Redmi Note 8 is set to go on sale in India today. The sale will take place through Amazon.in, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores. Notably, this is the first sale round in which Xiaomi is only bringing the Redmi Note 8 — with the Redmi Note 8 Pro sale scheduled for tomorrow. The Redmi Note
BMW has been equipping its cars with in-air gesture control for several years and I never paid attention to it. It seemed redundant. Why wave your hand in the air when there’s dials, buttons, and touchscreens to do the same? Until this week, that is, when took delivery of a BMW 850i loaner equipped with
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Adobe Photoshop arrives on the iPad Adobe has released Photoshop for the iPad, making good on an announcement that it made
Adobe first unveiled its Photoshop for iPad app last year, promising a desktop-level experience for iPad users. Today, at its annual Max conference in Los Angeles, California, the company has finally launched the app on Apple’s App Store. Adobe has also announced Illustrator for the iPad, Fresco for Windows, and a brand new Photoshop Camera
The “BlueKeep” remote code execution vulnerability, which could have an effect similar to the WannaCry bug from 2017, is currently attacking vulnerable machines that are apparently compromised for cryptocurrency mining purposes, according to media reports. The BlueKeep vulnerability exists in unpatched versions of Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008
Xiaomi Watch, which could get official as the Mi Watch, has been teased to sport a sapphire glass protection with rounded edges. The smartwatch by the Chinese company also appears to come with a digital crown similar to the Apple Watch and feature a stainless steel design. Alongside the fresh teasers, the Xiaomi Watch has
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite appears to have reached the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with a design that matches the aesthetics of the Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S9+. The smartphone seems to have a dual selfie camera setup at the front as well as a dual camera setup at the back. It is
Adobe Photoshop for iPad has reached the App Store after much anticipation. The new development comes just ahead of the Adobe Max conference that kicks off in Los Angeles on Monday where the California-based company is expected to announce the formal launch of the Photoshop for iPad. Adobe was due to launch the iPad version
Google appears to have has quietly retired its AI-powered camera product ‘Google Clips’, because the actual product listing has been removed from the company’ s online store. Google Clips was launched in 2017 for $249 (roughly Rs. 18,000). It features a 12-megapixel sensor, 130-degree field-of-view lens and 8GB of internal memory. The camera is designed
Over the years, iOS has slowly but steadily been moving towards becoming a desktop-class operating system. Several features added with recent versions of iOS have been pointing towards this and with iOS 13 — as well as iPadOS 13 — they only cement the view that one day iOS devices will be able to do
Executives from the Chinese video app TikTok have declined to testify at a congressional hearing set for Tuesday that aims to explore the tech industry and its ties to China, a move that threatens to intensify the social-media company’s woes in Washington at a moment when it’s under investigation. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., organised the
Mi Note 10 is set to launch on November 6, Xiaomi has announced through its social media channels. The Chinese company has said the Mi Note 10 launch would take place in Madrid, Spain. In the recent teasers, Xiaomi highlighted that the Mi Note 10 will debut with a 108-megapixel primary camera. The Mi Note
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned $42.9 million in total compensation for the fiscal year 2019 — 66 percent raise from the prior fiscal year, the company has announced. Nadella received a $1 million base salary jump and an increase in stocks. “Nadella’s strategic leadership, including his efforts to strengthen trust with customers, drive for a
Waymo Chief Executive John Krafcik said the self-driving vehicle company is now offering limited “rider-only” trips in Phoenix, Arizona, as it looks beyond the robo-taxis business to generate future revenue. Waymo, a unit of Alphabet, has begun offering fully automated rides, without attendants in the vehicle, to a few hundred early users of its robo-taxi
A former employee has accused WeWork and ousted chief executive Adam Neumann of pregnancy discrimination, alleging she was publicly and privately demeaned, demoted and eventually fired because of her pregnancies. The complaint is the latest to emerge about the company’s culture under Neumann’s leadership. Medina Bardhi, who served as Neumann’s chief of staff, alleges that
