Technology News for Tuesday 3rd August 2021

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Aug 03rd 2021

1. Google's Pixel 6 phones are coming with a chip the Apple rival designed in-house

Domain: cnet.com | Companies: Apple, Google, Samsung

Google unveiled on Monday the newest generation of its flagship phone line, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, to compete in a crowded field dominated by Apple and Samsung. The 5G phones, which will launch in the fall, are powered by a new system-on-chip that ...

2. RedmiBook 15 India launch LIVE updates: RedmiBook Pro is powered by 11th gen Intel i5 chipset

Domain: firstpost.com | Companies: Intel

The RedmiBook laptop is expected to come in Intel 11th Gen Core i3 and Core i5 processor options. Find latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets ...

3. Redmi Note 10 JE announced with 90Hz display, Snapdragon 480 5G SoC

Domain: themobileindian.com

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 JE smartphone has launched in Japan. Moreover, this is exclusively for Japan. The phone comes with a centrally located hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera and a triple rear camera setup on the back. Let's take a detailed look ...

4. Where to watch Sonic the Hedgehog online in Australia

Domain: finder.com.au

Now it's super-villain vs super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic's unique power for world domination. Sonic teams up with The Donut Lord, aka Sheriff Tom Wachowski (James Marsden), to save the planet in this live- ...

5. The best women's sneakers

Domain: chicagotribune.com

Running sneakers typically refer to shoes only meant for running, but it may also refer to tennis sneakers or other athletic shoes worn for different activities such as basketball or volleyball. Running sneakers are extremely versatile and run the gamut from ...

6. Woman in crop top left in tears after being 'shamed' by Alaska Airlines attendant

Domain: independent.co.uk

In a series of videos, TikTok user Sierra Steadman alleged that the stewardess made her feel “degraded” and “embarrassed” in front of other passengers, and threatened to kick her off the flight.

7. 2K to Reveal New Franchise Later This Month

Domain: me.ign.com

According to Take-Two's first-quarter earnings report, 2K's new franchise will be unveiled this month with confirmation that the game will launch sometime during "this fiscal year." For context, that means this new original game will launch anywhere between now ...

8. GAO dismisses lunar lander contract protests

Domain: spaceflightnow.com

The Government Accountability Office ruled Friday that NASA did not violate procurement law or regulations when it awarded a single $2.9 billion moon lander contract to SpaceX, denying appeals from competitors Dynetics, a Leidos company, and Blue Origin, ...

9. Immersive Viewing And Innovative Super Device Experience At Its Finest With The Huawei Matepad 11

Domain: albawaba.com | Companies: Huawei

Huawei is known for providing innovative products and that includes some of the best tablets to consumers and professionals. With the HUAWEI MatePad Series, it brought a new level of flagship products that help bring productivity and entertainment into focus.

10. Infinix Smart 5A can be bought under Rs 6000 with this Jio offer

Domain: indiatoday.in

Infinix has collaborated with Jio to provide an additional discount to its buyers. The pocket-friendly device by Infinix comes with a huge 6.52 HD+ drop notch display, 5000mAh battery and runs on Android 11 out of the box. The smartphone is a successor to the ...

11. Hackers Release Stolen 'FIFA 21' Source Code After Attempt To Extort EA Fails

Domain: ibtimes.com | Companies: EA

Hackers breached EA in June and stole 780 GB of data · They hoped to sell the stolen data for $28 million · Cybercriminals accessed EA's Slack channel and tricked an IT staff to give them access to internal code repositories of the company.

12. Canceled Nokia 400 Android feature phone appears in hands-on video

Domain: slashgear.com

Android can be found almost anywhere, especially in unofficial ports and sometimes strange places. It's still primarily an operating designed for smartphones, particularly ones that have a minimum set of hardware capabilities to be considered “smart.” There ...

13. Apple Stops Signing iOS 14.7 Following iOS 14.7.1 Release

Domain: macrumors.com | Companies: Apple

Apple routinely stops signing older versions of software updates after new releases come out in order to encourage customers to keep their operating systems up to date. iOS 14.7 added MagSafe Battery Pack support and addressed several bugs ...

14. Windows 11 release date: Microsoft may just have given a big hint about Windows 11 roll out

Domain: tech.hindustantimes.com | Companies: Microsoft

Microsoft Windows 11 is shaping up to be one of the biggest upgrades to the company's popular Windows operating system, with many new features and performance improvements under the hood. Even the old apps have received upgrades and fresh looks ...

