Tech by Words: May 2020

Sunday, 31 May 2020

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Review: Consistent Performer, but..

Almost a year after the launch of the Galaxy S10 Series, Samsung launched ‘Lite’ versions of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10. While Samsung has a premium flagship lineup, budget lineup, mid-range lineup of smartphones, the company has now tested waters in the affordable flagship category with the launch of Galaxy S10 Lite. The Galaxy … Continue reading

Redmi 9, Redmi 9C and Redmi 9A specifications surface – 6.53-inch display, 5000mAh battery

Details about Redmi 9 along with live image surfaced last year, few details surfaced later and it even surfaced on the official Xiaomi India website. Thanks to the same tipster Sudhanshu, we now have the rumored specifications of the Redmi 9, Redmi 9C and Redmi 9A and their pricing. The Redmi 9C and Redmi 9A … Continue reading

Saturday, 30 May 2020

iQOO 3 available in India at an effective price of Rs. 31990 with ICICI card offer

iQOO launched its iQOO 3 smartphone in 4G and 5G variants earlier this year at a starting price of Rs. 36,990. The company announced price cuts on all the variants of iQOO 3 smartphone last month, after a GST price hike. Now the company announced Rs. 3,000 instant discount on ICICI Bank Credit Cards, Credit Card … Continue reading

Noise Shots Nuvo with Bluetooth 5.0, fast charging launched for Rs. 2999

Noise, popular for its wearables has launched Noise Shots Nuvo, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0. The headset has voice assistant support on Android and iOS and comes with IPX4 rating for water resistance from sweat and rain. It comes with a small charging case that offers 80 minutes of playtime with … Continue reading

Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8, and Redmi 8A Dual get another price hike in India

The recent GST Rate Hike on smartphones increased the prices of various phones including Xiaomi’s Redmi smartphones. The Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8A Dual, and Redmi 8 recently received a price hike and now again, the prices of three smartphones have been hiked in India. Redmi Note 8 4GB + 64GB model is now selling for Rs. … Continue reading

Nokia 43-inch 4K HDR LED Smart Android TV with Dolby Vision, JBL audio launching in India on June 4

Flipkart and Nokia launched the first Nokia branded Smart TV in India back in December last year as a part of ‘Make in India’ initiative. At that time the company said that it will launch more models in different screen sizes soon. Now the company’s 4K Ultra HD TV is all set to launch on … Continue reading

Friday, 29 May 2020

Google postpones next week’s Android 11 Beta launch event and Beta release

Google just confirmed that it is postponing its Android 11 Beta Launch event and the first Android 11 beta release that was scheduled for June 3rd. In a tweet from Android Developers account it just said that it will be back with more on Android 11 soon without giving any reason for the cancellation or … Continue reading

Sony PlayStation 5 event set for June 4

Sony just confirmed that it will hold PlayStation 5 online event on June 4th. The company already confirmed the specifications of the and also revealed the DualSense Wireless Controller, but it has not revealed the design of the console yet, which we will get to see at the event next week along with new games. … Continue reading

realme Narzo 10A realme UI Software Update Tracker [A.25 with May Android security patch and Optimized Front Camera Performance]

realme launched realme Narzo 10A in India earlier this month running Android 10 based realme UI 1.0, check out this post to learn about realme UI features in details. realme Narzo 10A is rebranded realme C3 Triple camera variant which was launched in several regions including Indonesia and Europe. realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but … Continue reading

YouTube adds Video Chapters feature in progress bar

YouTube has finally added a very important feature for both creators and viewers called Video Chapters. Creators will now be able to add timestamps to their video’s description, creating clickable chapters in the progress bar, with which viewers can skip and scrub through videos quickly. The feature can be especially useful for longer format videos … Continue reading

realme 5/5s realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 10 based realme UI Stable roll-out started]

realme launched the realme 5 smartphone in India running ColorOS 6.0 realme edition on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). The company recently launched the realme 5s, an enhanced version of the realme 5 with 48 MP primary camera in India. Both the smartphones have already started receiving Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update in India. realme UI brings new … Continue reading

Redmi Note 8 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 11.0.5.0 Stable Update with May Android Security Patch]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 smartphone in India running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in a month. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for … Continue reading

realme C3 realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: A.25 with May Android security patch, New Charging Animation and More]

realme launched the realme C3 in the country earlier this month running Android 10 based realme UI 1.0, check out this post to learn about realme UI features in details. realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of realme … Continue reading

