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DJI Osmo Action 3

DJI Osmo Action 3 Comes with Super-Fast Charging, Impressive Waterproof Rating, and Rugged Design

DJI has always been renowned for its line-up of magnificent and user-friendly camera drones. The brand has also been endeavoring to take a part in the wearable camera market with the launch of 2019’s Osmo Action. The DJI Osmo Action 3 is a thoroughly redesigned camera in its third iteration. It features twin touchscreens and flexes its improved battery life, a quicker, more intuitive mounting system, and faster charging, and also it captures an image-stabilized 4k/120p Video.

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Design and Specifications

The DJI Osmo Action 3 which is a completely redesigned camera, audits back to the first variant of the Osmo Action. Its predecessor lacked the Osmo monitor and was called the DJI Action 2. It had a unique and interesting modular design. DJI has done and returned to the classic action camera styling of a small black rectangle.

The unique thing to notice about this camera is the dual touch screens without needing separate modular units. The front sports a 1.4-inch 360px X 360px screen and on the back is a 2.25-inch 640px X 360px display. Both of them are touch-enabled for simple and user-friendly camera controls when capturing selfies and shooting vlogs and also, and they use Gorilla Glass which is highly protective.

It also features a magnetic quick-release plate which is also newly designed with a positioning clip that would withstand even the worst of impacts and enables the user to connect to several different mounts with or without the case. The magnetic chip supports vertical mounting which allows easy footage making for social media.

The Camera uses three-mic stereo recording to separate the wind. If the user needs even more high-quality audio, it also tends to those needs by supporting DJI microphones through USB-C connections or any other microphones via a 3.5 mm to USB-C adapter.

Battery Life

The Action 2 was renowned for its bad battery life i.e only 60 minutes. It is good news for the users that DJI addressed and corrected this in this brand-new Osmo Action 3 having a 1770mAh “extreme battery” which provides 160 minutes of extended battery Life

Durability

The Action 2 model also had overheating problems and operational issues in temperatures below freezing. DJI has promised that it has fixed these issues in the Osmo Action 3. This camera is said to be able to record constantly at 4K/60p until the battery is fully drained without overheating.

Camera and Video features

The camera features a 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor with 12 MP images. The maximum video resolution remains the same at 4K/120p. The lens provides a wide 155-degree view field or the equivalent of a 12.5 mm full-frame lens. You get the greatest image stabilization. “Rock Steady 3.0” minimizes the shake while shooting at the maximum video resolution.

However, “Horizon Steady” eliminates the shake and keeps the horizon level even with 360 degrees turns which is a perfect choice for surfers. It also has a “Horizon Balancing” option that helps correct tilt up to + 45/-45 degrees and smoothens the footage up to 4k/60p.

Pricing and Availability

The DJI’s Osmo Action is available to pre-order now and it will be unveiled on 9th October 2022. It is available in a Standard combo, priced at 329.00 USD which also includes a protective frame, lens protector, adapter mount, and other essential products like a battery and charging cable.

There also comes an Adventure Combo which will cost you up to 439.00 USD and offers everything that we have in the standard combo. The special items it provides are the multifunctional battery case, a 1.5mm extension rod for the unlimited adventure, and extra batteries.

Nokia 5710 XpressAudio

Nokia releases new “Nokia 5710 XpressAudio” with built-in wireless earbuds in India

An intriguing new feature phone from HMD Global, the maker of Nokia phones, has been unveiled in India. The recent global release of the all-new Nokia 5710 XpressAudio, which continues the XpressMusic legacy, includes a built-in set of wireless earbuds.

The new feature phone, which costs Rs 4,999, is currently being offered on the official company website and will be stocked in all online and physical stores starting September 19th, 2022.

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The new Nokia phone resembles the 2007-Nokia 5310 XpressMusic in appearance and includes separate audio control buttons. This feature phone also has 4G capability. The only difference between the new Nokia 5710 XpressAudio and other feature phones is that the top of the device contains a set of wireless earbuds.

This serves as the charging dock for the slider-activated Nokia earbuds. The convenient detachable wireless earphones are kept beneath a strong and stylish slider on the phone’s rear when not in use and can also be used with other smartphones. One can easily swap to the loudspeakers if one wishes to enjoy music with pals.

There are buttons specifically for playing music, an MP3 player with hundreds of tracks to store, and compatibility for wireless FM service. The feature phone has environmental noise cancellation (ENC) for calls and 4G VoLTE capability. The phone has a detachable 1,450mAh battery powering with a standby time of up to 31 days. The 2.4-inch QVGA display of the Nokia 5710 XpressAudio comes with Numerical and Function keys.

