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The Patent, “Monitoring a user of a head-wearable electronic device”, hints at a technology that Apple might integrate into their upcoming wearable device. This tech will enable an Apple Glass user to interact with their iPhones using head gestures, instead of touching or through voice. “[Current device control] often requires the user to interact with the sensing components actively, such as via touch or speech,” reads the patent. So, Apple wants to replace these fundamental ways of interacting with iPhones or any of its mobile devices with gestures and light-pattern detection....

Avantek Mini Waterproof Doorbell The Avantek Mini Waterproof Doorbell is easy to set up and install. The receiver can be simply plugged into any socket on your wall, just like any other gadget. The runs on batteries, and you can either use the included double-sided bonding tape, or the included anchors and screws to install it on your front door. And if you’re worried about the battery life, the transmitter uses a standard CR2032 lithium battery, and one battery will last you about three years....

Nothing Phone (1) Coming Soon? Carl Pei, the co-founder of OnePlus and a former executive of the company, recently shared a tweet suggesting that Nothing is currently developing a smartphone. Pei’s tweet said “Back on Android”, which you can check out below. Furthermore, he then tagged Google’s SVP and chief of Android, Hiroshi Lockheimer, saying “Android 12 is nice!” Back on Android— Carl Pei (@getpeid) February 15, 2022 Following the tweet, the official Twitter handle of Android replied to Pei’s tweet....

Recently shared on the r/ipad subreddit, a post by u/Hyperion2005 shows a video of the rotating dock for his iPad. According to the creator, the Lego-based iPad dock can support 9.7-inch iPads and rotate in any direction, much like the infamous $999 stand for Apple’s XDR Pro Displays. So, as you can see in the video above, the stand looks quite sturdy while holding the creator’s iPad 2. The device also looks secure on the dock as the creator used six long bricks of Lego as clips....

Corning Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ Announced According to the company, Gorilla Glass DX glass composites capture 98 percent of light for the camera lens. Gorilla Glass DX has been around for a while for wearables, but this is the first time Corning is bringing the same technology for smartphone camera lens covers. “Antireflective coatings have long been used on conventional cameras to improve light capture,” said Jaymin Amin, Vice President and General Manager, Corning Gorilla Glass....

Starlink’s Plans for Rural India Starlink’s India director took to LinkedIn to share the news. “Pleased to share that SpaceX now has a 100% owned subsidiary in India. The name is SSCPL – Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited and the incorporation date is Nov 1, 2021. Happy Birthday, SSCPL. We can now start applying for licenses, open bank accounts, etc,” wrote Sanjay Bhargava, Starlink India country head. In the first phase, Starlink will make a non-commercial rollout and will offer 100 Starlinks for free....

The new ‘enhanced voice typing’ leverages the power of next-gen Google Assistant. In case you’re out of the loop, next-gen Assistant is still limited to Pixel 4 series, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 5. If you own one of these phones, you can enable the feature from the ‘Voice typing’ section of Gboard’s settings. Google will also prompt you to try out the feature through a new banner....

How to Use Gmail Offline: Guide (2022) Email services like Gmail or any other service require an active internet connection to enable users to check their mail inbox, get new mails, and respond to them. However, with the offline mail mode enabled for Gmail, users will be able to access more or less every feature of Google’s email service without any internet. They will be able to check their inbox, open up unread emails, and even send new emails to recipients....

New Pixel Tablet Details Appear According to a recent report by NuGiz, an unspecified tablet device from Google, with the codename “Tangor” has been spotted on the official Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) website recently. Although the listing does not particularly mention the Pixel Tablet, the “Model” section identifies the device as a tablet. You can check out the listing in the screenshot attached right below. Now, what does this listing actually mean?...

Verse by Verse, as Google says, “is an experimental AI-powered muse that helps you compose poetry inspired by classic American Poets.” However, I really hope they become more inclusive when it comes to picking poets for inspiration. So, to make the system work, Google integrated a combination of two machine learning models: a generator trained on well-acclaimed poetry and a second model that helps you decide which verse will fit your poem....

