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• Realme 3, Realme 3i Are Now Part of Realme UI Open Beta: Here's How to Enrol

  23-04-2020 18:21
  
  Realme has announced the inclusion of the 3 and 3i smartphones in the Realme UI open beta programme.
  
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• This Weird Wearable Is Keeping Me Fit and Rested During Lockdown

  23-04-2020 16:00 via gizmodo.com
  
  Whoop is not your typical wearable. Read more...
  
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• Home Office Setup Guide: The Best Gear for Working at Home

  23-04-2020 16:00 via wired.com
  
  Do you need a monitor, desk, webcam, laptop, microphone, or pair of headphones? Here's our ultimate laundry list of recommended gear to improve your new home office.
  
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• Amazon Launches ‘Local Shops on Amazon’ Programme to List Local Shops as Sellers

  23-04-2020 15:51
  
  Amazon has launched a programme called ‘Local Shops on Amazon’ in India to scale its business and start selling goods directly from local shops.
  
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• Apple Plans to Sell Macs With In-House Chips From 2021: Report

  23-04-2020 15:18
  
  The iPhone maker is working on three Mac processors based on the A14 processor in its next iPhone, suggesting the company will transition more of its Mac lineup away from current supplier Intel.
  
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• Antwerp Port Trials Wristbands for Coronavirus Social Distancing

  23-04-2020 15:16
  
  The developers believe it also could offer contact tracing if someone becomes infected with the coronavirus. The company or health officials can then establish with whom the person was in contact at work in the preceding weeks.
  
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• Apple Supplier LG Display Posts Wider First-Quarter Loss as Pandemic Dents Demand

  23-04-2020 15:14
  
  The South Korean panel maker posted its fifth straight quarter of operating losses, as the coronavirus pandemic added to the problems of the industry already grappling with demand falls and a supply glut.
  
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• Skype Brings Custom Background Feature to Windows, Mac, Web Apps

  23-04-2020 15:13
  
  Skype, the Microsoft owned video calling app, is gearing up to offer a tough competition to Zoom that has emerged as a popular option for video conferencing among a lot of people. The visual telephony giant has announced that it is adding custom background feature for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Web in its new version 8.59.0.77.
  
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• Germany at Odds With Apple on Smartphone Coronavirus Contact Tracing

  23-04-2020 15:13
  
  Germany has backed the centralised platform developed by the Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT) consortium and an app built by one of its members, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute.
  
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• JLab Go Air Review: The Cheap Wireless Earbuds to Beat

  23-04-2020 15:00 via wired.com
  
  With 5-hour battery life, sweat resistance, and a sleek design, these buds beat Apple's $159 AirPods on everything but sound.
  
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• Asus Zenfone Max M2 Start Receiving Android 10 Update: All You Need to Know

  23-04-2020 14:56
  
  Asus Zenfone Max M2 has started receiving the anticipated Android 10 update. The new software is finally rolling out to this two-year-old phone, and all users who have the Asus Zenfone Max M2 can check for the update in Settings.
  
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• Honor 10X Rumoured to Be Cheapest 5G Phone From the Company

  23-04-2020 14:51
  
  Honor 10X is reportedly an upcoming smartphone from Huawei sub-brand Honor. It is believed that it will be the cheapest 5G smartphone from the company so far.
  
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• iPhone SE (2020) Benchmark Results Suggest Apple May Have Underclocked A13 Bionic Chip

  23-04-2020 14:30
  
  Apple iPhone SE (2020) results appeared on benchmark tool AnTuTu suggest that you may not get the performance that one would expect on the top-notch iPhone 11 models.
  
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• Amazfit Bip Lite 1S With 30-Day Battery Life Launching on April 30

  23-04-2020 14:27
  
  Amazfit has teased that the Bip Lite 1S smartwatch will deliver 30-day battery life. The new smartwatch is set to launch in China on April 30.
  
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• Huawei to Launch Headphones, Smart Eyewear With Kirin A1 Chip: Report

  23-04-2020 14:16
  
  Huawei will reportedly launch a bunch of wearables powered by the Kirin A1 chip this year or early 2021. Huawei launched its Kirin A1 chipset last year that is currently found in the Huawei FreeBuds 3 and the Huawei Watch GT 2.
  
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• YouTube Originals Embrace Lockdown With Melinda Gates, MrBeast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, More

  23-04-2020 13:46
  
  Embracing the stay-at-home guidelines issued to a third of the global population, YouTube has announced a series of 11 new originals centred around that philosophy, involving the likes of Melinda Gates, MrBeast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sonali Bhadauria, John Grisham, Ken Jeong, and Yungblud.
  
