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 Today Microsoft has announced its new dual screen smartphone - Surface Duo. The two separate OLED screens can rotate 360 degrees connected by a hinge mechanism. Microsoft has provided a full ecosystem of Android mobile apps into the device. According to the company Surface duo is capable of delivering Enterprise-grade security. There is an option of connection to a full Windows 10 experience Windows Virtual Desktop. Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the Azure cloud. Price and AvailabilityMicrosoft Surface Duo price starts at $1,399 (approx Rs 1,04,500). The device will be available for…

 On Tuesday 11th, Twitter introduced a new reply limiting feature for all the users across its platform. The new setting will give people more control over the conversation they start. Twitter has been working on this new feature since May, and based on the feedback, interviews and surveys results, the company is now confident to push it into live action.“These settings help some people feel safer and could lead to more meaningful conversations, while still allowing people to see different points of view.” - Suzzane Xie, Director of Product Management.How it works: Before you tweet, you can choose who can…

  Xiaomi has become the first company to launch a TV with transparent display. Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition is the world’s first mass-produced transparent TV. Its price is set at RMB 49,999 (approx Rs 5,38,772) and official sales start at 10:00 on the morning of August 16 in China.Unlike traditional TVs that come with a back panel, Mi TV LUX embeds all the processing units in its base stand. The screen is a 55” transparent OLED panel which features a 150000:1 static contrast ratio and infinite dynamic contrast ratio, offering extra rich blacks and unmatched brightness.TV also comes with a…

 Google ‘People Cards’ has now been introduced in India. Using this new feature, people across India now can build their own personalized online presence. This will help millions of influencers, entrepreneurs, prospective employees, self-employed individuals, freelancers, or anyone else out there who wants to be discovered on Google’s powerful search engine.“It’s like a virtual visiting card, where you can highlight your existing website or social profiles you want people to visit, plus other information about yourself that you want others to know.” - Google IndiaPre-requisites:Personalised People Cards can only be created through your smartphone. Currently it is not available on…

 Google, on its official blog yesterday wrote about the Google app compatibility with the dashboard view on Apple’s CarPlay screens and also the re-launching of Maps app on the Apple Watch, with turn-by-turn directions.iPhone users can now use turn-by-turn navigation in their CarPlay dashboard while also using other applications such as music, calendar appointments, into the car's built-in display, in a split screen manner. Entire area maps can also be downloaded offline so you can see directions and navigation even if you can’t get online. Google Maps for the Apple Watch brings in navigation for car drivers and step-by-step directions for…

 Pic Credits: wccftechOn August 10th, Official NVIDIA GeForce twitter account teased a mysterious video trailer. The post #UltimateCountdown shows a star going supernova after which the rumours of Nvidia launching its news RTX 3000 series GPU cards are now strong. The card presumably a GeForce RTX 3080 will be a successor to the current gaming beast RTX 2080....#UltimateCountdown pic.twitter.com/f23HcbHUk6— NVIDIA GeForce (@NVIDIAGeForce) August 10, 2020  August 10th is chosen to start a countdown of 21 days, maybe to give tribute to Nvidia’s first modern GPU: the GeForce 256, which was released 21 years back.In May 2020, Nvidia already unveiled its…

 There are moments in your life when you are handing over your personal device unlocked to another person but you don’t want them to peek into your personal images, chats or messing around app settings. According to a research conducted by Samsung, 70% of consumers admit to having content such as images, applications and private chats on their smartphones that they do not want family or others to see. In addition to this, they also want to hide the fact that they have things they do not want to share.Samsung has developed a new privacy feature -AltZLife for their existing…

 Toshiba in an official announcement has announced that they have transferred their remaining minority stake in the PC business to Sharp. The company who started selling its first PC Laptop in 1985 is now officially out of business.In 2018, Toshiba sold its 80.1% stake of its PC business to Sharp Corporation for $36 million.  Sharp is also a Japanese multinational electronics company. Sharp has renamed the business to Dynabook. Now Toshiba released a statement on August 4th that the deal to transfer the remaining 19.9% stake to Sharp is now completed. “As a result of this transfer, Dynabook has become a…

 Facebook owned WhatsApp is working on adding yet another feature for their platform users. After successful implementation a single WhatsApp account can be opened on multiple devices with chat history synchronized. This is one of the highest requested features by users.Currently it’s not possible to access your WhatsApp account on multiple devices. App currently supports multiple devices through a web-browser based WhatsApp Web application, which requires a connection back to your phone account. If your phone is disconnected or switched off, then you cannot access WhatsApp web app functionality.The new multiple device support won’t need a constant connection back to…

 Less than a year after its unveiling, Google has discontinued its flagship phones - the Pixel 4 and Pixel XL. These phones were released in October 2019 and are now out of stock in Google’s store.“For people who are still interested in buying Pixel 4 [and] 4 XL, the product is available from some partners while supplies last. Just like all Pixel devices, Pixel 4 will continue to get software and security updates for at least three years from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US.” - GoogleEarlier this week Google has already announced…