Mi Watch could be Xiaomi’s first Wear OS smartwatch with its own Mi Wear companion app

Xiaomi is popular for its Mi Band fitness bands and has also released Amazfit smartwatches in partnership with Huami. Now, the latest Wear OS companion app tear down has revealed that Xiaomi might be working on a smartwatch powered by Google’s Wear OS platform, according to a new report. This reveals Mi Wear companion app, which should be similar to HUAWEI Wear app that helps you manage your Huawei Watch. The smartwatch could be called Mi Watch, according to the code. This will be Xiaomi's first Wear OS smartwatch since all the Amazfit watches run on proprietary OS. This would also be the first new OEM for Google’s wearable platform in quite some time. Evidence of Wear OS adding support for another companion app surfaced back in July with Wear OS 2.26. The development was codenamed Baiji. The line in version 2.28 was updated to "Mi Wear," even though it is not there on Google Play Store yet, says the report. There is no image of the smartwatch or the features that are expected in the smartwatch, but we should know more details in the coming weeks. Google might announce the partnership and the first Mi Watch at the Made by Google 2019 next ...

HONOR Band 5 update brings SpO2 monitoring and music controls in India

HUAWEI's HONOR brand launched the HONOR Band 5 in India back in August, but people were a bit disappointed since there were not much change between the Band 4 and the Band 5. Now the company has rolled out a new update that brings remote music control function along with the SpO2 monitoring after beta testing them couple of weeks back. Music Control can be switched on via the Huawei Health app, so that you can use Band 5 to instantly view and control their favorite music apps right from the wrist. Apps supported include Shazam, VLC for Android, Google Play Music, YouTube, Tube Go, Spotify, Audify, KKBOX, Blackplayer, Pulsar, and Huawei Music. Remote music control is compatible with smartphones running Android 5.0 and above. Before the next function can be start, a 3 second interval is required. These functions include: play, pause, skip track, and last track, said HUAWEI. The SpO2 sensor enabled via update helps to monitor blood oxygen levels. This might not be accurate compared to top-end devices, and the company says that it's for non-medical use. The update is available with Huawei Health App with 10.0.1.011 and Band 5 update 1.1.0.93 which is about 7MB is size, and is ...

Realme C2 update brings Redesigned Notification Center Interface, Digital Wellbeing and September Security Patch

realme launched the realme C2 along with realme 3 Pro in the country back in April running ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie). To recall, It has a 6.1-inch HD+ Dewdrop display and, is powered by MediaTek Helio P22 SoC with up to 3GB of RAM. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots and a 5-megapixel front camera. The company has already announced Android 10 update roadmap for its smartphones, but realme C2 wasn't included in the list. As per an official post on realme Community, realme has started rolling out a new Android Pie based ColorOS update to realme C2 users in India. The new update comes as RMX1941EX_11_A.17 and brings September 2019 security patch along with digital wellbeing, and redesigned notification center interface to realme C2. realme says it is a staged rollout and will be randomly pushed to a limited number of users and will have a broader rollout in coming days after the company makes sure there are no critical bugs. If no critical bugs are found, the build will be rolled out to all the users in upcoming days, so it may take some time before it appears on your device. You ...

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2019: Best deals on Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops, accessories and more

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale kicked off yesterday with Fashion products, TVs & Appliances, Smart Devices and more on sale while mobiles & tablets, laptops, audio and more will be on sale from 30th September 12 AM.  However, Flipkart Plus members get early access to these deals starting today at 8 PM and in this article, we will list the best deals on Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops, accessories and more. Deals on Smartphones Some of the discounted price of the smartphones listed below also include Rs. 1000 off on pre-paid orders. iPhone X (64GB) - Rs. 40,999 (Rs. 50,901 off on MRP and also includes Rs. 4000 off on bank cards) iPhone XR (64GB) - Rs. 35,999 ( Rs. 13,901 off on MRP and also includes Rs. 4000 off on bank cards) Samsung Galaxy S9 (64GB) - Rs. 29,999 (Rs. 32,501 off on MRP) Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus (64GB) - Rs. 34,999 (Rs. 35,001 off on MRP) Samsung Galaxy A50 (4GB + 64GB) - Rs. 16,999 (Rs. 4001 off on MRP) Google Pixel 3a - Rs. 29,999 (Rs. 10,000 off on MRP) Google Pixel 3a XL - Rs. 34,999 (Rs. 10,000 off on MRP) Google Pixel 3 - Rs. 42,999 (Rs. 28,001 off ...

