Facebook has removed 276 accounts that used fake profiles to pose as right-leaning Americans and comment on news articles, often in favor of President Donald Trump, the company announced Thursday, reports AP.

The platform also permanently banned an Arizona-based digital communications firm that it said was behind the fake accounts.

The move was prompted by reporting last month in The Washington Post that a pro-Trump group known as Turning Point Action was paying teenagers to post coordinated, supportive messages, a violation of Facebook’s rules.

Facebook and Twitter have been regularly removing fake accounts — both domestic and foreign — that try to insert themselves in the U.S. political discourse and influence the election. But social media companies face broader threats around misinformation and voter suppression that at times come from President Donald Trump himself.

The latest network Facebook removed became active before the 2018 midterm elections and went dormant until June, when the accounts began posting on topics including the coronavirus pandemic, criticism of the Democratic Party and its nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, as well as praise for Trump and other Republicans.

“So sick of democrats continuing to make republicans look bad! It makes me tired of politics and I just believe Republicans are much more humble when it comes to money because Democrats will do anything to screw over Americans,” read one post Facebook cited as an example.

Individuals behind the accounts used stock photos to create fake profiles, many of which were removed by Facebook’s automated detection software. Facebook determined that the accounts were being coordinated by Rally Forge, an Arizona-based firm.

“Although the people behind this network attempted to conceal their identities and coordination, our investigation linked this activity to Rally Forge,” Facebook said.

While Facebook’s investigation cited Rally Forge’s work for Turning Point USA, the work was actually performed on behalf of Turning Point Action, an independent political action committee, according to a statement from the organization. Turning Point Action added that it will work with Facebook “to rectify any misunderstanding” about its content.

Turning Point Action was founded last year by Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, a Phoenix-based non-profit that recruits college students to advocate for conservative causes. The group posts memes and videos on its social media pages that support Trump and other conservative politicians. Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. have also delivered speeches at Turning Point USA or Turning Point Action events, most recently during a June campaign rally in Phoenix.

Messages left with Rally Forge and Turning Point USA were not immediately returned Thursday.

In all, 200 Facebook accounts, 55 pages and 76 Instagram accounts were removed. Facebook said the network had more than 370,000 followers on Facebook, and 22,000 on Instagram. While most of the fake profiles had posed as conservatives, Facebook said some pretended to be left-leaning in 2018.

Twitter, meanwhile, said Thursday that it had suspended 104 accounts linked to an Iranian effort to “artificially” amplify debates over the death of George Floyd and racial justice in the U.S. The platform said that in some cases, the accounts had been hijacked from their original owners.

“In cases where we identify that an account has been compromised ... we aim to restore the account to the original account holder,” Twitter said in a statement. “We were able to do so successfully in most cases here.”

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One of the fastest growing smartphone brand realme is set to bring realme 7 Pro equipped with 65W SuperDart Charge, fastest charging device and realme 7i with 64MP camera in the local market.

The large 4,500mAh battery of realme 7 Pro will be fully charged by the 65W SuperDart Charge within just 34 minutes. The battery consists of a dual 2,250mAh cell and SuperDart can simultaneously charge both with 10V 6.5A at a staggering speed without heating up.

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In an urgent moment, the amazing technology can boost up the battery with 50 percent charge in just 12 minutes, said a press release.

To offer the best camera at this price segment, realme 7 Pro packs a Sony 64MP quad camera setup. For astonishing processing speed while working and playing high graphics game, the phone comes with a powerful Snapdragon 700 series chipset.

Its huge Super AMOLED screen will exponentially boost viewing experience as well. realme 7 Pro will run on realme UI based on Android 10 for a consistent performance.

With realme 7 Pro, the brand will also launch realme 7i, which will be the only smartphone in the country with 64MP camera at this price. Boasting the latest flagship, ultra-clear quad camera set-up comes with ultra-wide-angle, a macro lens and a B&W portrait lens. It also has a 16MP ultra-clear Sony IMX471 front camera for shareable selfies every time.

Offering various filters, even in the night modes, users will be able to capture stylish photographs at any moment and capture the joyous moments of life. With higher refresh rate, sampling rate, massive 5,000mAh battery and powerful Snapdragon processor, heavy gaming will be more enjoyable. Huge screens with eye protection features will ensure longer and seamless entertainment.

