Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro second sale in India scheduled for July 29

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Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro second sale in India scheduled for July 29

Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro went on its first sale in India today. The Xiomi’s K series smartphones were launched in the country last week. Now, according to the Mi.com website, the smartphones will go on its second sale starting July 29. Both Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro will be available for purchase via the company’s official website along with Flipkart and Mi Home stores.

Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro price in India, sale offers

Redmi K20 is available in 6GB RAM/64GB storage and 6GB RAM/128GB storage options. While the former costs Rs 21,999, the latter is priced at Rs 23,999. On the other hand, the Redmi K20 Pro comes at a price tag of Rs 27,999 for the 6GB RAM with a 128GB internal storage option, and its 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant has been priced at Rs30,999.

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The second round sale for the Redmi K-Series now scheduled for 12 pm (noon) IST on July 29. Both the smartphones can be purchased via Flipkart, Mi.com, and Mi Home Stores. Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro have been launched in three colour options: Carbon Black, Flame Red, and Glacier Blue. Along with that, the device will come packed with a Premium Hard Cover by the company worth Rs 999 inside a box.

Apart from that, on the recharge of Rs249 or Rs 299, Airtel is offering double data benefits to its prepaid subscribers along with Airtel Thanks Gold tier benefits. The Chinese smartphone company is also offering a Rs 1,000 discount to the ICICI card users.

Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro specifications

Both the smartphones by Xiaomi run Android Pie based MIUI 10 on top. Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro come with a 6.3-inch AMOLED Full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a 91.9 percent screen-to-body ratio. They also have an in-display fingerprint sensor. Redmi K20 Pro comes with the support of the DC dimming feature. Redmi K20 is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SoC. The device is available with up to 6GB of RAM with 128GB of internal storage. On the other hand, Redmi K20 Pro is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 855 SoC along with up to 8GB RAM with 256GB of internal memory.

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On the imaging front, both the smartphones by Redmi comes with the triple rear camera setup. Both the handsets feature a 48MP Sony IMX582 primary sensor along with an f/1.75 lens, a 13MP secondary sensor with a wide-angle lens, and an 8MP tertiary sensor with an f/2.4 lens. Both the devices offer a 20MP pop-up selfie camera that comes with the support of AI Portrait mode.

Coming on the connectivity, both the smartphones include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro house a 4,000mAh battery.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold has reportedly passed all tests, re-launch expected soon

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Samsung Galaxy Fold has reportedly passed all tests, re-launch expected soon

Samsung’s first foldable smartphone has had a fair share of controversies even before it has gone on its first sale. Prior to making the device available to the public, Samsung Galaxy Fold was sent to some reviewers and YouTubers in the US who found some issues with the screen of the device. Now, a report has surfaced online that suggests that Samsung’s first foldable smartphone has finally passed all the tests and is set to be relaunched for the public soon.

We should mention that Samsung Galaxy Fold was supposed to be launched in April this year. However, after the issues were reported by reviewers and YouTubers, the company postponed the launch of its smartphone and since then, it is working to fix the issues in the Galaxy Fold handset. According to some reports, even a film on the display that was not supposed to be removed could easily be peeled off by using hands.

Until now, the company has not revealed when it will launch the smartphone but it is also expected that the company might unveil the Galaxy Fold for the masses during its Galaxy Unpacked event that will be held in New York on August 7.

Samsung Galaxy Fold launch

According to a report by Android Community, the Samsung Galaxy Fold has passed all the tests and is ready to be shipped to the public.  The report says that the Samsung Display executive has revealed that the Galaxy Fold is ready. Speaking to the website, Kim Seong-Cheol, Vice President of Samsung Display said, “Most of the display problems have been ironed out, and the Galaxy Fold is ready to hit the market.” 

The report also adds that Samsung has almost finished the redesign of Galaxy Fold and it has indicated that the smartphone has cleared all the various tests with “flying colours” before its relaunch. A few changes have reportedly been made in the Samsung Galaxy Fold while it was re-engineered.

Earlier this month, Samsung’s co-CEO DJ Koh also admitted that the South Korean technology giant made a mistake by unveiling the Galaxy Fold “before it was ready”. He also stated that he was the person who was responsible to push the Samsung Galaxy Fold to the market so early. He also said that the device was not ready till now, the company has delayed the shipment of the device to the masses. Koh also admitted that the entire episode “was embarrassing” for the company.

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Chandrayaan-2 successfully sent to orbit: ISRO

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Chandrayaan-2 successfully sent to orbit: ISRO

India’s second lunar mission has been successful as its ‘Baahubali’ GSLV rocket has put the moon spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 into the orbit this afternoon. The Rs 375 crore GSLV-Mk III rocket has put the Rs 603 crore Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, that weighs 3.8 tonnes, in the earth parking orbit it was intended to be in.

The GSLV-Mk III rocket is 43.4 metre tall and weighs 640-tonnes. It has been nicknamed as ‘Baahubali’.

While Chandrayaan-2 has been slung into the intended orbit, it will now have a journey of over a month and a half as it will traverse the 384,400 km between the Earth and its sole satellite.

Speaking on the launch, ISRO’s Chairman K Sivan said, “I’m extremely happy to announce that the GSLV-Mk III-M1 successfully injected Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into Earth orbit. It is the beginning of a historic journey for India towards the moon and to land at a place near the South Pole to carry out scientific experiments. I salute to all those involved in the launch of Chandrayaan-2.”

The rocket blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre that is located in Sriharikota spaceport at 2:43 pm. After 16 minutes, the rocket was put into orbit Chandrayaan-2 that has three different segments: The Orbiter, the lander ‘Vikram’ and the rover ‘Pragyan’. It has now started its journey to the Moon that will span over 48 days. During this time, ISRO will raise the orbit of the spacecraft by a series manoeuvres so that it is put on Lunar Transfer Trajectory.

We should mention that the rocket was actually meant to fly on July 15 at 2:51 am. However, the mission was called off an hour in advance due to a technical glitch.

An ISRO official has also said that the lander Vikram will land on the Moon on September 7. Speaking to IANS, the official said, “Since this is the first moon landing mission of ISRO, we had built-in buffer time which is being used now.”

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Speaking more on Chandrayaan-2, it is worth adding that ISRO has named the lander ‘Vikram’ in the memory of Vikram Sarabhai, who is an Indian space pioneer. The rover’s name ‘Pragyan’ means wisdom in Sanskrit. ISRO has also said that on September 7, the lander Vikram will be separated from the Orbiter and will be seen performing a series of complex manoeuvres.

It is expected to soft-land from a height of 100 km from the Moon’s surface close to its South Pole. According to ISRO, no one has gone there before. The lander will be carrying out three scientific experiments there. The rover Pragyam will be carrying out two experiments on the Moon’s surface for a period of one lunar day. The Orbiter will carry out eight scientific experiments and will stay on its mission for a year.

