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Crossbeats Orbit X Bluetooth calling smartwatch launched: Details inside

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Expanding its popular Orbit series, homegrown smart wearables brand Crossbeats has launched a new Bluetooth calling smartwatch called Orbit X in India. Featuring an AMOLED display, Crossbeats Orbit X comes with a rotating crown shaped dial and a 1.35-inch 3D curved display.

The smartwatch comes in two colour options – Midnight Black and Lake Blue – and is up for grabs on the company’s website (crossbeats.com) at a launch price of Rs 5,999, although it’s originally priced at Rs 6,999.

The Orbit series of watches feature in-built microphone and speaker, along with a beautifully designed dial pad for communication.

According to Crossbeats co-founder Archit Agarwal, Orbit X is the first of its class AMOLED smartwatch having 454×454 pixel resolution and 600 nits brightness. The timepiece houses an array of utility-based features such as business card, wallet, health monitors etc.

In addition, it offers a triple theme menu along with split screen display. The widgets can be customized as per the whims of the users. “It’s a timepiece engineered in accordance with the needs of young Indians who keep pace with evolving times,” said Agarwal.

The smartwatch comes equipped with Always-on-Display feature and has multiple in-built interactive watch faces. It features 15 different sports modes.

A few months ago, Crossbeats had launched Orbit and Orbit Sports Bluetooth calling watches with the latter having an in-app GPS tracking system.

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Rooter join hands with OR Esports as its official broadcast partner

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Rooter, an esports platform, has partnered with OR Esports, the country’s most powerful BGMI squad, as its official broadcast partner.

The two will collaborate to provide Esports fans with unrestricted access to the most exciting BGMI activity. Rooter will support exclusive streaming of their gaming events/tournaments on the platform as a sponsor, as well as having its brand appear on all OR Esports goods and associated handles. Starting March 1, each of OR Esports’ impressive BGMI lineup of professional players will stream their gaming events on Rooter, spanning numerous domestic esports titles.

OR Esports, owned by Pole To Win International (PTW), is the only Indian team to have placed on the podium at a Global Championships tournament. They also have an army of devoted admirers that support them on their social channels. The BGMI team of OR Esports includes Jelly, Anto, Aditya, Tanisha.

They recently competed in the third season of their BGMI tournament, OR Championship: Legends Rise, which was held between February 16 and February 20, 2022, in conjunction with KFC and Zebronics as their “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” partner.

Piyush Kumar, Founder, and CEO of Rooter said, “With their ferociously skilled, delightfully unexpected group of content makers and living heroes of Esports, OR Esports has already seized the Indian BGMI scene by storm. By collaborating with them, we’ll be able to create a fun, large, and competitive community of streamers and influencers on our platform.”

Kasturi Rangan, OR Esports CEO and CPO at PTW said, “We’re ecstatic to be working with Rooter to provide our team of streamers and viewers with a fantastic gaming experience. OR Esports’ commitment to scale Esports in India is reaffirmed by the support of the country’s leading Esports player and its community. This partnership will give Rooter an ideal platform to connect with its existing professional gaming and streaming community, as well as our team members, and achieve similar goals.”

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Setting up the Amazon Echo Buds through the Alexa app is easier than you think

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Amazon has recently introduced the all-new Echo Buds 2nd Generation in India. The new wearable from the US-based tech giant with Active Noise Cancellation is available for sale online. The all-new Echo Buds are available starting at Rs11,999 for the USB-C wired charging option.  Amazon is currently offering a limited-period discount of Rs1,000. Those who want to have a wireless charging case option need to shell out Rs13,999.

Built with a high-performance driver in each earbud, Echo Buds deliver crisp, balanced sound with extended dynamic range—so you get the most out of your music. If, are you among those who have already placed your order to get the new pair of earbuds to enjoy vibrant melodies and clear vocals while listening to your favorite music while on the go need to follow the steps mentioned here to activate your Echo Buds 2nd Generation.

Amazon Echo Buds

Compatible with Android and iOS, Echo buds support access to Google Assistant and Siri through tap controls. It delivers crisp and balanced sound with an extended dynamic range and 3 mics in each bud to ensure clear voice recognition. The latest accessory from Amazon supports hands-free access to Alexa through voice.

