Panasonic ‘Miraie’ IoT and AI enabled platform launched in India

Panasonic, a diversified technology brand launched several products in India last year including smartphones and this year, the brand has forayed into Connected Living Solutions with the launch of its IoT & AI-enabled platform - 'Miraie.', and it includes a range of connected products. Under Miraie platform, a range of connected products like Connected Air Conditioners, Smart Door Bell and Plugs & Switches will be available. This IoT and AI-enabled platform takes advantage of Google's Voice Assistant and Amazon's Alexa technology for hands-free operation. There is a dedicated 'Miraie App' that allows users to store warranty cards and annual maintenance contracts digitally. Furthermore, users can request for any spare of electronic devices right from the app. Miraie platform has been conceptualized and developed at the company's  India Innovation Centre based out of Bangalore and Panasonic says that this platform aims to empower the everyday lives of consumers with comfort, convenience and seamless connectivity across all Panasonic devices. The connected range of products will be expanded in the future with Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Television, fans, geysers, etc. Commenting on the launch, Manish Sharma, President & CEO, Panasonic India, and South East Asia said: With the advent of 5G, IoT will be driving the next round of transformation ...

Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra price revealed in India as pre-orders begin

Samsung introduced its flagship Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphones at its San Francisco event earlier this week. As expected Samsung Online Shop has started pre-bookings for these phones, and other online and offline retailers will begin soon. Pricing Samsung Galaxy S20 4G LTE 8GB + 128GB in Cosmic Gray and Cloud Blue– Rs. 66,999 Samsung Galaxy S20+ 4G LTE 8GB + 128GB in Cosmic Gray, Cosmic Black and Cloud Blue – Rs. 73,999 Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G/4G LTE 12GB + 128GB in Cosmic Gray– Rs. 92,999 Pre-bookings begin from today, February 15, and the devices will roll out starting from March 6th. Launch offers  Galaxy S20+ and S20 Ultra Pre-bookings get Galaxy Buds+ at the discounted price of Rs. 1999 and the S20 Pre-bookings get it at Rs. 2999 No Extra Cost EMI (3, 6, 9, 12 months) starting at Rs. 5,583 or ‘Low Cost EMI’ (12, 18, 24 months) starting at Rs. 3,153 up to Rs. 48,100 exchange offer on old phones Protect your phone from Accidental Damage and Liquid Damage with Samsung Care+ at ₹1,999 only. Limited period offer. The company is launching only 128GB storage version of the S20 series in India for now, and all ...

OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 OxygenOS 10.3.1 update brings January Android security patch, Jio VoWiFi support and more

OnePlus has finally started rolling out OxygenOS 10.3.1 [India] / 10.0.7 [EU and Global] for the OnePlus 7T Pro and OxygenOS 10.3.1 [India] / 10.0.4 [EU and Global] for the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 smartphones that bring January Android security patch, VoWiFi support for Jio users, Cricket scores card in Shelf and lots more. As usual, OnePlus said that the OTA will have a staged rollout to limited number of users today randomly and will have a broader rollout in a few days after making sure there are no critical bugs. OnePlus 7T should also get the same update soon. System Optimized the RAM management improved black/blank screen issues with some apps Added the feature to support reminders for privacy alerts Improved system stability and fixed general bugs Updated Android security patch to 2020.1 Network (India Only) Integrated the VoWifi registration for the Jio Sim Cloud Service (India Only) Supported synchronization with Notes and Contacts Work-Life Balance (India Only) Optimized message notification Optimized the mode and app selection Added location, calendar, auto-track feature Cricket Scores (India Only) Add Cricket scores as a card in your Shelf for quickest access to live match scores and team updates Source 1, 2

