Netflix is testing weekly subscription in India, plan starts at Rs.65 per week

Netflix was launched in India in January 2016 with three plans for India starting at Rs.500, Rs.650, and Rs.800 respectively. We have been seeing the company bundling its services in partnership with various operators too. Now, Netflix has started testing a new weekly subscription in India and the plan is said to start at Rs.65/week. The new plans are showing only for selected users as of now. Netflix is said to be working on 4 new weekly plans in India. The basic plan is a mobile-only plan that starts Rs.65/week, Rs.125/week for the Basic plan which is SD only, Rs.165/week for the Standard plan which is HD only and allows access for two devices and finally Rs.200/week for the Ultra Plan which allows 4K streaming and access for 4 devices. The basic weekly plan which starts at Rs.65 is a mobile-only plan and allows watching only on 1 screen at the same time. The screen must be a smartphone or a tablet as it is a mobile-only plan. This plan offers only SD content of unlimited films and TV programmes. Like any other Netflix plan, the weekly plan can be tried before paying for the subscription. Apart from this, Netflix is also testing a ...

Google releases Smart Reply API for third-party Android and iOS apps

Google released  Reply app last year to send automated response in messages and other apps, but it was later discontinued. Today, the company has updated its ML Kit SDK to add APIs for Smart Reply and Language Identification to third-party Android and iOS apps. Smart Reply powered by learning offers users a selection of suggested responses, either as actions on a notification or inside the app itself. This can really help a user to quickly respond when they are busy or a handy way to initiate a longer message. The new Smart Reply API lets developers quickly achieve the same in their own apps. The API provides suggestions based on the last 10 messages in a conversation, although it still works if only one previous message is available. It is a stateless API that fully runs on-device, so Google doesn't keep message history in memory nor send it to a server. The Smart Reply feature is currently supported only in English. Coming to Language Identification, ML Kit now recognizes text in 103 different languages and typically only requires a few words to make an accurate determination. It is really fast providing response within 1 to 2 ms across iOS and Android phones, says Google. These work fully on-device ...

Apple Music subscription prices reduced in India, now at Rs. 99 per month

Apple Music was launched in India in 2015 with three plans namely the Individual plan, Family plan, and Student plan. It was priced at Rs.120 per month, Rs. 190 per month and Rs.60 per month respectively. But today, Apple has announced price cuts on its range of plans and now the price starts at Rs.99 per month. With the launch of YouTube Music in India, we saw JioSaavn and Gaana reducing their subscription by a whopping 70 percent. Following suit, Apple has also brought down the subscription charges on Apple Music. The Individual plan now costs Rs.99/month and the Family plan now costs Rs. 149/month and finally the Student plan costs Rs.99/month. Interestingly, JioSaavn's annual subscription now costs Rs.299 per year as opposed to Rs.999 per year previously. Gaana's premium subscription also now costs Rs.299 as opposed to Rs.1,198 previously. With the revised prices, Apple Music and YouTube Music cost Rs. 99 per month which is followed by Spotify which is priced at Rs.129 per month. The new prices are updated on Apple's website and on the iOS/Android apps. Source

Amazon said to launch Alexa-enabled wireless earbuds to rival AirPods

After the launch of Apple AirPods, we saw similar offerings from other brands at comparatively lower prices. Similarly, Amazon is said to be working on a product to take on Apple's AirPods wireless earphones. It is said to be one of the most important projects at Amazon's Lab 126 hardware division. Amazon has been pushing its voice assistant Alexa on its various range of Echo devices. In similar lines, according to latest Bloomberg report, the Seattle based e-commerce giant is gearing up to launch new wireless earbuds with built-in support for Alexa voice assistant as early as second half of 2019. The reports also suggest that Amazon's wireless earbuds will look almost similar to Apple AirPods and engineers are said to be working on it to ensure better audio quality. Amazon's earbuds will allow people to use their voice to listen to music, order goods, check weather and other useful information. Users will also get an option to pick up and end calls and switch between their favorite songs by just tapping on the earbuds. The voice assistant can be triggered by just saying the word "Alexa". The reports also suggest that the earbuds will lack cellular connectivity and will require pairing with ...

OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition with 10GB RAM will be back in stock in India starting April 6

OnePlus launched the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition in India back in December last year, but it went out of stock quickly. The company has finally announced that the phone will go on sale again starting tomorrow, April 6th on popular demand on Amazon.in, but there will be limited stock. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition has 10GB RAM, 256GB storage and is priced at Rs. 50,999.  It comes with 30 watt Warp Charge 30, OnePlus’ new charging standard that promises 50% charge in just 20 minutes of charge for a day’s use.  That company has used new Integrated Circuits in both the charger and the phone, as well as finely tuned power management software without generating excessive heat. It has Papaya Orange finish that races around the bottom edge of the device before fading into the black. The pattern underneath the glass back of the phone is based on McLaren’s groundbreaking carbon fiber. Light streaks across the McLaren logo, illuminating and disappearing in an instant. Other specifications are similar to the original OnePlus 6T.

