Infinix recently introduced a brand-new smartphone in its Note 12 series to the global market. The Infinix Note 12 (2023) is a low-cost smartphone with a MediaTek processor, an AMOLED display, triple cameras, and a large battery.
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Specifications
The device is positioned above the Note 12 G96 and Note 12 G88, both of which are currently available on the market. It is available in three color options which are alpine white, Tuscany blue, and volcanic grey. It has a 50MP triple rear camera setup, a 16MP selfie camera, a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support, and other features.
The Infinix Note 12 (2023) is equipped with a 6.7-inch AMOLED plus FHD+ display having a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. It is equipped with a MediaTek Helio G99 SoC together with 8GB of RAM, and about storage space of 256GB of internal storage.
It consists of a 50MP primary camera, a 2MP depth camera, and an unspecified AI lens for photography. A 16MP selfie lens is located on the front of the device which looks like a waterdrop. The main camera consists of a 2 MP depth sensor and a third AI Lens. It can capture photos with high resolution and record videos up to 2K resolution at 30 fps. The brand-new Infinix Note 12 handset operates on Android-12-based XOS 10.6.
Infinix Note 12 5G Series With 108MP Camera Teased on Flipkart, India Launch Coming Soon The handset has a 5,000mAh battery and supports 33W fast charging. A 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB Type-C port, dual-band Wi-Fi, and other connectivity options are available.
Pricing
In terms of pricing, the phone is available for $199 which is approximately Rs 16,500 for the 8GB + 128GB version. Infinix has yet to announce plans for the smartphone’s release in India but when it will be available it would be available to order from both the offline and online modes.
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Google has revealed that Google Meet calls can now also be converted into text and saved by users in Google Doc format.
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Google is constantly updating the functionality and user experience on its video-calling platform, Google Meet. In keeping with its recent trends, Google has released an update that will soon provide users access to a number of new features, such as speech transcription. Google has launched a brand-new transcribe feature for Google Meet calls.
Users will now be able to utilize this tool to convert the whole meeting’s audio file into text format and save it as a Google Doc. The saved file may be retrieved using Google Drive. The tech behemoth recently released this new feature in the Cloud Next 2022 event.
Users will find the Google Meet transcribe tool useful for recording meetings and saving important remarks.
On October 24, the company will begin to introduce the new transcribe tool for Google Meet globally. Although the transcribe option is intriguing, not everyone would have access to it. Android Central reported that Google will only make the new tool available to PC and laptop users.
Attendees will be informed that the call is being recorded before they join the Google Meet call. The purpose of these transcripts is to document the discussion from the meeting, serve as a record, and be useful to attendees or the host if they wish to refer back to a specific section or idea from the entire discussion.
Similar to the recording option, if the transcription is activated for the Google Meet call, all participants will receive a notification. According to Google, the Google Meet transcription file may also be kept in the Google Drive storage system in the “Meeting Recordings” folder.
Following the meeting, a link to the transcript will be sent to every participant’s email address, including the hosts and the person who started the transcript. Google will also include a link to the transcription with the “associated calendar invite for the meeting” in addition to that.
Regarding accessibility, Google has said that in all meetings with 200 or fewer participants, the meeting host, co-hosts, or the person who initiated the transcription will only have access to the link to the transcription file by email after the meeting concludes.
Only the meeting organizers, hosts, and co-hosts will have access to the transcription for meetings with 200 or more invitees.
Notably, the transcribe option “can be configured at the group, domain, or OU level” and will be enabled by default. Only users of Google Workspace Business Standard, Enterprise Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade will have access to the feature.
Google users with personal accounts will not be able to access the new feature. It’s also important to note that only English-speaking people can use the transcribe tool. So, the feature cannot convert audio into text when users talk in any other language.
Google Meet( formerly Google Hangouts) is a video-communication service by Google. Google Meet is amongst the most used meeting apps especially when it took the place of Google Duo on Android and iOS smartphones.
Apple is taking a major step toward providing its customers with more banking services. The company announced today, that it is collaborating with Goldman Sachs to launch a new high-yield savings account feature for Apple Card credit cardholders that will allow them to save and grow their Daily Cash which is the cashback rewards earned from Apple Card purchases.
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In the upcoming months, Apple says cardholders will be able to automatically save this money in a new, high-yield savings account from Goldman Sachs which will be accessible through Apple Wallet. Customers can also deposit their own funds into this account.
“Savings enables Apple Card users to grow their Daily Cash rewards over time, while also saving for the future,” said Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet,” Bailey said in a statement late on Thursday.
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According to Apple, the account has no fees, minimum deposit, or minimum balance requirements, making it competitive with various neobanks that are often used as a way for customers to reserve digital cash and monetize interest payments.
However, Apple did not specify what interest rate would be paid out on these high-yield accounts in its press release. According to Bankrate data, competitors are currently offering APYs ranging from 2.20% to 3.05%. According to Investopedia data, some are going even higher, with APYs currently exceeding 3.1%. Apple stated that it is not prepared to announce the APY due to the current highly volatile interest rate environment.
