom has proved to be a blessing for people who are working professionally and also to communicate with their loved ones, as per research, it has also led to a problem called “Zoom Dysmorphia“. As per experts, people spending more time on the virtual platform are getting affected by the assumption of the self-image they are portraying in front of others. 

Due to this, there has been a spike in people getting a facial treatment, which was not required before using this platform. In a journal for Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine, the authors have mentioned that ever since the shift to a remote working condition has increased during the pandemic, people have started viewing themselves in a different way virtually. As per the researchers, “A recent analysis of Google search trends during the pandemic showed the terms ‘acne’ and ‘hair loss’ are increasing in this new virtual reality. We suspect the trend may also arise from people constantly seeing themselves on video and becoming more aware of their appearance.” 

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It is not the first time people have been facing such issues. Ever since the emergence of various filters for images and selfies have started trending, users have been trying to make themselves virtually more attractive, leading to low self-confidence in their appearance when they meet someone personally.

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