Last year, WhatsApp began allowing users to transfer their conversation history from iOS to Android, first with Samsung in August and later expanding to all Android 12 devices in October that year. Because of popular demand from WhatsApp users, the app has now started beta testing for transferring chat history from Android to iOS.
This feature will be available for everyone using WhatsApp on both iOS and Android devices. Although if you are using WhatsApp Beta, here are some requirements for you –
Need Android 5 (Lollipop) or higher, WhatsApp (Android) 2.22.7.74 or later.
Need iOS 15.5, WhatsApp (iOS) 2.22.10.70 or later.
Need the same phone number as on the old transfer phone.
Only possible during the initial setup of the iPhone.
The transfer is carried out locally using Apple’s Move to iOS software and requires both the old and new phones to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network and a charger.
Through this procedure, you can transfer personal messages but cannot transmit peer-to-peer payment messages to your destination smartphone.
Amazon has recently announced a new way for people to have the best shopping experience for shoes by trying them out virtually before purchasing them. This new feature is called virtual try-on and will be released only for iPhone users in the US and Canada.
Virtual Try-On for Shoes use augmented reality technology to put virtual footwear onto your feet in real-time, allowing you to view your possible purchase from various angles, much like you would in an actual shoe store. Open the official Amazon mobile app on any iOS device and browse the web catalogue for a pair of shoes. Virtual Try-On for Shoes Suitable products will have a “Virtual Try-On” button on their product page.
The camera on your mobile device gets activated when you tap this. Now, you have to point the camera at your feet, and a pair of virtual sneakers will materialise on your feet immediately. You can even adjust the colour of your digital kicks and take a snapshot of them to share with friends and family in case you need a second view.
This feature will be compatible with multiple brands like Adidas, Asics, Lacoste, New Balance, Puma, Reebok, Superga, and Saucony, with plans to introduce other brands and styles. Virtual Try-On for Shoes is now only accessible to iOS users in the United States and Canada, but the company has stated that an Android version will be released soon.
Amazon launched the All-new Fire Stick Lite in India. The new remote has separate controls for Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, among other applications. The Fire Stick Lite has everything you need to start viewing. With 50% more power than the previous generation Fire Stick, the Fire Stick Lite allows for faster app launches and Full HD streaming.
The Amazon Fire Stick Lite with the all-new Alexa Voice Remote Lite is priced at Rs. 2999, the same as the original Fire Stick Lite’s official launch pricing. That variant is now available for Rs. 2499 after multiple discounts, making it the most affordable option of all the others in the market.
Thousands of movies and series are available through multiple streaming/OTT platforms like Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5, SonyLIV, Sun NXT, ALT Balaji, Discovery Plus, and more. You may have to pay a subscription charge. You can now easily play, pause, rewind, forward or search content with just your voice through the in-built Alexa feature. You can watch popular TV channels like Colors, Sony Set, Discovery+, News18, DD National and more straight from the home screen of the Fire TV Stick.
The New Fire Stick TV Lite is the most comprehensive voice experience. Say, “Alexa, open… (streaming platform) “. Alexa can also play music, answer questions, read the news, and set alarms. It also includes 8GB of storage with the ability to stream content in full HD.
The Amazon packaged remote is 86 x 30 x 13 mm and weighs 32 grams (without batteries). The remote is the same size as the one that came with the original Fire TV Stick Lite. The Fire TV stick is straightforward to set up by connecting the dongle to the HDMI cable in your TV and going through the initial software set-up.
Move the Fire TV Stick Lite between TVs at home or on the go to take your content with you. You can also mirror content from your phone/laptop onto your TV with the Fire TV stick and pair your Bluetooth headphones for a better watching experience. You can easily access your favourite live content with new helpful shortcuts on the remote.
London-based technology brand Nothing has been hyping up its upcoming smartphone, the Nothing Phone(1) for the global launch on July 12. Recently, Nothing VP Manu Sharma tweeted that every Nothing Phone(1) sold in India will be produced locally in the company’s Tamil Nadu manufacturing plant.
Nothing’s mission is to make technology transparent or completely integrated into users’ lives, taking the transparent philosophy very literally as evident by the striking, yet tastefully done transparent design of their first-ever commercial product, the Nothing Ear(1). They hope to carry this design language into the rest of their products, including this new Phone(1), which would be exciting to see considering not many companies have dared to explore such a radical design philosophy with exponentially complicated design and engineering.
