Apple said to launch UWB Airtags, new MacBooks, Powerbeats 4 and more in 2020

Popular Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a report that has some interesting plans for Apple in the first half of 2020. The report claims Apple will release several new products including Ultra Wideband tags, high-end wireless headphones, a 4.7-inch iPhone SE successor, refreshed iPad Pro models, and refreshed MacBook Pro and/or MacBook Air models. The first half of 2020 looks to be exciting for Apple fans as the rumours point to a whole host of products being released. The heavily rumoured budget iPhone SE 2 is said to launching soon with a screen size of 4.7 inches. It will also likely be running the A13 Bionic chip, 3GB of RAM and TouchID for biometric authentication. The next interesting product that may be called "Airtags" will utilise Apple's new U1 chip to create Tile-like item tracking device. The use of Wide band technology would make it possible to locate attached devices with much greater accuracy than Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi. The iPad Pro was last updated back in 2018 with its third generation. The rumours point to a triple-lens rear camera system on the new models that support 3D sensing for augmented reality, to be released sometime in March. Another device that will be ...

Realme 3 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 download link]

realme launched the realme 3 Pro in the country back in April running ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie). realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of realme UI updates for realme 3 Pro. Updates rolled out for the realme 3 Pro so far, [gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="302854,302855"] [Jan 30, 2020]: realme has started rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 vRMX1851EX_11.C.02 to realme 3 Pro widely. [Download Link] [Jan 20, 2020]: realme has started rolling out a new RMX1851EX_11.C.02 update. The update weighs 541 MBs in size and fixes camera crash issue along with other minor bug fixes to improve the system stability. [Jab 17, 2020]: realme has started rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 to realme 3 Pro. The update comes as RMX1851EX_11.C.01, weighs 3.52 GBs in size and brings all the new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. Check out this post to learn about new features that realme UI brings to realme 3 Pro. [Dec 13, 2019]: realme has started rolling out ...

Realme XT realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 download link]

realme launched the realme XT smartphone running ColorOS 6.0 realme edition on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of realme UI updates for realme XT, also check out our realme XT content, realme XT Pearl Blue Unboxing and First Impressions realme XT Pearl White Unboxing and Photo Gallery realme XT Review: Between Midrange and a Flagship realme UI updates rolled out for the realme XT so far, [gallery size="large" ids="302721,302722,302723"] [Jan 30, 2020]: realme has started rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 vRMX1921EX_11.C.01 to realme XT widely. [Download Link] [Jan 18, 2020]: realme has started rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 to realme XT. The update comes as RMX1921EX_11.C.01, weighs 3.52GB in size and brings all the new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. 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.  [Dec 18, 2019]: ...

Caltech wins patent infringement lawsuit as Apple and Broadcom ordered to pay $1.1 Billion

In this years biggest jury verdict from this year, Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. have been ordered by a California Court to pay a collective $1.1 billion in damages for patent infringement. The plaintiff in this case is California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech.) who claimed that Apple broke patent laws by using Broadcom WiFi chips in their devices. Apple has been ordered to pay $837.8 million while Broadcom was hit with a $270.2 million verdict to pay Cal Tech. The case was based on Cal Tech claiming that the companies violated over a range of patents related to wireless data transmissions. The lawsuit was filed back in 2016 and it claimed that Apple devices like iPhones, iPads, iPods, Apple Watches, Mac computers, HomePod smart speakers, and the since-discontinued AirPort wireless routers have been using patent infringing Broadcom components. Apple and Broadcom did confirm that they will appeal the verdict, denying the infringement of the patents at all. Their lawyers also do not agree with how much significant damages CalTech is entitled to even if they were using the inventions. A spokesperson from Caltech, upon hearing the verdict, said that Caltech is, "pleased the jury found that Apple and Broadcom infringed Caltech patent," and ...

Unicode 13.0 to bring 117 new emoji including Polar bear, Ninja, Mammoth and more

Unicode, which is the international consortium that dictates computing industry standards has released its Emoji 13.0 standard for the year 2020. It includes 117 new emoji such as a smiling face with tear, Polar bear, a pinched finger, including 55 gender and skin-tone variants. Typically, the new emoji's appear in smartphones sometime around September/October with some manufacturers releasing it earlier. Some of the notable ones include a Santa Claus, transgender flags, people hugging, Pinata and more. For a complete list of the new emoji's, check below: Smiling Face with Tear Disguised Face Pinched Fingers (With Skin Tones) Anatomical Heart Lungs Ninja (With Skin Tones) Person in Tuxedo (With Skin Tones) Woman in Tuxedo (With Skin Tones) Person with Veil (With Skin Tones) Man with Veil (With Skin Tones) Woman Feeding Baby (With Skin Tones) Person Feeding Baby (With Skin Tones) Man Feeding Baby (With Skin Tones) Mx Claus (With Skin Tones) People Hugging Black Cat Bison Mammoth Beaver Polar Bear Dodo Feather Seal Beetle Cockroach Fly Worm Potted Plant Blueberries Olive Bell Pepper Flatbread Tamale Fondue Teapot Bubble Tea Rock Wood Hut Pickup Truck Roller Skate Magic Wand Piñata Nesting Dolls Sewing Needle Knot Thong Sandal Military Helmet Accordion Long Drum Coin ...

