Realme TV May Launch in 2020, Hints Senior Company Executive Speaking on the sidelines of theRealme X50 launchevent in China this week, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Xu Qi Chase, hinted that the mobile phone brand might follow in the footsteps ofXiaomiandOnePlusto expand into the fast-expanding smart TV sector. According to Chinese tech blog,IT Home, Chase hinted that the first Realme-branded smart TVs might be released sometime this year, although, there doesn’t seem to be a more definitive timeline for that at the moment....

Spotify Starts Using User-Data to Insert Targeted Ads in Podcasts Spotify has announced plans to start airing ads inside its exclusivepodcastsas part of a new program called Spotify Podcast Ads. The ads will be powered by a proprietary new podcast ad system calledStreaming Ad Insertion (SAI), which“leverages streaming to deliver Spotify’s full digital suite of planning, reporting and measurement capabilities”. In a press statement, the company said thatSpotifyPodcast Ads will offer the“intimacy and quality of traditional podcast ads with the precision and transparency of modern-day digital marketing … In short, we’re keeping what podcast listeners, creators, and advertisers love about podcast ads and making the medium addressable for digital advertisers”....

Uber Introduces New RideCheck, Pin Verification Safety Features in India Uber already offers a myriad of privacy and security features in its app for the benefit of both riders and drivers alike. But, at an event in New Delhi today, the ride-hailing giantannouncedthree new privacy features that are being rolled out in India. These include a RideCheck feature to pursue trip irregularities, PIN verification, and audio recording. Let’s take a quick look at each of these features:...

CES 2020: Amazfit PowerBuds, ZenBuds Truly Wireless Earbuds Launched Starting at $99.99 Ahead of CES 2020, Xiaomi-backed Huamiteasedthat it will be stepping into the audio space with the launch of its first-ever Amazfit-branded truly wireless earbuds. Well, the company today expanded beyond fitness bands and smartwatches with theunveilingof Amazfit PowerBuds and ZenBuds truly wireless earbuds at the trade show. The company has decided to make its earbuds stand out by offering fitness features in tow....

CES 2020: Amazfit T-Rex Rugged Smartwatch Launched Alongside the newAmazfit HomeStudio and Amazfit AirRun treadmills, and theAmazfit ZenBuds and PowerBuds, the Huami owned brand also unveiled its much leaked smartwatch called the Amazfit T-Rex atCES 2020. If the name wasn’t enough of a hint, the watch is a rugged smartwatch that meets the military standard quality test regulations (MIL-STD-810G). The watch has a polymer body and adesign that looks a lot like Casio’s G-Shock watches; Amazfit says that it’s using ink-filling technology, along with protective bumpers on the raised bezel outside to ensure the robustness of the smartwatch....

CES 2020: Amazfit’s New Treadmill Comes with a Smart Mirror Amazfit, the brand behind smartwatches like theAmazfit GTR, announced a new product at CES 2020 this morning. The Amazfit HomeStudio, as it’s called, is a treadmill that comes with a smart mirror called the Smart Gym Hub. The treadmill and the smart gym hub have been designed in partnership with fitness entertainment brand “STUDIO” and Amazfit says the product will bring comprehensive fitness experience right to consumers’ homes....

CES 2020: AMD’s 64-core Threadripper 3990X Is Here Last year, AMD announced itsthird-gen Threadripper line-upcomprising of the the 24-core Threadripper 3960X and the 32-core Threadripper 3970X. Later, the company confirmed that it will be launching a 64-core Threadripper 3990X in 2020, and well, the company has finally announced that processor atCES 2020. The Threadripper 3990X is the world’s first HEDT processor to come with 64 cores, and even though this is, strictly speaking, a desktop processor that anyone can buy, it’s really aimed at creators who truly need 64-cores in their performance machines....