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Actor Sharad Kelkar ‘Proud’ to Voice Shri Ram; Prabhas in Adipurush

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Sharad Kelkar

In Brief

Prabhas is a name that needs no introduction for lovers of Indian Cinema, especially the Telugu-language industry, one of the biggest branches that constitute the entire tree that is the Cinema of India.

Indian Cinema is more than 110 years old, almost as long as Hollywood, but one which produces 10 times more films than what its American counterpart does, and is slowly proving its mettle in the rest of the world due to films like RRR.

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Coming back to Prabhas, he shot to fame with both Baahubali films that were some of the biggest hits of Indian cinema that put Telugu cinema on the map and made Prabhas the first ever PAN-Indian star of India.

Baahubali launched the Pan-Indian revolution where South Indian Cinema was no longer confined to its region, at least not Telugu and Tamil cinema as the entirety of north India got to witness the magnanimous scale of films like Baahubali.

RRR took things to a whole new level as it became a worldwide blockbuster, specifically in the western world as many Hollywood directors, actors, and westerners couldn’t stop raving about it.

Baahubali was a massive success in the Hindi belt too and Prabhas’ voice dubbed by noted actor Sharad Kelkar in the film’s Hindi version, which was met with huge success throughout North India.

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The latest buzz is that Sharad Kelkar is going to provide voice for Prabhas once again in the upcoming film Adipurush, which is directed by Om Raut, who also directed Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, where Sharad Kelkar played the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Conclusion

Kelkar is quite excited to be the voice of Prabhas once again and expressed his pride to voice Shri Ram on the big screen, along with his equation with Om Raut. While the teaser of Adipurush has been brutalized left, right, and centre, for many reasons apart from its horrid VFX, the actors and directors continue to be unfazed as they seem to have confidence in their project.

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The Crown Season 5 Trailer Releases; Details Inside

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The Crown Season 5
The Crown Season 5

Highlights

  • The Crown Trailer
  • Netflix’s New Venture
  • Princess Diana Story

In Brief

The Crown is one of the most popular Netflix TV Series that was first released on November 4, 2016 and has spanned four seasons, aside from receiving massive critical and commercial success, and as of now it has already acquired a classic status.

The fifth season is just around the corner as its trailer was released some days back. Fans don’t have that long to wait as the series will begin streaming on November 9, 2022, which has got fans of the series excited as they can finally look forward to something new in the story.

The series is about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and has spanned four seasons, all of which have received acclaim from masses and classes alike, which is why the fifth season is waiting in the pipeline and all set to come out, for which the trailer was dropped very recently.

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The story is set in the 1990s where Princess Diana and Prince Charles are going to be the a main characters and focuses on those times when the royals insisted on projecting a united family image even though the marriage of the prince and princess was on the rocks.

The trailer is quite good for its length and does not reveal much about what will happen, but it does appear that this season will revolve around Princess Diana in a rocky marriage with Princess Charles that is close to breaking apart, along with Diana herself as she was finding royal life and its duties way too much to handle.

She had little choice but to come out in the open and reveal to the press regarding how the royal family and UK Press were making her life difficult, which seems obvious as Prince Philip is seen in the trailer, telling Diana to keep her trap shut and her head down as that is how it has always been.

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The Crown Season 5

Conclusion

There are a few glimpses of Diana’s interview as well where she revealed her mental health struggles and Prince Charles’ flings and affairs during most of their marriage. It needs to be mentioned that The Crown is a fictionalized tale of the UK Royal Family, riddled with historical inaccuracies and creative liberties, which is why it also received immense criticism when it was streamed in 2016.

Queen Elizabeth II is played by British actress Imelda Staunton, well-known for playing Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and she has nailed the role perfectly, as many critics claim.