When the new service becomes available, Apple Card users will be able to set up and manage their Savings account directly in the Apple Wallet mobile app. From then on, all Daily Cash earned through Apple Card purchases will be automatically deposited into this account, unless customers choose to have the cash added to their Apple Cash card in Wallet instead, as they do at the present time. According to Apple, this option can be changed at any time.
An in-app Savings dashboard will show the account balance as well as the interest earned over time.
Apple currently offers 3% cashback on Apple Card purchases made with Apple Pay at select merchants such as Apple, Uber/Uber Eats, T-Mobile, Walgreens, Panera Bread, Nike, ExxonMobil, and Ace Hardware. Apple Card purchases will earn 2% cashback when using Apple Pay, and 1% cashback when using the titanium card or a virtual card number to shop online.
Cardholders would not have to depend solely on Apple Card purchases to fund their brand-new Savings accounts. Customers will be able to deposit additional funds via a linked bank account or their Apple Cash balance, as per Apple’s statements.
They can also withdraw this money at any time by transferring it to the same linked bank account or any linked bank account or even their Apple Cash card, without incurring any fees.
Apple has been steadily moving into the payments market with the launch of the Apple Card, allowing it to establish a more direct connection with its customers as it accelerates its “services” business, which perceives it selling subscriptions to a variety of offerings, including Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, iCloud+, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, and more.
It’s also attempting to make Apple Pay a more realistic choice for online shopping, with the announcement of an Affirm competitor, Apple Pay Later, for dividing purchases into four interest-free payments. This offering, however, has been postponed until 2023, according to Bloomberg.
Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs has been repositioning itself as a more traditional bank with its Marcus by Goldman Sachs product, which announced last year that it had reached a milestone of more than $100 billion in customer deposits after five years of operation. The collaboration with Apple will give it a new perspective on the consumer deposits market.
Apple did not provide a specific launch date for its high-yield Savings account, only stating that it would be available in the coming months. The company stated that the Savings account feature will be included in an upcoming iOS release, but did not specify which version number would include the option.
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Beginning in November, the American streaming provider Netflix will launch a new, inexpensive tier subscription “basic with ads” that is supported by advertisements.
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In twelve nations, Netflix will launch a subscription model in November that is subsidized by advertisements as the company attempts to increase sales and subscriber numbers. The subscription, dubbed “basic with ads,” will cost $6.99 in the US, $3 cheaper than the country’s basic option without advertisements.
Netflix battled user churn after suffering the largest-ever quarterly decline in subscribers recently in June. This new model will soon launch in Brazil, Australia, Britain, Britain, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, France, and the United States. This ad-supported subscription is a first for Netflix. This move is a significant change for a company that pioneered the concept of ad-free membership-based streaming.
Users of Netflix’s “Basic with ads” tier won’t be able to download films and television shows, and there will often be four or five minutes of adverts every hour. Due to licensing limitations, a few TV shows and films will initially be inaccessible.
Before and throughout Netflix’s content, there will be 15-30 second advertisements. Firms will be able to stop adverts from showing up on content they consider objectionable or nasty. Nielsen, a rating business, will start using its Digital Ad Ratings in the United States in 2023 to assist marketers in understanding its reach.
When Disney+’s ad tier debuts in December, it will cost $7.99 per month, while Hulu will cost $7.99. Netflix is less expensive at $6.99 per month. The monthly cost of HBO Max with advertisements is $9.99.
Netflix has set the price of the service such that any customers who convert from the ad-free standard plan to the ad-supported plan will have a “neutral to positive” impact on the business’s income. This indicates Netflix will earn at least $3 in advertising income per customer each month.
Instead of 1080p, the resolution of Netflix’s normal plan, which costs $15.49 per month, the video resolution for the ad-tier plan will be 720p. The company’s entry-level plan, which features 720p resolution but no advertising, costs $9.99 per month.
Netflix referred to the new tier as “pro-consumer” during a press conference where it unveiled it. It also revealed that its inner content tagging specialists were charged with locating natural breakpoints in numerous series and movies to insert adverts in.
As reported by The Verge, Netflix’s ad tier is a reaction to an unexpected slump for the streaming service, which earlier this year lost over a million users in the United States and Canada. The company also saw a decline in its stock price as a result of investor doubts that its phase of significant growth has come to an end.
Although the company has stated that it aims to roll out the new ad tier in more countries over time, India is not among the 12 countries wherein Netflix is first introducing the ad-supported plan. Given the price-sensitive character of the Indian market, it is important to note that Netflix offers some of the most affordable subscription plans when compared to its offerings in other regions.
Netflix plans in India start at Rs 149, or roughly $2 per month for phone devices only. The cheapest Netflix subscription in India starts at Rs 199 per month, which translates to about $2.6 per month for other devices such as smart televisions. The “regular” version of the streaming service costs Rs 499 per month in India, offers high-definition content streaming across two devices, and is ad-free.
Tech behemoth Apple is allegedly in talks with executives from media companies and networks about the prospect of offering ad space for TV+ streaming platform, possibly as early as next year.
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According to media reports, Apple intends to sell video ad spaces in early 2023, presumably for its Apple TV+ platform.
