Sony WF-1000XM5 launched with key upgrades over the WF-1000XM4

Sony has silently released its new flagship TWS earbuds named the WF-10000XM5. The brand claims this new pair of buds have better sound quality, the best call quality, and the “Best Noise Cancelling”. Here is everything new it brings.

Sony WF-1000XM5 features

Starting with the design, the 1000XM5 is 20 percent lighter and 25 percent smaller than the precursor. Even the case is said to be 20% smaller.

The buds sport IPX4 water resistance. In other words, it can withstand splashes and sweat while you are pumping iron in the gym.

Also Read: Sony WF-1000XM4 Review: An all-rounder like no other

You can pick it in black or silver (more like creamy) colours. 

Moving to sound and noise handling aspects, you should know the 1000XM5 boasts industry-leading noise cancelling thanks to two proprietary processors (V2 and QN2e), 3 mics (two of which are for feedback), and noise-isolating ear tips.  

The noise cancelling algorithms play a key role in improving audio quality for both parties on a call. There are Bone conduction sensors also in the mix that triangulates your sound from the ambient noise. 

Similarly, the earbuds also brag to be tuned for the music, with Dynamic Driver X, 24-bit audio processing, and DSEE Extreme upscaling tech, and LDAC high-res audio codec support.

Even in games like Niantic’s Ingress, the XM5 can offer a spatial sound experience because of the built-in sensors.

Also Read: Sony WH-1000XM5 Review: A cut above the rest

Among other features, the WF-1000XM5 also brings proprietary treats like Speak to chat, Adaptive Sound Control, Multipoint Connect (connect and use with 2 devices simultaneously), Fast Pair Bluetooth connection with Android devices, Google and Alexa voice assistant support, etc.

Sony says the earbuds with the case can together offer 24 hours of playback time, backed by fast charging and Qi wireless charging facility. 

Sony WF-1000XM5 price and availability

Sony has debuted the WF-1000XM5 at ​​$299.99 MSRP USD (~₹24,535.88)/ $429.99 MSRP CAD through Sony.com and other retail partners.

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Samsung Wallet is one app to store all your IDs and money: Here are the 10 best features of it

Earlier this year Samsung Pay became Samsung Wallet. This rebranding broadened the scope of this app. It was more than a mobile payment and digital wallet app. You could now not only store credit/debit cards and digital currency, but login passwords, DigiLocker IDs, and health/vaccine certificates also. In today’s announcement, Samsung reveals its Wallet app now also gets the option to store digital IDs. 

Samsung Wallet becomes more useful with its new update

Here are its complete features:

1. You can now store digital IDs like Aadhaar Card, Pan Card, Driving License, Vehicle Registration Certificate, etc. 

2. Thanks to Samsung Pay integration, you can store money and make payments via UPI, credit, and debit card payments. You can make payments through simple tap and pay.

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3. You can connect your DigiLocker IDs and documents.

4. There is the option to access login credentials of online websites and apps you choose.

5. You can carry health or vaccine certificates like the one downloaded from CoWin.

6. When you are out and about, you can make FASTag toll payments, store flight boarding passes, and train tickets.  

Also Read: 5 WhatsApp features that you should start using, if you aren't already

7. Samsung claims it has no access to any of the information stored in its wallet. 

8. The data within Samsung Wallet is protected by Samsung Knox against digital and physical hacking.

9. You can lock and prevent snoopy eyes using biometric authentication.

10. In case you lose the phone with the Samsung Wallet app, you can use SmartThings Find to remotely disable the app and even lock the device for enhanced security.

Samsung Wallet can be downloaded from Galaxy Store or Play Store on Samsung Galaxy devices. On our Samsung Galaxy S21, the download size was 202MB. 

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023: Whats unfolding at the flagship event

Samsung is set to host its second Galaxy Unpacked event on July 26th this year. The event will take place in Seoul, Korea. The tech-company is expected to release some top of the line gadgets during the said event. In India, Samsung has already started to accept pre-reservations for its flagship foldable handsets and some other gadgets.

Here’s all you can expect to see at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event:

Up first, we can expect the fifth-generation foldable phones to be the centre of attention at the event. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 might be released during the event. This is because Samsung has already started to accept pre-reservations for these devices.

