OnePlus Crackables series of crypto-challenges for gamers lets you win ultimate gaming setup worth 21 lakhs

OnePlus today has announced the Crackables which is its limited-time game created together with their friends at Google. It is a game that is developed as a challenging series of Android-based crypto-puzzles and is open for anyone to participate. Crackables is a mobile-only experience. The game is written by  Sleep Deprivation Lab and comprises of a series of compelling puzzles that need a combination of skill and speed to complete. Players will be guided through a series of puzzles, both digital and physical, in order to keep progressing.  The company says that only the first 1000 people to make it through the first 3 challenges will qualify to continue and have the microcontroller sent to them to become a potential winner. It will also include the opportunities to win prizes at multiple stages in the game, but only 1 will be awarded an ultimate gaming setup, valued at $30,000 (around Rs. 21 lakhs). To create the game, OnePlus has partnered with Google Asia-Pacific ZOO. The ZOO team developed the Crackables concept and worked with award-winning digital production company Unit 9 on the game design and puzzle mechanics, using Google's Dialogflow which is a conversational platform powered by machine learning to create a virtual chatbot “host”.  The game will begin ...

Amazon Pay launches card-less EMI with instant credit of up to Rs. 60,000

After Flipkart launched EMI on debit cards,  Amazon Pay today launched card-less EMIs for selected Amazon customers, so that they can make high value purchases even without credit cards during the festive season. This offers instant financing options to customers who may not yet have access to credit for purchasing high value products, up to Rs. 60,000 by splitting their purchases into instalments at low interest rates. This is an invite only program currently and selected customers have to complete a simple two-step registration process to get an assigned credit limit which they can use to make high value purchases on Amazon marketplace, said the company. Upon providing their PAN and KYC details (no document uploads required), selected customers will be instantly provided credit limit up to Rs. 60,000. Interest will be charged only when customers make a purchase using this assigned credit limit and there are no processing fees or hidden charges. Customers will have an option to setup auto repayments (standing instructions) for hassle-free repayment of their monthly installments. Customers can track their EMI order history, repayment history and pending dues through Amazon Pay homepage. Amazon has partnered with Capital float for the service. The company will soon send Amazon Pay EMI ...

OnePlus 6 OxygenOS Open Beta 3 update brings fixes, new features

After the roll out of open beta 2 based on the latest Android 9.0 (Pie), OnePlus a few days back rolled out third open beta update which brings fixes to ambient display, face unlock, fingerprint scanner and brings a new feature to launch google assistant or any other app by holding the power button for 0.5 seconds. The update also brings support for more Parallel apps and OnePlus Switch 2.1 with new features. System Fixed stability issues with ambient display Improved stability for face unlock and fingerprint scanner Added support to launch google assistant or other third party assistant app by holding power button for 0.5 seconds Parallel Apps Added support for more apps (Telegram ,Discord,IMO, Uber, OLA) in parallel APPS OnePlus Switch v2.1.0 Added manual connection method if unable to connect switch with QR code on the old device Supported backup and recovery for application data including home screen, lock screen and APP layout Bug fixes and support for more Android models Known Issues Some applications may not function as expected when running on this beta version Google Pay service is not working OnePlus said that some third-party applications may not function as expected when running on this beta version and also said that Google Pay service is still ...

Flipkart said to be eyeing stakes in Hotstar to enter video streaming service

Flipkart is said to have held talks to buy a stake in Star India's Hotstar streaming service. This move comes as a part of retailers strategy to grow big on video content and attract more Internet consumers and shoppers, according to people aware with the matter. However, the talks still haven't reached an advanced stage so the transaction might or might not result in a transaction. Flipkart already has tie-ups with Hotstar as it launched a new video advertisement platform with Hotstar in July. The talks with Hotstar come at a time when demand for video streaming services is at all time high where companies are investing huge for content. Flipkart seems to have identified content as next big thing is betting big on it without having to build prime-like service from scratch. An investment or strategic alliance with Hotstar would go some way in addressing that gap for Flipkart. It is also heard that Flipkart has also held discussions with other large streaming services in the past six months. When asked for a response none of the companies commented. A Hostar spokesperson to Livemint said: This query has no basis in facts. No such conversation is happening with Flipkart or any others. We are well ...

Amazfit Verge smartwatch, Health Band 1S with ECG Sensor, Huangshan No. 1 AI wearable chip announced

Xiaomi's sub-brand Huami just introduced new Xiaomi products - Verge smartwatch, Health Band 1S and its first Huangshan No. 1 SoC for wearable devices. Both the smartwatch and smart band are water resistant, and have continuous heart rate monitoring. The band also comes with ECG  sensor to gather ECG data to identify health risks. The smartwatch has NFC support for payments. Amazfit Verge specifications 1.3-inch (360 x 360 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 1.2GHz dual-core processor 512MB RAM, 4GB eMMC Dust and Water Resistant (IP68) Bluetooth 4.0 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, NFC, GPS+GLONASS Compatible with Android 4.4 devices or later, iOS 9.0 or later Weight: 46g Optical heart rate monitor (PPG) Sensors:  Accelerometer,  Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, air pressure sensor, wearing detection sensor 390mAh battery with up to 5 days of battery life Amazfit Health Band 1S specifications 1.42-inch OLED display Dust and Water Resistant (IP67) Bluetooth 4.0 LE Compatible with Android 4.4 devices or later, iOS 9.0 or later Weight: 10g (without band) Optical heart rate monitor (PPG) Sensors:  Low power accelerometer sensor, ECG sensor 95mAh battery with up to 7 days of battery life The Amazfit Verge and Health Band 1S are priced at 799 yuan (US$ 116 / Rs. 8,430 approx.) and 699 yuan(US$ 101 ...