The company’s Head of Design Tom Howard explains in a video released to Nothing’s official YouTube channel the complications of creating a transparent design. Firstly, engineers and designers are demanded to invest more time and money in making the inside of the product presentable, which is otherwise not a concern in mass manufacturing due to the soul-less chase for efficiency in manufacturing and minimizing every resource in the manufacturing process.
Furthermore, in a phone, the cables and wires must take the shortest distance possible to each component in order to ensure rapid performance, and every millisecond counts. Howard admits, however, that they’ve had to make decisions to deviate from this path where possible and a couple of milliseconds can afford to be lost without hampering the User Experience, trading form for function.
Scattered across multiple statements and press releases, the company has shown interest in the design of the phone being inspired by subway transit maps to neatly present the complex array of ribbon cables on modern systems – supported also by an official teaser shown earlier.
Furthermore, it has also been inferred by the latest teaser on Flipkart, that the phone will feature something akin to the flat “glass-sandwich design” (two panels of glass separated by an aluminum frame), similar to the latest range of iPhones, and a prevailing trend in the Industry.
Expected Internal Specifications and Features:
In recent developments, the Phone(1) has been reported to feature:
6.55-inch FHD+ OLED
90hz refresh rate
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 platform
Up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM
Based on Samsung’s latest 4nm process
Wireless charging
Expected Camera Specifications:
Phone(1) has also been tipped to feature:
A dual-camera setup with 50-megapixel primary camera
32-megapixel front camera with a standard centered hole-punch design.
Although it is certain that the phone will sport the dual-camera setup, there is not much clarity on the specifications of the second shooter, although it is likely that they adopt an Ultrawide angle lens over other options to keep up with the tough competition.
Expected Price and Release Date:
The phone is tipped to be sold for under $500 (~Rs. 38,000), hence competing with the likes of the upcoming Google Pixel 6a, iPhone SE, Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, and the OnePlus 9RT, amongst others. In India, the phone will be exclusively available on Flipkart, with pre-orders starting July 12 with a deposit of Rs. 2,000.
In the recent WWDC 2022 event on June 6, Apple inc finally announced its iOS 16 update, which will be released in September 2022. Although this is excellent news for all the tech followers and smartphone enthusiasts, this is also bad news for some previous iPhone users.
With iOS 16, Apple also announced that some devices wouldn’t be receiving these updates, specifically the iPhones starting from 7 Plus to the bottom will not be receiving these updates. The announcement shocked many people because the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were released in September 2016, which isn’t a long time for smartphones not to receive further updates.
Like the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 16 is not to be released for the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, among other devices. Following Apple’s WWDC event on June 6, iPhone 7 customers rushed to Twitter to voice their frustrations over the lack of an update for their phones.
Standing strong as one of the leading display technology brands, Samsung recently launched their Smart Monitor M8 for India at ₹59,999, sporting a modern, slim, and nearly bezel-less design launching.
The Smart Monitor product line by Samsung is the first range of monitors that allows for a “PC-less experience” – that is, even when the display is untethered to a regular PC, users can use productivity apps such as the Microsoft Office suite, as well as regular Smart TV features including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV+ over a Wi-Fi connection using Samsung’s very own Tizen operating system.
Furthermore, through SamsungDex, users can power the display using Samsung smartphones and tablets to unlock a Desktop-Class UI to use all their favourite apps on the 32-inch monitor.
Display Specifications
Moving on to the display, it’s a 32-inch, 4K VA panel at 3,840 x 2,160 pixels, with up to 400 nits of typical brightness and a 3,000:1 contrast ratio. The piece also covers 99% of the sRBG colour gamut, having support for HDR10+ content. With a response time of 4ms grey-to-grey, the max refresh rate on this monitor is 60hz.
Design
The monitor is packaged in a sleek, 22.3mm chassis, weighing 6.7kg with the stand. Furthermore, the display comes in 4 metallic finishes – Sunset Pink, Spring Green, Daylight Blue, and Warm White. Overall, the clean and minimal aesthetic is perfect for a clean home or work setup that requires a modern touch while balancing features and quality.
SlimFit Camera
The product comes with a modular SlimFit Camera, attachable using a magnet to the top of the monitor. This webcam delivers 1080p at 30fps for video calls using the various available apps and through apps powered by Samsung Dex or a connected PC.
