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• Sonos Finally Supports Dolby Atmos With New Arc Soundbar

  06-05-2020 22:00 via gizmodo.com
  
  Sonos has been busy these past few months. The company announced it’s phasing out ‘legacy’ devices and plans to roll out a new app in June, not to mention that it also launched a new radio service. But all of these announcement lacked one crucial element: new hardware. The first next-generation Sonos product is the…Read more...
  
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• Sonos Arc Soundbar: Price, Specs, Release Date

  06-05-2020 22:00 via wired.com
  
  The Sonos Arc is the company's new high-end home theater option. The company's largest wireless speaker and its subwoofer also get an update.
  
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• New Standard Adds Low-Power Wireless Charging to NFC

  06-05-2020 21:50 via gizmodo.com
  
  Qi wireless charging has become the de facto wireless charging standard for gadgets like phones, earbuds, and more. However, just this week, the NFC Forum approved a new low-power wireless charging specification to help make it easier to charge smaller gadgets or IoT devices.Read more...
  
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• Twitter Tackles 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy in the UK With Warning Prompt

  06-05-2020 17:45
  
  Twitter said the search prompt would inform users that the government had seen no link between 5G and COVID-19, and include a link to a government website with credible, factual and verified information in relation to 5G.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3, Surface Headphones 2, Surface Earbuds Launched: All You Need to Know

  06-05-2020 17:00
  
  Microsoft's updated Surface portfolio includes the portable Surface Go 2, high-end 2-in-1 Surface Book 3, new Surface Headphones 2 and Surface Earbuds, as well as updated accessories.
  
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• Firefox 76 for Windows, Mac, Linux Brings Better Password Security and Enhanced Zoom Support

  06-05-2020 16:53
  
  Mozilla brought Firefox 76 with new features, and bug fixes on Tuesday. With the latest update of the Firefox Web browser, Firefox is making the protection of online account logins and passwords stronger. Firefox will display critical alerts in its Lockwise password manager if a saved website is breached.
  
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• Tinder to Add Video Chat Feature by End of June

  06-05-2020 16:39
  
  Tinder is planning to launch a one-on-one video chat feature within the app by the end of June. The development was shared by Tinder's parent company, Match Group on Tuesday in their earnings release.
  
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• LG Velvet Price Revealed, Will Go on Sale Starting May 15 With Pre-Orders From May 8

  06-05-2020 16:13
  
  LG Velvet is will go on sale starting May 15 and will be priced at KRW 899,800 (roughly Rs. 55,700).
  
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• Poco F2 Launch Expected on May 12 as Company Sends Out Invites: Report

  06-05-2020 16:05
  
  Xiaomi has reportedly sent out invites for a Poco event scheduled for May 12.
  
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• Vodafone Idea Relaunches Double Data Offer on Pan-India Basis; Benefits Limited to 3 Prepaid Plans, Though

  06-05-2020 15:53
  
  Vodafone and Idea customers can avail additional high-speed data benefits through the offer that is available on the Rs. 299, Rs. 449, and Rs. 699 prepaid recharge plans across all circles.
  
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• French Hacker Claims Aarogya Setu Flaw Reveals Unwell People in PMO, Army HQ, After IT Minister’s Assurance of Security

  06-05-2020 15:14
  
  Soon are Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assured users of privacy on the Aarogya Setu app, French security researcher Robert Baptiste, who goes by pseudonym Elliot Alderson on Twitter, posted information about unwell people in the government, allegedly from the app.
  
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• Android Flaw Allows Remote Cote Execution Across Versions, May 2020 Security Update Fixes It

  06-05-2020 15:11
  
  Centre for Internet Security (CIS) has discovered a total of 39 high risk vulnerabilities in Google’s Android OS. The organisation notes that fixes for all of these vulnerabilities have been rolled out via May 2020 patch.
  
