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Google Faces $5 Billion Lawsuit for Tracking Users Even in Incognito Mode Google is facing a $5 billion class action lawsuit in the US over allegations that itsChromeweb browsercollected user information even in Incognito mode. The lawsuit seeks at least $5,000 of damages per user for violations of US wiretapping laws, as well as local privacy laws in California. The complaint, filed in a federal court in San Jose, California, claims that Google gathers data for analytics purposes, regardless of whether users click on Google-supported ads and regardless of whether the browser is set to ‘Incognito’ mode, or private browsing....

Here’s Your First Look at Google’s Upcoming Android TV Dongle & Remote Google has been rumored to be working on a Chromecast Ultra successor for months. Recently, we learned that the company was working on one with Android TV support, as well as a dedicated remote. The folks over at XDA Developers provide further proof of its existence by sharing marketing renders for Google’s upcoming streaming device and remote. Codenamed Sabrina, in line with 9to5Google’sinitial reportfrom back in March, this new streaming device will essentially change the company’s offering because it comes baked with Android TV....

Honor Play 4 Will Have an Infrared Camera to Take Your Temperature Huawei’s upcomingHonor Play 4 will apparently have an infrared camera that can be used as a thermometer. That’s according to an official teaser posted on Weibo, claiming thatthe device can be used to take the temperature of objects, people and animalswithout touching. While infrared sensors on phones have earlier been used toassist face unlockand forcool color filters, this is certainly a novel implementation of the technology, and an apt one during the pandemic....

HP Announces New Omen 15 Gaming Laptops with AMD CPUs HP’s line-up of Omen gaming laptops is pretty impressive, and today the company is upgrading the Omen 15 with refreshed internals and design. With this change, the new Omen 15 comes with updated specs, including an optional AMD configuration. As the name suggests, the new Omen 15 comes with a 15-inch display. The laptop features a flat-hinge design. I don’t know why that’s important in a gaming laptop, but it’s there anyway....

India Announces Rs.50,000 Crore Plan to Boost Electronics Manufacturing India’s Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has announced three new electronics manufacturing guidelines. These guidelines are aimed at boosting local manufacturing and attracting foreign investments. The government says thesethree schemes will account for Rs. 50,000 crores or approximately $7 billion. The schemes in question are: “The three new Schemes are expected to attract substantial investments, increase production of mobile phones and their parts/ components to around Rs....

iPad Air 4 to Come with 11-inch Screen, USB Type-C Port Apple is reportedly making theiPad Airbigger this year. According to a report from MyDrivers, the 4th-generation iPad Air will feature a much larger, 11-inch display. This comes from manufacturing sources in China. Also according to the report, the new iPad Air will come with a USB Type-C port. Suppliers in China are reporting that the newiPad Air is modelled on the 11-inch iPad Pro....

JioSaavn Gets Improved UI and Recommendations with New Update Popular music streaming service JioSaavn has received a new update focused on improving the overall UI and UX experience. The first noticeable change is on the home screen. You will now seededicated sections for Music, Podcasts, and JioTunes. With this redesign, you can easily access these sections without much hassle or friction. The company is adding a ‘Living Search’ feature that offers you recommendations based on your listening habits and preferred genres....