Category: Technology

Skype is rolling out a new update across all devices and it includes the ability to blur background during video calls on Skype for Android users. The background blur feature has been available for iOS as well as desktop users for a while now, and Android users are finally getting it with the Skype 8.68 update. The update also improves the custom reaction picker and fixes a slew of other issues for desktop, Android, and iOS users.

In its release notes on the Microsoft forums, the Skype team has confirmed that Skype 8.68 is rolling out for all devices i.e. Windows, Linux, Web, Android, iPhone, and iPad. The release notes confirm that Skype for Android is getting the background blur feature, almost two years after its first rollout to desktop users in February 2019. iOS users got the feature in July last y

Samsung Electronics is considering Austin, Texas, as one of the sites for a new $17 billion chip plant that the South Korean firm said could create 1,800 jobs, according to documents filed with Texas state officials.

The tech giant is seeking combined tax abatements of $805.5 million over 20 years from Travis County and the city of Austin, among other tax breaks, according to the documents.

Samsung said in its filings that if Austin is selected, the company would break ground on the site in the second quarter of this year and that the plant will become operational in the third quarter of 2023.

“This project is highly competitive, and the company is looking at alternative sites in the US including Arizona and New York, as well as abroad in Korea…,” Samsung said in the documents, adding that it is taking into account access to talent, chip ecosystem and speed to market in its evaluation of the sites.

Samsung’s American customers for its contract manufac

NEW DELHI: Consumer Electronics giant Samsung launched its latest Galaxy S series smartphones last month. Now, it seems that the company is gearing up for the launch of its new foldable smartphones. The company is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 this year. Now a latest rumour suggests that Smasung might launch its foldable smartphones in July.
According to tipster Ice Universe, it will take five months to Samsung to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is said to come with S Pen support. It is also said that with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 the company might ditch the notch screen design. It is also said that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 might include an in-display camera.
It is also said that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 will include 7.55-inch internal display and 6.21-inch cover display. It is also said that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 will come with a similar price

Telegram was the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide in January 2021, with 24 percent of the total downloads coming from India, according to the latest data from Sensor Tower. The messaging app was downloaded 63 million times last month (which means India saw around 15 million new Telegram users in January, going by the percentage given), 3.8 times its downloads in January 2020. The sudden increase in downloads could be attributed to WhatsApp’s privacy policy controversy that sparked outrage among its users and pushed many to switch to Telegram. While TikTok came in a close second followed by Signal and Facebook, WhatsApp slid to the fifth position from its earlier third place, in January.

In its latest blog post titled ‘Top Apps Worldwide for January 2021 by Downloads’, Sensor Tower announced that Telegram trumped TikTok and Signal to bec

The Uttar Pradesh government has asked members of the state’s legislative assembly and council to purchase tablets for a paperless budget session.
According to Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, each legislator will be reimbursed Rs 50,000 to buy Apple iPads. There are 403 MLAs and 100 MLCs in the state.
“All MLAs and MLCs in the state will get iPads. Each iPad is expected to cost around Rs 50,000 and the cost will be reimbursed,” Sharma, who also holds the portfolio of electronics, information technology told PTI.
He said the state’s ministers have attended a training programme in this regard, and the MLAs and MLCs too will be trained before the budget session commences.
On February 2, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had directed that the state cabinet should hold a virtual meeting in future for which ministers must be given training.
Adityanath had said, “Modern technology is extremely helpful in performi

OnePlus 8T, OnePlus 8 Pro, and OnePlus 8 are now receiving the January 2021 security patch with their latest updates. The updates also bring a host of fixes and optimise the experience of using long screenshots. The latest OnePlus 8T update comes with the version number 11.0.7.9.KB05DA in India, the OnePlus 8 update comes with version number 11.0.4.4.IN21DA, while the OnePlus 8 Pro update comes with the version number 11.0.4.4.IN11DA. OnePlus said the over-the-air (OTA) updates are incremental in nature and will be gradually rolled out to all users.

On its forums, OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus 8T, the OnePlus 8 Pro, and the OnePlus 8 smartphones have started