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OPPO Air VOOC 40W wireless charger gets certified by the WPC, could be introduced along with Ace2

Last year OPPO joined the Wireless Power Consortium, a group of companies for developing and promoting the Qi wireless charging standard. Now a new OPPO Wireless Charger (OAWV01) has been certified by the WPC. This reveals that it will be a 40W charger and has the Qi version number v1.2.4. It shows a white with gray finish, a button in silver finish, place to keep the phone and a LED notification light in white that is hardly visible. Continue reading “OPPO Air VOOC 40W wireless charger gets certified by the WPC, could be introduced along with Ace2”

Microsoft events will be exclusively digital until July 2021

There were multiple events and conferences that were supposed to be held during the first half of 2020 but were postponed, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of their response, Microsoft has gone ahead and announced that all their events till July 2021 will be digital-only.

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TCL 10 5G with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 765G, TCL 10 Pro with 6.47-inch FHD+ AMOLED display and TCL 10L announced

TCL, a company known for its displays and TVs, is officially entering the smartphone market with its own TCL- brand smarphones, the TCL 10 Series. It consists of 3 smartphones; the 10 5G, 10 Pro and 10L, each having TCL’s own display with NXTVISION visual tech, Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs, quad rear-camera setups and more.

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OnePlus 8 Pro 30W wireless charging dock, Transparent Bumper Case, Screen Protector surface[Update: wireless charging confirmed officially]

Update 7th April 2020: Shortly after the leaked renders, OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus 8 Series will feature wireless charging and will be called Warp Charge 30 Wireless. It has a peak output of up to 30W and will charge the OnePlus 8 Series up to 50% in half an hour.

OnePlus says that to achieve the 30W wireless speeds, they have combined the industry’s first isolated charge pump with Warp wireless direct charging architecture which ensures a 97% charge efficiency and reduces heat. The wireless charger’s current and voltage is controlled by a customized chip and the chip enables real-time communication between the charger and the phone.

Apart from this, Warp Charge 30 Wireless is also compatible with Qi wireless chargers at 5W speeds and you can also get 10W speeds with a 10W EPP standard charger. The company has shared more details about its technology in the forum.

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Nokia 3.2 Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 3.2 smartphone, which makes it the ninth Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 2.2 and Nokia 7.2. It was launched last year running Android Pie. Android 10 brings number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and lots more. Continue reading “Nokia 3.2 Android 10 update starts rolling out”

WhatsApp limits message forwarding to 1 chat at a time to curb misinformation

Back in 2018, WhatsApp started adding a “forwarded” label for any message that is being forwarded from one chat to another and later limited forwarding messages to 5 chats at once globally. Following that, WhatsApp has again started limiting message forwarding to prevent the spread of fake news related to the COVID-19 crisis.

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realme TV to launch soon in India as it receives BIS certification

After teasing the realme TV earlier this year for its MWC event, realme CEO at the realme X50 Pro launch event in February confirmed that the realme TVs will be customized for India and will be introduced sometime in Q2 2020. Recently the TV has received BIS certification. Continue reading “realme TV to launch soon in India as it receives BIS certification”

Samsung estimates $5.2 billion profit for Q1 2020, up 2.7% YoY

The COVID-19 pandemic has apparently not slowed down Samsung’s growth by a large amount, with their current estimates even beating initial expectations. Samsung posted its earnings guidance for Q1 2020, being one of the first tech companies to do so, estimating approximately 55 trillion Korean won ($45.26 billion) in sales and 6.4 trillion Korean won ($5.26 billion) in operating profit.

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Redmi K30 Pro will not be rebranded as POCO F2, POCO TWS earbuds coming soon: POCO GM [Update: TWS in-ear buds confirmed]

[Update]: In a Zoom video chat session conducted on March 30, Manmohan had confirmed that the company is working on TWS earbuds. Today POCO team has put a teaser on twitter saying True wireless in-ears TWS is in works and will be coming to India soon. We can expect these to launch in India in coming weeks. Continue reading “Redmi K30 Pro will not be rebranded as POCO F2, POCO TWS earbuds coming soon: POCO GM [Update: TWS in-ear buds confirmed]”

Uber India partners with Flipkart for last mile delivery of essentials in select cities

Many companies are introducing special measures to help people combat the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the nationwide lockdown. Recently, Uber launched its UberMedic Service to help healthcare officials and now, the company has tied up with Flipkart to deliver everyday essentials in select cities of India.

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Google Maps, Search and Google Assistant now show food and night shelter locations in India

It has been over two weeks since the government announced lockdown across India, and the poor and migrant workers are the ones who are suffering from the lack of food and night shelter. To help them Google in partnership with the Indian Government has started surfacing locations of food shelters & night shelters on Google Maps, Search and Google Assistant, to help migrant workers & affected people across cities. Continue reading “Google Maps, Search and Google Assistant now show food and night shelter locations in India”

OPPO Ace2 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865, up to 12GB RAM to be announced on April 13

After rumors OPPO has officially confirmed that it will introduce the Ace2 5G, the company’s new 5G smartphone in China on April 13th. This comes after the Reno Ace that was introduced back in October last year. On weibo, in an open letter OPPO VP Brian Shen said that the Reno Ace, the first generation of OPPO Ace series phone was introduced 180 days back featuring the first 65W super flash charge fast charging along with 90Hz refresh rate screen. Now the company is ready to bring Ace2, which will be independent of the Reno series. Continue reading “OPPO Ace2 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865, up to 12GB RAM to be announced on April 13”

Online music streaming services crossed 350 million subscribers in 2019, up 32% YoY: Report

The online music streaming services in the world enjoyed a good year in 2019, with the number of paid subscribers growing by 32% YoY, crossing 350 million. Driving this growth was exclusive content offerings like podcasts and originals, price cuts in subscriptions in emerging markets and bundled offers from telecommunication companies.

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OPPO Find X2 Lite with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras surface

OPPO announced Reno3 5G Vitality Edition in China back in February, now the smartphone is expected to be introduced in Europe as Find X2 Lite, as the image and complete specifications have surfaced. This show 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with water-drop notch, Snapdragon 765G 5G, 8GB of RAM, runs ColorOS 7 based on Android 10, gradient design and support for 5G standalone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. Continue reading “OPPO Find X2 Lite with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras surface”

Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition gets 12GB RAM + 512GB Storage version

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced the Redmi K30 Pro 5G smartphone in China last month in normal and zoom edition with the latter featuring 30x digital zoom. Today the company has 12GB (LPDDR5 RAM) + 512GB (UFS 3.1) storage version of the zoom edition at 4499 yuan (US$ 634 / Rs. 49,060 approx.) making it the top-end version in the K30 Pro series. This will be available for order in China from tomorrow, April 7th. Continue reading “Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition gets 12GB RAM + 512GB Storage version”