Tech by Words: May 2021

Monday 31 May 2021

AMD teases next-gen flagship Exynos SoC with custom RDNA 2 architecture-based GPU

Back in 2019 AMD and Samsung Electronics announced a multi-year strategic partnership to allow Samsung to license AMD graphics IP to use it in its future SoCs. Samsung later confirmed its plans to launch SoCs with AMD Radeon graphics as early as 2021. Earlier this year when introducing the Exynos 2100, Samsung once again teased … Continue reading

HONOR 50 series with Snapdragon 778G Mobile Platform to be announced on June 16

Update: HONOR today confirmed that the HONOR 50 series will be announced in China on June 16th. It also posted a teaser video that shows the phone’s camera with ring LED in close and says that it is targeted at those who take vlogs, so we can expect good stabilization. The HONOR 50 and 50 … Continue reading

Meizu Watch with 1.78-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon Wear 4100, 4G, SpO2 monitoring announced

Meizu today announced Meizu Watch, the company’s first smartwatch in China. It has a 1.78-inch AMOLED touch screen with 100+ watch faces, 2.5D Gorilla Glass screen, is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 with 1GB of RAM, runs Flyme for Watch system based on Android and has support for eSIM for 4G and calling through … Continue reading

Apple Podcasts Subscriptions launch delayed to June; various improvements promised

Last month, during their Spring loaded event, Apple introduced a new service called Podcast Subscription. The service was designed to help creators on the platform with an alternative form of monetization and was supposed launch this month. However, Apple has reportedly pushed the launch to June as they are working on improving various aspects of … Continue reading

Redmi AirDots 3 Pro could launch in select markets as POCO Pop Buds / Redmi Buds 3 Pro

Xiaomi under its Redmi brand introduced the Redmi AirDots 3 Pro in China last week. Now the headset has been certified by Bluetooth SIG with the model number TWSEJ01ZM. There are also two other products Redmi Buds 3 Pro and POCO Pop Buds with the same model numbers, so the AirDots 3 Pro could launch … Continue reading

realme X7 Max 5G Unboxing and First Impressions

realme today launched the most-expected realme X7 Max 5G smartphone in India after it was launched in China as realme GT Neo recently. It packs a 120Hz AMOLED screen, is the first phone in India to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC, packs 64-megapixel triple rear cameras and has support for 50W Super Dart … Continue reading

Acer Swift X laptop with AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile CPUs, ConceptD Creator Notebooks with 11th Gen Intel Core H-series CPUs announced

Acer has released new laptops in their thin-and-light Swift series of laptops and the ConceptD Notebooks series laptops made for professionals. These new laptops feature the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile and 11th Gen Intel Core H-series CPU options, along with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series laptop GPU and NVIDIA RTX A5000 laptop GPU options. … Continue reading

ASUS ZenBook Duo 14 (UX482) Review: A dual display laptop experience like no other

In recent years, major computer brands have tried introducing new form factors for laptops, with varying degrees of success. ASUS themselves have tried putting another display on a laptop, like underneath the touchpad. The ZenBook Duo takes another route though – it has a full 12.65-inch secondary display along with its primary 14-inch display. ASUS … Continue reading

Samsung and LG reportedly begin OLED panel production for upcoming iPhone 13 series

The Apple iPhone 13 seems to be on track for its launch this year as sources in the industry indicate that Samsung and LG Display have begun production of OLED panels for it. This is about a month earlier than last year, where the iPhone 12 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For this … Continue reading

Intel Core i7-1195G7 and Core i5-1155G7 Tiger Lake-U processors announced

During their virtual conference at Computex 2021, Intel unveiled two new additions to their 11th Gen Intel Core processors belonging to the Tiger Lake-U family. Along with this, Intel announced a partnership with MediaTek and Fibocom to launch their first ever 5G-ready product called the Intel 5G Solution 5000. The Core i7-1195G7 is Intel’s first … Continue reading

realme X7 Max with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 26999

realme just launched its X7 Max smartphone in India as it had promised after it launched X7 and X7 Pro smartphones in the country earlier this year. It packs a 6.43-inch Full HD+ 120Hz Samsung Super AMOLED screen with 360Hz touch sampling rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 4096-level brightness adjustment, 1200 nits peak brightness, 16-megapixel … Continue reading

realme Smart TV 4K 43″ and 50″ with bezel-less design, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting from Rs. 27999

In addition to realme X7 Max, realme also launched the realme Smart TV 4K 43″ and 50″ models, as it had promised. These support up to 1.07 Billion Colours with a colour gamut of up to 83% NTSC and 90% DCI-P3 for rich and true colours. There is also Dolby Vision from Dolby that offers … Continue reading

