iPhone 11 Pro will come up with a redesigned mute switch

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iPhone 11 Pro will come up with a redesigned mute switch

If you are an iPhone fan and planning to upgrade your phone then we should suggest you wait till September 10, 2019, because Apple will be going to unveil its 11 series of iPhones in an event on the stated date.

Now you must be wondering how are we so sure that the company is going to launch its 2019 iPhone on the mentioned date so we would like to tell you that an image leaked online after the release of the iOS 13 beta. The screenshots are entitled as “HoldForRelease” and also display the new set up of the iPhone’s home screen along with the default app layout and wallpaper. The calendar app icon shows the Tuesday, September 10.

Last year also the iOS beta testers also found a similar screenshot that displayed September 12, 2018. This date the company launched the iPhone XS,  iPhone  XS  Max, and iPhone XR.

If you are still not convinced then we would like to tell you that this is not the first time when the launch date of the upcoming device surfaced online. Before this Softbank’s President also revealed that the upcoming phone will start selling from September 20.

Now the Case manufacturer named ESR has disclosed big information with regard to iPhone 11 Pro. We already know that the company will be launching the upcoming smartphone in three variants similar to the 2018 Apple flagships iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max/Pro, and iPhone XR. The iPhone XR upgraded variant will arrive with a 6.1-inch LCD display and the iPhone XS Max successor will be sporting a 6.5-inch display.

All the variants will come with an unchanged front display however it is speculated that the company is planning to add a redesigned mute switch to the devices that is used on the iPad series. On the rear, all the models will come with an additional camera sensor placed in a square-shaped module. The square-shaped triple camera module looks identical to the forthcoming Google Pixel 4 that the company has already revealed prior to its launch.

It is expected that along with an OLED display the rear camera set up will include a 12MP telephoto lens, a wide-angle lens, and an ultra-wide-angle lens. On the front instead of using the 7MP sensor, the company will make use of the 12MP camera sensor as well.

The reports also suggest that all the models will be replacing the iPhone XS series and would be equipping a triple rear camera set up while the iPhone 11 base model will come up dual rear camera set up only.

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Reliance Jio 4K Set-Top Box features and offerings

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Reliance Jio 4K Set-Top Box features and offerings

Last week Reliance Jio in its 42nd Annual General Meeting announced various services including fiber-based fixed-line broadband service, JioFiber, in India. This service will start on September 5.  The other services include Jio set-top box, Jio Postpaid Plus plans for JioFiber users, the Jio Fiber Welcome Offer as well. At the meeting Reliance Industries Limited also demonstrated the working of the set-top box and also revealed its features. However, Mukesh Ambani did not reveal the pricing of the product. Many people are waiting for broadband services along with TV services and also curious to know how these services will hold opposing views from the ones that are currently accessible.

Reliance Jio set-top box will offer various services like Ultra HD entertainment, VR content, Multi-party video conferencing, Voice-enabled virtual assistants, home security, some smart home solutions, and interactive gaming. In addition to this, the company has also announced that the Jio Set-Top-Box users can also access the local cable operators like Hathway Cable and DEN Networks

Range of Apps  

Reliance Jio set-top box subscribers will also be offered a range of apps that comes with live TV, video-on-demand content and more. But currently, the company is in no mood to bring the content feature as it should be for the Television. The telecom operator will be able to cater to this content on the bigger screens with the use of the Jio set-top box. The customers can also take the benefits of a number of apps like JioSaavan, Jio TV and so on.

Gaming, MR and VR Features  

The new Jio set-top box will be compatible with all the game controllers that would also allow gaming companies to provide more games to the end-user. The company in its demonstration also displayed the use of MR and VR services for the customers. Last but not the least the Jio set-top box will also be offering the JioCall feature. With this feature, users would be able to call up to four people at once with the use of JioFiber broadband service. Currently, the only competitor to Reliance Jio in the market is Airtel Internet TV. Airtel internet service comes with Android TV support but it is short of features like VR or MR and comes at a price tag of Rs 3,499 and at the moment it serves OTT apps along with many other features.

Mukesh Ambani has also revealed that the users will now be able to watch movies on the same day they are released. These new services will be called as First-Day-First-Show. The service will start in the middle of 2020. The plans start from Rs 700 and go up toRs 10,000 per month. More details about the tariffs will be available from September 5 on Jio.com and MyJio application.

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Google Play Store removed 85 adware-laden apps from its store

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Google Play Store removed 85 adware-laden apps from its store

Google has removed 85 problematic apps from its Play Store. This development came immediately after when Trend Micro exposed that these apps were hiding adware inside them. Google was informed that the majority of these apps were camouflaged as photography apps and games and were downloaded more than 8 million times.

As per Ecular Xu, mobile threat response engineer at Trend Micro said, “We found another example of adware’s potential real-life impact on Google Play. Trend Micro detects this as AndroidOS_Hidenad.HRXH. It isn’t your run-of-the-mill adware family: Apart from displaying advertisements that are difficult to close, it employs unique techniques to evade detection through user behavior and time-based triggers.”

After downloading the app every time the user unlocks the device the adware will carry out quite a lot of tests before it performs its routines. Firstly it will compare the current time of the device’s system time with the help of timestamp stored as install time. After that, it compares the network time (queried via RESTful API) with the help of timestamp stored as networkInstallTime. With this, the app will be able to verify if it has been installed on the device with the default delay time configured to 30 minutes. The blog post says, “To a certain extent, using network time can evade time-based detection techniques or triggers employed by traditional sandboxes, as the app’s time settings can be configured by simply using networkInstallTime.”

After 30 minutes the app will then hide its icon and create a shortcut on the device’s home screen.  This would prevent the app from being uninstalled by dragging and dropping its icon to the Uninstall section of the screen. In order to avoid this, the app brings into play Java reflection that will allow the apps to inspect or to modify the behavior of the app and encodes the API strings in base64.

The app also uses one more Broadcast Receiver to detect if the user has unlocked its device. Once detected it will start displaying advertisements on the screen. Besides this it also tests the last ad shown on the screen so that it does not displays the same advertisements too often

“While the apps do have actual functionalities of the applications they are posing as, these ads are shown in full screen. Users are forced to view the whole duration of the ad before being able to close it or go back to the app itself. Moreover, the frequency of ads being displayed can be remotely configured by the fraudster (the default is five minutes), so it could exacerbate the nuisance for users.”

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With the fresh beta update, WhatsApp now shows “WhatsApp for Facebook” branding

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With the fresh beta update, WhatsApp now shows “WhatsApp for Facebook” branding

Popular messaging app WhatsApp keeps on getting new features every now and then that makes it more user-friendly. Lately, the instant messaging app has rolled out a new fingerprint unlock feature that uses the phone’s fingerprint sensor to show messages. The company has rolled out the new feature for the iOS devices and now it has brought the feature to the Android beta users. But before that, we also reported that the social media giant Facebook is planning to add its name to Instagram as well as on WhatsApp. Facebook will rebrand both the apps as “Instagram from Facebook” and “WhatsApp from Facebook”.

So the new development is that the company has finally come up with another new update for the Android beta users. In a big change, the company has at last changed the name of the popular messaging app. Facebook-owned Whatsapp now and will be known as “WhatsApp from Facebook”.

