Amazon could be jumping headfirst into the podcasting and live show market with new app

Amazon Audio App:

Amazon has been working on an upcoming audio streaming service, which could be hitting the market soon. The leading tech giant has been speculated to be secretly building a live audio streaming feature that could rival Clubhouse and Twitter in the coming months. 

A new report indicates that the company’s audio/ music division has been working on a new feature in the live audio category. It’s also speculated that the company has been working with podcast networks, musicians and celebrities closely on the project. It’s also been rumoured that Amazon is in talks with “Major record labels” to host live concerts and audio events in the near future.

The events have been laid out in a recent report by Axios. The report claims that Amazon wants to introduce a new feature on Amazon Music that will let its users gain access to live concerts and audio shows through their subscriptions. Essentially, the feature will work like a digital radio to “stream live concerts and shows”.

Amazon Audio App, a Clubhouse competitor?

Quoting a similar source with regards to Amazon’s plans, the report indicates that the upcoming feature will be centred on live music and concerts, for now. The company may also integrate these features with its own video streaming service ‘Twitch’. In the coming months, it is distinctly possible that it will include podcasts and talk shows within the service too. We really could be seeing another major player in the space with the resources and money to actually make it happen. 

Nevertheless, the idea is not to build a social audio app like  Clubhouse or Twitter’s Spaces but to stream live audio shows and concerts within its own platform.   

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Over 3 Million WhatsApp Accounts were banned in India from June-July

Messaging app giant WhatsApp, adhering to its new User Safety Report, disclosed that it banned over three million Indian user accounts in forty-six days from June 16 to July 31. WhatsApp justified its actions by stating that the accounts were found violating the guidelines of the application and that the actions were based on reports and complaints they received.

Why were these WhatsApp accounts banned?

WhatsApp revealed that they maintain a record of accounts that have a high or abnormal rate of messages (spam) and actively bans millions of such global accounts abusing the guidelines provided. According to its claims, WhatsApp alone bans around 8 million such accounts per month globally.

“In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we have published our second monthly report for the 46 day period of – 16 June to 31 July. This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action was taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform” said WhatsApp.

How does WhatsApp track these violations?

The report by WhatsApp says,“The abuse detection operates at three stages of an account’s lifestyle: at registration, during messaging, and in response to negative feedback, which we receive in the form of user reports and blocks. A team of analysts augments these systems to evaluate edge cases and help improve effectiveness over time”.

WhatsApp revealed it received a total of 594 grievances during the period of 46 days, out of which, there were 316 ban appeals, 137 account support, 64 product support, followed by 45 other support and 32 safety reports. 

Such measures hint at how concerned WhatsApp is about preventive actions to combat online abuse of its platform and making sure its users feel safe.

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Is the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G the Cheapest 5G smartphone by Samsung

New whispers in the smartphone market report that Samsung is working on Samsung Galaxy A13 5G and as the name suggests it will be the cheapest 5G smartphone offered by the company. The appearance of the device was  first reported on a Dutch publication GalaxyClub with the code name SM-A136B. Samsung has not officially announced any specs of the smartphone yet.

Samsung Galaxy A13 5G Price

The reports claimed that Samsung Galaxy A13 5G is the most affordable 5G smartphone. However, the specification has not been revealed yet. The Samsung Galaxy A12 5G came at a price range of around 20,000 Rs. The Samsung Galaxy A13 5G is expected to be priced around Rs 17,000.

The Samsung Galaxy A13 5G will be the successor of the Samsung Galaxy A12 which is a budget segment 4G smartphone by the Korean giant.  The Samsung Galaxy A12 comes with a 6.6 inch Infinity V display with a Full HD+ resolution and a 90-hertz refresh rate. It is powered by the Helio P35 chipset. Moving on to the optics, it has a main triple rear 48MP camera, 5 MP wide-angle lens, 2 MP depth sensor, and a 5 MP macro sensor. For selfies, we get an 8 MP front camera. It also houses a 5,000 mAh battery that is supported by 15 W charging.

The cheapest 5G smartphone could launch this year by the end December end or likely in early 2022. We’ll just have to wait and see. 

