Google has now launched multi-room control for its users so they can dynamically group multiple cast-enabled Nest devices (speakers, Smart Displays, Chromecasts) in real-time to fill rooms with music. According to the tech giant, Multi-room control works with the users’ favourite audio apps, including YouTube Music, Spotify, Pandora and more.
If a user has more than one Google Assistant-enabled smart speaker or Smart Display, all they need to do is to tap the icon in the bottom left corner of the screen when any audio content is playing. They will easily be able to add or remove their other devices throughout the home.
This update helps Nest devices come together as a whole-home audio system. The multi-room control interface will start rolling out to all Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max and other compatible Assistant-enabled Smart Displays today, and the same functionality will be coming to the Google Home app later this fall.
Besides this update, Chris Chan, Product Manager at Google Nest, has shared few other ways the update helps him take advantage of the audio system:
Now, it’s possible to move music from one room to another
Stream transfer lets you easily move music, videos, podcasts and more between compatible devices in your home using your voice, the Google Home app or the touchscreen on your Nest smart display.
Now, experience stereo sound
Stereo pair two Nest Mini or Google Home Max devices in the Google Home app for room-filling sound and even more immersive left and right channel separation.
Now, get new music recommendations
YouTube Music and Spotify Premium subscribers can ask, “Hey Google, recommend some music” and Google Assistant will offer multiple choices from artists and genres that they like, and others like them to choose from.
Earlier, Google had introduced a software update to make Google Nest Wi-Fi even much better to offer enhanced support for multiple video calls, gaming sessions and more simultaneously.
The software update, which includes general security and stability improvements, will also improve device connection speeds on wireless networks and optimizations so that the devices move to faster Wi-Fi radio channels.
According to Sanjay Noronha, Product Manager, Google Nest, “Our priority device feature is also getting smarter, so you can rest assured Wi-Fi traffic will be prioritized to the device you choose. This means you can make sure your work laptop is getting the strongest Wi-Fi available, as opposed to the kids’ YouTube sessions. And the best part is these updates will be pushed automatically, no action required on your end.”
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Huawei launched the GT 2 series of smartwatches last year and now they are out with its sibling in the form of Huawei Watch GT 2e. We played around with it for more than 10 days to understand what makes it tick and what makes it talk. This is our assessment of the Huawei Watch GT 2e.
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Design
Well, out of the box Huawei Watch GT 2e does look a lot like the GT 2. But it does have its own distinct features. For example, it is built for the more sporty younger generation who are always up to something outdoorsy. The band is two-tone and is made of rubber silicone that does make it a good companion if you are hitting the gym or are going for a run. The perforations on the strap make it more breathable and sweat will not stick around for long on it. The silver metal dial comes back on the Huawei Watch GT 2e, however this time it is a seamless experience between the crown and the glass. 2 buttons for power on/off and feature settings can also be found on the steel façade.
You do get a large 1.39-inch AMOLED touch screen on the Huawei Watch GT 2e, same as its sibling. Will talk more about it in the performance section. At the back, you get the charging points around the heart rate as well as SpO2 (blood oxygen saturation) monitor. Both of which, by the way, are quite accurate. All in all, in the looks and design department the Huawei Watch GT 2e does a brilliant job. Yes, it is slightly heavier than the regular smartwatches’ you get these days, but those do not provide you with the extra-long battery life as this one does.
Performance
First, let us quickly talk about the tech specs of the Huawei Watch GT 2e. It comes with a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with touch and gesture controls. It comes with 4GB of internal memory, a Kirin A1 CPU and the battery can last for 14 days. Bluetooth V5.1 is supported, which makes it easier to operate with the latest smartphones at better speeds. Talking about which you can download the Huawei Health app on your smartphone to operate many of its features including the watch faces. This we loved, as the library of watch faces is very large, and one can have fun with a new watch face every day.
Over that, the Huawei Watch GT 2e is 5ATM water-resistant. That means is it water-resistant in up to 50 meters of water. You can take out for a swim in the pool or in the ocean and nothing will happen to it. There are over 80 work out modes supported by Huawei Watch GT 2e including climbing, cycling, running, triathlons, hiking, swimming and more. Does not matter which sport you are training for this watch has a training mode for you. We took it out for a run, and it was very accurate. 9 out of 10 times we got correct data from it.
Huawei Watch GT 2e smartwatch has a sleep monitor too. It is a great feature to own to track your sleep patterns on the Huawei app and it gives you suggestions for better sleep as well. We for one didn’t use it a lot as the watch is a bit too bulky for us to sleep with. But for some, it might be good. Overall, we found the performance of the Huawei Watch GT 2e to be quite accurate and the large and bright touchscreen makes it somewhat of an eye candy. You can change the straps also, but it is a bit of a task to switch them.
Verdict
All in all, at Rs 11,990 the Huawei Watch GT 2e is a steal. It has a lot of features going for it and one just cannot get over the long 14-day battery life. No matter how you use it, you end up getting more than 11 days at least. Users can also take snapshots or control music via this smartwatch and connected Huawei smartphone. In India, it is available in 2 colours Blue and the Green (the one we reviewed). Must say our heart is set on the green colour.
In order to unleash the potential of 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and planned support for the next-gen Ryzen Desktop Processors, GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY has announced the launch of AMD A520 chipset motherboards. The GIGABYTE A520 motherboards are designed to deliver abundant functions to deliver users the most delightful PC experience.
According to the company, GIGABYTE A520 motherboards comprise AORUS and UD series, which provides various size options of ATX, Micro ATX, and the user-favorite mini ITX size in recent years. GIGABYTE A520 motherboards deliver the promise of a stable power supply enhanced by pure digital PWM components. The mini motherboard A520I AC which is specially designed for small systems equips Direct 6 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 55A DrMOS, allowing for ultimate performance with a stable and sufficient power supply when overclocking on 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors.
Asserting that PC users want a powerful and reliable platform for productivity and day-to-day applications, Chris Kilburn, corporate vice president and general manager, client component business unit, AMD, said, “AMD is excited to introduce the A520 chipset, providing a robust platform for everyday users to enjoy the power of 3rd Gen Ryzen Desktop Processors and planned support for Ryzen Desktop Processors built on the upcoming “Zen 3” architecture. With high-performance designs from our partners at GIGABYTE, the A520 chipset is a strong platform for the most demanding home and office users.”
Besides the special design of power supply, GIGABYTE A520 motherboards also put effort into advanced thermal design. A520 AORUS ELITE features multi-cut aluminum heatsink design to optimize heat conduction and convection for the premium heat dissipation of PWM, providing cool and stable operation under overclocking for users.
GIGABYTE A520 motherboards showcase the comprehensive connectivity of mainstream extension interfaces, including the exclusive gaming GbE networking design. The A520 motherboards gear up RGB Fusion technology with programmable LED/RGB LED strip lights, offering users tremendous computing experience.
Additionally, GIGABYTE A520 motherboards come with the exclusive Q-Flash Plus Technology. Users can easily update BIOS without even installing a processor, memory, graphics cards, or booting up the PC so they can flash the BIOS without the concerns of not being able to boot up the system due to compatibility issues. The latest BIOS update boosts the performance of the new processors and fixes partial security issues of SMM Callout which can let users have it both ways in system performance and security.
Featuring a number of technologies that provide cool and effective energy-conserving, GIGABYTE A520 motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ultimate platform for their PC build.
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The Taiwan based company Asus is all set to launch the successor to its Zenfone 6 in the market. The company has confirmed that on August 26 it is going to unveil Asus ZenFone 7 in its home market, Taiwan. The device will retain its flip camera setup while there is no word from the company whether it is going to bring it to India and other markets. To recall its predecessor was launched in the country last year with the name Asus 6Z. The recent leaks suggest that this time the company is going to launch the Pro model of the smartphone.Asus via a live stream video on YouTube declared the launch of Asus Zenfone 7. Though the video did not reveal the smartphone it only carried the launch details that the device will be unveiled on August 26 and the launch event is set to begin at 2 pm local time and at 11.30 for India. Also, at the back one can see four loops at the back of the 7, therefore, hinting a quad rear camera set up.The news is rife, the company has shared a teaser video that gives us a glimpse of the device’s design confirming a flip camera mechanism similar to its predecessor. Though the only front of Asus Zenfone 7 can be seen in the video with slim bezels and no notch can be seen on the screen. The six-second video has been posted on the Asus Deutschland account via Twitter that says “Flip Deine Welt” In German that translates to “Flip your world” in English.According to a report the Asus ZenFone 7 series has now appeared on Geekbench suggesting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC. The American chipset maker themselves confirmed that Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 has been used on Zenfone 7. Then the device with model number I002D could be ZenFone 7 Pro. In addition to this, the listing has also revealed that the smartphone will run on Android 10 and might be available with 8GB of RAM. While the previous Geekbench listing suggested 16GB of RAM.According to NCC certification listing the Zenfone 7 is tipped to come with a 6.7-inch display. It will be offering up to 512GB of storage option with a battery capacity of 4,115mAh supported by 30W fast charging tech. For connectivity, it will include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5, and NFC.
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Fitbit announced that Fitbit Premium, its paid membership service that gives you guidance to help you move more, manage stress, sleep better and eat well, has reached more than 500,000 paid subscribers in less than a year since launch.
“The launch of Fitbit Premium is part of our broader strategy to diversify our business beyond hardware, while also delivering on our promise to provide more personalized experiences, data and insights to our users to help them move more, manage stress, sleep better and eat well,” said James Park, co-founder and CEO of Fitbit.
Fitbit Premium provides more in-depth data, personalized and actionable insights, hundreds of workouts, motivating games and challenges, advanced sleep tools and wellness reports — all in the Fitbit app.
Moreover, Fitbit Premium will also be expanding to include seven additional languages later this year, increasing the potential for even more Fitbit users around the world to benefit. The offerings and content available with Premium will continue to grow and evolve as the service expands.
Following the emergence of COVID-19 and subsequent shelter-in-place mandates, Fitbit announced a 90-day free trial of Premium for new users and saw increased interest in the service, as users throughout the world sought more insight on how to better manage their health and wellness from home.
The company claims Fitbit Premium continues to add new content and features to support users during this challenging environment. Premium connects the dots between how key health metrics like sleep, activity, and nutrition are related and how they can impact your overall well-being. In the first two weeks after joining, Fitbit Premium users took an average of 700 more steps per day.
