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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Y2, selfie-focused smartphone in India back in June in Elegant Gold, Rose Gold and Dark Grey colors, today it has launched the Mesmerising Blue and Stunning Black color variants of the smartphone in the country. The company launched Red color variants of the Redmi Note 5 Pro and Mi A2 smartphones in India this month.
Xiaomi Redmi Y2 specifications
5.99-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 1000:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits (typ) Brightness, 70.8% NTSC color gamut
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 78.8-degree wide-angle lens
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
Dimensions: 160.73 × 77.26 × 8.1mm; Weight: 170g
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery
The Xiaomi Redmi Y2 Black and Blue color variants will go on sale on Amazon.in and Mi.com from tomorrow, September 21st, 12PM starting at Rs. 9,999.
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Google rebranded Google Drive paid storage plans to Google One and it rolled out for paid users of Google Drive in the U.S. The company is informing its users about the overhaul through mail along with the benefits they are likely to get this upcoming month in India.
With Google One the company is improving the price of some plans and added new plan options, ranging from 100GB to 30TB as well. As a Google One member, users can easily reach the team experts to answer questions regarding recovering a file and more.
Also, Google has started with credits on Google Play and deals on hotels found in Google Search. Further, the user can also share your plan with up to five additional family members.
If you have a paid Drive storage plan, you’ll be upgraded to Google One automatically over the next few weeks. Look out for an email confirming your upgrade to Google One, where you can manage your storage plan and benefits.
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Twitter today has made a little change to its video section; next time when you're watching a full video size, you don't have to tap out to reply. Prior to this change, users had to tap out to reply. Twitter finally has fixed it.
It's SO annoying when you're watching a video full size but have to tap out to reply. Oh wait, we fixed that. 👇 pic.twitter.com/ZoMP4r5i4Y
— Twitter Video (@TwitterVideo) September 19, 2018
Twitter did take a considerable amount of time to fix the annoying process of replying to Tweets while watching videos. This change comes after giving users the ability to switch between chronological and ranked timeline. The next time when you uncheck the “Show the best tweets first” setting, Twitter will display the Tweets in reverse chronological order; non-algorithmic timeline.
This change makes it evident that Twitter is working on improving its platform one step at a time though it is taking everything slowly.
OPPO launched F9 Pro smartphone in India last month. Sunrise Red and Twilight Blue versions went on sale on August 31st. Today the Starry Purple is available in the country joining the other two color variants.
To remind you, the F9 Pro has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with Waterdrop Screen with screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8% for a more immersive experience, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with up to 6GB RAM, ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.85 aperture, secondary 2MP camera and a 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor.
It has dedicated dual SIM slots, Fingerprint sensor on the back and a 3500mAh battery with VOOC Flash charge fast charging that promises 2 hours of talk time with 5-minute charge. It has a gradient color design, again a first in the F series. This uses advanced color processes. To achieve a unified design, F9 Pro for the first time has used a gradient design on the side frame, making the sides and the back a naturally connected whole.
The OPPO F9 Pro is priced at Rs. 23,990 is available from Flipkart, Amazon.in as well as offline stores.
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Qualcomm today announced that it is making its Device Identification, Registration, and Blocking System (DIRBS) platform as freely downloadable open-source software. The DIRBS server-based software platform can be used to help identify illegal, and stolen mobile devices in a country.
The DIRBS software platform will help regulatory agencies classify devices and generate IMEI-based lists for notification, amnesty, and blocking purposes. This move comes as its efforts to combat the improper use of counterfeit, illegal and stolen devices on cellular networks. Qualcomm says that counterfeiting resulted in around 184M global lost smartphone sales units in 2015.
The DIRBS server-based software platform will be hosted on the open-source software website Github, and may be freely downloaded from here and used by anyone.
