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Google introduces voice, video call features in Gmail app
The call feature is rolling out for everyone with Google Workspace, G Suite or personal Google accounts
Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected
The company said in a post on the AWS status page that it had 'mitigated' the underlying problem responsible for the outage
WhatsApp to let users set all chats to disappear by default
The Meta-owned messaging service also said it's giving users more options for how long before a message is deleted
Facebook Messenger to get built-in bill splitting feature
The feature could be useful for situations like divvying up a restaurant bill with your friends or splitting a bill with roommates
Google announces new Android features
As per GSM Arena, the digital car key functionality is now live on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, as well as the Samsung Galaxy S21
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to receive $1mn annual salary
Agrawal, 37, holds a bachelor's degree from IIT Bombay and a PhD in computer science from Stanford University
Apple reportedly switching to iPhone modem design in 2023
Apple's switch to modems of its own design is widely expected to happen in 2023, and TSMC is the natural manufacturing partner
Oppo to soon announce smart TV for Indian market
According to GSM Arena, there are speculations that the company's K9 series will enter the country soon
No default end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger, Instagram until 2023
While messages sent through Messenger and Instagram can be E2EE, that option isn't turned on by default and likely won't be until 2023
Xiaomi will update nine of its smartphones to MIUI 13
GSM Arena found a list of phones that might be getting MIUI 13 pretty soon