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Gmail for Android gets Smart Compose feature: Here’s what it does
Let’s face it: Life without a service as useful as Gmail would be really hard. While it started as Google’s email service that was competing with the likes of Hotmail, it has left all its rivals behind. The primary reason for this is that Google is regularly updating its app with useful features that would make life easier for its users.
And now, the technology giant has added another important feature to Gmail for Android. Starting today, Smart Compose will be available to all Android smartphone users who use Gmail. With Smart Compose, Gmail can automatically generate phrases that are used by you frequently. The feature was first spotted by Android Police and it is being sent to all Android smartphones via a service side update.
We should mention that this is not a new feature that Google has rolled out. The feature was first made available last year on the desktop version of Gmail. Then, it worked its way to G Suite app accounts. When Google launched its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones in October last year and included the Smart Compose feature. ‘
And as we mentioned earlier, today Android users have got the same feature too. So, if you log in to Gmail today, a message would pop-up to introduce the feature as soon as you start typing the message. Furthermore, what’s even better is that you don’t have to manually update the app to get the new feature.
We personally found the feature to be very useful as it learns our frequently used sentences over time and then prompts them when we are writing an email. We think that it is a big time-saver.
However, since it is a part of a service side update, the feature will be auto-enabled. And we can’t expect everyone to like it as much as we do. So, if you are one of those people who think that the Smart Compose feature is annoying, you can turn it off by going to Gmail app’s Settings.
Just a few days back, Gmail got a revamped Material Design that was first rolled out to all Android users and then to those who own iOS devices. It completely changed the way Gmail looks and also removed the iconic red strip at the top of the app, among other changes.
Meizu Zero was a marketing stunt and will not be mass produced: CEO Jack Wong
Meizu, a Chinese electronic company, made headlines last month when it announced the world’s first ‘holeless’ smartphone – Meizu Zero. Its highlight was its unique design, it had no physical buttons, no ports and no SIM-tray slot, which was unseen in the smartphones till now.
However, now Meizu’s CEO Jack Wong has said that the company’s Zero smartphone was just a ‘marketing gimmick’ and the Chinese electronics maker has no intentions of mass producing the handset in future.
Wong responded to a query on Meizu’s official forum saying, “This crowdfunding project was just the marketing team messing about. The holeless phone is just a development project from the R&D department, we never intended to mass-produce this project.”
The CEO’s response about the smartphone was quite clear that it would not be mass-produced anytime soon and it still is a ‘development project’ that used as a marketing stunt.
However, we should point out that even though it was labelled as a ‘development project’, Meizu had given out specifications of the smartphone. According to the company, the Meizu Zero smartphone would be powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC and will have a 12MP rear camera coupled with a 20MP telephoto lens with LED flash. The front camera would have a 20MP sensor with Face Unlock support. The company was asking for $1,299 (approximately Rs 92,400) for the smartphone on Indiegogo, which is a lot of money for a concept phone.
It is also worth adding that Meizu failed to reach its target of $1,00,000 (approximately Rs 70,04,550) on Indiegogo. If the company would have hit their fixed funding goal and announced that they weren’t planning on mass-producing the Meizu Zero smartphone, it would have looked bad on the electronics maker’s part. If this indeed happened, users could have filed a complaint against Meizu and it would have been bad for the company image and name. Even though it was a marketing stunt, Meizu failed to deliver on their promise and for this, they might lose faith of its customers and fans. 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.We're live! Help build the future, now! https://t.co/ex8iBSGvSl pic.twitter.com/EF1BS1hTJT
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Flipkart Women’s Day Sale begins: Discounts on iPhone XR, Asus Zenfone 5Z, Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, and others
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has today kick-started its Women’s Day sale with a number of deals and discounts on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and televisions. The sale will go on for two days and will feature discounts on smartphones from companies like Asus, Xiaomi, Samsung, and Apple.
Besides this, Flipkart has also tied up with HDFC Bank to offer no-cost EMI payment options and will also be offering an additional discount on purchases made via bank credit and debit cards. Here are all the offers that you should know about:
During the Women’s Day sale, you will find a number of discounts on Zenfone smartphones from Asus. For starters, you can buy the Asus Zenfone 5Z smartphone at a flat discount of Rs 3,000 and on the other hand, Zenfone Lite L1 will be available at Rs 1,000 lesser than its original cost. Asus Zenfone Max M1 and Zenfone Max Pro M1 will also be available at a discount of Rs 500 each during the sale.
Besides Asus, discounts can also be availed on Xiaomi smartphones on the shopping website. The 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant of Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro can be bought for Rs 10,999, and two variants of POCO F1 (6GB RAM/64GB storage and 6GB RAM/128GB storage) can be bought for Rs 2,000 lesser if you exchange an old smartphone for them. The 8GB RAM/256GB storage model of the device will get an additional discount of Rs 3,000 if you exchange your old handset for it.
If you are an Apple fan, the Flipkart Women’s Day sale will make you happy as you can buy the iPhone XR, which is priced at Rs 76,900 for Rs 67,999 for the next two days. The Nokia 5.1 Plus is also available at a discounted price of Rs 8,999 during the sale.
And if you are someone who loves to click selfies, you can pick the Vivo V9 Pro smartphone as its 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant can be bought for Rs 13,990 instead of Rs 17,990 at the Flipkart channel.
Vivo V11 and Oppo F9 smartphones can also be bought at an additional discount of Rs 3,000 if you exchange your smartphone for either of the two. Apart from mobile phones, Flipkart is also offering a discount on cameras, laptops, audio gear, tablets, and smart home products during its Women’s Day sale.
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Mi TV 4A 32 sale to go live at 12 pm today: Everything you should know
Last week, Xiaomi launched its Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Note 7 smartphones in India. However, the Chinese electronics maker surprised us when it launched the Mi TV 4A 32 and Mi Sports Bluetooth Basic earphones at the event too.
Although Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Note 7 smartphones managed to grab the spotlight at the event, the Mi TV 4A 32 also packs a number of features that are worth talking about. Some of the key highlights of Mi TV 4A 32 includes Chromecast built-in and Google Play access from where the users can download apps to be used on the TV itself. Along with that, the Mi TV 4A 32 also comes with over 7,00,000 hours of content to watch and Google Voice Assistant command support via Bluetooth-powered Mi Remote.
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Mi TV 4A Pro 32 price in India
The price of Mi TV 4A 32 is Rs 12,999 and it will go on sale starting today from 12 pm (noon) onwards. The Mi TV will be available for purchase on Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores across the country. For a smooth online purchase, the customers would have to register and login to the website/online shopping platforms.Mi TV 4A Pro 32 specifications and features
The Mi TV 4A 32 sports a 32-inch HD (1366 x 768 pixels) display with 60Hz refresh rate. The viewing angles of the TV is 178-degree and it packs 20W speakers (10 x 2). Being a smart TV, it runs on Android TV (Android 8.1 Oreo) skinned with PatchWall UI. The Mi TV 4A 32 is powered by a 64-bit quad-core Amlogic Cortex-A53 CPU along with a Mali-450 MP3 GPU with 7th generation imaging engine. The internal storage of the Mi TV 4A 32 is 8GB while its RAM is 1GB. For connectivity options, the Mi TV comes with two USB 2.0 ports, 3 HDMI ports (one with ARC support), AV component, Ethernet, earphone out and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/n. It measures 732 x 478 x 189mm in dimensions including the base and weighs at 4kgs. As mentioned before, the Mi TV 4A 32 comes with Google Voice Assistant commands which could be controlled by Bluetooth-powered Mi Remote. It also offers over 7,00,000 hours of watchable content and comes with built-in Chromecast and Google Play access.