MIUI Launcher update brings App Drawer support — Here’s how to get it

[Update, Feb 14, 2020]: Xiaomi has started rolling out a new update with version RELEASE-4.15.0.1429-02041140 which brings App Drawer and App Categories to MIUI Launcher. You can download the APK manually from here and install it on your device in case you don't have the update on your device yet. [gallery size="large" ids="304943,304944,304945"] Earlier: Xiaomi’s MIUI is well-known for the customizations it offers, despite being user-friendly and customizable, people had some complaints with MIUI such as Notification Shade and MIUI Launcher. Xiaomi hugely improved the notification shade with the last two iterations of MIUI but MIUI Launcher didn’t get much improvements and features. Last year, Xiaomi introduced Hidden Apps feature on MIUI Launcher and also introduced App Drawer on MIUI China ROM. A few weeks ago, MIUI launcher received an update bringing App shortcuts and App sharing shortcut features and now, an alpha version of the MIUI launcher has surfaced on the web that finally brings much-awaited app drawer to the MIUI launcher but it is not enabled by default, users can turn on the app drawer mode under Home Screen settings. [gallery size="large" ids="303207,303208,303209"] MIUI launcher gets a lot of features from the POCO launcher, be it app suggestions, app categories, app drawer background ...

OPPO A31 with 6.5-inch display, triple rear cameras announced

OPPO has announced A31 smartphone in Indonesia which is actually rebranded version of the A8 that was introduced in China back in December last year. The phone packs a 6.5-inch HD+ screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 SoC with 4GB of RAM, packs 12-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel depth and 2-megapixel camera cameras. There is also an 8-megapixel front camera. It features a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and packs a 4230mAh battery. OPPO A31 specifications 6.5-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ display Octa Core MediaTek Helio P35 12nm processor (ARM Cortex A53 CPU) with IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) ColorOS 6.1 on Android 9.0 (Pie) 12MP rear camera with LED flash, EIS, 2MP depth sensor and 2MP camera for 4cm macro with 1.75μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture 8MP front-facing camera Dimensions: 163.9×75.5×8.3mm; Weight: 180g Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou 4230mAh battery The OPPO A31 comes in Mystery Black and Fantasy White colors, is priced at 25,99,000 Indonesian Rupiah (US$ 189 / Rs. 13,545 approx.) and is available across online stores ...

Samsung Galaxy A20s (4GB+64GB) gets a price cut in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy A20s smartphone back in October last year in India and it was available in two variants — 3GB + 32GB and 4GB + 64GB. While the 3GB RAM variant was available for Rs. 10,999 after the price cut in January this year, the 4GB RAM variant was available for Rs. 13,999. Now, the 4GB RAM has received a price cut in India and there is no change in the pricing of the 3GB RAM variant. Samsung Galaxy A20s 4GB RAM with 64GB storage is now available for Rs. 12,999, against its launch price of Rs. 13,999 and this means a Rs. 1000 price cut. The revised price is already reflecting on Samsung India e-Store and Amazon.in. Flipkart is yet to revise the price. Smartphone Launch Price New Price Price Cut Samsung Galaxy A20s (4GB + 64GB) Rs. 13,999 Rs. 12,999 Rs. 1000 To recall, has a 6.4-inch HD+ Infinity-V TFT screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 450 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM, runs Android Pie, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture along with an 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide and 5-megapixel depth sensor and an 8-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture with support for face unlock. It has a 3D ...

HONOR MagicWatch 2 Review: Does its work with impressive battery life

With hundreds of smartwatch options available on the Android platform, finding the right one can be very difficult. Right now, the best smartwatches come from Samsung, HONOR, and Amazfit' stable (as far as we reviewed). Why? Because these watches are well optimised to runs on all Android devices and have all the smartwatch and fitness features, you'd expect. Recently, HONOR launched its MagicWatch 2 in 42mm and the 46mm model. For the uninitiated, the HONOR MagicWatch 2 comes with a circular AMOLED screen, powered by Kirin A1 chip and packs a 455mAh battery that promises up to 14 days of battery life. The successor of HONOR WatchMagic comes with meaningful improvements in some aspects that make this device appealing, especially with the price point they sell. We have used this smartwatch for around two weeks, and this is what we think about it! Design and Display On the first look, the HONOR MagicWatch 2 looks stunningly similar to the Huawei Watch GT 2. It's worth mentioning that we got the 46mm removable brown strap variant. This device seems elegant with appealing aesthetics and top-notch build quality. It measures 45.9 x 45.9 x 10.7 mm and weighs around 41 grams. There is a circular outer bezel, ...

NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-band AX12 12-Stream Wi-Fi 6 Router (RAX200) launched in India

NETGEAR has launched Nighthawk Tri-band AX12 12-Stream Wi-Fi 6 Router (RAX200) with support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) in India. It is powered by a quad-core 2.2 GHz processor, offering 10.8GBps Wi-Fi speeds and a 2.5G multi-gig Ethernet interface as either a LAN or WAN. For mobile devices, the router supports Gigabit Wi-Fi, as well as interface-free channels with dynamic frequency selection. The router includes a single 2.4GHz band and 5GHz bands. The router uses three bands with a combined Wi-Fi speed of 10.8Gbps. This provides the ideal solution for the growing needs of households with an ever-increasing number of connected devices vying for internet bandwidth simultaneously. Tri-Band Wi-Fi provides an additional Wi-Fi band to reduce congestion and provide a better-connected experience across multiple devices simultaneously. The latest Wi-Fi 6 technology provides four times the amount of data capacity over that of the previous generation of Wi-Fi routers (802.11ac), also now known as Wi-Fi 5. Nighthawk Tri-band AX12 includes the following key specs and features: Fastest Wi-Fi with up to 10.8Gbps Combined Wireless Speed — 12-Stream Tri-band Wi-Fi with combined wireless speeds up to 10.8Gbps (1.2 + 4.8 + 4.8Gbps). 12-Streams Tri-band Wi-Fi – Eight streams of 5GHz and four streams of 2.4GHz ...

Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e get permanent price cut in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e smartphones last year in India and unlike older Samsung smartphones, there wasn't a steep price drop on these smartphones. Following the launch of its successor Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra, the Galaxy S10 Series have received a price cut in India and this time, it is a permanent price cut. Samsung Galaxy S10e 128GB storage variant is now available at Rs. 47,900, against its launch price of Rs. 55,900, and this means a Rs. 8000 price cut. Samsung Galaxy S10 128GB storage variant is now available at Rs. 54,900, against its launch price of Rs. 71,000 and this means a Rs. 16,100 price cut. Similarly, Samsung Galaxy S10+ 128GB storage variant is now available at Rs. 61,900, against its launch price of Rs. 79,000 and this means a Rs. 17,100 price cut. All the 3 smartphones are available at revised prices on Samsung India e-Store, Flipkart, Amazon.in, and other channels where it is selling, but some variants are out of stock. Smartphone Launch Price New Price Price Cut Samsung Galaxy S10e (128GB) Rs. 55,900 Rs. 47,900 Rs. 8000 Samsung Galaxy S10 (128GB) Rs. 71,000 Rs. 54,900 Rs. 16,100 Samsung Galaxy S10+ (128GB) Rs. 79,000 Rs. 61,900 Rs. 17,100 To recall, all the phones are ...

Xiaomi introduces AIoT Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax Router AX3600, GaN Type-C 65W charger and Bluetooth speaker with 30W wireless charging and more

Along with the Mi 10 smartphone Xiaomi also introduced several accessories in China including AIoT Router AX3600 with Wi-Fi 6 support, GaN Type-C 65W fast charger, Bluetooth speaker with support for 30W wireless fast charging and Active Cooling fan for phones. Xiaomi AIoT Router AX3600 features and specifications 574Mbps 802.11ax 2 × 2  2.4G / 2402Mbps 802.11 ax Wi-Fi 4 × 4 5GHz Protocol: IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac / ax, IEEE 802.3 / 3u / 3ab 1GHz quad-core IPQ8071A processor + 1.7GHz dual-core NPU 512MB RAM, 256MB ROM 6 external omni directional antennas + 1 AIoT antenna that automatically connects to Xiaomi smart devices using app MU-MIMO technology allows multiple antennas of the router to serve multiple devices at the same time offering the best experience  Up to 238 connected devices Real time monitoring, parental controls with Mi WiFi app on Android and iOS Aluminum alloy heat sink and high thermal conductivity thermal adhesive, cooling holes on the top, bottom and sides for heat dissipation. A metal part is arranged on the triangular top surface to accelerate the heat transfer from the inside to the outside WPA3 next generation of Wi-Fi security standard Dimensions: 410 ...