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WhatsApp’s troubles with India over its updated privacy policies is continuing as the Competition Commission of India (CCI), an anti-trust watchdog has announced a new probe into the Facebook-owned messaging service. The probe is aimed at investigating WhatsApp’s new privacy policy for its violating competition laws, before it goes live in May 2021.
Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s largest manufacturer of memory chips, has announced the launch of their 512GB DDR5 module that is based on High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process technology. It boasts twice the speed of performance of DDR4 at up to 7200 Mbps, and is designed for high-bandwidth applications such as supercomputing, artificial intelligence, etc.
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It is no secret that Intel has been struggling in the Chip manufacturing industry lately. With the hope of returning to the dominant position it once enjoyed before, Intel’s newest CEO, Pat Gelsinger has unveiled their vision and roadmap for the company over the next couple of years, including two new fabs, next generation 7nm chipset production, collaborations with IBM and more.
Vivo just launched X60 Pro+, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, HDR 10+ support, tuned color accuracy rating of JNCD around 0.4 and a 32MP camera inside the punch-hole. It is powered by Snapdragon 888 with built-in 5G and 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 3GB virtual RAM, so it can effectively have 15GB RAM, said the company. Continue reading “Vivo X60 Pro+ with 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 888, 12GB RAM, Zeiss optics launched in India for Rs. 69990”
Vivo just launched its X60 and X60 Pro smartphones in the new X60 series in India, as it had announced. These phones pack a 6.56-inch FHD+ HDR10+ E3 AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate and a 32MP camera inside the punch-hole, but the X60 Pro has a curved screen. The phones are powered by Snapdragon 870 SoC with support for 5G SA / NSA, feature extended RAM technology, so 8GB RAM can effectively have 11GB RAM, which is 3GB more, said the company. Continue reading “Vivo X60 and X60 Pro with 6.56-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870, Zeiss optics launched in India starting at Rs. 37990”
Update: OnePlus has also released OxygenOS 11 for the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 smartphones, and the changelog is the same.
After months of delays, OnePlus has finally started rolling out Android 11-based OxygenOS 11 update for the OnePlus 7T and the OnePlus 7T Pro smartphones. OxygenOS 11 beta had always on display feature, but the stable version doesn’t have it, but it might come in another update in the future. Some users are also reporting camera issues with the update, so it is not clear if the company will push another update to fix it. Continue reading “OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro OxygenOS 11 Android 11 update starts rolling out [Update: OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro as well]”
realme today launched its Smart Bulb at its realme 8 series event in India. It was teased at the IFA back in September last year, offers 16 million colours, 1700K-6500K Color Temperature, is made of flame-retardant material, has wide voltage and surge protection and promises up to 13 years of lifespan. Continue reading “Realme Smart Bulb launched in India starting at Rs. 799”
realme has launched smart scale in India. It can analyse 16 type of physical data such as weight, fat rate, body, BMI, muscle mass, body age, basal metabolism and more. It has professional and accurate BIA sensor, lets you measure body fat percentage, has real-time heart rate monitoring and provides static heart rate info when you weigh yourself. The company says that it has 50 gram high-precision. Continue reading “Realme smart scale with 16 types of health measurements, real-time heart rate monitoring launched in India for Rs. 1999”
realme just launched realme 8 Pro, successor of realme 7 Pro along with the realme 8 in India, as it had promised. The phone comes with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen with 60Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, and 90.8% screen-to-body ratio. It is powered by the Snapdragon 720G 8nm SoC with up to 8GB of RAM, same as the predecessor. Continue reading “Realme 8 Pro with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 720G, 108MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 17999”
realme just launched realme 8, the successor of the realme 7 in India, as it had promised. This comes with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 60Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio and a 16-megapixel camera on the front. It is powered by MediaTek Helio G95 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM, same as the predecessor. It has copper liquid cooling tech. The phone features a 64-megapixel primary rear camera with 1/1.7″ Sony IMX682 Sensor, an 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide angle lens, 2-megapixel B&W portrait sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor for 4cm macro shots. There is Starry Mode and Super NightScape modes. Continue reading “Realme 8 with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Helio G95, up to 8GB RAM, 64MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 14999”
Facebook is no stranger to copying features from other social media apps, and it was only a matter of time before they decided to develop their own version of the popular Clubhouse app. Now, new screenshots of the feature in its development process have surfaced, showcasing Facebook’s vision for their own audio-room focused experience.
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today launched the HONOR Band 6 for the global markets after its was introduced in China last year. It has a 1.47-inch AMOLED 2.5Dtouch screen which is 148% bigger than the predecessor and supports 100+ faces. It offers 50m (5 ATM) water resistance, heart rate tracking. In addition to 24-Hour Heart Rate Monitoring, it also offers blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring. Continue reading “HONOR Band 6 with 1.47-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 monitoring, up to 14 days battery life starts rolling out globally”
Update: OPPO today confirmed that there was an error in the numbers and said that it is Rs. 230 crores and not Rs. 2300 crores worth phones F19 Pro series sold in first 3 days. It did not reveal the number of units sold, but this translates to about 1 lakh phones. Continue reading “OPPO F19 Pro series worth over Rs. 230 crores sold within 3 days of India launch says OPPO”
Lenovo has announced multiple new laptops that are designed for the purpose of education, both with Windows and ChromeOS options. These new laptops feature AMD and Intel processor options, with durable clamshell and convertible designs, USB Type-C connectivity and more.
Earlier this month, sources in the industry revealed that Apple is getting ready to launch new iPad Pro models during an upcoming event in April. Now, within the code of the latest iOS 14.5 software, references to an Apple A14X SoC has been spotted, and it will likely debut in the new iPad Pro models.
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