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Next-Gen Apple TV 4k Comes with A15 Chipset and USB-C-Enabled Remote

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Apple has recently introduced the next-gen Apple TV 4K 2022. It is more powerful, and affordable and offers better entertainment along with impressive cinematic quality. The A15 Bionic chip delivers better performance with fluid gameplay for endless entertainment options for all to enjoy on the big screen at home. The users can watch their favorite movies and shows on the HDR10+ support along with Dolby Vision. Apple TV 2022 price are estimated to be around $129. The powerful and intuitive Running tvOS for the living room comprises the popular Siri Remote as well. It seamlessly integrates with other Apple devices and transforms the living room for the family.

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The new Apple TV 4K opts for two configurations:  Apple TV 4K (Wi-Fi) with 64GB storage and Apple TV 4K (Wi-Fi + Ethernet) with Gigabit Ethernet that enables fast networking and streaming. The thread mesh networks enable more smart home accessories connectivity along with twice storage for apps and games (128GB) Experts review Apple TV to be one of the best ways to enjoy your favorite entertainment on the big screen at home.

The Realistic Home Theatre Experience

Apple tv 4k 3rd generation brings the best video and audio experience to your home. A15 bionic is at the heart of the device enabling it to perform more efficiently. The 4K version witnesses 50x more speed when compared to the previous generations. It provides better responses, fast navigation and snappier UI animations resulting in 30% enhanced GPU performance. You can get Apple TV 4k 2022 price through the official website or other vendors as well.

Apple TV

In addition to Dolby Vision, Apple TV 4k supports HDR10+ supporting rich visual quality with eye-popping details and vibrant colors as presented by content creators. Users get Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 7.1, or Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound experience for immersive audio.

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The Siri remote gives a touch-enabling clickpad for enhanced speed, fluidity, and better control of navigation and interface of Apple TV. The Apple TV app gives you options among award-winning series and movies with a collection of over 100000 movies with rent and-buy facilities.

Imbibing into Apple Ecosystem

Apple TV 4K is compatible with other Apple devices as well. You get a magical setup process and effortless control in the control centre. The audience witnesses an unparalleled experience due to the deeply integrated Apple hardware, software, and services with Apple TV 4K 2022 3rd generation.

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Apple Music

The users get to choose from the 100 million song catalogue of the curated playlist of music videos. The users experience the best autoplay, time-synced lyrics, and immersible audio with Dolby Atmos.

Apple TV+

The users get access to plenty of premium drama and comedy series along with feature films and documentaries. Apple TV 4k 2022 is filled with such amenities that engage the user’s interests.

Apple Arcade

It gives an option of award-winning premium games and major content updates without ads or any in-app purchases. The users of Apple TV 2022 get the option to pair popular game controllers along with their all-time favorites with a new multiuser mode.

Apple TV

Apple Fitness

The users get access to this award-winning fitness and wellness service to lead a healthier day. Apple TV 3rd generation users experience and enjoy the largest library of workout content with over 3000 studio-style workouts and other meditations under the instructions of trained trainers. iPhone users get the option to enjoy in 21 countries even without an Apple watch. You just need to sign up and experience the fitness app on Apple TV or iPhone and iPad.

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Apple TV is about to introduce tvOS 16 with updates to Siri making it more convenient for customers to control Apple TV with their voice. Siri on Apple TV provides a complete redesign according to the user’s voice for easy access to their collection.  The iCloud-shared library on Apple Tv is accessible to everyone in the family on a big screen.

Apple TV 4K 2022 3rd generation regularises the connectivity between smart home accessories, home Kit cameras, and more enabling the user to set and control their smart home while they are not in the vicinity and ensure automatic operation. The new smart home connectivity enables smooth functioning across platforms aiming to fulfill the true vision of a smart home.

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Apple TV users get better control of the nearby accessories such as outdoor lights, and multiple camera displays through homeKit cameras. The video privately analyses the video for the detection of people, animals, cars and package deliveries.

India’s Top Multiplex Chains Bank on Ram Setu, Thank God to Bring Cheer Back

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Bollywood, after releasing a series of flop and underwhelming films, is going through a tough phase business wise. The film business has always displayed an enthusiastic upword trend during the festival season, which is why the industry is hopefully staring at this Diwali season. Two big films, Akshay Kumar’s Ram Setu and Ajay Devgan’s Thank God, are slated for release and industry experts are hoping for both to end box-office’s lull phase. Country’s top multiplex owners, INOX and PVR, have already expressed their worry and reiterated how the last quarter has to perform well for the survival of many players in the industry.

