The Mobile World Congress 2019 is scheduled to begin on February 25 and a number of big smartphone launches have been lined up for the event. All major technology companies will be seen showcasing their flagship devices and high-end smartphones during the event in Barcelona. Japanese technology giant Sony is also expected to launch its Xperia XZ4 smartphone at MWC 2019.
The consumer electronics maker has already started sending out invites for its event which it will be hosting during the MWC 2019, which further points towards the possibility of the Sony Xperia XZ4 getting launched this month. Less than a month before its launch, a report has surfaced online which gives us an insight into the specifications of the upcoming Xperia XZ4 smartphone.
The leaks first appeared on Sumahoinfo, and they suggest that Sony Xperia XZ4 will come with a powerful triple-camera setup for enhanced imaging capabilities. The report further says that Sony Xperia XZ4 will sport a massive 52MP primary camera. Yes, you read that right. The other two sensors of the smartphone will have a 16MP lens and a 0.3MP ToF lens.
Interestingly, an image of the upcoming device has also been shared on Instagram which has the watermark of @LEAKS Viet Nam. While the image surfaced on Instagram before the report surfaced online, it confirms that Sony Xperia XZ4 will come with a triple rear camera setup. However, we should mention that the image or the Instagram post shared by a handle called sonycommunications does not specify if it is the Xperia XZ4 or Xperia XZ4 Premium that has been featured.
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It is worth noticing that this is not the first time that Sumahoinfo has reported about Sony’s upcoming flagship smartphone. It has previously been reported that Sony Xperia XZ4 will feature a large 6.5-inch OLED display that will come with an aspect ratio of 21:9. The smartphone will reportedly be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855 processor, that will be clubbed with 6GB of RAM. We should also point out that Sony Xperia XZ4 will reportedly house a 4,000mAh battery that is expected to give a backup of a day.
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After launching the new version of Nokia 8.1, HMD Global has again made an announcement to introduce new variants of Nokia 5.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 Plus. The smartphones will come with extra RAM and storage as compared to their previously launched counterparts. The new variants of Nokai 5.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 Plus will be launched in India this month itself.
According to a report by NokiaPowerUser, Nokia 6.1 Plus with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage will be launched in India with a price tag of Rs 17,499. Nokia 5.1 Plus, on the other hand, will be launching in two different variants – one with 4GB RAM with 64GB storage that will be priced at Rs 12,499 and the other with 6GB RAM with 64GB storage which will be priced at Rs 13,999.
The current Nokia 5.1 Plus selling in the Indian market comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage and is priced at Rs 10,999 but on Flipkart it is retailing for Rs 9,999. Other than Flipkart, the smartphone can also be bought via Nokia’s official website.
Nokia 5.1 Plus has a 5.86-inch HD+ display with a notch, is powered by the MediaTek Helio P60 processor and houses a 3,060mAh battery. It has a dual rear camera setup with 13MP and 5MP sensors and for selfies and video calls, there is an 8MP selfie camera on it. It also has a USB Type-C port which is a surprise at this price point.
Nokia 6.1 Plus features a 5.8-inch Full HD+ display with a notch and is powered by Snapdragon 636 SoC. Like Nokia 5.1 Plus, the device has a 3,060mAh battery and it too has a dual rear camera setup which comprises of a 16MP paired with a 5MP sensor. On the front panel, there is a 16MP selfie camera.
Earlier, the device was launched with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and was priced at Rs 15,999 in India. And at this price range it competes with the likes of Redmi Note 5 Pro, Note 6 and the Asus Zenfone Max M1/M2 Pro.
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After selling more than 2 million phones in 2018, Asus has announced OMG! Days on Flipkart to celebrate the milestone. The sale will begin on Flipkart on February 6 and will go on till February 9. During these days a number of Asus smartphones will receive discounts and other deals. In this four-day sale, the company will reveal new and exciting deals every day as part of its strategy. However, there are some deals that we already know about.
Here’s a look at them:
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, which was launched by the company last year, is now available at a starting price of Rs 8,499. We should mention that since it has been launched, this has been the lowest price at which the smartphone is available. To recall, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 sports a 5.99-inch full HD+ display and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 processor. The device is available in 3GB and 4GB RAM variants with a dual rear camera setup with 13MP and 5MP sensors, and a 6GB RAM variant that has 16MP+5MP dual rear cameras. There is an 8MP front camera for the 3GB and the 4GB variant while the 6GB variant gets a 16MP front shooter. All the variants of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 run the Android Oreo out of the box and house a 5,000mAh battery. The device has already received a permanent discount of Rs 1,000 earlier.
During the OMG! Days, the 3GB variant of Zenfone Max Pro M1 will be priced at Rs 8,499, the 4GB variant will be priced at Rs 10,999 and 6GB will be priced at Rs 12,999. Along with the price drops and discounts there will be no cost EMI for three to six months if bought in the sale.
Another smartphone that will be available at a discounted price during the sale is Asus Zenfone Lite L1, and you will be able to pick it for Rs 4,999. This means Rs 2,000 off on its original price of Rs 6,999. Zenfone Lite L1 has similar specs to Xiaomi Redmi 6A but on some fronts it performs better. It has a 5.5-inch HD+ display and has a 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and a 5MP front shooter. It is powered by Snapdragon 425 SoC and comes with 2GB RAM with 16GB storage. It runs Android Oreo (Go Edition) and Asus has promised to roll out regular updates to it.
Till now Flipkart has only revealed the deals on Zenfone Max Pro M1 and Zenfone Lite L1. But on the days of sale Asus plans to offer discounts on the Zenfone Max Pro M2, Zenfone Max M2 and the mid-range Zenfone 5Z as well. Flipkart had held Asus Days earlier and at that time the Zenfone 5Z was being offered at a starting price of Rs 24,999 instead of its original price of Rs 29,999. And it is expected that during the ongoing OMG! Days the phone will receive similar discount.
Speaking about the Asus Zenfone 5Z, the mid-range smartphone is a direct competitor of the OnePlus 6. It features a 6.2-inch LCD display with 2246 x 1080 resolution, that is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. It has 3,300mAh battery and runs Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. It packs a dual rear camera with 12MP and 8MP sensors along with an 8MP front camera.
