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Android users can finally stop using third-party lock apps to secure their personal messages because WhatsApp is finally rolling out the much-awaited Fingerprint lock feature in the app’s latest stable version. The new feature, which has been available for public testing in the beta version of WhatsApp since August this year, will allow Android users to unlock their WhatsApp app with their registered fingerprint in the same way they unlock their phone’s screen lock. WhatsApp made the feature announcement quietly in the form of a blog post on its website. In the short post, the Facebook-owned messaging company isn’t talking about updating the app to a specific build to get the feature, so that must mean the feature is activated remotely from WhatsApp servers. If you aren’t seeing it appear in Settings just yet, you should, in the next few days. As long as you have the latest version of the popular messaging app installed and a fingerprint scanner on your phone, you should see the optio

Android users can finally stop using third-party lock apps to secure their personal messages because WhatsApp is finally rolling out the much-awaited Fingerprint lock feature in the app’s latest stable version. The new feature, which has been available for public testing in the beta version of WhatsApp since August this year, will allow Android users to unlock their WhatsApp app with their registered fingerprint in the same way they unlock their phone’s screen lock. WhatsApp made the feature announcement quietly in the form of a blog post on its website. In the short post, the Facebook-owned messaging company isn’t talking about updating the app to a specific build to get the feature, so that must mean the feature is activated remotely from WhatsApp servers. If you aren’t seeing it appear in Settings just yet, you should, in the next few days. As long as you have the latest version of the popular messaging app installed and a fingerprint scanner on your phone, you should see the optio

Both the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro were launched this year in August and the company is preparing to launch the Realme X2 Pro in India on November 20. Apart from that, it looks like Realme is also working on the Realme 6 since a retail box has surfaced online. A video on YouTube shows the leaked box with the Realme 6 tag. It also mentions two main features of the upcoming smartphone.  In the video, we can see that Realme 6 could sport a penta-lens camera and it may be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G chipset. There is also a possibility that it may be the Realme 6 Pro, which could launch alongside the regular Realme 6. To recall, Realme 3 was launched in March 2019, while the Realme 3 Pro was launched in April. Hence, the Realme 6 series could launch in the first quarter of 2020.  The above information should be taken as a grain of salt since there is no concrete proof to confirm the authenticity of the leaked video. It may take a few months to get some accurate details on th

While renders of the next OnePlus flagship smartphones, namely the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro have been circulating on the internet, we now have a leaked launch date of the two smartphones. According to the latest rumours, OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are expected to launch in Q2 2020.  The latest development comes in the form of a tweet from Tipster Max J who has claimed that both the phones will launch in the second quarter of next year. The time coincides with the usual launch timeline of OnePlus phones. OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro were launched in May this year.  Earlier, @OnLeaks posted images of OnePlus 8 Pro. The alleged renders showed a design change seems to be in ṭhe works for OnePlus’ next year flagship. The key change in design is the presence of a punch-hole display and quad rear camera setup. If this turns out to be true, OnePlus 8 Pro will be the company’s first phone with a quad-camera setup.  Renders of both OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro showcase a punch-hole display

Let’s face it: the process of acquiring a licence to drive in India is as easy as walking up to the nearest convenience store and asking for a pack of Lay’s. This is in part due to unfair, ineffective, non-standardised driving tests, negligence in execution, and corrupt government officials. Well, Microsoft Research India believes it has the solution to at least one of those problems. In a recent announcement, Microsoft demonstrated the use of its new smartphone-based driving test system, HAMS, in the real world. Called HAMS (Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety), Microsoft’s new invention uses proprietary software on an off-the-shelf low-cost mobile phone along with a proprietary edge cloud architecture to deliver an accurate automated driving test. The first state transport authority to deploy Microsoft’s HAMS is the Regional Transport Office (RTO), Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand. Microsoft says its system employs deep learning models along with traditional computer vision techni

