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The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 is now the best phone for selfie lovers with a budget of under Rs. 10,000. It is a decent performer and has the same qualities we have seen on other Xiaomi phones. The only real compromise is in build quality.
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Xiaomi is one of the most prominent names in the budget market. The company has multiple options available for its customers, starting from Rs. 5,000. Among these is the relatively new (launched last month) Xiaomi Redmi Y1 smartphone. This is the company’s first foray into the selfie-centric smartphone market, which is primarily dominated by Oppo, Vivo and Gionee. However, with a price tag of just Rs. 8,999, the phone is squarely aimed at the budget-centric audience. For this phone, the company has reused the guts of its Redmi 4 smartphone and added some new features, to strike the right balance between good selfie cameras and pocket friendliness. Has it worked? Well, Let’s find out.
Front facing camera: Best in class
The 16MP front facing camera with f/2.0 aperture lens is the main party trick. And this new camera does quite well. In fact, in a recent comparison between the selfies taken from this phone and the significantly more expensive Oppo F5, we established that the Redmi Y1 does hold its own. If we break it down further though, the phone does a good job when taking images in natural or ample lighting conditions. The camera captures decent amount of details but has a tendency to add a warm tone to all these images. Being a front facing camera, images turn out softer in comparison to a rear camera. So, details are noticeably low.
Images taken in low light are about average and carry little details with decent colour reproduction. Images have high levels of noise the front facing flash doesn’t help either. That being said, you won’t find anything better at this price point, which inadvertently makes the Redmi Y1 better than the rest.
Rear camera: Nothing great
As for the 13MP rear shooter, we are disappointed to see that the image quality here has dropped, compared to the Redmi 4. That’s likely because of the smaller f/2.2 aperture. The overall image quality is not significantly different, but we would argue that it shouldn’t be different at all.
In ample lighting conditions, the Redmi Y1 captures decent details and colour saturation levels are fine as well. The camera, however, does not address the low dynamic range issue we pointed out in our Redmi 4 review, and shadow details are still lost. Furthermore, images shot at night don’t have a lot of detail, thanks to the camera’s reduced aperture. The phone also requires a rather steady hand to click low light images in HDR mode, as it takes quite a bit of times to capture images in this mode.
Build and Design: Pedestrian
To keep the prices low, Xiaomi cut some costs here and instead of the usual metallic or metal-like builds, the Redmi Y1 is made out of plastic. Yes, you do get a metal finish and a metal frame inside, but the body is susceptible to scratches and bumps. Our review unit has developed a minor creaking sound in just a couple of weeks of usage. If you forego all that though, the Redmi Y1 seems like any budget phone you may have encountered in the wild. The phone does not look particularly smart and the rather boring design has become more of a staple (safe) choice for many. We also don’t like the fact that the three navigation keys below the display are not backlit (still), which in 2017 is rather disappointing.
Display and UI: As expected
Adding to the design is the 5.5-inch IPS LCD display. While the display offers a 720p resolution only, it does not look inferior to any of its competitors. Our testing reveals that Xiaomi has done a better job with this display, compared to the Redmi 4, even with the reduced pixel density. The Redmi Y1’s display looks more natural, compared to the oversaturated tones on the Redmi 4. Though many may prefer the warmer display on the Redmi 4, we personally like the Y1’s colour tones.
That said, the legibility under sunlight is not the best. Same goes for the viewing angles, which are good but there is a slight colour shift at extreme angles. Videos, games and text on the display look plenty sharp and with reasonable contrast.
With this phone, Xiaomi also introduced MIUI 9 in India. The phone was launched with a beta build and now in its stable form, it is just as good and functional as MIUI8. Apart from some new animations, the new UI brings support for split screen apps, bundled app notifications and new editing mode built inside the gallery app. Xiaomi’s Mi drop feature is now available as a separate app and is quite handy for transferring files to other devices. However, on the latest stable build, Xiaomi has not included the new Mi Video app, as well as the shortcut homescreen. Both of which were showcased at the launch last month. As of now, the calendar app also remains the same.
Performance: Deja vu
Inside the device is a tried and tested Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 SoC and since you get the phone in 3GB and 4GB variants, its performance is similar to the Redmi 4 as well. This combination of hardware and software allows the phone to run smoothly through the day. Some apps may take a second or two to load, but overall the in-app experience is quite good. The phone even handles heavy games, like Asphalt 8 and Injustice 2 without much hassle. The loading time can be long sometimes, but that is something we were expecting at this price. Continuous gaming or shooting 1080p videos with the phone does make the device a tad warm. However, it didn't get uncomfortably hot during our use.
Apart from raw performance, the phone has decent sound output via headphones, with special attention given to bass. The same can’t be said about the bottom speaker. It is however reasonably loud.
We also liked the fact that Xiaomi has been listening to its customers, adding a dedicated SD card slot on this phone. This means you can use your secondary Jio SIM without running out of storage. Moreover, the IR blaster is always a welcome extra.
Battery life: Good enough
As we mentioned before, Xiaomi has made some compromises to meet the budget and one of those is the battery life. Instead of the large 4100mAh battery pack the Redmi 4 features, the Y1 makes do with just a 3080mAh battery. That said, in our usage we didn’t find the battery life limiting and it did last us about a full work day almost every day. You can run out of battery easily if you are gaming for long hours, or watch a lot of content on Netflix or YouTube. Once discharged, the phone can be charged to the brim in less than two hours and if you are paranoid, just turn on the battery saver mode in the settings to delay the run to the wall socket.
Bottomline
Overall then, the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 is in essence a Redmi 4 that swaps out some features to make way for others. The biggest addition here is the 16MP front facing camera, which is simply the best at it's price. We don't have any complaints about the performance per se, but we do feel that build quality could have been better. It’s not particularly bad, but we’re used to better designed phones from Xiaomi.
Overall, if you are crazy about selfies and can't extend your budget, the Redmi Y1 is a good option. If not, the tried and tested Redmi 4 is still hard to beat.
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Kia Imagine concept Kia Motors today announced its global EV strategy under which the brand will launch seven new BEVs (battery electric vehicle) by 2027 and the first of these, codenamed ‘CV’, will be launched many of its markets across the world next year. Announcing Kia’s EV plans at the brand’s Hwasung plant in South Korea, President and CEO, Kia Motors, Ho Sung Song stated that the company aims for electric vehicles to account for 25 percent of its total sales worldwide by 2029. Kia Motors will hence launch a range of electric vehicles and partner with companies that work in EV charging infrastructure across the world.
Kia Motors Plan S strategy
Announced earlier this year, Kia’s Plan S strategy includes the expansion of its electric car portfolio to 11 by 2025. During this time, the company also aims to have EVs make up 20 percent of its total vehicle sales in its major markets, including Korea, North America, and Europe.
The first of the seven models planned is the Kia CV set to be introduced in 2021 as the brand’s first electric car based on its dedicated BEV platform and which will showcase a new design direction for the rest of the EVs that will follow.
Details of Kia’s future EV product strategy were announced by Kia President and CEO Ho Sung Song during an event at the brand’s Hwasung plant in KoreaThe manufacturer plans to expand its global after-sales service infrastructure for EVs, increasing the number of dedicated EV work bays in its home country to 1,200 by 2030. In other markets, Kia will increase its number of EV work bays to 600 by the end of this year, and to over 2,000 by 2023.
Kia aims to supply around 1,500 EV chargers to its touchpoint network across Korea by 2030. Furthermore, Hyundai Motor Group will install 120 Ultra-Fast Chargers by 2021 in urban centres and along 12 highways linking eight provinces across the country. In international markets, Kia is establishing more than 2,400 EV chargers in Europe and around 500 in North America.
The brand has also entered strategic alliances to secure a comprehensive charging infrastructure. In September last year, Kia announced an investment in IONITY – a European company specialising in EV fast charging. Kia now also seeks charging infrastructure partners for the US and China.
Kia CV electric crossover
Internally called CV, the new electric Kia will be built on Hyundai Group’s E-GMP electric vehicle platform that will also underpin other upcoming Kia EVs as well. Based on the Kia Imagine concept unveiled at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Kia CV will likely have a fastback-style SUV appeal. According to a report on Auto Express, the CV will boast a range of over 480 km per charge.
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The only reason you will buy this phone is if you are a Sony fan boy. When it comes to audio, camera and overall performance, there are better phones available for the same price point. The OnePlus 3 is a cheaper option, which feels more fluid, but has a simpler camera. If you are looking to pick up a flagship, you can consider the iPhone 7, Google Pixel and even the Samsung Galaxy S7.
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It feels like such a long time ago that I was recommending the Xperia Z3 Compact to someone looking for a small, but powerful smartphone with great overall features. It was the phone to recommend if someone wanted Nexus-like performance with a great camera and didn’t mind not having a stock Android UI.
Today we have with us the Xperia XZ. The smartphone is priced around 50k and is competing with the Google Pixel, iPhone 7, Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, HTC 10 and other flagship smartphones. On paper, it has some impressive specifications, especially when you consider the camera specs. So, is the Xperia XZ a worthy Android smartphone or are you better off considering the competition?