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Realme has announced a price drop on its Realme U1 smartphone in India for both its 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM variants. The smartphones can now be bought at discounted prices via Amazon India as well as Realme’s online store. In fact, Amazon has also listed an exchange offer on its website and is also offering some no-cost EMI options with the device.
The Realme U1 smartphone was launched in India last November and it is touted by the company for being a selfie-centric handset. Realme U1 comes with a waterdrop-shaped notch, a dual rear camera setup, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a gradient back panel.
While base variant of the Realme U1 smartphone, which comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, is now available at a cost of Rs 10,999, the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option can be bought at Rs 13,499. So, both the variants of the smartphones have received a price cut of Rs 1,000 as they were originally launched at Rs 11,999 and Rs 14,999.
As mention earlier, the device can be bought at discounted rates via Amazon India and Realme’s online store. Amazon is offering some exchange offers and no-cost EMI options and you can also avail a Jio Realme Thunder Offer with with you can get a cashback of Rs 2,500. A Cleartrip cashback offer is also available on the smartphone.
If you buy the device via Realme’s online store, you will get a 10% cashback of up to Rs 1,000 by paying via Mobikwik and benefits from Reliance Jio worth Rs 5,750 and up to 4.2TB data on a minimum recharge of Rs 198 and Rs 299.
To recall, Realme U1 runs Android 8.1 skinned with ColorOS 5.2 and features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ LCD display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Powered by the octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 SoC, the device comes with ARM G72 GPU. It has a dual rear camera setup with 13MP and 2MP sensors coupled with LED flash and for selfies and video calls, it sports a 25MP Sony IMX576 sensor. The smartphone houses a 3,500mAh battery.
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Taiwanese smartphone maker Asus last year launched its Zenfone Max Pro M2 smartphone in India, which received very positive reviews for offering powerful specifications at an affordable price tag. And now, the company has revealed that it has started rolling out the latest Android update to Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2, making it one among the few budget smartphones to receive the Android Pie update.
However, we should point out that as of now, the Android Pie update for Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 is available only for beta programme participants. For those unaware, the beta version of Android Pie is like to come with a few bugs and issues as it is still being tested. The stable update of Android Pie will be rolled to Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 will be released later by the Taiwanese electronics maker after it fixes all the issues reported by beta users.
Speaking about the update, the company said in a statement, “ASUS unveils the Beta Power User Program giving access to early updates for feedback and testing so that the official Android Pie update is served as delicious and stable.”
The smartphone brand has also written about the update on its website saying, “Please keep in mind that this is beta software program, the beta software updates are sometimes not as stable as our official Software Updates. By installing this update, you accept the potential risks.”
If you have an Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 smartphone, and you wish to be a part of the company’s beta programme, you head to Asus’ official website to do so. You would have to share your smartphone’s IMEI information, serial number, and current firmware details to enroll in the Beta Power User Program. Once you do this, Asus will email you further details.
With Android Pie, features like Adaptive Battery, Adaptive Brightness, App Actions, and more will come to Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 smartphone.
We should also add that the news of Android Pie beta programme being released for Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes days after the company has released a stable software update for the device that comes with the January 2019 security patch.
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Do you love binge-watching videos on YouTube? We are here to make the experience better for you with these cool YouTube tricks that every binge-watcher should know. Read on and find out how your YouTube watching experience can be even more fun:
Skip the intro by changing the URL
You can skip the introduction of a YouTube video by the number of seconds you wish to, by simply changing the URL of the video. However, we should mention that you cannot specify minutes for doing this and it only works for seconds. So, if you want to skip 1 minute and 30 seconds, you have to mention ’90’ in the URL instead. Coming to the URL trick, let’s say you wish to skip the first 10 seconds of a YouTube video, so you will add ‘&start=10’ to the end of the URL of that particular video. Similarly, if you wish to skip 50 seconds, you would add ‘&start=50’ to the end of the URL.
Share links to any part of the video
Do you want to show your friend something really cool that you saw on YouTube but don’t want them to waste their time watching the entire video? You can send them the link which makes the video start exactly where you want it to. You can do this by pausing the video at that particular time and then right-click on your mouse to choose Copy video URL at current time.
Do things more quickly with these keyboard shortcuts
There are a number of keyboard shortcuts that you can use on YouTube. For instance, ‘k’ can be used to play/pause videos, ‘j’ can be used to rewind 10 seconds, ‘1’ can be used to fast-forward 10 seconds, and ‘m’ can be used to mute. Furthermore, hitting any number between 1 and 9 will take you to the respective percentage of the video (like 6 will take you to the spot where 60% of the video has been played).
Say bye to the age-restriction
If you have come across an age restricted video in YouTube, but still want to go ahead and watch it, you can do so by removing ‘/watch?v=’ from the video’s URL and then open it without logging in.
Download videos from YouTube with this URL shortcut
If you like a YouTube video too much and would like to download it, you can do it just by a very simple URL trick. Just add ‘pwn’ before the URL of the YouTube video and press enter. You will be taken to a service that will let you download the video in a number of formats. While this trick is a very simple one and can be used for any and every video, we should also say that one shouldn’t download any copyrighted videos.
Play a video on an indefinite loop
You can play any video on YouTube in an indefinite loop. For doing this, you have to press the right click button on your mouse and select the ‘Loop’ option. The video will start repeating itself indefinitely.
Have a slow internet connection? Set default video resolution to suit it
In case you have a slow internet connection at home, you can avoid having to wait for the video to buffer. For doing this, go to ‘www.youtube.com/account_playback’ and click on ‘I have a slow internet connection. Never play higher-quality video’.
Look for your favourite #Artist
By searching for your favourite artist with a hashtag in YouTube’s search bar (Eg- #beyonce), you will get a collection of videos related to them. You can do this on desktop, mobile website as well as the YouTube app.
Sing karaoke
Do you love to sing along YouTube videos of your favourite songs but you can’t remember the lyrics? Install the Musixmatch browser extension, which will add lyrics to YouTube videos as they play. So now you know what to do to have a superb karaoke party at your place!
Make GIFs from YouTube videos
Did you just come across a YouTube video that is worth making a GIF of? You can actually do this by adding ‘gif’ before the URL of the YouTube video. You will then be taken to gifs.com, where you can create gifs with a variety of effects. The service also allows you to directly share the GIF on your social media profiles or to download it. However, we should mention that videos that are too long may not work too well with this shortcut.
