Epic games has launched a discount offer of 50 percent for Fortnite’s Save the World version. Fortnite Save the World has been in paid access during 2017. In future, it is expected to go free-to-play. In this game, you are with a squad of your own against enemies across many missions. To talk about the popular battle royale mode, it continues to be free. Fortnite Save the World, is available for PS4, Xbox and PCs. After the discount, prices of these products have been decreased. This includes, firstly, Fortnite Standard which comes for $19.99 or Rs 1,400. The original price is $ 39.99 that is Rs 2,800.
The Fortnite deluxe now costs $29.99 that is almost Rs 2,100. Earlier, it costed $59.99 that is almost Rs 4,200. The Fortnite Super Deluxe which earlier came at a price of $ 89.99 (roughly Rs 6,300) now comes at a price of $29.99 (roughly Rs 3,150).
The Fortnite Limited Edition will now cost $74.99 at the pretext of this temporary discount period. This is roughly Rs 5,250. The Fortnite Limited Edition has received the maximum discount because its original price is $149.99 that is roughly Rs 10,500. These deals are live on the US PS Store.
There are some people who are reporting that the discount appears in the cart during checkout. At this point, it is safe to assume that the Xbox One and PC offers should be live too. In India, those who have an Indian PlayStation Network account can buy the game through the PS Store.
However, the prices will be a bit higher when they go live with the standard edition at a Rs 1,665 and Fortnite Deluxe at Rs 2,497. This is how you take advantage of the cheaper US prices for the Fortnite on PS4.
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While there aren’t too many electric vehicles in India right now, Google seems to be thinking in advance as it has rolled out an update that will surely be beneficial for anyone who owns an electric vehicle. The popular navigation app has started adding information about electric vehicle charging stations.
To recall, the update was first reported about in October 2018, however, back then it was only available in most western countries. Now, this feature has started rolling out in India too, however, it is only available for Android. So going forward, those who own electric cars and vehicles will be able to look for the nearest compatible charging stations on Google Maps.
Considering that electric vehicles are increasingly gaining popularity in a number of countries across the globe, it’s just a matter of time before they pick up momentum in India too. So, it makes perfect sense for Google to add this information in its Maps app because running out of charge is not a situation electric vehicle users want to find themselves in.
With this feature coming to Google Maps, if electric vehicle owners find themselves in a situation where they are running low on charge, they can turn to the app for help. Although Google Maps has shown some popular EV stations for a couple of years now, the update has just been rolled out in India.
Prior reports suggest that to look for an EV station, you only have to type keywords like ‘EV charging’ and ‘EV charging stations’. The app will then start showing stations that are closest to your location along with information like the type of ports it has, the charging speeds, and more so that you can pick the one that is compatible with your vehicle.
So, businesses that have charging stations on their property will be able to add this information on Google Maps. Furthermore, drivers will be able to add more information via ratings, reviews, photos, and questions/answers.
However, as of now, we don’t know if Google Maps will also be able to show whether any ports are unoccupied. So, the electric vehicle would have to head to the station to find that out. But then, maybe with a future update, Google Maps will be able to share this information too. For other interesting Google Maps features, you can read our article here.
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Picooc, the internet-based company which specializes in smart health device has launched Picooc Mini in India. This is a high-precision health monitoring, smart weighing scale. The device will be distributed exclusively by Optiemus Infracom Limited. The Picooc Mini, as its name says is a compact device that makes it easier to store and carry around. It can also be connected to the user’s smartphone using Bluetooth and processes the measurement data to create health trends.
According to the need and requirement of the user who is using the Mini, it offers personalised health suggestions on the Picooc phone app. The device also allows users to create unlimited user profiles which makes it an ideal device for family use. Each member of the family who is registered on the Mini and has the Picooc phone app can receive health suggestions on their smartphones. The Picooc Mini is priced at Rs 2,999 and will sell on Flipkart from 5 February, 2019.
By using the Picooc Mini, users can measure their body weight along with 12 additional body vitals which include the Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Fat, Muscle Mass, Protein, Bone Mass, Metabolic Age, Visceral Fat Index, BMR, Body Water, Body Type, Skeletal Mass and body girth. With all these features packed in a compact machine, the Mini keeps track of your weight. It also offers a unique body score that is calculated using the body vitals of an individual. The device provides all this information in roughly three seconds, now that is faster than you can say ‘Hey Doctor’.
The device has Bluetooth 4.0 for smartphone connection, and it has a bright red LED display screen where the details are displayed. The surface measures 26 x 26 cm and it comes with brushed stainless-steel finish, stable unibody case and strengthened glass for extra durability. Over that, it weighs just 1.15kgs. It uses 3 AAA 1.5V batteries that last up-to 12 months.
Using the professional grade BIA system, it has a metal-less ITO layer that enhances its sensitivity to track the smallest of changes occurring in the consumers body. The company claims that, it combines high-precision data recording and big data core algorithm to offer accurate comprehensive health measurement report. With which people can track their own fitness levels.
The Picooc phone app is available for both Android and iPhone smartphones. Additional features on the app show health data that can help users to set goals, so that they can follow their own fitness regime.
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The next lineup of Samsung Galaxy series, the Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20, Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50 smartphones have been churning in the rumour mill for some time now. And according to a report the A10, A20, A30 and A50 might launch in the coming months in India. Out of all the phones of the A series rumoured to be launched, the Galaxy A50 is expected to debut separately globally first around or before June of 2019. Then after that it might launch in India.
With the successful launch of the M series in Indian markets and the Galaxy S10 launch event is also scheduled in the Samsung Unpacked this February. It seems like Samsung will be making headlines for some time. Yesterday on 5th February when Samsung released their mid-ranged M-series phones, the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20, which were targeted towards the younger audience. It was an online only sale, a first move for the South Korean tech giant, and the phones went out of stock minutes after their launch.
Later this month, on 20th February, the company will be unveiling their flagships internationally, the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and the Galaxy S10 Lite. Alongside the release of S10, Samsung may also announce the conceptual foldable phone, the Galaxy Flex which was teased in a video last week. The Galaxy S10 series might come to the Indian market later in 2019.
It is estimated that the A series will be a mid-ranged budget friendly smartphone and will give fierce competition to the Chinese phone companies who currently hold dominance over this market. The Galaxy A10 is expected to have a starting price tag of Rs 8,490. The A series phones will come with Super AMOLED display, which was absent in the M series as they had LCD displays. The three phones of the A series, the A10, A20 and the A30 might share some similarities with the M10 and the M20. But they might come with lesser batteries than the M series phones, which has 3,400mAh and 5,000mAh batteries respectively.
Not much has been known about the specs these phones will have but it is speculated that Galaxy A10, A20 and A30 will be powered by Exynos 7885 SoC and will have Android 9.0 Pie for its OS. Also, the Galaxy A10 (SM-A105F), Galaxy A20 (SM-A205F), Galaxy A30 (SM-A305F), Galaxy A40 (SM-A405F) and A50 (SM-A505F) phones recently appeared on Geekbench. It was also revealed that the A10 will have 2GB RAM, the A20 will have 3GB of RAM, the A30 will have 4GB of RAM and the A40 will also have 4GB of RAM.
According to Geekbench listing the A50 will run on Exynos 9610 SoC with 6GB RAM and will come with Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. It might also come with 64GB storage and 128GB storage options with colour choices of black, white, blue and red, The A50 might have triple camera setup with in-display fingerprint scanner, the selfie camera and the main camera might come with a 24MP sensor. It is also possible that the A50 could house a 4,000mAh battery.
With all the phones Samsung is launching this year the users will get a wide range of smartphones to choose from according to their needs. And also, the smartphone market will heat up this year with many phone companies coming with their own recipe and excellent tech in their smartphones.
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There are people who wish to remove messages once they are on social media or messenger. Sometimes we might send messages to wrong people, or even worse, send unfriendly messages and change our mind about it the next moment. However, the blunder is done and just like in real life, you cannot take back what you said. Well, now you don’t need to worry anymore because now you can actually delete messages if you have sent something inappropriate or irrelevant.
Facebook was against this idea sometime ago. However, a year ago, Mark Zuckerberg was caught doing it. There was a report which came sometime ago telling users that this service was caught scraping call logs and message data. As a matter of consequence, Facebook came under a lot of pressure as users started accusing it for the misuse of its power. Facebook then said that this was a feature that it was planning to incorporate soon in the messaging app. Now, Facebook released a statement regarding this.
