Samsung Galaxy S10 Unpacked 2019 event set for February 20 in San Francisco

As rumored earlier, Samsung has sent out invites for its Galaxy Unpacked event 2019 event in San Francisco on February 20th, where it will unveil its flagship Galaxy S10 series. This is before other companies unveil their flagships at the MWC 2019 in Barcelona from February 25th. Earlier rumors reveled three variants of S10 with 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.4-inch Infinity- O screens to house an in-screen camera, and there will e Qualcomm-built in-display fingerprint scanner for top-end S10 and S10 models, while the Galaxy S10 E (Lite) is said to skip it for a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The flagships will be powered by the Exynos 9820 8nm SoC with Tri-cluster CPU, integrated NPU, up to 2Gbps LTE-Advanced Pro modem while the variant that will sell in the U.S. will be powered by the upcoming Snapdragon 855. Camera details and other specifications are still a mystery. Earlier rumores revealed that the phone will be available for pre-order soon after the announcement and go on sale from 8th of March. We should know more details soon. Source

Digitek DBE-001 and DBE-002 Bluetooth stereo earphones launched in India starting at Rs. 895

Digitek has launched DBE-001 and DBE-002 Bluetooth stereo earphones in India. These aim to offer a secure and comfortable fit while engaging in physical exercises. These earphones are built with A2DP/AVRCR high quality stereo music, sound frequency transmission and long-distance control protocol to deliver the finest of output.  These come with noise canceling technology so that the ambient noise doesn't disturb the experience. The magnetic absorption ensures that the earphones are securely locked around the user's neck. The cord length is of 80cm and conveniently charges via the Micro-USB port The wire control with inbuilt mic lets you select tracks, play and pause functions, call receiving controller and enhances the usability of the earphones. They take close to one hour of time to charge completely and offer around 5 hours of talking time or 4 hours of music entertainment and an impressive 180 hours of standby time. It has signal coverage within the range of 15m, has 18mw of output power, speaker size of 10 mm and a charging voltage of DC 5V 300mA. The Digitek DBE-001 and DBE-002 are priced at Rs. 895 and 995, respectively and are available online on Flipkart, Amazon and other online retailers. Commenting on the launch, AmitSaraf, Managing Director, IMS MercantilesPvt ...

Xiaomi Mi Soundbar First Impressions

It's been a long time coming and it's finally here. A solution to crappy built-in speakers on any kind of TV. With 8 distinct speaker units, the Mi Soundbar offers the much-needed high quality audio experience for your living room. It looks good, feels good and is both powerful and rich when it comes to producing sounds. At a price of Rs. 4,999, it might be one of the best value for money sound bars available in the market, so what is it like? The design of the Mi Soundbar is tastefully done. It's a white plastic body with a gray fabric cover for the speakers. It can be wall-mounted or just lay flat anywhere. There are a couple of round volume control buttons at the top, with 5 input switches. They correspond to all the kinds of audio input this device can take. They are — Bluetooth, SPDIF, Optical, Aux in and Line in. These pretty much cover all kinds of TVs and with Bluetooth support, it could just become your phone's speaker as well, if needed. I just connected it with the Mi TV 4X Pro via Bluetooth and it worked flawlessly. Suddenly the difference in the quality of sound seemed so evident. ...

Xiaomi Mi LED TV 4X PRO 55 First Impressions

It's almost an year since Xiaomi launched its first set of Mi TVs in India and one can say they've had a good run, if not great. While there was only one 4K Mi TV at launch, the rest of 2018 saw Mi TVs hitting different price points with full HD and HD ready panels starting at a really low price of Rs. 14,999. This definitely helped push more sales but the flagship Mi TV, which launched at Rs. 39,999, a stunning price at that time, became Rs. 49,999 when it got upgraded to the Mi TV Pro. This kind of removed the advantage Xiaomi had over other brands, purely in terms of pricing and competitiveness. Enter 2019, we have the Mi TV 4X Pro which aims to address this issue. Xiaomi has priced it at Rs. 39,999, which brings it back into the game. It's a flagship range 55 inch 4K panel with 10-bit HDR, the speakers have been upgraded to boast a 20W output with surround sound, runs Android TV with Xiaomi's intelligent Patchwall that enables stand out features like universal Google search for both online and satellite TV content, has chromecast built-in and well, as you would expect, ...

Intex T-200 and TW XH -15000 FMB speakers launched starting at Rs. 4150

Intex Technologies has launched two new speakers; the T-200 and TW XH - 15000 FMB (Dual Mike). The company says that the new models are specially designed to cater to the needs of music lovers. The T-200 speaker comes with an ‘easy to grip’ handle to convert the Speaker into a trolley and move it anywhere you want.  The T-200 speaker is equipped with 7.4V/2200mAh rechargeable battery so that you can charge it once and carry it anywhere you want. The speaker is equipped with Bluetooth connectivity, USB port, TF card, and built-in FM tuner. It has multiple connectivity options and is AUX Audio input compatible with DVD/PC/LCD TV. Users can also connect the wired mic as per their choice. Speaker comes MIC volume and Echo level control. The Intex TW XH - 15000 FMB speaker is capable of delivering 80W + 80W output with crystal clear dynamic super sound. It comes with multiple connectivity options including Bluetooth, USB & AUX. The speakers come with dual cordless MICS, dual wired MIC Socket with MIC control & Echo Level Control. The Intex T-200 and TW XH - 15000 FMB (Dual Mike) speakers are priced at ₹ 4,150 and ₹ 14,799 respectively. The company says that they will be available across India soon. Commenting on the launch, Nidhi Markanday, Director, ...