Redmi 8 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 11.0.11.0 with May Android Security Patch]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 8 smartphone in India running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in a month. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for Redmi … Continue reading

Twitter for web gets option to save drafts, schedule tweets

Twitter has announced a new feature in their tweet composer for the web that lets users save drafts of tweets that they want to complete later and also let them schedule send tweets at a time of their choosing. The feature can be accessed with a few clicks and will be appearing for Desktop and … Continue reading

Realme Buds Q with low-latency gaming mode launching in India soon for under Rs. 2000

Realme introduced its affordable true wireless earbuds Buds Q in China, earlier this week, but in India it only launched the Buds Air Neo. Today the realme India CMO Francis Wang has confirmed that the company will launch the Buds Q in the country soon priced under Rs. 2000. It was launched in China for … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy Book S (2020) with 13.3-inch FHD Touch display, Intel Core processor with Hybrid Technology, 4G LTE announced

Samsung has upgraded Galaxy Book S, the company’s Windows 10 laptop with 4G support and fan-less design. It still has 13.3-inch Full HD touch display, but the Snapdragon 8cx compute platform has been replaced by new Intel Core processor, making it the first device to offer the processor with Intel’s Foveros 3D stacking technology and … Continue reading

Google Chrome v84 will automatically blocks abusive permission requests and notifications

Browsing websites online can be tiring sometimes as the user will often have to deal with obtrusive, misleading notifications that phish for private information or promote malware. Recognising this issue, Google is adding a feature in the Chrome v84 update that will automatically enable a quieter notification UI for sites that are flagged with abusive … Continue reading

ACT Fibernet to increase broadband plan tariff from June 1

ACT Fibernet has been constantly upgrading its broadband plans and has given various offers to users like the recent free upgrade to 300 Mbps speeds and unlimited data. While the broadband tariff has been constant over the past few years, now the company is increasing its broadband plan prices in various cities of India starting … Continue reading

Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 and 6700 with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 announced

Qualcomm Technologies has announced their FastConnect 6900 and FastConnect 6700 mobile connectivity systems that combine industry leading technologies like Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. By integrating them, Qualcomm was able to achieve peak speeds of up to 3.6Gbps, enabling applications that require ultra-low latency and advanced audio capabilities. Both systems have various features integrated like … Continue reading

Xbox Series X will add HDR, up to 120fps support to some older games

Microsoft already revealed the specifications of its upcoming Series X and recently it teased 13 new titles that are optimized for the console with 4K 120 fps support. Now the company has revealed support for backward game compatibility for the console. It said that the series X will double the fps count from 30 fps … Continue reading

Infinix Hot 9 and Hot 9 Pro with 6.6-inch display, quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 8499

Infinix just launched the Hot 9 and Hot 9 Pro smartphones in India. These pack a 6.6-inch HD+ punch-hole display with 90.5% screen-to-body ratio, houses an 8-megapixel camera inside the screen and also has an LED flash on the front bezel. The phones are powered by MediaTek Helio P22 12nm SoC with 4GB of RAM, … Continue reading

Gionee Gbuddy 10000mAh wireless charging power bank launched in India for Rs. 1299

After teasing the launch of a power bank in India, Gionee has now officially launched its Gbuddy 10000mAh wireless charging power bank. This joins the company’s Gbuddy lineup of standard power banks that were unveiled last year. As the name suggests, the GBuddy wireless charging power bank features a 5V wireless charging pad along with … Continue reading

Thursday, 28 May 2020

Redmi Note 8 Pro MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 11.0.3.0 with May Android security patch]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone in India running MIUI 10.4 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in a month. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI … Continue reading

Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2 Review

Xiaomi has been slowly expanding the smart home devices portfolio in the country over the last few years. The company made its debut into the smart light segment last year ago with Mi LED Smart Bulb and also unveiled Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2 under its crowdfunding program. We got hold of a retail unit, … Continue reading

OPPO Reno4 5G and Reno4 Pro 5G to be announced on June 5

Update: May 29, 2020 – OPPO today confirmed that the Reno 4 and Reno 4 Pro smartphones will be announced on June 5th. It has also confirmed punch-hole screen for the phone. Earlier: May 25, 2020 – After live images that surfaced recently, OPPO has started teasing the upcoming Reno4 series in a new video. … Continue reading