15. Vaccination: After 6.5 months, the frequency of vaccination in Brazil exceeds the United States

Domain: mediarunsearch.co.uk

After months of crawling through the vaccination campaign, Brazil finally gained speed and managed to overtake the United States in the number of daily applications. If we compare the average doses applied on the specific days that Brazil and the United ...

16. Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 will have reduced crease, harder glass and better under-display camera

Domain: tomsguide.com | Companies: Samsung

Well, per an interview with OTI Lumionics, an advanced OLED materials research firm based in Toronto that's deeply embedded in the OLED supply chain, we can report that Samsung is aiming to make the Z Fold 3 the most compelling and feature-complete ...

17. DeadRinger: Chinese APTs strike major telecommunications companies

Domain: zdnet.com

According to the cybersecurity firm, the "previously unidentified" campaigns are centered in Southeast Asia -- and in a similar way to how attackers secured access to their victims through a centralized vendor in the cases of SolarWinds and Kaseya, this group is ...

18. Trouble for WhatsApp? Telegram now allows 1000 people in group video calls

Domain: thestar.com.my

The list includes features such as video playback speed, a new camera app, new animated emojis, password recovery and reminders and precision drawing to the app. Group video calls. Telegram ...

19. You can now have thousands more people in your Microsoft Teams call

Domain: techradar.com | Companies: Microsoft

Microsoft is raising the maximum number of participants in video conferences held in Teams for US government organizations according to a new update to the Microsoft 365 roadmap. Beginning in October of this year, the US Department of Defense (DoD) ...

20. Get a handbag for less than $ 149 now

Domain: texasnewstoday.com

Style-savvy shoppers know that the perfect handbag is stylish and functional. If your dependable handbag looks a bit bad lately due to wear (no judgment from us!), You now get a Michael Kors purse for as low as $ 65. You'll be delighted to know that you can do ...

21. 'Battlefield 2042' 'Exodus' Explores Story Behind Upcoming Shooter Title

Domain: ibtimes.com | Companies: Twitter, EA

With the official release of "Battlefield 2042" fast approaching, EA and DICE amped up their marketing campaign by releasing a short film, titled "Exodus." The video game publisher announced the upcoming film on Twitter, along with its teaser trailer.

22. Pokémon Unite Is Getting A Game Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Domain: nintendolife.com

Pokémon Unite has been out for a few weeks now and it's not bad if you're into MOBA games. There have been a lot of freebies and handouts so far, and very soon the game will also be getting a game update. It includes text and bug fixes as well as a special ...

23. E-scooter project targets improved safety and less footpath clutter

Domain: irishtimes.com

Irish scooter technology company Luna has teamed up with JumpWatts, a US business, on a pilot project to improve safety for shared scooters. It aims to improve operational efficiency of shared electric scooter fleets for riders, pedestrians, operators and cities, ...

24. Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Is 'Stepping Down'

Domain: kotaku.com

J. Allen Brack, the President of Warcraft and Overwatch studio Blizzard Entertainment, is leaving his position less than two weeks after an investigation by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing made public explosive allegations of ...

25. China's Tencent limits gaming for minors after media outcry

Domain: seattletimes.com

HONG KONG (AP) — China's biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said Tuesday it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium.” Tencent's ...

26. The Morning After: Everything Google told us about the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

Domain: finance.yahoo.com | Companies: Google

What's the most exciting part? New colors? A new Cyclops-esque visor that houses the camera sensors? That new chip? Even more AI smarts across the entire device might be a little predictable, but it didn't stop Google from explaining exactly what its new SoC ...

27. How to use the new and improved Microsoft Teams in Windows 11

Domain: cnet.com | Companies: Microsoft

3. Click the Teams Chat icon in the taskbar or use the keyboard shortcut (WIN + C). 4. When the Teams flyout opens, you'll see your most recent individual ...

28. Intel's high-end gaming GPU leak shows fast clock speeds – but ignore the benchmark result

Domain: techradar.com

The Geekbench result for an Xe Graphics product shows what looks like it's the entry-level discrete desktop GPU, given that it has 128 Execution Units (EUs), the previously rumored loadout for the base-tier offering (remember, the existing Xe-LP GPUs top out at ...

29. Chrome OS 92 Brings Google Meet PWA, eSIM Support & More

Domain: androidheadlines.com | Companies: Google

You can use the keyboard shortcut, Search/Launcher key + Shift + Space, to quickly bring up the emoji picker. You can also right-click on the text field and select “Emoji” from the menu. Your recently used emojis will appear there, or you can scroll to discover ...