Sunday 30 May 2021

Samsung Galaxy A03s with 6.5-inch display, triple rear cameras surface

Samsung Galaxy A03s, the company’s upcoming budget phone, has surfaced in CAD-based renders, thanks to OnLeaks. This shows a 6.5-inch Infinity-V display, the same has the predecessor, and this should be an HD+ LCD screen. The image shows a side-mounted fingerprint scanner which the A02s lacked. This also reveals triple rear cameras that includes a … Continue reading

realme DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 get certified; DIZO GoPods, GoPods D and DIZO Watch listed online

Last week realme launched its DIZO global brand under its TechLife ecosystem. DIZO Watch and DIZO GoPods D TWS headset names were seen in certification recently. Now the DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 feature phones have been certified by the FCC. In addition, DIZO Watch, DIZO GoPods and GoPods D are listed in … Continue reading

Xiaomi shows off 200W fast charging that charges 0-100% in 8 minutes and 120W wireless charging

After introducing 100W fast charging technology in 2019 and 120W fast charging in Mi 10 Ultra last year, Xiaomi today introduced 200W HyperCharge fast charging technology which is currently the highest ever in a smartphone. The company also posted a video that shows a phone with a 4000mAh battery that takes just 44 seconds for … Continue reading

Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G could launch in India as POCO X3 GT

Xiaomi under its Redmi brand introduced the Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G in China a few days back. The company did not reveal any details about the global roll-out of the phone yet. A finding by Mi tipster @kacskrz has revealed POCO X3 GT name, so this could be the same Redmi Note 10 Pro … Continue reading

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with 14.6-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, up to 12GB RAM, 12,000mAh battery, Tab S8 and Tab S8+ surfaces

Specifications of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 series has surfaced in Korea. This reveals three models —Tab S8, Tab S8+ and Tab S8 Ultra, respectively. All these are said to feature 120 Hz refresh rate screen, and the S8 is said to include an 11-inch LCD screen with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, S8+ with a 12.4-inch … Continue reading

Friday 28 May 2021

Redmi K20 MIUI 12 Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 11 update rolling out globally]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi K20 smartphone in India on July 17th running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on an average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in 30-45 days. Redmi K20 Unboxing and First Impressions Redmi K20 Benchmarks and Gaming … Continue reading

Apple AirPods Pro 2nd gen with updated motion sensors for fitness tracking said to launch in 2022

Earlier rumours revealed that Apple will launch 3rd generation cheaper AirPods with a similar design as the AirPods Pro, with a shorter stem, replaceable ear tips and an improved battery life in 2021. Now a new Bloomberg report says that the second generation AirPods Pro will be introduced in 2022 with fitness tracking features, thanks … Continue reading

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Mobile Platform with up to 3GHz clock speed surfaces in benchmark

Qualcomm is said to be gearing up to launch the Snapdragon 888 Plus Mobile Platform, an upgrade to the Snapdragon 888 that was introduced back in December last year. Now that Snapdragon 888 Plus reference device has surfaced in Geekbench listing since it shows 6GB of RAM. It runs Android 11. This reveals Prime CPU … Continue reading

OnePlus Nord CE 5G specs surface: 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 750G, 64MP triple rear cameras

OnePlus yesterday confirmed the Nord CE 5G (Core Edition) launch next month in India. The company didn’t reveal any specifications of the phone, which it will reveal throughout next week ahead of launch. Now the specifications of the phone has surfaced ahead of the launch, thanks to Android Central. The phone is said to come … Continue reading

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE and Predator Helios 500 gaming laptops with up to 11th Gen Intel Core i9 processors announced

Acer has announced refreshes to their Predator Triton and Predator Helios gaming line of laptops, namely the Triton 500 SE and the Predator Helios 500. These two laptops feature the latest 11th Intel processors paired with GeForce RTX 30 Series Laptop GPUs, high-refresh rate displays and more. The Predator Triton 500 SE features up to … Continue reading

Google Messages said to support pinning message threads and starring messages soon

According to a new apk teardown of the Google Messages app v8.1.050, Google is preparing to introduce two new features – the ability to pin message threads to the top and the ability to star specific messages. Apk teardowns often give us a peek into new and upcoming features that developers are working on before … Continue reading

India wearables market shipped 11.4 million units recording 170.3% YoY growth in Q1 2021: IDC

The Indian wearables market has recorded a strong growth of 170.3% YoY during the first quarter of 2021. According to the International Data corporation (IDC), the market, which consists of wristbands, watches, earwear and TWS earbuds, shipped a total of 11.4 million units. Starting with watches, the segment grew by an incredible 463.8% YoY in … Continue reading

Mi 11X MIUI 12.5 Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 12.5.1.0 stable update rolling out in India]

Xiaomi launched Mi 11X series last month in India. The Mi 11X series devices run Android 11 with the company’s proprietary skin – MIUI 12 on top. The Mi 11X is a rebranded Redmi K40, which launched back in February in China. The same smartphone is also available as POCO F3 in Global markets. Xiaomi … Continue reading