Mohammad Raheel Kamal, Senior Director, IPR Enforcement, Qualcomm Incorporated said:
Counterfeit devices are a significant problem worldwide and result in an estimated45.3 billion EUR in lost sales to genuine manufacturers each year, according to a recent European Union Intellectual Property Office Study issued in February of 2017. Sharing the DIRBS solution as the freely downloadable open-source software will allow the mobile industry to rapidly implement this powerful technology to help address counterfeiting and related issues around the globe.
John Han, senior vice president, Qualcomm Incorporated and ...
Xiaomi announced Redmi Y2 running on MIUI 9.5 based on Android Oreo 8.1 and also announced MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM at the same event back in June. The company recently launched Redmi 6 Pro running on MIUI 9.6 based on Android Oreo 8.1 in India along with Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 on 5th Sep. Xiaomi has recently started rolling out MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM for Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 5 Pro and others.
Now, Xiaomi has posted recruitment for Beta testers for some devices on Mi Community India, the company is looking for MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM testers for Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 5, Redmi 5, Redmi 5A, Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite, Redmi Note 4. In case you have any of the above-mentioned devices and want to test the MIUI updates before everyone else, you can apply here to be a part of the Beta testing team. Beta testers get certain privileges including access to Closed Beta OTA updates, in case you are not aware of Closed Beta ROM refer to this post.
Users are supposed to flash MIUI Global Beta ROM on their device before applying which can be done using Updater method ...
Apple unveiled iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, the company’s next-generation iPhones last week. Apple doesn’t mentions battery capacity for the iPhones on its site, and we usually find those details later on certification sites or in teardowns. Now all these phones have been certified by TENAA in China revealing battery capacities and RAM. To remind you, last year's iPhone X comes with 2716mAh battery and 3GB LPDDR4x RAM. The 5.8-inch iPhone XS actually has a smaller 2658mAh battery compared to the iPhone X, but the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max packs a 3174mAh battery. Both these have 4GB of RAM.
The 6.1-inch iPhone XR has a 2942mAh battery and 3GB of RAM. We should know more details about the hardware of the iPhones, including the modem when iFixit or TechInsights does a teardown.
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Battery capacity
RAM
Apple iPhone X
2716mAh
3GB
Apple iPhone XS
2658mAh
4GB
Apple iPhone XS Max
3174mAh
4GB
Apple iPhone XR
2942mAh
3GB
Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will be launching in India on September 28 starting at Rs. 99,900 and Rs. 1,09,900, and the iPhone XR will be available from October 26th starting from Rs. 76900.
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HMD Global introduced the Nokia 5.1 Plus along with the Nokia 6.1 Plus in India last month. It said that the phone will be available in the country in September. Today the company has confirmed that the phone will launch on September 24th exclusively on Flipkart.
The Android One smartphone packs a 5.86-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio 2.5D curved glass display with 84% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, which is upgradable to Android P. It features a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for AI portrait shots, 8-megapixel camera on the front for AI-powered selfie portraits and beauty mode. It has a glass back, fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 3000mAh battery.
Nokia 5.1 Plus specifications
5.86-inch ( 720×1520 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass 19:9 aspect ratio display
Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor (Quad 2GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, upgradable to Android P
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, secondary 5-megapixel rear camera
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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Y2, selfie-focused smartphone in India back in June in Elegant Gold, Rose Gold and Dark Grey colors, today it has launched the Mesmerising Blue and Stunning Black color variants of the smartphone in the country. The company launched Red color variants of the Redmi Note 5 Pro and Mi A2 smartphones in India this month.
Xiaomi Redmi Y2 specifications
5.99-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 1000:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits (typ) Brightness, 70.8% NTSC color gamut
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 78.8-degree wide-angle lens
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
Dimensions: 160.73 × 77.26 × 8.1mm; Weight: 170g
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery
The Xiaomi Redmi Y2 Black and Blue color variants will go on sale on Amazon.in and Mi.com from tomorrow, September 21st, 12PM starting at Rs. 9,999.