Also read: Samsung chief teases everything that will be unpacked on the big July 26 event

Further, we can expect the Galaxy Watch 6, Watch 6 Classic, the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra (with an accompanying S Pen), along with Galaxy Tab S9 and Galaxy Tab S9+ and the rumoured Galaxy Buds 3. 

Rumours doing rounds on the internet have widely discussed these devices and even the specifications of most. What is unknown yet is the Galaxy Buds 3. These are going to be truly wireless stereo (TWS) headsets and not much is known about it yet.

The flagship foldable phones will undoubtedly be the attention seekers at the event. The phones might be packed with a flagship Snapdragon chip and feature premium AMOLED panels. 

We are even expecting new hinge designs to make the two new phones look slimmer and lighter. As the Oppo Find N2 Flip and Moto Razr+ give tough competition in the market, Samsung is expected to take help on the design side to maintain its supremacy.

Also read: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event date officially confirmed

If you are interested in any of these gadgets, then you can pre-book them at just ₹1,999 on Samsung’s website. This amount is refundable.

You can even livestream the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at 4.30 PM IST on 26th July on YouTube as well as Samsung.com. Not long to wait now, are you excited? Let us know in the comments below...

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How to deactivate your Threads account, just follow these simple steps

Mark Zuckerberg recently dropped a bomb on us by introducing Twitter’s lookalike ‘Threads’. Without thinking twice, we all fell in the trap and downloaded it, linking an additional app to our Instagram accounts. But now that it has been a while and there’s nothing quite interesting about it, how do you deactivate this app?

Firstly, let’s put the rumours circulating on social media to a rest. Yes, as of now, deleting your Threads account will result in you losing your Instagram account too. If you don’t want that, you could deactivate your account too.

Here’s how to deactivate Threads:

I think deactivating threads is the safest bet until a solution is created to delete it without losing your Instagram account.

To do that, follow these steps:

Step 1) Open the Threads App on Android or iOS devices. Step 2) Find the ‘Profile’ button and click on that. It’s at the bottom right hand corner. Step 3) Then, on the top right corner, select the two-lines menu. Step 4) Then click on ‘Accounts’. Step 5) Then you’ll see an option to ‘Deactivate Profile’, click on that. Step 6) Then when you’re taken forward, click on the black tab to deactivate your account.

Also read: Threads isn’t threading enough and here is why we think it is so

You can deactivate your Threads account only once a week after re-enabling it. Your posts, activities and threads will be hidden for that period.

Now, if deactivating isn’t enough for you and you really want to delete both your Threads and Instagram  account, then follow these steps: 

Step 1) Open the Threads App. Step 2) Go to the bottom right hand corner and select ‘Profile’. Step 3) Again, click on the two-line menu on the top-right corner. Step 4) Then go to ‘Account’. Step 5) On the next screen, choose ‘Other account settings’. Step 6) You will now be taken back to your Instagram account. Step 7) In your Instagram profile, go to the ‘Accounts Centre’ and then to ‘Personal details’. Step 8) On the next screen, click on ‘Account Ownership and Control’. Step 9) After that, select ‘Deactivation or deletion’. Step 10) You will now have to select the delete account option. Step 11) Then give your reason for the same. Step 12) It will then ask you to enter your password. Step 13) Once you do that, not only will your Threads account get deleted but also your Instagram.

Also read: Threads updates to add 7 features and subtract some bugs: Is it any more interesting?

Meta’s Threads is in a really early stage at the moment. We can only wait and see how it develops further and if we can just delete our Threads account without losing the Instagram account too.

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iPhone 15: Top rumours and leaks show us what to expect from Apples next iPhone

As September approaches, our excitement for the new iPhone is just increasing. However, we are yet to know more about the upcoming iPhone series and what it is going to have in store for us. But amidst all that, rumours and leaks have started doing rounds on the internet.

Here are the top 5 things that we know about the iPhone 15 series: 

Design and Display:

Just like the iPhone 14 series, we can expect four phones from the iPhone 15 series too. The sizes of these phones might be similar to the iPhone 14 series. So two 6.1 inch iPhones, out of which one will be the standard variant. And two 6.7 inch phones, one out of which will be the Plus variant. The other two phones are expected to be higher-end “Pro” variants. 

No major design changes are expected with the iPhone 15 series and they will look similar to the iPhone 14 series. However, titanium frames, slimmer bezels, and some minor design changes with more curved device edges are expected in the Pro models.

