Google Contacts get a Highlights tab: Whats its use

From being a two-tab application, ‘Google Contacts’ has now become a three-tab application with the addition of a new ‘Highlights’ tab. 9to5Google has shared screenshots of this Google Contact feature. Seems like the icon is not the only thing that Google has changed for the Contact app this year. 

Google Contacts Highlights tab: What’s its use

To know where you can find this new tab, you just need to go to the app and it shall appear between ‘Contacts’ and ‘Fix and Manage’ in the bottom bar. The 'Favourites' appear below the search tab. The 'Highlights' tab is more user-friendly because it is denser than ‘Favorites’ and contacts can be more easily added in this tab. 

The ‘Highlights’ tab is the one that people may shift to, to interact with the app as a whole. Why do we say so? Well, it takes out the need to scroll through contacts and one can just look for the contact. And other than that the grid format in which it is set in makes the application more interactive and accessible than the list. 

Hence the ‘Highlights’ app may have given a smarter approach to the app as a whole. 

What are the other tabs available on Google Contacts?

Other than that, there is also the ‘Recents’ tab that starts with ‘View Recently’ and each of the contacts comes with details of ‘view date’ and the overflow menu lets you, as a user, clear the history. Also available is the ‘Added Recently’ which provides the list by rounding it up and is possibly the most useful part of the new ‘user interface’.

‘Fix and Manage’ was a feature introduced for users to be able to edit or delete their contacts easily but it remains unclear now whether or not there was a requirement for a tab just for that purpose.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 FE existence tipped and is said to come with Exynos 2300 SoC

Contrary to the previous belief that such a device doesn’t exist, a recent leak claims that Samsung Galaxy S22 FE does, perhaps, exist and may be equipped with a MediaTek chip. A Korean leakster who goes by Connor tweeted that the Samsung Galaxy S22 FE will be launched alongside the Galaxy Buds 2. Dohyun Kim, another leakster, also confirmed the same, while saying that there won’t be a Samsung Galaxy S23 FE model. 

Cooming Soon  pic.twitter.com/3ulUkMR744

— Connor / 코너 / コナー (@OreXda) December 24, 2022 Samsung Galaxy S22 FE launch date (Rumoured)

The event concept is being prepared, apparently this would be too long for just 1 time There "might" be unpacked part 2 S22 FE will replace A74 next year HM 6 108mp, exynos 2300 4nm Same price as A7 Tab S8 FE, same exy 2300 Tab S9 series might kicked to unpacked 2, Q3 08 https://t.co/LHBwkii4ok

— RGcloudS (@RGcloudS) December 23, 2022

As per the recent leaksters, the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event will take place on February 1, and the Samsung Galaxy S22 FE might get launched on the same day. Another tipster named RGcloudS has stated that the brand may just announce the Samsung Galaxy S22 FE and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 FE during the second half of the event. The tipster also claimed that the smartphone might be intended as a replacement for the Samsung Galaxy A74. 

Samsung Galaxy S22 FE specifications and price (Expected)

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE used as a representative image.

Rumours about the Samsung Galaxy S22 FE specifications have already begun circulating. It is believed that the smartphone will come with an Exynos 2300 chipset and a Samsung ISOCEL HM6 108-megapixel primary camera. The Samsung Galaxy S22 FE price is believed to be $499 (which is around ₹41,285). However, note none of these details is confirmed yet and hence to be taken with a pinch of salt. 

Check out our review of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE to know whether the Fan Edition smartphones are worth it! 

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Right-to-repair portal launched in India by Piyush Goyal: How it aims to help

Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs has launched some new initiatives including a right-to-repair portal, an NTH mobile app and new premises for the National Consumer Helpline centre in Delhi on the occasion of National Consumer Day. So, after the United States and the United Kingdom, India has also launched the right-to-repair portal. The right-to-repair will reduce the dependency of consumers on the manufacturers for repairs. Rather, they could go to third-party repair centres and save time and money in the process. It also favours the local repair shops.

India’s Right to Repair portal: How it aims to help

Source: Apple

Consumers get manuals along with the products they will buy according to the new rules and regulations of the right-to-repair initiative. They can use it to fix their products by themselves or get them fixed by third parties rather than depend on the original manufacturers.

The right-to-repair launch will cover electronic products, consumer durables, mobile phones, farming equipment, and automobiles for now. 

As pointed out in the Repairs.org portal, “manufacturers do not have any rights to control property beyond the sale. Limitations on repair have become a serious problem for all modern equipment that also limits how equipment can be traded on the used market”. Even Steve Wozniak chimes in his approval for the right to repair movement.  

Piyush Goyal (Source: Flickr)

"I think action speaks more than words. The Department of Consumer Affairs was not so much in limelight ...and suddenly it has found life in their workings," said Piyush Goyal after the launch on National Consumers Day. Mr Goyal said there will be an increase in the disposal of pending cases and elimination of the backlog in the days to come.

Fixing products by the original manufacturers takes a lot of time and they have unnecessary policies and costs which trouble customers. So, with the new right-to-repair portal, consumers get to repair their products on their own without seeking help from the original manufacturers. In the process, they could save both time and money.

And as they go to the local repair shops, the latters’ business also booms.

Finally, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, National Consumer Redressal Commission President said that the pendency of consumer cases is reducing which gives confidence to consumers that they will get justice.

