Xiaomi’s ‘Mi Crowdfunding’ Program Arrives in India: Mi Selfie Stick Tripod and Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi has launched its ‘Mi Crowdfunding‘ program in India as part of the ongoingXiaomi Mi Fan Festival. The new crowdfunding platform will allow the company to decide which products it should release in the country. As part of the program,Xiaomiwill add a curated list of innovation-driven products on its website and will sell them in the country only when a number of people back the campaign....

You Can Now Experience Google’s Mysterious Fuchsia OS In Your Browser It’s no secret that Google has been working onFuchsia OSwhich is said to be the replacement for Android and Chrome OS in the near future. However, what the final form of the OS would be is not known yet. Earlier this year, we reported that Google had started testing the OS on the Pixelbook, but now you can check out a barebones version of the OS within the browser on your notebook or smartphone....

Alexa Routines Now Support Music, Podcasts and Live Radio Amazon introducedAlexaRoutines last year, allowing users to string together a series of actions which can be triggered by a single command. The feature included support for news, weather, traffic, smart home skills, and a set of “Alexa says” commands. Now, according to a recentreportfromTechCrunch, Alexa will be able to play music, podcasts or live radio as part of a Routine. In order to use the new feature, Alexa users will have to select an artist, playlist, album or station from their music library or from one of the supported streaming services....

Apple Reportedly Working on Touchless Controls, Curved Screens for Future iPhones Not only is Apple looking to produce its own displays and chips, it’s also working on a new UX action that could change how users interact with iPhones. According to a recentreportfromBloomberg,Apple is currently working on a touchless gesture control system and curved screens for future iPhones. People with knowledge of the matter have revealed that the new control feature will allow iPhone users to perform simple tasks by simply moving their finger close to the screen, however, the technology won’t be ready for at least two years....

Hotstar Launches New ‘All Sports’ Subscription at Rs 299 Per Year Star India’s online entertainment platformHotstarhas launched a new ‘All Sports’ subscription plan at just Rs. 299 annually. The platform currently has two subscription plans – Rs. 199 per month and Rs. 999 per year – which allows users to watch premium content including live sports. The new plan, however, includes just sports and is targeted at people who enjoy watchinglive cricket, football, tennis, Formula 1, etc....

Huawei’s HiAI Engine Powers P20 Pro’s Artificial Intelligence Features Huawei unveiled its flagship P20 and P20 Pro late last month at an event in Paris, featuring a revolutionary triple camera setup, AI features, and more. Now according to a recentreportfromXDA, the company has released the HiAI Engine, the company’s AI computing platform. The HiAI Engine will make use of the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) found on the Kirin 970 chipset for enhanced AI capabilities....

Jio Added 83 Million 4G Connections in Rural India in 2017 Since its entry into the telecom space back in 2016,Reliance Jiohas seen tremendous growth and had amassed over 160 million subscribers back in December 2017. The company played a major role in increasing the 4G penetration in India, not only through its service, but also by egging the competition to invest in improving their 4G infrastructure. According to a recentreportfromBGR India, the company gained 83 million rural subscribers in the country in 2017....