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Snapdragon 690 5G vs MediaTek Dimensity 820: The Mid-range 5G Chipset War The 5G chipset war kicked off with theSnapdragon 8655G andDimensity 1000in the flagship segment towards the end of last year. We took a close look athow the two 5G chipsets compare, revealing how MediaTek has gotten even serious in its quest to take on Qualcomm. TheDimensity 800-seriesis yet another testament of the said drive. Dimensity 800-series is MediaTek’s 5G play for the mid-range market, so we thought – why not compare it to Qualcomm’slatest 5G mid-range chipset?...

Snapdragon 690 5G vs Snapdragon 765 5G: What’s the Difference? Qualcomm has bet all of its chips on the adoption of 5G across the globe. Not only the flagshipSnapdragon 865but the mid-range 5G-enabledSnapdragon 765chipset that debuted alongside cemented its commitment towards this network technology. Today, Qualcomm has taken another crucial step, with the launch of theSnapdragon 690 5Gmobile platform, to expand 5G adoption globally. Now, due to the lack of active 5G networks in India, there’s still an air of uncertainly surrounding the launch of phones powered by Qualcomm’s mid-range 5G chipsets in the country....

The Thinnest Periscope Camera Module with Continuous Zoom Has Been Unveiled Periscope camera came into existence with theHuawei P30 Proearlier last year. It was the first phone with a periscope telephoto lens system but we have since seen the same make its way toGalaxy S20 Ultraback in March. And now, Chinese firm O-Film today showed off a periscope camera module with continuous zoom functionality. Most periscope camera modules in the market support X amount of optical zoom (up to 5x), hybrid zoom, and digital zoom that lets you photograph the moon....

10 Best Pocket Casts Alternatives for Android and iOS When it comes to offering atop-notch podcast listening experience, Pocket Casts has long been a popular choice. Unfortunately, Pocket Casts has found itself embroiled into controversy in China where it has beenremoved from iOS App Storein the country. The Cyberspace Administration of China has revealed that the app can be used to access illegal content in the country and demanded that Apple remove the app for the violation of Chinese law....

6 New Features Coming to Microsoft Teams Microsoft is today announcing a bunch of new features for its Slack-competitor, Microsoft Teams. As you may recall, the company recently announced a bunch ofnew Teams featuresas well. However, the company is now announcing “Teams for Education” features. The new features announced for Microsoft Teams include the following: 1. Accommodate 49 Participants on a Single Screen The grid view in Microsoft Teams is going to expand....

Apple Faces New Antitrust Complaint Over App Store Commission in Europe Japanese tech company, Rakuten, has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the European Commission. The complaint, which was filed by Rakuten’s e-book subsidiary, Kobo, claims that the US tech giant wrongfully charges a 30% commission on every e-book sold through its iOS app. Kobo competes directly with Apple’s own digital books platform,Apple Books. According to Kobo, Apple is abusing its position asthe owner of the App Storeto favor its own e-books platform over those of its competitors....

Asus ROG Phone 3 Certified with Possible Snapdragon 865+ SoC, 16GB RAM Asus’ next-gen gaming smartphone, theROG Phone 3, has been certified by China’s electronics certifications agency, TENAA, revealing most of its key hardware specifications. As per the listing, the ROG Phone 3 will have a 6.59-inch FHD+ (2340×1080) AMOLED screen with an under-display fingerprint scanner. The device will be powered by a Qualcomm processor clocked at 3.091GHz, most likely the upcoming Snapdragon 865+....