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• OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro Pop-up Boxes Listed on OnePlus India Website, Prices Revealed

  23-04-2020 13:46
  
  OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro pop-up boxes are now listed on OnePlus India website however, they are not up pre-orders just yet. Both the boxes include the brand-new Bullets Wireless Z (black) along with two smartphone cases (Cyan Bumper case + Karbon Bumper case)
  
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• Instagram Speeding Up Rollout of a Memorial Account Feature Due to Coronavirus Deaths: Report

  23-04-2020 13:01
  
  Instagram is working on a new account memorialisation feature to help acknowledge a deceased person’s account better. The new feature will enable a ‘Remembering’ banner under the username after they have died and the account has been memorialised.
  
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• How to Grieve and Support Others During a Pandemic

  23-04-2020 13:00 via wired.com
  
  What can you do for a friend when you can't give them a hug? We talked to some experts to find out.
  
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• Apple Dominated True Wireless Earbuds Shipments in India in 2019: Counterpoint Research

  23-04-2020 12:31
  
  The true wireless (TWS) earbuds aka hearables shipments in the country has already emerged as the fastest growing across the entire wearables market with a massive year-over-year growth of 700 percent in 2019, according to a report by Counterpoint Research.
  
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• Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship Tournament With More Than $1 Million in Prizes Announced

  23-04-2020 12:29
  
  Call of Duty: Mobile was released back in September 2019 and has achieved various significant milestones since its launch. As the world deals with coronavirus pandemic, Activision, the company behind Call of Duty: Mobile, is now trying to bring people together virtually in these times by organising a global competitive tournament with more than $1 ...
  
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• Zoom Meeting App's Daily Users Top 300 Million as Ban List Grows

  23-04-2020 11:52
  
  The use of Zoom has soared with corporate offices, political parties, school districts, organisations and millions across the world working from home after lockdowns were enforced to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
  
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• Google Meet Getting Chrome Tab Presentations, Layout Updates, Low-Light Mode, and More

  23-04-2020 11:22
  
  Google Meet, the video conferencing service by Google, is getting a major feature upgrade. The company says it wants to make sure people have the much-requested features amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Google Duo Soon to Get New Features, Including Clearer Calls on Low Bandwidth Connections, More Group Call Participants

  23-04-2020 11:03
  
  Google Duo has several new features planned for its release pipeline. The video calling app will get the features over the next few weeks, Google announced. As per the company, the updates are coming as an increasing number of users are using the video calling app amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Israel Suspends Cellphone-Tracking for Coronavirus Quarantine Enforcement

  23-04-2020 10:56
  
  The Isreali government had last month empowered police to requisition cellphone roaming data on those ordered to self-isolate as suspected or confirmed coronavirus carriers, to confirm that they are under quarantine.
  
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• Amazon Launches Data Centre Operations in South Africa

  23-04-2020 10:54
  
  "Starting today, developers, startups, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and non-profit organisations can run their applications and serve end-users in Africa," Amazon said in a statement.
  
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• iQoo Neo 3 5G With Snapdragon 865 SoC, 4,500mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

  23-04-2020 10:53
  
  iQoo Neo 3 5G is priced starting at CNY 2,698. Pre-orders are slated to begin today while the sale of the phone will start April 29 in China.
  
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• Google Stadia Gains Users After Giving Free Access for 2 Months: Sensor Tower

  23-04-2020 10:51
  
  Stadia's mobile app, one of the multiple platforms to use the service and required to configure the Stadia controller, has crossed 1 million installs globally, according to data from analytics firm Sensor Tower.
  
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• Facebook to Label National Origin of Popular Posts in the US

  23-04-2020 10:40
  
  While the labels add a new layer of information — and one users won't have to click to find — it's unlikely to help with more insidious attempts to influence the November presidential election and sow political discord in the US.
  
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• Zoom Meeting App Daily Users Top 300 Million, While Company Boosts Encryption Features

  23-04-2020 10:36
  
  The use of Zoom has soared with corporate offices, political parties, school districts, organisations and millions across the world working from home after lockdowns were enforced to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
  
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• NASA Releases Stunning New Moon Map to Help Future Missions

  23-04-2020 10:25
  
  The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has released a comprehensive new map of the Moon in partnership with NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute.
  
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• Email, Password Details of Nearly 25,000 Employees at WHO, CDC, NIH Dumped Online: Report

  23-04-2020 09:52
  
  Around 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly related to the employees at health organisations the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation among others working to fight the coronavirus outbreak were dumped online, ...
  
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• HP India Offering Free Remote Assistance to PC Users of All Brands During Lockdown

  23-04-2020 09:40
  
  HP has introduced remote assistance for its PC users in India to ease consumer woes during the coronavirus lockdown. This remote service will be available free of cost, and is extended to PC users of all brands.
  
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• Google Search Now Lets You Add Movies and TV Shows to a Watchlist, New Android TV Features Announced Too

  23-04-2020 09:40
  
  Google has announced new features for Google Search and Android TV, meant to help users get both information and entertainment while they stay at home.
  
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• Vivo iQoo, iQoo Neo, iQoo Pro, Other Older iQoo Phones to Receive iQoo UI Update Starting Mid-June

  23-04-2020 09:23
  
  iQoo has announced a list of smartphones that will receive its own iQoo UI with Android 10 starting mid-June.
  
