WhatsApp is adding Emoji reactions and a Manual Language Change

Meta-owned WhatsApp messenger is getting new features like Message Reactions and a language picker. The former is something borrowed from the company’s sister concern Instagram. These emoji reactions would supposedly work just like the Instagram DM reactions and may have the same 6 default emojis to choose from. The options include thumbs up, heart, laughter, shocked face, crying, and folded hands. We share a thumbs-up reaction to WABetaInfo who is the source of this revelation. Also speaking of options, you may soon get to pick the default language within WhatsApp. So, if you are not comfortable with English, you could choose the one you prefer to read all text in the app interface. 

WhatsApp Message Reactions: How they would work

 

WhatsApp Emoji Message Reactions | Leaked by WABetaInfo​

Starting WhatsApp beta on Android version 2.22.8.3, the messaging app gets emoji reactions. Here’s how that works:

You just have to long-press a received message. A pill-shaped banner will hover over the message with these 6 emoji choices: thumbs up, laughter, heart, crying, shocked face, and folded hands. Tap on the one who you want to react with and voila, that will be shown as your reaction to the message.

This is a very convenient way to interact with messages as you can convey the emotion without finding words or ways to phrase a feeling.

Well, it’s not just a WhatsApp Android feature as its iOS and web counterparts also have shown hints of emoji reaction coming to them. For example, earlier this year, a WhatsApp iOS beta version had one toggle to enable/disable “Reaction Notifications”.

Now, another WhatsApp feature that some of us would like to have is the ability to set our preferred language in the app.

WhatsApp App Language Picker | Leaked by WABetaInfo​

As you can see in the above screenshot, the WhatsApp language picker would be preset within Settings by the name, “App Language” and offer a list of languages to pick from. 

In related news, WhatsApp is also bringing multi-device support, and a global voice note player to the stable releases soon. 

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Samsung Galaxy A23, Galaxy A13 India pricing, and specs have leaked

Samsung is expected to unveil more Galaxy A-series phones in the Indian market. The two names that may soon get listed on the Samsung India website are Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23. Both are 4G phones with FHD+ LCD screens and 5000mAh batteries. However, as tipster Mukul Sharma claims, the Galaxy A13 may bear an Exynos 850 chipset while the Galaxy A23 may be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chip.

Besides the difference in their underlying processor, here’s what the leaked specs of Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23 tell us:

Samsung Galaxy A13 Features and Specs

Samsung Galaxy 13 may sport a 6.6-inch FHD+ TFT LCD screen on the front with an 8MP selfie camera. On the back, there could be a 50MP + 5MP + 2MP + 2MP quad rear camera setup.

Inside, the phone is powered by an Exynos 850 SoC with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It may benefit from up to 6GB RAM+ virtual expansion.

Samsung may arm the A13 with a 5000mAh battery that supports a 15W charging speed. Other perks of the phone may be a 3.5mm headphone jack, and multiple color options like black, blue, white, and, peach.

Galaxy A13 India pricing may begin at ₹14,999 for 4+64GB model, followed by ₹15,999 for the 4+128GB variant, and ₹17499 for the 6+128GB model. 

Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs and Features 

Galaxy A23 renders leaked by OnLeaks

You may get a 6.6-inch FHD+ TFT LCD screen on the Galaxy A23. The front camera may also be the same 8MP sensor. Even the leaked camera arrangement suggests a 50MP+5MP+2MP+2MP lineup.

At the core of the phone, there may be a Snapdragon 680 running the machinery. This may be aided by up to 8+128GB memory configuration along with up to 8GB VRAM.

The battery size could also be the same 5000 milliamps but the supported adapter may charge at 25 watts. Now whether it has a 3.5mm audio port or a bundled charger is something yet to be known.

We’ll keep tabs on the rumor mill.

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Call of Duty Warzone and Vanguard Season 2 adds Rebirth Reinforced Map

Activision is rolling out the Call of Duty (COD) Warzone and Vanguard Season Two Reloaded with a new map and a bunch of treats to tantalize the players. You would get to wield the Armaguerra 43 and engage in a close-quarters battle. The COD store brings more weapons, modes, rewards, and soon a Snoop Dogg operator bundle. 

There’s a lot of existing stuff like this in the Call of Duty S02. Come, have a look.

