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Nokia launches Media Streamer device to rival Amazon’s Fire TV stick

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After Xiaomi launched their new Mi TV stick to rival the Amazon Fire TV stick, now Nokia has launched a new Media streamer which will directly take on Amazon’s offering. As per Nokia, the new streaming device will only be India specific products, and will exclusively go on sale from August 28, 2020. Just like the other streaming devices in the market, it is aimed to make the non-smart TV into a smart TV. The product from Nokia is a direct rival to Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Xiaomi’s latest Mi TV Stick.

This is entirely a new segment for Nokia to jump and they are extremely excited and committed to providing the best available experience from their new launch. The product will be priced at Rs 3,499 and will be made exclusive to sell on Flipkart. The design is inspired by Apple TV and it can stream at a Ful HD resolution at 60fps. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and also has a support of Mali 450 GPU. Nokia is providing 1GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage to save the app.

The Media streamer will run on Android 9.0 and will dual-band WiFi connectivity and built-in Bluetooth. It supports Dolby Audio and will support Miracast, DLNA, Airplay, WiFi display, Google home for casting. The streamer will have some of the most popular streaming apps such as Netflix, Zee5, Youtube, and all the Google services. You can control the device using the given remote, which can also be controlled using voice commands. The device seems to be promising, but the price might be a little letdown for the product.

Similarly, Google is also working on a new streaming device to rival Amazon Fire TV stick. It is also expected that the device from Google will be placed at a much cheaper price than other competitors.

BlackBerry coming with a new 5G smartphone next year, claimed as the most secure phone ever.

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BlackBerry was one of the most sought after phones by professionals at one time. Be it checking emails, using the qwerty keyboard, or using their special messaging app, Blackberry was a brand of premium and professional smartphones. However, with the coming of Android and iOS, the brand seems to have lost its touch. However, the company tries to come back to the smartphone market with its new innovative smartphones which are more focused on the security of users’ data. Following the same direction, the company is yet again working on a new phone which will be entirely focused on security. 

As per the officials, it will be the most secure phone yet at the time of release. The rumors have already been strong in the market regarding the new Blackberry device, the company might launch next year. This time the phone will be made by US-based security startup OnwardMobility. Previous to that TCL used to make Blackberry phones, which stopped after the contract between them ended earlier this year. The company has also confirmed that the new smartphones will be 5G compatible and will provide unique security features. The company believes that the times of pandemic have shifted the focus of the smartphone industry more towards data and security. 

With so many security breaches happening recently with some of the major companies, it is very important that smartphones remain one step ahead in terms of security. It is why OnwardMobility is excited to bring out the next generation of Blackberry smartphones. The launch would probably be not global and the US and Europe will be the first to get the launch of their device.

Epic Games is organizing #FreeFortnite tournament with Evil Apple dress and more as a prize

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It seems like Eric Game developers are not going to give up on any opportunity to make Apple look down on the ban issue. The popular game Fortnite was banned by Apple on the App Store, when the game developer studio added a direct payment link on it, instead of using the Apple Pay option. Ever since then Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Apple monopoly over the market and how they do not practice fair competition on their platform.

As per Epic, Apple plays by its own rule, and not all app developers are given fair and equal treatment. The decision will be coming out soon, before which Epic has left no opportunity to troll Apple. Now the developer studio is organizing a FreeFortnite tournament on August 23, which can be placed across any platform, including the iOS platform. The winner will be getting an evil looking Apple costume along with many other prizes. The evil-looking Apple dress seems to be another dig that the gaming studio is taking at Apple.

As per Epic’s official statement, “these are the final days of the entire Fortnite community’s ability to play together“”. They also mentioned that the new chapter or season is going to start on August 27, which iOS players will not be able to witness any longer. If you already have Fortnite installed on your iOS device, then you can play the game anytime. However, those who do not have it, will not be able to download it any longer. The winner’s prize list is as follows.

New Update from Lightroom app removes Photos, Presets of Apple Users.

