Chinese smartphone brand Oppo launched its Oppo A7 smartphone in November 2018, and the handset has received a price cut for the second time already. Just a month ago, the same smartphone received a price cut on both the variants of the handset.
The Oppo A7 comes with a waterdrop-styled notched display, dual-rear cameras and a big battery. While the 4GB RAM variant of the Oppo A7 was launched back in November 2018, the 3GB RAM variant of the device was launched in January 2019. Here’s a look at the revised pricing of the devices:
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Oppo A7 revised price
The 3GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant of the Oppo A7 smartphone now costs Rs 12,990 and the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant can be picked up at Rs 14,990. Earlier, they were priced at Rs 14,990 and Rs 15,990 respectively.
The price cut was first reported by a Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom on Twitter and later it was confirmed by Gadgets360. When launched, the Oppo A7 with 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage cost Rs 16,990, and its price was reduced to Rs 15,990 last month. The new prices are now live on Amazon India, Flipkart, Paytm along with retailers as well.
Oppo A7 specifications
The Oppo A7 sports a 6.2-inch In-Cell HD+ (720 x 1520 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC paired with Adreno 506 GPU. The A7 smartphone comes with 3GB/4GB of RAM along with 64GB of internal storage and it can support a microSD card of up to 256GB. The handset supports dual-SIM (Nano) and runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.2. Oppo A7 has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and it packs a 4,230mAh battery that comes without fast charging support.
On the camera front, the Oppo A7 features a dual-rear camera setup which comprises of a 13MP primary camera with an f/2.2 aperture paired with an 2MP secondary camera with an f/2.4 lens. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture.
Other features of the Oppo A7 include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB with OTG support, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The sensors on Oppo A7 include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and a proximity sensor.
With the new price drop, the Oppo A7 has become another competitor for likes of Redmi Note 7 and Samsung Galaxy M20.
Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, which is also being called as Windows 10 version 1903, slowly and steadily to its users. Along with this, the software giant has updated its minimum hardware requirements page too. It now says that in order to install the Windows 10 1903 update, minimum storage of 32GB is required. This is valid for 32-bit as well as 64-bit Windows.
It is worth mentioning that prior to this, the minimum requirement for the 32-bit Windows 10 was 16GB and for 64-bit Windows 10, one needed 20GB. These requirements were valid till Windows 10 October 2018 Update, which was also known as Windows 10 version 1809. However, there is no word on why the company has made this change.
The software giant has also said that the minimum storage requirement for 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows would still be 16GB and 32GB respectively, if they are a part of version 1903 and older of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise. It is also worth pointing out that the new requirement would not affect any users who have opted for storage higher than 32GB. And most users today opt for more than 32GB of storage, so actually, very few will be affected by the change.
In addition to this, there are certain conditions that have been mentioned about RAM and processor as well for users who wish to run the Windows 10 for desktop software. Microsoft has mentioned that laptops that run Windows 10 for desktop should have at least 1GB of RAM for 32-bit Windows and more than 2GB of RAM for 6-bit Windows.
Coming to the devices that run Windows 10 for desktop editions, they would require a processor that is clocked at 1GHz or more and is compatible with either x86 or x64 instruction set. The processor should also have support for PAE, NX and SSE2, CMPXCHG16b and LAHF/SAH. In addition to this, it should also support PrefetchW for 64-bit OS installation.
It is worth adding that Windows 10 May 2019 update (Windows 10 version 1903) is already available for download on Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool. However, users would still need a valid Windows 10 license to download the latest update. The software giant has also announced that it will be rolling out the May 2019 update slowly in order to collect data about potential bugs before too many people are affected by it.
Software giant Microsoft has now become the third company in the United States to cross a market capital of $1 trillion. The company today passed the milestone briefly after a jump in stock price, which followed strong fiscal Q3 earnings. Microsoft has joined Apple and Amazon in hitting the $1 trillion valuation. It is worth noticing that as of now, Google has not been able to hit this mark.
The stock price of the software giant at $130 per share today, which is around a 4% increase from the $125 closing price yesterday. While the stock price is expected to fluctuate, Microsoft has already hit the $1 trillion market within the NASDAQ day trading hours today. The company’s current valuation also goes to show that Microsoft has again taken over Cupertino-based technology giant Apple as the world’s most valuable company. This comes after Microsoft briefly passed Apple in November.
The company’s stock has gone up because of its growth in cloud. Microsoft has made a lot of efforts in pushing its cloud products in the recent years and now, the company is eyeing to catch up to Amazon’s AWS dominance. It is also worth pointing out that as of now, Azure is second behind Amazon for cloud services and it is ahead of Google’s own offerings.
The software company’s latest earnings have revealed that the three main buckets in which Microsoft has split its businesses are doing well and are more or less contributing the same amount of revenue this quarter – around 30% each. Here’s a look at the revenue break up:
Office, Dynamics and LinkedIn = $10.2 billion
Azure cloud, enterprise services and server products = $9.7 billion
Windows, Surface and Xbox = $10.7 billion
We should mention that the $1 trillion valuation is something that investors would really care about, even if Microsoft does not. Speaking on this, Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer had said last year, “This is a metric that nobody on the senior leadership team is tracking. Nobody is sitting around high-fiving when the stock hits some new high.”
It is also worth adding that Cupertino based technology giant Apple was the first ever company to cross the $1 trillion mark. The smartphone company was closely followed by e-commerce giant Amazon. Both the companies crossed the $1 trillion valuation last year itself. As we mentioned earlier, Google is yet to reach the market value, but then, it’s only a matter of time.
Huawei is gearing up to announce its next device in its P-series named Huawei P Smart Z. The new device will reportedly be launched in the Chinese market first in the coming days. The Huawei P Smart Z will be similar to the already launched Huawei P Smart (2019) and Huawei P Smart+ (2019), which had its renders leaked online. Yes, before its launch, the renders and specifications of the Huawei P Smart Z have been leaked online and they reveal that the device will be the first Huawei smartphone to feature a pop-up selfie camera.
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Huawei P Smart Z price and availability (rumoured)
According to a report from MobielKopen, the Huawei P Smart Z will hold a price tag of EUR 210 (approximately Rs 16,200). It will come in three colour options – Midnight Black, Emerald Green and Sapphire Blue.
The Huawei P Smart Z might also be named as Huawei P Smart Pro and it will be available in the Chinese market soon. It will most probably make its way to the Indian market as well few days/weeks after its launch.
The renders of the device shared by leakster Evan Blass show that the device will feature a pop-up selfie camera, a first in Huawei’s smartphone category. It will also have dual-rear camera setup paired with LED flash along with rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
Huawei P Smart Z specifications (rumoured)
The Huawei P Smart Z reportedly sports a 6.59-inch Full HD+ (1,080 x 2,340 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a pixel density of 391ppi. It will most probably be powered by the Huawei’s own octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM. The Huawei P Smart Z allegedly has 64GB of internal storage with support for microSD card of up to 512GB. It will run Android 9 Pie skinned with EMUI and will pack a 4,000mAh battery. There will also be a presence of a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner along with a 3.5mm headphone jack (according to the renders).