Twitter to starting public testing of new conversation features

Twitter at CES 2019 has announced a new program to reshape conversations on the platform. This would let users try out a new organization and context features with followers, such as the status updates and "ice breaker" tweets, which are designed to encourage people to talk to each other. The company plans to start testing this program in the coming weeks. Twitter is going to ask for feedback for those joining the program and then after analyzing, it will begin rolling them out to everyone. CEO Jack Dorsey has said that his main focus is to "increase the health of public conversation" on the site. This new experiment program will give participants the ability to share what they are seeing openly with people on their timeline. Sara Haider, director of product management at Twitter said: "We want to develop a service for the people that are using it, and we have to involve people in that way. We have a platform that the world uses to speak their mind, why not use that as part of our development process?" The company is also actively looking into bringing more improvements to Twitter threads by including indentations and collapsing replies to only highlight the ones you're interested ...

Google Activity Cards in Search lets you revisit past results

Google has announced new activity cards to help you pick up where you left off. If you’re logged into your Google account and search for topics, you may find an activity card at the top of the results page that provides easy ways to continue the search.  Google says that users will find links to pages you’ve visited in the past along with the searches you’ve done. From there, you can easily click back. If you want to mark a page to read or reference later, just touch and hold the link to quickly add items on your activity card to a collection. You can access your collections by tapping the menu on the top left of the Search page, or through the bottom bar of the Google app Google lets you control what appears in your activity card by pressing to delete an item or turn off cards by tapping the 3-dot icon. For more options to customize your Search experience, you can access your full history and settings right in Search. Activity cards will roll out today on the mobile web and the Google app in English in the U.S. Source

Samsung Galaxy S10 E with 5.8-inch Infinity O display said to lack in-display fingerprint sensor

At this moment, it is more or less confirmed that Samsung will launch three models of the Galaxy S10 including a new, entry-level model with lower specs with a lower price tag. This model is referred to as the Galaxy S10 Lite. According to the new report, it might be called the Galaxy S10 E.  This new piece of information comes from a supplier who claims to have used the Galaxy S10 E device for testing their screen protectors. The supplier further claims that the cheapest Galaxy S10 model will not feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. Online retailer Mobile Fun has received this information from one of its “long-standing” suppliers in China. It’s now claimed that the three models will be called the Galaxy S10 E, Galaxy S10, and the Galaxy S10+. Three screen sizes will be 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.4-inch respectively. Since the base model with a cheaper model is to make the flagship more affordable, some cost-cutting is inevitable. This particular model is also believed to feature a flat Infinity-O display, not the curved one as the other two. It is understandable that this new model will not have an in-display fingerprint sensor. The Infinity-O display means that there’s no room for an iris sensor as well. However, this ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, 48MP rear camera announced

Xiaomi just announced Redmi Note 7, the company's latest mid-range smartphone under the new 'Redmi by Xiaomi' brand in China, as it had promised. The phone packs a 6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 1.95mm narrow bezels, is powered by Snapdragon 660 with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with MIUI 10 on top. The main highlight of the smartphone is its 48-megapixel rear camera with 1/2" Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM1 sensor, f/1.8 aperture with four-in-one pixel binning to make an 12MP image with 1.6μm pixel. It has a 5-megapixel secondary camera with portrait shots and AI features. There is a 13-megapixel camera on the front. It has a glass back with gradient design, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and packs a 4000mAh battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 support. Redmi Note 7 specifications 6.3-inch (2340 ×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits brightness, 84% NTSC Color Gamut,  Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU 3GB LPDDR4x RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with ...

Google Chrome to filter disruptive ads on websites starting July 9th

Google has announced that it will be rolling out the ad filter designed to block intrusive and disruptive ads in Chrome worldwide later this year. Starting July 9th, the company will prevent any advertisements that violate the Coalition for Better Ads' Better Ads Standards from appearing on sites.  Once the filter is enabled worldwide, Google will block out 12 different types of ads that users might find annoying to deal with. This includes pop-ups, auto-playing videos, full-screen ads, and prestitial ads that appear before the content of a page loads. Google says that if a website is found to be repeatedly displaying any of the ad types that are blocked by the filter, it will stop display all ads on its pages. Google is giving publishers and advertisers tools to access if their current ads would pass the filter. Google introduced the ad filtering process to Chrome for users in the US, Canda, and Europe some time ago. Google claims that the filter system has pushed a significant number of publishers to adopt better ads. Google also reported that less than one percent of sites have had their ads filtered, this means that most of the sites on the web are avoiding annoying and intrusive advertisements. Source