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Boult Audio launches ‘ProBass ZCharge’ earphones featuring 40-hours playtime

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Audio brand Boult Audio announces the newest addition to its ProBass range of in-ear earphones.

The new ‘ProBass ZCharge’ highlights a whopping 40-hours battery life along with the fastest ever Type-C charging port, extra bass signature sound and environmental noise cancellation. The latest AirBass ProBass ZCharge will be available for a pocket friendly price of just Rs 1,299 on Amazon.

The Boult Audio ProBass ZCharge is a pair of highly ergonomic in-ear earphones that are aimed towards those with an active lifestyle. It features an extra-long battery life that can go on for 40 hours non-stop playback. The all new ProBass ZCharge is armed with super-fast Type-C port charging technology that allows the battery to charge like never before. And with a mere 10 minutes of charging, you can hit the road for a good 15-hour journey without needing to recharge again. Now you can go on with your busy lifestyle for almost a week on a full charge.

‘ProBass ZCharge’ In-Ear Earphones

The Boult Audio ProBass ZCharge also boasts the latest Bluetooth 5.2 technology. The device carries a highly ergonomic and comfortable design with soft silicon band and in-line control. The sweat-resistant, flexible and lightweight soft silicon band is built for comfort and style, while the extra-soft silicone ear tips and ear fins ensure a good grip and all-day comfort. Moreover, the magnetic earbuds are designed to keep its wires from tangling when not in use. Lastly, the entire body is IPX5 water and sweat resistant so you can wear them worry-free during your sweaty workouts or outdoor runs.

Also Read | Boult Audio ‘AirBass Propods X’ launched in India at Rs 1,499

For those seeking audio performance the ProBass ZCharge features packs in extra bass and punch while maintaining Boult Audio’s crisp and impeccably precise award-winning signature sound. Thanks to the in-built 14.2 mm drivers and aerospace-grade alloy micro-woofers that produce a rich and precise audio signature. Now be it your favourite music, daily phone calls or those weekend action flicks, you will be impressed with its immersive audio performance.

And lastly, the Boult Audio ProBass ZCharge also packs in some extra features for all those workaholics and fitness freaks. A simple tap can help you with a hands-free experience with help from your favourite voice assistant. Summon your Google or Apple AI friend and keep yourself updated with the latest news or weather reports. Simply ask for directions, change music tracks or dial back home with just your voice.

The Boult Audio ProBass ZCharge in-ear earphones will be available in three colours – Black, Red and Blue for an exclusive price of just Rs 1,299 on Amazon.in, and with a 1-year standard industry warranty.

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Cloud Gaming: 5G to Bring About a Paradigm Shift

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Gaming enthusiasts have a reason to rejoice, as the superfast speeds, massive bandwidth and low latency of 5G Ultra Wideband are going to make gaming more collaborative, competitive, affordable and accessible. Interestingly, Cloud Gaming, driven by the 5G network, will take away the need for discs and consoles, high-configuration graphics cards, or even high-end smartphones. The fifth generation cellular technology will make cloud gaming as easy as streaming OTT content on a smartphone.

The 5G telecom network is knocking on India’s doors. The high-speed internet will be a delight for mobile gamers. It will significantly improve gaming by reducing the latency rate and providing multiplayer experience, besides increasing capacity and enabling cloud-based gaming. There are, at present, 365 million mobile gamers and their numbers are expected to grow rapidly as the 5G network is rolled out, providing superior technology standards for both broadband and cellular networks.

5G offers a whole new experience for the sports fan as it provides support for multiple streams. It will unlock the potential of AR and VR in India. It brings with it low latency and high concurrency. Low latency ensures that the delay between your screen and the actual game is next to nothing. High concurrency means more people can get the same superlative experience at a particular location.

Case study

In an industry first, telecom major Airtel recently hosted India’s first-ever Cloud Gaming demo on a live Airtel 5G test network, and the results were outstanding. Some lucky gamers were amongst a few to experience it firsthand. Airtel, which happens to be the second largest telecom operator in India, brought in pro gamers Mortal (Naman Mathur) and Mamba (Salman Ahmad) to test cloud gaming on its 5G test network at Manesar in Haryana. They used mid-segment smartphones connected to a 3500 MHz high capacity spectrum band, recording speeds of over 1 Gbps and a latency of 10 milliseconds.

Pro gamers Mortal (Naman Mathur) and Mamba (Salman Ahmad) used mid-segment smartphones connected to a 3500 MHz high capacity spectrum band, recording speeds of over 1 Gbps and a latency of 10 milliseconds

Describing their experience, Mortal and Mamba said, “We were totally blown away. This was high end PC and console-quality gaming experience on a smartphone. We can say with confidence that 5G will truly unlock the online gaming scene in India and massify by creating opportunities to build and publish games out of India and bringing a lot of talented gamers from small towns to the mainstream.”

They maintained that while other countries are far ahead in terms of recognising gaming as a sport, Indian gamers will be well on their way to pursuing a career in this space, especially with the introduction of better technologies and infrastructure.

