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Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor Play smartphone in India in Midnight Black and Navy Blue colors. Today the company has launched new Ultra Violet color variant in the country. Apart from the color, this has similar specifications, including a 6.3-inch Full HD+ 19:5:9 display with 89% screen-to-body ratio, Kirin 970 10nm processor, NPU as well as GPU Turbo graphics processing acceleration technology, 16-megapixel rear camera AI scene recognition and a 2-megapixel secondary rear camera.
Honor Play specifications
6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display, 85% NTSC color gamut
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) 10nm processor with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, i7 co-processor, NPU, GPU Turbo
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, CAF, EIS, secondary 2MP rear camera with f/2.4 aperture
16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
Fingerprint sensor
3.5mm audio jack, 7.1-channel Histen audio
Dimensions: 157.91×74.27×7.84mm; Weight: 176g
Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
3750mAh (typical) battery with fast charging
The Honor Play will be ...
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Verizon, Nokia, and Qualcomm Technologies recently reached peak data speeds of 1.45 gigabits per second (Gbps) on LTE in a live commercial environment using six channel carrier aggregation. For the first time in the USA, three companies in a commercial environment combined six separate channels of the spectrum.
This record-breaking speeds on 4G LTE were reached on Verizon's network in New York using a combination of Verizon’s licensed PCS and AWS spectrum in conjunction with four carriers of LAA (License Assisted Access) spectrum. The demonstration used Nokia’s AirScale base station and Qualcomm Technologies’ mobile test device powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE modem. The demonstration in New York also used LTE Advanced feature, 256 QAM for uploads and 4x4 MIMO. In mid-2018, Verizon announced these technologies were available in over 1,100 markets nationwide.
Stephen Marino, Senior Vice President, Verizon Account Team, Nokia.
By using the Nokia AirScale, which is designed for 5G, we have taken an important step on the road to 5G, both in terms of customer data rate experience and network infrastructure.
Bill Stone, Vice President of Technology Planning and Development for Verizon said:
When we first launched our LTE network, we knew there would be a lot of room for innovation and to expand its capabilities. ...
Arm today has announced Safety Ready Program that is aimed to develop solutions for self-driving cars and has also launched the Cortex-A76AE; its first processor IP designed specifically for autonomous vehicles. The Cortex-A76AE processor comes integrated with redundancy and can compute complex relies on up to 16 Cortex-A76 cores.
The Cortex-A76AE can scale to up to 64 cores and has the ability to deliver the aforementioned performance, at high safety integrity. It achieves this through a significant redesign of the Cortex-A76 thus becoming the first high-performance Cortex-A CPU to include the Dual Core Lock-Step (DCLS) and Split-Lock features. The Cortex-A76AE is capable of running in Dual Core Lock-Step (DCLS), and hence is able to contribute towards a system’s ASIL D hardware diagnostic coverage requirements.
It comes with memory protection as standard. It supports Single Error Correction, Double Error Detection (SECDED) ECC and Parity protection in the L1 cache, and SECDED ECC protection with the ability to correct in-line, on the L2 and L3 caches. As a part of the Armv8.2 architecture extension, Cortex-A76AE includes RAS features built in. It also includes comparators, which are integrated into the design.
The Cortex-A76AE has been developed on an advanced process for the avoidance of systematic faults. This enables it ...
Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note9 back in August in Midnight Black, Lavender Purple, Metallic Copper with matching S Pen, and Ocean Blue with a Yellow S Pen. Now it has introduced the Cloud Silver version with a matching S Pen, as rumored.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 Cloud Silver color variant will be available first in the United States before anywhere else, and the US also gets the Midnight Black version finally.
The Cloud Silver Galaxy Note9 will be available exclusively at Best Buy stores, BestBuy.com, and Samsung.com from October 5th.
The 128GB Midnight Black Galaxy Note9 will be available at major carriers and retailers, enterprise distributors, and online at Samsung.com starting October 12, and the 512GB model will be available on October 26. These are priced at $999.99 and $1249.99 for the 128GB and 512GB models, respectively.
After confirming earlier this week that the Android Pie update for the Nokia 7 Plus is in final stages, Juho Sarvikas, chief product officer at HMD Global just announced that update for the smartphone has started rolling out, as the company had promised. The update for the phone was confirmed at the launch. Other smartphones will get the Pie update in the coming months.
