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Google has agreed to start paying select media organisation to publish curated content on its news app. The tech giant said in a statement that it has set aside more than $1 billion to cover the program&rsquo;s first three years, and will extend the program beyond that. This is a major business shift for Google after years of pressure from media companies and regulators. The company will pay publishers for &ldquo;high-quality content&rdquo; and in some cases, also offer free access to paywalled articles. Google also announced that its News Showcase product will initially begin with local and national publications in Germany and Brazil---places where it has faced competition complaints. Media organisations have long been criticising Google and other tech companies over their treatment of news publishers and grip on digital advertising. And more so now, with a steep decline in advertising revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Motorola's second-generation Razr foldable phone is all set to launch in India on October 5th and will be sold via Flipkart. The new device has been updated with 5G as well as better cameras and processor. The Moto Razr 5G features a 6.2-inch plastic OLED display on the inside and a 2.7-inch glass OLED secondary screen for notifications and basic functions. There&rsquo;s a Snapdragon 765G chipset, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The phone&nbsp;gets a 20MP on the inside and a 48MP camera with OIS as well as a 2,800 mAh battery with support for 18W charging. Indian pricing for the Moto Razr 5G will be announced during the launch, but the smartphone is priced at $1,400 in the US.

Google will reportedly limit the production of its latest Pixel 5 smartphone to less than 1 million devices this year. A report from Nikkei Asia has claimed that Google will produce less than 8,00,000 units of the flagship smartphone. The report goes on to say that despite Google missing its sales target for last years Pixel 4 flagship due to the pandemic, production numbers for the Pixel 5 are still subject to adjustments based on market response.

According to a Reuters report, the European Union is readying a draft that will direct tech giants to share their customer data with smaller, competing tech firms. Under the 'Digital Services Act', companies like Amazon and Google will reportedly not be allowed to use data collected via their platforms, unless that data is also made accessible to business users active in the same commercial activities. The draft also reportedly notes that companies should not be allowed to pre-install their own apps on devices like laptops and smartphones.

editorji has learned that Sony India is all set to launch the 85-inch Z8H, their first-ever new 8K LED TV in India on 5th October. The &lsquo;Ready for PlayStation 5&rsquo; TV will house the powerful X1 Ultimate processor with Full-Array LED-backlit display for lifelike picture quality and immersive experience. The TV supports HDR 10, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos. It runs on the Android TV platform and offers 4 HDMI ports and 3 USB ports. The price of the TV is yet to be revealed by Sony.

Google has confirmed that&nbsp;the Pixel 4a smartphone will be launched in India on October 17 and will go on sale through Flipkart. It features a 5.81-inch FHD+ hole-punch OLED display, 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 chipset, and features a single 12.2MP dual-pixel rear camera setup along with an 8MP selfie camera. There's a physical fingerprint sensor on the back, a 3.5mm audio jack, stereo speakers and the Pixel 4a gets a 3,140mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. It costs $349 in the US, but Indian pricing is expected to be higher

Having launched its Pixel 4a smartphone in August, Google has now launched the Pixel 4a 5G. The refreshed device features a 6.2-inch FHD+ OLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It packs in a Snapdragon 765G chipset, with 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM to back it up. The dual rear camera setup on the back is the same as the new Pixel 5, with a 12.2MP primary sensor and 16MP ultrawide sensor. There's a 3,885mAh battery to keep the lights on with 18W fast charging support, but no wireless charging. The Pixel 4a 5G will begin selling in Japan first from October 15 at a starting price of $499, but like the Pixel 5, it will not be released for the Indian market.

Google has officially launched its new Pixel 5 flagship smartphone. The new Android 11-powered Pixel device features a 6-inch full-HD+ 90Hz punch-hole OLED display, along with a Snapdragon 765G chipset under the hood, paired with 8GB LPDDR4 RAM. There's a dual camera setup on the back with a 12.2MP primary sensor, and a 16MP sensor for ultrawide shots. There's 128GB of non-expandable storage on board, and a 4,080mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging, along with both wireless and reverse wireless charging. The Pixel 5 is set to go on sale in the US and 8 other 5G-enabled countries on October 15 starting at $699. However, like the Pixel 4 from last year, it will not be making its way to India.

Xiaomi&rsquo;s latest affordable smartphone, the Redmi 9i, has gone on sale in India at a starting price of ₹8,299 for the base 4GB+64GB model via Flipkart and Mi.com. It features a 6.53-inch HD+ display and is powered by a Helio G25 chipset, coupled with 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. There&rsquo;s a single 13-megapixel camera on the back, a 5-megapixel selfie shooter and a 5,000 mAh battery that supports 10W fast charging.

