Realme 3 Pro blind order sale announced on April 19 – Here’s how it works

Realme already announced that it will launch its flagship Realme 3 Pro smartphone on April 22nd. Today the company has announced its first ever Blind Order Sale that will let realme fans and customers to pre-order realme 3 Pro by simply registering themselves on realme.com on April 19th between 00:00 hrs to 23:59 hrs to get R-Pass, a unique code, that will assure a guaranteed purchase of realme 3 Pro sale on April 29, between 12:00 hrs to 23:59 hrs only on the brand website.

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Twitter to test ‘hide replies’ feature in June, outlines ‘progress’ in actions against abusive content

Micro-blogging site Twitter is working on giving users a healthier service that is free of abuse, spam and other things that distract from the public conversation. Having said that, the company today shared progress and changes that can be expected in the upcoming months. Continue reading “Twitter to test ‘hide replies’ feature in June, outlines ‘progress’ in actions against abusive content”

HONOR 20i with 6.21-inch FHD+ display, 6GB RAM, 32MP front camera, triple rear cameras announced

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand just announced the HONOR 20i, the company’s latest smartphone in the HONOR 20 series in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.21-inch FHD+ display with about 90% screen-to-body ratio,  Kirin 710 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0, 24-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and 8-megapixel 120° ultra wide-angle lens. It has a 32-megapixel front camera with AI beautify features.

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Samsung Galaxy A70 with 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED Infinity-U display, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 28990

Samsung just launched the Galaxy A70, the company’s latest A-Series smartphone in India, after it was introduced last month. It has a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display with 20: 9 aspect ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 675 SoC. It has 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with Samsung One UI, features a 32-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, secondary 5-megapixel camera for portrait shots and an 8-megapixel 123° ultra wide-angle lens. The phone also has a 32-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A70 with 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED Infinity-U display, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 28990”

OnePlus 7 said to come in standard edition, 6.64-inch OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 Pro 5G versions

Basking in the glory of OnePlus 6T, OnePlus is all set to launch its next generation of killer flagship smartphones very soon. Ahead of its release, the pictures of purported OnePlus 7 Standard and OnePlus 7 Pro smartphones have surfaced online. Continue reading “OnePlus 7 said to come in standard edition, 6.64-inch OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 Pro 5G versions”

Meizu 16s with 6.2-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, in-display fingerprint sensor, 48MP camera to be announced on April 23

After the phone got certified by TENAA in China last month, Meizu today confirmed that it will introduce its flagship 16s smartphone at an event in Zhuhai, China on April 23rd. It says 1 % selected out of 100% Efforts. We already know that the phone will come with a 6.2-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a notch with minimal bezels, dual rear cameras with ring LED flash, which includes a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 main sensor and the phone will likely come with an in-display fingerprint scanner similar to the predecessor.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 goes on open sale in India

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 smartphone in India starting at Rs. 9999 in February, and the phone went on sale starting from March 6th. After six weeks of weekly sale, the company today started selling the phone through open sale on Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home stores.

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Netflix reports 18.4% profit, adds record 9.6 million new users in Q1 2019

Netflix has reported $4.52 billion revenue, up 22% YoY and profit of $344 million, up 18.4% YoY in the first quarter of 2019. It has added 9.6 million new customers in the quarter, up 16% YoY, which is the highest quarterly paid net adds in the company’s history. Average streaming paid memberships increased 26% year over year, while ARPU decreased 2%
year over year due to currency headwinds.

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TikTok ban: App removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App store in India after court order

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TikTok app has been removed from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store after Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had sent a letter to Apple and Google to abide by court order to prohibit downloading of TikTok Mobile Application. This comes after the Madurai Bench of the Madras high court yesterday refused a request by the China’s Bytedance Technology to suspend a ban on the app.

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Researcher finds MIUI lock screen authentication vulnerability leading to sensitive information disclosure [Update: Fixed in latest update]

Update: An update (V7-G-190411) for the app pushed through Google Play   has fixed the issue. Changelog says “Made the app more secure by restricting complete browsing from Glance”. Continue reading “Researcher finds MIUI lock screen authentication vulnerability leading to sensitive information disclosure [Update: Fixed in latest update]”

Intel exits 5G smartphone modem business

After Apple and Qualcomm announced a settlement, Intel has announced that it will exit the 5G smartphone modem business and complete an assessment of the opportunities for 4G and 5G modems in PCs, internet of things devices and other data-centric devices. The company will also continue to invest in its 5G network infrastructure business. Continue reading “Intel exits 5G smartphone modem business”

Microsoft introduces disc-free Xbox One S All-Digital Edition

Microsoft has introduced its Xbox One S All-Digital Edition for disc-free gaming experience. This is aimed for those who prefer to find and play their games digitally and are looking for the most affordable way to play Xbox games, said the company. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces disc-free Xbox One S All-Digital Edition”

Qualcomm and Apple settle all worldwide litigation, sign multi-year chipset supply agreement

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After two-year long battle, Qualcomm and Apple in a surprise move have announced an agreement to dismiss all litigation between the two companies worldwide. Qualcomm also said that worldwide litigation will be dismissed and withdrawn, including claims involving Apple’s contract manufacturers. The settlement includes a one-time payment from Apple to Qualcomm, but the amount was not disclosed.  Continue reading “Qualcomm and Apple settle all worldwide litigation, sign multi-year chipset supply agreement”

Intel announces new 8th Gen Intel Core vPro Notebook processors with better battery life, Wi-Fi 6 and more

Intel has announced a new 8th Gen Intel Core vPro mobile processor today and is based on Intel’s Whiskey Lake architecture. Intel is working with OEMs like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Panasonic, and other OEMs to bring the new design to the market.

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OPPO A5s with 6.2-inch Waterdrop Screen, 4230mAh battery launching next week in India

OPPO launched its flagship OPPO F11 Pro smartphone with an elevating camera in India last month. The company is also introducing the Marvel’s Avengers Edition of the F11 Pro on April 24. Amidst these launches, OPPO is also gearing up to launch a new budget smartphone in India next week named OPPO A5s.

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