Twitter claims Free Speech in India is threatened; Government strikes back with claims that Twitter seeks to undermine India’s legal system

The battle between social media giants and the Government of India is heating up significantly, with the latest one being about the new IT rules. Twitter has come out with a statement alleging that the Government’s new rules infringes on the rights to freedom of speech, with dangerous levels of overreach. In response, Government of … Continue reading

Twitter Spaces now supported on Mobile web and Desktop Web client

After months of being available on the iOS and Android app, Twitter is finally making Spaces available on the Mobile Web and Desktop Web Twitter client. The move should encourage more Twitter users to join Spaces from their desktops, with all the functionality enjoyed by the mobile app users. Twitter Spaces for the Desktop was … Continue reading

POCO F3 GT with Dimensity 1200 launching in India in Q3 2021

After rumours, POCO F3 GT has been confirmed by the POCO India head Anuj Sharma in a new teaser video for the upcoming phone. The video shows that the phone will be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. At the end it says that the phone will be launched in Q3 2021, so we can … Continue reading

OnePlus TV U Series U1S launching in India on June 10

Along with the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, OnePlus will also launch the OnePlus TV U Series U1S in India on June 10. The company said that the new U Series TVs will deliver a premium product experience with its superior display, minimalistic design and a host of curated streaming experiences across different screen sizes and … Continue reading

Thursday 27 May 2021

OPPO Watch 2 with Snapdragon Wear 4100 and Apollo 4s dual processors to be announced later this year

OPPO introduced its Reno6 series and Enco Free2 TWS earbuds yesterday. Along with those the company also confirmed the OPPO Watch 2 Series. According to the teaser it will come in square dial option, same as the first generation OPPO Watch and a new circular dial version. The company also confirmed that it has partnered … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite with 8.7-inch WXGA+ display, 4G LTE, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos announced

Samsung today introduced the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, the company’s latest Android tablet. It packs an 8.7-inch WXGA+ TFT LCD screen, is powered by an Octa-core SoC which should be an MediaTek Helio P22T SoC paired with up to 4GB RAM, 8MP autofocus rear camera and a 2MP front camera. It runs on Android 10 … Continue reading

OPPO Enco Free2 with Bluetooth 5.2, Active Noise Cancellation up to 42dB, up to 30h combined battery life announced

Along with the Reno6 series OPPO also introduced the Enco Free2, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds and the successor to the OPPO Enco Free that was introduced back in December 2019. The main highlight of the successor is that it can achieve 42dB depth of active noise reduction, which is higher than the 40dB … Continue reading

OnePlus introduces WellPaper digital wellbeing live wallpaper

The teams over at OnePlus often release some interesting experiments with software on Android, such as Clipt. Their latest new experiment is called Wellpaper, which is an digital wellbeing app that has Live Wallpapers based on the user’s app usage. To start with, the app will feature three different personalized wallpapers. Each wallpaper will have … Continue reading

OPPO Reno6 Pro+ with 6.55-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 870, Reno6 Pro with Dimensity 1200 and Reno6 announced

OPPO today announced Reno6, Reno6 Pro and Reno6 Pro+ smartphones in the Reno6 series in China, as it had promised. The Reno6 has a 6.43-inch flat display and the Reno6 Pro and Reno6 Pro+ feature a 6.55-inch curved display, all with AMOLED panel with 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. The Pro and … Continue reading

OnePlus Nord CE 5G will launch on June 10, Nord N200 5G is coming soon: CEO confirms

Earlier today OnePlus on Amazon.in confirmed that it will launch the OnePlus Nord CE 5G smartphone in India soon. In an interview with the TechRadar, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed that the Nord CE 5G will be introduced on June 10 in India and Europe. He also confirmed that OnePlus Nord N200 5G, successor to … Continue reading

BenQ GS2 smart wireless portable projector launched in India

BenQ, manufacturers of display products, has announced the launch of the GS2 smart portable projector in India. It is a wireless LED projector that comes with smart features built-in such as support for streaming apps and more. The BenQ GS2 can output at HD resolution with a maximum brightness of 500 Lumens for LED light … Continue reading

New OnePlus Nord teased for summer launch in India; Nord 2 and Nord CE 5G expected

OnePlus India has started teasing the launch of new Nord smartphone on Amazon.in after posting a cryptic teaser on its social channels yesterday which said “something new is coming”. The URL of the image confirms it will be a new Nord phone, but company did not confirm the name officially. However, it could be the … Continue reading

Netflix testing “Play Something” button for their Android app

Last month, Netflix introduced a new button called “Play Something” on its TV apps as a way to help viewers decide what to watch next. As promised, the company is now rolling out the feature to their mobile apps, starting with a test on Android users. Part of the reason behind Netflix introducing such a … Continue reading

