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[Vikesh]

How To Clean Your Laptop Keyboard

First things first
If you have important data on your laptop, back it up. It’s just precautionary.
Turn your laptop off.
Unplug your laptop and make sure no accessories are attached.
Make sure you have the time. This isn’t going to get done in 10 minutes. Give yourself the time to focus and handle with care.
For dust
This is normal, over time your laptop accumulates dust and it may build up between and on the sides of your keys. You could grab a vacuum cleaner – but make sure it’s not just any vacuum cleaner.

What works best is a hand vacuum that has small brush attachments. If your full size vacuum doesn’t have ridiculously strong suction, you could a brush attachment with it, too. However, be careful, you don’t want your vacuum eating up any keys.

If you’re serious about your keyboard care, look into buying a micro vacuum attachment. Not many people would take that measure, but hey, if it matters to you, do it.

Grime
We’re talking about oils, skin cells, grease, food, dust and everything else that causes build up on your keyboard.

Using a melamine cleaning sponge is probably your best bet when it comes to cleaning up this grime. Once you have your sponge, soak it in water, ring it out, and let it dry enough so that you won’t leave streaks of water on your keyboard. Gently rub the sponge on the grime until it’s gone. This can be abrasive if you don’t go slow. This material is easy to cut, so if you want to get into the nooks and crannies of your keyboard, just cut off desired size.

Other sponges can get the job done, but may not be as effective.

Germs
Keyboards hold a lot of germs, and since we don’t typically clean them often, there may be a build up of nasty germs on your keyboard. We highly recommend getting out the disinfectant.

Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and cotton swabs can get the job done. Using rubbing alcohol is important here because stronger versions can burn off some of your keyboard letters. Cotton swabs and Q-tips are important because you don’t want any liquid on your keyboard.

Dip a Q-tip or cotton swab and make sure it’s not in danger of dripping. Wipe your keys one by one. Yes, it’s not the most fun task you’ll do all day, but you can do it next time you’re bored.

Spills
If you spilled something sticky across your laptop, first make sure the internal components are okay. Shut your laptop down and unplug your laptop. Don’t turn it back on until you’re sure any liquid has evaporated. Depending on how much you spilled, this could take a day or two.

A simple cloth or sponge is fine for the surface, but you probably need to go deeper to clean up residue trapped underneath. IF you can remove your keys and clean around them, do it. Just be gentle with using tools that can hurt your keys. If you can’t do so, take your laptop into a professional so you don’t risk any damage.

[Nitin Kumar]

Apple iPhone SE

Apple is rumored to be working on two variants of the upcoming iPhone SE 2. An iPhone SE 2 Plus could launch in 2021.
It has been a while since rumors of a successor to the popular iPhone SE have been floating around the web. Countless renders have shown an iPhone X-like design while some of them have stuck to the classic iPhone 5 design incorporating modern spec upgrades. However, popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that Apple is going to bring a new iPhone SE indeed in 2020 and the good news is that there will be two models as part of the iPhone SE series.

Kuo is one of his recent speculations suggests that Apple is bringing two versions of the iPhone SE 2 in 2020 with different screen sizes. The regular iPhone SE 2 will come with a 5.5-inch LCD whereas the second variant will end up featuring a 6.1-inch LCD display. However, Kuo says the display design will be similar to the iPhone 8 from 2017 and that means massive bezels around the display. Does that raise a question as to how big would the iPhone SE 2 with the 6.1-inch display could be?

Moving on, Kuo goes on to say that the basic design of the phone will be similar to the iPhone 8 but Apple will upgrade the internals. The new iPhone SE 2 will use Apple's A13 Bionic chip- the same one as used in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. Apple has somehow managed to save some costs here manufacturing the motherboard of the phone despite using the same 10-layer Substrate-like PCB from the more expensive iPhone 11. These phones will also get 3GB RAM as standard.

To save on costs, Apple will also remove the 3D Touch feature from the iPhone SE 2 models and since there will be bezels all around, Kuo says the phone will rely on the TouchID fingerprint sensor instead of the more modern FaceID system. Even the colors of the iPhone SE 2 have been revealed, which are silver, space grey, and red.
Kuo also predicts an iPhone SE 2 Plus for early 2021 but not much is known about this variant yet.

