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Realme has launched the truly wireless Realme Buds Q in India today. These were launched in China a while back and have now made their way to India. Realme recently also launched at the Realme Buds Air Neo in India, at a price of Rs. 2,999. Realme Buds Q, on the other hand, comes at an attractive price of Rs. 1,999 and offer a best-in-class playback time of 20 hours. Realme Buds Q, weighs only 3.6g and is made of light but strong PC+ABS special polymer composite. The ergonomic coracoid structure can perfectly fit in the ear canal, providing comfort even when wearing for a long time. Each bud has a 40mAh built-in battery and the charging case comes with a large 400mAh battery. The buds have has up to 20 hours of battery life including the case, with the battery life of the buds themselves being around 3.5 hours. Realme Buds Q features a 10mm large Dynamic bass boost driver with premium PEEK&PU special polymer composite diaphragm. According to Realme , this results in cl...

YouTube has started testing a new feature that lets users create videos that are 15 seconds long. This new feature might go by the name ‘ shorts ’. These would be multi-segment videos just like TikTok. That means users can stop and continue recording for jump cuts, a feature that is quite popular across TikTok. “Tap or hold the record button to record your first clip, then tap again or release the button to stop recording that clip. Repeat these steps until you’re done capturing footage up to a maximum length of 15 seconds.” read the announcement . It is clear that YouTube is testing this feature to compete with TikTok . Instagram also came out its version of 15-second clips called Reels. Reels was launched in Brazil last year and now has expanded to Germany and France. Facebook also launched its app called Lasso that was targeted towards teenagers in 2018. Lasso is a clone of TikTok and is available only in the USA. YouTube hasn’t mentioned whether there would be a stan...

In yet another blow to Facebook/ WhatsApp’s payment ambition, Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended the payment feature of WhatsApp. For a recap, WhatsApp rolled out its payment feature nationwide in the third week of June. However, things didn’t go as planned for the company and Brazil’s Central Bank has now decided to shut down the operation. This is a major step back for the Facebook-owned company as the company has been trying to enter the payments game for a long time. Brazil also happens to be the second-largest market for WhatsApp. This was the first countrywide roll-out of the payment option on the app. WhatsApp had been testing the feature its payments feature in India since February 2018. In February 2020 after approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) WhatsApp was allowed a limited release with the first phase involving 10 million users. Since then, there have been reports of Facebook running into regulatory challenges in India. These chall...

With China’s dastardly actions at the Ladakh border, many Indians have taken a decision to boycott Chinese products. But extending this philosophy to smartphones is rather difficult as Chinese smartphone brands now account for almost 75% of the Indian smartphone market. But there are some non-Chinese options nonetheless. Here we tell you about the best non-Chinese smartphones for every budget. By Non-Chinese, we mean any company which is itself based out of China, or is owned by a Chinese company. This means the following brands are not considered – Xiaomi, Realme, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, Huawei, Honor, Motorola, iQoo and Tecno. Now let’s meet our non-Chinese warriors – NOTE: We are including only those phones on the list which you can buy right now. Certain phones (like the Galaxy M10S) have been out of stock for a long time and may have been discontinued; so we won’t be including them. https://bit.ly/3evlVdj

Huami has launched its new smartwatch, the Amazfit Bip S in India. The watch has been priced at Rs.4,999. It is a fitness-focused smartwatch with various sports mode. The company is also promising a battery life of 15 days with typical usage and upto 40 days with basic usage on a single charge. The watch that was first spotted at CES in January is now available to the Indian consumers. The watch weighs around 31g and flaunts a transflective colour display of 1.28 inch. The display is always on. Transflective displays differ from traditional LCDs in that they reflect light. They perform even better in outdoor environments, since the brighter the sunlight is, the clearer the display looks, making it ideal for outdoor sports. The display gets 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The company claims the Amazfit Bip S features an anti-fingerprint coating on top of the display. The watch comes with 10 sports mode to assist the user in various activities and is w...

Xiaomi seems ready to launch another streaming device in the market. The Mi TV Stick has been found listed at a Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) website. This could mean that the company is not far from launching it. Mi already sells Mi TV box in India at Rs. 3,499. Mi TV Box lets the user convert a normal TV into a Smart TV. Mi TV Stick, as the name implies, carries most of the same functionality in a more compact form factor of a streaming stick. It first appeared in a product briefing in Germany. The leak even appeared on reddit with a few images. Now we have a very detailed leak of the same. It will support native Chromecast functionality and will run on Android TV 9.0. Additionally, it will come bundled with a remote that features dedicated Google Assistant, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix buttons. It will support Dolby DTS-HD audio, too. There are two versions of the Mi Stick . THere’s one with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage that supports a maximum resolut...

Smart TVs are the new smartphones. With ever-increasing sales and an influx of Chinese brands, the Smart TV segment is now as hot as it has ever been. Smart TV sales reached their highest ever 15 million units in 2019. That’s a 15% increase from 2018 according to a report by Counterpoint Research. And Chinese companies are taking a big share of this bigger pie. There are several reasons why Indians are shifting to Smart TVs. Affordability of these Smart TVs is definitely one of the factors driving the surge in sales. Another reason can be the increase in consumption of content on OTT services like Netflix, Amazon and Disney+. With shows tailor-made for the Indian audience, these services have seen a growth in their audience. According to Senior Analyst, Karn Chauhan India has a much larger potential for Smart TV sales as he says “India is one of the largest markets in the world with more than 200 million potential TV households and is still underpenetrated which makes India a more at...