Tech News Today: Vivo X100 series India launch, iQOO to launch more accessories and more | Technology News

Tech News Today (December 17, 2023): Vivo has officially confirmed that its flagship X100 series of smartphones will soon launch in India and iQOO, which recently launched Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powered iQOO 12 might soon announce its first smartwatch and TWS.

Vivo X100 series is powered by the Dimensity 9300 SoC (Image credit: Vivo)

Tech News Today in India: According to the latest social media post by Vivo India, the Vivo X100 series of smartphones will soon launch in India and iQOO is gearing up to launch the next set of gadgets in China. At an upcoming event, the company is expected to announce iQOO Neo 9, Neo 9 Pro, iQOO Watch, and TWS 1e.

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   Vivo X100 series India launch confirmed

   Vivo has confirmed that the flagship X100 series, powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity 9300 SoC will soon launch in India and just like the Vivo X90 series, the company is expected to launch both the Vivo X100 and the Vivo X100 Pro in the country.

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   https://twitter.com/Vivo_India/status/1736318251431535096

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   iQOO to foray into smartwatch, TWS

   iQOO is expected to launch its first smartwatch — iQOO Watch, which is said to be based on the Vivo Watch 3 and the company is also expected to announce a mid-range pair of earbuds — TWS 1e with features like active noise cancellation, 3D panoramic sound, and more along with the iQOO Neo 9 series of smartphones, powered by the latest chip from MediaTek.

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   Pixel smartphones gain diagnostic tool app

   Google has released a new diagnostic tool app for Pixel smartphones, which includes repair manuals, which makes repairing a Pixel smartphone a lot easier. On top of that, Pixel smartphones now have a dedicated repair mode, which helps users secure the data while sending the device for a repair process.

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   Google Photos app for Android gets a major update

   Google has updated its Photos app for Android smartphones, which now makes it easy to import photos from the platform. The new system-wide photo picker on Google Photos makes it easy for other apps and services to import a photo or video stored on the Google Photos app.

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   Google extends the date for enabling Bluetooth on the Stadia controller

   If you own a Stadia controller, then here is good news, Google extends the date to convert your Stadia controller into a Bluetooth controller. By default, the Stadia controller works over Wi-Fi, and converting it into a Bluetooth process is an irreversible process and users now have time until December 2024 to do the same.