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Week Rewind 28: Last Week in a Quick Snap, Week Rewind

Week Rewind 28, you will get all the quick rewinds of last week, including hot topics and new innovation. Last week from 12th April 2021 to 18th April 2021, was a wonderful week in terms of few new innovations in gadgets. We had listed it as follow:

  1. Apple iPhones in 2022 may feature a 48MP camera with support for 8K
  2. The new iPad Pro still coming soon but supply could be short
  3. Xiaomi's three new tablets leaked; launch expected soon this year
  4. Apple will launch a new iPad Pro model with MiniLED display later this month
  5. Xiaomi to launch Mi 11X, Mi 11X pro, and Mi ultra in India
  6. GE trying to develop their sensors to detect the Covid-19 virus
  7. Best Easy Minecraft Iron Farm Top List
  8. Apple's virtual assistant Siri reveals upcoming event on April 20
  9. iQOO 7 series with iQOO 7 legend 5G is going to launch in India on 26 April
  10. Moto G40 Fusion and G60 will feature a Snapdragon 732G SoC and 120Hz display
  11. Best Smartphone Under Rs. 25000 in India
  12. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event is scheduled for 28 April
  13. Microsoft has launched a new Surface Laptop 4 with Intel CPU options and AMD Ryzen
  14. Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn is soon coming to Fortnite
  15. Apple iPhone 13's 3D renders confirms a smaller notch
  16. Sony launched its new Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III
  17. Facebook banned account due to online shopping scams
  18. A tiny washing machine to clean your wax-encrusted Earbuds
  19. Chinese government fines Alibaba $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations
  20. Neuralink Lets a Monkey Play Pong With His Mind Updates experiment
  21. Xiaomi tablet leak shows support for VR headset, keyboard, and stylus pen
  22. Apple iPhone 13 Renders in Red Color
  23. Samsung is going to unveil the Samsung Galaxy M42 5G in India
  24. Moto G60 and G40 Fusion to launch in India on April 20
  25. Realme 8 5G Confirmed to Launch in India on April 22
  26. Research shows 40 percent of mobiles are vulnerable to cyberattacks
  27. Top 5 Best Photo Editing Apps for Android
  28. OPPO’s HeyTap Health companion app is now available on the iOS platform
  29. Best smartphones Under ₹15000
  30. AOW 15: APP OF THE WEEK
  31. We might have a Trash Bin For Files in Android 12
  32. New realme smart TVs may launch next month in India
  33. Amazon Kindle lets you set book covers as lock screens
  34. Top 5 Best Screen Recording Apps for Android
  35. Boat Xplorer smartwatch launched in India, starting at Rs 2999
  36. Truecaller will now allow businesses to verify identity
  37. Samsung filed patent could be a reality as Galaxy Z Fold Tab: A triple-folding tablet
  38. Robots can now find hidden objects by radio waves
  39. Realme upcoming AIoT products in April
  40. Over 3 million attacks on Cloud user McAfee Report: COVID-19 themed cyber-attack
  41. Xiaomi and Oppo to come up with their own in-house developed chipset
  42. Major Bug in CS: GO, allows a Hacker to take control of your System

Last week as a short recap:

 

1. Apple iPhones in 2022 may feature a 48MP camera with support for 8K

Apple has been quite exemplary with its camera and photography over the years but has decided to stick to a 12MP sensor for its iPhone cameras. In an investor's note, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts Apple's 2022 "iPhone 14" models to adopt a 1/1.3" 48MP CMOS image sensor.   Detailed Read Here.