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Energizer, the battery manufacturing company, has surprised everyone by announcing that they are launching smartphones of their own. Furthermore, the battery manufacturer will be unveiling 26 models of smartphones at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 in Barcelona.
Energizer has also announced that its smartphones will come with features like pop-up selfie cameras, foldable displays and will house humongous 18,000mAh batteries. However, we should mention that all these features come in different devices, as all the smartphones will come with different specifications and only a few handsets among the 26 will have these features.
Besides these new features, there isn’t much known about the specifications of any of the smartphones that the company is planning to launch at MWC 2019, which is scheduled to begin on February 29. According to a report in GSMArena, the flagship devices of Energizer – Energizer Ultimate U620S Pop and U630S Pop – will run the P70 and P22 MediaTek Helio chipsets respectively.
Both the smartphones will have dual front sensors which will be present on the devices as pop-up cameras with a 16MP main lens with a 2MP depth sensor lens. The U620S Pop will have triple camera setup at the back with 16MP, 5MP and 2MP sensors. The smartphone will come with 6GB of RAM coupled with 128GB of storage. However, the Energizer U620S Pop will be released in July this year. The second flagship of the Ultimate series, the Energizer U630S Pop will have 4GB of RAM paired with 64GB of storage and this model will be launched in June, a month prior to the U620S Pop.
The 26 phones lineup which Energizer are planning to release will be part of four lines, which are Power Max, Energy, Ultimate and Hardcase. Most of the phones of this huge lineup will have basic features and will be in the basic feature phone category. These will come under the Energy and the Hardcase lines. While the Power Max line will have an enormous 18,000mAh battery, which will be the largest battery to be ever used in a smartphone. There will be another smartphone in the Power Max lineup with 16,000mAh battery — the Power Max P16K Pro.
And the Ultimate series will have the flagships model of the company and will sport pop-up cameras and teardrop notch displays, according to a report by 9to5Mac.
The rumored foldable phone by Energizer might just be a concept but it may end up giving competition to foldable phones by Samsung, LG and Huawei. However, as of now, there is no information available on it. We will update you as we get to know more.
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A few backs, Motorola created a stir among its fans when reports about the company’s plans to launch its iconic Motorola Moto Razr flip phone surfaced online. The Lenovo-owned company will reportedly showcase the revamped version of its iconic smartphone from the 2000’s at the Mobile World Congress 2019, which is set to begin on February 25.
And now, some images of the upcoming smartphone that have been created by designer Sarang Sheth have surfaced online. The images show the Moto Razr 2019 with a foldable display and it will come along with a mini display that will be outside the handset.
We should mention that the design that has surfaced online large resembles the Motorola patent that the company filed last year. To recall, the patent explored the possibility of the Razr phone coming with a foldable display. And Sheth’s designs show a single-lens camera placed beneath the display of the smartphone on the outward portion of the device that will appear when the handset will be folded.
But then, there is a change that you should know about. When you unfold the smartphone, you will not be greeted by the good old T9 keyboard that was present on the original handset. The Moto Razr 2019 will instead open into a full touchscreen display. So, the foldable device from Motorola will be different from the foldable phones from the likes of Samsung. While Samsung’s Galaxy F is a candy bar phone that can be unfolded into a tablet sized device, the Moto Razr 2019 is a palm sized handset that opens into a normal sized touchscreen smartphone.
Image courtesy: Sarang Sheth, Phandroid
We actually like Motorola‘s concept better because what Samsung is doing may prove to be too chunky for some people’s taste. And besides, not everyone wants to carry a tablet sized device with them.
However, we should mention that as of now, everything about Motorola’s upcoming Moto Razr smartphone is just speculations, as there is no official word from the company about it. We are waiting for the Mobile World Congress 2019 to begin so that we can finally know what Motorola’s foldable phone will look like as a number of reports have claimed that it will be showcased at the event.
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Chinese smartphone brand Vivo is all set to launch its new smartphone(s) on February 20 in India. It is being speculated that the devices that the company will be launching are Vivo V15 and V15 Pro. From the invite sent by Vivo, it can be concluded that the two smartphones will come with a pop-up selfie camera, just like the one we saw on the company’s NEX smartphone last year.
As the launch draws closer, more and more reports about the Vivo V15 and V15 Pro smartphones are surfacing online. Recently, it was reported that the smartphones will come with a 32MP selfie camera and following this, the promotional poster of the launch also got leaked online.
And now, a new report has surfaced on 91mobiles, which throws light on the detailed specifications of the upcoming Vivo V15 Pro smartphone. Here’s a look at the specifications which, according to the report, have been shared by a company employee who wishes to remain anonymous:
Although there is no word on the screen size of the Vivo V15 Pro, it will reportedly sport a Super AMOLED display and will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 675 processor, which was launched in October last year. The report also said that the processor will be clubbed with the Adreno 612 GPU, which is said to come with enhanced graphics-capabilities.
Image courtesy: 91mobiles
For imaging duties, the report said that Vivo V15 Pro will be capable on clicking images with 48MP resolution. We should mention that the images will be captured in 12MP resolution and the smartphone will use pixel binning technology to capture them in 48MP resolution. So, there is a possibility that the smartphone will use Samsung’s GM1 sensor, which is the same sensor that Xiaomi used in its Redmi Note 7 smartphone.
Furthermore, the report also says that the primary camera of the smartphone will be coupled with an 8MP and a 5MP sensor and the triple rear camera setup will also have Super Autofocus capabilities. And as we mentioned earlier, the smartphone will come with a 32MP selfie camera
Another thing that the report confirmed was the presence of an in-display fingerprint scanner on the upcoming smartphone.
Previously, it has been reported that the device will be available for pre-booking in India starting February 15th and it will be priced in the sub-Rs 25,000 category.
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As the date of the launch of Samsung Galaxy S10 series draws closer, more and more reports about the smartphones are surfacing online. Just a few days back, we got a look at the supposed prices of Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ for Italy. While we don’t know how accurate those were, but the list did confirm that Samsung Galaxy S10+ will come in a 12GB RAM/1TB storage model.
