World of Warcraft Mobile Game Cancelled Three Years Into Development: Report

A World of Warcraft mobile game has reportedly been cancelled three years into development. Internal disagreements between Activision Blizzard and NetEase resulted in both parties cancelling the hotly-anticipated Warcraft MMO. The cancellation comes at an interesting time, as Blizzard tries getting into the Asian mobile gaming market, via their recently launched Diabl...

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Musk-Twitter Battle: Elon Musks Responses To Be Made Public

If you haven’t lived under a rock for the last few months, you would have heard about the Musk-Twitter acquisition saga. The whole process of Elon Musk, who has developed a cult-like following around him on the internet, asking to buy off Twitter, and then things falling apart, has developed to be nothing short of a film script. Now, adding another link to this never-ending chain is the news that Musk’s response to Twitter’s lawsuit could be made public soon.

To set some context for the uninitiated, since March earlier this year, which was the time when Musk first floated the proposals and almost bought the microblogging platform, sealing the deal at $44 billion, and then he attempted to back out. 

All of this, while being in the news for several other reasons, Musk brought the world to a standstill. After Musk’s withdrawal from the deal, Twitter filed a lawsuit against him. During the proceedings of the lawsuit, a judge ruled on Wednesday that Musk's responses are to be made public by Friday.

I made an offer https://t.co/VvreuPMeLu

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2022 Twitter wants to review Musk’s arguments

Musk’s attorneys initially proposed filing a public version of their answer and counterclaims on Wednesday. However, Twitter’s attorneys were against it and called for more time to review the drafts from Twitter’s side. That is what prevented Musk’s side from making their side of the arguments and claims public. 

Commenting on this matter, one of Twitter’s attorneys, Kevin Shannon, wrote, “Few cases attract as much public interest as this one, and Twitter is mindful of this court's commitment to ensuring maximum public access to its proceedings.” Shannon added, “Twitter has no interest in proposing any more redactions to defendants' responsive pleading than necessary.”

With things developing by the hour, it will be interesting to see where things go on from now, and what claims Musk’s side makes. 

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Indian Government Backtracks On Data Protection Bill 2019 Leaving Citizens Privacy In The Lurch

The Indian Government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, two years and seven months after it was introduced in the parliament. The Data Protection Bill was supposed to usher in a new era of data protection and privacy laws in India for Indian citizens as currently there are no common regulations to protect the people’s privacy even though the Supreme Court of India has granted the Right to Privacy as a fundamental right of citizens. 

As per an official statement issued by Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, the Personal Data Protection Bill was being reviewed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee which suggested over 81 amendments and 12 major recommendations to the bill. It was therefore decided to withdraw the Data Protection Bill altogether and work on a new bill that encapsulates all the amendments suggested by the JPC.

“Personal Data Protection Bill has been withdrawn because the JCP recommended 81 amendments in a bill of 99 sections. Above that it made 12 major recommendations. Therefore the bill has been withdrawn and a new bill will be presented for public consultation,” Ashwini tweeted out last evening after announcing the development.

It has been close to 10 years since the A.P. Shah on Privacy, 5 years since the Puttaswamy Judgement and 4 years since the Srikrishna Committee’s report — they all signal urgency for a data protection law and surveillance reforms. Each day lost, causes more injury and harm. 3/3

— Apar (@apar1984) August 3, 2022

The IT Minister also told Reuters that the government has already started working on the new bill which is “in good advanced stages” and that he expects to present it in the budget session of Parliament in 2023. 

The Personal Data Protection Bill proposed regulations on the processing, storage and transfer of personal data across the different sectors and empowered users with more control over their private data. This had raised some concerns with the Big Tech companies like Google, Meta and more as it could have incurred increased costs due to provisions such as data localization. While privacy advocates were concerned about the power it granted the Central Government such as the provision to exempt any government agency from the data protection laws in the interest of national security.

It remains to be seen how the new data protection bill takes shape and whether it will be robust enough to protect the privacy of over 1.38 billion people.

