ASUS has launched ROG Zephyrus S GX531, ROG Zephyrus S GX701, and ROG Strix SCAR II gaming laptops and GL12CX desktop in India. The gaming laptops feature NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs, 144Hz displays with slim bezels and advanced cooling.
ASUS OMG Days Sale from March 11 to 14 on Flipkart offers deals on Zenfone 5Z, Max Pro M1, and more
ASUS and Flipkart have launched OMG Days from today, 11th March to Thursday till 14th March 2019 (till mid-night of 14th March i.e. 23:59:59). This includes offers on the entire range of ZenFone models. This includes flat Rs. 3000 off on all variants of ZenFone 5Z, flat Rs. 1000 off on ZenFone Lite L1, flat Rs. 500 off on ZenFone Max M1 and all variants of ZenFone Max Pro M1. Continue reading “ASUS OMG Days Sale from March 11 to 14 on Flipkart offers deals on Zenfone 5Z, Max Pro M1, and more”
Xiaomi Mi A2 gets another price cut in India, now available for Rs. 11999
Xiaomi launched the Mi A2, the company’s second Android One smartphone in India back in August last year starting at Rs. 16,999, later it got a Rs. 1000 price cut in November, and a Rs. 2000 price cut in the country in January this year. Today it has received third price cut oin the country, and is available for Rs. 11,999, after a Rs. 2000 price cut. This price cut is only for the 4GB+64GB version, and the 6GB+128GB version is available at original rate of Rs. 15,999. The smartphone is available at new rate on Amazon.in, Mi.com, Mi Home stores as well as Mi Preferred partner stores.
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Vivo X27 Pro with 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras and Vivo S1 surface
We already know that Vivo is all set to introduce the X27 smartphone with triple rear cameras and a pop-up front camera in China on March 19th. Now images and specifications of the X27 Pro has surfaced. This shows a 32-megapixel pop-up camera along with flash, and a larger 6.7-inch FHD+ display with 93.16% screen-to-body ratio. As you can see in the image, the triple rear camera placement is in the middle in the X27 Pro.
YouTube is rolling out ‘fact checks’ on sensitive topics to combat fake news in India
The term ‘Fake news’ is seen as the greatest threat and has the ability to fracture our society. The main sources for this unverified news are indeed the social media platform including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Continue reading “YouTube is rolling out ‘fact checks’ on sensitive topics to combat fake news in India”
LG G8 ThinQ pre-orders begin this week starting from Korea, price revealed
LG unveiled its flagship G8 ThinQ smartphone at its MWC event last month. Today the company has announced that it will begin pre-orders for the phone starting from Korea from March 15th till March 21st at a price of 897,600 Korean Won (US$ 790 / Rs. 55,280 approx.), which it says is the lowest price tag ever for a flagship LG smartphone. It will go on sale starting from March 22nd and alsocomes with 1-year free screen replacement and a free case as a part of launch offer.
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BlackBerry Wireless Charger launched in India for Rs. 2499
Optiemus Infracom, BlackBerry brand licensee has launched BlackBerry branded wireless charger in India. It is compatible with smartphones with USB type-C input on Android, Apple and QI-enabled smartphones that allow wireless charging. It has a non-slip charging surface the company says that it will charge upto 25% in just 60 minutes since this is just 5W. Continue reading “BlackBerry Wireless Charger launched in India for Rs. 2499”
POCO F1 MIUI 10.2.3.0 stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]
Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched POCO F1 running on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with a skin on top, called MIUI For POCO. The smartphone has been in news since the launch for good reasons except for a few issues, but the company has been very responsive towards addressing the issues and kept device updated as well. The device received MIUI 10 Global Stable update back in November which was based on Android Oreo but later in December, Xiaomi rolled out Android Pie based MIUI 10 Stable update for the smartphone. Continue reading “POCO F1 MIUI 10.2.3.0 stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]”
Google addresses serious Chrome security problem with latest update
A few days back, Google reported a couple of vulnerabilities –one affecting Google Chrome and another in Microsoft Windows that were being exploited together. In an attempt to curb it down, Google released an update for all Chrome platforms on March 1; this update was pushed through Chrome auto-update. The Chrome auto-update has already updated Chrome to 72.0.3626.121 or later. Continue reading “Google addresses serious Chrome security problem with latest update”
Conversations with Qualcomm – What’s next with 5G?
As with every technological leap, adoption takes time. Smart analysts use the adoption curve to predict how fast a technological advancement reaches people and how many people it reaches at a given time. We are now at the early adopter stage in 5G, it’s here but we are only at the very beginning of its inevitable spread to not just masses of people but devices as well. To understand how that’s done, read our first conversation but in this one, we are talking about the near term and long term plans. What’s next with 5G? Read on.
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Twitter makes it easier to report tweets that share personal information
Twitter is adding an option to report problematic tweets that share personal information on the platform. From now on, while reporting, the user will be redirected to the menu that allows them to be more specific and highlight the information. Continue reading “Twitter makes it easier to report tweets that share personal information”
HUAWEI P smart+ 2019 with 6.21-inch FHD+ display, triple rear cameras, Android Pie announced
After the P Smart 2019 in December, Huawei has silently introduced the P Smart+ 2019 mid-range smartphone. It has the same 6.21-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 19:5:9 aspect ratio, around 90% screen-to-body ratio, Kirin 710 SoC with 3GB RAM, support for GPU Turbo 2.0 and Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 on top, but this has a 24-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for AI portraits and AI scene detection and a 16-megapixel ultra wide-angle lens. Continue reading “HUAWEI P smart+ 2019 with 6.21-inch FHD+ display, triple rear cameras, Android Pie announced”
Facebook aims to crack down vaccine misinformation
In the recent development, the social media giant Facebook will no longer allow ads that spread misinformation regarding vaccines as a part of an effort to reduce the spread of “vaccine hoaxes”. Continue reading “Facebook aims to crack down vaccine misinformation”
HUAWEI Y7 (2019) with 6.26-inch Dewdrop display, AI dual rear cameras, 4000mAh battery announced
HUAWEI recently announced Y7 2019, couple of months after the Y7 Pro 2019 in the ‘Y Series’. It packs a 6.26-inch HD+ display with Waterdrop notch Screen, Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 SoC, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with support for AI scene detection, secondary 2MP camera for portait shots, same as the Y7 Pro 2019, but this comes with an 8-megapixel front camera and a fingerprint sensor
boAt Rockerz 480 on-ear Bluetooth headset launched for Rs. 1899
boAt, a brand that sells Audio electronic products launched boAt Rockerz 480 over-ear wireless Bluetooth headphone with MIC in the Indian market today. As per the company claims this on-ear headset will have up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge and comes with the option of both Bluetooth and wired connectivity. Continue reading “boAt Rockerz 480 on-ear Bluetooth headset launched for Rs. 1899”