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Sony introduces XAV-AX100 in-car audio system at $499 by RAHUL RAUT rahul@asian-standard.co.uk
Sony Electronics introduced a new car receiver that brings lots of smartphone connectivity to your car. XAV-AX100 supports both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, making it Sony’s first smart car audio system to come with both support. The biggest selling point of this new in-dash receiver is its price tag of $499 (£380 British Pound) which is much cheaper and comfortable for all compared to its big rivals.
which lets the driver adjust the audio system without taking his eyes off the road. It has four straightforward physical buttons: one is the Home button, a knob for volume control and two other smaller buttons for skip forward and back.
Apple CarPlay functionally allows you to use your smartphone in a safe and smart way letting you access apps like Apple Music and Maps. You can also make phone calls, and send messages via touchscreen on the audio system or vocally using Siri. Android Auto, on
the other hand, lets you always stay in control of music, maps and more all through the touchscreen. As far as sound is concerned, AX100 delivers powerful sound, thanks to its four 55-watt Dynamic Reality Amp 2, Extra BASS technology and a 10-band graphic equalizer which produce clear sound at any volume level overcoming engine noise. The device also comes with Bluetooth technology and an input for a rearview camera. It also has a 3 pre-out connectivity ports that can be connected to external amplifiers and other accessories. For its downsiders, AX100 doesn’t come with AUX input, video output or NFC pairing unlike its competitors. Also it has only one USB located at the back of the unit, which could make charging your phone difficult if you don’t have other means.
XAV-AX100 appears to be a double DIN system and comes with a 6.4-inch clear and responsive touchscreen with a resolution of 800*480. Though the screen resolution of the screen panel is not up to par with the quality new Android smartphones and iPhones are providing, it’s still considered decent for an in-car display. It’s display is resistive and has physical buttons
XAV-AX100 will be available across North America from later part of November 2016.
Twitter rolls out Quality Filter to all users to reduce harassment by RAHUL RAUT
rahul@asian-standard.co.uk
The micro-blogging website, Twitter is taking another step forward to make it more welcoming place for discussion and interaction. The company has announced to roll out “Quality Filter” - which lets filter low quality notifications from bots and spammers - to all users to reduce online harassment. This feature is a new move to reduce molestation and it filters out “lower quality content” such as duplicate tweets or contents that appear to be automated. “Quality Filter” is helpful for blocking targeted harassment. It automatically screens out tweets from suspicious accounts and minimize abuse from taking place on the platform. This feature restricts what kinds of tweets appear in a user’s notification tab. “When turned on, the filter can improve the quality of Tweets you see by using a variety of signals, such as account origin and behavior. Turning it on filters lower-quality content, like duplicate Tweets or content that
appears to be automated, from your notifications and other parts of your Twitter experience,” the company said announcing the feature in its blog post.
However, this feature does not work in the case of the people you follow. “It does not filter content from people you follow or accounts you’ve recently interacted with – and depending on
your preferences, you can turn it on or off in your notifications settings.” “Quality Filter” isn’t exactly a new feature though. It was first rolled out last year but was available to only verified accounts. Up until now, only accounts with blue checkmark had the option of filtering out tweets. Twitter has also made notification settings widely available and easier to find across both mobile and the web. Everyone will have the ability to limit notifications to only people they follow. Filtering feature is Twitter’s another attempt to stem the allegation of its lack of concern toward harassment, which has grown into a major problem for the company. Last month Twitter made applications for verification open for all users and recently it announced that it has suspended 360,000 accounts for promoting terrorism. In all way, Twitter is ensuring that its service is a safe place to be.