Fossil Sport Smartwatch with Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100, WearOS 2.1, heart-rate sensor announced

Fossil today has announced the Fossil Sport Smartwatch that is powered by the Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform and runs on WearOS by Google. It boats features like extended battery life, a new battery saving mode, enhanced ambient mode, integrated heart rate, NFC, and GPS capabilities. The Fossil Sport comes in two case sizes; 41 and 43 mm, and packs 350 mAh battery with Rapid Charging support that offers one day's battery life in the full smartwatch experience, and the new battery saving mode adds an additional two days of telling time. it runs on WearOS by Google with options like Quick Swipe, faster access to information, receive proactive help from the Google Assistant and get smarter health coaching from Google Fit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_lgpy5-Af8 It comes with a heart rate sensor, optimized connectivity, GPS, and NFC capabilities on the platform. All watches will come with new applications auto-installed, including Spotify, and Noonlight. It comes with interchangeable straps and bracelets in 18mm and 22mm sizes. The watch is compatible with iOS and Android and can be connected via Bluetooth technology. It supports Wireless syncing and magnetic charging. The Fossil Sport smartwatch is priced at $255 (Rs. 18,440 approx.) and will be available starting November 8 on Fossil Website and in select Fossil retail stores ...

Over 1 million Honor smartphones sold during the Diwali festive sale

Huawei's Honor brand has announced that it has sold over 1 million or 10 lakh smartphones during the Diwali festive season sale on Flipkart, Amazon and Honor store. The Honor smartphones such as the Honor 9N, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 7S, Honor 9i, Honor 10 and Honor 7A were sold on special prices and offers. The company said that its Honor 9N was the star product during the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale and the Honor 8X was the best-seller in the Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 15,000 category during the Amazon Great Indian Festival sale. Honor also announced 300% YoY growth as compared to 2017 during the Diwali season sale. "According to in house research, Honor fans increased by 32% out of which most of them are fashionable youth and tech-savvy," said the company. Due to the overwhelming response and love received by customers, the company has extended its attractive offers on its best-selling smartphones on Flipkart till stocks last. Commenting on the new milestone, P Sanjeev, Vice President, Sales, Huawei Consumer Business Group said: We are glad to have received the enormous love and acceptance by our Indian customers for all our devices launched this year. Our campaign #YehDiwaliHonorWali too received a great response from ...

Facebook Portal and Portal+ video calling devices with Alexa, AI smart camera tech go on sale in the US

Facebook introduced Portal and Portal+ video calling devices back in October. The company has clarified some privacy concerns saying that Facebook does not listen to, view or keep the contents of your Portal video calls and all the video calls are encrypted, the Smart Camera and Smart Sound use AI technology that runs locally on Portal, not on Facebook servers.  Furthermore, Portal is integrated with some of your Messenger and Facebook experiences. When you use Portal, the company processes the same kinds of information when you use Facebook products on other devices. Some of this information includes the fact that you logged into your account or how often you use a feature or app, may be used to inform the ads you see across Facebook. While it doesn't listen or save any of your Portal video calls, or use this information to target ads, Facebook, however, mentioned that it will process some device usage information to understand how Portal is being used and to improve the product. This information includes when you make a Portal video call, Facebook process the same device usage information as other devices with Messenger installed. Some of this information may be used to target ads. Like other ...

LG patents show smartphone design with an in-display selfie camera

Despite facing tough times with the smartphone division, LG isn't giving up anytime soon. We have recently seen the company filing patents for square-shaped camera setup on the rear. This time, the company has filed for multiple design patents in South Korea with KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office) for a full-screen smartphone with a camera under the display. The design patents show two smartphone models; one with a bezel-less design and rounded corners, another design is edged-curved on the right-hand side, making the device thinner on the right side. The company, in both the cases, is using a flexible display. It contains an oval hole where the selfie-camera is present. The display contains an oval hole for the selfie camera, which is made of a transparent material. This oval hole can be placed at different locations; in the middle, also in the left or right top of the device. However, it isn't clear why the company chose the oval shape, but it is ideal size if it wants to place two selfie-cameras. The patents were published on 24 October and 2nd November 2018. Via

Samsung Galaxy J4 Core Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone with 6-inch Infinity display surfaces

After Galaxy J2 Core (SM-J260), the company’s first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone that was launched back in August, Samsung is gearing to launch the  Galaxy J4 Core soon. This reveals a 6-inch HD+ display, Snapdragon 430 SoC with 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera both with LED flash. It will likely come with Samsung’s Smart Manager delivers automatic RAM management that ensures the device has sufficient free memory and remains fast and optimized. It doesn’t come with Fingerprint sensor or Face Unlock. It has a 3300mAh battery on board. Samsung Galaxy J4 Core rumored specifications 6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ TFT display Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) Dual SIM 8MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash Dimensions: 160.6 x 76.1 x 7.9mm; Weight: 170g 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS 3300mAh battery The Samsung Galaxy J4 Core will come in Black, Gold and Blue colors. We can expect the official announcement soon. Source | Via