The iPhone SE 2 being a redesigned iPhone 8 has been speculated for long but in 2020, it will be interesting to see how Apple prices these new iPhones. In the Android universe, manufacturers are offering more modern design with bezel-less screens for less than Rs 20,000. Hence, Apple could find it tough to push the iPhone SE 2 with the older design and premium pricing. However, these iPhone models could be one of the easiest ways to get hold of the mighty powerful A13 chip and its superlative performance.

[Lalitsharma]

Travelex Site Taken Offline After Cyber Attack


Travelex has been forced to take down its website after a cyber attack. The foreign-currency seller has been working on the issue since the software virus attack on New Year's Eve. "We regret having to suspend some of our services in order to contain the virus and protect data," Travelex boss Tony D'Souza said. The company has resorted to carrying out transactions manually, providing foreign-exchange services over the counter in its branches. "We apologise to all our customers for any inconvenience caused as a result," Mr D'Souza said in a statement. "We are doing all we can to restore our full services as soon as possible."

[Vikesh]

Why You Should Consider Switching To iPhone

Security when it comes to your information
Your information is extremely important and valuable. Apple takes this seriously. Information security companies agree that Apple devices are more secure than Android devices. According to a report by Forbes, 97 percent of smartphone malware targets Android phones. What is malware? It’s a malicious virus targeting your device, aiming to get your information. Android phone get malware from app stores. Apple’s App Store has fewer apps to offer than the Android phones’ app store. This is because Apple is cautious with selecting which developers gain access to the Apple ecosystem which is a network of devices, apps and developers. Apps that contain malware in the App Store is unheard of.

Google’s App Store (Google Play), is ad-supported and anyone can put their apps on display. Android also allows users to install apps outside the Google Play store – which makes it nearly impossible to make sure malware and viruses aren’t attacking. iOS devices are made only by Apple, unlike Google where several phone manufacturers use the same operating system. This leads to security threats because not all manufacturers get updates at the same time.

Apple Ecosystem
Apple has so many products, ranging from computers, smartphones, watches, music players and more. All of these devices work together like clockwork. There is no need to download separate apps to link them together – all you need is your Apple ID. You can have your photos, emails, notes and calendars across multiple devices. Whenever the user, device, manufacturers and app developers are in the same ecosystem, the users safety is secure. Android does not provide this type of ecosystem, thus, creating a less secure network.

User-friendly
Apple phones are known for how easy it is to navigate their interface. The usability that iPhones offer surpasses Android exponentially. All apps are launched from the home screen and all settings can be found under one menu. Even when you upgrade your iPhone, the operating system doesn’t change. Androids are very customizable but the operating system is much more complicated than the iOS system. If you’re looking for usability and ease when navigating your smartphone, iPhone is a no-brainer.

Be the first to get the best apps
The developers of the best and highest quality apps still favor Apple. When developers are launching their platform and releasing their apps, Apple is the first to get them, compared to Google Play store. Not only are they launched later on Android phones, but sometimes they aren’t launched at all. There is more difficulty when developers create games and apps for Androids due to the large range of features of all the different devices that Android supports.

They hold their value
Apple keeps their resale value far better than android phones. iPhones are made of high-quality materials which allows them to maintain their resale value. Apple phones only have one manufacturer so they remain up to date longer – and new ones aren’t launched as often as Android phones.

[Nitin Kumar]

NEON

NEON is expected to be Samsung's next big bet for AI. The project is being led by Pranav Mistry who also is the CEO at the company's Star Labs,
Samsung has been teasing for a few days the arrival of a new life-like AI, NEON. The AI project is scheduled to be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 and is being drummed as the world’s first Artificial Human by Samsung.

While the information about NEON has been scarce till now, with many speculating that it could indeed be a successor to the company’s existing smart assistant, Bixby. However, the latest information shared by the project’s head, Pranav Mistry, hints that it may not be anything such.

Instead, the project could actually be a digital avatar creator. This information is per a tweet shared by Mistry which reveals that the engine behind Neon, called CORE R3, can "autonomously create new expressions, new movements, new dialog (even in Hindi), completely different from the originally captured data."

A thread on Reddit has also surfaced which claims to have gotten videos off NEON’s website -- which has since been taken down. These videos show that NEON can generate life-like avatars based on recorded videos of real-life people.
While not official, this information does make sense as Samsung till now has refrained from terming NEON as a voice-based assistant that can replace the ones that we already have on our phones.

