Samsung patent hints at wearable with extended curved display

Samsung has filed a patent at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and was published under the title and patent number US D813,864 S “Wearable Electronic Device.” Going by the patent sketch, it appears to be a wearable with an extended display. Like always, the patents aren't the accurate representation of what the company might have imaged for.  The patent sketch shows the watch band and it is also curved in a way that, when worn, it attaches to wearer’s arm, extending down the arm toward the elbow. The band seen in the drawings seems to slide along a double loop. You can also see the Samsung's signature oval-shaped button on the watch frame, much like how it is seen on the Samsung’s smartphones. With Samsung pulling off a foldable smartphone that is due sometime this year if things go right, a wearable with a curved display is no surprise especially coming from Samsung. Either way, we see these types of patents showing up every now and then, so there's no way to tell if they will ever see the light in the day. Given that there is no much description accompanying the patent, we advise you to take this development with a pinch of salt until Samsung ...

HTC U12+ detailed specifications surface – 8GB RAM, 12MP f/1.5 aperture camera, Wireless charging and more

HTC U12+ surfaced in images showing dual front and rear cameras. Now detailed specifications of the phone has surfaced that reveals familiar specifications including Snapdragon 845 SoC and 8-megapixel dual front cameras. This also reveals 12-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.5 aperture, HTC UltraPixel 4, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, Edge Sense 2, IP68 ratings for water resistance, USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, 3D audio recording, HTC BoomSound, Hi-Res audio playback, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ and Wireless charging. HTC U12+ rumored specifications 5.5-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ Super LCD 6 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU 8GB RAM, 128GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) with HTC Sense UI Single / Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 12MP HTC UltraPixel 4 rear camera with f/1.5 aperture dual LED flash, OIS, secondary 16MP rear camera 8MP + 8MP dual front-facing cameras with Real-time bokeh effects, OIS Water and dust resistant (IP68) Fingerprint sensor USB-C audio, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation,HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi edition, Hi-Res audio certified 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS with GLONASS, ...

ACT Fibernet offers 250GB free data for IPL 2018

ACT Fibernet is the official Fibernet partner for Chennai Super Kings for the upcoming 11th season of IPL that started last week. To celebrate this and allow users to easily stream the IPL matches when they are home, ACT is offering 250GB additional data for this month. ACT recently introduced 25GB, 50GB, 100GB, 200GB and 500GB FlexBytes+ top-up plans at Rs. 225, Rs. 400, Rs. 600, Rs. 1250 and Rs. 2500, respectively with 90 days validity. ACT also powers the entire M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai with its extensive fiber network to ensure seamless internet connectivity during IPL matches. "All 44,000+ fans seated in the stadium will be able to enjoy HD quality speeds, catch up on live videos, watch match replays, and indulge in social media activities simultaneously using the same network that powers your home," ACT said earlier. Airtel and Reliance Jio last week announced that they have deployed Massive MIMO pre-5G solution at IPL match venues offering high-speed data experience to their customers during IPL matches.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red Limited-Edition smartphone launched in India

Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones back in April last year in Midnight Black and Maple Gold colors, later it launched the Orchid Gray color variant of the smartphones in July last year. Today it has launched Burgundy Red color variant of the Galaxy S8, a month after the launch of its successor, the Galaxy S9. The color variant was introduced in November last year. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is now available for Rs. 49,990 after the price cut last week. Paytm is also offering Rs. 10,000 cashback. Since this is a limited edition smartphone, there might be limited stocks. Commenting on the launch of new color variant of the Galaxy S8, Aditya Babbar, General Manager, Samsung India, said: Galaxy S8 continues to be a bestseller, even a year after its launch. The limited edition of Galaxy S8 will set our consumers apart from everyone else. The Burgundy Red edition of Galaxy S8 will wow consumers and allow them to express their own personal style.

Essential Phone 2 will have a better camera says the company

Essential launched the PH-1 back in May 2017 and it opened up to pretty bad reviews for its camera. Though the company has been working and consistently pushing timely updates, it still is not on the same levels of its competitors. However, the company today has acknowledged the same and confirmed that its next-gen will come with a better optics. While the phone got rave reviews in general for its performance, build quality, and other departments, it is only the camera that was widely criticized. The phone packs a decent camera, but the good performance is restricted to only good-lighting conditions and fails to put up the same in low and artificial lighting conditions. The company though acknowledges the camera issue, hasn't disclosed any time frame as to when the second-generation will be coming out, but we feel that it is likely to launch as soon as this summer. Jiang didn't reveal much about what other changes Essential is making for its next-gen phone. The 360-camera camera accessory will still work with future models of the phone. Essential's head of industrial design Linda Jiang said: In general, one thing that we got hit hard with was the quality of our camera, and we're really looking forward to improving that with ...