Now, as you might know, Google has been improving the search experience for users by adding new features to its search engine frequently. And with this feature, the company aims to help users to get the right information about their search results without having to perform another Google search. So, with this new update, users on compatible platforms will now see a new three-dot button for every search result. They can tap or click the menu icon to open up a pop-up card....

Telecom Minister Makes India’s First 5G Audio-Video Call During a physical event at IIT Madras, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw made the country’s first audio-video call based on the indigenous 5G spectrum. The Minister took to Twitter to announce the successful testing along with a video showing him making the first 5G call in India. You can check it out attached right below. Aatmanirbhar 5G 🇮🇳Successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras....

Infinix Hot 12 Pro: Specs and Features The Infinix Hot 12 Pro goes for a flat-edge design and features a matte back panel. The back houses two vertically-placed big camera housings at the top left and a fingerprint scanner beside the camera setup. It comes in four colorways: Electric Blue, Racing Black, Lightsaber Green, and Halo White. Upfront, there’s a 6.6-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch. It supports a 90Hz refresh rate, 480 nits of brightness, and a touch sampling rate of 180Hz....

Now, according to information shared with MacRumors by an employee at a UK carrier, it seems Apple will be launching the new iPhones on October 13. MacRumors points out (and so are we) that there’s no way to confirm this information. However, it does tick the boxes Apple usually ticks with its launch date. It’s on a Tuesday, and it’s in the second week of October. Apple has historically launched iPhones on the second Tuesday of the month so this information may actually be correct....

Japan’s Tightens Law to Prevent Cyberbullying According to Japan’s revised Penal Code, people charged for online insults will have to face a year in prison and pay up to 300,000 Yen (~$2,200/Rs.1,75,000). Before this legislation, the punishment was up to 30 days in prison and up to 10,000 Yen (~$73/~Rs.5,800) as a fine. The Japanese government will review the law in three years to analyze its impact and revise the legislation if necessary....

Jio AirFiber Announced at 45th Reliance AGM With the launch of Jio AirFiber, you will be able to use wireless broadband internet effortlessly. Soon, you will no longer need to have the Jio wiring team come to your house and lay the fiber line to enjoy broadband services. Instead, you will be able to get a new dedicated device called the Jio AirFiber Home Gateway to connect to the Jio 5G network, based on SA 5G architecture, to enjoy even faster data speeds....

Jio Rs 259 Prepaid Plan Benefits The Rs 259 prepaid plan will offer a full month’s validity. For instance, the plan will provide validity of 31 days, if it’s availed in March and will have a cycle of a full month. As opposed to the 28-day validity offered by most monthly plans, this one appears quite attractive. Besides the full month’s validity, the Rs 259 plan offers 1.5GB of data a day, unlimited voice calls, and 100 SMS a day....

JioBook Key Specifications Spotted on Geekbench As first spotted by MySmartPrice, JioBook with NB1112MM model number will equip MediaTek’s MT8788 processor under the hood. The laptop scores 1178 points in single-core and 4246 points in multi-core. However, we saw another listing of the same model with a slightly higher 1197 single-core score and 4271 multi-core score. Check out the Geekbench listing image below: MediaTek MT8788 is a 12nm octa-core chipset with four Arm Cortex-A73 high-performance cores and four Cortex-A53 power-efficiency cores....

The game, which is developed by an Indian game-development studio JetSynthesis, has been recently published by the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate, Square Enix India. It is currently available on the Google Play Store, with an iOS version releasing soon. Now, Ludo Zenith is a free-to-play multiplayer game in which players compete with each other to become the number one Ludo player in a region. In the game, players will be able to challenge other players for matches....

Phone Catches Fire Mid-Air It is reported that during the Assam-Delhi IndiGo flight 6E 2037, a cabin crew noticed sparks and smoke from a passenger’s phone and immediately contained the situation by putting out the fire with an on-flight extinguisher. Luckily, no one on the flight was harmed due to this incident and the flight even landed in Delhi on time. DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has suggested that this happened due to an abnormal battery overheating issue....