Skullcandy introduces Push Ultra, Indy Evo, Indy Fuel and Sesh Evo earbuds priced under $100

Skullcandy is expanding their true wireless earbuds offerings with the launch of 4 new models – Push Ultra, Indy Evo, Indy Fuel and Sesh Evo. All of them are under a $100, feature Tile technology, good battery and wireless charging on select models. Among the newly launched earbuds, the most premium of them is the … Continue reading

OPPO said to have hired MediaTek and UNISOC engineers for its own chip

Rumors about OPPO making their own processors for their own smartphones surfaced recently. Now a new report says that the company has hired Jeffery Ju, MediaTek’s former co-chief operating officer and is about to hire a top executive from MediaTek’s 5G smartphone chip development in a couple of months. OPPO is also planning to hire … Continue reading

Facebook testing music creating and collaboration app called ‘Collab’

Facebook’s NPE has released yet another app that brings people together during this period of quarantine. This time it is a music creation focused app called ‘Collab’ that lets people create, watch, and mix and match original videos. With the app, users can create three independent videos that will play in sync to create a new musical … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 said to have entered mass production ahead of August launch

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Fold at its Unpacked event back in February last and the company’s second foldable phone Galaxy Z Flip was introduced in February this year. Now a new report in Korea says that Samsung has started mass production of the Galaxy Fold 2 smartphone. The company during the recent earnings said that it will … Continue reading

Apple acquires machine learning startup ‘Inductiv’ to improve Siri

In recent times, Apple has been buying AI and machine learning based startups in a bid to improve their own software. The latest company to be acquired by Apple is Waterloo, Ontario-based machine-learning startup called Inductiv Inc., whose engineers have joined Apple to work on improving services related to Siri. The startup was known to … Continue reading

realme X2 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: C.27 with May Security Patch, DocVault ID and Bug Fixes]

realme recently launched the realme X2 Pro smartphone in India running ColorOS 6.1 on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). The smartphone has already received Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update . realme UI brings new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) … Continue reading

Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 May 2020 update with Notepad improvements, Cortana updates, and more

Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 May 2020 update and comes with a lot of improvements over the previous update. It is available to download for all compatible Windows 10 devices and it carries the version 2004. The May 2020 update includes the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) with the Linux … Continue reading

HONOR Play 4 5G and Play 4 Pro 5G smartphones to be announced on June 3

After rumors HUAWEI’s HONOR brand has confirmed that it will introduce new HONOR Play 4 and HONOR Play 4 Pro smartphones in China on June 3rd. The HONOR Play 4 Pro is said to be powered by Kirin 990 5G SoC, feature a 40-megapixel IMX600Y rear camera sensor, LCD screen dual front cameras and support … Continue reading

OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro OxygenOS 10.3.3 update brings 720p 960fps shooting, Dolby Atmos for Bullets Wireless Z and more

OnePlus has released a new update for their 7T and 7T Pro devices. Major changes in the update include Dolby Atmos integration for the new Bullets Wireless Z, added 960fps slow motion recording at 720p, lens stain detection and also brings the May 2020 Android Security patch. It is an incremental update from OnePlus, with … Continue reading

Google Pay expands “Nearby Stores” feature to 35 Indian cities

Recently Google had been testing a new feature called “Nearby Stores” that would help users discover the stores that were open nearby and were collecting payment via Google Pay. The feature is now getting expanded to 35 more cities across the country, along with another feature to book cooking gas cylinders from major service providers. … Continue reading

Xiaomi teases Mi Laptop launch in India soon

Xiaomi has launched a wide range of laptops in the China market and many users were waiting for it to launch in India for a long time. The wait seems to end soon as the company has now started teasing the India launch of Mi Laptops on its social media channels. Yesterday, Xiaomi India and … Continue reading

Wednesday, 27 May 2020

OnePlus 8 series sale date rescheduled in India due to production issues

A couple of weeks back OnePlus shared information about the pricing and sale date of OnePlus 8 Series smartphones. However, the sale date has been altered/rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances, according to the company. “Our production was temporarily halted last week and has altered our sales plan. Because of this, we had to reschedule our … Continue reading

Amazfit T-Rex with 1.3-inch AMOLED screen, military-grade durability, 20 days battery life launching in India soon on Amazon