First, the Call of Duty Season 2 roadmap:

Season 2 Reloaded Roadmap #Warzone l #Vanguard pic.twitter.com/Q7LVDkoYhk

— ModernWarzone (@ModernWarzone) March 21, 2022 Call of Duty Season 2 Warzone and Vanguard Update: What’s new

In Season 2 of Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone, you get to play a new mission in the Alps and aside from the new topography, there’ll be new arms and additional attractions to experience.

For instance, there is a vehicular combat mode and American rapper Snoop Dogg as a playable character. 

Snoop’s operator bundle will be part of COD Warzone and Vanguard from April 19.

As for the rest of the COD Season 2 update is concerned, the rollout begins from 9 AM PT on March 22 for Vanguard, and at 9 AM PT on March 23 for Warzone.

Call of Duty S02 Overview

New features in COD Warzone S02 includes:

COD Rebirth Island Reinforced​

Rebirth Island Reinforced comes with several new points of interest like Stronghold (including structures like a radar building and a checkpoint gate), Dock (including two large ships), and Prison Yard (including a Water Tower and Redeploy Balloons). Three Modes viz. Payload (Plunder-mode), Blood Money (Objective-based mode), and Resurgence Solos (Respawn-enabled Deathmatch for sole survival) will be part of weekly playlists along with the Rebirth modes. Weapon Blueprints (like "Toxic Heavy" LMG configured for mid-to-long-range fights), 25000 XP to all participants (If the entire community earns enough kills), and new Features like Weapon Trade Stations and in-game events for Rebirth Island.

New things in COD Vanguard S02 includes:

New 12v12 Arms Race Mode, wherein you trail across the Alps in a 5-base fight, conquer bases, earn some cash in the process, and stock up your loadout (with weapons, equipment, killstreaks, field upgrades, etc) from the Buy Stations with the cash earned. New Vehicles like Two-seater Motorcycles, Four-seater CD12 Transport Vehicles, and Tanks (with built-in weaponry). Two New Rewards for ranking up the Top 250 Skill Division and Leaderboard besides party and menu updates to spice up the competition. Vanguard Zombies gets Critical Expertise, Explosives Expert Covenants, Dedicated Server Pause, and more.

Also, in Season 2 of both Vanguard and Warzone, you get to:

COD Amraguerra 43​

Complete Task Force Yeti with Gustavo Dos Santos bundle Armaguerra 43 SMG will be a free weapon in CQB (close-quarters battle) Pro Pack, Boston Breach CDL Pack, Attack on Titan Tracer Pack also will be available in the Store Snoop Dogg will be a new Operator in Vanguard and Warzone by April 19, 2022. He will be wearing a 24K gold outfit.

COD Snoop Dogg​

In a statement shared on the COD website, Snoop Dogg said, “The D O Double G is back in Call of Duty and this time I'm in the freakin' game! Excited to be working with the COD team to bring some fly features for you all to enjoy. It's dope….. y'all can play as me and get these sick items that have Snoop written all over them. Check it out."

You can take a look at the trailer for the new COD update down below.

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Realme GT Neo 3 5G debuts with MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC and 150W charging

Realme GT Neo 3 5G has launched in its home market. It is engined by a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 processor. Other attractions include its VC liquid cooling system, Android 12 based Realme UI 3.0, 5G, and 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor. However, what’s even more exciting is that Realme offers a variant of this phone called the Realme GT Neo 3 150W version which is the world’s first phone with 150W charging support. 

 

Realme GT Neo 3 Specs and Features

Realme GT Neo 3 colors​

 

Realme GT Neo 3 5G has a 6.7-inch AMOLED panel with FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 1 billion colors, and HDR10+ support. There is a small indent in the middle that houses the phone’s 16MP selfie camera. 

Flip to the other side, and there you’ll see its 50MP+ 8MP (ultrawide)+ 2MP (tele-macro) triple camera setup. 

Under the hood, Realme has stowed in a Dimensity 8100 chipset, 4,129mm 9-layer tempered VC liquid cooling, up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The software on top is Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12. 

Now, as for battery size, there are two models. The one with 150W charging sports a 4500mAh battery while the other one with 80 watts has got a 5000mAh cell.

Other goodies you get with it are 5G, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, an under-display fingerprint scanner, NFC, GPS, Micro-SD card slot, and a USB Type-C 2.0 socket. 

You can pick the device in Purple, Silver, and Grey colors. Except for the last one, others have a car racetrack-inspired vertical stripes by the back.

Realme GT Neo 3 Price and Availability

The Realme GT Neo 3 (80W) is available in: 

CNY 1,999 (~₹23,900) for the 6+128GB model CNY 2,299 (~₹27,500) for the 8+128GB variant. CNY 2,599 (~₹31,700) for the top-end 12+256GB verison.