2. The new iPad Pro still coming soon but supply could be short

Last week a Nikkei report said that the delay in the production of the Apple iPad is due to the shortage of display parts and display, however, the reports don't tell which model is this.  Detailed Read Here

3. Xiaomi's three new tablets leaked; launch expected soon this year

"Nabu" is presumed to be a lite version of K81 or "Enuma", probably making it the cheapest among the three.  Detailed Read Here

4. Apple will launch a new iPad Pro model with MiniLED display later this month

Although reports claim that the foreign suppliers of the high-end display components are facing a shortage of MiniLED displays.  Even so, Apple is expected to go ahead with the launch which is scheduled for the latter half of April.   Detailed Read Here

5. Xiaomi to launch Mi 11X, Mi 11X pro, and Mi ultra in India

Xiaomi has become the first country to launch the snapdragon 888 5G - powered mobile, the Mi 11, in China.  Now the company has confirmed the launch of Mi 11 ultra with Mi 11X and 11X Pro, in India on 23 April.  Detailed Read Here 

6. GE trying to develop their sensors to detect the Covid-19 virus

GE will be developing these sensors for smartphones or even smaller devices. It has been some time when phones are being used to deal against covid whether it be tracking covid affected population or active cases but if GE is successful in developing this sensor then we can detect the virus in real-time.  Detailed Read Here

7. Best Easy Minecraft Iron Farm Top List

The basic mechanism of all the iron farms in Minecraft works on the logic that when a Villager is scared of a zombie they spawn Iron golem and killing these golems by any means such as LAVA etc would help you to get Iron ingots.  Detailed Read Here

8. Apple's virtual assistant Siri reveals upcoming event on April 20

The event is likely to be a pre-recorded affair without media in attendance and should be live-streamed on Apple's website and YouTube channel. Generally, Apple sends out press invitations for its digital events around a week before the actual event. Thus, Apple is likely to confirm the event later today.  Detailed Read Here

9. iQOO 7 series with iQOO 7 legend 5G is going to launch in India on 26 April

The company has made the declaration on the official Twitter handle of iQOO India. They have also mentioned the Amazon link to demonstrate the main features of the iQOO7 legend 5G.  Detailed Read Here

10. Moto G40 Fusion and G60 will feature a Snapdragon 732G SoC and 120Hz display

Motorola is all set to launch the new Moto G40 Fusion and Moto G60 smartphones. Earlier reports claimed that India will only receive the Moto G40 Fusion model, however, a recent leak by tipster Mukul Sharma revealed that both Moto G60 and G40 Fusion handsets will be releasing in India.  Detailed Read Here

11. Best Smartphone Under Rs. 25000 in India

Great performance, premium design, and incredible camera features are the expectations from the latest phones under Rs 25,000 in India & also now more capable than ever. Detailed Read Here

12. Samsung Galaxy unpacked event is scheduled for 28 April

As per the trailer, we might expect the Galaxy Tab S8 series to come. These are the successor to the previous Tab S7 series. Pondering on the specifications, Tab S8 might be having SD 888 or Exynos 2100, a minimum of 256GB Storage UFS 3 and 6GB RAM. These specifications are not official, these are just our speculation.  Detailed Read Here

13. Microsoft has launched a new Surface Laptop 4 with Intel CPU options and AMD Ryzen

Microsoft surface laptop 4 comes with a 1x USB type C port, 1x USB -A port, a 3.5 mm headphone jack. This device also has a removable SSD storage slot on the rear.   Detailed Read Here

14. Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn is soon coming to Fortnite

Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn will be available in the game’s item shop that includes decoratives like Glinthawk glider, Blaze Canister back bling, and Shield Weaver wrap. All items in the Horizon Zero Dawn Bundle will be available individually, but the Bundle includes the Aloy the Skywatcher Loading Screen as an added bonus.  Detailed Read Here

15. Apple iPhone 13's 3D renders confirms a smaller notch

As per the report, the Apple iPhone 13 will measure around 146.7×71.5×7.6mm indicating a slight change in thickness from 7.4mm on the iPhone 12. The design is described as boxy and almost similar to the predecessor.  Detailed Read Here

16. Sony launched its new Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III

Today, in an online event the company Sony has unveiled its new smartphones which are Xperia 1 III  and Xperia 5 III. They are in the same design as their predecessors.  Detailed Read Here