And now, the prices of Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ for another European country have been leaked online. What is worth noticing here is that the RAM and storage options remain the same as the prior leak and the pricing that has been revealed better than the one we saw previously.
Before we talk about the new pricing that has emerged, here’s a look at the Italy prices that had leaked earlier:
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (6GB RAM and 128GB storage): €779 or $894
Samsung Galaxy S10 (6GB RAM and 128GB storage): €929 or $1,066
Samsung Galaxy S10 (8GB RAM and 512GB storage): €1,179 or $1,352
Samsung Galaxy S10+ (6GB RAM and 128GB storage): €1,049 or $1,203
Samsung Galaxy S10+ (8GB RAM and 512GB storage): €1,299 or $1,490
Samsung Galaxy S10+ (12GB RAM and 1TB storage): €1,600 or $1,835
Coming to the new prices, they have been leaked by tipster Ishan Agarwal on his Twitter profile. According to the tipster, these are prices of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Plus for Netherlands. As we mentioned earlier, the RAM/storage options of the smartphones remain the same as the previous leak, however, this time, the colour variants have also been shared. Here’s a look at them:
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (6GB RAM and 128GB storage): €749 or $859; To be available in Canary Yellow, Prism Black, Green, White colours.
Samsung Galaxy S10 (6GB RAM and 128GB storage): €899 or $1,031; To be available in Black, Green, White, Blue.
Samsung Galaxy S10 (8GB RAM and 512GB storage): €1,149 or $1,318; To be available in Black, Green, White, Blue.
Samsung Galaxy S10+ (6GB RAM and 128GB storage): €999 or $1,146; To be available in Black, Green, White, Blue.
Samsung Galaxy S10+ (8GB RAM and 512GB storage): €1,249 or $1,432; To be available in Black, Green, White, Blue.
Samsung Galaxy S10+ (12GB RAM and 1TB storage): €1,499 or $1,719; To be available in Ceramic Black, Ceramic White.
EXCLUSIVE! Here's the full list of Samsung Galaxy S10e, S10 and S10+ variants that will be coming to Europe along with Official Pricing. This price list is for Netherlands, I don't have for other countries as of now, but the difference should be minimal b/w European countries. pic.twitter.com/WWSFzXjnFO
Apple is backlashing at Facebook over issues of privacy. Apple revoked a set of testing tools that Facebook uses in order to ensure apps are ready for use on Apple iPhone and iPad. This move even closed down internal apps that Facebook employees use every day. Facebook tried to breach the rules set for Apple’s App Store by paying users to share personal data. These users also include teenagers. Facebook had to shut this programme down after TechCrunch reported about it. Albeit, Facebook defended its move by saying that users had given their personal data on the basis of their choice.
The social networking giant also said that in case of teenagers, they had parental consent. Facebook has taken a hit after Apple took measures against it. Though the move doesn’t impact distribution for consumers through the app store, it could still mean delays to new version including the main Facebook app. After Apple shut down Facebook, it led to turning off of the internal Facebook apps that are used to run the company. Facebook paid users between the age of 13 to 35 years, an amount of $20 a month to install Facebook Research App. This app helped it to track phone and web usage habits.
A Facebook spokesperson has gone on record and said, “Key facts about this market research program are being ignored. Despite early reports, there was nothing ‘secret’ about this; it was literally called the Facebook Research App. It wasn’t ‘spying’ as all of the people who signed up to participate went through a clear on-boarding process asking for their permission and were paid to participate. Finally, less than 5 per cent of the people who chose to participate in this market research program were teens. All of them with signed parental consent forms.”
Facebook has constantly been criticised due to the breach of users’ privacy. To look back, one major data breach took place last year when Cambridge Analytica obtained information of millions of Facebook users through a third-party app.
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Apple has pulled app-development tools from Google after the Cupertino-based technology company reached the conclusion that the search giant broke its rules, according to a report in Bloomberg.
It is worth mentioning that Facebook‘s app development also had to face this for around 24 hours when its app was found paying teens $20 in order to get full access to their phones. Since Apple takes its users’ privacy very seriously, it didn’t go down too well with the company. However, we should also point out that Facebook gained back its access a day later.
Coming back to Google, its employees are not able to access test versions of iPhone apps that they are making, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg. One of the sources reportedly added that security alerts are limited too.
Speaking on the issue, a spokesperson at Google said, “We’re working with Apple to fix a temporary disruption to some of our corporate iOS apps, which we expect will be resolved soon.”
An ‘enterprise certificate’ is offered by Apple that helps some companies work on creating iPhone apps without going through the usual app review process. And this was used by technology giants Facebook and Google to collect data about user activity for their research. It is worth noticing that the two companies stopped this after TechCrunch reported about it earlier this week.
When Apple pulled Facebook’s certificate, it said that the social networking giant broke its rules. And now, it has done the same for Google to punish the company, which makes it apparent that it considered the search giant to be guilty too.
We should point out that when Apple pulled the enterprise certificate of the two companies, the public versions of their apps were not affected. However, the companies’ important app development work must have been completely disrupted. And considering that most Google employees use Android smartphones, the move was harsher for Facebook. But then, what Facebook did was also far more invasive in nature as compared to Google.
According to the report in Bloomberg, Apple has told BuzzFeed’s editor that it is working with Google to “reinstate their enterprise certificates very quickly.”
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Chinese smartphone brand had earlier confirmed that it has been working on a foldable 5G smartphone and thereafter, it also announced that it will be launching the device at MWC 2019. Huawei has now taken to Twitter to share a press invite that is scheduled for February 24, 2019 in Barcelona, which is a day before the Mobile World Congress begins.
It is also worth noticing that Huawei’s launch will be four days after Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, at which the South Korean technology giant is expected to launch its Galaxy F foldable phone.
The image that has been shared by Huawei on Twitter shows what appears to be a foldable smartphone’s hinge. So, it is safe to assume that the company is keeping its promise of launching the 5G-enabled foldable smartphone at MWC 2019 in Barcelona.
The Chinese smartphone brand had announced its plan to launch the device later this month in January this year. Reports have also suggested that the foldable phone by Huawei will be powered by the company’s HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC and the Balong 5000 modem.