RedMagic 6R with 6.67-inch FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM, 64MP quad rear cameras announced

RedMagic today announced the RedMagic 6R gaming phone in China. It features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh rate with adaptive refresh rate that can be switched between 30Hz / 60Hz / 90Hz / 120Hz / 144Hz, has 400Hz single finger touch sampling rate and 360Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate. The phone … Continue reading

Facebook and Instagram introduce option to hide Like counts for posts

Instagram and its parent company Facebook are introducing a new feature on their platform which will allow users to hide the public Likes counts on a post. The reason behind this feature is to reduce the possible negative social effects caused by these Like counts such as anxiety and pressure. Both platforms have been testing … Continue reading

Global smartphone market predicted to ship 1.38 billion units in 2021; highest ever since 2015: IDC

The global smartphone is expected to reach record shipments in 2021, with the IDC predicting shipment numbers of nearly 1.38 billion units for the year, growing 7.7% when compared to 2020. The market’s growth is predicted to continue growing in 2022 at 3.8% YoY. Driving this growth is the increasing pace of adoption of 5G … Continue reading

Wednesday 26 May 2021

Nokia C20 Plus with Octa-Core Unisoc SoC, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery surfaces in benchmarks

HMD Global introduced the new C10 and C20 smartphones last month running Android 11 Go Edition with a promise of two years of security updates. Last week in a Chinese forum Nokia 20 Plus with a 5000mAh battery and the Nokia C30 with a 6000mAh battery surfaced in sketches. Now the Nokia C20 Plus has … Continue reading

Xiaomi reports record revenue and profit, 163.8% increase in profit in Q1 2021

Xiaomi has reported its earning for the first quarter (Q1 2020) of 2021 that ended March 31, 2021. It reported revenue of 76.9 billion yuan (US$ 12.03 billion), an increase of 54.7% compared to Q1 2020. Adjusted net profit (Non-IFRS Measure) was 6.1 billion yuan, an increase of 163.8% year-over-year. The company said that both … Continue reading

iQOO Z3 5G with 6.58-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 768G said to launch in India mid-June, pricing tipped

iQOO introduced it’s mid-range Z3 5G smartphone in China back in March. Now a new report says that the phone will be launched in India in third week of June, within June 15th priced around Rs. 25,000. According to earlier rumours, the phone will be exclusively launched on Amazon.in, after the iQOO 7 series. Even … Continue reading

Get Android 11 on POCO F1 with LineageOS 18.1

LineageOS is a popular Android-based OS amongst custom ROM enthusiasts. LineageOS team recently announced LineageOS 18.1, which uses Android 11 as the base. The developer team also dropped the latest LineageOS 18.1 for various popular devices including the POCO F1. We installed LineageOS 18.1 on our POCO F1 unit, and here is our LineageOS 18.1 … Continue reading

New regulation won’t affect normal functioning of WhatsApp, refusal to comply a clear act of defiance: IT ministry

WhatsApp earlier today filed a lawsuit against the Government of India, seeking to block the regulations saying that traceability of messages would break end-to-end encryption. In reply, the IT ministry said that the Government of India recognises that ‘Right to Privacy’ is a fundamental right and has no intention to violate it when WhatsApp is … Continue reading

Sony ECM-W2BT and ECM-LV1 microphones launched in India

In the world of external microphones, Sony has announced the launch of the ECM-W2BT and ECM-LV1 microphones in India. The former is a Shoe compatible wireless microphone, while the latter is a compact stereo lavalier microphone. The ECM-W2BT is designed to be a wireless microphone for vloggers. It has a omnidirectional mic capsule that can … Continue reading

Netgear Orbi RBK852 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh WiFi System launched in India

Netgear, a leading manufacturer of networking gear, has announced the launch of the Orbi RBK852 WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi System. As the name suggests, it is a mesh system that are designed to provide WiFi AX for homes larger than 350 sq meters or 5000 sq ft. The Netgear Orbi RBK852 comes with eight high-performance … Continue reading

RedmiBook Pro 15 with 3.2k 90Hz display and RedmiBook Pro 14 with 2.5k display, Ryzen 5000 series processors announced

Along with the Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G series, Xiaomi also introduced new RedmiBook Pro 15 and Pro 14 laptops with the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series processor in China, as it had promised after the Intel version was introduced back in February. The RedmiBook Pro 15 has 3.2k screen with support for 90Hz high … Continue reading

Apple Mac Mini with M1X chip and more ports surface

When Apple unveiled their first ever desktop-grade processor called the Apple Silicon M1, the Mac Mini was one among the first three devices to receive the new chip. The company is now reportedly working on a new redesigned Mac Mini, which will feature an upgraded M1X CPU, more ports and more. Renders of the newly … Continue reading

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