While renders of the next OnePlus flagship smartphones, namely the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro have been circulating on the internet, we now have a leaked launch date of the two smartphones. According to the latest rumours, OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are expected to launch in Q2 2020.  The latest development comes in the form of a tweet from Tipster Max J who has claimed that both the phones will launch in the second quarter of next year. The time coincides with the usual launch timeline of OnePlus phones. OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro were launched in May this year.  Earlier, @OnLeaks posted images of OnePlus 8 Pro. The alleged renders showed a design change seems to be in ṭhe works for OnePlus’ next year flagship. The key change in design is the presence of a punch-hole display and quad rear camera setup. If this turns out to be true, OnePlus 8 Pro will be the company’s first phone with a quad-camera setup.  Renders of both OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro showcase a punch-hole display

Let’s face it: the process of acquiring a licence to drive in India is as easy as walking up to the nearest convenience store and asking for a pack of Lay’s. This is in part due to unfair, ineffective, non-standardised driving tests, negligence in execution, and corrupt government officials. Well, Microsoft Research India believes it has the solution to at least one of those problems. In a recent announcement, Microsoft demonstrated the use of its new smartphone-based driving test system, HAMS, in the real world. Called HAMS (Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety), Microsoft’s new invention uses proprietary software on an off-the-shelf low-cost mobile phone along with a proprietary edge cloud architecture to deliver an accurate automated driving test. The first state transport authority to deploy Microsoft’s HAMS is the Regional Transport Office (RTO), Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand. Microsoft says its system employs deep learning models along with traditional computer vision techni

Competition in the telecom sector has been gradually increasing ever since Reliance Jio commenced its commercial operations. Rival telcos such as Airtel and Vodafone-Idea had to revamp their entire offering lineup to keep up and retain their subscriber base. Airtel has again made some changes to the benefits it offers to its broadband customers but unfortunately, its users might not like it. Airtel will be gradually phasing out the data rollover facility it offers to its broadband users. We confirmed with Airtel about this development and were told that this change will gradually come into effect for all of its broadband users.  Since this a gradual change, this means that any data left in an Airtel broadband users’ data bank won’t be wiped out. They will be able to use it till it is depleted, however, no additional data will be added over their existing data since the rollover option is no longer available. For example, let's assume you have a total of 1000GB data left in your Ai

Competition in the telecom sector has been gradually increasing ever since Reliance Jio commenced its commercial operations. Rival telcos such as Airtel and Vodafone-Idea had to revamp their entire offering lineup to keep up and retain their subscriber base. Airtel has again made some changes to the benefits it offers to its broadband customers but unfortunately, its users might not like it. Airtel will be gradually phasing out the data rollover facility it offers to its broadband users. We confirmed with Airtel about this development and were told that this change will gradually come into effect for all of its broadband users.  Since this a gradual change, this means that any data left in an Airtel broadband users’ data bank won’t be wiped out. They will be able to use it till it is depleted, however, no additional data will be added over their existing data since the rollover option is no longer available. For example, let's assume you have a total of 1000GB data left in your Ai

Adobe introduced Flash way back in 1996 as a way of producing richer content on the web and on computers. As time went on, fewer and fewer browsers continued to support Flash. The latest development comes from Google that has announced it will stop indexing and ranking Flash content in its search engine. The search engine will no longer process content within Flash SWF files on websites designed fully in Flash or the sites that have portions in Flash. Flash was a very popular web publishing platform in the late 90s. It inspired many new content creators on the web. In a blog post titled “Goodbye, Flash,”, the company said, “Google Search will stop supporting Flash later this year. In Web pages that contain Flash content, Google Search will ignore the Flash content.”  Flash is disabled by default in Chrome (starting in version 76), Microsoft Edge, and FireFox 69. Google advocated that by not using the Flash, users would be able to enjoy “faster, safer, and more battery-efficient brows

Adobe introduced Flash way back in 1996 as a way of producing richer content on the web and on computers. As time went on, fewer and fewer browsers continued to support Flash. The latest development comes from Google that has announced it will stop indexing and ranking Flash content in its search engine. The search engine will no longer process content within Flash SWF files on websites designed fully in Flash or the sites that have portions in Flash. Flash was a very popular web publishing platform in the late 90s. It inspired many new content creators on the web. In a blog post titled “Goodbye, Flash,”, the company said, “Google Search will stop supporting Flash later this year. In Web pages that contain Flash content, Google Search will ignore the Flash content.”  Flash is disabled by default in Chrome (starting in version 76), Microsoft Edge, and FireFox 69. Google advocated that by not using the Flash, users would be able to enjoy “faster, safer, and more battery-efficient brows