We can at least say for now, that Facebook will work towards this feature. It is very similar to WhatsApp because just like this messaging app, Facebook Messenger will also have the option to delete the message for one person or for all the participants of the conversation. Facebook has taken quite a long time to bring this feature, considering that WhatsApp and Instagram have rolled this out a long time ago. One important thing to note is that the message can be deleted within 10 minutes of sending it.
In other apps this limitation can be bypassed. WhatsApp might have already prepared for these bugs, however, it is uncertain whether other bugs will attack the Facebook sub-company or not. It cannot be ascertained if Facebook will actually release the message deleting feature until it gives an official announcement about the same. However, considering the current state of affairs, this feature is most likely to be true.
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One of the biggest differentiators of the Samsung Galaxy Note series is its S Pen. And let’s admit it, the South Korean technology giant has made every S Pen better than the last one we saw. The latest S Pen, which is coupled with Samsung Galaxy Note 9, comes with Bluetooth connectivity and can run for minutes with just a minute of charging.
And now, we have some really exciting news about an upcoming S Pen that points towards Samsung planning to go notch-less. However, we can’t really say if we’ll get to see this S Pen with Samsung Galaxy Note 10. It has been reported that USPTO has today granted a patent that shows the S Pen being used as a camera with an optical zoom. This could very well mean that Samsung plans to remove the notch from the display of its Galaxy Note series smartphone and use the S Pen to house the camera.
So, if you are one of those people who don’t find the idea of a punch-hole on a display too appealing, you can rejoice. In the patent, Samsung has mentioned that handsets usually utilize digital zoom in order to reduce the thickness of the smartphone, however, optical zoom in comparison results in better quality of the final image.
The patent further throws light on describing a method with which one can embed an optical sensor into the S Pen. There would be at one lens that users will be able to control via an external button.
We know that to some people, the idea of an accessory of the smartphone housing the selfie camera may seem a little over the top, but with more and more smartphones becoming bezel-less and notch-less, companies are expected to come up with new and innovative ways to place the selfie camera.
Image courtesy: Android Police
If we speak about other flagships from Samsung – Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10E – they will come with a hole-punch display that we first saw on Galaxy A8s to house the selfie camera in the screen itself. By placing the selfie camera in the S Pen, which remains with Galaxy Note smartphones all the time, Samsung will be going a step ahead by completely removing the camera from the front panel.
Image courtesy: Patently Mobile
We should also mention that the patent that has surfaced online was filed a year back in February 2017. While it does seem to provide a solution that will help Samsung do away with the notch and resort to bezels that will be as thin as possible, we can’t say if it will be seen on the Galaxy Note 10 mobile that is expected to launch this year.
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Chinese smartphone brand Oppo is all set to launch its Oppo K1 smartphone in India. The budget smartphone is touted to come with an in-display fingerprint sensor and will exclusively be available via Flipkart. We should mention that since Oppo K1 has already been launched in China, we know about the specifications of the device.
The main announcement at today’s event will be the India pricing of Oppo K1 and the launch offers that will be available for customers. Oppo will also be live-streaming the event, so you can watch the Oppo K1 getting launched in India. Here are all the details about the smartphone that we know as of now:
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Oppo K1 live-stream: How to watch?
If you wish to watch the Oppo K1 getting launched in India, you can tune into Oppo’s official YouTube channel at 12:00 pm today. The company will be live-streaming the event there. Other than this, you can also watch the live stream on the smartphone’s dedicated page on Flipkart.
Oppo K1 specifications
The Oppo K1 smartphone features a 6.4-inch full HD+ display that has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a screen-to-body ratio of 91%. As we mentioned earlier, the Oppo K1 smartphone sports an in-display fingerprint scanner. In addition to this, the device comes with a 3D glass panel on its back, which gives it a very premium look and feel. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, the Oppo K1 comes with either 4GB or 6GB RAM and has 64GB of storage onboard. The device can also hold a microSD card of up to 256GB.
For imaging duties, Oppo K1 has a dual rear camera setup with 16MP and 2MP sensors and on its front panel, the smartphone houses a 25MP selfie camera. The smartphone runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.2 and houses a 3,600mAh battery.
Oppo K1 price (China)
In China, Oppo K1’s price starts at CNY 1,599 which, on conversion, becomes Rs 16,000. Even in India, the smartphone is expected to launch at a similar price. And if it does come around the same price, it will one among the affordable smartphones that have an in-display fingerprint scanner.
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Samsung’s new phone series with dew-drop notch the Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 was launched recently and it went on sale through online shopping platform Amazon India and the Samsung e-shop. And after the opening minutes of the sale the phone went out of stock.
So, filling the stocks and pushing more smartphones out to the users, Samsung will launch a second batch of the M series which will go on sale on 7th of February. The sale will be live on both Amazon India and Samsung e-shop. How many units does the second batch holds its not disclosed by the company, so those who want to get their hands on the M series should stay alert of the upcoming sale.
Samsung Galaxy M series was launched last week with two smartphones, the Galaxy M20 and the Galaxy M10. With the M series phones Samsung has adopted the online-only sales technique for the first time. And according to the company the M-series is targeted towards the young generation.
These phones will sell on Amazon.in along with Samsung’s official e-shop. Amazon India is also giving Total Damage Protection for the Galaxy M10 at Rs 699 and Rs 1,199 for Galaxy M20 along with no cost EMI for the latter for a duration of 6 months.
The Jio Galaxy Club offer is also available on both Amazon.in and Samsung e-shop. And it will grant the customers benefits worth Rs 3,110 to Jio subscribers in the form of additional data on the Rs 198 and Rs 299 prepaid plans with the purchase of the Galaxy M10 or the Galaxy M20.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 is priced at Rs 10,990 for the 3GB RAM + 32GB storage model while the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs 12,990. Similarly, Samsung Galaxy M10 is priced at Rs 7,990 for the 2GB RAM + 16GB storage variant while the variant with 3GB RAM + 32GB of internal storage sales for Rs 8,990.
Talking about the Specs, the Galaxy M20 comes with dual Nano SIMs and it has Samsung Experience 9.5 UX based on Android 8.1 Oreo. It features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) Infinity-V Display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by Exynos 7904 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM. It has dual rear camera setup comprising of a 13MP primary sensor and a 5MP ultra-wide sensor. The front camera is an 8MP sensor for taking selfies. The M20 has up to 64GB of internal storage with an option for expandable storage card up to 512GB. It has a huge 5,000mAh battery which can offer more than one day of usage. The phone offers a USB Type-C port which comes with fast charging, it also comes with a rear facing fingerprint sensor and a face unlock feature.
Similarly, the smaller Samsung Galaxy M10 also has a dual Nano SIM card slot and it runs Samsung Experience 9.5 UX based on Android 8.1 Oreo. It comes with a 6.2-inch HD+ (720×1520 pixels) Infinity-V Display that has a 19:9 aspect ratio. The Galaxy M10 is powered by an Exynos 7870 SoC along with 2GB or 3GB of RAM. It too has a dual rear camera setup on the back with a 13MP primary sensor and a 5MP secondary sensor. The front camera is a 5MP sensor for selfies. The M10 has up to 32GB of storage with option to expand more up to 512GB with a microSD card. There is a 3,400mAh battery backing it up which supports fast charging.
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Chinese smartphone brand Vivo rolled out the invite for its next handset launch in India a few days back. According to the invite, the smartphone will come with a pop-up selfie camera like the one we saw on Vivo NEX last year, and it will be launched on February 20. Ever since the invite was released by the company, reports and rumours about the upcoming Vivo V15 and V15 Pro smartphones started surfacing online.
The latest among these reports has surfaced on 91mobiles and it shows the live image of the upcoming Vivo V15 Pro handset. The report also claims that the image that is in-line with renders that were shared by the same technology website a few days back.
In the image, the back panel of the Vivo V15 Pro smartphone can be seen with a gradient red and black finish that is coupled with a checkered design on the bottom half of the device. The report says that Vivo may opt for a rather fancy name for this particular design. Apart from red and black, the smartphone is also expected to be available in gradient blue colour.
The back panel in the image seems to be made up of glass, however, we cannot rule out the possibility of the material being polycarbonate with a glossy finish. The back panel of the upcoming Vivo V15 Pro house the vertically-stacked triple rear cameras along with LED flash. We should mention that ‘AI Triple Camera’ is written on top of the triple rear camera module. Also, the back panel doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor on it, so that further points towards the possibility of the smartphone coming with an in-display fingerprint scanner.