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• Android Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution Across Versions, May 2020 Security Update Fixes It

  06-05-2020 15:11
  
  Centre for Internet Security (CIS) has discovered a total of 39 high risk vulnerabilities in Google’s Android OS. The organisation notes that fixes for all of these vulnerabilities have been rolled out via May 2020 patch.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2, Surface Earbuds: Price, Specs, Release Date

  06-05-2020 15:00 via wired.com
  
  The company unveiled its latest product lineup: new mobile PCs, new headphones, and its first wirefree earbuds.
  
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• iPhone SE (2020) Gets Teardown Treatment, Taptic Engine Analysed

  06-05-2020 14:57
  
  The latest iPhone in terms of its design is said to be identical to the iPhone 8 while its under-the-hood specifications resemble that of the flagship iPhone 11. Now Zack Nelson aka Jerryrigeverything does iPhone SE 2020 teardown to see the Taptic engine.
  
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• Redmi Chief Lu Weibing Teases 'New Surprises' in May, Could Be a 5G Phone, More

  06-05-2020 14:14
  
  Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing shared a cryptic post on his Weibo account, on Wednesday. He has said that Redmi will be coming out with “new surprises” in May. While Weibing did not reveal what surprises he was referring to, the post suggests that new smartphones could be expected from the Redmi brand this month.
  
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• Aarogya Setu IVRS Facility Launched by Health Ministry for Those Without Smartphones

  06-05-2020 14:10
  
  Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) is a toll-free service, available across the country, wherein citizens can give a missed call to the number '1921' and they will get a call back requesting for inputs regarding their health, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.
  
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• Nikon D780 Review: Jack of All Trades

  06-05-2020 14:00 via wired.com
  
  The company's newest full-frame DSLR shows there's still a place for big, powerful cameras.
  
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• Huawei MatePad T8 With 5,100mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

  06-05-2020 13:38
  
  The Huawei MatePad T8 is priced at RON 500 (roughly Rs. 8,400) in Romania, and is slated to be available next month.
  
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• NFC May Soon Be Used to Charge Small Devices Wirelessly; Smartphones May Get Reverse Wireless Charging

  06-05-2020 13:37
  
  NFC may soon be used to charge small battery-powered devices wirelessly with the new approved WLC technology.
  
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• Aarogya Setu App Absolutely Robust in Terms of Privacy Protection, Security of Data: Prasad

  06-05-2020 13:17
  
  "This is a technological invention of India -- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, our scientists, NIC, NITI Aayog, and some private (entities) -- whereby it is a perfectly accountable platform to help in the fight against COVID-19," IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told PTI.
  
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• LG Velvet Poses for the Camera in Early Hands-On Video, More Live Photos Leaked: Report

  06-05-2020 12:48
  
  Someone in South Korea managed to get some hands-on time with the upcoming LG Velvet, revealing even more of the specifications what the phone actually looks and feels like.
  
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• Aarogya Setu App Has Been Downloaded by 9 Crore People: Government

  06-05-2020 12:39
  
  The Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was informed about this on Tuesday by officials during its 14th meeting in which it also discussed various aspects pertaining to the “performance, impact and benefits” of the Aarogya Setu application.
  
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• Swift Student Challenge from Apple announced

  06-05-2020 12:34
  From now until Sunday, May 17 students can enter into Apple’s Swift Student Challenge, an opportunity for student developers to showcase their love of coding by creating their own Swift playground.Submissions will be judged on three areas,Technical accomplishment in the submitted Swift playgroundCreativity of ideas in the submitted Swift playgroundContent of written responses to the questions in the submission form. Each student selected for a challenge award will receive a WWDC20 jacket a
  
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• Honor X10 5G Launch Set for May 20, MIIT and TENAA Listings Tips Specifications

  06-05-2020 12:12
  
  Honor X10 launch date has been announced to be May 20. The announcement also mentions that the Honor X10 will support 5G networks. The new smartphone has been under wraps for a while now but details have not started to emerge from TENAA and China’s MIIT where the device came for certification.
  
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• Facebook Discover App Unveiled as Part of Free Basics Programme, Allows Browsing Text Versions of Any Website

  06-05-2020 12:08
  
  Discover is Facebook’s attempt at bringing back its Free Basics program that allows users to browse the internet with some amount of free data.
  