As antitrust regulators increase the scrutiny in Google products over the company’s business practices, its CEO Sundar Pichai has said that it is important for advertisers to have standardised measurement that’s fair across all media and that delivers insights in a way that fully protects users’ privacy. In an earnings call after reporting Q3 results,
With a number of shows on online streaming platforms having violence, nudity and strong language, about 57 percent of people in India now think censorship is required for over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar and Voot, according to a new survey by YouGov. While 27 percent of those surveyed think censorship is
Apple TV+, the iPhone maker’s entry into the crowded streaming TV market, debuts on Friday as the first “all-original” subscription video service, according to Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook. All of the programming is original because, unlike Netflix and the forthcoming Disney+ from Walt Disney, Apple does not have rights to a back catalogue of
The US government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co’s $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,070 crores) acquisition of US social media app Musical.ly, according to three people familiar with the matter. While the $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,070 crores) acquisition was completed two years ago, US lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks
TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social networks today, with some of the best video content you’ll see on the internet. These five websites and apps only make it better than ever before. For the uninitiated, TikTok is a social network much like the old Vine, and similar to Instagram or Snapchat. It only supports
OnePlus has begun the rollout of OxygenOS 10.0 for the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T via the stable channel, upgrading the two phones to Android 10. The rollout of OxygensOS 10.0 for the OnePlus 6 and 6T is currently in progress in a staged manner, and once there is an assurance there are no critical
Jio kicked off the Jio Phone Diwali 2019 offer last month, giving buyers a chance to purchase the Jio Phone at a special price of Rs. 699 during the festive season. Jio claims to have received an overwhelmingly positive response for the offer and has now extended it by another month that will span November
The US-based search engine giant Google has announced its intention to acquire the leading wearable brand Fitbit, but reportedly, Facebook was also interested in buying it. Facebook has also been expanding its hardware portfolio with Oculus virtual headsets, Portal smart speakers and planned AR glasses. The social media giant also acquired a fitness app called
PlayStation 4 is nearing the end of its cycle and talks of Sony’s next gaming console – tentatively called the PlayStation 5 – have already begun. But before it sees the sunset, the PlayStation 4 has achieved an important milestone by dethroning the original PlayStation as the second highest-selling Sony console of all time. It
After Samsung officially launched the Galaxy Fold, we’ve been hearing rumours that it was working on more foldable phones, possibly even cheaper models. At the Samsung Developer Conference this week, the company also showed off a foldable flip phone form factor. A recent Weibo post now suggests that the company will launch a new foldable
Nintendo has a long history when it comes to exercise-driven games. I’m dating myself, but I can say I remember playing Track & Field on NES with the Power Pad. How far we’ve come! Ring Fit Adventure is a full-body workout for grown-ups, but fun, gentle, and ridiculous enough to forget it’s exercise. The game
Apple’s all-new Mac Pro has received a certification from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The latest development comes months after the Cupertino giant unveiled the latest Mac Pro at WWDC 2019 back in June. While the exact release date of the new Mac Pro wasn’t announced at the time of its formal debut, the
Nintendo’s Mario Kart Tour has already reached 123.9 million unique downloads across the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in its first month, as per a report by Sensor Tower. Nintendo announced the Mario Kart mobile game back in January 2018, with an original launch date of March 2019, but the game was then
WhatsApp has long been rumoured to introduce a dark theme on its mobile app, but so far, we have only seen traces of it. It appears that WhatsApp on iOS will get two versions of dark theme that will vary in the strength of black shade applied across the app’s interface. Moreover, the WhatsApp app
Apple asked the Trump administration to waive tariffs on Chinese-made Apple Watches, iPhone components and other consumer products, according to company filings with the US Trade Representative’s Office. The company on Thursday sought tariff exclusions from 11 products, including HomePod speakers, iMac computers, parts for use in repairing iPhones, iPhone smart battery cases, AirPods and others.