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Aadhaar is India's national identity for individuals, and it contains private data of users like identity and biometric information. For many wrong reasons, of lately, Aadhaar is making the news mostly because of its lack of proper security and protection. With fingerprints and private information at hand, anyone with access can get an open a bank account, buy a cellular SIM card, etc.
Enrolling in the database has become mandatory considering that it is must to access even basic government services. Now, according to a latest report from ZDNet, the database is leaking information on every Aadhaar holder. This data leak which is run by the state-owned utility company can allow anyone to download private information on all Aadhaar holders, including their names, unique 12-digit identity numbers, and information about services they are connected to, such as their bank details and other private information.
Karan Saini, a New Delhi-based security researcher, is the brain behind in discovering the vulnerability said that anyone with an Aadhaar number is affected. ZDNet on the other hand claim that they have tried to contact the authorities and have even contacted Indian Consulate in New York and alerted Devi Prasad Misra and tried to explain the issue in detail, yet nothing ...
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It is already known that Apple has scheduled a ‘creative education’ event on March 27th, and today we are learning that the company is planning to launch a new low-cost iPads and education software, according a new report from Bloomberg. The event scheduled for early next week marks the first time Apple is holding a product launch aimed at education since 2012.
The company will show off its new version of its cheapest iPad that should appeal to the education market. Furthermore, the company will also introduce a new software for the classroom. It looks like Apple is going back to the roots as the company's Steve Jobs made schools a priority for Apple during its early days.
With Apple focusing on mass-market and higher-margin products in recent years, Google and Microsoft have been gaining success in the classrooms. Though the educational technology market generated $17.7 billion in revenue in 2017, Apple accounted just for 17% of shipments from kindergarten through high school. Google's Chromebooks accounted for 60% and Windows PCs were at 22%. Though there were reports about a low-cost MacBook Air, we're pretty sure that it might not be seeing a light in the day at the education even on 27th.
Though Apple is currently ...
ACT Fibernet recently started testing its first ACTTV+ in several cities. We got hold of one, here we bring you exclusive first pictures of the 4K Android TV box with Over-The-Top (OTT) services.
Box Contents
ACTTV+ box in Black color
Remote control
2-pin power connector (12V-1A)
HDMI Cable
Mini AV cable
Ethenet Cable
The ACTTV+ is a small box with ACT branding on the top and there is a power button. This is made by ZTE and was introduced as ZXV10 B860H back in 2016.
It comes pre-loaded with HOOQ, YuppTV, Hungama Play and ALTBalaji apps and also has YouTube. When you login into these apps, it shows relevant videos from these apps directly on the home screen. You can download more apps and games from the Google Play Store. It can play 4K videos without any issues and also supports H.265 codec.
We couldn't install Netflix or Amazon Prime Video from the Play Store, but we were able to side-load the APK for both. Amazon Video worked fine offering 1080p video out, but there were occasional stutters. Netflix got stuck at 24% loading a video. We will try some work around to make it work, otherwise we will have to wait for official release. ...
Xiaomi launched its Mi TV 4 55-inch 4K HDR TV last month and recently it launched the TV 4A series. At the TV 4 launch the company said that it has partnered with Hotstar, SunNxt, Voot, Sony LIV, Hungama, Zee5, ALTBalaji, Viu, TVF and flickstree offering over 500,000 hours of content. The company starting adding them slowly. Recently it announced that TVF videos and web-series will be available across all Mi TVs.
Now it has announced that Hotstar app is available on the latest Mi TV LED smart TVs so that you can watch live sports, Movies and TV shows. The Hotstar app is available in the more apps section.
Xiaomi already said that will add more content partners for the Mi TV in the future. Hope we can expect Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in the coming months.
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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) today announced that it has signed an agreement to for combination of Saavn with JioMusic. The combined entity is valued at over US$1 billion, with JioMusic’s implied valuation at US$ 670 million. "The integrated business will be developed into a media platform of the future with global reach, cross-border original content, an independent artist marketplace, consolidated data and one of the largest mobile advertising mediums," said RIL.