Karan Taurani, renowned analyst from Elara Capital said, “Q3 is crucial (for the companies).”

Speaking to the media, top multiplex owners have time and again highlighted below average content from the industry to be the biggest reason for lackluster film business.

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It is to be noted that a lot of the films recently releasing got delayed due to the pandemic and are basically pre-pandemic production. With audience viewing patterns shown drastic changes, the pre-pandemic content is now hardly being able to compel audience to flock to the theater.

The direct relation of audience flocking to the theater and industry witnessing upward trends in profits is widely known. Some of the year’s biggest movies schedule their release on these festivals, whether it is Diwali, EID or Christmas. However, looking at the reluctance that the audiences have shown in the past year, blame it on the pandemic or below average content, nothing can be speculated with surety about the film business anymore. It is thus that industry is looking hopeful for better business but still being careful.

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Expressing industry concerns while speaking to the media, film producer and trade analyst Girish Johar said, “Even the Q3 releases, which happen to take place during the festive season, are somewhat muted and underwhelming in the response they are getting.”

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Another reason that is often quotes for the lackluster theater performance of most films releasing post pandemic is the growing network of streaming service nationwide. Platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime have disrupted the content viewing patterns of the audience. For two years, people had to be locked inside their homes and these streaming platforms turned up as their saviour. Now, the trend shows only extra-ordinary content such as an RRR or a Brahmastra be able to compel audience to purchase theater tickets. Younger generation getting alienated from Indian cinema is also one of the reasons often cited for the lack of positive response at the theater ticket window. With film lovers getting easy access to International content, the appreciated for Indian films have somehow dimmed.

In any case, hope is high from both Ram Setu and Thank God. Both Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgan, the leads of the films respectively, already had dull box office experience this year but still the stars are known for pulling major numbers. Moreover, leveraging on the religious angle in both Ram Setu and Thank God, many people naturally expect these films to do well after the tremendous success The Kashmir Files shown in the first quarter.

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Anushka Sharma Shoots For Jhulan Goswami Biopic, ‘DDLJ’ Completes 27 Years And More

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Anushka Sharma was spotted shooting in an unrecognizable avatar for her upcoming sports-biopic Chakda Express at Howrah Andul. The gaming-changing Hindi film in the romantic genre, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge popularly known as “DDLJ” completes 27 years of its blockbuster theatrical release. Kriti Sanon hosts a special pre-Diwali bash for friends and industry colleagues, an event attended by the who’s who of the entertainment business. Jr NTR get emotional receiving special gift from a fan in Japan. For more such showbiz updates and news, take a look at our quick entertainment round-up.

Anushka Sharma Shoots For Jhulan Goswami Biopic

Anushka Sharma was recently spotted shooting at Howrah Andul for the upcoming sports biopic on the life of ace Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami titled Chakda Express. The actress was seen in an unrecognisable avatar as she was probably shooting for Goswami’s early years or school life. The popular Hindi film actress has been sharing regular updates on her social media about this ambitious project since the shooting started She also shared a BTS video on her Instagram recently giving a close glimpse of the ongoing shooting. Fans have been excited to see not only Anushka in a completely new space but also to know more about the life of one of India’s celebrated cricketers.

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The low-quality pictures that have gone viral this time show Anushka in a school uniform and a pixie haircut. Netizens were quick to comment on the actress’s look and recognize that she seems to be presenting the cricketer’s teen years in that getup.

Anushka Sharma was last seen on screen in the box-office debacle Zero in 2019. Since then, the actress has been absent from the screen and fans have been anticipating her miraculous comeback.

DDLJ Completes 27 Years

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is celebrating 27 years of release as the all time blockbuster was released on 20th October 1995. The film is one of India’s most iconic films of all times with fans spread across the world. It is often credited as the film that catapulted Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan into unbelievable superstardom and cemented the actor as romantic hero of generations. DDLJ is also credited for positioning the romantic brand of SRK-Kajol and their characters Raj-Simran as the iconic on-screen couple of all times.