Before introducing the new branding for WhatsApp the company first brought this change to Instagram that the social media brand also acquired a few years ago. Identical to WhatsApp the photo-sharing app now also displays “Instagram from Facebook” branding. The new branding WhatsApp from Facebook is now noticeable at the bottom of the settings menu.

In order to improve both the apps, the company has taken many steps over the past year.  However this it, not the first time the company has made such a move, the company made use of similar branding for its supplementary products similar to Workplace. The workplace is the company’s work venture chat tool. To add its name to Instagram and Whatsapp has been shocking and puzzling that reflects the autonomy that the units have operated under the Social media platform’s regulations.

Before this change, the company also rolled out another new update in which now the user will be able to unlock the app using their device’s fingerprint sensor that we mentioned earlier. The new update arrives with Android beta version 2.19.221 that comes disabled by default. To allow it the users can head to settings option available with the app where they can add a layer of protection to their app chats in order to make it more secure and private. All they have to do is go to WhatsApp Settings > Account > Privacy > Fingerprint lock. The new feature is made available for the device that runs on Android Marshmallow or higher and also comes with a fingerprint scanner.

Once enabling the Fingerprint lock the user needs to draw on fingerprint authentication to unlock WhatsApp. The user can select from an automatic lock option as per their preference. When the user selects this option he/she will be asked to confirm their identity by using the fingerprint authentication in order to open or close the app.

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Redmi Note 8 gets listed on Chinese regulator TENAA: Tech specs revealed

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Redmi Note 8 gets listed on Chinese regulator TENAA: Tech specs revealed

Recently the Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi officially confirmed the existence of the Redmi Note 8. The company’s General Manager LU Weibing confirmed the presence of the smartphone. Prior to its launch, the said smartphone has finally appeared on the website of the Chinese regulator TENAA. As per the TENAA listing, the smartphone comes with the model number M1908C3IC. The listing also mentions that Redmi Note 8 will be sporting a dual rear camera setup along with a teardrop-style display notch. Additionally, the Chinese regulatory authority also reveals the specifications of the upcoming device.

The smartphone will be the upgraded version of the Redmi Note 7 smartphone that was launched by the company earlier this year. There are also rumours that unlike Redmi Note 7 the company is planning to launch Redmi Note 8 in its budget segment series of devices. The forthcoming phone carries a model number M1908C3IC that is identical to the model number of the existing Note 7 phone. The Redmi Note 7 also appeared on the listing of the TENAA prior to its official launch.

Along with the latest smartphone images, the website also confirms that Xiaomi has also received a green signal from the regulator. The listed images showcased the Redmi logo along with the ‘Design by Xiaomi‘ branding on the rear panel of the smartphone. It also reveals that the smartphone looks exactly similar to the previously launched Note 7 along with teardrop-style display notch on the front of the device. The company mentions the display notch as dot notch. On the rear panel, the phone will be featuring a dual rear camera setup along with an LED flash module. The back panel also consists of the rounded fingerprint sensor.

Technical Specifications of Redmi Note 8

The upcoming device by Xiaomi will be powered by an octa-core SoC clocked at 2.0GHz, along with 2GB, 3GB, and 4GB RAM options with 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB of internal storage options that can be expanded up to 512 GB via microSD card. The Redmi Note 8 runs Android 9 Pie and will arrive with a 6.217-inch HD+ (720×1,520 pixels) TFT display along with a 19:9 aspect ratio.

On the camera front as mentioned the device will be sporting a dual rear camera set up that will include a 12MP primary sensor along with an 8MP selfie camera on the front. As per the TEENA listing, the mobile phone will boast a 5,000mAh battery. It will measure 156.3×75.4×9.4mm and weighs 190 grams.

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Airtel 4G Hotspot now offers 1.5GB daily data for 224 days

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Airtel 4G Hotspot now offers 1.5GB daily data for 224 days

Bharti Airtel has launched a new offer where it is offering 1.5GB data per day for a time period of 224 days to its subscribers. The company is offering this offer to new customers who are buying Airtel 4G Hotspot. Apart from that, the company is also offering an additional cashback of Rs 1,000 to new subscribers. The telecom operator is offering a cashback offer only to its postpaid subscribers. For this, the customers have to select the Rs 399 or Rs 499 plans. On the contrary, the company has no such offing for prepaid customers.

Let’s take a look at what the company has to offer to its customers on the purchase of Airtel 4G Hotspot.

Airtel 4G Hotspot New Prepaid Users Offer

For the unknown, the subscribers will not be able to make or receive voice calls as it a data-only device. The new subscriber can purchase the Airtel 4G Hotspot at Rs 2,000. As we mentioned earlier the customers will not get the benefit of cashback, unless postpaid customers. Instead, the prepaid subscribers will be getting 1.5GB daily data for a period of 224 days. The telecom company said that this offer will be valid for 224 days from 48 hours of the insertion of the sim card into the 4G hotspot device.

Bharti Airtel 4G Hotspot Cashback Offer and recharge details

Earlier the company was offering its hotspot device for Rs 999. Now after the price revision it is being offered at Rs 2000. That means now the user has to pay Rs 1000 extra to purchase the hotspot device. After purchasing the device the subscribers will need to recharge their Aircel 4G hotspot device. The company is offering two plans the subscribers can either recharge with Rs 399 recharge plan or the Rs 499 recharge plan. In addition to this, the customers will have to pay Rs 300 in order to activate the hotspot device. After this, the company will benefit the subscribers with the cashback of Rs 1000 that will be credited to their postpaid account. The credited amount can be further used for bill payments in the future. On the recharge of Rs 399, the company is offering 50GB data for one month while Rs 499 recharge plan offers 75GB data per month. Here we would like to mention that the Rs 399 postpaid plan is being offered in selected parts of the country.

Airtel 4G Hotspot Device Features

Airtel 4G hotspot can be connected to up to 10 devices without further ado like phones, laptops, tablets and the rest. The company has collaborated with the smartphone brand Huawei to manufacture the devices that house a 1,500mAh battery. While traveling the user also gets the facility to shift from 4G network to 3G.

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Motorola One Action to launch on August 23 in India

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Motorola One Action to launch on August 23 in India

Lenovo-owned Motorola recently launched its Motorola One Vision smartphone in India. Now, the company is gearing up to launch the Motorola One Action. Prior to its launch, a lot of leaks regarding the Android One smartphone have surfaced on the internet. Now the company has also started sending the press invites for a press event on August 23 where the upcoming smartphone will be launched officially. The device will be joining Motorola’s One lineup that includes Motorola One, Motorola One Power, and Motorola One Vision. The latest phone will be featuring a triple rear camera setup that includes a 117-degree ultra-wide-angle lens camera. The smartphone has been launched and will be available in Brazil, Mexico and a number of European countries.

Motorola One Action price expected

As we mentioned above the handset has been launched by the company and at present will be up for sale in Brazil, Mexico, and a number of European countries and will be made available in Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific next month. Motorola One Action is expected to be launched in India on August 23 and it comes at a price tag of EUR 259 (approximately Rs 20,400).

The company in its official blog post revealed that Motorola One Action will arrive in the U.S. universally unlocked and Canada in early October. In addition to this, the company also revealed the specifications as well as the camera capabilities of the upcoming device.

Motorola One Action specifications and features

The new Motorola One Action will be powered by octa-core Samsung Exynos 9609 SoC coupled with Mali G72 MP3 GPU and 4GB of RAM. The latest Smartphone runs on Android 9 Pie. The company claims that the device will be upgraded to Android Q as well as Android R along with Security updates for a duration of three years from the date of launch.