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Samsung Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30, and Galaxy M40 are available at a discount

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Samsung Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30, and Galaxy M40 are available at a discount

Samsung is offering its Galaxy M-series smartphones at discounted prices. The sale is being organized by the company in partnership with Amazon India. During the sale, Samsung is offering its Galaxy M20, Galaxy M10, Galaxy M30, and the Galaxy M40 on reduced. Besides this, other offers will be levied on the devices too. These include additional banking discounts, exchange offers, and telecom subscriber benefits. Recently, Samsung also launched the new Cocktail Orange variant of the Samsung Galaxy M40 during the Amazon Prime Day sale. The new variant of the Samsung Galaxy M40 is also up for sale on Amazon. Here’s a look at the discounts and other offers available during the sale:

Price and offers

Samsung Galaxy M30 was launched in two variants by the company: 4GB RAM/64GB of internal storageand6GB RAM/128GB of internal memory. After a discount of Rs 1,000, the handset is now available for Rs 13,990. The 6GB RAM variant, on the other hand, will be available at a discounted price of Rs 16,990. Apart from that, the company is also offering a no-cost EMI. Along with that, the buyers can avail a discount of up to Rs 7,800 on the exchange of their old smartphones. In addition to this, ICICI Bank Credit and Debit EMI users can avail an additional discount of Rs 1,500.

Samsung Galaxy M20 is also available in two variants: 3GB RAM/32GB internal storage variant and 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant. There is a discount of Rs 1,000 on both, so the former is available at Rs 9,990 and the latter can be bought at Rs 11,990. During the sale, the company is offering the same additional offers as Samsung Galaxy M30 on Galaxy M20.

 

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During the sale, Samsung Galaxy M10 that has 3GB RAM and 32GB storage can be purchased at Rs 7,990. The smartphone was launched in the country at a price tag of Rs 8,990. The device was launched along with Samsung Galaxy M20.

Samsung Galaxy M40

Last, but not the least, Samsung Galaxy M40 can be purchased at Rs 19,990 for its single 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage variant. In addition to this, buyers can avail no-cost EMI and a discount of up to Rs 7,800 while exchanging their old handset.  The ICICI bank customers can get straight Rs 1,500 off on the purchase of the Galaxy M series smartphones.  As we mentioned earlier, Samsung Galaxy M40 Cocktail Orange variant is also up for sale on Amazon.

During the sale, the telecom company Reliance Jio is also offering data benefits to its subscribers. On the prepaid recharge of Rs 198 and Rs 299, the customers can avail the double data benefits. Vodafone customers, on a recharge of Rs 255, can get a cashback of Rs 3,750 in the form Rs. 75 discount coupons for up to 50 recharges. Along with that, on the recharge of Rs 249 and Rs 349, Airtel subscribers can avail double data benefit for 10 months.

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10 things you can do on your Android smartphone when it is offline

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10 things you can do on your Android smartphone when it is offline

Going offline is something that can distress some people because they are so used to being connected to the internet at all times. However, only because your smartphone is offline, does not mean it’s useless. There are a number of things that you can do with your Android smartphone when it is offline. Here, we have listed down 10 such things. Take a look:

Send instant messages

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There are a number of instant messengers available that let you chat with your friends provided you are connected to the internet. But then, you may be surprised to know that there are a few messengers that also work without internet. Firechat is one such instant messaging app and using it, you can chat with people within 200 feet of your location. It creates a peer-to-peer network using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and lets users communicate with one another. You can also conduct group chats on the app.

Watch videos

YouTube

You can watch videos on YouTube when your Android smartphone is offline. However, for doing this, you must have downloaded the video for offline viewing beforehand while your device is connected to the internet. You need to press on the arrow icon below a video on YouTube to save it for offline viewing.

Get directions

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You can use your Android smartphone for navigation even when you are not online. For doing this, you need to have downloaded the map of the city you are in on Google Maps beforehand. You will get the directions, but not any real-time traffic updates.

Play multiplayer games

Play multiplayer games

There are a number of multiplayer games that work without the internet. The Respawnables, Checkers Elite and Sea Battle 2 are examples of some games that you can play when your phone is not connected to the internet.

Listen to music

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A number of music streaming apps like Wynk and Gaana allow users to download music. The good thing is that once you download a song on these apps, you can listen to it even when your device is not connected to the internet. However, some of these apps may charge you to do this.

Read news articles

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You can read various news articles when your Android smartphone is on offline mode with the help of Pocket. You can save various articles in the app for offline reading while you are connected to the internet and go back to read them later even without internet. There is no limit to the number of articles that can be saved on the app.

Write and edit documents

Google Drive

For editing documents on the go, you need Google Drive. What makes the cloud storage service even better is the fact that it also lets people edit documents when their handset is not connected to the internet. So this is a must-have app for anyone who works on documents on the go.

Take down notes and create lists

There are a number of apps that let you take down notes. The popular ones among these are Evernote and ColorNote. You can also create lists on such apps. Both the apps mentioned work offline too.

Get weather report

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There are apps on the Google Play Store that provide you with weather reports even if your smartphone is offline. You may need them if you are going to a no-network area for a few days. Offline Weather Forecast – Map is one such app you can download.

Search Wikipedia

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Kiwix is an app on the Play Store that basically lets you store copies of educational websites like Wikipedia and Ted Talks or your smartphone or external SD card.

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Vivo S1 set to be launched in India soon: Key details

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Vivo S1 set to be launched in India soon: Key details

Last week, Vivo launched the global variant of its Vivo S1 smartphone in Indonesia. But prior to that, the company had launched the smartphone in its home market too. Now Vivo is getting the global variant of Vivo S1 to the Indian market too. The key highlights of the smartphone include a Full-HD+ Super AMOLED display, a triple rear camera setup, and a 32MP selfie camera. The Chinese smartphone maker has started posting the teaser videos of the device on its official social media account and this confirms the launch of the latest handset by Vivo in the country.

To promote the Vivo S1 smartphone, the company has signed up popular Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan but as of now, there is no word on when the handset will be launched.  Here are its price details and specifications of Vivo S1:

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Vivo S1 price in India (expected)

Vivo S1 has been priced at IDR 3,599,000 (approximately Rs. 17,800) for its single variant that comes with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. The handset is available in two colour options –Cosmic Green and Skyline Blue. The device will be going on sale in Indonesia on July 23. A number of tweets and teasers posted by the company on its social media accounts confirm that the company will soon launch the new version of Vivo S1 in India. The pricing of the smartphone is expected to be similar to its global counterpart.

Vivo S1 specifications, features

The global variant of the Vivo S1 features a 6.38-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) Super AMOLED display that has a waterdrop-style notch. The device is powered by an octa-core MediaTekHelio P65 SoC and runs Funtouch OS 9 based on Android 9 Pie. The device is available in a single variant that has 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The smartphone boasts of a 4,500mAh battery. The smartphone by Vivo comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor and it measures 159.53×75.23×8.13mm and it weighs 179.5 grams.

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For imaging duties, Vivo S1 global variant features a triple rear camera setup that houses a 16MP primary sensor with an f/1.78 lens, an 8MP secondary sensor with an f/2.2 wide-angle lens, and third a 2MP sensor with an f/2.4 lens. On the front, it sports a 32MP front camera along with an f/2.0 lens.