To remind users, this new AI-based product is currently in the works at Samsung Technology and Advanced Research Labs (STAR Labs) an independent entity of Samsung Electronics. While Pranav Mistry, the lead of the project at Star Labs has been sharing information about the product, Samsung itself has remained tight-lipped about the project.

The company hasn’t teased the product via social media channels, with NEON’s own Twitter page only flooding the web with information about the product. Reports suggest that NEON has also filed several patents in the past that talk about virtual characters who not only look like their human counterparts but can also go beyond their core programming.

While it’s unclear where these avatars could be used, but if the company does indeed manage to show off a working prototype of an AI code that can think and act like its human counterpart, then it will be indeed a great leap in artificial intelligence technology.

[Lalitsharma]

Face ID

Face ID is a facial recognition system designed and developed by Apple Inc. for the iPhone (X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max) and iPad Pro (third generation). The successor to Touch ID, the system allows biometric authentication for unlocking a device, making payments, and accessing sensitive data, as well as providing detailed facial expression tracking for Animoji and other features. Initially released in November 2017 with the iPhone X, it has since been updated and introduced to all new iPhone and iPad Pro models.



Technology Behind Face ID

Face ID is based on a facial recognition sensor that consists of two parts: a dot projector module that projects more than 30,000 infrared dots onto the user's face, and an infrared camera module that reads the pattern. The pattern is encrypted and sent to a local "Secure Enclave" in the device's CPU to confirm a match with the registered face. The stored facial data is a mathematical representation of key details of the face, and it is inaccessible to Apple or other parties. To avoid involuntary authentication, the system requires the user to open their eyes and look at the device to attempt a match, although this can be disabled through an accessibility setting. Face ID is temporarily disabled and the user's passcode is required after 5 unsuccessful scans, 48 hours of inactivity, restarting the device, or if two of the device's side buttons are held briefly.

Apple claimed the probability of someone else unlocking a phone with Face ID is 1 in 1,000,000 as opposed to Touch ID at 1 in 50,000. During initial setup, the user's face is scanned twice from a number of angles to create a complete reference map. As the system is used, it learns about typical variations in a user's appearance and will adjust its registered face data to match ageing, facial hair growth, and other changes using the Neural Engine. The system will recognize a face wearing hats, scarves, glasses, many sunglasses, facial hair or makeup. It also works in the dark by invisibly illuminating the whole face with a dedicated infrared flash module.

Authentication with Face ID is used to enable a number of iOS features, including unlocking the phone automatically on wake, making payments with Apple Pay, and viewing saved passwords. Apps by Apple or third-party developers can protect sensitive data with a system framework; the device will verify the user's identity and return success or failure without sharing face data with the app. Additionally, Face ID can be used without authentication to track over 50 aspects of a user's facial expression and positioning, which can be used to create live effects such as Animoji or camera filters.

[harpreetkaur]

Nokia 'Original' Phone Launch Teased for January 25 by HMD Global CPO

South Korea Starts Universal Super High-Speed Internet Service on sunday

[Nitin Kumar]

Tata Sky Giving Amazon Prime Video Subscription For Free

Tata Sky is offering three months of free Amazon Prime Video subscription with its Binge service for new customers. Binge comes with Rs 249 per month as a rental charge.
Whether it’s your telecom operator, broadband operator or your DTH operator, there’s a trend among them to offer a free subscription to OTT platforms. Airtel gives away Netflix subscription plans along with Amazon Prime Video with its broadband plans and Tata Sky is now looking to join the bandwagon with its Binge service. However, it’s not giving away a Netflix subscription. Tata Sky is sticking to Amazon Prime Video subscription, given that it’s Binge relies heavily on the Amazon’s hardware.

Spotted by Telecom Talk first, Tata Sky is now offering a limited period offer for new subscribers to its Binge service. For those in the unknown, Binge is Tata Sky’s service to let its subscribers catch up with all the content from third-party OTT platforms with a single device. Tata Sky is now luring its subscribers by offering three months of free subscription to Amazon Prime Video. Once the three month period is over, customers will have to pay for the subscription.

An Amazon Prime subscription costs Rs 129 per month and it also gives benefits of Prime membership while shopping on Amazon. The subscription also throws Amazon Prime Music into the mix. For those who want to save some more, Amazon offers an annual subscription plan of Rs 999 and it offers all of the same benefits.