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Samsung Galaxy S10+ users in India can now remap the Bixby button with this update
Samsung hardly manages to stay out of the news these days. First, it made headlines for months because of speculations about its flagship Galaxy S10 smartphones. This was followed by the launch of Samsung Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10e smartphones. Although the devices were launched last month, there is still a lot of news that is surfacing online about them, highlighting their various features and results in benchmark tests.
And now, Samsung Galaxy S10+ has received a software update version G975FXXU1ASBA/ that brings with itself the February security patch. We should mention that it is an over-the-air (OTA) update, so users will be notified once they receive it. And like all other software updates from Samsung, the update will be rolled out in a phased manner.
Besides the February security patch, the software update also adds stability to the camera of the smartphone and enhances the performance of the in-display fingerprint scanner of the handset. However, the most important addition that the update gets is the ability to remap the Bixby button of the smartphone. The company had announced at the launch of its Samsung Galaxy S10 lineup that users would soon be getting this option.
This feature is not only limited to Samsung Galaxy S10 series. Even those who have older Samsung Galaxy flagship smartphones which come with a Bixby button will get the update. These include Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Note 8. However, in order to get this feature, your device must run Android Pie skinned with One UI.
Coming back to Samsung Galaxy S10+’s update, with the Bixby button remapping feature, you can now reprogram the dedicated key on your smartphone to launch apps other than Bixby. So, if you don’t like the digital assistant too much, you can use the key for launching Google Maps, Camera or a number of other apps. However, you must keep in mind that the button cannot be used to launch other digital assistants like Google Assistant or Cortana.
Besides this, the latest update gets some other improvements and bug fixes to the smartphone. The update is 492.25MB in size, so we recommend you to download it when your device is connected to the Wi-Fi. We should mention that the update had started rolling out in the United States last week.
If you have received the update and wish to remap your Bixby button, you can read our step-by-step guide on how to go about it here.
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Xiaomi Black Shark 2 to come with Liquid Cool 3.0
Xiaomi’s Black Shark smartphone has a very specific user base – gamers. The Chinese smartphone brand had released its Black Shark 1 back in 2018, and now the company expanding this lineup. Recently, Xiaomi released a teaser for its upcoming gaming smartphone – the Black Shark 2. The teaser gives a confirmation that the successor of Black Shark will have the new liquid cooling system called Liquid Cool 3.0.
The nine-second-long video teaser was posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo by the founder of Black Shark, Peter Wu. There was text in the video in Chinese which roughly translated to ‘Liquid Cool 3.0 design might cool the entire phone, not just the processor’. Release date of the smartphone was not mentioned in the video but we can expect its arrival in the coming months of 2019.
The Black Shark 2 might carry a name of Black Shark Skywalker, as a device of such name had appeared in the Geekbench online database. The device on the database featured Snapdragon 855 SoC coupled with 8GB of RAM. The listed device ran Android 9.0 Pie and showed a record of 3,494 in the single-core test while the multi-core score of the device was 11,149. Other than that, no information of the next iteration of Black Shark is known.
Earlier this week, Black Shark announced that they would officially launch a product in India and set their headquarters in Bengaluru, India. The Indian HQ of Black Shark will be run by the Global Vice President of Black Shark, David Li. Since the company has announced of its arrival in India, the Indian market can see release of Black Shark smartphones, accessories and peripherical in the coming months. The current gaming smartphone selling in India like Asus ROG phone and Razer Phone 2 would also get tough competition from Black Shark official India product launch. For the Indian market, it is unclear if the company would be launching its existing products first, which are Black Shark and Black Shark Helo or start with the launch of Black Shark 2.
We should also mention that Black Shark Helo was launched in October 2018. It sports a 6.1-inch display with 10GB RAM and 256GB storage. The device is only available in China. While the Black Shark 1 was launched in April 2018 and went on sale in China and Europe. The Black Shark 1 is powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The smartphone has a 5.99-inch display and 4,000mAh battery. The device came with a liquid cooling system for a heat-free gaming experience.
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Ottomate smart fans launched in India
Summers are right around the corner. So, the time is just right to invest in a smart fan. And today Ottomate International, which is an Indian consumer electronics brand founded in 2017, has launched its first range of smart fans in the country. We should mention that a key highlight of the newly launched Ottomate Smart Fan is that it can be operated with Ottomate Smart App. So, there is no need for users to use a typical wall switch.
The Ottomate Smart Fans, that are among the first range of Ottomate fans in India, are equipped with American chipmaker Qualcomm‘s latest Bluetooth Low Energy chipset with CSRmesh.
Speaking about the newly launched fans, the company’s CEO Vishal Sehgal, who co-founded Ottomate and Lava International said, “Technology is what technology does to everyday life. At Ottomate, we leverage cutting-edge technology to innovate and reinvent simple appliances like fans, lights etc, so that your life at home can be easier, better and more exciting. Our Ottomate Smart Fan range will be SMART, BEAUTIFUL and AFFORDABLE – making your home a more exciting and engaging place to live in.”
The smart fans by the company come with a single printed circuit board assembly that is equipped with Qualcomm’s CSR1020 chipset, which enables Bluetooth Low Energy. The newly launched fans also come with industry-grade digital sensors that tap temperature and humidity and along with this, they have an electric motor whose speed can be controlled using the Ottomate Smart App.
We should mention that Ottomate Smart App is available on Google Play Store as of now and it comes with modes like Auto, Breeze, and Turbo. Other than this, you would also be able to adjust the fan speed manually.
The smart fans would also be getting over-the-air firmware updates that would enable compatibility with virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
The newly launched range of fans by Ottomate is priced starting at Rs 3,999. The offerings by the company also include Smart Ready, which is not a smart fan but can be ‘made smart’ by paying Rs 1,200. Another smart fan in the range is Smart Standard, that can be used along with Bluetooth Low Energy-enabled remote commander. The fans would go on sale on Amazon India and Ottomate’s own website starting March 20.
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Corning working on a durable glass to go with foldable smartphones
Foldable smartphones were the talk of Mobile World Congress 2019 and they are definitely the newest rage dominating the world of technology. They are the next step in the evolution of smartphones and they come with a hefty, pocket-burning price tag. However, we wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are nowhere near a finished product as their non-bendable counterparts.
The foldable phones still feel too far from perfect with lots of seen and unseen problems. One of such problems is the use of plastic (plastic polymer) instead of glass for making the screens. Glass is durable and is hard to scratch and is much better looking than the plastic polymer. And many would agree that the use of plastic in place of glass for screen just doesn’t seem to do the trick.
