The IFF recently shared a detailed report about Clubhouse’s data collection practices. As per the report, Clubhouse garnered over 2.6 million users in India alone after becoming available for Android earlier this year. However, due to the lack of a concrete privacy policy, the app collects more user data than is needed. According to the report, Clubhouse collects data such as names, addresses, contact details, and users’ phone numbers. It also stores the IP addresses, device names, OS, and details about the frequency and duration of the app they use....

Indian Government Wants to Fasten 5G Rollout A recent report by Reuters reveals that India’s IT and telecom departments are set to have a closed-door meeting with Apple, Samsung, and other smartphone makers, along with telecom operators like Jio, Airtel, and Vi. The aim is to understand the reason behind the delay and persuade the brands to “prioritize” software updates to enable support for 5G. Currently, even the latest iPhone 14 series don’t support 5G....

Indian Student Develops AI-based ASL Detector Priyanjali Gupta, a student at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), shared a video on her LinkedIn profile, showcasing a demo of the AI-based ASL Detector in action. Although the AI model can detect and translate sign languages into English in real-time, it supports only a few words and phrases at the moment. These include Hello, Please, Thanks, I Love You, Yes, and No. Gupta created the model by leveraging Tensorflow object detection API and using transfer learning through a pre-trained model called ssd_mobilenet....

Infinix Note 12 Series: Key Specs and Features The Inifinix Note 12 and the Note 12 Turbo are similar to each other, except for the chipset, storage, and some other minor tweaks. Both the models offer a dynamic RAM feature and utilize unused ROM to offer a better multitasking experience. Furthermore, the Note 12 and the Note 12 Turbo feature the same 6.7-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a standard 60Hz refresh rate and a teardrop notch, featuring a 16MP selfie shooter....

First reported by XDA Developers, you will now see the ‘Reels’ icon in the bottom navigation bar. It sits between the upload and profile in Instagram Lite. It does not replace the search or upload button like the main app. Once you tap the Reels icon, you will be greeted by a familiar UI. You can swipe up to scroll through an infinite number of videos. You can double-tap to like, comment, and share Reels with your friends....

iPhone SE 2022 Price in India Increased At the time of launch, the iPhone SE 2022 was priced starting at Rs 43,990 for the 64GB base model in India. Its price has since been hiked to Rs 49,990, which is a Rs 6,000 price hike over the release price. Apple didn’t disclose any reason for the price increase, but it could possibly because of the rising rupee prices against the dollar....

iQOO Neo 5: Key Specs Starting off with the design, the iQOO Neo 5 features an all-glass design and the back panel uses AG Glass technology. There’s also a rectangular triple camera system at the back with the iQOO branding underneath. The device packs a 6.62-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, much like other modern phones in the market. Now, the highlight of the display is that it is the first device in its price category to pack an independent display chip....

iQOO Z6 Pro 5G Coming to India Soon iQOO has revealed that the Z6 Pro 5G will be powered by the Snapdragon 778G chipset and has acquired an AnTuTu score of 550K+, which is the highest in its segment. The smartphone will fall in the sub-Rs 25,000 price bracket to compete with the likes of the Realme GT Master Edition and more in the country. Apart from this, the company has also confirmed the iQOO Z6 Pro design....

Square May Build a Bitcoin Wallet In the announcement tweet, Jack Dorsey highlighted Square’s guiding principles when it comes to Bitcoin, including an inclusive approach. “Bitcoin is for everyone. It’s important to us to build an inclusive product that brings a non-custodial solution to the global market,” Dorsey said. With this hardware wallet, Square wants to simplify holding Bitcoin by what he calls ‘assisted self-custody’. The idea is to create a product that requires minimal setup time, integrates with existing devices, and offers end-to-end reliability....

JioPhone Next Launch Date Confirmed The launch date was recently confirmed by Reliance. However, the key specs and features, along with the official price of JioPhone Next remain under wraps. Although previous reports suggest that the price of the device will be Rs 3,499, we cannot strongly confirm it as of now. For those unaware, the JioPhone Next is a budget 4G phone designed by Jio in partnership with Google. As for the specs and features of the upcoming device, the company did confirm some of them at launch while others have leaked online recently....

