LG has released a new 30-second video teaser for the company's upcoming flagship V40 ThinQ smartphone ahead of October 3 announcement. The phone will come with penta or five cameras that includes three rear cameras including standard, wide and telephoto lenses at the back and dual front cameras.
LG said that the phone will offer a soft feel since it uses sand-blast technology for the surface of the smartphone's body, comes with reinforced glass to prevents scratches and also doesn't attract fingerprints or dirt. "The matte color also adds to the charm not found in conventional tempered glass or metal.," added LG.
The phone has a metal frame on the side, unlike the glass back this is treated with glitter to emphasize the solidity and aesthetics unique to the metal. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, below the cameras.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rhsBjjeiA
The LG V40 ThinQ will come in three colors - New Platinum Gray, Carmine Red and Morokan Blue colors. The new Carmine Red color gives the impression of elegance and depth by increasing the saturation than the existing Raspberry Rose color.
The phone will feature a large 6.4-inch screen, but it will have minimal bezels offering a comfortable grip for one-handed usage. It will also feature 2 ...
LG has released a new 30-second video teaser for the company's upcoming flagship V40 ThinQ smartphone ahead of October 3 announcement. The phone will come with penta or five cameras that includes three rear cameras including standard, wide and telephoto lenses at the back and dual front cameras.
LG said that the phone will offer a soft feel since it uses sand-blast technology for the surface of the smartphone's body, comes with reinforced glass to prevents scratches and also doesn't attract fingerprints or dirt. "The matte color also adds to the charm not found in conventional tempered glass or metal.," added LG.
The phone has a metal frame on the side, unlike the glass back this is treated with glitter to emphasize the solidity and aesthetics unique to the metal. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, below the cameras.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rhsBjjeiA
The LG V40 ThinQ will come in three colors - New Platinum Gray, Carmine Red and Morokan Blue colors. The new Carmine Red color gives the impression of elegance and depth by increasing the saturation than the existing Raspberry Rose color.
The phone will feature a large 6.4-inch screen, but it will have minimal bezels offering a comfortable grip for one-handed usage. It will also feature 2 ...
HMD Global has scheduled an event in London on October 4th where the company is expected to launch a brand new smartphone which is rumored to be the successor of the Nokia 7; the Nokia 7.1/ 7.1 Plus. Now the smartphone has surfaced online in the name of 'Nokia Phoenix.'
The leaked hands-on image interestingly enough shows the device in a brand new color and the back reveals dual-rear cameras arranged similarly as the Nokia 7 Plus. Another leaked hands-on-image shows the device in a traditional silver color option. It is also rumored that the device might come in two variants; one with a notch which is the Nokia 7.1 Plus and another one without the notch which will be the Nokia 7.1.
As for the specifications, the Nokia 7.1/Plus might be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC, will have dual-rear cameras and rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. It is expected to sport a 6-inch Full HD+ display, 4/6GB RAM, 64GB storage with a slot for microSD card.
Though the Chinese version of the Nokia 7.1/ 7.1 Plus might be named as X7, the global version will be launched under Android One program and there are chanced that it might run on Android 9.0 Pie right ...
Apple iOS 12.1 Beta has introduced the support for eSIM that lets you activate a cellular plan from your carrier without the need for a physical SIM. This eSIM on the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, the eSIM pairs with the included nano-SIM to enable dual-SIM functionality.
Apple at the launch announced that it will roll out the support for eSIM via a software update and this appears to the iOS 12.1. The eSIM settings are available in the Cellular section of the Settings app and choosing "Add Cellular Plan," which is the method used to add another cellular provider via the eSIM.
The contact app in the iOS 12.1 lists all the contacts by "default [P] Primary" which lets you change the default phone number that you use often to contact each person if you have multiple phone numbers. Carriers need to implement the eSIM feature before it will work, and Apple offers a list of carriers that plan to offer the eSIM. In the USA, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are planning to offer the eSIM support.
However, the feature might not be rolled out until the public release of iOS 12.1. Either way, this dual SIM support through eSIM is ...
