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Xiaomi after slashing the price of Mi MIX 2 by Rs. 3,000 in January, has again announced a permanent price cut in India, bringing the price down to Rs. 29,999. The phone was initially launched back in October Rs. 35999 and this permanent price drop is applicable on mi.com, Mi Home, and official partners like Flipkart.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 sports a 5.99-inch 18:9 Full HD+ display with ultra narrow bezels and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile platform with 6GB of RAM. It features a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX386 sensor and a 5-megapixel camera on the front on the right bottom that also supports face recognition.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 specifications
5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 display with 1500:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3 color gamut
2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
12MP rear camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, 4-axis OIS, 4K video recording
5MP front-facing camera with facial recognition, 1080p video recording
Fingerprint sensor
Dimensions: 151.8x 75.5 ×7.7 mm; Weight: 185g
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, ...
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HTC is on the verge of launching the U12+ flagship in the coming week and today ahead of the launch we see the design of the phone in its complete glory along with the specifications. As expected, the U12+ sports a 6-inches Quad HD+ display and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM.
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The device is said to come with the liquid surface, new pressure sensitive buttons, and touch-sensitive experience. The company will also bring the HTC Edge Sense 2 technology which on squeezing lets you control the phone or access the apps. It will also have customizable gestures, one-handed mode. It packs a 6GB RAM, with either 64 or 128GB storage that is further expandable up to 2TB. It also supports HDR 10.
In terms of camera, the U12+ said to feature a 12MP HTC UltraPixel rear camera with dual LED flash, a secondary 16MP rear camera with HDR boost 2, f/1.75 aperture, ultra speed autofocus 2, a PRO mode. It has dual 8MP selfie cameras on the front with f/2.0 aperture, Bokeh mode, AR Stickers. The phone also packs Usonic audio, HTC BoomSound, Qualcomm aptX.
HTC U12+ rumored specifications
6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ Super LCD 6 display with ...
Google previously announced that it would start displaying “not secure” labels to HTTP sites back in February. Google shows the secure label for sites with HTTPS in its address bar so to make users feel that the web is secure by default and needs no indication.
Google intends to warn users when there’s an issue, meaning that the default unmarked state is secure so, Google is marching towards removing Chrome’s positive security indicators. Chrome will roll this out over time; it will start by removing the “Secure” wording and HTTPS scheme with Google Chrome 69 that will roll out in September 2018.
Since the usage of HTTP was high, marking all HTTP pages with a strong red warning became tedious, but in October 2018 (Chrome 70), Google will start showing the red “not secure” warning when users enter data on HTTP pages. For those who are not familiar, HTTPS is a more secure version of the HTTP protocol used on the internet. This also reduces the risk of users being vulnerable to content injection or any other phishing attacks.
Google with the release of Chrome 56 that was rolled out in January 2017 started marking HTTP pages as not secure when data is being entered.
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RED, popular for its high-end cameras back in July last year had introduced the RED HYDROGEN ONE. Though the initial launch date was Q1 2018, after delaying it for a while, the phone is finally coming to AT&T and Verizon in the USA and Telcel in Mexico in August. Pre-orders will ship about a month before the official launch date.
The phone was opened to pre-orders back in July 2017 for a price tag of $1,200 and is now delayed until August. However, the company's founder Jim Jannard said that the delay is giving RED more time to work out carrier certification. With the phone heading to two largest carrier networks, the explanation does make sense.
RED HYDROGEN ONE is the world’s first holographic phone with 4-View technology that can display 3D content without glasses. It sports a 5.7-inch holographic display and features a pogo pin system that allows you to add stackable modules to the phone giving it a modular touch. There is a USB Type-C port on the bottom and the 3.5mm audio jack.
The RED HYDROGEN ONE will be displayed at the future of entertainment through a demo at AT&T SHAPE at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles on June 2-3. However, for now, we don't have ...
Microsoft has announced new Xbox Adaptive Controller for differently-abled players. It was developed in partnership with organizations around the world, including The AbleGamers Charity, The Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Craig Hospital, SpecialEffect, and Warfighter Engaged.
It is aimed at gamers with limited mobility to assist in our development and make the device as adaptable as possible. It has two large buttons built in, and these buttons can also be reprogrammed to act as any of the standard controller’s button inputs via the Xbox Accessories app.
Microsoft has also worked with third-party manufacturers to support external inputs which can be plugged into the new controller; these inputs include PDP’s One-Handed Joystick for the Xbox Adaptive Controller, Logitech’s Extreme 3D Pro Joystick, and Quadstick’s Game Controller.
The Xbox Adaptive Controller will cost $99.99 and goes on sale later this year but will go on pre-order very soon.
