Tech Auntyji

Resident gossipmonger and supplier of rumors at @techpp

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It’s really nothing, darlings. But it seems that the head of the Indian side of a quick growing tech brand is in a spot of bother and could be asked to step down. Much moving and shaking, sweethearts, in these tough times.

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Darlings, the Fitbit Air in India is VERY likely to be priced at Rs 10,999, but will be sold at Rs 9,999 initially. Expected in a few weeks, sweeties. Will get one - my ancient eyes struggle with reading on tiny displays.

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Darlings, we could finally see chargers disappearing from phone boxes across all prices by the end of the year, as brands try to cut costs. Even when they are included, they are likely to be 18W or 33W.

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Google might be postponing the next Pixel foldable due to the memory crisis, darlings. A little bird tells me that there might be only one Pro model this time. Such memory issues, sweethearts. More almonds!

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Darlings, please get ready for the iFit as per rumours: Apple’s screenless fitness tracker. I am told it will come this winter at USD 249. Colors likely to be the main attraction. But the real surprise, dearies? IT WILL WORK WITH ANDROID! Want this to be true!

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Hang on to your Whoop-ing horses, darlings. Xiaomi is working on a Whoop band alternative. It is going to be priced lower than the Amazfit Helio strap and is likely to come with Redmi branding, or so I am told.

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Also sweethearts, that lovely Mr Cook is planning to GoPro, I am told. An Apple acquisition? But I thought they wanted Insta360. Never a dull moment, dearies.

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Darlings, 15 inch MacBook Neo incoming, a bird flying around the Apple tree tells me.

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Darlings, this could be huge. Meta has evidently started work on what is being called a MetaFone - a mid-segment smartphone that will be offered by operators and run on a special UI powered by “Meta AI” and will come with Meta services pre installed. Coming this year!

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Darlings, a spot of bad news. Some birds tell me that chargers will start disappearing from even mid-segment phones as brands struggle to cope with increasing prices. Sources say they have seen redesigned packages of three leading brands. Hope this is just a rumour.

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Darlings, my sources tell me that Apple will be withdrawing the MacBook Air M2 shortly from the Indian markets. Only a rumour, sweeties, but you know…it might happen.

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Darlings, a 5G edition of the AirPods Pro? It might be happening. From what some very nice people told me, Apple is trying to put an eSIM on them!

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Darlings, permit an old woman some vanity but I did say that Adobe would be offering free options. Stay tuned, dearies, the brand is also talking to mobile service providers…

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Darlings, some people who know that nice Google headed by the so Sundar Mr Pichai say we could have a special phone from Google made for India, to provide AI features at a price that won’t eat up our savings. My old human intelligence could do with some nice new AI!

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Darlings, iPhone iFold is the tentative branding, I am told. The ad will show an iPhone opening to reveal a large display…Just what an old lady like me needs.

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Huawei could be coming back to India with high-end phones by the end of the year, dearies. Talks evidently on, thanks to improved relations between the nations. Watch this space.

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Darlings, Nothing’s brand, CMF will be having an exclusive showroom of its own shortly, as per our sources. It is rumoured that Delhi or Noida are being scouted as locations. Isn’t this wonderful?

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Darlings, stay tuned. One of India’s major mobile service providers is set to offer one year of Microsoft 365 to all its subscribers. What a nice time to own a smartphone, sweeties.

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Darlings, given the rising prices in the smartphone market in India, I have been told that many Indian brands are considering making a comeback. Will this micro rumour be maxed out or will it have Karbonn copies? Could be Intexting times!

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Darlings, I have heard that one of the top five smartphone brands in the world is actually thinking of exiting smartphones, and focusing on manufacturing and supplying phone components such as processors, displays, memory and cameras. Not immediately though.