Set Up Your Echo Buds

The very first thing that you need to do before activating Echo Buds is to complete registration in the Alexa app. You can use your smartphone to complete the registration. Your smartphone must have Android 6.0+ or iOS 12+.

It is a must to register your Echo Buds in the Alexa app first in order to set up your device successfully. It allows you to play media and access Alexa on the go.

Echo Buds setting

To register on Alexa, open the app and case lid. You need to press the button on the case for 3 seconds to enter pairing mode. Confirm that the blue light is flashing.

Select the pop-up notification.

In case you don’t see the notification, open the Alexa app. Open more and select ‘Add Device’.

Choose Amazon Echo, and then select your device: Echo Buds (1st Gen) or Echo Buds (2nd Gen)

Here you might need to approve the pairing request on your phone and follow the on-screen instructions.

Echo Buds connect to Alexa through the Alexa app on your mobile device and use your existing device data plan to access features such as music, calling, and more. Echo Buds use a combination of three microphones to detect your speech and securely process it for the cloud. They are built with multiple layers of privacy protections and controls, including the ability to mute the mics with the Alexa app or through the customizable on-bud tap controls.

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Google Play Pass subscription launched in India; here’s how to take free trial

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Google Play has finally rolled out Google Play Pass in India. Google Play Pass in India is a new way for Android users to get access to a wide variety of apps and games without having to deal with ads, in-app purchases, and upfront payments. The newly announced platform will be available to Android users this week. It is worth noting that Google Play has been a one-stop shop to enjoy digital experiences since 2012. 

According to the company, Google Play Pass a user can access 1,000+ titles across 41 categories, including many from India, and from developers across 59 countries. A subscription service platform, Google Play Pass is currently available in 90 countries. Users can enjoy a one-month subscription trial of the platform for just Rs. 99 per month or Rs. 889 annually. A monthly prepaid subscription is also available for Rs. 109.

On the launch, Aditya Swamy, Director, Play Partnerships, Google India, said, “We want to deliver products and programs that the Play community – both users and developers – find value in, and we are always looking for new ways to do this. With the launch of Play Pass in India, we are excited to offer a robust collection of unlocked titles to our users and looking forward to partnering with more local developers to build amazing experiences users love.”

How to use trial 

Go to the Play Store app on their Android device–> tap on the profile icon at the top right–> Check for “Play Pass”. The collection of apps and games can be accessed by the subscribers either by selecting the Play Pass tab on the Play Store or by searching for the Play Pass ticket when browsing titles.

It is worth noting that Play Pass will offer Indian developers of all types of apps and games a new avenue to expand their global user base and unlock new revenue streams. 

 

Twitter may soon allow you to reply to tweets with separate threads

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Microblogging platform Twitter is said to be coming up with a new feature that would let you reply to tweets with an entire new tweet thread of your own. As per reports, this feature is in the testing phase as of now and could take some time before being rolled out on Android and iOS.

Jan Manchun Wong, an engineer at Twitter, dropped a hint of this feature by sharing a screenshot of the new interface that would allow users to add to their tweet thread.

The upcoming feature will be of a great help to people who intend to have conversations that somewhat start deviating from the main topic, without hampering them.

However, it is, at present, not clear how the company looks to handle notifications, in a way that it does not affect the original poster or other users following the tweet, as per reports.

Interestingly, the upcoming feature is said to be perfect for people who love having lengthy and detailed interactions, but the 280 character limit works as a deterrent. If you are interested, you can continue on that single thread that prevents the original tweet and interactions from getting cluttered.

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Google to unveil another Pixel smartphone in India: Details inside

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The Google Pixel 7 series is slated to launch in the United States later this year, with renders of the Pixel 7 Pro leaking last week. In the latest development, a Google Pixel series device has been found on BIS certification, indicating that the company is planning to introduce a new Pixel phone in India shortly.

The model number GX7AS for a Google device has been spotted on the BIS certification website, implying that it could release in India. Although there isn’t a lot of information about the smartphone, we can guess it’s a Google Pixel smartphone. It’s also possible that the smartphone will be part of Google Pixel 7 series, which will include – Pixel 7a, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro.

Google Pixel Series

Google hasn’t released another device in India after the Pixel 4a which had a good run in the country. Let’s learn more about the Google Pixel smartphone that appeared on BIS certification.

