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Google Smart Displays come with new UI features and a new dark mode.

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Sajin Vargheese
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Google Assistant smart displays are a great device from Google, where you can view all the information and use the device directly through voice commands. Whether it’s the smart display of Google or their speakers and other products, Google has been able to settle in every home in a piece of advanced hardware. In the same series, Google’s smart displays play a very important role in a household, where it can be used as the centerpiece for maintaining the security of the home and controlling other Google-powered smart devices. 

These smart displays are not only meant for that but also to watch media and make video calls. Ever since the brands have been offering itself-branded smart displays in the market in the form of Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max, they have been trying to make the display better by adding a lot of UI features to the devices. Following the same approach, the company will not be adding a new “visual experience” to the device with a new UI and other features. The new touch-centric UI will sum up all the relevant information for the day on a single screen. 

It will also have a Media Tab which will allow you to view media and similar content. Also, the Home Control page in the UI will let you control all the Google Assistant-enabled devices more easily. You can immediately contact anyone through video calls on Zoom, schedule meetings, send messages, etc. It will also be adding a new Dark Mode on the smart display with a re-design feature that is already available on Android-powered smartphones.

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale sees the biggest one-day sales ever.

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Ramana Rishi
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Festive sales in India for e-commerce websites are one of the biggest events ever. These are the times when these e-commerce websites make the maximum profit in a year and sell the maximum amount of products. E-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart have been one of the biggest players during this time, and during this season of their festive sales, Amazon has seemed to make the biggest sale ever compared to the last few years. Amazon has reportedly sold more phones on the first day of the “Great Indian Festival” opening than the entire sales last year. 

Amazon has been known to provide great deals and discounts during this time of the year, but this time they have broken all the major sales records for smartphones. One of the biggest offers from the company was on the iPhone 11, which was listed for Rs 47,999 and was one of the major parts of the sales. The best sales for the category were recorded in smartphones, large appliances, and consumer electronics. 

Apart from brands like Apple, Samsung, OnePLus, and Xiaomi were the top brands that gained maximum sales on the platform. Products like Smartphones, Laptops, Tablets, Cameras, Smartwatch, and a lot of other things were a part of the highest recorded sales in one day. Since the sale was opened for Prime members one day before the actual date, Amazon confirmed that more than 85% of its members subscribed for prime membership to avail of the discounts, with over 1,10,000 sellers receiving the order from Amazon.

Oppo announces a new Oppo F17 Diwali edition smartphone for Indian users.

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Alex Infant
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Oppo introduced the new F17 Pro last month in the Indian market where it got a great response from the customer. Now they are launching a new version of F17 Pro in the Indian market, especially for the festive season of Diwali. The new version of the F17 pro gets a new paint job and a couple of additional things in the package. The phone will be the same in terms of specs and design and will also offer a similar kind of experience to the user in terms of performance.

However, the new phone will be priced at Rs 1,000 more than the original form factor and will be available in Matte Gold color. The phone will also have a matching wallpaper on the screen which will match the back panel color. Apart from the phone, the company is also offering the customers a brand new Oppo Power Bank 2 with a capacity of 10,000mAh. The power bank will also support 18W fast charging. 

The new version of the phone will start shipping on October 23 and till then people who want to buy it, can pre-order it through the Amazon website. It is not only Oppo that is providing new deals and special edition smartphones to the Indian market. Almost every smartphone company has launched a lot of discounts in the Indian market as the festive season is approaching. If you too are looking to buy a new handset during this time, then you can go for the special edition phone from Oppo.

Apple to launch its ARM-based MacBooks in November.

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Apple has just launched its new range of iPhones and getting a tremendous response in pre-orders, as expected. October might have been a big month for Apple, but it seems that November will be an even bigger month for the company as it will be introducing new Apple-powered Macbooks to the market. The news had been in the market that the company is about to ditch the use of Intel processors and will be working on their own chipsets instead of that. I will not only allow Apple to create custom chipsets but will also allow them to create unique features that will work in tandem with their operating system. 