Reliance will also invest up to US$100 million (Rupee equivalent), out of which US$20 million (Rupee equivalent) will be invested upfront, for growth and expansion of the platform into one of the largest streaming services in the world. The company will continue to operate the over-the-top media platform available on all app stores. The three co-founders of Saavn, Rishi Malhotra, Paramdeep Singh and Vinodh Bhat, will continue in their leadership roles and will drive growth of the combined entity.
In addition, Reliance is acquiring partial stake from the existing shareholders of Saavn for US$104 million, while these shareholders retain their balance stake. The shareholder base of Saavn includes Tiger Global Management, Liberty Media and Bertelsmann among others.
The combined entity plans to invest aggressively to accelerate growth that would benefit all aspects ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Prime (SM-G610F) smartphone back in 2016. Now the company listed the Galaxy J7 Prime 2 (SM-G611F). It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection and is powered by a 1.6GHz Octa-Core processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a fingerprint sensor on the front, but this comes with a 13-megapixel front camera, runs Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) and has 32GB of storage compared to 16GB in the predecessor.
It also has Samsung Mall app app that offers Visual search just by clicking an image of the product using machine learning. This was first introduced with the Galaxy On7 Prime earlier this year. It also has Samsung Pay Mini that lets you transfer money using wallets just by scanning the code or sending it using mobile number and send to bank account using UPI (Unified Payment Interface).
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 specifications
5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD TFT display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor
3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
13MP front-facing camera with f/1.9 aperture
Fingerprint sensor
Dimensions:151.7 x 75.0 x 8.0mm; Weight: 170g
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While Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ might sport the world's best-performing smartphone display, numerous complaints are now surfacing over Samsung forum, Reddit and XDA about the touchscreen dead spots. Users claim that the touchscreen won't respond to touch input.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ users complain that the display won't register the touch and dead zones in the top or the bottom of the screen. Meaning that it doesn't seem like a problem that is limited to one area. It's unclear if this is a widespread issue or one that affects a small number of phones. There are reports about users fixing the issue by cranking up the touch sensitivity and by factory resetting.
However, for many, the problem persists despite wiping and increasing the touch sensitivity. While users have also started getting replacements directly from Samsung as it covers the 1-year warranty for the device. Samsung can't afford to have another scandal up its sleeves after the Note7 fiasco. However, Samsung was quick to respond to the issue and said that it is investigating and it is currently seeing only a limited number of reports.
Commenting on the issue, Samsung spokesperson said:
At Samsung, customer satisfaction is core to our business and we aim to deliver the ...
Aadhaar is India's national identity for individuals, and it contains private data of users like identity and biometric information. For many wrong reasons, of lately, Aadhaar is making the news mostly because of its lack of proper security and protection. With fingerprints and private information at hand, anyone with access can get an open a bank account, buy a cellular SIM card, etc.
Enrolling in the database has become mandatory considering that it is must to access even basic government services. Now, according to a latest report from ZDNet, the database is leaking information on every Aadhaar holder. This data leak which is run by the state-owned utility company can allow anyone to download private information on all Aadhaar holders, including their names, unique 12-digit identity numbers, and information about services they are connected to, such as their bank details and other private information.
Karan Saini, a New Delhi-based security researcher, is the brain behind in discovering the vulnerability said that anyone with an Aadhaar number is affected. ZDNet on the other hand claim that they have tried to contact the authorities and have even contacted Indian Consulate in New York and alerted Devi Prasad Misra and tried to explain the issue in detail, yet nothing ...
Apple has proposed 13-new accessibility emojis to be joined in the upcoming Unicode emoji release. The new list includes guide dog, hearing aid, prosthetic limbs, as well as people using canes and different types of wheelchairs. The new suite also adds emoji for people with disabilities.
Apple has submitted its formal request to Unicode, the consortium that governs the standard that includes emojis. The total list includes 13 new emojis are proposed when options for men and women are taken into account, or 45 in total when also including the options for skin tones.
The aim behind the move is to diversify the options available to help fill a significant gap and provides a more inclusive experience for all. The new symbols feature men and women with probing cane, an index finger pointing to the cheek, representing the 'deaf sign, icons of a hearing aid, person in an electric wheelchair, guide dog with a harness, and a prosthetic arm.