To recall, reports about Huawei working on a foldable smartphone had first surfaced online in the fourth quarter of 2017. Another report claimed that Huawei has plans of beating Samsung in the race of foldable phones by launching its device before the latter’s. However, since Samsung has already hinted that it may be launching its foldable phone at its Galaxy Unpacked event on February 20, Huawei will not be able to do that now.
Coming back to Huawei’s device, it is expected to feature a 7.2-inch display and the company will reportedly produce around 24,000-30,000 units of the smartphone. However, there is no word on how many units will arrive eventually.
A number of smartphone companies are expected to unveil their foldable phones this year. Besides Samsung and Huawei, LG, Motorola and Xiaomi will also be seen launching their respective foldable phones this year. Cupertino-based technology company Apple will join the foldables bandwagon a year late in 2020, according to various reports, as the company has no plans of launching a foldable device at its September event this year.
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The Oppo K1 that was launched in China back in October, 2018 is coming to India next week. To be precise, it is launching in India on February 6. The device is one of the smartphones which come under the Rs 20,000 price segment. The 4GB RAM variant of Oppo K1 was launched with a price tag of CNY 1,599 which is Rs 16,900 (approx.).
On the other hand, the 6GB RAM variant comes at a cost of CNY 1,799 that is roughly Rs 19,000. Since there is a high possibility of the smartphone to be under the Rs 20,000 price segment, it is going to give a tough competition to phones within this budget from Vivo and Nokia.
Especially, considering that the smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC and has a 25MP selfie camera, it is going to be a formidable competitor against other brands within the same budget segment. The Oppo K1 measures 158.3×75.5×7.4mm and weighs 156 grams. It sports a Super AMOLED 6.4-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1,080×2,340 pixels. The screen aspect ratio is 19.5:9 and it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The Oppo K1 runs on Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.2.
The internal storage option of 64GB is on both the variants. In terms of camera, there is a dual rear camera setup that comprises of a 16MP and a 2MP sensor. Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, microUSB 2.0 and USB On-The-Go. The Oppo K1 comes with a non-removable battery of 3,600mAh and comes in three colour options. These include blue, red and silver green.
This would be the first launch of the year for Oppo India in 2019. The company has had a great 2018 with lot of good launches. With the new launch, will it be the start the company wants for 2019, we will get to know in some time.
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An engineer who used to work in Apple Inc. has been arrested on the grounds of supplying classified information to China. The name of the culprit is Jizhong Chen and was caught when another employee reported that he saw the engineer take photographs of a sensitive work space. Chen was found recently to have applied for a job at a China-based autonomous vehicle company. After he was caught, he was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment and was charged with a fine of $2,50,000.
The US has reportedly accused China earlier for encouraging trade secret theft in order to build its own industry. NBC Bay Area reported, “Apple Global Security found thousands of files containing Apple’s intellectual property, including manuals, schematics, and diagrams, photographs taken inside an Apple building and an assembly drawing of an Apple-designed wiring harness for an autonomous vehicle.” The report also quoted Apple which said, “Apple takes confidentiality and the protection of our IP very seriously and we are working with authorities on this matter and are referring all questions to the FBI.”
To recall, during July, 2018 another Apple employee, Xiaolang Zhang was accused of trying to leak trade secrets to China-based XMotors and was arrested by federal agents. Also, Apple rusticated over 200 employees in different parts of the company—from its electric car project code titled “Titan”. More news is centred around Apple. The Cupertino based tech giant is going to get rid of its Lightning ports and incorporate USB-Type C in the devices which are going to launch soon. It has already incorporated the USB-C port for iPads and laptops. Now, it is only left to launch it for iPhones.
Though this news has just been announced, it might take some time for Apple to establish the new port in its upcoming iPhones. One strong reason is that it has made a lot of money from selling devices with Lightning ports. So, it won’t harm to keep selling and earn more of the same and wait for a longer duration before it releases the USB-Type C port. Coming back to the scam, this is the second time an Apple employee is being arrested in 6 months, where the first one was Xiaolang Zhang who, as mentioned, was arrested in July, 2018.
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Cupertino-based technology giant Apple was recently introduced to a bug in FaceTime that enables users to listen and see other people’s video calls even before their call is accepted. The company has acknowledged the bug in FaceTime and has tried to reduce the problem by disabling conference calls on the service. However, before this privacy issue came to light, a 14-year old Fortnite player from Arizona had found the issue while playing the online game with his friends.
The boy, named Grant Thompson was reportedly playing Fortnite with his friends on January 9 when he decided to call his friends so that they could speak to one another while playing the game. When he dialled his friend’s number, he was able to hear him talk to someone else even when his friend had not answered the FaceTime call. Thompson told his mother about the issue who then warned Apple about it via emails. And all of this reportedly happened a week before the news of the FaceTime bug became viral.
We should mention that iPhones were not the only device that was affected by the bug. In fact, all Apple devices that have FaceTime including iPads, Macs and iPods were affected by the security lapse. After the flaw became public, the company had temporarily shut down the FaceTime feature,
Michele Thompson, the boy’s mother, was not sure herself if it was just a glitch or a bug in the system. She tried it out herself, but once she was sure, she wrote to Apple about the issue. After sending the mail, she tweeted to Apple, sent the company Facebook messages and called the support line too. She even sent a fax to the general counsel with her company’s letterhead. It was only after a week that she uploaded a video talking about the flaw on YouTube.
Thompson was told by an Apple representative that she would have to register as a developer to report the bug to the company. Once she did that, she did get a response from Apple on January 23, however, the company didn’t say anything about how it plans to fix the issue.
It is worth mentioning that Apple had introduced the group Facetime feature in October 2018 with iOS 12.1. Apple has promised to roll out a patch to fix the security flaw this week. Till it is fixed, the group Facetime feature would not work.
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s role as Pepper Potts throughout the MCU movie series has been remarkable. She has done a brilliant job in enacting Tony Stark’s (aka Robert D. Junior) sidekick. The way Pepper Potts-Tony Stark relationship evolves is quite interesting. She starts off with being his assistant and then slowly they grow close, and end up getting married. And now, people are saying that they are going to have a child in Avengers: Endgame. Also, Gwyneth Paltrow is going to be introduced as Rescue, Pepper Pott’s alter ego. Rescue was first debuted during Iron Man 3 and that was the only film in which we saw her.