Motorola One Action features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080×2520 pixels) IPS CinemaVision display. It comes with 128 GB of internal storage that can be further expanded up to 512GB via microSD card.

Now coming on to the camera capabilities that is the USP of the upcoming device. Motorola One Action sports a triple rear camera setup that includes a 12-megapixel primary sensor along with an f/1.8 lens and an action camera with a 2-micron pixel size and f/2.2 lens that supports 117-degree of Field of View (FoV). Moreover, it comes with a 5-megapixel depth sensor with an f/2.2 lens makes it simple to add a natural blur effect to the photos.

On the front, it features a 12-megapixel camera sensor with 1.25-micron pixel size and an f/2.0 lens. The front camera includes various features like Portrait lighting, shot optimisation, Auto smile capture, Group selfie, Portrait mode, Cinemagraph and so on.

Connectivity options includes 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The sensors on the phone include an accelerometer, ambient light, gyroscope, fingerprint reader, magnetometer, and proximity sensor. The Motorola One Action houses a 3,500mAh battery that is supported by 10W charging that claims to allow the user to watch 11 hours of movies and back again listen to their favorite playlists for 47 hours. It measures 160.1×71.2×9.15mm and weighs 160 grams.

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Pokémon Sword and Shield trailer released will come with new attacks and abilities

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Pokémon Sword and Shield trailer released will come with new attacks and abilities

Pokémon Sword and Shield will release on Nintendo Switch on November 15. Nintendo has released a new trailer of the Pokémon Sword and Shield. The trailer gives us a glimpse of the new battles mechanics that will be introduced in the game. The new abilities will come with GalarianWeezing’s Neutralizing Gas that is basically a Gas that will be used to neutralize the abilities of the Pokemon, which will be present on the battlefield along with those associated with the failure of poor Rotom’s Levitate. However, it is now sure what will happen if the two GalarianWeezings moves on to the floating heads.

Similarly, in the latest trailer, the Corviknight will arrive with a Hidden Ability called Mirror Armor that will permit it to produce any stat-lowering effects back at its rivals.

In its blog, the Pokemon company confirmed that some Pokemon will come up with rare Abilities known as Hidden Abilities that are dissimilar to their common abilities.

“In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, it seems that Pokémon caught in Max Raid Battles might have these Hidden Abilities. Plus, there’s also a chance that you’ll encounter a special Pokémon capable of Gigantamaxing in Max Raid Battles! While extremely rare, by attempting many different battles, there’s a chance you could even encounter a Pokémon that can Gigantamax…and also has a Hidden Ability!”

The trailer also reveals that the first new held item that is Room service will lower the speed of the Pokemon when it is holding it for a period withing Trick Room. The other one is the Eject Pack that will be helpful in switching the holding Pokemon outside Battle if its stats get worse. This will allow you to replace it with the other teammate. In addition to this, the trailer revealed one of the new moves called Breaking Swipe that has an ability to attack two Pokemons at once while lowering their attacks.

With regards to the Dynamaxing mechanic, you can use Dynamax in any Galar region Pokémon provided that you have the Dynamax band. Only a few numbers of Pokémon species are capable of doing this. This will allow them to grow in size and will also increase its power. The effect will also permit Pokemon to make use of Max Moves that will activate other effects.

Max Geyser, for example, is a Water-type Max Move that will make it rain on the battlefield and will weaken the Fire-type moves. On the other hand, Max Knuckle will also increase the Attack stat of related Pokémon.

In addition to this, the company also announced that the game will be officially used for competitive play. By way of Battle Stadium, the players can faceoff in online Single or Double Battles in both ranked and unranked casual matches.

The players who have the Nintendo Switch Online subscription will be able to compete in single or double battles. The ranked casual matches will be hosted by trainers of similar ranks and make them earn pints to move up. While the unranked casual matches will be played for fun.

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To help users filter out unwanted and abusive messages Twitter is testing a new feature

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To help users filter out unwanted and abusive messages Twitter is testing a new feature

Microblogging social media app Twitter is testing a new feature that will now allow the user to sort out unnecessary messages from the Direct Message inbox. At present, the company permits the user to set their Direct Message inbox open to get messages from any person. Other than this it also allows scores of useless messages that consist of abusive posts. In order to solve this issue, the user can adjust their settings so that they can only send as well as receive the messages from who they follow.

As per a report, this feature will not work for everybody as some people like reporters need to have an open inbox with the intention of having private conversations and receiving tips. So twitter is now conducting a test in which the new feature will separate out unwanted messages together with disgusting content or else spam to a different tab.

The Message Requests section will now come with a button tab where the user will be able to access all the messages from the people they don’t follow as well as the recently filtered messages. To even read these messages the user would now have to click on the Show button that will keep them from pouring out unnecessary messages that sometimes arrive suddenly when the user leaves their inbox open.

The report says, “And even upon viewing this list of filtered messages, all the content itself isn’t immediately visible.”

If the user receives a message that is hateful the message preview will state that the message has been hidden in because it may contain offensive content. This feature will allow the user to make their mind up if they wish to unlock the message or else delete it. This will be helpful for those who want to keep their inbox open.

The new feature is identical to the Facebook messenger message requests feature that was released in 2017, where the user will only see the messages from the people they are friends with and the messages received from outsiders will be transported to a separate Message Requests region. The spam, as well as problematic posts, are relocated to another separate Filter section.

To recall last week Twitter was also found testing another new feature called Snooze that will allow its user to the mute notification within the app for a certain period of time. The snooze feature is being set as a bell symbol on the top right corner of the notifications tab. When the user taps the bell button the app will open a bottom sheet with Snooze duration options. Once the user chooses the preferred snooze duration, Twitter will stop sending push notifications for a particular time period.

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Google has acquired the learning app Socratic, released on iOS

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Google has acquired the learning app Socratic, released on iOS

Socratic the mobile learning app that the technology giant Google acquired last year has now got an upgrade. The app now employs AI technology that will be helpful for high school and university students, when they are doing schoolwork while they are outside the classroom. The app directs them via available resources and also helps them identify the basic concepts that will guide them to answer the questions. Currently, the revamped Socratic app is available on the App Store for iOS users and will arrive for Android users in November.

 

Socratic, Engineering Manager Shreyans Bhansali said in a blog post, “In building educational resources for teachers and students, we’ve spent a lot of time talking to them about challenges they face and how we can help. We’ve heard that students often get “stuck” while studying. When they have questions in the classroom, a teacher can quickly clarify—but it’s frustrating for students who spend hours trying to find answers while studying on their own.”

For the students, this app will be guiding them to solve tough mathematics problems. This app will help the students to take the picture of a question and also allows them to ask the app a question with their voice. The app will then get the most important resources across the web. If the user is under pressure to understand a textbook content or else handouts they can also click the photo of the page and the app will offer them the alternative details of the same concepts.

Socratic takes a problem, X-rays it, and extracts the underlying concepts.

As we mentioned earlier, the app helps the users to solve tough mathematic questions to do this the company has designed and trained the algorithms. This helps the students to work on the complex problems and the app automatically discovers the relevant underlying concepts. The app finds out important videos, concept explanations as well as online resources that will be of assistance in solving their inquiries. The app also breaks down the concept into smaller and easy to understand lessons.

