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Technology news: Shoemaking is a workmanship! With regards to execution shoes, innovation additionally has its reasonable influence. As of late, we have seen minor froth globules being utilized in the padded sole, yet Adidas has gone past that to charm the specialty network of sprinters with its Alphaedge 4D shoes.
What’s the USP?
The feature of the shoe is the padded sole. It’s not simply the grid structure plan that gets your attention yet in addition the innovation behind it. The padded sole, made utilizing the new 3D-printing innovation, gives multi-directional help to your feet.
Adidas teamed up with Silicon Valley-put together Carbon with respect to the 3D-printing innovation to print padded sole with light and oxygen utilizing ‘Carbon Digital Light…read more
Last week, Netflix founder and Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings had said the company was focussed on creating original Indian content for audiences not just in India but also globally.
The US-based Netflix has begun testing longer membership designs in the nation, as it hopes to charm new clients in India where online video utilization has seen a monstrous development in the previous scarcely any years.
As indicated by sources, Netflix has begun testing different months membership plans (three, six and a year) that will be offered at a limited cost.
Notwithstanding, this will be accessible just to some new clients, and they may see various alternatives, they included.
The sources said the aim of the pilot is to see whether endorsers will be available to paying for a while, or a year in…read more
With technology evolving every day, there are some smartphones designed specifically for gamers. These come with top-notch specifications and gaming value-added features for intuitive gaming experience. Though mobile phone gaming is still nascent in India, the launch of several gaming smartphones in the country this year bear testimony to its huge growth potential.
Lists top five gaming smartphones launched in 2019:
Asus ROG Phone II
Asus ROG Phone II Taiwanese electronics maker Asus, widely considered the pioneer of gaming smartphones, had launched its first gaming phone, the ROG Phone (review), in 2018. This phone came with top-notch specifications, enhanced cooling system to sustain performance strength during long hours of rigorous use, and support for many accessories to enable an intuitive gaming experience.
The phone boasted a screen with 120Hz refresh rate, pressure-sensitive chassis with customisable ultrasonic sensors to act as air triggers, stereo speakers, and a humongous battery.
OnePlus 7T
This smartphone’s top-notch specifications and custom-tuned operating system make it one of the better devices for mobile phone gaming. And, it does not compromise on other aspects that make a regular smartphone good.
The phone (review) has a dedicated gaming mode (Fnatic), which boosts its in-gaming performance by channelling its resources to the game. it is an efficient regular smartphone that can also double up as a gaming device.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
This premium smartphone is an all-rounder, with impressive 360-degree capabilities, including gaming. The iPhone 11 Pro (review) has a compact build, top-notch specifications, vivid screen and stereo speakers — together these things deliver an intuitive gaming experience. It is ad-free, and allows online and offline gaming.
Though the Apple Arcade is still in its early stage, it might become a game-changer when the list of gaming titles on it gets more comprehensive.
Black Shark 2
This midrange gaming smartphone has a sleek performance, thanks to its flagship hardware. The Black Shark 2 boots a customised Android Pie operating system loaded with the company’s gaming-centric value-added features, such as game dock and gamer studio.
What makes this phone more interesting is its dedicated key for an easy switch between a customised gaming hub (Shark Space) user interface to access a library of installed games and the normal Android phone mode.
Nubia Red Magic 3S
From design to features, this smartphone oozes gaming traits. The Red Magic 3s (review) has a flashy design with an RGB light strip on its back, big screen with bezels at the top and bottom, top-notch specifications and a vapour cooling chamber with a built-in fan to keep the thermals in control for sustained performance during extended usage.
Besides, it also boasts value-added features like touch-sensitive triggers on the side frame, dedicated space to list all downloaded games at one place, performance boost to improve in-gaming performance, haptic vibration for shock effects and screen recording.
In addition to showing you what’s popular, Google also helps you find the best prices and places to buy from to make last-minute gifting easy.
Ahead of the holidays, Google has made its shopping microsite, Google Shopping 100, live for everyone.
