Xiaomi and Apple become the latest victims of the recent tensions between India and China. According to , the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been hindering the import of smartphones since August.
Some of the blocked imported goods are the latest Apple iPhone 12 devices, as well as smart wearables by Oppo and Xiaomi.
The BIS typically processes imports within 15 days, but reports are the…
Samsung Galaxy S21+ gets certified at BIS
November 26, 2020
Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S21 series in January and the phones already started popping up on certification websites. The latest entry is at BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), where a phone with the model number SMG996B/DS was spotted – that’s the Galaxy…
Nokia 2.4 hands-on
November 26, 2020
Nokia 2.4 is one of the company’s latest Android smartphones. As with most of HMD Global’s releases, this one is a budget smartphone sitting just one step above some the most affordable models in the company’s lineup. The Nokia 2.4 launched in India today…
The Redmi Note 9 series wasn’t available in China until now, but the series arrives with a bang. The new Pro model costs the same as last year, CNY 1,600, but the difference in hardware is massive. While that’s a very affordable price, Xiaomi also unveiled the Redmi Note 9 with 5G for CNY 1,300 and one with 4G for a flat CNY 1,000.
The Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G and Note 9 5G will be available in…
YouTube chapters can help you quickly navigate a video, but you often don’t have that luxury when creators have to add them by hand. There might not be as much of a rush going forward. The 9to5Google team reports that YouTube is testing automatic, AI-generated video…
If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a poet but don’t quite have the lyrical and rhythmic skills one might require, Google’s Verse by Verse tool can help you to craft the most delectable verse. The company’s latest experiment with AI-driven poetry…
Google Assistant can finally schedule your smart lights
November 26, 2020
Google Assistant already works with Hue and other smart lights, but functionality has been limited to turning them on and off, using them with alarms and a few other features. Now, you can schedule lights and other electric devices to turn on and off at specific and even general times, as Android Police and Reddit users have noted.
The feature works via Google’s “Scheduled Actions” feature.
Google is testing an artificial intelligence system designed to help blind and vision-impaired people to run races by themselves. Project Guideline, which is an early-phase research program, is an attempt to give those people more independence. They wouldn’t…
Fitbit brings Google Assistant to the Sense and Versa 3
November 26, 2020
Fitbit is releasing Fitbit OS 5.1 for the Sense and Versa 3, with a focus on improving health-tracking and improving voice assistance. The most important innovation is the ability to now take pulse oximetry readings when you’re sleeping without the use of a dedicated clock…
Google Assistant will let your kids ask it where you are
November 26, 2020
If your family is anything like mine, smart displays like the Nest Hub tend to get a lot of use by both adults and kids. The conversational capabilities of Google Assistant make that almost a certainty. So it makes sense that for one of its last major updates of 2020, Google is focusing on families with a suite of new features for Assistant-enabled smart displays and speakers.
To start…
