The Indian telecom company recently tested 5G services in Hyderabad. Airtel boasted about the fact that it is the first company in India to successfully demo live 5G services over a commercial network, beating Reliance’s Jio in the process. Now, the telco will be using Qualcomm’s 5G resources to roll out “virtualized” 5G networks in the country. “Through Airtel’s network vendors and device partners, it will utilize the Qualcomm 5G RAN (radio access network) platforms to roll out virtualized and open RAN-based 5G networks,” Airtel said in a statement....

American security solutions company, Alarm.com, has now launched a unique video monitoring system that works as a touchless doorbell and a home security system. As per the company’s claims, this is the “first commercially available video doorbell that rings without requiring any contact”. Their primary motive is to “reduce public health risks and make home visits and deliveries safer for all”. Coming to the Touchless Video Doorbell, the device comes as a compact module with a 1080p wide-angle lens that provides a 150-degree vertical view of the visitor(s)....

Amazfit Band 7: Specs and Features The Amazfit Band 7 has a rectangular 1.47-inch AMOLED display with an HD screen resolution and the Always-On-Display (AOD) functionality. While this is slightly smaller than the 1.64-inch screen of Xiaomi’s latest smart band, it is touted to be 112% wider than the Amazfit Band 5. Users can try up to 50 watch faces. The smart band gets the ability to measure the heart rate, SpO2 levels, and stress levels....

Through this partnership, Prime Video will have the Indian territory rights for New Zealand matches across all formats. Notably, Prime members will get access to both men’s and women’s cricket held from 2021 to the 2025-2026 season. This includes the Indian team’s tour of New Zealand in early 2022 and another tour whose date hasn’t been announced yet.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the key new features and changes in Android 12: New Features in Android 12 DP1 Starting off with consumer-facing changes, the notification UI has received an update. “We’re refreshing notification designs to make them more modern, easier to use, and more functional,” says Dave Burke, VP of Engineering (Android), Google in an official blog post. It builds on the changes introduced in Android 11....

Android to Get a Built-in Bluetooth Tracker Detection Feature According to a recent APK teardown by 9to5Google, strings of code have been spotted in its Play services platform with references to the Bluetooth-tracker detection feature. The latest version (v22.12.13) contains strings for “Unfamiliar device alerts” and “Unfamiliar Tag Detected Notification” that hint at the feature. Moreover, there are strings mentioning “ATag,” “Finder tag,” and “Tile tag” that refer to Apple’s AirTags and Tile’s offerings, respectively....

The answer to your first question is very simple. Apple says placing the AirPods Max back into its smart case puts them in an ultra-low mode. So, they are basically off and there’s no hit to the remaining battery life. Now, the next question you may have is — what will happen if I leave the AirPods Max outside the smart case? Will the battery just deplete even though I’m not using the headphones?...

Yeah, you can now use two phone numbers on the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro models without ever having to buy a physical SIM card. That does not mean the new iPhones do not have a SIM card slot. You still have a nano-SIM slot and can choose to use one physical SIM and one eSIM on your device, just like the iPhone 12. And before you ask, the answer is no!...

According to the report, Apple found that Pegatron has been misclassifying student workers, which allowed students to work in night shifts and even overtime. Apple also noted that the supplier falsified paperwork to cover up these incidents that violated Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct. “Pegatron misclassified the student workers in their program and falsified paperwork to disguise violations of our Code, including allowing students to work nights and/or overtime and in some cases to perform work unrelated to their major,” said Apple in a statement to Bloomberg....

ROG Phone 5s Series Coming to India Soon Asus has started sending out media invites for the launch and is also teasing the phones on Twitter. It is revealed that the ROG Phone 5s and the 5s Pro will be launched via an online event on February 15 at 12 pm. The ROG Phone 5s series is also confirmed to be made available via Flipkart as a dedicated micro page has gone live today....

ROG Phone 5s Pro: Specs and Features The ROG Phone 5s Pro features a 6.78-inch Full HD+ Samsung E4 AMOLED display. The panel supports a 144Hz refresh rate, a 360Hz touch sampling rate, and Always-on HDR. There’s also a secondary Matrix p-AMOLED display on the rear, which is meant to display notifications, GIFs, and more. Along with the overclocked version of last year’s Snapdragon 888 chipset, the phone gets up to 18GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3....