Facebook on Wednesday banned ads on its website and Instagram that claim widespread voting fraud, or suggest US election results would be invalid, or which attack any method of voting. The social media giant announced the new rules in a blog post, adding to earlier restrictions on premature claims of election victory. The move came a day after US President Donald Trump used the first televised debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden to amplify his claims that the Nov. 3 presidential election will be 'rigged'. Trump has been especially critical of mail-in ballots, and he cited a number of small unrelated incidents to argue that fraud was already happening at scale. Facebook has also been under fire for refusing to fact-check political ads more broadly and for rampant organic misinformation.

The Redmi Note 9 has gone on open sale in India via Mi.com and Mi Home Stores at a starting price of ₹11,999 for the 3GB+64GB variant.
To recall, the smartphone features a 6.53-inch FHD+ display, a quad rear camera setup that includes a 48MP primary sensor and a 13MP front-facing camera. It gets powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 chipset, paired with up to 4GB RAM and 128GB of onboard storage.
There&rsquo;s also a 5,020 mAh battery that supports 22.5W fast charging and 9W reverse charging.

Wearables maker Huami has launched its latest smartwatch in India, the Amazfit Neo. The retro-styled smartwatch comes with a digital always-on monochrome display that is protected by a PUR strap, making the device waterproof up to 50 meters.
It is equipped with a PPG heart-rate sensor that offers 24/7 heart-rate tracking and uses rapid eye movement (REM) to understand sleep patterns. The Amazfit Neo also integrates the PAI assessment system that uses a special algorithm to assess the health of an individual by using data like heart rate, active time, etc.
The smartwatch costs ₹2,499 and will go on sale in India from Oct 1 via leading online platforms.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL that sought action against social media giant Twitter on the charge of involvement in a conspiracy to promote the Khalistan movement of radical Sikhs. A Division Bench declined the petition on the ground that petitioner had not made a representation to the central government and instead directly approached the court.&nbsp;The plea contended that some 'promoted handles' on Twitter were used for promoting the agenda for a separate Khalistan. The plea had sought court directions to the Ministry of Law and Justice, Information Technology Ministry and the National Investigation Agency to formulate a mechanism to check the content and advertisements promoting anti-national agenda and hatred among communities.

Electronic Arts has announced that its subscription service EA Play--formerly known as EA Access--will be arriving on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on November 10th. This is the same day that Microsoft has planned to launch its next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
The service allows subscribers access to more than 60 additional EA games, including The Sims, FIFA, Mass Effect, and many more. Moreover, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will also be able to download and play games from EA Play on Windows 10 PCs in December.

Vivo has confirmed via a teaser video that the V20 series smartphones will be launching soon in India. It was earlier reported that the Vivo V20 Pro and Vivo V20 SE will be making their way to India on October 12.
Both smartphones feature 6.44-inch full-HD+ AMOLED displays, triple rear camera setups and Android 10 operating systems. Vivo hasn&rsquo;t revealed the Indian pricing details for the devices.

Poco M2 will go on open sale in India via Flipkart at a starting price of ₹10,999 for the base 6GB+64GB model.
To recall, the smartphone features a 6.53-inch full-HD+ display and a MediaTek Helio G80 chipset, coupled with Mali G52 GPU and 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM.
There&rsquo;s also a 13MP quad rear camera setup, an 8MP selfie shooter and a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.

Asus has launched the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 gaming laptop in India with an integrated screenPad Plus secondary touchscreen. The secondary screen is 14.1-inch in size and can be tilted by 13 degrees to expose the AAS Plus cooling system for deeper airflows.
In addition to that, the 15.6-inch main screen is available in two options: a 300Hz Full HD IPS panel with a 3ms response time or a 4K UHD screen with Adobe RGB coverage.
The Zephyrus Duo 15 comes with up to 10th-generation Intel Core i9 CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q graphics as well as up to 48GB of expandable DDR4 RAM.
The laptop is available at a starting price of ₹2,79,990 via Amazon, Flipkart, Asus exclusive stores, and ROG stores.

Several Apple services were hit by outages Wednesday morning, including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, and iCloud apps.
Apple has confirmed the outage on its System Status web page, and said the issues with its online services are now fixed.
Apple&rsquo;s Status page mentioned that a total of 25 outages were fixed today and that for a majority of services, &ldquo;some users were affected.&rdquo;

OnePlus won&rsquo;t be launching a Pro model to accompany the OnePlus 8T on October 14th. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed the news via a Weibo post, in which he said anyone looking for a Pro device can continue to buy the OnePlus 8 Pro released earlier this year.
However, he added that the company still has some surprises in store during its One Plus 8T reveal. Notably, last year&rsquo;s 7T was the only OnePlus T phone to get a Pro variant.

