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August 20, 2020

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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.

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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August 20, 2020

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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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August 20, 2020

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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.

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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August 19, 2020

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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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August 19, 2020

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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.

Microsoft Flight Simulator becomes the highest-rated game of the year

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August 18, 2020

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Microsoft did not have a spectacular past few weeks when it comes to games and the excitement related to the next generation consoles. The last few weeks had a lot of information leaked about their Xbox X series, the new controller, and so on. There was also news where it was confirmed that Halo: Infinite will be delayed till 2021, and there was a doubt among many whether the company will be able to compete with Sony and create good Xbox exclusive games for the users.

However, new news that has come up, shows that Microsft is not behind in gaming category as well. The Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 was released a few months back and now has become the highest-rated game of the year. The game is not similar to any kind of conventional game that users play. It is simply based on the aircraft simulation and provides a great understanding of the mechanics while playing the game. The new 2020 version of the flight simulator provided much better graphics and a lot of added features to the game.

Although it hs a specific niche of the audience, it has still managed to become one of the highest-rated games of the year. It seems to be a great achievement for game developers at Microsoft and is also a great motivation for gamers. It seems to be a great comeback for the company and an assurance that they can create some praiseworthy games in the future as well. For now, Microsoft Flight simulator can be purchase with a lot of add-on features.

MediaTek launches the new Dimensity 800U 5G chipset.

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August 18, 2020

MediaTek launches the new Dimensity 800U 5G chipset. — Image Credit: mobile57.com

Mediatek has recently announced a new chipset called Dimensity 800U, which is a chipset designed for mid-range smartphones. The selling point of this chipset is that it brings 5G connectivity to such phones. Tye chipset is based on 7nm architecture and is a part of the ongoing Dimensity family of SoCs, which include another chipset like Dimensity 720, 820, 800, 1000, and 1000+. The 800U comes with high specs and powerful performance.

The chipset is an octa-core with ARM Cortex-A76 cores, which can be clocked to a maximum of 2.4 GHz and a six-core Cortex A-55, which can be clocked to a speed of 2.0GHz. The chipset will also support the ARM Mali-G57 GPU for graphics, which is also equipped with independent AI and APU. The chipset will support dual 5G sin standby and dual VoNR (Voice over New Radio), sub-6GHz NSA / SA networks, and 5G two carrier aggregation (2CC 5G-CA).

The chipset is not power-hungry and will have the Mediatek 5G Ultrasave technology onboard, which is present in most of their new chipsets. It also manages the operations of the modem based on the network environment and data transmission quality for improving the battery life of mobile devices. The chipset includes LPDDR4x RAM (up to 2133MHz) and UFS 2.2 storage, and a support full HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It also has HDR10+ and MediaTek’s MiraVision PQ engine with HDR optimization.

The chipset will be able to support a 64-megapixel sensor and four rear-facing cameras. The chipset is promised to deliver 11 percent and 28 percent faster CPU and GPU performance than the 720 chipsets in Density series. The new chipset will be available for the global market in a couple of months and will have features like multiple trigger words for the different voice assistants, dual-mic noise reduction, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and Bluetooth 5.1.

iPhone 12 dummy phones leaked images show the complete design.

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August 18, 2020

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There have already been a lot of leaks regarding the specs and features of the iPhone 12 and also a lot has already been known about the design. It was expected the new iPhone will not be a massive upgrade but will surely bring out 5G band connectivity to the iPhone. However, the new iPhone leaks are now out, which shows the complete design of the phone in its complete glory.

As per the leaked images, the expected size of the iPhone can be 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch, and the size profile of the phone looks very similar to what was in the iPhone 4 model. The dummy images were leaked by the courtesy of CaseMakers. The leaked images show all the variants of the iPhone as dummy units. These dummy units are used to create or design the case for the phone. The details shown are not as much as people wanted to know but the it does confirm the at the side, rounded profile has been re-designed to what looks very similar to the iPhone 4.

The phone has the same side edges that have been made out of aluminum, which is very similar to the older iPhone design, which was totally changed after the launch of the iPhone 6, till now. Apart from that there does not seems to be a lot of changes to the iPhone 12 when we compare it to the iPhone 11. It seems like the front and rear design will remain unchanged.

Microsoft apps to stop support for Internet Explorer from next year.

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August 18, 2020