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Micromax IN 1 with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Helio G80, up to 6GB RAM, 48MP triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched

Micromax just launched its 1 smartphone under its ‘IN’ brand, as it had announced. It has a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD punch-hole screen with 91.4% screen-to-body ratio and the 4.6mm punch-hole houses an 8-megapixel camera. The phone is powered MediaTek Helio G80 12nm SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, and runs stock Android 10 without ads or bloatware and guaranteed updates for 2 year. The company said that it will roll out Android 11 update by May 2021. It features a 48-megapixel primary rear camera, 2-megapixel macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Continue reading “Micromax IN 1 with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Helio G80, up to 6GB RAM, 48MP triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched”

OnePlus 9 Pro to feature 50W wireless charging, OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro will support 65W wired fast charging

Ahead of the launch on March 23rd, OnePlus today confirmed that the OnePlus 9 Pro will support Warp Charge 50 Wireless, which is the company’s first 50W wireless charging technology. It introduced wireless charging tech in the OnePlus 8 Pro with Warp Charge 30 that took 30 minutes to charge the phone’s 4510mAh battery from 0 to 50%. The OnePlus 9 Pro’s 50W wireless charger will take 43 minutes to charge the phone from 1% to 100%. In China OnePlus has confirmed that it will come with the same 4510mAh battery as the 8 Pro. Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro to feature 50W wireless charging, OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro will support 65W wired fast charging”

Snap Inc. acquires clothing tech company Fit Analytics to boost e-commerce capabilities

Snap Inc., the company behind the popular Snapchat app, has announced the acquisition of Fit Analytics, signaling a shift in the app’s focus from being just a photo capturing and sharing app, to offering e-commerce and shopping capabilities.

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Samsung’s 2021 roadmap surfaces: Galaxy Tab S7 Lite, Galaxy A22 5G, Galaxy S21 FE and more expected

Samsung unveiled its Galaxy A52 and A72 smartphones at its Awesome Unpacked event yesterday. Now the roadmap for this year’s Samsung products have surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. This doesn’t have the Galaxy Note series, which the company is not expected to launch this year, but it also doesn’t have the Galaxy Z Fold Lite, Galaxy Z Flip 2 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 that are rumoured for this year. Continue reading “Samsung’s 2021 roadmap surfaces: Galaxy Tab S7 Lite, Galaxy A22 5G, Galaxy S21 FE and more expected”

realme GT Neo with MediaTek Dimensity 1200 6nm SoC to be announced on March 31

realme already announced that it will adopt “Dual-platform Dual-flagship” strategy and said that in the mid-to-high-end segment it will adopt both Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 series and MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity series 5G platform and release two flagship series. One will be focusing on the performance aspect, while the other will have a special focus on the camera technology respectively. It recently introduced the realme GT powered by Snapdragon 888, now it has confirmed that it will introduce the realme GT Neo powered by Dimensity 1200 in China on March 31st. Continue reading “realme GT Neo with MediaTek Dimensity 1200 6nm SoC to be announced on March 31”

Android 12 Developer Preview 2 rolls out with improved PiP APIs, app overlay controls and more

Google has released the second Developer Preview for Android 12 after its first release in February 2021, this time featuring new tweaks and updates such new rounded corners APIs, improved picture-in-picture (PiP) APIs, better companion device management and more.

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Apple rumoured to launch new iPad Pro with updated processors in April

Apple is rumoured to have their first launch event of the year sometime during April for the iPad Pro. They are planning to release new iPad Pro models that will feature updated processors, improved cameras, Mini LED displays and possibly Thunderbolt connectivity.

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ZTE S30 Pro with 144Hz OLED display, 64MP quad rear cameras, 44MP front camera and S30 to be announced on March 30

After teasers ZTE has confirmed that it will introduce the ZTE S30 series that includes the S30 Pro in China on March 30th. The company already confirmed 64MP rear camera with f/1.79 aperture along with three other cameras that should be ultra-wide, depth and macro cameras for the S30 Pro. The camera part has unique matte processing, symbolizing “stars” and gradient design symbolizing the “sea”. It will have a 44MP front camera and a 144Hz refresh rate OLED screen. Continue reading “ZTE S30 Pro with 144Hz OLED display, 64MP quad rear cameras, 44MP front camera and S30 to be announced on March 30”

Samsung Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G and Galaxy A72 with AMOLED Infinity-O Display, 64MP quad rear cameras, IP67 water-resistant body announced

Samsung just introduced the Galaxy A52, A52 5G and A72 smartphones in a global Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event, as it had promised. The Galaxy A52 comes with a 6.5-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display with 90Hz refresh rate while the A52 5G gets a 120Hz refresh rate screen. The Galaxy A72 comes with a slightly larger 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O 90Hz Display. These come with an in-display fingerprint scanner and a 32MP front camera inside the small punch-hole. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G and Galaxy A72 with AMOLED Infinity-O Display, 64MP quad rear cameras, IP67 water-resistant body announced”

OnePlus Watch confirmed to launch on March 23 alongside OnePlus 9 series; will not run Wear OS

Update: OnePlus has confirmed officially that it will launch the OnePlus Watch on March 23rd along with the OnePlus 9 series. Continue reading “OnePlus Watch confirmed to launch on March 23 alongside OnePlus 9 series; will not run Wear OS”

Sennheiser IE 300 in-ear headphones with 7mm XWB transducers launched in India

Famed German Audio manufacturer Sennheiser has announced the launch of the IE 300 in-ear headphones in India. Featuring their 7mm Extra Wide Band (XWB) transducers, it offers a well-balanced sound signature, excellent sonic accuracy and more.

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Google reduces Play Store service fee to 15% for developers earning less than $1 million

Google has announced that they are reducing the service fee that they charge for developers who sell in-app digital goods and services on Play from 30% down to 15%. This discount will be applicable to app developers until the first $1 million they earn that year, after which the fee would return to the standard 30%.

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OPPO F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G go on sale in India with launch offers

OPPO launched the F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India, a few days back. Both the devices have started to go on sale from March 17th, which is today. Continue reading “OPPO F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G go on sale in India with launch offers”

Samsung Galaxy Note20 successor might be delayed till 2022

After rumours that Samsung might discontinue its premium Galaxy Note phone, the company back in December last year denied it and confirmed the Note20 series successor for 2021. However, this might change as DJ Koh, co-CEO of Samsung’s IT and mobile communications’ division at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting said that the company might not launch a new Galaxy Note smartphone this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note20 successor might be delayed till 2022”

Dropbox is bringing Password manager to free users

Dropbox, a popular cloud storage service has announced that their password manager service called Dropbox Passwords will be made available to all free users. The service originally launched for Dropbox Plus and Dropbox Professional users, and will be included in the free Dropbox Basic plan in April’21.

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