Realme Narzo 20A, the most affordable model in the Narzo 20 lineup, has gone on sale in India at a starting price of ₹8,499 for the base 3GB+64GB storage.
It features a 6.5-inch HD+ display and a Snapdragon 665 SoC, coupled with up to 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. There&rsquo;s a 12MP triple rear camera, an 8MP selfie sensor and a massive 5,000 mAh battery.

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We're spilling the beans (pun totally intended) on the new Galaxy Buds Live, Samsung's first-ever Active Noise-Cancelling earbuds priced at Rs.14,990. Will these be your go-to buds for 2020? Find out in this episode of the EJ Tech Show!

We're spilling the beans (pun totally intended) on the new Galaxy Buds Live, Samsung's first-ever Active Noise-Cancelling earbuds priced at Rs.14,990. Will these be your go-to buds for 2020? Find out in this episode of the EJ Tech Show!

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the screen-bending (also mind-bending) sequel to the original Fold 1. It now offers a larger front cover display, a more durable hinge with enhanced flexibility, and most importantly, a foldable form factor! We got our hands on the next-gen device, and here are our initial thoughts!

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is the screen-bending (also mind-bending) sequel to the original Fold 1. It now offers a larger front cover display, a more durable hinge with enhanced flexibility, and most importantly, a foldable form factor! We got our hands on the next-gen device, and here are our initial thoughts!

The Infinix Note 7 is a new budget smartphone, priced under Rs.12,000. It comes with some good highlights that include a 5,000mAh battery, a 6.95-inch display, a 48MP quad-camera setup and stereo speakers. Is it a worthy device to go for in the affordable price segment? Watch to find out!

The Infinix Note 7 is a new budget smartphone, priced under Rs.12,000. It comes with some good highlights that include a 5,000mAh battery, a 6.95-inch display, a 48MP quad-camera setup and stereo speakers. Is it a worthy device to go for in the affordable price segment? Watch to find out!

Realme, usually known for making smartphones, has ventured into new territory--electric toothbrushes. Their new M1 Sonic Toothbrush promises to clean your mouth out with 34,000 vibrations per minute, provide a 90-day battery life, and the convenience of wireless charging. But is it worth the ₹1,999 price tag? Watch this episode of The EJ Tech Show to find out.

Realme, usually known for making smartphones, has ventured into new territory--electric toothbrushes. Their new M1 Sonic Toothbrush promises to clean your mouth out with 34,000 vibrations per minute, provide a 90-day battery life, and the convenience of wireless charging. But is it worth the ₹1,999 price tag? Watch this episode of The EJ Tech Show to find out.

The world's best noise-cancelling headphones just got better! Check out our full review for the new Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones.

The world's best noise-cancelling headphones just got better! Check out our full review for the new Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones.

Samsung's been one of the few brands working diligently on Android tablets. However, their latest Galaxy Tab S7+ seems to be harking a great revival, with a large 12.4" 120Hz sAMOLED screen, Snapdragon 865+ chipset and (size does matter) 10,090mAh battery. With Samsung DeX, it sits bang in the middle of the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface, but is this new Android tablet a much-needed renaissance? Watch this review to find out.

Samsung's been one of the few brands working diligently on Android tablets. However, their latest Galaxy Tab S7+ seems to be harking a great revival, with a large 12.4" 120Hz sAMOLED screen, Snapdragon 865+ chipset and (size does matter) 10,090mAh battery. With Samsung DeX, it sits bang in the middle of the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface, but is this new Android tablet a much-needed renaissance? Watch this review to find out.

Samsung's mid-budget monster, the Galaxy M51, just launched in India at a starting price of Rs 24,999. It comes with a mammoth 7,000 mAh battery, a 64MP quad-camera setup, a Snapdragon 730G processor and a large Super AMOLED screen. Check out our unboxing/hands-on video to know more about the Samsung Galaxy M51.

Samsung's mid-budget monster, the Galaxy M51, just launched in India at a starting price of Rs 24,999. It comes with a mammoth 7,000 mAh battery, a 64MP quad-camera setup, a Snapdragon 730G processor and a large Super AMOLED screen. Check out our unboxing/hands-on video to know more about the Samsung Galaxy M51.