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Intex has launched STAARi 11, the company's latest budget smartphone with dual front cameras. It has an 8-megapixel front camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portrait selfies. It also has an 8-megapixel camera on the back. Both the cameras have LED flash. Other camera features include, Background Change, Night Shot, Face Beauty, and Burst Mode.
It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad Core Processor with 2GB of RAM and a 2400mAh battery.
Intex STAARi 11 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
1.3GHz Quad-core processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat) OS
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Dimensions: 145.4x71.7x9.1mm; Weight: 150g
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2400mAh battery
The Intex STAARi 11 comes in Champagne and Black colors, is priced at Rs. 4499 and is available exclusively on Snapdeal.
iFFALCON, smart TV brand from TCL has introduced the world’s First 32-inch (32F2A), HD-ready, Google-certified Android TV with AI assistant in India. The company launched range of Smart LED TVs.
The iFFALCON 32F2A has Micro Dimming and white LED HD backlight features to enhance the colour gamut to provide more dynamic and vibrant contrast. It runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with in-built Google Assistant to easily access entertainment, search for information, and control other connected devices across your home with voice. It also has Dolby audio, similar to the company's 32-inch 32F2 model.
iFFALCON will also launch 40F2A and the iFFALCON 49F2A – in October 2018. In addition to sizes 32, 40 and 49, the iFFALCON will also launch 65 and 75-inch TVs in Google certified Android range this festive season. "The 75-inch TV will provide an immersive sound experience with Harman Kardon speakers," said the company.
The iFFALCON 32F2A will launch in India soon exclusively on Flipkart, so we don't know its price yet.
Commenting on the announcement, TCL India Country Manager,Mike Chen, TCL Technologies, said:
The market for smart home entertainment solutions in India is growing at an exponential pace. The country’s growing consumer base is demanding access to the most cutting-edge smart technology at the most ...
GoPro today introduced HERO7 Black, after a leak earlier this month. It has HyperSmooth, which the company says is the best in-camera video SuperPhotostabilization ever featured in a camera, offering gimbal-like stabilized video without a motorized gimbal. The feature also works underwater and in high-shock and wind situations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX0IFavMGeg
It has a new TimeWarp Video feature that applies a high-speed, 'magic-carpet-ride' effect to videos. This transforms longer experiences into short, flowing videos up to 30x speed. It is the first GoPro to live stream so that you can share real time videos on Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Vimeo and other platforms.
There are also HERO7 White with 10MP sensor and 1080p 60 fps capture and the HERO7 Silver with 10MP sensor with HDR and 4K 30 fps capture, both with built-in battery and waterproof body and improved video stabilization.
Highlights of GoPro HERO7 Black
12MP sensor
HyperSmooth in-camera video stabilization for gimbal-like stabilized video without gimbal
Durable Waterproof Design (up to 10m / 30 feet)
2 Inch (320 x 480 pixels) Touch Screen
microSD expansion slot (up to 128GB)
Voice Control for hands-free control, Wake on Voice
Rugged build for better durability
Live Stream – automatic sharing as you live it while saving your streamed videos to your SD card in high definition
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Google has announced that it is adding a new quick actions page in Google Drive’s left-hand navigation panel that helps you find and take action at the right time. This Priority page uses machine learning to suggest files you might need to work on and has “workspaces” to help you organize files.
Google says that the goal of Priority is to put your most important files in one place using machine learning. When you open the quick options page, you’ll see those files, along with comments and suggested actions. You’ll be able to reply to some comments directly through the Drive interface and open full documents with one click.
Google Drive's Priority page also organizes files into the workspace and lets you gather a private set of working files for ongoing easy access. Google says that users use around 10–20 files at any given time. The workspaces help make sure you can get to those files more efficiently. To build your workspace, you can use Drive's intelligent file suggestions or add files manually. You can sign up for the 'Priority' in Drive beta in case if you wish to try it out.