It’s worth noting that Fitbit Premium is available to anyone with or without a Fitbit device to try. If a user is yet to try the service, Fitbit is offering a free 90-day trial for new Premium users. It must be noted that Fitbit Premium is currently available in English and will expand to Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish by the end of the year. As far as how much one needs to shell out to subscribe to Fitbit Premium, it is available for Rs 819 per month or Rs 6,999 per year.
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Apple has announced two new live global radio offerings on Apple Music, now available to music fans in 165 countries. While Apple Music Hits, celebrates everyone’s favourite songs from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, Apple Music Country is about spotlighting country music. Besides this, Apple added that Beats 1, the flagship global radio station, will be renamed Apple Music 1.
Apple Music Hits will be helmed by daily on-air hosts Jayde Donovan, Estelle, Lowkey, Jenn Marino, Sabi, Nicole Sky and Natalie Sky, George Stroumboulopoulos (“House of Strombo”), along with special shows from Ari Melber and others. Fans can also tune in to hear new exclusive shows from artists like Backstreet Boys, Ciara, Mark Hoppus, Huey Lewis, Alanis Morissette, Snoop Dogg, Meghan Trainor, Shania Twain, and more.
On the other hand, Apple Music Country showcases an increasingly diverse genre with a talent roster full of country’s most exciting voices. As country music evolves and expands around the world, Apple Music Country aims to be the definitive place for every lane of an increasingly diverse genre. The station offers a mix of the best music of today while introducing fans to the stars of tomorrow and reminding them of the legendary artists and tracks that have shaped and defined country music along the way.
Apple Music Country’s talent roster boasts a wide range of country’s most exciting voices, including daily on-air hosts Kelleigh Bannen, Ty Bentli, Bree, Alecia Davis, Ward Guenther, Nada, and Tiera, plus weekly shows from Ashley Eicher and Kelly McCartney. Fans can also enjoy new exclusive shows from artists like Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, BRELAND, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Morgan Evans, Florida Georgia Line, Pat Green, Willie Jones, Chrissy Metz, Midland, Rissi Palmer, The Shires, Carrie Underwood, and Morgan Wallen, alongside exclusive shows from legendary producers and songwriters like Dave Cobb, Jesse Frasure, and Luke Laird, and journalist Hunter Kelly.
Since Apple Music’s launch in 2015, Beats 1 has established an inherent camaraderie with the artist community and championed human curation and discovery — an approach that will continue across the three stations. Now known as Apple Music 1, it is the center for pop culture conversation and artist-led programming, and the global destination for artists from around the world to release new music, break news, and speak directly to their fans.
According to the tech giant, “Apple Music 1 is led by cornerstone presenters Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden, Brooke Reese, Dotty, Hanuman Welch, Matt Wilkinson, Nadeska, Rebecca Judd, and Travis Mills, and offers a lineup of shows from the biggest names in music, including Action Bronson, Billie Eilish, Elton John, Joe Kay, Lil Wayne, Frank Ocean, Vince Staples, and The Weeknd, as well as new shows from Aitch, Kerwin Frost, HAIM, Lady Gaga, Nile Rodgers, Travis Scott, Charlie Sloth, Young M.A, and many more.”
Furthermore, Apple Music 1 also features several shows dedicated to celebrating the vibrancy of Latin music around the world, including a new show from J Balvin and listener favorites “¡Dale Play! with Sandra Peña” and “La Fórmula Radio with El Guru.” The station is also home to “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy,” showcasing the very best local African music and artists.
It is worth noting that fans can enjoy Apple Music radio wherever they listen to Apple Music, including iPhone, iPad, iPod, CarPlay, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, HomePod, and on the web at music.apple.com. They can also ask Siri to play “Apple Music 1,” “Apple Music Hits,” or “Apple Music Country.”
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Realme C15 and Realme C12 are available in India under the company’s C series. Before its launch in India, both the models have already made their debut in the Indonesian market last month. The smartphones fall under the budget segment that offers a waterdrop-style botch display, with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, reverse charging support and more.Realme C12 specificationsRealme C12 features a 6.5-inch HD+ display with 720×1,600 pixels of resolution. It offers a 20:9 aspect ratio and 88.7 percent screen-to-body ratio. The device runs on Realme UI on top of Android 10 and equips octa-core MediaTek Helio G35 SoC with GE8320 GPU, and 3GB LPDRR4x RAM along with 32GB of onboard storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via microSD card. For optics, there is a triple rear camera setup that includes a 13-megapixel main sensor with phase-detection autofocus (PDAF) and f/2.2 aperture. In addition to this, there is a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture. On the front, there is a 5-megapixel facing camera with f/2.4 supported by features such as AI Beauty, HDR, Panorama, and Timelapse.In terms of connectivity, there is 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and a Micro-USB port on the device. The onboard sensors include an accelerometer, ambient light, magnetometer, and a proximity sensor with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The smartphone is backed by a 6,000mAh battery supported by reverse charging.Realme C15 specificationsRealme C15 runs on Realme UI based on Android 10. It comes with a 6.5-inch HD+ display with 720×1,600 pixels of resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio and an 88.7 percent screen-to-body ratio. The phone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G35 SoC with up to 4GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 64GB of expandable storage.There is a quad rear camera set up on the Realme C15 that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. Along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with 119 degrees of field of view and f/2.25 aperture. Further assisted by a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel retro lens with f/2.4 aperture. Upfront there is an 8-megapixel selfie camera.For connectivity, there is 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and a Micro-USB port. At the same time, the sensors on the phone include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, magnetometer, a proximity sensor and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The device boasts a massive 6,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.Realme C12, Realme C15 price and availabilityRealme C12 price in India has been set at Rs 8,999 for the base 3GB RAM with 32GB storage. In contrast, Realme C15 comes with a 2GB RAM with 32GB storage priced at 9,999 along with 4GB RAM with 64GB storage at Rs 10,999. Both the devices are offered in Power Blue and Power Silver colour options. C12 will be available on sale starting August 24 while C15 on August 27. The sale will begin at 12 noon onwards via Flipkart and Realme.com.
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The Chinese electronics giant, Lenovo, has announced the launch of the new range of its next-generation gaming laptops in India. The company has introduced Lenovo Legion 7i, Legion 5Pi and Legion 5i that comes equipped with 10th-generation Intel Core processors with Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs. The new Legion laptops come with a refreshed design and improvements over their successors.Lenovo Legion 7i specificationsThe Lenovo Legion 7i runs on Windows 10 that comes pre-installed on the laptop. The device comes with a 15.6-inch full-HD offering a resolution of 1,920×1,080 pixels and up to a higher refresh rate of 144Hz with 300 nits and 500 nits of peak brightness option. The display has a response time of up to 1ms. In addition to this, the laptop is powered by up to 10th-generation Intel Core i9 H-series processors paired with up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU. This gaming device has 8GB VRAM, with up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 2,933MHz and up to 1TB PCIe SSD for storage. For audio, the Legion laptop equips dual 2W speakers with Dolby Atmos support and with a battery capacity of 80Wh, which is touted to last up to 8 hours on a single charge.For connectivity, there are WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2), Bluetooth v5.0, a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A port, two USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, RJ45 Ethernet, a Thunderbolt 3 port and more. And for better airflow, it includes Legion ColdFront 2.0 technology that keeps the machine from heating up during prolonged and intensive gaming sessions.Lenovo Legion 5Pi specificationsThe Lenovo Legion 5Pi comes with a 15.6-inch Full-HD display with 1920 x 1080 of resolution and 144Hz of refresh rate with 100-percent coverage of sRGB paired with the Legion TrueStrike keyboard. It is powered by up to 10th-generation Intel Core i7-10750H processors and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU. Moreover, there is Dolby Atmos sound with Harman Kardon speakers. At the same time, the battery and its performance are similar to the 7i.Lenovo Legion 5i specificationsThe Legion 5i also features a 15.6-inch FHD display, but it has a refresh rate of 120Hz with 100-percent sRGB colour accuracy. Under the hood, there are up to 10th-Gen Intel Core i7 H-series mobile processors and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU. It has 6GB VRAM, up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM, clocked at 2,933MHz and up to 1TB PCIe SSD or 1TB 7,200RPM HDD. The battery is the same as above and it equips dual 2W Harman Kardon speakers.
Lenovo Legion 7i, Legion 5Pi and Legion 5i price and availability
Lenovo Legion 7i pricing starts at Rs 1,99,990, Legion 5Pi at 1,34,990, and Legion 5i starts at Rs 79,990. All the models come in Slate Grey, Iron Grey and Phantom Black colour variants. Legion 7i and Legion 5i can be purchased via Lenovo.com and other leading online and offline channels from this week while Legion 5Pi will go on sale across all platforms later in August.
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Every day Amazon India challenges its customers to win exciting new prizes every day by participating in Amazon Quiz on its platform. The quiz can be played daily from 8 AM to 12 noon. Today e-commerce will let you win Huawei P30 Pro if you manage to answer all the questions correctly.
August 19 Amazon Quiz has gone live on its mobile platform. In the Quiz the participants have to answer 5 questions that are based on general knowledge and current affairs. After they have cleared the daily quiz their name will be shortlisted for a lucky draw to select a winner. The company announced the results of the lucky draw at the end of the month and today Quiz winner’s name will be announced at the end of the month. The Amazon Quiz is hosted by the app users only, it is not available for desktop users. So, before you participate to make sure you have downloaded the Amazon App. The lucky users might win something by answering all the questions correctly. Check out today’s answers for the Amazon quiz to win Huawei P30 Pro
August 19 Amazon Quiz Answers
Question 1: Which of these is a recently released movie directed by Rajesh Krishnan starring Kunal Khemu and Gajraj Rao?
The answer is- LootcaseQuestion 2: July 31st is the 25th anniversary of the first ________ that took place in India in 1995.
The answer is- Mobile callQuestion 3: Which city now has the reputation of being an Olympic host who has had to postpone the games twice?
The answer is- TokyoQuestion 4: Who was the first guest in the much publicised show ‘The Michelle Obama Podcast’?
The answer is- Barack ObamaQuestion 5: Which famous movement began on 8th August at Gowalia Tank Maidan? Hint: A day is also observed in honour of the movement.
