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Leica launches Leica Q2 full frame camera sporting a 47.3MP sensor, will come to India soon
Leica Q2 price, features and specifications
The Leica Q2 holds a price tag of $4,995 (approximately Rs 3,50,000) and is currently selling in the US. Leica has announced that the Q2 will come to the Indian markets around mid-April. In the design department, the Leica Q2 does remind of its older predecessor, the Leica Q which was launched in June 2015. The Q2 comes with protective sealing on its body protecting it from dust and water spray, but it is not water-proof, only splash resistant. There are also new changes over its body, the Leica Q2 comes with a new thumb rest and a diamond pattern on its leather trim. While in the specification department, the Leica Q2 sports a 47.3MP sensor capable of clicking high-quality pictures along with full-HD (1080p) video recording with frame rates of 120fps, 60fps, 30fps and 24fps. But the camera also does 4K video recording with 30 or 24 fps frame rates. There are microphones present on the body of the Leica Q2 which supports stereo audio recording. The lens provided in the Leica Q2 is a 28mm Summilux f.1.7 ASPH and the image processor in it is from the Maestro II family. It has a 3.68MP OLED viewfinder and comes with a 3-inch TFT monitor with touch support. The Leica Q2 packs a battery of 1,860mAh and measures 130 x 80 x 91.9mm with a weight of 734 grams (with battery).For connectivity, the Leica Q2 comes with Wi-Fi and supports Bluetooth LE (Low Energy). The camera can also be used with the Leica Fotos mobile app, which allows the user to share their clicked pictures and videos on social media. The app even lets the user remotely control the shutter of the camera. For photography, the Q2 is capable of capturing 10 photos per second, its autofocus is capable of locking the focus on a subject in 0.15 seconds. By default, the focal length of the Leica Q2 is set to 28mm, but it also can stimulate focal length such as 35mm, 50mm and 70mm. Leica has given the option to save the cropped images but its resolution is reduced to 47.3MP, 30MP, 14.7MP, or 6.6MP.With its newly developed 47.3 MP full-frame sensor, fast Summilux 28 mm f/1.7 ASPH. prime lens, quick auto-focus, innovative OLED technology, and timelessly elegant design, the Leica Q2 elevates the tradition established by its predecessor, the Leica Q: https://t.co/RtVH6u3hDZ pic.twitter.com/0wbcAPyMTt
— Leica Camera USA (@LeicaCameraUSA) March 7, 2019
Facebook’s Watch Party is soon coming to Instagram
Any of us can spend hours watching videos on the internet and those hours often tend to run longer when we are watching these videos with friends. Facebook tapped on this tendency of users when it rolled out its Watch Party feature. But let’s face it, don’t we all use Instagram and not Facebook to enjoy photos and videos?
Seems like Facebook knows that too. And maybe that is the reason why the social media platform will soon be rolling out a feature similar to Watch Party on Instagram too. For those unaware, Facebook owns the photo-sharing app. A feature called ‘Co-Watch’ could let you watch Instagram Stories, videos and IGTV content along with your friends, much like Watch Party. The feature was first spotted by reverse-engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong in Instagram Direct Messaging code. We should add here that Manchun was also the person who discovered that Facebook is testing its Dating feature before it got rolled out to a number of countries. Coming back to Instagram, the code that has been discovered indicates that you would be able to co-watch content from suggested videos on the app or even from a playlist. However, as of now, it is not known whether features like picture-in-picture with friends would make their way to Instagram too. It is also worth noticing that a similar feature is also being tested by Facebook on its Messenger app. With all these moves put together, we think that Facebook is trying to create more private interactions on its platform. And needless to say, this will also help the platform boost its ad revenue. And Watch Party has been a successful feature and Facebook has claimed that 12 million videos were viewed with Groups from July till November. Considering that Instagram’s engagement is far more than Facebook’s native platform as of now, it makes perfect sense for the company to get the feature to its photo-sharing app. And as far as Messenger is concerned, it would make the experience far more personalised, so it will be interesting to see the results.Huawei Watch GT to launch in India on March 12, will be sold on Amazon
