Samsung has officially launched Samsung Health Monitor app for users of the Galaxy Watch Active 2 in South Korea. The feature was first announced back in April, after Samsung received certification from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) to release an over-the-counter and cuffless blood pressure monitoring application.
Google released its Android 11 Beta to the public on June 10th, and one among its major updates was a change where all conversations from messaging apps were grouped into a dedicated space in the Notifications screen. Google has now announced collaborations with Facebook and Twitter to help integrate Messenger and Twitter DMs respectively with Android 11’s Conversations API.
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While the worldwide smartphone market saw a decline of 11.7% YoY, the worldwide smartwatch market recorded a growth of 12% YoY, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Apple continued to lead the market with their Apple Watch Series devices, followed by Huawei, Samsung, Garmin and Fitbit.
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Twitter has begun rolling out an interesting new feature for its iOS app users, which is the ability to create Voice Tweets. Users can now record their thoughts with their voice, each one having a maximum time limit of a little more than 2 minutes, and post it for their followers to hear.
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Qualcomm has announced the launch of their newest 5G and AI-Enabled Robotics Platform called the Robotics RB5. It is the successor to Qualcomm’s Robotics RB3 platform and comprises of extensive set of hardware, software and development tools that include the Qualcomm AI Engine, Qualcomm’s Hexagon Tensor Accelerator and more.
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Discovery+, the real-life entertainment streaming app has announced support for the Amazon Fire TV in India. The app brings more than 40,000 hours of content like culture around the planet, history, flora and fauna, science and technology, etc. across 40+ genres such as Science, Adventure, Food, Lifestyle, etc.
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JBL has launched their first ever gaming-focused headset range in India called the JBL Quantum Range that all feature JBL’s QuantumSOUND Signature. It features 7 headset models that include options for casual and competitive gamers, with wired to wireless options and affordable to professional level prices.
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Back in April, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google announced that they were making their video conferencing service “Meet”, free and available to everyone via Gmail. It was initially available for Gmail on the web, and now they are bringing it to Gmail on Android and iOS.
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Android Nearby Sharing, a feature that works similar to Apple’s Airdrop feature, might be finally coming close to a general public release. The feature was spotted in an Android 11 developer oriented video that was posted on YouTube.
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect smartphone sales as a new report from Counterpoint Research states that the premium smartphone segment recorded a decline of 13% YoY globally. In the lead is Apple, contributing 4 out of the top 5 premium smartphones sold globally, followed by Samsung and then Huawei.
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According to a rumour, Google is working on launching a new smart speaker sometime later this year that is codenamed “Prince”. The speaker will likely replace the original Google Home smart speaker, and have a familiar design that is similar to the Nest Mini, Nest Hub, Google Home Max.
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Since its small beginnings as a budget smartphone manufacturer in India, Xiaomi’s portfolio has grown significantly over the past few years. While the company already produced laptops in their home market China, this is the first time they have released a laptop for the Indian market. During their launch event, they spoke highly about the laptop’s minimalist design, build quality and specs that promised performance at an affordable price. Does Xiaomi deliver on these claims? Read on in my review of the Xiaomi Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition Review: Does it deliver?”
Targeting Small-Medium Businesses and Enterprises, Acer has launched their new Veriton N series PCs, starting at Rs. 9999. It will be powered by the latest Intel Dual Core/Quad-Core Processors, with up to 8GB RAM via expansion, Microsoft Windows 10 pre-loaded and more.
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Voice Match is quite a useful feature offered by the Google Assistant, specially for household with multiple users. In an APK teardown of the Google Search app v4.2 for Android TV, deeper integration of the Google assistant was spotted, including the Voice Match feature.
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The makers of Snapchat, Snap Inc. held their Snap Partner Summit on 11th June 2020, and they announced a lot of features that are planned for release in 2020. These include wellbeing features to support Snapchatters, new developer products such as Camera Kit and Snap Minis and new camera and augmented reality Lens experiences.