The answer is- Quit India Movement
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Today in India Samsung has announced an exciting deal for the users with a damaged or a broken display. This offer is applicable on the just-launched Galaxy Note 20 series. According to the company the customers can avail of an upgrade bonus of up to Rs 5,000 to those having smartphones with a cracked screen.While announcing the offer the company revealed that this applies to customers pre-booking Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G will also be eligible for this attractive upgrade. To avail the exciting offer the users have to run a check on ‘My Galaxy’ app for the best price and facilitate the exchange at their nearest Samsung Store.How to avail this offer
Log in/sign up on My Galaxy app and tap on the upgrade banner or icon in the app to begin the evaluation process of the broken device or cracked screen
To begin the process the user needs to tap on the ‘Check Now’ prompt on the screen and enter all the required details regarding the device by selecting relevant icons on the screen
The best quote will then be generated and customers can accordingly visit the nearest Samsung Store with the damaged device and facilitate the upgrade to a new smartphone with the dealer’s assistance
It is worth noting that the company is not only offering this deal on the latest smartphones but to all the models including Samsung and other smartphones and is valid till August 31, 2020.Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series pre-booking details in IndiaBoth the devices are now available for pre-bookings through the Samsung.com site and various offline retail stores. The price of the Note 20 has been set at Rs 77,999, while the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G will be available for Rs 1,04,999. In India, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will be available in three colour options Mystic Blue, Mystic Bronze and Mystic Green, while the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G in Mystic Bronze and Mystic Black colour options.The pre-booking offers on the phones include a cashback of Rs 6,000 to those purchasing Galaxy Note 20 while the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G buyers are eligible to get a cashback of up to Rs 6,000. There will be an additional exchange bonus worth Rs 5,000 on the upgrade of the old Samsung smartphones.Samsung Galaxy Note 20 specificationsSamsung Galaxy Note 20 features a 6.7-inch full-HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED+ display with 1,080×2,400 pixels of resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate as well as a 20:9 aspect ratio. The device runs on One UI based on top of Android 10 and is powered by octa-core Exynos 990 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of onboard storage.For photos and videos, there is a triple rear camera setup with a primary 12-megapixel sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. In addition to this, there is a secondary 64-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture. Upfront there is a 10-megapixel selfie camera sensor. It also packs a 4,300mAh battery.Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G specificationsGalaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G has a bigger 6.9-inch WQHD Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X curved-edge display with 1,440×3,200 pixels of resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate panel. Under the hood, there is an octa-core Exynos 990 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB of internal storage.For images, there is also a triple rear camera setup with a primary 108-megapixel sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. Further assisted by, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture and a 12-megapixel tertiary lens with f/3.0 aperture. It has a 10-megapixel selfie camera on the front.The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G packs a 4,500mAh battery that supports fast wired as well as wireless charging.
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Lenovo owned company, Motorola, launched One Fusion+ in India, which is the company’s first handset that comes with a pop-up selfie camera. Also, it offers a resolution of 16-megapixels. For the unknown, this device is not the first smartphone to have a motorised front camera by Moto. Motorola One Hyper, which was launched last year but could not make it to the Indian market was companies first. Moto One Fusion+ has been launched with a price tag of Rs 16,999, giving a tough fight to its competitors that fall under the same price segment. So today we are here with the review of Motorola One Fusion+ to help you know how the phone performs and its design value while covering the other aspects of the handset.
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Design and Display
Starting with the design first, the all-new Motorola One Fusion+ is not as new as it seems. It’s 2020, while other smartphone companies are experimenting with the build and design of their devices, Motorola is not giving something very fresh (which we found to be unusual coming for them). There is the same plastic body, though this time it has not gone just plain jane, it has textured back with the same vertical camera set up and fingerprint sensor with a batwing Moto logo. There is now a premium touch given to it that does not look more plasticky. However, the company has not provided any protected layer (in the form of screen guard) to protect the phone against scratches, which again is odd in this price segment. Moving on, not using a whole glass body makes the phone less bulky. The box comes with a phone back cover too, but one does not need it as it already has a plastic back and is good enough. But it does catch fingerprints easily so to avoid that you can use the case on the phone. There’s no notch on the front, so you get a clean full display with slim bezels on the sides with a noticeable chin. The Volume rocker placed on the right side of the phone. While the audio jack, a USB Type-C port and a speaker are positioned at the bottom.As said, you get a full display experience on this phone as there is no hindrance in the form of a notch. Motorola One Fusion+ comes with a 6.5-inch full-HD+ display supporting 1,080×2,340 pixels of resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 395ppi pixel density. It has an Always-On Display that will display notifications on screen as and when they come. Streaming videos on it is such a treat to your eyes as the display is sharp while the colours are vibrant. So you get an impressive nice-looking and a slim LCD panel with a standard refresh rate of 60Hz and support for DCI-P3 colours.
Performance and camera
Motorola One Fusion+ has arrived with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 processor together with Adreno 618 GPU for graphics. This smartphone is only sold in a single 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage model, which can be expanded up to 1TB using a hybrid microSD card. To find out how fast the latest offering from Motorola is we ran a few benchmarking apps on it. The results below are very decent. GeekbenchMulti-core:1,711Single-core:543AnTuTu:2,74,004On the software front, you get a stock Android experience on this smartphone, which is clutter-free. Users will not find any unnecessary apps on the Motorola One Fusion+. You get a smooth performance even while multitasking. Though there are a few uninstallable apps on it, you can disable the rest if they are of no use to you. Also, you can personalise the layout of your home screen, fonts and more. This is the best part about the phone as you do not need to install a third-party app to personalise your device to change the shapes of the icons, customise UI colour and more. During the testing, it did not hang at all, which is impressive. Also, not to forget this device has the gesture shortcuts for fast access to the camera, flashlight and more. And yes there you also have nice looking live wallpapers.On the gaming front, Motorola One Fusion+ also did well. We ran Call of Duty Mobile and PUBG Mobile with ease. Though there is a single speaker on the phone, there is an amazing sound experience that we missed in some of the smartphones in the segment. It is loud and very clear. Next, we tested the performance of the camera, Motorola One Fusion+ has a 1+3 camera setup. There is a 64-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. Further assisted by, a secondary 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, a 5-megapixel macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. While on the front there is a 16-megapixel pop-up selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture.Personally speaking, Motorola devices offer the best camera performance in any price segment. Motorola One Fusion+ has various camera modes to capture the most beautiful shots. The device performed its best even in darkness; surprisingly, the pictures turned out to be soft and less noisy. It comes with a dedicated Night Vision feature which enhanced the pictures more. While the HDR Mode delivered pulsating images. Shooting the images from the wide-angle camera also delivered good shots. Some of the images seemed to be less sharp when compared to the primary camera, but that is the case with most smartphones these days. On the other hand, the macro images on the phone captured were always impressive and sharp. We must add, the macro images produced were well detailed and came out with natural colours close to life. The portrait shots were impressive too, the edge detection on it is also on point, and you can also set the level of blur before you take one. The Motorola One Fusion+ comes with a pop-up selfie camera that pops up when you switch from rear to front. The images captured here were perfect and had the right amount of details with perfect edge detection. And, the night mode comes to the rescue in low light situations. Overall the camera setup did impress us. After all the testing, the device’s battery lasted for more than a day when used excessively. This included watching videos, movies, capturing images, gaming and browsing Facebook and checking our Instagram feed. If you are a moderate user, then it would last for 1.5 days, while for light users it can last for more than that on the Motorola One Fusion+.
Verdict
On the whole, we would say the Motorola One Fusion+ has good battery life as there is a 5,000mAh battery bundled with an 18W TurboCharger in the box for faster charging. The cameras were great, and they also performed well. The rear-mounted fingerprint sensor is also quick. Motorola One Fusion+ can handle PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty well at high settings too. During the review, we did not come across any lag or heating issues. All in all, it is a whole package and gives a tough competition to other brands who are offering smartphones in this price segment.Pros
Longer Battery life
Vibrant images
Smooth Performance
Bloatware free
Cons
Higher refresh rate missing
Not happy with the design
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5G is the main priority of digital charter When Justin Trudeau’s government took over the country in 2016, it laid out a plan for the development of the digital economy. In 2019 the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry published the Digital Charter. The document is a set of principles that Canada will follow as the digital economy advances. The government will try to provide equal access to digital technologies and the internet for all citizens. They want the process of digitization to be transparent and secure. For this purpose, they organized meetings and panels with industry representatives and businesspersons all over the country. A major part of the digital economy is cryptocurrencies. The government actively supports the industry. Other branches were allowed to accept digital currencies from their users. The iGaming sector was one of the first branches to adopt financial technologies and allow their users to play with digital currencies. After this change, the industry started booming. The users were not limited to the traditional money option. Providing the choice to pay with cryptocurrencies made it easier for players not just in Canada but around the world to spend more time playing. Crypto revolution was a true gift for players who received bitcoin slots, roulette and jackpot games. Top-tier casinos created exclusive games for only BTC users and that decision attracted more players. The transactions of traditional money can consume too much time. It might take days before the money reaches the destination. Allowing cryptocurrencies enabled users, especially outside Canada, to not worry about time anymore. The digital currency transactions take under an hour sometimes and are very fast and easy. Canada saw the potential of digital currencies, unlike other big countries like The United States. Digital industries and cryptocurrencies turned out to be a perfect match, and many Canadian companies saw a big growth after implementing digital currencies, as we saw on the example of iGaming platforms. Experts believe that after iGaming industry’s success, 5G would be another ‘winning decision” from Trudeau’s office. 5G would help the further development of the digital economy and could potentially lessen the impact and economic losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The First 5G Network Will Roll-out in Canada Anytime in 2020Telus is planning on launching the first 5G network in Canada by the end of 2020. The company might use Huawei’s technologies. CFO of Telus Dough French said that the company tries to follow the government regulations and so far everything is going according to the plan. The company is also open to more proposals from tech firms besides Huawei. Other companies want to start a 5G network in 2020. However, the government of Canada is considering imposing restrictions on the companies because of some privacy concerns.Why Huawei was the first choiceThe Chinese company Huawei is one of the top network infrastructure providers in the world. They also sell the equipment for much lower prices than their competitors. Huawei is leading research on the development of technologies and owns 2,700 patents, even though not all of them are trustworthy. Telus and Huawei are long time collaborators and Telus has been getting data for lower rates than they could get from other companies. Imposing restrictions on 5G could mean big delays in time and a big rise in the cost.The US Presses Canada on Their Decision Over Huawei’s BanHuawei is considered untrustworthy by the United States government. The US authorities accuse Huawei of spying on their clients and conducting unlawful surveillance, as well as using the gathered data for their close collaboration with the Chinese government. The US authorities want Canada to ban Huawei’s involvement in the development of 5G in Canada. The Canadian government stated that they are working on the subject of 5G and that Canada will make its own decision about the 5G networks in the country.