It finally happened. It took a good 6 long years for the writing to finally hit the wall but as of right now, the PlayStation 4 has officially become the second bestselling console of all time, behind its ancestor, the PlayStation 2. The PS4 overtakes the Sony PlayStation One to claim the second spot. The fact that the top three systems ever sold belong to Sony, it’s clear that the Japanese giant understand the console market better than their competitors.  The main issue that Nintendo and Microsoft have been left behind could be partially blamed because of the games. The true heart of any console. You could have the coolest looking, most powerful system ever, but if you don’t have any good games for it, then what’s the point? Sony realized this and dove headfirst into creating some of the best exclusives on the market. Games like Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War and even The Last of Us: Remastered were all manor financially and critical hits. You could even go as far as to say that game

Rumours around the alleged 16-inch MacBook Pro are getting ridiculous at this point. Most of them stem from investor notes sent out by Ming chi Kuo, a financial analyst who seems to have garnered a reputation for being able to predict what Apple is going to do and when. However, during the course of the year, he is often known to retract earlier predictions, so by the time the product actually launches, his overall accuracy is 50-50 at best. Now, in another investor note read by MacRumours, Kuo says that Apple will launch new Macbook Pros in 2020 with a scissor keyboard. Kuo’s investor note points out that Winstron is getting ready to supply parts to Apple for the scissor mechanism in keyboards, a type that Apple used last in 2015. The company had moved to the butterfly switches since them, which have continued to garner a bad reputation when it comes to reliability. What is unclear from the note is whether Kuo is talking about the rumoured 16-inch Macbook Pro or refreshes of the exi

It finally happened. It took a good 6 long years for the writing to finally hit the wall but as of right now, the PlayStation 4 has officially become the second bestselling console of all time, behind its ancestor, the PlayStation 2. The PS4 overtakes the Sony PlayStation One to claim the second spot. The fact that the top three systems ever sold belong to Sony, it’s clear that the Japanese giant understand the console market better than their competitors.  The main issue that Nintendo and Microsoft have been left behind could be partially blamed because of the games. The true heart of any console. You could have the coolest looking, most powerful system ever, but if you don’t have any good games for it, then what’s the point? Sony realized this and dove headfirst into creating some of the best exclusives on the market. Games like Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War and even The Last of Us: Remastered were all manor financially and critical hits. You could even go as far as to say that game

Rumours around the alleged 16-inch MacBook Pro are getting ridiculous at this point. Most of them stem from investor notes sent out by Ming chi Kuo, a financial analyst who seems to have garnered a reputation for being able to predict what Apple is going to do and when. However, during the course of the year, he is often known to retract earlier predictions, so by the time the product actually launches, his overall accuracy is 50-50 at best. Now, in another investor note read by MacRumours, Kuo says that Apple will launch new Macbook Pros in 2020 with a scissor keyboard. Kuo’s investor note points out that Winstron is getting ready to supply parts to Apple for the scissor mechanism in keyboards, a type that Apple used last in 2015. The company had moved to the butterfly switches since them, which have continued to garner a bad reputation when it comes to reliability. What is unclear from the note is whether Kuo is talking about the rumoured 16-inch Macbook Pro or refreshes of the exi

Xiaomi is planning to launch a smartwatch alongside the Mi Note 10 (CC9 Pro in China) on November 5. While there were rumours that it will run WearOS, that didn’t turn out to be true. The company has revealed that Mi Watch will run a special version of its Android-based operating system called MIUI for Watch. It is expected to be an open ecosystem that incorporates MIUI into wearables. The company has revealed two videos that show the OS in action. According to the reports, MIUI for Watch will have a dedicated app store. It is said to include apps like maps and even TikTok. Further, the store will have music streaming apps and several watch faces as well. One of the videos shows a video streaming app in use. However, why would anybody like to watch a video on a watch is yet to be known.  The Xiaomi smartwatch will most likely be powered by the Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor. Earlier reports have given us a quick look at what’s inside the new Xiaomi smartwatch: radios for Wi-Fi, NFC,

