Xiaomi introduced Xiao AI, the company's own voice assistant with it Mi AI Speaker that was announced back in July 2017. It is also present in Mi Mix 2S that was introduced in China last week. Now, Xiaomi has posted a new video on its global YouTube channel showcasing the features of the Xiao AI, which is similar to the Google Assistant.
At the Mi MIX 2S launch, Xiaomi said that in just eight months, Xiao Ai has been summoned 1.1 billion times, activated 11 million times daily, and commanded smart device features 310,000 times. It also said that Mi AI Speaker has become the hub of a smart home supporting over 40 different products.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iiiYI08dX4
As you see in the video, Xiao Ai can give information such as the weather, traffic conditions, personal calendar reminders, and latest news. It can also connect to and control a host of products including the Mi TV, Mi Box, Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Mi Induction Heating Rice Cooker, Mi Air Purifier, Mi Electric Fan and smart lamps so that you can control them with voice commands remotely.
Through products like Mi Smart Plug and Mi Smart Power Strip, non-smart home appliances can also be controlled with the Xiao Ai through ...
Xiaomi introduced Xiao AI, the company's own voice assistant with it Mi AI Speaker that was announced back in July 2017. It is also present in Mi Mix 2S that was introduced in China last week. Now, Xiaomi has posted a new video on its global YouTube channel showcasing the features of the Xiao AI, which is similar to the Google Assistant.
At the Mi MIX 2S launch, Xiaomi said that in just eight months, Xiao Ai has been summoned 1.1 billion times, activated 11 million times daily, and commanded smart device features 310,000 times. It also said that Mi AI Speaker has become the hub of a smart home supporting over 40 different products.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iiiYI08dX4
As you see in the video, Xiao Ai can give information such as the weather, traffic conditions, personal calendar reminders, and latest news. It can also connect to and control a host of products including the Mi TV, Mi Box, Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Mi Induction Heating Rice Cooker, Mi Air Purifier, Mi Electric Fan and smart lamps so that you can control them with voice commands remotely.
Through products like Mi Smart Plug and Mi Smart Power Strip, non-smart home appliances can also be controlled with the Xiao Ai through ...
Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) today has announced the company's next-generation gaming lineup, powered by the latest 8th Generation Intel Core processors. The product line-up includes ROG Zephyrus (GX501GI), ROG G703, ROG Strix SCAR Edition, ROG Strix Hero Edition, and ROG Strix GL503 laptops, and the ROG Strix GL12 desktop.
The Asus ROG Zephyrus M (GM501) is an Ultra-slim gaming laptop that is powered by the 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU and features a 15.6-inches Full HD (1920 x 1080) ultra-responsive 144Hz, 3ms IPS-level AHVA IPS display with anti-glare, 72% NTSC color gamut, 178°wide-angle. It is powered by the Intel Core i7-8750H processor with up to 3.9GHz on all 6 cores, with up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB graphics.
The gaming laptop comes with up to 16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM and 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD and 1TB FireCuda SSHD. It comes with 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C over Thunderbolt, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, and 3.5mm headphone. Connectivity features include 802.11ac Wave 2 Gigabit Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2. It comes with built-in HD camera and 55WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion battery. it runs on Windows 10.
It comes with AAS that allows the Zephyrus M to run ...
Hotstar, entertainment platform from Star India already offers Rs. 199 per month or Rs. 999 per year subscription for watching premium content including live live sports. Now it has introduced new Rs. 299 annual All Sports subscription plan ahead of IPL 2018 this week. This is targeted a people those who likes to watch live Cricket, Football, Tennis, Formula 1 and other sports.
Cricket: VIVO IPL 2018, Asia Cup 2018 and more.
Football: Premier League, Bundesliga, I-League, Indian Super League (ISL), AFC Cup and more
Tennis: Wimbledon, French Open, US Open among others
Kabaddi: Pro Kabaddi, Kabaddi Nationals
Others: Formula 1, Badminton World Championships among others
Hotstar has partnered Airtel and Jio to provide the IPL live feed free. Others without the premium subscription will be able to see 10 minutes of live IPL free after that they have to either purchase the Hotstar All Sports Pack priced Rs. 299 a year or subscribe to Hotstar Premium to continue enjoying IPL.