As per reports, Apple wants to increase its advertising revenue from its current level of $4 billion annually to double-digit numbers through this ad space for TV+. Apple executives believe TV+ has untapped potential. The company’s advertisements are currently dispersed throughout display adverts for applications in the App Store, News and Stocks applications, and other apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. While some shows on Apple TV already have featured adverts, these did not come for Apple.
Ad-supported tiers also aid in curbing price rises as streaming providers put more emphasis on profitability than subscriber growth. In December, Disney+ will introduce an ad-free tier for the same $7.99 monthly fee as the current ad-free tier.
Apple’s involvement in live sports is also tied to the availability of its video ad inventory. On the TV+ platform, MLB Friday Night Baseball has already generated some advertising revenue, but so far, MLB Network, not Apple, has been the seller of these commercials.
Eddy Cue, Apple’s executive VP of services, claimed to have reorganized services management in May to put a greater emphasis on streaming and adverts.
In order to entice users on a budget, streaming providers Disney and Netflix are also attempting to develop ad-based monetization strategies. They are expected to unveil their plans within the next few months.
By 2022, Netflix also plans to introduce an ad tier for subscribers. The decision was taken after the company experienced a significant decline in revenue for the very first time in ten years.
Comparatively speaking to Netflix and Disney, Apple’s customer base in the streaming industry is modest. The tech giant has nonetheless received praise for its high-end, award-winning shows and its expanding sports coverage.
In a period of rising inflation and economic insecurity around the world, an ad-based tier might attract more price-conscious users to the company. Next year, Apple will also broadcast Major League Soccer events. Apple is also expected to secure the rights to broadcast NFL Sunday Ticket along with other major sports events.
Millions of prospective viewers will watch these live sports programs, which will increase advertising sales. Currently, an Apple TV+ membership in the United States costs $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
Apple, though, is fully committing to the “premium content” brand. It might adopt a price increase for its ad-free membership along the lines of Disney+ and launch an ad-supported tier at the existing $4.99 pricing. Additionally, Apple TV+ features a tonne of acclaimed, brand-friendly programs like “Ted Lasso” and “The Morning Show” that marketers would undoubtedly want to capitalize on.
Some of Apple’s Big Tech competitors have expressed disapproval of the company’s growing ad presence. However, since so many streaming platforms are entering the ad-tier market, Apple TV+’s decision will be considerably simpler to defend.
Apple Inc. owns and runs Apple TV+, a paid streaming service available in the United States. It debuted in 2019, and it offers a variety of original movies and TV shows under Apple Originals production.
Representatives of mobile phone manufacturing firms held a meeting with top government officials on Wednesday and assured them that they would gradually discontinue production of 4G phones priced at Rs 10,000 and above and are going to switch to 5G enabled phones.
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Top officials from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (also known as MeitY) met with mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers, telling them to launch 5G services with 5G enabled smartphones within three months.
Highlights
Smartphones estimated to cost more than Rs 10,000 will soon switch to 5G.
The government met with mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers.
Bharti Airtel has initiated launching 5G in eight cities.
On Wednesday morning, top officials from both ministries met with representatives from the country’s mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers. On the condition of anonymity, a smartphone company official told ANI that smartphone makers will gradually shift to 5G phones priced at or above Rs 10,000.
According to him, India has approximately 750 million mobile phone users and among which, 100 million subscribers have 5G-ready phones, but more than 350 million people use phones that are only 3G-4G compatible. He stated that they have informed the ministry that our company will gradually phase out 3G-4G compatible phones priced above Rs 10,000.
The meeting, which lasted more than an hour, was attended by top executives from smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung, as well as telecommunication operators, to discuss issues related to providing seamless access to 5G services.
Another official from a smartphone company told ANI that the meeting was called to fine-tune the relationship between mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers in which Smartphone manufacturers agreed to begin testing their devices together with mobile operators providing 5G services.
He clearly asserted that over 100 million subscribers in India have 5G-ready phones already, but many devices, including Apple, are not compatible with 5G services at this time. We will figure out the problem that consumers with 5G phones are experiencing once we begin testing, according to the official.
The official stated, “Once we begin the testing, we will determine the issue that 5G phone users are experiencing.”
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Bharti Airtel has officially started 5G implementation in eight cities which are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi, while Jio has finally started beta trials in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Varanasi.
The agenda of this meeting consisted of a discussion regarding preparing customers’ handsets for 5G services launched on 5G networks by telecom service providers.
The meeting also addressed handset manufacturers’ and telecom service providers’ active participation in rolling out several software FOTA upgrades for all 5G handsets. It was also decided to prioritize software upgrades for early 5G implementation in the country.
Qualcomm also stated that it will collaborate with some of the leading smartphone manufacturers to enable 5G in their devices by 2019. Qualcomm is collaborating with these companies to bring 5G smartphones to market. In addition, the company has developed 5G New Radio (NR) technology, which will allow for faster and more efficient 5G connectivity. Qualcomm has also created a 5G modem known as the Snapdragon X50.
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