OnePlus 7T Benchmarks and Gaming Review

OnePlus launched its  OnePlus 7T smartphone earlier this week. We already brought you the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The OnePlus 7T is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with that has a tri-cluster architecture with 1 x Kryo 485 Prime CPU (A76-based) at up to 2.96GHz, 3 x Kryo 485 Performance CPUs (A76-based) at up to 2.42GHz and 4x Kryo 485 Efficiency CPUs (A55-based) at up to 1.80GHz and has Adreno 640 GPU offering 15% increase compared to Snapdragon 855,  8GB LPDDR4x RAM and 256GB UFS 3.0 storage. It has a 6.55-inch FHD+ Fluid AMOLED 90Hz display and runs on Android 10 with Oxygen OS 10.0. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Also, check out the PUBG gameply and Gaming review below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GadbtmBB9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJWcKsSBN_U AnTuTu Benchmark 7 It scored 400912 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 7 and topped the charts. Geekbench 4 Single-Core It scored 3682 points in the Geekbench 4 Single-Core benchmark and grabbed the second spot behind the Galaxy S10+. Geekbench 4 Multi-Core It scored 11465 points in the Geekbench 4 Multi-Core benchmark and grabbed the second spot behind the ROG Phone II. 3D Mark Ice Storm Unlimited It scored 72711 points and grabbed the second spot in the ...

Sound One X60 Neckband Wireless Bluetooth Earphones Review

SoundOne, a Hong-Kong-based company known for its audio products and smartphone accessories, launched its Bluetooth headset with neckband in India a few months back at Rs. 1,549. We got hold of this headset and used it for a while to check whether it is worth the price or not.  Design and build quality The headset has a simple design that is similar to most other neckband wireless headsets. It also features a sliding mechanism that lets you expand to a certain extent. SoundOne X60 sport in-ear buds that have angled tips that perfectly fit in your ears, and don't fall out easily. The earbuds are connected with the wire, and the back of the earbuds is magnetic that snap together when not in use.  The band that you wear around the neck is flexible, lightweight, and has a smooth finish. The bottom housing also offers a smooth rubbery finish. Bottom part of the neckband houses all the interactive elements. Right side sports a control playback, power, and volume, while the left side has a dedicated button that activates voice assistant. The button's feedback is average and at times, didn't respond appropriately too. There is also an LED indicator that glows in Red and ...

Apple iPhone 11 First Impressions – Made for Fence Sitters

Apple is back with a best seller. Last year it was the iPhone XR, the coming year, it's going to be the iPhone 11. Write this down, because the upgrades include an extra camera sensor with an ultra wide angle lens, we thought the A12 was faster but then we get the A13 Bionic in this one, which brings amazing features like extended dynamic range at 4K 60 fps, on BOTH the cameras. The really average 7MP front camera on the XR gets upgraded to a 12MP crisp sensor with a wider angle field of view lens on the 11, and again thanks to A13, it does 4K 60 fps, with extended dynamic range up to 30 fps and of course, slofies. Personally, it is a dream come true upgrade from the iPhone XR I have been using till now. The best part? It is going to sell here, in India, for a starting price of Rs. 64, 990 (58, 990 if you pre-ordered) which is way lesser than the 74, 990 price with which the XR started selling. Fear not fence sitters, I used to be one of you and I know how you feel so hear me out ...