Then there is the Realme GT Neo 3 (150W) edition which comes at:

CNY 2,699 (~₹32,300) for the 8+256GB variant. CNY 2,899 (~₹34,700) for the 12+256GB model.

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OnePlus to launch 6 new phones in India before Diwali festive season: Report

OnePlus has gradually increased the frequency of product launches since its merger with Oppo. A new report further claims that the company will be spacing out its 10 series, Nord series and T-series phones throughout the year, resulting in new launches almost every month. 

The OnePlus road map for the year 2022 was tipped by Yogesh Brar on Twitter and revealed a timeline for 6 new upcoming OnePlus phones. The tipster further reported that OnePlus could also launch a new Nord series smartwatch with the Nord 3 later in July. 

Also Check: OnePlus 10 Pro India launch officially teased; OnePlus TV Y1S Pro could tag along

OnePlus India launch timeline for 2022

All of these phones are scheduled to arrive before the Diwali festive season kicks off. Add to these the products in the audio (TWS earbuds) and wearable (smartwatch, fitness trackers) segments and you’d understand why it’s going to be a really busy Q2 and Q3 for OnePlus employees. 

•OnePlus 10 Pro - March •OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite - April •OnePlus Nord 2T - April End/Early May •OnePlus 10R - May •OnePlus Nord 3 (Nord Pro) - July •OnePlus 10 Ultra (10 Pro Plus) - Late Q3

The first in line is the OnePlus 10 Pro which is already official in China. Teasers on OnePlus’s official social media handles all but confirm imminent global launch, probably in early April. 

According to the report, there is no vanilla OnePlus 10 this year and the 10R will take care of the mid-range. The 10 Ultra will be a mid-year flagship refresh and it will be interesting to see how OnePlus manages to distinguish it. 

Spacing the devices through the year will hopefully give the OnePlus more breathing space when it comes to delivering stable software updates. 

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PS5 India Restock: PlayStation 5 to be Available for Pre-Orders on March 24

PlayStation 5 will be available for pre-order in India from March 24 at 12pm IST (noon). Deliveries are scheduled to begin from April 8. Sony confirmed the restock via ShopAtSC, while Amazon confirmed the restock via a dedicated microsite. As is the trend, expect other retailers like Flipkart, Vijay Sales, Game Loot, et al to also make the PS5 available for pre-orders

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CD Projekt Red announces a new Witcher game built using Unreal Engine 5 instead of proprietary RED Engine

CD Projekt Red (CDPR), the company behind the Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher series of games has announced a new game called The Witcher. It has been confirmed that this is not The Witcher 4 and that it will not be exclusive to a single storefront like say, the Epic Games. This is interesting because both CDPR and Epic Games have signed a multi-year strategic partnership part of which entails the use of the latter’s Unreal Engine 5.  

So the new Witcher by CD Projekt Red will use Epic Games’ Unreal Engine but won’t be exclusive to the Epic Games Store. 

The Witcher: What we know so far

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt​

CD Projekt Red surprised fans with The Witcher announcement on its website. The blog post titled, “A New Saga Begins” not only reveals that the company is going to release a new Witcher game, but more importantly reveals that it has changed the underlying gaming engine. It is no more the in-house REDEngine that’s been part of the recent Cyberpunk 2077. That last outing had a lot of issues and hence faced with a lot of criticism too. Perhaps, that’s why CDPR is switching to Unreal Engine 5, although it claims the REDengine is being employed in building the forthcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion.

The newly signed multi-year strategic partnership is said to cover “not only licensing but technical development of Unreal Engine 5, as well as potential future versions of Unreal Engine, where relevant”.

CDPR also says that it would be collaborating with Unreal Engine developers to contribute towards better open-world gaming experiences.

What we have NOT announced today: - A game called The Witcher 4. - A game exclusive to one storefront. It was our initial confirmation of a new saga in The Witcher franchise. Right now, we are not discussing any specifics in terms or story, characters, mechanics, or plot details.

— Radek (@gamebowski) March 21, 2022

However, besides that, the company hasn’t disclosed the development roadmap including any kind of timelines, plot, characters, or mechanics. This was reiterated by Radek, CD Projekt Red’s global PR director.

Anyways, that’s one more thing for the Witcher franchise fans to get hyped up other than the Witcher shows on Netflix. We will be keeping track of all these Witcher and the CDPR related developments.

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