Gaming at home has evolved over the years and has become extremely popular in India, especially during the pandemic, thanks to a plethora of internet gaming options and stronger broadband connections. The digital wave that has gripped the country over the last year and a half has expanded the adoption of gaming to all age groups. However, the one challenge gamers face is hardware requirements to enjoy that ‘seamless’ experience. Ideally speaking, gamers would need a high-end PC with good processing power, graphics card, etc., to play online games without any lags.

Cloud gaming or gaming on-demand eliminates the need for such requirements. It lets you stream a game on any device with a display that you own – it could be a TV, smartphone, or computer screen. The games are installed on the remote server of a gaming technology platform and can then be streamed to a device. This takes away the need for discs and consoles, high-configuration graphics cards, or even high-end smartphones. It will make cloud gaming as easy as streaming OTT content on a smartphone.

Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel, said, “Cloud gaming will be one of the biggest use cases of 5G, thanks to the combination of high speed and low latency. After delivering India’s first 5G demo over a test network, we are thrilled to conduct this exciting 5G gaming session. Imagine enjoying real time gaming on the go with someone sitting in another part of the world. This is just the beginning of an exciting digital future that Airtel will enable for its customers as we prepare to roll out 5G in India.”

“Cloud gaming will be one of the biggest use cases of 5G, thanks to the combination of high speed and low latency. After delivering India’s first 5G demo over a test network, we are thrilled to conduct this exciting 5G gaming session”

–        Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel

Game changer

Tarun Gupta, Founder, Ultimate Battle, India’s first-ever one-stop online esports platform, stated, “Internet penetration and accessibility are the backbones of online gaming. With the advent of 5G technology, users will get better connectivity speed which will, in turn, allow them to access and play data-intensive games.”

“Airtel 5G has successfully demonstrated that it can reduce reaction time from 20 milliseconds to 5 milliseconds; which is exceptional. Lag in latency may not impact the casual gaming experience so much, but it definitely would have an impact on the efficiency and experience of online multiplayer games such as battle royale and racing games,” said Gupta.

“It should also be noted that 5G technology will also enable game developers to build games that are high in quality and experience; and not bother about internet speed,” he added.

Also Read: Gaming: A Sleeping Giant Exploded in 2021

“Lag in latency may not impact the casual gaming experience so much, but it definitely would have an impact on the efficiency and experience of online multiplayer games such as battle royale and racing games”

–        Tarun Gupta, Founder, Ultimate Battle

The onset of 5G is set to be a complete game-changer in every way. With growing smartphones penetration and a vast youth population, 5G-backed cloud gaming could spread to remote areas and offer gamers the right ecosystem to compete and excel in the international arena. India’s current base of online gamers, which stands at around 400+ million, is expected to grow to over 500 million by next year. And this means a bigger boom for the gaming industry, as per the reports.

Shivam Rao, the Co-founder and COO at Trinity Gaming which is India’s top gaming talent management company, said “Accessibility to best technology is crucial in the current era of esports and gaming. Considered as one of the most influential and exciting developments, 5G will offer a faster speed and improved latency, which will give the gamers a more competitive edge.”

“For players it would mean winning or losing a match, and to their audience, it would be the advanced experience. With this, gaming would surely take precedence with a higher bandwidth supporting the esports community to thrive,” Rao added.

“Accessibility to best technology is crucial in the current era of esports and gaming. Considered as one of the most influential and exciting developments, 5G will offer a faster speed and improved latency, which will give the gamers a more competitive edge”

–        Shivam Rao, Co-founder and COO, Trinity Gaming

Similarly, Lokesh Suji, Director, Esports Federation of India and Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation (AESF), on the 5G effect on the Indian gaming industry, said, “Among many driving factors that have been accelerating esports growth is access to high-speed internet. The access to high-speed internet connection over 3G/4G spectrum and broadband has impacted the overall gaming experience. In the past, a normal internet connection was not adequate and gamers witnessed lags during gameplay. But now fast-paced internet connections are ensuring seamless gameplay.”

“Easy access to blazing-fast internet helps to develop a larger gaming community of highly targeted esports audience. India has got its smartphone population covered with a high speed 4G network and the launching of 5G is underway which will further strengthen the building blocks of online esports,” Suji noted.

“India has got its smartphone population covered with a high speed 4G network and the launching of 5G is underway which will further strengthen the building blocks of online esports”

–        Lokesh Suji, Director, Esports Federation of India

A win-win situation

According to Himanshu Jain, Senior Market Analyst – Client Devices at IDC India; India, in recent times, has experienced a huge growth in the gaming sector especially in the mobile gaming with the likes of BGMI, Call of Duty, Rummy, etc. This is currently supported by 4G network which enables players with fast network to play data intensive games on the go. “With 5G network available in India by 2022, we expect this trend to graduate, as more high graphics and data intensive games launch, necessitating even faster network speed. We are yet to fully experience cloud gaming in India, but certainly from the prospects of it and fast adapting younger generation, we expect with the launch of 5G network, cloud gaming will steadily witness growth,” said Jain.