Build and Design
Even from afar you can recognise the fact that the XZ is an Xperia device. It has peculiar rectangular form factor that we have seen from the days of the Xperia Z2. The unit we are reviewing is silver (Sony calls it Platinum) in colour, but it is available in Mineral Black and Forest Blue. The front of the smartphone is symmetrical, with the forehead and chin looking so similar that I held the phone upside down a few times.
The back of the phone is simple, shiny and elegant. However, this phone won't turn heads, but it's a well built device, which you'll know only when you have it in your hands. The camera and LED flash are at the top left corner of the back, but overall, it's a clean and simple design.
Coming back to the front, the smartphone has two front facing speakers. To the left of the phone rests a flap, which holds either two SIM cards or one SIM card and a microSD card. The right has the fingerprint sensor cum home button, volume rocker and the shutter button.
If you're coming from another smartphone, you may not like the placement of the volume rocker. It rests below the fingerprint sensor/home button. Usually, most phones keep them the other way around. The location of the shutter button is fine for taking pictures.
Coming to the fingerprint sensor, the placement on the right is a good touch and I like it. The smartphone unlocks almost instantly, the minute I press the button. If you don’t want to unlock the phone and just bring about the lock screen to see your notifications or the time, you can double tap the display to wake it up. This feature has become second nature for me ever since the OnePlus One became my primary smartphone.
At the bottom we have the USB-C port and the top houses the soon to be endangered headphones jack.
The worst part about the build and design of the Xperia XZ is the fact that the smartphone is very slippery. Two out of five times when I remove the phone from my pocket, I made a fool of myself by nearly dropping it and struggling to get a grip. It made for good entertainment for those around me, though.
Overall, the phone is good looking with its industrial design. Ergonomically however, I don’t like the placement of the volume rocker and the need to put a case on the device to add grip defeats the purpose of its good looks.
Display and UI
Kicking things off with the display, it is bright. Really bright. 794 lux bright, to be precise. That's brighter than the iPhone, Under harsh sunlight, you can still view the display, so long as the brightness is pumped up! The viewing angles are great too. Coming to the color reproduction, you have 2 image enhancement options – X-Reality for Mobile and Super Vivid. Switching to X-reality makes images sharper and clearer, giving them a more natural tone. Super vivid, on the other hand, makes everything very vivid and vibrant. You also have the ability to control the white balance, so you can tweak colours according to your preference. There is a very slight shift in colours when viewing from some angles, but not worth complaining about.
"It is bright. Really bright. 794 lux bright, to be precise"
If there is one stand out feature of the Xpera XZ, it has to be the display. I have watched a bunch of YouTube videos, Netflix and played some games on it and the colours pop. It is just a 1080p panel and even though a lot of people çomplain that this 'flagship' device doesn’t have a QHD display, it's OK. The display gets the job done, really well. The lower resolution allows Sony to churn out higher frame rates on gaming, and optimise battery life a little bit. Sure, if you want to nitpick, you can see rough edges when you zoom into text and you will only see this if you compare it with a QHD display. To the untrained eye, it won't make a difference.
Moving to the UI, the Xperia XZ is running on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow straight out-of-the-box skinned with Sony’s own UI. One thing that stands out immediately is the app drawer. Stock Android abandoned the horizontal app pages in favour of vertical scrolls. It’s a small thing, but you will notice it if you like the scroll better than the pages. For me, I prefer to search rather than run through the app catalogue. You can also rearrange the apps in the app drawer as per your preference, which is a nice touch. On the far left of the apps listing page you have a suggested apps section, which as its name suggests, lists your frequently used apps and recommends apps from the Play Store based on your usage behavior.
The smartphone also comes pre-loaded with apps such as PlayStation, Movie Creator, Sketch, Sony Live TV and more. Sony live TV has a lot of free and paid content for you to consume.
Overall, the display of the smartphone is functional, works well and is a treat to work with. I don’t have any big complaints with the UI. It is at par with the UI available on Samsung, LG and HTC devices.
Performance and Gaming
From the get go, the Xperia XZ is fast, very fast. Apps load quickly, games respond to quick changes in controls, and switching between apps is a breeze. Having said that, it isn’t as fluid as an iPhone 7 or the Pixel XL smartphone. If you navigate the UI, quickly open and close a bunch of apps, or launch the camera from the home screen, you will notice how the Xperia XZ lags behind the other two mentioned devices. The iPhone 7 Plus is the fastest here and the Pixel is slightly ahead of the Xperia XZ. Put simply, it looks like the Pixel responds quicker to the touch than the Xperia XZ. If software and reaction to touch inputs can be optimised, then the Xperia XZ has the potential to stand tall with the Pixel when the response time is compared. At the moment, though, it's nowhere close.
"At the moment, though, it's nowhere close to flagship performance"
Here is a look at how the Xperia XZ compares with other flagship devices with respect to benchmarks.
Coming to gaming, the device works quite well. We played a bunch of graphically heavy games such as Asphalt 8, Modern Combat and Injustice and there was no drop in frames or any noticeable stutter. The games ran perfectly smooth, however, load times were higher than some flagships.
Audio
Though Xperia XZ boasts stereo sound output and it is disappointing. At full volume the audio is just about audible, which is a real shame considering the device has 2 speakers. The stereo effects are present with respect to channel shift but the overall volume is poor when watching videos on YouTube and Netflix.
Call quality
The quality of the voice from the earpiece is good. At full volume there is some audio leak and in a quiet room you don’t need to switch to the speaker if you want to keep the phone slightly away from your ear. From the speaker too the audio output is good but isn’t as loud as we have seen on other phones like the OnePlus 3 or the iPhone 7.
Camera
The camera on the Xperia XZ is good, but its far from the best. The auto mode is unreliable. Sometimes the details are really good and at others the phone struggles to maintain details. Overall, when it comes to consistency in image quality and overall image quality, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus and the Pixel XL are better.
"The camera on the Xperia XZ is good, but its far from the best"
The camera on the Xperia XZ takes in a lot of light which is good for low light and in regular situations means that the images look oversaturated resulting in sometimes really good images and other times really bad ones. The reason the colours look so nice is because of the RGB IR filter but like I said, this isn’t consistent throughout all the images.
Overall the camera is good but it isn’t up there with the best. The inconsistency in performance is surprising since some of the best smartphone cameras sport a Sony sensor.
Xperia XZ camera samples
Coming to video recording, the Xperia XZ can shoot video in 4K, but the 4K mode isn’t in the video resolution menu. It is a separate option. We shot a video in 4K on the smartphone and after about 4 and a half minutes of recording, the phone got pretty hot reaching a maximum temperature of 42.6 degrees. After 6 minutes and 56 seconds of recording the cameras shut down on its own as the phone got too hot. This is a bummer if you are one looking to shoot long 4K videos using the smartphone.
Battery life
In the PC Mark battery test the smartphone lasted for 7.1 hours, which is average. In real world use, you will need to get your hands on a charger by the end of the day. With about 15 minutes of gaming, 20 minutes of YouTube video viewing some social networking and a bunch of calls and messages, the phone was ready to die at about 6PM. My day begins at 9AM. I have seen smartphones like the OnePlus 3 sport slightly better battery life.
Bottomline
The only reason you will buy this phone is if you are a Sony fanboy or you want a smartphone with a really good display. When it comes to audio, camera and overall performance, there are better phones available for the same price point. If you don’t mind compromising on the camera a little bit, then you can even consider the OnePlus 3, which is cheaper, but feels faster. If you're looking to pick up a flagship smartphone, you can consider the iPhone 7, Google Pixel and even the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as great options in this price.
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Sameer Mitha lives for gaming and technology is his muse. When he isn’t busy playing with gadgets or video games he delves into the world of fantasy novels.
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The only thing the HTC One M9+ has over its competitors is its looks and build, which is not enough to shell out 50k for this device. If you're going to spend this kind of money for a flagship device, there's a better performer in the Galaxy S6.
Back when HTC originally launched the One smartphone, the company still had a considerable grasp on the Android market. In fact, the HTC One to this day is one of the most critically acclaimed smartphones of all time. 2015 though, hasn’t been very kind to the company so far. Its flagship, the HTC One M9 took a lot of flak over the incremental changes HTC had made, driving the company to instead push the HTC One M9+, which is the one we review today.
If you look at the specs, you'll probably say this is the best smartphone HTC has made till date. Beyond what’s on paper though, the M9+ tells a story of a veteran, trying to catch up in a whole new world. Why do I say so? Read ahead for the HTC One M9+ review.
Build and Design
My mind says it’s the same design as the M8 before this, but my gut says it’s different. It’s only when you take the HTC One M9+ in your hand that you realise that it’s actually quite different from the One M8. The dual-tone metal finish looks like two pieces of metal put together. There’s distinct break between the front and back of this smartphone. The rear cover of the M9+ actually seems like the phone has been put inside a metal case.
There are two things here, one in the age where even Samsung and Apple are overhauling their flagship designs, HTC is simply being stubborn in sticking to what is a tried and tested formula. Secondly, even though the HTC One M9+ is a stunner and it does look different from the One M8, if you’ve ever heard HTC speak passionately about its design philosophies, you would be justified to expect more of the company.
