Samsung Galaxy A20 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A20 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: Comparison

South Korean technology giant Samsung has today launched its Galaxy A20 in India at Rs 12,490. The handset comes with features like a dual rear-camera setup, a 4,000mAh battery and an Exynos processor. Samsung Galaxy A20 falls between the Galaxy A10 and the Galaxy A30 which were launched earlier in the country along with the current top-end variant of the Galaxy A-series – Galaxy A50. Although Samsung plans to dominate the budget and the mid-range smartphone segments with the release of the Galaxy A-series devices, there are many competitors in the targeted price range. Being a part of one of the most competitive price segments in the smartphone industry, the newly launched Samsung Galaxy A20 has many rivals. If we consider its price, it competes directly with Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone that is priced at Rs 13,999. Read on to find out the specifications and the features of both the devices and how they compare with each other:

Display

Samsung Galaxy A20:  6.4-inch HD+ (720 x 1560p) Super AMOLED Infinity-V display

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: 6.3-inch FHD+ Dot Notch display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9

Processor

Samsung Galaxy A20: Samsung’s Exynos 7884 SoC.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC

Primary camera

Samsung Galaxy A20: a 13MP primary sensor + a 5MP secondary sensor

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro:  48MP Sony IMX586 sensor + 5MP secondary sensor

Selfie camera

Samsung Galaxy A20: 8MP selfie camera

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: 13MP AI front camera

RAM and storage

Samsung Galaxy A20: 3GB RAM + 32GB storage

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: 4GB RAM+64GB storage, 6GB RAM+128GB storage

Support for microSD card

Samsung Galaxy A20: Yes, up to 512GB

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: Yes, up to 256GB

Battery

Samsung Galaxy A20: 4,000mAh battery with support of fast charging

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro:  4,000mAh battery that has support for Quick Charge 4

Operating system

Samsung Galaxy A20: Android 9.0 Pie skinned with Samsung’s One UI.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: Android Pie skinned with MIUI 10

Price

Samsung Galaxy A20: Rs 12,490 for the lone 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: The 4GB RAM/64GB storage model is priced at Rs 13,999 and 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant costs Rs 16,999.

In terms of specifications, both the devices a number of common specifications like the battery and their Android version. But we also see that the base variant of the Redmi Note 7 Pro comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage while the Galaxy A20 comes in only one variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. The camera resolution of the Redmi Note 7 Pro is better than Samsung Galaxy A20. But then, we should also remember that Xiaomi’s MIUI comes with a lot of bloatware and annoying and vulgar ads, that can hamper the user experience.

And most importantly, Samsung Galaxy A20 costs around Rs 1,500 cheaper than the base variant of Redmi Note 7 Pro. So, in the end it all comes down to what the user prefers in a smartphone. Some may want a better camera experience, while others may want to avoid ads and have a phone that is more durable.

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Elon Musk explains why Tesla Model 3 has a camera inside it

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Elon Musk explains why Tesla Model 3 has a camera inside it

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to explain the purpose behind the camera that is located on Model 3’s rear-view mirror. Musk said on the microblogging website that the camera is placed there because it will be useful when Tesla Model 3 will be able to work as an autonomous taxi.

In response to a query on Twitter regarding privacy concerns because of the camera, Musk said, “It’s there for when we start competing with Uber/Lyft. In case someone messes up your car, you can check the video.” In addition to this, the camera will also be able to augment Model 3’s Sentry Mode in order to keep an eye on pets and thieves.

It was in 2016 that Musk spoke about his plan to form an autonomous ride-sharing fleet with Tesla cars when he released the company’s ‘Master Plan, Part Deux.’ The CEO also said that those who own Tesla cars will be able to make money by renting out their electric vehicles for autonomous ride-sharing. With this, he hopes that the car’s cost of ownership will go down “dramatically to the point where almost anyone could own a Tesla.”

The CEO also sent out a follow-up tweet confirming that the hardware that will let people to rent out cars like this is already present in vehicles that are being produced by Tesla today, adding that it is “just a matter of finishing the software & going through regulatory approval.” Last year in May, Musk said that Tesla is currently working on the functionality, which will be a mix of “Uber, Lyft and Airbnb“, and it will be fully ready by end of 2019.

Musk has said that when the company enables the functionality, the cars will also get an option to disable the internal camera. And till then, the camera will remain turned off permanently.

The camera will obviously be useful for keeping an eye on passengers when people rent their cars out and other than this, Musk has also said that it could be “used to supplement cameras on outside of vehicle, as it can see through 2nd side windows and rear window.”

Since the feature would be able to record thieves during a break-in, it will also enhance the function of the Sentry Mode. Musk also highlighted this in his follow-up tweet saying, “Sentry Mode is barely at V1.0. Will improve a lot in coming months.”

Considering that the functionality will have to be approved by regulators, we can assume that it may take longer for it to be released because Tesla may be able to meet the deadline, but regulations can take time. Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be seen providing more details about the new functionality on a live webcast on April 22.

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Snapchat’s Stories feature is coming to Tinder and Netflix soon

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Snapchat’s Stories feature is coming to Tinder and Netflix soon

Photo-messaging app Snapchat will soon be expanding its Stories feature to other apps including Tinder and Netflix. With this, the users of these apps will be able to post Snapchat Stories on other platforms too. Snapchat is also looking for integration with other apps such as JioSaavan, Netflix and VSCO. To add Stories on Tinder, Snapchat added a new feature called App Stories to its Snap Kit which can be used by the third-party app developers to integrate some of Snapchat’s most popular features to their own applications.

Snapchat’s Stories feature was one of the most popular features of the app which gave it the most number of user engagement. But in August 2016, Instagram copied the feature and got it to its own platform. As Instagram is owned by Facebook, other apps owned by the company such as WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook’s app too got their own version of Stories on their respective platforms.

With the addition of the new App Stories feature, Snapchat is planning to bring a new feature to its platform which would give it a better traction in the app market. With App Stories, users can post their Stories on Snapchat and they can also share the same story to other third-party platforms such as Tinder. This new feature of Snapchat will be live from Summer 2019. Tinder will be the first third-part app to receive the Snapchat stories followed by HouseParty and Adventure Aide.

To use the new App Stories feature, the user first needs to create their own Stories from Snapchat itself. Then they will be given the following sharing option – My Story, Our Stories and My Tinder Story. The first two sharing option is already available on Snapchat, but the third option will be available once the new feature arrives this Summer. Once the user selects the ‘My Tinder Story’ feature, the story which the user had created will be posted on their Tinder account as part of the user’s profile. And since the user-base of Snapchat largely consists of youth and adults, it could be a way to ensure user loyalty while retaining its user base.

According to Snapchat, more than 200 apps have been integrated with the Snap Kit and the company has assured that Snap Kit has been designed with the user privacy in mind. They also said that Snapchat do not share the demographic information or the friend list of the user to the third party developers. For the developers, Snapchat announced a new feature for its Creative Kit which allows them to design and build their own custom and branded stickers along with filters. And the developers could add their new built features to the Snap Camera.

