Top Weekly Tech News #13

1. AMAZON NOW TESTING DRONE DELIVERIES.

Have you ever thought how different and cool it would be if you get your ordered items delivered by a drone? Well it seems to happen soon as Amazon has got official certification from FAA to start testing drone deliveries. Amazon's Prime AIR Project is about the same. According to Bloomberg, the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) recently gave Amazon Prime Air 'air carrier' title because of which they can start testing commercial deliveries using drones under a trial program. In India too Swiggy, Dunzo and Zomato  are allowed to test drone deliveries and have been approved by the Indian Government.






2. GOOGLE HAS REMOVED SIX MALICIOUS APPS FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE.

There are millions of apps floating around Play Store due to which it is very difficult to identify malicious apps. Users are always advised to download apps after doing a quick research about it. Recently, Google had removed six malicious apps which includes SAFETY APPLOCK, CONVENIENT SCCANNER 2, PUSH MESSAGE-TEXT AND SMS, EMOJI WALLPAPER, SEPARATE DOC SCANNER, FINGERPRINT GAMEBOX. These apps contain malware known as 'joker' which subscribes to unwanted services without users permission. And if you have any one of the apps downloaded on your device then delete it.





3. SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD 2 PRICED AT ₹1,49,999 IN INDIA.

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2 was announced on Samsung's unpacked event part 2 on September 1st. This phone definitely brings flagship specs to the table but that's not why this stands out it's specifically due to it's foldable design. This phone has a 6.2 inch display at the front and when it is opened up it becomes a tablet. With the Galaxy Z Fold 2 they have improved the hinge and have implemented a lot of useful software features. Although second gen it's still in the early stage so we cannot comment on the durability of the phone and the same thing defines its price. Well it's definitely cheaper and better than the original Fold which made it's debut at ₹1,64,999 but we are curious to see how well it does in the global market.




4. RAINBOW SIX SIEGE ANNOUNCED FOR PS5 AND XBOX SERIES X.

Ubisoft in their presentation announced that the Rainbow Six Siege their tactical shooting game is making it's way to the next-gen consoles. They have also said that the game will be targeted towards 4K @ 120fps on next upcoming consoles. In the same event they have also Announced the launch of Prince Of Persia: Sands of Time remake for XBox One, PS4 and PC. This game is completely remade by Ubisoft: Pune and Ubisoft: Mumbai.





5. SAMSUNG GALAXY M51 LAUNCHED IN INDIA WITH A MAMMOTH 7000 mAh BATTERY.

Samsung unveiled their meanest monster last week which packs in a 7000mAh battery which can last more than 2 days in a charge. The phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G chipset and comes with a 6.67 inch FHD+ sAmoled display. It also has a 64MP Quad camera setup at the back and a 32MP front camera for selfies. 6GB RAM and 128GB storage costs ₹24,999 and 8GB RAM and 128GB storage costs ₹26,999. It will go on sale from September 18 on amazon.in and samsung.com.





6. APPLE iPHONE 12 SERIES LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCED.

After a lot of rumours, Apple has officially announced the date of its hardware launch event. We still don't if they are going to launch their new iPhone 12 series Smartphones. New products are going to launch in a virtual event on September 15. Apple is rumoured to launch 4 new iPhones this year which might launch tomorrow, out of which one might come with a 5.4 inch display, two of them with a 6.1 inch screen and one with a huge 6.7 inch screen which is said to be the iPhone 12 pro max. Apart from iPhones they might launch Apple Watch series 6 and a cheaper Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod and iPad Air. We will be able to watch the live event at 10:30 PM in India tomorrow. Their is no conformation on the launch of Apple iPhones.






Quick Flash News:

1. Redmi 9i is set to launch in India on September 15. The phone might be powered with Mediatek Helios G25 SoC and pack in a 5000 mAh battery with a large display. The price is rumoured to be ₹7,999.

2. Android 11 Go Edition launched and will now support 20% faster app launches and gesture navigation support. Android Go is made for entry-level smartphones with less than or with 2GB RAM. 

3. Samsung is hosting unpacked event on September 23rd. Samsung's S20 Fan Edition or lite version of Samsung S20 is rumoured to launch on the same event.

4. According to the reports from Business Standards, Reliance Jio is going to launch affordable smartphones, which may support 5G, in India by the end of December 2020.

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