Oppo's first ever smartwatch, the Oppo Watch is offering a lot in terms of of design, display and performance &mdash; all at a surprisingly good price point. We reviewed the 46mm variant of the Oppo Watch that costs ₹19,990 and runs on Google's Wear OS. Is this the one you want to keep on your wrist? Watch this episode of The EJ Tech Show to fidn out!

Oppo's first ever smartwatch, the Oppo Watch is offering a lot in terms of of design, display and performance — all at a surprisingly good price point. We reviewed the 46mm variant of the Oppo Watch that costs ₹19,990 and runs on Google's Wear OS. Is this the one you want to keep on your wrist? Watch this episode of The EJ Tech Show to fidn out!

I've come to terms that Motorola's bread and butter are affordable smartphones, even though they have&nbsp;launched the odd flagship here and there.&nbsp;And keeping in line with that budget-friendly outlook, is the latest Moto E7 Plus.
 Now this phone was first launched in Brazil earlier in September and has now made its way to India with an interesting mix of specifications.
 On the front, there's a 6.5-inch Max Vision IPS LCD HD+ display. It's not the brightest, especially when looking at it from the side, and you'll be better off leaving the adaptive brightness setting off for most of the day, especially if you use Dark Mode. There's a waterdrop notch at the top, bezels aren't all that slim, and the chin at the bottom is quite pronounced. Colours are bright, and you can select from three options--Natural, Boosted and Saturated.
 The water-repellent design on the E7 Plus is quite similar to what Motorola has been offering lately. We received the Misty Blue colour variant that features a gradient on the rear, similar to the Moto G8 Power Lite. The body is made from plastic, and as a result of its fairly light at 200g, despite the large battery it packs. There's a micro-USB port on the bottom, next to the single downward-firing speaker, with the 3.5mm audio jack placed on the opposite end of the phone. The power button is easy to reach, and two slots above it sits a dedicated Google Assistant button, which isn't something you get to see in a lot of smartphones, irrespective of price point.
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 The Moto E7 Plus gets a hybrid dual SIM card tray, which means you can either have two SIM cards popped in, or one SIM card and a microSD card. Mind you, a microSD card can take this phone's overall storage capacity from 64GB up to 512GB. A fingerprint sensor has been integrated into the Motorola logo at the back, that's quick to unlock the device and rarely gives any failed input.
 On the rear, there's a dual-camera setup with a 48MP primary sensor and a 2MP depth sensor.&nbsp;There's 1080p video recording with both the front and rear cameras, but only the rear setup supports 60 fps. Speaking of the front camera, this one has an 8MP sensor in the notch.
 Pictures from the 48MP sensor are very clear, and belie the phone's price point. There's more than enough natural depth of field, details are crisp and colours are punchy enough without looking oversaturated. The addition of HDR makes skies look nicer, and Moto's image processing certainly seems to work well here. The depth sensor is slightly hit and miss, with Portrait pictures being pretty well done, but Cutout pictures sometimes failing to cutout subjects clearly. Night Vision is present here as well and helps spruce up pictures taken in low-light situations. As far as I can tell, it seems to work both manually and automatically, which means you can enable the feature anytime you like, but if it gets too dark, the phone ends up processing the image as though it were taken with Night Vision on anyway.
 Selfies aren't the sharpest in average lighting conditions, but throw enough daylight into the mix, and it'll do fine. Portrait pictures were alright too, with edge detection doing a good enough job.
 When it comes to performance, the Moto E7 Plus packs in a Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 chip, with 4GB RAM to back it up. It's a decent enough processor, and handles day to day tasks with ease. Basic tap games run on it easily enough without any hiccups, but if you're planning to run graphic intensive games like Call of Duty: Mobile, you're better off turning the graphic settings all the way down. Multi-tasking is smooth, and made easier with the presence of navigational gestures, thanks to Android 10.
 Which brings us to software. Near-stock Android has been the highlight feature of Motorola phones, especially in this budget segment, where most competitors either pack in tons of bloatware and unnecessary apps, or annoying advertisements. Thankfully, there's none of that here. It's a clean interface that's made better with My UX, that's Motorola's way of adding functionality to Android 10.&nbsp;
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 Battery life is really good thanks to the generous 5,000mAh battery, and should get you through a day and a half with light to moderate usage. There's a 10W adaptor included in the box, and that's the fastest this phone will charge, so it's best if you plug it in at night.
 So should you consider this phone at this budget price point? Well, if you take a look at competition from the likes of Realme and Xiaomi, you're likely to find that Motorola's actually offering decent hardware and a much, much better software experience than the other two. What the Moto E7 Plus lacks in raw performance, it more than makes up for with its smooth, uncluttered interface, that frankly, is the best reason to buy this phone.

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