It goes without saying that this is a solidly built smartphone. The overdose of metal ensures that, and the only plastic you’ll find are the bands on the back and sides for the antenna to function properly.
While that covers the looks part, there’s a distinct failure in this design. The fingerprint sensor just doesn’t fit into HTC’s overall philosophy for the M9+. The One M9+ in a way justifies the iPhone 6’s design. Apple’s quest for symmetry makes the iPhone 6 bigger than it needs to be, because the round TouchID sensor takes up a lot of space at the bottom, requiring an equal amount to be delegated on the top as well.
HTC and Samsung on the other hand chose the oval TouchID Sensor, presumably to solve this symmetry issue. This though comes at the cost of functionality. Both Samsung and HTC’s fingeprint sensors function less precisely than Apple’s. This is simply because of their shape. The phones require you to cover the entire sensor with your finger which just does not feel right when it comes to these narrow oval buttons. What you’re being asked to do is to place your finger on the sensor horizontally, and this is exactly what you don’t do in regular use.
This opens up the phone to two vulnerabilities. The first is of course in the fact that the fingerprint sensor often doesn’t record your fingerprint, failing to unlock the phone. The second, and possibly the more important one, is that in trying to tilt your finger, you compromise on the grip that you have on your phone. Sure, you’ll be extra careful with a phone that costs over 50k, but you will also want it to have no such design flaws won’t you? At least I do. HTC wants to stick to its old design, but add new functions, and the two just don’t fit together, at least not as easily as it wants them to.
Display
The 5.2 inch QHD display is another example of what I said in the beginning. With the M9 being criticised for its 1080p display, HTC had to put in a 2K display fast, and it did with the M9+. In doing so, it seems to have compromised on the overall quality of the display. The Super LCD3 display has been amongst the most balanced displays till date, striking a balance between the warm AMOLEDs of Samsung and slightly cooler panels from some other manufacturers.
The One M9+ has a display that is very sharp, like most other 2K displays, but there’s a distinct pink-ish tinge on the display when seen from certain angles. While this could of course be a problem with my review unit alone, it’s not something one would want on a flagship smartphone. I will be updating this review if it turns out to be a unit specific issue.
UI
HTC Sense 7 does not have much in terms of changes over Sense 6, but that’s not something you should expect from HTC anyway. The company has unbundled its UI over the years, meaning it can update specific sections of its UI instead of one big overhaul.
The only real update in Sense 7 on the M9+ is the HTC Home widget, which is essentially an app management widget. This takes stock of your work and home WiFis and arranges apps accordingly, based on where you are. It also suggests apps, but I didn’t find any that were useful to me.
Performance
The real reason why I say HTC is stuck playing catch up though is the MediaTek X10 Helio processor inside. I must confess, I expected a lot out of this processor, especially after getting a feel of the LeTV Le1 smartphone back in April. The MediaTek X10 Helio has been making big news following Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 fiasco. Being one of the bigger players in the market, HTC had the option to launch a second device with a MediaTek alternative.
The phone to beat here is of course the Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, with their Exynos 7 Octa processors. While the HTC One M9+ doesn’t heat up as fast or as easily as the Galaxy S6 variants, it also doesn’t perform at the same level. Rather, the performance is somewhere between the Snapdragon 805 and the Exynos 7 Octa. The M9+ does well on multi-core tests, beating the Galaxy S6 Edge. The single core performance though is not quite the same, which is a double edged sword. You don't want a flagship device to fail here, on the other hand, a flagship device would ideally be meant for more multi-core usage than single core. In addition, the single core performance is still enough for regular usage, it is only in benchmark numbers that you'll see the difference.
AnTuTu's complete system tests though point out a different story. It makes one thing pretty clear, that as a pure performer, the MediaTek Helio X10 is right up there with the best in the market and ahead of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 processor.
The real surprise in performance though is in the Power VR Rogue G6200 GPU. The M9+ is no match against the Galaxy S6, being closer to the Moto Turbo and Nexus 6. The performance in gaming isn't particularly bad, but it isn't the powerhouse that the S6 Edge turned out to be. You'll be able to play resource intensive games, and the M9+ won't throttle the processor for about 15 minutes. The good thing here is that under controlled temperatures, of about 23 degrees, the M9+ doesn't heat up very easily. It takes the phone about 20 minutes to go up to 40 degrees, which is a very good sign.
Battery
Benchmark numbers aside, the real problem with the performance lies in the battery. On a loaded device, being used as a daily driver, the battery drops by about 13% after 15 minutes of gaming. On a bare bones device, with less background activity, this remains at around 8-9%.
In our battery tests, the One M9+ lasts about 5 hours, about a fourth of the time clocked by the Moto Turbo. 5 hours is also the time clocked on Geekbench 3’s battery test (for going from 100% to 1%), while PC Mark for Android takes 4 hours 8 minutes for the phone to go from 80% to 20%.
During real world usage, using the phone as a daily driver, it lasts for at most 12 hours. This with barely 15 minutes of gaming and lots of text messaging, coupled with 5 phone calls some social networking. I got to gauge the performance even more by taking it along with me to a recent trip overseas. Since my phone was silent all day and void of data connections, the battery would last me longer, but the HTC One M9+ still could not get me through the whole day, topping out at 17 hours at best.
Camera
Megapixel counts don’t determine camera performance. HTC knows that as well as anyone else, but it still bumped up the pixel count on its rear camera to 20MP with the M9+, adding a 2MP Duo camera to go along with it.
Frankly, the Duo Camera on the HTC One M9+ doesn’t really serve any purpose. After all, how many times does anyone really need to shift focus from the foreground to the background? It gets old really fast. You will be taking most of your images in the ‘high-res’ mode that the camera offers, and there it will fail you on default settings. You can get some measure of control using other functions, but that doesn’t bring it anywhere close to the Galaxy S6.
HTC One M9+
In the flagship market, the HTC One M9+ has a camera that is mediocre at best, just like the Moto Turbo. It overexposes images in bright sunlight, while under fluorescent lights images come out with a hue that can ruin them, as you will see in the colour chart image in the album above. The camera is passable at best, which is really not saying much.
On the front, HTC put its 4MP ultrapixel camera, which used to be the primary camera on its earlier flagships. While this is good, the camera is pre-programmed to make images very soft, which means faces will look nice but very unreal, with smudged colours and less sharpness. The camera isn't bad per se, but it will really come down to personal choice.
Bottomline
The HTC One M9+ has its ups and downs, but it isn't the outright performer that the Galaxy S6 Edge is. The only real advantage it has over Samsung's flagship is that it looks better, but there again, it isn't exactly a fresh design. The MediaTek X10 Helio does well in regular tasks, but the GPU performance isn't good enough for a flagship device that costs over 50k. So, should you buy the HTC One M9+? Frankly, the answer is no. The camera doesn't come anywhere close to either the Galaxy S6 and the M9+'s battery is disgraceful for a flagship smartphone. You would be spending your money much better if you buy the Galaxy S6.
The One M9+ tries its best to catch up to what's selling in the market right now, shedding HTC's stubbornness over 1080p displays but continuing with the same old design. It's a disappointment, especially for HTC fans, who have always been appreciative of the company's prowess in making Android devices.
A point to be noted here is that the OnePlus One, or hopefully even the upcoming OnePlus 2 and other mid-ranged flagships, remain better value for money flagships than the M9+, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and the LG G4. The companies really need to bring all this power at a lower price point if they want to keep up with that competition.
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This is what happens during an ugly divorce - a laundry load of dirty linen is hung up for public viewing, and the owner of the laundry runs away. Think of the latest Bollywood controversy that erupted when Samajwadi MP Jaya Bachchan spoke during Zero Hour on the opening day of this session of parliament. Let's call it a dramatic 'First Day, First Show' moment, which is common currency in showbiz. Over to Bollywood vs. Bollywood.
Mrs. B took off and how! Known for her outspokenness and straight talk, inside and outside of parliament, Jaya decided it was about time someone (she!) put things in perspective about the entire 'Charsi Bollywood' debate that has become a news story ever since Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic death. Bollywood has never had it this bad, and as a veteran actor, Jaya obviously felt incensed enough to silence a few loudmouths who she says are giving a terrible name to the entire film industry by painting everybody with the same brush.
Starting with Loudmouth No.1. On the face of it, the obvious object of her ire was BJP MP. Ravi Kishan, who had spoken about the "drug addiction in the film industry". Jaya Bachchan would have none of it! What drug cartel was this chap talking about? She accused her co-parliamentarian of ingratitude, referencing a common Hindi saying involving a food-laden thaali. In short, this insensitive man was biting the hand that has fed him and made him what he is. She was equally upset by the manner in which social media was 'flogging' the film community at large, and, fumed the lady, the government was not doing a damn thing about! Tch! Tch! This is pretty shabby of the sarkar. The movie industry, as Jaya pointed out, provides direct employment to 5 lakh people and indirect employment to 5 million! Some of India's highest tax-payers are movie stars! Plus, the patriotic film community always stands by the government in times of national crisis.
