Instagram Influencers, Celebs Being Investigated For Hiding Paid Endorsements Instagram influencers don’t just have a big fan following; they are also courted by major brands for promotions and tie-ups. But major influencers in the UK are learning that hiding such partnerships may actually come back to bite them. UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has reportedly launched an investigation into whether somecelebrity influencersare flouting consumer protection laws in the country by advertising brands and products on their social media accounts without revealing if they have been paid to do so....

Kerala Flood Victims Can Share Location Offline with Google Maps Plus Codes Even when they are offline, Kerala flood victims can use their Android smartphones or tablets to generate and share the plus code of their exact location, which can pinpoint their whereabouts and make it easier for rescue workers to reach them, Google said on Saturday. Users can share their plus codes over a voice call or an SMS, if they don’t have internet connectivity....

Manual Google Drive Backup Support Coming In Upcoming Android Release A future Android release might include the ability to manually backup app data to Google Drive, according to a correspondent for the Android development team on the Google Issue Tracker. The ability to manually backup data toGoogle Drivewill include things like backing up app data, call history, device settings, and text messages. As of now, your Android smartphone automatically backs up your data to Google Drive under certain conditions that take into account time, power status, WiFi connectivity, etc....

MediaTek’s Helio P80, P90 Chipsets Could Be Seen in Oppo Phones Soon After releasing its new Helio A series of chips last month, Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek is reportedly working on two chipsets in its Helio P series which are expected to be announced soon. The information regarding the new chipsets comes from WinFuture.de’s Roland Quandt, who revealed the information in a recenttweet. MediaTek’s last release in its Helio P lineup, its Helio P60 chip, has been available for some months and features four Cortex-A73 cores clocked as fast as 2GHz along with four Cortex A-53 cores clocked at 2GHz....

Microsoft Developing New Version of BP-Monitoring Glabella Smart Glasses Microsoft is developing the next version of its smart glasses, called Glabella, that can work as a cuff-less, wearable and unobtrusive blood pressure measuring device, according to a new report. The device incorporates optical sensors, processing, storage, and communication components, all integrated into the frame to passively collect physiological data about the user without the need for any interaction, according to a paper published on Proceedings of the ACM Journal of Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies....

OnePlus 6T Reportedly Coming in October and Could Be Priced at $550 Earlier in May this year, OnePlus co-founder Carl Peihinted that the company will stickto its ‘two flagships a year’ format for the time being. We have been waiting for news about the OnePlus 6T since then and according to a CNET report the OnePlus 6T will be officially launched in October in all markets. The report goes on to detail the phone’s carrier tie-ups in the US....

OnePlus Reveals How It Designed the Revamped OxygenOS UI OnePlus has been testing a new UI forOxygenOSon the OnePlus 5/5T in the beta channel for quite some time now. The new UI introduces a cleaner and much more modern interface to the devices and if you’ve been wondering how the company came about with the redesign, then you’re in luck. In aposton the OnePlus forums, the company has highlighted exactly how it ended up with the redesigned UI after careful consultation with the users....