Xiaomi is planning to launch a smartwatch alongside the Mi Note 10 (CC9 Pro in China) on November 5. While there were rumours that it will run WearOS, that didn’t turn out to be true. The company has revealed that Mi Watch will run a special version of its Android-based operating system called MIUI for Watch. It is expected to be an open ecosystem that incorporates MIUI into wearables. The company has revealed two videos that show the OS in action. According to the reports, MIUI for Watch will have a dedicated app store. It is said to include apps like maps and even TikTok. Further, the store will have music streaming apps and several watch faces as well. One of the videos shows a video streaming app in use. However, why would anybody like to watch a video on a watch is yet to be known.  The Xiaomi smartwatch will most likely be powered by the Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor. Earlier reports have given us a quick look at what’s inside the new Xiaomi smartwatch: radios for Wi-Fi, NFC,

There was a time when WhatsApp was the only chat app that everyone talked about. However, it is now facing competition from numerous other apps like Telegram, WeChat and others. Developers of the app have been adding new features to their online messaging app so that users don’t switch to its rival’s offerings. It recently added a new fingerprint lock mechanism in the app that enables users to lock the app and unlock it via fingerprint authentication. Now, as per WABetaInfo, WhatsApp might finally enable its users to simultaneously log in to more than one device.  The information was outed via a tweet by WABetaInfo, which reads, “As previously announced, WhatsApp is developing a feature what will allow to use your WhatsApp account on more devices at the same time. Chats will be still end-to-end encrypted because WhatsApp was developing a new method to assign keys to specific device.” As mentioned, WhatsApp won’t take risks when it comes to privacy and security since the chats will sti

There was a time when WhatsApp was the only chat app that everyone talked about. However, it is now facing competition from numerous other apps like Telegram, WeChat and others. Developers of the app have been adding new features to their online messaging app so that users don’t switch to its rival’s offerings. It recently added a new fingerprint lock mechanism in the app that enables users to lock the app and unlock it via fingerprint authentication. Now, as per WABetaInfo, WhatsApp might finally enable its users to simultaneously log in to more than one device.  The information was outed via a tweet by WABetaInfo, which reads, “As previously announced, WhatsApp is developing a feature what will allow to use your WhatsApp account on more devices at the same time. Chats will be still end-to-end encrypted because WhatsApp was developing a new method to assign keys to specific device.” As mentioned, WhatsApp won’t take risks when it comes to privacy and security since the chats will sti

WhatsApp has revealed that Israeli spyware Pegasus was used to snoop on Indian journalists and human rights activists in a disclosure that followed a lawsuit in a US federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday. Facebook-owned WhatsApp alleged that over 1,400 WhatsApp users were targets of surveillance by Pegasus. While WhatsApp declined to mention the number of people compromised, or even their identities, a WhatsApp spokesperson told The Indian Express that the company was aware of the issue and had contacted each one of them. The spokesperson did state the number of people targeted were “not an insignificant number.” The report by Indian Express claims at least two dozen academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists across India were alerted by WhatsApp that their phones have been under surveillance for a two-week period till May 2019. The time period coincides with the 2019 General Elections in India. The NSO group which built the Pegasus spyware strongly denied WhatsApp’s al

Samsung may be looking forward to launching the ‘lite’ variant of its flagship, the Galaxy S10. As we reported earlier, the South Korean manufacturer is planning to launch even more versions of its Galaxy S10. Now, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite has been spotted on Geekbench. While the smartphone is still a mystery, a Samsung device bearing the SM-G770F model number has appeared on a Geekbench 5 listing, which has revealed some details about the Galaxy S10 Lite. According to the Geekbench 5 listing, Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, paired with 8GB RAM. It may run Android 10 out of the box. The smartphone managed 724 points in the single-core department and 2,604 in the multi-core test. Interestingly, the scores are higher than both Exynos and Snapdragon version of the regular S10. A recent report also revealed the colours of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. It is expected to come in ‘some familiar paint jobs’, including white, black, and blue.