The Land Rover Explore R is an updated iteration of the company’s previous smartphone, which is similar to Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition. However, as updated as it may be, by the looks of it, the smartphone looks like an outdated one with those huge black bezels and an iPhone 4-like design. According to the company’s Director of Branded Goods and Licensing, Jon Sinclair, the new smartphone will somewhat resemble the company’s rugged and tough SUV, the Defender....

Lenovo Legion 5 AR150H Specs Design and Build From the very first glance, the Legion 5 doesn’t shy away from what Lenovo designed it to be ­— a laptop built to fit into two categories of machines at once. It all starts off from the clean and minimal A-panel with the tiny ‘Lenovo’ badge on one edge, and the ‘Legion’ branding on the other. There are no unnecessary design-flairs here, and closed, the only reason to think this is a gaming laptop is the fact that it’s branded ‘Legion’....

LinkedIn’s Clubhouse-like Feature As per a recent report by Techcrunch, LinkedIn has confirmed that it is working on a Clubhouse-like feature for its platform. The company reportedly said that it came up with an audio-based networking feature as its user-base has been demanding more ways to communicate. As a result, LinkedIn recently launched a new “Creator Mode” that lets users set their profiles to be followed for social features like Stories and LinkedIn Live videos....

MediaTek Dimensity 1300 SoC Launched The new MediaTek Dimensity 1300 SoC comes with eight cores, including four ARM Cortex-A78. Among these, there is an “Ultra” core that is clocked at 3GHz, while the other three are “Super” cores clocked up to 2.6GHz. The chipset also comes with four Cortex-A55 efficiency cores that are clocked up to 2GHz. For graphical performance, the processor comes with a nine-core ARM Mali-G77 MC9 GPU. MediaTek also says that its latest chipset comes with its latest HyperEngine 5....

Mi 11X: Specifications The Mi 11X is a rebranded version of the Redmi K40 smartphone that was launched in China earlier last month. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset runs the show under the hood here, along with up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 128GB of UFS 3.1 built-in storage. It comes with 5G connectivity support and runs Android 11-based MIUI 12.5 out-of-the-box. The smartphone features a 6.67-inch Full-HD+ E4 AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch response rate....

Mi True Wireless Earphones 2C Specifications The Mi True Wireless Earphones 2C are a rebranded version of Mi AirDots 2 SE that was first unveiled in China back in May this year. It’s a younger sibling to the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 that launched in India earlier this year. The TWS earbuds have a bulkier square-shaped case (similar to a makeup compact) with the earphones slotting in horizontally. It weighs 48 grams in total whereas each earbud weighs just 4....

Today, in an official Q & A video, Micromax CEO Rahul Sharma confirmed that the Micromax IN Note 1 will get the latest Android 11 update in April. Also, he has revealed that Micromax is developing a 5G smartphone for the Indian market. In the latest episode of “Let’s Talk India Ke Liye”, Sharma talked about the future plans of the company and answered many fan questions. So, to answer one of the most asked questions of when the IN Note 1 will receive the Android 11 update, Sharma said that as they guaranteed updates to users for two years at launch....

Moving Platform Mode on HoloLens 2 HoloLens typically uses visible light cameras and an inertial measurement unit to measure motion. However, the measurements are not reliable in moving environments since it sees a stable environment, similar to what we experience as motion sickness. Considering this limitation, the team developed an algorithm that models the discrepancies between the sensors and allows HoloLens to continue tracking. After collaborating with Volkswagen, the engineers created a prototype and tested it in real-world scenarios....

Microsoft announced the rollout of the 3D Fluent emojis update for Teams via an official blog post on its community forum. The company said that the refreshed 1800 emojis “bring a modern and delightful new version of the emojis we use every day.” You can check out the new 3D Emojis on Microsoft Teams in the screenshot below. “Users will see a new take on most of the previous Teams emojis, along with some new picks!...

Panay recently shared a tweet along with a short video that shows the new Photos app that will be available in Windows 11. In the video, the Microsoft executive showed some of the significant design changes of the revamped Photos app. You can check out the tweet right below. Pumped to share another #Windows11 first look with you – the beautifully redesigned #PhotosApp is coming soon to #WindowsInsiders pic.twitter.com/hraNJAo9iF— Panos Panay (@panos_panay) September 7, 2021...