DJI Mavic Air ultra-portable, foldable 4K Camera Drone announced

DJI just introduced Mavic Air, the most portable 3-Axis Gimbal 4K Camera Drone with SmartCapture, FlightAutonomy 2.0 and Advanced Pilot Assistance Systems. It weighs just 430 grams and its folding arms and propellers sit flush against its slender aerodynamic frame, making it so compact that its footprint is nearly the size of a modern smartphone when folded. The three-axis mechanical gimbal reduces vibration for steadier shots. It has a 12 MP 1/2.3" CMOS sensor and the equivalent of a 24mm F2.8 lens (on a 35mm full frame sensor) for 4K 30 fps video capturing the highest quality video of any DJI consumer drone with a maximum bitrate of 100 Mbps. It also has 1080 120p fps slo-mo video. It can capture 32-megapixel panoramic image within one minute and supports multiple panorama modes, creating horizontal, vertical, and 180 degree images. It has ActiveTrack intelligent flight mode that has been improved to automatically sense multiple subjects, following your subject and keeping it in the frame with more precision, especially during high motion activities like running and cycling, says the company. It also has 8GB of onboard storage along with a micro SD card slot for additional storage capacity. It has USB-C port for exporting content faster. The ...

Apple HomePod to roll out from February 9, pre-orders begin January 26

Apple introduced its first Siri-powered smart speaker HomePod at WWDC 2017 back in June last year. At that time the company said that it will ship the device starting in December in Australia, the UK and the US, later it was pushed to early 2018. Today the company confirmed that the smart speaker will be available in these countries from February 9th with pre-orders starting from this Friday, January 26th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x24E8bm5Rc The 7-inch tall Homepod adapts to wherever it's playing and is controlled through natural voice interaction with Siri like playing music, checking the news and controlling other connected devices in the home. It uses spatial awareness to sense its location in a room and automatically adjust the audio. It has six microphones that enables easier interactions. It can learn preferences and also handle advanced searches within the music library. It is powered by A8 chip and Apple says all the instructions to the the speaker are recognized locally on the device and they are encrypted. It features a large, Apple-designed woofer for deep, clean bass, a custom array of seven beam-forming tweeters. HomePod comes in white and space gray in the US, UK and Australia and will be available for order from apple.com and the Apple Store app for $349 (Rs. 22,260 ...

Integral 512GB microSDXC world’s highest-capacity microSD card announced

Last year at the IFA Western Digital Corporation introduced SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC as the world’s highest-capacity microSD card for $249.99. Now UK-based Integral Memory plc has introduced 512GB microSDXC V10, UHS-I U1 card as the world's highest capacity microSD. It meets  the Video Speed Class 10 (V10) standard for fast transfer providing more than 10 MB/sec continuous write speed, ideal for Full HD video and has UHS-I, Class 1 specification. It promises up to 80MB/s  transfer speed (write speed lower). Highlights of Integral 512GB microSDXC UHS-I card Read Speed: up to 80 MB/s UHS-I, Class 1 and  V10 spec for smooth video transfer with more than 10 MB/sec continuous write speed Dimensions: 15×11×1; Weight: 0.5g Voltage - 2.7V - 3.6V Form factor - Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity (microSDXC) File format - exFAT UHS-I, Class 1 specification SD Adapter included 5-year warranty The Integral 512GB microSDXC UHS-I card will go on sale from February 2018, which is next month, but the pricing has not been announced yet. We can expect WD to complete with Integral with new SanDisk 512GB microSD card at the MWC 2018 next month. Commenting on the announcement of new card,  James Danton, marketing manager, Integral Memory, said: Consumers have been clear in their call for increased storage, as mobile devices ...