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Fire Boltt Gladiator smartwatch comes with a design similar to Apple Watch Ultra: Know price and specs

Indian smartwatch brand, Fire Boltt, has launched a new smartphone christened the Fire Boltt Gladiator. This smartwatch has been gaining a fair bit of attention for looking like the Apple Watch Ultra. The smartwatch comes with a 1.96-inch display, 123 sports modes, and a claimed 7 days of battery life. 

Fire Boltt Gladiator also offers features such as heart rate monitoring and blood oxygen monitoring. It is a crack-resistant smartwatch, that also has an IP67 rating and is dust resistant. Let’s go over the  Fire Boltt Gladiator price, specifications, and availability. 

Fire Boltt Gladiator Specifications

Fire Boltt Gladiator comes with a 1.96-inch display with an HD resolution and an ultra-narrow frame design. The smartwatch offers 7 days of battery life, along with a claimed 20 days of battery life on standby. The makers claim it only needs a 10-minute charge to offer 24 days of battery. 

The Fire Boltt Gladiator offers 24x7 heart rate monitoring, SpO2 monitoring, sleep monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking, 123 sports modes, and GPS-assisted modes (like GPS running, GPS trail, GPS walking, GPS onfoot, and GPS cycling). 

Fire Boltt Gladiator price and availability

The Fire Boltt Gladiator is available for ₹ 2499. It will hit markets on December 30, 12:00 pm, and will be available on Amazon. 

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Death Stranding is now available for free on the Epic Games Store

Earlier this month, Kojima Productions announced Death Stranding 2 during The Game Awards right before declaring that there’s also a Death Stranding film in development. To celebrate the holiday season, Epic Games launched a campaign called ‘15 days of free games’, during which a different game is available for free every day. Now, the latest to be available for free is Death Stranding. 

Epic Games ‘15 days of free games’

Epic Games has already given away many titles for free as a part of this campaign. Some of these include Sable, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Horizon Chase Turbo, Bloons TD 6, Costume Quest 2, Them’s Fightin’ Herds, Sable, Metro: Last Light Redux, Encased and Fallout Classic Collection. 

The games were given away for free as long as they were claimed on a specific day. Once the day ends, there’s a new game available for free. Epic Games has not released a list of games that will be available each day - it’s basically a surprise. The campaign will run till December 29. 

The Epic Games store is also offering discounts of up to 75% until January 5, 2023, as a part of its annual holiday sale. 

Download Death Stranding for free

You can download the full Death Stranding game for free via the Epic Games store. The game can be claimed for free until December 26, 8 am PT / 11 am ET/ 4 pm GMT/ 9:30 pm IST.

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Windows 11 Notepad to get this useful feature as per Microsoft employee

A Microsoft employee accidentally tweeted about the development of tabs for Notepad App on Twitter. He quickly deleted the tweet, but now we know about this Windows 11 Notepad feature.

 

A senior product manager working at Microsoft revealed to the world on Twitter that the Notepad app is getting a tabs feature in Windows 11. He tweeted a photo of a version of Notepad with tabs, and unofficially announced, “Notepad in Windows 11 now has tabs!” with a loudspeaker emoji.

He was quick to delete this tweet with "confidential" information. But it did not go unnoticed by Windows Central and other windows enthusiasts who were quick to catch this mistake. There has been no official confirmation from the company on this matter.

The screenshot of the Notepad also came with an internal warning by Microsoft which said, "Confidential Don’t discuss features or take screenshots.” This means that the tabs feature is still in the internal testing phase at Microsoft. The Verge speculates that the Notepad tabs feature may be released to Windows Insiders somewhere in early 2023. 

Microsoft originally tested the tabs feature across all Windows apps and this feature was called Sets. This even included support for tabs inside Notepad and File Explorer but was eventually shelved and not shipped to Windows 10 users. 

Earlier this year, Microsoft added tabs to File Explorer. If tabs are included in the Notepad App, then it will be one useful feature that Windows users will appreciate.

Windows 11 comes as the latest major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released in October 2021 and comes as a predecessor to Windows 10. Windows 11 upgrade is available for free to any Windows 10 device if it meets the system requirements of Windows 11. It is available in a whopping 110 languages.

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Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition is launching alongside the Redmi K60 series

Xiaomi is all set to launch yet another Redmi Note 12 series phone, Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition is going to launch on December 27 along with the Redmi K60 series. Xiaomi recently launched a Redmi Note 12 series in China which will be launching in India on January 5. The phones Xiaomi launched in China are the Redmi Note 12 5G, Note 12 Pro 5G, Note 12 Pro Plus 5G and the Note 12 Pro Explorer Edition. The Explorer Edition is not gonna launch in India. Along with the launching news of the Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition, the Chinese company also revealed its key specifications.

 

Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition specifications

 

Xiaomi has revealed the specifications and details of the Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition. The smartphone runs on a Snapdragon 778G SoC processor. The phone will come with an OLED display and it is expected to come out with 120Hz refresh rate support. The phone will sport a flat frame design.

Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition is expected to roll out with a battery of 5000mAH with 67W fast charging support at least and a 3.5mm headphone jack for connecting wired earphones.

Onto the camera setup, the phone is said to have a triple-camera setup. The specs of the camera are not confirmed yet but we can expect an 8MP ultrawide camera and a 2MP macro camera. The text on the camera module has confirmed that it has a 108MP main camera.The LED flash module is placed inside the camera module as well. Next to the camera module is the Redmi 5G branding. The specs of the camera are not confirmed yet but we can expect an 8MP ultrawide camera and a 2MP macro camera.

Xiaomi also confirmed that the phone will come out with the latest Android 13 and will boot MIUI 14 out of the box.

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