Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL said to feature real-time ‘Google Lens Suggestions’ in Camera

Google will officially unveil the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL on October 9th, but before the launch, we already know most of the details that are there to know about the flagships. However, Google Camera on the upcoming Pixel 3 series said to have a setting called 'Google Len Suggestions; and according to a new leak, the Google camera on the Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL might gain support for real-time Google Lens analysis of images. Furthermore, the new devices will feature Now Playing, Active Edge, Google Assistant, App Actions in the Pixel Launcher, Smart Replies in Android Messages, Smart Text Selection from Android Oreo, AR Stickers, Android Pie’s markup app for screenshot editing, Picture-in-picture mode, Direct Share, Ambient Display with Always On Display support, Fingerprint swipe gestures, Navigation gestures, and the two existing camera gestures. The real-time Google Lens Suggestion feature which when detects a business card, objects and more on the Pixel 3’s camera viewfinder takes a second and recognizes the email address shown on the card and shows a popup that can be selected to open Gmail to send an email. Though Google Lens can work in real-time, it can't be operated automatically when you are in the Google Camera app. With Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 ...

Google Chrome will automatically log in users when signing into a Google service, brings more control for Automatic Login

With the upcoming Chrome release, whenever you sign into any Google website on Chrome, you will also be signed into Chrome with the same account, as reported earlier. You will also see your Google Account picture right in the Chrome UI, so you can easily see your sign-in status. When you sign out, either directly from Chrome or from any Google website, you’re completely signed out of your Google Account. Google is clearly stating that this change to sign-in does not turn on Chrome sync. Users who want data like their browsing history, passwords, and bookmarks available on other devices must take additional action, such as turning on sync. The new change is to let users know which Google account is signed in. Google says that this is to prevent users from inadvertently performing searches or navigating to websites that could be saved to a different user’s synced account. These changes will be available in the next release of Chrome; 70 which is slated to release in mid-October. It is also adding more control that allows users to turn off linking web-based sign-in with browser-based sign-in. For users that disable this feature, signing into a Google website will not sign them into Chrome. It ...

Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing trade secrets to improve performance of Intel chips

Qualcomm seems to be in no mood to stop its legal battle against Apple as the chip maker freshly accuses Apple of stealing software and tools to improve chips from its rival Intel. Qualcomm is asking the judge to include the consideration of the latest accusations to a case between the two in state court in California. The suit is due to go to trial in April next year. With this new accusation, the total suits and counter suits between Qualcomm and Apple are now more than 70 across the globe. On the other hand, Apple is fighting legally with Qualcomm accusing it of illegally using dominance of the market to force it to pay unfair technology licensing fees. Qualcomm in response said that Apple is stealing its intellectual property and the legal assault is really a commercial dispute aimed at securing lower prices to increase profitability. Apple currently uses Intel modems, chips exclusively to connect smartphones to cellular networks to access data and voice, in the latest versions of the iPhone. Qualcomm accuses Apple of helping Intel engineers to fine-tune the modems to improve performance using Qualcomm’s software and tools. That’s in breach of the terms of the licenses of that ...

Android Messages app update brings advanced search features

Google is rolling out a new search overhaul to 'Android Messages.' Now you can find more of the content shared in your conversations in Android Messages, by simply searching by contact or type of content. Within the Android Messages, after tapping on the search icon, you'll be able to select a specific contact and see your messaging history with them, including one-to-one and group conversations, and all the photos, videos, addresses or links you shared with each other. This new update will be rolling out from this week. Google in a blog post said: We share a lot of information in our messages, but it’s not always easy to look back and find that photo your mom sent a month ago or the address of the coffee shop your friend recommended. With these improvements to search in Messages, we hope you can more easily find and relive the moments that matter to you in your conversations. Source

Vivo V9 Pro with 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 FullView display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 17990

Vivo has launched the V9 Pro smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced as V9 6GB back in June in Indonesia. It has the same 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with a notch, 90% screen-to-body ratio and 1.75mm slim bezels and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0 as the V9 , but this is powered by Snapdragon 660 AIE with 6GB of RAM.  It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel rear camera for AI portrait shots and a 16-megapixel front camera with AI selfie lighting and beautify features. It comes with dedicated Dual SIM and microSD slots, has a fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 3260mAh battery. Vivo V9 Pro specifications 6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS 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 internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP camera 16MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 154.81 x 75.03 x 7.89mm ; Weight: 150g 4G ...

