Chinese smartphone brand Realme made strides in several new areas last year. From foraying into the premium midrange segment to introducing true wireless earphones, the young and ambitious OPPO spin-off did not hesitate to explore and experiment. At the same time, it continued to focus on its midrange smartphone portfolio, considered its area of strength. A recent addition to this portfolio is the Realme X2, the plain-vanilla edition of its premium Realme X2 Pro.

Business Standard tried the Realme X2 to see how it fared on key parameters. Here is what we found in our review:

Design

The Realme X2 takes its design inspiration from the Pro edition in more ways than one. However, you cannot overlook how drastically similar it looks to the Realme XT as well. The phone has a glass construction, with a Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and back, and a polycarbonate chassis that looks metallic. Though the phone’s back is resilient to scratches, its glass cover is prone to smudges and fingerprints. Thankfully, the phone comes bundled with a translucent TPU cover that protects its back and also levels the phone’s otherwise protruding rear camera module, which makes it uneven on flat surfaces.

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In the first T20 International of a five-match series, India cricket team captain Virat Kohli won the toss and asked New Zealand cricket team to bat first at Eden Park, Auckland, today. Both keepers Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant do not find a place in India playing 11, and Shivam Dube is selected as a batting all-rounder to add firepower lower down the order.

Here are the playing 11 of both the sides:

India playing 11: Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul (w), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami

New Zealand playing 11: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tim Seifert(w), Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Hamish Bennett

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 Live scorecard.

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The Trump administration is coming out Thursday with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the US to give birth so their children can have a coveted US passport.

Visa applicants deemed by consular officers to be coming to the US primarily to give birth will now be treated like other foreigners coming to the US for medical treatment, according to State Department guidance sent Wednesday and viewed by The Associated Press.

The applicants will have to prove they are coming for medical treatment and they have the money to pay for it.

The State Department planned to publicise the rules Thursday, according to two officials with knowledge of the plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The rules will take effect Friday. Here you can also read Budget2020 News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pictured) on Wednesday reviewed the progress made in nine delayed projects spread across as many states at the first meeting of ‘Pragati’ this year.

These projects, worth over Rs 24,000 crore, are spread over Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh.

These include three from Railways, five from the Road Transport and Highways and one from the Petroleum and Natural Gas ministry, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

Modi also reviewed the performance related to insurance schemes. The progress under the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project, which is a comprehensive and integrated system for effective policing through e-governance, also came up for review.

‘Pragati’ is an ICT-based multi-modal platform for ‘Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation’. Here you can also read Budget2020 News

When you are going for true-wireless earbuds, it’s best to spend a little extra, so that there is no disappointment with quality. What’s frustrating for those who want truly wireless earbuds is that there are very few good mid-range options. Blaupunkt did bring some good products for audiophiles (review), but it the only one until Skullcandy decided to throw its hat in the ring with the Sesh Bluetooth earbuds.

The Skullcandy Sesh earbuds fit well in your ears and, unlike most others, don’t fall off easily, no matter how extensive your movement. This was our first observation when we wore the earbuds for a running session.

The other thing that we noticed was the size: It’s a bit bigger than most earbuds in the market at present, so some people might not find them ideal for use, especially those who like to lie on their beds and binge-watch. Here you can also read Budget2020 News

With weak or stolen passwords accounting for an average of four out of five global data breaches, a new study has said it is safer not to have a password.

The new report released by the World Economic Forum, here during its 2020 annual meeting, said that freeing ourselves of passwords will actually make individuals safer and businesses more efficient.

Cybercrime is set to cost the global economy US2.9 million every minute in 2020, and some 80 per cent of these attacks are password-related.

Knowledge-based authentication whether with PINs, passwords, passphrases, or whatever we need to remember is not only a major headache for users, it is costly to maintain, the study found.

For larger businesses, it is estimated that nearly 50 per cent of IT help desk costs are allocated to password resets, with average annual spend for companies now at over US1 million for staffing alone. Here you can also read Budget2020 News

Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the US presidential election. In the United States, the Communications Act prevents broadcast stations from rejecting or censoring ads from candidates for federal office once they have accepted advertising for that political race, although this does not apply to cable networks like CNN, or to social media sites, where leading presidential candidates are spending millions to target voters in the run-up to the November 2020 election.

The following is how social media platforms have decided to handle false or misleading claims in political ads:

Facebook

Facebook exempts politicians from its third-party fact-checking program, allowing them to run ads with false claims. Here you can also read Budget2020 News

High levels of glucose in the blood can damage the peripheral nerves in your body, causing decreased sensation in the feet and hands as well as problems to the urinary tract, digestive system, and heart. With over 60 percent of diabetics eventually developing peripheral neuropathy, it is one of the main secondary complications they face. Mild to moderate symptoms include pain, numbness and tingling sensation in the feet and legs. In severe cases, it can lead to potentially serious complications such as gangrenous wounds that necessitate the amputation of a toe, foot or leg. Fortunately, diabetic neuropathy can be prevented if strict control is maintained on blood sugar levels on a daily basis. Lifestyle changes and complementary therapies derived from natural systems of medicine can help achieve this effectively. Three of the most commonly practiced alternative therapies to help prevent diabetic neuropathy are naturopathy, yoga and acupuncture.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient form of alternative medicine which originated in China. It uses the science of inserting long, fine needles at various points in the body to stimulate the sensory receptors and stimulate them. This transmits impulses to the hypothalamic pituitary axis, bringing down the levels of hormones like cortisol, adrenocorticotropin, and pregnenolone, which are responsible for sensations of pain and are released when the hypothalamus is hyper-aroused. Here you can also read Budget2020 News

South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung on Tuesday launched the

Galaxy Note 10 Lite in India. The smartphone is now available for pre-orders and goes on sale across offline and online platforms from February 3. The phone comes in 6GB and 8GB RAM variants — both with 128GB internal storage — priced at Rs 38,999 and Rs 40,999, respectively. The phone comes in aura glow, aura black and aura red colours.

Unveiled earlier in January, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite is a new product in the Samsung Galaxy Note line-up. The Galaxy Note10 Lite has a 6.7-inch super AMOLED display of a 20:9 aspect ratio. Touted as ‘Infinity-O’ display, the screen has a punch hole at the top-centre for the front camera. Unlike the two-side curved dynamic AMOLED screen of the Galaxy Note 10, the display on the Galaxy Note 10 Lite has a curved glass covering the flat screen.

The Galaxy Note 10 Lite comes with an SPen – a Bluetooth-enabled stylus that doubles up as a remote controller. Additionally, it also supports the Samsung Air Command feature, which allows you to take pictures, navigate through presentations, change music tracks, and more. Here you can also read Budget2020 News

With the penetration of mobile phones, the reliance on the device has increased many folds. Be it shopping, gaming or banking, there has been an immense growth in the hours people spend on their mobile phones.

According to App Annie’s latest report, TikTok and PUBG Mobile continued to dominate the mobile space in India. TikTok was the breakout social app of 2019 in the Indian market, while PUBG Mobile saw the highest consumer spend in games in the country.

PUBG Mobile remained a distant third in breakout games of 2019 in terms of downloads as Carrom Pool clinched the top spot, followed by Free Fire. However, it bagged the top spot in the same category from consumer spend point of view.

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