Jaya Bachchan sharply rebutted BJP MP and film actor Ravi Kishan's comments in parliament about drug addiction in Bollywood
Don't forget, the film industry also brings a great deal of international fame and recognition. Take a bow, Chaitanya Tamhane - Bollywood may now give you the recognition Venice just did! Naturally, Jaya was distressed by the lack of government support. She demanded 'protection' (no, not the Y-Category wala protection - that's reserved for another outspoken film industry lady). But first, the BJP parliamentarian had to be shown his proper place. For Ravi Kishan had had the temerity to badmouth Bollywood! Imagine his nerve! Jaya Bachchan is seriously bugged - how dare he? This sort of targeting and tarnishing of an industry that has created and nurtured him - and thousands like him - was clearly an act of ingratitude, thundered Mrs. B. And she wants the 'slander' to end. She has found support within the film community - it's always a good move to attempt damage control as a cohesive, united industry, protecting its own interests. Jaya B's got your back, guys!
Ravi Kishan hastily back tracked and swallowed his words (nothing was left behind on the empty thaali) as he weakly explained his position, making it worse for himself. He said things were different in his time, squarely accusing the present generation of stars of being naughty. Let me not go into his bizarre conspiracy theory - the one about Pakistan-China getting together to destroy our great and glorious film industry by drugging it. Wait a minute - why does Pakistan feature so prominently in Bollywood controversies these days?
Aha, Enter Kangana Ranaut!
She got Jaya Bachchan's goat by calling Bollywood a 'gutter'. Gutter, not sewer. Not nullah. There's one hell of a lot of glitz in that gutter, I guess. So, nobody has really cared to notice the grime and garbage underneath. Nobody, that is, except Kangana Ranaut (correct spelling right here, mediawalas, please note). Ms. Ranaut is back in Manali, relieved to have left the gutter behind. Her heart is heavy. Very heavy. But Jaya Bachchan is not interested in Kangana Ranaut's heart. Like everybody else, she is wondering what will emerge next as her statement. A lot, as it turned out. Ms. Ranaut came straight to the point, got intensely personal and asked bluntly if Mama Bachchan would have said what she did in parliament had her own children been targeted the way she, Kangana Ranaut, has been singled out and attacked. We breathlessly await Mrs. B's response. Maybe she'll point out to Ms. Ranaut that her own, exceptionally well-behaved children (Shweta and Abhishek) have not compared Mumbai to PoK? And does anybody really think the Bachchan bachchas are 'out of control'? No, na? But someone out there clearly is...theek hai?
Kangana Ranaut asked if Ms Bachchan would react in the same manner if her daughter or son were affected
Till then a quick recap. Bollywood is anything but a soft target. And there is absolutely no justification in Bollywood playing the martyr role or pulling out the victim card at this juncture. Sorry, boss. Bollywood is Bollywood - a unique place, often called a Dream Factory. Bollywood does not manufacture toothpaste or biscuits. It manufactures fantasies. We love those fantasies. Which is why Bollywood remains as yummily successful as it is. Like in any other industry, there are amazing people in Bollywood, and some not-so-amazing. But, come on - do you care to know the amazing and not amazing folks in, say, a multinational company like Colgate? So, all that goody-goody talk and complaints about 'slander' is most misplaced. It's absurd to project Bollywood personalities as 'scapegoats' or 'sitting ducks'. Of course people in Bollywood do drugs, drink themselves silly, fool around, perhaps far more than regular working class people. Makes perfect sense - Bollywood thrives on glamour and projection, illusion and make believe. That's what makes Bollywood so seductive and magnetic. Fans feed off every little nugget emerging from Bollywood's maws. Particularly stories about wild parties, cocaine consumption, binge-boozing and crazy hook-ups. Which ordinary person can afford such indulgences even if the desire exists and the person wants to go ahead and snort?
We love Bollywood because it is Bollywood - frenetic, lunatic, creative, inventive, over-the-top and delirious. Excess is what keeps showbiz going. Movie stars lead lives that cannot be equated or compared to the lives of other successful professionals. The unspoken reality in urban India is that drugs are everywhere and everybody is smoking up - bankers, lawyers, doctors, corporate honchos, sports stars, assorted socialites, artists, fashion folks, chefs - those who can afford the stuff, do the stuff! But who cares about some suit doing lines in the loo during a key board meeting?
The clean-up drive is a waste of time. It's far better to be upfront and deal with Bollywood the way it is, without dousing heavy-duty sanitizer on all its colourful denizens. Or white-washing and spray-painting the grime. There are saints and there are sinners - they coexist in shanti. Bollywood is not Juhu beach which can be cleaned up thanks to the efforts of a few. Bollywood was and remains a badass monster.
Till then, lie low, actor log - and keep your nostrils clean!
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This is the one big match before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. It's 1-1 after two thrilling matches between England and Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester. And on Wednesday, at the same venue, top-ranked England will go against fifth-ranked Australia with an eye to complete a double this tour.
England defeated Australia 2-1 in the T20Is [In Pics]and still came short of wresting the numero spot in the ICC rankings for the shortest format of the game. But the Eoin Morgan-led outfit can consolidate their position as the top team in the ODIs with a win against a strong Aussie team. The visitors lost a golden opportunity to win the series against the reigning world champions on Sunday. Aaron Finch & Co were on course until they lost the plot in a dramatic batting collapse.
Besides fighting for their respective national teams, the England and Australia cricket stars will also use the match as probably the last warm-up before heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, which starts on September 19 with a clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
TOSS: England have won the toss and opted to bat first.
Playing XIs: No Steve Smith today.
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Billings, Chris Woakes, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood.
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Marcus Stoinis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.
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Bournemouth beat Crystal Palace 11-10 in an unusually long penalty shootout to advance to the third round of the English League Cup after the game ended at 0-0 after 90 minutes on Tuesday.
As the sides remained deadlocked after five penalties each, even both goalkeepers had to take spot kicks and they both missed.
Eventually David Brooks scored his second penalty for Bournemouth and Luka Milivojevic's second was saved by goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to knock out the Premier League side.
Bournemouth, which was relegated from the Premier League in July, plays Manchester City in the next round.
Jack Grealish celebrated his new contract at Aston Villa by scoring the decisive goal in a 3-1 victory over Burton.
The match looked to be heading for a penalty shootout after Ollie Watkins had scored Villas equalizer late in the first half to cancel out Colin Daniels opener for the third-division team after only 68 seconds.
But Grealish struck a volley from the edge of the area to put Dean Smith's team in front in the 88th minute.
Keinan Davis made sure of the victory in stoppage time to set up a trip to Bristol City or Northampton in the next round.
Sebastien Haller scored twice in four first-half minutes before Felipe Anderson added a late third as West Ham advanced past Charlton 3-0.
The win may only temporarily paper over the cracks after West Hams poor start to the season a 2-0 home loss to Newcastle on Saturday as well as unrest off the field.
Ryan Fraser secured Newcastle’s 1-0 victory over Blackburn by scoring on his first appearance for the northeast club, which will play fourth-tier side Morecambe in the third round.
LIVE TVMadonna will direct and produce her still-untitled biopic which will tell the story of her rise to fame as the musician, entrepreneur, actress, author, and style icon that she is today.
The "Queen of Pop" is also working on the screenplay with Oscar-winning "Juno" writer Diablo Cody and co-producing with Amy Pascal ("Little Women"). The singer's longtime manager, Guy Oseary, and Sara Zambreno are also on board as executive producers.
"I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer – a human being, trying to make her way in this world," Madonna said of her project in a statement published by Deadline.
"The focus of this film will always be music. Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive," she continued adding, "There are so many untold and inspiring stories and who better to tell it than me. It's essential to share the roller coaster ride of my life with my voice and vision."
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley called Madonna the "ultimate icon, humanitarian, artist, and rebel. She said the artist "has shaped our culture in a way very few others have with her singular gift of creating art that is as accessible as it is boundary-pushing."
Langley confirmed the deal with Universal Pictures and called it an honour to work alongside her and the others to tell "the world her unvarnished story for the first time."
Pascal also spoke about the biopic and called it her "labour of love." She said she and Madonna go way back since they made the 1992 film "A League of Their Own" together, so she "can't imagine anything more thrilling than collaborating with her and Diablo on bringing her true-to-life story to the big screen.
Madonna will not act in her biopic but will lead the search for the actress who will portray her. There is no word on the title yet although she hinted that it might be called "Live to Tell." Last week, she also teased that the film will talk about her "struggle as an artist trying to survive in a man's world as a woman."
Pull-ups can be beneficial for improving your body strength
Exercises like pull-ups can be difficult to master. You cannot simply begin to do pull-ups without any practice and a certain amount of body strength and stamina. For starters, you need to do weight training regularly every week, to build upper body strength. Weight loss and better body flexibility can also help. Besides, slowly progressing to this challenging exercise can also help you do pull-ups with ease. Talking about such progression exercises that can help you do pull-ups is celebrity fitness trainer Kayla Itsines on Instagram.
