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Top 10 Consumer Tech Stories Of The Week - Oct 16 to Oct 21

Here’s the roundup of the Top 10 Stories of the week...

 
Top 10 Consumer Tech Stories Of The Week - Oct 16 to Oct 21

A lot can happen in a week in the field of technology, and most of the times, it becomes impossible to keep track of everything. That's why we are here with this post. Like every week, this week too, we’ve compiled a quick list of the top 10 tech stories for you.

This week we saw a number of new launches ranging from Ektra Smartphone by Kodak to Intex smartphones, InFocus Epic 1, Xolo Era 2, Air Purifiers by Intex, Zopo Color F5, Huawei Honor 6x, Honor Pad 2, Honor Watch S1, Nubia Z11 mini S by ZTE, and many others.

As a special feature, we even published the review of the recently launched Asus ZenFone 3 along with a couple of speculations that boggled up our brains, including Xiaomi Mi Note 2 that was leaked a number of times - once with a flexible screen and next with dual edged display screen!

Here's a list of best 10 stories we have covered this week in consumer technology:

1. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Details Leak Once Again

Mi Note 2 has been surfacing every now and then in the rumour mill - sometime with a dual edge display or sometime, with a flexible display! But what will the much rumoured smartphone actually behold for us? Xiaomi has an event scheduled for Oct 25 where it is announced that all details pertaining to Xiaomi Mi Note 2 will be revealed officially. However, before that, there seems to be one more leak regarding the smartphone.

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2. Samsung Unveils 8 GB RAM For Smartphones

Samsung Electronics has recently unveiled the first ever 8 GB LPDDR4 mobile DRAM, which according to the company is best suitable for devices with large screens and ultra HD, 4K and VR support. Technically speaking, the new DRAM comes with four of the 16 Gb LPDDR4 memory chips, and is packed by the advanced 10-nanometer class process technology.

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3. How To: Access Blocked Torrent Websites In India

Torrents have been one of the best content distribution platforms on the web. The system comprises of a package (file) that contains metadata about the content to be distributed and the network of devices that are sharing these files. In simple words, a torrent file is not the actual content but a key to acquire it. For easy distribution, a file is divided into small chunks (generally between 32 kB and 32 MB). These pieces, when simultaneously downloaded from multiple sources improve transfer speeds.

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4. Xiaomi And Its Bendable Smartphone: Is It So?

The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is recently seen indulging in introducing a number of smart home products as well, right from Mi Air Purifier and Mi Set Top Box, along with even Mi Mosquito Repeller. And smartphones seem to have become child's play for the company. They even forayed into laptops with a much more similar design, competing against MacBook Air. However, bendable smartphone seems to be the company's next destination.

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5. Asus Zenfone 3 Review

Taiwanese brand Asus has been known for laptops and PCs for years. When it entered the smartphone market a couple of years back, it did a great job in delivering well-made phones at a budget price. Especially, the Zenfone 5 was one of the best smartphones under Rs 10,000 in 2014. However, being a PC manufacturer Asus is absolutely terrible at naming its smartphone. Much like the laptop variants, the Taiwanese company adds confusing detail to its smartphone names. Take for instance, the Zenfone 2 ZE551ML, ZE550KL, and God-I-forgot. Things haven't changed in the latest iteration either, as the Zenfone 3 has ZE552KL and ZE520KL versions. To make things simple, I identify the review unit as the Zenfone 3 with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage.

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6. Apple Watch Nike+ Edition To Soon Enter India

Apple has recently update its website with a release date of its much awaited Apple Watch Nike+ edition, with price tags of INR 32,900 and INR 34,900, depending on its case sizes: 38 mm and 42 mm respectively. To remind you, the limited edition of the Apple Watch was unveiled on September 2 alongside its new iPhones, and it is being announced that the Apple Watch would be available for purchase via Nike's website and retail stores, along with Apple authorised resellers.

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7. New Macbooks Coming To The Market Later This Month

After the hype of the iPhone 7, it is time for the Macbook to be in the court of rumors. According to a Chinese source quoted in Japanese media, Apple could be releasing a new line of Macbooks as early as October itself, and the distribution for the same could start by as early as the end of the month. This upcoming lineup of Macbooks could be a new series, which would replace the existing lineup which many say, is in urgent need of an overhaul.

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8. Moov HR Is A Fitness Headband With Heart-Rate Sensor

How do you find out if a person is working out? Well, he will make it point to tell you by showing off his fitness band. Soon, such wannabe fitness freaks won't have to try hard to show-off as the wearable brand Moov has unveiled a fitness headband. Dubbed as Moov HR, the gadget comes with an in-built heart-rate sensor.

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9. Google Rolls Out Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview To Select Phones

As per the company's plans announced earlier this month, Google has finally made the latest Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview available for select devices including Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Pixel C. User can now sign up for Google's Android Beta Program and receive the update over-the-air. Else, users can opt in to download the Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview factory image from the company's website, and flash it to any of the device mentioned above.

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10. Microsoft Researchers Say Speech Recognition System At Par With Humans

With Machine Learning being one of the things that will change the landscape for our daily lives, and also that of the technology companies around the world, it is imperative that different enterprises invest in it already, and look to build their own capabilities in the area. That has been the case with Microsoft, whose researchers now claim, that the human speech recognition system they have been working on, is almost at part with that of humans.

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