Celebrating 27 iconic years, throughout the day, fans across the world have been sharing their fond memories of watching the film for the first time on social media.

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, also popular known by the acronym DDLJ, is also known for being the longest running film in the history of Indian cinema. The film to this day is being consistently screened at Mumbai’s iconic theater Maratha Mandir. Watching the film in Maratha Mandir has also become a widely used pop culture reference point.

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A fan, celebrating 27 years, shared their experience of watching the movie in a tweet, ““I have watched DDLJ more than a 30 times at Maratha Mandir and I can tell you even after 27 Years, Shah Rukh Khan’s Entry still gets louder cheer than most of the fresh released films. It’s debatable if it’s the best romantic film of Indian cinema or not but surely it’s ICONIC!”

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Kriti Sanon Plays the Perfect Host for her star-studded Diwali Bash

It’s party season in Bollywood! Diwali is still a couple of days away but Bollywood stars have embraced the festivities in full glore and started the pre-Diwali parties in full media glare this time. Kriti Sanon hosted one of industries starriest Diwali Bash party in Mumbai early this week. The start-studded event was enough to turn many eyeballs as famous film and entertainment personalities, all decked up in most exquisite designer wear, took a walk down the party red carpet.

The guest list included many film stars such as Kartik Aaryan, Athiya Shetty, Vaani Kapoor, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Shavari, Varun Dhawan, Ekta Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajkummar Rao, Patralekhaa, Genelia D’Souza, Kunal Kemmu, Soha Ali Khan, and many others.

Ayushmann Khurrana and Tahira Kashyap also hosyed a similar pre-Diwali bash last week, though a lot of these affairs rather appear to pre-movie-release PR affairs. With Ayushmann having a movie released, Kriti too is getting ready for not one but two movie released later this year.

Interestingly, no big industry names that are popular for throwing grand Diwali parties have any event scheduled this year.

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Jr NTR Receives Special Gift During RRR Promotions from Japanese Fan

The grand success ride of RRR continues! The film cast and crew, including Jr NTR and Ram Charan, was recently in Japan for country wide promotions before its grand release. RRR was released in Japan on 21st October.

While the whole cast was busy in promotions, Jr NTR had an emotional moment with a fan in foreign land. A fan presented the actor with a special gift as she met him while she was working as staff in the hotel the crew stayed. The special gift made not just the actor but the entire Twitter quite emotional with many RRR fans sharing the video of their interaction on their handles quoting it as an emotional and iconic moment.

One fan on Twitter quotes the video saying, “I’m feeling double happiness as she’s from Nepal and she met him and he praised her as well.” Another quotes the same video with caption, “Only NTR fans can feel this high.”

RRR has been grabbing headlines ever since its release. The film recently lost its chance of getting nominated as India’s official entry to Oscars. However, after fans running several online campaigns, the film is still running the Oscar race as the producers later decided to send the film for nomination in 14 categories under the “For your consideration” campaign.

Black Adam Collections; Dwayne Johnson Vehicle

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Black Adam
Black Adam

Highlights

  • Black Adam Collections
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • Indian Craze

In Brief

India is the country that has the largest film industry in the world, surpassing Hollywood by a wide mile even though the latter is the biggest in terms of revenue and technological advancements.

All the film industries originated around the same time in the early 20th century and they all have contributed much to the art world through their films and entertained not just their country’s audience but the entire world as well.

Social media has made this world a small place, all thanks to Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and many others, due to which one can access films and content from other countries easily with a simple subscription to any/all of these platforms.

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Hollywood movies are also extremely popular in India, especially the MCU superhero movies, which gross just as much an amount as your typical Bollywood venture. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is also an extremely popular movie star in Hollywood who has starred in many action films over the years.

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He has also been an accomplished professional wrestler in WWE, the most popular wrestling promotion in the world, which is also crazily popular in India, with its wrestling stars’ fan following in the country rivaling that of Bollywood star.

