Recently, Airtel started testing WiFi Calling (VoWiFi) in several cities in India and later officially launched the service. Following Airtel’s launch, Reliance Jio has now started rolling out WiFi Calling facility in Chennai and Delhi-NCR. This comes after the testing began in Delhi recently. The company is yet to launch the VoWiFi services in the country officially.
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Smartphone manufacturers have been improving the voice quality on smartphones through better hardware every time to offer the best voice quality experience to users. In the past, brands like Xiaomi have also experimented with Cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic system instead of an earpiece. Although the voice call quality also depends on the network, the quality of the voice calls made through Bluetooth accessories is not there yet. Now, Qualcomm’s new aptX voice codec aims to solve this issue and this comes after the introduction of aptX and aptX HD technologies for music streaming previously.
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MediaTek just announced Dimensity 800, the company’s latest SoC in the Dimensity series with built-in 5G, as it had promised. This comes after Dimensity 1000 that was introduced back in November last year. The Dimensity uses 7nm process technology, same as the Dimensity 1000, but this features four Cortex-A76 cores operating up to 2GHz and four power-efficient ARM Cortex-A55 cores operating at up to 2.0GHz. The company just says Dimensity 1000-class GPU, combined with MediaTek gaming technology – HyperEngine without revealing the GPU model. Continue reading “MediaTek Dimensity 800 7nm Octa-Core SoC with built-in 5G for mid-range devices announced”
Recently, Samsung teased the launch of a new “Artificial Human” at CES 2020 event and didn’t disclose many details then. Now, at the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung has unveiled NEON Artificial Human which is powered by Core R3 and Spectra, and more details about the project have been revealed now.
OnePlus just announced the Concept One, the company’s first concept phone at its CES event today. The main highlight of the phone is its invisible camera electrochromic glass technology. The company has partnered with McLaren once again for the phone. We checked out the phone at the event, here is our first impressions. Continue reading “OnePlus Concept One Hands On and First Impressions”
After teasing the phone, OnePlus has officially announced OnePlus Concept One, the company’s first concept phone at CES 2020. This is the first phone to use color-shifting glass technology (electrochromic glass technology), allowing it to change transparency and giving it an ‘invisible camera.’, says the company. It has partnered with McLaren for the third time, and the design of the phone draws inspiration from the McLaren’s design ethos and approach. Continue reading “OnePlus Concept One with invisible camera inspired by McLaren design announced”
This year at CES 2020, Dell is announcing their new G5 15 SE (Special Edition) that is completely powered by AMD for both its CPU and GPU, targeting the budget gamer segment. Dell also announced many concept devices including a handheld gaming device and foldable screen devices.
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand announced its MagicWatch 2, the successor to the MagicWatch recently and the company is all set to launch its smartwatch in India soon. Alongside the MagicWatch 2, HONOR is also launching the ‘HONOR Band 5i’, which is an upgrade to the HONOR Band 5 that was launched last year. Both the products are expected to be unveiled alongside the HONOR 9X next week.
HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 7 Plus smartphone, which makes it the fifth Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 8.1 in October, and Nokia 9 PureView and Nokia 7.1 last month, and Nokia 6.1 Plus yesterday. It was launched in 2018 running Android Oreo, and got the Pie update in September 2018. Android 10 brings number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Smart Reply, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and lots more. Continue reading “Nokia 7 Plus Android 10 update starts rolling out”
Belkin, a leader in global consumer electronics, took the podium to unveil its new products, including power bank featuring fast charging technology, wireless charges and screen protection accessories. Continue reading “Belkin unveils wireless charging power bank, 20,000mAh fast charging power bank, screen protectors at CES 2020”
Update: Redmi 7A MIUI v11.0.2.0 has started rolling out widely after v11.0.1.0 was rolled back. You can download the recover ROM here or the OTA from V10.2.10.0 here and update it manually, if you have not received the update yet.
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We do not know who asked for it, but we definitely love it as ASUS has announced the worlds first and fastest ROG Swift 360 gaming monitor at CES 2020 that refreshes at, you guessed it, an insane 360 Hz. Along with this, ASUS also launched new gaming laptops in the ROG Zephyrus and TUF series, all powered by Ryzen 3rd gen mobile CPUs.
Amazon has launched Echo Auto, the company’s latest Alexa product designed for in-car usage with 8 microphones and far-field technology to hear you even in noisy traffic conditions. It is powered by the car’s 12V charging socket or USB port and connects to your car stereo system for audio playback using a 3.5 mm auxiliary cable or Bluetooth connection. Continue reading “Amazon Echo Auto with 8 microphones and far-field technology for in-car usage launched in India for Rs. 4999”
ASUS at CES 2020 has launched new laptops, all updated with 10th gen Intel Core CPUs, in their Chromebook, Zenbook, Vivobook and Expertbook lineups. Along with this, they have also launched two new monitors in their ProArt lineup for professionals having extreme colour accuracy with 100% Rec. 709 color space coverage.
realme just announced X50 5G, the company’s first 5G smartphone at an event in China as it had promised. It packs a 6.57-inch FHD+ LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 90.48% screen to body ratio and the punch-hole screen houses a 16MP camera as well as an 8MP 105° ultra-wide sensor, is powered by Snapdragon 765G with up to 12GB RAM and support for built-in 5G stand alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. It features 8mm liquid-cooled copper pipe 3.0 for improved heat dissipation. Continue reading “Realme X50 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, 64MP quad rear cameras, dual in-screen front cameras announced”