30. Shin Megami Tensei V New Screenshots Showcase Characters, Fight

Domain: gamepolar.com

The brand new screenshots, which will be discovered under, showcase the just lately revealed characters Tao Isonokami, Yuzuru Atsuta, Ichiro Dazai, Miyazu Atsuta, and Hayao Koshimizu. The brand new screenshots additionally present the sport's Press Flip ...

31. How to start advertising your small business online

Domain: thedrum.com

We are a small but mighty digital marketing agency focused specifically on helping SMEs thrive. Sure we love great results, but what really matters to us is seeing our clients and their businesses succeed in the real world.

32. iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 may come with larger batteries thanks to the use of smaller components

Domain: indiatoday.in | Companies: Apple

The decision has been hinted at in a new report by DigiTimes. The report suggests that Apple will greatly increase the adoption of integrated passive devices or IPDs across its devices in the future. Since these chips will ...

33. Old PCs and hardware are a major productivity drain for workers everywhere

Domain: techradar.com | Companies: Intel

Many employees are spending hours every week troubleshooting various problems with their computers and other technology tools, taking a major toll on their productivity, a new report from Intel has found. Polling 1,000 U.K.-based hybrid employees and IT ...

34. Apple Asks iPad Mini Users' Opinions About Screen Size Ahead of Expected Redesign

Domain: macrumors.com | Companies: Apple

Apple often sends out surveys to customers. While they aren't always entirely indicative of the company's plans, it offers a glimpse into what Apple's teams are trying to gauge regarding customer's wants and needs. The ...

35. Little Girl Repeatedly Hangs up on Dad's FaceTime Calls, Leaving Internet in Stiches

Domain: newsweek.com

A video has gone viral showing a small girl repeatedly hanging up when her father tries to FaceTime her, and it has the internet in stitches. In footage shared to TikTok by Craig Johnson, known online as clhjohns79, a small child can be seen watching a ...

36. Amazon makes an Alexa-enabled smart soap dispenser

Domain: trustedreviews.com | Companies: Amazon

Early on in the pandemic, frequent hand washing was extolled as an important defence against the spread of Covid-19, although the advice has since shifted more to a focus on ventilation given the airborne nature of the virus.

37. RedmiBook laptops launched in India: Check price, specifications

Domain: indiatvnews.com | Companies: Intel

Redmi, the sub-brand of Xiaomi, has announced its foray into the laptop category with the launch of the new RedmiBook Series. The new laptop models are powered by the latest 11th Generation Intel Core processors. The portfolio includes two series of thin ...

38. Alexa Can Now Locate COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Centres in India: Here's How

Domain: gadgets.ndtv.com | Companies: Amazon

Amazon says the information is sourced from authentic sources including the CoWIN portal, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website, as well as MapmyIndia. Users will also be provided with the option to donate for COVID-19 welfare in India using ...

39. Xiaomi overtakes Samsung to take top spot in European phone shipments in Q2 2021

Domain: theverge.com | Companies: Samsung

Xiaomi overtook Samsung to take the top spot in Europe, with 12.7 million phones shipped in Q2, up 67.1 percent year-on-year. Samsung's shipments fell 7 precent in that same period to 12 million units, though the Korean company remains the world's biggest ...

40. Here's How Much The Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3, Watch 4 & Buds 2 Will Cost

Domain: androidheadlines.com | Companies: Samsung

The most affordable device Samsung will launch on August 11 is an audio one. We're, of course, talking about a new pair of truly wireless earphones, the Galaxy Buds 2. Those earbuds will cost €159 in Europe.

41. Woman finds advert for her house from 1937 - when it was worth just £628

Domain: mirror.co.uk

A mum-of-three was stunned to stumble across an 84-year-old newspaper advertisement for her own home - listing the three-bedroom semi at £628. Julie Whitaker, 62, unearthed the well-preserved ad, delicately stored inside a drawer,n in her home of 30 ...

42. Revery gets $2M to improve mental health with mobile gaming techniques

Domain: techcrunch.com

In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare described sleep as the “chief nourisher in life's feast.” But like his titular character, many adults aren't sleeping well. Revery wants to help with an app that combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia with mobile ...

43. Xiaomi has increased the prices of these 2 Redmi phones by up to Rs 1500

Domain: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 10T 5G smartphone last month at an introductory price of Rs 13,999 for the 4GB RAM variant and Rs 15,999 for the 6GB RAM variant. At the time of the launch, the company said that the introductory price will be valid for a ...