On the camera front, the device reportedly comes with a dual-rear camera setup at the back which comprises of a 16MP primary camera with an f/1.6 aperture paired with a 2MP secondary camera with an f/2.4 aperture. While at the front will be a pop-up selfie camera housing a 16MP camera with an f/2.0 (aperture) lens.
Realme 3 Pro was launched earlier this week in India and it came with quite a good spec sheet. It was launched to compete with the other ‘Pro’ smartphones in its price point. Although it was launched this week, its official sale is about to begin from next week onwards throughout the country. But before the official sale of the Realme 3 Pro, the company has put the Realme 3 in an open sale in India.
The device was launched in the country last month and till now it was being sold through limited-period sale or flash sales. But according to the announcement of Realme’s CEO Madhav Sheth, the Realme 3 will now be available through open sale.
The CEO through his Twitter handle revealed that the device will go on sale starting today onwards. And the device will be available 24×7 in India in all colours, the interested users can purchase the device from Flipkart as well as Realme’s official website.
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Realme 3 Price
The Realme 3 holds a starting price of Rs 8,999 for the 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant while the 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant costs Rs 10,999. The Realme 3 comes in three colour options – Black, Dynamic Black, and Radiant Blue.
Earlier this month, the company announced that it had sold more than 5 lakh units of Realme 3 in just three weeks after its launch. The device was launched to compete against the Samsung Galaxy M20 and the Redmi Note 7. Both the devices hold similar price points and similar specifications.
Realme 3 specifications
The Realme 3 sports a 6.2-inch Full HD+ (720 x 1520 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and Corning Gorilla Glass protection on top. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 SoC paired with 3GB or 4GB of RAM. It supports dual-SIM (Nano) and comes in 32GB and 64GB storage variants with support for microSD cards of up to 256GB. The Realme 3 runs Android 9 Pie skinned with ColorOS 6 and it packs a 4,230mAh battery.
Realme 3 all colors & variants will now be available 24×7 Starting 12 noon today.
On the camera front, the Realme 3 features a dual-rear camera setup, which comprises of a 13MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture paired with a 2MP secondary sensor. While at the front, there is a 13MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture.
Other features of the Realme 3 includes 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, and Micro-USB with OTG support. While the sensors on top of the Realme 3 are accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, fingerprint sensor, and proximity sensor.
The users who wanted to buy the device but weren’t able to get their hands on it in the limited sale can buy the Realme 3, carefree.
Flipkart opened its Grand Gadget Days sale today in India. The sale starts from April 26 and will go on till April 28. In this three-day sale, Flipkart is offering discounts and offers on laptops, speakers, mobile accessories, headphones, cameras, power banks, tablets, smart speakers, gaming consoles along with computer accessories and peripherals and much more.
In the Grand Gadget Days sale, the Sony PS4 Slim 500GB is being offered at Rs 22,690 instead of its original price of Rs 28,580. The console comes bundled with Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn (Complete Edition), and Gran Turismo Sport. While the Xbox One X is selling for Rs 37,990 and Xbox One S for Rs 20,990. The original price of the Xbox One X is Rs 44,990 and for the Xbox One S 1TB model, it is Rs 30,990.
Other than gaming consoles, the sale also brings headphones and speakers at a discounted rate. During the sale, the JBL Go 2 is selling for Rs 2,299 instead of its original price of Rs 2,999. The JBL Go+ is available for Rs 1,699 instead of its original price of Rs 3,499. Similarly, Skullcandy Jib, Anti headphones and Audio Technica headphones are also being sold for a discounted price in the Grand Gadget Days sale.
In terms of tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is receiving an additional exchange discount of up to Rs 5,000. While the Alcatel 3T 8 is selling for Rs 11,499 and the Honor T3 holds a price tag of Rs 7,999 during the sale.
Coming to the laptops, several laptops from Asus and Dell are being offered at a discounted rate along with no-cost EMI options. Power bank making companies such as Intex and Syska are selling their products at a starting price of Rs 500. USB drives/ Pendrives are listed at a starting price of Rs 299 in the Grand Gadget Sale and microSD cards/ memory cards are listed at a starting price of Rs 429. OTG drives are also being sold in the sale with a starting price of Rs 399. Computer peripherals such as hard drives (1TB and 2TB) come at a starting price of Rs 3,599 and SSDs at Rs 1,899.
Smart wearables such as the Apple Watch Series 3 is being sold at Rs 23,900, which originally sells for Rs 28,900. Similarly, the Huami Amazfit Bip is being sold for Rs 4,999 instead of Rs 5,499 and the Huami Amazfit Stratos I being sold for Rs 12,999 instead of Rs 15,999.
In terms of home speakers, the Google Home, Home Mini, Mi Wi-Fi Basic Security Cam along with Mi 360 smart security cameras are also available on sale. And DSLRs are being sold at a starting price of Rs 22,990 while point-and-shoot at a starting price of Rs 6,490 and mirrorless cameras at a starting price of Rs 33,990.
Other than the devices and gadgets mentioned here, there are lots of other digital products being sold during Flipkart Grand Gadget Days sale at a discounted rate with offers.
Google Fit, a fitness tracking and coaching application launched by Google keeps track of the user’s health and activity level. Google Fit was launched back in 2014 and it brought a new revamped application for the Android platform in 2018. A year after its Android release, Google Fit has made its way to the iOS platform as well. The application is now available on Apple’s App Store for the users of iPhones and iOS devices to download and use.
With its release, the users of the iPhones and iOS devices can use Google Fit’s unique features such as Move Minutes, Heart Points etc. Google Fit is also able to sync with the Apple Health fitness app to contribute data. The newly launched application is also able to sync with Apple Watch and share data thus giving the user more fitness goals and instructions by tracking their activity level. With the launch of Google Fit, more Apple users will consider buying the Wear OS smartwatches because of its safe data handling and accurate results.
Google said that its Google Fit application will sync with the Apple Health app to measure the Sleep Cycle, Nike Run Club and Headspace. This will allow the user to look at all their activity and fitness levels at one place. Also, the sync will show the Heart Points and Move Minutes the user earns through his/her activities. Move Minutes allows the user to make few changes to his daily routine for a healthier lifestyle. These changes includes, walking, taking the stairs instead of using the elevators or taking a walk instead of coffee. While on the other hand, the Heart Points are gained when the user performs activities which makes his/her heart beat faster than its normal rate.
Both the new features, the Move Minutes and the Heart Points have been incorporated into Google Fit to encourage the users to reach the AHA and WHO’s recommended amount of weekly physical activity. It encourages users to gain optimum health benefits through the app’s usage. There is also a Journal feature in the application, which allows the users to see the list of activities they did throughout the day. It also includes the user’s sleep data, amount of exercise they did, yoga duration, walking, cycling, breathing exercises performed and much more. It helps the users keep track of their activities and maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.
