Apple to launch upgraded AirPods in second half of 2018: KGI

Apple is relied upon to draw out an overhauled adaptation of AirPods some time amid the second 50% of 2018, as indicated by KGI Securities expert Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple's remote headphones were propelled a year ago to help the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus as they dumped the 3.5mm earphone jack. AirPods were viewed as a stage for the Cupertino goliath towards a remote future.

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MacRumours got hold of Kuo's most recent research note which says, "Media reports in the course of recent days on lively AirPods request and Apple attempting to stay aware of Christmas season request line up with our discoveries and positive expectations on AirPods in a few past reports. [...] In 2018, we foresee AirPods shipments will grow 100% YoY to 26-28mn units. We gauge the ASP of RFPCB for overhauled AirPods in 2H18 may increment, encourage profiting business energy of Unitech and Compeq."

Kuo's most recent note keeps in line to a report not long ago where he noticed that AirPods shipment in 2018 will be twofold the numbers seen for the current year, or at the end of the day generally around 26-28 million units. Without broadly expounding in regards to the redesigned AirPods, Kuo mentions that they will incorporate a "littler quartz segment." outwardly, we anticipate that the plan will continue as before. The original AirPods highlighted Apple's W1 chip, which could be moved up to a W2 chip one year from now. Obviously, this is absolutely a speculating amusement starting at now.

Motorola launches 3 new Moto Mods in India, service to rent Mods at Rs 399 per week

Motorola has at last propelled new Moto Mods in India after a long lean period. The three Mods being referred to are the JBL SoundBoost 2 speaker Mod, Moto GamePad Mod and Moto TurboPower Pack battery Mod. All Mods are set to go marked down from Flipkart and Motorola's selective disconnected retail locations Moto Hubs from December 17 ahead. Alongside the new Mods, Motorola has likewise declared an administration that will permit Moto Z clients to lease the Moto Mods for seven days for just Rs 399 every week.

Moto's Z arrangement of telephones are another interpretation of measured cell phones. The usefulness of the Moto Z2 Play - Motorola's present lead in India - can be extended by means of Moto Mods which simply snap onto the back of the cell phone. As of now Motorola offers Mods which can change the Z2 Play into a boombox, a camera with 10x optical zoom and even a film projector.

The JBL SoundBoost 2 is an enhanced rendition of the SoundBoost Mod which was propelled with the first Moto Z family. It has 10 hours of battery life (with quick charging help), is sprinkle safe on account of a water safe covering and highlights a sleeker outline with a texture covering. It is accessible in three hues - red, blue and dark and retails for Rs 6,999.

The SoundBoost 2 additionally accompanies an application called My JBL SoundBoost 2 that enables sound to be controlled granularly. The GamePad Mod gives you a chance to control amusements the way it was done in the good 'ol days because of its four activity catches, double control sticks and D-cushion. Much the same as the SoundBoost 2, it has its own particular power source (a 1,035mAh battery). It will set you back Rs 6,999.

The Moto Turbo PowerPack Mod retails for 5,999 and guarantees an additional day of battery life. It accompanies quick charging help - Motorola guarantees a half charge in only 20 minutes. Alongside the three new Moto Mods, Motorola has likewise declared an organization with RentoMojo which enables clients to lease these Moto Mods at seven days at a cost of Rs 399. This administration will be accessible over the main 8 metros.

Sudhin Mathur, Managing Director, Motorola Mobility India said - "We are finishing the year on an energizing note and have maintained our sense of duty regarding assemble a superior portable future with the guarantee of boundless conceivable outcomes, through the new mods.The organization with RentoMojo is premise our understanding our clients' better and guaranteeing that we work perseveringly to expel boundaries that deflect them from embracing new advancements. This is a one of a kind idea and we are sure that our clients will grasp it."

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL review: Unbeatable camera makes you overlook

While a year ago observed the dispatch of the Pixel mark, this year, saw Google endeavor to influence the Pixel 2 to look extraordinary. After many bits of gossip and releases, the cell phones were at long last reported at the 'Made by Google' occasion, which likewise observed the dispatch of the brand's other equipment items including some new savvy speakers and the Pixel Buds, new earphones territory by Google.
The Google Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. Picture: tech2/Rehan HoodaThe Google Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. Picture: tech2/Rehan Hooda
Be that as it may, everyone's eyes were on the Google Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. The cell phones included the most recent equipment and the most recent programming from Google too. However, in the event that one detail emerged from everything, it must be those thick bezels.
Through 2017, Android fans were dealt with, many launches by bezel-less plans. Samsung made three (S8, S8+ and Note 8), LG reported the V30 (coming to India one month from now) and even Xiaomi propelled its Mi Mix 2 with a nearly edge-to-edge appearance. So notwithstanding the holes, it was difficult to trust that Google would really dispatch an 'against iPhone X', a cell phone that actually challenges the edge-to-edge approach of the iPhone, with a cell phone that is stacked with more bezel than every one of the leads in 2017 joined. Also, that is quite recently the Pixel 2!
At that point came the Pixel 2 XL with its own arrangement of show issues, which was not gotten too well by the media.
So when we got both the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL for the survey, we sort of realized what's in store – overrated Android cell phones, that actually have neither rhyme nor reason since they look obsolete. In any case, at that point, I turned on Google's mystery weapon, the camera. What's more, trust me, it changed my sentiment about the Pixel 2, if not the Pixel 2 XL.
Assemble and Design
Pixel 2: 7.5/10
Pixel 2 XL: 7/10
Beginning off with the littler Pixel 2, it would appear that the more established Pixel demonstrate. The outline appears like a development of the Pixel which moves on from an adjusted look to one with more honed edges around the show and less adjusted corners around the back. Nature of the body is first class.


The general plan helps a ton to remember the Nokia 6 with the conspicuous speaker grille at the best and the base and gleaming slanted edges around the bezel.

Flip it on its back and it’s easy to notice the smartphone’s resemblance to the Pixel family. The unmistakable glass window has now grown shorter and takes up only a quarter of the back as compared to the old

Moving to the bigger Pixel 2 XL, with a 6-inch display. we found it too large and unwieldy for one-handed usage, but not as massive as the mammoth Xiaomi Mi Mix 2. Again, like the Pixel 2, the smartphone display is surrounded by thick bezels and it does not qualify as a bezel-less display or an edge to edge one. It’s just a taller 18:9 ratio unit sporting a QHD+ resolution.

The front face of the 2 XL is somewhat unique and more iPhone-like with a bended (right around 3D) chunk of glass. While I value the plan exertion by Google here, that lovely piece of glass loses its appeal in light of the exhausting outline of the metal frame that encompasses it. Had Google (or LG) given it a rock like appearance with adjusted sides, it would have looked entirely cool. Be that as it may, it didn't, so it doesn't.

While the outline is best portrayed as exhausting, we appreciated the new covering that Google has connected to both cell phones. It feels like the advancement of OnePlus One' sandstone complete, yet a considerable measure smoother (you can't utilize this one as a nail document). It doesn't get any fingerprints and it is very impervious to the standard scratches. The covering sort of helps to remember the extreme liner material connected on the bed of get truck. A similar covering additionally figured out how to conceal the receiving wire lines, ones that are non-existent on the 2 XL and scarcely obvious on the gleaming edge encompassing the thick bezels of the Pixel 2.