There have been leaked images in which the actress is wearing the Rescue suit. Earlier there have been rumours that Pepper Potts is going to make her presence as Rescue in Avengers: Endgame. These leaked images add more weight to the rumours. The suit that she is wearing in the image is quite different from what we saw in Iron Man 3. This suit is similar to the one Tony Stark wears in order to transform into Iron Man in the last Avengers.
To recall, Tony Stark and Pepper Potts have a conversation about having a child, in Avengers: Infinity War. So, there is a huge possibility that we are going to see their child during the upcoming sequel that is set to release three months from now. Some reports also say that the couple is going to have a daughter. Gwyneth Paltrow confirmed in a report by Cinemablend that Tony and Pepper are indeed going to have a child in the movie.
Here is what she said, “Pepper and Tony have had a real long journey together. She obviously starts as his dutiful assistant, and then the relationship evolves, and now a decade later they’re married, and they have a child. Their relationship has evolved in all of the ways that great romances evolve.” Avengers: Endgame has been a frequently discussed topic amongst people, with many theories coming up with regards to justifying the action of characters in Infinity War and how they are going to shape the next film. Well, all rumours and theories will be put to rest on April 31, 2019, when the movie releases worldwide.
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Air Quality in India has gone from poor to bad to worse. The problem is not just one, while most parts of the country choke thanks to the stubble burning in large quantity. There are a lot of other factors that constitute to the rising PM 2.5 levels and unbreathable air. Some of them include constant digging, construction and vehicle smoke in the cities. Factories and industries also spurt a lot of harmful smoke in the air, which keeps the air quality around us in a bad state.
It is highly important to keep the air quality at a breathable level around you. Today we are listing three air purifiers, which will take care of your surroundings at home, in the office and even when you are travelling in your car. Also, it is a good idea to keep a humidifier in the room where you keep the Air purifier, so that the air does not get too dry.
Samsung AX3000 (Rs 10,990): Built for small to medium sized room, this air purifier from Samsung has 3 step filtration process. Yes, not only does it look good, but it also cleans well. It can trap ultra-fine particles in it, removes dust from the air and uses activated charcoal to remove odor from the air. Also, you need not worry about changing and buying a new filter every now then. The filter in this Samsung machine can be removed easily, washed and re-inserted for another round. An LED indicator tells you when it is time to clean the filter. The operational buttons are placed on top, so it is easy to manage. Features like low sound operation and child lock are also present on the Samsung AX 3000 air purifier. Over that, it does not consume a lot of power.
Dyson Pure Cool Desk (Rs 38,900): We chose this air purifier for the office, because it does look great sitting on your desk. It is a unique air purifier built by Dyson that has a circular design, which regulates air in a larger area. Sitting on your office desk it will keep the air clean around you and the display panel on it, will tell you the air quality level at all times. It comes with a neat remote, too. Also, there is a HEPA as well as activated carbon filter inside it, which manages to eradicate the minutest of particles easily.
Kent Magic Car Air Purfier (Rs 7,990): Kent has been producing air purifiers since a long time now and was one of the first to launch a car air Purifier in India. It is a small air purifier which fits easily within any type of car. Keep it on the dashboard, the rear seat or on the middle channel between front two seats, it will start cleaning quickly. The power is driven from the charging cum lighter socket and it has two modes – slow and fast. The HEPA filter inside is efficient to keep the car air quality at its best. This is one gadget you should always have in your car.
Rumours are rife that Apple is currently testing iPhones with the USB-C charging ports instead of the Lightning ports. This might not be surprising to the ones who regularly keep in touch with the industry trends. Nowadays, every other Android smartphone is launched with the USB-C Type port. The upcoming smartphones will susceptibly launch with the same port. The USB-C port delivers more power, more data, more efficiently compared to the Lightning port or the older USB ports.
Apple has already incorporated this port on its laptops and iPads. To recall, USB-Type C has been described by many throughout the last few years as the “next big thing”. Apple is taking quite a long time to switch from Lightning ports to USB-Type C ports for iPhones. This announcement is a very recent one. Now that the USB-Type C has just started to be tested, it might take a year or two for it to be incorporated in the iPhones. Another argument which makes this speculation more of a possibility is that Apple has made a lot of money with the Lightning ports and sales of its cables and accessories.
So, it won’t harm to continue with the Lightning port for some more time. Apple releases very few iPhones every year. So, the number of devices which will have the USB-C will wont galore, until a few years have passed. With this news, we can say that accessory makers are going to be pre-occupied in making hardware for iPhones based on the USB-Type C. Accessory companies have targeted their products towards iPhones as there is a huge demand for this device in the smartphone market.
Now that USB-Type C will be introduced to iPhones, accessory companies don’t have to prioritise between Android and iOS devices. They will have demand from a major chunk of the mobile industry and are going to make a lot of money out of it. So, USB-Type C is not only advantageous to all these tech giants, as an improvement over the Lightning port, but also will help small companies which make accessories for mobiles.
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India’s largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) has suffered a data breach that has left the data of millions of users exposed. The data breach is said to have happened because shockingly, the bank did not have a password on its server.
According to reports, the ‘SBI Quick’ server that allows customers to message the bank for information regarding their accounts, has now been secured. However, when it was open, it had archives of messages that dated back to December, according to a report in TechCrunch.
To be more specific, that means there were millions of messages regarding customer’s balance information, loan inquiries, financial transactions among other data.
SBI’s data breach was first spotted by an unknown researcher and was verified by Karan Saini, who had found a leak in India’s Aadhaar database.
We should mention that there was no sensitive data on the server, however, come details like partial account numbers and contact information of the customers can make them vulnerable to demands for ransom. It is also worth pointing out that there is a possibility of a social engineering attack, which is a very common way to commit financial frauds. These attacks require human intervention to correlate a phone number to a bank account that has a high balance. Speaking about this, Saini told to TechCrunch, “The data available could potentially be used to profile and target individuals that are known to have high account balances.”
One of the main reasons that the scope of the problem is vast in this case is that SBI is reported to have more than 500 million customers across the globe and they have 740 million accounts. But till now, the bank has not revealed any information about which customers’ data was exposed and who all are vulnerable to such threats. However, it has been reported that even in single data, the server shoots out around 3 million messages. So the scope of the problem is indeed very vast.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the breach happened because of negligence on SBI’s part. We should mention that data breaches are constantly increasing in spite of the fact that companies are spending a lot in terms of security. They happen because of all sorts of reasons like an organizational failure, process failure or, as in SBI’s case, employee negligence.