Google Pixel 7 Pro Specifications

The Google Pixel 7 Pro is believed to look identical to the Pixel 6 Pro in terms of appearance. A triple-camera configuration on the rear might contain a main wide camera, an ultrawide camera, and a periscope camera.

Google Pixel device

At the front, there will be a 6.7-6.8-inch AMOLED display with a hole-punch cutout in the top centre. The front-facing AMOLED display is flat. At this time, the smartphone’s specifications are unknown. You can see the Google Pixel 7 Pro’s detailed renders here.

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Meta announces security updates in Russia and Ukraine

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After rolling out additional privacy and security protections in Ukraine, Meta has announced to add them in Russia as well. The decision has been taken in response to public reports targeting civil society and protesters.

Account Security

To protect themselves from being targeted by threat actors, Meta has recommended that people in Ukraine and Russia must take steps to strengthen the security of their online accounts.

They have been advised to be cautious while accepting friend requests and opening links and files from strangers and must refrain from using the same passwords across different services to prevent malicious hackers from gaining access to your information. Users have been recommended to use two-factor authentication on all online accounts.

Lock Your Profile

It is a one-step measure to lock your profile. Once you lock your profile unknown people cannot download enlarge or share profile photos, nor can they see posts or other photos on someone’s profile, regardless of when they posted it.

Meta has also said that their teams are working with civil society organizations to help ensure people know these tools are available.

Friends Lists

To help protect people from being targeted, Meta has temporarily removed the ability to view and search the friends’ lists of Facebook accounts.

Instagram Privacy and Security Reminders

Meta has started sending, a notification at the top of the feed about privacy and account security on Instagram. For public accounts, Meta is reminding people to check their settings in case they want to make their accounts private.

When someone makes their account private, any new followers will need to be approved, and only their followers will be able to see their posts and stories. Also, they are sharing tips on how to keep private accounts secure through strong passwords and two-factor authentication.

Coordinated inauthentic behavior

In the last 48 hours, Meta has taken down a relatively small network of about 40 accounts, Pages and Groups on Facebook and Instagram. They were operated from Russia and Ukraine and targeted people in Ukraine across multiple social media platforms and through their own websites.  The information has also been shared with other tech platforms, researchers, and governments.

This network used fake accounts and operated fictitious personas and brands across the internet — including on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Telegram, Odnoklassniki and VK — to appear more authentic in an apparent attempt to withstand scrutiny by platforms and researchers.

These fictitious personas used profile pictures likely generated using artificial intelligence techniques like generative adversarial networks (GAN). They claimed to be based in Kyiv and posed as news editors, a former aviation engineer, and an author of a scientific publication on hydrography — the science of mapping water. This operation ran a handful of websites masquerading as independent news outlets, publishing claims about the West betraying Ukraine and Ukraine is a failed state.

Hacking attempts by ghostwriter

In the past several days, ghostwriters have also started targeting people in Ukraine, including Ukrainian military and public figures. They target people through email compromise and then use that to gain access to their social media accounts and post disinformation as if it’s coming from the legitimate account owners.

Meta has detected attempts to target people on Facebook to post YouTube videos portraying Ukrainian troops as weak and surrendering to Russia.

Meta has also blocked phishing domains these hackers used to try to trick people in Ukraine into compromising their online accounts.

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Chrome to ditch its data-saving mode on Android very soon!

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Chrome will be retiring the services of its long time partner, Power-saving mode, very soon. Earlier, the lite mode was introduced to enhance the loading speed by compressing the pages. Also, some smartphone owners had tiered data plans and used to charge extra if users exceeded their allotted limit.

Chrome lite mode

With unlimited data plans, people are no longer using the Lite mode as before. Therefore, the company has decided to remove this feature for Android. Moreover, the company has also claimed in a statement that even if they’re removing the lite mode, Chrome still utilizes data-saving features with default settings, which is actually something great!

Truke Air Buds and Air Buds+ Review: More than enough features to die for in budget segment

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German personal audio brand Truke is consistent with product launches in India, and is finally getting noticed by consumers, thanks to their high-end features in the budget segment. Continuing its trend of unveiling two devices at a time, Truke recently launched Air Buds and Air Buds+ in the country. The two new TWS earbuds promise premium user experience, with an array of top-notch features, 20 pre-defined EQ modes along with customizable EQ via smart application. They come with price tags of Rs 1,599 and Rs 1,699 respectively and offer a long-lasting battery life, a highlighting feature the brand is known for. We used these earphones for a couple of days, and here’s what we experienced so far.

