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OnePlus confirms that the OnePlus Watch is back in development and nowhere near launch

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After a lot of speculations, previous design renders, and leaks, OnePlus has finally given confirmed news about the OnePlus watch. As per the company, the watch is back in development and has been confirmed by OnePlus CEO Pete Lau himself in an interview with input. It was expected that the company might launch the smartwatch with the OnePlus 9 smartphone next year, however, the news has put an end to the rumors as the company might be taking a lot more time before they officially announce the smartwatch from the brand. 

The rumors of the smartwatch launch were very high during the launch of the OnePlus 8T, where the design renders of the OnePlus watch was leaked. However, the leaks turned out to be the renders for the rejected model or proposed model of the smartwatch which were developed in 2015. Apart from this news, it was expected that we can have more details regarding when to expect the new watch in the market or the announcement. Sadly, no new information about the watch was given by the company. 

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But apart from the smartwatch, the CEO did give an official statement where he mentioned that “We are trying to improve the connectivity between the Wear OS ecosystem, Android TV, and Android smartphones to create this ability for better device interoperability across the ecosystems.” It does seem like OnePlus is focusing more on the ecosystem that OnePlus will create through all their devices and we could expect the company to present us with something new working which would promote the OnePlus ecosphere.

Apple explains the design philosophy of the Airpods Max case

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Earlier this month, Apple launched its first over-the-ear headphones name, Airpods Max. As soon as the Airpods was launched it was highly criticized for the high price at which it was launched. The Airpods Max was launched at Rs 59,990 and has come with a case that claimed to be the subject of curiosity for many people. There was a lot of speculation on why Apple decided to get a weird case design for the headphones but as per Apple’s philosophy, they wanted to have a unique design to get a competitive edge in the market.

In an interview with the Japanese news site, Apple gave the logic behind the Airpods Max case. Eugene Whang, industrial designer, Bob Borchers, VP of product marketing, and Evans Hankey, Apple’s VP of industrial design, spoke about AirPods Max at length. As per them, the design of the case was made to provide more efficient storage for the headphones.

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As per their official statement, “Today, most headphones come with large, cumbersome cases, but we travel a lot, so we know how important it is to fit in a bag. The case has a structure in which one sheet is cut out and fastened in several places so that it becomes three dimensional. The band in the cover becomes like a holder to carry the headphones and with the exposed band, it is possible to have a function that you can easily grasp it with your hand and take it out of the bag.” As per Apple, the case design is more practical and provides more useful but it does not stop people from making some memes about it.

Wings Lifestyle launches Wings Vibe wireless earbuds at Rs 1,499 discount price

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Sajin Vargheese
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Wings Lifestyle is known for providing some of the best and affordable  TWS earphones in the market and the company has introduced yet another TWS pair in the market which is the Wings Vibe in India. The TWS falls under the Rs 5,000 price range and will be added to the already available lineup of earbuds in the Indian market. The Wings Vibe is an in-ear truly wireless pair, which comes with 6mm drivers for clear and punchy bass. It also supports passive noise isolation for enchanted music clarity and dual mics for stereo calling. The headphones have been designed in a way that there is no sound leakage while using them. 

The earbuds come with a smooth matte finish and the same finish has been applying to the charging cum carry case as well. The Charging case can be charged using the USB C port and gives around 18 hours of playback through the case. The earphones will provide continuous playback for 6 hours in a single charge and 4 hours of playback in 20 minutes of charge time. 

As per the official statement from Nishit Sharma, Founder of Wings Lifestyle, “We have already seen great success in the Wireless Earbuds space with our previous models: Wings Techno, Wings Power Pods, Wings Touch, Wings Alpha, Wings Slay, Wings Revel, Wings Ryder, Wings Nitro & Wings Elevate. This time our main focus is to fulfill the needs of a first time consumer for TWS who is looking for classy, elegant & comfortable earbuds and we are very excited about it.” 

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The TWS supports Bluetooth 5.1 and works with iOS and Android smartphones. The earphones will be launched on Flipkart and Myntra at a price of Rs 2,499 and will be available in colors Black, Blue, White, and Grey. You can get your hands on the earphones at a discounted price of Rs 1,499 till December 25.

Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 678, the new mid-range smartphone chipset

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Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 675 chipset almost two years ago which was designed for mid-range devices to provide balanced performance for smartphones. Now, after a long time of its launch, the company has finally announced the successor to the chipset called Snapdragon 678 for the midrange market. As per the official statement from Kedar Kondap, Vice President, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, “overall performance upgrades, high-speed connections for sophisticated photo and video capture, and immersive entertainment experiences. 