According to Google, they have worked with educators in order to create subject guides on more than one thousand higher education as well as high school topics like Biology, Physics, Algebra, Geometry, Fiction, Non-Fiction and so on. The app also lets the students revise their topics via key points and then go deeper with helpful resources on the web.

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Flipkart teases specifications as well as details of Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro

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Flipkart teases specifications as well as details of Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro

Prior to its formal launch, the key specifications of the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro have been officially released by the company. According to the dedicated microsite on Flipkart, the Realme 5 series model will officially debut in India on August 20 at 12.30 PM. The microsite also reveals the hardware detail as well as the design of the upcoming device. Both Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro will come with a quad rear camera set up.

The quad rear camera set up will be featuring a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor. The microsite has confirmed the existence of the 48-megapixel primary sensor, other than that the microsite now also reveals the sensors along with lens setup. The Realme 5 Pro quad-camera setup will include a 119-degree wide-angle lens, 4cm focus Super Macro Lens, and a Portrait Lens.

Realme Quad camera

In addition to this, the upcoming smartphone will come with VOOC Flash Charge 3.0 technology that is claimed to charge 55% of the battery in 30 minutes. The website also reveals that the said smartphone comes with a “lightning-fast” Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. On the other hand, the company revealed on its official Twitter account that Realme 5 Pro comes with “best mid-range chipset in its segment”. It is expected that the upcoming device will be powered by Snapdragon 712 SoC.

Another microsite has also showcased some more Realme 5 tech specs. The site highlighted that the device is the first quad-camera set up in its price segment that will arrive with a primary sensor of 1.25-micron pixel size along with an f/1.8 lens along with a 119-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, super macro lens, and a portrait lens. It further discloses that the said phone will house a 5,000mAh battery and will be fuelled by a Qualcomm processor. As per the latest Geekbench listing, it is expected that the smartphone will be powered by Snapdragon 665 SoC.

In addition to this, the e-commerce website also showcased both Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro comes with a diamond-cut finish. Over that, Realme 5 will be featuring a rear fingerprint sensor while the Realme 5 Pro comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Madhav Sheth, Realme India CEO via a tweet confirmed that the Realme 5 will be launching in the budget price segment and will be less than Rs 10,000. His tweet also mentions that the company is the first to launch the 48MP quad-camera phone in India, second, it is the first to launch the powerful Qualcomm chipset in India and will be launched on August 20.

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After Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook now Microsoft admits that its contractors listen to Skype and Cortana recordings

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After Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook now Microsoft admits that its contractors listen to Skype and Cortana recordings

Technology giant Microsoft listens to the voice recording of its users collected by Skype’s automated translation feature as well as the Cortana voice assistant. As per a new report by Motherboard, it reveals that audio snippets of users having personal talks like weight loss relationship issues and more are being manually reviewed by the company’s contractors. In fact, a company’s contractor even shared a few recording files with the publication that the users can be heard having an intimate discussion.

We should mention that this is not the first case of such a thing happening. Earlier Apple, Google, Facebook as well as Amazon were also found to be listening to voice recording of the users that were captured by the voice assistant devices. But now all the mentioned brands have either suspended the human review processes or have come up with an opt-out option.

Microsoft has now even admitted that its employees listen to audio recordings and it even updated its privacy policy that states that the company’s contractors may possibly listen to the audio recordings that Cortana or Skype captures. The issue was reported after Motherboard discovered that human employees were found to be listening to audio recordings of both the services. These included sensitive as well as personal conversations of the users derived from a cache of leaked documents, screenshots and audio recordings.

Previously both Microsoft, as well as Skype privacy policy, did not mention in its FAQ that its contractors may hear the audio of the customers that is captured with the intention of improving the service. Microsoft has also updated both pages and others on its website.

The company’s privacy policy now reads “Our processing of personal data for these purposes includes both automated and manual (human) methods of processing. Our automated methods often are related to and supported by our manual methods. For example, our automated methods include artificial intelligence (AI), which we think of as a set of technologies that enable computers to perceive, learn, reason, and assist in decision-making to solve problems in ways that are similar to what people do.”

Even the Skype’s FAQ now reads, “This may include transcription of audio recordings by Microsoft employees and vendors, subject to procedures designed to protect users’ privacy, including taking steps to de-identify data, requiring non-disclosure agreements with vendors and their employees, and requiring that vendors meet the high privacy standards set out in European law and elsewhere.”

On top of that, Cortana’s support page now also has a similar paragraph as does Microsoft support page. The company also does not allow its users to delete the recordings that are made with a dedicated online tool. As we mentioned earlier also other companies like Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon now allow its users to opt-out of such programs, however, Microsoft says that it will keep using the service for the time being.

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Oppo Reno 2 with quad rear cameras and 20X zoom will launch on 28 August, first in India

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Oppo Reno 2 with quad rear cameras and 20X zoom will launch on 28 August, first in India

Yes, you read that right. Oppo Reno 2 with 20X zoom and quad-camera setup located on the rear is slated to launch in India first. The launch date has been set as August 28 and consumers in India will be the first one to get a glimpse of the new smartphone. From the graphic that came with the save the date details, the Oppo Reno 2 seems to be sporting the same shark fin type pop-up selfie camera. This was previously seen on Oppo Reno first edition.

The teaser graphic does say that this smartphone is touted to support up to 20X zoom, which seems to be hybrid zoom since the word optical is not mentioned anywhere. When compared to Oppo Reno first edition, it had only 10X zoom capability while the new one will get 20X. Not much has been said about the phone except a few rumoured reports came out some time ago. At the moment a vertically placed quad cameras setup at the back of the Oppo Reno 2 with extreme zoom and shark fin type selfie camera module are confirmed. Also, since one can see the night sky, the emphasis should be on night photography with the Oppo Reno 2.

If we go by rumours, then the technical specifications of Oppo Reno 2 will include a minimum of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Battery should be over 4,100 mAh and the smartphone will be available in at least 2 colour options to begin with. A third colour option might be added at a later stage. The rumoured price of the smartphone is being touted as Rs 42,999. Looking at the current generation of Oppo Reno, which retails for 39,999, a price of almost Rs 43,000 does not seem to be a bad one for a phone with 20X zoom support.

Also, a full edge to edge touchscreen measuring 6.5-inches or higher (diagonally) is what the Oppo Reno 2 might fetch. The operating system on this mobile is also going to be Android 9 Pie out of the box with Oppo’s own OS skin on top of it. The smartphone is first going to launch in India, as said. The dedication towards the country shows how important the Indian market is for the Chinese company. More details about the camera sensors should also come to light in the coming few days.

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Microsoft releases new security patch for vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services

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Microsoft releases new security patch for vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services

Technology giant Microsoft has rolled out a set of security patches for Remote Desktop Services. The latest August security update promises to fix four wormable vulnerabilities that could allow the attackers to extend malware without the need of user’s permission like the previously BlueKeep and WannaCry vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are listed as CVE-2019-1181, CVE-2019-1182, CVE-2019-1222, and CVE-2019-1226.

The August security update promises to fix 93 vulnerabilities that include 29 critical issues and 64 rated as important. As per the company, the affected versions of Windows are Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and all supported versions of Windows 10, including server versions. Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 are not affected, nor are the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) itself affected. The vulnerabilities were exposed to the company during the hardening of Remote Desktop Services as a part of Microsoft’s persistent focus on increasing the security of their products. The company stated that at the present time they do not have any evidence that all the mentioned vulnerabilities were known to any third party.