Google today announced that starting today, users can use Google Maps to easily plan where to go as a group. All you have to do is just long press on any place to add the place to shortlist-the small floating bubble on the side of your screen. Once you've added places, you can quickly share the list with your friends on any messaging platform, add or remove additional places, and vote together in Google Maps.
Though this might sound familiar, but including Maps within group planning functionality is very convenient. The group planning feature in Maps starts rolling out for Android and iOS this week.
Sophia Lin, Senior Product Manager, Google Maps in a blog post said:
Starting today, you can use Google Maps to easily plan where to go as a group. Simply long press on any place to add it to a shortlist — the small floating bubble on the side of your screen. Once you've added places, you can quickly share the list with your friends on any messaging platform, add or remove additional places, and vote together in Google Maps.
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After launching Mi Credit instant loan service in India in partnership with KreditBee for Xiaomi users back in May, Xiaomi India has launched Mi Credit service app for Xiaomi users with MIUI above the age of 18 years. This will offer instant loan with a click of a button for eligible person. Money will be disbursed to your bank account in real-time, and interest rates stat as low as 1.8% per month, says Xiaomi.
After downloading and logging into the app with required credentials and you can also upload the documents in the app itself. You can also select Loan Amount desired, Period of Loan and Repayment Schedule. Once you add and verify your bank account, you get the amount after verification. You can repay the loan on Mi Credit app using Netbanking or Debit cards.
Xiaomi said that the app is currently exclusively available to only whitelisted MIUI users, even though you can download the app from Mi Community app here. You can mail to micredit-in@xiaomi.com with the subject "Whitelist" and a note with phone number so that Xiaomi will get back.
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Xiaomi has finally launched the most expected Mi Band 3 in India, as it had promised. It has a 0.78-inch OLED touch screen display, compared to 0.42-inch in the Mi Band 2 so that it can display more characters including WhatsApp, Facebook or SMS messages, 3-day Weather info, caller ID and more. It also 5ATM water proof so that you can take it for swimming under 50 meters.
Xiaomi says that it has improved activity tracking, and it shows real-time data for running, cycling, walking, and other activities. It still has a button on the front, and you can view the caller name on the band, and reject the call with a long press of the button. It has a larger 110mAh battery that promises about 20 days of standby.
Xiaomi Mi Band 3 specifications
0.78-inch OLED (128 x 80 pixels) touch screen display with scratch-resistant glass, anti-fingerprint coating shows time, step, heart rate, activities, weather, notifications
Photoplethysmography (PPG) / Heart rate sensor
Monitors your fitness and tracks your sleep, Sedentary reminder
8.5g (20g with band) ultra light body
5ATM (50 meters) water resistant
Bluetooth 4.2 LE
110mAh Li Ion polymer battery with up to 20 days of standby
The Xiaomi Mi Band 3 comes with ...
Facebook today announced that Facebook Stories ads available to all advertisers around the world. The company says according to Ipsos survey of stories users commissioned by Facebook IQ, 68% of people say they use stories on at least three apps regularly, and 63% plan to use stories more in the future.
Furthermore, more than 300 million people use Facebook Stories and Messenger Stories every day. As brands, now you can include Facebook Stories as an additional placement to News Feed or Instagram Stories ad campaigns. Soon it will also let you extend the reach and improve the performance of stories ad campaigns in Messenger too.
Facebook Stories ads support for every objective that's currently available for Instagram Stories ads, including reach, brand awareness, video views, app install, conversion, traffic and lead generation. Facebook’s full suite of targeting and measurement capabilities is also available for stories ads across platforms.
iHeartRadio, Kettle Chips, and KFC are among the advertisers who have seen a brand lift from their Facebook Stories ad campaigns. It is also reported that more than half of the people surveyed said they're making more online purchases as a result of the storie ads. In addition, 38% of people said that after seeing a product ...
Xiaomi today at an event in India has launched the Mi Luggage with scratch-resistant design in two sizes; 20 and 24.” These come with four adjustable handles and the wheels fit closely to the housing frame to enhance stability and reduce noise when dragging.