“Also, despite the fact that there is no 5G network yet in India, and it’s a “devices go first market” with the first 5G phone available back in February 2020, there are numerous 5G smartphones offered in the market currently, as affordable as INR 15,000. This further ascertains the fact that for cloud gaming to pick up, consumers will be able to access the high graphics games without spending much on either the hardware or the game itself. Currently, the cloud gaming is based on subscription model in markets like US where it costs as low as $5/month and we expect this model to be replicated in India with more partnerships coming into play (brands/telco/gaming vendors),” he enumerated.

“Despite the fact that there is no 5G network yet in India, and it’s a “devices go first market” with the first 5G phone available back in February 2020, there are numerous 5G smartphones offered in the market currently, as affordable as INR 15,000”

–        Himanshu Jain, Senior Market Analyst – Client Devices, IDC India

The India smartphone market is on its growth trajectory with upgraders in low, low-mid price segments, shift from 4G to 5G devices in the upcoming years, however we are still far behind from 5G becoming mainstream. As masses get educated for clear use cases, is when IDC estimates cloud gaming to eventually pick up at faster pace.

Set to boom

The raw speed of 5G isn’t the only benefit it will offer gamers. Higher bandwidth and lower response times means cloud computing becomes more viable. This will allow developers to handle more arduous processing and rendering duties remotely, and stream a higher quality end result to players. This would lessen concerns over whether a game runs on older or lower spec phones – as long as the end user has a 5G data plan, they could enjoy higher quality games.

The key to this is mobile edge computing – effectively, localised cloud servers rather than larger, centralised ones. This basically means the devices in your pocket will communicate with more, smaller data hubs that are physically closer to them – on the “edge’ of the network. Rather than games having to send data to a distant central server, process it, and ping back a response, all of which slows down overall communication speeds, they will be able to access more power, closer to their users.

Also Read: “We see mobile games leading the esports scene in the coming years”

Popular Cloud Gaming Platforms

Google Stadia

Stadia is a cloud gaming service developed and operated by Google. It’s advertised to be capable of streaming video games to players up to 4K resolution at 60fps with support for high-dynamic-range (HDR) via the company’s numerous data centers. It’s accessible through Chromecast Ultra devices, the Google Chrome web browser on personal computers as well as other Chromium-based browsers, the Stadia mobile app on supported Android smartphones, and Chrome OS tablets. There is also an experimental mode with support for all Android devices capable of installing the Stadia mobile app. In December 2020, Google released an iOS browser-based progressive web application for Stadia, enabling gameplay in the Safari browser.

Amazon Luna

Announced in September 2020, Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform developed and operated by Amazon. It’s a streaming service for Fire TV, smartphones, tablets, and computers. It competes with the likes of Microsoft xCloud and Google Stadia. Apart from the 4K support at 60fps, Luna is also said to integrate Twitch– a popular video streaming site that allows gamers to broadcast and game simultaneously. Amazon Luna runs on Windows servers and NVIDIA GPUs in Amazon’s AWS compute cloud, allowing developers to port existing games to Luna easily.

Xbox

Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. The brand consists of five video game consoles, as well as applications (games), streaming services, an online service by the name of Xbox network, and the development arm by the name of Xbox Game Studios. The brand was first introduced in the United States in November 2001, with the launch of the original Xbox console. The original device was the first video game console offered by an American company after the Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1996.

GeForce Now

GeForce Now is the brand used by Nvidia for its cloud gaming service. The Nvidia Shield version of GeForce Now, formerly known as Nvidia Grid, launched in beta in 2013, with Nvidia officially unveiling its name in September 2015. The subscription service provided users with unlimited access to a library of games hosted on Nvidia servers for the life of the subscription, being delivered to subscribers through streaming video. Certain titles were also available via a “Buy & Play” model. This version was discontinued in 2019, and transitioned to a new version of the service that enabled Shield users to play their own games. An Android client was also introduced in 2019. The service exited beta and launched to the general public in February 2020. It’s available on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Shield TV and Chromebook devices.

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OnePlus 10 Pro launch date revealed: Check specifications and price

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Rumors surrounding the OnePlus 10 Pro have been flooding the Internet for quite some time now. Ahead of an official announcement from the brand, OnePlus 10 Pro has been spotted in an official looking teaser video that showcases the handset in its entirety and lines up with earlier leaked renders.

The upcoming OnePlus flagship smartphone will debut in China. The leaked video on Weibo not only reveals the OnePlus 10 Pro launch date, that is, January 11, 2021, but also gives us our first official look at the much-awaited flagship. Take a look:

OnePlus 10 Pro: Expected specifications
DESIGN AND DISPLAY

The implementation of the OnePlus 10 Pro looks similar to the S21 Ultra and will feature a hole-punch cutout at the top left corner of the screen for the 32-megapixel front camera sensor with an LED flash. It is expected to come with a 6.7-inch QHD+ display with 120Hz refresh rate support and an LTPO 2.0 panel.

PROCESSOR

OnePlus 10 Pro is said to launch with the new UnifiedOS software that Pete Lau announced earlier this year, which again, is expected to be a blend of OxygenOS and Oppo’s ColorOS. The listing tips that the smartphone will come with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of onboard storage.

