1. Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus Launching in India on October 16
If you are looking forward to buying an iPhone 6S or a 6S Plus from the grey market and are willing to pay a premium to have it first, hold on to your hard earned money.
The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will be available in India, Malaysia and Turkey on Friday, October 16.
The Quint recently did an advisory for its readers on why they should not buy Apple’s latest phones from the grey market.
2. Google Launches New Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Chromecast and More
After rumours did the rounds for a couple of months Google finally confirmed its new phones Nexus 5X and 6P at their fall event this week.
The new phones come with Nexus Imprint which is a seamless way of authenticating with your fingerprint.
The Google Nexus 5X is made by LG and sports a 5.2-inch display. The phone weighs 136 grams and comes loaded with a 2700 mAh battery, powered by a 64-bit processor.
The Google Nexus 5X has USB Type-C for charging and data transfer. The colour options on the Nexus 5X are Carbon Black, Sports White, and Ice Blue.
The Nexus 6P sports a 5.7-inch WQHD AMOLED display which is similar in size to the iPhone 6 Plus. The phone supports USB Type-C port that can charge the device twice as fast as an iPhone 6 Plus. There is also a 12.3 megapixel Sony imaging sensor and a 5 megapixel Selfie camera. The phone also comes with laser-detect autofocus.The Nexus 6P runs on Android 6.0, Marshmallow.
3. Review: Watch How the Moto X Play Blows Away Its Competition
Motorola recently launched their much awaited smartphone, the Moto X Play, in India exclusively on Flipkart. Priced at Rs 18,499 for the 16GB storage version and Rs 19,999 for the 32GB storage, it promises to deliver high-end smartphone quality in the mid-range segment.
But is it worth your money? Read the entire review here.
4. NASA Found ‘Liquid Water’ on Mars and Twitter is Going Nuts
So the good folks at NASA have said that they’ve found water in a ‘liquid state’ on Mars. And it might just be the biggest scientific discovery of the century.
A scientist at NASA confirmed the discovery to The Quint. A report he sent us shows some really interesting facts – the hydration features can be attributed to greater stability of hydrated salts in late summer when temperatures drop.
5. Learn, and Have Fun: How Mobile Technology Will Impact Education
There are over 7 billion mobile connections across the globe today, and this figure is expected to grow to approximately 8.7 billion by the end of 2018.
Keeping that statistics in mind, it won’t be difficult to predict that mobile technology will play a significant role in education in the future.
Qualcomm and Sesame Workshop India have recently come together with an initiative called Play ‘n’ Learn. The initiative is aimed at helping schoolchildren learn with the aid of technology.
We spoke with Monalisa Sahoo, Senior Director of Marketing at Qualcomm India & South Asia, one of the largest chip-makers for smartphones, and Sashwati Banerjee, Managing Director, Sesame Workshop India, a key player in the Early Childhood Development space and the organisation behind the popular show Galli Galli Sim Sim about the project.
Read the entire interview here.
6. Gizmos That Start You Off on Creating a Smart Home
George Jetson or Tony Stark? Rosie the robotic maid or J.A.R.V.I.S the sentient AI system from the Marvel universe? No matter which vision of the hyper-connected future you subscribe to, one thing is clear – smart home tech is here and now, and you no longer need a home-automation geek to get going!
Tushar Kanwar picks out some of the best smart home solutions to get you started.
He says that D-Link’s taking the contrarian approach to the smart home market with their Connected Home Solution, in that you can piece components of your smart home together bit by bit without busting the wallet.
So you have a Wi-Fi Smart Plug (DSP-W215, Rs. 3,749) and a Wi-Fi Motion Sensor (DCH-S150, Rs. 3,749) that can add smarts to your existing home. Making the approach affordable is all very well, but are they products worthy of your home?
Read the review here.
Tushar also checks out the Philips Hue lighting solutions for homes. Philips, with its Hue lighting system, is without a doubt the first name you’d think of for smart home lighting. The premise is simple – you pick up the Hue Starter Kit for Rs. 16,995, which gives you three smart bulbs along with the necessary bridge that allows you to control them – and download the companion app on your mobile, and you’re all set.
When you’re ready to expand the system, you can add a bulb for Rs. 3,995, or pick up the portable Go light (Rs. 8,995), the Bloom ambient light (Rs. 6,750) or the Beyond ceiling/table lamps (Rs.38,995).
That’s a lot of cash for incredibly cool smart lighting but is it worth it? Read about it here.
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