Other third-party apps such as Netflix, GoFundMe, VSCO and India’s JioSaavn will be soon be entering a partnership with Snapchat.

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 May 2019 Update will give you control of when you want to install new updates

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 May 2019 Update will give you control of when you want to install new updates

Software giant Microsoft is planning to begin the roll-out of its Windows 10 May 2019 Update to testers starting next week. This, of course, will be followed by a more widespread roll-out of the update in May this year. The new update is codenamed ’19H1′ and it is the next major version of Windows 10. However, in terms of features, it is a relatively light update.

As a part of the update, the company is adding a new light theme for Windows 10, along with a Windows Sandbox feature and Kaomoji support. In addition to this, the update will also separate Cortana from Windows search.

Furthermore, the May 2019 Update by Microsoft will enable Windows 10 users to control how exactly they get feature updates. Till now, we have seen Microsoft push out updates to machines once they are ready in order to ensure that everyone has the latest version of their operating system. However, this is all set to change now.

Once you get the May 2019 Update, you will be able to decide when you want to install the latest major version on your system. With this, Windows 10 will be able to work on the existing version and the company will keep sending it monthly security updates. So, if there are features in the latest software update that you think you don’t want, you can avoid that and still keep Windows 10 running on your device in a healthy condition.

However, we should add that Windows 10 and Pro users will be able to pause features and monthly updates for up to 35 days. In addition to this, the software company is also coming out with its intelligent active hours, which will enable the operating system to detect when the PC is being used so that it doesn’t start installing any updates then. We have to say this will really be a relief. While the system will prompt users informing them about new updates, it won’t force them to install them immediately.

Microsoft will be seen rolling out the update to Release Preview testers starting next week and it is worth mentioning that the software company has kept the gap between the testing phase and the release of the stable update larger this time. Earlier, Microsoft tested its update for days before it was rolled out to the masses. This time, it will be testing it for weeks. The technology giant will also be adding a new dashboard which will help it track the health of Windows releases.

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Samsung Galaxy A20 with dual rear cameras, 4,000mAh battery launched in India: Price and specifications

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Samsung Galaxy A20 with dual rear cameras, 4,000mAh battery launched in India: Price and specifications

Samsung has just added a new device to its Galaxy A-series in India – Galaxy. The company has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy A20 smartphone in India, and the handset is all set to go on its first sale next week onwards. The Samsung Galaxy A20 falls between the Samsung Galaxy A10 and the Samsung Galaxy A30. It should be noted that the device was originally announced in Russia last month but India is the first market where Samsung Galaxy A20 has officially been launched. Here’s everything that you need to know about the newly launched Samsung Galaxy A20 smartphone:

Samsung Galaxy A20 price and availability

The Samsung Galaxy A20 bears a price tag of Rs 12,490 for the lone 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant in India. The device comes in three colour options including Black, Red and Blue.

The Samsung Galaxy A20 will be available from April 8 and it can be purchased via the company’s online store, Samsung Opera House, major online e-commerce platforms along with select retailers. Currently, Samsung hasn’t announced any launch offers for the device but we might see them once the device goes on its official sale.

Samsung Galaxy A20 specifications

Samsung Galaxy A20 sports a 6.4-inch HD+ (720 x 1560p) Super AMOLED Infinity-V display and it is powered by an octa-core Exynos 7884 SoC, with two high power cores clocked at 1.6GHz and six efficiency cores clocked to function at 1.35GHz. The Samsung Galaxy A20 comes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage and has support for a microSD card of up to 512GB.

The handset runs on Android 9.0 Pie skinned with Samsung’s One UI. Samsung Galaxy A20 packs a 4,000mAh battery with support of fast charging along with a USB Type-C port and it also has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

On the camera front, the Samsung Galaxy A20 comes with a dual-rear camera setup which comprises of a 13MP primary sensor with an f/1.9 aperture accompanied by a 5MP secondary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. On its front panel, there is an 8MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 fixed focus lens.

Samsung Galaxy A20 measures at 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8mm and it comes with a ‘Glasstic Build’.

With the launch of Samsung Galaxy A20, Samsung has added another device to its ever-increasing smartphone portfolio. And targeted at the budget segment, Samsung Galaxy A20 could prove to be a tough competition for its rivals.

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Spotify is testing further integration with Google Maps and Waze: Report

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Spotify is testing further integration with Google Maps and Waze: Report

Music streaming platform Spotify got integration for Google Maps in December last year, which allows the user to control the app right from the navigation search of Maps. And now, according to a recent development, Spotify’s Android version is testing Google Maps and Waze integration natively which will allow users to select and decide which app could access the Spotify’s playback control. Some other features have also been discovered with reverse engineering on Spotify’s app including Song Sharing and Sleep Timer.

The information was first revealed by Jane Manchun Wong who reverse engineered the music streaming app to discover the new features it may come with in the future. The discovery shows an integration of the navigation apps in the settings of the music streaming platform, Spotify. As we mentioned earlier, the integration of the navigation included Google Maps and Waze.

The users can decide which navigation app they want to give access so that they can get smart commute updates coupled with Spotify’s playback control. For this, users need to go to the ‘Connect to Apps’ settings in Spotify, and then head to ‘Navigation’ section. From here, they can give access to the apps that they want to. The report also states that Google Maps and Waze both can be connected with Spotify at the same time.

Other than this, users will also have the option to decide whether they want a reminder about using the navigation apps when they are in a car. Waze, a GPS navigation software earlier didn’t have this feature so the users of the app may find it to be a useful addition. However, it is worth mentioning that Google Maps already has similar feature on its platform. With this integration, the users of the Spotify app will get more options.

The discoverer, Wong claims to have discovered multiple new and upcoming features in the Android version of the Spotify app. Some of the features includes a Sleep Timer which allows users to set a timer on the app so that when it reaches the set time, the app will stop the music automatically. When launched, this feature can be used by users of the app by going in the ‘Settings for Songs’ sub-menu inside the Spotify app.

There is another feature that gives users the ability to share songs with their friends through a new ‘Connect with friends’ option. Once it is available, the users would be able to scan a code from their friend’s Spotify app and play the same playlist on their app.

We must add that Wong’s discovery of the new features comes through reverse engineering so there is a high possibility that the new features are just being tested and we might not get them.

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iPhone XR discount is now live on Apple authorised stores and Amazon India

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iPhone XR discount is now live on Apple authorised stores and Amazon India

It’s a good time for Apple fans you wish to buy an iPhone from the company’s latest lineup. This week, a temporary price cut on iPhone XR in was announced and today, the offer has gone live. So if you have been waiting for one of the three iPhones to get a price cut so that you can get your hands on them, today is certainly your day.

The price cut will be available on all three storage variants of iPhone XR in India, however earlier it was said that interested customers can only avail the discount from Apple authorised retail stores. However, if you have a preference for online shopping, you would be happy to know that the limited period iPhone XR offer is now live on Amazon India’s website too.

Post the price cut, the cost of iPhone XR in India starts at Rs 59,900 for its base model that comes with 64GB storage onboard. Its other two variants that come with 128GB and 256GB storage can be bought for Rs 64,900 and Rs 74,900 respectively during the time this offer is valid. However, the additional cashback that HDFC is offering at retail stores cannot be availed online.