Besides, OnePlus 10 Pro was recently spotted on Geekbench. The smartphone received a single core score of 976 points and a multi-core score of 3,469 points. The listing also shows OnePlus 10 Pro, bearing the model number NE2210, running on Android 12.

Also Read | Upcoming 5G Mobiles in India [2022]: Phones with Specifications, Expected Date, and Price List in India

CAMERA

As for optics, OnePlus 10 Pro comes with a new rear camera setup that could include a 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and an 8-megapixel tertiary camera. For selfies and video calls, a 32-megapixel front camera is expected in the handset.

BATTERY

Under the hood, OnePlus 10 Pro will boast a 5,000mAh battery. It is also being rumored that the handset could get 80W wired + 50W wireless fast charging support.

OnePlus 10 Pro: Expected price

No official information regarding the price of the upcoming handset has been announced yet. However, OnePlus 10 Pro price in India is expected to be Rs 68,999 for 8 GB RAM + 128 GB internal storage.

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Gaming: A Sleeping Giant Exploded in 2021

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The growth of Gaming and Esports in 2021 is attributed to the rise in the young population, increased use of smartphones, easy availability and accessibility of technology and internet, to name a few

When COVID-19 halted traditional sports events in India, the esports and gaming industry quickly pivoted and offered virtual entertainment. With entire populations staying home, online viewership has skyrocketed. The credit for this majorly goes to the rise in the young population, increased use of smartphones, easy availability and accessibility of technology and internet, rising investment by capitalists, and appropriate distribution network. Publishers like Garena, Riot, Krafton etc. are actively involved in investing and growing esports in India. Here’s how the year fared for platforms, organisations and brands and their upcoming plans for the year 2022:

Abhishek Aggarwal, Co-founder and CEO, Trinity Gaming, India’s top gaming talent management company

How have businesses been in 2021?

Things were uncertain for sure, at least towards the beginning of the year. However, I would say we rather sailed through it pretty smoothly. I am glad that we have a strong team and even though challenges were there, together we made everything possible and simple. Trinity Gaming continued to support the talents while associating them with brands like Truke, CellBell, Coca-Cola, etc. enabling them to monetize.

What will be your focus area for 2022? Tell us about your plans.

We aim to bring more diverse talents under the Trinity Gaming banner. We are constantly doing R&D, identifying talents, even penetrating Tier II, Tier III locations, and beyond. We are even exploring the vernacular content creators as that still demands more attention and has high potential. Creators who have a great command in vernacular languages and can stream in native language making their content more relatable to a classified section of the population is a great format to explore. We are on a mission to build a stronger esports community by supporting these talents. We want our creators to monetize through their passion for esports.

Also Read: The Rise and Rise of Esports: Smartphones emerge as a key enabler

Lokesh Suji, Director, Esports Federation of India and Vice President, Asian Esports Federation (AESF)

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How have businesses been in 2021?

The year 2021 has laid down a decent foundation for the future of the Indian video games and the esports industry. 2021 can be called the “inflection point of Indian video games and esports Industry”.

What will be your focus area for 2022? Tell us about plans.

For Esports Federation of India (ESFI), our key focus is to ensure that we identify the best of the talent to represent India at Asian Games 2022 (scheduled in the month of Sept 2022 in Hangzhou, China), which have eight esports game titles to compete for and this time esports is a medal sport. We are already in the finalization stage with a lot of brands who have shown interest to partner up with ESFI for this prestigious event and for the glory of the country.

Tarun Gupta, Founder, Ultimate Battle, India’s first-ever one-stop online esports platform

How has been the year 2021 for Ultimate Battle?

The year 2021 has been the most engaging year for us in terms of product expansion and user engagement. Ultimate Battle has now 15+ exciting esports games to play, 5 of which are medal esports events inducted in Asian Games 2022. This year, the platform has gained around 2.5L users and achieved a milestone of 45k MAU.

What are your plans for 2022?

At the product level, we’ve many exciting modules lined up to boost player engagement and provide more opportunities. We’re in the process of rolling out an Organizer Program where event organizers (schools, colleges, influencers, and more) will be able to use our platform and services to launch and manage their own action-packed esports competitions.

In 2022, our focus will be to expand our portfolio of services offered to gamers in India and grow Ultimate Battle in the SEA region. Simultaneously, we’re focusing on providing end-to-end event management, marketing, and production services for brands and esports companies.

Also Read: Inspiring journeys of Indian esports athletes aiming big against Pakistan, Nepal at World Esports Cup 2021

Anish Kapoor, CEO, Infinix Mobile

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How has been the year 2021?

2021 has been a great year for Infiinix with an overwhelming response from our customers on all our products. We did not only launch 7 outstanding smartphone devices which were tagged best in the segment for their features but also officially embarked on our journey to become the best budget gaming smartphones company in India. I am proud to say that we have led the revolution of the mobile gaming industry with the launch of our indigenous DAR-LINK game boost technology which enables users to have a seamless gaming experience on their mobile devices. Since the launch, all our devices like Infinix Hot 10S, Note 10, Note 10 Pro, Hot 11S, and Hot 10 Play sport this technology.