On the connectivity front, the global variant of Vivo S1 includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5, USB-OTG, Micro USB, and GPS.  Sensors on the smartphone include an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, a compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor.

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Xiaomi grabs a spot on the Fortune Global 500 List: Key details

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Xiaomi grabs a spot on the Fortune Global 500 List: Key details

It’s a big day for Xiaomi. The Chinese technology brand has today announced that it has, for the first time, made it to the Fortune Global 500 List. The company has achieved this milestone after nine years of its iteration. It is worth mentioning that Xiaomi is the youngest company on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2019 and it ranks 468th. In the previous fiscal year, the company had a revenue of $26,443.50 million and a net profit of $2,049.10 million. Xiaomi ranks 7th in the Internet Services and Retailing category

Speaking about the milestone, Xiaomi’s CEO and Chairman, Lei Jun said, “It took Xiaomi only nine years to make the Fortune Global 500 list, a milestone that we owe a big thank you to all our Mi Fans and users for their unwavering support. We are also the youngest company on this year’s list, a proud record that we will keep in mind and bring to another level in the global expansion journey.”

He further added, “Over the past year, we have made significant improvements and adjustments in our core strategies, management structures, technology research and development systems, product lineups, brand developments, and much more. These moves have empowered Xiaomi to continuously shine, even in the face of fierce competition from domestic and international peers. This honor does not mark the end of our pursuit, but simply a new beginning. We remain committed to making amazing and highly innovative products at honest prices, as our philosophy states, in an effort to let our Mi Fans, users and investors enjoy a better life.”

The Chinese brand reached RMB10,000 million (approximately US$1,453.72 million) threshold in terms of sales revenue in 2012. By 2017, it rose to RMB100,000 million (approximately US$14,537.21 million).

According to IDC, as of March 2019, Xiaomi had become the world’s 4th smartphone brand in terms of shipment sales volume, and the company also registered a year-on-year growth of 32.2% in the same year.

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In the last 9 years, the company has expanded its presence in over 80 markets worldwide. According to a report in Canalys, in March 2019, Xiaomi was ranked among the top five in more than 40 markets in terms of shipment. In the budget segment of the Indian smartphone market, it has remained on the top slot for the last seven consecutive quarters and enjoys a market share of 31.4%.

In Western Europe, where it officially entered the market less than two years back, the company says that it ranks 4th in terms of smartphone shipments.

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Redmi smartphone with 64MP camera teased with a camera sample

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Redmi smartphone with 64MP camera teased with a camera sample

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi recently launched its K series smartphones in India with Remi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro. Both the smartphones feature a triple rear camera setup that consists of 48MP Sony IMX586 sensors. After launching the 48MP camera smartphone, the company is now reported to be planning to launch a new device that will feature a 64MP camera.

Today, Xiaomi has teased an image on its official Weibo account that hints at the arrival of the world’s first 64MPcamera smartphone. This will leave behind the present 48MP camera devices across the world. The leaked image shows the camera sample that reads Redmi’s first 64UU megapixel photo. While teasing the development of the 64MP camera, the picture also says that the mobile phone winds into the 64 million era.

The new upcoming smartphone by Xiaomi is speculated to feature a 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 camera sensor. A few months back in May this year, Samsung also revealed that its upcoming device will sport a 64MP sensor. The 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 camera sensor comes with 0.8 microns of pixel size that is claimed to capture 16MP resolution images under low-light conditions. These images will be clicked using Samsung’s Tetracell technology which is capable to merge four pixels into one.

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However, until now, the company has not confirmed whether Samsung’s ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor will be used to support the device or not. Samsung announced the ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor earlier this year. As per a report that surfaced on the web, Xiaomi will be using Samsung‘s ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor in its upcoming smartphone. The pre-installed MIUI camera app also hinted that the subsistence of the 64MP camera sensor in the Xiaomi’s devices. Along with that, the MIUI camera app also gave an indication of an “ultra-pixel” mode that has an ability to engage with the large megapixel count.

As we mentioned earlier, Redmi is not the only smartphone company to be working on a 64MP camera smartphone. Samsung is also speculated to introduce the 64MP camera sensor in its upcoming Galaxy A-series smartphones. Oppo is also in the queue to reveal its 64MP camera handset that will be powered by Samsung’s ISOCELL GW1 sensor. Oppo is planning to launch the handset at the end of 2019. Realme India CEO, Madhav Seth also flaunted a 64MP camera sample, so a device with the sensor is expected from the company too.

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Amazon Prime Day Sale: Camera gear worth Rs 9 lakh sold for Rs 6,500 by mistake

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Amazon Prime Day Sale: Camera gear worth Rs 9 lakh sold for Rs 6,500 by mistake

In order to boost their sales, Amazon India and Flipkart keep on announcing various kind of sales on their respective websites. The latest one to conclude on Amazon is the Prime Day Sale, which got a number of attractive offers, discounts and deals for the Amazon Prime customers. The Amazon Prime Day Sale went live on July 15 and concluded on July 16.

Just days after the sale has ended, a report has surfaced online that claims that the best deal that was offered by Amazon during the two-days sale was probably a glitch. Some photography lovers were able to buy high-end camera gear worth approximately Rs 9 lakh ($ 13,000) at Rs 6,500 ($95). Yes, you read that correctly.

Once the buyers found this deal, the e-commerce website was flooded with orders of the camera products. It is worth adding here that the camera gears on which the glitch showed up were from high-end brands like Sony, Fujifilm and Canon.

In fact, it was Canon EF 800 lens, that is priced at Rs 9 lakh (USD 13,000) and was being sold at Rs 6,500 (USD 95). While this deal was live for a very brief period of time, it was enough for a large number of people to place the order for the item.

Some buyers even took to social media platform Reddit to talk about their shopping experience and lucky buy. A Reddit user posted, “I somehow got a $3,000 camera for $94 on Prime Day last night. It just seems a little too good to be true. Do you guys think it will ship or get cancelled because it was a glitch?”

But then, it seems like this wasn’t the only ‘glitch’ that was there on the platform. Another user said, “I too got some deals from the prime day ‘glitch’. $16,000+ in gear for about $800.”

One user wrote, “Right place right time,” talking about the deals on Amazon. Another comment read, “Amazon Accidentally Sold $13,000+ Camera Gear for $100 on Prime Day.”

Amazon Prime Days Sale

A user also felt the need of thanking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos by saying, “Bought the most expensive camera bundle during the prime day glitch for 94.48. Thank you, Bezos!”

As of now, there is no word from the e-commerce giant on whether this was a real deal during its Amazon Prime Day sale, or whether it was just a glitch on the company’s part.

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Sony patents its first smartphone with folding display and pressure sensors: Report

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Sony patents its first smartphone with folding display and pressure sensors: Report

A number of major technology companies are trying to manufacture their foldable smartphones. While Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold at the launch of Galaxy S10 smartphones, Huawei has once showcased its 5G foldable handset – Mate X. Now, a report has surfaced online that claims that Sony has also patented its foldable design smartphone.