Everybody wants a piece of the Pie! 🥧 #Nokia7Plus is now on pure Android 9™. Your device will be smarter, faster, and adapt as you use it. Which is your favorite feature? #Android9 pic.twitter.com/LPp5OKnAHQ
— Nokia Mobile (@NokiaMobile) September 28, 2018
Android P includes Adaptive Battery that uses machine learning to prioritize system resources for the apps, App Actions that helps you raise the visibility of your app and help drive engagement using machine learning, and Slices are a new way to surface rich, templated content in places like Google Search and Assistant. The phone recently got Digital Wellbeing via Play Store update.
The Nokia 7 Plus Android Pie update has the version number 3.22C and is 1.47GB in size. This is one of the first smartphones to get Android Pie stable update, after Google Pixel phones, Essential Phone last month and the OnePlus ...
Ever since the launch of OnePlus 6, it has been the best premium smartphone we’ve seen this year. The launch of the OnePlus 6T is just around, thanks to leaks and other official information from the company itself. If the rumour circulating around the internet turns out to be true, the OnePlus 6T is scheduled for mid-October launch. Even the official sales partner Amazon India has also started teasing the OnePlus 6T with ‘Notify Me’ option for regular updates, without revealing too many details.
Recently, the OnePlus 6T battery capacity has been leaked online through an image on the Chinese social media weibo. As per the leak, the OnePlus 6T will be powered by a huge 3700mAh battery which is 10% bigger than OnePlus 6. In addition, the device will be also having OnePlus' proprietary Dash Charging technology too.
Having said that, OnePlus on the other hand, has started teasing the OnePlus 6T flagship smartphone in India. The company showed a short TV advertisement between overs during the Asia Cup 2018 cricket tournament happening currently in Dubai. The ad features Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan who was roped in as the company’s brand ambassador last year showing off the phone's rear. It also shows ...
Ministry of Indian Railways today announced its partnership with Google to bring the history of Indian railways on Google Arts & Culture. This move comes as a mark to celebrate the historic journey of Indian railways, highlighting the deep-rooted connection of railways with the country. The new online project “The Railways — Lifeline of a Nation” has also been unveiled at the event.
Indian Railways cover over 151,000 kilometers of track, 7,000 stations, 1.3 million employees and 160 years of history. Since its first rail journey back in 1853, Indian Railways has come a long way and has developed into a network of thousands of railway lines connecting remote parts of the country. It is an essential infrastructure in the country.
The Google Arts & Culture’s new online collection is a hub for digital story-telling and will make India’s rich rail heritage digitally accessible to people in India and around the world. From the Fairy Queen which is among the oldest functioning steam engines in the world and The Royal Saloons of Mysore and Baroda, to the Palace on Wheels, and the first locomotive built in India; the 100+ online exhibitions, 150+ videos and 3500+ images, will offer an in-depth exploration of the sights, and significance of India’s railways.
The project will offer insights regarding the lesser known stories and heroic efforts of people like track ...
Update: A new press image of the smartphone has surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. This shows dual rear camera in the top centre with the glowing Razer’s iconic green triple-headed snake logo below it. The front part looks almost identical.
Enough politics for today. pic.twitter.com/5nUc3xdden
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) September 28, 2018
Earlier: Razer has finally sent out invites for the introduction of Razer Phone 2, successor of the first Razer Phone that was announced back in November last year. Press image of the phone revealed a similar design as the predecessor with subtle differences, as well as October 10 announcement date.
The phone surfaced on AnTuTu last week confirming some of the specifications, including whopping 512GB of storage, up from 64GB storage on the first-generation gaming smartphone, Snapdragon 845 with 8GB of RAM and Android 8.1 (Oreo). It is expected to feature the same 5.7-inch QHD Sharp IGZO screen with refresh rate of up to 120Hz and support for Qualcomm Q-Sync.
It will compete with the other latest flagship smartphones such as ROG Phone, Xiaomi Black Shark and others. We should know more details including the price when the phone goes official next month.
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Xiaomi launched the Redmi 6A smartphone in India earlier this month running MIUI 9.5 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) update. After the Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi 5 and Redmi Note 5, the Redmi 6A users have received the stable MIUI 10 OTA update today.
