PUBG Mobile 0.9.0 Halloween update starts rolling out

PUBG Corporation has started rolling out PUBG Mobile 0.9.0 just in time for Halloween, as it had promised. In addition to night mode to show your prowess in the dark, AKM Halloween Skin, Haunted Explotions Mode where spooky face appear when a grenade explodes, Spooky new outfits, the update also brings several new features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbmw2MLegF4 It adds new weapons including QBU DMR which uses 5.56mm rounds and can be found in Sanhok. Rony pickup truck in Sanhok, new Night Vision Goggles, New shop system that lets your friends bargain for you and more. The update has already started rolling out for Android and iOS from today in batches, and should be available for everyone soon. Check out some of the changelog below, and the complete changelog here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDlwEUiQ2EE Added night mode in Erangel. The map will alternate between day and night randomly. Halloween: Interact with other players on Spawn Island by picking up Pumpkins and Candies. Added a Candy event and a Halloween theme menu. Added the QBU DMR. Can be found in Sanhok. Added the Rony Pickup Truck. Only available in Sanhok. Added a "Share for Deals" feature. Get your friends to help you bargain for items. Crew Challenge is now open. Crews are now limited to ...

OnePlus announces pop-ups across 9 cities in India to experience and buy the OnePlus 6T on November 2

Ahead of the OnePlus 6T launch, OnePlus has announced pop-ups in 9 cities across 12 locations in the country on November 2, 2018. Notably, the pop-ups start a couple of days after the launch of 6T in India, which is on October 30, 2018. Talking about the location, the pop-ups will land from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm IST on 2 November in 13 locations across 9 cities including Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Jaipur. Globally, these pop-ups will be held in Europe, North America, India and China in premium locations across 32 key cities in total. With pop-ups, people and fans can experience and even buy the new OnePlus 6T on November 2. Those who attend pop-ups will receive exclusive OnePlus goodies including OnePlus 6T phone covers and bumpers, OnePlus Sketchbook, OnePlus ‘Never Settle’ T-shirts and OnePlus tote bags. The premium OnePlus 6T will be available exclusively on Amazon India with some amazing offers including cash back on credit and debit card transactions, No cost EMI, Free damage protection for 12 months and more. Now you can pre-book the device, where the customer will receive a pair of OnePlus’ all-new Type-C Bullets earphones, worth Rs. 1490 along with ...

Xiaomi is working on PUBG-like Survival Game – Here’s how you can apply for beta testing

Multiplayer online battle royale games do not need any introduction, you may already have PUBG or Fortnite installed on your mobile device. Online battle royal games like PUBG and Fortnite became very popular on the mobile platform this year, both the games have crossed 100 million downloads mark within a few months of launch. Now, one more mobile internet company wants online battle royale madness to take on users and if you live in India, there are good chances that you have a phone from this company in your neighborhood, take a guess which company are we talking about. Yes, we are talking about Mi, guessed it right? Today, Xiaomi on its Mi Community India announced that Mi game team is working on new online battle royale game called 'Survival Game'. As per the post by Mi Community admin, Survival Game is a large-scale, sci-fi 3D shooting mobile game independently developed by Xiaomi Company. The game created an avant-garde battlefield based on the battle royale mode. Players need to compete with each other and be the last one standing. Each match starts with players flying from the spaceship onto a map area. Players could decide when and where to land on the battlefield. ...

Lexar introduces world’s highest-capacity 512GB microSD UHS-I A2 card

Integral might have been the first to introduce the world’s highest-capacity 512GB microSD. Lexar today introduced the world’s highest-capacity 512GB microSD with support for Application Performance Class 1 (A2) requirements from the latest SD Association’s 6.0 specifications to help launch and load apps faster, compared to A1. This offers up to 100MB/s transfer speed. Highlights of Lexar 512GB 633x microSDXC UHS-I card Read Speed: up to 100 MB/s Write Speed: up to 70MB/s write A2 spec allows the new card to manage random read input-output access per second (IOPS) of 4000 and write IOPS of 2000 UHS-I (U3), V30 speed rated at Class 10 Dimensions:  11mm x 15mm x 1 mm Limited lifetime warranty The 512GB Lexar 633x microSDXC UHS-I card is available late-October at MSRP of US$299.99 (Rs. 21,940). Lexar will be showcasing it  at this year’s PhotoPlus Expo held at Javits Convention Center in New York City, New York, from October 25th - 27th. Commenting on the anouncement, Joel Boquiren, Director of Global Marketing, said: As smartphones integrate more and more into our busy lives, we’re relying on them to do more than ever. Having the world’s largest A2 microSD card will aptly meet the demands of even the most intense power user with its high-performance ...