Garmin fēnix 5X Plus GPS Multisport Watch with maps, music, Pulse Ox sensor launched in India

Garmin India has launched fēnix 5X Plus Multisport rugged watch targeted at athletes and outdoor adventurers. The fēnix 5X Plus is the first wearable device that has a wrist-based Pulse Ox sensor to track blood oxygen saturation awareness at higher altitudes, says the company. It was introduced in June. It has three-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter as well as multisatellite (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) network capability to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone. Other features include GroupTrack and LiveTrack allow users to keep tabs on their buddies for adventures such as skiing and friends to follow their adventures in real time respectively. The Round-trip Run and Round-trip Ride routing options give runners and cyclists the ability to enter a distance they would like to travel and have the watch suggest appropriate courses. It has scratch-resistant sapphire lens, PVD coated stainless-steel bezel with a silicone watch band and has Garmin Chroma Display with LED backlighting for readability in all conditions. Garmin fēnix 5X Plus features and specifications 1.2-inch (240 x 240 pixels) sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) display Smaller-sized multisport GPS smartwatch with wrist heart rate technology and color TOPO maps featuring Trendline popularity routing to help you find and follow the best ...

Sony A9F BRAVIA OLED 55-inch and 65-inch 4K HDR Android TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 3,99,990

Sony just launched the BRAVIA A9F 4K HDR OLED TV series in 65″ and 55″ models in India. The MASTER Series model comes equipped with a newly developed, next-generation Picture Processor X1 Ultimate delivering high-quality picture. It intelligently detect and analyze each object in the picture through Sony's new Object-based Super Resolution for exceptional accuracy and detail. The Object-based HDR remaster has been updated and now allows each object to be remastered individually for better depth, accurate texture and an overall more realistic picture. CalMAN display calibration software from Portrait Displays eliminates the struggle of maintaining the picture quality throughout the life of the TV. It comes equipped with the Pixel Contrast Booster, Sony's original panel controller for OLED, which maximizes the dynamic range by widening the area of color reproduction at high brightness. New Acoustic Surface Audio+ technology has an additional actuator in the center of the screen and an extra subwoofer channel, totaling to a 3.2 channel sound system. With the three actuators and two subwoofers facing sideways, the A9F creates a rich sound field that greatly enhances the viewing experience. The A9F also has a TV Center Speaker Mode that allows the Acoustic Surface Audio+ to be used as ...

iBall Glitterati Bluetooth headphones with LED light effects launched for Rs. 2499

iBall today has launched the Glitterati with glittering effects on both ear-cups. It connects to devices via Bluetooth and houses enhanced LED light effects on both its ear-cups rendering an eye-catching party look. The company claims that it can last up to 8 hours on a single charge.  It features a 4cm Driver system producing impressive Bass. The iBall Glitterati also offers easy connectivity to mobile phones, MP3, PCs, Laptops and more. It also comes with high sensitive Mic to take calls and in-line controls to adjust playback and volume levels. It also comes with microSD card slot to play saved songs directly, AUX input and FM Radio. The headphones come with Bluetooth V4.2 + EDR and support HSP, HFP, A2DP, and AVRCP profiles. It has a frequency Range of 2.402 GHz ~ 2.480 GHz and a frequency response of 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz. The company is claiming an 8-hour battery life without LED but takes about 4 hours time to charge completely. It weighs 165 g and measures 18.5 cm (H) x 16 cm (W) x 8 cm (D). The iBall Glitterati is available at all leading retail stores, across India and is priced at Rs. 2,499.

Honor 7X update brings GPU Turbo, Party Mode, latest security patch and more in India

Huawei's Honor brand is rolling out a new update to Honor 7X which brings the much anticipated GPU Turbo feature to improve gaming experience, Party Mode to sync music playback across phones for better sound effects and more. The update brings the version number 8.0.0.360 for the BND-AL10 device variants.  The GPU Turbo reconstructs the traditional graphics processing framework at the lower layer system, greatly improving the user experience, improves graphics processing efficiency by 60% while reducing the SoC (System on Chip) energy consumption by 30% and will benefit mobile games that demand high graphics processing efficiency. The company during the announcement mentioned that it would bring this to  Honor Play first and then roll out to Honor 10, Honor View10, Honor 9 Lite and Honor 7X globally. Keeping its word, Honor is now bringing the GPU Turbo to Honor 7X along with other features like call recording, Party mode, latest Google security patch for security as well. Since the update has just started rolling out, it might take sometime before it reaches everyone. The company suggests users update its 'System Update' application. The official changelog includes: New software upgrade is available for your device. This will upgrade your system to BND-AL10 8.0.0.360(C675CUSTC675D1). [Call Recording] ● Call Recording feature ...

Xiaomi India teases launch of 5 new products for Smarter Living soon

Xiaomi India today released a teaser for the launch of five new products for Smarter Living. The GIF highlights the products with an image that are repeated twice.  The company is also running a contest to guess these 5 upcoming Xiaomi products and says that one winner who guesses the product correctly will win a surprise gift, and 10 lucky winners will win F-codes of the upcoming Xiaomi products. The heart image in the GIF could indicate the Mi Band 3 that was introduced back in May, the image with popcorn could be new Mi TV, image with breeze could indicate Mi Air Purifier MAX which was introduced last year, the one with an eye could be the action camera, and finally there is a GPS-powered device. These are expected to be launched as early as next week. We should know more details, including the launch date soon. What are the products do think Xiaomi will launch in India? Let us know in the comments below. Source