According to a new report by LetsGoDigital, Sony had patented its new foldable smartphone that shows a flexible display of the rear and front that has a pressure sensor, acceleration sensor, and temperature sensor. As per the report, the company will be adding a resistance and photo sensor on the display of the smartphone that will help the device determine the holding habits and customize the UI accordingly.

Sony’s foldable smartphone will feature a folding design that will be similar to that of Huawei Mate X. This means that the screen of the smartphone will fold outwards. When the device is folded outwards it will provide the smartphone with a secondary display screen. However, the company has not revealed when the foldable device will be launched or whether it will be made available for purchase at all.

As per a previous video that was shared by Tech Configurations, it has been revealed that the company is working on the foldable design of its upcoming smartphone. Besides the design, a few specifications of the smartphone have also come to light.  According to the leaks, the device is expected to come with a 6.2-inch 4K resolution OLED display (when folded out), a dual rear camera set-up (19MP + 12MP), an in-display fingerprint sensor, 8GB of RAM, 128/256/512GB of internal storage and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 SoC.

Apart from this, it’s also speculated that the foldable phone will be called Xperia Note Flex and it will come with a polymer joint.

We should mention that earlier this year, South Korean technology giant Samsung launched its first foldable smartphone – Galaxy Fold. The device was all set to be made available in markets for purchase, but due to some screen durability issue, there has been a delay. Before launching the smartphone, the company sent few units for a review to a number of Youtubers in the US. But the smartphone company postponed the sale of the device when it got the feedback that the display of the handset broke in some cases. A film on top of the display, that wasn’t supposed to be removed, could also easily be removed. But now Samsung has re-engineered the hinge and it says that going forward, the film will be impossible to peel off by hands.

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Google Pixel 4’s leaked images show large forehead bezel on the display

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Google Pixel 4’s leaked images show large forehead bezel on the display

Google Pixel 4 has become the talk of the town even months before its launch. The technology giant took a bold step and released its first image last month, even though the device will be unveiled officially in October. However, this has only made fans speculate more about the upcoming Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones. Now, a new set of images of the Google Pixel 4 have surfaced online and they show that the device will come with a large bezel on top of its screen.

The image has been leaked on Twitter by Ice universe (via 9to5Google) and they give a good look at the Pixel 4’s front panel. The pictures are in line with other reports of the device that have been pouring in. It can be seen that the upcoming flagship smartphone will come with a larger forehead and chin bezels than its rivals like Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and OnePlus 7 Pro. We should mention that these bezels will cover up a variety of sensors and front-facing snappers that are otherwise hidden in a notch or a pop-up camera module.

A report has also suggested that the handset will come with some motion-sensing technology that will be termed as Project Soli. This technology will make use of radar to detect fine motion above it. With the size of the bezels that can be seen in the images, it looks like Google required plenty of space to place the sensors.

Besides these images, @OnLeaks and iGeeksBlog have released a number of renders of the upcoming Google Pixel 4 smartphone and it is worth mentioning that they also show thicker top and bottom bezels.

When Google shared the first image of its upcoming smartphone last month, a number of things about it came to light. The upcoming Pixel 4’s official image revealed that the smartphone will come with a square camera bump on its back panel’s top left corner. Two camera sensors and an LED flash can be seen inside the camera module. Some reports have surfaced online that suggest that the second camera sensor on Google Pixel 4 will be a telephoto lens.

Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL

We should also point out that the smartphone does not sport a fingerprint sensor on its back panel. So, it can be concluded that the upcoming Pixel flagship will come with an in-display fingerprint sensor. The device can also be seen to sport a silver-coloured Power button on its side edge.

Another very notable thing about the design of the Google Pixel 4 is that it’s back panel is not like the rear panel of other Pixel devices. Other Pixel handsets come with a glossy glass portion on the top of their back panel and a matte portion lies right below it. However, Pixel 4 looks like it only has one among the two portions, although as of now, it can’t be said whether it will be matte or glass.

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Oppo will soon launch an online e-store to give a boost to its sales

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Oppo will soon launch an online e-store to give a boost to its sales

To boost up its revenue share in India, Chinese smartphone company Oppo is planning to sell it online exclusive smartphones via its own e-commerce website that will go live before the festive season this year.

In an exclusive interview to a popular daily, Oppo India’s CEO said, “We expect a significant share of our revenue to come from online sales…We do have plans to sell our smartphones through our own e-commerce site. The OPPO e-store is in an advanced stage and we expect to start sales on it before Diwali this year.”

The company’s decision to launch its own e-store comes after its rival Xiaomi’s exclusive online sales overthrew Oppo. According to Wong, getting online customers has helped Xiaomi rise in the smartphone market and now, Oppo has decided to give its competitor a fightback by using a similar line of attack. He said, “Hence, we implemented an aggressive multi-channel strategy to make our products available to the large and growing internet-savvy audience across India.”

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By focusing equally on all the main e-commerce platforms, the company plans to boost up its online sales in the near future. Along with that, Oppo is also planning to launch three new ranges of handsets exclusively for online platforms every year in the country. In the first quarter of 2019, the sales of Opposmartphones saw a hike of 17% on a year on year basis.

According to a recent research report by Counterpoint, Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme, Asus and Huawei are among the top five brands that confine 85 percent of the online space in India. Xiaomi leads among the top smartphone brands that have the greatest numbers of exclusive sales with the help of its partnership with Flipkart. With the help of online sales, the company by reducing the price of retail unit arrangements. Other than this, Xiaomi offers no-cost EMI offers and a heavy discount on e-commerce platforms and that has helped its sales grow too.

Speaking further on the matter, Oppo’s CEO also said, “The increasing internet penetration has led to more awareness and online consumers have become more discerning. They expect a wider variety of smartphones that are competitively priced.”

As we mentioned earlier, the company is expected to launch its online e-store before Diwali this year. This will be a good time to do so, as people in India buy gifts for each other before Diwali and all major companies offer discounts. Oppo can get customers to come to its platform to shop with some lucrative offers.

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Chandrayaan 2 launch scheduled for today: How to watch the live stream

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Chandrayaan 2 launch scheduled for today: How to watch the live stream

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch Chandrayaan 2, its second moon landing mission today. The mission was earlier scheduled for July 15, but it got called off just an hour before the lift-off because of lack of pressure in helium tanks of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III). Today, the lift-off is set to begin at 2.43 pm IST and it will be live-streamed for all. With Chandrayaan 2, ISRO aims to go to the Moon’s south polar region, which is a place no other country has been to before.

Chandrayaan 2 launch details

The launch time of ISRO‘s Chandrayaan 2 is 2.43 pm IST today. The GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle will be used for the mission and it will be taking place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) located in Sriharikota. Lunar surface ad relay communication between Earth and Chandrayaan 2’s Lander — Vikram, will be observed via Orbiter.

Chandrayaan 2 is an unmanned mission and it will consist of a Pragyan Rover, which has six wheels and is backed by AI. According to ISRO, it can travel up to 500m and makes use of solar energy to function. ISRO has also said that it can only communicate with the Lander.

Chandrayaan-2 launch live stream details

As we mentioned earlier, the launch of Chandrayaan 2 will be held at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. SDSC had opened registrations to witness the launch from their viewer’s gallery. While the registrations are now closed, you can still bank on the live streams to watch the launch. ISRO has said that the live stream of the event will be available on its Twitter and Facebook pages.