Image courtesy: 91mobiles
According to previous reports, Vivo V15 Pro is expected to come with a truly bezel-less Super AMOLED display and will be powered by 11nm Snapdragon 675 processor coupled with Adreno 612 GPU. The smartphone will reportedly come with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Reports also suggest that the device will sport a 32MP selfie camera and its triple rear camera setup will comprise 48MP, 8MP and 5MP sensors.
Coolpad launched its three Mega smartphones in India in December last year and now, it has further expanded its portfolio in the country with its Cool 3 smartphone. The Coolpad Cool 3 smartphone bears a waterdrop-shaped notch on its display, comes with a dual rear camera setup and has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
The handset runs the latest Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box, which we think is a big plus, especially considering its price. Here’s a look at the pricing details of the smartphone and its specifications:
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Coolpad Cool 3 price in India
The newly launched Coolpad Cool 3 smartphone is only available in one storage option in India, which has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. The smartphone is priced at Rs 5,999 in India and is available in Midnight Blue, Ruby Black, Ocean Indigo, and Teal Green colour variants. It can be bought via online as well as offline channels, but as of now, there is no word on the date of availability.
Coolpad Cool 3 specifications
Coolpad Cool 3 smartphone runs Android 9.0 Pie and has support for dual SIM cards. The handset features a 5.71-inch HD+ display that has a screen resolution of 720×1500 pixels and is powered by the 1.3GHz octa-core Unisoc processor. The Coolpad Cool 3 smartphone comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage and can also hold a microSD card of up to 128GB.
For imaging duties, the newly launched device comes with a dual rear camera setup with 8MP and 0.3MP sensors. It also has a 5MP selfie camera on its front panel that is housed in a waterdrop-shaped notch. For enhanced security, the Coolpad Cool 3 smartphone has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and it also has support for face unlock feature.
The handset is backed by a 3,000mAh battery and for connectivity, it comes with Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi, 4G VoLTE, and more.
Speaking at the launch of the smartphone, Fisher Yuan, President, Coolpad Group and South Asia said, “Coolpad is set to disrupt the budget smartphone segment in India with a stylish design, stunning specs along with superb quality. We are looking forward to offering our consumers a delightful experience and we will launch a range of affordable smartphones this year to build our presence in India.”
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Dell Technologies Digital Transformation released an Index today according to which India is the most digitally mature country in the world by gaining the highest digital maturity score. Dell Technologies collaborated with Intel and Vanson Bourne surveyed 4,600 business leaders (director to C-suite) from mid to large-sized companies across the globe to score their organizations’ transformation efforts.
The study revealed that emerging markets are the most digitally mature with the top three countries India, Brazil and Thailand in the global ranking. All three of the countries belong to the developing nations. In contrast, developed markets and the developed nations slipped behind with Japan, Denmark and France receiving the lowest digital maturity scores.
In the two-year comparison built on the DT Index II (DT Index I launched in 2016) highlights India’s steady progress. Digital Leader’s and Digital Adopter’s percentage has increased in India, compared to globally there’s been no progress at the top and almost four in 10 (39%) businesses are still spread across the two least digitally mature groups on the benchmark (Digital Laggards and Digital Followers).
But still businesses in India have a lot of work to do. The Indian leaders are more aware of the need to prioritize digital transformation throughout their organization. 91 out of 100 percent business leaders in India believe that digital transformation should be more widespread, compared to 78% globally. Also, 48% of the leaders believe they’ll struggle to meet the changing customer demands within five years, compared to 51% globally.
Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies says, “In the near future, every organization will need to be a digital organization, but our research indicates that the majority still have a long way to go. Organizations need to modernize their technology to participate in the unprecedented opportunity of digital transformation. The time to act is now.”
According to the Index, India has grown tremendously in these two years (2016-2018) in the digital maturity. Among the benchmark groups were Digital Leaders, Digital Adopters, Digital Evaluators, Digital Followers and Digital Laggards. In Digital Leaders group the global percent in 2016 was 5% and today it still is the same, but India was 8.3% in 2016 and today has grown to 12%.
In Digital Adopters group, global percent in 2016 was 14% and today its 23%, whereas India in 2016 was 29% and has grown to 34% today. Similarly, in Digital Evaluators group, global percent in 2016 was 34% and today its 33%, but in 2016 India was at 37.3%, which has increased to 40% today.
In the Digital Followers group we see that in 2016 the global percent was 32%, which reduced to 30% in two years whereas, in 2016 India was at 20.7% which reduced to 14% today. And lastly, in Digital Laggards group, the global percent in 2016 was 15% and today its 9% and India’s percentage in 2016 was 4.7% which reduced to 2% today.
The most digital mature countries according to the ranking are: India, Brazil, Thailand, Mexico and Colombia. And the least digitally mature countries are: Japan, Denmark, France, Belgium and Singapore in that order.
But the achievements of India were not easy. And there were some barriers to digital transformation success in India. Those barriers were: Data privacy and security concerns, Regulation and legislative changes, Lack of the right in-house skill sets and expertise, Information overload and Weak digital governance and structure.
According to the Index, the top technology investments for the next one-three years in India are Cybersecurity, Internet of Things tech, Multi-cloud environment, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Centric Approach.
“Organizations in India have reached a momentous intersection where technologies and business meet together to create a new and improved digital world,” said Rajesh Janey, President and Managing Director- Enterprise, Dell EMC, India.
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While we all know that PlayStation 4 can be used to play some excellent games, there’s a lot more than you can do to enhance your gaming experience. Here are 10 such tips that you can follow to get the most out of your Sony‘s gaming console:
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Subscribe to PlayStation Plus
This is one of the must-dos for anyone who owns a PlayStation 4. The paid service allows you to play various multiplayer games online and the first time you subscribe; you will get 15 months instead of a year. Subscribing to PlayStation Plus will also get you some exclusive discounts and access to cloud storage, in addition to two free games every month.
Add friends to play games with them
If your friends love gaming as much as you do, then you can add them to your friend list. For doing this, you click on ‘Friends’ on the main menu, search for their username and then press ‘Add to Friends.’ You can also link your account to your Facebook and Twitter accounts to play games with various contacts you have on the platforms. Once you add somebody as your friend, you will be able to message them, share screenshots, view trophies that they have won, etc.
Get more storage space
Although PlayStation 4 provides you 1TB of hard drive space, it can get used up pretty quickly if you are an avid gamer. However, you needn’t uninstall your favourite games to install some new ones. To get more storage space, you can either use an external hard drive or pay for upgrading your PS4’s internal storage drive.
Make it more secure with a passcode
If you wish to add an extra layer of your security to your PlayStation account, you can set up a passcode by going to your login settings. This feature particularly comes handy if you share your gaming console with other people living in your house who also have their accounts on it. By doing this, you can make sure that no one else has access to your account and your progress remains untouched. Also, you don’t want your flat-mates to use up the storage space on your account, particularly if you paid for it.
Broadcast your gameplay on other services
With PlayStation 4, you can very easily broadcast your gameplay on services like Twitch and YouTube. For doing this, all you have to do is press on the Share button on your controller, click on Broadcast Gameplay and then select the service you wish to broadcast your gameplay on. You would have to follow some setup instructions and your gameplay would be shared on the social channel of your choice.
Play games on your PC with PlayStation Now
If you use the PlayStation Now service, you would be able to stream PS3 and PS4 games to play them on your computer. And you can do this by paying $99 for the service. As the service streams games, you don’t have to worry about them taking up space on your hard drive. Furthermore, your progress in the game will be synced on all your devices that you use to play games.
Get PlayStation experience on-the-go
If you are a total gaming junkie, you can actually download the PlayStation app on your smartphone to get the console-like experience no matter where you are. The app is available for both Android and iOS and using it, you can download games on your console remotely, message your friends, and share your thoughts in various online communities.
Link your Spotify account to your console
If you like to club gaming with music, you would be happy to know that you actually have the option of downloading the Spotify app from PlayStation Store and link it to your gaming console. With this, you can have Spotify running in the background as you play your favourite games.
Get to know more about your trophies
Everyone wants to get as many PlayStation trophies as possible. And which gamer does not want the Platinum trophy. If you wish to track how many trophies you have earned so far, you can go to the ‘Trophies’ section in the main menu and see all the trophies you have won and the games you got them for. Here, you can also find out how many other players have won those trophies so far, and compare them to the ones your friends have won.
Transfer data from your PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 4 Pro
If you have upgraded your gaming console from PS4 to PS4 Pro, you would have to shift all the data from our old device to the new one. You can do this by using an Ethernet cable to connect both the consoles to your router. However, before doing this, you must make sure that both your consoles have the latest firmware installed on them. After this, log in to your PS4 Pro using your PSN and you would then see a prompt asking you what all data you would want to transfer. Remember, the lesser data you will move, the lesser time it will take to transfer. You can back up as much data as you can on the cloud before you begin this process to keep it short and simple.