The new update comes as MIUI 10.0.1.0.OCBMIFH and is 260MB in size. This update also brings September security patch along with major changes like Full-screen gestures, Redesigned Notification Panel, Redesigned Volume Sliders, Improved multitasking management, natural sound system, and a lot more, for more details on MIUI 10 refer to this post.
You can download the recovery ROM here and flash it using the recovery method.Xiaomi is also rolling out MIUI 10 Stable update for the Redmi 6 users randomly, so it should roll out for everyone soon. Check out the changelog below,
Designed for full screen experience
All-new full screen gestures will change the way you interact with your device. They can do everything you use buttons for, except they’re faster, smarter, and more convenient.
All-new UI is tailored for full screen devices and lets the content take the front stage.
Natural sound system
You won’t get tired of natural and ever-changing sounds of the new MIUI.
We simplified system sounds and applied smart filters, so you’ll hear something only when you need to.
Ambient sounds ...
The 2018 iPhone is here and we got our hands on the bigger beast the iPhone Xs Max for an unboxing. Apple has managed to cram in much more into a device which has the same footprint of last years's iPhone 8 Plus. Until recently India launch of iPhones was plagued with delays but this time, the new iPhones are already up for pre-order here and will be available across the country from today, September 28 at 6PM.
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iPhone Xs Max smartphone in Silver color
Lightning Earpods
Wall Charger
SIM Ejector tool
Lightning cable
First Impressions
Although the new iPhones might look similar on the outside, a lot has changed under the hood. The A12 Bionic 7nm chip powering the new iPhones is one of the best in the business. The 6.5- inch (2688 x 1245 pixels) OLED Super Retina HDR display is a treat to the eyes on the iPhone Xs Max. Everything including FaceID seems a lot faster. Cameras have been improved and we shall compare it with the Google Pixel 2 shortly.
It features the similar 12-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, and a 12-megapixel secondary telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture, both with OIS. What's new is the ...
Back in March this year, YouTube started testing a Miniplayer for desktop, however it disappeared after a few months. Today it has started rolling out the feature widely for the desktop users. Previously the miniplayer appeared when you click anywhere on YouTube after you start a video, now there is a new Miniplayer icon in the bottom-right corner.
Once enabled, the Miniplayer stays even when you are navigating to other pages, similar to the PIP feature on Android. You can get to the normal mode when you click anywhere inside the player.
In addition to play and pause, replay and seek options, you also get option to watch the next clip. There is also a close button in the top right corner of the player. You get both previous and next clip buttons on playlists, in addition to the long scrollable list of videos in the playlist below the player. There is no option to disable the feature.
The new Miniplayer feature is rolling out gradually, so you should get it soon if it's not available.
Acer in collaboration with Yulon Group has introduced its self-driving concept car at the Taiwan Automotive Technology Innovation Summit 2018. This self-driving concept car comes integrated with Acer’s autonomous driving system with the Luxgen S3 electric vehicle platform. Both companies demonstrated their level 4[i]-ready self-driving concept car, showcasing their shared vision of AI (artificial intelligence) and autonomous driving technology.
The level 4-ready self-driving concept car is based on the Luxgen S3 electric vehicle platform, with Acer’s autonomous driving system encompassing sensing, decision-making and control. The Acer self-driving system leverages AI and sensor fusion algorithms fed with data from real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning, cameras, Lidars, MMW radars, IMU (inertial measurement unit) and ultrasonic sensors.
It uses deep learning technology for object recognition, and then implements dynamic vehicle control to implement the autonomous driving. Acer’s self-driving system makes dynamic vehicle control decisions through AI models based on key data including image recognition, 3D Lidar obstacle detection, high-precision maps and real-time positioning to steer the car, brake, cruise, maneuver, or park.
It also has a cloud management system for car sharing services so that a control center can dispatch vehicles when users make transportation requests through their mobile device. The cloud management system can manage scheduling, monitoring, notification, ...
Facebook engineering team has clarified that it has discovered a security issue that affected almost 50 million accounts. It also mentioned that the investigation is still in its early stages but said that it’s clear that attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that impacted “View As” a feature that lets people see what their own profile looks like to someone else.
This said to have allowed the attackers to steal Facebook access tokens which they could then use to take over people’s accounts. Access tokens are the equivalent of digital keys that keep people logged in to Facebook, so they don’t need to re-enter their password every time they use the app.