IPL will be offered in six languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, and Telugu) in on Star Sports network and there will also be Super Fan Feed on Star Sports Select in English.
Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray 550, the company’s first smartphone with Full View display. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by MediaTek MT6737H SoC, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, both with flash.
It has a metal body, features a fingerprint sensor on the back, has dedicated dual SIM slots and packs a 3250mAh battery.
Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 specifications
5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6737H 64-bit processor with with Mali-T720 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Dimensions: 152.5x73.3x8.5mm; Weight: 152g
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS
3250mAh battery
The Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 comes in Black, Blue and Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 8999 and will be available exclusively from Flipkart starting from April 5th.
Commenting on the launch, Pankaj Rana, Business Head, Mobility Division, Panasonic India said:
We are entering into the ‘Big View Display’ smartphone category with the launch of Eluga ray 550 so as to enhance the viewing experience of our customers and provide a display which is not ...
Details about the upcoming flagship HTC U12 surfaced last month, later it was said that the phone will be called U12+ and will feature feature dual 8-megapixel front-facing cameras for bokeh effects, similar to the HTC U11 EYEs as well as dual rear cameras. Now an online listing for the screen protector for the phone has surfaced showing how the phone will look like.
It clearly shows 18:9 aspect ratio display and dual front cameras. Earlier leak revealed that the phone will feature a 6-inch QHD+ screen, Snapdragon 845 with 6GB RAM, Android 8.0, 12-megapixel rear camera along with a 16-megapixel secondary camera, both with Sony IMX3 series sensors and a 3420mAh battery.
HTC U12+ rumored specifications
6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ Super LCD 6 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with HTC Sense UI
Single / Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP HTC UltraPixel rear camera with dual LED flash, secondary 16MP rear camera
8MP + 8MP dual front-facing cameras with Real-time bokeh effects
Water and dust resistant (IP68)
Fingerprint sensor
USB-C ...
Snapchat today is rolling out video chat feature where it allows up to 16 users to join a single video chat at one time. It brings a new video camera icon in a Group Chat. On the other hand, after Instagram, Snapchat has also restored the GIF stickers from GIPHY.
With the new video chat feature, a group of 16 users can join a single video call at a time and users in the Group Chat will receive a notification inviting them to join. It also gives the option to use Lenses, join only with your voice, or simply send messages that others can read while they talk making every conversation is unique. The group video calling feature will be rolling out starting this week.
Last week Instagram has restored the GIF stickers from GIPHY and today is also bringing back the GIPHY integration after being removed over a racial slur GIF. The company has apologized and fixed the bug that let the objectionable GIF slip through. The company has mentioned that it has worked with GIPHY to revamp its moderation systems. This marks the end of a stir that was caused by a GIF containing a racial slur.
GIPHY said that it re-moderated its entire sticker library 4 times ...
Dell has introduced the Inspiron All-in-Ones PCs, an updated XPS 15, Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition, S Series displays, and also announced the availability and new color for the XPS 15 2-in-1. The Inspiron and XPS devices are powered by the Intel’s latest 8th Gen Core processors.
The Dell XPS 15 flagship laptop comes with latest 6-core 8th Generation Intel Core processors and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti graphics card. It comes packed with platinum silver exterior and sports a 15.6-inches UltraSharp 4K Ultra HD InfinityEdge touch display with 100 percent Adobe RGB color. It comes with Windows Hello log-in with an optional fingerprint reader integrated into the power button, and Thunderbolt 3 with four lanes of PCI Express and HDMI 2.0.
The new XPS 15 2-in-1, which was unveiled at CES 2018 is now available for purchase worldwide starting March 29. It sports a 15.6-inch InfinityEdge 4K Ultra HD display, and there is also a 15.6-inches Full HD base model as well. It is powered by the 8th Gen Intel Core processor with Intel HD graphics and discrete Radeon RX Vega M graphics in a single package.
It comes with an innovative maglev keyboard and near slim edge display. It runs on Windows 10 with Xbox app, support for DirectX12, and gamers ...
