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Apple may release a stretchy band for the Apple Watch in order to detect blood pressure accurately. While the Apple Watch is widely regarded as the most powerful smartwatch available today, it lacks blood pressure sensors. While the Watch Series 7 monitors heart rate, SPO2 and a variety of fitness-related parameters, it does not measure blood pressure like some other smartwatches. This is quite likely to change in the future. However, unlike many smartwatches that enable BP monitoring via sensors buried in the dial, the Apple Watch may offer the…

PhonePe will now collect processing fees for each transaction. This means you will no longer be able to transfer money or recharge your phone without paying a small fee for each transaction. The company has said that it would levy fees ranging from Rs 1 to Rs 2 per transaction for mobile recharges worth more than Rs 50. PhonePe was the first payment app to begin charging for transactions. “On recharges, we are running a very small-scale experiment where a few users are paying for mobile recharges. Recharges below Rs…

Google has announced that it would reduce its Play store fees for developers following Apple. Google has lowered the costs by 15%, the subscriptions app will no longer have to pay a 30% share to the company. However, the changes will not be implemented immediately; the new Play Store fees will take effect in January 2021. Google also announced that eBooks and on- demand music streaming services will be subject to a 10% fee. “To help support the specific needs of developers offering subscriptions, starting on January 1, 2022, we're…

Microsoft is now allowing Windows 11 testers to try out Android applications. From Wednesday, a new preview version of Windows 11 allegedly made available to beta testers. Testers using Intel, AMD, or Qualcomm-based CPUs will be able to try Android apps from the Amazon Appstore in Windows 11. Microsoft has also partnered with Amazon to provide a collection of 50 apps for Windows Insiders to test on the operating system. The apps include mobile games such as Lords Mobile, June’s Journey, and Coin Master, as well as reading apps such…

Elon Musk has once again slammed major tech companies such as Google and Facebook. Musk, who doesn’t hold back his opinions on Twitter, blasted the Big Tech giants including Facebook and Google in a post. He had aggressively attacked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the backdrop of the violence at the US Capitol. Musk had previously criticized Amazon for censoring the release of a book about the coronavirus. In a response to a tweet, Musk stirred yet another controversy by referring to major tech companies as “places where talent dies.”…

The Indian government may issue a regulation requiring the teardown or in-depth testing of phones to guarantee that devices and installed apps are not spying on citizens. To combat suspected cyber snooping, the government is allegedly compiling a list of trusted providers and companies for telecom equipment and networking products. The move is regarded as a response to Chinese aggression at the India-China border. According to sources acquainted with the scenario, Chinese brands would be targeted if the regulation is implemented. The rule aims to keep Chinese companies like Huawei…