Huawei Watch GT specifications
To recall the specifications of Huawei Watch GT, the smartwatch runs the company’s Light OS platform and is powered by Cortex-M4 processor. The company has claimed that Huawei Watch GT’s battery will last 30 days with heart rate tracking and GPS turned off. Otherwise, the battery of the smartwatch will last two weeks which usage that includes heart rate monitoring. And if your usage is extremely heavy and you also use GPS, heart rate sensor and always on screen, the smartwatch’s battery is claimed to last till 22 hours. Huawei Watch GT sports a 1.39-inch AMOLED display comes with a dual crown and is made of 316L stainless steel coupled with ceramic bezels. The smartwatch was launched in two variants — Sport and Classic. Both the variant of Huawei Watch GT come with 5ATM water resistance, which means you can easily take it with you when you go swimming. Huawei Watch GT comes with an optical heart rate sensor that uses 6LEDs and comes with the company’s TruSeen 3.0 technology which is supposed to get better by learning over time. The smartwatch has GPS functionality which can be used to track users’ daily activities while being connected to the Health Assistant app. The smartwatch also comes with a built-in altimeter has the ability to track users’ steps and sleep. The price of Huawei Watch GT starts at €199.Microsoft Surface Book 2 with quad-core CPU listed online: Tech specs revealed
Devil May Cry 5: 10 things you should know about
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The Story
DMC 5 is a continuation of DMC 4 in the same universe and same timeline. But this time it is the actual successor of the Devil May Cry series, unlike the rebooted Dmc launched back in 2013. The story follows Dante, Nero and a new character V as they fight demons and try to reach the bottom of the events of Red Grave City. The events follow after the DMC 4’s Order of Sword incident. Each playable character has their own agendas for being in the game and are fighting for their own reasons. Without spoiling anything, the storyline in the game is gripping and does justice to the series by taking it forward.
Characters
There are some main characters along with some old characters in DMC 5. We see the return of Dante, Nero, Lady and Trish. The new characters include the mysterious one — V (not Virgil), Nico, demons and the main baddy of the game.
Combat System
The battle system in the DMC 5 is as fluid as it has ever been, it feels more fluid than DMC 3 and DMC 4. The transitions between demon to demon, switching between weapons, chaining one combo after the other, switching styles and just raising literal hell, all feels immensely fluid and smooth. The ranking system which has followed from the earliest DMC is still there and players can connect combos to climb up the ranks from C to S to SSS. Higher the stylish rank, better the end stage score.
Level up
Just like earlier DMC games, you will need to collect demon blood by killing them. Red demon blood could be used to purchase skills and gain weapon upgrades. So, don’t be afraid to get in that tight situation where you are facing 1 vs 20 demons, just switch to ‘devil trigger’ (if you have unlocked it) and go bonkers, but keep the devil trigger gauge in sight and play strategically.
The main playable characters
Dante — all who have played even one of the DMC games know who he is. The Son of Sparda and the Legendary Devil Hunter Dante returns with a lot of changes in his looks but his awesome personality remains the same. He returns this time with four melee weapons, four ranged weapons and the same four old styles to choose from. Dante’s classic arsenal returns with him – Rebellion, Ebony and Ivory and Coyote A. Some new weapons include Balrog, Devil Sword Sparda and new guns.
Nero – The young demon hunter makes his return in the next instalment of Devil May Cry series (we secretly wished for it since we played with him in the DMC 4). He has gained years and lost his hand (poor child), but he has also gained experience. Even though he still has got much to learn. He enters with his trusty Red Queen and Blue Rose and this time there is no Devil Bringer, but instead he gets a prosthetic arm from Nico named Devil Breaker.
V – The mysterious one. He carries a cane and a book that’s it. There is not much known about him. He fights with three familiars – a giant bird, a panther and a giant golem.
Platforms
The DMC 5 is coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The PC version will be available through Steam.