Google Shopping 100 is a list of trending products on Google search in the US to help you buy what others are buying. The list showcases products across categories, ages, and interests, the official blog notes.
In addition to showing you what’s popular, Google also helps you find the best prices and places to buy from to make last-minute gifting easy.
Users will be able to attach emails to other emails in Gmail without having to download them first
You no longer have to forward multiple emails with Gmail‘s latest update that lets you send email as an attachment.
As the official blog notes, users will be able to attach emails to other emails in Gmail without having to download them first. To insert emails in a new thread, simply drag and drop them into the draft window.
You can also insert emails by selecting the emails and then ‘Forward as attachment’ from the overflow menu. The feature is being rolled out gradually and users will know the availability when they see the forward as attachment option.
The Amazfit GTR 47 version is equipped with 24 days battery life with 1.39-inch AMOLED display while 42 version supports 12 days battery life with 1.2-inch AMOLED display
Xiaomi-backed wearable brand Huami on Tuesday launched Amazfit GTR 47mm Titanium version and 42 mm Glitter Edition smartwatch in India.
The 47.2mm (Titanium) and 42.6mm (Glitter edition) are priced at Rs 14,999 and Rs 12,999 respectively, will be available on Flipkart.
“With the launch of Amazfit GTR 47 Titanium and GTR 42 Glitter edition, we are setting the pace of revolution in the category and establishing a strong foothold in the smart wearable market. We aim to make our product line accessible to the masses across the fitness and fashion segment,” Mark Mao, Vice President of Overseas Business, Huami, said in a statement.
The Amazfit GTR 47 version is equipped with 24 days battery life…read more
The Wi-Fi calling will let Airtel users make use of the Wi-Fi network in their homes to make calls using VoIP, instead of relying on cellular connectivity
Technology news: Airtel has launched Wi-Fi calling after testing it for months, but for now it will work only on Airtel Xstream Fiber and on select smartphones.
The Wi-Fi calling is being rolled out for prepaid and postpaid subscribers across the country, according to Airtel here on Tuesday. “It is currently available in Delhi NCR and will be gradually rolled out across India,” it said.
The Wi-Fi calling will let Airtel users make use of the Wi-Fi network in their homes to make calls using VoIP, instead of relying on cellular connectivity. There will be no extra charge for calls made over Airtel Wi-Fi calling and the application consumes minimal data.
Reliance Jio is also working on a similar feature and is expected to…read more
Most budget smartphones in the market at present are not sluggish or ugly. Instead, they seem to be a shadow of premium smartphones in terms of utility and features.
Listing the five best budget smartphones priced below Rs 10,000 launched in 2019:
1. Realme 3
Launched in March, the Realme 3 was the company’s first product to introduce a gradient design profile, besides the diamond-cut which had been part of the Realme smartphone family since inception.
A successor to the Realme 2, the Realme 3 brought several upgrades, including better camera modules, a powerful processor and the company’s Google Android Pie operating system-based user interface. It was with the Realme 3 that the company further cemented its place in the budget smartphone segment otherwise dominated by Xiaomi. Phone specifications
2.Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
The Redmi Note 7 was the first smartphone launched in India by Xiaomi this year, along with the Redmi Note 7 Pro. The Redmi Note 7 had midrange specifications and features, but its competitive pricing gave it the budget smartphone tag and made it one of the best product in that segment in 2019.
Unlike most budget phones, the Redmi Note 7 boasts a Gorilla Glass 5 construction, screen with fullHD+ resolution, fast-charge support. Phone specifications
3.Samsung Galaxy M10s
The year 2019 has been a busy one for Samsung. It has launched smartphones across price bands at regular intervals to stay competitive. At the beginning of the year, the company introduced the millennial-centric M-series and A-series smartphones. As the year progressed, it also quickly refreshed the line-ups by bringing in new and relevant upgrades.
A successor to the Galaxy M10, the Galaxy M10s boasts a super AMOLED screen, which most other phones in the budget segment lack.