The Google Fit application is available on the App Store for downloading. Once downloaded, the users can track their workout sessions on their Apple Watch or any other Google Wear OS smartwatches.
Xiaomi Redmi recently launched its selfie-centric smartphone, the Redmi Y3 and the budget-centric device, the Redmi 7 in India. With the launch of two new smartphones Xiaomi is strengthening its Redmi sub-brand. Earlier, the General Manager of Redmi, Lu Weibing had confirmed that the company was working on a flagship Redmi smartphone which would be powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC.
After his confirmation, there had been a number of leaks and rumours about the upcoming Redmi flagship smartphone. Although the leaks revealed some features of the device, but they didn’t reveal the main specifications about the smartphone. Now, a new leak has surfaced online that reveals some of the main specifications of the Redmi flagship device, which was a mystery till now.
According to the leaks, the Redmi flagship phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC and will have 8GB of RAM. There will also be a triple-rear camera setup along with a 32MP selfie camera similar to the Redmi Y3.
Redmi flagship smartphone specifications (the leaked ones)
According to a tipster on the Chinese social networking platform Weibo, the next Redmi flagship device will reportedly sport a 6.39-inch Full HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) display. It is already a known fact that the device will be powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC, which is the latest flagship CPU from Qualcomm.
The leaks also reveal that the Redmi flagship will have 8GB of RAM paired with 128GB of internal storage. But whether a microSD card slot will be present onboard the device is still unknown. It will most probably run on Android 9 Pie skinned with MIUI 10. Other than that, the battery capacity and fast charge support is currently unknown, too.
On the camera front, the Redmi flagship will reportedly feature a triple-rear camera setup with the main camera being a 48MP sensor paired with an 8MP secondary camera along with a 13MP tertiary camera. However, it is not clear which of these three camera sensors will have the wide-angle lens, the telephoto lens and the ultra-wide-angle lens or the depth sensor. Our guess is that the 8MP sensor will add depth to the images. And as mentioned above, the front camera will most probably be a 32MP selfie camera.
Other than the specifications mentioned above there is no word about the name or the model number of the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi flagship device or its launch data. And since the General Manager of Redmi himself has confirmed the news about the upcoming device it is clear that it will be launching in the coming weeks.
The popular battle royale game, Fortnite, is known for its constant update cycle. Whenever something big happens, the game brings some tweaks and changes to its platform to add some element of the new happenings’. And sometimes, it even adds something new like characters, features, weapons, skins, emotes, dance etc. So that it always attracts players, new and old.
Currently, Avengers final chapter, the Endgame is on the hype and Fortnite is celebrating the movie hitting the theatres. In its celebration, Fortnite Avengers: Endgame Limited Time Mode has been brought by Epic as part of its new 8.50 update.
This new update gives the players the role of Thanos or Chitauri or the Avengers themselves, the players can even wield certain items or join either faction. Also, Fortnite’s Android update is bringing any improvements and fixes such as the MSAA Anti-aliasing fix which now works on the Huawei P30 Pro and other Huawei devices. The new update of Fortnite Avengers: Endgame is around 160MB for iOS. Here we are sharing the official patch notes of the new Fortnite Avengers: Endgame:
Fortnite Avengers: Endgame update patch notes
Endgame features a team of heroes fighting to stop Thanos and his Chitauri from claiming all six Infinity Stones.
Both teams respawn when eliminated until the other side completes their objective.
On one side is the Hero team. Heroes respawn when eliminated until the enemy team has found all six Infinity Stones.
Heroes start with a treasure map that leads directly to a Mythic Avengers item.
Other Avengers items can be found in Chests throughout the map.
The goal for the Hero team is to destroy the Chitauri army and defeat Thanos.
Team Thanos is comprised of Chitauri Invaders and Thanos himself.
Chitauri Invaders start with a powerful laser rifle, an anti-structure grenade attack, and a jetpack that lets them briefly leap high into the air.
The first Chitauri to recover an Infinity stone will be transformed into Thanos.
Thanos has a powerful punch, a destructive beam attack, and the ability to jump high into the air and then smash anything in his way when he comes back down.
Each time an Infinity Stone is claimed, Thanos’ abilities grow more powerful and the Chitauri gain health.
Reality Stone (Red) = Heath & Shields doubled (1000->2000)
Soul Stone (Orange) = Siphon activated (grants Thanos shields only)
Mind Stone (Yellow) = Jump height doubled
Space Stone (Blue) = Ground Pound AOE size tripled, damage x6
Time Stone (Green) = Big knockback added to each hit, damage x3
Power Stone (Purple) = Laser damage x6
If Thanos is eliminated from the match, another Chitauri will become him after a short wait (unless Thanos is the last one standing).
If Thanos & the Chitauri find all six Infinity Stones, Heroes will no longer be able to respawn.
The goal for Thanos and his army is to find the stones and then eliminate the remaining heroes.
The new update brings elements of the cinema itself to the game, Thanos and his army would have to find the six Infinity Stones hidden throughout the map. Fortnite was launched 18 months ago and till now it has around 250 million registered players. With its recent and fast update cycle it keeps the players engaged and active. With the new update, the fans of Marvel and Avengers would feel at home.
Take on Thanos and the Chitauri by wielding Avengers: Endgame items scattered throughout the Battle Royale island 🗺️
Facebook has always been home to some of the most useful, funny and weird things, and one of them is the personality quiz apps. These apps use the information provided by the user to find out what their personality traits are and who do they closely resemble to (a popular celebrity, animal or anything else). It’s a fun way to know what the results will be as it is never certain.
But now, Facebook has decided to ban the personality quiz apps on its platforms. Since they have been active on the social platform for years, they were able to collect a lot of user information from a large number of Facebook users.
It should be noted that the ban comes a year after the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal where the data firm had collected information of up to 87 million users around the world. For collecting the information, it used the quiz app ‘thisisyourdigitallife’.
Although the ban on the quiz apps comes a year after the scandal but it should be noted that the personality quizzes weren’t the main problem. The quizzes were, no doubt, a great platform for collecting and storing a large amount of user data. The quizzes themselves worked because of the data the users provided it with, the problem was that the platform (Facebook) itself allowed the developers to collect the data. The collected data of the user could have been used by anyone for anything and was not kept secure.
Facebook’s ban on the personality quiz apps is a part of a ‘broader crackdown’ by the social giant on what the developers have access to and what they can do on the platform. Also, on similar note, Facebook is also locking down many old APIs (Application Programming Interface) for accessing the user data. This lockdown will prevent the developers from accessing the new user data if the user hasn’t used the app in the last three months.
It should be taken into account that the social giant Facebook had announced some changes on its platform around a year ago. In that announcement, the 3 months/ 90 days access limit was also included. Although the 3 months limit was not put into effect before, but it has been done now.
But this new change and ban comes after a number of data leaks reported since the start of the year. There were a number of problems Facebook found itself in the past couple of months, which put it into a vulnerable position. And banning some old personality quizzes so that they can’t access the user data isn’t possibly going to solve anything if it doesn’t make its own platform stronger.