In her Insta pose, Itsines agrees how doing pull-ups can difficult to master, if you don't practice them regularly. In order to help people learn how to do this body weight training exercise, she shares a few pull-up progression exercises that can help in building your strength and improve your form so you can eventually progress to a more advanced pull-up.
These exercises included basics such as just hanging on the pull-up bar, to slowly progressing towards pulling your body upwards. "I have listed the variations below in order from beginner to advanced. Start by including the beginner variations into your upper-body sessions and slowly work your way up to the more advanced variations," she recommends in the caption of her post.
Pull-ups can help in improving your body strength
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In the video post, Itisines shares seven progression exercises, that not just help you do pull-ups, but even the more advanced version of the exercise. Here are the seven progression exercises:
Try to do each variation with the right technique and complete 2-3 sets as part of your daily workout routine. "Last year I set myself a goal to complete 15 pull-ups in a row with no rest breaks. I achieved this goal by following these pull-up progression techniques and adding them to my training sessions," she informs.
Also read: Strengthen Your Core At Home With These Simple Exercises
So what are you waiting for? If doing pull-ups have for long been a struggle for you, these progression exercises can surely ease you into them. Watch the video below to see how each exercise is done. Try them today!
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The Kult 10 smartphone looks good on paper but in real life fails to garner a cult following. The phone is unable to harness the power under its hood. The phone sports 3GB of RAM, and a decent quad-core Mediatek SoC but the OS feels unoptimised and ruins the experience.
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Amidst the numerous Chinese smartphone makers entering the Indian subcontinent, a new Indian brand is trying to grab a piece of the sub-10K smartphone market. Kult smartphones (if you can believe the name) has launched a device called the '10'. While most of the phones in the budget category are either priced under under 7K or around the 10K mark, the Kult 10 is priced at Rs. 7,999. At this price point, the phone offers 3GB of RAM and very clean candy bar form factor while the rest of the specifications looks pretty good as well. According to Kult, '10' is the “best-in-class smartphone” which offers “a powerful and differentiated experience”. So I decided to put this claim to the test and here's what I thought..
Design and Build
Straight up, the clean candy bar design gives the phone a very square look. The slim profile and lightweight body makes the phone very easy to handle. Although, I do feel the top and bottom edges of the phone could have been smaller to give it a better grip. Talking about the grip, the phone comes with a “OnePlus” like sandstone finish which gives it a strong grip. The back is removable and can be replaced with a white coloured plastic back, which comes with the phone in the box and gives the Kult 10 a more Storm-trooper like look. However, with the white plastic back cover, the phone was a bit slippery. The construction of the Kult 10 is quite robust and the phone feels solid in the hand. The two physical buttons however, are not that great and have a very squidgy feel to them.
Display and UI
The phone has a good 5-inch IPS panel. Colours look vibrant on the display and it has good viewing angles. However, it suffers in terms of brightness when compared to the competition. The resolution of the display on the Kult 10 is 1280 x 720p, which is at par with what competing devices in the same price bracket offer. The display on the Kult 10 also offers good sunlight legibility. Touch response is again not the best when compared to the likes of the Acer Liquid Z530 but is still above average. The three navigation buttons lie beneath display and are not backlit leaving you hanging in the dark. There are no clear markings on the buttons, which means that there is a learning curve to remember the placement of these buttons, especially if you use the device in the dark.
The Kult 10 runs on a custom UI, which is not very different from stock Android. It reminds me of the UI used by Micromax in its numerous Android phones. Kult has added some UI features like double tap to wake and other gestures like drawing C on the lock screen to jump directly into the camera, and more.
Performance
The Mediatek MT6735 powered smartphone churns out decent performance for basic tasks like watching videos, making calls or socialising via apps. However, as soon as you start playing games on it or even open multiple browser tabs, the phone starts to struggle. It lags, stutters and sometimes freezes itself for more than half-a-minute. I was hoping that 3GB of RAM coupled with the MT6735 processor was enough to do more than basic tasks on the Kult 10, but that isn’t the case. Here is a quick look at the benchmarks, but it should be mentioned that real-life performance and test scores tell a different story.
Calling capabilities are normal but the audio quality on the phone isn't great. The volume is low, whether you are listening via the rear speaker or via headphones.
Camera and Battery
The Kult 10 is unable to redeem itself in the camera department as well, as it takes below average images in any lighting condition. The 13MP rear shooter is unable to capture good details and has a mediocre dynamic range. It is unable to focus properly in any lighting condition even with PDAF (Phase Detection AutoFocus) support. Low light images are full of noise and the rear flash doesn't help.
L to R Image taken in (Outdoor light, low light, Fluorescent light (3 & 4))
A 2350mAh battery powers the Kult 10, which is average at best. In our battery test where a 1080p video is played on loop till the battery dies, the phone lasted for a mere five and a half hours. Using the phone as a daily driver I found that the battery is not very well optimised and the phone does require a charge twice a day. Gaming eats the battery life even faster. In just half an hour of gaming, the phone burnt about 20 percent of juice which is a not good!
Bottomline
The Kult 10 has only two redeeming factor - one is the display that offers good viewing angles and the other being its ergonomic and light weight design. Beyond that, the phone is an average performer with scope for a lot of improvement. Considering its average performance and underwhelming overall appeal when compared to the competition, it is difficult to recommend the Kult 10.
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TMC' Derek o 'Brien Hits out Over Covid Preparedness | Alluding to HM Amit Shah's 'chronology' comment, O'Brien says, "On January 30, the first COVID-19 case was detected in India. On February 24, PM Modi hosted US President Donald Trump and during all this, many Chief Ministers were working for Covid. On March 25, a 21-day lockdown was announced with a four hours notice. My question to the government is this, was at least one video conference held before March 26 for coronavirus? On public health, states have spent Rs 63 out of every Rs 100 spent. When things are going well, you want to take credit. When they are not, you start talking about CMs, he says.
Can Light Diyas at India Gate, not for Covid Warriors | BJP MP from Maharashtra says that many have been criticising some of the good measures implemented by the Centre during COVID-19. For instance, when we lit diyas to honour the frontline workers, there were people who made fun of that as well, he says. "Those who light candles at India Gate don't like the lighting of diyas in honour of those fighting COVID," says Sahasrabuddhe, to general protest. He also said that there is lack of coordination between the different departments of Maharashtra government even while dealing with a pandemic.
No CM opposed lockdown, says BJP MP | BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said he hoped that Congress would give some policy suggestions. Responding to Sharma's comments on the implementation of lockdown, Sahasrabuddhe says that the Chief Ministers of states were consulted numerous times during the decision-making process and they did not oppose the lockdown. "None of the Chief Ministers in about 15 meetings with the PM and other Ministers ever said the lockdown shouldn't be opposed," he says. "This double-faced behaviour of the Opposition should be avoided," he adds.
Anand Sharma says the government should have coordinated with States before announcing the lockdown. Says we can't deny the image of India that was seen abroad of migrant workers in distress. He adds that if quarantine centres were set up in advance, the disease may not have reached villages. While ending his addressal, Sharma says it is the duty of the house to listen to all inputs from the members of the House.
After a heated discussion on the time alloted for COVID-related queries and comments, Congress MP Anand Sharma resumes speaking. Mr Sharma asks government to speak to states about improving the public health system. He says that 70% of ICU beds are in private sector.
Confusion ensues over the timing alloted for the discussion. Chairman says 2.5 hours, members say they were promised 4 hours.
Cong's Anand Sharma on Covid | Congress MP Anand Sharma says Health Minister told the House on September 15 that the deaths per million of 55 was among the lowest in the world. Sri Lanka and South Africa have had lower deaths per million, he says. COVID 19 is an unprecedented event an event that no one could have predicted... but the question is how prepared were we? Today our medical fraternity has more knowledge of how to handle a disease. The announcement of the lock down shocked the country, there should a discussion on how benificial was the lock down and how prepared or ill prepared were we for it.
RS Passes Ayurveda Bill | Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan thanks the MPs for their inputs on Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020. He says that despite being a doctor of modern medicine, he is appreciative of and practices ayurveda and other traditional medicine. On issue of Jamnagar institute being selected, Health Minister says he has respect for the other institutes. Right now there are 103 institutes of national importance, but none for ayurveda.
Rajya Sabha passes the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020. pic.twitter.com/CVOS6Cfiqo
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020
Inst Should Not be Limited to One State, say MPs | On the Institute, most MPs say that the institute should not be constrained to one particular state, i.e Gujarat. Bodoland People's Front MP from Assam Biswajit Daimary asks the government to make a similar ayurveda institute of national importance in the North East. NCP MP from Maharashtra Dr. Fauzia Khan wonders if it might be more cost-effective to improve existing institutes rather than establishing a new one. She says choice of Gujarat again has led to eyebrows being raised.
AIADMK MP M Thambidurai in Rajya Sabha said the Siddha is also a very important medicine system and requested the Centre to consider giving the status of national importance to National Institute of Siddha in Tamil Nadu.
