Letstrack unveils world’s first voice integrated vehicle security system

UK-based IoT startup Letstrack has launched the first of a kind voice feature, where user talks with the app in a similar way you talk when you are with a companion during a journey or get solutions to any query. The company claims that it is the world’s first movers in the market with Voice AI feature offering a revolutionary solution to automobile stability. The real-time data provided by the app results in a swifter and progressively compelling experience for drivers. 65 percent of the commands are voice-based when you use this app. It implies no risk of losing control over your vehicle while driving. Even create your personalized shortcut commands in the app as per your convenience to regulate your car. With the voice feature, the driver can start or stop the automobile, cut the engine or restore the car's power, save a frequently travelled location and much more. For example, say change speed limit of Audi to 80, and it’s all switched. Additionally, amid a crisis like a car breakdown or any medicinal emergency, instant and timely action can be taken with the help of the voice-enabled vehicle security system. The app increases resource optimization for your vehicle enabling a driver to ...

LG V50 ThinQ 5G will finally roll out starting from May 10

Update : May 8, 2019 — After a delay, LG has confirmed that it will roll out the LG V50 ThinQ 5G smartphone from May 10th in Korea. Pricing remains the same — 1,199,000 won (US$ 1,016 / Rs. 71,019 approx.) for the phone and the Dual-Screen accessory costs 2,19,000 won (US$ 185 / Rs. 12,970 approx.), which is free those who buys the phone till June-end. It also offers one-year free replacement service for customers who purchase the phone before May 13. Update: April 16, 2019 — LG today announced that it has decided to postpone the launch of the LG V50 ThinQ scheduled for launch on April 19th in Korea. The company said that this move is to optimize the Snapdragon 855 and X50 5G Modem's functions and network interoperability with the existing LTE network. This move is to avoid bad network experience for customers purchasing the LG V50 ThinQ. LG said that it has been working closely with Qualcomm and domestic mobile operators to improve its 5G service and smartphone interoperability, including Software, Hardware and network. It will confirm the new release date later. Earlier: LG introduced its flagship  V50 ThinQ 5G at the MWC in February. Now the company has announced that it will go on sale ...

Samsung introduces 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 and 48MP GM2 image sensors for smartphones

Samsung has introduced two new 0.8-micrometer (μm) pixel image sensors — 64-megapixel (Mp) Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 and 48Mp ISOCELL Bright GM2. The new ISOCELL Bright GW1 is a 64Mp sensor offers the highest resolution, and the new ISOCELL Bright GM2 48Mp sensor is the successor of last year's ISOCELL Bright GM1 48Mp sensor that is being used in most smartphones this year. Highlights of 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 Pixel-merging Tetracell technology and remosaic algorithm offers 16Mp images in low-light environments where four pixels are merged to work as one to increase light sensitivity and highly-detailed 64Mp shots in brighter settings. GW1 supports real-time high dynamic range (HDR) of up to 100-decibels (dB) that provides richer hues. In comparison, the dynamic range of a conventional image sensor is at around 60dB, while that of the human eye is typically considered to be around 120dB. GW1 is equipped with a Dual Conversion Gain (DCG) that converts the received light into an electric signal according to the illumination of the environment. This allows the sensor to optimize its full well capacity (FWC), utilizing the collected light more efficiently especially in bright environments. Sharper results can be delivered through Super PD, a high-performance phase detection auto-focus technology Full HD recording ...

WhatsApp will end support for Windows Phone at the end of 2019, new UWP app expected

WhatsApp stopped support for Blackberry OS in 2017 and the company already stopped support for Android versions older than 2.3.3 and Windows Phone 7 back in 2016. Similarly, WhatsApp on Tuesday announced that it will stop supporting Windows Phone platform on December 31, 2019. WhatsApp will stop working on Windows 10 platform on December 31st which means that the app will stop getting future updates. Back in 2017, the company announced that it will stop supporting Windows Phone 8.0 platform and now, the company has updated the blog post with a list of platforms that it will stop supporting which includes all versions of the Windows Phone platform. While WhatsApp is ending support for the Windows Phone platform, new reports have emerged suggesting that the company is working on a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app. The UWP app will reportedly run on the recent version of Windows Phone and Windows Desktop platforms. There is no information regarding the new app yet, and we have to wait to know what WhatsApp has in store for us. Commenting on this, a WhatsApp spokesperson said: Following Microsoft's recent decision to end support for Windows Mobile devices in December, WhatsApp will release its final update for Windows phones in June. WhatsApp will ...

Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus get a limited time price cut in India, additional cashback for Airtel users

Nokia launched the 6.1 Plus and 5.1 Plus smartphones in India in August 2018 and September 2019 at a price of Rs. 15,999 and Rs. 10,999, respectively. Since its launch, there were offers and discounts on smartphones in sales. In similar lines, today, both the Nokia 5.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 Plus are available at discounted prices on Nokia's official website. Nokia 6.1 Plus 4GB RAM variant and Nokia 5.1 Plus 3GB RAM variant are on a limited time offer where users can avail flat Rs.1750 discount by using the code DEAL1750 at Nokia India's official website. Additionally, Airtel users will get extra Rs.2000 cashback in the form of Rs.50 cashback per month for 40 months and in order to avail this offer, users should opt for Airtel's Rs. 199, Rs. 249, or the Rs. 448 plans. On top of this, Airtel users will also get 240GB of free data and it will be credited in the form of data packets worth 20GB each on 12 recharges. After the price cut, the effective price of Nokia 5.1 Plus 3GB RAM variant comes down to Rs.8849 from its regular asking price of Rs.10,599. The effective price of Nokia 6.1 Plus 4GB RAM variant comes down to Rs.13,749 from its ...