Build and Design

Following the distinctive TWS design language, both the Air Buds and Air Buds+ offer a pebble-shaped charging case that easily slips into your pocket. Made of a high-quality plastic that is non-slippery, non-reflective and fingerprint-resistant, the case is painted black from outside and red inside.

The Air Buds+ offers a little bigger case than Air Buds, and this could be because of the presence of the digital display on the front of the former. The LED display – which lets you know the battery levels or charging status of the case and buds – happens to be the main distinguishing feature between the two models. On the other hand, the basic Air Buds offers a tiny LED notification light on the bottom of the case, which shows its battery level. Both the cases house a USB Type-C port on the bottom for charging the buds. The lid on the cases opens and closes gently, offering you a satiating experience.

Truke Air Buds and Air Buds+1

Now, moving to the earbuds of these TWS models, they are indistinguishable and have a plastic build and an in-ear design with a shiny finish. Weighing anywhere between 4-5gms, the buds are lightweight with the 10mm drivers on each side. The secure fit and feather light earphones are ergonomically built for all-day comfort and are tilted at 45 degree to provide the best possible fit in your ear canal. Besides the pre-installed medium-sized silicone ear tips, the company also offers a pair of small as well as large sized ear tips in the box, which a person can choose as per his/her ear canal size.

Akin to the earlier TWS offerings from the house of Truke, you get multifunctional touch sensors on the stem of both the earbuds, which also offers the company’s branding along its length. Furthermore, these earbuds come with IPX4 water resistant rating that makes them your ultimate companion for adventures.

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Functionalities

Both the devices easily get paired with your phone via Bluetooth 5.1 technology. You need to open the earbuds case that automatically puts them in pairing mode, and then open the Bluetooth settings on your smartphone and connect to the Air Buds or Air Buds+. The connection range is nearly 10 meters, which is common in most wireless devices, and its quality, of course, is not bad.

Interestingly, these are the first Truke earbuds that come with support for an app called Tuya Smart, which appears to be a third party service that can connect to smart devices. It enables a couple of features as soon as connected via the app. You can select between 20 EQ modes, toggle gaming mode/music mode, and also turn on in-ear detection that works smoothly.

The touch panels present on these devices work precisely, letting you control play/pause, go to next or previous song, control volume, open Google Assistant and attend or disconnect calls.

Performance

In terms of performance, the call/sound quality is decent and the mic on both the earbuds pick up audio appropriately. Both the Air Buds and Air Buds+ come equipped with Quad MEMS mic along with deep neural network call noise cancellation technology, which precisely picks up sound waves using Artificial Intelligence. With the help of an adaptive algorithm, the voice of the caller is separated from other voices in real time, bringing a high quality calling experience. Both sides of the call can be heard clearly even in a clamorous environment.

You can operate these earbuds in two modes- gaming mode and music mode, and it can be switched from one mode to the other with a triple tap on the right earbud. In both modes, the earbuds communicate via the SBC codec, though in gaming mode, the latency is significantly lower (i.e. up to 55ms). These earbuds adopt high-precision contact sensor achieving real-time detection on wearing status. With in-ear detection, music plays/pauses automatically as you wear in/out the earbud ensuring that you never miss out on anything. You can turn on/off in-ear detection by tapping 3 times on left earbud and also from the app. The sound stage is well-adjusted for the most part with emphasis on the bass.

No call cut-offs, connection drops or sound breaking were experienced during our tests. Considering their prices, these TWS devices offer more than enough features and deliver par excellence performance.

Battery

Both the TWS models have a battery capacity of 40mAh in earbuds and 300mAh in the charging case, promising a playback time of up to 8-10 hours with a single charge and 48 hours of total playtime with the case. It takes around 2 hours to charge these devices fully via USB Type-C port, whereas the earbuds take nearly one hour to charge. Like their predecessors, both the Air Buds and Air Buds+ stand tall in this department.

Conclusion

Considering their prices, the Truke Air Buds and Air Buds+ are outstanding in almost every department. Among the top-notch smart features that they offer, sound quality is superb, both in terms of gaming and music modes. The app support with EQ pre-sets and find my buds make them even more special. Overall, they are more than the value for money products. If you have budget constraints, don’t think twice before grabbing any of these two models.

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