Siddha is also a very important medicine system. I request the (health) minister to consider giving the status of national importance to National Institute of Siddha in Tamil Nadu: AIADMK MP M Thambidurai in Rajya Sabha pic.twitter.com/6S45Hx7LYz
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020
RS Takes up Ayurveda Institute Bill | Rajya Sabha takes up 'Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill 2020' for discussion.
Rajya Sabha takes up 'Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill 2020' for discussion #RajyaSabha#MonsoonSession2020 pic.twitter.com/OWwVj6Jj4R
— Prasar Bharati News Services (@PBNS_India) September 16, 2020
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has given Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha over the issue of 'Chinese surveillance on political leaders and key officials.'
On Day 3 of the Parliament Monsoon Session, the COVID crisis expected to be discussed in Rajya Sabha. Pressure on govt by the opposition for a full-fledged discussion over the India-China Faceoff issue also expected. A CNN-News18 report.
Parliament #MonsoonSession Day 3.
— CNNNews18 (@CNNnews18) September 16, 2020
COVID crisis expected to be discussed in Rajya Sabha. Pressure on govt by the opposition for a full-fledged discussion over the #IndiaChinaFaceoff issue.
Here's what you can expect to happen in the parliament today.@_pallavighosh explains. pic.twitter.com/32Af4Vxsko
No Inflitration on Indo-China Border, MHA to RS | Ministry of Home Affairs told Rajya Sabha today that no infiltration had taken place on Indo-China Border in six months, even as the standoff between the two countries continues in Ladakh.
KC Venugopal on India China at LAC | Congress MP KC Venugopal in RS said as per a media report, a Shenzhen based tech company with links to Chinese govt is tracking over 10,000 Indians in its global database of foreign targets. I want to know from the govt if it has taken note of it. If so, what actions have been taken?
As per a media report, a Shenzhen based tech company with links to Chinese govt is tracking over 10,000 Indians in its global database of foreign targets. I want to know from the govt if it has taken note of it. If so, what actions have been taken?: Congress MP KC Venugopal in RS pic.twitter.com/cZa7R08Idp
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020
Congress MP KC Venugopal gives Zero Notice on the Chinese surveillance issue in Rajya Sabha as he demands the government to address the matter.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'him being stopped from discharging his duties of an MP.'
Congress Speaks on J&K | Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad speaks on the unemployment among the youth and lack of tourism in Jammu & Kashmir. Azad says since the bifurcation of the state, these opportunities need to be brought back.
Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri & Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi arrive at the Parliament, as proceedings of the Raya Sabha begin on third day of #MonsoonSession. pic.twitter.com/hCmkdLF9dm
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020
The Upper House session begins, Mausam Noor (West Bengal) makes the prescribed oath or affirmation of allegiance to the Constitution.
Day 3 of #MonsoonSession2020
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) September 16, 2020
Presenting episode 5 of our #New series #InsideParliament
My prediction. Govt will condescend to discuss #Covid_19 today in Rajya Sabha for about 2 hours. And then Oppn will be told, now go- that’s more than enough. pic.twitter.com/tbYL7cDXA6
Congress MP Anand Sharma has given short duration discussion notice in Rajya Sabha over 'the incursion of Chinese Army across the LAC and military standoff between the Armies of India and China on the LAC.'
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for its passage in the Lok Sabha today. The Bill seeks to protect the interest of the depositors by bringing co-operative banks under the regulatory framework of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
RS to Hold Talks on Pandemic | The Rajya Sabha is set to discussion the pandemic and the steps taken by the Centre to curb the spread of the deadly virus. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan had on Monday told Parliament that the decision to impose nationwide lockdown prevented 14-29 lakh Covid-19 cases and 37,000-78,000 deaths in India. Reports now state that the number of infections in the country have crossed the 5 million mark with 91,136 new cases.
RJD MP Manoj Jha has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'COVID-19 and its impacts on migrant workforce.'
MPLAD Fund Restoration | Opposition parties, including the Congress, in the Lok Sabha had demanded the restoration of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund, even as they supported the government's decision to cut salaries of MPs. Participating in a discussion on the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020, in the Lower House, members of the Congress, TMC, BJD, NCP, TRS, TDP and other parties pitched for the restoration of the funds.
BSP MP Veer Singh has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'increase in unemployment due to lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic.'
PDP MP Gives Zero Hour Notice | PDP MP Nazir Ahmad Laway has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over "MPLAD funds and poor condition of National Highway from Jammu to Srinagar."
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'proposed privatisation of JNPT
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2020
(Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust) ports and concern over national security.' pic.twitter.com/HqltRyCtH0
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After three tumultuous years of marriage, superstar rapper Cardi B filed for divorce Tuesday from her husband, rapper Offset, according to court records. The couple, who married secretly in September 2017, had already been through a well-publicized rough patch that resulted in her announcing their break-up almost two years ago. "We got a lot of love for each other but things just haven't been working out between us for a long time," she said in a December 2018 video on Instagram, where she has some 75.5 million followers. "It's just like, I guess we just grew out of love, but we're not together anymore."
But by about a year later the pair had reconciled and Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, told Vogue at the time that the split was over her husband's infidelity.
"We have come to a clear understanding. For me, monogamy is the only way," she said.
Cardi B is seeking custody of 2-year-old daughter Kulture and child support from Offset, whose real name is Kiari Cephus.
A hearing is set for November 4, according to the Fulton County court in Georgia, which is Offset's home state.
Despite the turmoil in her personal life, Cardi B has rocketed to success from her humble origins in New York's Bronx.
Her 2017 hit Bodak Yellow brought her fame, and 2020 chart topper WAP brought her controversy.
The song is an unadulterated celebration of female desire brimming with graphic sexual metaphors that left American conservatives hot and bothered.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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Officials are working to make sure there was no cost to patients for the vaccine (Representational)
The U.S. government on Wednesday said it will start distributing a COVID-19 vaccine within one day of regulatory authorization as it plans for the possibility that a limited number of vaccine doses may be available at the end of the year.
Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense on Wednesday held a call with reporters and then released documents on the distribution plans that it is sending to the states and local public health officials.
The federal government will allocate vaccines for each state based on the critical populations recommended first for vaccination by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That group is expected to include essential healthcare workers.
The document, called the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook, said that "limited COVID-19 vaccine doses may be available by early November 2020 if a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized or licensed by FDA by that time, but COVID-19 vaccine supply may increase substantially in 2021."
Officials also said they were working to make sure there was no cost to patients for the vaccine.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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At 7:30 am, the Nifty futures were trading lower by 0.1 per cent on Singapore Stock Exchange.
The domestic stock markets are likely to open flat, albeit with a negative bias, following mixed Asian cues. Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a flat opening for the index in India, with a 19 points loss. At 7:30 am, the Nifty futures were trading at 11,512, lower by 19 points or 0.1 per cent on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Asian shares were set for a mixed open on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's view on the economy at the end of its policy meeting, although upbeat Chinese and U.S. economic data is likely to give sentiment a tailwind.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 0.75 per cent in early trading. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures slid 0.13 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures rose 0.33 per cent.
Overnight, U.S. stocks rose as investors hoped the Federal Reserve would stick with its supportive policy stance as the central bank's two-day meeting got under way.
The Dow Jones rose 0.01 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 0.52 per cent and Nasdaq Composite added 1.21 per cent,.
Meanwhile, oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session, as a hurricane disrupted U.S. offshore oil and gas production and an industry report showed a big drop in U.S. crude stockpiles.
Brent crude was trading up 15 cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $40.68 a barrel by 0055 GMT, while U.S. crude gained 18 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $38.46 a barrel. Both contracts rose by more than 2 per cent on Tuesday.
The benchmark indices ended higher in trade on Tuesday, led by gains in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys and Axis Bank. The Sensex ended 0.74 per cent or 288 points higher at 39,044 and Nifty 50 index climbed 82 points or 0.71 per cent to close at 11,522.
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CAT 2020: कैट परीक्षा के लिए आगे बढ़ी आवेदन की अंतिम तारीख.
CAT 2020 Exam: IIM इंदौर, इस साल CAT 2020 का संचालन करने वाली अथॉरिटी ने CAT 2020 परीक्षा के लिए पंजीकरण की अंतिम तारीख 23 सितंबर तक बढ़ा दी है. अब उम्मीदवार 23 सितंबर तक CAT के लिए पंजीकरण फॉर्म भर सकते हैं. कैट 2020 परीक्षा के लिए आवेदन करने की अंतिम तारीख पहले 16 सितंबर थी, लेकिन अब इसे बढ़ाकर 23 सितंबर कर दिया गया है. कैट रजिस्ट्रेशन विंडो शाम 5 बजे तक खुली रहेगी. रजिस्ट्रेशन की प्रक्रिया समाप्त होने के बाद उम्मीदवारों को अपने फॉर्म में करेक्शन करने का मौका दिया जाएगा, जिसमें वह अपनी सहूलियत के हिसाब से परीक्षा के लिए शहर बदल सकेंगे, फोटोग्राफ और सिग्नेचर में बदलाव कर सकेंगे. ग्रेजुएशन में 50 फीसदी अंक प्राप्त करने वाले और ग्रेजुएशन के फाइनल ईयर के छात्र भी CAT 2020 परीक्षा के लिए आवेदन कर सकते हैं.