In addition to this, the launch will also be live-streamed on Doordarshan’s YouTube channel. We have also embedded the live stream video of Chandrayaan 2 launch on this page, so you can even come back here to watch it. In case you don’t have access to the internet at the time of launch, you can also watch the launch of Chandrayaan 2 on Doordarshan’s TV channel.

Key objectives

ISRO has said that Chandrayaan 2 will be attempting to soft-land the lander — Vikram and Pragyan rover — in a high plain between Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters. The landing is planned to at a latitude of about 70 degrees south. ISRO has said, “Evidence for water molecules discovered by Chandrayaan-1, requires further studies on the extent of water molecule distribution on the surface, below the surface and in the tenuous lunar exosphere to address the origin of water on Moon. The lunar South Pole is especially interesting because of the lunar surface area here that remains in shadow are much larger than that at the North Pole. There is a possibility of the presence of water in permanently shadowed areas around it. In addition, South Pole region has craters that are cold traps and contain a fossil record of the early Solar System.”

As we pointed it out earlier, Chandrayaan 2 is the first-ever space mission to conduct a soft landing on the south polar region of the Moon. Besides this, it is also the first attempt by India to attempt a soft landing on the Moon’s surface with home-grown technology. It is also the country’s first mission to explore the lunar terrain with technology that has been made in India itself. On doing this successfully, India will become the fourth country to soft-land on the lunar surface.

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Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro to go on sale via Flipkart today: Price, sale details and specifications

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Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro to go on sale via Flipkart today: Price, sale details and specifications

Chinese technology company Xiaomi recently launched its Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones in India. The newly launched handsets will be going on sale for the first time for the public at large today. Prior to this, the company has organised an Alpha Sale of the two smartphones, however, that was only meant for select customers. In case you missed that, you can buy the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 smartphones today at 12 pm (noon) IST via Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores.

The key highlights of the smartphones include a pop-up selfie camera module, a full HD+ AMOLED display, a 3D four-curved large arc body. However, there are some differences between the two smartphones. For instance, Redmi K20 Pro is powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC, while the Redmi K20 houses Snapdragon 730 Soc.

Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro price in India, sale details

Redmi K20 is available in two storage variants in India: 6GB RAM/64GB storage and 6GB RAM/128GB storage. While the former is priced at Rs 21,999, the latter costs Rs 23,999. But if we speak of the Redmi K20 Pro, the device is available in 6GB RAM/128GB storage and 8GB RAM/256GB storage variants that are priced at Rs 27,999 and Rs 30,999 respectively.

The handsets will be going on sale via Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores at 12 pm IST today and they are available in three colours: Carbon Black, Flame Red, and Glacier Blue. As a part of launch offers, Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro will get double data benefits on Airtel’s Rs 249 and Rs 299 plans. They will also be able to avail Airtel Thanks Gold Tier benefits.

Redmi K20 Pro specifications

Redmi K20 Pro sports a 6.39-inch Full-HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) AMOLED display that has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and comes with a fingerprint scanner embedded on it. Powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, the smartphone comes with Adreno 640 GPU and it has up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The device can hold a microSD card of up to 512GB and it houses a 4,000mAh battery that has support for 27W fast charging.

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For imaging duties, the Redmi K20 Pro sports a triple rear camera setup that consists of 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor, a 13MP wide-angle lens, and an 8MP telephoto sensor. A 20MP pop-up front camera is present on the handset for selfies and video calls.

Redmi K20 specifications

Most of the specifications of the Redmi K20 are the same as Redmi K20 Pro. Here, we’ll just talk about the differences. The smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 730 SoC and is available with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. While it houses 4,000mAh battery like Redmi K20 Pro, the cell has support for 18W fast charging.

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Oppo K3 with 16MP pop-up selfie camera to go on sale from July 23

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Oppo K3 with 16MP pop-up selfie camera to go on sale from July 23

Chinese technology company Oppo has launched its Oppo K3 smartphone in India a few days ago. Oppo had been promoting the K3 handset in India for weeks prior to its launch. Before launching the smartphone in India, the company has unveiled the Oppo K3 in its home country. The key specifications of the device include a dual rear camera setup, a pop-up selfie sensor, and an in-display fingerprint scanner. Other than Oppo K3, the company also launched its A9 smartphone recently.

Oppo K3 has been launched under the budget segment of the smartphone market in the country. If you are an interested buyer, you should know that Oppo K3’s first sale in India will begin on July 23. The handset will be going on sale via Amazon India at a starting price of Rs 16,990. The company has brought a number of promotional offers on the smartphone with which the buyers can avail a discount of up to Rs 1,000.

On the purchase of Oppo K3, the company is offering a flat cashback of Rs 1,000. The buyers will get the cashback as a part of their Amazon Pay balance. In addition to this, the company is offering another offer to its buyers where they can get a discount of Rs 2,000 on the purchase of the Oppo K3 smartphone.

If buyers pay for Oppo K3 via their Axis Bank debit and credit cards, they can get an instant discount of Rs 1,000. Apart from that, the company has another additional offer of Rs 7,050 from Reliance Jio. Buyers will also get discounts worth Rs 12,000 from Oyo and gift vouchers worth Rs 5,000 from Lenskart.

The device is available in two variants: 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage and 8GB RAM/128GB storage. The 6GB RAM variant is available at a price of Rs 16,990 and the 8GB RAM model can be purchased for Rs 19,990. Both the variants of Oppo K3 are available in two colour option Aurora Blue and Jade Black colour.

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Oppo K3 smartphone specifications

Oppo K3 comes with the support of dual sim cards. The smartphone features a 6.5-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) AMOLED display that has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The screen of the smartphone has an in-display fingerprint sensor embedded on it. Oppo K3 runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with ColorOS 6.0. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC and is available with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It comes with GameBoost 2.0 that gets Frame Boost and Touch Boost that improves the gaming experience for users. In addition to this, there is LinkBoost 2.0 that is claimed to uplift the network performance of the handset. The device houses 3,765mAh battery that has support for VOOC Flash Charge 3.0.

On the imaging front, Oppo K3 comes with a dual rear camera set up that includes a 16MP primary sensor (Sony IMX 519 sensor) coupled with a 2MP depth sensor that supports Ultra Night Mode 2.0 and Oppo Portrait Mode 2.0.  On the front, it comes equipped with a 16MP pop-up selfie camera accompanied by Sony IMX 471 sensor.