RED HYDROGEN ONE Photo Gallery

RED announced HYDROGEN ONE Android smartphone with world’s first holgraphic display last year. We got to check out the phone at its event in NYC last week, where it confirmed the complete specifications and also detailed the content strategy. Here is the photo gallery of the smartphone. The phone has 5.7-inch QHD 4-View Lightfield Display that creates an experience that goes beyond 3D—with no glasses required. "Powered by Nanotechnology, the display delivers realistic depth, light and textures bringing content to life in fundamentally new ways," says the company. It is powered by Snapdragon 835 with 6GB of RAM and runs  Android 8.1 (Oreo). The main reason for the bulky body is due to the durable carbon fiber body. It has  intuitive, functional RED designed sides and controls. There is also a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="266974,266977"] The 3.5mm audio jack is present on the top, while the USB Type-C poart and the microphone is present on the bottom. You can see the antenna lines on the top and bottom parts of the phone. It has Holographic 4-View (H4V) recording front and back offering 3D experience, thanks to 12-megapixel dual rear and 8-megapixel dual front cameras that create a depth map and adding two additional views (4V) real time. 3D ...

TeamViewer 14 brings Augmented Reality pilot mode, Smart adaptive compression and more

TeamViewer secure remote connectivity software has released TeamViewer 14 Preview. Along with substantial feature updates and performance improvements, the new release refines remote support market by giving users access to pioneering Augmented Reality (AR) capabilities with TeamViewer Pilot. TeamViewer 14 gives access to TeamViewer’s new AR solution; TeamViewer Pilot. It offers productive AR experiences for anyone needing assistance for any kind of equipment, machinery or infrastructure problem. The solution enables users to see through the eyes of others via remote camera sharing and guide them interactively through complex processes, environments, and operations with AR annotations. It can highlight objects in the real world where users can assist on-site staff, customers, friends or family step-by-step through remote troubleshooting, problem resolution, product setup, etc. The TeamViewer Pilot is available as standalone. In an extended trial period, all existing and new subscribers are invited to see the AR experience with their own eyes.  TeamViewer 14 introduces substantial performance improvements compared to previous versions. Smart adaptive compression analyses connection quality and automatically adjusts compression making the new version work significantly faster, especially in low-bandwidth environments. The new release also leverages the newest technologies for hardware acceleration and processing of computational intense tasks. Additionally, TeamViewer upgraded its server architecture resulting ...

POCO Launcher Beta update brings option to hide apps, lets you change the grid size and app icon size [APK Download]

Update - October 24:  POCO launcher has got a new beta update, with version 2.6.1.1 the option to hide apps has been enabled, with this update users can also customize Home Screen layout and icon size. Option to customize layout can be found under POCO settings. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="267004,267003,267002"] Users need to long press on homescreen and then go to Settings, following which system asks to verify the fingerprint. After the fingerprint verification, users need to set a pattern to unhide the apps. To access the list of hidden apps, users need to ‘swipe right twice in the app drawer’, following which they need to enter pattern/fingerprint. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="267005,267000,266999"] Download POCO Launcher Beta 2.6.11 Earlier: Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the POCO F1 running on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with a skin on top, which company is referring to as MIUI For POCO. MIUI for POCO is regular MIUI with few new additions like POCO launcher, stock Android like quick setting tiles and others. During the launch, the company mentioned that the POCO Launcher (Beta version) will be available on the Play store starting 29th Aug and a beta version was leaked on the same day but it didn’t have all the features which ...