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The tech giant Google is bringing two new features to its Android platform that will help around 900 million people worldwide. Those two features are in the form of two Android applications called Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier. And they work pretty much in the way what their names suggest. According to the WHO (World Health Organization) by year 2055 more people will suffer from hearing loss than ever, so this move from Google will help those users.
Talking about the app, the Live Transcribe app will take the real-world speech and turn it into real-time caption with the help of the microphone present in the phone. And the Sound Amplifier app will filter the sounds, it will then augment and amplify it in the environment around the user. It also increases the low frequency sounds without over-boosting the loud sounds. These apps are fully customizable according to the needs and requirements of the user. With the help of toggles and sliders present in the app users can minimize distractions in the background and reduce noise.
The good news is that the users won’t have to wait for days or months for these apps because the Live Transcribe app’s limited beta version and the Sound Amplifier app will be available on the Google Play Store from today itself. Also, these apps will be pre-installed on Google Pixel 3.
According to a report on Android blog post, Google showed how both these apps can be used and also highlighted the efforts of Dimitri Kanevsky, a research scientist who has been working on speech recognition and communications technology for the past 30 years. Dimitri himself is deaf from his early childhood, but he didn’t let that stop him. Instead he helped in increasing the accessibility of technology that he relies on.
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Being deaf Dimitri Kanevsky carried multiple devices along with him in the past and most of those devices were costly. So to counter this problem he came up with a solution, to use cloud-based automatic speech recognition to display spoken words on the screen, and using this idea a prototype was built. And the final result is the Live Transcribe that turns speech into real-time captions by the use of smartphone’s microphone. In turn making it easier for deaf people to communicate with one another.
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Taiwanese smartphone company Asus is all set to begin its OMG! Days on Flipkart tonight at 12:00 am. With the sale, Asus wants to celebrate the milestone of selling more than two million devices in the country in 2018. The sale will begin tonight and will go on till February 9. As a part of Asus OMG! Days, the company will be offering deals on Zenfone Max Pro M1, Zenfone Lite L1, ZenFone 5Z, ZenFone Max Pro M2 and ZenFone Max M2 smartphones. Here’s a look at all the deals and discounts that you can avail on Flipkart during the sale:
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Asus Zenfone 5Z
This is one among the best deals that you can avail during the Asus OMG! Days. The company is offering a discount of Rs 8,000 on all the variants of Asus Zenfone 5Z (review) smartphone. This means that the smartphone’s base variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage can be picked up at Rs 21,999, while the 6GB RAM/128GB storage and 8GB RAM/256GB storage models can be bought at Rs 24,999 and Rs 28,999 respectively. The device was launched to compete with OnePlus 6 and is powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2
The recently launched Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 (review) smartphone offers very powerful specifications, especially considering its price. And with the sale, it has now become an even better buy. Asus has announced a discount of Rs 1,000 on all the three variants of the smartphone. So, its base variant, with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage is available at Rs 11,999, while its 4GB RAM/64GB storage and 6GB RAM/64GB storage models can be picked up at Rs 13,999 and Rs 15,999 respectively. The smartphone sports a 6.3-inch Full-HD+ display is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 processor and houses a 5,000mAh battery.
Asus Zenfone Max M2
A discount of Rs 1,000 is also available on all the variants of Asus Zenfone Max M2 smartphone. The recently launched device’s 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant can be bought at Rs 8,999 and its high-end model with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage can be picked up at Rs 10,999. The smartphone features a 6.3-inch HD+ IPS LCD display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor. It houses a 4,000mAh battery and runs Android 8.1 Oreo.
Asus Zenfone Lite L1
The Asus Zenfone Lite L1 smartphone is available for Rs 4,999 during the sale. This means that there is a discount of Rs 2,000 on the original price of the device. To recall, Asus Zenfone Lite L1 features a 5.5-inch HD+ display and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 425 processor clubbed with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. For imaging duties, there is a 13MP primary camera and a 5MP selfie camera. Asus Zenfone Lite L1 houses a 5,000mAh battery and runs Android Oreo (Go edition).
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
During the sale, you can pick up the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 (review) at a starting price of Rs 8,499. The 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM models of the smartphone will be available at Rs 10,999 and Rs 12,999 respectively. The smartphone, that was launched by Asus last year, received positive reviews for its powerful specifications, big battery and smooth performance. To recall, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 smartphone comes with a 5.99-inch Full HD+ display, is powered by Snapdragon 636 processor, run Android Oreo and house a massive 5,000mAh battery.
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OnePlus announced that it wants the users to pitch for a new feature for the company’s OxygenOS and OnePlus will implement it. The company is running a Product Management Challenge (PMC Challenge) in which it is asking the users for their best ideas, new UI features, they would want to have in their smartphones. And if the pitched idea wins the challenge the company will implement it in their phones. The winner will also receive prizes by the company including a OnePlus 7 smartphone.
To enter the competition, the user needs to come up with something new that he would want to implement in the OnePlus’s OxygenOS. Once it is done, they will need to submit it in the form of a product requirement document. The process is same as a real OnePlus employee would need to do, they need to go through a simplified version of the process the OnePlus product managers go through every day. The formatting instructions, information and details about the challenge is given on the OnePlus forum.
But, it is not as simple as it sounds, if a user wants to participate in this challenge, they need to prepare a PRD which is the Product Requirements Document and they need to answer these questions: Who are the users? What is the proposed function? What is the user value? If there are any existing comparable function in the smartphone industry then how is the proposed feature superior?
The challengers will also need to include the details of the feature, what the feature is and explain the logic behind to prove it. Also, they need to provide sketches that follow the flow of the interface.
The winners of the challenge will get the new OnePlus device, which launches with their feature in it. Not only that, they will also be flown to the launch event and will be treated like a VIP. The deadline for submissions is 22nd February 2019.
Looking at this, we do feel that the OnePlus 7 launch will either be in March or April, 2019.
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The giants of Telecom sector – Airtel, Reliance and Vodafone are always competing against each other by bringing new and exciting plans for their users. The plans these companies introduce always try to beat the competition to get more user base.
In Indian Telecom sector everything changed after the arrival of the 4G network. Recharging of 2G and 3G plans was once a lot of pain. Over that, they offered limited data, the users had to always keep an eye on their data usage to not exceed the limited data. Now it all seems to be a thing of the past, as 4G’s arrival has changed everything in the Telecom market. Now most companies are offering data packs and voice calling features at a reasonable price. Apart from monthly plans, the companies are also including quarterly, yearly or other long-term plans with good benefits.
Today, we are comparing the best recharge plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone with more than 28 days validity. Check them out.
Reliance Jio’s long-term Prepaid plans and offers:Jio offers 1.5GB of 4G data daily for 70 days along with additional benefits like unlimited calling and 100 SMS everyday for Rs 349. And for Rs 398 it gives 70 days of 2GB 4G data with similar benefits.
Jio’s Rs 399 prepaid plan offers 1.5 GB 4G data for 84 days with additional calling and SMS benefits. And on a recharge of Rs 448, the consumers can get 2GB 4G data with additional benefits.
For the 91 days plan Jio has two plans, which give different data benefits. The Rs 449 prepaid plan gives 1.5 GB of 4G data daily while the Rs 498 prepaid plan gives 2 GB of 4G data daily with similar benefits.
For Rs 1,699 Jio offers 1.5 GB of 4G data everyday for one year (365 days) with unlimited voice calling and 100 SMS per day.
Airtel long-term Prepaid plans and offers:Airtel offers 84 days of 1 GB of 4G data on a recharge of Rs 399 with additional benefits. These include unlimited national calls and 100 national SMS daily.
Rs 448 recharge will give 1.5 GB data daily for 82 days with additional benefits similar to Rs 399 plan.
Recharge of Rs 499 gives the user a validity of 82 days with 2GB of 4G data with unlimited national calls and 100 national SMS daily.
For the long-term plan, Airtel’s Rs 1699 prepaid recharge plan gives 1GB of 4G data with unlimited national calling and 100 national SMS daily for one year (365 days).
Vodafone’s long-term Prepaid Plans and offers:
Like Jio, Vodafone offers Rs 398 prepaid recharge plan offers 1.4 GB 3G/4G data every day for 69 days. The plan includes other benefits like unlimited local, STD and national roaming calls and 100 SMS daily.