Dwayne Johnson has millions and millions (in his own word) of fans across the world, with a significant portion of those being from India, which is why his latest venture Black Adam, is a much anticipated movie from the DC universe, especially as it also marks Johnson’s debut in the superhero genre.

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The movie was released in India on October 21, 2022, and collected more money than films like Runway 34, Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Doctor G, and many other Bollywood ventures that bit the dust or could not be as successful.

However, it is clear that the film will not earn as much as the Marvel movies in the country because, like it or not, MCU scores heavily over DC Universe in all the departments not just in North America but the eastern world as well.

The fact that Black Adam has earned more than all the native Indian films mentioned above is a testimony that the Indian audience is changing because, for a Hollywood movie, getting Rs.6-7 crore opening in India is no mean feat, although it is a crore less than the earnings of Jurassic World Dominion, while Spiderman: No Way Home earned Rs.32 crore on its first day of release in 2021.

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Black Adam has been made at a whopping $200 million budget, which is 4 to 5 times more than the budget of films like Brahmastra and RRR, but has received mixed to extremely negative reviews from critics, which is to be expected of a Dwayne Johnson movie, which is more of style and little substance, therefore no hardcore cinephile would bother wasting his/her money and time on it.

Conclusion

All in all, the movie is a typical Dwayne Johnson flick, full of action, energy, fantasy, and all that you can expect from a DC superhero movie, so it has been categorized as neither good nor bad.

Its collections, however, are set to up in the coming days because Bollywood flicks like Doctor G earned Rs.3.7 crore in its opening day, while Runway 34, Jersey, and Ek Villain Returns, earned around Rs.3 crore, Rs.3.1 crore, and Rs.6.7 crore, respectively.

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Android 13 Go Edition Introduced with Material You Design

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Android 13 Go Edition

Google introduced an updated version of Android for entry-level smartphones. Android 13 (Go edition) has been introduced with some interesting upgrades and new functionalities after the release of Android 13. The 250 million+ active Android users can now access the latest tech at a starting price of Rs 6999 with Google play system updates embedded in them.

Prior to this update, entry-level mobile phone users were aloof from the technical advancements either due to technical lag or less memory space in their mobile handsets. Google rolled out the latest tech for budget-friendly smartphone users to bring them into the mainstream of technical advancements without putting a load on the internal space or other less efficient capacities of their handsets.

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Android 13 (Go Edition) Specifications

Google rolled out Android 13 release in August this year followed by the Android 13 Go edition update. The budget-friendly OS offers better reliability along with enhanced usability and customization options. Have a look at the detailed Android 13 Go Edition specifications:

  • Google Play System Updates for low-cost smartphones
  • no requirement for a lot of storage space
  • best fit for entry-level smartphones with less storage
  • no need to wait for big software releases to update the android devices
  • new Discover feed feature enables users to view a customized list of articles
  • match any wallpaper with the phone’s colour scheme with the Material You on Go feature enabled on the OS
  • the Android Go devices would get access to notification permissions, App language preferences, and other such features new features
  • the “built-in intelligence” feature enables the users to access the curated articles and other content by swiping the screen right from the home screen.
  • users can now get faster updates with Google Play System Updates on the Android 13 Go Edition devices
  • low-end phones will get important updates without even being a part of the major android release
  • fast and simple updates without creating pressure on the device storage

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Entry-level and budget-friendly mobile phone users will now have access to technological updates without affecting their phone storage. It surely is a big relief for budget-friendly users as now their wait time for software updates comes to an end. The new discover feed gives a better user experience and mobile devices become more user-friendly. The budget-friendly mobile phone users now no longer need to wait for big releases and empty their storage space to update their handsets.