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Nokia 7 Plus is one of the first set of devices to get Android 9.0 Pie beta when it is announced by the Google at I/O 2018. At the same event, Google announced the Digital Wellbeing feature which was made available in beta back in August. It was available only to Pixel smartphones running Android Pie. However, Google seems to be expanding the feature to other devices as it pushed an update to Digital Wellbeing feature via Play Store to the Nokia 7 Plus.
Nokia 7 Plus users running on Android 9 Pie Beta seems to be getting the update unhiding the hidden Digital Wellbeing feature. The Digital Wellbeing feature is to promote the “joy of missing out”—as opposed to the modern social terror of “FOMO”/fear of missing out.
The beta version of the feature includes a ‘Dashboard’ that will help you understand your phone usage better, app usage timers so that you can limit the usage, a “devices down,” Do Not Disturb mode for preventing interruptions, and a new Wind Down feature for encouraging you to disconnect at night.
Combined, these features are here to help you better understand your habits and digital health, and will also enable you to limit the usage and how to switch off ...
Incognito Mode on Google Chrome lets you browse the web without maintaining a history or saving information like cookies and form inputs. Now, Google might be planning to rename the feature to 'Private Mode' Users have started noticing that the 'Open in incognito tab' option has been changed to 'Open in private tab,' which could signal that Google is about to change it for everyone.
It looks like the change might be server side as the option didn't seem to have changed for us as they still read 'incognito' for me. However, things might remain as they are like before since these kinds of tests are nothing new to Google. The Chrome Help page already has 'private' references quite heavily, so that could be a sign of things to come.
This change comes after recent change to Keep which got re-branded to 'Keep Notes.'
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Apple introduced AirPower which is its multi-device wireless charger last year, but the product never went on for sale despite rumored September launch. However, a user guide included with the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max has references about the AirPower, suggesting that Apple has not yet shelved the much-anticipated charging mat.
But they definitely mention it in the new iPhone XS Max manual pic.twitter.com/qJO7kVc8bi
— Gavin Stephens (@ccgavind) September 20, 2018
The user guide included with the iPhone XS and XS Max clearly shows a passage mentioning the AirPower. It reads: "Place iPhone with the screen facing up on AirPower or a Qi-certified wireless charger. You can also use the Lightning connector to charge iPhone and connect accessories." It is unclear why Apple mentioned AirPower in the manual, it perhaps suggests that the company might have had plans to ship the charging accessory alongside the new iPhones.
Apple didn't mention anything at its 'Gather Around' event though rumors suggested that it might. It's been more than a year since the device was first announced. Apple wants to give users the ability to place any of their devices anywhere on the charging mat to begin a charge and the ability to charge the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods ...
GoPro launched the HERO7 series of action cameras in India, after they were introduced yesterday. The GoPro HERO7 has HyperSmooth, which the company says is the best in-camera video SuperPhotostabilization ever featured in a camera, offering gimbal-like stabilized video without a motorized gimbal. The feature also works underwater and in high-shock and wind situations.
The TimeWarp Video feature that applies a high-speed, ‘magic-carpet-ride’ effect to videos.It is the first GoPro to live stream so that you can share real time videos on Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Vimeo and other platforms.
The HERO7 White has 10MP sensor and 1080p 60 fps capture and the HERO7 Silver has 10MP sensor with HDR and 4K 30 fps capture, both with built-in battery, waterproof body and improved video stabilization.
The HERO7 Black costs Rs. 37,000, HERO7 Silver is priced at 28,000 and the HERO7 White costs 19,000. These will be available in India beginning September 27. You can pre-order them from Amazon.in that offers up to Rs. 1500 cashback as Amazon Pay balance, as well as 5% instant discount on ICICI credit and debit cards till 24th September. HERO7 Black pre-orders also get a free Shorty worth Rs. 3900 for free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX0IFavMGeg
Highlights of GoPro HERO7 Black
12MP sensor
HyperSmooth in-camera video stabilization ...