Vodafone has five other prepaid recharge plans that give daily 3G/4G data for 84 days with additional benefits like unlimited local, STD and roaming calls and 100 SMS per day. Rs 399 plan gives 1 GB data daily, Rs 458 plan gives 1.5 GB data daily, Rs 479 plan gives 1.6 GB data daily, Rs 511 plan gives 2 GB data per day and Rs 569 plan gives 3 GB data daily. But, they all are limited to a period of 69 days. The consumers can choose a prepaid plan as per their data needs.
Vodafone also added a Rs 509 prepaid recharge plan that gives 1.5 GB 3G/4G data daily for 90 days with unlimited calls and 100 SMS’s daily. Vodafone also has the old Rs 529 plan that offers exact similar benefits.
Lastly, Vodafone’s Rs 1699 prepaid recharge plan gives the consumer 1 GB 3G/4G data daily for one whole year (365 days). The plan also includes unlimited local, STD and roaming calls within India and 100 SMS per day throughout the plan validity.
With all these recharge plans so competitively priced they all basically offer the similar things and benefits. The consumers can opt for the data plan or the Telecom company as per their need and availability. Also, check the network connectivity in your locality and area of work. If the network is bad or not working in the area, then do not go for the service provider, no matter how cheap the plan is.
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It has been a while since we have seen budget smartphones from Samsung, which are aggressive in all aspects. Probably why their position was disturbed in the Indian market. However, 2019 is telling a different story for them and in the very first month the Korean major has gone ahead and launched two new smartphones, which cater to the younger generation. Called the Samsung Galaxy M10, whose review can be read here, and the Samsung Galaxy M20, these smartphones are built by the company in India, for India, to regain lost ground.
They are not only priced aggressively, but they also bring with them a set of good to great specifications. Over that, you do get that Samsung branding that says a lot. Don’t forget the good service Samsung has throughout India, which makes up for a great after sales. This is a good mix for any consumer who wants to pick up a smartphone that can easily last them for 1.5-2 years or more. We played around with the Samsung Galaxy M20 for a little while to understand if this smartphone will strike the right cords with the millennials in India? Read the rest of our review to find out.
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Design And Display
First step, the design of the smartphone. If you have not seen the unboxing video of the Samsung Galaxy M20, then no problems, let us take you through the design of the smartphone first. As soon as you take the smartphone out of the box, it screams look at my beautiful 6.3-inch display. Samsung has some of the best displays in the business and they have incorporated another great one on this mobile device. More on it in the second half of this section.
The build quality is very Samsung. Dressed in Blue this smartphone comes with a Waterdrop Notch design, the first to be seen on any Samsung Smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy M20 is an India first innovation, so things have been designed on the smartphone keeping the youth of India in mind. Which is why you will see the price on the lower end of the spectrum too. Since the camera is placed in the waterdrop notch, the ear speaker grille has been pushed upwards to the top edge of the device.
The screen is almost edge to edge and with minimal chin area. The display is a bit raised and comes out of its shell, which is a given, as it has a super large 5,000 mAh battery inside. All this is packed in decent looking plastic shell, which has the volume rocker and power buttons on the right side. The dual SIM tray is placed on the left, which can also accommodate a micro SD card with 2 NANO SIMS at the same time.
The bottom part of the Samsung Galaxy M20 has the speaker grille, USB Type-C charging ports and 3.5mm audio jack. The top head of the device has the second pinhole microphone. At the rear, Samsung has placed a large fingerprint reader, vertically stacked dual cameras with flash and the Samsung branding. Yes, the rear does attract its fair bit of smudges, but most in the category do that. If you look closely at the bottom part of the rear panel, you will get see the made in India branding there.
Moving over to the display of the Samsung Galaxy M20. We must say it left us awestruck. It is a great display to own in this price bracket. We loved every bit of it. The 6.3-inch FHD+ Infinity V display not only looks good, but has the best moving imagery to show. With 409PPi and aspect ratio of 19.5:9, this smartphone is built with an aim to provide great movie and game experience to its users. And we played a lot of it on this smartphone.
YouTube videos and downloaded movies look exceptional on it. The games look vibrant and there is minimal ghosting. Sunlight legibility is also nice and one can easily read text and Whatsapp messages under direct sunlight. In a nutshell, the screen of Samsung Galaxy M20 does perfect justice to all the facets one wants from a display in a Smartphone. Namely videos, imagery, daylight readability and gaming.
Performance And Cameras
Now let’s talk about its under the hood performance. The Samsung Galaxy M20 comes with an Exynos 7904 chipset, which has 1.8GHz dual core plus 1.6GHz Hexa-core CPUs (Cortex A73 + A63). This is partnered with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage (the one we are testing). There is one more version available that has 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. The storage is expandable using a microSD card up to 512GB.
The graphics are powered by Mali-G71 GPU. As said before the Samsung Galaxy M20 comes with a huge 5,000 mAh battery inside which on our tests kept it alive for two days. This included a lot of gaming, watching YouTube videos, a lot of phone calls over 4G network with GPS and Wi-Fi on at all times. If that was not enough stress for this smartphone we kept the Bluetooth on too, for couple of hours in the car, synced with the car stereo.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 kept doing what is does best, performing. We threw everything at it including the kitchen sink and it came out with flying colours. It can handle games pretty well too. We played PUBG as well as Asphalt 9 on it and the gaming performance was top notch. It did get slightly warm at times, but quickly cooled down as soon as we switched off the game.
The touchscreen combined with Android Oreo (Android 9 update will come in a few months’ time), is a treat to work with. The Samsung Galaxy M20 responds well to every tap and swipe. Samsung has given a separate app drawer in the system, which is a good thing. The bloatware on the OS is minimal and some of it can be removed easily. The fingerprint scanner at the back works really well and the screen opens up before you can say Galaxy. Over that, the smartphone has Face unlock feature as well, which when tested did a good job.
Coming to the sound of the device, the single speaker we felt was slightly under powered. However, we were mostly on our trusted headphones so it didn’t matter much to us. But to some it might be a bit tricky, since a pair of headphones do not come in the box. Dolby Atmos is supported on the Samsung Galaxy M20 and it does enhance the sound to quite an extent when using a headphone.
The voice quality of the Samsung Galaxy M20 is pretty nice, too. We used it while travelling and, on most occasions, we were able to hear the other side clearly. They too were able to hear us clearly, barring few sectors where Vodafone does not work properly. Quick charge function is also there in this smartphone, but we rarely required it since the battery is so big.
On the benchmarks the Samsung Galaxy M20 scored 1,08,449 points on AnTuTu. On Geekbench it scored 1321 points on single-core and 4,153 points on multi-core CPU test. It also scored 3,762 marks when it came to Geekbench’s computing test.
Coming to the cameras. The Samsung Galaxy M20 sports a dual rear camera setup comprising of a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an aperture size of 1.9 and secondary ultrawide sensor of 5-megapixel. They are quite a duo. We were able to squeeze out some exceptional shots during the day time and also in low light. At night we used the flash and it brought back good details to the images.
There are lot of imaging modes available in the Samsung Galaxy M20. These include Beauty, Panorama and our favourite the pro mode. This gave us a lot of power over our shots. The images come out to be vibrant with good sharpness. The videos too come out great, however 4K videos cannot be shot with this smartphone.
The selfie camera is also great for taking snaps. The front camera has been placed in dead center of the top of the mobile and it can take lovely snaps during the day. At night if you want better clarity from the snaps, then our suggestion is to keep the screen flash on. This projects a bit of light on your face and the camera can grasp more of the object in front of it. Smart stickers mode is also available on both the cameras, which add fun stickers to your images. Something the younger snapchat using generation would love.
Verdict And Final Thoughts
At a price of just Rs 12,990 for the 4GB version, Samsung has outdone themselves. We have said this before and we will say it again, this is the comeback smartphone for them. We have seen its competition jittering already and scrambling for cover. As this is the phone that will bring Samsung back in to the game. If you want a smartphone with great performance, display, has an exceptional battery life and superb rear cameras, go for Samsung Galaxy M20 in a blink of an eye.
Pros:
Excellent display
Brilliant rear cameras
Great value for money
Cons
Loud speaker could have been better
Headphone in the box would have been perfect
As Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones’ launch draws closer, more and more reports about the upcoming handsets are surfacing online. Prior to getting launched on February 20, all the three models of Samsung Galaxy S10 series – Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10E (Galaxy S10 Lite) – have received the US FCC certification. And with this, we now know that the smartphones would be available for sale in the United States.
