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Google to Ditch Motion Sense and Soli in Pixel 5: Report Google is reportedly all set to ditch Motion Sense in the Pixel 5after the critical and commercial failure ofPixel 4. That’s according to 9to5Google’s Stephen Hall, who says that sources from within Google suggest that the company will do away with the novel functionality in its next-gen flagship smartphone(s). https://twitter.com/hallstephenj/status/1261389680731475973 Powered by theSoli radar chip, Motion Sense was supposed to have been the highlight of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, enabling users to perform various tasks with simple hand gestures....

Government Eases Aarogya Setu Compliance Requirements for the Private Sector Following protests from privacy advocates,criticisms from legal scholarsand astrong recommendationfrom powerful tech industry body, Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT), the government has backtracked from its earlier order that made it incumbent on all private-sector companies in the country to ensure that their employees install theAarogya Setu appon their smartphones. The revised directive now requires employers to ensure ‘on best effort basis’ that their staff comply with the order....

GTA V Online Restored After Five Hours of Downtime Rockstar’s popular titleGrand Theft Auto V is now available for freeas a limited period offer on Epic Games Store. The offer rendered the store useless with slow loading times,“500 internal server error”messages & launcher crashes when the giveaway went live at 8:30 PM IST on the 14th of May and now,GTA V’s online play feature got affected for almost five hours....

Here Is Your First Look at the Realme Smart TV Realme has beenhyping upthe launch of its first-ever smart TV for the past four-odd months. The companyconfirmedits launch date, May 25, earlier last week. And today, we have got our first look at the Realme Smart TV. Yes, that’s the official name and at first sight, it looks really premium. Realme India CEO took to Twitter today to share with you the bezel-less and premium-looking Realme Smart TV....

Instagram Introduces ‘Guides’ to Help People Discover Wellness Content Easily Instagram is announcing a new feature today called ‘Guides’. The feature is aimed at helping users discover recommendations, tips, and content from their favourite creators more easily and is rolling out now. Keeping in mind theCoronavirus pandemic, Instagram is first rolling out Guides for wellness content. The company haspartnered with public figures and organisations to publish wellness content. According to the company’s blog post, Guides are currently only accessible by heading over to participating users’ profiles....

MediaTek Dimensity 820 5G with 80MP Camera, 120Hz Display Support Announced In line with the rumors, MediaTek has todaytaken the wraps offits newest 5G chipset and it’s the Dimensity 820 5G. The company already has theDimensity 800 chipsetin its portfolio but it’s now moving ahead with an upgrade. It now offers more power and attempts to make 5G more accessible to the masses. Dimensity 820 still sits below the flagship Dimensity 1000 chipset but is set to take on the Snapdragon 765G in the mid-range space....

MediaTek Helio G70 vs Helio G80 vs Helio G90T: Benchmark Test and Comparison Realme recently launched the affordable youth-centricNarzo 10in India. It’s the first smartphone powered by theMediaTek Helio G80 chipsetto land in the country. The Chinese giant has already unveiled phones powered by the Helio G70, i.e.Realme C3, and Helio G90T, i.e.Realme 6, in India over the past three-odd months. This means Realme’s lineup now has asmartphone powered by each of the three gaming-centric MediaTek chipsets....