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New Xiaomi Mi TV, Nokia 5.4, Oppo A15s, Redmi 9 Power launched; Facebook fights Apple and other top tech news of the week
Gadgets Now Bureau20 Dec, 2020, 10:44AM IST
New Xiaomi Mi TV, Nokia 5.4, Oppo A15s, Redmi 9 Power launched; Facebook fights Apple and other top tech news of the week
This has been an exciting week in the work of technology news with Facebook taking on Apple over iOS 14 privacy features; Google suffering a massive outage; Xiaomi launching its Mi QLED TV 4K along with new phones from Oppo and Nokia. Here are top tech headlines of the week.
Xiaomi launches Mi QLED TV 4K in India at Rs 54,999
Xiaomi has expanded its range of smart TVs in India with the launch of its first QLED TV. The Mi QLED TV 4K is priced at Rs 54,999 and will be available on mi.com, Mi Home, Flipkart and all retail stores from December 21 at 12 pm. Read more.
Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power with 4GB RAM launched at Rs 10,999
Xiaomi has expanded its Redmi 9 phone series in India with the launch of Redmi 9 Power. The handset is a budget category phone which comes with a starting price of Rs 10,999. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 octa-core processor and is backed by a 6000mAh battery. Read more.
Oppo A15s with 6.5-inch screen, 4100mAh battery launched at Rs 11,490
Oppo A15s has been launched in a single storage variant that has 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage and costs Rs 11,490. It can be purchased in three colour options — Dynamic black, Fancy white and Rainbow silver. Read more.
HMD Global launches Nokia 5.4 with 48MP rear camera
HMD Global has announced its latest budget smartphone Nokia 5.4. The smartphone is the successor to last year’s Nokia 5.3 smartphone and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC. Read more.
Signal takes on WhatsApp with encrypted group video calls
As is the case with everything else on Signal, group calls are free, private, and end-to-end encrypted. Group calls are currently limited to 5 participants, but Signal said that it is working to let you have even more participants in a group call soon. Read more.
European Union okays Google's $2.1 billion takeover of Fitbit
The European Union on Thursday approved Google's plan to buy fitness gadget maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion after it promised to restrict user data and ensure Android phones work with other wearable devices for at least 10 years. Read more.
Google can now correctly understand 16 Indian languages
The team at Google Research India has announced a new machine learning model to help better understand human language. It is known as MuRIL (Multilingual Representations for Indian Languages). MuRIL currently supports 16 Indian languages as well as English. Read more.
LG UltraGear monitor with 4K UHD resolution launched at Rs 59,990
LG has announced its latest gaming monitor -- 27GN950 under its UltraGear monitor series. According to the company, this is the world’s first gaming monitor that features a 144Hz UHD 4K resolution panel with 1ms response time. Other features include G-Sync compatibility and VESA Display HDR600 technology. Read more.
What caused 2020's biggest Google outage
Technology giant Google has published preliminary details about the reasons that caused the global outage of Gmail, YouTube and its other services recently. Read more.
Facebook fights back iOS 14 privacy feature by taking out full-page ad criticising Apple
Facebook this week carried out a newspaper ad, published a blog post and made a website detailing how Apple is out to harm millions of app developers. “We’re standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere,” reads one part of the ad. Read more.