Microsoft Security Response Centre (MSRC) Director of Incident Response, Simon Pope in his blog post said, “It is important that affected systems are patched as quickly as possible because of the elevated risks associated with wormable vulnerabilities like these, and downloads for these can be found in the Microsoft Security Update Guide. Customers who have automatic updates enabled are automatically protected by these fixes. By default, Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro users will be updated automatically.”

Along with security patches, the new update also comes with preloaded Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Online Services as well as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office services, Visual Studio, and Microsoft Dynamics along with added software packages.

“There is partial mitigation on affected systems that have Network Level Authentication (NLA) enabled. The affected systems are mitigated against ‘wormable’ malware or advanced malware threats that could exploit the vulnerability, as NLA requires authentication before the vulnerability can be triggered. However, affected systems are still vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploitation if the attacker has valid credentials that can be used to successfully authenticate.” Simon Pope further added.

The new August Security Update claims to patch seven remote code execution bugs as well that distress the Chakra scripting engine. It also comes with two fixes for Microsoft’s Hyper-V and two in Word. The update also fixes the dodgeCVE-2019-1162 in the CTF protocol that subsists in all the versions of Windows including Windows XP.  The users can download the latest security release on their systems or can also download manually via Microsoft’s Security Update Guide.

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OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirms launch of a 5G smartphone in 2019

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OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirms launch of a 5G smartphone in 2019

Earlier this year lot of screenshots and announcements from OnePlus did showcase the power of 5G on a OnePlus smartphone. Some of it was leaked information, but now the company CEO Pete Lau has gone on record and confirmed that a new ‘Flagship’ smartphone by them will have 5G capability.

As always, OnePlus launches two series of smartphones each year. This year the Chinese company has already launched the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU. And now it is the turns of the ‘T’ models. The company is getting ready to launch the OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro in mid-October. Some leaks have put the date as 15th October for the launch event. Sources close to Gadget Bridge have confirmed that the event will happen in USA and India at the same time. It will happen in the same manner as it happened for the OnePlus 7 Pro launch with events happening simultaneously in USA and India.

This time three versions of the smartphones are expected OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro and OnePlus 7T Pro (5G Ready), which should be the flagship model by the company. This is the phone Pete Lau has been talking about in various reports. Before this, we have seen Samsung launch 5G models of its flagship smartphones, too.

Not much is known about the OnePlus 7T or 7T pro. But whatever is known is good information. In all likelihood, the OnePlus 7T series will carry a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, the higher version could have the 855+ chipset inside with 5G. RAM options will start from 6GB and go up to 12GB. Storage for the top model will be maxed out at 512GB. Also, triple rear cameras will be seen on all models with a pop-up selfie camera.

With this, the company is expected to launch the OnePlus TV as well. Which the company has already spoken about in its blog post. They are planning to launch the OnePlus TV since there is a demand by OnePlus fans and the market for a good budget smart TV is growing. Although there is no confirmation of the TVs launch date, it should be around the same time the ‘T’ versions of OnePlus are launched. The TV is expected to support 4K resolution as well as run Android for TV. OnePlus TV will be launching in four sizes including 43-inches, 55-inches, 65-inches, and 75-inches. Bluetooth 5.0 support will also be seen in this smart TV.

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2019 iPhones name surfaced online, tipped as iPhone 11 Pro

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2019 iPhones name surfaced online, tipped as iPhone 11 Pro

There may be some time left in the launch of Apple’s iPhone’s new models, but the internet is already flooded with rumours, leaks, and details about the upcoming smartphones. As we all know that Apple is planning to launch three new models of the upcoming iPhone 11 smartphones. All the three models will be powered by Apple’s A13 Bionic chip coupled with the latest Taptic Engine.

In addition to this, the three smartphones by Apple will be launched with a Lightning port designed for audio and charging. As per the rumours, the company is expected to name its upcoming devices like the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11R and the iPhone 11 Max or the iPhone XI, the iPhone XIR and the iPhone XI Max.

Now according to a fresh report, the Cupertino, California based company is planning to change the name of the new series of iPhones. As per a report by CoinX who is famous for predicting Apple’s news, have said the new iPhone will be called iPhone Pro. According, to their Twitter account they tweeted Pro for iPhone? Crazy naming schemes over the past few years. this suggests that the company could change the name of its new model of the iPhone 2019.  So it can be easily guessed it can be on the same lineup as iPad Pro, Mac Pro, and MacBook Pro.

However, they did not reveal the accurate names of the upcoming devices but it can be easily assumed that the 2019 model of the iPhone could be named as iPhone 11, the iPhone 11R and the iPhone 11 Pro instead of the iPhone 11 Max. The device is expected to arrive with a triple rear camera set up that includes a wide-angle lens, a telephoto lens and an ultra-wide-angle lens.

As per previous reports the new iPhone models, namely the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11R and the iPhone 11 Max or the iPhone 11 Pro are rumoured to be featuring a 5.8-inch OLED display, a 6.1-inch LCD display and a 6.5-inch OLED display, in that order. The rear camera sensors are also tipped to come up in a square-shaped camera module. Apart from that Apple is expected to be upgrading its Face ID feature and will retain the lightning port in its upcoming 2019 iPhones.

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OnePlus’ first smart TV will be called OnePlus TV, company confirms

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OnePlus’ first smart TV will be called OnePlus TV, company confirms

Chinese technology company OnePlus is known to be working on its own TV since September last year when the company’s CEO and co-founder Pete Lau announced that the brand will be entering the smart TV segment. But ever since then, nothing new was announced. However, today OnePlus has officially announced the name of its first offering in the segment: OnePlus TV. Other than this, the company has also revealed the logo of the lineup.

The company has also written a blog post on OnePlus forum where it revealed the design philosophy behind the new logo that has been shared. OnePlus has said, “The gap between the “+” and the logo edge is twice as the one between the “+” and the letter “T”, which is also twice as the one between “T” and “V”. We were inspired by classic geometric progression, which can be seen from so many classic art forms, such the ancient Hindu symbol, the mandala, and the famous ancient Greek temple, Heraion of Argos. And looking closer, you can tell that the we’ve used the same thickness for both logo and the letters to ensure an aesthetics of “symmetry” and “unity”.”

In the same post, the company has also explained why it opted to name its upcoming smart TV as OnePlus TV. It said, “Yes, we are going to call our very first smart TV product “OnePlus TV” – simple yet to-the-point – as we believe there’s no other name that can best represent our value, vision and pride than naming it with our own brand.”

We should mention that last year, the Chinese technology company had started the ‘OnePlus TV: You Name It’ contest. As a part of the contest, the company’s fans were given a chance to name the upcoming television. The company had also said that the winners of the contest will win an award and the one who will be the first to suggest a name for the offering will get a “big prize”.

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It is worth pointing out that a few days back, a report had surfaced online that said that OnePlus will be launching multiple smart TVs and its offerings will be available in four sizes including 43-inches, 55-inches, 65-inches, and 75-inches.

While it is known that the OnePlus’ new offering will be an Android TV, as of now, it is not clear if it will come with OxygenOS. Speculations also suggest that the TVs will have support for Bluetooth 5.0 and 4K HDR displays. In India, the OnePlus TV is expected to be sold on Amazon exclusively as the company has had a partnership with the e-commerce platform ever since it launched its first smartphone in the country.

