Syska launches Wi-Fi enabled Smart Plugs starting at Rs. 2599

Syska, a popular manufacturer of LED lights and smart home devices has launched two new products called the Smart Wi-Fi Plug with Power Meter 16A and Smart Mini Plug 10A. They both feature Alexa and Google Assistant voice control, Scheduling, Timers and more. The Smart Wi-Fi Plug with Power Meter 16A is designed for large home appliances while the Smart Mini Plug 10A is meant for mid to small size home appliances. Both feature voice control access via Alexa or Google Assistant that allow users to turn it ON/OFF, setup up schedule including time schedules. Users can also allocate each plug to a particular room in the house via the Syska Smart Home app. The plug is of the universal Plug Pin Type and can prevent overheating of your device through advanced technology. The device can set up advanced scene detection for scheduling like trigger ON/OFF scheduling with specific scenarios like rain, sunrise and sunset. There are Child Safety Shutters to protect children from the electrical socket and users can monitor usage via the app. The Smart Wi-Fi Plug with Power Meter 16A and Smart Mini Plug 10A are priced at Rs. 4190 and Rs. 2599, respectively and available for purchase across leading online and ...

Realme smartphones to get VoWiFi starting this month, New realme phone for India launching at MWC 2020

Today, in the 14the episode of #AskMadhav, the company’s CEO, Madhav Sheth has confirmed that realme smartphones will get VoWiFi or Wi-Fi Calling support via update starting from this month. realme X2 Pro will be the first phone to get the update next week. Other phones will get the update in February and March. realme VoWiFi timeline January realme X2 Pro February realme X2 realme XT realme X realme 5 Pro realme 3 Pro realme 5, 5i, 5s March realme 3/3i realme 2 Pro realme U1 realme 1 realme 2/C1 realme C2 When asked about the launch of realme X50 5G smartphone, realme CEO said that the company will launch a bigger and better smartphone for India at the MWC 2020 next month. This could be the RMX2071 with Snapdragon 865 that surfaced in AnTuTu benchmarks earlier today. It is rumored to be called the realme X50 Pro. The company already said that it will launch 5G smartphones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G SoC in 2020 in India. He also confirmed that the realme Fitness band will launch next month, and said that the latest realme 5i smartphone will get realme UI and Android 10 update in May this year, along with the realme 5 and 5s. ...

realme UI based on Android 10 to roll out in India from January 2020 [Update: realme 5i to get it in May 2020]

Update: realme India CEO Madhav Seth during monthly AskMadhave episode confirmed that the realme 5i will get realme UI Android 10 update in May 2020, along with realme 5 and 5s. Update: realme India CEO Madhav Seth at the realme X2 launch event has confirmed that ColorOS 7 Android 10 update for realme X2 will roll out in March 2020, before China version gets it in Q2 2020. Earlier: realme already confirmed that Android 10 roll out for realme phones starting from Q1 2020. Today the company has confirmed that realme’s own customised UI based on ColorOS 7 and Android 10 for realme devices will roll out from January. 2020 on wards. The new UI from realme will feature interesting customizations adding on to the experience which will be closer to stock-Android features, as it had promised earlier. realme’s own customised UI will sport all the new features from the much enhanced ColorOS 7 including system upgradation. In the forum post, the company said: Users will experience smoother gaming graphics, better RAM management and seamless video and vlogging experience along with more customization options. ColorOS 7 customization options will include options like app icons, shape & size and font change. The ColorOS 7 will also ...

Realme fitness band launching in India in February

Update: January 23, 2020 — In the latest episode of Ask Madhav, the company's CEO has confirmed that the realme fitness band will be launched in February. Update: January 9, 2020 — At the realme 5i launch, CEO Madhav Sheth has teased the realme fitness band by showing the strap. We should know more details in the coming weeks. Earlier: In the latest episode of #AskMadhav for the month, the company’s CEO, Madhav Sheth has answered some questions about their realme band, VOOC power bank and more. He has confirmed that the realme fitness band will arrive in the first half of 2020 without giving any hints about it. He also said that the company has plans to launch VOOC power bank after OPPO launched in recently. It also plans to launch IoT devices next year. The CEO said that his goal is to build realme as a tech lifestyle brand. When asked about the older phones like realme 1, 2, U1 and C1 not getting Android 10 update he said that the company offers at least one major Android update and 24 months of consistent updates for its phones and will add new features in the minor ColorOS updates. He also said ...

Twitter Direct Messages gets support for emoji reactions

Twitter has been making changes to its mobile app as well as the desktop version with new features like Reddit-like conversation layout for replies, Hide Replies, ability to follow specific topics, Snooze feature, and more. On similar lines now, Twitter has now added emoji reactions to Direct Messages (DM) similar to emoji reactions on Facebook. Starting today, users can react to Direct Messages with emoji and it can be added to both text as well as media attachments. Emoji reaction can be added either by double-tapping the message and choosing the emojis that pop up or click the reaction button (heart and plus icon). Users can also undo a reaction at any time and it will be removed from the message for all participants. Furthermore, users can click or tap on a reaction in a conversation to view who reacted to the message. As of now, the list of emojis includes a face with tears of joy, astonished face, crying face, red heart emoji, lit, thumbs up, and thumbs down. It is to be noted that reactions will be displayed as a text message on an older version of Twitter for iOS or Android app. Source