Honor 8C with 6.26-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras to be announced on October 11

Huawei's Honor brand is all set to announce the Honor 8C, a new budget smartphone in the Honor 8 series on October 11th in China. The successor of Honor 7C that was introduced earlier this year now has a notch and a larger 6.26-inch screen. It is said to be powered by Snapdragon 636 SoC with 4GB of RAM. On the back there are 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual rear cameras and there is an 8-megapixel camera on the front, same as the predecessor. TENAA certification reveals a fingerprint sensor on the back and a 4000mAh battery. Honor 8C rumored specifications 6.26-inch 1520 × 720 pixels) Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.1 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP secondary rear camera 8MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimensions:  158.72×75.94×7.98mm; Weight: 167.2g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS 4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery The Honor 8C is expected to come in Blue, Black, Purple, Gold colors. We should know the price when the phone goes official next month. Source 1, 2

Vivo V11 with 6.3-inch FHD+ Halo FullView display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 22990

Vivo has officially launched the V11 smartphone in India, soon after the launch of V11 Pro. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD Halo FullView display, is powered by Helio P60 SoC with 6GB of RAM, feature a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a 5-megapixel camera for portrait shots, AI scene recognition, and a 25-megapixel front camera with AI beautify feature. It has fingerprint sensor compared to the in-display fingerprint sensor on the V11 Pro, dedicated Dual SIM and microSD card slots and packs a 3315mAh battery with support for fast charging. Vivo V11 specifications 6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor (Quad 2GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU (V11i) 6GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) Funtouch OS 4.5 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, secondary 5MP camera with f/2.4 aperture 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 75.63 x 8.1 x 155.97mm; Weight: 163.7g Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS 3315mAh battery with fast charging The Vivo V11 comes in Starry ...

Airtel to deploy 13000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 4500 kms of additional optic fiber in Karnataka

After Kerala, Mumbai,  Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,  West Bengal and Odisha, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in Karnataka as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. by By March 2019, Airtel plans to roll out 13,000 new mobile sites along with an addition of more than 4500 kilometers of optic fiber to enable high speed data transmission. Airtel also plans to deploy pre-5G Massive MIMO technology across major business and residential hubs in the two states to step up high speed data experience for customers. Massive MIMO expands network capacities by 5-7 times on the same spectrum and delivers super fast data speeds despite a large number of concurrent users at the same location. Back in April, Airtel had deployed Massive MIMO pre-5G solution across IPL match venues offering up to 3x faster 4G speeds. Airtel 4G already covers over over 39,000 towns and villages in Karnataka. Commenting on the same, C. Surendran, Chief Executive Officer – Karnataka, Bharti Airtel Ltd., said: Airtel has led the telecom journey in the country with our history of firsts. The revolutionary launch of 4G services for the first time in the state of Karnataka changed mobile internet forever. Today, we are the only service provider to cover the entire state with our 4G ...

Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Gaming smartphone with 5.99-inch display, dual rear cameras, new design gets certified

Xiaomi-backed Black Shark introduced the Black Shark Gaming Phone in China  back in April this year, now a new Black Shark smartphone with the model number AWM-A0 has been certified by TENAA in China. This reveals a slightly different design compared to the predecessor since the phone has a dual rear cameras arranged vertically and the fingerprint sensor that was present on the front has been moved to the back. You can also see the camera bump and the dedicated One-touch SHARK key on the left. This reveals a 5.99-inch display, so the company could retain the FHD+ display and it has a 4000mAh battery, same as the predecessor. The dimensions of the phone is 160 × 75.26 × 8.7mm, which is almost same, but this is slightly thinner. The certification site doesn't reveal any other specifications, but it will likely retain the Snapdragon 845 SoC with up to 8GB RAM, liquid cooling We should know the complete specifications of the smartphone in the coming weeks. Source

Apple Watch Series 4 Teardown reveals battery capacity, hidden barometric sensor and more

After the teardown of the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max that reveled several details about the smartphones, iFixit has completed teardown of Apple Watch Series 4 44mm model with LTE (A2008). This reveals a slightly bigger battery compared to the Watch Series 3, hidden barometric sensor, all-new optical sensor, surrounded by a new ring-shaped electrical sensor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx0lnQcJUio The reveals 1.113 Wh / 291.8 mAh (A2059) battery compared to 1.07 Wh / 279 mAh battery on the Watch Series 3 (38 mm), but it is 17% less than 1.34 Wh in the 42 mm Watch Series 3. The barometric sensor has been relocated to the speaker grille. Taptic engine is thinner and longer than the one in the Series 3. The new speaker which is 50% louder has a gasket for ingress protection. The Apple-designed S4 system-in-package has Avago AFEM-8087 front-end module and it has ST Microelectronics ST33G1M2 32-bit MCU with ARM SecurCore SC300—the same eSIM as the Apple Watch Series 3, iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max. iFixit gives it 6/10 repairability rating same as the Watch Series 3, saying that the Series 4 feels much more thoughtfully laid out, but the incredibly tiny tri-point screws are a repair hindrance, and the component flex cables that are mounted directly to the S4 ...