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HTC made a comeback in India by launching HTC Wildfire X

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HTC made a comeback in India by launching HTC Wildfire X

HTC is back in action by launching a new smartphone in India. The smartphone company made a comeback after more than a year. The last smartphone that it launched in the country was HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12+ that was launched in June last year. Wildfire X has been launched in two variants. The device also comes with a pre-installed MyBuddy feature that is stated to be offering personal security to its users. The new phones come with the triple rear camera set up along with a waterdrop style notch on its display.

HTC Wildfire X price and launch offer

 HTC Wildfire X has been launched in two storage variants in the country 3GB/32GB internal storage and 4GB/128GB internal storage. The base variant that is 3GB/32GB storage option comes at a starting price of Rs 9,999 while the upper variant 4GB/128GB storage option is available at a limited period price tag of Rs 12,999. The smartphone will go on sale on August 22 via Flipkart. Both the variants come in a single Sapphire Blue colour option.

Telecom operators like Vodafone and Idea are offering coupons valued at Rs 3,750 to its subscribers who buy HTC Wildfire X. In addition to this both the operators are also offering an additional 500MB data per day for 18 months. The company is also offering 50 coupons worth Rs 75 each when the WildFire X buyers recharge their device with Rs 255 via MyVodafone or MyIdea app.

The company is also offering No questions asked six months of accidental damage protection service to the buyers. In addition to this, the company will also provide free pick and drop facility.

HTC Wildfire X launched in India

HTC Wildfire X specifications features

The HTC Wildfire X comes with a 6.22-inch HD+ (720×1,520 pixels) HD+ IPS display with the waterdrop-style notch and 88.8 percent screen-to-body ratio. The latest smartphone by HTC is powered by an octa-core SoC, paired with 3GB and 4GB RAM options. Wildfire X runs Android 9 Pie and has 32GB and 128GB of internal storage options that can be expanded through microSD cards up to 256GB.

Now coming on to the imaging duties, the HTC Wildfire X features a triple rear camera set up that includes a 12-megapixel primary sensor with 1.25-micron pixel size, 8-megapixel secondary sensor, and a 5-megapixel tertiary, depth sensor. The back camera supports 8X hybrid zoom along with with a dual-tone LED flash. On the front, it sports an 8-megapixel selfie camera sensor along with a wide-angle, 86-degree lens.

The HTC Wildfire X Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The sensors on the phone include an accelerometer, ambient light, gyroscope and proximity sensor. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel. The device houses a 3,300mAh battery that is supported by AI technology and supports 10W charging. Apart from that, it measures 156.7×74.9×7.95mm.

HTC Wildfire X comes with a 3D OPVD mirror finish that also exhibits Hyper Optical patterns on the rear panel. As we mentioned earlier it also comes with My Buddy feature that is touted to draw a loud alarm, sends the live location to family/friends as well as it transmits audio/video of the user’s surroundings in real-time when one is in trouble. With the help of this feature, the user can easily locate their phone, too.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ will launch in India on August 20

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ will launch in India on August 20

South Korean company, Samsung, has finally unveiled its Galaxy Note 10 series. Now the company is preparing to officially launch both Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ in India. The launch event is going to be held at Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru for this the company has also started sending the official invites for the upcoming event. The launch event will be held on August 20 at 12 PM noon IST. The event will also be live-streamed on the company’s official English and Hindi website.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ price in India

 During the launch event, the company is expected to come up with more launch offers. In the country, Samsung will be offering Samsung Galaxy Note 10 single 8GB RAM with 256GB internal storage variant at Rs 69,999 while Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 12GB RAM with 256GB of onboard storage will be available at Rs 79,999. However, the company has not disclosed the price of the high end 12GB RAM with 512GB internal storage model. It is expected to be revealed at the launch event. Both the phablets are available in three colour variants Aura Black, Aura Glow, and Aura White colour.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ are by now available for pre-order through select offline retailers while it is also available for pre-booking on online retailers namely Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall, Samsung Online Store, and Tata Cliq. Both the latest smartphones by Samsung will start selling in the country from August 23

While pre-ordering the latest smartphone the buyers can avail Rs 6,000 cashback with the use of HDFC Bank credit or debit cards at retail outlets and Samsung Online Store. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ buyers can also buy the Galaxy watch Active at Rs 9,999 that is originally sold for Rs 19,990. Other cashback offers are also available when the buyer pre-books any of the mentioned devices via Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall, and Tata Cliq.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 specifications

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080×2280 pixels) Infinity-O Display with a Dynamic AMOLED panel that supports HDR10+ and dynamic tone mapping. It runs Android 9.0 Pie with the company’s One UI on top. The device is powered by octa-core Exynos 9825 SoC and offers 8GB of RAM and 256GB of inbuilt storage that cannot be expanded via microSD card.

The camera capabilities include a triple rear camera setup that includes a 12-megapixel wide-angle (77 degrees) primary sensor that has a variable aperture from f/1.5-f/2.4 as well as optical image stabilisation (OIS). Along with a 16-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle (123 degrees) lens and an f/2.2 aperture and a 12-megapixel sensor with a telephoto lens (45 degrees), an f/2.1 aperture, and OIS. On the front, Galaxy Note 10 has a 10-megapixel sensor with autofocus, an f/2.2 aperture, and an 80-degree field of view.

Connectivity options include 4G (LTE Cat. 20), Wi-Fi 802.11ax, Bluetooth v5.0, NFC, MST, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB Type-C port. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 comes with an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, proximity sensor, RBG light sensor, and an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor onboard. It houses a 3,500mAh battery, supported by a 25W charger. It measures 151×71.8×7.9mm and weighs 168 grams. The all-new S Pen sports a 6-axis sensor with a gyroscope and acceleration sensor.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ specifications

 The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ comes with a 6.8-inch 498ppi 3040×1440 pixels resolution display.  The elder sibling is available in two variants 12GB of RAM along with 256GB and 12GB of RAM with 512GB both can be expanded up to 1TB via microSD card

Now coming on the camera, the Galaxy Note 10+ comes with the same sensors but also packs an additional VGA lens that the company is calling as ‘DepthVision’ camera. This will enable you to take 3D scans of various things. For selfies and video calls, there is a 10MP camera that comes with an f/2.2 aperture and a field of view of 80 degrees. It houses a larger 4,300mAh battery, and it comes with 45W fast charger. It measures 162.3×77.2×7.9mm and weighs 196 grams.

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Snap has introduced redesigned Spectacles 3

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Snap has introduced redesigned Spectacles 3

Snap Inc. has launched Spectacles 3. The third generation of the spectacles is basically an augmented reality sunglass that is sleek and it features an HD camera that helps in creating depth perception. The limited-edition glasses will start selling on Spectacles.com in November at $380 (approximately Rs 27,088.30)

The limited-edition glasses by Snap comes with dual HD cameras on each side and both are capable to capture photos as well as 3D videos. The photos and the videos can further be transported to the user’s phone and then can be seen in the Snapchat app by tilting the phone for depth perception. The users can also make use of the 3D viewer to view the captured photos and videos in 3D. This viewer is similar to the Google Cardboard that is utilized to hold a phone for 3D viewing of pictures and videos.