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Infinix is launching trendy phones like pioneer Smartphone brands. The Infinix mobiles are catching the attention of mobile enthusiasts by virtue of top-notch features under affordable price-ranges. This Shenzhen-based Smartphone manufacturing company was founded in 2013. On August 31, 2020, Infinix has launched its latest production Infinix Zero 8 in China. Read this article to know the features, specs, and price of Infinix Zero 8 in Bangladesh. 

Infinix Zero 8 Review of Key Features

Design

Though Infinix Zero 8 weighs over 200g, the excellent weight-balance distribution makes this gadget quite manageable to grip. This phone's structure is built with plastic-frame with plastic-back. On the front screen, Zero 8 has a dual punch-hole camera that tends to hamper the continuity of the display. On the rear side Zero 8 has a diamond-shaped camera bump that makes its back-panel design quite unique. You will find the ‘Infinix’ logo beneath the rear-camera series. The chin/bezel of this phone is quite average.

On the right edge of this phone, you get a volume rocker and home button cum fingerprint scanner. It has a SIM card slot on the left side for inserting a dual SIM and a memory card. The upper edge is clean; while the bottom edge is occupied with a USB Type-C port, 3.5MM headphone jack, primary microphone, and a speaker grill. The box includes a standard earphone. This phone appears in 3 color options: black diamond, green diamond, and green diamond.

Display

If you desire to watch YouTube videos, movies, or web series, on a large Full HD mobile-screen display don’t miss the Infinix Zero 8. This Smartphone has a 6.85-inch IPS LCD screen featuring 1080p by 2460 pixels resolution and 392 PPI densities. Its full HD display presents magnificent color vibrancy and sharpness. Furthermore, Zero 8 is blessed with a 90Hz refresh rate that would facilitate you in browsing the screen with ultra-smoothness. Its touch-responsive screen works fast during multi-tasking.

The sunlight visibility of Zero 8 is quite average. Unfortunately, this Smartphone has no Corning Gorilla Glass Protection. But the box includes screen protectors for both the front screen and back panel. You can apply those accessories to protect this phone from scratches.

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Performance

Infinix Zero 8 has an octa-core CPU, designed with A75 and A55 Cortex structure with 2.05GHz clock speed at maximum. Turning to the chipset, you get Mediatek MT6785 Helio G90T SoC 12 nm. This combination may dishearten the gamers who always prefer Snapdragon processors to MediaTek. Though G90T is not a gaming powerhouse, this processor serves great for playing the contemporary advanced level multiplayer games like PUBG, COD, Asphalt 9, etc quite smoothly at high frame rates.

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However, after long-time gaming, you may experience some frame drops. Besides this, the phone might catch some heat if used constantly for lengthy hours. You may know that it is a common nature of the MediaTek processors. To get better gaming performance, you can downgrade the refresh rate from 90Hz to 60Hz. The provided Mali-G76 MC4 GPU offers great visual performance while gaming or watching media.

Inifinix Zero 8 is available in one variant: 8GB RAM with 128GB internal storage. The powerful RAM would assist in the smooth operation of large apps as well as heavy-duty gaming software. Certainly, this is good news for gamers. Though its internal storage is quite enough for both professional and regular applications, you can expand the memory using an external microSD card.

This phone runs on the XOS 7 operating system on top of Android 10. However, the UI seems loaded with bulks of pre-installed apps and software along with some advertisements. These issues can somewhat slow down the functions of Zero 8. Don’t worry! Un-installation of less necessary apps can accelerate the performance of this gadget.

Camera

Let’s talk about the camera. The Infinix Zero 8 is blessed with 6 cameras in total, including a quad (64MP+8MP+2MP+2MP) rear camera series with a dual (48MP +8MP) front camera. On the rear side of this phone, a bit elevated camera bump appears with a smart diamond-shaped look. To protect the cameras you need to use the provided silicon back protector.

Its 64MP f/1.9 prime rear shooter takes wonderful photos with pleasing softness, color boosting, and saturation. The dynamic range of the images is satisfactory with enough shadow details. Furthermore, the main shooter is capable of capturing decent photos in insufficient light conditions. Credit goes to the intelligent ‘night mode’ feature of Zero 8 that produces good quality low-light images without showing grain or excessive softness.