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“Material You” Features

Google has rolled out a new Android update for budget-friendly Android 13 Go Edition devices. The latest update does not hamper mobile storage and gives other improved user experiences as well. The “Material You” feature is surely a thing mostly desired by low-budget mobile users.  The “Material You” feature enables the users to:

  • customize the devices similar to Android 12 and Android 13-powered smartphones
  • customize the phone’s colour schemes according to the selected wallpaper
  • select among four colour scheme options
  • select colour application to the notification bar, settings app, keyboard etc

Now budget-friendly mobile users get to choose among the colour options to get the contrasting screen display and other highlighted features. Entry-Level Smartphones get a new look and feel often desired but were unachievable until now due to software compliance, storage issues and other major constraints.

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The introduction of Android 13 Go Edition for low-end smartphones enhances the reliability, usability and customization of low-end smartphones. The new entry-level smartphone update enhances the colour customization compatibility of the smartphone along with the discover feature that gives the users access to a better collection of articles through gestures.

Google has enabled faster updates facility to the users as the go devices are now enabled with Google Play System Updates. The devices that are not a part of the major android release would also get important updates. The latest update gives a fast and simple update without impacting the storage incapabilities of the device.

Google announced its new updates two months post- Android 13 Go Edition launch. It enables Entry-Level Smartphone users to update the software through the Google play store akin to Google’s Pixel-branded smartphones. The google play system ensures regular updates of the device without taking up additional storage space. The enhanced user experience trickling down into budget smartphones could not overcast the ambiguity over the modus operandi of the impact of minimal hardware requirements on the designing features for such devices.

Today 250 million+ active users are accessing Android Go. It has been revealed that the devices with Android 13 (Go Edition) would land in the mobile market by 2023. Walking on the footmarks Xiaomi recently unveiled its Redmi A1+ in India powered by Google Android 12 (Go Edition) in the Indian mobile market. These base variant devices offer 2 GB RAM with 32 GB storage, MediaTek Helio A22 SoC, Dual rear camera setup along with a 50000mAh battery. It is also loaded with a fingerprint reader that is unavailable on the standard Redmi A1+ in India model.

The Way Ahead

Future tech-enabled mobile devices require more specifications as compared to the current trend. Google has correctly identified the need of the hour and rolled out an Android 13 Go Edition update that was the need of the hour. The budget-friendly mobile market is way too big and important for the global economy. The material you update will spike the sales figures of entry-level mobile devices and enable Entry-Level Smartphones users to get the best user experience.

Twitter Denies Payoffs to Its Employees; Details Inside

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Twitter

In Brief

Twitter is one of the very first and most popular social media platforms we have today as it was launched during the mid 2000s, along with Facebook and YouTube, and all three continue to thrive even today despite getting stiff competition from many other platforms that have emerged since then.

There are billions of users on Twitter and it is considered highly knowledgeable but toxic platform, which is why many people are wary of it and don’t want anything to do with it. Twitter was once considered an alternative to print and electronic media as it busted myths and fake news replete with propaganda designed to cost unrest and anarchy.

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As of late, Twitter is involved in a legal tussle with the mighty Elon Musk, after the latter had proposed to buy it out for a jaw dropping $44 million but later backed out of the deal around July 2022, owing to the innumerable spam accounts and bots that Twitter has, or so Musk claimed.

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Later, Musk reversed his decision and plans to go ahead with the deal as he originally intended, which was met with a sigh of relief from both sides as they feared the legal hassle will continue for a longer period of time.

In the midst of it all, Twitter employees are in for some bad news as the company has denied to give payoffs to them and clarified the same, owing to Musk’s plans to purchase the entire company, because the Tesla CEO is considering layoffs at the org, hence Twitter’s plans for job cuts to its employees.

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The general counsel has already mailed to its employees regarding no layoffs, while the organizations’ current management is planning to pare the payroll of the company by about $800 million by the end of 2023, which means that nearly a fourth of the workforce will be packing up.

It is the human resource staff that denied mass layoffs for the employees, and there were quite a few documents that showed extensive plans to have staff pushed out, whilst infrastructure costs were already slashed, which was before Musk announced its plan to purchase Twitter.

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Conclusion

While Twitter employees aren’t too happy with the plan, things seemed to have worked out well for Twitter and Elon Musk as they have reached an agreement of sorts. It will be interesting to see how things turn out and where they will be heading in the coming days.