WhatsApp has revealed that Israeli spyware Pegasus was used to snoop on Indian journalists and human rights activists in a disclosure that followed a lawsuit in a US federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday. Facebook-owned WhatsApp alleged that over 1,400 WhatsApp users were targets of surveillance by Pegasus. While WhatsApp declined to mention the number of people compromised, or even their identities, a WhatsApp spokesperson told The Indian Express that the company was aware of the issue and had contacted each one of them. The spokesperson did state the number of people targeted were “not an insignificant number.” The report by Indian Express claims at least two dozen academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists across India were alerted by WhatsApp that their phones have been under surveillance for a two-week period till May 2019. The time period coincides with the 2019 General Elections in India. The NSO group which built the Pegasus spyware strongly denied WhatsApp’s al

Samsung may be looking forward to launching the ‘lite’ variant of its flagship, the Galaxy S10. As we reported earlier, the South Korean manufacturer is planning to launch even more versions of its Galaxy S10. Now, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite has been spotted on Geekbench. While the smartphone is still a mystery, a Samsung device bearing the SM-G770F model number has appeared on a Geekbench 5 listing, which has revealed some details about the Galaxy S10 Lite. According to the Geekbench 5 listing, Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, paired with 8GB RAM. It may run Android 10 out of the box. The smartphone managed 724 points in the single-core department and 2,604 in the multi-core test. Interestingly, the scores are higher than both Exynos and Snapdragon version of the regular S10. A recent report also revealed the colours of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. It is expected to come in ‘some familiar paint jobs’, including white, black, and blue.

While most premium smartphone makers came out with 5G flagships, Apple was one of the few that held out this year. But that could change in 2020 if a new report out of Japan is to be believed. The 2020 iPhones, according to a new report, will come with 5G support by using Qualcomm's X55 5G modem. The X55 5G modem from Qualcomm will replace the X50 modem, and based on previous report, it could be sold both as a discrete module or integrated into a Snapdragon platform. Knowing Apple, it will be designing it's own silicon for the upcoming iPhones, and borrow the 5G modem from Qualcomm. Furthermore, the Apple A14 SoC that will house the 5G modem could be manufactured on the world's most advanced 5nm manufacturing process by TSMC. As of now, Huawei and Apple seems to be the only ones interested in 5nm manufacturing next year. Based on previous reports, we know at least two out of three iPhones in 2020 will sport flexible OLED displays, giving rise to rumours that we may see a

While most premium smartphone makers came out with 5G flagships, Apple was one of the few that held out this year. But that could change in 2020 if a new report out of Japan is to be believed. The 2020 iPhones, according to a new report, will come with 5G support by using Qualcomm's X55 5G modem. The X55 5G modem from Qualcomm will replace the X50 modem, and based on previous report, it could be sold both as a discrete module or integrated into a Snapdragon platform. Knowing Apple, it will be designing it's own silicon for the upcoming iPhones, and borrow the 5G modem from Qualcomm. Furthermore, the Apple A14 SoC that will house the 5G modem could be manufactured on the world's most advanced 5nm manufacturing process by TSMC. As of now, Huawei and Apple seems to be the only ones interested in 5nm manufacturing next year. Based on previous reports, we know at least two out of three iPhones in 2020 will sport flexible OLED displays, giving rise to rumours that we may see a

We have all been there - playing the Chrome Dino game to keep the mind distracted from the frustrating reality of not having an active internet connection. Now, Google could soon add options for the users to choose games from. The company appears to be working on a set of changes for Chrome under the codename “Joy,” which will add a Games Hub to Chrome for both desktop and Android.  Google is preparing to add a new page, chrome://games on Desktop. One the other hand “Top Sites” page will likely feature a “Games” section on Android. The latest findings come from Chrome Story that says both of these sections could have a curated list of games built for the browser.  Chrome Story further discovered that Google is working on a browser version of the classic Snake game, which is said to be hosted at chrome://snake when it is ready, similar to the way users can access the Dino game at chrome://dino even when the internet connection is not available. Moreover, a reference to Proxx, a web-ba

