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Twitter’s decentralized future

Android – TechCrunch Jan 15, 2021 | 22:52 pm

This week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey finally responded publicly to the company’s decision to ban President Trump from its platform, writing that Twitter had “faced an extraordinary and untenable circumstance” and that he did not “feel pride” about the decision. In the same thread, he took time to call out a nascent Twitter-sponsored initiative called […]

MacBook Pro 2021 Models Will Have Flat-Edge Design, Lose the Touch Bar, Bring Back MagSafe: Ming-Chi Kuo

Gadgets 360 Jan 15, 2021 | 10:40 am

MacBook Pro models with M1 processors are expected to come out in the third quarter of this year. According to a report, they will come with significant design changes. There have been talks about Apple working on MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch models that may ditch Intel processors.

Apple Store Offering Rs. 5,000 Cashback on Orders Over Rs. 44,900: All the Details

Gadgets 360 Jan 15, 2021 | 09:13 am

Apple Store is offering Rs. 5,000 cashback to eligible shoppers placing online orders above Rs. 44,900 in India. It will end on January 28 and is only valid for HDFC credit cards and HDFC credit card EMIs only.

Vaio E15, SE14 Laptops With Full-HD IPS Displays Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Gadgets 360 Jan 15, 2021 | 08:34 am

Vaio E15 and Vaio SE14 have been launched in India as the Vaio brand marks a comeback in India. Both new Vaio laptops come with full-HD IPS displays and are bundled with Microsoft Office 365.

Samsung unveils its newest Tile competitor, the Galaxy SmartTag

Android – TechCrunch Jan 14, 2021 | 15:00 pm

Alongside its other CES announcements, at Samsung’s Unpacked event today the company introduced its new Galaxy SmartTag Bluetooth locator, a lost item beacon for Samsung owners and a competitor with Tile. Like Tile and Apple’s forthcoming AirTags, the beacon can be attached to keys, a bag, a pet’s collar or anything else you want to […]

Asus ExpertBook B9, Asus BR1100C, Asus ExpertCenter D7, More Laptops Unveiled at CES 2021

Gadgets 360 Jan 14, 2021 | 13:28 pm

Asus ExpertBook B1 is powered by the 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor paired with up to Intel Iris Xe graphics (optional NVIDIA graphics), up to 2TB HDD and 1TB SSD, and up to 8GB RAM. There’s a 14-inch full-HD (1,920x1,080 pixels) display and the laptop runs on Windows 10 Pro.

Acer Predator, Acer Nitro, Acer Aspire Series Laptops Get New Intel, AMD CPUs, Nvidia GPUs

Gadgets 360 Jan 14, 2021 | 12:10 pm

Acer Predator, Acer Nitro, and Acer Aspire series of laptop models have been updated for 2021. They feature latest CPUs by Intel and AMD, as well as latest Nvidia GPUs.

Google cracks down on personal loan apps in India following abuse and outcry

Android – TechCrunch Jan 14, 2021 | 07:48 am

Google said on Thursday it has pulled some personal loan apps from Play Store in India and was implementing stronger measures to prevent abuse following reports that said several firms were targeting vulnerable borrowers in the country and then going to extreme lengths to recover their money. The Android-maker said users and government agencies in […]

App stores saw record 218 billion downloads in 2020, consumer spend of $143 billion

Android – TechCrunch Jan 13, 2021 | 08:00 am

Mobile adoption continued to grow in 2020, in part due to the market forces of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to App Annie’s annual “State of Mobile” industry report, mobile app downloads grew by 7% year-over-year to a record 218 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, consumer spending grew by 20% to also hit a new milestone of […]

Healthvana’s digital COVID-19 vaccination records are about communication, not passports for the immune

Android – TechCrunch Jan 11, 2021 | 19:09 pm

As the vaccination campaign to counter COVID-19 gets underway (albeit with a rocky start), a number of companies are attempting to support its rollout in a variety of ways. Healthvana, a health tech startup that began with a specific focus on providing patient information digitally for individuals living with HIV, is helping Los Angeles County […]