The next Unicode Technical Committee meeting will take place in the coming month at Adobe Headquarters in San Jose and if approved, these characters would be shortlisted for Emoji 12.0 which will release in first-half of 2019. While the Emoji 11.0 will roll out in the second-half ...
Under the display fingerprint sensors are slowly becoming a thing and we are hearing reports that Samsung might include it in the upcoming Note9. This year we have already seen Vivo X20 Plus UD and X21 UD smartphones with the in-display sensor and it is just a start. Today we are hearing reports that Huawei might be going this route and it is said to sport an under-display fingerprint scanner.
Huawei is said to be choosing the Qualcomm's ultrasonic fingerprint solution which might make the new Mate 11 ( or Mate 20) flagship the first smartphone to ship with that particular sensor built-in. The Huawei Mate flagship s scheduled to launch in late Q3 or early Q4 (so September or October).
Qualcomm, in order to build its ultrasonic sensor, is said to have partnered with Taiwan-based GIS and China's O-film Tech, both specializing in offering touchscreen solutions. While it is three-time costlier than the traditional counterparts, but is also 0.44mm thick and works through "up to 800-micron cover glass", compared to only 200-300 microns of glass thickness for 'normal' capacitive scanners.
The sensor will also work when your fingers are wet or greasy. Huawei isn't the only company looking towards under-display fingerprint sensors, others brands are also apparently decided to build ...
This week OPPO introduced R15 and A1 smartphones, HTC introduced Desire 12 and 12+ smartphones with 18:9 displays, Vivo introduced X21 and V9 smartphones, Lenovo introduced S5, K5 and K5 Play smartphones, Xiaomi introduced Mi Casual, City and Travel Backpacks , and lots more new launches and announcements in our weekly roundup.
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OPPO announced its flagship R15 series of smartphones in China. It comes with a 6.28-inch FHD+ 19:9 aspect ratio OLED display with a notch with a 1.78mm narrow frame and 90% screen-to-body ratio. It calls it Super-V Display. The R15 is powered by the latest MediaTek Helio P60 12nm SoC, while the R15 Dream Mirror Edition is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC. Both the phones have 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage.
These also have a 16-megapixel rear camera 1/2.6″ Sony IMX519 sensor with 1.22μm pixel size and f/1.7 aperture and come with AI Intelligent Scene Recognition that can recognize 16 kinds of scenes and 120 kinds of multi-scene combinations and also comes with AI portraits with built-in AI chip . The R15 has a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera, while the Dream Mirror Edition features a 20-megapixel secondary camera with f/1.7 aperture. These also have a 20-megapixel front camera with AI smart beauty that can scan 296 feature points of ...
SHARP AQUOS S3 got certified by Taiwanese telecommunications regulator and TENAA few months back, but it was not announced, however the AQUOS S3 mini was introduced in China earlier this week. Now SHARP has confirmed that it will introduce AQUOS S3 smartphone in Vietnam on March 28th. It has confirmed that is will feature a 6-inch FHD+ display with a notch, 12-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.75 aperture, 1.4um pixel size, dual-tone LED flash, similar to the S2, but it will have a 13-megapixel secondary camera instead of 8-megapixel in the predecessor.
It also has a 16-megapixel front camera with support for face unlock that scans 1024 facial points to unlock the phone in 0.1 seconds. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back.
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SHARP AQUOS S3 rumored specifications
6-inch (2280×1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage, 4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
12MP rear camera with f/1.75 aperture, 1.4um pixel size, dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, ...
Infinix launched the Infinix Zero 5 smartphone recently. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 4350mAh built-in battery with support for xCharge 18W fast charging, has a 5.98-inch 1080p display, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P25 16nm SoC, has 6GB of RAM and runs on 7.0 (Nougat) with XOS 3.0. Check out the test results below.
Talk Time
It lasted for 33 hours and 34 minutes in our talk time test.
3G Browsing
It lasted for 10 hours and 7 minutes in our 3G browsing test, topping the charts.
WiFi Browsing
It lasted 12 hours and 48 minutes in our WiFi Browsing test.
