The Mi Sports Bluetooth Earphones Basic is a lightweight earphones with neckband design. It is IPX4 splash and sweat proof and aimed at active sports users. Xiaomi claims a battery life of up to 9 hours on this. The Anti-slip adjustable hook design should provide a comfortable and secure fit as per Xiaomi. As one expects the Mi Sports Bluetooth Earphones Basic will come with in-line smart remote and microphone, and has a 3-button design to control music, answer/reject calls and three-way calling as well....

YouTube videos that support playback will include an offline icon which will offer a choice of playback quality. Users will now see a download icon underneath videos which will allow users to store the content in standard or high definition. YouTube also provides the file sizes next to each option, so, for example, you can choose to download in HD or in normal quality. Since a YouTube Music Key subscription isn’t required, users can download pretty much all the content that is available online....

That’s a drop of almost 43 percent from the launch price. And in our books, it certainly makes the Elite 85h one of the best premium ANC headphone options out there. The headphones are very well designed, and although a bit on the large side, they did not really squash our ears. And what’s more, they are water-resistant (yes, you can stroll in the rain with them). We had found the Elite 85h’s active noise cancellation to be very close to what we got from the Sony WH-1000XM3 and the Bose QC 35 II and if that does not tell you how good it was, well, nothing would....

Realme C3 vs Redmi 8A: Plastic that looks fantastic Both phones come with plastic backs. And both still manage to look striking, mimicking the gradient-ish finish that we see in many glass-backed phones. But there the similarities come to an end. We got the red variants of both devices and while the C3’s rising sun design (with ray-like patterns coming from the camera capsule) is very striking, we think the Redmi’s subtle textured back with a single slimline showing its branding looks well, more classy....

And it dazzles. Let us get that out of the way. It dazzles. We got the midnight black variant of the phone. And we honestly did not feel like look at its front for quite a while, so busy were we watching the patterns the light made as it reflected off its glass back. Yes, it will pick up smudges and scratches and we would recommend using a case on it as soon as possible, and yes, it is slippery, but take our word for it, you will find yourself taking the phone out of the case time and again, just to see the way the light plays on that back....

What every smartphone looks like What do smartphones look like these days? The tall display on front bundled with thin bezels and a drop notch? Plus a glass or glass-like back? This is definitely the latest template for smartphones across different categories and the Nokia 4.2 follows it to a T. It comes with a tall 5.7-inch display bundled with the latest design hygiene in smartphones, the drop notch. The screen is surrounded by thin bezels but comes with a slightly thick chin, which comes with ‘Nokia’ branding....

Looks like new… Once considered to be more about function than style, mid-segment smartphones have stepped up their design game, adding shades of premium-ness of late. Oppo K3 is just one of those devices. The face of the phone is all about that tall 6.5-inch display which is surrounded by extremely thin bezels from three sides. There is a relatively thicker chin that sits below the display. The display also holds the in-display fingerprint scanner....

Unapologetically mid-segment in looks Samsung has been throwing AMOLEDs and Super AMOLED displays in the mid-segment like confetti, making it a much more familiar feature in the price range. The Galaxy M30s also comes with a Super AMOLED front, a 6.4-inch full HD+ one. The face of the phone is all about the tall display. There are very thin bezels on the three sides while a slightly thicker chin sits below it....

So if the Redmi Note 7 Pro could speak, this is what it would have said to us about our first impressions. (Note: the conversation is totally fictional) It’s great to be talking to you again. Actually sooner than we expected. This is the third time we are talking to a Redmi Note in about a year I think? Yeah, it’s been busy. Grandad – the Note 5 and Note 5 Pro – arrived in February last year and then, dad (the Redmi Note 6 Pro) hit the market in November....

And it is easily the leader of the gang too, in terms of both design and hardware…and oh yes, those selfie cameras too. In terms of design, the Vivo V20 Pro is closer to the V20 than the slightly more humble if still svelte SE – it has a similar slightly flat back with a broad rectangular camera unit in the back, housing three cameras, a style we have seen (and appreciated) in both the Vivo X50 and the V20....

Although believed by many to be closely associated (OnePlus’ founders come from Oppo, and OnePlus device boxes in India carry “manufactured by Oppo” tags), both brands have generally stayed out of each other’s way in the Indian market, although both have been there for a while now. OnePlus has always been the budget flagship (of “flagship killer”) available almost exclusively online while Oppo has tended to focus on more conventional offline retail and generally higher price tags....

Google has given us just that! https://youtu.be/xKYABI-dGEA Google has released its Holiday ad for the year for Google Assistant called Home Alone Again with Google Assistant. If you still have not figured out the plot of the ad, we suggest you sit tight to have your mind blown! The company has paired nostalgia so well with marketing that it takes us back to the time we first saw Home Alone but this time the hero here is not Macaulay Culkin, it is, rather appropriately, the Google Assistant....

Time to dance The one-minute ad, “90 Hz Smooth Moves” starts with Robert Downey Jr. shooting for a film when a crew member comes in to tell him that they are taking a five-minute break – the scene is entirely in black and white. RDJ steps out of the set and suddenly the world is full of color. He then plugs his OnePlus Bullets Wireless in his OnePlus 7T, selects a track called “90Hz smooth....

Every year around this time, Apple releases an ad that is all things magical. The ad is not your typical advertisement that only exists to amp up sales. The annual holiday ad is more about celebrating the spirit of the holidays than about promoting products. And keeping up with the tradition, Apple has released its holiday ad for this year. It mainly features Apple’s HomePod Mini and its magic....

And he leads a life that is hectic. Although very much a Delhi person, he ends up traveling a lot. “Everyday in the morning I get up, and I have to orient myself, which hotel, which city, which place is it,” he laughs and proceeds to tell its how he resolves matters. “If my dog is waking me up, then I know I am at home. If he is not waking me up, then definitely I am not at home....

A week ago, almost unnoticed, Facebook made some updates to the way Facebook Groups operate. You’d be surprised to know how many use Facebook Groups to organize their activities, be it amongst work colleagues or school friends or simply to group people by their hobbies and passions. When you’ll visit a group, you will be able to view who has seen each post. Where’s the connection between an apparently innocent update covering Facebook Groups and anonymous Facebook snooping?...

It would be naive to treat Ive’s farewell to Apple as just another corporate departure. This is no mere design executive or Chief Design Officer (CDO) calling it a day. This is no high profile executive who came on stage and in videos (with that famous white backdrop) to talk about products in a matter that induced tech Zen among viewers (we still remember how calmly he explained the concept of chamfers!...

Although the overall experience on Twitter varies depending on what accounts and topics you follow, using Twitter bots is another way to get more out of the platform. A Twitter bot, for those unaware, is a programmed Twitter account that uses the Twitter API to perform actions autonomously as outlined by its creator. We’ve curated a list of the best Twitter bots you can follow right now to help you get started with Twitter bots and gain more value from the platform....

1. Tab Previews on Safari While browsing the web on Safari, the touch bar will show previews for the opened tabs. You can quickly switch between them, and there are several other shortcuts such as for going back, forward, bookmark, search, and more. 2. TouchID Yes, the new Macbook has a fingerprint scanner that doubles as a power button. It is located on the right side of the touch bar and does what it should, allows signing in on the touch of a finger....

While there are various alternatives to Zoom, the plethora of features it offers puts it right on top of the list with some of the best remote conferencing tools. So, if you are a Zoom user, or you recently got started with it, here are some of the best Zoom tips and tricks to help you get the most of the service. 1. Use a virtual background While you work from home and make video calls, one of the concerns you must have had at some point in time is to avoid people on call from seeing your disorganized room in the background....