Facebook confirmed that it has fixed the vulnerability and informed law enforcement. It also reset the access tokens of the almost 50 million accounts that were affected. The company is also taking steps to reset access tokens for another 40 million accounts that have been subject to a “View As” look-up in the last year. This is why around 90 million users have to log in again into the Facebook. Once the user logs back in, he will be notified explaining what actually happened.
Facebook also announced that it is ...
As promised, Google is rolling out Wear OS 2.1 and this brings a redesign of the OS making everything more accessible, notifications won't take up your entire screen, swiping left on the main screen takes you to Google Assistant, and swiping right displays health data. And, changes to quick settings.
It also brings new shortcuts to Google Pay and Find My Phone by swiping down. Wear OS 2.1 makes it easier to browse, dismiss or reply to notifications with the new notification stream; you can simply swipe up to see all your notifications at once.
Busy day? Every minute matters. The new #WearOSbyGoogle design gives you a helping hand when you need it most, convenient access to your notifications, #GoogleFit, and more. Rolling out now: https://t.co/UldqISuWdH pic.twitter.com/dvGlhxQIQg
— Wear OS by Google (@WearOSbyGoogle) September 28, 2018
This redesign now lets you receive proactive and personalized help from your Google Assistant. Google Assistant will help you stay ahead by reminding you to bring an umbrella, showing you your day’s meetings, or warning you if there is a delay on your commute. However, the update isn't widespread at the moment, as it is rolling out in batches and might be a while before it reaches everyone.
Google says any ...
Back in 2014 University of Wisconsin's Alumni Research Foundation, or WARF has filed patent infringement lawsuit against Apple claiming that Apple's A series chipset on iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus smartphones infringed a 1998 patent for boosting the efficiency of integrated circuits. Apple was later ordered to pay damages of around $234 million.
Apple subsequently filed an appeal and now has finally succeeded as the judgment is being reversed. Apple was originally ordered to pay a damage sum of $862M for infringement of the patent, however, the sum was later reduced to $234 millions after the judge ruled that Apple’s infringement was inadvertent rather than willful. That didn't last long as sum was subsequently doubled to $506M in 2017 as U.S. District Judge William Conley in Madison ordered to pay another $272 million on one basis that Apple continued to infringe the patent after the ruling.
Apple later argued that it is invalid and even the damage calculations would have been wrong even in the event of a valid claim. Now according to reports, the court has ruled that there was no infringement. But it is not clear whether the court has ruled basing on the validity of the patent, or only on the infringement claim itself. Chief ...
Xiaomi this week launched several products in India including Mi LED TVs in Pro series, Mi Air Purifier 2S, Mi Band 3, Mi Luggage, Mi Home security camera 360 and introduced Redmi Note 6 Pro smartphone, Realme launched the most expected Realme 2 Pro smartphone and Realme C1, Samsung launched the Galaxy A7 (2018) and Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+smartphones in India, and lots more in our weekly roundup.
Xiaomi at its Smarter Living event in India this week launched Mi TV 4C Pro, Mi TV 4A Pro and Mi TV 4 Pro smart LED TVs. 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.
The Xiaomi Mi TV 4C Pro (32) and Mi TV 4A Pro (49) are priced at Rs. 14,999 and Rs. 29,999, respectively and will be available from October 9th via Amazon.in and Mi.com. The Mi TV 4 Pro (55) is priced ...
Volkswagen and Microsoft announced that they are partnering to develop the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, a dedicated global cloud platform that will provide digital mobility services across the automaker’s portfolio. Volkswagen Automotive cloud will be built from the ground up on top of Microsoft’s Azure cloud and IoT Edge platform as its technology foundation.
The cloud will leverage on Microsoft cloud services including Azure IoT, PowerBI and Skype to help create in-car consumer experiences, telematics and productivity solutions. By building its own dedicated automotive cloud,
Volkswagen will be able to leverage consistent mobility services across its entire portfolio of brands. The Volkswagen Automotive Cloud will be integral to those efforts, and Microsoft will play a key role in helping the company transform to a software and service-driven model.
More than 5 million new Volkswagen brand vehicles per year will be fully connected and will be part of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the cloud from 2020. The partnership between the two companies will lay the foundation for combining the global cloud expertise of Microsoft with the experience of Volkswagen as an automaker.
