ASUS Zenfone 5Z with 6.2-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 845, AI dual rear cameras launching in India on July 4

ASUS introduced its flagship Zenfone 5Z smartphone at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona earlier this year. The smartphone started rolling out from Europe earlier this month. Today the company has announced that the phone will be launched in India on July 4th exclusively on Flipkart. ASUS Zenfone 5Z (Z5620KL) specifications 6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass Super IPS display with 500 nits Brightness, 95.4% NTSC color gamut, DCI-P3, 1500: 1 Contrast Ratio, Glove Touch support, Corning Gorilla Glass protection Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU  4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB  storage, 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB  storage, 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB storage expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) with ZenUI 5.0, upgradable to Android P Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) with Dual VoLTE 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, 0.03s Tri Tech auto-focus/Dual Pixel PDAF/ 4-axis OIS/EIS, Pro mode with RAW support, secondary 8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 120-degree wide-angle lens 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 83-degree wide-angle lens Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dual speakers with NXP 9874 Smart AMP, Hi-Res Audio 192kHz/24b-bit, ...

Wi-Fi Alliance announces Wi-Fi certified WPA3 security capabilities to enhance personal and enterprise networks

Back in January Wi-Fi Alliance announced WPA3 security protocol for Wi-Fi Protected Access, and today it again introduced the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3, the next generation of Wi-Fi security, bringing new capabilities to enhance Wi-Fi protections in personal and enterprise networks. WPA3 adds new features to simplify Wi-Fi security, it enables more robust authentication and delivers increased cryptographic strength for highly sensitive data markets. The company has also mentioned that as the industry shifts to WPA3 security, WPA2 devices will continue to interoperate and provide recognized security. The WPA3 will continue to support through distinct modes of operation: WPA3-Personal and WPA3-Enterprise. The WPA3 networks will use the latest security methods, disallow outdated legacy protocols, and require the use of Protected Management Frames (PMF) to maintain resiliency of mission-critical networks. The WPA3-Personal is more resilient, password-based authentication even when users choose passwords that fall short of typical complexity recommendations. It leverages on Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), a secure key establishment protocol between devices, to provide stronger protections for users against password guessing attempts by third parties. As for the WPA3-Enterprise; it offers the equivalent of 192-bit cryptographic strength, providing additional protections for networks transmitting sensitive data, such as government or finance. WPA3 maintains interoperability with WPA2 devices through a transitional mode of operation. Wi-Fi Alliance ...

Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 6.1 to get Face unlock via OTA update soon, Nokia 7 Plus gets ARCore support

Nokia promised the face unlock feature on the recently launched Nokia 8 Sirocco, 7 Plus, Nokia 6 (2018) but the feature is nowhere to be seen yet even after months since the launch. However, Nokia Mobiles on Twitter has confirmed that the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus and the new Nokia 6.1, as well as the Nokia 8, will get face unlock as an OTA update in the coming months. @deepalakshmii Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 plus and the new Nokia 6, as well as the Nokia 8 will get face unlock as an OTA update in the coming months — Nokia Mobile (@Nokiamobile) June 23, 2018 Though this might sound like yet another vague reply from the company, it still gives hope that the feature might end up coming somewhere in the future. The company didn't mention any time frame for the same, just says that it will be coming in the near future. On another note, HMD Global's hit phone; the Nokia 7 Plus has gained ARCore support and it is now in the list of ARCore supported devices. Apart from Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco, and Nokia 6.1 (2018) support ARCore since launch. The company's Cheif Product Officer; Juho Sarvikas confirmed that the ...

Xiaomi launches Flame Red Redmi Note 5 (Redmi Note 5 Pro) in China

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone in India in Black, Gold, Rose Gold and Blue colors earlier this year. Later it introduced the same phone as Redmi Note 5 with better specifications in same colors in China. Now the company has introduced Flame Red color variant of the smartphone in China. The Mi 6X, Mi 8 SE, and the latest Redmi 6 Pro smartphones in China are available in Red color. To remind you, the Chinese version of the smartphone  with the same 5.99-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen, Snapdragon 636 SoC with up to 6GB RAM, Hybrid Dual SIM slot, 4000mAh battery and  a 12-megapixel rear camera, same as the Indian version, but this has a f/1.9 aperture camera with 1.4μm pixel size, Dual PD dual-core speed focus for fast and accurate focus, 5-megapixel secondary camera, 13-megapixel front camera, Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Treble support,  Dual 4G VoLTE support and Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi Note 5 Pro) Red went on sale in China today at 999 yuan (US$ 152 / Rs. 10,360 approx.) for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version and the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version costs 1299 yuan(US$ 197 / Rs. 13,475 approx.). Source