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At the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event, the South Korean electronics giant made some major announcements. Out of which few are now available in India for pre-order. Now the company has begun teasing Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 in the country. The device was launched alongside Galaxy Tab S7+ to compete with Apple iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro 7. According to the latest Amazon India promotional page, the tablet is all set to reach stores in the country soon. The device comes bundled with a new S Pen with a latency of nine milliseconds.Yes, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 will soon be coming to India according to the latest Amazon dedicated microsite. Though it has not revealed the exact launch date for the device, but the Notify Me button has gone live suggesting the India availability. In addition to this, the Samsung Galaxy S7 promotional page also highlights the key specifications of the tablet. However, the pricing and availability details are yet to be released here too. The company is expected to launch both variants through the page, but only highlighted the vanilla model.Galaxy Tab S7 comes at EUR 699 (approximately Rs 62,000) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage whereas the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage at EUR 779 (approximately Rs 69,100). On the other hand, the 4G model of the Tab S7 comes with a price tag of 6GB RAM with 128GB storage at EUR 799 (approximately Rs 70,900) and the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage option comes at EUR 879 (approximately Rs 78,000). The device will be offered in three colour options Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze and Mystic Silver.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 specifications
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 features an 11-inch WQXGA having TPS TFT display 2,560×1,600 pixels of resolution and s 120Hz refresh rate with a pixel density of 274ppi. Under the hood, there is an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ processor paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage that can be expanded up to 1TB using a microSD card. The tab runs on Android 10. The device is combined with an improved S Pen having a latency of nine milliseconds. In addition to this, there is a feature for Second Screen on the Samsung Tab allowing you to connect it through the wireless display to use it as a secondary monitor or as a drawing pad for a Samsung notebook. In terms of imaging, there is a dual rear camera setup that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an f/2.0 lens and a 5-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with an f/2.2 aperture. While on the front, there is an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture for taking selfies and video calling.For connectivity, there is 4G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB Type-C port. The sensors on board include an accelerometer, ambient light, gyroscope, magnetometer, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
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Today in India, Dell announced the launch of its most premium laptop XPS 17. The machine is the larger version of Dell XPS 13 and XPS 15. Powered by the latest 10th Gen Intel processor, SSD and an Nvidia Max-Q GPU it has a vibrant, high-resolution touch screen display. With the launch of Dell XPS 17, the company aims to take on the 16-inch version of MacBook Pro. The laptop is going on sale today, check out the details below.Dell XPS 17 laptop price and availabilityLike most Dell laptops, the XPS 17 comes in several configurations. The base model of the Dell laptop starts at Rs 209,500. The laptops are going to be available across the country via e-commerce website Amazon, the company’s official online store along with select Dell Exclusive Stores starting today. The device comes with 10th Generation Intel Core i7 FHD processor, i7 UHD processor with NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU configured.Dell XPS 17 laptop specifications and featuresDell XPS 17 laptop is powered by up to the Intel Core i7 FHD processor. If you are into photo and video editing or maybe a bit of gaming then this machine has NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU. The notebook also has a 15-inch virtually borderless, 4-sided InfinityEdge display with the optional 4K Ultra HD+ (3840 x 2400) resolution provides pinpoint accuracy, precise detail, and sharp images and immersive viewing experience. The Eyesafe display technology helps reduce harmful blue light. Under the hood, there is a thermal design equipped with GORE™ Thermal Insulation for increased fan airflow to fuel demanding projects.The device is made from a platinum silver anodised aluminium along the exterior with a dell branding sits in the centre of the lid. According to the company, 100% of the XPS enclosure is made through CNC (computer numerical control) machining process and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 is bonded to the aluminium to make it damage-resistant. It also has the Waves Nx 3D audio for speakers tuned by multi-Grammy Award-winning producer Jack Joseph Puig. The company said The XPS 17 is made with recycled ocean-bound plastics, locally recycled plastic, sustainable materials, and recycled corrugate qualified by EPEAT Silver Certification.
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The Chinese sub-brand iQoo has announced the launch of its latest series. In China, the company has introduced two mobile handsets under the same series namely iQoo 5 Pro and iQoo 5 smartphones. While both the devices include a high refresh rate of 120Hz with a hole punch design display and are powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor. There is a 16-megapixel selfie camera sensor on both the phones while the Pro variant has a 120W fast charging support. The company has now been teasing a new smartphone in India which is speculated to be the same series. The teasers of the upcoming device hinting its performance and processor have confirmed the arrival of the devices.
iQoo 5 Pro and iQoo 5 price and availability details
iQoo 5 Pro has been launched in China in multiple configurations of 8GB RAM with 256GB storage at CNY 4,998 (approximately Rs.53,900), while the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage variant has been priced at CNY 5,498 (approximately Rs. 59,300). These models will be available in a Track Version and Legendary Edition colour options. On the other hand, iQoo 5 has been introduced in 8GB RAM with 128GB storage with a price tag of CNY 3,998 (approximately Rs. 43,100), 12GB RAM with 128GB storage at NY 4,298 (approximately Rs. 46,300) and 12GB RAM with 256GB storage priced at CNY 4,598 (approximately Rs. 49,600).Both the devices are now available for pre-order in China via the company’s official website and the sale is slated to begin on August 24 onwards.iQoo 5 specificationsiQoo 5 features a 6.56-inch full HD+ AMOLED display with 2376×1080 pixels of resolution. It comes with a 120Hz of refresh rate panel with HDR10+ support, and 19.8:9 aspect ratio. The device runs on iQoo UI 1.5 based Android 10 OS is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. The smartphone comes with a triple rear camera set up that includes a primary 50-megapixel sensor with a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture and a 13-megapixel tertiary lens having f/2.4 aperture. Upfront there is a 16-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.4 aperture. It also has a 4,500mAh battery with 55W fast-charging tech support.iQoo 5 Pro specificationsThe iQOO 5 Pro is very much identical to its sibling. The display is similar to a 120Hz refresh rate panel though there is the same chipset which is coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The phone also equips a triple rear camera set up but the difference is it has an 8-megapixel periscopic lens having f/3.4 aperture instead of a 13-megapixel third sensor that comes on iQoo 5. The camera set up supports OIS, 60x digital zoom, and 5x optical zoom. While on the front there is a 16-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.4 aperture.Also, the device boasts a battery with a reduced capacity of 4,000mAh offering 120W fast charging support. The connectivity options on the phone include USB Type-C, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.1, NFC, GPS along others. It also has an in-display fingerprint sensor for authentication along with dual stereo speakers.
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To keep the user more engaged during their stay at home PUBG Mobile Game has been bringing lots of new updates to the game along with new events. In the past one month, the developers have introduced Secret mode, new Arena gameplay, Nordic style Livik map, events such as Global Extreme Challenge campaign, Incredible India Independence Day challenge and Blazing Treasure Event as well. All these numbers of events and updates have given the PUBG Mobile fans an opportunity to win exclusive rewards. And now the company has introduced a fresh new event that is PUBG Mobile Day vs Night event which is closely related to the latest theme, Ancient Secret Mode.The Day vs Night event is an exclusive in-game event that is scheduled to run until August 20. The event is open to all, providing a level playing field to all PUBG MOBILE users eagerly waiting to see what’s in store for them. During the event, the participants can win exclusive goodies. The Reward system is based on the completion of Classic Matches. In the event, the players have to complete a given number of Classic Matches to earn exclusive rewards. According to the company, the number of Classic Matches to be completed can be viewed under the event section.How to play
As we mentioned above the players have to complete matches in Classic Mode order to gain points along with several rewards by collecting in-game points.
Your event status is refreshed daily at 00:00 UTC (Universal Time Coordinated).
In the Classic Mode when the players complete their three matches the night mode will automatically get activated
Then you are required to tap on the Challenge in Night mode to complete a mission in any match in Classic Mode to get in any match in Classic Mode.
Though the Challenge mission must be completed before 22:00 UTC (Universal Time Coordinated). Those completing the Challenges after this time will not be counted.
The first wish you make in Night mode every day is free.
The players can win several rewards after obtaining a certain number of points including the Eternity Crate, which contains various gameplay skins and character sets.
According to the company, the points system will begin after you have got 10 points and goes onto 1000 points. After this, you will be eligible to win various rewards like the Key, Ancient Coins, Feathers, and the Eternity Crate. The Eternity Crate will contain a slew of items as a reward which includes Golden Lock Parachute Skin, Hot Pizza Backpack Skin, Temple Guardian Set, Golden Feather, AG currency as well as Ancient Coins.
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In order to accelerate the rollout of 5G technology and deliver premium experiences on mid-tier 5G smartphones, MediaTek has announced its newest 5G SoC, the Dimensity 800U, as the latest addition in MediaTek’s Dimensity series family. The 7nm Dimensity 800U chipset is designed for multi-core high performance and leading 5G+5G Dual Sim Dual Standby (DSDS) technology.
“MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U brings cutting-edge, next-gen technology to the Dimensity SoC series, bringing MediaTek’s advanced 5G, imaging and multimedia technologies to high-performance 5G smartphones that deliver incredible 5G experiences,” said Yenchi Lee, Deputy General Manager of MediaTek’s Wireless Communications Business Unit.
According to the company, The integrated 5G modem in MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U not only supports sub-6Ghz SA and NSA networks, but also supports cutting-edge technologies such as 5G+5G dual SIM dual standby (DSDS), dual Voice over New Radio (VoNR), and 5G two carrier aggregation (2CC 5G-CA), bringing users faster and more stable 5G connections. With MediaTek 5G UltraSave technology, the modem’s operating mode is managed based on the network environment and data transmission quality, extending the battery life of mobile devices.
MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U is built on the 7nm process and delivers high performance while also minimizing power consumption. The SoC has an octa-core CPU with a dual cluster consisting of two Arm Cortex-A76 processors with a clock speed of 2.4GHz and six Arm Cortex-A55 processors with a clock speed of 2.0GHZ, offering incredible performance. Dimensity 800U integrates an Arm Mali-G57 GPU, an independent AI processing unit (APU) and LPDDR4x RAM.
Furthermore, MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U offers smartphones advanced technology to deliver incredible 5G experiences:
It offers support for 120Hz FHD+ displays with high refresh rates for faster and smoother gaming and media streaming.
It offers support for the HDR10+ standard for enhanced visual quality, plus the integrated MediaTek MiraVision PQ engine with HDR optimization for various types of videos.
It offers support for flexible camera placement with up to 64MP cameras and quad camera capabilities.
It offers integrated APU and ISP to provide a series of AI camera-enhancing functions.
It offers support for voice on wakeup (VoW) and dual-mic noise reduction technology, lowering the standby power consumption of a voice assistant, and enabling it to hear clear sound regardless of external noise interruptions.
Amazon Quiz has gone live now. The quiz can be played daily from 8 AM to 12 noon. Amazon gives the opportunity to millions of its customers to play and win free gadgets as well as Amazon Pay Balance. Today e-commerce gives you a chance to win a Samsonite Polycarbonate Suitcase.
Every day the e-commerce platform brings a new set of questionnaires to which the participants have to answer correctly. The quiz contains only five questions that are based on current affairs and general knowledge. Answering all the questions correctly will get your name selected for a lucky draw. Only one person will be selected as the winner and the results are announced at the end every month. The lucky ones might win something by answering all the questions correctly, and the wrong answers will get you eliminated from the quiz. So to make sure you answer all the questions correctly Gadget Bridge everyday updates all the correct answers to all the 5 questions. To win Samsonite Polycarbonate Suitcase check out today’s answers for the Amazon Quiz.
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In order to offer a platform to meet the unique needs of enterprise hybrid cloud computing, IBM revealed the next generation of its IBM POWER CPU family known as IBM POWER10. The IBM POWER10 processor uses a design focused on energy efficiency and performance in a 7nm form factor with an expected improvement of up to 3x greater processor energy efficiency, workload capacity, and container density than the IBM POWER9 processor. Samsung Electronics will manufacture the IBM POWER10 processor, combining Samsung’s industry-leading semiconductor manufacturing technology with IBM’s CPU designs.
Asserting that enterprise-grade hybrid clouds require a robust on-premises and off-site architecture inclusive of hardware and co-optimized software, Stephen Leonard, GM of IBM Cognitive Systems, said, “With IBM POWER10, we’ve designed the premier processor for enterprise hybrid cloud, delivering the performance and security that clients expect from IBM. With our stated goal of making Red Hat OpenShift the default choice for hybrid cloud, IBM POWER10 brings hardware-based capacity and security enhancements for containers to the IT infrastructure level.”
Built using 7nm process technology, IBM POWER10 is expected to deliver up to a 3x gain in processor energy efficiency per socket, increasing workload capacity in the same power envelope as IBM POWER9 CPU. This anticipated improvement in capacity is designed to allow IBM POWER10-based systems to support up to 3x increases in users, workloads and OpenShift container density for hybrid cloud workloads as compared to IBM POWER9-based systems.
This can affect multiple datacenter attributes to drive greater efficiency and reduce costs, such as space and energy use, while also allowing hybrid cloud users to achieve more work in a smaller footprint.
Furthermore, IBM POWER10 offers hardware memory encryption for end-to-end security and faster cryptography performance thanks to additional AES encryption engines for both today’s leading encryption standards as well as anticipated future encryption protocols like quantum-safe cryptography and fully homomorphic encryption.
IBM POWER10 is designed to give users dynamic execution register control, meaning users could design applications that are more resistant to attacks with minimal performance loss.
In a breakthrough new technology called Memory Inception, IBM claims that its POWER10 processor is designed to allow any of the IBM POWER10 processor-based systems in a cluster to access and share each other’s memory, creating multi-Petabyte sized memory clusters. Memory Inception offers the potential to drive cost and energy savings for both cloud users and provides. This is because cloud providers can offer more capability using fewer servers, while cloud users can lease fewer resources to meet their IT needs.
The IBM POWER10 processor is designed to enhance in-core AI inferencing capability without requiring additional specialized hardware. This new processor is expected to help infuse AI workloads into typical enterprise applications to glean more impactful insights from data.
With hardware co-optimized for Red Hat OpenShift, IBM POWER10-based servers will deliver the future of the hybrid cloud when they become available in the second half of 2021.
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In order to empower consumers with convenient tools for maintaining the lifestyle and daily routines in a rapidly-changing world, Samsung has announced the launch of Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Buds Live in India. The Galaxy Watch3 41mm is priced at Rs 29,990 and Rs 34,490 for the Bluetooth and 4G variants respectively, while Galaxy Watch3 45mm Bluetooth and 4G variants are priced at Rs 32,990 and Rs 38,990. On the other hand, the Galaxy Buds Live comes with a price tag of Rs 14,990.
Claiming that the Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Buds Live work seamlessly with the Galaxy Note20, Mohandeep Singh, Senior Vice President, Mobile Business, Samsung India, said, “Galaxy Watch3, our first flagship watch series to be made in India, brings a classic design, a slew of wellness features and industry-leading connectivity right to your wrist. We are also launching Galaxy Buds Live, which redefines wireless earbuds with a truly iconic design that’s great to look at yet extremely comfortable to wear.”
As far as Galaxy Watch3 specifications are concerned, it is lighter, thinner yet has a bigger display so you can enjoy wearing it all day long and choose from over 80,000 watch faces in the Galaxy Store, or design your own with a library of 40 different watch face complications to choose from. The Galaxy Watch3 is fitted with Samsung’s signature rotating bezel.
Samsung Galaxy Watch3 has support for richer notifications like emoticons and in-chat photo viewing and smart reply options that suggest quick reply responses to messages. The Galaxy Watch3 introduces a comprehensive suite of health features that encompasses a wide range of lifestyles and preferences. The new standalone running analysis offers real-time feedback during your runs, as well as six-factor post-workout reports, which help improve performance, and reduce injury, while VO2 max analyzes oxygen flow to your muscles to track progress and manage your energy levels. In addition, the user will gain access to a full-service fitness studio with Samsung Health that features a library of more than 120 different video workouts. Sleep Management feature has been enhanced now with sleep score and insights to help you get better rest. The all-new Blood oxygen (SpO2) feature will soon measure and track oxygen saturation over time, for fitness and wellness purposes.
Moving on to Galaxy Buds Live, this audio gadget combines sophisticated style, ergonomic fit, all-day comfort and cutting-edge audio technology. Samsung Galaxy Buds further combines AKG’s sound expertise with Samsung’s legacy in technology innovation with a bigger, 12mm speaker and bass duct. With 3 microphones and a Voice Pickup unit, the call quality is crisp. Moreover, New Active Noise Cancellation for open type helps you focus on your work without completely losing awareness of your surroundings. On the battery front, long-lasting battery life, supporting up to 8 hours of playback, and the charging case allows you to enjoy an additional 23 hours over multiple charges.
The Galaxy Watch3 will go on sale starting August 27, while Galaxy Buds Live will go on sale starting August 25 across retail stores, Samsung Opera House, Samsung.com and leading online portals. The Galaxy Watch3 41mm will be available in Mystic Bronze and Mystic Silver colours, while the Galaxy Watch3 45mm will be in Mystic Silver and Mystic Black colours. As far as the Galaxy Buds Live is concerned, it will be available in Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black and Mystic White colours.
For the first time ever, Samsung is announcing pre-booking offers on the Galaxy Watch3 series.
On pre-booking the Galaxy Watch3 4G model (both 41 and 45mm variants), consumers are eligible to purchase the just-launched Galaxy Buds Live at an irresistible offer price of Rs 4,990 (a benefit of Rs 10,000). The offer is available on all pre-bookings done online at the Samsung Shop and offline retail stores between August 17 and 26.
On pre-booking the Galaxy Watch3 Bluetooth model (both 41 and 45mm variants), consumers are eligible for an instant cashback of Rs 4,500 on the 41mm model and Rs 5,000 on the 45mm model. The offer is exclusive to pre-bookings done online at Samsung Shop, Amazon and Flipkart between August 20 and 26.
As the new back-to-school year is different this year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has launched an Educator Hub to support teachers, parents and students to stay connected and take care of each other in today’s digital world.
The Educator Hub is designed to help teachers find or build their online community and discover resources for the classroom and beyond. It also includes information and guides from education organizations to help teachers have important conversations with students about racial inequities.
“We’re also sharing Anti-Racism Guides on Instagram to help foster a more inclusive and respectful community and provide access to informative and inspiring content. The Anti-Racism Guides include information from experts like Child Mind Institute to help kids understand racial justice issues in the news, and The Conscious Kid to help parents and educators talk to young students about race,” as revealed by a blog post by Facebook.
Moreover, the Educator Hub also features Get Digital, which is Facebook’s free digital literacy program, developed by experts for teachers, students and parents. It includes lesson plans, conversation starters, activities, videos and other tools to help young people develop skills needed to navigate and thrive in today’s digital world. Let’s see what it has got to offer educators, students and parents or caregivers:
For educators, Get Digital provides ready-to-use lessons for teaching young people about digital citizenship and maintaining health and well-being while using technology.
For students, there are various activities that reinforce and expand on the digital skills they’re learning in school and at home.
For parents and caregivers, this program can help start conversations with kids about how to stay safe online.
Facebook further wants to ensure kids and their parents stay connected to their school communities this year, so it is providing a series of digital guides and activities to help them stay in touch and engaged using Messenger Kids and Messenger Rooms. The guides were developed in partnership with nationally recognized family and parenting expert and author, Ericka Souter. The guides cover topics including:
Staying Connected for Back to School on Messenger Rooms
Helping Your Child Connect with New Classmates
Building Virtual Clubs & Study Breaks for Your Child
Virtual Lunchtime, Recess & Playdates with Messenger Kids
The Mark Zuckerberg-led social networking giant also revealed that it is sharing wellness resources from trusted partners and experts in the Educator Hub. The Educator Hub offers self-care strategies, mental health tips and other resources from experts like the Greater Good Science Center, CASEL and EverFi.