We also had a successful launch of the Inifinix X1 40-inch smart TV which even surpassed our expectations and is one of the highest-rated smart TV on Flipkart, in its segment.

The upcoming launch of INBook X1 will add another feather to our hat as it is going to be our first-ever laptop in India. There has already been a lot of excitement around the laptop since its announcement and we are looking forward to a positive response from our customers on this combination of powerful and portable laptop, which will also be the lightest in its price category.

What are your plans for 2022?

A good closure of 2021 has filled our teams with high morale and enthusiasm. We have an even strong pipeline for 2022 where we are planning to launch at least one product every month. As smartphones are our primary focus, we will be coming up with our first 5G smartphone next year. We are closely watching the growing gaming ecosystem and our teams are also working towards making more efficient and powerful gaming smartphones for our customers.

Every year we grow stronger and bigger. Continuing that trend, we will be investing in new markets and expanding our product line, next year.

Also Read: “Gaming is one of the primary focus areas for Infinix now”

The Smart Generation: The Evolution of Tech Requirement and Consumer Needs

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Smart technology had embedded into our lives before we even realised it. Let’s take a glimpse on how.

We avoid going out to eat anymore. We order in from Zomato or Swiggy
Our kids have the option of studying online from any part of the globe
We don’t go out to play football in our neighbourhood park anymore. We play Battleground or Freefire on our smartphones and laptops
We instead of going to the offices, we work remotely from our laptops
We don’t go to weddings anymore. We attend them on Zoom.
We don’t use colours, brushes, and paper to paint anymore. We have multiple editing apps for that.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has driven 7.9 billion people indoors, we have become reliant on digital technology to remain sane while maintaining social distancing norms. It has become the majority of our lifeline, resulting in excessive screen time. A study revealed that 65% of the children have become savvy to electronic devices, while 50% cannot stay away from their gadgets for even half an hour.

This is just a small instance. To meet the growing demand for newer technology and smarter gadgets, R&D teams of almost all consumer tech manufacturers are clocking in overtime. Today, innovation isn’t an expectation anymore; it’s a demand. The technological advancements are so rapid that with each passing year, the latest model of the smart appliance or gadget of this year becomes obsolete the next year. To remain relevant in this rapidly changing market, smart device and digital technology manufacturers are required to deliver better devices with better features, better performance, better battery life, safer viewing experience, and multi-functionality.

“The technological advancements are so rapid that with each passing year, the latest model of the smart appliance or gadget of this year becomes obsolete the next year. To remain relevant in this rapidly changing market, smart device and digital technology manufacturers are required to deliver better devices with better features, better performance, better battery life, safer viewing experience, and multi-functionality”

Let’s understand how smart technology requirements have changed in the past few years and what we can expect in the coming days:

The Race Toward Larger RAM

Multitasking is a major element that influences consumers’ purchasing decisions. Be it a smartphone, tablet, or laptop, people love to split their screens to get more work done at a time. Therefore, almost all application developers create widgets or settings to optimally perform in half the screen. Many consumers often do not entirely exit from the opened applications. It consumes large volumes of data and increases RAM pressure. Today, even 4GB RAM isn’t enough. There is a growing demand for larger RAM capacity.

Better Gaming Experience

India’s virtual gaming industry has grown exponentially. In 2021, the market has recorded revenues worth INR 136 billion ($1.80 billion) and it is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 21 per cent to INR 290 billion ($3.84 billion) in the next five years. This growth can be attributed to people spending most of their time at home. Games like Call of Duty, Battlegrounds, Free Fire, PUBG, Asphalt 9: Legends, etc. consume huge amounts of data and space, which results in lagging performance, screen tearing or staggering, heating of devices during longer gameplay, poor colours on-screen, and delay in the responsiveness of touch screen. Proprietary Dar Link Technology, developed by Infinix, addresses all these pain points and amplifies the user’s sensory, interaction, and visual experience.

Remote-Work Compatibility

The rapidly changing world has boosted the gig economy and WFH situations. While some companies have chosen to shift to 100% remote work, some opted for hybrid work culture. Regardless, work-from-home is today’s reality. The pandemic has made laptops indispensable for everyone, especially the students, working professionals and young entrepreneurs. India’s laptop market has grown from 64.3% in 2018 to 87% in Q2 of 2021.

Consumers are looking for a laptop that is ultra-light, sleek, stylish, cost-effective, offers better performance and connectivity, does not lag, has good battery backup, brighter and clearer display, and comes with advanced gaming specifications.

To meet all these needs into one single device, Infinix ventured out to the laptop market and launched its first revolutionary notebook series INBook X1 (available in three processor variants i3 (256 GB), i5 (512GB), and the top speed i7 (512GB)). The INBook series is built for today’s mobile-first users, who expect seamless communication, sustainable productivity, and immersive entertainment—all in one device.

