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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 675, 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

Xiaomi just announced Redmi Note 7 Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India, as it had promised. The phone packs a 6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 1.95mm narrow bezels, 81.37% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 675 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with MIUI 10 on top. The main highlight of the smartphone is its 48-megapixel rear camera with 1/2″ Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.79 aperture. It offers 12MP output by default using super pixel tech, but you can enable 48MP output in Pro mode. It has a 5-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and also comes with AI features such as steady handheld night photography.

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Facebook confirms it will launch “Clear History” feature later this year

Facebook’s CFO David Wehner has confirmed that the company would launch its clear history feature later this year. It was first announced in early 2018 and it allows users to see information about apps and web sites they’ve interacted with and delete this information from their Facebook accounts. Continue reading “Facebook confirms it will launch “Clear History” feature later this year”

Razer Phone 2 Android Pie update starts rolling out

Razer confirmed that it will be rolling out the Android 9.0 Pie update to the Razer Phone 2 this week. Keeping its word, the company has now started rolling out the Pie update. Since this is a staged rollout, it might not be available for everyone right away. Continue reading “Razer Phone 2 Android Pie update starts rolling out”

USB 3.2 with 20Gbps speeds coming to high-end PCs later this year; USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 merged under new USB 3.2 branding

The discrete USB 3.2 controllers that are capable of supporting the standard’s new 20 Gb/s Type-C mode will be available this year. Since the discrete USB controllers are used mostly by high-performance systems, we are most likely going to see the first USB 3.2 chips to land on high-end motherboards first. Continue reading “USB 3.2 with 20Gbps speeds coming to high-end PCs later this year; USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 merged under new USB 3.2 branding”

TikTok agrees to settle $5.7 million FTC fine over children’s privacy law violations

TikTok

Owing to the alleged children’s privacy law violations, TikTok has agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle accusations. The short-form video app is also required to get parental approval for users under 13 years of age, to comply with the federal law. All the videos that were previously uploaded by users under the age of 13 will be removed as well. Continue reading “TikTok agrees to settle $5.7 million FTC fine over children’s privacy law violations”

ASUS confirms range of ZenFone models that will receive Android 9.0 Pie update

Asus rolled out Android 9.0 Pie update for the ZenFone 5Z and started beta testing for the ZenFone Max Pro M2 recently. it is yet to push the update to last year’s ZenFone Max Pro M1. However, the company has announced the list of the Asus phones which will be getting the Pie update eventually later this year. Continue reading “ASUS confirms range of ZenFone models that will receive Android 9.0 Pie update”

Samsung Galaxy M30 with 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 14990

Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy M30, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘M series’, as it had promised, after it launched the M10 and M20 smartphones last month. It has a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U display, and features triple rear cameras that includes a 13-megapixel main camera, 5-megapixel camera for portrait shots and a 5-megapixel 123-degree ultra-wide lens. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M30 with 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 14990”

Uber Eats ‘Delivery Partner Safety Toolkit’ in-app safety features launched in India

Uber Eats has launched “Delivery Partner Safety Toolkit,” which is a comprehensive set of in-app safety features for its delivery partners in India. This is aimed at making every delivery trip a seamless and safer experience. The features include benefits of ridesharing such as tracking every trip with GPS while delivering using the Uber Eats app, as well as an emergency button. Continue reading “Uber Eats ‘Delivery Partner Safety Toolkit’ in-app safety features launched in India”

OnePlus ties up with Qualcomm to start 5G trials in India

Earlier this week at the MWC OnePlus showcased its first Prototype Smartphone powered by Snapdragon 855 combined with the Snapdragon X50 5G modem and Qualcomm RF Front-End solutions. It added that it will also be amongst the first OEMs to launch smartphones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform in India, and plans to work with Qualcomm on 5G trials. Continue reading “OnePlus ties up with Qualcomm to start 5G trials in India”

HTC Exodus 1 gets new blockchain features, can now be purchased with real money

HTC’s EXODUS 1 which was announced back in 2018 is now expanding its reach to non-crypto natives, meaning users who wish to buy the phone can now use real money, instead of using cryptocurrency. The Exodus 1 was available for pre-order in October, but users had to pay in crypto: either 0.15 bitcoin or 4.78 Ether. Continue reading “HTC Exodus 1 gets new blockchain features, can now be purchased with real money”

Google Play Protect scanned over 50 billion apps everyday in 2018 protecting over 2 billion devices

Google Play Protect

Google’s Play Protect scanned over 50 billion apps every day for harmful behavior in 2018 protecting over 2 billion devices in the Android ecosystem every day. In 2018, the company launched a new feature that notifies users when they are installing new or rare apps. It shows a warning, giving users pause to consider whether they want to trust this app. Continue reading “Google Play Protect scanned over 50 billion apps everyday in 2018 protecting over 2 billion devices”

Canon EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera with 26.2MP CMOS sensor launched in India

Canon EOS RP

Canon has launched EOS RP in the EOS R lineup in India, after it was introduced last year. It is designed for photographers to take full advantage of the complete line up of RF lenses and is compatible with the existing collection of Canon’s EF and EF-S lenses with the use of one of three optional RF EOS-R Mount Adapters, says the company.

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Telegram 5.4 brings autoplaying videos, automatic download settings, multiple accounts for iOS and more

Telegram is gaining a new update which brings a host of new features including auto-playing smaller videos; smaller videos will start playing without sound. To unmute them, simply press the volume buttons on your device. Furthermore, it also gets new auto-download settings to control your data usage. Continue reading “Telegram 5.4 brings autoplaying videos, automatic download settings, multiple accounts for iOS and more”

Google Duo finally available on the web

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Google has finally launched Duo video calling on the web with supported browsers include Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. The interface is fairly simple; it shows recent contacts listed at the top, full list of all contacts placed below. Google Duo on the web supports browser notifications for incoming calls. Continue reading “Google Duo finally available on the web”

Google Docs gets AI-based grammar correction

Google Docs

Google introduced spell check in Google Docs seven years ago, and now it has announced that it will be using machine translation techniques for grammatical errors, with grammar suggestions in Docs. G Suite Basic, Business and Enterprise customers will start to see inline, contextual grammar suggestions in their documents as they type, just like spellcheck. Continue reading “Google Docs gets AI-based grammar correction”