Furthermore, Facebook has also shared mental health and anti-bullying guides on Instagram to help educators, parents and students manage stress and maintain a positive environment this school year. The guides will offer wellness tips to support people’s mental health in the classroom and beyond.
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Intel, during its virtual Architecture Day 2020 seminar made significant disclosures about the details of its upcoming products, especially in the department of CPU and GPU. At the Architecture Day 2020, Intel Chief Architect Raja Koduri, Intel fellows and architects provided details on the progress Intel is making on its six pillars of technology innovation: process and packaging, architecture, memory, interconnects, security and software.According to the company, it will be taking full advantage of its unique position to deliver a mix of scalar, vector, matrix and spatial architectures deployed in CPUs, GPUs, accelerators and FPGAs – unified by one API, an industry-standard open programming model to simplify application development. This year the company hosted a virtual event where it showcased its 10nm SuperFin technology in order to represent the largest single internode enhancement ever done by the company and to deliver performance improvement compared to a full-node transition. In addition to this, the company has also revealed details related to its Willow Cove microarchitecture and the Tiger Lake system-on-chip architecture for mobile clients.To start with, the 10nm SuperFin Technology combines Intel’s enhanced FinFET transistors with a Super metal insulator metal capacitor. This tech brings improved epitaxial source/drain, improved gate process and additional gate pitch to enable greater performance by enhancing epitaxial growth of crystal structures on the source and drain to increase strain while reducing resistance to allow more current through the channel. Also, it can improve the gate process to drive higher channel mobility, which enables charge carriers to move more quickly—at the same time, providing an extra gate pitch option for higher drive current in certain chip functions that require the utmost performance. This uses a novel thin barrier to reduce resistance by 30% and enhance interconnect performance. In addition to this, the 10nm SuperFin technology can deliver a 5x increase in capacitance within the same footprint when compared to industry standard, driving a voltage droop reduction that translates to dramatically improved product performance. However, the company’s upcoming mobile processor, code-named Tiger Lake, is based on 10nm SuperFin technology and at the moment is in the pipeline and is expected to be shipped during the US holiday season this year.Whereas the Willow Cove is Intel’s upcoming CPU microarchitecture which is based on the latest process advancements, 10nm SuperFin technology and the foundation of the Sunny Cove architecture. Intel’s next-generation CPU microarchitecture is capable of providing a generational increase in CPU performance with large frequency improvements and increased power efficiency with redesigned caching architecture to a larger non-inclusive 1.25MB MLC and security enhancements with Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology.According to the company, Tiger Lake SoC architecture will be offering the new Willow Cove CPU core with significant frequency uplift leveraging 10nm SuperFin technology advancements. The latest Xe graphics with up to 96 execution units (EUs) with significant performance-per-watt efficiency improvements. For power management, the – autonomous dynamic voltage frequency scaling in coherent fabric, increased fully integrated voltage regulator efficiency.Fabrics and memory – 2x increase in coherent fabric bandwidth, ~86GB/s memory bandwidth, validated LP4x-4267, DDR4-3200; LP5-5400 architecture capability and Gaussian Network Accelerator (GNA) 2.0 dedicated IP for low-power neural inferencing offloading from the CPU. ~20% lower CPU utilisation on GNA vs CPU (running noise suppression workload). Along with the integration of TB4/USB4, integrated PCIe Gen 4 on CPU for low-latency, high-bandwidth device access to memory with a display of up to 64GB/s of isochronous bandwidth to memory for multiple high-resolution displays. In addition to six sensors with 4K30 video, 27MP image, up to 4K90 and 42MP image architectural capability.Although the company is refining its hybrid architecture with Alder Lake, the company’s next-generation client product together with two upcoming architectures: Golden Cove and Gracemont, optimised to offer great performance per watt. During the Architecture 2020 event, the company has also detailed the Xe-LP (low power) microarchitecture. The company’s in-house GPU will come with up to 96 EUs and new architecture designs. These include asynchronous compute, view instancing, sampler feedback, updated media engine with AV1 and updated display engine to enable new end-user features with instant game tuning, capture, and stream-and-image sharpening. On software optimisation, Xe-LP will have driver improvements with a fresh DX11 path and optimized compiler. Intel touts that its first Xe-HP chip is multi-tiled, highly scalable, high-performance architecture, providing data centre-class, rack-level media performance, GPU scalability and AI optimization. The company is now sampling Xe-HP with key customers and plans to enable it in Intel DevCloud for developers. Xe-HP will be available next year. The company has also introduced a Xe microarchitecture variant. Over that the Xe-HPG and a gaming-optimized microarchitecture are also on the cards. These bring good performance-per-watt building blocks from Xe-LP, leveraging the scale from Xe-HP for a more significant configuration and compute frequency optimisation from Xe-HPC. A new memory subsystem based on GDDR6 is added to improve performance per dollar and XeHPG will have accelerated ray tracing support. Xe-HPG is expected to start shipping in 2021.For the data centres, the next-gen Xeon Scalable processor based on Ice Lake SP architecture is expected to be ship later this year bringing a set of technologies. This includes total memory encryption, PCIe Gen 4 and eight memory channels with instruction-set architecture to speed up crypto processing. While the Sapphire Rapids is Intel’s next-generation Xeon Scalable processor based on enhanced SuperFin technology will include DDR5, PCIe Gen 5 and Compute Express Link 1.1. Sapphire Rapids will be the CPU used in the Aurora Exascale supercomputer system at Argonne National Lab. Sapphire Rapids is expected to start initial production shipments in the second half of 2021.
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Recently the Technology giant Microsoft Corporation rolled out Windows 10 update to the users for the month of August. The new Windows 10’s August 2020 update brought fixes and improvements. The update was rolled out to the devices on August 11 which is the latest batch of monthly security updates for Windows 10 version 1909, and version 2004. But reportedly those getting the updates have been complaining that they are unable to install the update.Several users have reported that Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 August 2020 update has been failing to install on their devices running November 2019 Update (1909) and May 2020 (2004) Update. According to a report the latest update has been causing installation problems for users.On installing Windows 10 KB4565351 (v1909) and KB4566782 (v2004) several users have reported that they are receiving error messages, that also includes 0x800f0988, 0x800f081f, and 0x800f08a as well.One of the error messages reads, “There were some problems installing updates, but we’ll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x800f081f)”The service update for the month of August seems to be affecting both Windows 10 KB4566782 (version 2004) and KB4565351 (version 1909/1903). The report has revealed that the most reported error code is 0x800f081f which might be associated with the missing files in the WinSXS folder that stores different copies of DLL and system files.The users have reported this issue on Microsoft’s community forum, Reddit as well as Feedback Hub. One of the users took to Twitter to report this issue, “Cannot install KB4566782 on two completely separate computers, one at work, one at the office. It restarts, keeps rotating on a black screen and eventually unable to be installed when you reboot,”While some of the users have complained that Windows 10 KB4565351 is also breaking audio for some users and there are reports of Blue Screen of Death with “SYSTEM THREAD UNHANDLED EXCEPTION” error on Feedback Hub. One user noted that KB4565351 trashed the audio drivers with “no audio output is enabled” error.Though until now there has been no official fix for this the user can manually download the update and then install it via Microsoft Update Catalog. This would help you install the update when the automatic update is failing to install. Or else you can pause the updates on your system by going to Settings > Update and Security > Windows Update > Pause updates. Here is how to manually fix the Windows Update error code 0x800f081f:
Go to the website of the Microsoft Update Catalog.
Now put the update package number into the search bar.
Then highlight the correct version for your PC.
Click on. msu link to download the update package.
Just after the popular social media giant, Facebook is planning to integrate all its apps into one single chat app. The company seems to be replacing the Instagram Direct with Messenger chat now. This has come to light by a report stating the merger between both the apps with a new update release for the users in the United States.According to a new report by The Verge, Facebook has begun rolling out an update to integrate the chats for Instagram and Messenger. The update is now being released for both iOS as well as Android devices. The update brings the regular DM icon in the top right of Instagram, which has been replaced with the Facebook Messenger logo. The users will be getting a new colourful chat along with new emojis with a swipe to reply to messages functionality and also allowing the users to chat with friends who use Facebook. Image Courtesy: The VergeWhen the user chooses to update the Instagram app, the entire look and feel will be changed to the Instagram direct message inbox. Therefore, it will now look more like your Facebook Messenger. Those who are uncomfortable with this idea of the update then we would like to inform you that this update is entirely optional. You can select the not now option at the bottom of the alert to relish the classic design of Instagram DM. While those interested can go ahead with the update. A notification for the update will pop up on Instagram’s mobile app with the message “There’s A New Way to Message on Instagram”.The report also states that Facebook’s idea to unify the messaging platforms of its hugely popular apps to allow cross-messaging among Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Each of the apps will continue as a standalone app. While another report suggests that the social media giant is rebuilding the underlying infrastructure so that people who might use only one of Facebook’s properties could communicate with others within the company’s ecosystem. All these apps will be supported by end-to-end encryption though the company has not revealed the timeline for the upgrade.
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Get ready to answer a new set of questions as the Amazon Quiz is live on its platform. The e-commerce platform brings a daily quiz on its mobile platform, which every day gives chance to millions of people across the country to win exciting prizes. The quiz goes live at 8 AM and runs till 12 noon. Today’s Amazon Quiz prize is 7,500 Amazon Pay Balance.
By participating in Amazon Quiz every day you can stand a chance to win prizes such as iPhone X, iPhone Xs, Seagate HDD, GoPro Hero 8 Camera, LG Smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S20, Air Purifier, Oppo smartphones, Amazon Pay Balance among others. Every day Amazon brings a fresh new quiz on its app, here we would like to mention that the quiz is not available for the desktop users, only app users can participate in the daily quiz. The company puts 5 questions based on general knowledge and current affairs to which the contestants have to answer all the questions correctly. A wrong answer will eliminate you from the quiz. After giving correct answers to all the questions, your name will get further selected for a lucky draw. The results of the lucky draw will be announced at the end of the month. So today’s quiz winner’s name will be declared at the end of the month. We have updated today’s five questions with their correct answers below so that you can win Amazon Quiz and get 7,500 Amazon Pay Balance.
August 17 Amazon Quiz Answers
Question 1: Uttarakhand is planning to set up India’s first conservation center for what animal in Uttarkashi forests?