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How to save your Android smartphone’s battery life

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How to save your Android smartphone’s battery life

Smartphones are indispensable from our lives. Is there anyone in today’s world who can do without them? We depend on our smartphones for endless things including making calls, calling a cab, ordering food online, making payments, staying in touch with friends and so much more. However, if there is one thing everyone has a love-hate relationship with, it’s our smartphone‘s battery. We completely depend on it. In fact, to make sure that it doesn’t get too low, most of us carry power banks with us. Actually, anything that makes our smartphone’s battery last the entire day is acceptable. But then we should tell you that you don’t really have to go to great lengths to ensure this. You can follow these simple steps to manage the battery life effectively on your Android smartphone:

Make use of the Doze mode

The Doze Mode was introduced in Android 6.0 and it makes sure that the apps on your device are not using the battery when your smartphone is not in use. You don’t really have to do anything to make this work, as it is enabled automatically. However, you can include and exclude apps on which the Doze mode is applicable. Follow these steps to do so:

  • Go to your smartphone’s Settings.
  • Scroll down and tap on ‘Apps and Notifications.’
  • Tap on ‘Advanced’ and then go to ‘Special app access’. Here, click on ‘Battery optimization.’
  • You will see a list of apps and how many of them are optimized for the Doze Mode.
  • You can choose any app here that you want to exempt from the Doze Mode. Just tap on the name and then choose ‘Don’t optimize’.

Turn on Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness

Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness make use of Artificial Intelligence to adjust your apps and screen according to your habits. So, they only make use of power when required. While both are mostly turned on by default, you can always double-check.

How to turn on Adaptive Battery:

  • Go to Settings and tap on ‘Battery’.
  • Scroll down to ‘Adaptive Battery’ and enable it if it’s not turned on already.
  • How to turn on Adaptive Display:
  • Go to Settings and choose ‘Display’.
  • Tap on ‘Adaptive Display’ and enable it if it is not already enabled.

Install an app for it

Greenify is a great app to save battery life of your smartphone. It enables you to force apps to hibernate, and hence, helps in saving smartphone battery. There are other similar apps available on Google Play Store too.

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Uninstall unwanted apps

Go to your app drawer and list down what apps you have not been using for a while. It’s better to uninstall them as even when we are not using any apps, they use a lot of data and battery in the background. You can also find out which apps in your handset are using the most power. Follow these steps for it:

  • Head to Settings > Battery > More > Battery usage.
  • Choose the option of ‘More’ and tap on ‘Show full device usage’. This will show you where exactly your smartphone’s battery is used up the most.
  • If you find any apps eating the battery too much, you may choose to uninstall them.

Turn on Battery Saver on your smartphone

Follow these steps for turning on the battery saver on your Android smartphone:

  • Head to Settings > Battery > Battery Saver.
  • Enable ‘Turn on automatically’.
  • Specify the percentage at which you want it to activate.

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How to spot fake Android apps on Google Play Store

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How to spot fake Android apps on Google Play Store

If there is something that makes smartphones smart, it has to be the apps that we have installed on it. There are apps available for literally everything under the sun today. They can help you learn a new language, convert currencies, order food online, call a cab, connect with friends and so much more. Basically, you name the purpose and there is an app available for it. However, one should always watch out for fake Android apps that may be available on the Google Play Store.

While Google has started its Play Protect to filter out such apps, there are still a few of them that manage to be there. It is very necessary to know how to spot a fake Android app as downloading them may install malicious software in our smartphones. Other than this, there are also apps that have adware, and some may even be used by hackers to spy on your activity. So how can you know whether an app on Google Play Store is real or fake? We have listed down some ways here in which you can find out:

Check the name, the developer and the logo

Two apps cannot have the same name. Which developer would want to name his app exactly as some other app and why? So, in case an Android app is fake, there would be some kind of a deviation in its name. However, it will be very subtle. It’s usually something like an extra space or a letter, so that it is subtle enough to be ignored easily. Make sure you check the apps with the same names carefully and never mindlessly install the first app that pops up in search results.

Another thing that you should look out for is the logo of the app. While most fake Android apps have the same logo as the real one, there is usually some sort of subtle variation there too. The most important thing to see is the name of the developer. This is the biggest giveaway that tells whether an app is original or not.

Look out for the download count

Original apps have more number of downloads than their fake versions. But then, there are some fake Android apps on Google Play Store that have garnered a lot of downloads too. So, don’t fall for any app that has a high number of downloads. Compare similar-looking apps and download the ones with more number of downloads.

fake Android apps on Google Play Store

Pay attention to the comments

No one really has the time to read the comments under the Review Section. However, they may have some insightful information as someone who had a bad experience with the app may have talked about it there. So, it’s always advisable to rear comments below an app. But remember, companies also pay for positive comments to manage their reputation online, so, do look for the comments that don’t carry too much rating.

Google Play Protect verification

Google Play Protect is the company’s own antivirus for Android that has now integrated with Play Store. This has been done to ensure that all apps have undergone a verification process. If you see the sign beside an app that indicates that it has been verified by Play Protect, you can download it without having to worry about it being malicious.

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WhatsApp for iOS to soon get voice message previews in notifications

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WhatsApp for iOS to soon get voice message previews in notifications

WhatsApp regularly keeps getting updated by its parent company so that it remains useful and beneficial for its users. With its new update, WhatsApp is getting a new feature that would permit its users to preview voice messages in notifications. However, as of now, this feature is known to exist only in iOS.

As of now, the instant messaging platform only allows previews of photos and videos in the notification bar. However, according to a new report by WABetaInfo, the company has now decided to include voice messages in the preview too. Soon the platform will bring a feature to preview the received voice notes in the notifications of the smartphone itself. The iOS users will soon receive a push notification with an incoming voice message.

WABetaInfo, on its Twitter account, informed that the new upgraded feature for WhatsApp for iOS allows its users to listen to a voice message with a dedicated play button placed in the notification itself. According to the website, the new feature is under development and the Facebook-owned WhatsApp will soon roll out the new update for iOS.

The tweet reads, “I leave this here. Yes, it’s a push notification with an incoming voice message, on iOS. It will be available in future (maybe in a major update with other features?)”

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However, WABetaInfo has not confirmed when WhatsApp is planning to launch the new feature. As of now, there is no clarity on whether the preview voice note feature will be made available for the Android users.

To recall, there was another report by WABetaInfo that suggested that WhatsApp will soon bring a new feature called ‘Quick Edit Media Shortcut’. This new feature will allow the users to edit media files sent or receive within the app.

According to the report, this new feature is also under development for both Android and iOS. WhatsApp has released the ‘Quick Edit Media Shortcut’ for beta users and it will soon bring the new feature to other users also. With the new edit feature, the users will be able to edit their media files like their pictures sent or receive on the app itself. A dedicated button for the feature called Edit that has been placed beside the Share and Favourite buttons on the app and will be accessible when the user taps the media file.

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This petition demands Redmi K20 price in India to be slashed

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This petition demands Redmi K20 price in India to be slashed

Chinese technology company Xiaomi launched its much-awaited Redmi K20 Pro and Redmi K20 smartphones in India just a few days back. The company has been boasting about the powerful specifications of the two smartphones, but then, it seems like there are some fans who don’t think that they are worth the price. A petition has emerged on Change.org that asks Xiaomi’s sub-brand to lower the Redmi K20 price in India.

While the device has been launched at a starting price of Rs 22,000, the petition demands a price cut of Rs 2,000. It further says that Redmi should slash the price of its Redmi K20 smartphone because the device does not have enough memory.