The new handset comes with a Unisoc T107 processor along with 128MB of storage and 4MB of RAM. A memory card can increase the storage capacity by up to 32GB. The phone runs on S30+ Operating System and supports various classic games like Tetris, Snake, DOODLE JUMP, etc. The feature phone is 129.1g in weight. The feature phone also has a Micro-USB port and Bluetooth version 5.0.

It has a flash-equipped, 0.3MP rear camera. The new phone will be available in black/red and white/red color combinations. There is a one-year warranty included with the Nokia 5710 Xpress Audio.

To make it easier to hold, the Nokia 5710 XpressAudio handset has a rounded shape. The company claims that the phone has undergone extensive testing to make sure it satisfies the strict longevity standards so it may continue to function and look fantastic for a long time.

Nokia 5710 XpressAudio is the newest addition to the lineup of Nokia Classics. The new phone offers audio independence through a design that changes the game. According to Sanmeet Singh Kochhar, VP of HMD Global-India and MENA, Nokia 5710 XpressAudio is built for music enthusiasts and the millions of users who use feature phones for regular communication and are witnessing the rapid 4G conquest of 2G and 3G networks.

The recently released Nokia 5710 XpressAudio is priced at Rs. 6,499 in India, while the handset is presently on sale for Rs. 4,999 on the company’s official website.

The Finnish mobile powerhouse Nokia formerly controlled the smartphone market. The IT company, which faced little competition, observed the industry’s downfall in mobile production, which came to an end with Nokia’s sale of its handset business to Microsoft.

While in the mobile phone space companies like Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, and others have gained ground while Nokia lost its dominance. Nokia through the launch of these budget-friendly classic phones is trying to get back its popularity in the Indian market again.

Expedition update

The Expedition Update: Fallout 76’s major update is Out Now

It is the time for all the vault dwellers out there to venture into the new territory, to go above and beyond the borders of post-nuclear Appalachia, and delve into this new territory to take on trails that are expected in the “Pitt” since Fallout 76’s Expedition update is live!

Highlights

  • Today, The Pitt launched in fallout 76 bringing a new area to discover in Pittsburgh and a new group of players to encounter in season ten.
  • The expansion of this game unveils brand-new missions, legendary armors, mythical weapons, and exciting rewards
  • Expeditions sport the latest in-game currency known as “Stamps” for players to acquire rare loot.

Let’s go on an excursion to Pitt, a city made from the radioactive remains of Pittsburgh that players first experienced in 2009 as the downloadable content for Fallout 3. Combat brutal trogs and other hazards as you steer violent tensions between the wild fanatics and the local union faction.

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Things you need to know

The game has now two major story missions to be finished with these expeditions. Your voyage begins in the location which is notoriously known, White spring Resort. Many new responders have reached out to interact with the players and they have changed the name of the resort to “The White Spring Refuge”.

Go on an Expedition

In Fallout 76, the expeditions are portrayed as randomized and almost repeated missions based on a storyline on the scale of most end-of-line adventures. Every excursion becomes somewhat different each time so that the player can enjoy taking multiple tours to the Pitt resulting in earning many legendary and high-level items, treasury notes, Scrip and Stamps, the new in-game currency, that can be stocked to claim particular expedition rewards.

The expedition update also contains other improvements to Fallout 76 which includes adjusting gear and a revamped White Spring resort for new players. The location currently features the White Spring refuge hub enabling the players to part take in Refuge Daily Quests or hunts, experience random encounters, and craft, repair or purchase the selected items as per their need.

White Spring Refuge is not just only for the new players. The native Responders team has access to a Vertibird essential in the area which you’ll require to get to the Pitt. You have to complete their “Responders Reborn” quest to secure access to refuge daily quests which can be finished to earn the Responder’s trust and also crucial Ultracell Charge to fire up the Vertibird.

When completely powered up, you can trade a full Ultracell Charge for a flight to the Pitt to start their expedition. Although the rewards are countless, expeditions can be dangerous. To get the best experience in the Pitt, it is suggested to reach level 50 or higher and get equipped with your top gear.

Earn Unlockables in Season 10

The entertainment does not end here! The unveiling of expeditions also consists of an all-new season for players to indulge in. Rack up S.C.O.R.E and unveil cosmetics, currency, and many other Pitt-Themed items in season ten which is “Red Rocket Presents: The City of Steel”. Earn Brand new cosmetics and gears and also the new currency to spend, containing Caps, Atoms, and Stamps.