44. J. Allen Brack's short, tumultuous run in charge of Blizzard is over

Domain: venturebeat.com

Activision Blizzard announced today on its site that J. Allen Brack is no longer president of Blizzard. Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will be leading the studio going forward. This move comes a couple of weeks after the California Department of Fair Employment ...

45. Video Games Are "Spiritual Opium," Says Chinese Government-Owned Media

Domain: kotaku.com

Tencent stock fell as much as 11 percent today after a Chinese economic paper blasted gaming, referring to it as “spiritual opium” and “electronic drugs.” Advertisement. According to Bloomberg, the Chinese state-run newspaper The Economic Information ...

46. You can get a Touch ID-equipped Magic Keyboard without buying a whole iMac now

Domain: theverge.com

Now, though, anyone can buy one of the new keyboards, albeit with one key caveat: the standalone models are only available in Apple's usual white / aluminum color scheme, instead of the more colorful models that come with the brightly hued iMacs.

47. Pokémon Unite Patch Stops Eldegoss The Murder Healer, Buffs Poor Charizard

Domain: kotaku.com

About two weeks after launch, Pokémon Unite is getting its first real patch on August 4. Before you ask, yes, the character select menu will still have a heart attack every time you sort through your monsters. There's nothing in the patch notes addressing the fact ...

48. Apple's Touch ID-enabled keyboard is finally available on its own

Domain: techcrunch.com

There are two versions: the standard and a longer model with a numeric keypad (pretty much what the company offers with all of its Magic Keyboards), running $149 and $179, respectively. There's also a $99 version that keeps the new rounded, compact design ...

49. AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Review

Domain: pcmag.com

AMD's exceptionally fast Ryzen 7 5700G is a integrated-graphics-equipped, eight-core workhorse CPU of major proportions, slaying gaming records with its Radeon silicon alone. MSRP $359.00. PCMag editors select and review products independently.

50. Controversial crime app Citizen launches $20/month Protect service

Domain: techcrunch.com

After months of testing with upwards of 100,000 beta testers, Citizen today is launching its premium Protect offering for all users. The subscription service runs $20 a month and opens up a number of features on the app. Chief among the new paid features is a ...

51. Spotify is testing a less restrictive ad-supported tier costing $0.99 a month

Domain: theverge.com

Spotify Plus is a new low-cost subscription tier being piloted by the streaming service which combines elements of its existing free and premium tiers. The plan still features ads like Spotify's free tier, but it doesn't impose any limits on the number of tracks you ...

52. Spotify testing low-cost tier with ads but fewer restrictions, says report

Domain: cnet.com

Spotify is reportedly testing a new low-cost subscription tier that includes ads but lets users pick specific songs they want to listen to rather than shuffling. The new tier, called Spotify Plus, also doesn't limit the number of tracks a person can skip per hour, ...

53. Google Maps on iOS adds live location sharing in iMessage, home screen widget, and dark mode

Domain: techcrunch.com | Companies: Apple, Google

Google Maps announced today three feature updates to its iOS app. With live location sharing in the iMessage app, a traffic widget for the home screen, and dark mode, Google Maps is poising itself as a stronger competitor against iOS' native Apple Maps.

54. Wreckfest's Latest Update Brings Back A Classic Horror Racer In A Big Way

Domain: jalopnik.com

Wreckfest's regular Tournament updates have been keeping the destruction-focused racer stocked with weird, unexpected and interesting new content for a good while now. But nothing could have prepared me for what August's additions have brought: a ...

55. Apple, AMD launch Mac Pro GPU modules for RX 6000 Pro series

Domain: cnet.com | Companies: Apple

As of today, Apple has begun to replace the top-end Vega 2 Pro MPX Module GPU options with the newer-generation RDNA2-based Radeon Pro RX W6000X series for Mac Pros, which now lets you configure a system with up to four GPUs.

56. New 'Aqua Shift' Xbox controller does more than just change the color

Domain: polygon.com

A new Xbox Wireless Controller is now available for pre-order, and it will ship on Aug. 31. The Aqua Shift Special Edition features a pearlescent blue color scheme, as well as an improved grip texture that wraps the controller's triggers, bumper buttons, and ...

57. Running Out of Storage? Clean Up Apple Messages to Free Up Space

Domain: pcmag.com | Companies: Apple, Facebook, Twitter

Don't let videos, photos, GIFs, and stickers buried in text messages fill up your Apple devices' storage. Our guide shows you how to dig them out of the Messages app on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Jill Duffy. By Jill Duffy. August 3, 2021. facebook · twitter.