We are positioned to support OEMs in delivering the next generation of devices with in-demand features and performance. Snapdragon 678 brings advanced mobile capabilities for daily entertainment at lightning-fast speeds over reliable connections and long-lasting battery life for consumers worldwide.” The new chipset does not bring any major changes and is almost similar to Snapdragon 675. It has the same Kyro 460 CPU architecture and Adreno 612 GPU, but the CPU cores are maxed out at 2.2GHz. The company also claims that they have tweaked Adreno 612 GPU to provide better performance. 

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The users will be able to notice some improvement in photography and videography with the new chipset as with the Specta 250L ISP and 3rd generation Qualcomm AI Engine, device makers can add support for features like portrait mode, low-light capture, limitless 4K video capture, and more. The ISP supports two cameras with up to 16MP resolution and zero shutter lag or a single camera at 25MP with ZSL. The new chipset uses a Snapdragon X12 4G LTE modem that can push download speeds up to 600 Mbps and upload speeds up to 150 Mbps. It also has Licensed Assisted Access (LAA), which can increase capacity by tapping into the unlicensed 5GHz spectrum.  

Vivo X60 series appear on the Vivo website with available appointments

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Sriram
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Vivo has finally revealed the Vivo X60 series on their website, with a lot of details and options to start an appointment. The series comes with a center punch-hole design on the front display and a straight screen on the X60 variant. The Vivo X60 Pro and X60 Pro+ comes with a curved screen and will be using the 6.56-inch Samsung E3 OLED display. Other details of the screen are the support for 1080P+ resolution and refresh rate of 120Hz. The phone is currently available on Vivo mall, JD mall, Tmall mall, and other platforms. 

The model number of this smartphone is V2046A. However, there are currently no details about the pricing of the variants and when it will be available for sale. As per the details on the official landing page, the appointment will stop at 19:00 on December 29. Therefore, one can expect that the company might launch the phone on December 29. The details on the landing page also show three different colors which are blue-violet gradient, light yellow gradient, and pure black. 

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Also, the phone will come in two storage variants and RAM variants which are 8GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB. However, another variant with 12GB RAM and 256 GB storage was spotted on the Vivo mall, which is the Vivo X60 Professional edition and can be a limited edition and limited number phone. The phone will also be equipped with the latest Snapdragon 888 and would be available most probably on all the variants.

Facebook Collab app debuts on iOS platform after beta version in May

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Facebook has just announced the launch of the Facebook Collab experimental music-making app. The app has been launched just for the iOS users right now and can be installed through the Apple App Store. The app was launched in the beta stage in May as an invite-only. Now the app will be available for all the users on the iOS platform. Facebook has made a lot of changes to the app based on inputs from the beta test community. 

The app allows users to create, watch, and mix original videos with a focus primarily on music. In collaboration, there will be three 15 seconds of independent videos playing in sync. The app might show some similarity to the popular app TikTok as well where the content could be created in collaboration even when users are not physically together during the pandemic. As per the official statement from the Facebook NPE team, “Collab automates the complexity of audio and video syncing so you can easily produce a final composition you love.” 

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The user would also not need any experience or musical training and they can easily create by swiping on any row to bring a new video clip that would tune to the user’s composition. The company has also made a lot of optimizations since the beta stage and have tested it with dozens of headsets and hardware configurations. The users can also use an external audio interface to bring music from the keyboard, guitars, and so on.

Sony removes Cyberpunk 2077 from Playstation Store and offers a refund for the game as well

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Shanmugam
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Cyberpunk 2077 is out now and many players and gaming magazines have already given the review of the game on both the latest and last generation consoles. If you have been following the news about the game, then you might know about the huge disappointment faced by both the Xbox One X and Playstation 4 players. Even the gaming community is not happy with the performance of the game on the last generation consoles. As per them, the game is laggy and the performance of the game is below par for everyone. Even game developers CD Project Red’s have accepted that the game was not properly designed for the last generation consoles. 

In Fact, the game was built keeping in mind the performance on Xbox Series X and Playstation 5. Due to this many last-generation console owners were expected the company to issue a refund for the game and the same has now been announced by the company as well. The company has now set up a website where the customers can sign up to submit their request for a refund. After the confirmation, the game purchased from PlayStation Store will receive a full refund. However, the company is not entertaining all the requests now so it might take a while. 

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This comes as good news for the players who bought the game with all the hype and did not find it satisfactory. In comparison to the console, the performance of the game is much better on the high-end PC’s. Also, Sony has removed the game currently from the Playstation store and is the first title with which such a thing has been done. If you really want to experience the true gameplay of CyberPunk 2077, then you need to have a high-end PC or the latest generation of consoles.

