Sony IMX324 1/1.7-type highest resolution CMOS sensor for automotive cameras announced

Sony IMX324

Sony today announced the IMX324 1/1.7-type CMOS image sensor that comes with Industry’s highest resolution 7.42 effective megapixel RCCC filter for forward-sensing cameras in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Continue reading “Sony IMX324 1/1.7-type highest resolution CMOS sensor for automotive cameras announced”

Google investigating Pixel 2 XL screen burn-in reports

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Apart from the muddy colors and grainy textures in low-light, people with Pixel 2 XL review units have started noticing yet problem which looks worrisome. When viewing the screen with the gray background, you can see faint outlines of the phone’s navigation buttons on the Google Pixel 2 XL.

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Huawei is working on a Foldable phone, aims to launch in 2018

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ZTE has kickstarted the Foldable phones tradition with the launch of Axon M last week. It is a known fact that Samsung has been busy at work with an aim to launch a foldable phone in 2018 and now it looks like Samsung has a got competition in the form of Huawei. After the launch of Mate 10, company’s CEO, Richard Yu has confirmed that Huawei is currently working on a foldable phone slated for 2018 launch.

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Essential Phone gets $200 price cut, now available for $499

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Essential Phone PH-1 has received a price cut of $200 and starting from today it will be available for $499 off contract and unlocked. The price cut might be because of the weak sales of the phone or not the numbers the company was expecting. Essential says that as a young startup, with the likes of Apple and Samsung taking up the significant market value, word of mouth plays a vital role and has a lot of value, hence the price cut. Continue reading “Essential Phone gets $200 price cut, now available for $499”

Google Chrome 62 for Android brings revamped Chrome Home UI, Oreo notification channels and more

Google Chrome 62 New Home UI

After rolling out updates to Chrome for Windows earlier this week, Google is now rolling out an update to Chrome for Android. The Chrome 62 for Android brings new revamped Chrome U.I, HTTP warnings, Oreo notification channels and much more.

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Facebook Messenger gets PayPal Peer-to-Peer Payment support

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Facebook and Paypal last year had introduced the Paypal as payment support within the messenger app and today, both the company has rolled out the ability to use Paypal account to send or receive money within the messenger app. Paypal is also launching company’s first customer service bot which will be at users service handling questions and requests for help.

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Google app teardown reveals references to Quartz, could be Google Home-like device with screen

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Google has updated the app to version number V7.14.15 which has bought customization feature to the search bar widget but turns out that’s not the only thing the update had to bring with it. A little teardown of the app by Android Police revealed more information about the Quartz which is slated to the Google-Home like device with the built-in display just like the Amazon Echo show.

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Only 2 to 3 million iPhone X units will be available at launch: KGI

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As we inch closer to the official launch of the iPhone X, we are hearing reports from the very famous KGI analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo who reports that only 2 to 3 million units of the iPhone X will be available at the time of the launch on November 3rd, compared to the expected demand of 40-50 million units.

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Samsung 8LPP process technology ready for mass production

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Samsung has announced that the 8-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology, 8nm (Low Power Plus) has been qualified and is ready for production. The 8nm LPP newest process node will offer 10% lower power consumption and will consume 10% less area through narrower metal pitch compared to the 10LPP.

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HTC schedules an event on November 2nd, U11 Plus and U11 Life expected

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HTC has started sending out media invites for an event scheduled on November 2nd in Taiwan. The teaser image posted by the company reads “U” giving away more reasons to believe that HTC might be launching the much-rumored U11 Play and U11 Life.

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Microsoft, Apple confirm to have fixed KRACK WPA2 Protocol vulnerability, Google working on fix

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Researchers have concluded that the WPA2 Wi-Fi protocol is vulnerable to attacks and the protocol has a severe weakness which lets hackers within the range of vulnerable device or access point to intercept passwords, e-mails, and other data and in some cases inject malware content into the website the person is visiting.

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Canon G1 X Mark III with 24.3MP APS-C Sensor announced for Rs. 79995

Canon G1 X Mark III

Canon today announced a new flagship PowerShot camera; the G1 X Mark III in the company’s G-series. It is much bigger than the G1 X Mark II model and has a familiar body of G5 X compact. It features a 24.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS Sensor and Canon’s dual-pixel autofocus technology making it the first point and shoot compact offering from Canon with both the features. Continue reading “Canon G1 X Mark III with 24.3MP APS-C Sensor announced for Rs. 79995”

Microsoft extends mapping deal with HERE

Here MapsHERE Maps has signed a multi-year strategic commercial agreement with Microsoft to where the later will leverage former’s map data and platform services in the development of its products and services. In fact, Microsoft was already using Here data in Bing Maps (Bing.com, Cortana and other services) and Bing Maps API. With this agreement, the company will use HERE data in its future connected cars as well. Continue reading “Microsoft extends mapping deal with HERE”

LeEco facing financial crunch, admits company’s chairman Jia Yueting

LeEco CEO Jia Yueting

China’s LeEco chairman, Jia Yueting has confessed that the company is facing a severe financial crunch and difficulty in raising funds as a result of business expansion. Continue reading “LeEco facing financial crunch, admits company’s chairman Jia Yueting”

Adobe unveils project VoCo that lets you to add words in audio file

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At its annual MAX conference in San Deigo, Adobe unveiled its latest try-out tool Project VoCo. The company claims that the new software lets the user to edit audio as easily as text and can even add words that did not initially shown up in the original audio file. Continue reading “Adobe unveils project VoCo that lets you to add words in audio file”