The Snap Spectacles 3 have the ability to capture pictures in 1,642×1,642 resolution and it offers 1,216×1,216 resolution videos. The photos and videos can be viewed in either portrait or landscape mode within the Snapchat app without disrupting the perspective, irrespective of how the user embraces the phone.

The limited-edition glasses by Snap comes with dual HD cameras
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The product comes in a fresh design along with round lenses for the protection from sun fitted in a squared-off steel frame with adjustable tips. The glasses are introduced in two colours, Carbon and Mineral.

The new product from Snap Inc comes with a 4GB of internal storage that has the capacity to store 100 videos as well as 1,200 photos. The battery takes up to 75 minutes to fully charge and then can be used to record up to 70 videos and more than 200 photos on a single charge. The glasses come with their carry bag that is used for charging the specs along with a USB-C charging cable.

The main objective of the Spectacles 3 is to capture photos and videos that can be transferred to the user’s device in order to share on Snapchat. In addition to this, the glasses also feature new 3D effects to benefit from 3D pictures and videos captured by the Spectacles in Snapchat. To do this the user needs to transfer all the recorded videos and photos manually either via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, as it does not offer automatic transferring of data.

As we mentioned earlier the Spectacles 3 comes with a price tag of $380 (approximately Rs 27,088) that is double the price of the previous variant. The product has been put up for pre-booking and will start selling in November this year.

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According to the IDC report, India recorded a 36.9 million growth in the shipments of smartphones

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According to the IDC report, India recorded a 36.9 million growth in the shipments of smartphones

As per the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) report the shipment of the smartphone in India has recorded 36.9 million growth in the second quarter of 2019 with a 9.9% year-on-year (YoY) and 14.8% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth. The IDC report saw a 7.6% increase in over the last quarter that is over-all 69.3 million mobile phones were shipped in the country in the Q2.

Upasana Joshi, Associate Research Manager, Client Devices, IDC India said, “Despite the efforts towards multi-channel retailing by almost all vendors, the online channel continued its growth momentum fuelled by multiple new launches, attractive offers and affordability schemes like EMIs/cashbacks. This resulted in a YoY growth of 12.4% for the online channel with an overall share of 36.8% in 2Q19,”

Despite the fact that the offline channel recorded a growth of 8.5% year-on-year due to various reasons such as the launch of new devices by Samsung in its Galaxy A series, Promotional events held by Vivo during IPL and the way Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is increasing its sales via multiple channels.

The overall market ASP raised at US$159 (Rs11,302.59) in the second quarter with 78% of the market below US$200 (14,217.10) price segment. But, the fastest mounting segment was US$200-300 that saw an increase of 105.2% YoY. This happened because of the Chinese brand smartphones that are offering innovative as well as flagships like features and design at mid-price segments.

IDC report
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Joshi further adds, “US$400-$600 was the second-fastest-growing segment with 16.3% YoY growth in 2Q19. OnePlus led this segment with a 63.6% share at the back of newly launched OnePlus 7 series. In the premium (US$500+) segment, Apple bettered Samsung for the leadership position with an overall share of 41.2% in 2Q19 as the iPhone XR demand saw an uplift after the price drop and aided by heavy promotional activities.

The feature phone market registered a drop of 26.3 percent with a total of  32.4 million-unit shipped in Q2. This was due to lesser shipments of 4G-enabled feature phones with 40.3% YoY decline in 2Q19.

With the highest shipped models of Redmi 6A and Redmi Note 7, Pro Xiaomi’s shipment grew by 4.8% YoY in Q2. The company also continues to dominate in the online channel with a market share of 46.5%, along with 39.5% of market share in the offline channel shipments in 2Q19.

While South Korean Company Samsung also saw a sturdy growth of 16.6% YoY in the second quarter driven by the launch of new devices in Galaxy A series that falls under mid-price segments. According to the report both Galaxy A10 and A20 were amongst the top 5 models overall for the market.

Vivo recorded solid growth of 31.6% YoY in Q2. Its reasonably priced model Y91 featured in the top 5 model lists all over the country. Additionally, the company also launched its first exclusive online phone “Z1 Pro” priced aggressively in US$200-300 segment.

OPPO also registered a  strong quarter with YoY growth of 41.0%, This is due to launch of its reasonable model A3s, A1K and A5s under its A series of smartphones. The online channel saw 19.1% for the vendor-driven by online exclusive model “K1”.

Realme registered manifold growth YoY in 2Q19, due to newly launched model C2 and 3/3Pro series. The smartphone brand was second in the online channel with 16.5% market share in Q2, accompanied by constant efforts for an increase in the offline channel which accounted for 21.0% of its shipments in the second quarter of 2019.

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Vivo is offering mobile phones at 50 percent off in its Freedom Carnival Sale

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Vivo is offering mobile phones at 50 percent off in its Freedom Carnival Sale

It is raining offers and discounts on countless smartphones this Independence Day. Now Vivo has come up with its Freedom Carnival Sale offering discounts on its devices on Vivo India E-Store. The sale started on August 12 and will end on August 14. Vivo is also offering no-cost EMI option on the select credit card. The buyers can also avail 5 percent cashback on HDFC bank credit card.

The company has also included the newly launched Vivo Z1 Pro in its Freedom Carnival Sale. However, there are no discounts being offered on the handset. While buying the phone the buyers will get Rs 1,000 off that can be redeemed on their next purchase on Vivo e-Store. The smartphone is available at a starting price of Rs 14,990 in the country. The phone comes with a massive 5,000mAh battery. the key highlights of Vivo Z1 Pro are its full HD+ display that has a hole-punch design, a triple rear camera setup and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 712 SoC. The device has some gaming-centric features and houses a 5,000mAh battery that has support for 18W fast charging, too.

Vivo’s hot-selling device Vivo V15 is also part of the Vivo Freedom Carnival sale. The original price of the product is Rs 23,990. The company is now offering it for Rs 19,990 during the three days sale. Buyers will get an extra Rs 2,500 off on the exchange of their old handset. Vivo V15 sports a 6.53-inch Full HD (1,080 x 2,340 pixels) InCell FullView display. This smartphone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 SoC paired with 6GB of RAM. The device runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with Funtouch OS 9 and it packs a 4,000mAh battery.

Freedom Carnival Sale

On the other hand, Vivo V15 Pro that was launched at a Rs 26,990 is now being sold at Rs 23,990. The Vivo V15 Pro sports a 6.39-inch Full HD+ Ultra FullView Display and is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 675 AIE SoC and comes with 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM. It runs on Android 9.0 Pie skinned with Funtouch OS 9. It also features a triple rear camera set up and a pop-up selfie camera.

Vivo Y17 is now available at Rs 15,990. The original price of the device is Rs 18,990. Buyers can also avail an extra Rs 1,500 as an exchange offer. It comes with the triple-rear camera setup, 5,000mAh battery along with a MediaTek Helio processor. The handset comes with features such as Ultra Gaming Mode paired with Dual Turbo mode.

Vivo has also included other smartphones in the Freedom Carnival Sale such as Vivo Y15 and Vivo Y12. On the purchase of both the mobile phones, the company is offering Rs 1,500 off (additional) on the exchange of the old mobile.

Apart from that the company also runs Half Price flash sale at 12 PM noon daily on its official e-Store. In this, the company offers a select number of handsets at half the price. All the devices bought during the Freedom Carnival Sale can be replaced within 30 days from the date of purchase.