Lenovo ThinkPad 11e and 11e Yoga, 500e Chromebook announced

Lenovo has introduced the ThinkPad 11e and 11e Yoga, 500e Chromebook along with the 100e and 300e laptops that it had announced in association with Microsoft earlier today. Lenovo says that the entire education portfolio is MIL-SPEC tested including drop-testing up to 29.5 inches. The ThinkPad 11e and 11e Yoga according to Lenovo pack thinner and lighter than the previous generation. The 5th generation ThinkPad 11e and 11e Yoga said to offer up to 12 hours battery life. They are powered by the Intel N series processors and run on Windows 10 operating system. They are also MIL-SPEC tested and just as the name suggests, they sport an 11.6-inches display with an optional touch screen on the 11e.  They also have a front-facing camera and garaged pen support. On the other hand, the 500e Chromebook sports an 11.6-inch HD IPS display with Gorilla Glass and is powered by an Intel Celeron N3450 processor with up to 8GB RAM and 64GB storage. The Chromebook also comes with a bundled pressure sensitive pen. It also has a 5MP world-facing camera and offers up to 10 hours battery life. Apart from 11e and 11e Yoga, 500e Chromebook, previously announced 100e and 300e will be available in Windows and Chromebook variants and are powered by the Intel Apollo Lake processors and MediaTek MTK ...

Reliance Jio plans revised again for Republic Day – 28-day pack at Rs. 98, more data on other packs

Reliance Jio revised its packs earlier this month offering more data and Rs.50 cheaper rates, soon after it introduced Happy New Year 2018 plans. Now the company has revised its plans again ahead of Republic Day 2018. It has introduced a new pack for Rs. 98 that offers unlimited calling and 2GB data with 28 days validity. All existing 1GB per day packs are enhanced to 1.5GB per day; 1.5GB per day packs are enhanced to 2GB per day. Rs. 149, Rs. 349, Rs. 399 and Rs. 449 packs now offer 42GB, 105GB, 126GB and 136GB data with 28 days, 70 days, 84 days and 91 days validity, respectively offering 1.5GB data per day. The Rs. 198, Rs. 398, Rs. 448 and Rs. 498 packs now offer 56GB, 140GB, 168GB and 182GB data with 28 days, 70 days, 84 days and 91 days validity, respectively offering 2GB data per day. These plans will be available starting from Friday, 26th January, 2018 on Republic Day. Jio is still offering 100% cashback that offers Rs. 400 worth vouchers on recharge of Rs. 398 or more as well as cashback up to Rs. 300 cashback from its wallet partners.

Acer Chromebook Spin 11, Chromebook 11 C732 and Chromebox CXI3 announced

Acer today has introduced two new Chromebooks; Chromebook Spin 11, Chromebook 11 C732 and Chromebox CXI3 at The Bett Show in London. The Chromebooks are specifically intended for education and enterprise markets. The newly launched Acer products will support and will be able to run Google Play apps.  Acer Chromebook Spin 11 just as the name, sports an 11.6-inches HD (1366x768) touchscreen display with stylus input. The optional stylus is powered by the  Wacom EMR (Electro-Magnetic Resonance) technology 2.  it is powered by the Intel Pentium quad-core processor N4200, Intel Celeron quad-core processor N3450, or an Intel Celeron dual-core processor N3350 depending on the SKU. It also comes with 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4 memory with 32GB or 64GB onboard eMMC storage. The Chromebook has retained the 360-degree hinge design. Coming to ports, it has two USB-C 3.1 ports for charging, data, and connecting external displays, in addition to two standard USB 3.1 ports and a microSD card reader. Connectivity ports include 2x2 MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2. On the other hand, the Chromebook 11 C732 also packs almost similar configuration, but it gets IP41-rating, hinge opens only up to 180-degrees, also powered by the same Intel Celeron quad-core processor N3450, or an Intel Celeron dual-core processor N3350. Up to 8GB of RAM with 16, 32, ...