The ARM Mac event is scheduled to be unveiled on November 17, however, Apple will confirm the date of the actual launch a week earlier. The new Macbooks will be the first one to use an Apple-designed chipset and will possibly be a 12-ich sie laptop. Apple did confirm previously that the transition from Intel-based chipset to Apple-based chipset will take around two years, due to which we can expect to see a new Intel-powered Macbook as well. 

The event will also witness the launch of Apple AirPods Studi, which is the first over the ear headphones from Apple. The cost of those will be $350 and $600 for the premium model. We will surely have to wait for Apple to make the official confirmation about the event on November 10 and also for any kind of leaks before the event.

Google Hangouts to shut down this year and to be replaced with Google Chats.

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Shanmugam
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Google Hangout has been one of the primary chat platforms for Google for many years. In fact, it was used both for a professional and personal chat session. However, we all know Google’s messaging stack is not as refined as the competitors. Before the pandemic, the company had Meet, Chat, Hangouts, and Duo, all serving different purposes for the users. However, during the pandemic, the use of video calls increased by a lot and Google made Google Meet available to all. 

It also led to the closure of many Google services as they were integrated into Google Meet and now being packaged as Google Workspace. Now the company has decided to phase out Google Hangouts as well from next year. Google has confirmed that Google Chats will be replacing Hangout and will be available to all the users for free. It will be used as a standalone app and also be integrated into Gmail. 

Google Chat was a paid service which was earlier only available to the GSuite, now Google Workplace users. However, the new changes make it completely free for all the users. For users who will be moving to Google Chat, it provides all the features that you used in Google Hangout. Apart from that, you will have access to additional features for free like inbox, collaboration tools, suggested replies, faster search, and more. The closure of Hangout will not be sudden and users will be able to see the features closing down one by one until it is removed.

Micromax launches its new range of TWS earphones.

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Sajin Vargheese
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Micromax has already made the announcement that they will be making a comeback in the Indian smartphone market after a gap of a couple of years. They have also confirmed that they will be offering a premium spec phone in the Indian market, at the most affordable budget. However, before doing so, the sub-brand of the company “Play” is launching a few more products that can be used as mobile accessories. The announcement was made by Vikas Jain, co-founder of tech brand Play, where they launched PlayGo N82 and PlayGo T20. 

The PlayGo N82 are active noise canceling (ANC) wireless neckband-style earbuds, the PlayGo T20 are in-ear truly wireless (TWS) earbuds with environmental noise reduction (ENR). The company has brought in actor Sonu Sood to promote its Indian products. Both the products are water-resistant and have been made to deliver 16 hours of music playback on a single charge. The PlayGo2 will be priced at Rs 2,999, while PlayGo T20 TWS earbuds will be placed at Rs 1,999. Both are available through purchase on the Play website, as well as e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon. 

The PlayGo N82 comes with 13mm audio drivers that are paired with dual switchable equalizers. It also has three-button control for volume, play, pause, and accepting or rejecting calls. It comes with a separate button to enable active noise cancellation. The PlayGo T20 is the brand’s latest TWS earbuds that come with proprietary audio drivers and include ENR, and support active noise cancellation and echo cancellation.

SpaceX to launch their ship to Mars in 2024.

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Ramana Rishi
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Space X, owned by the billionaire Elon Musk, is all set to send a spaceship to Mars. The billionaire has confirmed that the next window to reach Mars will open up in 2024 when the red planet will be closest to earth. The window appears after every two years, due to which they are planning to use the next window in 2022. The company was previously sending a robotic mission to Mars in 2020, followed by a crewed trip. 

However, the next generation of spaceship development has been delayed, due to which the spaceship will now be ready till 2023, giving the company the opportunity to launch the spaceship in 2024. This year July, the planets were closest to each other due to which three robotic missions were sent to Mars in July 2020, including NASA’s Perseverance rover. The company has been trying to create the new generation of Starship, which can carry dozens of people into space at one time. 