Versions
The DMC 5 will come in three versions, the first will be a base version, the second will be a Deluxe Edition of DMC 5 which will come with few skins for the weapons (pasta breaker, mega buster for Nero’s devil breaker etc.) of the character and sound tracks, live action cutscenes and Dante’s bike – the Cavaliere R. Finally, the Collector’s edition of the game will come with all the things the Deluxe Edition offered plus a little extra. In this edition, the players would receive exclusive cloth print, pin and bumper stickers, Nico’s toolbox, art books and notes from Nico’s workbench and motor home replica. All the versions of the game can be purchased from the official Capcom website.
System Requirements (for PC)
(unofficial) OS: WINDOWS 7, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460, AMD FX-6300, or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x with 2GB Video RAM, or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 35 GB available space
RECOMMENDED requirements:
OS: WINDOWS 7, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, AMD FX-9590, or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 480 with 8GB VRAM, or better
DirectX: Version 11
Music/Soundtracks
The Devil May Cry series is known for its awesome selection of music, soundtracks, background scores, special effects (demon noises) and the heavy metal galore when the battle begins. And Devil May Cry 5 is no exception as it brings with its sweet heavy metal tracks and the emotional background score (like we saw on previous DMC series). Along with that, this time each playable character is getting their own battle music. Dante battle track is called Subhuman, Nero’s is Devil Trigger while V’s is Crimson Cloud.
Bloody Palace
The fan favourite bloody palace mode where players can choose one character and go crazy with hordes of demons after demons coming after the players doesn’t come with the game. But Capcom has promised to release it in April 2019, so it will be worth the wait. In that time, you can play the game and complete it in different difficulty level – try completing the game in the Hell and Hell mode or Heaven and Hell mode.
Bonus – Vergil
Dante’s infamous angry brother is making his return in DMC 5. At the end of the final trailer of DMC 5, people at Capcom teased us with a quick glance of Vergil. So yeah, he is making a comeback in the Devil May Cry 5 and we will definitely get to see the brother vs brother fight (Dante vs Vergil). It will be Devil May Cry 3 all over again. And maybe, just maybe, Capcom might have a surprise for the players at the end of the game. Fingers crossed. Stay tuned for more info on DMC 5 and other games.
Blackberry wireless charger launched for Rs 2,499: Get all details here
Boat launches Rockerz 480 Bluetooth Headphones priced at Rs 1,899
boAt Rockerz 480 price and specifications
The boAt Rockerz 480 Bluetooth headphone is priced at Rs 1,899. The product is available on Amazon.in and it comes with a 1-year warranty. boAt Rockerz comes with Bluetooth, but it also has wired connectivity, which means it can be used with the wire and wirelessly. They come with a black matte finish on the earcups and headband is made out of aluminum finish for sturdiness. The headphones are powered by 40mm dynamic drivers that provide high definition immersive audio experience. The ear speaker carries 10mW power and has signal to noise ratio of 70dB. The boat Rockerz 480 works between the 20Hz and 20KHz (20,000Hz) frequency response. Over that, the headphone works with iOS as well as Android OS and it also comes with a power, pairing and charging LED indicator. As far as the battery is concerned, these earphones have a 300mAh battery with a charging time of 2.5 hours. It has a playback time of 10 hours along with standby time of 200 hours. As mentioned earlier, the headphones also come with inbuilt mic so users can take calls and is capable of giving talk time of up to 8 hours. It also supports Google Voice Assistant. Although aluminium is used in the Boat Rockerz 480, it just weighs 187 grams.