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OnePlus Nord 20 SE Launched With HD+ Display, 50MP Dual Cameras, 33W Fast Charging

There's good news for OnePlus lovers as the brand has finally launched the OnePlus Nord 20 SE which is the brand’s lowest costing model in the series. It includes features like  HD+ display, 50MP dual cameras, 33W fast charging with waterdrop notch display and more.

The OnePlus Nord 20 SE is present on AliExpress for purchase. The handset is powered by a MediaTek chipset and comes with a waterdrop notch display along with a 50MP dual camera on the back. It also includes a 5,000 mAh battery and promises lasting battery life.  The OnePlus Nord 20 SE is the cheapest model in the market. 

OnePlus Nord 20 SE Specifications And Features

The new handset by OnePlus sports a display notch housing an 8 megapixel camera for selfies. It comes with a 6.5 inch IPS LCD screen with HD+ resolution of 720 x 1612 pixels and 600 nits of brightness. Its back panel comes with 50 megapixel plus 2 megapixel dual camera setup.

The OnePlus Nord 20 SE is powered by Helio G35 chip. It includes 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage and features a microSD card slot.  The software offered is Android 12 OS based OxygenOS 12.1.

If we look at the battery, the Nord 20 SE comes with a 5,000mAh battery providing 33W SuperVOOC charging. Security wise, OnePlus includes features like a side-facing fingerprint scanner and AI face unlock.

The phone also has dual stereo speakers, 4G VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, a USB-C port, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

OnePlus Nord 20 SE Price and Availability

OnePlus Nord 20 SE is currently listed on AliExpress and expected to go live for sale on Aug. 12. It costs $199 (₹15,810.95), which makes it very affordable for the consumers.

For more technology news, product reviews, sci-tech features and updates, keep reading Digit.in.

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PlayStation Summer Sale 2022 Round 2: Best Deals on PS5, PS4 Games

PlayStation brings big discounts on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, The Last of Us Part 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and more.

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Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 TWS Launched In India With Open Ring Design

Sony has finally launched the LinkBuds WF-L900 TWS in India. It is priced at ₹19,900 and will be available starting August 13, 2022. For the price, the unique value proposition is the open ring design that allows neat transparent audio. That’s not all, the uniqueness extends to the smart features like tapping on the cheekbones to control the music playback, easy pairing with your smartphone and PC, etc.

Here are the complete details.

Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 Specs and Features

Sony has designed the LinkBuds with an open-back chassis and a 12mm central diaphragm that boasts natural and transparent sound. Sony says, “You can always stay connected and aware, with the help of an open ring design with audio transparency, ultra-small super fit and crystal-clear sound and call quality. By leveraging LinkBuds' unique design and its sensor and spatial sound technologies, Sony is creating new sound experiences together with their partners, such as augmented reality (AR) gaming, new work from home experiences, sound AR navigation, and quick access to music". 

The company is also proud of the underlying technologies like precise voice pickup (for call quality), Digital Sound Enhancement Engine, an Integrated V1 Processor, 360 Reality Audio (rich, balanced surround sound), and Bluetooth 5.2 with AAC codec support. 

There are the quality of life goodies like Speak-To-Chat (auto pause and play the music when you talk), hands-free voice assistant support (Google and Alexa), Quick Access (of Spotify with a couple of taps), and Adaptive Volume Control (based on your surrounding environment).

LinkBuds is IPX4 water resistant too. The company says the LinkBuds can last for 17.5 hours (5.5 hours from the buds and the rest from the accompanying case). For charging it, you are getting a USB-C port. Plug it in and in about 10 minutes you should get 90 minutes of charge.

Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 Price and Availability

You can grab the Sony LinkBuds WF-L900 at ₹19,900 from both online and offline outlets starting August 13. 

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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Ban to Be Temporary, Will Make a Comeback, Claims Skyesports CEO

Shiva Nandy, CEO and Founder of Skyesports, claims that the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) ban is temporary. He is seemingly positive that the game would soon make a comeback in India. Nandy added that TikTok could also return to India soon.

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