The provided 8MP f/2.3 ultra-wide sensor can capture average-quality photos in ample sunlight. However, a bit more detailings would have been better. Its 2MP f/2.4 Macro shooter would astonish you with clear and sharp photos. Furthermore, its 2MP f/2.4 Depth sensor can take nice portraits with proper edges and detailing of the main subject. With the rear camera, you can shoot up to 4K video clips at 30fps. It has the Gyro-EIS feature.

On the front screen, Zero 8 bears dual selfie sensors. The 48MP f/2.2 prime front-shooter takes fine images both in direct sunlight and indoor light with enough sharpness and detailing.  The 8MP ultra-wide front shooter also takes good photos. But some highlighted areas of the images may get washed up with over brightness. This sensor would help in taking group-selfies. About 1080p videos can be captured at 30fps with the selfie shooters.

Battery

Infinix Zero 8 is powered by a 4500mAh battery. Though it is a standard configuration, Zero 8 falls behind the lower-priced competitors like Galaxy M21 bearing 6000mAh batteries. Zero 8 comes with a 33-watt charger with cable.

Infinite Zero 8 Price in Bangladesh

Infinix Zero 8 is yet to available in Bangladesh officially. The unofficial price of Infinix Zero 8 (8GB by 128GB) is about BDT 22000.

Verdict

Infinix deserves praise for enriching the Zero 8 Smartphone with a bunch of premium features including high refresh rate, full HD display, large screen, versatile camera series, memory card slot, etc. However, this mobile has some limitations such as lack of an AMOLED screen, Gorilla glass protection, a high-powered battery, punch-holed front cameras, etc. Overall, it can be said that considering the price-range, Infinix Zero 8 offers a good deal.

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Huawei’s new smartwatch ‘Huawei Watch Fit’ will hit Bangladesh market from next week, the company has announced.

The latest product will be available at all Huawei authorised shops and after-sales centres from Oct 12, said a press release from Huawei Bangladesh.

The 1.64-inch Huawei Watch Fit is the company’s first-ever smart sports watch with a rounded rectangular face. It can reframe the fitness and sense of the users and ensure good health by monitoring real-time heart rate and sleeping stage.

Zheng Benyang, GTM Director, Huawei Consumer Business Group (Bangladesh), said, “Huawei has always been dedicated to bringing innovative, quality experience and products to Bangladesh consumers. This latest launch is another initiative with the same inspiration. We’ll continue to innovate and create value for our consumers, and provide an excellent all-scenario smart life experience.”

For intelligent background heart rate monitoring, it has Huawei’s proprietary TruSeen 4.0 and HUAWEI TruSleep 2.0 technologies which will provide sleep stage monitoring, sleep respiration quality, and big data analysis, real-time heart rate monitoring including current resting heart rate and blood oxygen saturation.

Additionally, the user will get an infographic to realise their heart rate changed over the last 24 hours.

The new sports watch has three different modes to track workouts and can support an animated personal trainer covering 12 workout courses including 44 posture demonstrations. Its ‘stand up reminders’ remind users to stay active, prompting them to move if they sit for longer than three minutes.

The large AMOLED HD display allows users to engage with the Huawei Watch Fit’s animated fitness courses and other unique features. With ultra-slim bezels, users can enjoy the dazzling and colorful display with minimal distractions.

Huawei Watch Fit offers over 130 different watch face design options through Huawei’s Watch Face Store. Users can personalise their watch faces with their photo albums synced directly from their smartphones.

The smartwatch will cost Tk 9,999.

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During the ongoing pandemic situation, it is not safe to visit shopping centers physically. If you are looking for a one-stop collection to find most of the essential products for your home or office, visit Transcom Digital. It is a subsidiary company of a local business conglomerate titled Transcom Group Limited. Transcom is a trusted Bangladeshi comprador of diverse prominent international brands. Read this article, to know about multifarious products, such as television, refrigerator, air conditioner, kitchen products, personal care products, mobile phones, home appliances, and electronics in Transcom Digital.