Huawei Y7 (2019) with 4,000mAh battery launched in Europe: Price and specifications
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Huawei Y7 (2019) price
The Huawei Y7 (2019) is available for EUR 220 (approximately Rs 17,200) and will be a mid-budget segment device. It comes in Aurora Blue, Coral Red and Midnight Black colour options. The company has launched Huawei Y7 (2019) in the European markets only and there isn’t a word if and when Huawei will bring the smartphone to other markets.Huawei Y7 (2019) specifications and features
The Huawei Y7 (2019) sports a 6.26-inch Full HD+ (720 x 1520 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and a waterdrop notch. It is powered by Snapdragon 450 processor clubbed with Adreno 506 for GPU. The device comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage with support of microSD card up to 512GB. It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo skinned with EMUI 8.2. The Huawei Y7 (2019) packs a dual rear camera setup comprising of 13MP sensor coupled with a 2MP sensor with f/1.8 aperture and an LED flash. At the front, there is an 8MP sensor. For security, it comes with a fingerprint scanner at the back and also has face unlock. Huawei Y7 (2019) packs a 4,000mAh battery, is 158.92 x 76.91 x 8.1mm in dimension and weighs 168 grams. For connectivity options, the Huawei Y7 (2019) comes with 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 and GPS. It comes with dual-SIM (Nano) card support along with microSD card slot. The Y7 (2019) comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack placed at the top of the device, while the bottom of the device houses the micro USB ports and speaker grilles. The right of the device holds the volume rockers and the left holds the SIM tray slot. For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Facebookand Instagram. For newest tech & gadget videos subscribe to our YouTube Channel.International Women’s Day: 7 most powerful women in the tech industry, India and abroad
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Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO
When we talk about women leaders, it is absolutely not possible to skip Sheryl Sandberg. She is the first woman to be a part of the board of directors of Facebook and has previously held leadership positions at Google and United States Secretary for Treasury. She has also authored two books, among which one talks about feminism.
Meg Whitman, HP Enterprise CEO
Meg Whitman has played a number of roles in her career that spans over decades. She has worked at The Walt Disney Company, DreamWorks, Procter & Gamble and Hasbro. She served as the President and CEO of eBay till 2008 and then finally got named as the CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO
Susan Wojcicki joined Google as a marketing manager in 1999 and is better known as the woman behind YouTube. As the Senior Vice President of Advertising and Commerce at Google, it was her call to acquire YouTube. She became the CEO of the video sharing platform in 2014.
Safra Catz, Oracle co-CEO
Safra Catz has been at Oracle since 1999 and became a part of the company’s board of directors in 2001. She was named as the president of the company in 2004 and then became the co-CEO in 2014.
Debjani Ghosh, President at NASSCOM
Debjani Ghosh is the President of The National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM). She took the post of the President in April 2018. Prior to this, she was the vice president of the sales and marketing group at Intel. Besides this, she was also the managing director for South Asia at Intel.
Vanitha Kumar, Vice President of Modem SW engineering, Qualcomm
At Qualcomm Technologies, Vanitha Kumar is the vice president of software engineering and heads the modem SW air interface technology teams at a number of locations across the world. In 2018, Qualcomm took the first steps towards 5G, and we should point out that she was responsible for the company’s 5G and Cellular IoT SW roadmap.
Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO of Arista Networks
Jayshree V Ullal is the president and CEO of Arista Networks, which is a cloud networking company that is responsible for deploying 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet networking in the data centre. Prior to Arista Networks, Ullal has also worked at Cisco Systems.