However, this is not the only latest report about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones. A variant of Samsung Galaxy S10+, which is powered by Exynos 9820 processor, has been spotted on Geekbench.
It is worth noticing that this model of Samsung Galaxy S10+ scored a marginally higher single and multi-core score than the Snapdragon 855-powered variant of the Galaxy S10+. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ variant that has been spotted on Geekbench comes with model number SM-G975F and we should mention that its benchmarking was first reported by DroidHolic.
Coming back to the US FCC certification, it mentions three models of Samsung Galaxy S10 – SM-G970U (Galaxy S10 E), SM-G973U (Galaxy S10) and the SM-G975U (Galaxy S10+). This means that all the three models that are set to launch this month have passed the connectivity and safety requirements that have been set by the regulatory body and hence, can be launched in the United States. Furthermore, the US FCC certification documents also reveal that the handsets will have support for Bluetooth LE, NFC, and Wi-Fi 6.
It has also been revealed that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones will come with ‘Wireless Power Transfer’, which basically means that the handsets will be able to “receive or transmit an AC power signal through magnetic induction (MI) or magnetic resonance (MR).” In simpler words, the feature is something like the reverse wireless charging that we saw on Huawei Mate 20 Pro. We should mention that this is in-line with previous reports that Samsung Galaxy S10 devices will be able to wirelessly charge other smartphones (provided they have support for wireless charging).
Samsung is all set to launch its Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10E smartphones on February 20 this month at an event in San Francisco.
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Apple just announced new Animojis for iOS 12.2 Beta, which can be used in messages and Face Time apps. These animal emojis or Animojis have four characters that include a shark, a giraffe, an owl and a boar. The Animojis are designed to work on devices with TrueDepth camera system and this feature can be found in the new iPhone and the iPad Pro models.
Emoji (E=picture + moji=emotion) are the ideograms or smileys which are used in electronic messages and web pages. These come in various genres which include facial expressions, common object, places and types of weather. They are like emoticons but they paint a picture instead of using typographics. And similarly, Animoji are the animal representation of emoji, animal pictures or animation are used to create the Animoji.
Apple uses their iPhone’s camera to recreate a digital picture of a person’s face and then animating them in such a way that they resemble smiley faces or show emotions. And Animojis function in similar manner where animals are animated to express the state of mind. So, Emoji/Animoji are animated 3D characters, which the user can control with their faces.
Creating an Animoji is not as easy as it sounds as when an Animoji is used, the TrueDepth camera analyses more than 50 muscle movements in different areas of the user’s face. The camera detects the movement of the eyebrows, cheeks, chin, eyes, lips, eyes, tounge and mouth.
All these movements and expressions are then translated to the Emoji/Animoji characters making them reflect or imitate the user’s emotion or expression. The created Animoji then can be shared on chatting apps or messaging apps as stickers which are still Animoji or videos that are moving Animojis. They can be used in the Effects in Messages and the user can use them instead of their own faces when FaceTiming with someone.
These Animojis were introduced in 2017 with the iPhone X. And at that time there were 12, but with time Apple added more Animojis and new characters for the users to play with. As of right now there are 24 Animojis including the four new ones. The existing Animojis include monkey, cat, robot, alien, ghost, t-rex, koala, tiger, bear, dragon, lion, unicorn, rooster, bunny, panda, pig, poop, fox, dog and skull.
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The Samsung Galaxy S10E renders are finally out. The smartphone has got two cameras at the back, instead of three which are on the other two S10 smartphones. On the front, there is just one selfie camera which resembles the one incorporated in the regular S10. Furthermore, instead of the in-display fingerprint sensor on the side frame wherein, there is a small indent. Also, you can find the power button doubling as a fingerprint reader. You can find a small button under the volume rocker that is dedicated to the Bixby button.
To recall, there was a listing that was recently revealed that confirms that the Samsung Galaxy S10+ will come with a 12GB RAM along with 1TB storage. However, the variant is going to come in very less quantity. Also, we have come to know that this model is supposed to come with a triple rear camera setup. Furthermore, it will also be incorporated with a dual selfie camera setup. According to a tipster, the premium variant of the Galaxy S10+ will sport two front cameras and three rear snappers.
According to another leak, the Samsung Galaxy S10 will run the company’s new One UI software. Furthermore, the smartphone is going to have two 3.5mm headphone jacks and in terms of colour options, it will include White, Black and Sea Green. The report also says, that it just might be possible, that some of the models might also be available in Blue and Yellow colours. It has also been stated the smartphones are going to go on sale from March 8, 2019.
To talk about the regular Samsung Galaxy S10, it will come with a 6.1-inch display and a single selfie camera. It is worth noting at this point, that the smartphone will feature a triple rear camera setup. Now to talk about the pricing, the Samsung Galaxy S10 is going to come for 929 Euros that is $1,066 (about Rs 76,000). This is, in case of the 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. When it comes to the 8GB RAM and 512GB internal storage, the cost of the smartphone is 1,179 Euros that is $1,352 (Rs 97,000 approx).
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Last month, Realme launched two new variants of its Realme C1 smartphone. While one of the newly launched variants comes with 2GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage, the other comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. Interestingly, the two variants were launched on the same day as Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10, and they are priced in a way that they pose as competitors to the new handsets by Samsung. The Realme C1 (2019) will be available for purchase via Flipkart starting 12 pm today. Here’s a look at the pricing, launch offers and specifications of the Realme C1 (2019):
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Realme C1 (2019) price and launch offers
While the 2GB RAM/32GB storage variant of Realme C1 (2019) is priced at Rs 7,499, the 3GB RAM/32GB model bears a price tag of Rs 8,499. Both the variants of the smartphone will be available via Flipkart starting 12 pm today.
As a part of launch offers, Realme is offering an instant discount of Rs 600 to those who would pay for the smartphone via Axis Bank credit and debit cards. Additionally, customers will also get a Complete Mobile Protection plan for Rs 99.
Realme C1 (2019) specifications
Apart from the change in RAM and storage, the specifications of Realme C1 (2019) are the same as the smartphone launched last year. To recall, Realme C1 is a dual SIM smartphone that runs Android 8.1 Ore skinned with ColorOS 5.1. The handset sports a 6.2-inch HD+ display that is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass panel and comes with an aspect ratio of 19:9. Powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, Realme C1 comes with Adreno 406 GPU and has up to 3GB of RAM and up to 32GB of storage. It can also hold a microSD card of up to 256GB.
For imaging duties, there is a dual rear camera setup with 13MP and 2MP sensors that comes with an LED flash. On its front panel, Realme C1 houses a 5MP sensor that can be used for selfies and video calls. Both the cameras of the smartphone come with Ai enhancements.
Realme C1 is backed by a 4,230mAh battery and comes with 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, Micro-USB, and a 3.5mm headphone jack for connectivity.
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Last month saw the launch of Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 in India. And today, the two budget smartphones are going on sale for the first time in the country. Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 will be available for purchase on Amazon India and Samsung’s online store starting today at 12 pm.
It is worth noticing that India is the first country where Samsung has launched the Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 smartphones and the company also said that the devices have been manufactured at its Noida facility. With the two smartphones, Samsung plans to regain its position in the budget segment of the Indian smartphone market. Here’s a look at the pricing, launch offers and specifications of Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 smartphones:
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Samsung Galaxy M20, Galaxy M10 price and launch offers
Samsung Galaxy M20 is available in two storage variants in India – one with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage and the other with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. While the former model is priced at Rs 10,990, the latter costs Rs 12,990.
Speaking of Samsung Galaxy M10, the device will be available in 2GB RAM/16GB storage and 3GB RAM/32GB storage variants. While the base model will bear a price tag of Rs 7,990, the high-end model will cost Rs 8,990.
Coming to launch offers, Samsung has partnered with Jio to offer ‘double-data’ on its Rs 198 and Rs 299 recharge plans to Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10’s customers.
Samsung Galaxy M20, Galaxy M10 specifications
Samsung Galaxy M20 sports a 6.3-inch FHD+ Infinity-V display and is powered by the company’s own Exynos 7904 octa-core processor clubbed with the aforementioned RAM and storage options. For imaging duties, it has a dual rear camera setup with 13MP and 5MP sensors and for selfies and video calls, there is an 8MP front-facing snapper. Samsung Galaxy M20 houses a 5,000mAh battery that has support for 15W fast-charging and runs Android Oreo skinned with Samsung Experience UI.