As an overall package, at ₹59,999, the Samsung Smart Monitor M8 is worth checking out for home or office applications to make a great addition to the desk setup. The unique duality of the Monitor being able to stream and display content without a PC while still acting as a great PC monitor, in addition to SamsungDex empowering features such as Bixby and powerful apps such as Google Chrome and more, makes this product definitely worth looking into.
With WhatsApp operating at a massive scale, providing services to over 2 million users worldwide. The Meta powered platform has simultaneously connected families and friends from across the globe, while unwittingly creating a hub for scammers and fraudulent schemes to promote and execute their malpractice.
As reported in an article by WhatsApp Beta trackers WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is taking steps towards ensuring greater safety and security on the platform through the implementation of a “double verification feature” during login, in an endeavour to add an extra layer of security to prevent scammers and phishers from stealing these accounts.
According to research conducted by WABetaInfo, the largest means of WhatsApp accounts being stolen are not through traditional “hacking” methods, but instead through social engineering, and tricking users into giving up essential information – mainly the 6-digit OTP (One-Time-Passcode) required for 2-factor authentication, which gives the scammer access to your WhatsApp account through manipulation, hence giving up this 6-digit code.
So, how exactly does the Double Verification Feature work? It’s simple.
First, as the scammer attempts to login to your WhatsApp, a 6-digit code will be sent as an OTP, as it does currently. However, to avoid vulnerable victims simply giving this one code away and awarding access to the tricksters, another code is sent, after which the user is notified that another device is currently attempting to log into their account, hence alerting them of the scam, and the user will be well informed to discharge the situation and retain their privacy and security.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death globally. In 2020 alone, cancer was responsible for nearly 10 million deaths. Scientists have conducted ongoing research and experimented to find a cure for this disease throughout history. The first cancer patient was cured in 1898 using radiation, a method used to cure cancer in the current times, and this is called chemotherapy. Chemotherapy damages the genes inside the nucleus of the abnormal cancerous cells. Although this treatment has a five-year survival rate of 90%, it is often pretty dangerous for people because of the excessive radiation exposure to the patients. The dangers of excessive radiation have motivated scientists to find a safer and more efficient way of curing cancer through research and experiments.
In a recent trial on 18 rectal cancer patients in the US, cancer disappeared from each patient through a drug called Dostarlimab. Doctors at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York conducted the research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “At the time of our report, no patients had had chemoradiotherapy or surgery.” researchers said in a media outlet study, which meant that the drug Dostarlimab didn’t require any surgery or chemotherapy to decrease the tumour.
The trial is a fascinating breakthrough since nothing like this has ever happened in the history of cancer, where the cancer tumour has decreased/faded from each patient. Experts applauded the study because not all patients had significant adverse effects from the pharmaceutical experiment.
Although this is exciting news, people should not be overly hyped about this because Dostarlimab is not 100% a cure for cancer and has significant side effects which make it undifferentiable from chemotherapy. “We do not know if it will work for other cancers, apart from rectal cancer, because testing and trials have not been done,” Dr Ashok Kumar Vaid. “(My) initial thoughts were that this was very exciting because patients were getting cured without any radiation, surgery, or chemotherapy. A deeper dive brings up questions,” Adds Dr Anil Heroor
Even though there are multiple drawbacks to this study, such as the cost of treatment, small sample size, and eligibility, this is an outstanding achievement for science. Everyone should hope for the best while being realistic.
The iPad, iPad mini, and iPad Pro are Apple’s three iPad product lines. For tech products to thrive in the market, updates and changes are very important. Apple has done precisely that.
In the recent update, Apple Inc. introduced an entirely new multitasking experience with the Stage manager and full external display support, bringing in new ways to collaborate via the Messages app, significant updates to Mail and Safari, new apps and more.
Updates to Messages
The Messages application now has new capabilities that make it simple to collaborate and manage shared material across Apple-based applications like Files, Keynote, Pages, Notes, Reminders, Safari and other third-party applications. The document, spreadsheet, or project is automatically shared with all the members of the thread/group when users submit a collaboration invitation via Messages. Everyone will also be able to see live updates to a shared file right at the top of the Messages thread when someone modifies.
In addition to the improved collaboration, messages will also allow users to have a better messaging experience by enabling users to edit sent messages and recover recently deleted messages.