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• Mi 10 Lite 5G China Variant Will Come With AMOLED Display and OIS, Colour Options Confirmed

  23-04-2020 08:48
  
  Mi 10 Lite 5G is set to launch in China on April 27. Ahead of its launch, Xiaomi has been sharing several teaser posters on its Weibo account to generate some hype for the smartphone.
  
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• MIUI 12 Teased to Support Camera App Layout Customisation, Third-Party Always On Display Styles

  23-04-2020 08:42
  
  MIUI 12 is set to launch on April 27 alongside the Mi 10 Lite 5G in China, and Xiaomi has started teasing features bit by bit. After confirming features like Dark Mode 2.0 and smart wallpaper dimming, it has now teased custom third party style for the ‘Always On Display’ feature.
  
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• Netflix to Raise $1 Billion to Fund Original Content

  23-04-2020 08:38
  
  Netflix said on Wednesday it plans to raise about $1 billion in debt to beef up original content, a day after the streaming pioneer doubled its own projections for new customers as stuck-at-home users binged on movies and shows.
  
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• Redmi 10X Price and Specifications Tipped, Expected to Be Powered by Helio G85 SoC

  23-04-2020 08:36
  
  Redmi 10X is said to be the name of the mysterious phone that was listed on TENAA’s database with model number M2003J15SC. The last week’s listing had suggested some specifications of the phone.
  
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• Star Wars Female-Centric Series in the Works With Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland: Report

  23-04-2020 08:30
  
  Lucasfilm is reportedly developing a new female-centric Star Wars series, which takes place in a different timeline than other Star Wars TV shows. Leslye Headland, the co-creator and showrunner of Netflix’s Russian Doll, is behind the new idea.
  
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• Westworld Season 4: HBO Renews Its Flagship Dystopian Sci-Fi Series

  23-04-2020 08:26
  
  HBO has renewed Westworld for a fourth season, with just two episodes to go in the third season’s run.
  
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• Lego sales spiking on eBay after Lego Masters returns to our screens

  23-04-2020 08:26 via techguide.com.au
  
  Lego Masters is back on TV for season two – and what did we do? We bought even more Lego. eBay says Lego sales have increased by 92 per cent since the return of the show on Sunday.
  With that many Lego sets being sold – that worked out at a set being sold in Australia every minute during Sunday’s show.
  More than $150,000 had been spent on Lego on eBay in the first 24 hours after the show to help them beat the isolation blues while we’re in coronavirus lockdown.Here are som
  
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• Zoom 5.0 Launched, Features Data Routing Control, Improved Encryption, More

  23-04-2020 07:36
  
  Zoom Video Communications said on Wednesday it was upgrading the encryption features on its video conferencing app to better safeguard meeting data and offer protection against tampering. The new version of the app, Zoom 5.0, will release within the week, the company said in a statement.
  
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• Realme X50m 5G With 120Hz Display, Snapdragon 765G SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

  23-04-2020 07:29
  
  Realme X50m 5G has been launched with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC and up to 8GB of RAM. The smartphone also has dual hole-punch selfie cameras.
  
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• Realme Buds Wireless Pro Spotted on Regulator Website, Live Photos Leaked

  23-04-2020 07:26
  
  Realme Buds Wireless Pro have been spotted on Taiwanese regulator NCC’s website, hinting that the company is working on bringing new wireless earphones to the market.
  
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• Google Says State-Backed Hackers Increasing Coronavirus Phishing Attacks

  23-04-2020 07:00
  
  Security experts at Alphabet's Google have identified more than a dozen government-backed hacking groups using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for phishing and malware attempts.
  
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• iOS Mail App Flaw May Have Allowed Hackers to Steal Data for Years, Apple to Roll Out Fix

  23-04-2020 06:50
  
  Apple is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left millions of iPhone, iPad vulnerable to hackers.
  
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• Microsoft 365 now available in Australia with a range of enhanced features

  23-04-2020 05:31 via techguide.com.au
  
  Microsoft 365 – a refresh of Office 365’s suite of applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook – is now available with AI, rich content and templates and more cloud-powered features.
  These updates are being rolled out to the more than 38 million Office 365 subscribers worldwide.
  There’s also now a new Family Safety App which allows parents to protect their family online and also find them with location sharing and with protection for your data and informati
  
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• Every Star Wars film is now available on 4K disc – and they look and sound amazing

  23-04-2020 02:09 via techguide.com.au
  
  The ninth and final Star War film in the Skywalker saga – The Rise of Skywalker – has been released on 4K UHD but an equally exciting release on 4K disc is the original and prequel trilogies for the very first time.
  Also on 4K UHD for the first time is Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens along with Rogue One which is set just before the original 1977 Star Wars film in the story’s timeline.
  Naturally The Rise of Skywalker looks remarkable in 4K thanks to a pristine t
  
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