Chinese smartphone company Oppo has today launched the Marvel’s Avengers Edition of its F11 Pro in India. The launch of the Oppo F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Edition coincides with the release of Avengers: Endgame movie in the country. The technology company collaborated with Marvel to unveil the special edition smartphone in the country.
Although the device has a lot in common with the vanilla variant of the Oppo F11 Pro, the primary differences are in the design and the internal storage. Here’s a look at the details of the newly launched edition of the smartphone that you should know about:
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Oppo F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Edition price in India
Oppo F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Edition is available with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage in India. The special edition smartphone costs Rs 27,990 and will be going on sale via Amazon India’s website. The pre-orders of the device begin today and the first sale will be on May 1. The sale will begin at online retailers on May 4.
Oppo F11 Pro Marvels’ Avengers Edition specifications
As we mentioned earlier, there are two primary differences in the Marvel’s Avengers Edition smartphone as compared to the vanilla variant of the handset. One is the design of the new smartphone and the other is the internal storage.
Oppo F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition smartphone’s back panel has a glossy Blue finish and a gradient design. It sports a symmetrical hexagonal pattern on its rear panel that resembles a beehive. In addition to this, there is an Avengers logo that is Red in colour that is placed on the back panel of the Oppo F11 Pro’s special edition device. The power button is also coloured Red so that it complements the design of the handset.
Oppo F11 Pro Marvels’ Avengers Edition comes with a Captain America inspired protective case in its box. The case is Blue in colour and has Captain America’s iconic shield on it. This can also work as a phone stand holder for the smartphone.
The smartphone’s retail package has a stamped collector’s badge and a ‘Collection Certificate’. The latter is something that all Marvel fans would love to have as it has golden stickers of all the major characters like Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor to name a few.
While Oppo F11 Pro’s regular variant came with 64GB of internal storage, the Marvels’ Avengers Edition handset houses 128GB of onboard storage. Besides this, all the specifications of the special edition variant of the device are the same as the previously launched model.
To recall, Oppo F11 Pro has a 6.53-inch full-HD+ LCD display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 processor clubbed with 6GB of RAM. The handset runs Android 9 Pie skinned with ColorOS 6 and houses a 4,000mAh battery.
For imaging duties, Oppo F11 Pro sports a dual rear camera setup that comprises of a 48MP and 5MP sensors. The device is touted to come with an Ultra Night Mode and a Dazzle Color Mode that enhances low-light photography. The handset has a 16MP pop-up selfie camera that comes with support for Face ID technology.
Respawn Games and EA’s battle royale Apex Legends had really made a big dent in the gaming industry with its release. Even the players of the genre gave it a go to see what new was being offered and soon the game became massively popular. A week after its release, the game had more than 25 million registered players with the numbers skyrocketing as the game got older.
But now, players are complaining that the game lacks updates and it didn’t bring anything new to its content. Comparing it to the constantly changing games of the same genre such as Fortnite and PUBG, Apex Legends falls short on providing the players with updated and new content on a regular basis. And on the same note, the executive producer of the game Drew McCoy explained that it won’t be changing anytime soon. Which means that the game wouldn’t receive any new or updated content every now and then.
In a blog post, McCoy wrote, “Our long-term goal is to ensure Apex Legends always feels alive and thriving, with a focus on quality of content over novelty or speed of release. At the same time, we want to maintain our culture as a development team and avoid crunch that can quickly lead to burnout or worse.”
It should be noted that, this development comes a day after Polygon’s report about the working conditions at the Fortnite developer’s studio, Epic. Here, the artists, programmers and new contract employees have been working intensely to keep up with the ever-changing game and bringing new content to the platform.
In a statement, Epic said, “People are working very hard on Fortnite and other Epic efforts. Extreme situations such as 100-hour work weeks are incredibly rare, and in those instances, we seek to immediately remedy them to avoid recurrence.” This is the exact opposite of what we saw of Apex Legends who aren’t pushing new updates and aren’t seemingly interested in providing the players with new content.
The extreme overtime and overwork have always plagued the videogame industry. Well-known brands such as BioWare (owned by EA), Ubisoft and other game studios are constantly subjecting their employees to overtime too, which ultimately leads to crunch.
Furthermore, Respawn still hopes to continue with Apex Legends and provide updates to its players, but not in the same way and at the same time intervals as its competitors. McCoy also said that the primary focus of the studio was to improve the issues of server performance and cheating. He said, “Rapid growth is a wonderful thing to achieve, and we’re thrilled with the response we’ve received since launch. However, that growth comes with some clear challenges, and we’ve hit a few bumps along the way, including missteps with our updates, not giving players enough visibility into future content, and not properly setting expectations on how we plan to support Apex Legends.”
Are you planning to buy a new gaming console but cannot decide which one you should go for? Check out the list of 10 things that you must know before you buy your next gaming console:
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Which ecosystem is the best one?
This is probably one among the most asked questions when it comes to gaming consoles. And the answer is that you would find most new games to be available on Xbox as well as PlayStation. Sony arguably has more number of exclusive titles which includes the likes of Gran Turismo, Uncharted, Spider-Man and others. On the other hand, you would find most Xbox exclusives to be available for the Windows PC.
VR Gaming
In spite of the fact that virtual reality has been around for years now, it has not really become very mainstream. And gaming is no exception to this, as there are few who are really into VR gaming. But then, if you are one among them, then PlayStation is the only option you can go for when it comes to gaming consoles as that is the only one that has support for it. It is worth pointing out though that you will need to spend extra for the VR headset.
Nintendo Switch
While PlayStation and Xbox enjoy tremendous popularity in the gaming consoles market, Nintendo Switch is also an alternative that you can go for. However, the console is not as powerful as Xbox and PlayStation and currently, it is not officially available in India. In addition to this, the number of games on Nintendo Switch are also not at par with those on PlayStation or Xbox.
Go for the latest version
While Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are still available for purchase in the market and cost lesser than the latest models, it is not recommended to go for them. Most developers are no longer making any games for them and the ones that are available would not run as well as they would on the latest models.
4k gaming or HD gaming?
In case you like 4K gaming, you can go for Xbox One X that is priced at Rs 40,990, or for PlayStation 4 Pro that costs Rs 38,990. However, the only thing to keep in mind is that you will have to upgrade the entire ecosystem and use a big screen 4K TV. While Xbox S does not have support for 4K gaming, it can upscale Full HD games into 4K.
Aesthetic appeal
There are a number of limited editions of Xbox One, Xbox One S and PlayStation 4 that have been launched over the year. They come with art and sounds that make them stand out. But as far as the performance goes, they are more or less the same as their regular variants. You may want to opt for one of these in case you are impressed by their design. You’ll be paying extra for the aesthetics though.
Classic games
If you like playing vintage games, you should know that Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have them available on their online stores. Sony’s PlayStation Now also lets you stream pre-PS4 games, but for a monthly subscription fee.
Music streaming
This is not exactly mainstream as of now. If you like to have music streaming while gaming, you can go for any variation of Xbox One and PS4. In fact, Xbox owners can also access Microsoft Groove Music.