Coming to Samsung Galaxy M10, it features a 6.2-inch HD+ Infinity-V display and is powered by an Exynos 7870 octa-core processor. It has the same dual rear cameras as Samsung Galaxy M20, but for selfies and video calls, there is a 5MP front-facing snapper. The device is backed by a 3,400mAh battery.
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The Chinese tech company Coolpad is going to launch its Cool 3 smartphone in India today, February 5, 2019. The company had shared a teaser for the phone since the beginning of the month. Before the launch of the phone, the company had revealed some major highlights of the phone along with its price. The Coolpad Cool 3 will probably sell under Rs 6,000.
And under that price range, Coolpad will be giving its users the dewdrop notch display, which is definitely a surprise. The notched display was seen in the teased image released by the company. Also, the phone will be running Android 9.0 Pie out of the box, which comes across as a double whammy.
The notch has been brought to the entry smartphone segment by companies like Redmi and Realme, but this will be the first time Coolpad is bringing a notched display smartphone in this price category. The company is known for giving good spec phones at a very affordable price, so the Cool 3 will be no exception. The phone will have a glossy back panel with many colour options to choose from. The specifications of the phone hasn’t been revealed by the company yet. The spec sheet will be released by the company with the phone itself.
Coolpad’s last smartphone in India was the Coolpad Mega 5A, which came with a 5.45-inch HD display with an aspect ratio of 18:9. It sported a fingerprint scanner at the back and at the front was the face unlock feature. It was powered by the 1.3GHz quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM along with 16GB of storage. The storage could further be expanded by up to 128GB. The Coolpad Mega 5A had a dual rear camera setup of 8MP and 0.3MP camera along with a 5MP camera at the front. It had a 2,500mAh battery and ran on Android 8.1 Oreo.
With the release of Cool 3 the company wishes to give the consumers good features at an affordable price. So, people who want a simple phone with a notched display and good specs, but don’t want to spend too much money can look forward to it.
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The Realme U1 was launched today for sale in offline markets by the company. The Realme U1 was launched back in November 2018, but it was sold only through online shopping platform Amazon. Now the company has launched it for offline stores as well and it is currently available in 2,500 stores across 30 cities, which according to the company will eventually reach 100 cities by March 2019. With the purchase of Realme U1 the customers will receive benefits worth Rs 5,750 and up to 4.2TB of Jio 4G data that is only applicable with prepaid Jio recharge plan of Rs 198 and Rs 299.
About the offline expansion, Madhav Sheth, Chief Executive Officer of Realme India said, “Considering the rapidly growing customer demand towards Realme U1 we are making the device available at our offline stores. Initially the device was available for sale exclusively in Amazon.in and saw a phenomenal response. The initiative is to fulfil our commitment to deliver best consumer experience to our customers.”
Recently the company also announced the expansion of their offline sales to 150 cities in 2019. Realme plans to start with two top cities of India, which will gradually move towards the target of 150 cities through phases. Collaborating with offline retailers who will be known as Real Partners the brand wishes to give a value addition to customer experience. In January 2019, Realme started with 10 cities across the country and later will add 50 cities every quarter. With the expansion of the company’s reach in cities, it hopes to establish 20,000 outlets throughout the country. And these retail outlets will have all the models of the smartphones launched by the brand.
To talk about the smartphones technical specifications, the Realme U1 comes with MediaTek Helio P70 SoC and has an AI 25MP front facing camera. The dual rear camera comprises of a 13MP and 2MP setup. It has a 3,500mAh battery and has a 6.2-inch display, which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. It has two variants, a 3GB RAM + 32GB storage version which will is priced at Rs 11,999 and a 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant priced at Rs 14,499. As far as the OS is concerned, it runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with ColorOS on top.
Earlier, Realme had gotten into a partnership with Reliance stores for offline sales of its product. And currently Realme is being sold at more than 1,300 Reliance Digital and My Jio stores across 130+ cities. The new brand which was launched back in May of 2018 has seen a steady growth and has gotten good customer base too because of their feature-packed affordable smartphones. And till now in less than a year’s time the company has launched five phones: Realme 1, Realme 2, Realme 2 Pro, Realme C1 and Realme U1.
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Last year launched Samsung Galaxy S9+ got a price cut before the Samsung Unpacked event where the company will release and reveal its new products for 2019. These price cuts are valid in the Indian offline market only. All the variants of the Galaxy S9+ (Galaxy S9+ 64GB, Galaxy S9+ 128GB and the Galaxy S9+ 256GB) got their prices slashed by up to Rs 7,000 of their original prices. Earlier, the phones were sold on online shopping platforms like Flipkart and Amazon at similar prices.
The base variant of Galaxy S9+ with 64GB storage is now sold at Rs 57,900 which was earlier priced at Rs 63,900. And similarly, the higher variants of the Galaxy S9+ received price cut as well, the 128GB variant of Galaxy S9+ now is available for Rs 61,900 instead of Rs 67,900 and the 256GB variant of the S9+ now sells for Rs 65,900 instead of Rs 71,900.
These new prices were introduced by the company weeks before the Samsung Unpacked Event where the Galaxy S10 and the Galaxy S10+ will be launched. These upcoming phones are the successors to 2019’s Galaxy S9 and S9+. And it is being said that apart from releasing the regular S10 and the S10+ the company will also release Galaxy S10e or Galaxy S10 Lite which will be a smaller variant of the regular S10 with mid-level specs. Releasing a lite version of the flagship is a good step to get more consumer base for the smartphone.
It is already known that the S10 and S10+ will be priced between Rs 70,000 to Rs 1,30,000 for the top-end variant. But the lite version will be cheaper than the regular model. There is news that the company will also release a 5G powered smartphone during the event. Recently Samsung rolled out Android 9.0 Pie with One UI on top update for the S9, S9+ and other Samsung phones.
Samsung Galaxy S9+ comes with Exynos 9 Octa core processor and has a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED screen. It has dual rear camera setup of 12MP + 12MP with an 8MP camera at the front. It has a 3,500mAh battery with fast charging and USB Type C port.
So, for people who wanted to buy the S9+ this might be the right moment to do so, as the top variant of the phone is also cheaper than the upcoming S10 phones. Or, they can wait to get their hands on the successor of the S9.
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This is one of the must-dos for anyone who owns a PlayStation 4. The paid service allows you to play various multiplayer games online and the first time you subscribe; you will get 15 months instead of a year. Subscribing to PlayStation Plus will also get you some exclusive discounts and access to cloud storage, in addition to two free games every month.
If your friends love gaming as much as you do, then you can add them to your friend list. For doing this, you click on ‘Friends’ on the main menu, search for their username and then press ‘Add to Friends.’ You can also link your account to your Facebook and Twitter accounts to play games with various contacts you have on the platforms. Once you add somebody as your friend, you will be able to message them, share screenshots, view trophies that they have won, etc.
Although PlayStation 4 provides you 1TB of hard drive space, it can get used up pretty quickly if you are an avid gamer. However, you needn’t uninstall your favourite games to install some new ones. To get more storage space, you can either use an external hard drive or pay for upgrading your PS4’s internal storage drive.
If you wish to add an extra layer of your security to your PlayStation account, you can set up a passcode by going to your login settings. This feature particularly comes handy if you share your gaming console with other people living in your house who also have their accounts on it. By doing this, you can make sure that no one else has access to your account and your progress remains untouched. Also, you don’t want your flat-mates to use up the storage space on your account, particularly if you paid for it.
With PlayStation 4, you can very easily broadcast your gameplay on services like Twitch and YouTube. For doing this, all you have to do is press on the Share button on your controller, click on Broadcast Gameplay and then select the service you wish to broadcast your gameplay on. You would have to follow some setup instructions and your gameplay would be shared on the social channel of your choice.
If you use the PlayStation Now service, you would be able to stream PS3 and PS4 games to play them on your computer. And you can do this by paying $99 for the service. As the service streams games, you don’t have to worry about them taking up space on your hard drive. Furthermore, your progress in the game will be synced on all your devices that you use to play games.
If you are a total gaming junkie, you can actually download the PlayStation app on your smartphone to get the console-like experience no matter where you are. The app is available for both Android and iOS and using it, you can download games on your console remotely, message your friends, and share your thoughts in various online communities.
If you like to club gaming with music, you would be happy to know that you actually have the option of downloading the Spotify app from PlayStation Store and link it to your gaming console. With this, you can have Spotify running in the background as you play your favourite games.
Everyone wants to get as many PlayStation trophies as possible. And which gamer does not want the Platinum trophy. If you wish to track how many trophies you have earned so far, you can go to the ‘Trophies’ section in the main menu and see all the trophies you have won and the games you got them for. Here, you can also find out how many other players have won those trophies so far, and compare them to the ones your friends have won.