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The latest topic surrounding HMD Global is that it has partnered with Pixelworks to bring HDR displays to its upcoming smartphones. Pixelworks makes HDR tone mapping, support for HDR 10 content and conversion of real time SDR to HDR. As of now, we have no idea about which smartphones will launch in the pretext of this partnership, but we expect that Nokia 9 PureView, the one which is set to launch in MWC 2019 on February 24, is going to be one of them.
Nokia 9 PureView yesterday got certified in China’s 3C agency. The certification showcased the smartphone with the model number TA-1094 tells that it will come with 18W fast charging. Also, it has been said that the Nokia 9 PureView is going to come with an AD-18WC fast travel charger in China. Earlier leaks have tipped that the Nokia 9 PureView will house a 4,150mAh battery and sport a 6-inch AMOLED QHD+ display.
Coming back to Pixelworks, the credit behind the HDR-enabled PureDisplay in the Nokia 7.1 goes to the company. To recall, the smartphone was announced during October last year. It sports an IPS 5.84-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1,080×2,280 pixels. The screen aspect ratio is 19:9 and it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The Nokia 7.1 was launched with Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box. However, it has been updated to Android 9.0 Pie recently, and is part of Google’s Android One programme.
The Nokia 7.1 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 SoC and comes in two ram variants. These are 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM versions. The former brings an internal storage of 32GB while the latter brings 64GB. The storage is expandable via a microSD card by up to 400GB. There is a dual rear camera setup that consist of a 12MP and a 5MP sensor. The front camera on the other hand, has an 8MP sensor that is meant for selfies.
The device houses a 3,060mAh non-removable battery and comes with multiple colour options. These include WiFi 802.11, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and USB 2.0. With Pixelworks partnering with HMD Nokia, we expect to the see a lot more smartphones from the company to sport an HDR display in 2019. At least from the 5 series upwards all Nokia phones of 2019, should have HDR display.
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No sooner the Samsung Galaxy A50 images were leaked, we are here with a new leak of two more Samsung smartphones. These smartphones are called the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Samsung Galaxy S10+. The smartphones were renders have emerged on the web and have been displayed in white, black and green colour. These smartphones are said to launch in the European markets, also with blue colour. However, the blue coloured smartphones are going to launch at a later date. The white colour option comes with a tint of blue and green.
The report in winfuture shows that green colour goes from a lighter shade to a darker one from top to bottom. The renders also reveal some of the features of the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Samsung Galaxy S10+. The Samsung Galaxy S10 will probably sport a 6.1-inch display and a single front camera. The Galaxy S10+ on the other hand will arrive with a 6.4-inch display and dual front camera setup. Both smartphones will have a larger bottom bezel compared to the top bezel. Also, both of them are going to lack a fingerprint sensor at the back.
Therefore, there is a huge chance that the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ will sport in-display fingerprint sensors. Insiders also suggest that the Samsung Galaxy S10 models will sports the latest Exynos CPU as well Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipsets. Ram should lie between 6 GB – 8GB and 128GB storage would be native to the devices.
As mentioned, the renders of the Samsung Galaxy A50 have also been leaked recently. And from what we know, the device is going to sport an Infinity-V display and a triple rear camera setup. In terms of connectivity options, the Samsung Galaxy A50 will feature a USB-Type port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Just like the Galaxy S10 and S10+ there isn’t any cut-out for a physical fingerprint scanner, so it is possible that the smartphone has an in-display fingerprint sensor too.
Also, we have come to know that the Samsung Galaxy A50 is going to be powered by Exynos 7 9610 octa-core SoC paired with 4GB RAM. The 4GB RAM is going to bring along storage variants of 64GB and 128GB. The device is said to house a large battery of 4,000mAh. Another smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy A10 was spotted on Geekbench very recently. From what we know, the smartphone is going to run Android 9.0 Pie and be powered by an octa-core Exynos processor.
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Chinese smartphone maker Vivo last year launched its futuristic-looking NEX smartphone that comes with a pop-up selfie camera. Vivo NEX (review) garnered a lot of appreciation for its design and performance, and maybe it’s because of the good feedback that the company got that now it is set to bring the experience to the masses with its upcoming mid-range smartphone.
Earlier this week, the company had sent out invites to the tech press informing them about a smartphone launch on February 20. And it is being speculated that Vivo V15 Pro is the smartphone that the technology company plans to launch on the said date. Reports about the Vivo V15 Pro have been circulating online for a few weeks now and the outline of the smartphone on invite shared by the company only confirms the rumours that it will come with an elevating selfie camera.
And now, the first image and the availability details of the upcoming smartphone have surfaced online. According to a report in 91mobiles that quotes sources in the retail chain, the Vivo V15 Pro smartphone will be available for pre-booking starting February 15, which is five days before the official launch of the device. The report has also revealed that the smartphone brand will announce some launch offers on Vivo V15 Pro by collaborating with the likes of Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank, Reliance Jio, and other.
While it is being speculated that the device will be priced under Rs 25,000, as of now, there is no clarity on exactly how much customers will have to pay to pre-book the Vivo V15 Pro.
Speaking about the promotional poster that has been shared by the company, it shows that the Vivo V15 Pro smartphone will come with an all-screen experience with barely-there bezels and sport an in-display fingerprint sensor. The most highlighted feature of the upcoming device – its pop-up selfie camera – can be seen in the image and according to the report, it will have a 32MP sensor. On the back panel, there is a triple rear camera setup with a dual LED flash, however, there is no word on the camera specifications.
It is also worth noticing that the upcoming smartphone has rounded corners and a curved back panel. As of now, there is no other information about the specifications of the Vivo V15 Pro smartphone, but we will update you when we get to know more.
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Back on Thursday, an 11-year old boy moved the Bombay high court by seeking a ban on the worldwide played game, Player unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). He filed a public interest litigation against the game, on the pretext that it promotes violence, aggression and cyber-bullying. The PIL was filed by 11-year old Aham Nizam’s mother on behalf of him. Tanveer Nizam, Aham’s lawyer said, “The petition has also sought a direction to the central government to form an Online Ethics Review Committee for periodical checking of such violence-oriented online content.”