The answer is- Snow LeopardQuestion 2: Which famous Varanasi born Indian writer’s 140th birth anniversary was celebrated on July 31, 2020?
The answer is- Munshi PremchandQuestion 3: Which former Spain and Real Madrid goalkeeper has recently announced his retirement from football at the age of 39?
The answer is- Iker CasillasQuestion 4: BIS-Care, an app to check the hallmark and quality of any product, has been released by which organisation?
The answer is- Bureau of Indian StandardsQuestion 5: John Hume, former Northern Ireland politician who recently passed away, was a Nobel Prize winner is which category?
The answer is- Peace
The news is rife, the company has shared a teaser video that gives us a glimpse of the device’s design confirming a flip camera mechanism similar to its predecessor. Though the only front of Asus Zenfone 7 can be seen in the video with slim bezels and no notch can be seen on the screen. The six-second video has been posted on the Asus Deutschland account via Twitter that says “Flip Deine Welt” In German that translates to “Flip your world” in English.
According to a report the Asus ZenFone 7 series has now appeared on Geekbench suggesting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC. The American chipset maker themselves confirmed that Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 has been used on Zenfone 7. Then the device with model number I002D could be ZenFone 7 Pro.
In addition to this, the listing has also revealed that the smartphone will run on Android 10 and might be available with 8GB of RAM. While the previous Geekbench listing suggested 16GB of RAM.
According to NCC certification listing the Zenfone 7 is tipped to come with a 6.7-inch display. It will be offering up to 512GB of storage option with a battery capacity of 4,115mAh supported by 30W fast charging tech. For connectivity, it will include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5, and NFC.
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The news is rife, the company has shared a teaser video that gives us a glimpse of the device’s design confirming a flip camera mechanism similar to its predecessor. Though the only front of Asus Zenfone 7 can be seen in the video with slim bezels and no notch can be seen on the screen. The six-second video has been posted on the Asus Deutschland account via Twitter that says “Flip Deine Welt” In German that translates to “Flip your world” in English.
According to a report the Asus ZenFone 7 series has now appeared on Geekbench suggesting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC. The American chipset maker themselves confirmed that Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 has been used on Zenfone 7. Then the device with model number I002D could be ZenFone 7 Pro.
In addition to this, the listing has also revealed that the smartphone will run on Android 10 and might be available with 8GB of RAM. While the previous Geekbench listing suggested 16GB of RAM.
According to NCC certification listing the Zenfone 7 is tipped to come with a 6.7-inch display. It will be offering up to 512GB of storage option with a battery capacity of 4,115mAh supported by 30W fast charging tech. For connectivity, it will include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5, and NFC.
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For optics, there is a triple rear camera setup that includes a 13-megapixel main sensor with phase-detection autofocus (PDAF) and f/2.2 aperture. In addition to this, there is a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture. On the front, there is a 5-megapixel facing camera with f/2.4 supported by features such as AI Beauty, HDR, Panorama, and Timelapse.
In terms of connectivity, there is 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and a Micro-USB port on the device. The onboard sensors include an accelerometer, ambient light, magnetometer, and a proximity sensor with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The smartphone is backed by a 6,000mAh battery supported by reverse charging.
Realme C15 specifications
Realme C15 runs on Realme UI based on Android 10. It comes with a 6.5-inch HD+ display with 720×1,600 pixels of resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio and an 88.7 percent screen-to-body ratio. The phone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G35 SoC with up to 4GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 64GB of expandable storage.
There is a quad rear camera set up on the Realme C15 that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. Along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with 119 degrees of field of view and f/2.25 aperture. Further assisted by a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel retro lens with f/2.4 aperture. Upfront there is an 8-megapixel selfie camera.
For connectivity, there is 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and a Micro-USB port. At the same time, the sensors on the phone include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, magnetometer, a proximity sensor and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The device boasts a massive 6,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.
Realme C12, Realme C15 price and availability
Realme C12 price in India has been set at Rs 8,999 for the base 3GB RAM with 32GB storage. In contrast, Realme C15 comes with a 2GB RAM with 32GB storage priced at 9,999 along with 4GB RAM with 64GB storage at Rs 10,999. Both the devices are offered in Power Blue and Power Silver colour options. C12 will be available on sale starting August 24 while C15 on August 27. The sale will begin at 12 noon onwards via Flipkart and Realme.com.
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For optics, there is a triple rear camera setup that includes a 13-megapixel main sensor with phase-detection autofocus (PDAF) and f/2.2 aperture. In addition to this, there is a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture. On the front, there is a 5-megapixel facing camera with f/2.4 supported by features such as AI Beauty, HDR, Panorama, and Timelapse.
In terms of connectivity, there is 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and a Micro-USB port on the device. The onboard sensors include an accelerometer, ambient light, magnetometer, and a proximity sensor with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The smartphone is backed by a 6,000mAh battery supported by reverse charging.
Realme C15 specifications
Realme C15 runs on Realme UI based on Android 10. It comes with a 6.5-inch HD+ display with 720×1,600 pixels of resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio and an 88.7 percent screen-to-body ratio. The phone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G35 SoC with up to 4GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 64GB of expandable storage.
There is a quad rear camera set up on the Realme C15 that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. Along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with 119 degrees of field of view and f/2.25 aperture. Further assisted by a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel retro lens with f/2.4 aperture. Upfront there is an 8-megapixel selfie camera.
For connectivity, there is 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and a Micro-USB port. At the same time, the sensors on the phone include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, magnetometer, a proximity sensor and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The device boasts a massive 6,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.
Realme C12, Realme C15 price and availability
Realme C12 price in India has been set at Rs 8,999 for the base 3GB RAM with 32GB storage. In contrast, Realme C15 comes with a 2GB RAM with 32GB storage priced at 9,999 along with 4GB RAM with 64GB storage at Rs 10,999. Both the devices are offered in Power Blue and Power Silver colour options. C12 will be available on sale starting August 24 while C15 on August 27. The sale will begin at 12 noon onwards via Flipkart and Realme.com.
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There is now a premium touch given to it that does not look more plasticky. However, the company has not provided any protected layer (in the form of screen guard) to protect the phone against scratches, which again is odd in this price segment. Moving on, not using a whole glass body makes the phone less bulky. The box comes with a phone back cover too, but one does not need it as it already has a plastic back and is good enough. But it does catch fingerprints easily so to avoid that you can use the case on the phone.
There’s no notch on the front, so you get a clean full display with slim bezels on the sides with a noticeable chin. The Volume rocker placed on the right side of the phone. While the audio jack, a USB Type-C port and a speaker are positioned at the bottom.
As said, you get a full display experience on this phone as there is no hindrance in the form of a notch. Motorola One Fusion+ comes with a 6.5-inch full-HD+ display supporting 1,080×2,340 pixels of resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 395ppi pixel density. It has an Always-On Display that will display notifications on screen as and when they come. Streaming videos on it is such a treat to your eyes as the display is sharp while the colours are vibrant. So you get an impressive nice-looking and a slim LCD panel with a standard refresh rate of 60Hz and support for DCI-P3 colours.
On the gaming front, Motorola One Fusion+ also did well. We ran Call of Duty Mobile and PUBG Mobile with ease. Though there is a single speaker on the phone, there is an amazing sound experience that we missed in some of the smartphones in the segment. It is loud and very clear.
Next, we tested the performance of the camera, Motorola One Fusion+ has a 1+3 camera setup. There is a 64-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. Further assisted by, a secondary 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, a 5-megapixel macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. While on the front there is a 16-megapixel pop-up selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture.
Personally speaking, Motorola devices offer the best camera performance in any price segment. Motorola One Fusion+ has various camera modes to capture the most beautiful shots. The device performed its best even in darkness; surprisingly, the pictures turned out to be soft and less noisy. It comes with a dedicated Night Vision feature which enhanced the pictures more. While the HDR Mode delivered pulsating images.
Shooting the images from the wide-angle camera also delivered good shots. Some of the images seemed to be less sharp when compared to the primary camera, but that is the case with most smartphones these days. On the other hand, the macro images on the phone captured were always impressive and sharp. We must add, the macro images produced were well detailed and came out with natural colours close to life. The portrait shots were impressive too, the edge detection on it is also on point, and you can also set the level of blur before you take one.
The Motorola One Fusion+ comes with a pop-up selfie camera that pops up when you switch from rear to front. The images captured here were perfect and had the right amount of details with perfect edge detection. And, the night mode comes to the rescue in low light situations. Overall the camera setup did impress us.
After all the testing, the device’s battery lasted for more than a day when used excessively. This included watching videos, movies, capturing images, gaming and browsing Facebook and checking our Instagram feed. If you are a moderate user, then it would last for 1.5 days, while for light users it can last for more than that on the Motorola One Fusion+.
There is now a premium touch given to it that does not look more plasticky. However, the company has not provided any protected layer (in the form of screen guard) to protect the phone against scratches, which again is odd in this price segment. Moving on, not using a whole glass body makes the phone less bulky. The box comes with a phone back cover too, but one does not need it as it already has a plastic back and is good enough. But it does catch fingerprints easily so to avoid that you can use the case on the phone.
There’s no notch on the front, so you get a clean full display with slim bezels on the sides with a noticeable chin. The Volume rocker placed on the right side of the phone. While the audio jack, a USB Type-C port and a speaker are positioned at the bottom.
As said, you get a full display experience on this phone as there is no hindrance in the form of a notch. Motorola One Fusion+ comes with a 6.5-inch full-HD+ display supporting 1,080×2,340 pixels of resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 395ppi pixel density. It has an Always-On Display that will display notifications on screen as and when they come. Streaming videos on it is such a treat to your eyes as the display is sharp while the colours are vibrant. So you get an impressive nice-looking and a slim LCD panel with a standard refresh rate of 60Hz and support for DCI-P3 colours.
On the gaming front, Motorola One Fusion+ also did well. We ran Call of Duty Mobile and PUBG Mobile with ease. Though there is a single speaker on the phone, there is an amazing sound experience that we missed in some of the smartphones in the segment. It is loud and very clear.
Next, we tested the performance of the camera, Motorola One Fusion+ has a 1+3 camera setup. There is a 64-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. Further assisted by, a secondary 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, a 5-megapixel macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. While on the front there is a 16-megapixel pop-up selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture.
