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  • Moto: News

    Moto: News

    Moto Buds and Moto Buds+ have been launched in India. The true wireless earphones were unveiled in Europe in April. They feature Hi-Res Audio certifications, dynamic active noise cancellation (ANC) support, triple mic systems, and water-repellant designs. The earphones are claimed to pair seamlessly with the Moto Buds application. The Moto Buds+ are claimed to offer “Sound by Bose” which suggests that the audio has been tuned and certified by the American audio equipment manufacturer.

    Moto Buds are priced in India at Rs. 4,999 and customers can get a Rs. 1,000 instant discount on ICICI Bank credit cards, bringing the effective price down to Rs. 3,999. These earphones are currently offered in three Pantone-curated colors – Coral Peach, Glacier Blue, and Starlight Blue. They are expected to launch with a fourth Kiwi Green option soon.

    Moto Buds+ is listed in the country at Rs. 9,999. ICICI Bank credit card users can get a Rs. 2,000 instant discount at the time of purchase, bringing the effective price down to Rs. 7,999. They come in Beach Sand and Forest Grey colorways.

  • Vivo X100 Ultra

    Vivo X100 Ultra is expected to launch in China soon as the company’s top-of-the-line model in the X100 series of smartphones and the handset has been certified in China, alongside the Vivo S19 and Vivo S19 Pro. The upcoming Vivo X100 Ultra is expected to run on Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip along with 24GB of RAM and feature a quad camera setup that includes a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto camera. It is equipped with a 5,400mAh battery with support for 80W charging.

    The three handsets were spotted on China’s 3C certification website by MySmartPrice, and the presence of these listings suggests that vivo will introduce these phones in China in the coming months. The Vivo X100 Ultra is listed with the model number V2366GA, while the Vivo S19 Pro and standard Vivo S19 have the model numbers V2362A and V23664A, respectively, according to the report. It appears that vivo has listed all three handsets with two charger models — V8073L0A1-CN and V8073L0E0-CN.

  • Android 15

    Android 15 could arrive with a powerful new privacy feature that could help prevent users from leaking their personal information while sharing their screen, according to a report.

    The next version of Google’s smartphone operating system — expected to arrive in the second half of 2024 — might obscure certain parts of the screen, such as password fields or sensitive notifications, from being displayed when screen sharing is enabled. Google might also allow users to disable these protections on their Android smartphone.

    As per an Android Police report, the latest Android 15 Beta 1.1 release contains a new toggle in the Developer options menu titled Disable screen share protections. The description for the toggle explains that the setting will disable system protections for “sensitive app content” when a user shares their screen in the future. Unfortunately, the feature is yet to be enabled by Google on the latest Android 15 beta.

  • Slack AI

    Slack has finally made its AI-powered assistant, Slack AI, available to users globally. On Thursday, the company announced the general availability of Slack AI to all users and organizations with a paid subscription to the platform with an add-on purchase. This came after the platform unveiled its AI features earlier in February. The AI assistant offers several features such as recaps, search, and conversation summaries. The business-focused communications app has also shared the features it plans to add in the future. The company made the announcement via a blog post, and said, “In February, we released Slack AI and a set of initial features designed to help you work smarter and faster. Today we’re announcing that Slack AI is now available in English, Spanish and Japanese for customers on all paid Slack subscriptions to purchase.” However, those who want to use the AI’s features will have to pay an add-on charge for it.

  • Google circle to search feature

    Google is planning to improve Circle to Search by eliminating the accidental touch issue found with the feature. Circle to Search was launched in January this year with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series as a visual lookup feature where users can circle an image or block of text and the feature recognises what is being highlighted and shows Google Search results for it. However, reportedly, some users have complained that the feature activates even when not intended. The tech giant is now looking to fix this issue. In the latest episode of Made by Google Podcast, which was released on Monday, Product Manager Erin Lynch and Director of Product Management Alistair Pott, who closely worked with the team that built Circle to Search, discussed the feature in detail. During the conversation, the duo also addressed the issue that several users have complained about the feature’s activation being too sensitive to touch. The feature can be triggered by long pressing the navigation bar or the Home button, and some users have reported that despite not trying to activate it, Circle to Search still turns on.

  • Google Wallet

    Google Wallet could soon be launched in India with support for local integrations, according to a report. The search giant recently listed the Google Wallet app on the Play Store, with screenshots showing support for Indian banks, airlines and other services that offer loyalty points. It is currently unavailable to download for users in India via the Google Play store, but users can sideload the app and add bank cards for contactless payments. The app will reportedly work alongside Google Pay for users in the country. TechCrunch spotted the listing for the Google Wallet app on the Play Store with screenshots showing local integrations with SBI, Air India, and PVR Inox. Google replaced the images with US-specific ones after the publication reached out the company, but a cached version of the Play Store listing shows four India-specific screenshots.