Airtel 4G Hotspot gets another price cut, now available at Rs.399 per month with 50GB monthly data

Airtel revised the price of its 4G hotspot device in December 2017 from its launch price in a bid to compete with incumbent operators. Today, Airtel 4G hotspot has received another price cut and now it is available at Rs.399 per month along with monthly data. Airtel is now allowing users to rent the 4G Hotspot for Rs.399 per month and the plan will come bundled with 50GB monthly data. Users can enjoy 4G speeds until 50GB and post that can use unlimited data at throttled speeds of 80kbps. With this new bundle offer, users can avail monthly data along with the 4G Hotspot device instead of purchasing the device and data separately. Airtel says that the unused data will be rolled over to next month and users have to pay Rs.399 every month, keep the SIM on the device to continue using the bundled package. The 4G Hotspot device delivers 4G speeds and switches to 3G network in places where there is no 4G network and has the ability to connect up to 10 devices at a time and claims to deliver 6 hours of battery life on a single charge. The revised bundle plan is live on Airtel's website and interested buyers ...

2019 iPhone XR with dual rear cameras surface in renders

It is the time of the year when a lot of leaks and rumors about the upcoming iPhones circulate on the web. Recently, there were leaks regarding a new antenna technology for iPhone, triple rear cameras on iPhones, a smaller iPhone and more. In similar lines, today, a new report suggests that the 2019 iPhone XR will sport dual rear cameras housed in a square bump. The latest render of the upcoming iPhone XR reveals an addition of a vertical dual-lens camera setup with LED flash housed in a large square bump. It is expected to measure 150.9 x 76.1 x 7.8mm, with the thickest point being the camera bump at 8.5mm. There might not be a change in the size of the notch of the 2019 iPhone XR, and we might see the same notch that was present on the 2018 iPhone XR. The upcoming iPhone XR is expected to be powered by the latest Apple A13 SoC from TMSC who is Apple's chip supplier. Apple is also expected to include a new flood illuminator to improve Face ID and make changes to the front-facing TrueDepth Camera System. Apart from this, the reports also suggest that next-generation iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max models ...

HUAWEI P Smart Z with 6.59-inch FHD+ Ultra FullView display, 16MP pop-up front camera announced

After the P smart+ 2019 in March, Huawei has silently introduced the P Smart Z mid-range smartphone. This has a 6.59-inch Full HD+ Ultra FullView display  with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Kirin 710F SoC with 4GB RAM, support for GPU Turbo 2.0 and Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 on top. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for AI portraits and AI scene detection. The phone comes with a 16-megapixel pop-up front camera. The company says that the pop-up mechanism has been tested with pressure of 12 Kg and the pop-up mechanism has been tested over 100,000 times for durability. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and packs a 4000mAh battery. HUAWEI P Smart Z specifications 6.59-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core Kirin 710F 12nm (4 x 2.2GHz  Cortex-A73 +4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP rear camera 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture Dimensions: 163.5×77.3×8.8mm; Weight: 196.8g Fingerprint sensor Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi ...

Toreto Blare Pro wireless Bluetooth Magnetic Neckband headset launched for Rs. 2999

Toreto has launched a brand-new Bluetooth wireless earphones in the Indian market called as Toreto Blare Pro. The earphones let users pair two mobile phones at once and lets you browse through Google on your device directly via an inbuilt microphone in the headsets. Blare Pro has an Google Assistant support for voice commands, sparing you the need to hold your phone while searching online. The voice button further helps you make calls as well name the person you want to talk to and your call will be connected. Additionally, Blare Pro comes with magnetic earbuds such that when not in use the earbuds stay together and do not fall off. The earphones work even from a 10m distance. With 160 mAh of battery power and 2.5 hours of charging time and music playback for 7 hours continuously, without any interruption. Blare Pro headsets also have 120 hours of standby time along with 8 hours of talk time. Available in Black and Blue, Toreto Blare Pro is available at an introductory price of Rs. 2,999 at all the retail stores and also on all leading e-commerce platforms across India, but you can get it for Rs. 2439 on Amazon.in. These headphones come ...

Google releases latest Android Distribution data: Android Pie now on 10.4% devices, Oreo adoption climbs to 28.3%

Google is out with the latest Android distribution numbers for the month of May 2019. The company is posting this data after six months when Android Pie was not in the list since it was below 1%. Now, after nine months after Android Pie stable update started rolling out, it is running in just 10.4% devices. From 21.5% back in October last year, Android Oreo (8.1 and 8.0) is now on 28.3%. Nougat adoption is 19.2%, down from 28.2%, Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now at 16.9%, down from 21.3%.  Android Lollipop operating system adoption now stands at 14.5%, down from 17.9%. KitKat OS now on 6.9% devices, a slight decline from 7.6%. The data was collected before 7-days ending on May 7, 2019, said Google. With the company slowly ending support for older OS, we should see a slight growth in Android Pie. Android 10.0 Q will release in Q3 2019, but it might not be seen in the distribution charts before later this year or early next year. Source