Amazon Audible audio book service launched in India

Amazon has finally launched its Audible service in India. This lets you listen to your favourite books using the Audible app. The company says that it has over 200,000 audiobooks narrated by  performers across several genres. The company says that the service is currently in beta and it is still adding more new and exciting Indian and international audiobooks every day. Audible subscription costs Rs. 199 per month after a 30-day trial as well as one free audiobook. You can cancel the subscription anytime. Select users get 90-day free trial along with a credit towards three free audiobooks. For Indian users, it is offering 1 credit a month that lets you use it on any audiobook regardless of the price. You can roll over up to six unused credits to the next months. Once you subscribe, you get to keep the audiobooks in your Audible library, even if you cancel the membership. You can also swap the books if you don't like it.  Apart from the base subscription, you also have a 6-month and 12-month plan priced at Rs 1,345 and Rs 2,332 respectively.  The company says that it is offering 30% off on additional saving on audiobooks for exclusive members. You can signup for Audible using you existing Amazon ...

GigSky brings eSIM support for iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs and Xs Max

GigSky has officially launched the eSIM service for iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone Xr to its North American and worldwide mobile data plans. For this functionality, you need to update to iOS 12.1 update which Apple rolled out last week. Users can complete the process of eSIM conversion from GigSky app.  The company, in order to celebrate the occasion, is offering 50% off your first, 1-day data plan. Simply enter code ESIM123 when you create your GigSky account. To remind you, Apple has flipped the switch for eSIM with the iOS 12.1 update, but it is still carrier dependent. The eSIM eliminates the need to use a physical SIM giving users the ability to use dual SIMs (one eSIM and one physical). Plans with GigSky start at $10. Download the GigSky app for iOS from the AppStore. The release notes of the GigSky app reads: Support for eSIM on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. UI improvements and Bug fixes. The company commenting on the same said: You can use iPhone's built-in eSIM to purchase a GigSky data plan in over 190 countries. It's super easy to use and great for travel – just update to iOS 12.1, download the GigSky app, and select your plan of choice.  To ...

Google Photos update hints at restoring backups while charging, guidance for backup conditions

Google Photos has gained a new update which doesn't bring any major changes to the surface. However, a teardown reveals that there might be a new informative boxes coming that can explain why backups aren't running, and the ability to backup only when charging the phone might be making a return.  Considering at how inappropriate Photos app is in performing backups, Google Photos team which for some reason removed the ability to backup photos during charging looks to have decided to undo the feature. The setting might appear in the "Back up & sync" settings, but it's not actually part of the layout for that page or any other. However, it is used in code and will only be shown when the right conditions are met. Whatever may be the reasons, the string related to the backup while charging is a good sign that users will be getting at some point. Google Photos often do things in the background depending on the situations and for the sake of letting users know a bit more about this and give some guidance in the process. A couple of more widgets similar to the Backup Complete box are going to be added. There are two new additions. The ...

Samsung showcases foldable phone with 7.3-inch inner and 4.6-inch outer display

Samsung, as expected, has finally showcased its foldable display at its developer's conference in San Francisco. The company has provided the details like screen resolution that are needed for developing a foldable smartphone to developers.  Samsung’s foldable device sports a 7.3-inch display when it’s open to offer a tablet-like viewing experience and when folded, it sports a 4.6-inch display on the outside. The outer 4.6-inch display packs a 21:9 aspect ratio, 840 x 1960 resolution, 420 PPI, and the 7.3-inch display come with 1536 x 2152 pixels and the same pixel density. Google already announced support for flexible displays, so apps will use the outer display will expand to occupy the 7.3-inch main display when the device is unfolded, and users will also have the option to use three apps in tablet mode. "Since glass is not pliable, we developed a new maerial for the cover window that's flexible and durable. And to ensure the reliability of the display, we found a unique adhesive that enhances the display's elasticity and keeps its strength even when ifs folded and unfolded over and over again," said Samsung. However, Samsung isn't revealing the entire spec sheet of the foldable tech. The company didn't showcase the device fully just ...

Apple Clips update brings six new Selfie Scenes, three new filters and much more

Apple's Clips app gets a new update that brings more great content for video creation. The new version of Clips adds six Selfie Scenes. The Selfie Scenes use the TrueDepth camera system to allow users to record themselves against immersive, animated backdrops including a beautiful rainforest, a mad scientist’s lab and even an action-packed scene from Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2. The Selfie Scenes tap takes advantage of the Neural Engine on the A12 Bionic chip to deliver incredible portrait segmentation during preview and recording. Clips also get three new filters including a black-and-white comic book, monochrome watercolor painting, and aged film. New posters let users create great-looking title cards for their videos with themes like science, sports, and a silent movie, as well as animated posters from Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2 and Coco. New stickers and text labels let users add emphasis and fun annotations to videos. Clips 2.0.5 is available today as a free update on the App Store and is compatible with iPhone 5s, iPad Air and iPad mini 2 and later models running iOS 11.1 and later. Style transfer effects require iPhone 7 or 2017 iPad Pro and later. Selfie Scenes require iPhone or iPad Pro with a TrueDepth camera. Source