However, the debate is whether the use of plastic is necessary to create a foldable smartphone screen or not. But the reality is, the glass that is currently available for use in smartphones can’t be folded enough to put it into a suitable display. The glass can’t handle the repetitive open-close cycle of the foldable phones and they would most probably break.
To solve this problem, Corning, which is a well-known name in the smartphone market for making hard, scratch-proof glass that is more popularly known as Gorilla Glass, is working on a solution. The company has confirmed that it is working on an ultra-thin, bendable glass that will be able to bend to a 5mm radius without breaking. Corning’s John Bayne told Wired, “The back of the problem we’re trying to break, the technical challenge, is, can you keep those tight 3- to 5-millimeter bend radii and also increase the damage resistance of the glass. That’s the trajectory we’re on.”
The technology website further reported that the problem with creating bendable glass is that it shouldn’t compromise with the glass’s toughness. To build the bendable glass, Corning is reportedly using what it learnt from Willow Glass and Gorilla Glass.
Corning’s current foldable glass prototypes are nowhere near the final product as it falls short on either durability or flexibility.
“We have glasses we’ve sampled to customers, and they’re functional, but they’re not quite meeting all the requirements. People either want better performance against a drop event or a tighter bend radius. We can give them one or the other; the key is to give them both.” Bayne said.
But nonetheless, Corning is positive that by the time the foldable phones become popular and mainstream, it should be able to give the final result in its bendable displays.
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Samsung Galaxy Fold to be launched in India, confirms DJ Koh
Last month saw the launch of Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone at the company’s Unpacked event in San Francisco. At the event, the company said that Samsung Galaxy Fold, which is priced at $1980, will be going on pre-orders in April. However, till now, there was no word on if the device will be available in India or not.
But now, Samsung has finally broken silence on whether we can expect the Galaxy Fold smartphone to come to India or not. At the launch of Samsung Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10e smartphones in India, the company’s President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, DJ Koh spoke to select people from media and confirmed that the Galaxy Fold will be getting launched in India.
According to Gadgets360, Koh said, “Indian market is, I clearly said, most important market — not only investment and everything, my long-term commitment is towards the market. In this market, why will I not deliver my newest technology innovation? Yes, I will do.”
However, he did not share an exact timeline of the launch of the Galaxy Fold smartphone. But then we can expect it to come at the same time as other major markets.
Besides this, Koh also added that Samsung Galaxy S10 5G could also make its way to India once the market is ready with the required network. Koh was quoted saying, “We are working with the carriers here. Depends on their progress. Samsung is ready to support all 5G frequencies – not only sub-6GHz but millimetre wave as well.”
Samsung Galaxy Fold comes with very high-end specifications like 12GB RAM, 512GB of storage, has a total of six cameras, and two batteries that add up to 4,380mAh capacity.
Samsung has also released a statement implying how important the Indian market is to the company. Koh has said that Samsung will fulfil its promise of ‘Make in India’ and ‘Make for India’. He further also added that with the World’s Largest Mobile Factory in Noida, Samsung has set its eyes to ‘Make for the World’.
Speaking on the diverse consumer base in India, Koh added, “We know that a one-size-fits-all approach is no longer enough. Millennial and Gen Z consumers want choice.”
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Game of Thrones Season 8 trailer is out: Get all the details here
After making fans wait for months, HBO has finally released the full-length trailer of Game of Thrones Season 8, which will put an end to the fantasy saga that is watched by scores of people across the globe. The final season of Game of Thrones will begin on April 15, 2019, in India and will show us the final battle between the living and the dead, since the White Walkers have now managed to break the Wall and enter Westeros.
Also, we shouldn’t forget that the Night King now has an undead ice dragon, which is definitely not very good news for the living. Another question that everyone is waiting to get an answer for is that who will sit on the Iron Throne at the end of the series, that is if there will be a throne at all. However, we will have to wait to get these answers.
For now, we at least have the trailer which begins with Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) running away from an unseen danger at the Crypts of Winterfell. Then, she is shown talking about death calmly in a different scene where she holds up a dagger made up of dragon-glass.
We get shots of the Golden Company on a Greyjoy ship coming to Westeros. To recall, we should add here that in Season 7, Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) had mentioned that Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbæk) had gone to get them from Essos. However, it is worth mentioning that we don’t get to see anyone from the Golden Company meet Cersei in the trailer. Could this mean that Euron Greyjoy is probably going to get them for himself and not for the Queen? Again, we will have to wait to find out.
Moving on, the trailer shows Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) and Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer), thus confirming that the two did not die when the Wall was brought down by undead Viserion and Night King. We also get a shot showing Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) and Samwell Tarly (John Bradley).
This is followed by Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) with the Unsullied army arrive at Winterfell, where they are supposed to lead the Great War. The trailer then shows the two remaining dragons — Drogon and Rhaegal — fly over Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner). And we have to say, there is nothing like seeing someone see a dragon for the first time! Jon then talks about the White Walkers, telling his audience (whom we don’t get to see) what makes them more dangerous than any other enemy.
And last but definitely not the least, we get to see Jamie Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) reach Winterfell, where he says that he is there to keep his word and wants to pledge his cause to the living. The trailer ends showing the hooves of an undead horse.
That’s all that the trailer showed us! For more, we would all have to wait for April 15, 2019. You can watch the show on HotStar and Star World.
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Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6G graphic card review: Gaming like never before
When compared to some of the other brands in the Indian market, Gigabyte might be newer. But they have gained tremendous ground in the last couple of years. If you would have asked us about the brand five years ago, we would be uncomfortable recommending it. But, down the line, they proved themselves time and again, and have become an absolute favourite. It is not just us, but many gamers swear by them. This time we got a graphic card by them called the Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6G, which we picked up with a critical eye.
However, the critic in us turned into a lover as we used it more and more. It became a worthy addition to our gaming arsenal. We used the latest mid-end graphic card (for a little while) by the company and this is our review of the gaming powerhouse.
It is actually simple science. The first and third fan rotate counter clockwise and the middle one spins clockwise. What this does is that it enables the GPU to get the right amount of airflow to keep it cool. The fans also have 3D strips on it to enhance the air flow further. The next thing on the card, adding to the show, is an RGB LED light driven Gigabyte branding. This can be customised using the software supplied with the graphic card. The LED supports over 16million colours so you can choose the one you like.
The rear of the graphic card has 3 display as well as 1 HDMI ports. So, the latest 4K gaming monitors are supported. To power the device, the company has installed an 8 PIN power connector on the side. Also, the copper heat sync touches the GPU, to keep it extra cool. Overall, the graphic card looks chunky yet modern, which will definitely get you the eyeballs at your next BYOC party.
When it came to pure gaming performance, we loved every bit of it. Most games ran extremely well at ultra-high settings. Let us start with some of our favourite and widely played games like CS:Go and DOTA 2. We were easily able to extract 100-120 FPS in them. The graphics were crisp and detailed, but since these are older games, they seemed just a notch above on this graphic card. However, the real test came when we played games like PUBG and Fortnite.
The Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6G didn’t flinch here and gave us straight 100FPS even at the highest settings, the max frame rate drop we got here was 89. Which is not bad for a graphic card that only demands a 500W power supply. However, we do recommend to put in at least a 650W power supply so that you do not over-stress the system in any manner. We saw an immense bump in graphics over a regular NVIDIA 1060. The details are better, the characters look well-rounded and with the improved FPS, you are bound to get that chicken dinner.
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Design and Blueprint
Out of the box the Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6G is a massive graphic card, which demands a show window in the PC. Luckily, we had two. The first thing that catches the eye are the 3 large fans on the head of the graphic card. These are designed in a special manner so that the air hits the GPU unit properly without any sort of turbulence. So how did Gigabyte achieve this?
It is actually simple science. The first and third fan rotate counter clockwise and the middle one spins clockwise. What this does is that it enables the GPU to get the right amount of airflow to keep it cool. The fans also have 3D strips on it to enhance the air flow further. The next thing on the card, adding to the show, is an RGB LED light driven Gigabyte branding. This can be customised using the software supplied with the graphic card. The LED supports over 16million colours so you can choose the one you like.
The rear of the graphic card has 3 display as well as 1 HDMI ports. So, the latest 4K gaming monitors are supported. To power the device, the company has installed an 8 PIN power connector on the side. Also, the copper heat sync touches the GPU, to keep it extra cool. Overall, the graphic card looks chunky yet modern, which will definitely get you the eyeballs at your next BYOC party.
Performance
Now on to the fun part. The Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6G graphic card is mayhem over and over. From the get-go, it was spewing out vibrant colours and extreme sharpness. We immediately put it to the test to check out its gaming performance in our RIG, which contains a super quick Kingston SSD so that there is no lag when playing a game. With 6GB GDDR6 RAM and up to 1.83Ghz clock speed on board, we had high expectations from this card. And it did not disappoint at all. We ran the 3D mark Time Spy QHD test on it and it just burnt the benchmark to a fine ash. It scored 7,973 marks on it, which is better than its closest AMD competitor and we do not even want to bring the previous gen into the picture. To keep simple, NVIDIA GTX1060 is not even in the shadow of this graphic card.
When it came to pure gaming performance, we loved every bit of it. Most games ran extremely well at ultra-high settings. Let us start with some of our favourite and widely played games like CS:Go and DOTA 2. We were easily able to extract 100-120 FPS in them. The graphics were crisp and detailed, but since these are older games, they seemed just a notch above on this graphic card. However, the real test came when we played games like PUBG and Fortnite.
The Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6G didn’t flinch here and gave us straight 100FPS even at the highest settings, the max frame rate drop we got here was 89. Which is not bad for a graphic card that only demands a 500W power supply. However, we do recommend to put in at least a 650W power supply so that you do not over-stress the system in any manner. We saw an immense bump in graphics over a regular NVIDIA 1060. The details are better, the characters look well-rounded and with the improved FPS, you are bound to get that chicken dinner.
Verdict and Final Words
All was running really well, till we saw a price tag of Rs 34,990 of the Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6G. Which is quite a bit to ask for a graphic card. This many would not be able to get in a mid-range gaming PC. However, when compared to the kind of performance this graphic card gives, this is somewhat of a decent price to pay. If you are planning to build a rig of around Rs 80,000 to 1 lakh or upgrading your super-rig, buy this card without a doubt. It will be a prized possession. Pros: Great to look at Extreme performance Three fan array Cons: The priceFacebook still receives user data from major Android apps like Duolingo, Indeed and others: Report
Social media giant Facebook has been finding itself in one controversy after the other since last year. And now, the social networking platform is in a new data-related controversy again. According to a new report, a number of major Android apps like search service Yelp and language learning app Duolingo send personal data to Facebook without informing their users about it. This is being done for ad-tracking.
However, it is shocking that Facebook continues to engage in this kind of behaviour in spite of facing so much backlash about collecting user data without their consent and more lately, for bribing teenagers in the US and India in exchange for their data.
The report, which came from the London-based watchdog group, Privacy International (PI), added that Yelp and Duolingo are not the only two apps that are engaging in this behaviour.
There are two other Muslim praying apps, a Bible app as well as a popular job-search app called Indeed that are leaking data to Facebook for the purpose of ad-targeting. Furthermore, the social networking platform manages to collect your data even if you are not logged in or don’t have a Facebook account.
The social networking giant uses this data for ad tracking and also for improving its features like friend suggestions. Having access to your contacts, call history, SMS data and location only means that it can give you some meaningful suggestions.
The report has also added that a number of iOS app makers also share sensitive health, fitness and financial data with Facebook. Such practices of the social media giant have time and again outraged users and privacy advocates. A number of users who value privacy have agreed to the fact that Facebook is collecting too much data about their personal lives and online and offline behaviours when it actually does not even need all of it to function effectively.
However, Facebook does not take responsibility for all this. The social media giant just says that the apps are responsible for sending it data and it is their job to ensure that it has been collected in a way that abides laws.
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Top 7 new PS4 games to play right now
Since the beginning of 2019, new games are being launched from a number of companies for all platforms – PC, Xbox One and PS4. Although 2018 saw the release of some highly-anticipated games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Marvel’s Spider man and God of War, the current year is not far behind. Its been only two months since 2019 began, but we have already seen some of the best games being launched and this will continue all year long. Here’s a list of some PlayStation 4 games that have garnered a lot of popularity in very less time:
The next instalment in the Metro series is the Metro Exodus. The game was released in February for the PlayStation 4. If you have played any Metro game before you would know that the entire series is based on a novel named Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky. The newest Metro instalment brings all the fast-paced, heart-thumping, mutant-killing glory of the previous Metro games with the addition of current graphics. The game is an open-world, story-driven, first person shooter survival developed by 4A games. The game is a combination of first-person combat, stealth and survival horror and exploration genre. It follows the events of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light and is a continuation in the Metro universe.
Made by the parent companies of TitanFall and TitanFall 2, Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment recently unveiled the the newest game that dominates the battleroyale genre – Apex Legends. The game has already made headlines by adding 25 million players in just one week after its launch. The game is set in the Titanfall universe but is not related to the storyline of the game. Unlike other battleroyale games, in Apex Legends, the players get to choose from a roaster of playable characters, each with different set of skills like teleportation, making copies of self, track opponents etc. Apex Legends is a fast-paced first-person battleroyale which is gaining a lot of popularity with time and the best part is that it is free to download and play.
What happens when you throw all the popular Disney and anime/cartoon characters together in a Role-Playing Game (RPG) situation? You get Kingdom Hearts. Kingdom Hearts has been a long running series but the newest addition, Kingdom Hearts 3 was launched on January this year for PS4 by Square Enix. In the latest instalment of the game, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck will be teaming up with Terra and Sora to fight and defeat monsters and save the world (again). But wait, you will also find Pikachu and Bay Max in the game along with many known characters from the cartoon and anime universe. The game brings nostalgia to a whole new level with its old and new character roaster to choose from.