Stream your own files
Both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have support for DLNA, which enables users to stream their own digital video files to the console from devices on their home network. Proprietary DLNA software or third-party programs like Plex can also be used to do this.
Which one is more powerful?
We would recommend you to go for Xbox One X or PS4 if you want a powerful console. While the former is powered by a 6 teraflop GPU, the latter runs 4.2 teraflop GPU. Games on these consoles run faster than they do on Xbox One S and PS4 Slim.
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has launched its A9 smartphone in its home country. The device comes with a waterdrop-style notch, runs Android 9.0 Pie and sports a dual rear camera setup. Other key highlights of the Oppo A9 smartphone are its 16MP selfie camera, a massive 4,020mAh battery, 6GB of RAM, and its rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The handset is all set to go on sale in China on April 30 and will be made available in three colour options. Here’s a look at all the details of the device:
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Oppa A9 price and availability
The newly launched Oppo A9 smartphone is priced at CNY 1,799 for its lone 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant in China. On converting, this becomes approximately Rs 18,700. The handset has gone on pre-orders on Oppo Shop and is available in three colour options including Mica Green, Jade White, and Fluorite Purple. Oppo A9 smartphone will be going on sale on April 30.
Oppo A9 specifications
The Oppo A9 smartphone comes with a waterdrop-shaped notch on the top of its screen and a slight chin at the bottom. The handset comes with a dual rear camera setup, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a branding that looks a lot like Oppo Reno on its back panel. The rear panel of the device has a gradient finish and the smartphone houses a 3.5mm audio jack, a USB Type-C port, and a speaker grille at the bottom. The volume rocker keys are placed on the left edge of the device and the power button is on the right.
Coming to the specifications, Oppo A9 runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with ColorOS 6.0. It features a 6.5-inch (1080×2340 pixels) full-HD+ display that has a screen-to-body ratio of 90.7% and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. While the company has not mentioned the name of the processor that has been used in the Oppo smartphone, it has said that it comes with 6GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with 128GB of internal storage.
For imaging duties, the Oppo A9 comes with a dual rear camera setup with a 16MP primary sensor and a 2MP sensor. For selfies and video calls, there is a 16MP sensor on the handset’s front panel.
The Oppo A9 smartphone houses a 4,020mAh battery and has support for fast charging. The connectivity options of the handset include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, and more.
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor had quietly launched its new smartphone Y5 2019 on its global website yesterday. And now, the company has launched a new device in Russia called the Honor 8S. The Honor 8S looks similar to the Honor Y5 2019 that launched earlier with only a difference in the design. And seeing that the company has launched both of the devices with the difference of a day it is possible that it might launch the same device with the name Honor 8S in some countries and Honor Y5 2019 in others. Because essentially, specifications-wise both the devices are the same.
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Honor 8S price and availability
The Honor 8S is currently listed on Russia’s official Honor website. The smartphone holds a price tag of RUB 8,490 (approximately Rs 8,900). In the Russian market, the Honor 8S will go on sale from April 26, 11:00am onwards (Moscow time).
With the purchase of the device, Honor is also bundling the Honor Band 4 free for the first few customers of the Honor 8S. However, the number of customers who will get the free Honor Band hasn’t been disclosed by the company yet. The Honor 8S comes in three colour options – Black, Blue and Gold.
As of now, the company hasn’t said anything about the device’s launch date in India.
Honor 8S specifications and features
The Honor 8S sports a 5.71-inch HD+ (720 x 1520 pixels) screen with 84.6% screen-to-body ratio and it comes with a dewdrop-style notch. The device is powered by a quad-core MediaTek Helio A22 SoC paired with 2GB of RAM. The Honor 8S runs Android 9 Pie skinned with EMUI 9.0 and it packs a 3,020mAh battery without the fast charging support. It comes with 32GB of internal storage with support of microSD card of up to 512GB. The device comes with dual-SIM slot along with microSD card slot.
On the camera front, the Honor 8S features a single rear camera with a 13MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture. While on the front, there is a 5MP selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture.
The Honor 8S comes with face unlock support but it doesn’t include a fingerprint scanner at the back. Other features of the newly launched smartphone include 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and Micro-USB 2.0.
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo is all set to launch the Marvel’s Avengers Edition of its F11 Pro smartphone in India today. As we all know, the Avengers: Endgame movie will be hitting the cinemas today, and the smartphone brand has collaborated with Marvel to launch the Oppo F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition in the country on the same day.
Although most of the specifications, if not all, of the special edition smartphone, are expected to be the same as the vanilla variant of the device, the Oppo F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition will have a different pattern on its back panel and will come with a number of Avengers-themed accessories.
The company has pointed out that the key difference between the two smartphones is its design and onboard storage. While the vanilla variant of the device comes with 64GB of internal storage, the Avengers: Endgame-themed device houses 128GB of onboard storage.
The back panel of the smartphone will come with symmetrical hexagonal patterns that look like a beehive. And besides this, there is a large red-coloured Avengers logo that is placed on the rear of the device. It is also worth mentioning that in the pictures of the device, it can also be seen that its power button comes with a red accent to complement the design of the handset.
Coming to accessories, the Oppo F11 Pro‘s Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition will come with a Captain America inspired protective case in the box. The Blue coloured case will sport Captain America’s iconic shield, which will also act as a phone stand holder.
In addition to this, the retail package also has a stamped collector’s badge and a ‘Collection Certificate’ that comes with golden stickers of all major Marvel characters including Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor to name a few.
To recall, Oppo F11 Pro features a 6.53-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) LCD display that has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and 90.90 percent screen ratio. Powered by octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 processor, the smartphone comes with 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. Oppo F11 Pro is accompanied by 5GB of Oppo Cloud storage. Besides this, the company has also touted its HyperBoost technology for speeding up app launch times. The smartphone runs Android 9 Pie skinned with ColorOS 6.
After launching Nokia 4.2 and Nokia 3.2 at the Mobile World Congress 2019, HMD Global has listed the smartphones on its India website. Nokia India’s official website also has the entire list of specifications of both smartphones. As of now, there is no word on the price and availability of Nokia 4.2 and Nokia 3.2 in India. While Nokia 4.2 was launched in Malaysia this year, Nokia 3.2 has gone on pre-orders in Germany.
Besides listing the two smartphones, HMD Global has also put up a sign-up form on its website. Although the price and availability have not been mentioned, the listing on the website confirms that the launch of the smartphones is close.
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Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2 global pricing
Nokia 4.2‘s base variant comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage is priced $169 (approximately Rs 11,900), and on the other hand, its 3GB RAM/32GB storage model costs $199 (approximately Rs 14,000). Nokia 3.2’s base variant has 2GB RAM and 16GB storage and holds a price tag of $139 (approximately Rs 9,800) and its 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant costs $169 (approximately Rs 11,900).
Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2 specifications
Nokia 4.2 runs Android 9.0 Pie and sports a 5.71-inch HD+ (720×1520 pixels) a-Si TFT display that has an aspect ratio of 19:9 and 2.5D curved glass protection. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor, the smartphone comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The handset can also support a microSD card of up to 400GB.