Video Playback
It lasted for 14 hours and 15 minutes in our video playback test.
Charging Time
It took 2 hours 22 mins for charging it from 0 to 100% since it has fast charging, and 0 to 50% takes 46 minutes.
Standby Time
It lasted for 57 days in our standby test.
In achieved a One Charge Rating of 17 hours and 49 minutes, which is good for a phone with a 4350mAh battery. Check out our battery life test procedure, to know more about our tests in detail.
Motorola has been expanding its retail footprint across India rapidly. Earlier this year it opened 50 new Moto Hubs in New Delhi, recently in opened 25 stores in Kolkata, 50 stores in Mumbai and it opened 100 Moto Hub stores in Karnataka earlier this week. Now the company has announced the opening of 100 new Moto Hubs in Tamil Nadu that includes 50 in Chennai, with a focus of strengthening retail store in the southern region.
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The Moto Hub store will house the entire portfolio of Motorola devices, including the online exclusives such as Moto X4 and Moto MODs as well as accessories like on-ear and in-ear headphones, moto shells and covers.
Few months back Motorola announced a strategic partnership with Poorvika Mobiles across 43 cities in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Karnataka and with Big C and Lot Mobile stores across 55 cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The company already said that it is planning to open 1000 new Moto Hubs in top 100 cities by the end of 2018, in the second phase of retail expansion.
Commenting on the launch of new stores in the state, Sudhin Mathur, Managing Director, Motorola Mobility India said:
We are highly focussed on sharing meaningful experiences and engage with our customers in a ...
Kaira Global, an IT distribution house, today announced the launch of Razer Basilisk gaming-mouse in India. It comes with 5G true 16,000 DPI optical sensor to excel under the demanding accuracy and precision needs of FPS gamers.
The Basilisk features Razer Mechanical Mouse Switches with an industry-best 50 million click lifespan. It offers a continuum of scroll wheel resistances to choose. The scroll wheel can be adjusted through the dial on its underside for increased or decreased resistance to fit the preferences of each gamer. This really comes in handy to adjust the jump activation to a preferred level of resistance.
It comes with a removable clutch for easy access to additional mouse actions. The default clutch will allow gamers to temporarily lower their DPI to instantaneously switch between high DPI close-quarters fighting and low DPI precision shooting. The clutch comes in two different lengths; short and long to cater to different hand sizes. It features up to 450 inches per second (IPS)/50 G acceleration, eight independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons, RazerTM Mechanical Mouse Switches.
Furthermore, the gaming mouse also comes with Razer Chroma lighting with true 16.8 million customizable color options,1000 Hz Ultrapolling. It weighs 107 grams and measures 4.88 x 75 mm x 43 mm. The Razer Basilisk ...
YouTube's dynamic player was available on iOS since December, and now it is rolling out to Android as well. The dynamic player will automatically adjust according to content in different aspect ratios.
Given the popularity of apps like Snapchat, Instagram, videos are captured in different aspect ratio. Along with vertical, square-shaped recordings, we also have the traditional horizontal clip. YouTube for Android will now automatically adjust and do its best to fill the screen with video and get rid of the black bars.
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The square and vertical videos will fill up the screen with the usual video title, toolbar, and suggestions. This means that as you scroll, the video will continue to play as the window shrinks to the usual horizontal shape. However, it doesn't fully display vertical 16:9 content, instead, it cuts off the top and bottom. It still gives the ability to go full-screen by tapping the expand icon and will adapt to the video shape, in the bottom-right corner.
The feature is now widely rolling out to Android device globally and to check if its available to you, just open YouTube and start a video.
A couple of weeks ago Microsoft said that its Edge browser beta is available for iPad as beta and today the company announced that it is available for everyone both on Android and iPad tablets. Edge browser features for tablets do remain same as the mobile version.
The Edge browser comes with features like your favorites including roaming favorites, reading list, a new tab page, reading view, and roaming passwords. It also allows you allows you to open a web page from your phone right on to your PC. The company obviously scaled up the interface of the browser to fit the large-screen, options to change from a light to a dark theme.