PLAYFIT SW75 Smartwatch with 1.3-inch color touch display, heart rate sensor, 50-meter water resistance launched for Rs. 2999

Delhi based smart wearable and audio technology startup PLAY has launched PLAYFIT SW75, the company's first smartwatch in India. It comes with the latest nRF52840 chipset from the Nordic family, promising up to 15 days of battery life with 210mAh battery. It has a 1.3-inch Full touch display, slim stainless-steel casing, Real time Heart Rate monitoring, pedometer, sleep monitoring, up to 14 different sports modes, a unique female health care feature and vibrating alerts for notifications from social apps. The smartwatch is also ATM 5 waterproof (up to a water depth of 50m). PLAYFIT SW75 specifications 1.3 inch (240 x 240 Pixels) 2.5D Full Touch Color Display with Corning Gorilla 3 protection Nordic NRF52840 processor 8GB internal memory Bluetooth 4.2 to connect to Android and iOS devices Accelerometer, Heart Rate Sensor for 24h Heart Rate Monitoring Sleep monitoring, Pedometer, Calorie Burned, Distance, Speed, 14 Sports Modes, Sedentary Reminder, Goal Completion Reminder, Mindfulness Training Brightness Adjustment, Message Alert (For SMS, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Messenger, LinkedIn, Email, Calendar, Skype etc), Music Control, Stop Watch, Find My Phone, Low Battery Alert 12 mm Slim Stainless Steel Casing; Weight: 38g 210mAh battery offers 12 to 15 days battery based on the use, 47 days ...

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2019: Best deals on LED TVs, Smart devices and more

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale is set to kick off from tomorrow till 4th October. Fashion products, TVs & Appliances, Smart Devices and more will be on sale from 29th September while mobiles & tablets, laptops, audio and more will be on sale from 30th September. However, Flipkart Plus members get early access to these deals starting today at 8 PM and in this article, we will list the best deals on TVs, Smart devices and more. Deals on Televisions Sony LED TVs - up to 77% off Samsung ‘The Frame’ 55-inch 4K Smart QLED TV - Rs. 79,999 (Rs. 40,000 off on MRP) Mi Smart Android TV (32-inch) - Rs. 10,999 (Rs. 4000 off on MRP) Mi Smart Android TV (43-inch) - Rs. 19,999 (Rs. 6000 off on MRP) Blaupunkt HD Ready LED TV (32-inch) - Rs. 6499 (Rs. 11,501 off on MRP) Thomson R9 HD Ready LED TV (32-inch) - Rs. 6999 (Rs. 7991 off on MRP) iFFALCON UHD TV (55-inch) - Rs. 27,999 (Rs. 42,991 off on MRP) iFFALCON 4K Smart TV (65-inch) - Rs. 69,999 (Rs. 1,60,000 off on MRP) Vu  Ultra Smart TV (32-inch)  - Rs. 9999 (Rs. 9001 off on MRP) LG Ultra HD 4K ...

LG G8s ThinQ with 6.2-inch FHD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 855, triple rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 36990

LG just launched G8s ThinQ, the company's latest top-end smartphone in India, after it was introduced at the MWC earlier this year.  It has a 6.2-inch FullVision FHD+  OLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie, has triple rear cameras that includes a 12-megapixel main camera, 13-megapixel 137˚ super wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens. It has stereo speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack and DAC, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass back, MIL-STD 810G compliance and IP68 water and dust resistance. On the front it sports a standard 8-megapixel sensor and a 3D ToF front camera that measures the distance between the subject and the camera in millimeters to control the intensity of the background blur up to 256 levels for selfies with more depth. It also offers enhanced security with Hand ID and Face Unlock. Hand ID uses the Z Camera’s ability to scan a user’s unique circulatory pattern using infrared light making unlocking the phone in the dark just as accurate as during the day. The Z Camera is Air Motion, a touchless command interface that allow users to perform various actions without touching the screen. LG G8s ThinQ specifications 6.2-inch (2248 x 1080 pixels) 19.5:9 ...