The petition reads, “Redmi K20 is literally very overpriced for specs! For 2,2000 we get 6(RAM)+64 (internal storage) which is a lot less storage! 64GB isn’t enough in this new generation of tech, a minimum of 128gb should be starting Variant…every indian usually expects a mid range phone from xiaomi if they price at 22k we atleast need a long lasting phone with bigger storage even if they planned for 64(GB) @22 (Rs 22,000) they should have given memory card slot atleast bcz Indian’s always demand more, with such a good cam storage will be more importance!”

This is how the petition on Change.org begins. It goes on to talk about how saving files on the cloud is not always an option and how Redmi K20’s price in China is around Rs 19,000.

At the time of writing, 2,160 people had signed the petition, which means that there are others who think that Xiaomi‘s price for Redmi K20 is not justified. The petition is still growing gradually. So let’s see how many people come to support it ultimately.

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Redmi K20 specifications

Redmi K20 features a 6.39-inch Full-HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) AMOLED display that has a fingerprint scanner embedded on it. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SoC, the handset comes with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

Redmi K20 houses a 4,000mAh battery that has support for 18W fast charging. For imaging duties, it sports an AI-backed triple rear camera setup that consists of a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor, a 13MP wide-angle lens, and an 8MP telephoto sensor. There is also a 20MP front camera in a pop-up module that can be used for selfies and video calls.

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Google’s Stadia controller will not support Bluetooth headsets

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Google’s Stadia controller will not support Bluetooth headsets

If you have been waiting for Google Stadia, we have some news for you. Google Stadia controllers will not work with Bluetooth headsets at the time of its launch. Users would instead have to plug in a set of wired headphones into the 3.5mm jack of Stadia’s controller. But then, players who have a Pixel smartphone or Chrome to play Stadia games will be able to connect their Bluetooth headphones with their PC or handset to listen to the audio of the game that they are playing.

Andrey Doronichev, Stadia Product Director, who took to Reddit AMA to talk about the controller said, “The Stadia controller comes with a headphone jack for wired audio, but won’t support Bluetooth audio at launch in November. If you’re playing on the computer or a Pixel phone you can connect the BT headset to it directly and use it in Stadia.”

The Google Stadia product page has also been updated about Bluetooth connectivity. It says, “Product contains Bluetooth Classic radio. No Bluetooth Classic functionality is enabled at this time. Bluetooth Classic functionality may be implemented at a later date.”

Doronichev has also hinted that Stadia will not be offering any free-to-play games. He said, “No free games on Stadia Base. But hey, Stadia Base gives you free access to the state-of-the-art gaming hardware in our datacenter. You spend your money to buy games you want.”

The California-based technology giant has announced that Google Stadia will first be coming to 14 countries including the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands. A few other regions will also be getting the service. But as of now, there is no word on when it will come to India.

At the time of launch, Google Stadia will be able to work on laptops, desktops, Chromecast Ultra TV streaming sticks, tablets and the Pixel 3 devices. Later, more smartphones and tablets will be able to run the service, according to the company.

We should mention that Google Stadia controller is an optional $70 accessory. This will connect wirelessly to the internet to play games. The company has said that it will be available in three colours: Black, Clearly White, and Wasabi (green).

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In addition to this, the games that will be available at the time of launch have also been announced. These include:

  • Baldur’s Gate
  • Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
  • Gylt
  • Mortal Kombat 11
  • Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
  • Just Dance
  • Get Packed (in 2020)
  • Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
  • Doom Eternal
  • Wolfenstein: Young Blood
  • Borderlands 3

Google’s game publisher partners include:

  • Take 2 Interactive
  • Square Enix
  • Bethesda
  • Electronic Arts

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Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 teased on Amazon India, to be launched soon

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Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 teased on Amazon India, to be launched soon

Huawei is going to launch the Y9 Prime 2019 smartphone in India soon. To announce the arrival of the new smartphone, e-commerce website Amazon has launched a teaser of Huawei Y9 Prime 2019. The device will be sold on the Amazon India website. We should mention that the Chinese company launched its smartphone in May. The key highlights of the smartphone include a pop-up selfie camera setup, a triple rear camera setup and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The smartphone sports a 6.59-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) LCD screen.Till now, neither the company nor the e-commerce website has revealed when the smartphone will be launched in India. The dedicate page on Amazon India only says “coming soon”.

Huawei Y9 2019 price (expected)

As we mentioned earlier, Huawei Y9 2019 has been launched in May this and currently, the smartphone is being sold in Chile, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya. However, the company has not revealed that at what price it will be sold in India. The 4GB RAM/128 variant of Huawei Y9 2019is being sold in Keyna at Kenyan Shilling23,499 (approximately Rs. 15,700). In Saudi Arabia, it is priced at Saudi Arabian Riyal 969 (approximately Rs. 17,800). In Chile, is sold for $249.99 (approximately Rs. 17,150). So it is expected that the smartphone will be available between Rs. 16,000-17,000 in the country.

The smartphone is available in three colour options – Midnight Black, Emerald Green, and Sapphire Blue.

Huawei Y9 (2019) mobile

Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 specifications and details

Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is powered by an octa-core Kirin 710F processor and it is available in a single 4GB RAM variant. The smartphone by Huawei features a 6.59-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) LCD screen with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. In addition to this, the smartphone houses a 4,000mAh battery. The device comes with 64GB/128GB internal storage options and it has a fingerprint sensor on its rear panel.

Om the imaging front, the Huawei Y9 Prime sports a triple rear camera setup that includes a 16MP primary camera, an 8MP secondary camera along with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a third 2MPcamera. On the front, it comes with a pop-up selfie camera module equipped with a 16MP sensor for selfies and video chats.

Connectivity options include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, GPS, USB-Type C, and 4G LTE support.

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Hotstar is the most popular video streaming app in India: Report

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Hotstar is the most popular video streaming app in India: Report

Seventy-nine percent of the Indian smartphone users are also users of over the top applications for their entertainment. According to the latest survey, four out of five users in India have at least one over the top (OTT) app installed on their smartphones. The survey has also concluded that Hotstar is the most-penetrated OTT app and around 49% of smartphone users have it installed on their devices.

We should mention that this is in addition to the ‘casual’ entertainment apps like YouTube and TikTok.  With this kind of penetration, OTT entertainment apps have become the ‘most penetrated’ app category among smartphone users in India, after social networking, messaging and e-commerce Apps.

The study conducted by techARC-UnomerMegaInsight says that the video streaming platform Hotstar tops among the OTT entertainment app with 49% of smartphone users prefer using it to watch content.

The most important factor in the growth of Hotstar has been sports. Indian viewers prefer using Hotstar to enjoy the cricket content on it. The report says, “Hotstar is the most penetrated OTT Entertainment App with 49% of smartphone users having it installed on their devices.  One of the main factors for Hotstar’s growth has been its sports, especially cricket content, be it IPL or now the World Cup Championship.  This is letting people watch their favourite sports entertainment on the go or even catch-up it at their convenience.  The app has been able to successfully attain leadership and continues to retain the top spot.”

