Realme Buds Air specifications surface online ahead of launch

Realme is all set to foray into a new category of products after a successful year with smartphones. The Realme Buds Air truly wireless earphones will be launched in India on December 17. As the launch date nears, the company is revealing Buds Air features bit by bit, but now, the whole spec sheet of Realme Buds Air has leaked online. The Realme Buds Air claim to come with a proprietary R1 SoC that could rival Apple's H1 chip, powering the AirPods 2. 

The latest development comes from a report on GizmoChina that claims that the website has got the complete specs and price leak of the upcoming earbuds. To recall, Realme Buds Air price in India has already leaked, and it is said to be under Rs 5,000. According to the report, Realme Buds Air will come with 17 hours of battery life. This is said to be the total battery life of the earbuds when charged with its companion case. The earbuds may come with 12mm DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost), which is larger than 11.2mm DBB drivers found on the realme Buds Wireless neckband headphones.

According to the report, Realme Buds Air come with wear detection, so it will know when you are wearing it in your ears. The upcoming earbuds will feature Bluetooth 5.0 and will come with touch controls and low latency gaming mode. Another feature that was previously leaked is Realme Buds’ wireless charging capabilities. Moreover, the truly wireless earphones are said to feature Dual Mic ENC for calling. The report urges users to not confuse this feature with active noise cancellation tech like the ones found in the AirPods Pro as it is likely to ensure that your audio quality is better during calls.

Realme Buds Air price in India is tipped to be Rs 4,999. The earbuds will launch alongside Realme X2 on December 17.

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Fortnite Finally Gets Split-Screen Support on Consoles, Brings Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Content

Fortnite v11.30 update has introduced support for split-screen gaming on consoles and Item Shop preview on mobile devices via the Party Hub app.

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The Game Awards 2019: All Major Announcements, Including Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Godfall

The Game Awards 2019 witnessed the announcement of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II for Xbox Series X, Godfall for PS5, and a lot more.

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FTC considering blocking Facebook from integrating Whatsapp, Instagram

The Federal Trade Commission in the US may be gearing up to prevent Facebook from integrating its various services like Whatsapp and Instagram. The FTC’s plan is to file an injunction against Facebook, which would effectively prevent the social media giant from merging its services in any shape or form. According to the report, the injunction could also block Facebook from enforcing its own rules about how third-party apps work with the platform.

In order to block Facebook from merging all its services, the FTC will first need the motion to be approved by a majority of the five-person commission. Once passed, the FTC will then have to file a lawsuit against Facebook and will specifically have to ask the court to impose an injunction on Facebook, which would hold for the duration of the trial. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FTC is expected to begin this process next month.

Facebook’s plans of integrating its various services such as Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger had sparked major concerns amongst users and policy makers alike. A merger of these three services would give Facebook access to an unprecedented amount of user data, which the company has a long standing history of abusing in favour of profits. Despite the Cambridge Analytica expose, there’s been very little in the form of legislation to prevent big tech companies from trading in user data. The FTC has been mulling going after big tech, but nothing has yet materialized.

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Samuel L Jacksons voice makes its way to Alexa powered devices Not available in India yet

Users in the United States can now install Samuel L Jackson’s voice on their Alexa powered device and yes, he does swear a lot. Well, users will be able to choose between the ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ versions of the famous actors voice. So get ready for a few f-bombs to be dropped when you ask Alexa for the weather. But, if you’re in India, then you’re hard out of luck as the feature has not been rolled out here as yet. 

To activate the feature, you will first have to buy the voice pack from Amazon for one dollar. After you’ve bought the pack, you will then have to ask Alexa to activate the voice by saying ,” Alexa, introduce me to Samuel L. Jackson.”. Alexa will then switch to Samuel L. Jackson’s voice and you will be able to ask it a series of specific questions and you’ll get a trademark Samuel L. Jackson answer. If you’re in a region that does not support the feature, Alexa will just tell you that Mr. Jakson is not available here yet and recite a modified version of the Ezekiel speech from Pulp Fiction. 

You can find the various questions you can ask the device right here. 

Although the feature is slightly limited as of now, as you can only ask it very specific questions and is not compatible with Alexa Skills, shopping, lists etc. According to reports, Amazon is also developing a voice-activated wearable that is currently called ‘Dylan’. The device will be able to detect human emotions so expect Mr. Jackson to give you a piece of his mind when you least feel like it. 

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Samsung Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30 reportedly receiving Android 10 update in India

Most smartphone manufacturers update their premium and high-end phones first, followed by mid-range handsets. However, Samsung seems to be surprising its users by rolling out the Android 10 update for its mid-range Galaxy M20 and M30 smartphones. The new update brings a host of new features to the two phones, including a system-wide dark mode, updated icons, new colour schemes, and more. While Samsung has not officially confirmed development, multiple Galaxy M20 and M30 users tweeted out screenshots of the update hitting their devices. As per the screenshots, the update for the Galaxy M20 has a build number M205FDDU3CSL4 while the one for the Galaxy M30 (review) is labelled M305FDDU3CSL4. 

The new update is said to be around 1.3GB in size and another addition is the updation of Android Security patch of both the phones to December 2019. As of now, it seems like the new update is limited to the Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M30 phones being sold in India. We can expect the update to hit the phones in other regions in the coming weeks. As for the new features that come with the Android 10 update, users of the phones will now be able to use new navigation gestures, along with one-handed mode operation, Digital Wellbeing options, and more. 

As mentioned earlier, the Samsung Galaxy M30 and Galaxy M20 are mid-range handsets that the company launched to take on offerings by Chinese smartphone manufacturers. The Galaxy M30 features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ display and runs on the Exynos 7904 SoC and 5000mAh battery. It sports a triple rear camera setup with 13 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP sensor configuration. The handset is priced starting at Rs 9,999. The Galaxy M20 starts at Rs 9,999 and comes with dual 13MP + 5MP cameras, 5000mAh battery and a 6.3-inch display. It is powered by the Exynos 7904 SoC. 

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WhatsApp will now start suing businesses that flood users with bulk messages

Nobody likes being bombarded with bulk messages. And WhatsApp is taking measures to put an end to the nuisance. The company is considering ways to stop businesses and people from abusing the platform with automated messaging.

While WhatsApp offers a dedicated app for businesses and an API to integrate chatbots and communicate with customers more easily, the company said using the platform to send bulk messages is against its Terms of Service and is considered abuse.

WhatsApp messages are also end-to-end encrypted but despite that, WhatsApp has ways to identify abuse using unencrypted information like  profile photos, date of creation of the account, user reports and more. The company claimed it has already taken down millions of abusive accounts from its platform.

Some still manage to get past WhatsApp’s AI for detecting abuse, so the company will now take legal action against anyone abusing its platform even if it discovers the information outside its platform.

By outside information, WhatsApp means “public claims from companies about their ability to use WhatsApp in ways that violate our Terms.” Companies engaged in abuse of the platform on or beyond December 7, 2019, will be taken to court.

In essence, WhatsApp will now actively look for people and businesses spamming on the platform, so we can all live a little easy.

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