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Tech T@lk

uber eats brings bill apple’s new iPad air

splitting feature launched with m1

processor, 5g
ber is bringing a group order
and bill splitting feature to
Uits Uber Eats app. t the Apple launch event on
As per The Verge, through the Tuesday, the tech giant has an-
help of this feature, a user would anounced an update to the iPad
now be able to start a group order Air, a year and a half after it gave the
from within the Uber Eats app. For tablet an iPad Pro-style redesign. Ac-
this, a user will have to navigate to cording to The Verge, though most
the restaurant he wants to order of the design is still the same, howev-
from, tap the three dots in the top- er, the new iPad Air model has been
right corner of the page, and then while also letting the users set spend- updated with a faster M1 processor, Apple is calling “starlight.”
tap ‘group order’. ing limits to deter anyone from or- which was first seen in Apple’s Macs. In the camera department, the
The Verge tells from there, the dering the most expensive item on Starting at USD 599 for the Wi-Fi-on- device has an updated 12-megapixel
users can invite group members by the menu. Whether a user pay for or ly model, it will also support 5G, and sensor in the front and will support
selecting from their phone’s con- split the bill, all the food will get de- the USB-C port is up to twice as fast Apple’s Center Stage feature that’s
tacts; they will each receive an order livered at the same time, confirmed with 10Gbps of data transfer speeds. designed to automatically keep user
link over text message (and will have Uber. For get-togethers, Uber also The Wi-Fi and cellular version will be in the frame while on calls. The new
to download the app if they haven’t gives its users the option to create priced at USD 749. iPad Air’s back camera is still the
already). group orders up to seven days before The tablet, which has a built-in same with 12 megapixels. It’s 10.9-
The guests can then choose and the planned event. Touch ID in the power button, will inch display peaks at 500 nits bright-
pay for the food that they want. People can pick their food within be made available from March 18 in ness and supports HDR, but there’s
Uber Eats also gives its users a specific window of time, and Uber colours including gray, pink, purple, no mention of ProMotion. The iPad
the option to foot the entire bill will notify them in case they forget. blue, and a silver/gold cross which Air has landscape stereo speakers.

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