However, Microsoft hasn’t included the iOS 11 split screen support, meaning that you can't run any other app while browsing. You can download the Microsoft Edge browser for Android Tablets from the Play Store and Apple iPads from the App Store.
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Moto G6 had already surfaced in press shots twice. Now the smartphone has been certified by TENAA in China with the model number XT1925 confirming the specifications. It also briefly surfaced on Amazon UK that confirms 3D glass back and Moto voice support. TENAA image also reveals slight camera bump. There is a Motorola logo below the display and the fingerprint sensor is present below that.
Moto G6 specifications
5.7-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 IPS display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 5MP secondary rear camera
16MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
Dimensions: 154.5 x 72.2 x 8.3mm; Weight: 162.3g
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
3000mAh battery
The Moto G6 is expected to come in Blue, Silver and Gold colors. Earlier leaks revealed April 3rd, Tuesday on the render, so the phone could go official as early as next week.
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Amazon India is partnering Leica Camera and will launch the camera in India exclusively on Amazon.in. This will also help customers across the country get access to Leica’s cutting-edge technology cameras on Amazon.in.
Three camera models D-lux 18136 Typ 109 Camera, V-lux 18197 Typ 114 Camera, and Sofort 19106, 19107, 19108 range in orange, mint, white colors will be available. All the three cameras are priced in the range of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 90,000. The company also mentioned that users could also find high-quality Leica binoculars and camera accessories on Amazon.in.
As a part of the launch, both the companies are offering no-cost EMI offers by all leading banks on Amazon.in and are Prime eligible for next day delivery in most cities. You can directly purchase the Leica camera directly on Amazon.in.
Speaking about the collaboration, Sunil Kaul, Managing Director - Asia Pacific, Leica Camera said:
The photography industry is booming in India and we are committed to creating and building a community around the brand by connecting with our target customers. This partnership with Amazon India is a great opportunity for us to create a strong online presence and engage with our customers effectively across the country.
Nadeem Karbhari, Category Leader - Consumer Electronics, Amazon India said:
Leica Camera is ...
Huawei just unveiled P20, its latest flagship smartphone at an event in Paris, as it had promised. It packs a 5.8-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with a notch, is powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor, dedicated neural network processing unit and runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Emotion UI 8.1 on top as well as support for Google AR Core. It has Leica dual-lens camera with 12-megapixel RGB sensor, 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and 2x Hybrid Zoom, dual-tone LED flash and optical image stabilization (OIS) and Huawei’s own dual ISP. It also has a 24-megapixel front-facing camera with AI beautification. 3D portrait lighting and support for face unlock.
It supports 960fps super slow motion. Ultra Snapshot mode lets you capture an image in as little as 0.3 seconds by just double clicking the down volume button, even from an off screen. It also has AI image stabilisation allows you to capture incredible blur-free, handheld shots in low-light using Night Mode. At the launch Huawei said that the phone has scored 102 points on DxOMark.
It has a curved glass body and also comes in new exclusive, fashionable colors, Twilight and Pink Gold, achieved by applying several layers of NCVM optical coatings underneath the glass back, ...
Huawei just unveiled P20 Pro, its latest flagship smartphone at an event in Paris, as it had promised. It packs a 5.8-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor, dedicated neural network processing unit and runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Emotion UI 8.1 on top as well as support for Google AR Core.
It has Leica triple-lens camera with 40-megapixel RGB sensor, a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and an 8-megapixel sensor with telephoto lens with f/1.8, f/1.6 and f/2.4 wide aperture, dual-tone LED flash and new Leica 3x telephoto (VARIO-SUMMILUX-H 1:1.6-2.4/27-80ASPH) lens for long-range photography of up to 5x Hybrid Zoom. It can capture low light photos with up to ISO 102400.
It also has a 24-megapixel front-facing camera with AI beautification. 3D portrait lighting and support for face unlock. It supports 960fps super slow motion. Ultra Snapshot mode lets you capture an image in as little as 0.3 seconds by just double clicking the down volume button, even from an off screen.
It also has AI image stabilisation allows you to capture incredible blur-free, handheld shots in low-light using Night Mode. At the launch Huawei said that the phone has scored 109 overall points and 114 points in photo n DxOMark ...
