One of the earliest products Xiaomi introduced as part of its ecosystem expansion was a home security camera. The feature-packed camera was an easy sell in the then-nascent category and it certainly didn’t hurt that the camera was much lower priced compared to the competition. Since then, the market has expanded significantly. From budget-focused options…
Microsoft has entered a “multi-year strategic alliance” with Oyo to work with the Indian startup to co-develop “next-generation” travel and hospitality products and tech. Thursday’s announcement confirms a late July ProWellTech report. ProWellTech had reported that Microsoft was in talks to invest in Oyo and was exploring ways to provide its technologies to the Indian…
Modular smartphones are incredibly cool, but the design philosophy never really caught on. Sure, brands like Fairphone, LG, and Motorola have launched products, and even Google once threw a cautious toe into the pool. But if a company launched a modular phone today, would you buy it? That’s a question we asked our readers in…
It’s been a wildly unprecedented year and a half by any metric. The pandemic has utterly transformed many industries and made or broken others. In the world of technology, however, few categories were as well positioned to embrace a changed world than connected fitness. The space was well on its way prior to the arrival…
TL; DR Realme has announced the first tablet in the BBK Electronics ecosystem. The Realme Pad is an affordable Android 11 tablet with a 7,100 mAh battery. There are both WLAN and LTE variants. BBK Electronics, the parent company of smartphone brands like OnePlus, Oppo and Realme, finally has a tablet on the market. Called…
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show welcomed back its first live audience in 15 months this week, marking the occasion with a snazzy opening sequence shot by a drone at New York City’s Ed Sullivan Theater where the show is recorded. Footage created using first-person-view (FPV) setups in which the drone operator uses a real-time video feed…
Two UK tech figures are to row across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for a charity that funds social entrepreneurs from minority backgrounds. Guy Rigby, founder and now Chair of the Entrepreneurial Services Group at Smith & Williamson, and entrepreneur, investor David Murray will raise money for UnLtd which has supported over 15,000 social…
Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority TL; DR Xiaomi has announced a new, longer Android update policy. The new directive only applies to the Xiaomi 11T and 11T Pro, at least for the time being. Xiaomi’s new range of smartphones will debut on September 15th. Xiaomi will introduce a new Android update policy together with the…
Ahead of the release of the Xiaomi 11T Pro and 11T, the Chinese firm is promising extended support for the upcoming duo with three years of OS updates and a further year of regular security patches. This update pledge goes beyond the current support levels already provided for the firm’s flagship Mi 11 Ultra device…