The Binge service from Tata Sky is available to its subscribers at a monthly rental of Rs 249. As part of the membership, subscribers will be able to enjoy content from Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Sun NXT, Zee5, and others. Netflix isn’t part of the package. The monthly charge for the service will be charged as part of the Tata Sky billing.

Subscribers will also be given an Amazon Fire TV Stick Tata Sky Edition and there’s no charge for this device. However, once the Binge membership expires, the device will be collected back. The Binge stick will need a Wi-Fi connection for streaming content from these platforms.

However, rival Airtel only offers a free subscription to these platforms and users need to have their own devices for streaming content of these platforms.

[Nitin Kumar]

Zee5 Subscription

JioFiber is now offering Zee5 on its Set Top Box along with other OTT platforms. Users will have to buy higher-priced plans in order to get the subscription to Zee5.
It has been a couple of months since JioFiber rolled out its commercial services and while its plans aren't the cheapest ones, they offer different kinds of benefits across various price points. One of the bigger benefits with JioFiber plans is the group of OTT platform subscriptions that come bundled with subscriptions. This is a good deal for those who want access to more platforms but JioFiber has been shy of revealing all the names of the OTT platforms.

However, one of the media reports suggests that JioFiber recently added Zee5 to its roster of third-party OTT platforms. Prior to Zee5, JioFiber was offering a select number of OTT platforms such as Hotstar, VOOT, SonyLIV, and JioCinema. Zee5 now joins the roster and the higher-end plans will now offer subscription to the platform. Jio still doesn't offer Netflix and Amazon Prime Video on its platform.

Depending on the plans you buy, the subscription benefits vary. JioFiber offers a total of six plans and the base plan, which costs Rs 699 per month, doesn't offer access to these platforms. The base plan only offers a subscription to JioCinema and JioSaavn three times. However, with Rs 849 plan, subscribers will get access to these OTT platforms, but only for the first three times. With all the plans priced from Rs 1,299 and higher, regular subscription to OTT platforms is available.

While this is certainly a good deal for those who like watching a lot of content, rival Airtel Xstream offers a lot of benefits when it comes to OTT platforms. Except for the base plan of Rs 899 per month, Airtel offers free subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Zee 5. For the Netflix subscription, subscribers get three months of the basic plan with SD streaming. Airtel also offers an annual subscription of Amazon Prime Video, which also adds the Prime membership to that Amazon account. Airtel also offers a free subscription to Zee5.

The best part is that unlike JioFiber, Airtel keeps on offering these subscription benefits and there's no limitation on the number of times these benefits are offered. Airtel also came up with a new unlimited top-up plan worth Rs 399 per month for all the plans and it essentially raises the data cap to 3.3TB, practically making it unlimited for any user.

[Lalitsharma]

Cosmic vibrations sensed from unusual star merger


Scientists have observed gravitational waves emanating from the collision of two dense, dead stars. It's the second time the international Ligo-Virgo collaboration of laser labs has picked up such a signal. What makes this one different, though, is the combined mass of the two merging neutron stars - at three and a half times that of our Sun. A coalescing system this big has never been seen before in our galaxy and challenges researchers' expectations. All the previously known so-called binary neutron stars detected by radio telescopes have been no larger than 2.7 times the mass of the Sun. "So, if you're trying to explain how these systems are formed, you have to also explain why such a thing that we now know exists has never been seen in the galaxy (before). Or is there some reason radio surveys are blind to it?" said Katerina Chatziioannou from the Flatiron Institute, New York.

[Nitin Kumar]

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III

Canon's new DSLR is coming soon and it is EOS-1D X Mark III, a camera aimed at professionals. In India, the camera will sell at a price of Rs 575,995 and it will be available from mid-February.
Canon is the preferred choice for many professionals who make their living from shooting videos or photos. For these professionals, think the people who are shooting Olympic-level sports events or fast-paced wildlife, the company has announced a new camera. The new camera, EOS-1D X Mark III, succeeds EOS-1D X Mark II that was launched in 2016. The EOS-1D X Mark III will be available in India from February at a price of Rs 575,995. This is the price only for the camera body, and a 512 GB CF Express Card.

