Huawei launched Petal Maps, Docs and added more Petal Search functionality
Huawei officially announced Petal Search, Huawei’s official search engine for global users, and Petal Maps as an alternative to Google Maps. Petal Maps will be supported in over 140 countries in multiple languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Chinese. Huawei claims all search and navigation data is end-to-end encrypted.
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Facebook will let businesses sell products directly in WhatsApp
The company is launching a way to shop for and pay for goods and services in WhatsApp chats. It will also launch a new product called Facebook Hosting Services to host businesses’ online assets and activity and will start to charge companies using WhatsApp for Business.
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New products
Redmi K30S
The phone will have a 6.67-inch display, 8 GB of RAM and a 5,000 mAh battery. It will be launched on October 27.
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vivo Y30
vivo Y30 has a 6.51-inch display, Snapdragon 460 processor and 8GB of RAM. It will come with a 5,000mAh battery.
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Google is testing a way to activate Assistant without a voice command
Firmware for the Nest Hub Max that’s only meant to be used internally at Google has leaked, and with it revealed an experiment to remove the need for activation phrases from Assistant. Assistant might rely on sensors in a smart device to know when someone is nearby and automatically starts listening if they are close enough.
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Microsoft and Honeywell will collaborate on Azure and Dynamics 365
The two companies will combine that artificial intelligence in Honeywell Forge performance management software with Microsoft Dynamics Field Service. Que Dallara, president and CEO of Honeywell, said the company’s approach with the Microsoft partnership is to be practical and deliver efforts that combine information technology and operations technology.
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