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US Officials to Review Twitter Deal, SpaceX Satellite Network; Details Inside

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Highlights

  • Musk has taken to Twitter to announce proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war
  • Foreign investors in Musk-Twitter deal could trigger a CFIUS review
  • Group includes Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and Binance

In Brief

The well known battle between Twitter and Elon Musk has been going on for many months ever since the Tesla CEO had first put forth the offer to purchase Twitter for a whopping $44 billion and later backed out, citing the huge number of bots and spam accounts on its platform, which began the war of lawsuits between the two giants.

Twitter decided to take Musk to court so that he abides by his offer and it was a tense battle of wits between the two giants in the tech business to see which one of them triumphs over the other.

Twitter Musk

Elon Musk has also struck a deal for SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Network, along with that of Twitter. While the Twitter-Musk courtroom battle is well known, very few are aware of this deal.

Amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, the main chief of SpaceX has come up with different proposals to end the conflict, whilst claiming that SpaceX can no longer continue funding its Starlink internet services in Ukraine, thereby backing out and bearing the penalties of the service.

The Joe Biden Administration is in talks of subjecting some of Musk’s ventures to national reviewing, which includes both his Twitter deals and SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Network, which is said to be in its early stages as the US Govt. officials are duly weighing the availability of tools through which they can review said ventures.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is said to be the one that’ll review Musk’s ventures like his financial assets and capital among others, which makes sense as CFIUS comes under the US Department of Treasury and the main element that might trigger the review is the presence of foreign investors in the consortium.

Conclusion

It will be interesting to see how things turn out in the end because the national review of a huge organization is no easy task but the Biden administration seems to have made up its mind in going through with it in full measure.

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Musk’s ventures will be subjected to scrutiny by the US federal government officials and only time will tell whether it turns out smooth or worse for Musk, given the turmoil he’s been in the to the ongoing legal battle with Twitter.

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India Houses 11% of Global Web3 Talent; A 120% Surge Expected

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Global Web3 Talent

Highlights

  • India is home to over 450 active Web3 startups
  • Indian tech industry employs nearly 75,000 blockchain professionals
  • Indian developers working on DeFi, Metaverse, NFT projects

In Brief

The crypto sector has always received mixed reviews when it comes to Indian experts and even though cryptocurrency has achieved great success in India, as it has in western countries, but people here still look upon it as a dubious medium as far as earning money is concerned.

The crypto industry is still in its nascent stages in India and since crypto money is not regulated by any central bank, there are many that continue to doubt its authenticity and view it as nothing more than a devious gamble.

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Bitcoin is the most popular form of cryptocurrency in the world and a single coin is worth a billion rupees, another big reason why people view it with skepticism in India. The rules, regulations, and procedures regarding the crypto sector are still in the drafting phase in the country.

India is going to see a big boom as the latest news reveals that nearly 11% of the world’s total Web3 Talent is found here, which has been confirmed by Nasscom, the country’s primary non-government tech trade body.

The India Web3 Startup Landscape is an emerging technology leadership frontier that seeks to explore the current and future potential of the Web3 sector industry, even though it is facing roadblocks at every corner.

Indian developers are trying their hand out in the blockchain sector for quite some time and it is exciting to know that they are quite ahead in the scheme of things with expertise in reskilling and development, due to which the demand-supply app will be eradicated.

The Indian Web3 firms are doing their best in blockchain gaming, decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, Metaverse, and many more. It is quite interesting to see India rapidly adapting to new age technologies, the blooming startup ecosystem, along with a huge set of digitally skilled talent potential.

Conclusion

Since the beginning of 2022, Indians have been paying nearly 30% of their crypto earnings, and in July of the same year, the crypto exchange plunged in trading volumes after the 1% TDS rule went live on each transaction.

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In 2021 itself, nearly 7% of the Indian population, most of them youths, owned digital money in the form of cryptocurrency even though the tax regime has been criticized, while the country also secured the 4th position on the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index, which is a step in the right direction.

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