Saturday, February 29, 2020

Realme 6 Pro Launch Date, Samsung Galaxy M31, and More Tech News This Week

Realme 6 Pro and Realme 6 launch date reveal and Samsung Galaxy M31 dominated the conversation in a rather busy week in terms of tech news development. https://ift.tt/2wexg0i

Americans love Apple, Europeans Samsung, and rest of the world these phone brands

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OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T receive OxygenOS 1032 with February 2020 security patch

OnePlus has generally pushed software updates out to its devices in a timely fashion. In the latest instance of this positive trend, the Chinese electronics manufacturer is rolling out the latest OxygenOS 10.3.2 software as an over-the-air update to the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. The update, which contains the latest security patch for Android, is currently being rolled out in a staged manner. If you own either of the models, you can expect to see the notification update pop up anytime now.

According to OnePlus Global Product Operations Manager Manu J, the new OxygenOS 10.3.2 update carries the latest February 2020 security patch for Android. In addition, it comes with a fix for a previously reported bug that causes the screen to flicker when the user is swiping up from the lock screen to unlock the device. Lastly, the update contains fixes for some ‘general bugs’ and improves the overall system stability. Read the changelog published by OnePlus here.

According to some of the OnePlus Community members, the new update indeed fixes the screen flickering issue in the lock screen but fails to bring a solution for a notch-related complaint that began with Android 10. According to many users on the forum, Android 10 does not ‘hide’ (blacken) the status bar around the display notch the way Android 9 Pie did. Instead it pushes the entire status bar below the notch, thus wasting some essential screen space.

The OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T received their last software update to OxygenOS 10.3.1 exactly one month ago, which contained a long list of system-level bug fixes. Apart from carrying the December 2019 security patch for Android, the OxygenOS 10.3.1 update fixed a critical camera crash issue and optimised the image preview time in Pro mode. It also fixed a disconnection issue many users reportedly faced while using 5GHz Wi-Fi hotspot. You can read more about the fixes in the previous software update here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists study: ride-hailing trips today result in an estimated 69% more climate pollution on average than the trips they displace (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

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Union of Concerned Scientists study: ride-hailing trips today result in an estimated 69% more climate pollution on average than the trips they displace  —  Union of Concerned Scientists recommends more electric cars and pooled trips  —  Uber and Lyft have weathered criticism about pollution …



eMarketer: in the US, TikTok is expected to grow 21.9% YoY to 45.4M MAU in 2020, down from 97.5% growth in its breakout year of 2019 (eMarketer)

eMarketer:
eMarketer: in the US, TikTok is expected to grow 21.9% YoY to 45.4M MAU in 2020, down from 97.5% growth in its breakout year of 2019  —  More than 20% of social users will use TikTok this year … After nearly doubling its US user base last year, growth for TikTok will slow in the coming years …



Friday, February 28, 2020

Boeing Blames Incomplete Testing for Astronaut Capsule Woes

Boeing acknowledged Friday it failed to conduct full and adequate software tests before the botched space debut of its astronaut capsule late last year. https://ift.tt/2PySOeU

Apple Closely Watching Coronavirus Outbreak in South Korea, Italy: CEO

Apple is closely watching how the coronavirus outbreak is unfolding in South Korea and Italy, where the company has suppliers, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in an interview. https://ift.tt/39lmBzL

BSSC Recruitment 2020 – Apply Online for 1st Inter Level CC (Mains) Exam

Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) recruits 12140 1st Inter Level CC (Mains) Exam 2014. Candidates can apply online from 29-02-2020 to 18-03-2020.

Allegations of misconduct inside the Chan-Zuckerberg family office, including assault, sexual harassment, racism, and more (Business Insider)

Business Insider:
Allegations of misconduct inside the Chan-Zuckerberg family office, including assault, sexual harassment, racism, and more  —  Presidencia de la República Mexicana; Anthony Quintano; Kauai Police Department; Samantha Lee/Business Insider  — Over the past three years …



Rs 17 lakh stolen from Bengaluru hospital’s online banking account: What you must know about this dangerous scam

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Amazon Holi Store: Get upto 70% off on these waterproof speakers, smartphone covers and more

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Potential for growth in ecommerce, pharmacy: Reckitt Benckiser global CEO

RB global chief executive Laxman Narasimhan said, “We have created a clear roadmap of growth for each space that leads up to a company that grows in midsingle digits… for example, in urbanising and developing India.” https://ift.tt/32BPy7H https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In warehouses, call centers, and elsewhere intelligent machines are managing humans, and they're making work more stressful, grueling, and dangerous (Josh Dzieza/The Verge)

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In warehouses, call centers, and elsewhere intelligent machines are managing humans, and they're making work more stressful, grueling, and dangerous  —  In warehouses, call centers, and other sectors, intelligent machines are managing humans, and they're making work more stressful, grueling, and dangerous



Can regulate cloud service companies under Trai Act: RS Sharma

He was speaking at an open house discussion on a Trai consultation paper seeking suggestions for a framework to set up an industry body to regulate cloud service providers https://ift.tt/39aHoG0 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Sources: Elliott Management has taken a "sizable" stake in Twitter, nominated four directors to Twitter's board, and seeks to replace CEO Jack Dorsey (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Elliott Management has taken a “sizable” stake in Twitter, nominated four directors to Twitter's board, and seeks to replace CEO Jack Dorsey  —  - Elliott has nominated four directors for Twitter's board  — Hedge fund has had ‘constructive discussions’ with company



Anthropic cuts its list of unauthorized secondary market sellers from eight to four after the initial notice caused panic and pushback from investors (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg : Anthropic cuts its list of unauthorized secondary market sellers from eight to four after the initial notice cau...