Xiaomi is pushing ahead with Android 10-based MIUI11 update for its entire portfolio of devices. At the launch of the Redmi Note 8 Pro, Xiaomi had outlined the update timeline for all its devices with the Redmi K20 among the first to get the update. Now,  the K20 Pro and the Poco F1 are also reportedly receiving the update. The MIUI11 rollout for Redmi K20 Pro is being done in a phased manner with only a handful of users reported getting the update. Along with that, Xiaomi announced the MIUI11 stable rollout for the Poco F1 on Twitter. This too will be a staggered rollout, so users might have to wait for a few days. For the K20 Pro, the version number for the update is MIUI 11 Stable 11.0.1.0QFKINXM. The update is 2.2GB in size and includes the October 2019 security patch as well. MIUI 11 brings new features like a dynamic home screen and lock screen including kaleidoscopic effects, dynamic clock, new sound effects, Mi File manager app, steps tracker and more. Interestingly, the K2

Phones might generally be considered safer when we talk about viruses and malware, but this is definitely not the case anymore. There are numerous malware and trojan apps designed specifically for targeting Android smartphones. One such Android malware called Xhelper has now been reported of infecting 45000 devices. As per a new Symantec report, the malicious persistent Android dropper app was first spotted in March 2019 and while its code was relatively simple at the time with the main function being visiting advertisement pages for monetization purposes, its code has changed over time. The app now hides its icon, displays ads, can download other infected packages, and more. What’s even more concerning is that the malware can auto-reinstallation, even if it is removed or if the infected device is reset. The report mentions that around 45000 devices have been infected by the Xhelper malware until now and in the past month, about 131 devices were infected every day. An average of 2,400

If you're a YouTube Music patron, there's some good news coming your way. Google's popular music streaming service has been updated across multiple platforms with easier ways to get to your music. On Android, there's finally a much-awaited home screen widget. On iOS, Siri can be used to play music through YouTube Music. And finally, on Windows, there's a progressive web app (PWA) in the works. There's also news of an upcoming browser extension for Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The home screen widget for Android, which users have been expecting to see for many months now, can be found on the latest version of the YouTube Music app (ver. 3.39.52). Available in two sizes (4 x 1 and 5 x 1), the newly added widget greatly resembles the older one from Google Play Music. It has the same media playback options as before, including play/pause, next track, previous track, thumbs up, thumbs down. According to a recent report on the update by 9to5Google, the widget can be dra

The latest Xiaomi product to join the crowdfunding bandwagon is Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2. It is basically a bedside lamp that can be controlled using the Mi Home app. It also lets users set schedules and enable the transient Flow mode. The product is priced at Rs 2,299 and will start shipping starting December 3. Just like its LED smart bulb, Xiaomi’s new Smart Bedside Lamp 2 also offers 16 million colours to choose from. The Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2 is  Wi-Fi-enabled and works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit, so users can control it with their voice. Further, it comes equipped with a double-layer lampshade that gives off a warm glow. The device has a touch-sensitive panel that can be used to adjust brightness, change the light colour + mode and power on/off the lamp. Users can change the colour of the light or mode with a short or long press. Actions like slide up or down work to adjust the brightness and also turn the light on or off. Xiaomi claims the Mi Smart Bedside

If you're a YouTube Music patron, there's some good news coming your way. Google's popular music streaming service has been updated across multiple platforms with easier ways to get to your music. On Android, there's finally a much-awaited home screen widget. On iOS, Siri can be used to play music through YouTube Music. And finally, on Windows, there's a progressive web app (PWA) in the works. There's also news of an upcoming browser extension for Chrome and Microsoft Edge. The home screen widget for Android, which users have been expecting to see for many months now, can be found on the latest version of the YouTube Music app (ver. 3.39.52). Available in two sizes (4 x 1 and 5 x 1), the newly added widget greatly resembles the older one from Google Play Music. It has the same media playback options as before, including play/pause, next track, previous track, thumbs up, thumbs down. According to a recent report on the update by 9to5Google, the widget can be dra

