Inbase, a manufacturer of portable digital products is entering the Indian smartwatch market with the launch of two new smartwatches; Urban Fit & Urban Beep. They feature GPS, heart rate sensors, Bluetooth connectivity, good battery life, touch screens and more.
India continues to be the second biggest smartphone market in the world, with over 152 million units that calculates 8.0% year-over-year (YoY) growth, according to IDC. The top 5 smartphone manufacturer who sold the most amount of units in India for 2019 were: Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, OPPO and realme.
Autoplaying previews and autoplaying next episode in a series in Netflix have been an annoying features for some users who do want to see trailers of every show or film as they scroll through the app or when they finish an episode. Netflix has finally decided to provide users with a toggle to turn off/on both features, available on all platforms.
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Apple has released iOS 13.4 beta for developers that has quite a few new features. A rather interesting one referenced among them is something called ‘Carkey’ which is API that can turn your iPhone into a key for a NFC enabled car.
Released in 2005, Google Maps has now completed 15 years live. To celebrate, Google announced a bunch of new features like improved public transportation info, a more advanced Live View and a redesign to the organisation of info into 5 easy to access tabs as soon as you open the app.
It is easy to argue that the next major design change to smartphone design involves removing the front camera and hiding it under the display itself. OnePlus is also interested in the idea as it submitted a patent that shows a phone with an under screen front camera system along with a hidden back camera system.
Apple has announced that they will be updating their Xcode 11.4 Beta to include the option of universal purchases across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS platforms. They also updated app categories to be more unified across the App Store and Mac App Store to work along with the unified purchasing.
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Harmano, a manufacturer of audio devices has launched their new Sporto wireless earphones in India. The neckband design earphones feature Bluetooth 5.0, great battery life and high quality sound resolution.
AMANI, a consumer electronics manufacturer has expanded their lineup of wireless earphones with the launch of the ASP-BT-6310. It is a pair of Bluetooth earphones that has a unique design, comfortable fit and a claimed battery life of 6 hours.
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Multiple Inboxes was a feature introduced in Gmail a few years ago that enabled users to have view more mails organised in panes on the desktop experience. Today Google has announced that they are redesigning Multiple Inboxes with new features, settings reorganisations and removing simultaneous preview panes support.
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OnePlus remains committed to delivering the best software experience for its TV customers as it adds new functionality with a software update. Most notably, the OnePlus TV will now have native support for Spotify, other content apps like Jio Saavn, Voot and more.
Apple has patented an interesting new design that aims at solving the problem of the display creasing or damaging in foldable devices. The design shows type of hinge mechanism that ensures adequate space between two housings for the display when folded, preventing a sharp fold and thereby no creases.
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Portronics, an audio electronics manufacturer has expanded their wireless audio lineup with the launch of their new Harmonics Twins II. The 2nd generation device features an updated design, Bluetooth 5.0, IPX4 rating and touch controls.
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Nvidia’s competitor in the cloud gaming service space called ‘GeForce Now’ has finally come out beta and is live for everyone now. The service is Nvidia’s answer to Google’s Stadia service, Sony’s PlayStation Now and Microsoft’s upcoming xCloud but works differently in that users can use their existing games to use the service.
Paytm has launched a new Android based All-in-one POS device that will help merchants accept payment through a variety of methods. The machine can accept Paytm Wallet, all UPI based apps, Debit & Credit Cards, Cash and is loaded with billing, payments, and customer management software.
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