Nokia announces Nokia C1 Plus running Android Go OS, at €69

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HMD Global has been working on many new handsets from Nokia that will be launched next year. But before the year comes to an end, the company has announced yet another device that is going to be dirt cheap and will feature the Android Go operating system as well. The handset we are talking about is the Nokia C1 Plus, which will provide the market and users with another affordable 4G smartphone option to buy from. 

Nokia only provides users with feature phones at an affordable price tag which works with KaiOS. However Nokia C1 Plus would be a great alternative for people who wanted an Android experience at the same price tag. The new Nokia C1 Plus comes with a 5.45-inch sHD+ LCD screen, with an 18:9 aspect ratio in a 1,440 x 720-pixel resolution. Also, you will notice sizable bottom and top bezels on the display. The phone will come with a 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and includes 16GB of internal storage with microSD card expansion support. 

There are currently no details on the processor that will be used on the phone. The phone will come with a 2,500 mAh battery and a 5W charger. The phone will not have any fingerprint scanner but will include a 3.5mm jack. There will be a single 5MP camera on the rear with flash and a 5MP camera in the front for selfies. The phone has been brought to the market at a price of €69  in red and blue color and will be sold in select markets across Europe.

HMD Global has been working on many new handsets from Nokia that will be launched next year. But before the year comes to an end, the company has announced yet another device that is going to be dirt cheap and will feature the Android Go operating system as well. The handset we are talking about is the Nokia C1 Plus, which will provide the market and users with another affordable 4G smartphone option to buy from. 

Nokia only provides users with feature phones at an affordable price tag which works with KaiOS. However Nokia C1 Plus would be a great alternative for people who wanted an Android experience at the same price tag. The new Nokia C1 Plus comes with a 5.45-inch sHD+ LCD screen, with an 18:9 aspect ratio in a 1,440 x 720-pixel resolution. Also, you will notice sizable bottom and top bezels on the display. The phone will come with a 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and includes 16GB of internal storage with microSD card expansion support. 

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There are currently no details on the processor that will be used on the phone. The phone will come with a 2,500 mAh battery and a 5W charger. The phone will not have any fingerprint scanner but will include a 3.5mm jack. There will be a single 5MP camera on the rear with flash and a 5MP camera in the front for selfies. The phone has been brought to the market at a price of €69  in red and blue color and will be sold in select markets across Europe.

Gmail users can now edit MS Office files directly in the e-mail

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Shanmugam
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Google is working majorly on Google WorkSpace, which is supposed to be a one-stop solution for all the professional tools online that one could ask for. Now they have added a new set of features that allow the users to use Microsoft Office files in the WorkSpace apps. Now, the users will be able to directly open any MS Office files directly in Gmail, after they are received as an attachment. After the attachment is received, the users can immediately start editing in Docs with a single click on the file, while still keeping the original format. 

The new feature would also allow the original email thread to include the updated or the original file right from the Docs. After getting the new update, Gmail will show new options to reply after opening an Office file, such as Reply with this file and Open original message. The feature is currently available to a lot of Google platforms like Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers. 

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However, it is not available for Google Workspace Essentials and Enterprise Essentials customers. Google has also added mixed page orientation support in Docs to help users create files in landscape or portrait mode. Users can now also add images behind text and watermarks from next year. The feature has currently been rolled out for a few users only with a wider rollout expected from January 5, 2021.

Samsung confirms S Pen support in the new Galaxy S21 series

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Sajin Vargheese
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Samsung Galaxy S21 is on its way to launch in January 2021 and the company has recently confirmed that the device will come with the support for S Pen as well. The Samsung S21 series is all ready to come up with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset which was launched in the month of December and Xiaomi will be the first to announce their Mi 11 smartphone with the same Chipset. However, Samsung is not far behind and will be launching the new Samsung Galaxy S21 series with the same chipset in three different variants. 

TM Roh, the President and Head of Samsung’s mobile division, also confirmed in the blog post that the S Pen support will be coming to the new series of premium flagship smartphones which was earlier only associated with the Note series. As per his official statement in the blog post, “Thank you to everyone who supported us in 2020. I look forward to sharing more in January!” concludes the post, shortly after this promise: “We’ve also been paying attention to people’s favorite aspects of the Galaxy Note experience and are excited to add some of its most well-loved features to other devices in our lineup.” 

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It is likely that the S Pen support will come to all variants and will only be limited to Galaxy S21 Ultra and the foldable smartphone range as well. He also added that “Be on the lookout for the super-intelligent, pro-grade camera and video capabilities in 2021. It’s going to be an epic new year.“” We can expect to see four new foldable phones from Samsung next year with the next-generation 108 MP main sensor and up to 10x periscopic zoom capability.

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