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Amazon’s shopping extravaganza, thePrime Daysale, kicks off at noon on July 16. To mark the day, Twitch has partnered with PUBG and renowned music producer and DJ, Joel‘deadmau5’Thomas Zimmerman for anUnboxing Prime Day eventon July 13. As part of the event, Twitch will host aPUBG Squad Showdowntournament featuring some of the top PUBG players and Twitch streamers such as Michael “shroud” Grzeseik and Guy “Dr.DisRespect” Beahm, Anne Munition and Chocotaco among others....

In the wake of widespread criticism over the presence of spam bots, trolls, and malicious accounts, Twitter has been doing an extensive cleaning of its platform. And according to the latest report fromThe Washington Post, the company has suspended over 70 million suspicious Twitter accounts in just the past two months. The report points out that the number ofaccount suspensions in May and June have more than doubledin comparison to the company’s October accounts purge....

WhatsApp has again come under fire by the Indian government for being the app used to spread fake news and misleading rumors in various parts of the country. The company had already stated that it istaking the warning seriouslyand has started to adopt measures to curb the influx of the same. WhatsApp is known to be testing a set ofnew features such as spamandsuspicious link detectionto circumvent the spread of false rumors....

While the Mi Mix 2S wasn’t that huge an upgrade over its predecessor,the Mi Mix 3is expected to be the first truly bezel-less phone in Xiaomi’s stable. New leaked hands-on images of the rumored Mi Mix 3 suggest that the device will take cues from innovators such asVivoandOppoin the market and trim down the bezels to a minimum, and add room for a pop-up camera on the front. If the leaked images (attached below) are to be believed then XiaomiMi Mix 3 will follow in the footsteps of theVivo Nex series....

According to thelatest reportfrom Counterpoint Research, the iPhone 8 (which was not deemed to be a strong flagship contender by many) has nowedged our the Galaxy S9+ and iPhone X to become the best-seller. Strong promotions (“How to shoot on iPhone”) running up to the football (soccer) World Cup helped the tech giant to trigger buyer interest in Europe and other markets. iPhone 8 sales were steady in the US postpaid channels....

Belkinhas launched its first Apple MFi-certified power bank with a Lightning port. Called the Boost Charge Power Bank 10K, it is reportedly the first Lightning-compatible third-party power pack to have been certified by Apple. The power bank has a 10,000mAh capacity and comes with a plastic polymer casing. It measures 154.45mm in length, 71mm in width and 17mm in thickness. It weighs 240 grams, and comes with a two-year warranty....

The headphones feature a closed circumaural design, and come with Tesla transducers that the company claims will offer“deep, precise bass, full, natural mids and silky-clear highs”. The company further claims that the soft cushions around the headphone reduces the ambient noise and improves the acoustic detail. It can be hooked up to smartphones over Bluetooth 4.2 using Beyerdynamic’s MIY (Make It Yours) app, which is available on bothAndroidandiOS. The app can also be used to personalize individual hearing profiles using a hearing test formulated by German audio specialists, MiMi....

Blackmagic Designrecently unveiledits Pocket Cinema Camera 4K which, as evident from the name, shoots cinema-grade videos in 4K and should easily fit inside your pocket – or at least your backpack. At the price of $1,295 (excluding tax), the Blackmagic camera is a great option for video producers and YouTube creators, and is set to launch later this year. The Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has a micro four-thirds HDR sensor with a wide dynamic range....

Reliance Jio unveiled its much-awaited fiber-based broadband service known asJio GigaFiberyesterday. It is expected to be rolled out across 1,100 cities simultaneously and registrations will begin on August 15 this year. While Jio GigaFiber is not yet operational, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) already sees it as a ‘game changer’ for the country. This comes as a sweet surprise as industry body COAI and telecom giant Jio have had a slew of problems in the past....

Duplex, Google’s Assistant-driven AI system which can make voice calls to make reservations and other bookings on your behalf, might soon be making its way to the enterprise customers with a focus on cloud services. Following a plannedpilot testof Duplex in restaurants and salons, Google is now reportedly testing the system in call centers, where Duplex’s very human speech attributes will make it an ideal candidate to replace human workforce if tests are successful....

Facebook is banking on the global celebrity appeal of Cristiano Ronaldo for a new Facebook Watch documentary series focused on the Portugal and Real Madrid footballer. Varietyhas obtained an exclusive scoop on the story from multiple sources, who’ve revealed that Facebook is in talks with Los Angeles-based Creative Artists Agency for an original documentary TV show on Ronaldo that will follow the football star on and off the field. Sources say Facebook is splurging on the documentary series which will have 13 episodes to begin with....

In a recent interview to theUbisoft blog, the executive VP (creative) of Ubisoft Canada, Lionel Raynaud, suggested that future titles in the company’s popular Assassin’s Creed franchise may span across multiple eras and timelines. He also revealed that upcoming titles in theFar CryorWatch Dogsseries may take place in multiple cities and countries instead of being stuck in the same setting. “We would be able to – in the same world – have several historical periods, for instance, in Assassin’s Creed, and use the Animus to travel from one to the other....

Earlier in June, it was reported that Samsung was developing three variants of the upcoming Galaxy S10 flagship, one of which will feature atriple-rear cameraset-up. A new report from Korea-basedThe Bellhas shed more light on the rumors of the three Galaxy S10 variants and has also revealed additional details about them, such as the debut of an in-display as well as a side-mounted fingerprint sensor on Samsung smartphones. According to information received from industry insiders, all three variants of the Galaxy S10 will come with different specifications and will be targeted at a different segment....