Vivo V11 Pro Review

From in-display fingerprint sensors to pop out cameras, Vivo has been on a roll this year. Where most brands have worked on bringing down prices or rolling out iterative updates, Vivo has genuinely pushed the game forward. With the Vivo V11 Pro, we're seeing a mix of both. A gorgeous design ID paired with some very futuristic features at an attractive price. Sounds too good to be true? Read on to find out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgiCnKcAmlM Vivo V11 Pro specifications 6.41-inch (1080 x 2340 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED 19.5:9 aspect ratio display Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU 6GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM Funtouch OS 4.5 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) 12MP Dual PD rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, 1/2.8″ sensor, 1.28 μm aperture, secondary 5MP camera with f/2.4 aperture 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture In-display fingerprint sensor, IR face unlock Dimensions: 157.9 x 75 x 7.9mm; Weight: 156g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) 2×2 MIMO , Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS + GLONASS 3,400mAh battery with fast charging Design If there's one brand that has really surprised ...

OnePlus is working on its first Smart TV with premium flagship design, image quality, audio and seamless user experience

OnePlus just announced that it is working on its first Smart TV. The company said that it aims to take home environment to the next level of intelligent connectivity. The TV will have OnePlus’ premium flagship design, image quality and audio experience to more seamlessly connect the home. OnePlus Founder and CEO, Pete Lau, will lead the new division alongside the existing smartphone division. OnePlus also said that this will address gaps in the television industry, balancing high-quality hardware with the latest in technology, developing a seamless user experience, and crafting hardware that is minimalistic and timeliness in design. "The world has come to know and love OnePlus for its user-centric values and design philosophy which OnePlus will continue to apply across its new television division," the company added. Similar to its smartphones, OnePlus will be asking for feedback and suggestions from the users about what should be included in its new Smart TV. For starters, it is asking people to name their TV, just like it did for its OxygenOS ROM. You can suggest a name for the OnePlus TV here . OnePlus team will choose their favorite 10 suggestions on October 31st, and each of them will receive a pair of OnePlus Bullets Wireless. One winner ...

Sony Bravia A8F 55-inch OLED TV Review

Last October, we reviewed Sony's Bravia A1 OLED television and found it to be one of the most gorgeous panels we'd taken a look at. Fast forward to summer 2018 and Sony has an all new model out. Or does it? Read on for our review of the Sony Bravia A8F 55-inch OLED TV.  Design 2017 Bravia A1 KD-55A1 Pictured The Bravia A1 KD-55A1 we reviewed last year was a statement piece. An extension of the monolithic design language, heads up all you could see was the display and nothing else. The A8F is a bit more practical in its design. This time around, a simple and basic stand is built under the television instead of the hinge like mechanism at the back of the A1. The barely there metal stand helps keep the television straight but doesn't add much if any height to the screen. You'll notice that we had to place the television on top of an additional table to accommodate the sound bar. For all practical purposes, kept on a table, the A8F would continue be a gorgeous piece of glass and screen with little else to distract you. Wall mounting the screen is the best option. [gallery columns="2" size="full" ids="263573,263572"] The Sony ...

OnePlus 6T to ditch 3.5mm audio jack for bigger battery, new Type-C Bullets earphones launching alongside

With the success of OnePlus 6, the company has cemented its reputation for premium phones equipped with the high-end specification that sells much better than what the competition has to offer. Unlike other companies, OnePlus has confirmed a number of features about the phone even before the launch. The company is all set to launch its next iteration as the OnePlus 6T with some incremental updates on camera, display, and other fronts. Some rumors across the Internet so far have been pointing towards the OnePlus 6T ditching the much celebrated 3.5mm audio jack. According to Carl Pei, Co-founder of OnePlus, removing the headphone jack has freed up more space, allowing them to put more new technology into the product, expected to be the In-display fingerprint scanner. Moreover, the company is likely to add USB Type-C to 3.5mm audio jack converter in the box. On the other hand, the company confirmed the launch of its upgraded USB Type-C Bullets V2 wired earphones for Rs 1,490 in India alongside OnePlus 6T. As per the company claims, the Bullet V2 will have several improvements and modifications to deliver crisp, powerful sound. On top of that, the V2 Bullet is expected to have a DAC in partnership with ...

Google Dragonfly censored search engine said to link searches to phone numbers in China ; faces backslash from employees

It is a known fact that Google is said to be working on a censored search engine in China. Now according to a new report, the company has built a prototype of a censored search engine for China linking users’ searches to their personal phone numbers, making it easier for the Chinese government to monitor people’s queries. The search engine is codenamed Dragonfly. It is designed for Android devices and would remove content deemed sensitive by China’s ruling Communist Party regime, such as information about political dissidents, free speech, democracy, human rights, and peaceful protest. Google compiled a censorship blacklist that included terms such as “human rights,” “student protest,” and “Nobel Prize” in Mandarin. Concerns from groups say that beyond the censorship, user data stored by Google on the Chinese mainland could be accessible to Chinese authorities, who routinely target political activists and journalists. The search engine would be operated as part of a “joint venture” partnership with a company based in mainland China. Furthermore, the venture would have the ability to update the search term blacklists. This raises new questions about whether Google executives in the U.S. would be able to maintain effective control and oversight over the censorship. That doesn't end here, a list of seven employees said to have quit ...