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Lightroom is one of the best editing software for iPhone and iPad users when it comes to editing. Recently the app had a software update for the devices which was basically meant to fix previous bugs and provide stability improvements to the app. However, once the update was installed, it did not bring a good sight for lots of Apple users. The update had a serious bug due to which all the photos and presets stored in the cloud storage disappeared. The issue has been acknowledged by Adobe, however, the bad news is that all the photos and presets that have been lost in the update cannot be recovered. 

The update was released on Monday after which many of the users started complaining that their photos suddenly disappeared after the update. The adobe update for Lightroom is 5.4.0 due to which the issue occurred. The official statement from Adobe is “We are aware that some customers who updated to Lightroom 5.4.0 on iPhone and iPad may be missing photos and presets that were not synced to the Lightroom cloud“”.

Some of the customers are really upset about the update as Lightroom had years of photos and presets that were purchased for thousands of dollars. A similar issue was noticed with Canon as well, were the videos and photos stored by the customer suddenly disappeared from the storage. 

If you have still haven’t updated the Lightroom app on the Apple device, it is strongly suggested that you should wait a few days before updating it. 

POCO coming up with an OnePlus Nord rival.

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OnePlus has been one of the best selling phones from the company right from the moment it was launched. The premium specs, beautiful design, and a great screen were one of the best characteristics. But wait! Does that sound familiar, or has something like that has launched before as well? Yes, it has. It was the POCO F1 that created a lot of hype when it provided excellent specs with Snapdragon 845 chipset, and all the premium features in the mid-range price category.

It seems that POCO is gearing up again and is going to surprise its fans once again with an OnePlus Nord rival. It is rumored that the company will be launching a new phone in the same range as Nord, and will have all the premium features, such as the display with 120Hx refresh rate and fast charging. The new POCO phone might take some of the features from the all-new Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, which was released a few days back but was only China exclusive.

The phone could also have a 64-megapixel primary sensor for the camera unit. The hint was given through the global Twitter handle of POCO, where it asked the fans whether they will buy a new OnePlus Nord or wait for a new Poco phone. Currently, there is no information on what kind of phone is in development or what the features will be, but the phones will be a direct rival to the OnePlus Nord. 

Realme X7 Pro specs tipped

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Realme 7 series is about to be launched in a short time and it will be the new series launch after their successful Realme 6 lineup. Recently the Realme X7 Pro model, which was earlier named as RMX2121, has appeared on TENAA’s website with a complete spec list, giving us a more clear picture of what the device can offer us. The specs provide a clear picture of the technical specification of this smartphone that will be running Android 10.

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The phone comes with 6 and 8 GB RAM variants and will have 128GB and 256GB storage options. Realme has been moving directly to the pro models with 128 GB rather than providing lower 64 GB models. The website also confirmed that the phone will have an in-display fingerprint sensor and will have a quad-camera setup on the rear, which will make it look more like the recent quad-camera phones that have been launched lately. The leaks also show the volume rocker of the phone on the left side while the power button is one the right.

The phone will come in three colors Black, White, and Purple. The will be supporting the 5G band and will come with an excellent AMOLED 6.55 inch screen that will provide a refresh rate of 120Hz. The phone is supposedly housing a Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ SoC and will have a 4500mAh battery for longer battery life with 65W fast charging. It is still unclear as to when the details of the phone will be announced by the company, but it is expected that it will be launched very soon.

Gmail and other Google services are down, Google working on providing resolution soon.

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Bad news came for Gmail users today as it seems that Gmail is completely down and the users are unable to send emails and attach files with it. The outage of Gmail was a peak at 12:00 PM and it reported more than 2700 users who were unable to use the services. A similar issue was also reported in Google Driver where it was found that the users were unable to upload or download files from the drives. Also, the drive sharing capability was not working properly.