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox said:
The Xbox Adaptive Controller has been years in the making, though we realize that this is only one step along our journey of inclusive design and that we have more work ahead. This has been a passion project for people around the world, both inside Microsoft and beyond. We’re thrilled to introduce it to the world today, tell the story behind it, and take ...
Xiaomi after slashing the price of Mi MIX 2 by Rs. 3,000 in January, has again announced a permanent price cut in India, bringing the price down to Rs. 29,999. The phone was initially launched back in October Rs. 35999 and this permanent price drop is applicable on mi.com, Mi Home, and official partners like Flipkart.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 sports a 5.99-inch 18:9 Full HD+ display with ultra narrow bezels and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile platform with 6GB of RAM. It features a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX386 sensor and a 5-megapixel camera on the front on the right bottom that also supports face recognition.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 specifications
5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 display with 1500:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3 color gamut
2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
12MP rear camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, 4-axis OIS, 4K video recording
5MP front-facing camera with facial recognition, 1080p video recording
Fingerprint sensor
Dimensions: 151.8x 75.5 ×7.7 mm; Weight: 185g
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, ...
Airtel and Amazon India today announced that they are partnering to jointly drive smartphone adoption across the country. Both the companies will now launch 4G smartphones at an affordable price for a wide range of smartphone starting at Rs. 3,999.
As a part of this partnership, a cashback of Rs. 2,600 will be available on over 65 Amazon.in exclusive 4G smartphones from popular device brands including Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Honour, LG, Lenovo & Moto amongst others. Customers who opt for this will get Rs. 2000 cashback from Airtel over a period of 36months and can also avail an additional cashback of Rs. 600 on Airtel recharges of Rs.169 on Amazon.in.
To claim the offer, customers need to buy Amazon India exclusive 4G smartphone of their choice by making full down payment. Once purchasing the phone, they will have to do Airtel recharges worth Rs. 3500 within the first 18 months of the device purchase in order to claim the first refund installment of Rs. 500. To get the second refund installment of Rs. 1500, a recharge of Rs. 3,500 must be done again in the next 18 months from Airtel. Customers can also enjoy an additional cashback of Rs 600 from Amazon by making 24 Airtel recharges ...
Update: As promised OnePlus has released Android P Beta for the OnePlus 6, soon after the announcement, and before it goes on sale next week. It also warns that some functions like VoLTE and Face Unlock doesn't work. You can download Android P ROM from here and flash manually at your own risk. You can also easily roll back to Android Oreo by flashing the ROM here. Check out the source link below for flashing instructions. The company said that it will release device trees and kernel sources for the phone soon.
Earlier: After Google announced Android P beta at its Google I/O event today, OnePlus has announced the availability of Android P Beta on its upcoming OnePlus 6 Android smartphone. OnePlus is one of the first manufacturers to bring Android P beta to its smartphone, and is also first to bring it at the launch.
OnePlus already said that it has created specialized team called Team FSE (Fast, Stable, Efficient) to focus solely on maximizing the power of its flagship devices and ensure that OnePlus devices offer the fastest, and smoothest user experience available.
OnePlus gained support from the developer community in 2014 with its first smartphone, the OnePlus One, which allowed users to fully customize ...
Update: Samsung has resumed the roll out of Oreo update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge with firmware version G930FXXU2ERE8 and G935FXXU2ERE8, respectively in Portual. Other countries should get the update soon.
Samsung started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update to the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in the UK recently, the company is now suspending the update because some devices are experiencing random reboots. The company has even sent out an official statement with instructions for those who are experiencing rebooting phones.
Early reports regarding the random reboots started from a Vodafone UK store who received more than a 100 calls in one day regarding the issue. Post which users have started emailing the CEO of Samsung UK. As for those who have already updated to the Oreo will have to visit a local Support Centre to restore the phone. If you can't visit a service center, a factory data reset via Recovery Mode is recommended.
Samsung in a statement said:
Following a limited number of cases where Galaxy S7 devices have rebooted unexpectedly with the Android 8.0 Oreo, we have temporarily stopped the rollout of the update. We are investigating the issue internally to ensure that the impact to the affected devices is minimized and the ...
Alphabet Inc’s Google says that an India anti-trust ruling that found it to be guilty of search bias could cause “irreparable” harm and reputational loss to the company. To refresh your memory, Indian Antitrust watchdog has fined Google Rs.135.86 crores back in February.
The firm slammed Google for abusing its position in online web search and has also slammed the company for preventing its partners from using competing search services. However, Google opined that the ruling raised only “narrow concerns” and in its plea challenging, the company opined that the impact could be far greater. According to the plea, the order said: "Google required to change the way it conducts business in India on a lasting basis and the way it designs its search results page in India."