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• Apple goes VIRTUAL with Worldwide Developers Conference

  06-05-2020 11:58
  Apple has announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) virtually, starting on the 22nd of June.Developers will be able to access WWDC in the Apple Developer app and on the Apple Developer website for free for all developers. The usual cost of a ticket at WWDC in the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, costs charges over $1,000. But this time we’ll see no cost involved. "WWDC20 will be our biggest yet, bringing together our global developer co
  
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• Twitter Testing New Changes in Threaded Conversation Layout on iOS, Web

  06-05-2020 11:52
  
  Twitter is testing new changes to the layout of the threaded conversation for its iOS and Web users, the social media company said in a tweet. The changes will make the conversations more organised through “lines and indentations” that will make it clear that a reply is meant for a particular tweet. The feature is expected to especially make lo...
  
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• Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro Sail Past 30 Million-Unit Sales Globally, Xiaomi India Chief Reveals

  06-05-2020 11:36
  
  The Managing Director of Xiaomi India, Manu Kumar Jain has announced that Xiaomi's Redmi has sold a total 30 million (3 crore) units of Note 8 series worldwide since its launch in August 2019.
  
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• Xiaomi Teases Launch of New IoT Product in India on May 8, Could Be Mi Box or Mi TV Stick

  06-05-2020 11:35
  
  Xiaomi has teased the launch of a new Internet of Things (IoT) product alongside the bringing the Mi 10 to India on Thursday, May 8.
  
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• OnePlus Smartphones to Get 5 New Features in OxygenOS: All You Need to Know

  06-05-2020 11:24
  
  OnePlus smartphones' OxygenOS is set to receive five new exciting features including the most awaited - Always-On display. However, the Chinese tech company will start testing these features in the upcoming months, and their stable rollout is expected by the end of the first quarter of 2021.
  
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• Huawei Y8s With Dual Selfie Cameras, 4,000mAh Battery Goes Official

  06-05-2020 11:22
  
  The Huawei Y8s comes with a 48-megapixel main camera and a 6.5-inch full-HD+ display. The phone offers dual AI selfie cameras as well.
  
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• Amazon Worker at New York Warehouse Dies of COVID-19

  06-05-2020 11:06
  
  In France, Amazon has been locked in a battle with labour unions which say not enough was done to mitigate contagion risk for staff working in close proximity to process a flood of orders amid the nationwide lockdown.
  
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• Poco M2 Pro Spotted on Xiaomi India’s RF Exposure Page With Redmi Note 9, Mi 10, Hinting at India Launch: Report

  06-05-2020 10:35
  
  Poco M2 Pro was spotted on the RF Exposure Page of Xiaomi India website along with Redmi Note 9, Xiaomi Mi 10.
  
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• Google’s Webpage Warning About COVID-19 Related Online Scams Now Available in 4 Indic Languages

  06-05-2020 10:35
  
  Google has added Indic languages, namely Bangla, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu, to its dedicated webpage designed to help users avoid COVID-19 online security risks. The webpage already has content in English and Hindi languages.
  
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• Huawei Y9s Registrations Go Live on Amazon India, Launch to Follow Soon

  06-05-2020 10:25
  
  Huawei Y9s will be available in Midnight Black and Breathing Crystal colour options when it launches in India. The price and sale date is yet to be announced.
  
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• China Plans to Complete Space Station by 2022

  06-05-2020 09:55
  
  China’s burgeoning space program achieved a milestone last year by landing a spacecraft on the largely unexplored dark side of the moon and has plans to launch a lander and rover on Mars.
  
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• MediaTek Unveils New Helio G85 Octa-Core Gaming Chipset With 1GHz GPU

  06-05-2020 09:50
  
  MediaTek unveiled its new mobile gaming-focused Helio G85 chipset in Taiwan on Tuesday. The new chipset comes with a 1 GHz GPU for a smooth mobile gaming experience along with other enhancements. The Helio G85 will expand MediaTek’s gaming chipset lineup and provide smartphone manufacturers who want to make a gaming-oriented with a wider range of...
  