The 360 ball bearing design allows you to maneuver the luggage in any direction over different terrains with ease. The adjustable handle is made of anodized aluminum that is resistant to color fading and corrosion. You can select from four adjustable heights for optimum comfort. For improved safety, it features a TSA approved lock.
The company says that it packs the same material found in high-end automotive and sporting equipment, and is 40% stronger than typical luggage made from ABS. The Mi Luggage with scratch-resistant design in two sizes; 20 and 24 are priced at Rs. 2,999 and Rs. 4,299 respectively. Both these products will be available from 10th October at midnight on Mi.com, Flipkart, and Amazon.in. The company said that these will soon become available on Mi Home and offline stores.
Xiaomi has launched Mi TV 4C Pro, Mi TV 4A Pro and Mi TV 4 Pro smart LED TVs in India. All these offer PatchWall TV Experience and are Built on Android TV with Play Store to install games and apps and comes with Chromecast built-in to cast content from your phone to MiTV. These also come Bluetooth Mi Remote with Voice Search to find your favourite content across online apps.
Patchwall is getting JioCinema, Eros Now, Hooq and Epic as well as Amazon Prime Video soon. The new Patchwall will roll out gradually for all Mi TV models.
Xiaomi Mi TV 4C Pro (32) specifications
32-inch (1366×768 pixels) HD LED display with 178-degree viewing angle
1.5GHz quad-core Amlogic processor with Mali-450 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory
Android TV based on 8.1 (Oreo), PatchWall interface
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, 3 x HDMI (1 contain ARC), AV, USB 2.0 x 2, Ethernet, headphones jack
Supports MPEG1/2/4, REAL, H.265, H.264
2 x 10W speakers
Stereo, DTS
Xiaomi Mi TV 4A Pro (49) specifications
49-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with 178-degree viewing angle, HDR
1.5GHz quad-core Amlogic processor with Mali-450 GPU
2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory
Android TV based on 8.1 (Oreo), PatchWall interface
WiFi ...
Realme just launched the Realme 2 Pro smartphone in India. It has a 6.3-inch FHD+ Dewdrop Full Screen display with a notch, 90.8% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by Snapdragon 660 AIE with up to 8GB of RAM, runs ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, AI scene recognition, and a 16-megapixel front camera with AI Beauty feature.
It has a fingerprint sensor on the back, 15-layer laminated technology offering a glossy visual effect, dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots and packs a 3500mAh battery.
Realme 2 Pro specifications
6.3-inch (1080 x 2340 pixels) 19.5:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display with 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
4GB LPDDR4X / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, Sony IMX398 sensor, Dual Pixel focus, EIS, secondary 2MP camera, f/2.4 aperture
16MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
Fingerprint sensor, ...
Oculus today has announced its new headset; the Oculus Quest which is its first all-in-one VR gaming system. It offers six degrees of freedom and Touch controllers. The company has lined up around 50 titles for launch including games like Robo Recall, The Climb, and Moss. It also unveiled the Oculus Insight that powers inside-out tracking, Guardian, and Touch controller tracking.
The Oculus Insight uses four ultra wide-angle sensors and computer vision algorithms to track your exact position in real time without any external sensors. As for the Oculus Quest, it comes with Oculus Go display with 1600x1440 per eye, incorporating a lens spacing adjustment to help maximize visual comfort, improved built-in audio.
https://youtu.be/4AvXOlcFmPU
It has an “arena-scale” tracking that supports at least 4,000 square feet of space. Its controllers have the same button layout as the Rift’s Touch controllers, but with the half-moon, tracking ring reversed. The Oculus Quest is priced starting at $399 (Rs. 28,985 approx.) for a 64GB headset and will be available in Spring 2019.
Furthermore, at the OC5, the company is also introducing new games and Core Software updates. The Ready At Dawn, creators of the Echo VR universe, announced Lone Echo II, the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning title, Lone Echo. The team ...
Fortnite today announced an open beta that will allow for cross-platform gameplay, progression, and commerce across PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Mac operating systems. The company will use beta as an opportunity for testing cross-platform.
1) An account-merging feature to combine Battle Royale purchases, coming in November.
2) Enabling unlinking a console from one Fortnite account, and relinking to another Fortnite account. Coming in a few days.