For imaging duties, Nokia 4.2 features a dual rear camera setup that comprises of a 13MP primary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and a 2MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. It also has an 8MP sensor for selfies and video calls.
The smartphone houses a 3,000mAh battery and for connectivity, it comes with 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, NFC, Micro-USB, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The device also has a fingerprint sensor on its back panel.
Coming to Nokia 3.2, the smartphone runs Android 9.0 Pie and features a 6.29-inch HD+ (720×1520 pixels) TFT display that has an aspect ratio 19:9. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 processor, the device has 3GB of RAM and comes with either 16GB or 32GB onboard storage. It can hold a microSD card of 400GB.
On the camera front, Nokia 3.2 has a 13MP primary camera and a 5MP selfie camera. The handset houses a 4,000mAh battery and has 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, FM radio, Micro-USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack for connectivity.
Amazon India is all set to begin its Annual Summer Sale on May 4 and will go on till May 7. As a part of the sale, a number of smartphones and other gadgets will be available at discounted rates. If you have subscribed to Amazon Prime, you will get an early access to the sale starting 12:00pm (noon) on May 3.
As we mentioned earlier, during the upcoming four-day sale, Amazon will offer discounts and offers on some of the best-selling devices. The sale will have smartphones from companies like Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Apple, Realme and others.
During Amazon’s Summer Sale, the customers will also get an extra 10% discount on making the purchase from SBI Credit or Debit cards. It is also offering up to 40% discount on smartphones and mobile accessories. Although the date and time of the sale is announced but Amazon hasn’t revealed the prices at which the smartphones will sell.
From Xiaomi, the newly launched Redmi Y3 and the Redmi 7 smartphones will be available during Amazon’s sale. Both the devices come with 6.26-inch display, Android 9.0 Pie and are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SoC. They both sport dual rear cameras and house a 4,000mAh battery.
The difference between the two smartphones is that Redmi Y3 focusses more on selfies and features a 32MP front-facing camera. The Redmi Y3 carries a starting price of Rs 9,999, while the Redmi 7 price starts at Rs 7,999. Other than the newly launched devices, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 Pro will also be on the sale.
Other than this, Samsung’s newly launched devices such as the Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30, and its flagship Galaxy S10 will also be in the Summer sale of Amazon. Samsung Galaxy M10’s 2GB RAM/ 16GB storage variant is priced at Rs 7,990 while the Galaxy M20’s 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage model costs Rs 10,990.
Samsung Galaxy M30’s 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs 14,990. And the 2019 flagship model of Samsung – Galaxy S10 – will also be available on sale along with other Samsung smartphones.
A few weeks back, OnePlus 6T received a price cut and even during Amazon’s Summer sale, the device can be bought at a discounted rate. Currently, the 8GB RAM variant of the OnePlus 6T is selling for Rs 37,999 on Amazon so we can expect a good price cut during the sale.
Oppo’s former sub-brand Realme’s smartphones will also be available on discount in Amazon’s Summer sale. The Realme U1 is listed in the sale page and currently it is selling for Rs 9,999 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant.
Other smartphones such as the iPhone X, Honor View 20, Honor 8X, Vivo V15 Pro, Oppo R17, Vivo NEX and the newly launched Huawei P30 Pro will also be in the summer sale.
Other than smartphones, Amazon is also giving extra discounts on Amazon Echo devices, Fire TV Stick, Kindle eReaders and more during the Summer Sale.
American technology company Garmin has introduced a new model of its Vivosmart series in India named Vivosmart 4. The new smart wearable comes with an activity tracker, body battery and pulse Ox. The device has been launched with a very specific target audience in mind – the fitness enthusiasts. Along with the fitness tracker, the smart wearable also comes with advanced sleep-monitoring features. According to the company, Garmin Vivosmart 4 promotes a healthy and active lifestyle.
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Garmin Vivosmart 4 price and availability
Garmin Vivosmart 4 fitness tracker is priced at Rs 12,990 and it can be bought from the company’s official stores and Helios Watch Stores across India.
The device is available in four colour options including Black with Midnight, Merlot with Rose Gold, Gray with Rose Gold, and Blue with Silver.
On its launch, Ali Rizvi, National Sales Manager of Garmin India said, “Sleep quality plays a critical role in overall physical health. In fact, a poor sleep quality may contribute to the development of significant chronic conditions. With its slim design, the vívosmart 4 is comfortable to wear at night and pulse ox provides customers with information they can use to improve their health. Garmin’s ‘vívosmart’ series is a perfect tracker for the fitness enthusiasts who wish to see the exact results of daily activities. As people are getting more conscious about their health, we are confident that ‘vívosmart 4’ will prove to be a perfect partner.”
Garmin Vivosmart 4 specifications and features
The Garmin Vivosmart 4 comes with slim and stylish metal accents with bright and easy-to-read display which, according to the company, is a blend of fashion and technology. As mentioned above, the Vivosmart 4 comes with a variety of fitness related features and when worn it can track the daily activities of the user along with their sleep levels. It also comes with a wrist-based pulse ox sensor which allows the users to gauge their blood oxygen saturation levels at night to better understand their sleep quality.
Vivosmart 4 also comes with Body Battery feature that calculates the user’s body energy reserves. It also alerts the user about the best time for activity or rest. The sleep tracker of the Vivosmart 4 is also able to track the ‘light, deep and REM’ stages of sleep, along with the movement of the user throughout the night which helps them in improving their overall lifestyle.
Other features of the Garmin Vivosmart 4 includes a dedicated activity timer for walks, runs, strength training, yoga, pool swims and others. When connected to the smartphone, the wristband vibrates when the user’s smartphone receives notifications, calls or text messages.
Vivosmart 4
And lastly, the Vivosmart 4 is able to last for 7 days on a single charge, but excluding the Pulse ox sleep tracking. It is also water resistant which means it won’t get damaged from sweat or shower.
The battle between T-Series and PewDiePie is still going on. It has been going on since last year, and it continues. Late last month, PewDiePie’s Youtube channel was taken over by T-series with a margin of over 44,000 subscribers which continued to grow for a few days. But like it has been happening since last year, PewDiePie managed to somehow bring his followers up so that he can enjoy being the No.1 channel on YouTube.
Before that, however, he made a video called ‘Congratulations’ in which, under the pretext of congratulating T-Series, he dissed the record label and India. And now, it seems like PewDiePie will have to handle being the No.2 channel on YouTube again since T-Series’ channel has surpassed it in terms of followers. And this time, the number of followers on T-Series’ channel is ahead by PewDiePie’s by 9,21,830 (at the time of writing). Within the next few hours, we expect T-Series’ followers to surpass PewDiePie’s by a million.
PewDiePie belongs to a Swedish content creator called Felix Kjellberg, who has enjoyed being the No.1 on YouTube for the last six years. Since last year, Kjellberg’s channel started receiving some serious competition from T-Series’ YouTube channel. Since then, a battle between the two started and as a result of which, both the channels have crossed 90 million subscribers on YouTube already. They are soon expected to cross the 100 million subscriber mark too.
