Huawei Nova 3e with 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 FullView display, 24MP front camera, dual rear cameras announced

Huawei just announced Nova 3e, the company's latest smartphone in the 'Nova series' in China, as it had promised. It is a variant of the P20 Lite that was introduced recently packs a 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 screen with a notch, is powered by Kirin 659 with 4GB RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0 and has a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots. It has a 24-megapixel front camera with new Sony IMX576 sensor and beautify features, compared to 16-megapixel camera in the P20 Lite. It has a glass back, features a fingerprint sensor and a 3000mAh battery with fast charging. Huawei Nova 3e specifications 5.84-inch (1080 x 2280 pixels) Full HD+ 19: 9 2.5D curved glass display, 96% NTSC color gamut Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB  / 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, secondary 2MP camera 24MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX576 sensor, f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 148.6×71.2×7.4mm; Weight: 145g 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS / ...

Nimbus Data ExaDrive DC100 world’s largest capacity 100TB SSD announced

Nimbus Data becomes the new record holder for the largest SSD as the company today has announced the Data ExaDrive DC100 100TB SSD and it is currently being tested with select customers. It will be available to purchase this summer. The company says that the SSD is built for capacity, energy efficiency, longevity, and density and it features a patent-pending architecture, packing up to 100 terabytes of flash in the industry standard 3.5” form factor. It will utilize 3D NAND flash memory providing enough capacity to store 20,000 HD movies or 20 million songs, and is capable of reading and write speeds of 500MB/s. It has a plug-and-play compatible design with existing enclosures, enabling customers to upgrade to an all-flash infrastructure without investing in entirely new all-flash arrays. The Nimbus Data is also offering a guarantee to the drive for five years without restriction. At 100TB SSD, it is 8x more capacity than the largest HDD and offers up to 100K read/write IOps for balanced performance. Like always, these huge capacity SSD's are not targeted to the public but opens up to a possibility. No details about the pricing yet. Source

Microsoft and BlackBerry team up to introduce BlackBerry Enterprise BRIDGE

Microsoft and BlackBerry today announced a strategic partnership with an aim to offer enterprises a solution that will make it easy to integrate BlackBerry’s expertise in mobility and security with Microsoft’s cloud and productivity products. Both the companies have teamed up to bring a new BlackBerry Enterprise BRIDGE solution which will provide a highly-secure way for their joint customers who includes world’s largest banks, healthcare providers, law firms, and central governments to use native Microsoft mobile apps from within BlackBerry Dynamics seamlessly. This solution ensures that enterprise users will now have a consistent experience when opening, editing, and saving a Microsoft Office 365 file such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word on any iOS or Android device. It also lets users work anytime, anyplace, with rich file fidelity. On the other hand, corporate IT departments benefit with the added assurance that their company’s data and privacy is secured to the highest standards. The companies also said that BlackBerry Secure platform for connecting people, devices, processes and systems is integrated with the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. BlackBerry UEM Cloud, BlackBerry Workspaces, BlackBerry Dynamics, and BlackBerry AtHoc are now available on Azure. Commenting on the partnership, Carl Wiese, president of Global Sales at BlackBerry said: BlackBerry has always led the market with new and ...

Samsung patent files hint at unique pull-to-expand smartphone display

Foldable smartphone display is long overdue in the smartphone space that makes news every once in a while, but except for ZTE Axon M, we really don't have a mainstream foldable display smartphone. Samsung yet again has filed a patent at a U.S. Patent & Trademark Office back in July 2017 for a smartphone display that expands when you pull on the sides. Since it is expandable, it can be used both as a smartphone and a tablet and according to the patent files, this system actually consists of three panels. The main display is all you can see in phone mode and get a wider screen; you will have just to grab the left and right sides of the phone and pull outward. On pulling the screen, you bring two more display segments that are present on either side of the primary display. When you are not using the secondary display panels, they are hidden inside the body of the body of the device. This type of smartphone display is capable of accommodating videos, movies, widescreen TV, and playing games. Samsung has a habit of filing patents that might or might see the light in the day, so there's no way to tell if a smartphone with ...

Xiaomi launches new Mi Earphones, Mi Earphones Basic in India starting at Rs. 399

Xiaomi today launched two new earphones - Mi Earphones, Mi Earphones Basic in India. The company already has several in-ear earphones in India, and it recently launched the Mi Noise Cancelling USB Type-C Earphones in the country. The Mi In-Ear Headphones Basic also got a permanent Rs. 100 price cut recently and is available for Rs. 499. Highlights of Xiaomi Mi Earphones Dynamic Bass with metal chamber created using 20-step process that involves diamond cutting, CD engraving, drawing and anodizing a piece on aluminum Aerospace-grade metal diaphragm for resonating bass Improved 3rd gen balanced damping system designed to enhance sound and airflow Easily control volume and answer calls with wired remote that has built-in MEMS microphone that has a 58dB(A) signal to noise ratio Kevlar fiber cable makes it extremely durable, braided sleeving prevents tangling and is resistant to wear and discoloration, even with prolonged use Weighs just 14 grams 3 different bud sizes (XS/S/L) to fit your ears Highlights of Xiaomi Mi Earphones Basic Aluminium sound chamber offers balanced and clear sound quality, anodised to protect against corrosion, is scratch and slip resistant Improved 3rd gen balanced damping system designed to enhance sound and airflow, proving vivid stereo effects and a transparent, well-balanced ...

