Google’s Project Fuchsia OS said to be successor to Android

It is widely known that Google is working on called 'Project Fuchsia,' which is an experimental OS for tablets and phones. However, Bloomberg reports that Fuchsia could replace Android and Chrome OS within the next five years. It is being designed to accommodate voice interactions and frequent security updates. The OS will look and function the same across a range of devices, from laptops to tiny internet-connected sensors. It is known that Google began experimenting with applications, such as interactive screen displays and voice commands for YouTube. Now the Fuchsia OS team has a greater plan of creating a single operating system capable of running all the company’s in-house gadgets, like Pixel phones, smart speakers, and Chrome OS. According to the report, engineers of Fuchsia said they want to embed the OS on connected home devices, such as voice-controlled speakers, within three years, and later on, move to larger machines such as laptops. Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, and Hiroshi Lockheimer; Android/Chrome boss, have yet to sign off on a roadmap for Fuchsia. Google in a statement said: " Fuchsia is one of many experimental open-source projects" but declined to comment any further. This paves way for Google to address the Android fragmentation problem. With Android present in more than three-quarters of the world’s ...

Instagram now shows when your friends are online to DM

Instagram today is rolling out a new update which makes it easier to connect with friends and chat with them when they’re available. Whenever your friends are active, Instagram will show a green dot next to their profile picture including the Direct inbox and when you see their shared post in the news feed.  You will only see the status of your friends who follow you or people who you have talked to in Direct messaging. However, the company is also giving you an option to hide your own status and turn off the ability to see when your friends are active in your settings. Instagram is focusing on improving more real-time conversations while giving you the control to hide your status altogether. In a blog post, Instagram said: DMing friends and connecting over the content you love is more fun when you know your friends are there to see it. This update gives you the ability to have more of those realtime conversations while giving you the control to hide your status altogether. Source

Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Android One smartphone global roll out begins from Hong Kong

HMD Global has announced Nokia 6.1 Plus, the global version of the Nokia X6 smartphone in Hong Kong. It has similar specifications as the X6, including a 5.8-inch FHD+ display with a notch and 19:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 636, Android 8.1 (Oreo),  16-megapixel rear camera with RGB sensor, 5-megapixel secondary rear camera with a monochrome sensor, AI portrait and scene recognition and a 16-megapixel front camera with AI selfies with background blur, stickers and face unlock, but this comes only in 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version. It has a fingerprint sensor on the glass back, metal frame and packs a 3060mAh battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging that can charge from 0 to 50% in 30 minutes. Nokia 6.1 Plus specifications 5.8-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android P 16MP (RGB) rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.0um pixel size, EIS, 5MP (Monochrome) secondary rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1.2um pixel ...

OnePlus 6 Back-to-School offer for students from July 23 to 30 – Discounts, No cost EMI and more

OnePlus India today announced exclusive Back-to-School offers for students from 23 July 2018 to 30 July 2018. This lets college students   avail Rs. 1500 discount on HDFC debit and credit cards on the purchase of the OnePlus 6 as well as 20% off on OnePlus 6 cases and covers on oneplus.in and exclusive offline channels. Offers include: INR 1500 discount on HDFC credit and debit cards on purchase of the OnePlus 6 across all channels No cost EMI on Amazon.in 20% off for student on OnePlus 6 cases and covers in all OnePlus exclusive online and offline stores Special offers on Kindle for students The ‘Back-to-School’ offers are available on Amazon.in, oneplus.in and all exclusive offline stores. Commenting on the new offer, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, OnePlus India, said: Our core users are between the ages of 18-35 and students form almost 30% of that community. Students are the most demanding consumers who believe in making educated purchases backed by extensive research and therefore, investing in a premium smartphone becomes that much more crucial. With these offers, we hope to make it easier for students to purchase our latest premium flagship and other accessories. Our products are designed for smooth performance that is ideal for multitasking, ...

OPPO Realme 1 sales cross 4 lakh in 40 days of launch, promises Android P update

OPPO and Amazon India partnered to launch Realme 1 under the new Realme smartphone brand back in May. Today the company has announced that it has sold 4 lakh units of the smartphone in just 40 days of launch, with the 3+32GB variant being completely sold out. It also said that the smartphone has received an overwhelming response from customers. The company also said that Realme 1 has consistently topped the Amazon Bestseller rankings in the past 2 months and has also been featured as the highest rated phone with a 4.4 rating on Amazon India. The phone has been launch in several color variants and SKUs - 6GB RAM+128GB ROM , 4GB RAM+64GB ROM, and 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM in 3 colors - Diamond Black, Moonlight Silver and Solar Red starting at Rs. 8,990. It is the cheapest smartphone powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm SoC. The company has also promised Android P update in future. The latest OS update include: Updated Android security patch Added built - in theme: diamond blue, diamond red, snow white Optimized three - way application camera effects Optimized background memory management Enhanced facial unlock feature – The phone won’t unlock when the user’s eyes are shut ...