A 2019 remake of the original Resident Evil 2, the latest instalment brings the graphics and mechanics of current generation consoles along with the old story and setting of Resident Evil 2. The game was launched for PS4 in January this year. In the newest Resident Evil, instead of killing zombies you will be running from them as the game delivers with a wide range of situations which could kill you in hundreds of ways. The only thought you will have while playing the Resident Evil 2 is survival. The players will take control of Leon and Claire, and both of them will have their own path to follow. This basically means that they will be playing two different campaigns, with different setting and outcomes. But both scenarios will deliver the same level of horror and thrill.
The latest instalment in the Ace Combat adds high-flying, ‘trigger’-ed aerial dog-fights with photorealistic world and engaging missions, good gameplay and an engaging story. The gameplay revolves around a story which has much human drama, politics, aerial combat and war. Ace Combat 7 also features multiplayer and it also has a battleroyale mode where you can play and hunt other players and be hunted as well. An aerial combat battleroyale may seem crazy to sum, but it is definitely fun.
In Ubisoft’s next instalment Far Cry New Dawn, you will be left in Hope County where everything will be trying to kill you and end your life (again). This time, the game is set in post-apocalyptic world with pink (flowers) and graffiti. The whole world looks as if it is on fire (of colours) and it is as vibrant as it is deadly. The game mechanics is the same as its predecessor with a new story and new characters. The fans of Far Cry series will feel at home knowing that Ubisoft has made it into an open-world map with lots to explore and people/animals to befriend. The game will have players roaming around the map for missions tasked on to them as the other games in this instalment. But in the end, the players need to scavenge the world and keep fighting to survive or die.
Bioware’s Anthem was an anticipated title from last year and it finally released last month. The game received mixed reviews from the critics and fans alike. Anthem is like Ironman mixed with DragonAge as players need to pilot mechanized exo-suits called Javelins and complete the missions. Players can add up to four characters into their party and go on missions together. There are four exo-suit classes to choose from, and each suit comes with its own powers and abilities – Interceptor, Ranger, Storm and Colossus. The game is not what was showcased earlier in the trailer or during the demo gameplay and is far from perfect, but it is still a good play.
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Metro Exodus
Apex Legends
Kingdom Hearts 3
Resident Evil 2
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
The latest instalment in the Ace Combat adds high-flying, ‘trigger’-ed aerial dog-fights with photorealistic world and engaging missions, good gameplay and an engaging story. The gameplay revolves around a story which has much human drama, politics, aerial combat and war. Ace Combat 7 also features multiplayer and it also has a battleroyale mode where you can play and hunt other players and be hunted as well. An aerial combat battleroyale may seem crazy to sum, but it is definitely fun.
Far Cry New Dawn
Anthem
Microsoft Xbox One S All-Digital Edition might launch in April 2019
Microsoft has been planning to add another console to its Xbox line-up. And the upcoming disc-less gaming console named the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition might be the next console from the technology giant. According to a leak online on thurrott, the new console will be available for pre-orders from April 2019 and will be available to purchase from May 2019. Microsoft is also planning to launch the ‘disc-less’ Xbox One S to global markets at around the same time.
A disc-less Xbox is Microsoft’s new approach in the gaming console arena. Earlier, Microsoft launched the Xbox Game Pass which is a Netflix-style subscription service for videogames along with Project xCloud video game streaming service. The new launches suggest that Microsoft is planning to go ‘all-digital’ with its gaming consoles and services.
As the name suggests, the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition will offer games without the use of discs, players can choose the games they want to play from the wide variety of games available on Microsoft’s online game center. With the Xbox game pass, the players can pay for the games they want to play. They can even purchase the games from the online catalog and store in the console’s memory or on cloud. While the xCloud streaming service will let them stream and view other streamers of the game online.
The current Xbox One S is priced at Rs 21,400 while the upcoming Xbox One S All-Digital Edition will most likely be priced lower than the Xbox One S. Earlier, a report claimed that the new console will be priced at $200 (approximately Rs 14,200).
In India, console gaming is still not as popular as PC gaming, so the ‘disc-less’ version of Xbox One might not be a hit in the Indian gaming community for many reasons. First, many popular new and old titles are currently not available in India such as Below, Fortnite, Dead Rising 4 etc. Furthermore, there is no information on their launch date yet. Secondly, even today many people do not have high speed internet access so an ‘All Digital’ edition of Xbox One which will purely rely on high-speed internet for gameplay and downloads might not be a hit. Third, gaming and streaming games is still a growing platform in India so, it will take a while before it becomes mainstream.
All in all, the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition will be the newest and probably the first fully digital gaming console.
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Nokia 9 Pureview starts receiving its first software update: Here’s what is new
After months of speculations, HMD Global finally launched its Nokia 9 PureView smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2019 late last month. And now, the company has already rolled out the first software update for the Nokia 9 PureView handset. The update brings with itself the March Android Security Patch and is available over-the-air. So, users would get notified about the update when it comes to their device.
However, we should add that as of now, the new software update is only available for Nokia 9 PureView smartphones in the United States, where it has already gone on sale. The news of the software update came from HMD Global‘s chief product officer Juho Sarvikas, who took to Twitter to make the announcement. It is also worth noticing that the update is 282MB in size, so we recommend you to download it when your smartphone is connected to the Wi-Fi.
Besides the March Android Security patch, the software update for Nokia 9 PureView also gets improvements in stability and enhancements in the user interface to the handset. We should mention that earlier, Sarvikas had also said that the device will soon be getting some improvements related to image tuning soon. The company started rolling the latest update out on March 4.
Since all software updates from HMD Global are released in a phased manner, this one is no exception. However, if you don’t wish to wait to get the update, you can manually search for it by heading to Settings of your device, then clicking on About Phone and then selecting System Updates.
However, we should add that as of now, there is no word on the pricing or availability of the company’s new flagship Nokia 9 PureView smartphone in India. To speak about the specifications, the device is the first ever to sport a penta-camera setup on its back panel that comprises of three 12MP monochrome sensors and two 12-megapixel RGB sensors. For selfies and video calls, there is a 20MP front-facing snapper on the handset.
Other key specifications of the Nokia 9 PureView smartphone include Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and a 5.99-inch Quad-HD+ (1440×2960 pixels) pOLED display with 18.5:9 aspect ratio.
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Huawei P30 and P30 Pro will come with Periscope Zoom camera
Huawei’s upcoming flagship smartphones – P30 and P30 Pro are confirmed to be launched on March 26 in Paris, France. The upcoming Huawei P30 Pro and P30 smartphones will have cameras as their key highlight as the company has been teasing the camera samples and some photography-centric features of the devices online. And now, the Vice President of Huawei, Clement Wong has confirmed that the Huawei P30 and the P30 Pro will have come with periscope-style zoom cameras.
The predecessor of the upcoming smartphones – the Huawei P20 Pro already came with exceptional cameras with 3X optical zoom and up to 5X hybrid zoom capabilities. However, recently the company released a picture which teased that the upcoming Huawei P30 Pro and P30 handsets will come with lossless zoom capabilities. The company also released a video about the zoom and the speaker features of the smartphones.