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) September 26, 2018
This move marks a major policy change for SIE, and is in the planning process across the organization to support this change. Sony said that it is also looking to open up its platform in the future and this move could signal support for more of cross-play games on PS4, and either way it’s a major change for PC, PS4, and Xbox users to be able to play games.
On the other hand, Epic games in a Tweet said that it is working on An account-merging feature to combine Battle Royale purchases, coming in November for players who have created two accounts for cross-play. Furthermore, the company is also working on enabling unlinking a console from one Fortnite account and relinking to another Fortnite account. Coming in a few ...
Xiaomi today at an event in India has launched the Mi Home security camera 360. It features 360-degree viewing angle, 1080p HD video recording with infrared night vision to ensure no detail is lost even during challenging light condition, and the AI motion detection to detect and alert you of any unwanted movement in the house.
The Mi Home Security Camera 360 packs dual motors which allow the device to rotate up, down, left, and right without any restrictions. Thanks to its AI motion detection, it will record a 10 seconds video automatically when movements or changes are detected. The camera comes with 10 infrared illuminators which help to keep the image quality crystal clear.
Users can control the security camera with the mi home app. It has a wide aperture lens of f/2.1, Infrared night vision to record details even in low light. It is capable of recording H.265 videos to provide smooth and detailed images. It has a microSD card slot that supports up to 64GB, includes Wi-Fi connectivity, two-way voice communication. It measures 118 x 78 x 78mm.
The Xiaomi Mi Home Security Camera is priced at Rs 2,699 and it will go on sale from 10th October, Midnight, exclusively on Amazon.in, Flipkart and Mi.com and will ...
OPPO introduced its flagship Find X and Lamborghini Limited Edition with an unique slider camera design at its global event in Paris last week in June. The Find X comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage, and the Lamborghini Edition has 512GB storage, now the 10GB RAM with 256GB storage version of the smartphone has been certified by TENAA in China. This could make the Find X first the phone in the world with 10GB of RAM.
OPPO Find X specifications
6.42-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 19:5:9 aspect ratio Panoramic Arc display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.5GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
10GB RAM with 256GB storage, 8GB RAM with 128GB / 256GB storage
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ColorOS 5.1
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, OIS, secondary 20MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture
25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
USB Type-C audio, DSP module, NXP noise reduction
Dimensions: 156.7 × 74.3 × 9.4mm; Weight: 186g
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, USB Type-C
3,730mAh (typical) / 3645mAh (minimum) battery with VOOC flash charge fast charging
Apple's iPhone XS and XS Max smartphones still use 4GB of RAM, up ...
After leaks, Xiaomi has officially announced the Redmi Note 6 Pro, successor of the Redmi Note 5 Pro in Thailand. The major change is the 6.28-inch Full HD+ screen with a notch, 19:9 aspect ratio and dual front cameras, in addition to dual rear cameras. Both these have AI features including AI portrait and AI scene recognition. There is also AI face unlock. Other specifications are almost same as the Redmi Note 5 Pro.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro specifications
6.26-inch (2280×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, f/1.9 aperture, 1.4μm pixel size, Dual PD focus, EIS, secondary 5MP camera
20MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX376 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, secondary 2MP camera
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
Dimensions: 157.9 x 76.38 x8.2mm
Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro comes in Black, Blue and Rose Gold colors, is priced at 6,990 Thai Baht (US$ 216 ...
Microsoft today announced that it is integrating its Translator within Swiftkey keyboard for Android. The Translator uses artificial intelligence to provide translations for more than 60 languages.
This real-time translation comes handy especially if you have friends speaking a different language. Once users tap the Microsoft Translator icon on the SwiftKey keyboard, the app translates as you type and translates incoming messages that users copy. Users do not have to leave the keyboard in order to do the translations.
https://youtu.be/bQu904BuP1Q
The app also remembers users’ preferences, eliminating the need to scroll through the full list of the more than 60 available languages to select which languages to translate to and from each time the feature is engaged. This translation is also available offline for users who have also downloaded the Microsoft Translator app. Microsoft Translator is a part of Azure Cognitive Services, a collection of AI algorithms. The translation feature is currently available for Android.
