OPPO has introduced 10x hybrid optical zoom camera technology at an event in China, as it had promised recently. As it had announced earlier, this uses three lenses for achieving 10x zoom. OPPO has also introduced new optical in-display fingerprint scanning technology at the event.
For the 10x hybrid optical zoom camera tech OPPO uses three-camera solution that includes a Super Wide Angle, Ultra Clear main sensor and a Telephoto lens. The ultra wide angle camera has an equivalent focal length of 15.9mm, which provides wide-angle shots and the ultra-clear main camera ensures clear photos and the telephoto camera offers 159mm equivalent focal length.
The three cameras work together to maximize their respective advantages, achieve better imaging quality in different zoom zones, and achieves 10x zoom. OPPO has used OIS for standard and telephoto cameras.
In addition to triple cameras, OPPO has also used hidden camera that is also key in achieving 10x hybrid optical zoom. The periscope structure that was first introduced with 5X optical zoom camera back at the MWC 2017 makes full use of the width and thickness of the phone through the lateral arrangement and refraction of the lens set. The space is saved, and the mobile phone can use a larger ...
OPPO has introduced 10x hybrid optical zoom camera technology at an event in China, as it had promised recently. As it had announced earlier, this uses three lenses for achieving 10x zoom. OPPO has also introduced new optical in-display fingerprint scanning technology at the event.
For the 10x hybrid optical zoom camera tech OPPO uses three-camera solution that includes a Super Wide Angle, Ultra Clear main sensor and a Telephoto lens. The ultra wide angle camera has an equivalent focal length of 15.9mm, which provides wide-angle shots and the ultra-clear main camera ensures clear photos and the telephoto camera offers 159mm equivalent focal length.
The three cameras work together to maximize their respective advantages, achieve better imaging quality in different zoom zones, and achieves 10x zoom. OPPO has used OIS for standard and telephoto cameras.
In addition to triple cameras, OPPO has also used hidden camera that is also key in achieving 10x hybrid optical zoom. The periscope structure that was first introduced with 5X optical zoom camera back at the MWC 2017 makes full use of the width and thickness of the phone through the lateral arrangement and refraction of the lens set. The space is saved, and the mobile phone can use a larger ...
Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+, Note9 have all got the Android 9.0 Pie update which brings new One U.I and the update started rolling out in India this week. Now the company has started accepting beta registrations for the S8 and the Galaxy S8+, and according to reports the stable is expected to roll out sometime in February or March.
The Galaxy S8 and S8+ update notification went live in the Samsung Members app in India first. Since the Note8 beta has also been released in other markets such as South Korea and the United Kingdom, you can expect the same for S8 and S8+ as well. The test beta builds for these devices were spotted on Samsung’s servers not too long ago.
The registrations for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ One UI beta program are now open through the Samsung Members app. The beta firmware version of the S8 is G950FXXU4ZSA5 and G955FXXU4ZSA5 for the Galaxy S8+. The beta update is around 1.6GB and it brings January security patch. As we had mentioned earlier, it might take some tim efor the stable update rolls out for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+.
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Amazon has announced the availability of Echo Input in India. This lets users easily add Alexa to your existing speaker through a 3.5mm audio cable or via Bluetooth. It features a four-microphone array so you can talk to Alexa from across the room.
The Echo Input is just 12.5m thick and users can use the Alexa App to easily connect Echo Input to your speakers. Unlike Echo Dot, which has a built-in speaker, all audio is played through the connected speaker rather than through Echo Input itself. When connected to Echo Input, your speaker can be added to a new or existing multi-room music group. You can also adjust the volume of the Echo Input with your voice.
Amazon is launching the Echo Input with launch offers from speaker brands such as Bose, JBL and UE Boom. When you purchase Echo Input with select speakers from these brands, you can get up to Rs. 2,999 off. The Echo Input is priced at Rs. 2,999 and is available from Amazon.in as well as Croma, Vijay Sales, and other offline retailers.
Jayshree Gururaj, Director, Amazon Devices said:
Our customers tell us that they love the convenience of being able to ask Alexa to play music, get information, control smart ...