17. Facebook banned account due to online shopping scams

If your ads are paused, you won't receive any additional charges until you pay the amount due. We ban publishers immediately when we detect fraud. Once your balance is paid, we resume any active or scheduled ads and attempt to make up any lost time to meet the original campaign dates and budgets you've set.  Detailed Read Here

18. A tiny washing machine to clean your wax-encrusted Earbuds

The highly expensive and premium quality earphones cannot even be dispensed and replaced with a new earphone every few months by the users. The Earbuds cleaner has been provided with a tiny flexible spinning brush that can reach even the narrowest of earbud portions and clean the dirt off.   Detailed Read Here

19. Chinese government fines Alibaba $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations

“This penalty will be viewed as a closure to the anti-monopoly case for now by the market. It’s indeed the highest-profile anti-monopoly case in China,” said Hong Hao, head of research BOCOM International in Hong Kong.  Detailed Read Here

20. Neuralink Lets a Monkey Play Pong With His Mind Updates experiment

Continuing with the experiment, researchers then removed the paddle entirely, and eventually did the same thing with Pong, ultimately ending up at a place where Pager no longer was even moving its hand on the air on the nonexistent paddle and was instead controlling the in-game action entirely with its mind via the Link hardware and embedded neural threads.   Detailed Read Here

21. Xiaomi tablet leak shows support for VR headset, keyboard, and stylus pen

The three upcoming models are codenamed “Enuma”, “Elish”, and “Nabu” with model numbers K81, K81A, and K82 respectively. The three new tablets are said to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 series chipsets and run MIUI based on the Android operating system.   Detailed Read Here

22. Apple iPhone 13 Renders in Red Color

As for specs, the new leak suggests LTPO displays for all iPhone 13 series devices. Display sizes are expected to remain unchanged meaning a 6.1-inch screen for the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro, 5.4-inches for the mini, and 6.7-inches for the Pro Max.  Detailed Read Here

23. Samsung is going to unveil the Samsung Galaxy M42 5G in India

As per Samsung, the smartphone will pack the snapdragon 750G chipset. It will contain 4GB of RAM and internal storage of 128GB, which can be expanded up to 1 TB. It will provide a 5,000mAh battery with charging support of 15W.   Detailed Read Here

24. Moto G60 and G40 Fusion to launch in India on April 20

The devices will be available exclusively on Flipkart and will compete against the Realme 8 series and Redmi Note 10 Pro series in the premium-budget segment.   Detailed Read Here

25. Realme 8 5G Confirmed to Launch in India on April 22

Realme 8 5G will be provided with a triple camera setup which has a primary sensor of 48 MP and a macro lens of 2MP.  It will pack MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset with 8GB RAM and an internal storage capacity of up to 256 GB.   Detailed Read Here 

26. Research shows 40 percent of mobiles are vulnerable to cyberattacks

The 2021 Mobile Security report, which predicts trends in malware, device vulnerabilities, and in-nation state cyber-attacks also said that about 46% of all organizations had at least one employee who downloaded a malicious mobile application.  Detailed Read Here 

27. Top 5 Best Photo Editing Apps for Android

A photo editing app is a software application designed to edit pictures on a mobile device. For a business, this means you can create a great visual strategy, displaying your products in a professional manner by simply using your mobile phone.   Detailed Read Here 

28. OPPO’s HeyTap Health companion app is now available on the iOS platform

The companion app records and visualizes fitness tracking data collected by OPPO’s smart wearables offers customization options, and even syncs with Apple Health. iOS users can download the HeyTap Health app on the Apple store and use their Oppo wearables.  Detailed Read Here 

29. Best smartphones Under ₹15000

Good camera technology has also trickled down to the sub Rs. 15,000 segments over the years giving people the option to capture good photos without paying a bomb for flagship devices. Some of the recent smartphones we have seen in this price point pack in as much as a 48-megapixel sensor.   Detailed Read Here