Pick up Fallout 76 or Upgrade Yours to The Deluxe Edition

Sounds Exciting? You can start your journey with Fallout 76: The Pitt Standard Edition which is now available at participating retailers. Get an enhanced user experience with the Expedition update Deluxe Edition, containing the base Fallout 76 game and the Digital Upgrade Bundle, including the Pittsburgh Neighbourhood C.A.M.P Kit, Fanatic Power Armour Paint, Trog Plushie, and many more things.

Fallout 76 is available now to play for PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, and PlayStation 4.

Zoom Team Chat

Zoom Chat becomes Zoom Team Chat and adds features to compete with Teams

When the pandemic struck in early 2020, Zoom Chat was a relatively unknown startup. However, at the height of the crisis, when people stranded at home turned to video conferencing for communication, Zoom reported triple-digit sales growth. Zoom also offers Zoom Chat, a service that is somewhat comparable to Microsoft Teams and Slack. Along with a number of other useful enhancements for the collaboration software, Zoom announced a tiny modification to the product’s name, which is now Zoom Team Chat.

In an effort to compete with rivals like Microsoft’s Teams Zoom Video Communications Inc. announced on Monday that it has rebranded its chat platform and added additional functions, including third-party connectivity. To make teamwork more convenient, the updated program combines chat, third-party integrations, file sharing, video, voice, and a whiteboard in one location, according to a blog post by Zoom.

Zoom Team Chat
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The most recent updates will make it simpler to switch from a chat to a video or phone call or to share an idea via a whiteboard. According to experts, Zoom has added “Team” to its chat product since consumers were confused about how the chat component in Zoom meetings differed from the premium communication tool. This item acts as an all-in-one platform, providing comprehensive capabilities to encourage teamwork.

The head of product at Zoom Team Chat, Sharvari Nerurkar, claimed in a chat with The Verge that users encounter friction when they must switch between several different platforms in order to communicate with the same set of individuals. Zoom Team Chat is designed to be a single center for collaboration where you can communicate with coworkers asynchronously via text chat or in real-time via calls.

By the end of the month, Zoom hopes to roll out a few new features to improve the overall experience of actually utilizing zoom chat. The ability to share in-meeting chat directly into Zoom Team Chat is one addition that will make it simpler to read any crucial notes after the meeting has ended. If you’re having a text exchange that might benefit from a call, you may also schedule a Zoom conference directly from a Zoom Team Chat channel.

With this update, Zoom is attempting to take a stand in a market that is quite crowded.

Google, Slack, and Microsoft among others, are all quickly developing their own professional communication technologies to help enterprises in adapting to hybrid work environments, putting a lot of pressure on Zoom.

Although Zoom Team Chat has been improved, it may be challenging for the company to convince companies to switch from their current platforms to Zoom Team Chat. As demand declines from epidemic highs, Zoom lowered its annual revenue and profit predictions last month.

Zoom Team Chat is a feature of Zoom One, the company’s all-inclusive communication package, which also comprises Zoom Meetings with up to 300 participants, Zoom Whiteboard, and 5GB of cloud storage. Zoom’s chat product never really enjoyed the same level of attention as Zoom’s video meeting capabilities so far, but the company wants that to change through this move.

Eric Yuan founded Zoom in 2011 and released its software in 2013. Zoom’s revenue growth and the software’s perceived usability and dependability led to a $1 billion valuation for the business in 2017, establishing it as a “unicorn” company. In 2019, the company achieved profitability and successfully completed an IPO.

three exclusive mobile games

Netflix and Ubisoft Join Hands for Three Mobile-Exclusive Games

The renowned and greatly accustomed American Video Streaming platform, Netflix, declared on Monday, 12 September 2020, that it is partnering up with Ubisoft, a French video game firm, to introduce three exclusive mobile games to its platform initiating in next year, 2023.

The popular streaming giant is eager to integrate smartphone games into its ecosystem and is providing several casual mobile games on its mobile application already. Also, it has no plans to abandon its game division any time soon, even though it was not successful in attracting a large no of audience of gamers. According to a report by Apptopia, Last month it attracted 1.7 million users per day.

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The French video game firm, Ubisoft declared its partnership with the Netflix during Ubisoft Forward 2022 event. It stated that they will be working on three games that will expand on Mighty Quest, The Valiant Hearts, and Assassin’s Creed universes. These games will be exclusively available on mobile only to Netflix members across the globe together with no ads and in-app purchases.