As per the recent details, the issue seems to be more prominent in India, Australia, Japan, and other parts of the world. Google has already acknowledged the issue and has confirmed that the issue is already fixed for many users and is currently ongoing for the remaining ones. They have said that there is no time estimate for it right now, but they are trying to bring it back online as soon as possible. Google has also made an announcement that the following services along with Gmail are being checked for similar issues. The list of services being checked is Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Groups, Google Chat, Google Meet, Google Voice, and Google Keep.

It has been many hours since the outage started and many users are still unable to attach or send files to other users. The issue is not the first in the month and has happened twice with Gmail. Although Gmail is not confirming anything about the reason for the issue it is expected that the resolution will soon be found.

Facebook adding a new “Suggested Posts” feature to Instagram.

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Facebook has already been adding a lot of new features in the last few months to Instagram and now they have released other features that will never let the user run out of content. The new “Suggested Posts” feature will make you scroll down the feed even longer than before. The feature will be added to the platform today and the users will be able to see. The feature will be visible at the end of the feed, once you have completed looking at the updated from your friend and family within your friend list.

It will replace the normal message of “You’re all caught up” after which you saw the older post. The suggested post feature will add more posts to watch from depending on your browsing history and will also have ads. To make sure that the suggested post does not come up again, you can simply tap on the three dots that will be available on the top of the suggested post and select “not interested“. The feature cannot be removed, but these choices of removing it and viewing it will improve Instagram’s algorithm in adding only those suggested posts which are of your interest.

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As per the details shared by Engadget, the feature seems to be taken from TikTok, which used a similar approach for people to check out new posts and accounts to connect with. The option of Explore on Instagram does the same things where you can find new accounts but, it is normally something no users use frequently.

Zoom is coming on Google Nest, Amazon Echo, and Facebook Portal smart displays in September this year.

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Zoom in one of the most popular videos calling platforms when it comes to communicating with multiple people at one time. It is one of the major apps that is used by educators and professionals to do a conference of video meetings with multiple people at once. The use of Zoom has increased a lot over the last few months as social distancing in the pandemic situation has left people with no choice, but to communicate using apps like Zoom.

Zoom is now trying to expand its reach to new devices which will be available later this year. The company has announced that it will be integrating with Amazon Echo Show, Facebook Portal, and Google Nest Hub Max. This is one of the biggest expansion of Zoom and they have been trying to branch out their licensed video conferencing hardware and smart displays, which have inbuilt high-quality directional microphones and built-in touchscreen. Zoom has recently been facing some tough competition by Facebook and Google Meet, which is trying to add the maximum number of users to the video calling feature and provide the same quality of video conferencing like Zoom.

Due to this, Zoom has been trying to expand its reach on multiple devices so that it can increase its number of users. The rollout has been planned for September and will be added to the devices in stages, one by one. All the famous platforms will be using their own apps, which will be integrated with Zoom so that it can be used as one of their features.

Google Maps new update makes it more colorful and attractive.

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Google Maps has been one of the most popular and widely used navigation apps globally and is powered by the most intelligent AI system from Google. Google has been updating its maps app consistently to make sure that the navigation and location detection could be provided for the user. As per the recent details about the new update that will be provided to the Google Maps platform, it has been confirmed that the update will make the maps platform much more colorful and accurate.

Google Maps is not flawless and does face minor issues where the app is unable to either detect location or provide correct directions. The update is expected to remove all the bugs and make the experience much better for Google Maps on all platforms. The platform is 15 years old and over the time, it has become much more interactive and easier for people to use. The updates bring in a lot of new visual improvements and granularity to the mp.

The update will also make the map much easier to understand with better color coding for different types of terrains, The update will change the algorithm that Google Maps uses and uses the satellite to highlight beaches, deserts, blue lakes, rivers, oceans, and ravines into different color areas. The update will enhance the viewing ability of smaller areas in both cities and rural space.

Also, the new update will bring so much more detailed street view, which will also highlight all the sidewalks, crosswalks, dimensions of roads, and other crucial information, like whether the street is wheelchair friendly or not. The update has been released initially in London, New York, and San Francisco and will be available for global users within a few days.

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