Wong broke this news to Android Central while also confirming that the Huawei P30 series will have much better low-light photography capabilities. He said that the upcoming smartphones will come with a ‘next-generation night camera’ which will be a ‘major upgrade’ to the Huawei P20 Pro. Although the VP revealed this, he maintained silence about the zooming capabilities of the camera.
The VP further added that Huawei P30’s camera would be ‘something nobody (has done) before’ which hints at mechanical zoom lens integration. The information is not yet confirmed but the company would surely be coming up with something new.
Earlier leaked news about the Huawei P30 suggests that the smartphone will have a 6.1-inch OLED dewdrop-notch while the P30 Pro will have a 6.5-inch OLED display with dewdrop notch. Huawei P30 will come with triple-rear camera setup while the P30 Pro will have a quad-camera setup. The primary lens is said to house a 40MP camera with 5X lossless zoom while the selfie camera might comprise of a 24MP sensor. Both the variants will have in-display fingerprint scanners and will be powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC. However, the RAM and storage configurations in both the models will be different. We will update you as we get to know more!
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Samsung Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10e with Infinity-O display, Snapdragon 855 SoC launched in India
South Korean technology giant Samsung has finally taken wraps off its Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10e smartphones in India today. The three flagship smartphones were launched globally last month at Samsung Unpacked event that was held in San Francisco on February 20. Today, Samsung Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10e have finally been launched in India. Here’s a look at all the details that you should know about:
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Samsung Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10e price in India
Let’s begin with Samsung Galaxy S10+, which is the most premium among the three. The smartphone will be available in three RAM/storage models in India – 8GB RAM/128GB storage, 8GB RAM/512GB storage and 12GB RAM/1TB storage. While the 128GB storage model costs Rs 73,900, the 512GB storage variant is priced at Rs 91,900, the 1TB storage version bears a price tag of Rs 1,17,900. While the 12GB storage variant is available in Prism Black, Prism Blue, and Prism White colour variants, the 512GB and 1TB storage variants of the Samsung Galaxy S10+ can be picked up in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White colour variants. Coming to Samsung Galaxy S10, the device is available in 8GB RAM/128GB storage and 8GB RAM/512GB storage variants in India. The base variant costs Rs 66,900, and the high-end one is priced at Rs 84,900. If you buy the 128GB storage model of Samsung Galaxy S10, you can choose from Prism Black, Prism Blue, and Prism White colour options, and if you go for the 512GB storage model, you would have to go for the lone Prism White colour. The most affordable of the three – Samsung Galaxy S10e is only available in 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant in India that costs Rs 55,900. The device is available in Prism Black and Prism White colour options. The three smartphones had been available for pre-orders in India since February. If you pre-ordered the smartphone, you will be getting your device today. However, if haven’t and want to buy the smartphone, you can order it starting March 8 when the handsets would go on sale. As a part of launch offers, Samsung is offering its Galaxy Watch at Rs 9,999, and its Galaxy Buds at Rs 2,999. Customers can also get a cashback of up to Rs 6,000 on purchases made via HDFC Bank cards, a bonus of up to Rs 15,000 on an upgrade and EMI plans starting at Rs 2,339 a month.Samsung Galaxy S10+ specifications
Samsung Galaxy S10+ comes with a 6.4-inch QHD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display that has an aspect ratio of 19:9. Powered by 8nm octa-core Samsung Exynos 9820 SoC, the smartphone comes with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 1TB of onboard storage. The device comes with a triple rear camera setup that comprises of a 12MP wide-angle sensor with f/1.5-f/2.4 variable aperture, a 12MP telephoto sensor with an f/2.4 aperture, and a 16MP ultra-wide sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. For selfies and video calls, there are dual front cameras with a 10MP and an 8MP sensor. The smartphone can hold a microSD card of up to 512GB and it houses a 4,100mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy S10+ sports an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor and runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with the company’s own One UI.Samsung Galaxy S10 specifications
Coming to Samsung Galaxy S10, the smartphone features a 6.1-inch QHD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display and is powered by an 8nm octa-core Samsung Exynos 9820 SoC processor clubbed with 8GB of RAM. On the camera front, Samsung Galaxy S10 comes has the same triple rear cameras as Galaxy S10+ and for selfies and video calls, there is a 10MP sensor. Samsung Galaxy S10 houses a 3,400mAh battery and like Galaxy S10+, it comes with an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor.Samsung Galaxy S10e specifications
Samsung Galaxy S10e features a 5.8-inch full-HD+ Flat Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display an is powered by the same processor as the two older siblings. The smartphone comes 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM variants and has up to 512GB of storage. For imaging duties, Samsung Galaxy S10e comes with a dual rear camera setup that comprises of a 12MP camera and a 16MP fixed-focus sensor. Both the sensors come with Optical Image Stabilization and up to 8x digital zoom. The selfie camera of the device is the same as Samsung Galaxy S10’s. Samsung Galaxy S10e can hold a microSD card of up to 512GB and houses a 3,100mAh battery. It comes with a physical fingerprint sensor on its home button.
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WenAuthn is now an official web standard: Here’s everything that will be changed
Web Authentication API (WebAuthn) has been declared as the Web standard by World Wide Consortium (W3C). This standard will let the user login to a website without entering his password. WebAuthn will now allow the user to log-in to the websites by using their biometrics (fingerprint), smartphones or FIDO security keys.
The web standard was first announced in 2015 but now it has the support of W3C’s contributors, which has big technology names in it like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Mozilla, IBM etc. Dropbox, the online file storing platform became the first to integrate the WebAuthn on its platform in 2018 and was followed by Microsoft.
The standard is also supported by Operating Systems (OS) like Android and Windows 10 and web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge. Now that WebAuthn has become an open standard, more web services and platforms will get it and utilize it to make their own platform digitally more secure as the standard gives a much better security than using just the passwords.
Passwords of any type are extremely personal and if it falls in the wrong hands then a lot can be lost. They are vulnerable and have to be paired with multiple layer of authentication for added security. The latest announcement of declaring the WebAuthn as the web standard has made it possible for a password-free web. Now the users won’t have to enter their passwords every time they visit a specific website.
With the new standard, surfing the internet will be more secure than before. Earlier, Google too had launched an in-built security feature in the Google Chrome which lets the user browse the internet more securely.
Speaking on the new development, W3C and FIDO Alliance said, “It’s common knowledge that passwords have outlived their efficacy. Not only are stolen, weak, or default passwords behind 81% of data breaches, they are a drain of time and resources.” WebAuthn is the central part of FIDO Alliance’s FIDO2 specifications as it is a standard which lets the user use methods other than usual password authentication. The new standard will look at security, scalability, privacy along with convenience of the user. FIDO2’s login details would be unique across each website logins and the users’ biometrics details will never leave their devices and won’t be stored on a server. In simpler terms, the user will have the option to login using their fingerprints, FIDO physical security keys or mobile devices. FIDO’s keys are different and unique for every website so it can’t be used to track the user. 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.[NEWS] #WebAuthn is now an official web standard, making logins on the web more secure for users around the world via #biometrics, #mobile devices and/or FIDO #SecurityKeys https://t.co/hWeDEmqHkb
— The FIDO Alliance (@FIDOAlliance) March 4, 2019
Instagram will now show you IGTV previews in your News Feed
Last month, Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram had announced that previews of IGTV would soon start appearing in users’ main News Feed on the home page. The company had taken to Twitter to announce that going forward, users would be able to preview IGTV videos in their News Feed.