Volkswagen will establish a new automotive cloud development office in North America near Microsoft’s headquarters. The solutions developed through the strategic partnership will ...
HMD Global has been pricing its smartphones in India more aggressively in recent times. It launched the Nokia 6.1 Plus at Rs. 15999 last month. Earlier this week it launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus for Rs. 10999. Check out the unboxing and the first impressions of the smartphone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNsrvT8WHk0
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Nokia 5.1 Plus smartphone in Black color
2-pin charger (5V/2A)
USB Type-C cable
Headset
SIM Ejector tool
Quick guide
The phone packs a 5.86-inch HD+ 2.5D 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch which is good. Powered by a MediaTek Helio P60 SoC with 3GB of RAM, the phone can play graphic-intensive games including PUBG smoothly. Even though it can play the game in high settings, it was smooth with medium graphics.
It runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS which is stock since this is an Android One smartphone. The company has promised Android Pie update for the phone soon. In the notch there is an 8-megapixel camera with f/2.2 aperture, 80.4-degree wide-angle lens. It offers AI-powered selfie portraits and beauty mode.
The power button and the volume rockers are present on the right side.
The hybrid dual SIM slot is present on the left side.
The phone has a glass back which gives it a premium look. ...
LG today has launched a new range of speakers in the PK series and the LG XBOOM AI ThinQ WK7 to bring every music enthusiast to experience a musical extravaganza. The LG XBOOM AI ThinQ WK7 comes with Meridian Technology to deliver high fidelity sound and supports Google Assistant.
It comes in a cylindrical form, measuring 135 x 210.7 x 135 mm and the speaker comes built-in with Google’s new Android Things platform, with which one will be able to interrogate Google for information, get reports on the weather or to check the calendar, place calls as well as control a whole range of smart home devices. It can also play lossless stereo audio at up to 24-bit/96kHz quality. Also, the 24-bit upsampling feature converts lower-resolution audio to a high-resolution 24-bit format.
The speaker has the Chromecast functionality built in, and that it can be integrated into a Google-based multi-room audio system, which can be controlled by voice via Google Assistant. The PK series speakers; including PK3, PK5 and PK7 feature grille which offers a glimpse of its dual tweeters and woofers. The PK series distributes its high frequencies across its Dual Tweeters.
It delivers an exceptional sound experience and comes with Clear Vocal and Enhanced Bass presets. "Clear Vocal" allows you to listen to the singers crisp and ...
Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor Play smartphone in India in Midnight Black and Navy Blue colors. Today the company has launched new Ultra Violet color variant in the country. Apart from the color, this has similar specifications, including a 6.3-inch Full HD+ 19:5:9 display with 89% screen-to-body ratio, Kirin 970 10nm processor, NPU as well as GPU Turbo graphics processing acceleration technology, 16-megapixel rear camera AI scene recognition and a 2-megapixel secondary rear camera.
Honor Play specifications
6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display, 85% NTSC color gamut
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) 10nm processor with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, i7 co-processor, NPU, GPU Turbo
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, CAF, EIS, secondary 2MP rear camera with f/2.4 aperture
16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
Fingerprint sensor
3.5mm audio jack, 7.1-channel Histen audio
Dimensions: 157.91×74.27×7.84mm; Weight: 176g
Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
3750mAh (typical) battery with fast charging
The Honor Play will be ...
Xiaomi has silently launched the Mi Compact Bluetooth Speaker 2 with a new mesh design in India. This looks like a cheaper version of the Mi Bluetooth Speaker Mini that was launched in India last year. It has a compact design measuring just 50 x 32mm and weighs just 54 grams.
It has neodymium magnets for a clear sound, has a parametric speaker mesh cover offering a aesthetic look, and also comes with a built-in microphone for hands-free calling when connected to a smartphone over Bluetooth 4.2. It has a status indicator on the front, power button on the bottom and also comes with a strap hole.
Xiaomi Mi Compact Bluetooth Speaker 2 specifications
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP/AVRCP/SPP
4-ohm impedance, 200Hz to 18kHZ (-10dB) audio frequency range
Microphone for hand-on calling
Dimensions 50x32mm; Weight: 54g
480mAh battery promises up to 6 hours of battery life (at 80% volume)
The Xiaomi Mi Compact Bluetooth Speaker 2 comes in Silver color, is priced at Rs. 799 and is available from Mi.com.