Vivo V1901A / V1901T with 6.35-inch Full View display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery gets certified

A new Vivo smartphone with model numbers V1901A and V1901T has been certified by TENAA in China. This reveals a 6.35-inch HD+ waterdrop notch screen, 2.3GHz Octa-Core SoC which should be MediaTek Helio P35, 4GB RAM, Android Pie, triple rear cameras that includes a 13-megapixel main camera, 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and an 8-megapixel camera, which should be an ultra-wide lens. It also reveals a 16-megapixel front camera. The image shows a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The phone packs a huge 4880mAh (minimum) battery, so this should have a 5000mAh (typical) battery, which should be the highest in any Vivo phone till date. Vivo V1901A / V1901T rumored specifications 6.35-inch (1544×720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display 2.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765) 12nm Processor with IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM Funtouch OS 9 based on Android 9. (Oreo) 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, 2MP secondary camera, 8MP ultra-wide angle lens 16MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 159.43×76.77×8.92mm ; Weight: 190.5g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 5000mAh (typical) / 4880mAh (minimum) battery The Vivo smartphone is expected to come in Black, ...

Fitbit Smartwatches get Snapchat Bitmoji Watch Face

Fitbit and Snap, Inc have announced a partnership to bring first-ever Bitmoji clock face to Fitbit smartwatches. This dynamically updates throughout the day based on your personal health and fitness data, activity, time of day, and weather. Through the integrated APIs on both platforms, powered by Snap’s developer platform, Snap Kit, Fitbit and Bitmoji are able to visualize and dynamically update Bitmoji avatars on the smartwatch clock face. Your Bitmoji character changes based on what you’re doing, time of day, weather, and personal stats tracked by your device and synced within your Fitbit App to help give you extra motivation to be more active, create healthy habits, and celebrate personal achievements. There are more than 50 Bitmoji clock face variations of the Bitmojis, including: Waving hello to start your day. Dancing with your alarm clock when it’s time to rise and shine. Throwing confetti after you crush your daily step goal. Relaxing when you’ve binged too many of your favorite shows. Meditating when you’re totally relaxed and zen. On the treadmill after a great run. Becoming an avocado when you log food -- you are what you eat, literally. Carrying an umbrella when there’s a chance of rain so you don’t get caught ...

Nokia 1, Nokia 2.1 and Nokia 6.1 Plus 6GB get a price cut in India

HMD Global has announced price cuts for three of its smartphones — Nokia 1 and Nokia 2.1 Android Go Edition phones and Nokia 6.1 Plus 6GB RAM version in India. The Nokia 1 which was launched a year ago for Rs. 5499, and got a price cut to Rs. 4999 is now available for Rs. 3999, making it cheaper than the Redmi Go that was launched in the country last month. The Nokia 2.1 was released back in August last at Rs.6,999, later it got a price cut to Rs. 6499, now it is available for Rs. 5,499, making it one of the affordable Android Go Edition phones running Android Pie. The Nokia 6.1 Plus 6GB RAM Edition which was launched in February for Rs.  18499, a month later it is available for Rs. 16999, after a Rs. 1500 price cut. All these are available at new rates  through Nokia.com/phones as well as retail stores offline.

Samsung Galaxy A20 with 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-V display, dual rear cameras, Android Pie launched in India for Rs. 12490

After the Galaxy A10, A30 and A50 launch in February, Samsung has launched Galaxy A20 smartphone in India, after it was introduced last month.   It has a 6.4-inch HD+ Infinity-V Super AMOLED display, is powered by Exynos 7884 Octa-Core processor with 3GB of RAM and runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with Samsung One UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 5-megapixel secondary 123° ultra-wide angle lens and an 8-megapixel front camera. It has a fingerprint sensor on the back, which the Galaxy A10 lacks, has dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots and comes with a 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging. Samsung Galaxy A20 Specifications 6.4-inch (1560 × 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-V display Octa-Core Exynos 7884 (Dual 1.6 GHz + Hexa 1.35 GHz) processor 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage, expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card Android 9.0 (Pie) with Samsung One UI Dual SIM 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture, 5MP 123° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimension:158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8mm 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging The Samsung Galaxy A20 comes in Red, Blue and Black colors, ...

Lenovo K6 Enjoy Edition with 6.22-inch 19:9 waterdrop display, triple rear cameras, Android Pie announced

Lenovo has silently introduced K6 Enjoy Edition in the new K6 series. It has a 6.22-inch HD+ screen with 19:9 aspect ratio,  narrow bezels and 88% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek’s latest Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC with 4GB RAM, runs Android Pie, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a 5-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and a third 8-megapixel telephoto lens. It has an 8-megapixel camera on the front, and comes with AI scene detection. The phone has a 3D gradient back, features a fingerprint sensor on the back, and packs a 3300mAh battery. Lenovo K6 Enjoy Edition specifications 6.22-inch (1520×720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display 2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) Android 9.0 (Pie) with ZUI 12MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 5MP secondary depth sensor, 8MP telephoto lens 8MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 156.4x75x7.99mm, ; Weight:161g Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS, USB Type-C 3300mAh battery The Lenovo K6 Enjoy Edition comes in Black and ...