The EOS-1D X Mark III, which was teased by Canon last year, features a new 20.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor, combined with a new High Detail Low-Pass Filter. This filter, according to Canon, would help the camera capture better details.

At the same time, relatively lower count of pixels in the image sensor, will ensure that this is a very fast camera. Given that it is aimed at working professionals, the speed is the top feature of EOS-1D X Mark III. Canon says that its new camera is fastest in the market. It can shoot 16FPS when a user is utilizing viewfinder, and the speed goes up to 20FPS when live view is used.

Commenting on the launch, Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India said, As a new milestone in our imaging journey, we are delighted to begin 2020 with the launch of EOS-1D X Mark III, the latest marvel to our flagship EOS-1D series... With India as one of our top-performing markets globally, we foresee that innovations like EOS-1D X Mark III will contribute significantly to our 2020 growth story.

What else is there in the EOS-1D X Mark III? A lot.

-- The camera comes with Dual Pixel CMOS AF with Eye plus face plus Head detect. This should help photographers click sharper photos with relatively less effort.

-- The Dual Pixel CMOS AF also helps in better continuous autofocus and subject tracking during live view still shooting and video recording. But of course, all Canon users who use their camera for shooting videos know this very well.

The newly developed algorithms in the EOS-1D X Mark III enable not just Eye Detect & Face Detect autofocus but also Head Detect autofocus. This allows highly precise autofocus and tracking even in challenging conditions and with multiple and rapidly moving subjects

-- The EOS-1D X Mark III comes with 2.1-million pixels touchscreen.

-- The autofocus system in the new Canon camera comes with 191-point autofocus points, of which 155 are cross-type AF points. This AF system can focus in light as low as EV -4, which in simpler words means it can focus even if the scene is lit by just moonlight.

-- The Canon EOS-1D X Mark III supports ISO range of ISO 100 to ISO 102,400.

-- The Canon EOS-1D X Mark III has a new DIGIC X imaging processor.

-- The Canon EOS-1D X Mark III can record 5.5K videos at 60 FPS.

[Lalitsharma]

Food 'Made From Air' Could Compete With Soya


Finnish scientists producing a protein "from thin air" say it will compete with soya on price within the decade. The protein is produced from soil bacteria fed on hydrogen split from water by electricity. The researchers say if the electricity comes from solar and wind power, the food can be grown with near-zero greenhouse gas emissions. If their dreams are realised, it could help the world tackle many of the problems associated with farming. When I visited Solar Foods' pilot plant on the outskirts of Helsinki last year the researchers were raising funds for expansion. Now they say they have attracted 5.5m euros of investment, and they predict – depending on the price of electricity – that their costs will roughly match those for soya production by the end of the decade - perhaps even by 2025.

[Nitin Kumar]

iPhone SE 2

It is expected that this year Apple may launch the much-awaited iPhone SE 2. And now ahead of its possible launch in the coming months, fresh renders of the iPhone SE 2 have been leaked.
This is the year, the year 2020, when we may see the iPhone SE 2. We have heard rumors of this phone again and again and now we are starting to see some of the leaked renders of the iPhone SE 2. From the renders it seems that Apple is preparing a device that will look similar to the iPhone 8, will likely have a similar-sized screen -- 4.7-inch -- but will come packed with more recent hardware and cameras.

The renders have been shared by SlashLeaks on its website as well as on Twitter. The renders show that the iPhone SE 2 will have a single camera in a ring-shaped module on the rear. It is possible that this is the same main 12-megapixel camera that is inside the iPhone 11 series phones. It also makes sense from the product lineup point as it will mean that consumers will get three rear cameras with the iPhone 11 Pro, two rear cameras with the iPhone 11 and one rear camera with the iPhone SE 2.

The renders show that on the front, the iPhone SE 2 will sport a physical home button, similar to what we saw on the iPhone until Series 8. And it will have a screen with rather thick top and bottom bezels, yet again similar to the older iPhones.


In other words, with the iPhone SE 2, Apple may have the same idea it had with original iPhone SE: target consumers who don't like too many changes in the iPhone. At a time when the company changed the design of the iPhone with the iPhone 6 series, the company brought to the market the iPhone SE that utilized the older design but using new hardware for consumers who wanted their iPhones small and similar to what they were used to with the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 5.