Huami is all set to release Amazfit T-Rex rugged outdoor smartwatch in India soon, as it has been teased on Amazon.in. The company recently confirmed the launch of Bip S smartwatch in India on June 3rd at Rs. 4999. The T-Rex was introduced at the CES earlier this year and has passed 12 regulations of … Continue reading

Redmi Note 9 Pro MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 11.0.7.0 with May security patch]

Xiaomi’s Redmi launched the Redmi Note 9 Pro in the country earlier this week running MIUI 11.0 Global Stable on top of Android 10. Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in a month. This post will help our readers in keeping … Continue reading

OnePlus to launch more ‘affordable’ phones starting from India

It seems OnePlus is planning to go back to its roots after six years – ‘quality products at a cheaper price’. However, this doesn’t end here as Pete Lau, founder, and CEO of OnePlus also hinted about expanding company’s portfolio beyond smartphones at a recent interview with Fastcompany. According to Pete Lau, OnePlus wants to … Continue reading

OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T Android 10 stable update starts rolling out

OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS version 10.0.0 based on Android 10 for OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T smartphones. With this update, both the devices will get enhancements that are part of Android 10 features. Notably, this Android 10 will be the last update for both OnePlus 5 and 5T apart from incremental security and … Continue reading

realme Narzo 10 realme UI Software Update Tracker [A.17 update with May Android Security Patch and Optimized front camera quality]

realme launched realme Narzo 10 in India earlier this month running Android 10 based realme UI 1.0, check out this post to learn about realme UI features in details. realme Narzo 10 is rebranded realme 6i, which was introduced in Mayanmar back in March. realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out … Continue reading

Lenovo introduces Yoga Duet 7i, IdeaPad Duet 3i and Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus (2nd Gen)

Lenovo has launched 3 new products: the Lenovo Yoga Duet 7i with the Lenovo E-Color Pen and the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3i with digital pen, both of which are detachable Windows laptops aimed at student creators and digital creators, and they also launched the Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus (2nd Gen) with Alexa Built-in, that … Continue reading

Redmi Display 1A 23.8-inch Full HD monitor with 7.3mm sleek design announced

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has silently introduced Redmi Display 1A, the first monitor under the Redmi brand. This comes after the Redmi 1A monitor that was introduced a few weeks back. The main highlight of the monitor is its three-micro-edge immersive design and is 7.3mm at its thinnest point. It supports blue light and comfortable eye … Continue reading

Facebook launches Catchup audio-only calling app

Facebook has launched yet another service that helps bring people stay in touch during this quarantine. This time, it is an audio-only calling app called Catchup, developed by Facebook’s NPE Team, that has the unique feature of showing when a user is actually available to take calls. Users on Catchup can make calls 1-on-1 or … Continue reading

Moto G Fast with triple rear cameras, 2-day battery life surfaces in promotional video

Motorola’s upcoming One Fusion+ smartphone surfaced recently, and now Motorola is all set to launch another smartphone in the G Series lineup, suggests a leaked promotional video. The new smartphone named Moto G Fast surfaced in an official promotional video shows the smartphone in full glory along with key specifications. The Moto G Fast appears … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy A51 8GB RAM, 128GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 27999

Samsung launched the Galaxy A51 smartphone in India back in January this year in 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version at Rs. 23999, which is now selling at Rs. 25,250 after the GST price hike. Today it has launched the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version of the smartphone in India. The new version comes … Continue reading

Gionee K6 with 6.2-inch Waterdrop display, triple rear cameras, Android Nougat announced

Gionee has been dormant in the smartphone industry for a while and after the launch of the F9 Plus last year, the company has now announced a new smartphone in China — Gionee K6. The Gionee K6 flaunts a 6.2-inch HD+ IPS display with waterdrop notch that houses the 13MP front camera. It sports a … Continue reading

Ola Electric acquires Dutch company Etergo, to launch its electric two-wheeler in India in 2021

Ola’s Electric arm, Ola Electric Mobility Pvt Ltd has announced the acquisition of Dutch electric scooter company Etergo BV. With this acquisition, Ola Electric has also announced its entry into the premium electric two-wheeler market, both globally and nationally. For the uninitiated, Etergo, founded in 2014, has developed an electric scooter — AppScooter which … Continue reading

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