For those unaware, on buying the iPhone XR from an Apple authorised retail store using an HDFC Ban credit or debit card customers will get an additional cashback of 10%. This will bring down the cost of 64GB model of iPhone XR to Rs 53,900, while the 128GB and 256GB storage variants will be available for Rs Rs 58,400 and Rs 67,400 respectively.

Coming back to the offer on Amazon India, you can also opt for no-cost EMI, provided you are a customer of a major bank in India. In addition to this, you can also make use of the exchange offer that the e-commerce platform is offering that will enable you to get a further discount of Rs 17,400 on the iPhone XR if they exchange their old smartphone. Shoppers can also get benefits of their Amazon Prime membership, provided they have one.

To recall, iPhone XR was launched by Apple in September 2018 along with iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. The handset features a 6.10-inch (828×1792 pixels) Liquid Retina display and is powered by the company’s own A12 Bionic processor. For imaging duties, iPhone XR comes with a 12MP rear camera that has an f/1.8 aperture and for selfies and video calls, there is a 7MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. You can read our review of iPhone XR here before you buy it.

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Gmail’s Smart Compose can now suggest subject lines of emails

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Gmail’s Smart Compose can now suggest subject lines of emails

Technology giant Google is focussing a lot on making Gmail as useful as possible. And as Gmail becomes more useful by the day, the more dependent we get on it. Initially, Gmail’s Smart Compose feature helped users complete their message on the email service quickly by suggesting them pre-written responses based on the text that they were writing.

A few days back, Google announced that going forward, Smart Compose will not only suggest answers based on what the user is typing but also adapt to their writing style. This means that Smart Compose will be providing text that looks like it has been written by us. So, instead of making your email look automated, it would learn your writing style to make it look like it has been written personally when it’s not.

And now, Google is going one step ahead as it has announced that its Smart Compose feature will now also be able to suggest email subject lines. The new ability has been rolled out to Gmail today and we have to say it’s a time saver, considering sometimes it is hard to think of an appropriate subject line for an email. But since we have Google suggesting them to us, we are surely happy about the help we’ll get.

We should add here that Gmail’s Smart Compose feature uses Machine Learning to make suggestions and recommendations. According to Google, Smart Compose can “cut down on the effort it takes for you to write emails and replies.” Furthermore, the technology giant has also added that Smart Compose has saved Gmail users from typing “over 1 billion characters each week” on the desktop.

With its newest feature, Gmail’s Smart Compose will be able to suggest a subject for the email based on the content in its body. So, if you are sending some an email wishing them for their new job, Gmail could suggest ‘Congratulations!’ as the subject line of the mail.

The updated feature is rolling out to all Gmail users in a phased manner. Google has said that it will take 15 days for it to reach everyone. Smart Compose is on by default on Gmail, however, if you don’t like the extra-help that Google provides, you can always turn it off by heading to Settings of the email service.

Recently, Google also launched a feature called ‘Schedule Messages’ on Gmail. As the name suggests, it enables users to send emails at a later time. So, once a user completes typing an email, they can click the arrow next to the ‘Send’ button in the compose window to bring up the scheduler and set a particular time for the email to be sent.

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Redmi 7, Redmi 7A and Redmi Y3 to launch in India soon: Report

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Redmi 7, Redmi 7A and Redmi Y3 to launch in India soon: Report

Redmi’s latest iteration in its budget segment is the Redmi 7, which was launched in China last month. And according to some recent leaks and reports, the Chinese brand has plans to bring the Redmi 7 smartphone to the Indian markets as well. The Redmi 7 is the successor of the Redmi 6 and it is powered by the Snapdragon 632 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM and it packs a 4,000mAh battery.

The Redmi 7 also sports a waterdrop-notch on the display while its back has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Furthermore, the leaks also indicate that another Redmi smartphone, the Redmi Y3 could also be launched in the Indian markets in the coming months along with the Redmi 7A.

Xiaomi recently launched its Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro smartphones in India – both of which were priced in the budget segment. The company also recently launched its Redmi Go handset that was aimed at first time Android users. And now Redmi 7 and the Redmi 7A may also be priced in the budget segment, much like their predecessors Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A. This makes perfect sense as Xiaomi’s smartphones that are priced slightly higher have failed to impress its target audience even if they pack good specifications.

The leaks were tipped by a tipster named Ishan Agarwal on Twitter and according to him the device might soon be launched in India. Seeing that India is an important market for the Chinese smartphone company, the news might be true and we may get to see the release of the device in the coming weeks. According to the tipster, the Redmi Y3 will also be launched in India as soon as next month alongside another device with the model number of C3F which could be the Redmi 7A.

Although the Redmi Y3 has not been launched yet, but earlier it was spotted on the Wi-Fi Alliance website running on Android Pie. Also, the Redmi 7A too was spotted on the 3C certification website on China last year in December but till now, the Redmi 7A has not been launched.

On the other hand, the Redmi 7 was launched in China last month with the price tag of CNY 699 (approximately Rs 7,100) for the 2GB RAM/16GB storage variant and CNY 799 (approximately Rs 8,200) for the 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant. The top-end variant of the Redmi 7 with 4GB RAM/64GB storage costs CNY 999 (approximately Rs 10,200). The smartphones are expected to be priced similarly when they are launched in India.

Although the exact launch dates of the devices are currently not known, we could see them getting unveiled in the Indian market in the next couple of months.

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Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10: Here’s everything that’s new

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Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10: Here’s everything that’s new

Software giant Microsoft’s gaming head Phil Spencer admitted last year that the company has a lot of work to do Windows, keeping in mind its PC gamers. Keeping its word, the software maker will be unveiling a revamped Game Bar feature in Windows 10, that will enable better Xbox integration on PCs. The revamped Game Bar for Windows 10 is available for beta testers starting today. We should mention that the feature comes with widgets that look a lot like the Nvidia GeForce’s overlays.

It is worth adding that these widgets don’t only come with a host of features that one normally finds in a game bar, but also includes a number of things that are new. The most notable change that this has is integration with Spotify, that will give players control over song playback while gaming. The company has also added an audio widget that enables users to adjust the volumes and sound output during the game. In addition to this, there is also a widget to monitor CPU, GPU and RAM usage.

You can activate the Xbox Game Bar by using winkey+G in Windows 10. The new layout that Microsoft has rolled out makes it easier for users to toggle into it to adjust the settings that they want and then quickly go back to playing the game.

The software giant has also added the ability to turn screenshots into memes. You can use the Quick Edit feature on the platform and then share it to Twitter too. That’s not all. Players will also be able to capture videos, overlay text on them and then share it to Twitter instantly. Furthermore, Microsoft has also added an Xbox social widget that has a friend list and using this, players can send messages from their Game Bar itself.

The Xbox Game Bar for Windows 10 has gone from being a simple bar to a fully customizable feature that can prove to be very useful to gamers. Microsoft has really focussed on enhancing the feature and it shows. The company has also added the ability of pinning widgets so that users can place them where they want them to be. In addition to this, players can also hide certain widgets if he does not find them useful.