Elon Musk did confirm that they will be sacrificing a few ships on the way, but it will make sure that the development process finished in 2023 and we have the spaceship ready. Till now, the prototype has made short, low-altitude “hops” from the SpaceX test facility in Texas. They hope that the initial model will be able to edit the planet next year. Once they could demonstrate the refueling capacity, they will be making trips to the moon after 2022. However, these are just guesses and actual timing and dates will be released in the future.

Google brings in Google Assistant driving mode.

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Alex Infant
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Google Assistant has been going through a lot of changes recently and Google has been trying to add a lot of new features to the platform to make it more useful for the users. In 2019, Google announced its Google Assistant driving mode which now seems to be finally rolling out to Android smartphones. The new feature will work as an alternative to the Android Auto app on smartphones. A couple of weeks ago, users noticed a new navigation UI in Google Maps, which was a part of the feature. 

The future is now available on some of the most popular smartphones like Google Pixel 4, the LG Velvet, and the ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro. The feature is not yet available on all the devices but is expected to be rolled out globally in a few days. The UI of the driving mode looks completely changed and different from the UI that was announced in the 2019 event. It might be possible that the feature we have on the smartphones right now is still under development and the interface might change with updates in the future. 

The feature will work similarly to what an auto app works like, with the big icons and shortcuts on the screen for you to easily use it with one touch. The latest version is currently available on Google Play Store and you can download and install it, in case you want to try it immediately. Also, Google can make the official announcement about this feature soon, giving more details about the available features.

Carl Pei officially announces his parting from OnePlus.

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Sriram
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Recently, the Co-Counter of OnePlus Carl Pei has left the company to work on a different startup or venture. However, the news was never made official by OnePlus nor Carl Pei. Also, the reason behind leaving the company was never confirmed by him. However, recently, he has posted a comment in OnePlus community forums stating that “After nearly 7 years at OnePlus, I’ve made the difficult decision to say goodbye.” The official declaration has come days after the news leaked in the market and was surfaced on all social media platforms. 

He also wrote that “I am eternally grateful to Pete for taking a chance in this kid without a college degree, with nothing to his name but a dream. The trust, mentorship, and camaraderie will never be forgotten. Thanks for the opportunity of a lifetime.“” There is no official confirmation as to why he left OnePlus and what was the reason behind it. He has not mentioned anything about a new venture or project like the speculation. 

He mentioned that “I’m looking forward to taking some time off to decompress and catch up with my family and friends. And then follow my heart on to what’s next.” OnePlus has been growing at an astounding rate and there has been a major contribution in it by Carl Pei. However, his sudden departure from the company and OnePlus not even giving him a proper farewell raises a lot of questions as to what has actually happened due to which he had to leave the company he co-founded.

Google unveils the details about one of the largest DDoS attack in 2017.

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Shanmugam
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Cyberattacks have become very common in some of the most popular tech companies. Ever since the market has completely become digitally dependent and uses data to figure out the best approach for business, data has become extremely important for everyone. It is one of the reasons why hackers have been trying to steal data from companies and sell them on the dark web. Now, the Google Cloud team has revealed that it had a DDoS attack in 2017 which was meant for Google service back in September 2017 and which clocked at 2.54 Tbps. 

It is to date the largest DDoS attack ever. In a report published at the same time, Google Threat Threat Analysis Group analyzed a lot of high-end threats on the company server, carried out by state-sponsored threat actors. The attack was detected from China and used four Chinese Internet service providers called the (ASNs 4134, 4837, 58453, and 9394). As per the details, the attack was a humiliation of a six-month campaign and used various attack forms on Google’s server infrastructure. So why did Google reveal the information about the attack after three years? 

As per the company, there has been an increasing trend of nation-state hacker groups abusing DDoS attacks to disrupt targets. Also, there can be a time in the future where we could see another such attack which can be even larger than this. The revelation about the attack was only meant to make people aware of it. Since the internet bandwidth is increasing constantly, so will the speed of such threats.

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