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realme X2 Pro India launch event tickets go on sale Nov 12 for Rs. 299 — Includes realme Power Bank, Rs. 855 discount on X2 Pro and more

Last week realme confirmed that realme X2 Pro, the company’s flagship smartphone will be launched in India on Flipkart on November 20th. Few days back the company announced that it will sell the launch event entry tickets online starting from November 12th and 12 noon for Rs. 299. realme calls this its biggest event ever, where we can expect accessories such as fitness band, as hinted by the CEO recently. The event is happening at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Continue reading “realme X2 Pro India launch event tickets go on sale Nov 12 for Rs. 299 — Includes realme Power Bank, Rs. 855 discount on X2 Pro and more”

OnePlus builds a piano out of OnePlus 7T Pro phones

OnePlus has gone and done something unique. They built a piano out of 17 OnePlus 7T Pros lined up together as its keys. OnePlus has created this as a project for the community and will be bringing it to cities in Europe for people to experience it.

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IDC reports record 46.6 million India smartphone shipments in Q3 2019, 9.3% YoY growth

IDC India has reported a record 46.6 million units for smartphone shipments in Q3 2019, which calculates to a 9.3% YoY growth and a 26.5% growth compared to the Q2 this year. This record was largely due to the multiple online sales festivals, new smartphone launches and price corrections on many important models.

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MediaTek 5G chip will be announced on November 26, will power 5G phones in 2020

At the MediaTek Summit in San Diego, the company teased its upcoming 5G chip with the model number MT6885Z. It also confirmed that it will introduce the chip on November 26th. At the Computex 2019 in Taiwan back in May the company’s already said that the 5G SoC will be built using 7nm FinFET process technology and MediaTek Helio M70 5G modem built in, and we can expect the full specifications of this chip at the event.

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LG sues TCL over LTE patents in Germany

LG has filed lawsuits against Chinese handset manufacturer TCL in Germany for infringing its LTE technology patents. Three lawsuits include, minimizing the loss of packet transmission, control timers for uplink synchronization and interference reduction in the uplink synchronizing process. The suits against TCL were filed only after numerous attempts were made by LG to remedy its concerns, to no avail, said the company. Continue reading “LG sues TCL over LTE patents in Germany”

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ Android 10 One UI 2.0 beta starts rolling out

After Galaxy S10 series, Samsung has started rolling out beta version of One UI 2.0, the next major One UI update based on Android 10 for its flagship Galaxy Note 10 series. This brings Clean and easy-to-use interface with minimized pop-ups, New, smarter layout for a visually comfortable experience, enhanced Dark Mode, Focus Mode, Intuitive Device Care menu and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ Android 10 One UI 2.0 beta starts rolling out”

Vivo Y9s with 6.38-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner gets certified

After the Y7s and the Y5s, upcoming Y9s smartphone has been certified by TENAA in China with model numbers V1945T and V1945A revealing complete specifications. This reveals a 6.38-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display, 2GHz processor which could be MediaTek Helio P65 12nm SoC with up to 8GB of RAM, 48MP primary sensor, 8MP ultrawide sensor, 2MP depth and a 2MP macro sensor, as well as a 32MP front-facing camera. It will likely feature an in-display fingerprint scanner and packs it shows a 4500mAh battery with support for fast charging.

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OPPO Reno 2F and Reno 2Z get a price cut in India, now available starting at Rs. 23990

OPPO launched the Reno 2F and Reno 2Z smartphones in India back in August this year alongside the Reno 2. After 2 months of the launch now, both the Reno 2F and Reno 2Z have got a price cut here. After the price cut, they are now available starting at Rs. 23,990.

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India-based GPS tracking company Letstrack foraying into USA

Letstrack, a popular GPS device tracking company has decided to expand to the US market after its successful Indian market entry. The company aims to establish itself in the US market by 2020 with its pilot program crossing more than 10K app registrations in the country.

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Sony IMX686 image sensor with photo samples teased officially ahead of announcement in 2020

Sony launched its popular 48MP IMX586 image sensor last year and it powered a plethora of smartphones launched in recent times. Now, Sony has officially teased the upcoming IMX686 image sensor ahead of announcement next year.

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Moto G8 with water-drop notch display, triple rear cameras surfaces in promotional video ahead of official announcement

Motorola launched Moto G8 Plus last month in India and the company announced the Moto G8 Play alongside the G8 Plus. The company is gearing up to launch the new Moto G8 smartphone as an official promotional video of the smartphone has surfaced online, hinting at an imminent launch.

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Google India appoints Star and Disney head Sanjay Gupta as Country Manager

Google has announced that Sanjay Gupta will fill the position of Country Manager and Vice President, Sales and Operations for Google India. The position, previously held by Rajan Anandan, was vacant for 8 months and now will be taken up by Sanjay Gupta who joined Google from Star and Disney India.

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Google’s Teachable Machine 2.0 makes AI Machine Learning easier

Google launched Teachable Machine two year ago, a website that enabled people to experience AI by training their own machine learning models. With the launch of Teachable Machine 2.0, Google has simplified the process even further by letting users train their models with the click of a button, no coding required, and export it to websites, apps, physical machines and more.

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Samsung W20 5G foldable phone to be announced on November 19

Update: Samsung has confirmed that the new W20 5G will be introduced on November 19th in China. The teaser shows a similar design as the Galaxy Fold, but the Galaxy Fold is already on sale in China. We will have to wait for the launch to find out what Samsung has to offer.

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OnePlus 8 Pro with punch hole display, quad rear cameras surfaces in renders [Could feature 120Hz display]

Update: New rumors reveals that the OnePlus 8 Pro could feature a 120Hz display, compared to 90Hz screen in the current OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro smartphones.

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