As we mentioned earlier, currently, the Xbox Game Bar is being tested for PC gamers as the software giant may want to fix all the bugs and issues with it before rolling out the feature to the masses. If you cannot wait for the feature to be rolled out to all and want to try it out yourself, you can head to Xbox Insider Hub on a Windows 10 PC and choose Windows Gaming from insider content in order to enable it.

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Samsung sees its profit slide 60% year on year

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Samsung sees its profit slide 60% year on year

South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics has just announced its guidance for Q1 2019 earnings. The company’s first quarter’s operating solid profit has gone down by 60% year on year off revenue, which has also decreased by 14%.

This just goes to show how Samsung is struggling to keep up with falling chip prices. It is worth noticing that Samsung had already issued a warning week saying that its earnings would not meet market expectations.

According to a statement that has been issued by Samsung, the smartphone giant’s total sales are expected to be around 52 trillion won or $45.7 billion and its operating profit will be around 6.2 trillion won or $5.5 billion.

The South Korean technology company has a tradition of announcing these figures at the beginning of each quarter, followed by providing a detailed breakdown a month later. So, we would have to wait for a few weeks before we get that.

It was in this quarter that Samsung launched its flagship smartphones – Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e. Although their launch did help to get up the performance, we should keep in mind that a quarter includes a three-month period, whereas the Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones have been available in the global markets for just a few weeks as of now.

Samsung has said that it expects more smartphone sales this year as compared to 2019 when they were literally flat all year round. It will also be focussing on selling other smartphone components like OLED screens and its chipsets.

In an unrelated piece of news, the company’s Samsung Galaxy S10 5G variant will be going on sale in Korea starting today. We should mention that this is the first ever 5G smartphone by Samsung to hit the shelves. The South Korean technology giant has also said that the introduction of Galaxy S10 5G is a key milestone in the company’s research and development and it comes with “breakthroughs like the world’s first-gigabit speed 5G transmission, the first 5G handover between multiple cells.”

Speaking on Samsung Galaxy S10 5G going on sale, the company’s President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, DJ Koh, “We are at the beginning of a new era where the incredible speed and connectivity of 5G becomes a reality, bringing the world closer to Samsung’s vision of connected living. We are proud of the work we’ve accomplished to bring our first 5G smartphone to market and look forward to bringing it to everyone around the world in the coming year.”

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Apple’s 5G-enabled iPhone launch plans could be delayed due to Intel, Apple developing its own 5G modem: Report

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Apple’s 5G-enabled iPhone launch plans could be delayed due to Intel, Apple developing its own 5G modem: Report

Till now, most reports have suggested that Apple may not jump in the 5G race as soon as other smartphone manufacturers. Instead, it was said to have planned to launch a 5G-capable iPhone by 2020. But now, according to recent developments, the plans of Apple to launch its 5G iPhone could be delayed as Intel is missing its targets for the 5G modems.

According to a report by UBS, Apple was supposed to use Intel’s 5G modems in its iPhones to make them capable but now because of Intel, the Cupertino-based technology giant’s plans might be delayed. We have already seen Samsung and Huawei unveil their devices which were capable of 5G connectivity. Other brands like LG and Xiaomi among others are also in line to bring their own version of the 5G capable devices in this year or the next.

According to the 9to5Mac, the UBS report to the investors read that Apple might be pushing its 5G-enabled iPhone launch to 2021 but it also thinks that even by that time it might not be entirely possible. Launching a 5G compatible device in 2021 may mean that Apple would lose many of its customers to other brands which, by then, would have already launched their 5G-enabled devices. But UBS believes that because Apple has a loyal and strong user base and a strong portfolio will help it retain its users.

A prior report said that Apple will be looking forward to 5G network becoming mainstream before it launches any 5G capable iPhone. it should be noted that Apple is currently in legal disputes with Qualcomm, the leader in the 5G enabled modem developer. It is because of this legal battle that Apple went to Intel for the 5G modems. Apple stopped using Qualcomm’s chips a few years ago due to their disputes. Apple was also forced to stop selling its older iPhone models in certain countries after Qualcomm won the legal injunctions over allegations of intellectual property violations.

So, besides Qualcomm, Apple had two choices for the 5G modem development – MediaTek and Samsung. But MediaTek’s chips and supplies are not on par with what Apple is looking for and they didn’t want to partner with Samsung even though Samsung had supplied several components to the Cupertino-based company. Samsung has supplied components such as display, DRAM, and flash memory to Apple. But a recent report from Taiwan Electronic Times claimed that the South Korean technology giant was willing to work with Apple but it would not be able to supply an adequate quantity of 5G modem chips which Apple required.

There are also reports that Apple is trying to develop its own 5G modems for which it had employed over 1,000 employees who are currently working on this project including former Intel and Qualcomm engineers. However, the possibility of Apple coming up with its own 5G modem by 2021 is very low.

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Facebook, Instagram and Messenger to stop working on Windows Phone on April 30

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Facebook, Instagram and Messenger to stop working on Windows Phone on April 30

Social media giant Facebook is planning to retire some of its Windows Phone apps by the end of this month. The news has been confirmed by a Microsoft spokesperson who said that the social media company will stop support for Instagram, Messenger and Facebook apps for Windows Phone by April 30. This move would leave Windows Phone users with no option but to access the services via third-party apps and their mobile web versions.

However, as of now, there is no word about what will happen to WhatsApp for Windows Phone. There are no speculations about it too, so we will have to wait for an official word from the company to know if WhatsApp will keep on working or not. As of now, WhatsApp only has support for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile versions.

We should mention that recently Google also closed down a number of its services including Google+, Inbox by Gmail and Allo. And now, with Facebook also closing down three of its apps on April 30, it really seems to be the season of products getting closed down. Post the shutdown, the mobile versions of these services or the third-party apps will be the only way to access these services via Windows Phone or Windows 10 Mobile devices.

It is worth mentioning that the report about the end of support for Facebook apps first surfaced on Engadget. The confirmation from Microsoft about these apps being discontinued also appeared in the same report.

The only reason by Facebook has decided to end support for these apps is that the Windows Phone platform is literally dead and there are hardly any users left on it. It is worth adding that even Microsoft will soon end the support for the latest version of Windows 10 Mobile – 1709 – by the end of this year. However, the smartphones that run Windows 10 Mobile 1703 will lose support in June itself.

Furthermore, a number of major apps are already not working on Windows Phone devices. But then, even now, it is not clear how many consumers are still using Windows Phone devices. It has to be very less considering that so many apps are ending support for it.

As we mentioned earlier, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 Mobile in December 2019. The software giant has also asked its users to move to either Android or iOS. On its ‘End of Support’ page, the company wrote, “With the Windows 10 Mobile OS end of support, we recommend that customers move to a supported Android or iOS device. Microsoft’s mission statement to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more compels us to support our Mobile apps on those platforms and devices.”

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Battlefield V is getting a new in-game currency which can be purchased with real money

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Battlefield V is getting a new in-game currency which can be purchased with real money

The latest installment in the Battlefield series – Battlefield V – was launched back in November 2018. And now, Battlefield V is getting a new in-game currency named Battlefield Currency, that the players can buy with real money. Now, the game has two currencies – Company Coin and Battlefield Currency.