Colleen Hall, senior product manager, SwiftKey said:
We wanted to make it really easy for users to be able to translate as they type and to be able to translate incoming messages. We have always had a strong multilingual offering. Now we are bringing Translator to that as well.
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Google with an aim to make travel planning easier today is announcing a new update to Trips which starting from October will help you manage the travel by organizing what you've saved and searched for and letting you resume where you left off before.
You can see Your Trips on the “my trips” on Google, or tap on Your Trips tab from Google Flights or Hotels on your phone. Furthermore, Google will help you with the travel planning by surfacing relevant suggestions right in Google Search. It will show you things to do, days to travel type articles. Once you start booking and receive your flight or hotel email confirmations in Gmail, these recommendations will be customized in search results.
Google also mentioned that it is expanding the flight rates comparison to let users know whether a flight price is higher or lower than usual. Google currently surfaces this information during Thanksgiving holidays. This tip will appear worldwide over the coming weeks when you search for flights on your phone. Google will also notify you if prices are not going to drop or if they’re likely to rise in the next five days. It will also surface if the hotel is close to things like landmarks or ...
Back in June, it was reported that Facebook is testing with a set of users giving them the ability to add copyrighted music to their photos. Looks like the company is expanding the same; starting this week, Facebook users will see the option to add songs to their photo and video posts. This feature will be available for both Stories and News Feed posts.
You can upload a photo/video, then tap on the sticker icon and choose the music sticker from the list of songs. After you have chosen the track, Facebook will load the song, giving you an option to choose which portion of the tune to use. The post will show the title of the song and its artist in a sticker on your post.
The company has been partnering with the music industry to make Lip Sync Live and the ability to add music to 360-degree videos. This marks the good use of its partnerships to expand music-related offerings to users. However, it is currently only available to a small number of users but will expand to more markets and users globally in the days to come.
Maya Patterson, Facebook Stories Product Designer in a statement said:
Adding music to your Stories goes beyond sharing what ...
Finnish holdings firm MPH Technologies has filed a fresh lawsuit on Apple in federal court accusing the company of patent-infringing with products including iMessage and FaceTime. MPH Technologies attempted to license its IP to Apple in 2016. The lawsuit is being filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
The firm filed the lawsuit asserting eight patents relating to secure messaging solutions, targeting existing Apple software and services. This specially infringes on IP related to sending and forwarding messages over a secure connection. The lawsuit includes iMessage, FaceTime and Apple's always-on VPN feature, the latter being a mobile device management (MDM) solution marketed to corporations and educational institutions.
According to MPH, Apple has implemented the protected tech in devices running macOS, iOS and watchOS without authorization. MPH claims that it has informed Apple about the patent infringement in a series of emails back in July 2016, this lead to a telephonic conversation with Apple's patent acquisitions executive. This later is followed by a letter in October 2016 detailing the applicability of MPH's patents and introduced Apple to a pending patent that was later granted.
Months after reviewing MPH's documents, Apple sent a letter containing conclusory statements, saying it did not "believe a license is required, as the ...
Google, as part of an ongoing collaboration with photo industry consortium CEPIC, and IPTC, the global technical standards body for the news media, today announced that now users can access rights-related image metadata in Google Images which was difficult to prior to the announcement.
This information is often part of image metadata and is key to protecting image copyright and licensing information. Google said that starting today, it has added 'Creator and Credit' metadata to images on Google Images. To see this information on Google Images, users can click on the “Image Credits” link to view the metadata fields. In the coming weeks, Google will also add Copyright Notice metadata.
In partnership with CEPIC and IPTC, Google hopes to create better usage guidance for photographers, photo agencies and publishers by including copyright and attribution information in image metadata.
In a blog post, Google said:
As part of a collaboration between Google, photo industry consortium CEPIC, and IPTC, the global technical standards body for the news media, you can now access rights-related image metadata in Google Images. It’s traditionally been difficult to know the creator of images on the web, as well as who might own the rights. This information is often part of image metadata, and is key to protecting image ...