The latest Xiaomi product to join the crowdfunding bandwagon is Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2. It is basically a bedside lamp that can be controlled using the Mi Home app. It also lets users set schedules and enable the transient Flow mode. The product is priced at Rs 2,299 and will start shipping starting December 3. Just like its LED smart bulb, Xiaomi’s new Smart Bedside Lamp 2 also offers 16 million colours to choose from. The Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2 is  Wi-Fi-enabled and works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit, so users can control it with their voice. Further, it comes equipped with a double-layer lampshade that gives off a warm glow. The device has a touch-sensitive panel that can be used to adjust brightness, change the light colour + mode and power on/off the lamp. Users can change the colour of the light or mode with a short or long press. Actions like slide up or down work to adjust the brightness and also turn the light on or off. Xiaomi claims the Mi Smart Bedside

Motorola launched its first smartwatch, Moto 360 in 2015 and its sequel in 2016. The company then exited the smartwatch market. Now, the Moto 360 is making a comeback after 3 years. But, the new smartwatch is not made by Motorola. Yeah, you read that right: the Moto 360 has been announced, but it’s not made by Motorola. Instead, it is made by a company called eBuyNow, which has licensed the Moto 360 brand from Motorola. The 3rd generation Moto 360 looks like the successor of 2nd gen Moto 360 released 3 years ago. However, it does not feature the signature “flat tire” display. It comes equipped with a 1.2-inch fully circular OLED display with a resolution of 360 x 360 pixels that features always-on functionality.  The new Moto 360 smartwatch has two physical buttons on the sides that is similar to the rotating crowns seen on other smartwatches. The top button helps users to scroll through the UI of the smartwatch and the lower button enables users to customise app launch shortcuts acc

Motorola launched its first smartwatch, Moto 360 in 2015 and its sequel in 2016. The company then exited the smartwatch market. Now, the Moto 360 is making a comeback after 3 years. But, the new smartwatch is not made by Motorola. Yeah, you read that right: the Moto 360 has been announced, but it’s not made by Motorola. Instead, it is made by a company called eBuyNow, which has licensed the Moto 360 brand from Motorola. The 3rd generation Moto 360 looks like the successor of 2nd gen Moto 360 released 3 years ago. However, it does not feature the signature “flat tire” display. It comes equipped with a 1.2-inch fully circular OLED display with a resolution of 360 x 360 pixels that features always-on functionality.  The new Moto 360 smartwatch has two physical buttons on the sides that is similar to the rotating crowns seen on other smartwatches. The top button helps users to scroll through the UI of the smartwatch and the lower button enables users to customise app launch shortcuts acc

Microsoft has started allowing Xbox One Testers in the US and UK to try out the Xbox Console Streaming feature. The feature allows users to stream Xbox One games from their console to their mobile device. The feature is available to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings and is currently only offered on Android smartphones and tablets.  “Our vision at Xbox is to empower you to play Xbox games where you want, when you want. Whether you’ve got just a few minutes to complete a race in Forza, or find yourself with an hour to get some online multiplayer in before the next train arrives, console streaming allows you to play your games on the go,” writes Jonathan Hildebrandt, Principal Program Manager at Xbox.  Those eligible for Xbox Console Streaming will need to have a phone or tablet running Android 6.0 or higher with Bluetooth 4.0. They also need a Bluetooth-enabled Xbox One Wireless Controller. Users will then have to download the Xbox Game Streaming (Preview) app from

If the DL Q33 sniper rifle is not being useful enough for you in Call of Duty: Mobile, the game is offering a limited-period free upgrade to the Arctic.50 rifle with a bat-themed camo of it. You only have two days to unlock the gun, otherwise the gun unlocks when you reach level 67. The Arctic.50 rifle’s stats reveal it can deal a one-shot kill damage if you aim right. The rifle has a lesser 85 damage point (can be extended to 95 with the FMJ-SR bullet), while the mobility and fire-rate is much better than the DL Q33's. The accuracy of both the rifles is the same. What this means is that the Arctic.50 has a faster rate of fire, letting you shoot faster than the DL Q33. Because of a higher mobility (largely due to lesser weight), the Arctic.50 also has less recoil. We played a round of Crossfire with the new rifle and the difference was quite noticeable. The gun comes handy in situations where you have to gun down multiple enemies in one go, especially in maps like Crossfire and