LG is said to be working on a smartphone with two screens, according to a latest report. However, this won't be the much-hyped foldable device yet. The second screen is sort of a case with a screen and could potentially double the total screen size of the device.
This new smartphone with two screens is rumored to launch at the Mobile World Congress trade show next month. It's unclear whether the multiple-screen phone will carry the name of its flagship line, and that this phone may not be the G8 says the report. To clear the confusion, this won't be LG's foldable phone that has been in the news for some time, instead, it will be a standalone or a new addition to the existing line-up.
At this point, we don't know if the second screen would strictly be a gimmick or the company has found a practical use-case. In recent times, LG has struggled to stand apart from the competition. For this and many other reasons, whatever LG does, it needs to make its upcoming flagship a sensation. Like most LG loyalists, we too look forward to LG's announcements at MWC 2019.
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According to a latest report, Motorola's Razr is making a comeback with a foldable smartphone and a $1500 price tag. Lenovo is said to be partnering with Verizon Communications Inc. to sell the new Razr device in the U.S. exclusively as early as February.
Since the device is still in testing, the timing of its release isn't final yet and could change anytime. At this moment, there are no details regarding the specifications and other hardware details. It is also unclear if Razr would just borrow the name and use a more traditional landscape folding display or would just follow the original RAZR design.
This isn't the first time we are seeing a Razr resurrection, as the company in 2011/12 partnered with Verizon for Droid RAZR devices without any of the flip phone design. According to the report, the company is looking to manufacture over 200,000 of the new RAZR phones, which is quite optimistic for a $1500 phone. Would the resurrection of RAZR help Lenovo boost its brand image? Only time will tell.
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A group of U.S lawmakers has introduced new bills that would lead to the ban the sale of US chips and other components to Huawei, ZTE Corp and other Chinese telecommunication companies that violate U.S. sanctions or export control laws.
This new proposed law was introduced shortly after the Wall Street Journal reported that federal prosecutors were investigating allegations that Huawei stole trade secrets from T-Mobile U.S. Inc and other U.S. businesses. The report further said that an indictment could be coming soon on allegations that Huawei stole T-Mobile technology, called Tappy, which mimicked human fingers and was used to test smartphones.
Huawei said in a statement the company and T-Mobile settled their disputes in 2017 following a U.S. jury verdict that found “neither damage, unjust enrichment nor willful and malicious conduct by Huawei in T-Mobile’s trade secret claim.” In November, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled an initiative to investigate China’s trade practices with the goal of bringing trade secret theft cases.
Back then, Washington had announced an indictment against Chinese chipmaker Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co Ltd for stealing trade secrets from U.S. semiconductor company Micron Technology relating to research and development of memory storage devices. However, Jinhua has denied any ...
Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Insider preview build 18317 (19H1). With this Insider preview, the company has decided to separate Search and Cortana in the taskbar. Microsoft says that this will enable each experience to innovate independently.
Other available Search and Cortana settings have also been split between the two, along with the familiar group policies. Furthermore, the company has updated the search landing page design, enhance search results and integrate Microsoft To-Do with Cortana. Next up, up until now Start in Windows 10 has been hosted by something called ShellExperienceHost.exe. In order to provide smooth Start experience, now the company is separating it into its own process, called StartMenuExperienceHost.exe.
This has a number of benefits, including simplifying debugging and insulating Start from potential issues impacting other surfaces. Insiders, with this update, can now drag and drop font files from File Explorer into the modern Settings > Fonts page to install them. After installation, click on the font in the Font page, to view the different font faces associated with the font and all the details of the font. You can also uninstall the font from this font details page.
it is also introducing a simplified Windows Insider Program Settings page ...
Google will debut the first beta build of Android Q sometime before the I/O developers conference. However, prior to the release, XDA-Developers have managed to get the very early build of Q running on the Google Pixel 3 XL. Though this won't be the first preview build, it still gives us the idea on where Google is headed.
The leaked Android Q build was built just this week with the February 2019 security patches, and it’s up-to-date with Google’s AOSP internal master. That means it has tons of new Android platform features that you won’t find anywhere publicly. However, it doesn't contain any Pixel software customizations and Google Play apps or services. We've been hearing about the system-wide dark theme in Android Q, we have seen comment on the Chromium Gerrit which hinted that dark mode would be coming to Android Q.
