Author: Milan Nair

Alternative app stores choices on Android to become easier to install soon

When Epic Games started a legal fight with Apple over the latter’s app store policies and high fee on app-store purchases, Epic Games also filed a lawsuit against Google on similar grounds. While Apple is fighting back against the lawsuit aggressively, Google is looking to make changes in their policies to make themselves appear less anti-competitive, announcing that they will be making it easier for users to select an alternative app store on Android 12.

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Google Meet for Android and iOS adds background noise cancellation

Due to the pandemic, we have all seen a massive shift towards many people working from home. One issue that came up is the less than ideal environments that working people have at homes to take video calls. Google came out with a solution for their Meet video-conferencing app which is a background noise filter that is now available on their Android and iOS app.

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Fitbit OS 5.0 rolling out for Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 fitness trackers

Fitbit has begun shipping two of their newly announced fitness trackers, the Fitbit Sense and Fitbit Versa 3. With them, Fitbit has also released their latest Fitbit OS 5.0, bringing major changes to the UI and navigation. The new update will only arrive for these two fitness trackers and not for the older devices.

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Jabra Elite Active 75t Review: A worthy competitor?

Jabra has been a leader in audio products for a long time now, for both casual listening and for office spaces. Among the former, the Elite series of headphones and earphones have a strong reputation for quality, both in materials and audio fidelity. The Elite Active 75t is their highest-end truly wireless earbuds, replacing the well-reviewed 65t, designed for listening to music during the gym, when working out and for those with a more active lifestyle. With a price tag of 15,499, it is cheaper than other workout focused earbuds like the Bose SoundSport Free and the Beats Powerbeats Pro, but what compromises did Jabra make? Read on in my review.

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Google Maps is testing a dedicated car mode UI

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Google Maps is supposedly testing a new UI change within the app, bringing a dedicated Car Mode interface that would replace the existing in-car navigation UI. The new UI incorporates elements from Android Auto’s current Google Maps app like its buttons and home screen.

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Reliance Jio introduces In-Flight mobile services on 22 international flights

Jio has announced a partnership with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to launch In-Flight services to its JioPostpaid Plus customers, enabling mobile services like voice and data to those travelling abroad. These service will first begin on 22 international flights and will later be expanded to domestic flights. Continue reading “Reliance Jio introduces In-Flight mobile services on 22 international flights”

Garmin Instinct Solar and fenix 6 Pro Solar smartwatches launched in India starting at Rs. 42090

Garmin, popular smart wearables manufacturer, has announced the launch of two new smartwatches in India, the Instinct Solar and fenix 6 Pro Solar. These smartwatches are part of Garmin’s solar-powered smartwatches and feature Pulse Ox, Body Battery, advanced sleep monitoring, stress tracking, etc.

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Amazon introduces “Luna” cloud gaming service for Fire TV, PC, Mac and mobile

One key area that almost every major tech company like Apple, Google and Microsoft has begun investing in is cloud-gaming services. So it is not a surprise that Amazon, the owners of Amazon Web Services (AWS), has now announced their entry into the cloud gaming service with the launch of “Luna”, which is now available early access in the US.

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Amazon introduces 4th generation spherical shaped Echo, Echo dot and Echo dot with clock starting at Rs. 4499

Amazon has announced refreshes to their Echo line of smart speakers with the launch of the Echo (4th Gen), Echo Dot (4th Gen) and the Echo Dot (4th Gen) with clock. They all have design refreshes in a new spherical shape, improved sound quality and bass, a  tap-to-snooze feature and a Low Power Mode for power savings.

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Sony WF-H800 truly wireless earbuds with up to 16 hour total battery life launched in India for Rs. 14990

Sony has announced the new WF-H800 truly wireless earbuds, which is part their h.ear range of products. They feature Sony’s signature Tri-hold structure, Sony’s Digital Sound Enhancement Engine HX technology, long battery life, automatic pause/play and more.

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Dell G7 15 7500 laptop with up to 10th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 GPU launched in India

Dell has announced the launch of a new laptop in the G series of gaming laptops – the Dell G7 15 7500. The laptop comes with 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs, NVIDIA GeForce RTX discrete GPUs, fast refresh rate display options, 1TB of NVMe SSD storage and more.

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Western Digital introduces WD Purple 18TB HDD and 1TB microSD card in India

Western Digital, makers of storage drives, has announced the launch of two new products in their Purple storage solutions — a massive 18TB HDD and a 1TB MicroSD. These two products are designed for DVR/NVR applications, surveillance applications and for analytics appliances.

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Twitter testing voice message feature for DMs

In June, Twitter released a new feature in its feed called Voice Tweets, that allowed users to share their thoughts via a audio message. Now, Twitter is expanding on it and has begun testing a new feature where users can send voice messages in Twitter DMs

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Apple said to release Mini LED iPad Pro models by the end of 2020

There have been many rumours of Apple working towards making the shift to Mini LED displays for all of its devices. The latest one, from Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo, suggests that Apple is still working with suppliers and the first device with the Mini LED display will be an iPad Pro that is expected to release by the end of 2020.

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Jabra Elite 85t truly wireless earbuds with adjustable ANC announced for $229

Jabra has announced their next generation truly wireless earphones, the Elite 85t. This time, it features their Advanced Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) with a new Semi-open design, enhanced call quality with a 6 microphone setup and support for Qi-wireless charging.

The Elite 85t have new 12mm drivers that are designed for powerful bass, all housed in a new semi-open earphone that ensure comfort and relieve ear pressure. The earbuds have oval silicon EarGels do not go in as deep as before, providing a more comfortable experience while feeling secure.

It has dual dedicated ANC chips for Jabra’s Advanced ANC technology, enabling strong ANC capabilities with minimal processing. Similar to the 75t, it will also support Hear Through mode to let users hear their surroundings if they wish to. The new 6 microphone system have improved noise cancellation and wind protection for clearer calls.

As usual, the earbuds are IPX4 certified, and the battery life is rated at 5.5 hours of listening time with ANC ON, and a total of 25 hours with the Qi-wireless capable charging case. It comes in four colour combinations – Gold/Beige, Copper/Black, Black and Grey and Titanium/Black.

Jabra has also announced that its Elite 75t series will be getting a free OTA update that will enable active noise cancellation. The Elite 85t will go on sale for a price of $229 (Approx. Rs. 16,826) from November 2020 for the Titanium/Black version and January 2021 for the rest of the colours.