Google released Android 10 for its Pixel phones and the Essential Phone also got the update. Xiaomi started recruitment for Android 10 based MIUI 10 testing last week in India, now the company has started rolling out the update to testers in India and China. Even though some say that it’s available for all the users, Mi Community Manager has confirmed that it’s available only for the testers.
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Samsung has announced Exynos 980, the company’s first processor with built-in 5G modem. It is based on 8-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology, compared to 7nm EUV (extreme ultra violet) lithography processing technology in the Exynos 9825 processor that powers the Galaxy Note 10 series. It has two high performing ARM Cortex-A77 cores and six efficient Cortex-A55 cores and ARM Mali-G76 MP5 GPU. The modem also supports E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC), which combines 2CC LTE and 5G connectivity, to maximize mobile downlink speed up to 3.55Gbps. In addition, it is a multi-mode modem that utilizes major networks from 2G to 4G LTE for reliable mobility anywhere.
After several beta updates, Google has finally started rolling out Android 10 stable update for Pixel smartphones. Essential has also started rolling out the update for the Essential Phone. Those who have signed up for beta program have started getting OTA updates. Google is also pushing sources to Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
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USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has published USB4 specification, a major update to USB 3.2, after it was announced. The USB4 architecture is based on the Thunderbolt protocol specification recently contributed by Intel Corporation to the USB Promoter Group. The group also has Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Renesas Corporation, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments, in addition to Intel. USB4 doubles the maximum aggregate bandwidth of USB and enables multiple simultaneous data and display protocols.
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Vodafone launched ‘Vodafone Play’ app back in 2016 that offers Live TV, videos, movies, TV shows and music for Vodafone subscribers. Today, the company has officially launched ‘Vodafone Play’ mobile website to take on other player’s offering like Airtel XStream and Reliance Jio’s Jio TV.
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HMD Global launched the Nokia 8.1 smartphone last year and the company also launched the 6GB RAM variant earlier this year. Both the variants of Nokia 8.1 got a price cut in India recently and again now the 4GB RAM variant has received a price cut, while the price of 6GB RAM variant remains unchanged.
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Jio recently announced JioFiber home-internet service along with other service announcements. On similar lines, Jio has officially listed its new ‘JioGate’ app on the App Store and Google Play Store and it is an apartment security management service. This new service by Jio is said to take on other apps in this segment like MyGate, Apartment Adda, SmartGuard and more.
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OnePlus is rumored to launch the OnePlus 7T series phones in India on September 26. Undoubtedly, there’s a lot of hype as we get closer to the rumored launch date.
Till date, we have witnessed various specification leaks, renders boasting a massive display and some images where OnePlus CEO Pete Lau was spotted holding a OnePlus device with a circular camera unit.
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Saregama has today launched ‘Carvaan Mini-Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ and comes after the launch of Saregama Carvaan Mini in the spiritual genre like Bhakti and Gurbani, Saregama Carvaan 2.0, etc. The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita variant comes with pre-loaded devotional songs, plays in Sanskrit along with a translation in simple Hindi language and more.
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After teasers, Vivo has announced that it will introduce Vivo NEX 3 5G, the company’s next-generation NEX series smartphone with 5G support and new waterfall display on September 16th in Shanghai, China. Vivo general manager already posted a teaser showing off the phone’s ‘waterfall screen’ which is curved on all the sides offering 99.6% screen-to-body ratio, The phone as been certified by TENAA with the model number V1924T revealing the specifications, including Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC combined with Qualcomm’s X50 modem for 5G connectivity and up to 12GB RAM.
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OPPO introduced the Reno 10x lossless zoom in China back in April, and it introduced a cheaper Reno 2 last week in India and China. Now the company is gearing up to introduce the 5G version of the Reno 10x lossless zoom edition in China, as it has been certified by TENAA in with the model number PCKM70. Brian Shen, OPPO VP confirmed that it will not be called the Reno 2 5G.
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Wired earbuds are now old school, thanks to persistent upgrades in technology! Among wireless earphones, the truly wireless have gained a lot of interest lately from consumers for being handy and convenient to carry. In this regard, Toreto has launched TORBUDS, a true wireless earbuds in a bid to expand its portfolio. It comes with Auto Pairing Connectivity feature that ensures the uninterrupted connectivity with any phone.
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Primate Labs has released Geekbench 5, the next major version of powerful cross-platform benchmark tool, after 3 years of the release of Geekbench 4. It brings support for Vulkan graphics, adds new Compute workloads and Dark Mode on macOS. Geekbench 5 is 64-bit only, dropping support for 32-bit processors and operating systems.
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Sound One, a renowned brand in India for the portable audio device has launched a rugged and waterproof Bluetooth speaker SHELL. In terms of design, it comes with durable silicon with rubber matte finish and offers all-around outdoor protection against dust and water since the Sound One SHELL is IPX5 waterproof and shockproof.
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Samsung just announced the Galaxy A90 5G (SM-A905G), the company’s first 5G phone ‘A series’, after several rumors. It packs a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 855 combined with Qualcomm’s X50 modem for 5G connectivity and up to 8GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with Samsung One UI, packs a 48-megapixel primary rear camera along with an 8-megapixel 123° ultra-wide-angle lens and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. The camera features AI capabilities such as Super Steady, Scene Optimizer and Flaw Detector, and is also a 32-megapixel front camera with Live Focus Mode.
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