Among the other things, Google was asked to stop imposing restrictions on its direct search agreements with other publishers. However, Google says that allowing the CCI’s findings implemented without proper scrutiny would cause the company 'irreparable reputational loss” seeking a stay on the ruling. Google managed to get a partial stay on the ruling from India’s company law tribunal, allowing it to deposit only a small part of the imposed penalty.
This isn't the first time Google is facing something like this, ...
Samsung has confirmed that it will launch Galaxy J6 smartphone in the 'J series' in India on May 21st. India will be one of the first countries to get the smartphone, and the company has confirmed that it will feature an Infinity display with 18:9 aspect ratio. The company will also launch the Galaxy A6+ (SM-A605F) alongside, which was introduced earlier this month.
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Samsung Galaxy J6 rumored specifications
5.6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 14nm processor with Mali T830 GPU
2GB / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS
3000mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy A6+ specifications
6-inch (1080 x 2220 pixels) FHD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 ...
Flipkart has confirmed that Honor 7A will also launch in India alongside the Honor 7C next Tuesday. It was introduced in China last month at 799 yuan (US$ 126 / Rs. 8,250 approx.) for the 2GB RAM with 32GB storage version with single rear camera and 999 yuan (US$ 158 / Rs. 10,315 approx.) for the 3GB RAM with 32GB version with dual rear cameras. We should know the pricing for India in a couple of days. Check out the specifications below.
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Honor 7A specifications
5.7-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
2GB / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP rear camera (in high-end model)
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Fingerprint sensor
Dimensions: 152.4×73×7.8mm; Weight: 150g
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) built-in battery
Earlier: Huawei's Honor brand is all set to introduce the Honor 10 smartphone ...
Google is said to be working on a standalone AR headset, and the project is for now codenamed Google A65. Now we are having more details about the project; according to the reports from Winfuture.de who claims to have documents that indicate Google's working with Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta on the AR headset.
Going back in time, Google has a working history with Quanta for Pixel C tablet. The new VR headset said to feature camera sensors, microphones with a possibility to operate the headset with Google Assistant. It is said to have a custom quad-core internet-of-things-focused Qualcomm QSC603 that is based on the ARM Cortex-A75.
The processor has support up to 2,560 x 1,440 resolution (WQHD), 1080p and 1030p video capture, 3D overlays and rendering interfaces OpenGL, OpenCL and Vulcan, Gigabit wireless, Bluetooth 5.1 and GPS. Furthermore, it also supports the Android Neural Networks API. However, it looks like the headset will still need to be wired to a computer despite wireless mixed-reality headsets becoming available. Google declined to comment on the new development right away.
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Epic Games today has announced that the Android version of the Fornite game will be releasing this August, and it has also rolled out a bunch of new update to the mobile version of the game that is available on iOS platform. The update brings Customisable Hud, Voice Chat, improved gameplay, and controls, and more.
Earlier this week Epic Games; makers of Fornite added the customizable HUD and Customizable HUD Blueprint. Since communication is a key for squadding up, the company is working on bringing voice chat to mobile, and you’ll be able to chat with your teammates regardless of platform. There will be a button present on the screen that will allow you to mute yourself, other players, or open up all communications with a simple tap.
It is also working on gameplay and control improvements like Autorun and adding better ways to fire. Once these updates are rolled out, there will be options in the settings for you to try them out. Epic Games is also working on reducing the size, and in the next few updates, it will compress the size while maintaining performance. The company is also working on smaller patch size and ability to download the content in the background. It is also working ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus in India last year in April and exactly a year later, the company launched the Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red variant in India with exact similar specifications, but in a new color. Let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red like the original variant sports a 5.8-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 570ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and curved edges on all the sides. Unlike the international variant, the Indian model is powered by an Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor. It packs 4GB of RAM, 64GB storage (UFS 2.1) that is further expandable up to 256GB with microSD with hybrid SIM slot. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red runs on the Android 8.0 Oreo with Experience version 9.0.
Thanks to the minimal bezels on top and bottom, it offers larger real estate for the display. For the first time, Samsung has removed its trademark home button from the bottom bezel, instead, now you have on-screen buttons taking up some part of the screen. Up front, you have the earpiece, usual set of proximity and ambient light sensors, 8MP ...
Huawei's Honor Brand has introduced Honor Play 7, which is the company's latest budget smartphone in China. It was certified last month, and packs a 5.45-inch HD+ display, is powered by MediaTek MT6739 SoC with 2GB RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, both with LED flash.
It features dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots and packs a 3020mAh battery.