Asus OLED TV Coming to India Soon In an official tweet, Asus has confirmed that it will launch a new OLED TV on March 3 at 12 noon, most likely via an online event. The tweet includes a short video for the “#WhoWatchesTV” campaign, based on how Indians react when their TV experience is interrupted, and raises the question, “who watches TV?” Want to have a cinematic experience anytime, anywhere? The new age of ASUS OLED TV is here & is your perfect companion to #WowTheWorld....

Dubbed as the Battlegrounds Mobile India Series, the tournament is expected to receive more than 100,000 registrations from all over the country. So, you can imagine that it is going to be the biggest battle royale tournament in India for mobile gamers to showcase their talent. Moreover, the Rs 1 crore prize pool is a landmark reward amount that will be awarded to one of the many teams participating in the BGMI tournament....

BLUETTI Black Friday Sale 2022: Discounts and Offers Power System Black Friday Deals BLUETTI AC500 and B300S The AC500 power station comes with support for continuous power of 5,000W and a maximum solar charging of 3,000W. It’s modular and can be clubbed with either the B300S or the B300 expansion batteries, depending on your needs. The AC500 + B300S combination can be charged by up to 80% in 50 minutes, meaning BLUETTI will take care of your electricity requirements even during frequent power cuts....

The company announced the Brave Wallet recently via an official blog post on its forum. The wallet is not an extension that you need to add to the browser but a built-in feature that lets you store cryptocurrencies, monitor the crypto market, send/ receive assets, and even import/ export cryptocurrencies from or to hardware wallets like Ledger or Trezor. “Unlike most crypto wallets, the Brave Wallet does not require extensions; it’s browser-native, reducing security risks and reliance on extra CPU and memory,” the company wrote in the blog post....

Pebblemon – A Pokemon Game for Pebble Smartwatches Dubbed Pebblemon, the new Pokemon game runs on Pebble smartwatches and enables users to go on “mini Pokemon adventure” right on their wrists. The game uses simple graphics and easy-to-use controls to deliver a healthy dose of nostalgia for users. The developer says that he used the graphics library of Pokemon Yellow, which is the first title in the popular game series that debuted in Japan almost two decades ago, to create the graphical interface of Pebblemon....

One of the major allegations with Chinese companies is that they use backdoors to sell data to the Chinese government. As you might be aware, one such company alleged to be involved in such activities is Huawei, which resulted in the whole Huawei ban situation. To tackle these claims, the Chinese government’s initiative requires companies to avoid creating backdoors. “Global data security rules that reflect the wishes of all countries and respect the interests of all parties should be reached on the basis of universal participation by all parties,” Wang said....

As you would expect, the store brings items from all of Disney’s properties, including Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney itself. You can get Marvel toys, and Frozen plushies for anyone in your life that loves Elsa and Olaf, and there are quite a lot of other items as well, including the Infinity Gauntlet, which will set you back by Rs. 9,999. “With shopDisney, our endeavour is to bring genuine Disney licensed products inspired by our stories and characters to every household in the country” said Disney India Executive Director, Sanjeet Mehta....

If you’re running the latest Edge Canary, you can use tab strips on PWAs by enabling a flag. The flag is titled ‘Desktop PWA tab strips’ and is available on Windows and Mac. To enable the flag, go to edge://flags, search for the aforesaid flag, and choose ‘Enabled’ from the dropdown list. Once you’ve enabled the flag, you will have to restart the browser. After enabling tab strips, you will see an optional checkbox named ‘Open as tabbed window’ whenever you’re installing PWAs....

The Menlo Park-based firm announced the audio products via an official blog post. In the post, Fidji Simo, Head of the Facebook app, wrote that the team has seen a “continuing rise of audio” on platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger. As result, the company is aiming to bring multiple audio tools to cater to the needs of future audio-creators. So, let’s take a look at the future audio products by Facebook one-by-one, shall we?...