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Hello, it’s the first Monday of the month & we are back with Tech News.

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Till then check out the latest major updates in the tech world.

Netflix stopped working on some smart TVs from 1st December

Netflix recently announced that due to some technical limitations some smart TVs like Samsung & Roku won’t be able to stream Netflix. The service has already been affected by 1st December.

Users are unable to stream service on 2050X, 2100X, 2000C, HD Player, SD Player, XR Player, and XD Player.

To get the news in details click here.

Cyber Monday Deals

Amazing deals on Xbox one Console & Games at Walmart, Microsoft, Best Buy.

Also, for electronics Cyber Monday is a great time. Some of the best TVs from LG, Samsung, Vizio, Sony are on sale at Amazon & Best Buy.

To get the details click here.

Microsoft Announces Quantum Computing programs with Azure Quantum

Microsoft has announced its quantum computing based cloud ecosystem named Azure Quantum for developers and enterprises. Quantum computers work on the principles of quantum mechanics and use superposition to perform operations. 

Also, Microsoft has a three-pronged goal with Azure Quantum. It can be used for learning, developers can write programs with Q# and the QDK and test their codes against simulators.

From 3rd December, mobile calls & internet charges will rise by 50%

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea & Reliance Jio recently announced that they are going to rise their tariffs from December 3.

This is the first hike in the last five years in the country’s telecom space with Vodafone Idea & Airtel announced a maximum increase of 50% in its entry-level unlimited plan.

For Reliance Jio plans will raise for mobile services rates from December 6 onwards.

For further details about the prize boosts check here.

New Features Updates in Whatsapp

Whatsapp’s new feature update includes call waiting support.  Currently, the update is only available for iPhone users. The Android update will be rolled out soon, according to reports.

Also, a new feature, delete a message where a particular message will get automatically deleted after a set period of time by the user is available now. Another feature, multiple device support for its Android apps will be added soon.

For details read here.

The PlayStation 5 is still a year away

Bad news for PS lovers!

Although, Sony has already shared a photo of two PlayStation 5 development kits,

Making gamers go crazy but Sony recently confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will launch during the 2020 holiday season.

Sony has created the hype with teasing few features added to PS5, which includes a solid-state hard drive for faster loading,  ray tracing graphics with 8K resolution, and backward compatibility with PlayStation 4 games.

Read more here.

Xiaomi to launch Mi Credit in India on 3rd December

After a huge success with its electronics, Xiaomi has decided to launch a revamped version of Mi Credit in India.  The Chinese smartphone giant will launch its personal loan service, Mi Credit, for Xiaomi device users in India on December 3, 2019. 

 Any user who is over 18 years of age can apply for a loan up to Rs 1 lakh, which can be repaid with easy EMIs over a period ranging between 91 days and 3 years from its Google Playstore app called Mi Credit.

For more details read here.

Nanda Kambhatla is appointed by Adobe to head India research team

Nanda Kambhatla, is all set to lead Adobe’s research initiatives in Bangalore.

The Adobe Research team in Bengaluru involves some of the industry’s top research talent that delivers innovation around new-age technologies.

With more than 20 years of research experience, Kambhatla worked as Vice President of Enterprise AI at SymphonyAI.

There you go! 

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