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The Poco M8x is the latest phone from Xiaomi’s sub-brand, Poco, and is targeted at the budget segment. The phone is the first in the Indian market to come with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 processor and also boasts a massive 7900 mAh battery. At Rs 20,999, the Poco M8x packs a punch in everyday use. It cuts some corners in the display department, but remains a very good option for those wanting reliable performance on a budget.

As concerns around smart glasses and privacy grow, Meta has ensured that users cannot use the cameras on its smart glasses if they cover or tamper with the LED that lights up during recording. While Meta’s move is a step in the right direction, it still does not go far enough to address the privacy issues posed by smart glasses. Smart glasses brands need to do more to prevent misuse.

A decade ago, Indian brands commanded a large chunk of the Indian smartphone market. In Q2 2016, three of the top five smartphone brands were Indian ones. The arrival of Chinese brands and changes in the market led to the decline and exit of many Indian phone brands. Today, while brands like Lava and AI+ exist, their market shares are nothing compared to Indian brands of the past.

Google Maps’ Ask Maps turns travel planning into a chat. It can build full itineraries, answer questions about places, suggest personalized nearby spots, plan surprise trips, and compare routes, travel times, costs, and transport options using Maps data. Almost every app, website, or product has AI features now. While most AI implementations were forced, some of them are genuinely useful. I really loved the AI integration in Notion, where it simplified the hardest part of creating databases.

Instagram has announced a new feature for its app, called First Draft. Available only for iPhone users at the time of writing, it trims and blends selected videos, converting them into a reel within seconds. Although First Draft’s editing is on the basic side, it is nevertheless extremely useful for those newcomers (or even veterans) who are not comfortable with editing videos.

PowerShell commands such as Get-Help, Get-Command, Get-Process, Start-Process, Stop-Process, Get-Service, Stop-Service, Get-Content, Get-ChildItem, Copy-Item, Move-Item, Remove-Item, and Set-Location help you manage apps, services, files, folders, and system tasks faster on Windows. PowerShell is a Windows program that simplifies system administration. You can use it to perform many system tasks efficiently and automate repetitive ones.

These underrated Android apps solve real problems: customize Pixel 11 HiLight, visualize travel history, record vertical and horizontal video together, use large phones one-handed, read articles better, and compare online prices in India. Apps have the true power to change smartphone capabilities. Smartphones are nothing without the apps on them. Every single month, millions of apps are distributed to these app stores. With that number, it is hard to keep track of every single app that has launched.

The iQOO Z11 is the latest device in iQOO’s mid-segment Z series. The phone comes with a curved display, a sleek design, and specs and features that make it a solid mid-segmenter. At its starting price of Rs 34,999, the iQOO Z11 is a great option for those who want a phone that is capable of handling most tasks and has flaunt value too.

The best Claude skills can improve coding, design, testing, debugging, research, planning, documents, presentations, project memory, and deployment. Top picks include Superpowers, Systematic Debugging, Grill Me, Frontend Design, TDD, PRD Creator, Project Memory, and YouTube Transcript. I am not a hardcore token burner, which is a term I use for people who use AI and burn an incredible amount of tokens. But I spend a significant amount of time with these AI tools daily.

QuickLook brings macOS-style instant file previews to Windows 11. Install the free, open-source app, select a file in File Explorer, and press Space to preview images, PDFs, videos, archives, code, and more without opening another app. If you are switching from a Mac to a Windows laptop or have already jumped ship, then among a bunch of cool things, there is a good chance that you might be missing that one tiny feature — tapping the Space bar to peek inside a file.