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   Redmi  India, a sub-brand of Xiaomi, on Monday announced that it has joined hands with  Reliance Jio  to conduct  5G  trials for its upcoming  Redmi  Note 11T  5G  smartphone. To verify the capability and performance of their upcoming device, the two companies conducted a  5G  standalone lab trial, and tested the device through various scenarios, thereby ensuring enhanced 5G end-user experiences. "We are delighted to partner with  Reliance Jio  for the  Redmi  Note 11T 5G in our endeavor of democratising technology by making it easier for customers to get access to 5G smartphones that are future ready. Our latest trial with  Reliance Jio  is an indication of the development of the 5G ecosystem in India and the encouraging outcome highlights the true potential of the device and brings a high-quality 5G experience closer to reality," Muralikrishnan B, COO, Xiaomi India, said in a statement. R...

   Meta-owned  Facebook  Messenger and  Instagram  are delaying plans to encrypt users' messages until 2023. In a post in The Telegraph, Antigone Davis, Meta's head of safety, attributes the delay to concerns about user safety. "We are taking our time to get this right and we don't plan to finish the global rollout of end-to-end encryption by default across all our messaging services until sometime in 2023," Antigone Davis wrote in The Telegraph. "As a company that connects billions of people around the world and has built industry-leading technology, we're determined to protect people's private communications and keep people safe online," added. With E2EE only the sender and recipient will see their conversations, the firm wants to ensure that this does not interfere with the platform's ability to help stop criminal activity. Facebook  had first started rolling out encryption to its Messenger service back in 2016, but it only works when user...

   Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportdly recycling the old design for the Watch Series 8, with the only change involving the speaker grille. The speaker grille has been split from being a single long piece to a duo of smaller ones, with one on top of the other, GizmoChina reported. The watch is expected to get some major capability upgrades in the sensor department as well. Apple's suppliers are reportedly developing components for next-generation sensors in the  Apple Watch  Series 8 that will allow users to measure their blood glucose level. Apple and its suppliers have already begun working on short-wavelength infrared sensors - a commonly-used sensor type for health devices. The new sensor will likely be installed on the back of the watch, allowing it to measure the sugar and glucose content in its wearer's blood. This would be a great addition to the current features in the current  Apple Watch  models. Recently,  Apple Watch  Series ...

   From the budget segment to premium, there is no dearth of  smartwatches  in India’s wearable market. However, your options become limited if you want to pick a fully functional smartwatch to complement your Android smartphone experience. Among these few smartwatches, there are those made by American fashion accessory maker  Fossil.  Fresh in the line-up is the  Fossil  Gen 6 smartwatch. Historically, design has not been an issue with Fossil-branded smartwatches; that legacy continues in the Gen 6 model. The  Fossil  Gen 6 is a better-looking smartwatch with a classic circular design. Cased in a 44mm anodized aluminium shell (Review unit – Brown Leather), the watch is sleek and compact, and looks well on most wrists. Complementing the case are brown leather straps, which go well with both formal and casual attires. These are quick-release straps of 22mm size. Therefore, you can easily pull them out and replace them with straps of choic...

   Meta-owned  Facebook  Messenger and  Instagram  are delaying plans to encrypt users' messages until 2023. In a post in The Telegraph, Antigone Davis, Meta's head of safety, attributes the delay to concerns about user safety. "We are taking our time to get this right and we don't plan to finish the global rollout of end-to-end encryption by default across all our messaging services until sometime in 2023," Antigone Davis wrote in The Telegraph. "As a company that connects billions of people around the world and has built industry-leading technology, we're determined to protect people's private communications and keep people safe online," added. With E2EE only the sender and recipient will see their conversations, the firm wants to ensure that this does not interfere with the platform's ability to help stop criminal activity. Facebook  had first started rolling out encryption to its Messenger service back in 2016, but it only works when user...

   Delivery of MG Astor vehicles could get delayed because of shortages of chips and semiconductors in the market, said Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commercial Office of  MG Motor  India. "We are all facing a situation very unprecedented. The supply of chips and semiconductors are very uncertain and very dynamic," Gupta said. "Sometimes our suppliers, whether it is global or European suppliers, have a weekly schedule which also gets altered. And that makes us change our production plans." "We have also seen very high demand for certain variants, which is different from the original plan, for example, our customers of Style and Super. But we have recalibrated our entire work at the backend to be able to support our customer base," he added. The automaker aims to deliver its batch 1, which includes first 5,000 cars, in the current calendar year. "But just in case, there's a spillover to next year, I can assure you all batch 1 customers will be protected at t...

   WhatsApp  is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the chat service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules. Starting Monday, WhatsApp's privacy policy will be reorganized to provide more information on the data it collects and how it's used. The company said it's also explaining in more detail how it protects data shared across borders for its global service and the legal foundations for processing the data. WhatsApp  is owned by Facebook, now renamed Meta Platforms. With the update, users in Europe will see a banner notification at the top of their chat list that will take them to the new information. WhatsApp  is taking the action after getting hit with a record 225 million euro ($267 million) fine in September from Ireland's data privacy watchdog for violating stringent  European Union  data protection rules on transparency about sharing pe...