New Application: Freeform
Apple is introducing a collaboration application called Freeform during the iPadOS 16 updates. With this application, you can view, share, and collaborate all in one location without worrying about layouts or page sizes. Coming to iPadOS 16 later this year, Freeform will permit users to view others’ contributions as they add content or make edits while enjoying a real-time collaboration space by starting FaceTime sessions and getting updates from others on Messages.
New Application: Weather
In the new update, the long-awaited weather app is being added to the iPad. Users may access essential weather information with only a swipe or browse maps to check precipitation, air quality, and temperature. Users will also receive notifications when a severe weather alert is issued in their location and monitor the air quality using a colour-coded scale.
Updates to ‘Live text’ and ‘Visual look up.’
Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Live Text identifies text in photos. This functionality has been extended to videos, allowing the reader to interact with stopped video frames. Users can now use this feature to convert currencies, translate different languages, or copy the text in a live video!
Updates to Safari & Mail
Shared Tab Groups allow users to collaborate on a set of tabs with friends and see updates instantly while they work together, share tabs and bookmarks, and start a conversation right from Safari.
Passkeys, a quicker and safer sign-in technique meant to replace passwords on the web and in applications, make browsing in Safari even more secure. Passkeys are stored on the iPad and are unique to the sites they were created for. Hackers can’t leak passkeys or fool users into providing them since they’re special digital keys that stay on the device and are never saved on a web server.
Mail introduces new smart tools; some are options to cancel the delivery of a message before it reaches a recipient’s inbox, schedule emails to be sent at the perfect moment and more.
New Feature: Powerful Multitasking
Stage Manager is a brand-new multitasking experience that organises programmes and windows for you, making switching between jobs a breeze. Users may now construct overlapping windows of various sizes in a single view, drag and drop windows from the side, or start applications from the Dock to build groups of apps for quicker, more flexible multitasking on the iPad for the first time.
Final Conclusion
These are the most significant updates coming to the new iPadOS 16. These changes will positively impact the user experience of iPads because additional features for multitasking were much needed, which now have been implemented to the iPadOS.
Motorola has made its mark in the Indian market hot on the heels of releases such as the Motorola Edge 30, G52, and Edge 30 Pro. The OEM recently announced the Motorola G82 for India, sporting the Snapdragon 695 5G and a 120hz display in the mid-range segment.
The build and design of the phone are fairly basic, with a PMMA Thermoplastic material on the back panel, and Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the front. The phone comes in two finishes – Meteorite Gray and White Lily. All this is topped off by a water and dust resistance rating of IP52.
The display is a 6.6 inch 120hz 10-bit pOLED panel delivering inky blacks and vibrant colours. With a 360hz touch sampling rate, gaming and general usage are more responsive to touch input, providing a snappier experience.
The G82 comes with 6 or 8GB of DDR4X memory, and 128GB of uMCP storage, with up to 1 TB expandable storage through the microSD card slot available on the sim tray.
The phone contains a 5000mAh cell, with an included charger for 33W “Turbo Power” fast charging, as the company calls it.
Moving on to the cameras, the triple camera setup on the back is a 50+8+2 MP effort for the Main, Ultra-wide, and Macro cameras respectively. The 50-megapixel main camera with an f/1.8 aperture supports OIS, a rare addition in this competitive segment, but definitely great for both stable video and improved Night Mode shots. Furthermore, video is capped to 1080p 60fps on the main lens. Towards the front, is a 16MP selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture with the ability to capture up to 1080p 30fps.
The Moto G82 will be shipping with Android 12 with a light skin over an otherwise close-to-stock android experience, delivering a bloatware-free, smooth and unified experience powered by Google products. The phone will be available for purchase on Flipkart from the 14th of June.
Specs:
SoC: Snapdragon 695 5G [Octa-core]
Display: 120hz pOLED 6.6 inches FHD+
360hz Touch Sampling
700 nits (1000 nits peak)
10-bit colour, covering the DCI-P3 colour gamut
RAM: 6GB/8GB RAM LPDDR4X
Storage: 128GB + 1TB Expandable – uMCP
Battery: 5000mAh + 33W “Turbo Power” Fast Charging
Operating System: Android 12 My UX
Back Cameras:
50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera with OIS up to 1080p 60fps