The company said on the microblogging website, “Now, you can preview IGTV videos in your feed. When there’s a new video from someone you follow, you can tap from your feed to watch the full video in IGTV.”
And now, this has finally happened. If you accessed Instagram today, you would have seen a Story shared by the company that confirms today onwards, IGTV videos will be available for preview in users’ News Feed. In the Story, Instagram has mentioned that besides seeing previews of videos, users would also be able to browse for more videos of their interest from their News Feed itself.
We should mention that since IGTV was launched last year, Instagram has been doing a number of things to promote the platform among its users. Although it was first believed that Instagram would split IGTV into a new app altogether, that didn’t happen. Instead, Instagram added a button on top right of its main app from where users could directly access the video platform.
After that, the photo-sharing app started sending occasional notifications to users informing them about new videos that they may be interested in. And now, IGTV has been integrated with the main Instagram app even more closely as users will be able to see videos they are interested in on their News Feed itself.
It is worth noticing that IGTV was launched by Instagram to compete with Google‘s YouTube, which has been leading the segment since a very long time now. Being smartphone-centric, IGTV has a preference for vertical videos and allows content creators and influencers to upload videos that are up to 10 minutes long. However, accounts that are extremely popular can also add videos that are up to an hour long.
When it was initially announced a month back that previews of IGTV videos will be available in News Feed, Instagram gave a statement to Variety saying, “With IGTV previews in feed, we’re making it even easier to discover and watch the latest video content from your favourite follows.”
After that, the photo-sharing app started sending occasional notifications to users informing them about new videos that they may be interested in. And now, IGTV has been integrated with the main Instagram app even more closely as users will be able to see videos they are interested in on their News Feed itself.
It is worth noticing that IGTV was launched by Instagram to compete with Google‘s YouTube, which has been leading the segment since a very long time now. Being smartphone-centric, IGTV has a preference for vertical videos and allows content creators and influencers to upload videos that are up to 10 minutes long. However, accounts that are extremely popular can also add videos that are up to an hour long.
When it was initially announced a month back that previews of IGTV videos will be available in News Feed, Instagram gave a statement to Variety saying, “With IGTV previews in feed, we’re making it even easier to discover and watch the latest video content from your favourite follows.”
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Paytm First subscription programme launched: Here are the benefits you can avail
Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet Patym has launched its subscription-based loyalty programme named ‘Paytm First’. The move comes from Patym to increase the customer base on its shopping platform. The subscription programme will pose as a rival to Amazon’s Prime subscription and Flipkart’s Plus membership. Paytm First offers features and subscriptions such as Zomato Gold, ViU Premium, Eros Now, Sony Liv, Gaana Premium and more. Users can avail these for a fees of Rs 750 per year. Deals on Uber and Uber Eats are also in the subscription package added in the Paytm First membership.
Along with subscriptions, Paytm is also offering more than Rs 1,500 worth of cashback to the customers who would opt for the Paytm First membership. Paytm Mall, which is the company’s online shopping platform is also offering exclusive offers on its products for Paytm First members that would include an unlimited free and priority shipping along with 27×7 customer care support.
By purchasing the membership of Paytm First, the user would also get an annual subscription to Gaana, Sony Liv and Eros Now. The customers would get benefits up to Rs 6,000 on Uber and benefits of up to Rs 2,400 on Uber Eats. Paytm also claims that the Paytm First will give partner offers of more than Rs 12,000. We should mention that the company has plans to sell more than three million Paytm First subscriptions in the first year of its launch and considering the enormous user base that Paytm enjoys in India, it might not be a false goal.
According to Deepak Abbot, Senior Vice President of Paytm, the customers loyalty programme of Paytm First is now available for all the Android users. He also said that iOS users will receive the loyalty programme on their platform starting March 6, which is today, so we can expect it to happen later during the day. Although the annual subscription of Paytm First is Rs 750, the company is offering a cashback of Rs 100 for a limited time.
“We are happy to have partnered with leading players from their respective verticals during the initial launch phase itself, and we will continue to expand the Paytm First programme with more benefits and value to our customers,” Abbot said.
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Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e to officially launch in India today: How to watch the live stream
South Korean technology giant Samsung took wraps off its Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e smartphones last month at its Unpacked event in San Francisco. Soon after, the three smartphones went on pre-orders in India. And today, Samsung will officially be unveiling them in the country.
There are a number of features in Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e that the company has added to make them as premium as they can be. For instance, the smartphones come with Infinity-O displays, Dynamic AMOLED panels, and Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ come with ultrasonic in-display scanners. Here’s everything that you need to know about the launch of the new flagship smartphones by Samsung:
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Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e India launch: How to watch the live stream?
We had reported last week that Samsung has sent an invite for its event that is scheduled for March 6 in New Delhi. If you want to watch the Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e getting launched, you can head to Samsung’s official website at 12.30 pm today, as that is when the event is set to begin. In case you have pre-booked the smartphone, you should be happy to know that the deliveries would begin today. However, if you have not pre-booked and want to buy the devices, you can order them once their sale begins on March 8.Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e price in India
Samsung Galaxy S10 is available in 8GB RAM/128GB storage and 8GB RAM/512GB storage variants in India. While the former costs Rs 66,900, the latter is priced at Rs 84,900. We should also add that while the 128GB storage model of Samsung Galaxy S10 will be available in Prism Black, Prism Blue, and Prism White colour options, the 512GB storage model will be available in a lone Prism White colour. Coming to Samsung Galaxy S10+, which is the most premium among the three, it will be available in three RAM/storage variants in India – 8GB RAM/128GB storage, 8GB RAM/512GB storage and 12GB RAM/1TB storage. While the base model costs Rs 73,900, the 512GB storage model is priced at Rs 91,900, the most high-end variant bears a price tag of Rs 1,17,900. It is worth noticing that 12GB storage variant is available in Prism Black, Prism Blue, and Prism White colour variants, while the 512GB and 1TB storage variants can be picked up in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White colour variants. Last, but not the least, Samsung Galaxy S10e is only available in 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant in India that costs Rs 55,900. Interested buyers will be able to choose from Prism Black and Prism White colour options.
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Samsung is working on two more foldable smartphones: Report
Foldable phones are most definitely the newest trend that has completely taken over the technology industry. Last month, we saw Samsung unveil its Galaxy Fold smartphone at its Unpacked event in San Francisco on February 20.
Following this, we got a look at Huawei’s Mate X smartphone at the Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Other than this, smartphone makers like Xiaomi, LG, Lenovo and Motorola are also said to be working on their own foldable phones.