Transcom Digital Home Appliance Electronics Products

Television and Soundbar

Television is no more luxury. Rather it has become a part and parcel of our life due to multifarious benefits like entertainment, medium for collecting information, education, etc. Transcom Digital comes with a wide collection of advanced televisions such as QLED TV, Smart TV, UHD TV, Smart TV, Curved TV, HD TV, and Full HD TV. The price of televisions ranges from BDT10,700 to 409000. Furthermore, you can also buy Samsung Soundbar products from this platform under the price range BDT 19,900 to 58,900.

Navigate to https://transcomdigital.com/tv-av-price-in-bangladesh to buy TVs and Soundbars.

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Refrigerator

Food preservation is one of the prime concerns in urban life, as we can hardly manage time for visiting grocery or cooking every day. Transcom Digital presents a versatile collection of refrigerators with diverse capacities ranging from 150 to 550 liter. Here you can choose a refrigerator from the top-notch electronics brands including Samsung, Hitachi, Transtec, Whirlpool, etc.

If you are looking for a suitable refrigerator for home, office, or other entities, Transcom Digital provides multiple options, such as frost (top mount and bottom mount), no frost (side-by-side), multi-door, top mount), and freezer (chest freezer and upright freezer). The refrigerators are available in a variety of colors and design options. Depending on features, capacity, and brand, the price of different refrigerators ranges from BDT25000 to 500000.

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Air Conditioner with Exchange Offer

The global climate change issue has also impacted the local weather of Bangladesh significantly. For a comfortable urban lifestyle, Air conditioner has become a necessity. Responding to this demand, Transcom Digital has brought a rich collection of Air Conditioners built by reputed international brands, including Samsung, Hitachi, Panasonic, Transtec, Whirlpool, etc. The capacity of air Conditioners ranges from one to three tons. For home use, Transcom Digital offers Residential ACs (inverter and non-inverter). You can also choose an Air Purifier for other entities like restaurants, offices or industry.

In Transcom Digital, the price range of Air Conditioners ranges from BDT 25000 to 105000. However, you can save money by accepting the lucrative exchange offer! This offer gives you the opportunity to exchange your used old Air Conditioner with a brand new functional AC. Visit Transcom Digital’s official website or physical outlets to grab this offer! 

Click on the Following Link to buy ACs: https://transcomdigital.com/air-conditioner-price-in-bangladesh

Home and Kitchen Appliance

Transcom Digital is enriched with a versatile collection of home appliance products including washing machine, water purifier, irons, vacuum cleaner, floor cleaner, torch, camping light, etc. In this platform, you would also get diverse kitchen appliances including, microwave ovens, blenders, juicers, coffee makers, toasters, sandwich makers, mixers, grinders, cookers, fryer, food processors, dishwashers, kitchen hoods, etc. From Transcom Digital you can select your desired products built by diverse brands, such as Samsung, Hitachi, Transtec, Philips, Whirlpool, Panasonic, Sanford, Bosch, Pureit, Kent, Black & Decker, etc.

Visit https://transcomdigital.com/kitchen-and-home-appliances-in-bangladesh to Purchase Home and Kitchen Appliances.

Personal Care

Self-care is essential for maintaining sound health, productivity, emotional wellbeing, and personal style. Thanks to Transcom Digital for offering a range of personal care products, such as hair styler, hairdryer, shaver, trimmer, etc. On average, the price range of personal care products varies from BDT1600 to 5500.

Click on https://transcomdigital.com/personal-care-products-price-in-bangladesh for Personal Care Products.

Mobile and TABs

Besides the home appliance and electronics products, Transcom Digital sells mobiles, smartphones, and Tabs. From this platform, you get a huge collection of phones built by Samsung and other brands. The price range of mobiles and TABs, ranges between BDT2100 to 20000.

Choose Mobile from https://transcomdigital.com/mobile-tablets-bangladesh

Verdict

So far, we have highlighted the uniform platform ‘Transcom Digital’ that offers a bunch of lifestyles, home appliance, and electronic products built by various well-known international brands. The availability of different products and associated ‘Exchange Offers’ may vary depending upon suppliers as well as company policy. Before buying any product do not forget to checkout necessary issues, like product warranty, brand value, features, specs, etc. Happy Shopping!

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