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To Conclude

The debate over how society today has become too dependent on smart technology and its role amid the pandemic in connecting the world can’t be discounted. Over time, people’s need for technology has evolved, and it has made life easier, safer, and more enjoyable in numerous ways. We should find a balance in how we utilise technology. It should be used in a way that complements our lifestyle.

The author, Anish Kapoor, is CEO, Infinix India.

Telegram launches year-end update with special features like Reactions, Message Translation and more

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Telegram Messenger introduced some special features for users before the year 2021 comes to an end. In its 12th major update this year, the app brings reactions, message translation, themed QR codes, hidden text (spoilers) as the key features. This overall enhances user chat experience on the platform along with expanding more engaging ways to interact with different audiences.

Reactions

Telegram pioneered the Animated and Interactive emojis feature on its messaging platform, providing users unparalleled ways to express themselves in chats. Now users can react to a specific message with these emojis without even sending a new message. Each reaction appears with its own unique animation.

Users can change the default reaction to another emoji in Settings. Android: Chat Settings > Quick Reaction. iOS: Stickers and Emoji > Quick Reaction.

Reactions are always on in private chats. In groups and channels, the admins decide whether to turn on reactions and choose which reaction emoji are available in the chat. Admins can control reactions via their group or channel’s Info Page > Edit > Reactions.

Message Translation

Over half a billion people around the world use Telegram not only to stay in touch with friends, but also to chat in public groups and view content from channels – in every language imaginable. Now users can translate any message into another language, right in the app. Translation feature is available on all Android devices that supports Telegram, however required iOS 15+ version on the Apple devices. The number of supported languages is equivalent to the languages available on the OS (operating System).

Enabling Translation in Settings > Language adds a dedicated Translate button to the context menu when selecting a message. You can also exclude any languages you speak fluently – which will hide the translate button for those messages.

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Spoilers

To make user chat experience interesting and fun, Telegram introduced Spoiler Messages where a user can hide a certain portion of the text with the help of ‘Spoiler’ formatting. This applies to the chat list and notifications, as well. Once the recipient tap the message, if they want to, the hidden text will be revealed.

Themed QR Codes

Now Telegram users can generate QR codes for any users that have a public username. This also works for groups, channels and bots. This makes it easy and attractive to showcase someone’s profile in a quick manner.

Users can Tap the new QR code icon next to the username of a person (or from a chat’s info page), choose the colours and pattern that fit best, then print, post or share their QR codes to other apps and platforms.

New Menus for macOS

Telegram redesigned all the context menus in Telegram for macOS – adding some new shortcut hints and introducing beautifully animated icons for every single menu item in the app.

More Interactive Emoji to end the year with

Animators at Telegram also added new interactive versions of emojis. Users can send any of them in 1-on-1 chats, then they need to tap to unleash a full-screen effect of the same.

Also Read: Audio is playing a key role in consumer lives across content types, says Dolby’s Ashim Mathur

Audio is playing a key role in consumer lives across content types, says Dolby’s Ashim Mathur

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Ever since the transition to a homebound economy, smartphones have increasingly become an integral part of an individual’s everyday lifestyle. As per a new study by CyberMedia Research, Indian consumers are now prioritizing audio quality as a key smartphone purchase driver. The study – aimed at understanding how consumers are consuming content – underlined the importance given to audio quality and what users seek while purchasing their next smartphone. The findings showcased that 69% smartphone users seek enhanced audio experience on smartphones. The study also established that for smartphone users in India, Dolby Atmos is essential for an enhanced and immersive audio experience. In this regard, Ramesh Kumar Raja talks to Ashim Mathur, Senior Regional Director, Japan & Emerging Markets, Dolby Laboratories, to discuss the current audio consumption pattern in the new normal and how Dolby is enhancing and elevating the experience for smartphone users through Dolby Atmos, whether in terms of music, episodic content, gaming etc. Excerpts:

Why is audio becoming so important for a smartphone user? What factors are driving this trend?

In these times of a homebound work, there is an exponential rise in online video content consumption by the masses thereby creating a significant demand for richer smartphone audio quality that consumers do not want to compromise on.

To understand this changing consumer sentiment, Cyber Media Research (CMR), a leading research and consulting firm, conducted the study titled, “What Audio Means for Smartphone Users?”. The study reveals consumer insights on audio for smartphones and consumer preference for quality audio experiences. Consumers are more tuned into ‘audio quality’, possibly driven by long hours spent alone in a homebound economy. In doing so, they are also seeking better, immersive experiences whenever and wherever they go and across use cases.

What are the most preferred content forms driving people to take the audio quality seriously while purchasing a smartphone?

After a year and more of social distancing, audio consumption trends have further intensified. The consumer relationship with audio is constantly evolving. Audio is playing a key role in consumer lives across content types – episodic shows, music, movies, live sports, or mobile gaming. According to the CMR study, movies (86%), music (82%), user-generated content (68%) are the three most-preferred content forms for consumers on their smartphones. Beyond movies and music, consumers consume audio across specific use contexts, including Live TV (75%), Gaming (68%), and watching sports (58%) amongst others. Long-form content consumption is on the rise. There has been a 67% increase in consumers watching longer content online (>2 hours) than a year ago. In 2021, consumers made a leap from freemium to premium on OTT platforms. There is 9% rise in paid subscription over last year.