Microsoft has started allowing Xbox One Testers in the US and UK to try out the Xbox Console Streaming feature. The feature allows users to stream Xbox One games from their console to their mobile device. The feature is available to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings and is currently only offered on Android smartphones and tablets.  “Our vision at Xbox is to empower you to play Xbox games where you want, when you want. Whether you’ve got just a few minutes to complete a race in Forza, or find yourself with an hour to get some online multiplayer in before the next train arrives, console streaming allows you to play your games on the go,” writes Jonathan Hildebrandt, Principal Program Manager at Xbox.  Those eligible for Xbox Console Streaming will need to have a phone or tablet running Android 6.0 or higher with Bluetooth 4.0. They also need a Bluetooth-enabled Xbox One Wireless Controller. Users will then have to download the Xbox Game Streaming (Preview) app from

If the DL Q33 sniper rifle is not being useful enough for you in Call of Duty: Mobile, the game is offering a limited-period free upgrade to the Arctic.50 rifle with a bat-themed camo of it. You only have two days to unlock the gun, otherwise the gun unlocks when you reach level 67. The Arctic.50 rifle’s stats reveal it can deal a one-shot kill damage if you aim right. The rifle has a lesser 85 damage point (can be extended to 95 with the FMJ-SR bullet), while the mobility and fire-rate is much better than the DL Q33's. The accuracy of both the rifles is the same. What this means is that the Arctic.50 has a faster rate of fire, letting you shoot faster than the DL Q33. Because of a higher mobility (largely due to lesser weight), the Arctic.50 also has less recoil. We played a round of Crossfire with the new rifle and the difference was quite noticeable. The gun comes handy in situations where you have to gun down multiple enemies in one go, especially in maps like Crossfire and

With PC manufacturers like Lenovo and Asus bringing in more Thin and Light laptop models each passing year, Samsung appears to be feeling the need to step in and try its hand. At this year’s annual Samsung Developer Conference (SDC19), Samsung unveiled two new Thin and Light laptops under the Galaxy sub-brand. While the Galaxy Ion is a traditional Thin and Light model, the Galaxy Flex is a Thin and Light Convertible with support for the inbuilt S Pen stylus. Both laptops will be available in 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch variants. Their pricing and availability are not known at present. Galaxy Flex comes with an inbuilt S Pen stylus Both models are powered by Intel’s 10th Gen Core series CPUs and up to 16GB of system RAM. Storage goes up to 1TB on a PCIe NVMe solid-state drive. Both models feature a QLED display panel with a maximum resolution of 1980 x 1080 pixels (Full HD), AKG-tuned stereo speakers, a fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi 6, and support for Thunderbolt 3. The 15.6-inch variants o

PUBG Mobile is one of the most famous battle royale games available for mobile phones. While it is facing stiff competition from other battle royale titles like Call Of Duty: Mobile and Fortnite, it's developers are working hard to add new features and bring new experiences. PUBG Mobile was recently updated with a new payload mode, new weapons and more but the game is still plagued by cheaters who employ unethical means to get a leg up against the competition. To counter this, the company has now introduced a new anti-cheat detection system, which is set to identify and ban in-game cheaters. This new detection software by PUBG Mobile is said to be the first line of defense against cheaters as it scans for software and modified game data. The company also uses "a massive and ever-expanding library to cross-reference when detecting suspicious software," which helps it keep up with new and evolving hacks and cheating methods. In addition, there are game observation techniqu

With PC manufacturers like Lenovo and Asus bringing in more Thin and Light laptop models each passing year, Samsung appears to be feeling the need to step in and try its hand. At this year’s annual Samsung Developer Conference (SDC19), Samsung unveiled two new Thin and Light laptops under the Galaxy sub-brand. While the Galaxy Ion is a traditional Thin and Light model, the Galaxy Flex is a Thin and Light Convertible with support for the inbuilt S Pen stylus. Both laptops will be available in 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch variants. Their pricing and availability are not known at present. Galaxy Flex comes with an inbuilt S Pen stylus Both models are powered by Intel’s 10th Gen Core series CPUs and up to 16GB of system RAM. Storage goes up to 1TB on a PCIe NVMe solid-state drive. Both models feature a QLED display panel with a maximum resolution of 1980 x 1080 pixels (Full HD), AKG-tuned stereo speakers, a fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi 6, and support for Thunderbolt 3. The 15.6-inch variants o