Besides, it has a very useful dual-camera set-up on its back, featuring a combination of bright primary sensor and an ultra-wide sensor. Moreover, it comes with 15W fast charger inside the box. Phone specifications
4.Vivo U10
VVivo this year introduced in India its millennial-centric U-series of smartphones with the launch of the Vivo U10. For a budget smartphone, the U10 has a lot to offer, including a triple-camera set-up on the back, a high-capacity battery with 18W fast-charge support, a capable processor and multiple RAM and storage configurations.
At the time of its launch, it was the only budget smartphone capable of challenging even some of the midrange phones. Phone specifications
5.Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
The latest product in Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series, the Redmi Note 8 smartphone brought many minor but relevant upgrades to the Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7S. Like its predecessors, the Note 8 has a durable glass build with a Gorilla Glass 5 protection, screen with fullHD+ resolution, and a high-capacity battery.
It also got a fast charger inside the box, quad cameras on the back, 48MP primary camera sensor, self-cleaning loudspeaker. At its price, the Redmi Note 8 is one of the most feature-rich budget phone. Phone specifications
From versatile multiple-camera modules to optical zoom and macro lens, smartphone makers explored and experimented with a lot of new things to complement the imaging competence of their products in 2019.
Listing the best five camera-centric smartphones of the year 2019 based on their imaging capabilities:
1. Apple iPhone 11 Pro
With every iteration, the iPhone has got better in its photography and videography capabilities. This phone brought a versatile 12-megapixel triple-camera set-up of a wide-angle sensor, an ultra-wide sensor, and a telephoto lens. Apple added some new features, modes, and settings that made the iPhone 11 Pro stand out with regard to imaging capabilities. (Price & Specs)
2. Huawei P30 Pro
The company’s 2019 P-series flagship, the Huawei P30 Pro, was an imaging powerhouse that cut no corners in providing the best photography and videography experience. It was this phone that also introduced 5x optical, 10x hybrid lossless and 50x zoom (digital) capabilities to smartphones. (Price & Specs)
3. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
This phone was the first in Samsung’s Galaxy S-series to boast a triple-camera module on the back, and a dual camera set-up on the front. Also, the rear camera had a dedicated telephoto lens for 2x optical zoom and an ultra-wide lens for landscape photography. What’s more, the phone was an industry-first product that could record videos in the HDR10+ format, which optimises contrast and color of each scene for dynamic HDR meta detailing. (Price & Specs)
4. Google Pixel 3a
This phone did not have a multiple-sensor camera module, but its single-sensor camera was powered by Google’s imaging algorithms, which made photography convenient and fun. This was one of the camera phones that could take perfect portraits with enhanced bokeh effect (background blur) for a clear distinction between background and the object. (Price & Specs)
5. Oppo Reno 10x Zoom
This was the only smartphone other than the Huawei P30 Pro to bring a periscope telephoto lens capable of 5x optical zoom, 10x lossless zoom and 50x digital zoom. Besides, its triple-camera set-up on the back featured a high-resolution primary sensor with quad Bayer technology and optically stabilised lenses, besides an ultra-wide-angle lens for landscape photography. Other than that, the phone also had a shark-fin-inspired front camera module (featuring a 16MP sensor of f/2.0 aperture) which came out from the top. (Price & Specs)
Voter psychological profiles were built to determine political enthusiasm, political orientation, frequency in voting and consistency in voting for the same political party
Technology news: A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order holding US based Cambridge Analytica guilty of “deceptive practices to harvest personal information from tens of millions of Facebook users for voter profiling and targeting” has shed new light on the business of psychological profiling aimed at predicting voter behaviour. The Commission’s order spells in great detail the technicalities, business and potential impact of voter profiling on election results.
How did the Cambridge Analytica model work?
The now bankrupt firm’s chief Alexander Nix primarily relied on new research that was done in University of Cambridge that used Facebook profile information to predict an individual’s personality according to the OCEAN scale. The OCEAN scale also known as the five big personality traits measures an individual’s personality on five counts – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Researchers had developed an algorithm that used an individual’s Facebook likes to predict their personality traits – the more the likes a…read more
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