AKG N700NC, Y500, Y100 wireless headphones announced

Samsung Electronics has introduced the new N700NC, Y500, and Y100 wireless AKG headphones optimized for balanced and studio-quality sound promising an unparalleled listening experience. The AKG N700NC are ideal over-ear headphones for music-lovers looking, the N700NC lets users experience studio-quality sound. The N700NC comes with adaptive Noise Cancelling which lets users control how much surrounding noise they want to let in. It also lets users take calls eliminating intrusive echoes, strikes the perfect balance between noise cancellation and ambient awareness. It can last up to 20 hours on a single charge. The AKG Y500 wireless headphones feature Multi-point Connectivity, allowing users to easily pair two Bluetooth connected devices at the same time. It automatically pauses content when the headphones are taken off, and resumes play automatically when placed back over the ears. The AKG wireless Y100 are light and durable headphones, and they also have Ambient Aware that offers more seamless control of surrounding noise with just a single tap. The Y500 and Y100 wireless headphones are available in the US at AKG.com, Amazon, Samsung.com, Sprint, and US Cellular and are priced at $149.95 (Rs. 10,810 approx.) and $99.95 (Rs. 7,205 approx.) respectively. The N700NC will be available at AKG.com, Amazon, and Samsung.com later this year and is priced at $349.95 (Rs. ...

Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL might come in new mint color variant

It is known that Google has scheduled the Pixel 3 launch event for October 9th. After announcing the date, the company has also started teasing the flagships with just number ‘3’. Now a new Google promo page may have just revealed  Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL color variants. The teaser is present on Google's withgoogle.com domain, features a “coming soon” text. Apart from the usual two-tone black and white colors, we might see a new mint color option. The white version showing a mint border lines up with previous leaks too, all of which show a mint colored power button like the orange button we have seen on last year’s Pixel 2 XL. The teaser also outlines the color blocks for the top portion of the phone representing the two-tone look we’ve gotten used to in the Pixel line. According to recent rumors,  the Pixel 2 will have a no-notch 5.5-inch (2160 x 1080) 18:9 aspect ratio display, dual front speaker, glass + metal back, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, Snapdragon 845 SoC, 4GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal storage, Dual 8.1MP front cameras with f/1.8 and f/2.2 aperture, respectively, one for IR face unlock and a 2,915mAh battery. On the other hand, Pixel 3 XL is said to pack a 6.2-inch (1440 x 2960) 19:9 aspect ratio display ...

Chrome 70 beta brings fingerprint login support for Web Authentication on Android and Mac, enables TLS 1.3 and more

Chrome has been updated to V70 beta as the V69 is finally stable. This beta is not as big as the previous version but has security-focused features. Chrome 67 for desktop has added web authentications which will allow sites to use fingerprint or a Bluetooth key as the sole login method. This API is now enabled by default on Android. From now when you visit a site that supports web authentication Chrome will prompt you to use a security key. Google says that fingerprints will also work. Though there are many ways for web pages to read barcodes, or identify faces with the help of machine learning, since they have an effect on performance, Google is adding its own shape detection functionality to Chrome. The Shape Detection API is present in Chrome 70 as an "origin trial," meaning it's not ready for widespread use. The API can detect three types of objects in images; faces, barcodes, and text. However, for now, compatibility varies from platform to platform, because this requires the host operating system to have the proper object detection APIs. Furthermore, the Transport Layer Security, or TLS, is the protocol that allows data to be transferred over the internet securely. Chrome 70 includes support for version 1.3 ...

Get Android Pie-like Navigation gestures on any device

Apple introduced gestures based navigation system with iPhone X last year in September, Android device manufacturers didn’t want to remain behind in the race and so various OEMs started adopting the trend earlier this year and enabled gestures based navigation on taller devices with 18:9 aspect ratio to make single hand operation more comfortable. Google also announced new system navigation gestures with Android Pie Beta back in May to simplify multitasking experience, but gestures based navigation is available only in devices with 18:9 aspect ratio. In case you have a device with a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio and wish to experience gesture-based navigation, you need to explore various apps available on Google Play Store. Developers at XDA have created an app called Navigation Gestures which enables gestures on any device without rooting or flashing zip by custom recovery. Install the app from Google Play Store here, note that this is the free version and it has limited customization options if you wish to get access to all the feature you might consider purchasing premium add-on package which costs Rs 100. After installing the app, make sure to give the required permissions to the app, the app requires following permissions, [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="263487,263488,263489"] The ...

Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, Moto G6 Plus, OPPO F9, OnePlus Type-C Bullets and more

After so much hype, Apple has officially announced the iPhones which broke the news this week. The company has introduced three new iPhones; the iPhone XS, XS Max, Xr which is a budget offering. Apart from iPhones, Apple has also introduced the Apple Watch Series 4. Motorola has introduced the Moto G6 Plus which was long overdue. Let's have a look at the things that happened this week.  The new iPhones have 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch 458PPI  Super Retina HDR displays with support for Dolby Vision and HDR 10, as well as 120Hz touch-sensing. Both these have Face ID for unlocking. These are powered by new Apple A12 Bionic chip based on 7nm platform, first in the industry, before the Huawei’s Kirin 980 next month. The chip with 6-core CPU with two performance cores promises 15% fast performance and 40% lower power, and 4 efficiency cores will offer up to 50% lower power compared to A11 Bionic. It has 6.9 billion transistors, can perform 5 trillion operations per second, up from 600 billion in A11. The Apple iPhone XS 64GB – Rs. 99,900, iPhone XS 256GB – Rs. 1,14,900,  iPhone XS 512GB – Rs. 1,34,900, iPhone XS Max 64GB – Rs. 1,09,900, iPhone XS Max 256GB – ...