MSI GF63 and PS42 laptops with 8th gen Intel Core processors launched in India starting at Rs. 77990

MSI today has launched the GF63 and PS42 laptops in India. The PS42 is the first laptop in the professionals series and it comes with a fingerprint sensor for security, NVIDIA GeForce discrete graphics. On the other hand, the GF63 is powered by the 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics. The MSI GF63 laptop sports a 15.6-inch with thin bezels and it is powered by the 8th Gen. Intel Core i7 processor with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics. The company says that it will last over 7 hours. Thanks to the new MSI Dragon Center 2.0 optimization, the GF63 elevates the gaming experience. It weighs less than 2KGs. The MSI PS42 weighs just 1.19Kg and measures 15.9mm in height. The laptop can last up to 10 hours on a single charge. It is powered by the 8th Gen. Intel Core i7 processor with NVIDIA GeForce discrete graphics.  The laptop comes with a fingerprint sensor for extra security. The MSI GF63 starts at Rs. 79,990 and PS42 starts at Rs.77,990. Commenting on the launch, Abhay Prabhu, MSI Marketing Specialist, said: We are thrilled to launch the Prestige Series laptop in the country. We have been successful with our gaming laptops and we feel it’s ...

OnePlus 6 Android P Beta 3 (DP4) released, brings fixes and improvements

OnePlus has released Android P Beta 3  (DP4) for the OnePlus 6 smartphone. This includes several fixes and improvements, including camera improvements and camera functionality with third-party apps. There are also issues with the power consumption, Bluetooth compatibility and third-part app compatibility warns OnePlus. Changelog: System Updated Android security patch to 2018.7 Updated Google Mobile Services Improved system stability Fixed issue with hotspot functionality Camera Improved image quality Fixed issue with watermark option functionality Third-Party Apps Improved camera functionality with third-party apps Fixed compatibility issues with certain third-party apps Other known Issues System System stability and power consumption issues Bluetooth Compatibility issues with Bluetooth connectivity Third-Party Apps Some apps may not function as expected when running on this Developer preview release There is no OTA update, and you have to flash manually, which is easy. You can find the ROM link and instructions from the source link below. Since this is beta, there will be a lot of bugs as OnePlus has mentioned, so do it at your own risk, and backup important data. Source

Corning Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ for wearable devices announced

Corning today announced the Corning Gorilla Glass DX and Corning Gorilla Glass DX+. Both of these feature an antireflective property that vastly improves optical clarity and superior scratch resistance scaled while maintaining the toughness and touch sensitivity. These new announcements come after the introduction of the Corning’s most durable cover glass to date; the Corning Gorilla Glass 6. The company says that both Gorilla Glass DX and Gorilla Glass DX+ glass can be used in combination with Corning’s Gorilla Glass products to best address mobile device manufacturers’ design priorities. It is currently being adapted for wearable devices, but will soon become available to larger form-factor devices. Both these glasses pack enhanced display readability this comes, as a result, of improving the front surface reflection by 75% compared to the standard glass. It also increases the display contrast ratio by 50% with the same display brightness level. These improvements in optical clarity can also improve the battery life. The difference between the two solutions is in the levels of scratch resistance. Gorilla Glass DX features enhanced optics with the same amount of scratch resistance of Gorilla Glass while Gorilla Glass DX+ provides enhanced optics with better scratch resistance. Scott Forester, division vice president, Marketing and Innovation Products, Corning Gorilla Glass We have surveyed ...

Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Android One smartphone global roll out to begin from Taiwan

HMD global introduced the Nokia X6 smartphone in China back in May, and the global version of the smartphone,  Nokia 6.1 Plus appeared in a benchmark listing earlier this week. Now the Nokia Mobile Taiwan has started teasing the launch of the long-awaited Android One smartphone with an image. This is will be the first time the smartphone will go on sale outside China.   Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) specifications 5.8-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU 4GB RAM with 32GB / 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android P 16MP (RGB) rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.0um pixel size, 5MP (Monochrome) secondary rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1.2um pixel size 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 1.0um pixel size Fingerprint sensor 3.5 mm headphone jack, FM Radio Dimensions:  47.2 x 70.98 x 7.99~8.59mm; Weight: 151g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, Type-C 3060mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge ...

iBall Baton 1200M Smart 802.11ac dual-band router launched

iBall has launched Baton 1200M Smart Dual Band Wireless AC Router offering with a transmission speed of up to 1200Mbps. It has Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac, supports both DSL and Broadband connections, sports 4 omnidirectional antennas, with MU-MIMO Technology that shares the available bandwidth into separate individual streams equally to the connected wireless devices to improve Wi-Fi experience with better bandwidth performance and handle data more efficiently – stronger speed with better performance. The Beamforming Technology improves coverage by directing bandwidth to connected devices.  In sync with the Mobile App i-Connect, the router can be managed remotely, anytime, anywhere. This further enables password protection, monitoring of online client devices, LED control, Remove Wake up among several others. Highlights of iBall Baton 1200M router 802.11ac Wi-Fi 2.4GHz and 5GHz 2X2 up to 1167 Mbps  4 x 5dBi omni-directional antennas with MU-MIMO Technology Smart App Management to manage and monitor your Router at your fingertips Wireless scheduling and Bandwidth management Multi-operation mode: Router / WISP / Access Point function  3 x 10/100 Mbps LAN ports, 1 x 10/100 Mbps LAN port Buttons - 1 x WPS/Reset button, 1 x WiFi on/off button LEDs - 1 - SYS, 1 - WiFi, 1 - WAN, 3 - LAN The iBall ...