Again the idea seems the same. At a time when the iPhone design has been changed again starting with the iPhone X and the iPhone 11 series, with the iPhone SE 2 Apple may offer an upgrade to people who are currently using phones like iPhone 7 and want similar designs in their next phone.

Currently, it is not clear when Apple will launch the iPhone SE 2, but chances are that it may now or never for the company. This means we can see the iPhone SE 2 launch in the coming months, most likely before or at Apple's WWDC 2020 expected to be held in June. Similarly, the price of the iPhone SE 2 remains completely an unknown commodity right now. Chances are that the price will depend on the kind of hardware that goes inside the phone.

There is a possibility that the iPhone SE will be powered by Apple A13 Bionic. It will likely have the same 12-megapixel main camera that is in the iPhone 11 and the same front camera. The screen is likely to be a 4.7-inch LCD display, similar to what was used in the iPhone 8.

But one thing is certain, if the iPhone SE 2 has a single camera, it will be priced below the iPhone 11. This means, in India, the iPhone SE may have a starting price of less than Rs 50,000.

[Nitin Kumar]

Airtel And Jio Users Get Free Wi-Fi Calling

Both Airtel and Jio have announced the Wi-Fi Calling feature for their users. But not all can use it. You require a smartphone that can support this feature. Here is the full list of phones that support Jio and Airtel Wi-Fi Calling.

If you use Jio or Airtel prepaid or postpaid connection, you can now use the Wi-Fi Calling feature to make calls. It's free to use, and it can be incredibly handy in two things: one, save mobile data when you are making audio or video calls using VoLTE. And two, make clear and crisp calls without call drops even if there is poor mobile network connectivity at your home or office.

Airtel had announced support for Wi-Fi Calling for its users in the first week of December, becoming the first Indian telecom company to do so. Jio has announced this week that the Wi-Fi Calling feature is rolling out to Jio users from this week and that rollout will be completed by January 16. Airtel was first to support the Wi-Fi Calling but support from Jio is better because not only Jio rolling out the feature in different cities and regions of the country at a faster pace, it also supports more phones.

Although both Jio and Airtel continue to add more phones in the list of devices that support Wi-Fi Calling, currently Airtel supports it on some tens of phones from four phone makers, including Apple and OnePlus. Jio currently supports Wi-Fi Calling on around 150 smartphones. Both Jio and Airtel support Wi-Fi Calling on all broadband connections, although initially Airtel support was limited to the company's Xtreme broadband service.

Coming back to the list of phones that support Jio and Airtel Wi-Fi calling, here is the full list:

Jio Wi-Fi calling supported phones



-- Apple: All iPhones that support iOS 13 are supported. This means: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max.

-- Coolpad: CoolPlay 6, Mega 5C, Mega 5

-- Google: Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL (the name is missing in the Jio list but if 3 is supported we are sure 3XL is also supported. Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL

-- Infinix: Infinix Hot 7 Pro, Infinix Smart 3 Plus, Infinix Hot 6 Pro, Infinix S4

-- iTel S42

-- Lava: Lava Z61, Lava Z92, Lava Z60s, Lava Z81

-- Mobiistar: Mobiistar C1, Mobiistar C1 Shine, Mobiistar C2, Mobiistar Enjoy More X1 Selfie X1 Notch

-- Motorola: Moto G6

-- Tecno: Tecno Camon i4, Tecno Camon iSKY 3, Tecno Camon iTwin

-- Xiaomi: Poco F1, Xiaomi Redmi K20, Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro

-- Vivo: Vivo V11, Vivo V11 Pro, Vivo V15, Vivo V15 Pro, Vivo V9, Vivo V9 Pro, Vivo 1904, Vivo Y81, Vivo Y81i, Vivo Y91, Vivo Y91i, Vivo Y93, Vivo Y95, Vivo Y15, Vivo Y17, Vivo Y91, Vivo Z1 Pro

-- Samsung: Samsung has almost all phones that the company has released in the last two-three years. Also, some models seem to be repeat, depending on their code-name changes. Here is the full list of Samsung phones supporting Wi-Fi calling on Jio network.