58. Take-Two Touts 'Diverse' Slate Of Games, Like GTA, GTA V, And GTA Online

Domain: kotaku.com

Rockstar Games is widely known as the Grand Theft Auto company, a reputation owner Take-Two tried to dispel in its latest presentation to investors by pointing out that Rockstar Games also used to make other stuff like L.A. Noire and Midnight Club.

59. Apple expands support for student IDs in Apple Wallet to new schools in the US and Canada

Domain: 9to5mac.com | Companies: Apple

Apple announced in a press release today that it is expanding support for student IDs in the Apple Wallet application to new colleges and universities in the United States for the fall semester. Support for the feature is also expanding to Canada for the first time ...

60. Grand Theft Auto V Is Already Leaving Xbox Game Pass After A Few Months

Domain: kotaku.com

After just four months, Grand Theft Auto V is getting delisted from Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's games-on-demand service. But its big shoes are getting filled by some heavy hitters, including the one-and-only Hades. Here's everything coming to Xbox Game ...

61. You Can Finally Buy Apple's Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Without Buying an iMac

Domain: gizmodo.com | Companies: Apple

Apple finally brought Touch ID to its desktop computers earlier this year with an upgraded version of its wireless Magic Keyboard featuring an added fingerprint sensor. To date, it's been exclusively available with Apple's new M1-powered iMac, but it now ...

62. Crime-tracking app Citizen now includes a premium-priced safety help line

Domain: theverge.com

The crime-tracking app Citizen is now launching its own emergency response service, promising access to agents who can call 911 or keep tabs on a potentially dangerous situation. Protect, which costs $19.99 per month, builds on a beta program that ...

63. Apple begins selling Touch ID-equipped Magic Keyboard, new Mac Pro GPUs

Domain: arstechnica.com | Companies: Apple

Apple is in a slow period between major product launches, but Tuesday marked the launch of a few peripherals and add-ons that might be of interest to certain Mac users. The products include a Touch ID-equipped Magic Keyboard (previously only packaged ...

64. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone's trailer teases a new season starting next week

Domain: polygon.com

We know that Stitch is working to achieve Perseus' goal of a Great Russia, and after he destroyed the military base on Yamantau, it seems the next step in his convoluted plan involves a mind-control broadcast. Along with the new trailer, Treyarch also ...

65. Google will kill off very old versions of Android next month

Domain: arstechnica.com | Companies: Google

Google's tighter login security means Android 2.3.7 and lower will lose functionality. Ron Amadeo - 8/3/2021, 12:09 PM.

66. Halo Infinite's New Radar Sucks

Domain: kotaku.com

Over the weekend, 343 Industries ran a technical test for Halo Infinite, allowing the wider public a chance to go hands-on with one of the year's anticipated shooters. By most measures, Infinite's multiplayer component shows promise, somehow both capturing ...

67. The Wayward Realms, the RPG from former Elder Scrolls devs, is 'several more years' away

Domain: pcgamer.com

Players won't be bound to specific character classes but can make their own with "customized skills and abilities" and the world will react differently to "a socializing aristocrat, a thief entrenched in underworld conspiracies, a scholar collecting ancient artifacts, or ...

68. Fortnite's v17.30 update introduces the Grab-itron, Slurpy Swamp Scramble, and a new LTM

Domain: dotesports.com

Epic Games released Fortnite update 17.30 earlier today. While the patch itself didn't add a large amount of content, it did change up one section of the map and even introduced a new weapon to the game. As per the norm with these new Fortnite updates, ...

69. New Chromebooks will now have Google Meet installed by default

Domain: theverge.com | Companies: Google

Google also says it's made performance improvements to Google Meet's experience, including “adapting video calls to different network conditions and adjusting video performance during screen sharing.” Updating Chrome OS hasn't installed Google Meet ...

70. Google Is Making Its Own Smartphone Chips. What It Means for Qualcomm Stock.

Domain: barrons.com | Companies: Qualcomm, Google

Google Pixel phones. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images. Investors thinking about the generation of phones that Google unveiled Monday should be looking past the well trodden ground of how they ...

71. SEC Chair Gary Gensler slams crypto as the 'Wild West'

Domain: fortune.com

Gary Gensler is officially circling the crypto market with the sirens on. In other words: The party may be ending soon. From stock tokens to DeFi, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's top official issued a sweeping and damning proclamation Aug.

72. How to use the new widgets in iOS 15

Domain: appleinsider.com

Easily the most notable new widget is Contacts. You may have spurned the Contacts app in favor of, say, Cardhop or BusyContacts. Or you may have not realised you were using it at all, as you typically look up numbers in the Phone app, and email addresses ...