TechLatest Weekly news roundup week 2, July 2020 – in this article we will discuss all the major happenings and important announcement took place in tech industry last week. This post will be a combinative abstracted version of all the important and fascinating launches and changes that occurred in the tech society. This article will be the collection of all the most popular and hottest announcements, leaks, rumors, and launches of last week in the tech industry.
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At the starting of this week, we saw Chrome is getting the latest update which can extend your device’s battery life up to 2 hours, and the next day we got to know that Facebook is working on cross-chat support for WhatsApp. Then we got to know how the Pinned comment feature of Instagram will work, and then we have another biggest news that Samsung going to organize its bi-annual event on 5 August and all this news was followed by a lot more.
So, let’s have a quick tour of TechLatest weekly news roundup Week 2, July 2020:
TechLatest Weekly News Roundup Week 2, July 2020
Chrome Upcoming Update May Extend Battery Life Up To 2 Hours
Being one of the most trending and widely used web browsers, Google Chrome also termed as RAM-eater or battery-consumer sometimes. But now, some news suggesting that Chrome upcoming update may extend battery life up to 2 hours. We can expect that Google has resolved this battery-eating issue from its widely famous web browser, and Chrome upcoming update may extend battery life up to 2 hours (approx 28%).
Facebook is Working on Cross-Chat Support with WhatsApp
Last year in January, Facebook’s CEO Zuckerberg announced to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger, but since then we had no hint of what’s going in the development side. A reverse engineer @Alex193a has discovered evidence of this in the latest version of Facebook Messenger. The list shows the mentions of “whats_app” references, which means Cross-Chat Support with WhatsApp is coming out soon.
Pinned Comment Feature on Instagram is Now Live
The pinned comment feature was long expected, now pinned comment feature on Instagram is live. This will let users pin their favorite comments on top of each post. These comments will show up on top of a thread. With the new pinned comment feature on Instagram, authors of a post will be able to pin three comments of their choice that will show up on top of the thread. This feature is actually good in a way that will help the author to highlight the positive comments on top.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 is Scheduled for August 5
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 is scheduled for August 5, the company has confirmed that they are going to organize a launch event for their upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series, and other smartphones on August 5. The company is going to organize its bi-annual event virtually, due to ongoing Coronavirus outbreak all the events are either rescheduled or canceled, so Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 is scheduled for August 5, at 10 AM ET through a virtual gathering.
We Might Have the Release Date for Android 11
Everyone is eagerly waiting for the release date of Android 11 now and it seems like we have some good news related to the release date for Android 11. The testing for Android 11 is live now and we know that Google typically releases the new stable update around September. Google also released the second beta update just yesterday.
iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Betas Are Now Available
iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Betas are now available to install in your devices. Follow the article till the end to know How to Install iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Beta Right Now. Yesterday Apple has made the first public beta builds for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 available through its beta program enrollment process.
OnePlus Nord Goes Online for Pre-Order on Amazon
OnePlus is all ready to launch the OnePlus Nord on July 21. OnePlus is already taking pre-orders for the OnePlus Nord in the UK. Now, Oneplus announced that they will be taking the pre-orders from July 15 for the Nord. The microsite for the OnePlus Nord on Amazon India is being updated and it says that the users can pre-order the smartphone in India starting from July 15.
No Pixel 5 XL this Year, Only Pixel 4A 5G and Pixel 5 Appeared on Google App Code
We were having an eye on Google phones for a while now, and now we can expect Google’s Pixel 4A 5G and Pixel 5 soon, but no Pixel 5XL this year. A report from 9to5 Google reveals that the company has lined up its Pixel devices for 2020 launch, in which the search giant has included a 5G variant which is called Pixel 4A 5G and Pixel 5.
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