Google Search update now makes it easier to find previously searched topics

Google search has now been updated to be able to find previous searches easier when needed later. Collections was introduced by Google as a way to group search results when searching a particular topic. It has now been updated with Suggested Collections, the ability to search related collections and the ability to share collections. The first change coming to collections is called Suggested Collections. It uses techniques of AI to automatically groups similar pages you've visited from Search related to activities like cooking, shopping and hobbies. The grouped pages can be then saved in case the user wants to access them later. Once saved they will be present on the new Collections tab in the Google App. The second update lets users find more related content for a particular collections. Based on what the user has saved, they will see related content behind the “Find More” button within a collection all curated automatically by Google. The third feature is meant for working in collaboration with others. Once a collection is created, the user can share it with their friends who can then add ideas and searches to it. There will also be an option to make the collection back to private if the ...

Realme RMX2071 with Snapdragon 865 AnTuTu benchmark scores surface, posts best scores yet

Realme RMX2071, a new smartphone powered by Snapdragon 865 (SM8250) 5G mobile platform with Adreno 650 GPU has surfaced on AnTuTu. This shows whopping 5,74,985 scores, which is the best till date, and is even better than upcoming Mi 10 scores of 560,000 from the same SoC. This is said to launch as realme X50 Pro 5G, which should be the company's first flagship phone for this year. We don't have any other specifications of the phone yet, but we can expect 8GB or 12GB of RAM, improved cameras, 120Hz refresh rate screen and possibly 50W fast charging. realme already said that it will launch 5G smartphones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G SoC in 2020 in India. The phone is expected to be unveiled at MWC next month during its 5G launch event on February 24 at 10 AM CEST (1:30PM IST). We should know more details about the smartphone in the coming weeks. Source 

Sony NW-A105 Walkman with 3.6-inch touch screen display, Hi-Res Audio, Android launched in India for Rs. 23990

Sony Walkman was a big hit back then and was a goto choice of music player for many users. Over the years, smartphones have taken over the place of MP3 players, but that doesn't stop Sony from bringing back the Walkman in a new avatar. After a long gap, Sony has now launched the NW-A105 Walkman and this time around, it comes with Hi-Res Audio and Android 9 Pie. Sony NW-A105 sports a 3.6-inch HD touch screen display, features 4GB RAM with 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 128GB through microSD. It supports Hi-Res Audio, DSD, FLAC audio formats, and S-Master HX digital amplifier for reduced distortion and noise. It also has convenient side controls for media playback. Regarding the connectivity, the Walkman supports WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, 3.5mm audio jack and the best part is that it runs on Android 9 Pie. Users can stream tour favourite songs online or download directly on NW-A105 Walkman. Lastly, it promises to deliver 26 hours of battery life on a single charge and can be charged through the USB Type-C port. Pricing and Availability Sony NW-A105 Walkman comes in a single black color option, is priced at Rs. 23,990 and will be ...

HUAWEI Band 4 with 0.96-inch color display, 50-meter water resistance, built-in USB connector launched in India for Rs. 1999

HUAWEI just launched the HUAWEI Band 4, the company's latest smart band in India. This features a 0.96-inch LCD color touch screen with 2.5D curved glass and an oleophobic coating in addition to Home button, comes with continuous heart rate tracking with HONOR’s TruSeen 3.5 heart rate monitor technology, and is also water resistant up to 50 meters. It has automatic activity tracking. Huawei Band 4 has a built-in USB in-line charge for convenient charging and a battery that promises up to 9 days of power on a single charge. It comes with 8 built-in colourful watch faces, and 66 watch faces available from HUAWEI Watch Face Store, for users to wear in different occasions. It has scientific sleep mode detector can identify 6 most common sleep-related issues, providing more than 200 potential solutions and suggestions for better sleep. The band also features smart identification of cold calls, phone finder functionality, remote shutter capabilities, a smart clock, and sedentary reminder alarms to ensure users stay active. HUAWEI Band 4 specifications 0.96-inch (160×80 pixels) LCD touch color display with customizable clock faces Apollo 3 processor Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Compatible with Android 4.4 (or later) or iOS 9.0 (or later) Pedometer, Sleep tracker, 9 Fitness modes, ...

POCO India teaser hints at POCO X2 smartphone, expected to launch in Q1 2020

Last week POCO confirmed that it will spin off as an independent brand from Xiaomi India. Earlier this week it posted POCO S02 E01 teaser video with tag line YKWIM "If You Know What I Mean", and the first screen shows hints of POCO X2, which could be the name of the next-generation POCO smartphone. In interviews, POCO India General Manager C Manmohan said that the the next POCO value-for-money flagship smartphone will feature high-end SoC and a large amount of RAM, and also confirmed that it will launch this quarter, which is within March 2020. Some rumors said that the company might launch several smartphones, and the POCO X2 could be one of these, which the POCO India GM didn't deny, however he said that there would initially be one model to begin the new era. Regarding affordable smartphones from POCO, he said that the company is evaluating, sand will share details regarding it soon. Regarding the brand, he said that POCO will have its own sales, marketing, and product teams, and will leverage certain services such as supply chain and after sales support from Xiaomi’s ecosystem. Source 1, 2, 3