CAT 2020 Registration: ऐसे करें आवेदन
- सबसे पहले उम्मीदवार आधिकारिक वेबसाइट iimcat.ac.in पर जाएं.
- इसके बाद लॉग इन क्रेडेंशियल जनरेट करने के लिए “new candidates registration” पर क्लिक करें.
- अब अपना CAT 2020 का एप्लिकेशन फॉर्म भरें और अपने डॉक्यूमेंट्स अपलोड करें.
- एप्लिकेशन प्रक्रिया को पूरा करने के लिए अंत में एप्लिकेशन फीस जमा करनी होगी.
IIM इंदौर ने CAT पंजीकरण के लिए फीस बढ़ा दी है. जनरल कैटेगरी के उम्मीदवारों को अब कैट की परीक्षा 2020 के लिए फीस 2000 रुपये देनी होगी, जबकि आरक्षित श्रेणी के उम्मीदवारों को 1000 रुपये फीस देनी होगी. कैट पंजीकरण शुल्क का भुगतान ऑनलाइन मोड में डेबिट / क्रेडिट कार्ड या नेट बैंकिंग के माध्यम से किया जा सकता है.
CAT 2020 परीक्षा के लिए आवेदन करने वाले उम्मीदवारों के पास बैचलर डिग्री में कम से कम 50 फीसदी नंबर होने चाहिए. एससी, एसटी और पीडब्ल्यूडी उम्मीदवारों के लिए आवश्यक अंक 45% हैं. उम्मीदवार जो बैचलर डिग्री की फाइनल ईयर में हैं और जो लोग डिग्री पूरी कर चुके हैं और अपने रिजल्ट का इंतजार कर रहे हैं वे भी इस परीक्षा के लिए आवेदन कर सकते हैं.
इस साल इंडियन इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ मैनेजमेंट और अन्य संस्थानों में एडमिशन के लिए एंट्रेंस एग्जाम IIM इंदौर द्वारा आयोजित किया जा रहा है. CAT 2020 के लिए योग्य उम्मीदवार आधिकारिक वेबसाइट के माध्यम से परीक्षा के लिए 23 सितंबर तक आवेदन कर सकते हैं.
भाजपा सांसद लालूभाई बाबूभाई पटेल ने लोकसभा में कहां कि पाकिस्तान की जेलों में काफी संख्या में भारतीय मछुआरे कैद हैं और उनकी काफी नौकाएं भी जब्त कर ली गई हैं।
भाजपा के एक सदस्य ने बीते दिनों लोकसभा में एक ऐसा मुद्दा उठाया जिअपर अब तक किसी की नज़र नहीं गयी थी। उन्होंने ने ना केवल उस गंभीर मामले की बात की बल्कि उस मामले पर जल्द से जल्द काम का आग्रह भी किया।
दमन दीव के भाजपा सांसद लालूभाई बाबूभाई पटेल ने लोकसभा में कहां कि पाकिस्तान की जेलों में काफी संख्या में भारतीय मछुआरे कैद हैं और उनकी काफी नौकाएं भी जब्त कर ली गई हैं। इन मछुआरों के परिवारों को उनके कुशलक्षेम की जानकारी भी नहीं मिल पाती है, इससे परिवार के लोग काफी परेशान रहते हैं। भाजपा संसद ने आगे कहा कि इस गंभीर विषय पर पकिस्तान से बात करनी चाहिए और इसका उचित रास्ता निकालना चाहिए।
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वही दूसरी ओर शून्यकाल के दौरान बीजू जनता दल के भतृहरि माहताब ने कहा कि ओडिशा में भारी मात्रा में लौह अयस्क, क्रोमाइट, लिग्नाइट, बॉक्साइट पाया जाता है लेकिन पिछले कुछ समय से उसे वाजिब रॉयल्टी नहीं मिल रही है। उन्होंने आगे बताया कि पिछली बार समीक्षा सितंबर 2014 में की गई थी। जबकि इसकी समीक्षा तीन साल में होनी चाहिए। जो की नहीं हो पा रहा जिस करण अब ओडिशा धीरे धीरे प्रभावित हो रहा है। जल्द रॉयल्टी से जुड़े मुद्दे की समीक्षा की जानी चाहिए।
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New York Mets pitcher Rick Porcello wipes his face during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
PHILADELPHIA: Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury, Didi Gregorius hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 Tuesday night.
The scuffling Mets played their first game since billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen agreed to buy the team from the Wilpon and Katz families. The agreement was announced Monday and the deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball owners.
Arrieta (4-4) allowed one run on Brandon Nimmos homer and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. But he walked off the mound, grabbing the back of his right leg, after hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch to load the bases. JoJo Romero entered and retired Wilson Ramos on a double-play grounder, with first baseman Alec Bohm making an excellent pick on his backhand.
Romero tossed two innings, Tommy Hunter got two outs and Hector Neris finished for his fourth save in seven chances.
Mets starter Rick Porcello (1-5) yielded four runs and six hits in six innings as New York (21-27) lost its third straight and fell six games under .500, matching a season low.
Porcello retired the first two batters in the fourth before he walked Jean Segura. Scott Kingery lined a double to right and Andrew Knapp walked. Pinch-hitter Adam Haseley then lined a single to left-center for a 2-0 lead.
Nimmo answered quickly, driving Arrietas first pitch in the fifth out to right to cut it to 2-1.
Gregorius connected in the fifth, launching one off the video board on the facing of the second deck in right. Bohm had reached on an infield single when third baseman J.D. Davis nearly made a sensational play. Davis glove and the ball went flying in the air as he tried to short-hop the sharp grounder. Davis looked up, saw the ball coming down, snagged it and fired to first too late to get Bohm.
The Phillies returned home after going 2-5 in a seven-game series at Miami that dropped them to third place in the NL East. They currently hold a wild-card spot.
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Everyone is aware of what took place but right now our focus is on the field, Mets manager Luis Rojas said about the sale of the team.
ROSTER MOVE
The Phillies recalled LHP Garrett Cleavinger, and INF Ronald Torreyes was designated for assignment.
TRAINERS ROOM
Mets: C Toms Nido remains on the COVID-19 injured list with no timeline for returning to the team.
Phillies: 1B Rhys Hoskins was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 13. Hoskins has a left elbow strain. … OF Roman Quinn was reinstated from the concussion list. … C J.T. Realmuto remained out of the lineup with a mild strain of the left hip flexor.
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RHP Jacob deGrom (4-1, 1.67 ERA) starts Wednesday night for the Mets. The Phillies hadn’t announced a starter yet. DeGrom is 8-1 with a 2.16 ERA in 16 career starts vs. Philadelphia.
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“No new worlds.”
These words stand emblazoned 20 feet tall at the Plymouth harbor, on England’s southwestern coast, from where the Mayflower set sail to establish a new life for its passengers in America.
The art installation is one of several commemorations erected to mark the 400th anniversary of the transatlantic voyage Wednesday.
The anniversary comes as the United States and many other countries face a reckoning on racism, and some are highlighting the famous ship’s passengers’ enormous, and for many catastrophic, impact on the world they claimed.
The artists behind the work want to challenge the long-standing mythology around the Mayflower’s search for a “New World” by emphasizing people already lived in North America for millennia.
“It just feels extraordinary to me that 400 years later, it seems like the state that most of us are in is denying that history,” Léonie Hampton, one of the three artists behind the project, told NBC News. “That needs to shift.”
The story of the Mayflower is well known. The 102 passengers and approximately 30 crew of the Mayflower, who came from England and the Netherlands, set sail Sept. 16, 1620, and have commonly been portrayed as pilgrims seeking religious freedom, although their beliefs and motives were more complex.
After 66 days at sea they landed on Cape Cod, near what is now Provincetown. The Native American Wampanoag tribe helped them to survive their first winter — marking the first Thanksgiving.
More than 30 million people can trace their ancestry to the Mayflower’s passengers, contributing to its elevated place in American history.
But they were not the first European settlers to land in North America and their interaction with the Wampanoag did not remain peaceful. Subsequent decades saw waves of European diseases kill many of the Native Americans and rising tensions led to bloody wars.
Many Native Americans of New England now call Thanksgiving the National Day of Mourning to reflect the enslavement, killing and pillaging of their ancestors.
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“It's important to get history right. It's important to understand that the truth matters,” said Steven Peters, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and creative director of the marketing firm SmokeSyngals, who is involved in the commemorations.
While the European settlers kept detailed documents of their interactions and activities, the Wampanoag did not have a written language to record their experience, Peters said, leading to a one-sided historical record.
The Wampanoag had suffered a deadly plague in the years prior to the Mayflower’s arrival with as many as 100,000 people killed, Peters said, which could help explain why they pursued alliances and support from the settlers.
A colonial perspective undermines not only the tragedies Native Americans endured, but also their contributions to history, David Stirrup, an American literature and indigenous studies professor at the University of Kent, argues.