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Vivo S1 set to go on its first sale in India today

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Vivo S1 set to go on its first sale in India today

Vivo S1 will go on its first sale in India today. The Chinese smartphone company launched Vivo S1 in the country last week. Before launching the smartphone in India, the company launched the phone in its home market. The handset comes in three storage variants. The company has decided to put the 4GB RAM variant on sale via e-retail giants Flipkart as well as Amazon.

The smartphone is also available for sale on the company’s official store Vivo India e-store. The key highlights of the smartphone include MediaTek Helio P65 SoC, a triple rear camera setup, a 4,500mAh battery along with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Here are all the details that are essential to know about the price as well as the specifications of the mobile phone.

Vivo S1 price in India, launch offers

The company introduced Vivo S1 in three storage variants 4GB RAM/128GB storage, 6GB RAM/64GB storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB storage. The 4GB RAM along with 128GB of internal storage will come at a price tag of Rs 17,999. The latest smartphone by Vivo is available in two colour options Skyline Blue and Diamond Black colour. The handset will go on its first sale on Flipkart, Amazon and Vivo India e-store.

On the purchase of the device, HDFC card users can avail 7.5 percent cashback, Jio subscriber can get benefits up to Rs 10,000. Paytm users can get Rs 2,500 cashback on the purchase of Vivo S1, too. The smartphone is already available for purchase at offline stores namely Reliance Digital, Poorvika, Big C, Lot, Sangeetha, Croma, and Vijay Sales. As we mentioned earlier the latest device is available in three storage variants the other 6GB RAM with 64GB of onboard storage variant can be purchased at Rs 18,990 while the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage variant can be bought for Rs 19,990. However, both these devices are not available for purchase at the moment.

 Vivo S1 design, specifications

 Vivo S1 it comes with a 6.38-inch Full-HD+ Super AMOLED display that includes a waterdrop design to house the selfie camera. The design of the smartphone has a 90 percent screen to body ratio and offers an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The display comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor along with a face unlock as security features. The device is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P65 SoC. The handset is available in three storage options 4GB RAM/128GB storage, and 6GB RAM/64GB storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB storage that is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. The handset runs on Android 9.0 based on Funtouch OS 9 that offers Jovi Smart Screen, Customisable Icons, Dark Mode, etc.

Coming on to the cameras, the Vivo S1 features a triple rear camera set up that includes a 16MP (f/1.78), 8MP AI Super Wide Angle (f/2.2) secondary sensor along with 2MP Bokeh Camera (f/2.4). On the front, it sports a 32MP Front Camera (f/2.0) within a waterdrop design. The camera sensors of the device are supported by Artificial Intelligence. On the rear cams, it comes with features like HDR Mode, Live Photo, PDAF, AI Super Wide-Angle, Portrait Mode, AI Portrait Framing, AI Face Beauty, Time-Lapse, Slo-Mo and much more. On the front, it comes with enhanced beautification features like AI Face Beauty, AI Portrait Lighting, AR Stickers, etc.

Vivo S1 houses a 4,500 mAh battery along with 18W Dual-Engine Fast Charging. It measures 159.53 × 75.23 × 8.13mm and it weighs 179g.

The connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, and Micro-USB along with USB OTG support. The sensors on the mobile include Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity Sensor, E-compass, Gyroscope (Virtual).

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WhatsApp now brings Fingerprint authentication to Android beta users

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WhatsApp now brings Fingerprint authentication to Android beta users

Popular messaging app WhatsApp keeps on getting new features every now and then that makes it more user-friendly. This time the instant messaging app has rolled out a new feature where the user will be able to unlock WhatsApp using the smartphone’s fingerprint sensor. The company first brought this feature to the iOS devices now the fingerprint feature has arrived to Android beta users.

The new update bears Android beta version 2.19.221 that comes disabled by default. To enable it the users can head to setting option available with the app where they can add a layer of protection to their app chats making it more secure and private. This can be done by going to WhatsApp Settings > Account > Privacy > Fingerprint lock. The new feature is made available for the device that runs on Android Marshmallow or higher and also comes with a fingerprint scanner.

After enabling the Fingerprint lock the user further needs to bring into play fingerprint authentication to unlock WhatsApp. The user can choose from an automatic lock option as per their requirement. When the user selects this option he/ she will be asked to confirm their identity by using the fingerprint authentication in order to open or close the app.

In the Android version the user can choose from ‘automatically lock’ options- immediately, after 1 minute, and after 30 minutes. On the other hand, the iOS app comes with an extra option of 15 minutes that the Android version does not include.

In addition to this, the instant messaging platforms also come with a fresh option of ‘show content in notifications’. This feature will let the user make their mind up if they would like to see or hide messages as well as sender preview while the fingerprint lock is enabled. If the user does not enable the said feature they would be able to respond to the messages from the notification itself as well as come back with the WhatsApp calls. This is possible because the Fingerprint feature is enabled when the users want to lock or unlock the app.

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Oppo’s Independence Day sale offers deals on Oppo F11, F11 Pro and other smartphones

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Oppo’s Independence Day sale offers deals on Oppo F11, F11 Pro and other smartphones

As India’s Independence Day is coming near the smartphone companies are offering discounts and offers on its devices as a part of Independence Day sale. The latest company to come up with discounts and offers is Oppo. The smartphone maker is offering Oppo F11 series models, Oppo A9 and Oppo A5s at a discounted price along with EMI options for a limited period of time.

 Discounts and Offers

Oppo F11 was launched in the country at a starting price of Rs 17,990. The F11 is available in two storage variants. The 4GB with 128GB internal storage is now available at Rs 16,990, while the upper variant 6GB with 128GB of onboard storage that originally cost Rs 19,990 can now be purchased at Rs 17,999 after it received a price cut of Rs 2000 during the Independence Day sale.

The company is also offering Oppo F11 pro at Rs 21,990 down from Rs 23,990. The smartphone is available in 6GB with 128GB onboard storage.

As a part of Independence Day sale, the Chinese smartphone company is also offering Oppo A9 at Rs 15,490. While buying the smartphone the buyers can also opt for the Zero down payment using Bajaj Finserv, IDFC First Bank and HDB Financials.

Oppo A5s 3GB RAM variant is also available at Rs 9,990. The company is also offering Oppo A5s on Zero down payment options from HDB Financials and HDFC Bank.

All the mentioned devices can be purchased across all the online as well as offline stores in India.

Oppo F11 specifications and features

Oppo F11 comes with a 6.5-inch Full-HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) LCD screen with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The device is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 processor, paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The device houses a 4,020mAh battery supportingVOOC Flash Charge 3.0.

 

Coming on the camera capabilities, the Oppo F11 features a dual rear camera setup which comprises of a 48MP primary sensor with an f/1.79 aperture paired with a 5MP secondary sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. While at the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture.

The connectivity options include 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Oppo F11 Pro specifications and features

The Oppo F11 Pro features a 6.53-inch Full-HD+ (1,080 x 2,340 pixels) LCD display. The F11 Pro runs Android 9 Pie skinned with ColorOS 6 and is powered by the octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 SoC along with 6GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with a 4,000mAh battery with VOOC Flash Charge 3.0 fast charging support.

On the part of the cameras, the Oppo F11 Pro comes with a dual rear camera setup that includes a 48MP main camera paired with a 5MP secondary camera. On the front, there is a 16MP pop-up selfie camera module.

Oppo F11 Pro connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, and a Micro-USB port.

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