Daily News – 26th of February 2024

Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018

Court documents, from Google’s antitrust case against the U.S. Justice Department, unveiled that Microsoft also allegedly proposed a secondary plan where the company and Apple would launch a joint venture with Bing. Apple’s senior vice president of services stated then that he was unimpressed with the search quality for Bing.
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X will launch audio and visual calls for regular users

The company first announced the voice and video calling feature in October last year, but it was only available for Premium users. Now, it will be expanded so all members on the platform can use it.
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Qualcomm unveiled new AI, intelligent computing and wireless connectivity products at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

The company also launch Qualcomm AI Hub for developers. It will serve as a repository of pre-optimised AI models for deployment on devices powered by Snapdragon and Qualcomm platforms. Qualcomm has pledged to continually augment the AI Hub by incorporating more optimised models and support for additional platforms and operating systems.
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The Google Pay app will be discontinued in the United States on June 4, 2024

After June 2024 the app will only be available in Singapore and India due to the “unique needs in those countries,” Google wrote in a blog. Google Wallet has replaced GPay, and it has five times as many users in 180 countries.
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New products

Huawei Enjoy 70z

Huawei Enjoy 70z has a 6.75-inch HD+ screen, Kirin 710A processor, 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. It will come with a 6000mAh battery.
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HONOR Pad 9

The tablet has a 12.1-inch display, Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 processor, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It comes with a 8300mAh battery.
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