Apple introduced the iPhone 12 series smartphones with 5G support last week. A tear down video from China has confirmed that the phone uses Qualcomm SDX55 5G modem, which is X55 5G that is also used with Snapdragon 865. The iPhone 11 series used Intel XMM7660 4G mode. Continue reading “iPhone 12 teardown confirms Snapdragon X55 5G modem; Apple to use Snapdragon X60, X65 and X70 modems in future iPhones”
India smartphone market records 8% YoY growth in Q3 2020, shipping 50 million units: Canalys
After a sharp decline during Q2 2020, the Indian smartphone market has made a strong recovery in the third quarter of 2020, recording a growth of 8% YoY and shipping about 50 million units according to a report from Canalys. Xiaomi continues to lead the market, followed by Samsung, Vivo, realme and OPPO.
Realme 7 Pro Review: Solid mid-range smartphone under Rs. 20000
realme recently launched the realme 7 Pro smartphone, successor to realme 6 Pro that was launched earlier this year. This has a completely different approach compared to the realme 6 Pro since it moves from a 90Hz refresh rate LCD screen to 60Hz AMOLED screen, doesn’t have a telephoto lens or a secondary wide-angle front camera, retains the same Snapdragon 720G SoC, but this brings 65W fast charging for the first time in the price segment. Is the phone worth the price when you already have a lot of phones? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Realme 7 Pro Review: Solid mid-range smartphone under Rs. 20000”
Western Digital My Passport SSD with up to 1050MB/s read speeds and up to 2TB capacities launched in India
Western Digital, popular manufacturers of digital storage solutions has announced the launch of their latest My Passport SSD that makes use of NVMe technology. It boasts an impressive read speeds and write speeds of 1050MB/s and 1000MB/s respectively, and comes in three capacities.
Google Chrome v86 will now hide intrusive notification content
Google has been working a lot in the background to improve the user experience of notifications in their Chrome browser. Their latest Chrome 86 update has brought a new change which is an added enforcement for websites that have been detected to send abusive notification content.
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Acer announces new Swift, Spin and Aspire series laptops with Intel 11th Gen CPUs and up to NVIDIA GeForce MX450 GPUs
Intel’s 11th Gen Core CPUs are here and Acer has announced refreshes for all three series of their consumer laptops, namely the Swift, Spin and Aspire. All of them feature Intel’s latest Iris Xe integrated GPUs and up to NVIDIA’s GeForce MX450 GPUs, all within new thin and light designs.
Google Pixel 4a Camera Samples
Google is a strong contender when it comes to smartphone photography. Pixel team has taken smartphone camera capability to next level. The current market is crowded by megapixel race, and we can see phones coming equipped with 108MP sensors as well, but the Pixel 4a comes with a 12.2MP rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, LED flash, Dual PD autofocus, OIS, EIS, 4K video recording at 30fps, 1080p at up to 120fps and 720p at up to 240fps. Team pixel is strong in computational photography and it is once again proven via Pixel 4a. On the front Pixel 4a packs 8MP fixed focus camera with 84° ultra-wide lens, f/2.0 aperture Continue reading “Google Pixel 4a Camera Samples”
Reliance Jio launches JioPages browser with Personalised Content, Themes, Smart Download Manager and more
Reliance Jio today launched JioPages which replaces the old Jio Browser. Jio says the made-in-India browser focusses on data-privacy and gives users full control of their information. Built on the powerful Chromium Blink engine, it promises enhanced browsing experience through faster engine migration, best in class webpage rendering, faster page loads, efficient media streaming, Emoji domain support and encrypted connection. Continue reading “Reliance Jio launches JioPages browser with Personalised Content, Themes, Smart Download Manager and more”
Truecaller can now tell you why someone is calling
Truecaller has pretty much become a default app in most smartphones these days, helping us identify callers and avoid spam numbers. Till now, the app could quickly tell us who is calling, and now, with the Call Reason feature, users can know why someone is calling them.
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OnePlus 9 said to arrive in March 2021; OnePlus Nord N10 5G rear design surfaces
Every year OnePlus introduces its flagship smartphone in the first half of the year, and the T version of it towards the end of the year. Earlier this year in April it introduced the OnePlus 8 and the 8 Pro smartphone earlier than the usual May launch of the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. Next year, the company is rumoured to introduce the OnePlus 9 smartphone in the March, just 5 months after the launch of the OnePlus 8T. Continue reading “OnePlus 9 said to arrive in March 2021; OnePlus Nord N10 5G rear design surfaces”
OPPO A33 with 6.5-inch 90Hz display, Snapdragon 460, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 11990
OPPO just launched A33, the company’s latest smartphone in the A series in India. It packs a 6.5-inch HD+ punch-hole display with 90Hz refresh rate, 120Hz touch sampling rate, 89.2% screen-to-body ratio, and an 8-megapixel front camera. Powered by Snapdragon 460, it runs ColorOS 7.2 with Android 10 on top and features 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. Continue reading “OPPO A33 with 6.5-inch 90Hz display, Snapdragon 460, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 11990”
Netflix to offer free trial weekend access plan in India to boost user sign-ups
One of India’s biggest streaming services, Netflix, is reportedly looking into announcing a new plan for their Indian customers, which is free access plan for a duration of a weekend. With it, Netflix hopes to entice more consumers into purchasing a subscription, as the company reported slow user-growth in Q3, 2020.
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Google calls US DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit for search engine dominance ‘deeply flawed’
This week the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a pretty big civil antitrust lawsuit against Google, possibly marking the beginning on a long-drawn-out legal battle against the two. The lawsuit is targeting Google’s unlawful monopolistic behavior which include anticompetitive and exclusionary practices, which Google denies.
iQOO U1x with 6.51-inch display, up to 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery announced
Vivo’s iQOO brand today announced U1x, a cheaper version of its U1 smartphone that was introduced recently. It has a 6.51-inch HD+ LCD screen, is powered by the Octa-Core Snapdragon 662 Mobile Platform with up to 6GB of RAM, sports a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and the smartphone runs on IQOO UI based on Android 10. Continue reading “iQOO U1x with 6.51-inch display, up to 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery announced”
iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 update brings support for 10-bit HDR video playback and edit in old iPhone and iPad models
Apple has released iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 updates, after rolling out iOS 14.0.1 a few weeks back and the major iOS 14 last month. The iOS 14.1 brings support for 10-bit HDR video playback and edit in Photos for iPhone 8 and later and iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (2nd generation) and later, iPad Pro 11‑inch, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Air (3rd generation) and later, and iPad mini (5th generation). Continue reading “iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 update brings support for 10-bit HDR video playback and edit in old iPhone and iPad models”