Also read: iPhone 15 could reach your hands later than previously expected: Here’s why

On top of that, the iPhone 15 Pro Max could also see the periscope lens technology for enhanced zoom capabilities.

Like Apple always does, the best features will be reserved for the iPhone 15 Pro variant.

USB C Cable

The biggest rumour circulating online is about iPhone’s charging support. We might be able to see a USB type-C port instead of the standard Lightning port on all iPhone variants. 

Notch-less display 

I think Apple has finally heard us and is doing away with the notch. With the upcoming iPhone 15 models, we could see the ‘Dynamic Island’ replacing the notch, hopefully in all the four iPhone variants. Apple has stuck with the notch ever since it launched the iPhone X.

Qualcomm modern chips

With the 4 iPhone 15 phones, Apple is expected to use the Qualcomm modern chips. This is because its own modem chips are still under development. So, the standard iPhone 15 models might be upgraded to the A16 chip that has been used in the iPhone 14 Pro models. While on the other hand, the higher end variants of iPhone 15 will use more efficient 3-nanometer A17 chips.

Also read: Apple iPhone 15 leaks: Take first look at design and colour options

Colours

We can expect two new colours with the upcoming iPhone 15 series. These are: Dark Pink and Light blue. These will be available in addition to the classic black, white and red.

We can only wait till September to officially hear what Apple has worked on with the iPhone 15 series phones.

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Here are 5 Telegram features you might not be using

The ultra-modern messaging app, Telegram, isn't really easy to understand at times. But the messaging app is growing really fast with updates and changes being launched every now and then. You might have been using it for a long time now but do you know it inside out? If not then let me introduce them to you

Here are five such Telegram features that you should know about and use:

1. Telegram Premium

The cloud-based messaging app is now offering a subscription based ‘Premium’ model to its users. This is a paid model and will allow you to access a lot more features. This might come in handy for professionals looking to expand through Telegram.

Also read: WhatsApp to roll out Telegram-like broadcasting 'channels' soon: Report

2. You can create up to 5 Telegram accounts:

Yes, you heard that right. Telegram allows users to have five accounts. However, there’s a catch, you will have to purchase the premium version and pay for this feature. This feature seems more reasonable for those using Telegram for business purposes as it would aid them.

3. Auto-delete chat

Telegram has even introduced the auto-delete chat feature. For this, you can set a timer on the App and then the chats will automatically get deleted. So, no more unnecessary chats hanging around.

4. Customise your notifications 

You can even customise your notifications now on Telegram for chats and channels/groups. This feature allows you to upload your favourite music to customise the notifications of your favourite chats and groups.

Also read: Creators, You Can Now Record Live Streams on Telegram

5. Swipe left to reply 

Much like WhatsApp, now even on Telegram you can easily swipe left on a message to reply. This makes things more convenient and quick while texting.

Telegram is not our usual messaging app and might get a little confusing at times. By using these features, we can use Telegram more effectively.

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Musk kills the bird: Twitter rebranding to X has been years in the making

Elon Musk is rebranding Twitter to X, including the domain X.com now redirecting to Twitter.com and an interim new X logo. This may seem abrupt to some onlookers but it’s been more than 20 years in the making. Here’s the history of Musk and X and what this rebranding could mean for the future of Twitter. 

The future of Twitter now is in the history of X

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023

X.com was an online bank and Musk’s second startup venture he founded in 1999. This later merged with a competing software company called Confinity and became Paypal in 2000. He was no longer a chief executive of X.com by this point. However, years passed and in 2017, he bought the X.com domain from Paypal. 

He has time and again expressed his fondness for the letter X. He has even nick-named one of his kids X. 

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Buying Twitter has also apparently been a long-term plan to create X.com, a super-app like Tencent’s WeChat in China. 

He has tweeted or mentioned X on several occasions. 

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 10, 2022

Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2022

Twitter probably accelerates X by 3 to 5 years, but I could be wrong

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2022

I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!@LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology. Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app. https://t.co/TiSJtTWuky

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2023

And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023

Also Read: Elon Musk wants you to find your next job on Twitter as it takes on Linkedin

So as already mentioned, X would consist of many other apps and business. It will not just be a social media app, although that would be at the core. Eventually, Elon may bring all of his companies under the X Corp and introduce a payment system too. However, it is too early to tell.  

This is a developing story and we shall keep you posted on more updates as when we have them. Stay tuned.

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