This is one of the must-dos for anyone who owns a PlayStation 4. The paid service allows you to play various multiplayer games online and the first time you subscribe; you will get 15 months instead of a year. Subscribing to PlayStation Plus will also get you some exclusive discounts and access to cloud storage, in addition to two free games every month.
If your friends love gaming as much as you do, then you can add them to your friend list. For doing this, you click on ‘Friends’ on the main menu, search for their username and then press ‘Add to Friends.’ You can also link your account to your Facebook and Twitter accounts to play games with various contacts you have on the platforms. Once you add somebody as your friend, you will be able to message them, share screenshots, view trophies that they have won, etc.
Although PlayStation 4 provides you 1TB of hard drive space, it can get used up pretty quickly if you are an avid gamer. However, you needn’t uninstall your favourite games to install some new ones. To get more storage space, you can either use an external hard drive or pay for upgrading your PS4’s internal storage drive.
If you wish to add an extra layer of your security to your PlayStation account, you can set up a passcode by going to your login settings. This feature particularly comes handy if you share your gaming console with other people living in your house who also have their accounts on it. By doing this, you can make sure that no one else has access to your account and your progress remains untouched. Also, you don’t want your flat-mates to use up the storage space on your account, particularly if you paid for it.
With PlayStation 4, you can very easily broadcast your gameplay on services like Twitch and YouTube. For doing this, all you have to do is press on the Share button on your controller, click on Broadcast Gameplay and then select the service you wish to broadcast your gameplay on. You would have to follow some setup instructions and your gameplay would be shared on the social channel of your choice.
If you use the PlayStation Now service, you would be able to stream PS3 and PS4 games to play them on your computer. And you can do this by paying $99 for the service. As the service streams games, you don’t have to worry about them taking up space on your hard drive. Furthermore, your progress in the game will be synced on all your devices that you use to play games.
If you are a total gaming junkie, you can actually download the PlayStation app on your smartphone to get the console-like experience no matter where you are. The app is available for both Android and iOS and using it, you can download games on your console remotely, message your friends, and share your thoughts in various online communities.
If you like to club gaming with music, you would be happy to know that you actually have the option of downloading the Spotify app from PlayStation Store and link it to your gaming console. With this, you can have Spotify running in the background as you play your favourite games.
Everyone wants to get as many PlayStation trophies as possible. And which gamer does not want the Platinum trophy. If you wish to track how many trophies you have earned so far, you can go to the ‘Trophies’ section in the main menu and see all the trophies you have won and the games you got them for. Here, you can also find out how many other players have won those trophies so far, and compare them to the ones your friends have won.
If you have upgraded your gaming console from PS4 to PS4 Pro, you would have to shift all the data from our old device to the new one. You can do this by using an Ethernet cable to connect both the consoles to your router. However, before doing this, you must make sure that both your consoles have the latest firmware installed on them. After this, log in to your PS4 Pro using your PSN and you would then see a prompt asking you what all data you would want to transfer. Remember, the lesser data you will move, the lesser time it will take to transfer. You can back up as much data as you can on the cloud before you begin this process to keep it short and simple.
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The screen is almost edge to edge and with minimal chin area. The display is a bit raised and comes out of its shell, which is a given, as it has a super large 5,000 mAh battery inside. All this is packed in decent looking plastic shell, which has the volume rocker and power buttons on the right side. The dual SIM tray is placed on the left, which can also accommodate a micro SD card with 2 NANO SIMS at the same time.
The screen is almost edge to edge and with minimal chin area. The display is a bit raised and comes out of its shell, which is a given, as it has a super large 5,000 mAh battery inside. All this is packed in decent looking plastic shell, which has the volume rocker and power buttons on the right side. The dual SIM tray is placed on the left, which can also accommodate a micro SD card with 2 NANO SIMS at the same time.
The bottom part of the Samsung Galaxy M20 has the speaker grille, USB Type-C charging ports and 3.5mm audio jack. The top head of the device has the second pinhole microphone. At the rear, Samsung has placed a large fingerprint reader, vertically stacked dual cameras with flash and the Samsung branding. Yes, the rear does attract its fair bit of smudges, but most in the category do that. If you look closely at the bottom part of the rear panel, you will get see the made in India branding there.
Moving over to the display of the Samsung Galaxy M20. We must say it left us awestruck. It is a great display to own in this price bracket. We loved every bit of it. The 6.3-inch FHD+ Infinity V display not only looks good, but has the best moving imagery to show. With 409PPi and aspect ratio of 19.5:9, this smartphone is built with an aim to provide great movie and game experience to its users. And we played a lot of it on this smartphone.
YouTube videos and downloaded movies look exceptional on it. The games look vibrant and there is minimal ghosting. Sunlight legibility is also nice and one can easily read text and Whatsapp messages under direct sunlight. In a nutshell, the screen of Samsung Galaxy M20 does perfect justice to all the facets one wants from a display in a Smartphone. Namely videos, imagery, daylight readability and gaming.
The graphics are powered by Mali-G71 GPU. As said before the Samsung Galaxy M20 comes with a huge 5,000 mAh battery inside which on our tests kept it alive for two days. This included a lot of gaming, watching YouTube videos, a lot of phone calls over 4G network with GPS and Wi-Fi on at all times. If that was not enough stress for this smartphone we kept the Bluetooth on too, for couple of hours in the car, synced with the car stereo.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 kept doing what is does best, performing. We threw everything at it including the kitchen sink and it came out with flying colours. It can handle games pretty well too. We played PUBG as well as Asphalt 9 on it and the gaming performance was top notch. It did get slightly warm at times, but quickly cooled down as soon as we switched off the game.
The touchscreen combined with Android Oreo (Android 9 update will come in a few months’ time), is a treat to work with. The Samsung Galaxy M20 responds well to every tap and swipe. Samsung has given a separate app drawer in the system, which is a good thing. The bloatware on the OS is minimal and some of it can be removed easily. The fingerprint scanner at the back works really well and the screen opens up before you can say Galaxy. Over that, the smartphone has Face unlock feature as well, which when tested did a good job.
Coming to the sound of the device, the single speaker we felt was slightly under powered. However, we were mostly on our trusted headphones so it didn’t matter much to us. But to some it might be a bit tricky, since a pair of headphones do not come in the box. Dolby Atmos is supported on the Samsung Galaxy M20 and it does enhance the sound to quite an extent when using a headphone.
The voice quality of the Samsung Galaxy M20 is pretty nice, too. We used it while travelling and, on most occasions, we were able to hear the other side clearly. They too were able to hear us clearly, barring few sectors where Vodafone does not work properly. Quick charge function is also there in this smartphone, but we rarely required it since the battery is so big.
On the benchmarks the Samsung Galaxy M20 scored 1,08,449 points on AnTuTu. On Geekbench it scored 1321 points on single-core and 4,153 points on multi-core CPU test. It also scored 3,762 marks when it came to Geekbench’s computing test.
Coming to the cameras. The Samsung Galaxy M20 sports a dual rear camera setup comprising of a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an aperture size of 1.9 and secondary ultrawide sensor of 5-megapixel. They are quite a duo. We were able to squeeze out some exceptional shots during the day time and also in low light. At night we used the flash and it brought back good details to the images.
There are lot of imaging modes available in the Samsung Galaxy M20. These include Beauty, Panorama and our favourite the pro mode. This gave us a lot of power over our shots. The images come out to be vibrant with good sharpness. The videos too come out great, however 4K videos cannot be shot with this smartphone.
The selfie camera is also great for taking snaps. The front camera has been placed in dead center of the top of the mobile and it can take lovely snaps during the day. At night if you want better clarity from the snaps, then our suggestion is to keep the screen flash on. This projects a bit of light on your face and the camera can grasp more of the object in front of it. Smart stickers mode is also available on both the cameras, which add fun stickers to your images. Something the younger snapchat using generation would love.
Verdict And Final Thoughts
At a price of just Rs 12,990 for the 4GB version, Samsung has outdone themselves. We have said this before and we will say it again, this is the comeback smartphone for them. We have seen its competition jittering already and scrambling for cover. As this is the phone that will bring Samsung back in to the game. If you want a smartphone with great performance, display, has an exceptional battery life and superb rear cameras, go for Samsung Galaxy M20 in a blink of an eye.
Pros:
Excellent display
Brilliant rear cameras
Great value for money
Cons
Loud speaker could have been better
Headphone in the box would have been perfect
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