GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK HAVE TO PAY FOR NEWS CONTENT

Google and Facebook will be forced to pay Australian media companies for their news content in a lifeline for the struggling industry.

The federal government has fast-tracked plans to introduce a mandatory code of conduct, including the payment of news content, for the global digital giants.

The move follows a collapse in advertising revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to many newsrooms closing or scaling back their operations.

Facebook and Google have a stranglehold over the digital advertising market and benefit greatly from the content of news publishers on their platforms, social media, search queries and digital video.

A total of $47.7 in every $100 of digital advertising goes to Google, $24 to Facebook and $29 split between all other parties, including mainstream media outlets.

Facebook game app

Video games are surging in popularity in the pandemic. So Facebook is rolling out an app designed for creating and watching live gameplay.

Facebook plans to introduce the Facebook Gaming mobile app on Monday, the social network said, in its most decisive move into the video game business as people seek entertainment during the pandemic.

The free app caps several years of investment at Facebook, which said more than 700 million of its 2.5 billion monthly users already engaged with gaming content. The app is designed largely for creating and watching live gameplay, a fast-growing online sector where Facebook is battling Amazon’s Twitch, Google’s YouTube and Microsoft’s Mixer services.

The company tested the Facebook Gaming app in Southeast Asia and Latin America over the last 18 months and plans to release it on the Google Play store for Android devices. Versions for iOS will be released once Apple approves them, Facebook said.

MG HECTOR BS6 CAR LAUNCHED

 MG Motor India updated the prices of its BS6 compliant Hector petrol and now, the company has announced the prices for its BS6 Hector diesel at starting price of Rs 13.88 lakh (ex-showroom, India).

                                 

 The above-mentioned price is for the Style variant while the Super, Smart and Sharp variants are available for Rs 14.88 lakh, Rs 16.32 lakh and Rs 17.72 lakh, respectively. The updated prices are an increase of about Rs 40,000-Rs 45,000 depending on the variant. The BS6 Hector diesel is now on sale across all MG Motor dealerships in India.

 

HIGHLIGHTS:-

• MG Motor has already launched the BS6-compliant Hector petrol.
• The new prices came in to effect from April 1, 2020.
• Variant by variant difference is between Rs 40,000 to Rs 46,000 for the Hector diesel.

 MG Hector is also available in a petrol format that is a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine churning out 143bhp and 250Nm of peak torque. The motor is paired with a 6-speed manual or the DCT automatic. In addition, the Hector petrol engine is also offered with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. The Hector petrol is priced between Rs 12.67lakh to Rs 17 lakh.

IMPORTANT LINK :-

 For E-booking :-https://www.mgmotor.co.in/tools/ebooking

Oppo A92s launched

Oppo A92s With 120Hz Display, Quad Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

HIGHLIGHTS:-

• Oppo A92s has a 48-megapixel main camera.
• The phone will go on sale on April 29 in China.
• Oppo A92s has dual front camera.
  
• Oppo A92s has launched in China as the latest smartphone offering from the company. The phone has quad camera module at the back and has a dual hole-punch display up front. There is a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and the phone supports 5G networks. It is up for pre-orders in China, and will go on sale on April 29. Its quad rear camera setup sits inside a square-shaped camera module with a secondary pill-shaped outline inside for better aesthetic. 
  
• KEY SPECS:-
  *Processorocta-core

  *Front Camera-Yes

  *RearCamera-48megapixel+8megapiel

  *RAM-6GB

  *Storage-128GB

  *Battery Capacity-4000mAh

  *OSAndroid 10
• This phone  is priced in China at CNY 2,199 (roughly Rs. 23,700) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option and CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 27,000) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model. The phone comes in Black and White colour options only. It is already up for reservation on the Oppo website in China. It is set to go on sale on April 29.