Personally speaking, Motorola devices offer the best camera performance in any price segment. Motorola One Fusion+ has various camera modes to capture the most beautiful shots. The device performed its best even in darkness; surprisingly, the pictures turned out to be soft and less noisy. It comes with a dedicated Night Vision feature which enhanced the pictures more. While the HDR Mode delivered pulsating images.
Shooting the images from the wide-angle camera also delivered good shots. Some of the images seemed to be less sharp when compared to the primary camera, but that is the case with most smartphones these days. On the other hand, the macro images on the phone captured were always impressive and sharp. We must add, the macro images produced were well detailed and came out with natural colours close to life. The portrait shots were impressive too, the edge detection on it is also on point, and you can also set the level of blur before you take one.
The Motorola One Fusion+ comes with a pop-up selfie camera that pops up when you switch from rear to front. The images captured here were perfect and had the right amount of details with perfect edge detection. And, the night mode comes to the rescue in low light situations. Overall the camera setup did impress us.
After all the testing, the device’s battery lasted for more than a day when used excessively. This included watching videos, movies, capturing images, gaming and browsing Facebook and checking our Instagram feed. If you are a moderate user, then it would last for 1.5 days, while for light users it can last for more than that on the Motorola One Fusion+.
Galaxy Tab S7 comes at EUR 699 (approximately Rs 62,000) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage whereas the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage at EUR 779 (approximately Rs 69,100). On the other hand, the 4G model of the Tab S7 comes with a price tag of 6GB RAM with 128GB storage at EUR 799 (approximately Rs 70,900) and the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage option comes at EUR 879 (approximately Rs 78,000). The device will be offered in three colour options Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze and Mystic Silver.
Galaxy Tab S7 comes at EUR 699 (approximately Rs 62,000) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage whereas the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage at EUR 779 (approximately Rs 69,100). On the other hand, the 4G model of the Tab S7 comes with a price tag of 6GB RAM with 128GB storage at EUR 799 (approximately Rs 70,900) and the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage option comes at EUR 879 (approximately Rs 78,000). The device will be offered in three colour options Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze and Mystic Silver.
iQoo 5 Pro specifications
The iQOO 5 Pro is very much identical to its sibling. The display is similar to a 120Hz refresh rate panel though there is the same chipset which is coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The phone also equips a triple rear camera set up but the difference is it has an 8-megapixel periscopic lens having f/3.4 aperture instead of a 13-megapixel third sensor that comes on iQoo 5. The camera set up supports OIS, 60x digital zoom, and 5x optical zoom. While on the front there is a 16-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.4 aperture.
Also, the device boasts a battery with a reduced capacity of 4,000mAh offering 120W fast charging support. The connectivity options on the phone include USB Type-C, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.1, NFC, GPS along others. It also has an in-display fingerprint sensor for authentication along with dual stereo speakers.
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iQoo 5 Pro specifications
The iQOO 5 Pro is very much identical to its sibling. The display is similar to a 120Hz refresh rate panel though there is the same chipset which is coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The phone also equips a triple rear camera set up but the difference is it has an 8-megapixel periscopic lens having f/3.4 aperture instead of a 13-megapixel third sensor that comes on iQoo 5. The camera set up supports OIS, 60x digital zoom, and 5x optical zoom. While on the front there is a 16-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.4 aperture.
Also, the device boasts a battery with a reduced capacity of 4,000mAh offering 120W fast charging support. The connectivity options on the phone include USB Type-C, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.1, NFC, GPS along others. It also has an in-display fingerprint sensor for authentication along with dual stereo speakers.
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Whereas the Willow Cove is Intel’s upcoming CPU microarchitecture which is based on the latest process advancements, 10nm SuperFin technology and the foundation of the Sunny Cove architecture. Intel’s next-generation CPU microarchitecture is capable of providing a generational increase in CPU performance with large frequency improvements and increased power efficiency with redesigned caching architecture to a larger non-inclusive 1.25MB MLC and security enhancements with Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology.
According to the company, Tiger Lake SoC architecture will be offering the new Willow Cove CPU core with significant frequency uplift leveraging 10nm SuperFin technology advancements. The latest Xe graphics with up to 96 execution units (EUs) with significant performance-per-watt efficiency improvements. For power management, the – autonomous dynamic voltage frequency scaling in coherent fabric, increased fully integrated voltage regulator efficiency.
Fabrics and memory – 2x increase in coherent fabric bandwidth, ~86GB/s memory bandwidth, validated LP4x-4267, DDR4-3200; LP5-5400 architecture capability and Gaussian Network Accelerator (GNA) 2.0 dedicated IP for low-power neural inferencing offloading from the CPU. ~20% lower CPU utilisation on GNA vs CPU (running noise suppression workload). Along with the integration of TB4/USB4, integrated PCIe Gen 4 on CPU for low-latency, high-bandwidth device access to memory with a display of up to 64GB/s of isochronous bandwidth to memory for multiple high-resolution displays. In addition to six sensors with 4K30 video, 27MP image, up to 4K90 and 42MP image architectural capability.
Although the company is refining its hybrid architecture with Alder Lake, the company’s next-generation client product together with two upcoming architectures: Golden Cove and Gracemont, optimised to offer great performance per watt.
During the Architecture 2020 event, the company has also detailed the Xe-LP (low power) microarchitecture. The company’s in-house GPU will come with up to 96 EUs and new architecture designs. These include asynchronous compute, view instancing, sampler feedback, updated media engine with AV1 and updated display engine to enable new end-user features with instant game tuning, capture, and stream-and-image sharpening. On software optimisation, Xe-LP will have driver improvements with a fresh DX11 path and optimized compiler.
Intel touts that its first Xe-HP chip is multi-tiled, highly scalable, high-performance architecture, providing data centre-class, rack-level media performance, GPU scalability and AI optimization.
The company is now sampling Xe-HP with key customers and plans to enable it in Intel DevCloud for developers. Xe-HP will be available next year. The company has also introduced a Xe microarchitecture variant. Over that the Xe-HPG and a gaming-optimized microarchitecture are also on the cards. These bring good performance-per-watt building blocks from Xe-LP, leveraging the scale from Xe-HP for a more significant configuration and compute frequency optimisation from Xe-HPC. A new memory subsystem based on GDDR6 is added to improve performance per dollar and XeHPG will have accelerated ray tracing support. Xe-HPG is expected to start shipping in 2021.
For the data centres, the next-gen Xeon Scalable processor based on Ice Lake SP architecture is expected to be ship later this year bringing a set of technologies. This includes total memory encryption, PCIe Gen 4 and eight memory channels with instruction-set architecture to speed up crypto processing. While the Sapphire Rapids is Intel’s next-generation Xeon Scalable processor based on enhanced SuperFin technology will include DDR5, PCIe Gen 5 and Compute Express Link 1.1. Sapphire Rapids will be the CPU used in the Aurora Exascale supercomputer system at Argonne National Lab. Sapphire Rapids is expected to start initial production shipments in the second half of 2021.
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Whereas the Willow Cove is Intel’s upcoming CPU microarchitecture which is based on the latest process advancements, 10nm SuperFin technology and the foundation of the Sunny Cove architecture. Intel’s next-generation CPU microarchitecture is capable of providing a generational increase in CPU performance with large frequency improvements and increased power efficiency with redesigned caching architecture to a larger non-inclusive 1.25MB MLC and security enhancements with Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology.
According to the company, Tiger Lake SoC architecture will be offering the new Willow Cove CPU core with significant frequency uplift leveraging 10nm SuperFin technology advancements. The latest Xe graphics with up to 96 execution units (EUs) with significant performance-per-watt efficiency improvements. For power management, the – autonomous dynamic voltage frequency scaling in coherent fabric, increased fully integrated voltage regulator efficiency.
Fabrics and memory – 2x increase in coherent fabric bandwidth, ~86GB/s memory bandwidth, validated LP4x-4267, DDR4-3200; LP5-5400 architecture capability and Gaussian Network Accelerator (GNA) 2.0 dedicated IP for low-power neural inferencing offloading from the CPU. ~20% lower CPU utilisation on GNA vs CPU (running noise suppression workload). Along with the integration of TB4/USB4, integrated PCIe Gen 4 on CPU for low-latency, high-bandwidth device access to memory with a display of up to 64GB/s of isochronous bandwidth to memory for multiple high-resolution displays. In addition to six sensors with 4K30 video, 27MP image, up to 4K90 and 42MP image architectural capability.
Although the company is refining its hybrid architecture with Alder Lake, the company’s next-generation client product together with two upcoming architectures: Golden Cove and Gracemont, optimised to offer great performance per watt.
During the Architecture 2020 event, the company has also detailed the Xe-LP (low power) microarchitecture. The company’s in-house GPU will come with up to 96 EUs and new architecture designs. These include asynchronous compute, view instancing, sampler feedback, updated media engine with AV1 and updated display engine to enable new end-user features with instant game tuning, capture, and stream-and-image sharpening. On software optimisation, Xe-LP will have driver improvements with a fresh DX11 path and optimized compiler.
Intel touts that its first Xe-HP chip is multi-tiled, highly scalable, high-performance architecture, providing data centre-class, rack-level media performance, GPU scalability and AI optimization.
The company is now sampling Xe-HP with key customers and plans to enable it in Intel DevCloud for developers. Xe-HP will be available next year. The company has also introduced a Xe microarchitecture variant. Over that the Xe-HPG and a gaming-optimized microarchitecture are also on the cards. These bring good performance-per-watt building blocks from Xe-LP, leveraging the scale from Xe-HP for a more significant configuration and compute frequency optimisation from Xe-HPC. A new memory subsystem based on GDDR6 is added to improve performance per dollar and XeHPG will have accelerated ray tracing support. Xe-HPG is expected to start shipping in 2021.
For the data centres, the next-gen Xeon Scalable processor based on Ice Lake SP architecture is expected to be ship later this year bringing a set of technologies. This includes total memory encryption, PCIe Gen 4 and eight memory channels with instruction-set architecture to speed up crypto processing. While the Sapphire Rapids is Intel’s next-generation Xeon Scalable processor based on enhanced SuperFin technology will include DDR5, PCIe Gen 5 and Compute Express Link 1.1. Sapphire Rapids will be the CPU used in the Aurora Exascale supercomputer system at Argonne National Lab. Sapphire Rapids is expected to start initial production shipments in the second half of 2021.
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