It is worth pointing out though that during this time, Kjellberg has published two videos on his channel where he has dissed Indians. One, as we mentioned earlier, was the ‘Congratulations’ video, and the other is ‘Bitch Lasagna’.
Another thing worth mentioning is that T-Series’ channel on YouTube had 30 million subscribers on the platform at the beginning of 2018. The primary reason why the channel could grow so much was because of the fall in the prices of 4G data coupled with the fact that YouTube made its way to feature phones. This led to scores of people in India, who earlier did not have access to YouTube, come on the platform. And this, in turn, led to an increase in the number of subscribers T-Series had on YouTube.
We still cannot say whether this battle is over, as we have all seen in the past how Kjellberg doesn’t take being the second biggest very well. While he has gone on record to say that he doesn’t care about T-Series and numbers, his channel always gets a big jump in subscribers each time the record label surpasses him.
There have been times when other YouTubers have asked their subscribers to follow PewDiePew, and there have also been times when printers have been hacked to ask people to subscribe. Let’s see what he does this time.
Huawei’s latest flagship device – P30 Pro – was launched in India earlier this month along with the more affordable P30 Lite smartphone. The Huawei P30 Lite offers a triple-rear camera with company’s own Kirin CPU and is priced in the mid-range segment. Now, as we enter the last week of the month, the Chinese smartphone brand has announced that the Huawei P30 Lite will go on its first sale in India 12am (midnight) onwards tonight.
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Huawei P30 Lite price, availability and launch offers
The Huawei P30 Lite comes in two variants – one with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage that costs Rs 19,990 and the other with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage priced at Rs 22,990. The Huawei P30 Lite can be picked up from Amazon India and Croma 12am (midnight) onwards tonight.
The Huawei P30 Lite comes in two colour variants – Midnight Black and Peacock Blue.
Ahead of its sale, the company has said that the Huawei P30 Lite launch offers will include no-cost EMIs and a Reliance Jio cashback of up to Rs 2,200. Customers will also get 2.2TB additional data on the recharge of Rs 198 or Rs 299 plans.
Huawei P30 Lite specifications
The Huawei P30 Lite sports a 6.15-inch Full-HD+ (1080 x 2312 pixels) LCD display with an aspect ratio of 19.3:9. Powered by an octa-core HilSilicon Kirin 710 SoC (4 cores of Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.3GHz, 4 cores of Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.7GHz), the smartphone comes with 4GB or 6GB of RAM. Huawei P30 Lite also comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 that assists its gaming performance. The smartphone supports dual-SIM (Nano) and runs Android 9 Pie skinned with EMUI 9.0.1. The device comes with 128GB of internal storage and has support for microSD card of up to 256GB. Unlike the P30 Pro, the Huawei P30 Lite sports a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The handset houses a 3,340mAh battery and has support for 10W fast charging.
On the camera front, the Huawei P30 Lite features a triple-rear camera setup which comprises of a 24MP wide-angle lens with an f/1.8 aperture clubbed with an 8MP ultra wide-angle lens and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture.
Other features of the Huawei P30 Lite include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and FM radio. While the sensors of the device include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and proximity sensor.
Chinese electronic maker TCL has released a series of smart home products in India today. The newly launched smart home products include ACs, washing machines, refrigerators, sound bars and audio solutions. It has also brought out the new C6 and P8 TV series in India. Along with products, the company has also partnered with Eros Now, ZEE5, Voot, Jio Cinema, Hungama Play, Hotstar, ALTBalaji, and YuppTV to give its users content released by these companies. The products were launched in the presence of the Delhi Capitals star cricketers.
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TCL C6 and TCL P8 price and specifications
The new TCL C6 and the P8 support 4K content and both of them come with 30W superlative audio quality by Onkyo speakers. The new TV-series offers an immersive visual experience as they come with micro-dimming technology and a 10-point white balance. The new technologies used in the TCL C6 and P8 gives them a more dynamic, diverse, and wide colour gamut and add to the vibrant contrast.
TCL C6 and the P8 are both Google-certified Android TVs and they run Android Oreo. The TCL C6 is powered by a quad-core CPU and dual core GPU paired with in-built storage and 2.5GB DDR3 RAM. On the other hand, the TCL P8 uses the same quad-core CPU and dual core GPU along with 16GB internal storage and 2GB DDR3 RAM.
Other than that, the TCL C6 and the P8 series come with pre-installed Google services such as the Google Play Games, Google Play Movies & TV, YouTube, and Google Assistant. Other features of the newly launched TVs are voice search, Netflix, Spotify, and built-in Chromecast.
Talking about the prices, TCL C6 comes in two variants with 55-inch and 65-inch namely – TCL 55C6 and TCL 65C6. The TCL 55C6 holds a price tag of Rs 59,990 while the TCL 65C6 is priced at Rs 89,990. On the other hand, the TCL P8 comes in only one variant with 85-inches named TCL 85P8M and it sells for Rs 1,99,990.
The company has also partnered with Eros Now, ZEE5, Voot, Jio Cinema, Hungama Play, Hotstar, ALTBalaji, and YuppTV to give content to the users. Also, TCL has made more than 9,50,000 hours of premium content in 25 languages and across 5 genres. The customers of TCL’s new TV series will also get one-month free access to Eros Now.
Speaking on the announcement, TCL India Country Manager, Mike Chen, said, “Our new range of smart home appliances is designed to cater to the specific requirements of tech-savvy Indian consumers and resonate with their mature sensibilities. The latest launch also takes us one step closer to our vision of becoming the first innovative consumer durable brand in India with a full range of smart home products and offering our customer an unparalleled connected experience. We have always stayed committed to offering the latest features at the most affordable prices to our users through products backed by state-of-the-art technologies, such as artificial intelligence and IoT. Going forward, we will continue to build more such products for our customers across India, with a focus on improving their lifestyles through intelligent, tech-led offerings.”
TCL 520L and TCL 545L Refrigerators features
Along with the TVs, the company has also launched two new refrigerators in India considering that summer is here. One of them is a 520L side-by-side refrigerator while the other is a 545L double door intelligent refrigerator. Both the refrigerators come with inverter compressors and water dispensers along with no-frost technology, AAT freshness technology, smart swing airflow technology, and inner partition storage.
The new technology used in the TCL refrigerators helps in proper cooling of the food. They also come with fast freezing which cools the things inside the refrigerator in 2 minutes.
TCL G-series, K-series and B-series Washing machines specifications
TCL has also added a new washing machine series to its long list of products. They come in three variants – the G-series washing machine with front loading (6/7/8.5 kg), the K-series washing machine with front loading (9kg) and the B-series washing machine with top-loading (6/7/8/9 kg). According to the company, these smart washing machines are as smart as smartphones today.
TCL and Delhi Capitals..