Google’s new Shopping Actions program lets you purchase directly from search results

Google has introduced new 'Shopping Actions program' as an answer to "where to buy” queries which grew over 85% in the past two years of which around 44% use voice-activated speaker at least weekly to purchase items like groceries and household items. Now the 'Shopping Actions program' is aimed at bringing users an easier way to get their shopping tasks done. With Shopping Actions program, users can use Google Assistant and Search to add products to the universal cart whether they’re on mobile, desktop or even a Google Home device. As for retailers and store owners, they can surface their products on new platforms like the Google Assistant with voice shopping, take advantage of Google's deep machine learning, AI and natural language processing to offer customers a hands-free, voice-driven shopping experience. It also lets users effortlessly shop with a shareable list, universal shopping cart and instant checkout with saved payment credentials. Simply put Google is turning the browsing into the shopping experience that works both on Google.com and the Google Assistant. Google is also offering options like 1-click re-ordering, personalized recommendations, and basket-building to make shoppers come back again. Also, Google also says that Shopping Actions uses a pay-per-sale model where retailers only pay when a sale actually takes place. Shopping Actions appear within the sponsored Shopping Unit ...

Google Play Instant lets you tap and play games without installing them

Google today introduced 'Google Play Instant' that lets you play games without having to install them on your device. The company introduced Instant Apps back in 2016. You can just tap and try a game without having to download it first. Clash Royale, Words with Friends 2, and Bubble Witch 3 Saga, and other titles from Playtika, MZ, Jam City, and Hothead Games are first batch games that are available right away. Users can access the Google Play instant games on their Android devices by opening the playStore and hover to the Instant Gameplay collection or simply open the "Arcade" in the newly redesigned Google Play Games app and launch any of the "Instant Gameplay" collection games. However, it is not public yet, Google says that it is still in beta and will open it more broadly later this year. The Google Instant App version of a game is less than 10MB in size and demo of some of these Instant games is less than 30 seconds of gameplay. https://youtu.be/u_STBSPQxYA Google also said that it is working with popular game development platform Unity, and others like Cocos, to add IDE support making it easy for developers to build instant apps. It is also adding useful tools to the Play ...

Amazfit BIP Unboxing and First Impressions

You have probably heard of Huami Corporation, if not, it is the company behind Mi Band series which are known for providing smart activity tracking at affordable prices, in which Xiaomi has invested in. Apart from Mi Bands, Huami has its own range of wearables called Amazfit. Recently, Huami launched its budget smartwatch Amazfit BIP globally at US$ 99 (Rs. 6455 approx.). We got to unbox the Amazfit BIP, check out the unboxing and first impressions of Amazfit BIP. Box Contents Amazfit BIP smartwatch in Black color Charging Cradle User Manual The Amazfit BIP comes with an always-on reflective 1.28-inch ( 176 x 176 pixels) color LED touch display covered under 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with anti-fingerprint coating. The 20mm standard watchband is made of soft material and can be changed if required. The Amazfit BIP weighs only 31 grams and has water and dust resistance IP68 rating. It comes in 4 vibrant color options - White Cloud, Onyx Black, Cinnabar Red and Kokoda Green. There is a hardware button on the right side of the watch, which can be pressed to turn on the display and unlock the smartwatch. The smartwatch can show the notifications for calls and apps, it also ...

PUBG Mobile for Android and iOS now available in the US, India and more countries for free

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), a multiplayer online battle royale game developed by PUBG Corporation was released for Windows and Xbox One in December last year.  The game was first introduced on mobile by Tencent Games in China last month, and was released for users in Canada last week. Today the company has officially introduced the game in the U.S. as well as several other countries including India. Highlights of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile Officially licensed PUBG on Mobile - An authentic port of the PC version. 100 players are dropped on an enormous 8x8 km battlefield. Players fight to survive and eliminate each other through strategy and skill. The last one standing wins! Realistic Graphics and HD Audio - Unreal Engine 4 brings a phenomenal visual experience with detail rendering, an expansive HD map, and realistic scenes. High-quality audio with 3D sound effects and 7.1 channel surround sound makes players feel like they are on the real battlefield. Realistic Shooting - With a large selection of firearms, melee weapons, and throwables with realistic ballistics and trajectories, this is the perfect combat experience on mobile. Travel in Style - Drive one of a variety of vehicles to escape from your foes or to stalk your prey. ...

HTC VIVE Pro with dual-OLED displays now available for pre-order at $799

Back in January at the CES, HTC had introduced the HTC VIVE Pro with dual-OLED displays, and today the company has announced it is available for pre-order at $799. The company has also announced a price cut of $100 for the current Vive full kit, bringing down its price to $499. The VIVE Pro upgrade packs dual-OLED displays with 2880 x 1600 resolution combined which is a 78% increase in resolution over the current VIVE HMD. The improved resolution brings much sharper text, graphics, and overall experience. The VIVE Pro also features built-in high-performing headphones with a built-in amplifier and dual microphones with active noise cancellation. It also has dual front-facing cameras designed to empower developer creativity. The Vive Pro also features a redesigned head-strap that is capable of balancing the weight of the headset more evenly and features easy simple adjustment buttons for Vive users with glasses. It works with both SteamVR Tracking 1.0 and 2.0. All the pre-orders and orders made before June 3rd will come with a free six-month trial to Viveport Subscription, where consumers can choose up to 5 titles per month from the more than 400 titles available. For those who purchased the Pro after the first 60 days of orders will come with a free two-month trial. The HTC VIVE Pro is priced at $799 (Rs. 52,110 approx.) and ...