However, the Android Q build that is obtained has a fully functional system-wide dark mode in Display settings. To enable the dark theme, you just have to tap on the “Set Dark mode” option in Display settings. You can set the dark theme to always be enabled or automatically be enabled depending on the time of day. Once enabled, the Settings, Launcher, ...
Last year Xiaomi introduced Mi 8 Explorer Edition and later in the year it introduced Mi 8 Pro with pressure-sensitive in-display fingerprint sensor that is 29% faster. This week President Lin Bin shared the next-generation in-display fingerprint on a Mi 8 test unit. He said that the company has worked for more than half an year to bring one-click unlocking and a larger unlocking area.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o123KeVXYfo
One-click unlocking lets you unlock the phone immediately when you place the phone on the screen without having to place your finger for few seconds. This also increases the fingerprint unlocking area to 25mm x 50.2mm, which is 15 times larger than the area on the Mi 8. This lets you unlock the phone without looking at the screen says the company.
Xiaomi president said that the new fingerprint sensor will be introduced in a future product, so we can expect it in the Mi 8 that is expected to arrive in Q3 this year. OPPO also showcased a similar in-display fingerprint sensor yesterday.
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Xiaomi did not introduce anything at the CES earlier this month, but the company has announced an event at the MWC on February 24th next month. It did not say what it will unveil the event, but we can expect the Mi MIX 3 5G that was teased at the Mi MIX 3 event back in October last year. It also said that the 5G version will launch in Q1 2019 and it has on display in Qualcomm booth at CES.
The 5G verion of the Mi MIX 3 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem. Qualcomm at the CES said that its 5G modem will power more than 30 devices in 2019. Samsung is expected to introduce Galaxy S10 X 5G ahead of MWC at its Galaxy Unpacked event on February 20th, but can expect several companies to introduce 5G devices at the world's largest mobile showcase next month.
Xiaomi is also expected to demo it next-generation in-display fingerprint scanner at the event and it will likely showcase its latest products including the latest Redmi Note 7 in the booth. We should know the timing of the event in the coming weeks.
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At the Redmi Note 7 launch event last week Xiaomi confirmed that it will launch the Redmi Note 7 Pro soon with Sony IMX586 sensor replacing the Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM1 sensor on the Redmi Note 7. The smartphone is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 675, according to new reports from China. The Redmi Note 7 uses Snapdragon 660. New SoC and camera sensor might bump up the price of the smartphone slightly.
Xiaomi at the at 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong already confirmed that it will launch a new smartphone with Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform based on 11nm process technology, 2 performance (based on new Cortex A76) cores and 6 effciency cores (based on Cortex A55) as well as enhanced AI Engine, Spectra 250 ISP, Kryo 460 CPUs and Adreno 612 GPU.
Upcoming Meizu Note 9 processor will be equipped by the same SoC. Regarding other specifications of the Redmi Note 7 Pro most specs, including a 6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 1.95mm narrow bezels, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and a 4000mAh battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 are expected to remain the same. We should know more details and the launch date of the smartphone soon.
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Update - January 17, 2019 - The Survival game is now available from Mi App Store for eligible Xiaomi devices. The game is just 185MB so you can't expect PUBG-like graphics. If you don't have Xiaomi smartphone, you can download the APK from here and install it manually.
Earlier: Multiplayer online battle royale games do not need any introduction, you may already have PUBG or Fortnite installed on your mobile device. Online battle royal games like PUBG and Fortnite became very popular on the mobile platform this year, both the games have crossed 100 million downloads mark within a few months of launch.
Now, one more mobile internet company wants online battle royale madness to take on users and if you live in India, there are good chances that you have a phone from this company in your neighborhood, take a guess which company are we talking about. Yes, we are talking about Mi, guessed it right? Today, Xiaomi on its Mi Community India announced that Mi game team is working on new online battle royale game called 'Survival Game'.
As per the post by Mi Community admin,
Survival Game is a large-scale, sci-fi 3D shooting mobile game independently developed by Xiaomi Company. The game ...
