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Update: realme has posted new teaser for the D brand and also officially confirmed May 25, 2021 will be the global launch date of its first brand under the realme TechLife ecosystem. The teaser on Twitter talked about the origin of this new brand saying that it started with a DREAM, which led to a DISCOVERY of new DESIGN and DEVELOPMENT, to produce something DIFFERENT. Continue reading “realme India confirms global launch of TechLife brand that starts with ‘D’ on May 25”
WhatsApp’s deadline for accepting their new Terms of Service (TOS) and Privacy Policy was 5 days ago on the May 15th. Now, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sent a letter to the Facebook-owned company to withdraw the update within 7 days, and failure to do so will prompt lawful measures.
Continue reading “Government of India directs WhatsApp to withdraw new TOS and privacy policy”
Qualcomm, one of the world’s biggest chip designers and manufacturers, has unveiled their next generation Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System, along with their Snapdragon X65 and X62 5G M.2 Reference Designs for PCs. The X65 5G Modem-RF System is the world’s first system that is capable of 10 Gigabit 5G and the first 3GPP release 16 modem-RF system.
Infinix has launched the Hot 10S, the company’s latest mid-range phone in the Hot series in India, as it had announced. The phone packs a 6.82-inch HD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.6% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android 11 with XOS on top, features an 48-megapixel rear camera along with a 2MP portrait camera, AI lens and an 8-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Infinix Hot 10S with 6.82-inch 90Hz display, Helio G85, up to 6GB RAM, 6000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 9999”
realme has introduced realme Watch 2 Pro, realme Buds Wireless 2, Buds Wireless 2 Neo and realme Pocket Bluetooth Speaker at its AIoT Sports launch event in Malaysia, as it had promised. The Watch 2 Pro has a lot of features that the Watch 2 misses out, including GPS support, has up to 90 sports modes, larger 1.75-inch display with 30 fps refresh rate for better scrolling and finger controls. Continue reading “realme Watch 2 Pro with 1.75-inch display, GPS, SpO2 monitoring, 90 sports modes and realme Buds Wireless 2 with ANC, LDAC announced”
Samsung has introduced Galaxy S21 5G Olympic Games Edition (SC-51B) in Japan as a part of its 2021 summer line up, ahead of 2021 Olympic Games in Japan. The company had been releasing Olympic Edition phones since 2018 with Galaxy Note Olympic Edition, Galaxy Note 3 Olympic Edition in 2014, Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Edition in 2016, Galaxy Note8 2018 Winter Olympic Games Limited Edition, Galaxy S10+ Olympic Games Edition in 2019 and Galaxy S20+ 5G Olympic Games Athlete Edition last year. And we should see a lot more in coming years, as Samsung’s sponsorship of the event doesn’t end until 2028. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Olympic Games Edition announced”
Samsung has announced Galaxy F52 5G, a cheaper version of the A52 5G powered by the same Snapdragon 750G SoC in China. This replaces the 120Hz AMOLED screen with a 6.6-inch FHD+ LCD screen with the same 120Hz refresh rate, so this there is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner instead of in-display fingerprint scanner. It has a 3.6mm small punch-hole that houses a 16-megapixel camera. It doesn’t have IP ratings like the A52. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy F52 5G with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 750G, 64MP quad rear cameras announced”
Sony Mobile has introduced new Xperia Ace II (SO-41B), a compact smartphone in Japan as the successor to Xperia Ace that was introduced back in 2019. It has a 5.5-inch HD+ display, compared to Full HD+ display in the predecessor, is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 processor with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 11, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, AI scene detection and an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Ace II with 5.5-inch display, Water-resistant body announced”
Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform, the company’s new mid-range 5G SoC at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021. It is based on 6nm process technology, has Qualcomm Kryo 670 CPU with new architecture delivers up to 40% performance uplift and the Adreno 642L GPU is designed to deliver up to 40% faster graphics rendering compared to the previous generation, said the company. It has Qualcomm Spectra 570L triple ISP and 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine with the Qualcomm Hexagon 770 processor delivering up to 12 TOPs AI performance, which is a 2x improvement compared to its predecessor. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G 6nm Mobile Platform announced, to power realme “Quicksilver” phone, HONOR 50 series and more”
Molekule, a U.S. based company, has launched their Air Mini+ air purifier in India. It features their advanced air purification Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) technology, which enables the device to inactivate up to 99.99% of coronavirus strains and H1N1 flu virus.
Continue reading “Molekule Air Mini+ app enabled portable Air Purifier launched in India”
Spotify, one of the biggest music and podcast streaming service, has announced 3 new updates that are designed to improve accessibility in their Android and iOS apps. Among them, the biggest update is that Spotify has begun testing automatic transcription for podcasts on their platform.
Continue reading “Spotify introduces new accessibility changes, tests podcast transcription feature”
POCO just announced the POCO M3 Pro 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in a global event, as it had promised. It packs a 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz DynamicSwitch DotDisplay that is capable of adjusting to content automatically – from static content viewing at 50Hz, streaming video at 60Hz to scrolling social media feeds or gaming at up to 90Hz, has 91% screen-to-body ratio and a 8MP front camera inside the punch-hole. It is powered by Dimensity 700 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM. Continue reading “POCO M3 Pro 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 700, up to 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery announced”
When shopping online, one of the common first steps is to search for it on Google. The Search giant uses their powerful AI model called Shopping Graph, to streamline the shopping experience on their platform, and they have now have announced new updates to improve the experience, including a partnership with Shopify.
HUAWEI today introduced FreeBuds 4 , the company’s latest true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.2 chipset that reduces latency to 90ms. It has a Semi-open design compared to in-ear design in the FreeBuds Pro and FreeBuds 4i, but it still has adaptive noise reduction technology that moderately reduces external low-frequency noise, making your hearing more comfortable during noise reduction. It can achieve up to 25dB of hybrid active noise reduction. Continue reading “HUAWEI FreeBuds 4 ANC earbuds with semi-open design, Bluetooth 5.2, fast charging announced”
IFA Berlin has cancelled its 2021 event that was supposed to take place as a full-scale, real-life event from 3rd to 7th, September 2021. It will now happen from 2nd to 6th September 2022. The decision was made following detailed conversations with public health experts and multiple stakeholders, said IFA. Continue reading “IFA 2021 Berlin cancelled due to global health uncertainties”
