Tuesday 8 June 2021

Vivo Y73 India Launch Date Confirmed as June 10; Unofficial Unboxing Video Shows Design, Specifications

Vivo Y73 is set to launch in India on June 10 as per the company’s announcement on Twitter. Vivo has already shared the design of the phone, but all of its specifications have leaked in the past week. The Vivo Y73 will come with a triple rear camera setup and two colour options.

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iQoo Z3 First Impressions: A Toned-Down iQoo 3?

The iQoo Z3 uses with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G SoC to offer a feature-packed 5G-enabled smartphone at an accessible price.

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macOS Monterey 12 Now Official With Universal Control, Shortcuts; New Developer Tools Announced

macOS Monterey 12 has been unveiled at WWDC 2021 with features including Universal Control, AirPlay support, and Shortcuts. Apple has also announced new developer tools including Object Capture that is meant to let developers create 3D models of real-world objects.

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WWDC 2021: Apple Music Rolling Out Support for Lossless Audio, Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio

Apple Music's long-awaited Lossless Audio, Dolby Atmos, and Spatial Audio have finally become available to compatible Apple devices, according to user reports. The new features will be available on devices running iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, macOS 11.4, and tvOS 14.6 or higher. Users reported that the new Lossless Audio and Dolby Atmos features were visible after restartin...

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Ruffer Asset Management Firm in London Made Whopping $1.1 Billion From Bitcoin in Just 5 Months

Ruffer, an asset management company based out of London, has made $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,000 crore) from Bitcoin trading in just 5 months. The company sold its holdings as it wasn’t expecting youngsters to spend time on trading as lockdown restrictions were being lifted.

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 Nvidia Asks Chinese Regulators to Approve $40 Billion Arm Deal: Report

 Nvidia has submitted an application to Chinese competition regulators to review a $40-billion (roughly Rs. 2,91,290 crores) takeover of UK chip designer Arm as per a report citing people familiar with the matter.

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iQoo Z3 With Snapdragon 768G SoC, 64-Megapixel Triple Rear Cameras Launched in India: Price, Specifications

iQoo Z3 was launched in the Indian market Tuesday, June 8 through a virtual event. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G SoC and has a triple rear camera setup with a 64-megapixel main camera. The phone features a 4,400mAh battery with support for 55W fast charging.

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Y Combinator Allegedly 'Kicked Off' Entrepreneur After Criticising Founders for Jumping COVID-19 Vaccine Queue

Y Combinator, the US-based startup accelerator, has allegedly kicked out an American entrepreneur and another founder for speaking out against misogyny and members' efforts to jump the COVID-19 vaccine queue.

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Poco M3 Pro 5G With MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, Triple Rear Cameras Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Poco M3 Pro 5G has been launched in India. The company hosted a virtual event for the launch of its latest 5G offering. Poco M3 Pro 5G comes with a triple rear camera setup that is headlined by a 48-megapixel main sensor.

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iCloud+ With New Privacy Features, Unlimited HomeKit Video Cameras Support Introduced by Apple at WWDC 2021

Apple has introduced iCloud+ service with several new features at no additional cost. The new iCloud+ plans start at $0.99 per month in the US and Rs. 75 per month in India. The base plan offers 50GB iCloud storage with support for one HomeKit Secure Video camera. There is a plan with 200GB iCloud storage and up to five HomeKit Secure Video cameras support priced at $...

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Google Photos for Android Makes Markup Tool More Accessible in Editing Menu

Google Photos for Android has had its Markup tool moved up to the main menu in the editing menu. Markup tool was earlier a part of the More tab but now sits between the Filters and More tabs in the main UI.

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watchOS 8 Announced With Mindfulness App, Ability to Track Sleeping Respiratory Rate, Portrait Watch Face

watchOS 8 has been announced by Apple at its WWDC 2021 keynote as the new operating system for the Apple Watch. It comes with a Mindfulness app, updated Home app, and Messages with support for GIFs.

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Monday 7 June 2021

Big Tech Said to Support Global Corporate Tax, but Wants Digital Services Levies Axed

US tech giants could benefit from the agreement of the Group of Seven rich countries' agreement to create a global minimum 15 percent corporate tax rate if the final deal also scraps increasingly popular digital services taxes, according to industry lobbyists.

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