The players can earn the Company Coin by playing the game and on the other hand, the Battlefield Currency can be bought by using real money. The players can use the Battlefield Currency to buy certain in-game items such as cosmetic customisation items, elite sets, and time savers. Although the cosmetic customization can be bought and used from now on, the Elite sets and time savers will be brought in the game later in spring. The microtransactions can be used by the players to speed their progress in the game. The players can also pay money to increase their characters’ levels.

The Elite sets coming later to be purchased using the Battlefield Currency adds new characters to the game, the first among which are Seamus and Ernst. But according to EA, the chosen elite sets don’t give the players any kind of advantage. However, each new character in the set come with unique backstory, voiceovers, a unique Best Squad animation, an assortment of themed cosmetic items, and a Special Assignment mission to help unlock each character’s signature melee weapon.

While on the other hand, the Time savers allows the players to unlock Chapter Reward items and experience points to speed up their progress in the game. And this feature too will come in Spring along with the Elite sets.

It should be noted that the this is not the first game to do this as many other games too ask the players to buy game money with real money to unlock certain things like PUBG, Fortnite, COD: Blackout etc.

Battlefield V is also including loot boxes (also known as value bundles) which the players can purchase with the Battlefield Currency. Although EA said that Battlefield V won’t have any loot boxes but they are being included in the game now which falsifies their claims. EA says that the contents of the bundles will be listed so that players will know what they are purchasing. This could be EA’s attempt to avoid the regulations set by many countries which sees the in-game microtransactions as a form of gambling. The Value Bundles included in Battlefield V will be of two types — Starter Pack and Premium Starter Pack.

The Battlefield V Starter Pack value bundle includes:

500 Battlefield Currency

Glacial – Face paint (Rare)

Night Owl – Weapon Skin Set (Rare) for four weapons:

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While the Battlefield V Premium Starter Pack bundle pack includes:

3,500 Battlefield Currency

Demolisher – Axis Soldier Outfit (Epic)

Cool Hand Duke – Allied Soldier Outfit (Epic)

Skorpion – Panzer IV Vehicle Skin (Rare)

Icefire – Spitfire MK VA Vehicle Skin (Rare)

Chromed Finish – Weapon Skin Set (Rare) for four weapons:

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GoDaddy launches Professional Email service in India: Here’s everything you should know

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GoDaddy launches Professional Email service in India: Here’s everything you should know

American internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy has today launched its Professional Email service in India. As the name suggests, the service is designed to help small business owners and entrepreneurs create a professional email address to support their ventures.

The service is primarily aimed at freelancers, small business owners, and entrepreneurs in early development stages. While most established businesses have their own dedicated professional emails, they can switch to GoDaddy‘s service too.

GoDaddy Professional Email is claimed to offer a modern look and a clean interface to the users. In addition to this, the email service comes with an intuitive experience that makes it easy to set up and use.

Professional Email features a responsive design that, according to the company, can work well on all of your devices. A useful feature that GoDaddy Professional Email has is that it has the ability to sync your data across all of your devices automatically. So your email, calendar, and tasks are always up-to-date on all your devices. Professional Email can work with various email clients like Outlook, Apple Mail, or Android email program.

Other helpful features of GoDaddy’s Professional Email include drag-and-drop attachments, full-text search, attachment previews, and a clean, and an ad-free interface. Besides features of each plan, Professional Email also comes with an in-built industry-leading security and anti-virus and spam filters that help in keeping users’ data protected.

Speaking about the launch of the company’s new email service, Nikhil Arora, Managing Director and Vice President for GoDaddy in India said, “India has emerged as a leader for innovation and entrepreneurship that has grown at a rapid pace. With this professional email tool, we aim to strengthen the small and medium businesses and entrepreneur’s online presence, by further building credibility, and help them show a more professional view of their business or idea. GoDaddy wants to help customers promote their business with every email sent.”

GoDaddy Professional Email is available in two packages. One of them is Professional Email Startup plan, which is currently available at Rs 39 per month/user and the other is Team plan that, as of now, can be bought for Rs 58 per month/user.

Benefits of Professional Email Startup plan:

  • Email address that matches your domain
  • 10 GB of email storage.
  • Mobile-friendly webmail.
  • Calendar, contacts and tasks.
  • Works with the email app of your choice.
  • No distracting advertisements
  • Industry leading email security

Benefits of Professional Email Team plan:

  • 25 GB of storage
  • Share and synchronize calendars and contacts with your team
  • Assign tasks to specific members of your team

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WhatsApp Business is finally available for iOS: Here’s everything you should know

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WhatsApp Business is finally available for iOS: Here’s everything you should know

WhatsApp Business has finally started rolling out to iOS devices. After being limited to Android platform for more than a year, the Facebook-owned instant messaging app has finally made WhatsApp Business available on iOS on the request of scores of users who wanted to use the app on the platform.

WhatsApp Business is a platform introduced by the company for small business owners. WhatsApp Business lets the owners sort, automate and connect with their customers easily.

Similar to the Android version, the WhatsApp Business for iOS will be free to download from the Apple’s App Store and it will include all the features that Android version of the application had. With the launch of the WhatsApp Business app for iOS, the small business owners can communicate with the customers without using an extra Android handset just for this.

WhatsApp Business’ main features include Business Profile, Messaging Tools and WhatsApp Web. The Business Profile of the WhatsApp Business lets the business owners share useful information about their business such as the business description, email, store addresses, and the (if they possess one). It makes it easier for users to find out and know more about the business.

The second tool of WhatsApp Business is the Messaging Tools provided by the platform. With the tools provided, the business owner can respond to customers easily and efficiently. The ‘Quick replies’ tool allows the business owners to reply quickly to the frequently asked questions of the customers. On the other hand, the ‘Greeting messages’ tool allows the owners to introduce the customers to their business and the ‘Away messages’ tool allows them to let the customers know when to expect a reply from the business owner.

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WhatsApp business for iOS

There is also the WhatsApp Web tool in the WhatsApp Business among the other tools. The Web tool allows the business owners to chat with their customers from their desktop instead of their phones. It also allows the owners to manage the conversations and send files to customers.

The WhatsApp Business app is available to download on the iOS platform from today onwards. The free app can be downloaded by business owners in Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, India, Mexico, the U.K. and the U.S. The WhatsApp Business app will soon roll out to other parts of the world as well.

WhatsApp Business was introduced by WhatsApp back in January 2018, but at its initial stage it was launched just for the Android platform. But a year later, WhatsApp decided to bring their Business app to the iOS as well. Its aim is to provide and connect the business owners with their customers.

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Can’t see who sent you that message on WhatsApp via your smartphone’s notification bar? Here’s why

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Can’t see who sent you that message on WhatsApp via your smartphone’s notification bar? Here’s why

There are benefits of being a part of WhatsApp beta program, and there are cons too. The key advantage of being a part of WhatsApp’s beta program is that you get to try out the new features of the app before anyone else does. However, on the downside, not all updates that you get are bug-free. These bugs usually just make WhatsApp behave in ways that are out of the ordinary, till the company releases a fix for them.

