Amazon Alexa has got a new Auto Mode feature that makes Alexa in the vehicle even better with Echo Auto and supported Alexa auto accessories. Auto mode in the Alexa app lets you turn your phone into a smart, driver-friendly display that enhances Alexa’s in-vehicle voice experience. Continue reading “Amazon Alexa Auto Mode enhances in-vehicle voice experience”
As a part of its strategy to take on Google Nest Mini and Amazon Echo’s line-up, Xiaomi launched Mi Smart Speaker powered by Google Assistant in India under the smart home category. This smart speaker is the latest offering to join the vast ecosystem of Xiaomi’s smart products. Continue reading “Mi Smart Speaker Unboxing and First Impressions”
The Surface Pro X launched last year as Microsoft attempt at producing a product with all of the promises of ARM based computing. Microsoft has announced a refresh for the thin-and-light device, offering an updated custom designed Microsoft SQ 2 processors, and a longer battery life of 15 hours.
Microsoft just announced the Surface Laptop Go, which is the lightest, most affordable Surface laptop yet. It features a 12.4-inch touchscreen PixelSense Display, comes with 10th Generation Intel Core i5 processor, up to 8GB (configurable up to 16GB) of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB of SSD storage. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Laptop Go with 12.4-inch touchscreen, 10th Gen Intel Core i5 processor announced starting at $549”
Toshiba, the brand that was known for personal computers unveiled Android-powered LED TVs in India back in 2015. Fast forward to 2020, the company launched a range of QLED, Full Array UHD, and Smart televisions in India that includes the U50 Series Smart TV. We have been using the Toshiba 55-inch 4K model (55U5050) for a few days and here are our first impressions. Continue reading “Toshiba 55U5050 First Impressions: 55-inch 4K LED Smart TV, VIDAA OS”
Alongside the Galaxy Note 20 series, Samsung announced Galaxy Tab S7+ featuring S-Pen and a gorgeous 120 Hz refresh rate screen. It was also launched in India recently. We unboxed the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+, and here is our first impressions. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Unboxing and First Impressions”
Quite lately, there has been an incessant launch of affordable smartphones in the market, especially in the budget segment. Several companies are bombarding sub 10K segments with numerous phones under various names. Motorola recently joined the bandwagon with its Moto E7 Plus, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. Here we have the first impressions of the phone. Continue reading “Moto E7 Plus Unboxing and First Impressions”
Telegram has released a new update to its app, bringing the version to 7.1.0. With it, Telegram is adding a few new features for its chats, which include filters for its Search function, anonymous group admins, Channel comments, new animations and of course, more animated emoji.
Continue reading “Telegram update v7.1.0 brings Search Filters, Anonymous Group admins and more”
Motorola has confirmed the launch of Razr 5G, the company’s latest foldable phone in India on October 5th on Flipkart. It was introduced last month and packs a 6.2-inch flexible OLED 21:9 CinemaVision foldable touchscreen display that closes completely in half. The phone features a 2.7-inch OLED Quick View display with updated gesture navigation with a navigation bar at the bottom that mimics the gestures of Android 10, so you can easily reach the home screen with just a swipe up. Continue reading “Motorola Razr 5G with 6.2-inch foldable OLED 21:9 display, 2.7-inch external OLED display launching in India on October 5”
After launching the POCO X3 smartphone last week, the company has confirmed the launch of POCO C3, a budget smartphone in India on October 6th on Flipkart. Based on earlier reports, the Redmi 9C that was introduced back in June will be launched as the POCO C3 in India. The company is calling it the Game Charger and the teaser image shows triple rear cameras. Continue reading “POCO C3 with 6.53-inch display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launching in India on October 6”
Apple released The iOS 14.2 Beta 2 is out for developers today, and as expected, the beta reveals many of the new emoji that Apple is planning to release to iOS soon. Apple previewed a few emoji previously, but now with the update, we can see loads more such as the smiling face with tear, Disguised face, gender variations of people wearing a veil or tuxedo and more.
Belkin, a company known for its mobile accessories, launched BOOST↑UP 10W Wireless Charging Pad Kakao Edition in India a couple of months back in collaboration with popular Korea’s KakaoTalk emoticons. Continue reading “Belkin Kakao Friends 10W Wireless Charging Pad Review”
Last month, Reliance Jio and Airtel revamped its broadband plans offering unlimited data, bundled OTT apps, and more. Following that now, ACT Fibernet, a prominent player in the broadband industry has also revised its plans in Chennai, but there’s no unlimited data yet. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet revises FUP on all plans in Chennai”
Google has integrated its powerful voice recognition software and its Google Assistant in many of their apps and software, such as Call Screen, which is a solution to reduce the possibility of picking up spam calls. Now, Google has added yet another feature — Hold For Me, where the Google Assistant will monitor your call on hold and notify the user when the operator on the other end returns.
Choosing a good router/networking device for your home or office is important and several factors including the size of your home/office, number of clients, etc, needs to be taken into consideration. In a typical small office/home office, one would be using different networking devices like router, switch, security gateway, etc. To reduce the clutter and make things easier, Ubiquiti Networks, a California-based company that is known for its networking devices launched its Ubiquiti Dream Machine (UDM) a couple of months back on its India store. It is an all-in-one networking device — High‐Performance Dual-Band 802.11ac 4×4 Wave 2 AP, Managed 4-Port Gigabit Switch, Advanced Security Gateway with Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System and Deep Packet Inspection. I’ve been using the device for quite some time, and here’s the review of the UniFi Dream Machine from Ubiquiti. Continue reading “UniFi Dream Machine Review: The ideal networking device for Small office/home office”