Apple is hiring Google’s former head of search and artificial intelligence; John Giannandrea. The news was first reported by The New York Times, and it comes one day after he announced that he was stepping down from his role at Google.
John Giannandrea joined Google back in 2010 as a machine learning expert, and it is a big deal for Apple who is lagging behind in the AI fields like computer vision and natural language processing. According to reports, John Giannandrea will directly report to CEO Tim Cook as the leader of “machine learning and AI strategy. With Google, Facebook, Amazon and to some extent Microsoft are racing ahead in AI.
It is Apple who helped define the early market with its virtual assistant Siri has slowly started declining with no access to data nor the research talent and resources to reach the same level of intensity as its rivals. Apple in a statement on Tuesday said that Giannandrea would run Apple’s “machine learning and A.I. strategy,” and become one of 16 executives who report directly to Tim Cook.
Though Apple is the world’s most valuable publicly traded company; the company is lagging behind regarding iPhone’s digital assistant; Siri, which is very less effective than its counterparts at Google and Amazon. As for Google, ...
Facebook last year started providing more background information about the publishers and articles users see in News Feed. Today the company is rolling out this feature to everyone in the US and adding additional features to provide more context to users.
Facebook said that its internal research within the company's community, academic, and industry partners have identified that additional key information helps users evaluate the credibility of an article and determine whether to trust the article’s source.
With the same goal, Facebook is making it easy for people to view context about the article, it will also include the publisher’s Wikipedia entry, related articles on the same topic, information about how many times the article has been shared on Facebook, where it is has been shared, as well as an option to follow the publisher’s page.
Facebook will indicate that the information is unavailable in case the publisher does not have a Wikipedia entry. Additionally, Facebook is also introducing 'More From This Publisher', which will give users a quick snapshot of the other recent stories posted by the publisher and 'Shared By Friends' which will show users if any of their friends have shared the article.
Facebook will also display more information about the author if the publisher has implemented author ...
Facebook Messenger has received the ability to send 360-degree photos, panoramic photos, and high-definition videos directly in Messenger. Facebook will now allow users to send and receive HD quality; 720p videos straight from their camera roll.
To send 360-degree photos in Messenger, you can simply set your phone camera to panorama mode and snap a photo or click a 360-degree photo using a 360 photo app or camera and can share it directly in the Messenger as you would a normal picture. Facebook will then convert it to an immersive, envy-inducing photo which can be experienced on mobile by tapping and dragging the photo or by moving their phone, and on Messenger.com by clicking and dragging.
As for the video, users can share a pre-recorded HD video or share from your news feed, or even share a video from one message thread to another. Users will see a compass icon on the right-hand side of a panoramic photo and the videos will also be easily identifiable with an HD or SD marker. You can also change the quality right from the marker on the lower right side.
The 360-degree photos in Messenger are available all over the world on both iOS and Android. While the HD quality videos are ...
HMD Global just launched new Nokia 6, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco, the company's latest Android One smartphones that were introduced at the MWC 2018, as expected. All these run Android Oreo, come with Face unlock and also have Pro Camera mode. The company has also promised to offer latest Android security updates every month and also update to Android P.
The new Nokia 6 has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 630 Mobile platform, runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, ZEISS optics and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has an unibody metal design made of 6000 series aluminium, has Nokia’s Dual Sight / Bothie feature and packs a 3000mAh battery with support for fast charging that can charge the phone up to 50% in 30 minutes.
The Nokia 7 Plus has a 6-inch 18:9 Full HD+ display, is powered by Snapdragon 660, has dual rear sensors with ZEISS optics that combine an ultra-sensitive 12MP wide-angle primary camera for both low-light and extra bright conditions and a secondary 13MP camera for 2x optical zoom. It has an unibody metal design made of 6000 series aluminium ...
Xiaomi launched the Redmi 5A smartphone recently. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 3000mAh (typical) / 2910mAh (minimum) built-in battery, has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by Snapdragon 425, has 2GB or 3GB of RAM and runs on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9. Check out the test results below.
Talk Time
It lasted for 25 hours and 5 minutes in our talk time test.
3G Browsing
It lasted for 6 hours and 42 minutes in our 3G browsing test.
