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Sony WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless Earphones Launched With Active Noise Cancellation, Up to 32-Hour Battery Life

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Sony’s premium range of headphones and earphones gets a truly wireless boost.

Sony WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless Earphones Launched With Active Noise Cancellation, Up to 32-Hour Battery Life

HIGHLIGHTS

• Sony’s latest truly wireless earphones are its most advanced yet

• The earphones feature active noise cancellation

• The Sony WF-1000XM3 is priced at GBP220

Sony has gradually worked its way to becoming one of the most important audio manufacturers in the world, with a growing range of headphones and earphones that are considered the best in their respective categories and price segments. The latest in the range is the Sony WF-1000XM3, the Japanese company's premium high-end truly wireless earphones. The Sony WF-1000XM3 has been launched globally, priced at GBP 220 (approximately Rs. 19,000), and is set to go on sale across various markets in mid-August.

As the model name suggests, the Sony WF-1000XM3 has the same importance in the lineup as the popular Sony WH-1000XM3 around-ear wireless headphones. The WF-1000XM3 is a truly wireless headset, but has similar features to the WH-1000XM3, such as active noise cancellation, long battery life, and wear detection features that can play or pause the music automatically when the earphones are put on or taken off respectively.

The Sony WF-1000XM3 is powered by Sony's proprietary QN1e noise cancelling processor, and promises up to 32-hours of total battery life. The earphones are claimed to offer 6 hours of use on a single charge with active noise cancellation switched on, and 8 hours with it switched off. The charging case is claimed to offer an additional three full charges to the earphones.

Apart from this, the Sony WF-1000XM3 features 6mm dynamic drivers, a frequency response range of 20-20,000Hz, Bluetooth 5.0, Bluetooth codec support for the SBC and AAC codecs, and charging for the case through a USB Type-C port. The earphones can also be used for hands-free calling, and can have various settings and functions controlled through the Sony Headphones Connect app, available for iOS and Android.

There is currently no word on when the Sony WF-1000XM3 will be launched in India, but the launch date and India pricing could be announced soon. The Sony WF-1000XM3 will go up against premium options in the segment such as the Apple AirPods (second-gen) and Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless, which we currently consider to be the best truly wireless earphones you can buy.

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Google Chrome gets some 'Brave' competition from the new browser

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• New browser 'Brave' that automatically blocks third-party ads and cookies

• 'Brave' was initially launched for iOS back in 2018 but is now also available on Android, macOS, Windows, Linux.

New Delhi: Google Chrome, the undisputed leader used by over 2 billion people globally for Internet browsing, has got some serious competition in "Brave" browser that automatically blocks third-party ads and cookies, and even offers to pay users when they click and see a promoted or partnered ad in a secure way.

Called "Brave", the new browser has begun previewing the new advertising model which promises to funnel 70% of earned revenue to users who load up and view the ads.

The remaining 30% will go to the browser's developers. Participating users would be able to earn around $60 to $70 this year and possibly around $224 in 2020.

"With Brave Ads, we are reforming an online advertising system which has become invasive and unusable," the company said in a recent blog post.

"Brave Ads remove intermediaries that exploit user data and thrive on surveillance, and instead offer a consent-based system," according to Firefox co-founder and JavaScript creator Brendan Eich who created the browser.

"Brave" is the open source Chromium-based browser that out-ranked Chrome to be the second best after Mozilla Firefox when it came to speed, secure browsing and quick navigation.

Apple Safari was third while Google Chrome came fourth on the browser-ranking index by reviewing portal toptenreviews.com.

"Brave" was initially launched for iOS back in 2018 but is now also available on Android, macOS, Windows, Linux.

According to their website, the browser is up to two times faster on desktop and up to eight times faster on mobile then Crome.

"Brave" automatically blocks any third-party trackers. Additionally, it can block third-party cookies, block scripts and has secure HTTPS protocol everywhere whichever website you browse.

The biggest advantage of "Brave" browser is that its servers does not see or store your browsing data and one can customize privacy settings unlike in Chrome.

"Brave" also lets you see how many ads and trackers are being blocked on a daily basis. It was built specifically as an ad-free experience and has built-in ad blocking capabilities and anti-tracking technology.

"Brave" is currently working on integrating cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Ledger and Trezor in their browser which would allow users to earn and store funds directly into a self-custodial wallet.

A Reddit user shared several screenshots of Brave's GitHub repository that showed developers working on a completely new Ethereum wallet, news website Cryptoslate reported recently.