Talking about the mobile game partnership, Netflix’s Vice President of Games, Mike Verdu, said, “We’re thrilled to work with Ubisoft, whose track record creating memorable worlds for fans is unmatched. This partnership will provide our members with exclusive access to some of the most exciting game franchises as we continue to build a catalog of great mobile games for our members around the world.”

“As we continue to create great experiences on all platforms, we are glad to be partnering with such an innovative and creative partner as Netflix,” said Jean-Michel Detoc, Chief Mobile Officer, Ubisoft. “I believe that this partnership will be a great opportunity for Netflix members to further explore our worlds and universes on mobile.

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Netflix and Ubisoft Partnership

Netflix and Ubisoft, both are working on three elite games for mobile that is based on renowned Ubisoft Titles.

The original core team is in command of the next Valiant Heart game which came after Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Ubisoft’s multi-award-winning game, which will contain the same DNA, even though there will be a new plot this time. It will be available to Netflix users in 2023 and you can expect high quality for the game.

The second game, Mighty Quest, will also be launched on Netflix in 2023 and at the current time, the game will take inspiration from the rogue-like subgenre to develop an extraordinary and remarkably engaging game experience for users that virtue the series’ primary hack and slash combat. 

Apart from this prior announced live-action series, a new mobile game is also being developed particularly for Netflix, so fans of Assassin’s Creed Game will have more than one opportunity to submerse themselves in the Assassin’s Creed universe on the streaming platform. This is the third game that will be developed by Netflix and Ubisoft in this collaboration.

If you didn’t have any information about the Netflix games until now, it is to inform you that it lets its subscribers download the selected games through the Netflix application for free and the best part is there are no in-app purchases and ads. Therefore, if you have a Netflix subscription, you can check it out. The firm is targeting to add up to 50 new titles by the end of the year according to a report.

“Netflix doesn’t take a lot of big shots like this but when they do, they back them, and they’re committed to them,” said Verdu. “And they understand that the journey may be a long one, especially with games, where it takes years to make games.”

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WhatsApp

Users of WhatsApp On iOS May Soon Be Able To Search Messages By Date.

WhatsApp is always working on various innovative updates which are in the best interest of its users. It made it seamless to make UPI payments on WhatsApp for Users last week. At present time, WhatsApp is also developing a new feature. Using this the WhatsApp users will be able to search for the messages in the chat according to the date they were sent. Users can swiftly go to a particular date to read messages from that time. This feature will be useful when the users want to find out which messages were sent on a specific date.

More details on “new feature”

This “search message by date” function is still under development. The instant messaging app Meta-owned WhatsApp is always working on different technologies to enhance the user experience by developing and integrating new features like the ability to react to a particular message using emojis, the feature to mute specific people on voice calls, and much more.

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According to a report by WaBetaInfo, it is still working to make it possible for users to search messages by date. The feature was initially found in 2020 by WaBetaInfo. However, at that time they did not make it available to the public after discarding the development. WhatsApp is planning to put this feature again after the test flight update is received for the WhatsApp beta (iOS 22.0.19.73).

“After releasing the WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.0.19.73 update from TestFlight, we discovered that WhatsApp is finally planning to release the feature in the future again,” the report stated.

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How will the WhatsApp “search by date” feature work?

While developers are still working on this feature, however, when it would be completed, WhatsApp users will see a new calendar icon on the left side of the screen when tap on the search button to search for a message in the chat. Users can quickly get to a particular date and read all the messages from that specific date with the help of a calendar icon.

By clicking on the calendar icon, they can set the date according to their needs and see the chats. Also, they can get rid of the date view by just scrolling through the chat. This feature will help out in extracting messages or media from a certain date. Currently, since it is not available to the public because it is incomplete, users can search for messages only using keywords. This is your old search feature.

The search feature enables WhatsApp users to search for chats using a keyword. Here are the steps involved:

  • Open your WhatsApp application.
  • Tap on the burger menu in the top right corner of your screen.
  • You will see the Search option showing up among others, click on it.
  • Enter the keyword of your chat you want to search and you’ll get your messages with that keyword to appear on the screen.

Apart from this, WhatsApp is also working on developing a new feature that would let the user send the message to himself while using the desktop version and also, the survey feature. In this WhatsApp survey feature, users can fill out various surveys about the latest products, innovative services, app reviews, and much more after receiving an invitation. It will bring a verified chat to send invitations for surveys.

It is not decided yet when these features will be available to the public, but soon users will be able to test these in the beta version of WhatsApp.