LG has finally rolled out Android 9.0 (Pie) update for its G7 ThinQ smartphone starting from Korea, as it had promised last month. The company has also shared update schedule for older smartphones, including some of the Q and X series smartphones in Korea, which extends throughout the year. Hope we can expect the global roll out soon after the roll out in Korea.
LG Android Pie update schedule for Korea
Q1 2019: LG G7 ThinQ , LG V35 ThinQ
Q2 2019 : LG V40 ThinQ, LG V30, LG V30S
Q3 2019: LG G6, LG V20, LG Q8 (2018)
Q4 2019 : LG Q9, LG X5 (2018)
The LG G7 ThinQ Android Pie update is 1.35GB in size. Check out the complete changelog below.
Pie OS has been applied.
Added gesture home button function. Drag the Home button up to view your recent history, or drag left or right to switch to your recently used apps
Added setting to always adjust the media volume when the volume button is pressed.
A preview is provided in the bottom right corner when capturing the screen.
Added battery saving feature.
You can set whether each app runs in the background.
The screen rotation button is provided in the home touch ...
Vivo introduced its APEX FullView Concept Smartphone with 98% screen-to-body ratio and an in-display fingerprint scanner at the MWC in February last year. Later it introduced the phone as NEX and the new NEX Dual Screen with a new design was unveiled last month. Today the company posted a teaser for APEX 2019 bezel-less smartphone ahead of announcement on January 24th. This shows a more curved design without the front camera or even the buttons on the sides.
In a teaser on Facebook earlier this week, the company posted an image with a caption 'Natural Perfection'.
Recent renders of the phone codenmaed "The Waterdrop" revealed a curved design without any notches, bezels, or physical buttons. This is expected to feature gesture navigation and pressure-based integration. It is also expected to feature large and improved in-display fingerprint scanner , similar to what OPPO and Xiaomi showcased earlier this week.
We should know all the details when the phone goes official next Thursday.
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Google has acquired Fossil Group's intellectual property related to a smartwatch technology that is currently under development for $40 million. The deal, which will see some of Fossil’s R&D team joining Google and will also result in the launch of a 'new product' that is yet to hit the market.
According to Greg McKelvey, EVP and chief strategy and digital officer of the Fossil Group, this deal is seen as a transaction, rather than an acquisition. He explained that this new product line is based on technology that the Fossil Group has evolved on top of the Misfit acquisition. Fossil bought Misfit for a reported $260 million back in 2015.
The transaction is expected to be finalized this month. However, both the companies wouldn't reveal when exactly they're likely to see products from the deal emerge. McKelvey did reveal that Fossil plans on launching multiple devices across its brands based on the new tech.
Google's Stacey Burr said that the company has seen the technology that Fossil Group is developing and lead to acquiring the technology behind it to bring in a more expansive way if Google has that technology.
Stacey Burr, VP of Product Management of Wear OS at Google said:
It's based on something out ...
ZTE Corporation has announced that Guangdong branch of China Unicom and ZTE have made the world’s first 5G call by means of ZTE’s 5G prototype smartphone in Shenzhen 5G field trial. The test also completed the verification of diverse services, such as Wechat group voice call, online video, and web browsing.
This makes the Shenzhen field of China Unicom the world's first commercial test field to make the first call in the NSA mode and it is in compliance with the 3GPP Rel-15. Shenzhen is one of the first 5G pilot cities of China Unicom and is fully verifying the 5G network equipment’s networking capabilities, special services, roaming and interconnection, and the inheritance of existing services in phases.
The test adopts ZTE’s 5G end-to-end solution, including a radio access network, core network, transport network, and intelligent device, realizing the connection with ZTE’s 5G prototype smartphone in the field environment. The test has also verified several 5G key technologies such as Massive MIMO, 5G NR, NSA dual connectivity, FlexE transport technology, and 5G Common Core. ZTE’s 5G solution has passed the end-to-end test in the three months after the release of the 3GPP Rel-15. It showcases ZTE’s strong competency in 5G R&D and commercialization.