On the other hand, the report also revealed that Amazon Prime is doing slightly better than Netflix. The access to Amazon Prime Video is 15% as compared to Netflix which is at 13%. This is because Amazon has partnered with few smartphone manufacturers where its apps like Amazon Shopping and Amazon Prime Video comes pre-installed on the phones. The study also added, “However, the delta does not commensurate the tie-ups Amazon has compared to Netflix which doesn’t have any such relationship with a Smartphone OEM.”

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It has also been revealed that 74% of the female smartphone users in India use OTT entertainment apps whereas 79% of the male have OTTentertainment apps installed on their devices.

The report said, “Platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix which have a mix of global as well as local content, is more popular among women.  The new age women of India are going beyond the regular daily soap operas on the regular TV channels and looking for more engaging and entertaining content for which they watch such OTT platforms.  These also include working women and students who are living on their own, typically out of their home city/town.  Netflix penetration among women is 9% compared to 8% in men while its 15% and 13% for Amazon Prime Video respectively.  The content on such platforms resonates with the struggling and aspirational stories of the rising women power in India.”

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Apple iPhone XR is available at a discount of Rs 22,900: Key details

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Apple iPhone XR is available at a discount of Rs 22,900: Key details

During the Amazon Prime Day Sale, Apple iPhone XR 64GB variant was sold at just Rs50,000. If you think that you missed this amazing offer, there is good news for you. You can still get your hands on the device with a great new deal. You can still get a discount of Rs 22,900 on the iPhone XR.

To attract buyers, the Cupertino-based technology giant has been offering a promotional offer to the customers of iPhone XRwho pay using their HDFC Bank cards. With this, the iPhone XR 64GB storage variant cost them at a much lower price of Rs 53,900. On the other hand, the other 128GB variant was available at a discounted price of Rs 64,900. While the promotional offer by HDFC has ended but the customers can still buy the smartphone at a discounted price. Apple in partnership with the State Bank of India is now offering an additional 10 percent discount to the buyers. This offer is applicable to the purchase of the iPhone XR.

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An offer similar to HDFC’s is now being offered by the State Bank of India. Interested buyers can avail an instant 10% off on the retail price of the iPhone XR using their SBI debit or credit card. The iPhone XR 64GB storage model can be purchased at a discounted price of Rs 53,900 after the user applies the SBI offer. To recall, the smartphone was launched in the country at a starting price of Rs 76,000.

Apple’s iPhone XR can be bought offline as well. The SBI consumers who are interested in buying the smartphone at a cheaper price can avail of this offer on select Apple authorized stores all over the country. In addition to this, the company is also offering no-cost EMI option on the purchase of the iPhone XR. This offer is only valid on the Bajaj Finance limited, HDFC Bank Consumer Loans and IDFC First Bank.

If you are wondering how long this offer will last, we would like to inform you that the SBI offer has no specified last date. The interested buyers can avail the SBI offer on iPhone XR till the stock lasts. So we would recommend you to buy the smartphone as soon as possible.

We should mention that iPhone XR is touted to be the ‘affordable iPhone’ of the company’s 2018 lineup and it comes with an LCD Retina display. You can read our review of the smartphone here.

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Motorola One Action key specifications revealed

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Motorola One Action key specifications revealed

Lenovo-owned Motorola will be launching its Android One based smartphone Motorola One Action soon. Prior to its launch, the Motorola One series smartphone has been spotted on the Android Enterprise Recommended listings. The listing has revealed the specifications and key details of Motorola One Action. Along with key specifications, the image of the smartphone has also been uploaded on the website. It reveals that the smartphone looks similar to the One Vision handset that was launched in the country last month. In addition to this, it shows that the smartphone will be featuring a hole-punch display and a triple rear camera setup. It has been suggested that the Motorola One Action received OS approval and that confirms that the smartphone would be launched soon.

Android Enterprise’s listing suggests that the said smartphone will feature a hole-punch display and will have a cut-out for the selfie camera placed on the top left of its screen. Prior to this, the device was spotted by Geekbench and the listing revealed the key specifications of the handset. According to that listing too, the smartphone will come with a hole-punch display. The device will come with Samsung Exynos 9609 SoC. The Motorola One Action will house a 3,500mAh battery and it is expected to be available in three colour options including Blue, Gold, and White.

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Coming back to the Android Enterprise listing, Motorola One Action will feature a 6.3-inch display and it will come with 4GB of RAM clubbed with 128GB of internal storage. In addition to this, it will have a fingerprint sensor along with NFC support. The device will run on Android 9.0 Pie.

Until now, the Lenovo owned company has not revealed any launch details or specifications of the Motorola One Action. But with the listing out, we can expect that the company will launch the smartphone very soon. The Motorola device will come with a triple rear camera setup that will be aligned vertically and will have a dual-tone LED flashlight placed beneath it on the back panel.

Motorola One Action comes with a fingerprint scanner on the rear panel of the device. The smartphone will be sporting a speaker grille on its base along with a USB Type-C port, and the microphone. As we mentioned earlier, similar to the Motorola One Vision, the upcoming One Action will be a part of the Android One Program. This means that the smartphone will be getting timely Android and Security patch updates for the next two and three years.

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Fortnite players will now be able to earn loot via YouTube

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Fortnite players will now be able to earn loot via YouTube

Popular battle royale game Fortnite and YouTube go hand-in-hand, and now, they will be related even more to each other. Fortnite creator Epic Games has started rolling out a few features that will let users get free loot just by watching match videos on YouTube. The new initiative that is being started by the company is known as ‘Drops’ and as a part of it, users will start receiving special Fortnite cosmetics on linking their YouTube and Epic Games account to watch certain events.

We should mention that this is not the first time that Epic Games has announced an initiative like this. It has done such tie-ups with Twitch. Considering that Fortnite content is very popular on YouTube, the partnership makes a lot of sense. This is particularly true because the Fortnite World Cup is starting next week.

Millions of viewers are expected to watch the event as top players will be seen competing for a prize pool of $30 million. It is also worth pointing out that solo players will be seen competing for a top prize of $3 million. According to a new blog post from Epic Games, players would be needed to watch 20 minutes of a broadcast to receive a drop. Here’s how you can link the account:

  • Sign in to your YouTube account in a desktop browser.
  • Head to ‘Accounts’ and then click on ‘Settings’.
  • Tap on ‘Connected accounts’ section and then select the ‘Epic Games’ account.
  • If you do not have an Epic Games account already, you can create one.
  • Tap on ‘Connect’.
  • Now, you can sign in to your Epic Games account.

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The first event that will be introducing Drops is ‘Game Jam Hollywood’. We should mention that the event will get together 16 Fortnite community builders so that they can design new creative levels for the finals of the World Cup. If you are interested in collecting some Fortnite drops, you can tune in on July 25 at 12:30 pm ET. The next events will also be held during the World Cup at the end of the month. Here’s the schedule for the matches:

  • 7/25 – Game Jam Hollywood premiere.
  • 7/26 – Fortnite World Cup Finals Day 1 live broadcast.
  • 7/27 – Fortnite World Cup Finals Day 2 live broadcast.
  • 7/28 – Fortnite World Cup Finals Day 3 live broadcast.

Epic Games and YouTube will be using drops in future events too and those will be announced after the World Cup is over.

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