And now, a report has surfaced on Bloomberg that says that Samsung is working on two other foldable phones, which will both sport a design that is very different from that of Galaxy Fold. According to the report, unlike Samsung Galaxy Fold that has a tablet-sized screen that can be folded into a candybar phone, one among the new smartphones that the South Korean technology giant is working on comes with a display that wraps around the outside of the device. So, we can expect the design of the smartphone to be something like Huawei Mate X’s.
The other device that Samsung is working on is said to be a vertically-oriented clamshell phone that will sport a smaller external display. We should mention that the latter sounds like the upcoming revamped Motorola RAZR smartphone, that will come with a normal sized display that can be folded into a palm-sized device. It is also worth noticing that Apple’s patent for its foldable device that recently surfaced online also appeared to be similar to this.
Coming back to Samsung, the South Korean technology giant will reportedly launch the clamshell phone in late 2019 or early 2020, and the Mate-X like device will launch only after that.
Speaking of Samsung Galaxy Fold, it is all set to release in April this year. However, reports suggest that Samsung is still working on the device’s durability, mainly because a visible crease can be seen on the screen that has become an area of concern for the company. The report also quoted a person familiar with the matter saying that Samsung is considering to offer free screen replacements to customers.
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Redmi 7 specifications leaked online on TENAA listings
Redmi 7, which is an upcoming budget smartphone of Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi, was sighted on the Chinese regulator website TENAA. The smartphone was listed under the model number M1812F6LE. Although the listing on the website didn’t had any image of the upcoming smartphone, it did reveal the specifications and other details of the upcoming Redmi 7 handset.
According to the listing, the Redmi 7 smartphone will sport a 6.26-inch HD+ (720 x 1520 pixels) display and will run on Android 9.0 Pie skinned with MIUI. The handset will reportedly house a 3,900mAh battery and will be powered by an unnamed octa-core CPU which will be clocked at 1.8GHz. The smartphone is expected to be available in three variants – 2GB RAM + 16GB storage, 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. Like its predecessor Redmi 6, the upcoming device will come with a dual-rear camera setup comprising of a 12MP sensor coupled with an 8MP sensor. Redmi 7’s TENAA listing was first spotted by GizmoChina.
Redmi 7 will be of 158.65 x 76.43 x 8.47mm in dimension and will weigh 180 grams. The sensors in Redmi 7 will include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, fingerprint sensor and a proximity sensor. According to reports, Xiaomi will be hosting a press event in China on March 18 where it is expected to unveil the Redmi 7 along with Redmi Note 7 Pro in its home country. We should mention that Redmi Note 7 Pro already saw its global release in India along with Redmi Note 7 last week. Currently, there is no news of the pricing of Redmi 7 but as it is a successor of Redmi 6, which was launched in the budget segment, the upcoming smartphone is also expected to priced similarly. The Redmi 7 is speculated to make its way to Indian markets few weeks after its launch in China.
Talking about Redmi 7’s predecessor, the Redmi 6 featured a 5.45-inch HD display and was powered by Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 SoC clocked at 2GHz. It came in two variants – one with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage and the other with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage. Redmi 6 came with a 12MP camera along with a 5MP camera while the front held a 5MP selfie camera. It ran Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with MIUI10 and housed a 3,000mAh battery. The 2GB RAM variant currently sells for Rs 7,999 while the 3GB RAM variant sells for Rs 8,499.
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Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 with 4,000mAh battery launched in India: Price and specifications
Japanese consumer electronics maker Panasonic has launched its Eluga Ray 800 smartphone in India. The newly launched Panasonic Eluga 800 smartphone is powered by an octa-core processor and comes with a full HD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The company has also added an artificial intelligence (AI) backed Arbo Hub assistant to the smartphone.
Other key features of Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 include a 13MP autofocus primary camera coupled with an 8MP selfie camera. The smartphone also comes with 4G VoLTE support and has 64GB of onboard storage. Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 has a fingerprint sensor at the back, and the handset comes with dual-SIM support. Here’s a look at the price and specifications of the newly launched smartphone:
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Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 price in India
The newly launched Panasonic Eluga 800 smartphone is only available in a 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant in India that is priced at Rs 9,999. The device is available in Gold colour variant and can be bought via various e-commerce platforms and retail stores.Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 specifications
Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 has support for dual SIM cards and runs Android 7.0 Nougat. The smartphone sports a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels, an aspect ratio of 16:9 and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Powered by an octa-core processor that is clocked at 1.8GHz, clubbed with 4GB RAM. Panasonic Eluga 800 smartphone has 64GB of internal storage and can hold a microSD card of up to 128GB. For imaging duties, Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 comes equipped with 13MP primary sensor coupled with an LED flash. There is an 8MP selfie camera for selfies and video calls. Connectivity options of the smartphone include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, FM radio, Micro-USB port, a 3.5mm headphone jack and it houses a 4,000mAh battery. For enhanced security, there is a fingerprint scanner on the rear panel and other sensors include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and a proximity sensor. Panasonic Eluga 800 smartphone measures 152.8×75.3×8.6mm. Panasonic Eluga Ray 800 handset comes pre-installed with ARBO Hub which, according to company’s website is “an AI aggregator app which is aimed to help you carry out all your daily routine activities in the most efficient way possible.”
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OnePlus 6T available on an addition discount of Rs 2,000: Get all the details here
Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus has today announced a new promotional campaign called ‘March Madness’. The offer begins and today and will go on for a month and under this campaign, interested buyers will be able to buy the company’s flagship smartphone OnePlus 6T at an additional discount of Rs 2,000 if they exchange their old handset for it.
If you are interested in availing this offer on OnePlus 6T smartphone, you can log on to Amazon India’s website, OnePlus India’s official e-store, the company’s official exclusive offline store, Croma and Reliance Digital outlets.
OnePlus is also offering exclusive offers such as no-cost-EMI on using credit and debit cards from certain banks. Customers will also get some special giveaways in the form of bundled accessories from OnePlus. But then, the Chinese smartphone brand has not given any clear details about which accessories will be offered.
To recall, OnePlus 6T features a 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display that has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The handset comes with an optical in-display fingerprint sensor that unlocks in 0.34 seconds. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor clubbed with an Adreno 630 GPU, OnePlus 6T comes in 6GB RAM/128GB storage, and 8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB storage variants.
OnePlus 6T runs Oxygen OS based on Android 9.0 Pie and sports a dual rear camera setup with 16MP Sony IMX519 and 20MP Sony IMX376K sensors. The cameras on OnePlus 6T come with a dual LED flash and optical image stabilization. The device also has a 20MP Sony IMX376K sensor on the waterdrop-shaped notch on the display. The camera app of OnePlus 6T has features like Face Unlock, HDR, OIS, Panorama mode. OnePlus 6T houses a 3,700mAh battery that supports fast charge (5V 4A).
It is worth mentioning that OnePlus has emerged as the best-selling handset brand in the premium segment of the Indian smartphone market, according to research firm Counterpoint. Soon, the company will soon be launching its OnePlus 7 smartphone that will come with a pop-up selfie camera, according to a number of reports. OnePlus also recently showcased its 5G prototype smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona recently.
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