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• Popular Google Doodle Games Brings Back Halloween Game for You to 'Stay and Play at Home'

  06-05-2020 09:40
  
  Popular Google Doodle Games Series sees Google continue to publish interactive doodles to keep people entertained as they are confined to their homes amid the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Amazon Prime Members in India Get Gaming Benefits, Can Avail Free In-Game Content for Select Mobile Games

  06-05-2020 09:39
  
  Amazon Prime members in India can now avail gaming benefits, including free access to in-game content, upgrades, and in-game currency.
  
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• Space Force Trailer: The Office Stars Reunite on Netflix Workplace Comedy

  06-05-2020 09:38
  
  The first Space Force trailer is here. Netflix has unveiled a near-three-minute teaser trailer for the next workplace comedy from The Office alums Steve Carell and Greg Daniels. Carell, John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Lisa Kudrow in Space Force cast.
  
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• MIUI 12 Pilot Testing Program Announced in India, Registration for Redmi K20 Series Begins: All Details

  06-05-2020 09:31
  
  Eligible Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro users will need to join the Telegram group by May 14 (9pm IST), and will need to register 15th May, 9pm IST.
  
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• 'Dear Class of 2020' Is YouTube's Virtual Graduation Ceremony Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

  06-05-2020 09:28
  
  YouTube's virtual graduation ceremony is called ‘Dear Class of 2020’ and it will be held on June 6. The livestream will be on YouTube Originals channel.
  
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• Huawei FreeBuds 3i True Wireless Earphones With Active Noise Cancellation Announced, Priced at GBP 90

  06-05-2020 09:06
  
  Huawei has announced the FreeBuds 3i True Wireless Earphones, which come with active noise cancellation. At GBP 90, the earphones are an affordable alternative to the Apple AirPods Pro.
  
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• Twitter Tests Telling Users Their Tweet Replies May Be Offensive

  06-05-2020 08:54
  
  When users hit "send" on their reply, they will be told if the words in their tweet are similar to those in posts that have been reported, and asked if they would like to revise it or not.
  
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• Forza Street Now Available to Download for Android and iOS, Early Adopters Get Free In-Game Gifts

  06-05-2020 08:53
  
  Early adopters of Forza Street are getting "special gifts" by the developers.Forza Street, a popular desktop racing game by Microsoft, has finally reached Android and iOS devices. The mobile app can be downloaded via Google Play Store, Samsung Galaxy Store, and Apple Appl Store and is available for free.
  
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• Airbnb to Lay Off Up to 1,900 Employees in Effort to Ride Out COVID-19 Pandemic

  06-05-2020 08:45
  
  The job cuts will be spread about the company’s global operations, with a goal of tuning a more focused business strategy that returns to Airbnb "roots" of being a platform for sharing homes and local experiences, according to Chesky.
  
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• Virtual WWDC 2020 takes places June 22nd online, free to all developers

  06-05-2020 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has announced that WWDC 2020 will be virtual and it will be free to all developers, this years conference will take place online only. You will be able to watch and participate in the 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference in the Apple Developer App and also on Apple’s Developer website. “WWDC20 will be our biggest […](Read More ...)The post Virtual WWDC 2020 takes places June 22nd online, free to all developers appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.
  
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• Tom Cruise to Film Movie Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Confirms

  06-05-2020 08:25
  
  Tom Cruise is actually going to shoot a movie in space, NASA has confirmed. One day after a report claimed that the Mission: Impossible star was in discussions with NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine revealed that Cruise would film aboard the International Space Station.
  
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• NortonLifeLock offering Norton Family security software free for six months

  06-05-2020 08:22 via techguide.com.au
  
  NortonLifeLock, one of world’s best internet security companies, will be offering in Norton Family service for free for the next six months to make using the web even safer for your kids.
  The six month free period for Norton Family does not require any credit card information for you to get started.
  Once onboard, parents can enjoy greater security and find a better way to juggle the time spent between fun and games, home schooling and family time.Here’s what Norton Family can do:
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