WiFi Browsing
It lasted 9 hours and 6 minutes in our WiFi Browsing test.
Video Playback
It lasted for 11 hours and 8 minutes in our video playback test, same as Redmi 4A.
Charging Time
It took 2 hours 16 mins for charging it from 0 to 100% since it doesn't have support for fast charging.
Standby Time
It lasted for 33 days in our standby test.
It achieved a One Charge Rating of 12 hours and 38 minutes, slightly less than 12 hours and 53 minutes rating for the Redmi 4A since this has a smaller battery. Check out our battery life test procedure, to know more about our tests in detail.
Last week OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei confirmed that the OnePlus 6 will have a notch and shared the reason for having a notch. Later the CEO Pete Lau shared more details about the screen and the notch on the forum saying that the phone will have a compatibility mode that will let you black out the sides of the notch when in landscape mode when watching videos or playing games . The CEO also said that the mode has been tested with the 1000 most popular apps in the Play Store, and it works wonderfully.
Now he has posted an update saying that the phone will have an option to hide the notch. At first the company considered against adding this feature, now after feedback from the users, it has decided to add it in a future software update after the launch of the OnePlus 6. He added that OxygenOS will be optimized to work alongside the notch so that you can easily view and access all of your notifications.
Option to hide the notch is available in Huawei P20 and P20 Pro smartphones that was introduced recently.
Regarding the black-out option, Pete Lau
A black-out feature was seriously considered in the early stages of the development ...
According to a latest report, Amazon is planning to submit a rival offer to buy India’s largest e-commerce firm Flipkart who are in advance talks with Walmart Inc. for selling a majority stake. The company is said to be in early exploratory talks to buy Flipkart even as Flipkart closes in on sale to Walmart.
It is already well-known that Walmart is in talks to buy 55% of Flipkart through a mix of primary and secondary share purchases that values Flipkart at $21 billion. It is also reported that Flipkart investors Tiger Global Management, Accel Partners, Naspers, IDG Ventures and others are also expected to sell most or all of their shares in the Flipkart-Walmart deal.
The secondary share purchases will happen at a lower valuation. It is widely believed that a deal with Walmart is more likely to go through. Back in August 2017, Flipkart received $1.4 billion in fresh capital from Japan’s SoftBank Group, valuing the retailer at about $14 billion. For Flipkart, valuation of more than $20 billion will be an interesting turn around with its competition against Amazon in India.
It is also rumored that Google also wanted to invest in the e-commerce firm valuing it at $15-16 billion, according to reports from February. On the other hand, Since its ...
Facebook today is updating its terms and Data Policy to make it clear for users about the service. Facebook is updating its data policy to let users know about the data it collects, and it uses the same on its platforms like Instagram, Messenger, and other products.
Facebook made it clear that it is just updating the terms but not asking for new rights, and it will not be changing any of the privacy choices you’ve made in the past. The company is providing more information about the recently introduced features like Marketplace, a fundraiser, share Live and 360 videos, and add creative effects to your photos.
Since Facebook is a unique experience for every user, the company is providing more information on how it uses data and why it’s needed to customize the posts and ads you see, as well as the Groups, friends, and Page suggestions. The company also made it clear that it won't sell any of your personal data to anyone and is also imposing strict rules on how its partners can use and disclose data.
The company is also letting you have control over the ads you see, and also clarified that it doesn’t share your information with advertisers. It is also uniforming its data policy and will now ...
With brands inclining towards removing the 3.5mm audio jack on their flagship smartphones, wireless earphones are the only option unless you want to go the dongle way. OnePlus is on the verge of introducing the OnePlus 6 flagship but that's not it, the company is also planning on bringing 'OnePlus Bullet Wireless' headphones alongside the flagship.
According to the Bluetooth Certification listing, the OnePlus Bullet wireless headphones come with model number BT31B. The listing is filed by OnePlus yesterday and the timing falls in line with the OnePlus 6 launch which, despite not having an official launch date, has been in the news for the past few weeks. However, the wireless headphones come bundled with the OnePlus 6 or will be sold separately is unknown at the moment.