LG Q4 2019 losses widens on equity ties, sluggish smartphone sales

LG Electronics has reported revenues of 16.06 trillion won (US$ 13.65 billion) for the fourth quarter that ended December 31, 2019, which is up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. It posted profits of 101.8 billion won (US$ 86.5 million), up 26.1% YoY, while net profit was down 953% YoY to 849.8 billion won (US$ 717 billion). This is due to losses in its equity ties with LG display, in which it has 37.9% stake and sluggish smartphone sales. LG Display is said to post more than 1 trillion won in losses in 2019, according to analysts, and we should know the exact figures when it posts the results on Friday. For the whole 2019 it posted revenues of 62.3 trillion won (US$ 53.0 billion) in 2019, reflecting strong demand for premium home appliances such as LG SIGNATURE and high-growth, category-creating products. It posted full-year operating profits of 2.44 trillion won (US$ 2.07 billion), down 10% compared to 2018 due to increased investments in marketing and future technologies. Mobile Communications sector reported a quarterly revenue of 1.32 trillion won (US$ 1.12 billion), down 13.15% QoQ and down 21.4 % YoY due to sluggish sales of mass-tier smartphones in North America. ...

Moto G Stylus with punch-hole display press render surfaces

Press render of a Motorola smartphone surfaced a few days back, now according to @evleaks the phone will be introduced as Moto G Stylus. This shows a punch-hole display, and is code-named 'sofia+' with model numbers XT2043, according to FCC certification. The Moto G8 and G8 Power are said to be codenamed 'sofia and 'sofiar', so they could have a similar design. The FCC site reveals a 4000mAh battery for the phone, and will likely come with USB Type-C with support for fast charging. It is said to come with 48MP quad rear camera arrangement. It is expected to run Android 10 out of the box, and there might be 25MP camera inside the punch-hole. The Moto G8, G8 Power and Moto G Stylus smartphones are expected to be introduced at the MWC next month. We should know more details about the phone in the coming weeks.  Source 1, 2

Facebook posts $7.4 billion profit, up 6.78% YoY in Q4 2019, MAUs up 8%

Facebook has reported a good year for 2019 as it released its Q4 2019 earnings report. The total earnings posted for this quarter was $21082 million which amounts to a YoY growth of about 24.64% from Q4 2018. The net income on the other hand, was reported at $7349 million which calculates to an increase of approx. 6.78% YoY. Coming to the user statistics, Facebook's Daily Active Users (DAU) was at 1.66 Billion on average during December 2019 that is a approx. 8.79% increase YoY. The Monthly Average Users at the end of December was reported 2.50 Billion which is an increase of approx. 7.67% YoY. When looking at users in Facebook entire product family that includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and/or WhatsApp, Daily Active People (DAP) was reported at $2.26 billion (11% increase YoY) and Monthly Active People (MAP) was reported at $2.89 billion (9% increase YoY). The Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) saw an increase of approx. 7.56% from $2.38 to $2.56. However, Operating Margins saw a decrease from 46% in Q4 2018 to 42% in Q4 2019. Headcounts as of December 31st, 2019 was reported at 44,942 that represents a growth of 26% YoY. Commenting on the Q4 earning report, Mark ...

Mi AirDots Pro 2 Review: A weird worthy successor!

Xiaomi introduced Mi AirDots Pro 2, the successor to premium true wireless earphones Mi AirDots Pro in China back in September along with Mi MIX Alpha. The Mi AirDots Pro 2 offers up to 14 hours of music playback, packs a 14.2 mm dynamic driver unit and supports environment noise cancellation, but are these worth a consideration? Read on our Mi AirDots Pro 2 review to find out. Box Contents Mi AirDots Pro 2 with charging capsule USB Type-C cable User guide We recently unboxed the Mi AirDots Pro 2, check out the unboxing and first impressions. Design and Build Quality Mi AirDots Pro 2 features a minimal clean design similar to other Xiaomi eco-system products but Mi AirDots Pro 2 looks more like Apple Airpods than the first-gen Mi AirDots Pro. Mi AirDots Pro 2 comes with a case which is made up of ABS plastic, due to which it is lightweight, with the case, the total weight of the package is about 50 grams. The charging case has a matte finish making it less prone to scratches. Compared to the first-gen Mi AirDots Pro, Xiaomi has improved the overall design, the charging capsule is now smaller, thinner and a lot easier to carry. It has a flat base ...

Fossil Hybrid HR with always-on read-out display, heart rate sensor, 2-week battery life launched in India starting at Rs. 14995

Fossil has launched Hybrid HR, the company's latest hybrid smartwatch in India, after it was introduced last year. This offers users the most important information at a glance, thanks to new power-efficient display while still enjoying the classic look and feel of a traditional watch with integrated mechanical hands. It also comes with heart rate tracking. Hybrid HR features call and text previews, heart rate and workout tracking, real-time weather and more and promises more than two weeks of battery life on a single charge. The smartwatch allows users to preview texts/emails, answer calls and even program the three push buttons to their own choice of shortcuts. Pairing via Bluetooth technology to the Fossil Smartwatches app allows users to view in-depth activity, set on-watch features, customize the watch face dial, filter incoming smartphone notifications, and more. All devices have limitless options for personalization including interchangeable straps in leather, silicone and stainless steel. Fossil Hybrid HR features and specifications Combines mechanical hands with a dynamic, full round read-out display to view incoming text messages and app alerts as well as contextual information such as weather updates, second time zone and more Displays wellness stats like heart rate, steps, calories and active minutes, also allowing ...