Supercell finally releases Brawl Stars for Android beta in select countries

Supercell, creators of popular Clash of Clans and Clash Royale games  announced Brawl Stars, a new 3v3 multiplayer shooter game back in June last year, exact a year later, the company has soft launched the game in Canada, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau and Hong Kong. The company has not announced when the game will be released globally. In this game you unlock a variety of rough and tumble characters with different play styles and punishing SUPER abilities. There are five different game modes - Showdown, Gem Grab, Bounty and Heist. You also need to collect power points and get Gold to upgrade and unlock your Brawlers. Download Brawl Stars - Android |iOS (Free with ads and in-app purchases. Available in select countries). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNDMdPLqz1w Highlights of Brawl Stars Rowdy, real-time 3v3 battles against players from all over the world  Unlock new, powerful Brawlers - each with a signature attack and a SUPER ability! Multiple unique game modes to unlock and play Battle solo or with friends Climb to the top of the leaderboards in global and local rankings Form a Band of Brawlers with fellow players to share tips and battle together Upgrade your favorite Brawlers for that critical edge Customize your Brawlers with unlockable skins

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Review

Lenovo's ThinkPad series of laptops are iconic machines. It wouldn't be wrong to say that in the business world, they occupy the same position as Apple products do for media professionals. Head to any office and you are bound to spot a number of ThinkPads. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon sits at the top of the ladder then with its svelte build, classic keyboard and a brilliant display. Follow along for our review of what could be the ultimate business laptop. Design With a design as iconic and loved as the ThinkPad's, there is little room for changes. Over the years though, Lenovo has tweaked the design to make sure it remains the same aesthetics while being lighter, slimmer and more capable than ever before. Like most ThinkPads, the X1 Carbon too is finished in all black. There's little in terms of extraneous design flourishes, not that the machine needs it. The corner of the lid has the famous ThinkPad logo stamped into the machine with a bright red dot on top of course. The red dot, of course, pays homage to the TrackPoint placed in the middle of the keyboard. The chassis is made of carbon fiber that goes a long way in making the ...

Honor 7X gets a price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 11999

Huawei's Honor Brand launched the Honor 7X smartphone in India back in December last year starting at Rs. 12,999. Today the company has announced a permanent price cut for the smartphone. The company even introduced a limited Red Edition earlier this year that joined Black, Blue and Gold color variants, and started manufacturing the phone in partnership with Flex at its plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. Earlier this month, the company introduced new GPU Turbo graphics processing acceleration technology that combines hardware and software to increase graphics processing efficiency on its smartphones. This feature will be available for mid-range and high-end Honor phones, including the Honor 7X globally. Honor 7X specifications 5.93-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU 4GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera 8MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 156.5 x 75.3 x 7.6mm; Weight: 165g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS / GLONASS 3340mAh battery (typical) / 3240mAh (minimum) battery The Honor 7X  is now available ...

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Pro with Snapdragon 710, 6GB RAM, Dual speakers surface

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 with model numbers M1804E4A, M1804E4T and M1804E4C got certified by TENAA in China last week. This revealed 6.99-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio screen, Snapdragon 636 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM,  Android 8.1 (Oreo), 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, along with a secondary rear camera with AI portraits. Now details about the Mi Max 3 Pro has surfaced in China, which is rumored to pack a Snapdragon 710 SoC and 6GB of RAM. Other specifications including the display and a 5400mAh battery are expected to be similar. The render of the phone doesn't match the TENAA image since it doesn't show the earpiece, sensors and the front camera. The image also mentions dual speakers, so it could be dual bottom firing speakers. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 / Mi Max 3 Pro rumored specifications 6.99-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ IPS 2.5D curved glass display 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU / Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU 3GB RAM with 32GB, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB storage MIUI 9 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), ...

Honor 7C goes on open sale on Amazon India

Huawei's Honor brand launched the Honor 7C smartphone in India starting at Rs. 9999 last month, and the phone went on flash sale every week exclusively on Amazon.in starting from May 31st. Now, after four flash sales, the company has started open sale from 25th June on Amazon, and also offers No cost EMI on all banks. Honor 7C specifications 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0 Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP camera 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 158.3 x 76.7 x 7.8mm; Weight: 164g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) built-in battery The Honor 7C comes in Black, Gold and Blue colors.

Airtel appoints Ajay Chitkara as director and CEO of its B2B unit, combines domestic and global enterprise business

Bharti Airtel today announced that it has appointed Ajay Chitkara as Director and CEO of Airtel Business, and the company has integrated both domestic enterprise and global enterprise operations. Ajay will continue reporting to Gopal Vittal, who is the MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel. The company has also appointed Pankaj Miglani as CEO – Global Business. He will report to Ajay Chitkara. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bharti Infratel and played a key role in the company’s IPO in 2012. Ajay has been with Airtel since 2001 and is credited with building brand Airtel in the global wholesale segment. "It was under Ajay’s leadership, its Global Business grew in topline to become a billion-dollar business, while EBIT margins jumped five-fold since 2013," said Airtel. Commenting on the new appointments, Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel said: I am delighted at Ajay’s appointment to lead Airtel’s B2B business as an integrated entity, which will help us leverage our global reach and deep relationships in the enterprise segment. I am also pleased to welcome back Pankaj after his successful stint with Bharti Infratel. I wish Ajay and Pankaj the very best for their new roles.