We have signed up for the beta version of the Android app since we like to keep ourselves updated with the latest features. And this time, we have come across a strange bug on the app that it making contact names not appear on the notification bar each time you get a message.

Even expanding the notification bar does not help as it only shows the contacts’ images on the notification panel alongside their message, but their name is still not visible. So if two people without WhatsApp display pictures send you messages at the same time, you would have to go online to check who sent it. The bug is present on WhatsApp beta version 2.19.93.

We have to admit that this is not a major bug and at the most, it will only cause a minor annoyance. The ability to see who sent you a message on WhatsApp along with a small glimpse at the text only saves some time for the users as they can look and decide whether they want to reply to the message now or would they rather do it at a later time. However, with this bug, one would have to open the app each time they get a message as there is no way of finding out who sent it.

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Till now, there is no word from WhatsApp acknowledging this bug, so we don’t know by when a fix for the issue will be available. However, there is a small solution that may help you if you are encountering this problem on your device. You can add a WhatsApp widget on your smartphone’s home screen so that you are able to see who is messaging you and exactly what the text is.

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To get the WhatsApp widget on your smartphone‘s home screen, just long press on it, and select the option of ‘Widgets’. On doing this, you would see a number of widgets of the apps that you have on your handset in the form of a list. Pick WhatsApp’s widget and select the size ‘4 x 2’. You can further enlarge it on your smartphone’s screen if you want to. This will give you a look at who has messaged you and what exactly they have written in the text. So till WhatsApp fixes this issue, you wouldn’t have to dive into the app each time you get a message.

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Linksys Velop Tri-band Wi-Fi system launched in India: Price and details

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Linksys Velop Tri-band Wi-Fi system launched in India: Price and details

American data networking hardware products seller Linksys has launched its Velop Tri-band in India. The new device is a Tri-Band modular Wi-Fi system which can be installed in various mesh configurations. The Velop Tri-band provides a fast and reliable Wi-Fi network to the home network. Linksys has promised that the Velop is capable of giving good performance as well as it is elegant in built. Since the device has a compact size, it can be placed anywhere in the house. Linksys Velop Tri-band can be connected and controlled with Linksys app.

Linksys and Trend Micro have also partnered together to bring new security features to the users of the mesh-enabled Linksys Velop router. The software allows the users of the Velop Tri-band to block unwanted content. It also provides an additional layer of digital protection for all the devices connected with the Velop router.

Linksys Velop Whole Home Wi-Fi price and availability

The Linksys Velop comes in different variants and thus their prices differ as well. The Velop Tri-Band AC2200 WHW0301 (1 Pack) holds a price tag of Rs 19,999 while the Velop Tri-Band AC4400WHW0302 (2 Pack) is priced at Rs 34,999. The third variant is named Velop Tri-Band AC6600WHW0303 (3 Pack) costs Rs 49,999.

All the variants of the Velop Tri-band can be purchased from Amazon India and Linksys Channel partners.

The software service can be subscribed at a price of Rs 419 per month and Rs 4,199 per annum.

Jenny Ng, General Manager of Linksys Asia said, “Linksys has always been pioneers in home networking and I knew this was the team that could innovate and deliver the ultimate WiFi experience. Velop is a union of performance, design, and ease-of-use and provides what everyone wants – seamless, reliable Wi-Fi. Linksys has set the bar for true mesh networking systems.”

Linksys Velop Tri-band specifications and features

Linksys Velop can be connected with the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app through which the user can control the entire device. The Linksys Velop uses a Qualcomm’s 716 MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor, three Wi-Fi radios (one 2.4 GHz and two 5.0 GHz) and two auto sensing LAN/WAN Gigabit ports. There is also a 512MB flash memory, 512MB DDR3 memory and a Bluetooth 4.0/LE radio. In addition to this, the Linksys Velop comes with six antennas and high-power amplifiers. Each node of the Linksys Velop has a Tri-Band AC 2×2 802.11ac Wave 2, and it comes with the MU-MIMO radio configuration with combined speed up to 2200 Mbps.

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Velop Tri Band

The Linksys Velop comes with True Modular Mesh Design which enables it to connect with each node to the Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet. The Dynamic Channel Selection of the Linksys Velop scans the available channels and select the best combination of bands and channels to give the best possible performance. As mentioned above, the Linksys Velop can be connected and controlled by the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app that automatically identifies the nodes to be setup using Bluetooth and creates a secure connection between the mobile device and each node.

Other features of the Linksys Velop are Patented-Pending Spot Finder Technology, capable of maximizing the output and improving the range and signal strength. For increased security, the Linksys Velop supports one network name and password with one admin login, and one interface for management and monitoring. The Airtime Prioritization feature enables the faster devices to transmit data at faster speeds while the slower device will not slow down the speed of the Wi-Fi network. Being a smart device, the Linksys Velop is connected to a cloud service that will monitor the status of firmware of the device and it will update it accordingly for better security and performance

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Asus ZenFone 6 with Snapdragon 855 SoC and 6GB RAM spotted on AnTuTu listing

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Asus ZenFone 6 with Snapdragon 855 SoC and 6GB RAM spotted on AnTuTu listing

The next flagship smartphone from Asus will be ZenFone 6 and the handset is all set to be launched on May 16 in Valencia, Spain. The AnTuTu listing has revealed that the upcoming Asus Zenfone 6 will be powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC.

Prior to this, the handset was also leaked last month on the Wi-Fi alliance listing where we saw that it had received the Wi-Fi certification. Asus Zenfone 6 was also spotted recently on the Geekbench with the same model number as we saw on Wi-Fi alliance listing – ASUS_I01WD. There are leaks that also suggest that the smartphone will most likely be called the ZenFone 6Z. The listing on AnTuTu also has the same model number and has given away some of the main details of the upcoming device from Asus. The listing was first spotted by MySmartPrice.

AnTuTu leaks reveal that Asus ZenFone 6 will be powered by the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 SoC paired with Adreno 640 GPU. The device’s base variant will reportedly have 6GB of RAM clubbed with 128GB of storage. Although the display resolution has not been mentioned in the listing, it could be a 1080 x 2340 pixels’ resolution display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.

According to the listing, the score the handset has gotten on AnTuTu is 3,63,172. The score of the smartphone is good enough but it is lower than previously launched phones like the Xiaomi’s Mi 9 Transparent Edition which currently tops the AnTuTu score ranks. But it should also be noted that there is still a month before the launch of the device so the final product might have a better score than what it has now. Also, we should mention here that some smartphones cheat in benchmark scores, so we never consider these values as a way of deciding if the handset performs well or not.

To recall, Asus Zenfone 5Z was launched in multiple RAM and storage variants last year, and we can see the company doing the same with Zenfone 6. There is also a possibility that we could see multiple variants of the device itself like Zenfone 6 and Zenfone 6Z.

Other than the AnTuTu score and the main specifications of Zenfone 6, no other details of the smartphone are available. But we do know that the handset will come without a notch as it was shown in the teaser image of the Zenfone 6. The absence of notch could mean that the device might come with a pop-up selfie camera, but we will have to wait to find that out.