Facebook said to be finally planning on launching Video chat device for home next week. It will function similarly to an Amazon Echo show with social features and will come in two screen sizes. This is the same device that Facebook initially planned to launch at its annual F8 developer conference in May but delayed due to anti-trust.
The device is said to feature a shutter that covers the wide-angle camera lens when not in use. It uses artificial intelligence to recognize people in the frame and follow them as they move throughout a room. The new shutter option was recently developed in response to anti-trust in the Facebook brand. It will also come with Amazon's Alexa voice integration and let users play music, watch videos, see cooking recipes, and get news briefs.
Facebook said to be testing the device with its employees for months and showcased the Portal to major retailers.W hen asked for comment, a Facebook spokesperson said that the company doesn't "comment on rumor and speculation." This also marks the company foray into selling consumer hardware outside of Oculus. Facebook designed software for a phone in partnership with HTC in 2013, but it failed.
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Bing today areleased Bing AMP viewer and Bing AMP Cache enabling AMP-enabled web pages to work directly from Bing’s mobile search results allowing Bing to provide faster mobile experiences to users.
The AMP protocol offers the ability to cache and serve cached copied AMP content that is published on the web, providing faster user experiences on Bing. To enable your AMP published content within Bing, content creators need to allow the Bingbot to fetch AMP content and enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) for bing-amp.com domain.
Most AMP enabled sites and advertisers have already authorized the CORS sharing for the ampproject.org domain, but now it also needs bing-amp.com to the allowed list. The company has started rolling out the first phase of the AMP viewer and AMP carrousel in the United States for the news carrousel from September 17th. It said that it would continue the phased roll out to more websites, more countries and regions and other links in the search results pages.
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Samsung just launched Galaxy Watch at in India, after it was introduced last month. It comes in 46mm version and 42mm options with 1.3-inch and 1.2-inch (360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED Always On Display with the latest Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ protection and has rotating bezel. These run Tizen- Based Wearable Platform 4.0. It has 5ATM + IP68 ratings for water resistance, certified for military-level durability, comes with NFC and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) support for mobile payments using Samsung Pay, built-in speaker for activate voice messaging and music listening, and GPS.
It has new stress management tracker, which automatically detects high levels of stress and offers breathing exercises to help keep users centered and focused. In addition, a new advanced sleep tracker monitors all levels of sleep, including REM cycles. Galaxy Watch adds 21 new indoor exercises, tracking a total of 39 workouts that allow consumers to customize and change up their routines. It also offers intuitive calorie tracking and personalized alerts.
The 46mm model has 472mAh battery with battery life of 80+ hours with typical usage; up to 168 hours with low usage and Galaxy Watch 42mm with a 270mAh battery promises 45+ hours with typical usage; up to 120 hours with low usage.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Specifications
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Jio today announced that it has signed a 5 year partnership with Star India to make all televised India-cricket matches available to users of JioTV and Hotstar in India. This partnership will cover T20, One Day Internationals (ODI), International Test Cricket and Premier Domestic Competitions of the BCCI.
Earlier this year, the company for the first time introduced India’s first interactive sports experience with option to choose different camera angle, mic selection and language selection in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
During IPL it introduced Jio Cricket Play Along game, Jio Cricket Season Pack and Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Live comedy Cricket show. The company has also been offering free add-on data packs during cricket season.
Commenting on the partnership, Akash Ambani, Director, Jio, said:
Jio continues to bring the most exclusive content to its users, this time around through the JioTV app. Cricket is not just played, its worshipped in India. Every Indian must have access to the best sporting events as well as quality and affordable bandwidth to consume the content. With this partnership, we intend to address both these objectives of providing the best sporting content with the best digital infrastructure to the Jio users. Jio promises to and will continue to bring a superlative customer experience ...
