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South Korean tech giant Samsung recently rolled out Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy S10 series smartphones. However, it appears that the company has pulled back this update. According to a report by Sammobile, the One UI 3.0 update is no longer available for the Galaxy S10 series smartphones. This includes both over-the-air updates and those installed through SmartSwitch, suggests the report. As per the report, the update seems to have been rolled back after several complaints from users about heating and trouble with camera blurring. “There may also be as yet unreported bugs that have compelled Samsung to pull the update,” adds the report. As of now, there is no official word from Samsung on the matter. Earlier this week, the consumer electronics giant rolled out the Android 11 update for its Galaxy M31 smartphone in India, making it the first mid-range smartphone of the company to receive Android 11 update. Back in December, the company announced … [Read more...] about Samsung rolls back Android 11 One UI 3.0 update for Galaxy S10 series, claims report

A federal judge has rejected Parler's demand that Amazon.com Inc. restore web hosting services for the social media platform, which the company had cut off following the storming of the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. US District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle said Parler failed to show it was likely to prevail on the merits of its claims, or that the public interest supported a preliminary injunction requiring the restoration of service. Amazon Web Services suspended Parler on 10 January. It has said Parler violated its contract by ignoring repeated warnings to effectively address steady growth in violent content, including calls to assassinate prominent Democratic politicians, leading business executives and the media. Parler said Amazon had no contractual right to pull the plug, and did so out of "political animus" to benefit Twitter Inc., a larger Amazon client that Parler said did not censor violent content targeting conservatives. Many supporters of former US … [Read more...] about Parler loses bid to have service restored by Amazon

OAKLAND: Google parent Alphabet Inc is shutting down its internet balloon business, Loon, which aimed to provide a less expensive alternative to cell towers, saying that "the road to commercial viability has proven much longer and riskier than hoped." Founded in 2011, Loon aimed to bring connectivity to areas of the world where building cell towers is too expensive or treacherous by using balloons the length of tennis courts to float solar-powered networking gear high above the Earth. But the wireless carriers that Loon saw as buyers of its technology have questioned its technical and political viability. "While we’ve found a number of willing partners along the way, we haven’t found a way to get the costs low enough to build a long-term, sustainable business," Loon chief executive Alastair Westgarth said in a blog post. Alphabet executive Astro Teller said in a separate blog post that despite Loon's "groundbreaking technical achievements" over the past nine years, "the … [Read more...] about Google parent Alphabet is shutting down its ‘balloon internet company’

Instant messaging platform WhatsApp has been testing the calling functionality for desktop users for a while. It now appears that the support for this feature is being rolled out to more users. As per a tweet by Guillermo Tomoyose, this feature has been spotted on Windows 10 on WhatsApp. The same has been corroborated by WABetaInfo again announcing, “WhatsApp is rolling out WhatsApp Beta calls on WhatsApp Desktop for more users!” WhatsApp is rolling out WhatsApp Beta calls on WhatsApp Desktop for more users!https://t.co/4EduW4bHfP https://t.co/JIFRFLB8je … [Read more...] about WhatsApp may soon roll out video and voice calling support on web

NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker Infinix has expanded its smartphone lineup with the launch of Infinix Hot 10 Play. It is an entry-level smartphone which runs Android 10 Go Edition and is backed by a 6000 mAh battery. The company has launched the smartphone in the Philippines and is priced at PHP 4,290 (Rs 6,500). The smartphone can be purchased in two colour options — Aegean Blue and Morandi Green. The handset is up for sale in the region via e-tailer Lazada. The company has not yet revealed any details about the availability of the smartphone in other markets. Infinix Hot 10 Play specificationsThe Infinix Hot 10 Play comes with a 6.82-inch HD+ display with 720x1640 pixel resolution. The smartphone runs Android 10 (Go Edition) of the operating system. The Infinix Hot 10 Play is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G25 processor paired with 2GB of RAM. The handset packs 32GB internal storage which can be expanded further by adding a microSD card. The Infinix Hot 10 Play sports … [Read more...] about Infinix Hot 10 Play with 6000mAh battery launched