Nokia 8110 4G VoLTE phone with 2.4-inch Curved display launched in India for Rs. 5999 [Update: Now available]

Update - October 24: Nokia 8110 4G is now available for purchase in India across top mobile retailers and on Nokia website at Rs. 5,999. Earlier: HMD Global just launched the Nokia 8110 4G feature phone in India, months after it was introduced at the MWC earlier this year. It comes with 2.4-inch QVGA Curved display, intuitive tactile mechanics with slide to answer and end the call, and a helicopter-style spin on its axis. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Mobile Platform clocked at 1.1GHz Dual-Core processor. It comes with access to an app store with apps like Google Assistant, Google Search, Google Maps, Facebook, and Twitter, lets send and receive emails, import your contacts and sync your calendar with Outlook and Gmail. It also comes with a revamped version of Snake game. It comes with Dual SIM support in India with support for WiFi hotspot and packs a 2000mAh battery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ_bsCU1-PM Nokia 8110 4G specifications 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA display 1.1GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform (MSM8905) with Adreno 304 GPU 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, expandable memory up with microSD Dual SIM (micro + nano) Smart Feature OS powered by KaiOS 2MP rear camera with LED flash Drip protection (IP52) Dimensions: 133.45 x 49.3 x 14.9 mm; Weight: 117 ...

Flipkart Festive Dhamaka Days Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories, Laptops and more

Flipkart has started its four-day Festive Dhamaka Days Sale for this year, after the successful Big Billion Days sale earlier this month. During the sale, it offers deals on range of smartphones, accessories as well as other products such as LED TVs, laptops and more. Best deals on smartphones during Flipkart Festive Dhamaka Days Sale Google Pixel 2 XL – Rs. 40,999 (Rs. 5000 off + up to Rs. 16000 off on exchange) ASUS Zenfone 5Z 8GB + 256GB – Rs. 31,999 (Rs. 5,000 off + up to Rs. 16000 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy S8 – Rs. 32,990 (Rs. 12,000 off + up to Rs. 16000 off on exchange) ASUS Zenfone 5Z 6GB + 128GB – Rs. 27,999 (Rs. 5,000 off + up to Rs. 16000 off on exchange) ASUS Zenfone 5Z 6GB + 64GB – Rs. 24,999 (Rs. 5,000 off + up to Rs. 16000 off on exchange) Honor 10 – Rs. 24,999 (Rs. 11,000 off + up to Rs. 18000 off on exchange) Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro 4GB + 64GB –  Rs. 12,999  (Rs. 2000 off + up to Rs. 11700 off on exchange) Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 4GB + 64GB  – Rs. 12999 (Rs. 2000 off + up to Rs. 11700 off on exchange) Honor 9N 3GB + 32GB – Rs. 11999 (Rs. 2000 off + up to ...

Coca-Cola India, Vodafone Idea business services and eBest IoT team up to introduce IoT enabled connected coolers

Coca-Cola India has collaborated with Vodafone Idea Business Services and eBest IoT, to introduce state-of-the-art Connected Coolers across the country. The IoT enabled fleet of Connected Coolers will enable Coca-Cola to understand consumer behavior.  Under the partnership, Connected Coolers will be powered by Vodafone SuperIoT – an industry-first solution that enables end-to-end management of device, application, connectivity, service platform, support and security. The technology will also equip Coca-Cola’s partners to manage inventory, sales tracking, monitor usage pattern, and track locations, thus enabling them to increase sales and enhance customer experience. To ensure that customers get the best taste, this IoT solution has turned static cabinets into intelligent assets through a sensor that detects temperature, humidity and door closing/opening and helps maintain the quality of the bottle of Coke delivered to the customer. The pilot for the Connected Coolers has been successfully completed and will be introduced in a phased manner across the country. Commenting on the collaboration, Sanjay Rawal, Chief Information Officer for Coca-Cola India and South-West Asia said: Coca-Cola’s portfolio is expanding, and we are harnessing the power of technology to get consumer insights which can help us engage better with our consumers and provide choices tailored to their location and behaviour. The connected ...