Which age group is more inclined towards the smartphone audio quality?

The study reveals that across the board- digital natives (18-24 years), digital dependents (25-30 years), or digital laggards (31-40 years), smartphone audio quality is the top-most purchase driver (69%), ahead of camera and battery.

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How does Dolby Atmos provide an enhanced immersive experience for smartphone users?

Dolby Atmos for mobile is an audio technology that revolutionizes how you and your customers will experience various content. With Dolby Atmos, sounds envelop them in a rich soundscape with astonishing clarity, depth, and detail. Dolby Atmos renders each sound with lifelike detail and clarity, making it easier to detect the subtle, but game-changing sounds that would normally be stifled by competing sounds. It is a premium entertainment experience that helps you feel a deeper connection to the movies, shows, music, sports, and games you love.

The survey highlights that three in every four smartphone users are aware of Dolby Atmos technology and 90% are willing to recommend Dolby Atmos enabled content or smartphone to their family and friends.

“Dolby Atmos for mobile is an audio technology that revolutionizes how you and your customers will experience various content. With Dolby Atmos, sounds envelop them in a rich soundscape with astonishing clarity, depth, and detail. Dolby Atmos renders each sound with lifelike detail and clarity, making it easier to detect the subtle, but game-changing sounds that would normally be stifled by competing sounds”

How is Dolby leveraging this trend? How is it exactly benefitting the OEMs?

Online content consumption – movies and music, have witnessed tremendous growth over the past few years. Content consumption on the go, and at home has risen considerably with the increase in affordable and value for money smartphones. People love to binge watch on video streaming platforms, cutting across genres, including episodic content and user-generated video content on social media. In this new normal, immersive, and enhanced smartphone audio is a key priority for consumers.

Smartphone brands are responding to these emerging consumer needs, with advanced technology solutions, such as Dolby Atmos. The consumer survey points out that consumers seek Dolby Atmos-enabled smartphone audio experiences for their favourite content- movies (88%), music (79%) and mobile gaming (65%) more than ever before. As we move forward, the battleground will keep shifting. Smartphone OEMs will seek to respond to consumer demand for best-in-class experiences.

What’s your plan for the India market to take audio experience to the next level?

It is our constant endeavor to deliver breakthrough experiences to billions of people worldwide through a collaborative ecosystem spanning artists, businesses, and consumers. We wish to continue our work with content creators by providing them the tools that enable them to bring the end consumer closer to their stories and to their original intent. We will continue our work with delivery platforms like broadcast and OTT services both for streaming video and music content. And last but not the least, with the playback ecosystem of devices across living room and mobile. We believe when the content, the service and the device are in Dolby, the consumers get the best experience.

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Tech NewsWrap: Xiaomi Flip folding phone design leak… and more

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Xiaomi Flip folding phone design leak

Xiaomi could be working on a foldable phone. The Chinese smartphone maker launched its first-ever folding smartphone back in March this year named the Mi MIX Fold. It was a direct competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2. A recent patent filing with CNIPA (Chinese National Intellectual Property Association) has revealed what it could look like. The patent suggests we could see stylus support with the phone. However, unlike the Samsung Galaxy Note series, this stylus will not be tucked into its own notch in the phone.

Rapoo VH710 headsets launched for gaming enthusiasts

With its latest VH710 Gaming Headset, Rapoo promises you to provide a virtual 7.1-channel surround sound environment enabling you to distinguish and detect the direction of the sound clearly. The Rapoo VH710 features large 50mm drivers for superior audio performance which includes punchy bass and crisp highs. Extremely beneficial for gaming, the VH710 can also give you cinema-like experience for movies. The headset also features a superior ENC microphone which includes de-noising functions for stable and crystal-clear chats and voice calls. Additionally, using Rapoo’s proprietary driver interface, you can fine-tune the drivers to customize voice modes.

Samsung Exynos 2200 Processor launch date revealed

Samsung to launch its latest flagship mobile CPU, after Qualcomm and MediaTek. The South Korean tech giant announced via its ‘Semiconductor’ Twitter account that the new Exynos chip tuned for performance with AMD’s RDNA 2 GPU will be launched on January 11, 2022. The company is teasing the new processor with the #PlaytimeIsOver, which references the new processor’s performance, and alludes to its prowess in terms of gaming.

Telegram brings message reactions, bigger emoji animations and other features

Telegram is getting a new update that brings features like themed QR codes, message reactions, and more. The WhatsApp-rival is receiving is 12th update of the year that brings version 8.4. It is also adding in-app translation for messages. This feature works on all Android devices, but only iPhones running iOS 15 or higher. Also, users can create themed QR codes for their accounts. Telegram 8.4 is live now in the Google Play Store, rolling out to all Android users.

