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.
Google has already rolled out a bunch of updates to help their users find COVID-19 related resources easily. Collaborating with ICMR and MyGov, Google will now add new functionality to Search, Assistant and Maps that will help people find local COVID-19 testing centers.
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Google has announced that they are expanding Google Assistant features to nearly all smart devices globally. These features include Voice match support, the ability to adjust hotword sensitivity and the ability to set any smart device as the default when playing music.
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Vodafone Idea has announced that it will support for cellular service on the Apple Watch (GPS + Cellular) in select circles across India, from June 12, 2020. The service will be made available for Vodafone Postpaid customers, which includes the Enterprise Postpaid customers too.
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Sony has announced the launch of WH-CH710 wireless headphones in India that uses their Artificial Intelligence Noise Cancellation (AINC) technology. It features Dual Noise Sensor Technology, long battery life, quick charge technology, voice assistant support and more.
Intel has announced the launch of new Core processors, code-named “Lakefield” with Hybrid CPUs. These processors leverage Intel’s Foveros 3D Packaging technology that enables the various IPs to be stacked in three dimension instead of two, reducing the package size and increasing power efficiency.