Galaxy J4 (2018), Samsung A10, Samsung A10S, Galaxy A30s, Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A50s, Galaxy A70, Galaxy A8 Star, Galaxy A8+, Galaxy A80, Galaxy C9 Pro, Galaxy A20, Galaxy A30, Galaxy A5 (SM-A500G), Galaxy A5 (2016), Galaxy A6, Galaxy A6+, Galaxy A7, Galaxy A7 (2018), Galaxy A7 (2016), Galaxy A8, Galaxy A9 (2018), Galaxy A9 Pro, Galaxy C7 Pro, Galaxy Core Prime 4G, Galaxy J1 (2016), Galaxy J2, Galaxy J2 (2018), Galaxy J2 Ace, Galaxy J2 Hybrid Tray, Galaxy J3, Galaxy J3 Pro, Galaxy J4+, Galaxy J5, Galaxy J6, Galaxy J6+, Galaxy J7, Galaxy J7 Duo, Galaxy J8, Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M40, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 4 Edge, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, Galaxy J2 (2016), Galaxy J2 Pro, Galaxy J5, Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J7, Galaxy J7 Max, Galaxy J7 Nxt, Galaxy J7 Prime, Galaxy J7 On Nxt, Galaxy J7 Pro, Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+, Galaxy Note 5 Duos, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy On 5 Pro, Galaxy On 7 Pro, Galaxy On 8, Galaxy On 6, Galaxy On 7 Prime, Galaxy On 8, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+.

-- Important to note: Currently it seems that Jio Wi-Fi is not supported on OnePlus phones.

Phones that support Airtel Wi-Fi calling

-- Apple: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max.

-- OnePlus: OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T.

-- Xiaomi: Poco F1, Xiaomi Redmi K20, Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi 7, Redmi 7A, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi Y3.



-- Samsung: Samsung J6, Samsung On 6, Samsung M30s, Samsung A10s, Samsung M20, Samsung M20, Samsung S10e, Samsung S10, Samsung S10 Plus, Samsung A30s, Samsung M30, Samsung Note 10, Samsung Note 10 Plus, Samsung A50s, Samsung Galaxy Note 9

[Lalitsharma]

Mystery Of Sid Hurwich And His Time-Altering Machine That Could ‘Freeze Time




Born in 1918, Sid Hurwich was a Jewish appliance repairman living in Toronto Canada who used to experiment with various kinds of technology. As a child, Sid showed great interest in collecting random junk and assembling the pieces into working machines. Later as an adult, he became famous as the man who could fix anything that was broken. In 1934, Sid earned the distinction of being the first private appliance repairman in all of Canada. He was such a skilled technician that the local power company succeeded in taking him out of the army so he could develop the infrastructure of the public electrical utility.

Time Altering Machine
In the year 1969, the city of Toronto was plagued with robberies. Local authorities were facing difficulties to catch the thieves. This was the time when Hurwich spoke in public about his unusual invention. He called up the police saying that there is a device which could help them to catch the robbers. He invited the cops to his home. Officer Bolton went to Hurwich’s home along with his team. The inviter told him that he had made a machine which could freeze or change the flow of time. Thus, with the help of the machines, the thieves could be caught within 30 minutes.

After this, Bolton and his colleagues noticed a machine kept under a dining table. In order to prove his invention, Hurwich asked Bolton to keep his gun on that table. With the help of the device, the technician froze that service revolver. Now, Bolton could neither lift the gun up off her table nor he could pull the trigger. Not just the gun, Hurwich froze the timeline of Bolton; time slowed for him. While 25 minutes had passed for others, for Bolton, only 25 minutes had passed.

The Machine’s construction and working
The brilliant inventor never considered his machine to be an invention. According to Sid Hurwich, his time-altering machine was built on the simple basics of electricity. He said that his machine sends out electronic rays to alter the natural composition of electronic fields and centre gravity, thus, the time. He could freeze the equipment owing to an intense electromagnetic field, created by the device. The nature of the beams produced by the machine the legendary “Tesla Shield,” supposedly invented or at least designed by Nicolai Tesla.

What happened to the machine
This entire story may seem implausible, but the newspaper accounts of that era seem to have backed up the story. A British magazine, “foreign report,” had mentioned in 1977 that the Israel Military has The Hurwich’s Time Freezing Machine. Many people believed the story because he had even received the Protectors of the State Of Israel Award, in his life. There were speculations that he had received the award for his time-altering machine contributed the famous “Raid on Entebbe,” of July 4, 1976. It was only with the help of the machine Israel could save its 103 passengers from the hijacked plane on Entebbe airport.