30. AOW 15: APP OF THE WEEK

Gizmeek had decided to list out the Top 5 Indian Android developers apps of the week. Users will get this list every Friday from now onwards. We simply termed it as “APP OF THE WEEK”. Our main ideology for this is to list out the best user-friendly, lesser time-consuming, & overcoming the confusion from the pool of apps. This is more like finding a shell from the deep ocean.   Detailed Read Here

31. We might have a Trash Bin For Files in Android 12

From here users can clearly see the number of files deleted and do have an option to permanently delete them but unfortunately, the Restore Option is not present. To my opinion, having a Trash Bin but not an option for restore, this doesn't make sense though, but we be having a restore option in the future.  Detailed Read Here

32. New realme smart TVs may launch next month in India

As of now, any specifications about these smart TV models are unknown as well as any exact launch date. In the following days, we can hope to learn more and receive an official confirmation from the company. Detailed Read Here

33. Amazon Kindle lets you set book covers as lock screens

Moreover, the most important aspect of this new feature is that it is available on the ad-free version of kindle. So, if you want to get access to these features, remove ads by doing a one-time investment of $20. Detailed Read Here

34. Top 5 Best Screen Recording Apps for Android

Most of the users need just basic screen recording not more than that, just screen recording. For this purpose, only you can use the native screen recording feature with just basic features only. Even Google brought a native screen recorder in Android 11. Detailed Read Here

35. Boat Xplorer smartwatch launched in India, starting at Rs 2999

The smartwatch features a 1.29-inch display with 33mm detachable silicone straps. It is rated 5ATM water-resistant and can easily be worn during swimming or taking a bath. It also comes with an integrated GPS sensor that helps track activities such as walking, running, cycling, or even swimming.  Detailed Read Here

36. Truecaller will now allow businesses to verify identity

The platform has more than 270 million active users globally will continue to allow users to view the number of spam markings on calls. Truecaller will now allow businesses to verify their identity as part of its premier Enterprise offering.  Detailed Read Here

37. Samsung filled patent could be a reality as Galaxy Z Fold Tab: A triple-folding tablet

This stylus will make its debut alongside the Galaxy Z Fold3 in a few months from now. Unfortunately, we do not have any information about this Bluetooth-enabled stylus except that it will be different from the older S Pens.   Detailed Read Here

38. Robots can now find hidden objects by radio waves

At some point in your life, you’ve probably used a combination of sight and touch to find something hidden beneath your couch cushions. And for a while now, robotics researchers have tried to give their creations that same capability.  Detailed Read Here

realm's real meow was unveiled as a mascot and was said that it would be in the company’s marketing materials and also be an integral part of the design of products. Now, it looks like the company is launching Smart AI products with the ‘Meow’ on them. On the teaser page, we see that the laptop has the Meow logo with a brushed finish and Black color.  Detailed Read Here

40. Over 3 million attacks on Cloud user McAfee Report: COVID-19 themed cyber-attack

According to the report, this data set represents companies in all major industries across the globe, including financial services, healthcare, public sector, education, retail, technology, manufacturing, energy, utilities, legal, real estate, transportation, and business services.   Detailed Read Here

41. Xiaomi and Oppo to come up with their own in-house developed chipset

As a matter of fact, we are not too surprised by this as it has become a trend in terms of what Chinese OEMs are trying to achieve. After the trouble, Huawei faced when its supply of Kirin chipsets was cut, Xiaomi and Oppo are trying to learn from the experience and likely want to diversify their sources of supply. Detailed Read Here

42. Major Bug in CS: GO, allows a Hacker to take control of your System

At some point in your life, you’ve probably used a combination of sight and touch to find something hidden beneath your couch cushions. And for a while now, robotics researchers have tried to give their creations that same capability.  Detailed Read Here


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