Soon after the year-ender offer, OnePlus has announced a set of exciting new offers for Republic Day for those who wish to buy its latest OnePlus 6T smartphone. In the recent development, OnePlus announced its first-ever ‘OnePlus Assured Upgrade’ program on the purchase of the OnePlus 6T starting 19 January 2019.
As part of the program, OnePlus 6T buyers during the Republic Day sales on Amazon.in and OnePlus exclusive offline stores can avail a maximum of 70% guaranteed buyback rate and a minimum of 40% buyback rate between 3-12 months from the purchase date of the device on an upgrade to a future OnePlus flagship.
How to avail 'OnePlus Assured Upgrade'?
In OnePlus Stores:
Purchase the OnePlus 6T along with the OnePlus Assured Upgrade between January 19th to January 27th, 2019.
Once you’re ready to upgrade to a future OnePlus device, you can initiate exchange on the OnePlus Care app and get an assured value on your new device (this value depends on your time of upgrade).
On Amazon.in:
The OnePlus Assured Upgrade will be available on Amazon under the Guaranteed Exchange Program. Here’s a step by step guide that informs you how to avail the same: Guaranteed Exchange Price - Guide
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Update - January 18, 2019: Samsung has posted new video and image teasers for the M series showing the 'Infinity U' display with minimal bezels.
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I have a display that lets you have more of everything! I’m the new Samsung #GalaxyMSeries.
See me on 28th Jan. Get Notified on Amazon: https://t.co/EPNqSsdMgH
& Samsung India: https://t.co/n0TpN1fs8m#IMPOWERD pic.twitter.com/SBhiMD3aql
— Samsung Mobile India (@SamsungMobileIN) January 18, 2019
Earlier: After leaks, Samsung has officially announced that its Galaxy 'M Series' smartphones will launch in India on January 28th exclusively on Amazon.in. Based on earlier rumors, we can expect the Galaxy M10 (SM-M105F), Galaxy M20 (SM-M205F) and Galaxy M30 (SM-M305F) smartphones. Galaxy M20 even showed up on the Samsung India support site recently. The invite shows Infinity U display with a camera inside the notch and the earpiece is present on the top bezel.
Official teaser images also reveal curved edges, power button and volume rockers on the right side, dual rear cameras and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
The phone will also come with support for fast charging. Looks like Samsung is finally moving from micro USB to USB Type-C for its mid-range smartphones.
Samsung Galaxy M20 rumored specifications
6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 display
Octa-Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.6GHz ...
POCO today rolled out new MIUI 10 v10.2.2.0 stable update for all the users brings new camera features including 960fps slow-motion video recording in addition to 120fps and 240fps, as well as enhanced low-light mode in the camera settings for improved low-light performance. This takes 8 photos at different exposures and merges them into one brighter, higher-quality shot. The company started testing these features last month in beta.
The update doesn't bring 4K 60fps support, which was promised last year, but POCO Indian head recently said that this will be available in February.
The POCO F1 MIUI 10.1 update has build V10.2.2.0.PEJMIXM, is 382MB in size and has Android security patch for December 2018. Since it has started rolling out today, it will take few days to roll out for everyone, but you can download the incremental zip or full OTA Zip and flash using updater method manually.
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It's no secret that Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant has fallen behind Google Assistant and Alexa, and it looks like Microsoft is taking a different route. The company's CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Microsoft no longer sees Cortana as a competitor to Alexa or Google Assistant. “Cortana needs to be that skill for anybody who’s a Microsoft 365 subscriber,” explains Nadella.
Nadella is referencing the Microsoft's new consumer subscription push. “You should be able to use it on Google Assistant, you should be able to use it on Alexa, just like how you use our apps on Android and iOS so that’s at least how we want to think about where it’ll go.” The company has already partnered with Amazon to enable Cortana and Alexa integration and at the launch of the partnership, Nadella compared digital assistants to web browsers that need to be interoperable and access similar information.
From this, it is clear that the company sees Cortana as an app/service that will work across multiple platforms. Microsoft moved Cortana out of its AI research division and into its Experiences and Devices team late last year. Microsoft has made Skype calling available on Alexa, and the Xbox One also now supports Alexa. Microsoft is now in the middle of re-positioning ...
