While the world is still struggling with coronavirus with new developments every day, there have been new updates in the tech world as well.
Welcome to another installment of tech news. Here are all the major updates from the tech industry.
China’s smartphone brands adapting to coronavirus restrictions
As the country is still dealing with the horrific effects of coronavirus, Xiaomi in the meantime is hosting an online-only product launch this week in an attempt to fight the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, very emotionally said, “Wuhan is a city of heroes. Wuhan people are brave, confident and optimistic … Life can be affected by the epidemic, but we cannot be defeated by it,”
Live-streaming of product launches has quickly emerged as one alternative to bringing new devices to market.
To get more details, read here.
Apple to develop its own 5G antenna for iPhones
Apple is said to be working on own 5G antenna for the latest iPhone.
A close source of the company recently reported that the team doesn’t feel that Qualcomm‘s QTM-525 millimeter-wave antenna fits quite right with its sleek design of 5G phone that is said to be launching soon.
To get more details, read here.
Google has removed over 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its Web Store
After two months of investigation, security researcher Jamila Kaya, identified around 500 of Chrome installations that are injecting malicious ads within browsing sessions.
These extensions were said to be a part of huge malware operation, very much active for at least two-years, injecting conditionally-activated malicious code and redirecting users to specific sites.
A Google spokesperson said, “We appreciate the work of the research community, and when we are alerted of extensions in the Web Store that violate our policies, we take action and use those incidents as training material to improve our automated and manual analyses,”
To know more, read here.
Facebook launches Hobbi
Facebook through its NPE Team has been launching new consumer-focused apps under the developer name “NPE Team, from Facebook.”
For instance, Whale was one such app used to create memes.
Hobbi.com is owned by a gentleman in Malaysia and currently does not resolve. The app was registered in August 2019.
To know more details, read here
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus has a fake twin
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus has been a huge success in the market.
However, recent news is that it has found itself an imitator. The fake phone is currently available on China’s Aliexpress, the Kimtien Note 10 Plus resembles very much like the Samsung phone. One of the reasons why the Galaxy Note 10 Plus did as well as it did was because of the stylus that came with the smartphone.
So it is not very surprising that a fake one would be available in just $166 dollars. Reports have it that about “tens of thousands” of units are currently available.
For more details on the news, read here.
Shadowgun War Games may replace PUBG or Call of Duty
If you had enough of PUBG or Call of Duty, then there is a new rival game around the block. Shadowgun Legends developer Madfinger has finally launched its much-awaited Shadowgun War Games. This new game is available both for Android and iOS.
Like all its peers, it is free of cost & is available to be downloaded on the App Store & Play Store.
To get more details, read here.
Apple reached a 75.6% market share in 2019 in India!
With a stellar performance of iPhone 11 and price drop on previous-generation models, the iPhone generated 75.6% premium market share of smartphones in India. According to Navkendar Singh, Research Director, IDC India, while the first half of 2019 was relatively slower for Apple, it managed to find growth in the second half.
Singh said, “It happened on the back of price drops on previous-generation iPhone models (iPhone XR, 7, 8). This, along with affordability schemes like cashback’s, EMIs especially on the e-tailer platforms during the festive quarter of Diwali, led to this growth,”
To know all the details here is the full story.
Pixel prototype leak is creating havoc in the internet
Google Pixel 5 design is creating a buzz on the internet.
The design is eye-catching but not in a positive sense. The U-shaped camera has a risk of covering the lenses while taking pictures.
Earlier Google has been often accused of copying Apple. Although Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech explains that this may not be the final design of the Pixel 5.
To read more details, read here.
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