The K-series and the G-series washing machine from TCL come with water sealing and non-pollution design. Other features in both the newly launched washing machine series include honeycomb crystal drums, BLDC inverter motors, and intelligent automatic detergent inputs. The K-series also comes with a touch screen display.
The B-series washing machine from TCL comes with a waterfall spray wash, honeycomb crystal drum, an easily detachable and cleanable pulsator. There is also a 3-D storm wash, and a DDM motor present inside the B-series.
TCL 3-star inverter AC specifications
The new 3-star smart inverter ACs launched by TCL come with 1 tonne, 1.5 tonne and 2 tonne cooling capacities. Under the TCL Elite series, it has launched a fixed-speed 2-star 1.5 tonne AC. All the newly launched ACs are equipped with smart airflow and AI-inverter algorithm. Other than this, the TCL 3-star ACs are able to deliver rapid cooling in 30 seconds.
These new TCL ACs run with low operating noise (22dB) and features ultra-low frequency running and filter cleaning reminders.
TCL Audio Solutions features
In its audio solutions, TCL has brought smart TV sound solutions with Bluetooth/line-in, SD card slot, USB, FM, and remote control; a Tower & Soundbar; and wired as well as Bluetooth wireless headphones. All the newly launched audio devices offer a clear and good audio experience to the user.
Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus is all set to launch its OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro smartphones on May 14. Almost a month before the launch of the smartphones, the price of OnePlus 7 Pro has leaked online. It is worth noticing that the leaked prices are the Euro version of the OnePlus 7 Pro and converting them directly to Indian prices may not give us the final price that the company will announce on May 14. Having said that, it will definitely give us an idea of the price bracket of the smartphone.
According to a report that has surfaced on Android Central which quotes Ishan Agarwal’s tweet, OnePlus 7 Pro’s 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant will be available €749. On converting this to Indian value, this becomes Rs 58,000. On the other hand, the 12GB RAM variant of the OnePlus 7 Pro will cost €81, which is approximately Rs 64,000.
However, we should mention that Agarwal has mentioned in his tweet that one should not try to guess the price of the upcoming smartphone by converting it to different currencies. This is because the cost of OnePlus 7 Pro may differ in various regions.
Exclusive for @androidcentral: OnePlus 7 Pro European Price- 6+128GB: € ??? (Unknown ATM) 8+256GB: € 749/759 12+256GB: € 819/829 Colours: Mirror Grey, Almond, Nebula Blue (Please DO NOT convert to other currencies, prices will differ region by region.)https://t.co/UXkSiaOgQDpic.twitter.com/f3UOPeDuFS
But then, if this pricing is correct, we would not be wrong to assume that the price of the OnePlus 7 Pro will be more than that of its predecessors. It is worth pointing out that the price of OnePlus 6‘s base variant with 6GB RAM was Rs 34,999, while the 8GB RAM variant came with a price tag of Rs 39,999. The company also launched an Avengers edition of the smartphone that was available at Rs 44,999 for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant.
On the other hand, OnePlus 6T, which was also launched last year came at a starting price of Rs 37,999 for the 6GB RAM option. Its most high-end variant that had 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage had a price of Rs 45,999. But the price barrier went even higher when OnePlus collaborated with McLaren to launch the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition which has 10GB of RAM and costs Rs 50,999.
With the Europe pricing, it does seem like OnePlus 7 Pro will be priced more than the predecessors of the device did, we should also remember that the company will also be launching the OnePlus 7. And there are high chances of keeping OnePlus 7’s pricing close to the smartphones launched earlier.
The new GTX 1650 series by NVIDIA is out and is already on sale in the Indian market. We for one were looking forward to it and finally, we got our hands on it. The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC Edition and we unboxed it to find out what this card is all about. This is our overview of the card. It sells for Rs 13,500 in the Indian market.
The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC Edition has is overclocked to perform better than the usual cards and has a clock speed of 1.78 GHz. It comes with dual fans, which spin in the opposite direction. What it essentially does is that it makes the air flow in one direction in the process to keep the GPU chip cool. The heat sync is also touching the GPU that again enables the GPU to stay cooler. Check out the video.
South Korean technology giant Samsung along with HARMAN has launched the world’s largest Onyx Cinema LED Screen in India today. The screen will be used in Bengaluru’s Swagath Cinemas, which is all set to be renamed to Swagath Onyx Theatre. Samsung‘s screen at Swagath Cinemas was inaugurated by Academy Award winner and musician AR Rahman.
Other prominent people present at the launch were Moon Goo Chin, Corporate Vice President, Consumer Electronics Business, Samsung India; Puneet Sethi, Vice President, Consumer Electronics Enterprise Business, Samsung India; Prashant Govindan, Head – Professional Solutions, HARMAN India and SAARC and Kishore P, Director, Swagath Group of Cinemas.
With a 14 metre screen, Swgath Onyx Theatre in Bengaluru’s MG Road now has the largest Onyx Cinema LED screen format in the world. Besides the screen at Bengaluru, Samsung has only installed two other 14 metre screens in the world – in Malasia and China.
Swagath Onyx Theatre is also the world’s largest theatre to have an Onyx Cinema LED screen and it can seat 618 seats. For acoustics, the theatre has been upgraded with JBL Professional cinema loudspeakers from HARMAN. The system includes six JBL AM 7315 screen array loudspeakers, four JBL 9300 cinema surround loudspeakers, eighteen JBL 9350 + four JBL SCS 12 high impact cinema surround loudspeakers, six JBL AC28/26 used as underfills for the balcony area and nine JBL 5628 dual 18″ cinema subwoofers.
It is also worth mentioning that the newly launched Onyx screen is 3D applicable with active 3D technology for all 618 seats in the theatre.
With this technology, the South Korean technology giant eyes to transform the cinema viewing experience with HDR support.
At the inauguration, Puneet Sethi, Vice President, Consumer Electronics Enterprise Business, Samsung India said, “Samsung is the only brand offering an end-to-end movie experience, from stunning visuals through Onyx Cinema LED Screens to phenomenal sound from JBL Professional by HARMAN. Onyx Cinema LED at Swagath Onyx Theatre in Bengaluru will revolutionize cinema viewing experience for film lovers in the city and across India. This is a remarkable milestone for Indian cinema and a testament to our consumer-centric approach.”
“The current wave of cinema is replete with great visuals, rich soundtracks and background score. The new Onyx Cinema LED powered by JBL’s iconic sound will transform cinematic experience for movie goers. This mighty combination of a revolutionary screen and legendary sound will truly elevate the content and we are excited for Indian cinephiles to experience this epic offering,” said Prashant Govindan, Head – Professional Solutions, HARMAN India & SAARC.
Award-winning musician and composer, AR Rahman said “With Samsung’s ground-breaking Onyx Cinema LED Screen technology and HARMAN’s iconic JBL audio, moviegoers in Bengaluru will immensely enjoy their experience at the theatre. I have worked with HARMAN and used JBL Professional systems for many years, and I can confidently say that they truly do justice to the music I create. There is no sound like JBL sound, so it makes sense that the brand is powering this amazing new way to enjoy movies and music.”
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