Nokia 8 Android 8.1 Oreo beta update starts rolling out

HMD Global started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for the  Nokia 8 smartphone in October and it got the stable Android 8.0 update in November last year. Today the company has released the latest Android 8.1 Oreo update for the beta testers and the Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas announced the same on Twitter. He already confirmed that Nokia 2 will get Android 8.1 directly, skipping 8.0. Android 8.1 brings several new features including Neural Networks API, hamburger emoji fix, Revamped power menu, New Settings Menu, Bluetooth Battery percentage and developer APIs (API level 27), along with the latest optimizations, bug fixes, and security patches. [HTML1] The Nokia 8 Android 8.1 Oreo beta update (V4.82A) is 1.55GB in size and includes Android security patch for January 2018. To join the Nokia phones beta labs, you need to have a working Nokia 8 phone and need to create an account and validate your device by entering the IMEI number. Once you are done with the whole process, you will be getting the beta software Over-The-Air (OTA) update which might take up to 12 hours post activation. The program also offers an option to roll back to Nougat if you no longer wish to continue the beta testing. ...

Xiaomi Surge S2 Octa-Core SoC could be announced at MWC 2018, power Mi 6X / Mi A2

Xiaomi introduced the Surge S1, its first in-house Octa-Core SoC  at an event in China back in February last year, which powers the Mi 5c. Now details about its successor Surge S2 has surfaced. According to reports from China, the Surge S2 will be based on TSMC 16nm process technology compared to 28nm in the predecessor. It will be an Octa-Core SoC, but it will four ARM Cortex A73 core clocked at 2.2GHz and the other ARM Cortex A53 cores will be clocked at 1.8GHz. It will pack Mali-G71 MP8 GPU with support for UFS2.1 and LPDDR4 memory. The SoC is rumored to debut at the MWC 2018 next month and could power the Mi 6X in China, which recently surfaced in some case leaks and the international version of the phone Mi A2 could also be powered by the SoC. As far as the Mi 6X / A2 rumors, the phone is said to feature a full-screen display and come with a vertical dual rear camera arrangement on the left corner and a fingerprint sensor in the center part of the back. Source 1, 2

Wine 3.0 Windows compatibility layer launched for Android

Wine; popular windows compatibility layer which lets you run Windows-powered apps on non-windows machines like Linux or Mac is now rolling to Android as well with Wine 3.0. Wine can now be installed as an App on Android phones.  Though the first alpha release in support for Android launched in 2016, it is only the feature is being rolled out to Android phones. Once you install and open the Wine app, it treats you like a full-screen Windows display and a Start menu at the lower-left corner. The release also includes support for audio and basic graphics. Since it is still in early stages, the app might be crashing or freeze on certain phones. The DPI scaling is also buggy at the moment. There is no support for  Direct3D yet, so unless you force the apps or games to run on OpenGL, you can't take full advantage. You will be needing an X86 Android phone for it to function and can only use programs that are ported to Windows RT. Other changes in Wine 3.0 include Direct3D 10 and 11 support, Direct3D command stream, and improved DirectWrite and Direct2D support. You can download the Wine 3.0 Windows compatibility layer APK from here and give it a try. Source | Via

Xiaomi Republic Day Sale from Jan 24 to 26: Discounts on smartphones, accessories and more

Xiaomi today announced Republic Day Sale on its Mi Online Store on January 24th till 26th. In the sale it will have offer discounts on smartphones and accessories, and will also allow you to grab discount coupons (Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200 and Rs. 500) January 24th at 10AM. Offers on Xiaomi products during Republic Day Mi sale Redmi Note 4 (4GB + 64GB) – Rs. 10,999 (Rs. 1000 off) Redmi 4 (3GB + 32GB) – Rs. 8,499 (Rs. 500 off) Mi Max 2 (4GB + 32GB) – Rs. 12999 (Rs. 1000 off) Mi Max 2 (4GB + 64GB) – Rs. 14999 (Rs. 1000 off) Mi Air Purifier 2 Filter – Rs. 1999 (Rs. 500 off) Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro HD – Rs. 1699 (Rs. 300 off) Mi Capsule Earphones – Rs. 799 (Rs. 200 off) Mi In-Ear Headphones Basic – Rs. 499 (Rs. 100 off) Mi VR play 2  – Rs. 1099 (Rs. 200 off) Mi Bluetooth Speaker Basic 2 - Rs. 1599 (Rs. 200 off) Xiaomi will also be offering discounts on cases for select smartphones. It will also be stocking 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i during the sale. You can check out more details about the Republic Day sale on Mi ...