HP Envy x360 review: No Intel, No Worry
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Design and Display
HP has never been a bystander when it comes to the form factor of its laptops. They make sure, they give something extra to the user, even if it is a budget laptop. And with the HP Envy x360, the bar has been set quite high. Yes, it does remind us of the Spectre series in some ways, but there are quite a few differences between the two.Performance
Like we said earlier, the HP Envy x360 is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 CPU, so we had our qualms about its performance. Before we give you the lowdown of its achievement and how it fared on the test bench, let us quickly run you through the technical specifications of the HP Envy x360. Powered by AMD Ryzen 5 2500U CPU with clock speed of up to 3.6GHz and 6MB cache, this notebook also has 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD. The graphics are powered by AMD Vega 8 GPU. The 13.3-inch FHD IPS display is WLED backlit and supports full HD resolution (1,920×1,080). The machine also has Bluetooth V4.2 and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2×2). Miracast is also supported and the HP Envy x360 comes with a 4 cell battery inside that gave us a decent 5.5 hours of battery life (under above nominal use). Let’s talk about the benchmarks next, we ran 3D Mark Firestrike test on the laptop first to check out its graphical performance and to our amazement, it is right up there with the big boys. It scored 2,481 marks on it. On PC Mark it scored 2,788 mark, which compared to the 8th gen Intel Core i5 CPU’s is almost neck to neck. Now, on to the real-time tests. We ran games like PUBG and GTA V on it at high settings and we did face a bit of lag there. So we didn’t move on to the ultra-high settings. However, games like DOTA 2 and CS:GO worked really well. Though not built for gaming, we did like the gaming experience especially because it has a wonderful set of speakers and a really vivid touch display.Verdict and Final Words
Looking at the price of Rs 77,990, one does wonder first would an Intel laptop be better. But after using it for a little while we came to the conclusion absolutely not. The performance is right up there, yes you do miss a dedicated graphics card, although this laptop is not built for gaming but for excellent professional use. It looks great, is comfortable to work with, the screen folds all the way around and you can use it as a tablet. Yes, there is a quite a bit of bloatware found on the HP Envy x360, which was a pain to get rid of. At this price, one would not want to see that. A stock Windows is what one wants to play with at first. Pros: Good screen and performance Well-built Excellent sound Cons: Price for an AMD device Bloatware For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For newest tech & gadget videos subscribe to our YouTube Channel.Oppo’s next flagship smartphone confirmed to include Snapdragon 855 SoC, 10x Hybrid Optical Zoom camera tech
Queo SmarTap launched at Rs 2,00,125 in India: Get all the details here

Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e sale goes live in India
Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e price and launch offers
Samsung Galaxy S10 is priced at Rs 66,900 for the 8GB RAM/128GB storage variant and it is available in Prism Black, Prism Blue, and Prism White colour options. On the other hand, the smartphone’s 8GB RAM/512GB storage model is available for Rs 84,900 and is available in Prism White colour variant only. Samsung Galaxy S10+ costs 73,900 for the 8GB RAM/128GB storage variant and comes in Prism Black, Prism Blue, and Prism White colour options. The handset’s more high-end variant – that has 8GB RAM and 512GB internal storage – is selling for Rs 91,900 and the one that comes with 12GB RAM/1TB storage variant, can be picked up for Rs 1,17,900. Both the variants with 512GB storage and 1TB storage comes in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White colour options. Finally, the Samsung Galaxy S10e is available for Rs 55,400 for the sole 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant. It comes in Prism Black and Prism White colour options.Launch offers for these devices include up to Rs 6,000 cashback if the purchase is made using the HDFC Bank cards. The customers will also get an upgrade bonus of up to Rs 15,000, and they will be eligible for EMI offers for tenures ranging from 3 months up to 24 months. Along with that, the customers can also get Galaxy Buds which originally sells for Rs 9,990 in a combo deal alongside any variant of Galaxy S10 for Rs 4,999. For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For newest tech & gadget videos subscribe to our YouTube Channel.Buy now and get Galaxy Buds at Rs. 4,999/- and benefits up to Rs. 15,000/-. https://t.co/1xCJr3w7fu
— Samsung India (@SamsungIndia) March 8, 2019
The most expensive car in the world unveiled at Geneva Motor Show, Bugatti La Voiture Noire
Coming to the capabilities of the car, Bugatti’s La Voiture Noire packs an 8-liter engine that comprises of 16 cylinders. Together, they can produce a 1,479 horsepower (1,103 kW) and the torque hoes up to 1,180 pound-feet (1,600 Nm).
We should add here that this is the iconic W16 that has remained at the heart of the luxury brand in recent years. However, to ensure that La Voiture Noire has an edge over others, it has been revamped.
Besides its exquisite bodywork and black finish, La Voiture Noire’s wheelbase is also slightly longer than that of the Chiron.
It is being speculated that the luxury brand also made changes to the car’s suspension, however, there is no official word on it as of now. But it does seem likely that the company also added some changes with focus on comfortable cruising.