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Telegram launches year-end update with special features like Reactions, Message Translation and more

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Telegram Messenger introduced some special features for users before the year 2021 comes to an end. In its 12th major update this year, the app brings reactions, message translation, themed QR codes, hidden text (spoilers) as the key features. This overall enhances user chat experience on the platform along with expanding more engaging ways to interact with different audiences.

Reactions

Telegram pioneered the Animated and Interactive emojis feature on its messaging platform, providing users unparalleled ways to express themselves in chats. Now users can react to a specific message with these emojis without even sending a new message. Each reaction appears with its own unique animation.

Users can change the default reaction to another emoji in Settings. Android: Chat Settings > Quick Reaction. iOS: Stickers and Emoji > Quick Reaction.

Reactions are always on in private chats. In groups and channels, the admins decide whether to turn on reactions and choose which reaction emoji are available in the chat. Admins can control reactions via their group or channel’s Info Page > Edit > Reactions.

Message Translation

Over half a billion people around the world use Telegram not only to stay in touch with friends, but also to chat in public groups and view content from channels – in every language imaginable. Now users can translate any message into another language, right in the app. Translation feature is available on all Android devices that supports Telegram, however required iOS 15+ version on the Apple devices. The number of supported languages is equivalent to the languages available on the OS (operating System).

Enabling Translation in Settings > Language adds a dedicated Translate button to the context menu when selecting a message. You can also exclude any languages you speak fluently – which will hide the translate button for those messages.

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Spoilers

To make user chat experience interesting and fun, Telegram introduced Spoiler Messages where a user can hide a certain portion of the text with the help of ‘Spoiler’ formatting. This applies to the chat list and notifications, as well. Once the recipient tap the message, if they want to, the hidden text will be revealed.

Themed QR Codes

Now Telegram users can generate QR codes for any users that have a public username. This also works for groups, channels and bots. This makes it easy and attractive to showcase someone’s profile in a quick manner.

Users can Tap the new QR code icon next to the username of a person (or from a chat’s info page), choose the colours and pattern that fit best, then print, post or share their QR codes to other apps and platforms.

New Menus for macOS

Telegram redesigned all the context menus in Telegram for macOS – adding some new shortcut hints and introducing beautifully animated icons for every single menu item in the app.

More Interactive Emoji to end the year with

Animators at Telegram also added new interactive versions of emojis. Users can send any of them in 1-on-1 chats, then they need to tap to unleash a full-screen effect of the same.

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Top Five Homegrown Apps that Gained Popularity in 2021 and are Set to Rule in 2022

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With the Make in India project trending a lot, many people have started looking for brands and companies which are purely homegrown. In the case of investors and stakeholders, many of them are searching for such Indian companies.

Since there has been a ban on quite a few Chinese apps, people in India are now making every effort to replace those apps with Indian applications. We can proudly say that India has been doing good so far in successfully replacing the Chinese apps with their own versions.

With 2021 coming to an end, let us have a look at some homegrown apps, which gained a lot of popularity this year. Also, these apps are likely to create a buzz even in the coming year with the functionality and user-friendly characteristics they have. So, let’s have a look at the apps.

Pataa

Pataa is an addressing app that has location navigation with voice, maps, GPS, routes and landmarks. The app simplifies long and complicated addresses into short and exclusive custom codes. It is based on location intelligence and makes it much easier to locate, navigate and share. It provides accurate and precise address, live location, or tracking of visitors has embedded QR codes and helps in managing route efficiently. You can add the extensions to the short codes to keep the family, flatmates. This app was launched in April, 2020 and has been downloaded 7 million/ 70 lakh times to date.

Zingoy

This is the number one rewards app to get cashback for shopping, buying, and selling gift cards. Through this app, you can earn cashback on all your online shopping, and you can buy and sell gift cards too. You can also use Zingoy for cashback offers, gift cards, and to earn from filling surveys. You can grab online sale deals, get instant cashback on buying gift cards, sell unused gifts cards, track your earnings, and use coupons for online shopping. The app was launched in March, 2016, and has garnered 5 lakh-plus downloads to date.

ShareChat

Launched in 2016, ShareChat has successfully created a place for itself in the social media market of our country. This mobile application has done so by providing a platform to people where they can interact in communities in whichever language they are comfortable with. The most used languages on ShareChat to date are Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. In a data released in 2020, it was found that till November 2020, this mobile application had crossed around 160 million users monthly in 15 different Indian languages.

Moj

After the ban on Chinese apps, Moj is one of those applications which emerged in the market. It was conceptualized and built in just 30 hours to fill in the gap left by TikTok. Moj was one of the most downloaded applications on the Google Play Store in Q3 2020. As of February 3, 2021, Moj has surpassed over 100 million downloads in just seven months and has more than 80 million active monthly users.

Arogya Setu

Launched in April, 2020, the objective of the Arogya Setu mobile application is to connect health services with the people of India to fight COVID-19. Developed by the Government of India to connect essential health services with the people of India, this application so far has more than 10 crore installs.

This was our list of top homegrown mobile applications that have outstood the Chinese technology and made Indians proud. Let us see what all applications come in the future, and surprise us!

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