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6 gadgets you didn’t know you need this summer

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6 gadgets you didn’t know you need this summer

The summer is back, and so is the scorching heat of the sun. While it may mean vacation for some, others will have to deal with the not so pleasant hot weather. The best way to beat the heat is to go to a cooler place for a vacation. However, if that is not a feasible option for you, you can back on these gadgets to make summers better for you:

Portable Mini fridge by Generic

Portable Mini fridge by Generic

Although there are many options to choose from if you want to buy a mini-refrigerator, we found this one very cool. It looks like a massive can of Coca-Cola and holds up to four real cans. It is perfect if you are going on a long drive where you know that there won’t be too many stop-overs for food and drinks. The fridge will keep your drinks and food from getting spoiled. You can pick it up from Amazon India’s website for Rs 6,999.

Nescafé É smart coffee maker and travel mug

Nescafé É smart coffee maker and travel mug

If you are one among those who cannot live without having coffee every few hours, this mug by Nescafe is what you need. Priced at Rs 6,499, the mug can be picked from Amazon India’s website. It can be connected to your smartphone via Bluetooth and Nescafe Connected Mug App to offer you a personalised experience. The mug has heating and frothing features, so you can use it in summer as well as in winter. The app will provide you with different coffee recipes. We think it is the perfect gift for a coffee-lover. You ven click here to know more about it.

Air conditioner

Voltas 1 Ton 3 star split AC

Now this one is a little obvious, but if you are considering to buy a new AC this summer, you can pick from the likes of Voltas 1 Ton 3 star split AC, Whirlpool 3D cool purafresh inverter split AC and Godrej GIC 12RTC3-WRA inverter split AC. An air conditioner is a must have for people in India during the summers, unless you live on the hills.

Exseson portable mini wood finish humidifier

Exseson portable mini wood finish humidifier

Available at Rs 599 on Amazon India, the humidifier can be used in cars and office. Or wherever you feel hot. Furthermore, the company has claimed that the humidifier works silently and has been designed to be portable. Although you will find other options to choose from, we found this one to be promising.

Smartphone fan

Smartphone fan

A gadget that will really help you this summer is a smartphone fan. You can find plenty of them on Amazon India’s website and on Flipkart. Some of them are as affordable as Rs 89, while others are more expensive and will cost you around Rs 500-Rs 600. Their performance may wary but they all have one primary function – they can be connected to your smartphone via USB and start working. Just try picking the one with both USB and microUSB connectivity. The scorching summer sun will never bother you again!

Dyson Pure Cool air purifier

Dyson Pure Cool air purifier

It’s summer, and there’s no smog, but to ensure that the air quality in your house is good and dust-free, you do need an air purifier. Dyson’s Pure Cool air purifier is the best one in India that you can buy right now, so we would totally recommend you to go for it. If you live in an area where the air quality is bad, you need an air purifier regardless of the season. Dyson’s air purifier starts at Rs 38,900. However, there are plenty of other more affordable options in the market to choose from.

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Realme U1 with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage launched in India: Get all the details here

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Realme U1 with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage launched in India: Get all the details here

Chinese smartphone company Realme launches its Realme U1 smartphone in India in November 201. At the time of the launch, the smartphone was available in two variants – 3GB RAM/32GB storage and 4GB RAM/64GB storage. Four months after the launch of Realme U1, the Chinese smartphone brand has unveiled another variant of the handset that comes with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage. The new variant of the Realme U1 falls in between the 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant and the 4GB RAM/64GB storage model. The newly launched Realme U1 variant bears a price tag of Rs 10,999.

It is worth noticing that the company has teased about the new variant of the Realme U1 a few days ago on its Twitter account. Here’s everything that you need to know about newly launched variant of the Realme U1 smartphone:

Realme U1 (3GB RAM/64GB storage) price and availability

Realme U1 with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage is priced at Rs 10,999 and it will be available on Amazon India’s website and Realme’s official website. The smartphone will go on its first sale on April 10 at 12pm (Noon) IST.

Realme U1 (3GB RAM/64GB storage) specifications

Other than the RAM and the storage, most specifications of the Realme U1 is the same as its other variants. Realme U1 sports a 6.3-inch Full-HD+ (1080 x 2340p) LCD display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The device is powered by a 2.1 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 SoC paired with 3GB of RAM. Realme U1 runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.2 which will be updated to Android 9.0 Pie skinned with ColorOS 6.0 in June 2019. The handset packs a 3,500mAh battery and has 64GB of internal storage with support of a microSD card of up to 256GB.

On the camera front, the Realme U1 handset comes with a dual-rear camera setup which comprises of a 13MP primary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture paired with a 2MP secondary sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. For selfies and video calls, there is a 25MP selfie camera on the device.

It should be noted that the other variants of the Realme U1 smartphone got a price cut of Rs 1,000 earlier this month. After the price cut the Realme U1 with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage can be picked up at Rs 9,999. On the other hand, the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant of the same is available for Rs 11,999.

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Android Q’s second beta is here: Here’s everything that’s new

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Android Q’s second beta is here: Here’s everything that’s new

Technology giant Google has released its second Android Q developer preview today and it has been pushed out to all Pixel devices. The changes that come with the second developer preview are not exactly major, however, they are important as they make apps and games ready for foldable phones.

Other than this, Google’s Pixel smartphones have also got Bubbles, which is the company’s new take on multitasking that is similar to Chat Heads on Facebook Messenger. Depending on how Bubbles’ working is implemented, it could affect the way Android looks and works.

Google has shared a screen emulator to show what various apps and games may look like on foldable smartphones. We should point out here that the emulator seems to target two hardware configurations: A 7.3-inch display that folds into a 4.6-inch one and an 8-inch screen that folds to a 6.6-inch one. It is worth mentioning that the former configurations match Samsung Galaxy Fold‘s while the latter is similar to Huawei Mate X’s.

Coming to Bubbles, it is one among the very distinctive changes that will be seen on Android Q. The feature basically lets individual apps leave floating bubbles on top of the screen, and they remain there regardless of other tasks that you perform on the device. The idea behind this addition is that when the user gets a notification from an app, they would be alerted by the Bubble and a keyboard will automatically pop-up for them to reply. However, this won’t hamper the experience of the app that you are using otherwise.

We have already seen a number of apps, including Facebook Messenger, perform similarly. However, Bubbles is not limited to just messages. According to Google, Bubbles can provide users, “a convenient view over ongoing tasks and updates, like phone calls or arrival times. They can provide quick access to portable UI like notes or translations, and can be visual reminders of tasks too.”

It is worth noticing that for some, this could mean a better solution than using apps on a split-screen mode. But for others, it may be just downright annoying.

We should mention that a new gesture navigation has also been added which has revised some controls that would help users switch between apps just by swiping to the left and right on the home button. Although it doesn’t run very well right now, we expect Google to fix it soon. Google is said to release at least one more Android Q beta before Google I/O begins on May 7.