YouTube Kids to get Whitelisted version that shows human-curated non-algorithmic content

YouTube is planning to release a new version of its YouTube Kids app that will only show and display videos from channels that a team of YouTube curators handpicks. The updated version will also have an option that parents can select alongside the algorithmic version. By giving the option for parents to control or turn off the algorithmically recommended videos, YouTube will no longer suggest conspiracy theory videos to children. It should also restrict YouTube from displaying content that is not appropriate for kids which were the case a few times in the past. A few days ago reports surfaced that YouTube Kids was suggesting a wide number of conspiracy videos to viewers including videos which make claims that the world is flat, that the moon landing was faked, and that the planet is ruled by reptile-human hybrids, etc. Since YouTube kids is meant to show only kid-friendly videos, even YouTube admits that it failed to do so. Reports suggest that YouTube kids might be coming as soon as next week and it is designed to give parents an option where they can feel comfortable letting their kids watch videos on their own. YouTube didn't deny, but said: "we're always working to update and improve YouTube Kids." Source

Google Chrome said to get full-scale Material Design 2 revamp in September

Back in February, it is reported that Google is working on a mysterious Material Design 2 which was spotted in Google’s open source repository for Chrome and Chrome OS. However, Google quickly made the Commit private as soon as the news broke. However, there few changes to the Commit once again and it now appears that the Chrome browser will receive a full-blown redesign during September.  While the earlier references point to a revamped material design, there is not much into it that can help us understand what Google is aiming to achieve. Google even changed the MD2 material design 2 references and replaced with “Touch-Optimized.”Google is internally working on a revamped UI for Google Chrome but hasn't settled on a name just yet. Google Engineer who is responsible for implementing the UI changes for the Chrome tab and tabstrip accidentally referenced “touch-optimized” design as the mysterious MD2. Like before, once the reference broke out in the open, the Commit is again made private. According to the various commits that were spotted in the recent times, it looks like Google is said to be revamping Chrome to better optimize for tablets and Windows convertible devices. It’s possible to enable this new UI by going to chrome://flags/#top-chrome-md in the latest builds of Chrome Canary or ...

Xiaomi announces local manufacturing of PCBA units, launches 3 new smartphone manufacturing plants in India

Xiaomi today at its first-ever Supplier Investment Summit in India announced that it is opening three more smartphone plants in India. Xiaomi has also started manufacturing smartphones at its power bank plant in partnership with Hipad Technology in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, bringing the total smartphone manufacturing plants in India to Six. Furthermore, the company also announced its first SMT (Surface Mount Technology) plant that is dedicated towards manufacturing of PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) locally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, in partnership with Foxconn. The company at its Supplier Investment Summit in India is hosting over 50 global smartphone component suppliers to educate them about the Indian manufacturing ecosystem, encouraging them to set up local manufacturing units in India. It would potentially bring in an added investment of over 15,000 crore rupees ($2.5 billion) and create as many as 50,000 job opportunities in India. The three new smartphone plants which are built in partnership with Foxconn, are located across campuses in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh and a new campus in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu with a total campus area of 180 acres. The company is aiming to employ more than 10,000 people. [HTML1] Xiaomi also becomes one of the top companies to set up a local manufacturing of PCBA in India which is one of the most important ...

Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone with rugged design, dual-rear cameras surfaces in live image

Xiaomi is all set to announce the Black Shark gaming phone on April 13th, now ahead of the official launch, the phone has surfaced online revealing the rear-side design of the phone. Unlike most of the smartphones launching these days, the Black Shark comes with a rugged design much like the Galaxy S active series phones.  The smartphone seems to be having a rugged casing on the rear side with 'Black Shark' written on it. We can also see the dual-rear cameras, LED flash down below the branding case. For a gaming smartphone, the Xiaomi Black Shark design and build is very unusual. It seems to be also having cooling vents, and it makes sense since it a gaming phone. It also comes green colour similar to the Razer Phone's accent. The phone also might pack add-on accessories on top, which should offer Nintendo Switch like joystick experience. Since the phone doesn't have a slim profile, we're sure it will be packing a massive 4000mAh battery. It might also have IP68 certification with water and dust resistance. Going by the teaser image that the company posted earlier, the phone is likely to have an 18:9 aspect ratio display. The Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone will be powered by ...

Airtel launches 300Mbps FTTH-based Home Broadband plan

Airtel has launched new 300Mbps Home Broadband plan, after more than a year of introducing V-Fiber plan with speeds up to 100Mbps in the country. The 300Mbps FTTH (Fiber-To-the-Home) based plan comes at a monthly rental of Rs. 2119 and offers 1200GB of ultra-high speed data along with unlimited STD/Local calling benefits. Customers opting for the plan also get free subscription to Airtel’s OTT apps - Wynk Music and Airtel TV to enjoy 3 million plus songs, and over 350 live channels as well as 10,000 movies and shows. Those who apply online also get 1000GB additional data valid till 31st October 2018. Airtel offers Data Rollover (users can carry forward unused data to next bill cycle), Airtel Surprise and myHome Rewards that rewards users with free monthly data. Airtel offers Home broadband and fixed line services in 89 cities across India. Commenting on the launch, George Mathen, CEO – Homes, Bharti Airtel said: Following the resounding success of our V-Fiber home broadband offering, we are delighted to introduce the new FTTH based plans for customers looking for higher speeds. Fixed broadband continues to be the preferred in-home mode for customers to consume online digital content and the average usage per home is growing at a ...