“Some of the people who helped the pilgrims survive that first winter had already been to Europe. Some of them were fluent in English. They weren't an uncharted peoples sort of waiting for European contact.
“The native people played a quite considerable role in the development of the modern world, [they] weren't just kind of agentless victims of it.”
Without those stories being corrected, particularly by Native Americans, harmful stereotypes can persist, Stirrup said.
“There is systemic racism that is still taking place,” Peters said, adding that harmful depictions of Native Americans continue to be seen in television, films and other aspects of pop culture.
The renaming of Washington’s NFL team in July after facing mounting criticism for using an anti-indigenous slur signals growing public demand for change, Peters said.
“This is a living history,” said Jo Loosemore, the curator for a Plymouth museum and art gallery, The Box, which is hosting an exhibit in collaboration with the Wampanoag nation.
“It's living history for descendants of the Mayflower passengers. But if you're particularly a Wampanoag Native American, this is living history in the sense that you are still living with the impact of colonization,” she said.
Native Americans continue to fight for their land rights, Loosemore said. In July, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Oklahoma’s Muscogee (Creek) Nation to uphold their treaty rights covering a huge swath of the state.
It’s not just indigenous issues that the Mayflower anniversary is unveiling, Loosemore said. It also reflects many of the current crises, including resistance to immigration, religion and cultural clashes and the destruction of land and resources that are contributing to climate change.
Those compounding issues, along with the coronavirus pandemic, are bringing the plight of Indigenous people in the U.S. and around the world into sharper focus.
“I think it can be argued that Indigenous peoples today are more under threat now,” the artist Hampton said.
Peters agrees 2020 could mark a turning point: “I think people absolutely are far more open to the damage that inaccuracies in our story, in our history, can cause.
“We think there's an opportunity here to really sort of set the record straight.”
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The Wings Alpha true wireless earphones are priced conservatively and offer a ton of lucrative features such as touch controls, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C charging and more. Unfortunately, the earphones are plagued with some issues such as the touch controls being complex to use and the earbuds not having seamless, uninterrupted connection. Despite this, if you are looking for a budgetary purchase of true wireless earphones that have a mass-appealing warm sound profile, the Wings Alpha, at Rs 2,799, could be a decent option.
Wings Alpha true wireless earphones by the company Wings Lifestyle are a budgetary pair of true wireless IEMs which come equipped with some luxurious features such as touch control, voice assistant access, charging via a USB Type-C cord and Bluetooth 5.0. The array of features, many of which are mostly associated with premium true wireless earphones, make the purchase of the Wings Alpha seem extremely cost-effective since they are priced at under 3K. Let’s delve into the review to see how these inexpensive true wireless earphones fare.
The Wings Alpha earphones come enclosed in a plastic, glossy black charging case. The form factor is rather compact and is rectangular along with curved edges. It is easily pocketable and stands apart from some of the bulky true wireless charging cases on the market right now. The texture of the case is smooth, while the Wings logo is indented on the lid of the charging case in silver. It looks simple and feels quite robust too.
The case also comes with an LED light on the front which indicates the battery left on the case. The LED isn’t too garish. It is dim but prominent enough to be seen. The backside of the case hosts the USB Type-C charging port.
The lid of the case opens upwards and snaps back in place with the help of magnets. We’d prefer if the snap sounded slightly more satisfying which could be easily achieved with the help of stronger magnets. Within the case, the earphones sit inside their dedicated R and L cavities. The overall texture on the inside of the case is matte, however, the cavities still have a glossy finish much like the exterior. Upon extracting the earphones, you will also notice golden magnetic pins which connect to the earphones to secure them in place.
The earphones are extremely compact and ergonomic. They have a shape which seems like a cross between a tear-drop and egg and feature an LED light on the backside as well which indicates whether they are charged, pairing, and more. The earphones are also made out of the plastic material, but the backside has a dark greyish matte texture which looks quite attractive. The overall design would be more holistic and attractive if some part of the case also sported this matte texture with a greyish tone.
The underside of the earphones have the same glossy black texture as on the case and also feature the golden points where the magnetic pins attach. The eartips protrude out of the elliptical/oval shape and constrict in size proportionally until we end up at the tips. The earphones come with three different sizes of silicone tips - small, medium and large.
The fit inside the ears is snug and secure owing to the compact and ergonomic form factor of these earphones. They can easily be used while gymming or running. We moved around our heads manically, to a point where we were almost headbanging and the Wings Alpha stayed put without any signs of budging. Overall, we enjoyed the design, comfort and fit that these earphones offer, however, the charging case could have been designed a bit more creatively.
The Wings Alpha true wireless earphones offer an astounding number of premium features for the inexpensive price point they are available at. While this is certainly impressive, not all features offered work as seamlessly as you’d hope.
Firstly, the earphones come equipped with Bluetooth 5.0. So, their connection to the device you’re using is strong and there aren’t any noticeable lags and skips in tracks which are played via a device. However, both earphones do not actually connect to the device. The right one connects to the device and is the masterbud, while the left one simply connects to the masterbud. We noticed an extremely high number of connection drops between the two earphones. This is especially troubling if you have long hair that veils the earphones, like the reviewer. The buds kept getting disconnected from each other at the slightest movement. However, this issue got less pressing when the reviewer tucked her hair behind her ears.
Nevertheless, it is a serious issue that can really taint your experience. We hope we got a faulty piece for review. We recommend that you look at tons of customer reviews and see if the problem exists for everyone before buying these earphones.
The Wings Alpha also have integrated touch controls on the rear surface of the earbuds. To pause or play tracks or to answer a phone call, press the touch surface on either earbud once. A long press on either earbud up to 1.5 seconds will reject an incoming call while a normal tap will end an ongoing call. In order to skip to the next track, you will have to long-press the surface of the right earbud for 1.5 seconds and to go to the previous track, just mimic the same on the left earbud. Two consecutive taps on the right earbud increase the volume and the same on the left earbud will decrease it. Triple tapping either earbud consecutively will fire up the voice assistant.
While the pause/play and skipping tracks functions work decently well, the volume and voice assistant controls barely ever worked for us. The surface, for the most part, registered double and triple taps as single ones and merely paused/played the track or media. This is rather disappointing since we spent a fair bit of time trying to get these controls to work. What we found was that you need to use light touches while double and triple tapping to make them work. Despite doing this, these features worked sparingly.
Additionally, the earphones feature USB Type-C charging which is extremely refreshing to see on a pair of true wireless earphones that are priced so conservatively. More expensive true wireless earphones such as the 1MORE Stylish True Wireless do not offer Type-C charging, so it’s great to see that Wings Lifestyle has added this functionality on these cheaper pair of earphones.
Lastly, the earphones are capable of playing back media for a period of about 4 hours while the charging case nets you another 16 hours or four full charges, bringing the total battery life of this device to a respectable 20 hours. The case, with a 420 MaH battery, gets fully charged in about 1.5 hours, which is quite impressive.
The Wings Alpha have a warm, bass-y sound profile that is quite mass-appealing. The lows are quite enhanced and the bass is rather punchy. However, with this punchiness, there often comes an unappealing boomy sound in some earphones and the Wings Alpha is no exception to this. Tracks such as Popular Monster by Falling in Reverse sound excessively bass-forward and the drums and bass guitar sounds quite muddled because of the boomy bass.
However, in genres such as hip-hop, EDM and pop, the punchy bass sounds quite energetic and has tons of drive, making them sound great. The mids are represented quite well. They’re slightly under emphasised but vocals still sound luscious and full. However, a plethora of mid-range instruments sometimes lacks drive unless the volume is pushed up to around 75 per cent or more. The highs, on the other hand, are decent. In tracks such as Fall Out Boy’s Centuries, they sounded harsh and slightly tinny but the earphones did well handling female vocals in tracks such as Hello by Adele.
Soundstage, as expected on in-ears, is largely limited and not at all spacious, however, we were pleasantly surprised by the imaging on these earphones. Instruments were spatially-accurate even though the distance between them was mediocre.
The call quality on these earphones was quite good. The receiver could hear everything we said clearly, although background sounds were also quite audible. When relaying a passage to the Google Recorder app, the microphone was able to pick up most words accurately. Battery life on these is decent as well, with 4 hours in the earbuds and 16 in the charging case. In our tests, the earphones lasted about 3 hours and 15 minutes on 65 per cent volume, which is decent for budgetary earphones.
Priced at 2,799, the Wings Alpha true wireless earbuds seem like an extremely lucrative purchase since you get high-end features such as touch controls, Type-C charging and more. However, the issues with the touch control’s sensitivity and accuracy as well as the lack of stable wireless connection between the two earbuds (especially if you have long hair) really soured our experience. However, the sound quality is quite competent for the price point and vocals are produced very well on these inexpensive earphones. So, if you don’t use the volume controls and voice assistant touch controls as much, and have cropped hair (or tied up hair), you have a really inexpensive pair of earphones that do get a fair number of things right. The company is relatively new but does show promise when it comes to audio products. We hope they iron out a few issues for their next release.
| Release Date: | 10 Jan 2020 |
| Variant: | None |
| Market Status: | Launched |
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