The PIL will likely come up for hearing before a division bench headed by Chief Justice NH Patil. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also talked about PUBG during his speech to students regarding exam stress. The game has been banned in primary schools in Gujarat by the state government. It issued a circular, telling district authorities to make sure that this game is no longer accessible in primary schools. The circular which was distributed by the state government was approved by the Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
The state government has directed the District Primary Education Officers to take necessary steps in order to ban the game in that state. In that circular it was written that it is necessary to ban PUBG because, for school going kids, it is “adversely affecting their studies”. Recently, a student body in Jammu and Kashmir, known as Jammu and Kashmir Students Association demanded a ban on PUBG. They protested that the game should be banned because it was responsible for their poor examination results.
As per our knowledge, this ban would only be implemented on PUBG mobile and not on PC or console versions. Jagruti Pandya, Chairperson of the Gujarat child rights body said while talking about the ban being recommended by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), “The NCPCR had sent a letter to all the states and recommended a ban on the game. All the states are required to implement it. Looking at the negative effects of the game, we had recently sent a letter to the state government recommending a ban on the game.”
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Last year, we saw a number of smartphone companies trying to avoid the display notch in innovative ways. A notchless display basically means a full-screen experience for the smartphone user, and needless to say, anyone who uses their device for entertainment would like their handset to be that way. While Samsung Galaxy A8s tried to deliver a full-screen experience with a hole-punch display to house the selfie camera, Chinese smartphone makers Oppo and Vivo opted for a slider camera and a pop-up selfie camera in their respective devices.
But then, it’s common knowledge that Oppo and Vivo have the same parent company, BBK Electronics. So, they are often seeing borrowing features from each other. And this may happen once again as an image of an Oppo smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera has surfaced online. And we should mention that this feature has only been seen in Vivo NEX till now and it is likely to be seen again in the upcoming V15 Pro smartphone.
Coming back to Oppo‘s smartphone, tipster Ishan Agarwal has posted several images of the upcoming device on his Twitter profile. The leakster has mentioned that the smartphone in the images is either Oppo R19 or Oppo F11 and he also said that the photos were sent to him by an anonymous source.
In the leaked images, it can be seen that the front panel of the smartphone has a small chin and is nearly bezel-less at the top. On the back panel, there is a dual rear camera setup coupled with an LED flash and a fingerprint sensor can be seen right below it. It is also worth noticing that while the elevating selfie camera in Vivo NEX was placed on the left side of the top edge, in Oppo’s smartphone, it is placed right in the centre of the top edge.
EXCLUSIVE! Here's you first look at an upcoming OPPO Phone I don't know anything about except that it has Pop-Up Selfie Camera. These images were sent to me anonymously and the device could be OPPO R19 or OPPO F11. What do you think about this? I'm excited!#OPPO#OPPOF11pic.twitter.com/j26lConGYr
An image also shows the software that has been used in the device. We can see that the upcoming smartphone by Oppo runs the latest Android Pie skinned with the company’s own ColorOS 6. It also has the January 2019 security patches running on it. Furthermore, the images also reveal that the upcoming Oppo smartphone will have dual-SIM capabilities and may even be able to support a microSD card via a hybrid slot.
That’s all that we know so far about the device so far. We are waiting for more details about it to surface online like its exact specifications, launch date, or some other unique features. We’ll update you when we get to know more!
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You can skip the introduction of a YouTube video by the number of seconds you wish to, by simply changing the URL of the video. However, we should mention that you cannot specify minutes for doing this and it only works for seconds. So, if you want to skip 1 minute and 30 seconds, you have to mention ’90’ in the URL instead. Coming to the URL trick, let’s say you wish to skip the first 10 seconds of a YouTube video, so you will add ‘&start=10’ to the end of the URL of that particular video. Similarly, if you wish to skip 50 seconds, you would add ‘&start=50’ to the end of the URL.
Do you want to show your friend something really cool that you saw on YouTube but don’t want them to waste their time watching the entire video? You can send them the link which makes the video start exactly where you want it to. You can do this by pausing the video at that particular time and then right-click on your mouse to choose Copy video URL at current time.
There are a number of keyboard shortcuts that you can use on YouTube. For instance, ‘k’ can be used to play/pause videos, ‘j’ can be used to rewind 10 seconds, ‘1’ can be used to fast-forward 10 seconds, and ‘m’ can be used to mute. Furthermore, hitting any number between 1 and 9 will take you to the respective percentage of the video (like 6 will take you to the spot where 60% of the video has been played).
If you have come across an age restricted video in YouTube, but still want to go ahead and watch it, you can do so by removing ‘/watch?v=’ from the video’s URL and then open it without logging in.
If you like a YouTube video too much and would like to download it, you can do it just by a very simple URL trick. Just add ‘pwn’ before the URL of the YouTube video and press enter. You will be taken to a service that will let you download the video in a number of formats. While this trick is a very simple one and can be used for any and every video, we should also say that one shouldn’t download any copyrighted videos.
You can play any video on YouTube in an indefinite loop. For doing this, you have to press the right click button on your mouse and select the ‘Loop’ option. The video will start repeating itself indefinitely.
In case you have a slow internet connection at home, you can avoid having to wait for the video to buffer. For doing this, go to ‘www.youtube.com/account_playback’ and click on ‘I have a slow internet connection. Never play higher-quality video’.
By searching for your favourite artist with a hashtag in YouTube’s search bar (Eg- #beyonce), you will get a collection of videos related to them. You can do this on desktop, mobile website as well as the YouTube app.
Do you love to sing along YouTube videos of your favourite songs but you can’t remember the lyrics? Install the Musixmatch browser extension, which will add lyrics to YouTube videos as they play. So now you know what to do to have a superb karaoke party at your place!
Did you just come across a YouTube video that is worth making a GIF of? You can actually do this by adding ‘gif’ before the URL of the YouTube video. You will then be taken to gifs.com, where you can create gifs with a variety of effects. The service also allows you to directly share the GIF on your social media profiles or to download it. However, we should mention that videos that are too long may not work too well with this shortcut.
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