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Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime launched in India alongside Redmi Earbuds 3 Pro: Price, specs and availability

Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime has officially launched in India with a 50MP triple camera, a large 6,000mAh battery and more. Alongside, Xiaomi has also launched the Redmi Earbuds 3 Pro TWS earphones that claim to offer upto 7 hours of battery life. Meanwhile, the Redmi 10 Prime is the first phone to be powered by the MediaTek Helio G88 chipset in India which was announced back in July. Here’s everything you need to know about the Redmi 10 Prime and the Redmi Earbuds 3 Pro.

Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime pricing and availability

The Redmi 10 Prime is priced starting at Rs 12,499 for the base variant with 4GB+64GB storage and Rs 14,499 for the 6GB+128GB storage variant. It goes on its first sale from September 7 across Amazon India, Mi India website, Mi Home stores, Mi Studio Stores and retail stores.

Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime specifications

The Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400x1080 pixels) resolution display that offers upto a 90Hz adaptive refresh rate. The screen has a punch-hole notch cutout for the selfie camera and is also topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 3. It measures 9.5 mm in thickness and weighs 192 grams.

It is powered by the MediaTek Helio G88 processor that has an octa-core CPU clocked at upto 2.0GHz and Mali-G52 MC2 GPU. This is paired with upto 6GB LPDDR4x RAM and upto 128GB storage variants to choose from. It runs on MIUI 12.5 which is based on Android 11.

The Redmi 10 Prime has quad cameras on the back headlined by a 50MP camera with f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide camera with 120-degree field-of-view, 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. There is an 8MP selfie camera on the front. The rear cameras can record in 1080p at 30FPS.

It has stereo speakers, dual microphones and the power button doubles up as a fingerprint reader. The Redmi 10 Prime is equipped with a 6,000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging.

Also Read: Our First Impressions of Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime

Redmi Earbuds 3 Pro price and features

Xiaomi has also launched the new Redmi Earbuds 3 Pro truly-wireless earphones that are being offered in Pink, White and Blue colours. The weight of each earbud is around 4.6 grams and the earbuds are IPX4 rated making it splash-proof and sweatproof.

The Redmi Earbuds 3 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm QCC3040 chipset that offers an aptX Adaptive audio codec and has a dual driver setup that includes a dynamic driver and an armature driver. It connects to the phone over Bluetooth 5.2 and has a low-latency mode that brings down the latency to 86ms.

The Redmi Earbuds 3 Pro claims to offer upto 7 hours of battery life on a single charge and upto 30 hours playback time with the charging case. It also supports Type-C fast charging which can top-up the battery in around 3 hours.

Xiaomi has priced the Redmi Earbuds 3 Pro at Rs 2,999 and it goes on its first sale from September 9 across Amazon India, Mi India website, Mi Home stores and Mi Studio Stores.

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro could skip 256GB storage variant, as per latest report

Apple will most likely eliminate the 256GB storage variant option for its iPhone 13 Pro model rumoured to launch sometime in September. The information comes from a leaked poster which details information about all the iPhone 13 series and iPhone 13 Pro series smartphones. 

The iPhone 13 Mini and iPhone 13 will get 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB storage options. Meanwhile the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max will skip the 256GB storage variant and instead debut with a 128GB, 512GB, and a 1TB variant.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB Storage Variant Missing

Apple has had a history of cutting useful features from its iPhones. It first started the trend of removing headphone jacks from the iPhones and then regressed to removing bundled chargers.

Apple uses the strategy of cost-cutting to force people to buy its expensive products. For most people, the iPhone 13 Pro 256GB would suffice but it prevents people from opting for the more expensive 512GB variant, so Apple is removing this variant altogether. Furthermore, Apple is offering a top-spec 1TB variant for both iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. 

In terms of specs, the iPhone 13 will feature an A15 Bionic SoC, an XDR display for the iPhone 13 series and a 120Hz OLED panel for iPhone 13 Pro series, as per the leaked poster. The upcoming iPhone 13 is also rumoured to feature satellite calling abilities and more such over the top features. Alas, all shall be revealed really soon.

Furthermore, if you’re planning to buy an iPhone, then buying one post Apple’s event would be the best option as older devices like iPhones 11 and 12 will receive a permanent price cut. 