With OnePlus 6 likely to retain the good old 3.5mm audio jack, there is a chance that the company might sell these separately. OnePlus earlier introduced OnePlus Bullets wired earphones and it will be interesting to see where OnePlus places the upcoming wireless headphones in terms of sound quality and features.
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Transsion Holdings’ TECNO Mobile launched the Tecno Camon i, with 18:9 FullView display, a 13-megapixel front camera with LED flash and much more features recently. The Tecno Camon i comes in Champagne Gold, Midnight Black and City Blue colors carrying a price tag of Rs. 8999. Is this smartphone worth the price tag? Let's find it out.
Box Contents
Techno Camon i smartphone in Black colour
In-ear headset
2-pin charger (5V-1.2A)
Micro USB Cable
SIM ejector tool
Clear protective case
User manual and warranty information
Display, design, and hardware
The Tecno Camon i sports a 5.65-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ FullView 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The display is bright, vibrant and the color reproduction is good to an extent. The viewing angles are good and the sunlight legibility is average and the screen is reflective in our doors.
The Tecno Camon i comes with a unibody design and there is nothing to go awe about it. In fact, we have seen lots of mobile phones in this design previously. Talking about the placement, this smartphone has a 13MP front-facing camera, earpiece, bunch of sensors and LED flash above the display. With this smartphone, the company has opted for on-screen ...
Dell and Alienware jointly have introduced the 15 and 17 gaming laptops and they are powered up to Intel Core i9 processor with up to 6-cores, with overclocking up to 5.0GHZ for the first time ever on Alienware laptops. On the other hand, Dell also launched the G-series affordable gaming laptops which includes G3 15, 17 and Dell G5 15, G7 15.
Dell has updated it's Alienware 15 and 17 laptops and they are available in variants ranging from 8th Gen Intel Core i5, i7, to the latest i9 processors with up to 6-cores, enabling overclocking up to 5.0GHZ. The company says that it has mechanically engineered the Alienware Cryo-Tech v2.0, which is its cooling system with 50% thinner fan blades, a vapor chamber on the CPU to cool down the higher number of cores more efficiently.
It also gets support for external desktop graphics via the Alienware Graphics Amplifier, optional 120Hz TN+WVA 400-nits display designed with Nvidia Gsync. It comes with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 1070, and 1080 graphics or an AMD Radeon RX570 with 8GB DDR5 GPU options.
The Dell G-series laptops include G3 15, 17 and Dell G5 15, G7 15. These are affordable gaming laptops and come with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-Series GPUs, 8th ...
After several leaks, Motorola has finally sent out invites for an event on April 19th in Sao Paulo, Brazil where the company is expected to introduce its latest Moto G6 series smartphones - Moto G6, Moto G6 Play and Moto G6 Plus. All the phones are expected to feature 18:9 displays, fingerprint sensor and the Moto G6 and G6 Plus have dual rear cameras.
Moto G6 Plus rumored specifications
5.93-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 IPS display
2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Single / Dual SIM
12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 5MP secondary rear camera
16MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, GLONASS, NFC
3200mAh battery with Turbo charging
Moto G6 rumored specifications
5.7-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 IPS display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Single / Dual SIM
...
Xiaomi today announced that it would be organising a Supplier Investment Summit in India from April 9th to April 11. The summit will be hosted with up to 50+ Xiaomi component suppliers from around the world who will visit different states learning about the opportunities in India.
Xiaomi says that India is an important market for it outside of China and is also a major manufacturing hub and for the same reason, it is giving a chance for the suppliers to visit different states to evaluate opportunities for setting up local base in the country. This will not only bring in additional foreign investment in India but will also create job opportunities.
The primary agenda of this summit is to help the suppliers understand about opportunities in the Indian market, incentives offered by Center and State government, FDI policy, industrial policy and various state sector-specific policies.
Xiaomi currently has three manufacturing facilities in India of which two facilities are in partnership with FOXCONN which are present in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. These two manufacturing facilities are dedicated to manufacturing smartphones.
The company says that more than 95% of Xiaomi's smartphones sold in India are being manufactured locally and the production capacity is 1 smartphone per second during operational hours. ...