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Joker Trailer is out now: Here’s a complete breakdown

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Joker Trailer is out now: Here’s a complete breakdown

Get ready to put on a happy face, as Joaquin Phoenix is donning the title and the suit of Batman’s greatest nemesis – the Joker. This will be the first time we will be seeing the life of the Joker on the big screen and how he went on to become the mastermind and the man who smiles. The Joker’s poster was released this week and a day after the poster’s release came the first trailer of the film.

The trailer starts with the Phoenix who plays the role of Arthur Fleck/Joker talking to a psychiatrist about how his mother tells him “to smile and put on a happy face.” The trailer shows that before he became ‘The Joker’, he was a man in a clown costume who just wanted to bring smile and laughter to other people’s faces.

He is just a regular middle-aged man doing what he is supposed to. He has a job and spends time with his family, which only has his mother. But we also see how his good persona is taken lightly and he is treated violently and is bullied by people who beat him up. That’s when we see his slight inclination towards the dark side as he asks if its just him or if the world outside is going crazy.

We are taken to a shot which shows the famous Arkham State Hospital where it all starts. This shot also confirms that the place is Arkham City nonetheless. Midway through the trailer, we see Arthur losing his mental health and go more towards the psychotic side. He is beaten once again and is called a freak and the next shot shows us Arthur’s face with a joker’s makeup.

There is a scene which shows the actual King of Comedy – Charlie Chaplin’s poster on a theatre/auditorium. And you begin to realize that the colour, the tones, the music and the sound used in the trailer are somewhat nostalgic, it might make you feel that you are watching a film from the era of Chaplin’s – just with more colour and music.

Then we see that Arthur is being tossed down the stairs of the auditorium where the poster hung. The trailer makes a reference to ‘someone who hides behind a mask’. Now, if it were a Batman movie, we would know who was being mentioned, however, in The Joker’s trailer we see Arthur with a Joker’s mask. We have to say, this totally reminded us Heath Ledger’s Joker’s iconic first appearance when he had a Joker mask on.

As we reach the end of the trailer, we are greeted with Arthur putting the full makeup of the Joker and the suit for which the clown prince of crime is known for. Although it is not known which representation of Joker Phoenix will be playing, but going by his getup and the classic maroon and orange suit, we may get to see the Joker from ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’. We should mention that the film has been dubbed as one of the most violent Batman’s movies.

Although we didn’t get to see Batman or any of other villains from the DC universe but we did see Arthur’s interaction with a girl and a child in the trailer. What role will they play in his life and the movie is yet to be known?

The film will be released in October 2019, but the trailer comes much before the launch of the film. When the film releases, we will get to see the side of Joker we have never seen before.

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Tata Sky, D2h and Dish TV offering up to 5 months of free service: Check out the plans here

Aman Singh
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Tata Sky, D2h and Dish TV offering up to 5 months of free service: Check out the plans here

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recently charted out new pricing charges for DTH. This move made the prices of the channels more regulated and was aimed at the benefit of subscribers. However, we should mention that it backfired as subscribers, companies, cable and TV industry had to face lots of problems after Trai’s actions.

After the new plan was put into action, subscribers had to put up with a lot of missing channels and the companies had to face their own share of problems too. This led to many subscribers switching their DTH providers in search of a better provider – someone who gives a better value for money service. However, it should be noted that the new Trai tariff regime is currently in effect and all the DTH providers are offering different long-term offers, multiple-TV subscription pricing and many other plans.

The major DTH providers are offering long-term subscription plans for their subscribers with varying deals. The long-term subscription plans offered by Dish TV, D2h and Tata Sky are given below:

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Tata Sky

Tata Sky is offering up to 30 days of Free Recharge Days where the subscribers will be able to get 30 days extra on subscription of Tata Sky annually. The Free Recharge Days is also named as the Flexi Annual plan. It is worth adding that Tata Sky subscribers won’t have much choice between various subscription periods, as all plans by the company span 30 days.

If the subscribers wish to avail this offer, then they will have to recharge by depositing the amount of the annual subscription in their Tata Sky account first. After the recharge, the extra days will become available to the subscribers. However, the extra days will be given to them at the end of the subscription.

D2h

D2h has come up with their own version of the long-term plan which is not like Tata Sky’s. According to the D2h’s listing, the DTH provider is giving 7 days of additional subscription on a 3-month plan, 15 days of additional subscription on a 6-month plan and 30 days of additional subscription on an 11-month subscription plan.

Furthermore, D2h is also giving its subscribers 60 days of additional subscription on a 22-month subscription plan, 90 days of additional subscription on long term subscription of 33 months, 120 days of additional subscription on 44-month subscription plan. And finally, its giving away five months or 150 days of free additional subscription on subscribing to D2h’s services for 55 months. D2h’s subscription plan has made it one of the most eligible offers for the subscribers.

Dish TV

Dish TV is also offering free days on its long-term recharges which is similar to D2h’s. The subscribers of Dish TV will get 7 days of additional subscription on a 3-month subscription plan, 15 days of additional subscription on the 6-month subscription plan and 30 days of additional subscription on the 11-month plan.

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Facebook app developers leaked user records of millions of users: Researchers

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Facebook app developers leaked user records of millions of users: Researchers

Facebook has been embroiled in one data breach after another since last year. It all started with Cambridge Analytica, and we cannot even recall exactly how many data leaks have followed. A few days back, Facebook said as a part of an internal security review, it discovered that passwords of hundreds of millions of its users had been stored on company servers unencrypted.

And now, a new report has surfaced online saying that Facebook app developers left hundreds of millions of user records exposed on cloud servers that are publically visible. The claim has been made by researchers from security firm UpGuard, who have further said that the larger of the two data sets that were found come from Cultura Colectiva, a media company based in Mexico.

According to the researcher, the data set was 146GB in size and had information like Facebook user activity, account names, and email IDs from over 540 million records. That’s not all. A smaller but similar data set was found for an app called ‘At the Pool’ that included personal information and around 22,000 passwords. It has been reported that these passwords were used for the app and not Facebook.

Both the sets of data were found on Amazon cloud servers, however, there is no clarity on for how long they were available publically. So it cannot be said who all obtained it from the servers or if anyone could access it at all. It is worth adding that the researcher also said that the data was removed from servers after Facebook was contacted.

A Facebook spokesperson addressed the issue in a statement saying, “Facebook’s policies prohibit storing Facebook information in a public database. Once alerted to the issue, we worked with Amazon to take down the databases. We are committed to working with the developers on our platform to protect people’s data.”

Since last year, Facebook has faced criticism time and again over how it has shared its users’ data with third parties and thereby not provided the security and privacy on its platform that it is supposed to. The most famous among these is the Cambridge Analytica scandal. For those unaware, political data firm Cambridge Analytica extracted users’ data via a harmless looking quiz app. After the scandal came to light, Facebook cut down on the number of apps that have access to user data.

Speaking about the recent breach, UpGuard researchers wrote in a blog post, “Data about Facebook users has been spread far beyond the bounds of what Facebook can control today. Combine that plenitude of personal data with storage technologies that are often misconfigured for public access, and the result is a long tail of data about Facebook users that continues to leak.”

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