Also Read: Classic Games Worth Revisiting On Apple Arcade

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ASUS new laptops target creative professionals with an OLED panel and 100 colour coverage

ASUS has launched a bunch of laptops that are targeted towards creative professionals. In addition to the two new ProArt StudioBook laptops, the company has updated a handful of its existing machine to come with OLED panels now. It includes the budget-oriented VivoBook line, the ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED, and the ExpertBook business laptops. So let's take a quick look at them -

ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 and StudioBook 16 Pro

Both the ProArt StudioBook 16 and the StudioBook 16 Pro have 16-inch OLED HDR panels that cover 100 per cent of the DCI-P3 colour gamut and deliver a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. They're clearly targeted towards the creative professionals working with colour critical applications.

The laptops also come with a new peripheral called the ASUS Dial, which is essentially a physical wheel that sits on the left side of the keyboard deck. This particular wheel can be mapped to adjust various parameters in photo and video editing applications.

In terms of the specifications, the StudioBook 16 Pro can be configured with either an AMD Ryzen 5000 H-Series mobile processor or an Intel Xeon processor along with an Nvidia RTX A2000 or A5000 GPU. The regular StudioBook 16 can come with a Ryzen 5000 H-series or Intel Core i7 chip. This particular model comes with Nvidia's 30-series GPUs. It will be interesting to see which variants will eventually land in India.

Both of these machines will go on sale in Q4 2021 and they start at $1,999 AND $2,499. There's no word about the Indian availability for these laptops though. 

Other Creative-Centric Laptops

In addition to StudioBook laptops, ASUS has also updated a handful of its other laptops. The budget-centric VivoBook line has also been updated to have OLED panels now. Some of the laptops in this series will also have a digital version of the ASUS Dial built into the touchpad. We'll have more to talk about the pricing if/when they're ready to arrive in India.

There's also a new ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED model featuring the secondary touchscreen on the keyboard deck. This particular laptop can be configured to have up to a Core i9 processor and an RTX 3070 GPU. There's also a Ryzen variant with an RTX 3050Ti GPU.

ASUS has also updated the ExpertBook business laptop to have an OLED panel now. We reviewed the last ExpertBook laptop a few months back and we think the addition of the OLED panel will make it even better. The new ExpertBook B5 OLED and convertible B5 Flip OLED are both powered by 11th Gen Intel processors now.

We like how ASUS is going all-in with OLED panels now. More specifically, it's good to see even the budget-oriented laptops in the VivoBook lineup get the OLED treatment. We'll have more to talk about these laptops when they're ready to launch in India. Stay tuned for more info on that.

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PlayStation Showcase 2021 Broadcast to take place on 9 September, could show off new games

Even though the PS5 and Xbox Series X have been out for almost a full year, it seems that there aren’t too many next-gen games for gamers to sink their teeth into. The PS5 has been the console to beat this generation and it seems to be trying to catch up to demand. The console already has a few exclusive titles for fans to enjoy but from what Sony’s been saying, we could be seeing a lot more on 9 September. You can read more about it on the official Sony blog. 

Save the date! PlayStation Showcase 2021 broadcasts live next Thursday. Full details: https://t.co/SN76KFLspG pic.twitter.com/KuN93OMq2d

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 2, 2021

The event will take place on Thursday, September 9 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time / 9:00 pm BST / 10:00 pm CEST and will feature a look into the future of PS5. The Showcase will weigh in at around 40 minutes and include updates from PlayStation Studios and some of the industry’s most imaginative developers, for games releasing this holiday and beyond. You should ideally stick around after the presentation to get more updates from some of the studio teams featured in the Showcase.

Also Read: Sony Silently Launches New Lighter PS5 Model In Australia

In fact, we earlier reported that the PlayStation 4’s long list of high-quality exclusive titles gave it an edge over Microsoft’s Xbox One console. It looks like Sony isn’t ready to give up that edge just yet. PlayStation Studios Lead, Hermen Hulst, noted that the group has over 25 titles in development for the PS5. Further, over half of the titles will be brand new IPs. This means that PlayStation 5 users will get to see a lot of new characters, stories, and games coming their way over the next few years. 

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