Honor Play 7 specifications
5.45-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
1.5GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6739 64-bit processor with PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.1
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera with LED flash, PDAF
5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Dimensions: 146.5x70.9x8.3mm; Weight: 142g
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS
3020mAh built-in battery
The Honor Play 7 comes in Blue, Black and Golden colors, is priced at 599 yuan (US$ 94 / Rs. 6,380 approx.), is available for pre-order and goes on sale in China from May 22nd.
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Instagram's news feed algorithm always makes it hard to determine when you have finished viewing all the latest posts. However, it looks like Instagram is now planning on fixing it as the company is testing a new 'You're All Caught Up' which will let users know when all the unseen posts from the last 48 hours have been viewed.
The feature was first spotted by TechCrunch, and an Instagram spokesperson has confirmed the same and is showing up to limited test group users. However, it is unclear if it would show all the posts from followers or would just show the top picked posts by the algorithm. Interestingly, this feature is part of the time spent’ Usage Insights tool which it confirmed to be working last week. This feature will show users the time they spend on the Instagram app.
The new You're All Caught Up' feature should put an end to the unhealthy users endless scrolling and also would help users not miss a post from their friends, family. It would also reduce the time spent on the app for users. The current news feed algorithm was rolled back in 2016. While Instagram did confirm that it is testing the feature, it didn’t confirm when the feature would ...
OnePlus launched the flagship OnePlus 6 on May 17th in India and it went on for the preview sale on May 21st. The company today announced it had achieved a record Rs. 100 crore sale within the first 10 minutes of the OnePlus 6 first preview sale in India. That's about 25000 unit sales.
Thank you for the love and confidence ladies and gentlemen! The #OnePlus6 has crossed INR 100 Crore in revenue within the first 10 Mins of the first sale on @amazonIN! That's #TheSpeedYouNeed
Are you ready for the open sale tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/ezu0yxxnSy
— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) May 21, 2018
The sale started at 12:00 PM exclusively for the OnePlus community and Amazon Prime members on oneplus.in and Amazon.in, respectively. The device later went on for an open sales across all online and offline OnePlus retail platforms yesterday midnight i.e., May 22nd, 2018. This preview sale has also exceeded entire Day 1 sales of the OnePlus 5T within the first hour.
Commenting on the record sales, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager - India, OnePlus said:
OnePlus 6 is our best ever smartphone that offers a perfect balance of performance and design to give our community a device that is both supremely powerful and extremely easy to use. We are truly humbled by the unprecedented ...
Google constantly and consistently keeps pushing updates to its flagship apps, and today it is the Photos app. The app has received the ability to mark photos as favorites with stars and hearts. This makes it easier to view all the favorited pictures in one place instead of scrolling through numerous pictures.
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It is also getting the new 'Heart' reaction which you can give to the photos in the shared album. As you would expect, once you are starring pictures, a Favorite album is created, this feature is rolling out later this week to everyone, so if you don't see the Star icon just yet, don't panic, it is coming. At the I/O early this month, Google introduced a bunch of new AI features including the AI-suggested quick edits, color pop, and the ability to colorize old images.
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On the other hand, the 'Heart reaction' feature will be coming soon with no timeframe mentioned by Google, so keep an eye out.
Twitter is rolling out its own Twemoji on Android, and this will replace the native emojis previously shown from Google and Samsung. This new emoji set looks to be targeting users on Android 7.x and below. After facing numerous cases of missing emojis on older systems, the new Twitter's own Twemoji on Android will now be a fresh breath of air.
The slow adoption rate of new Android releases has been a major concern for Google. While this issue is nothing new, the lack of new emoji support for years after a release really highlights the issue for users. This new move by Twitter will bring the app in line with the emojis seen on Twitter.com (mobile and desktop), as well as TweetDeck.
It is also worth noting that emoji implementation has been done using Google's own EmojiCompat library which is created by Google back in 2017. This allows apps to support new emojis even on old systems. Twitter is now using the same tech to implement Twemoji designs for pre-8.X Android users. This really is a welcome change for users who are stuck with older Android version.
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Huawei's Honor brand just launched the Honor 7A and Honor 7C , the company's latest budget smartphones in the '7 series' in India, as it had promised. Both the phones have a 5.7-inch and 5.99-inch 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass displays, respectively, come with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information in portrait shots. There is also an 8-megapixel front camera with LED flash on both the phones.
These feature a fingerprint sensor on the back, in addition to face unlock. These run Android 8.0 (Oreo) with the company's own EMUI 8.0 on top, have dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots and pack a 3000mAh battery.
Honor 7A specifications
5.7-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP rear camera
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, Karaoke on the go with real-time audio monitoring, party mode
Fingerprint ...
