POCO F1 beta update brings 960fps slo-mo recording, super low-light mode

POCO today rolled out new MIUI 10 8.12.4 beta update for testers that brings new camera features including 960fps slow-motion video recording in addition to 120fps abd 240fps, however the company is yet to bring 4K 60fps support, which was promised couple of months back. The update also brings new Super low-light mode in the camera settings for improved low-light performance. This takes 8 photos at different exposures and merges them into one brighter, higher-quality shot. The POCO F1 MIUI 10 8.12.4 beta update is 184MB and is currently rolling out gradually only for select beta testers. After the test is complete, it will roll out stable update for everyone in the coming weeks. Check out the complete changelog below. Camera Add 960fps videos and Super low-light mode Settings Optimize The Apps sections of the Settings got a structural revamp

OPPO R17 with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 34990

Along with the R17 Pro, OPPO has also launched R17  smartphone in India, as expected.  It has 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection, 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SoC and an in-display fingerprint sensor that can unlock the phone in 0.41 seconds. It features a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, 5-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and AI scene recognition, 25-megapixel AI front camera, comes with a a gradient glass back, metal frame and a 3500mAh battery with VOOC Flash charge fast charging. OPPO R17 specifications 6.4-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with  91.5% screen-to-body ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection Octa-Core Snapdragon 670 ( 2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 (performance) + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360 (efficiency)) 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 615 GPU 8GB RAM, 128GB internal memory Dual SIM ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, 5MP secondary rear camera 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor, 3D Portrait In-display fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 157.5×74.9×7.5mm; Weight: 182g Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C 3500mAh battery with (5V/4A)  VOOC Flash charge The OPPO R17 ...

OPPO R17 Pro with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 710, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 45990

OPPO just launched its top-end R17 Pro smartphone in India as it had promised. It was introduced back in August and packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with a notch, 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection an in-display fingerprint sensor that can unlock the phone in 0.41 seconds. It runs ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) and has a 25-megapixel AI front camera and is powered by Snapdragon 710 SoC with 8GB RAM. It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.5 and f/2.4 variable aperture that intelligently switches depending on the light and also has OIS. There is also a secondary 20-megapixel camera to capture depth information in portrait shots and zoom. It also has a Time of Flight (TOF) 3D Sensing camera that can get high-precision 3D depth information through nanosecond infrared light measurement. You can use it to take 3D photos and can also connect it to your TV and turn it into a home game console. It has a new fog gradient that  uses 3D fog glass and a new condensing grading process to make the colors blend on the back of the phone and flow with the light and shadow. It has a 3700mAh (2 x 1850mAh)  battery with SuperVOOC ...

Samsung Galaxy S10+ with Infinity O display, dual front-cameras and Galaxy S10 renders surface

Samsung is busy prepping the Galaxy S10 flagship which will be debuting at the MWC event in February. Before the official launch, the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus render surface online and as rumored, the flagships have a cut-out in the display to accommodate the selfie shooter. While the regular S10 has just one, the Plus variant packs dual-selfie shooters, so the cutout is a bit wider.  The bezels on top and bottom are slim even when compared to the Galaxy S9, and Note 9. According to rumors, the Galaxy S10 and the S10+ are expected to come in three variants; 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.4-inch models and pack a Qualcomm-built in-display fingerprint scanner. The flagships will be powered by the Exynos 9820 which is an 8nm SoC with Tri-cluster CPU, integrated NPU, up to 2Gbps LTE-Advanced Pro modem. While the variant that will sell in the US will be powered by the upcoming Snapdragon 855. The Samsung Galaxy S10 base variant might start at 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Recently a variant of the Galaxy has surfaced on the benchmarks which scored 325,076 points on AnTuTu. There will also be a high-end “Beyond X” model that would feature a 6.7-inch display, six cameras, and support for ...

Microsoft said to be working on chromium-powered web browser to replace Edge on Windows 10

Microsoft Edge which debuted in 2015 was designed to be fast, lightweight, and secure, however, it never saw the success the company wanted. The browser was launched with a sack of problems leading to rejection right when it arrived and it failed to gain any traction since then. For this, reason, the company is said to be working on a new web browser that is powered by Chromium.  Chromium is a rendering engine popularized by Google's Chrome browser. The new Microsoft browser is code named Anaheim is aimed at Windows 10 and will replace Edge as the default browser on the platform. At this moment, it is unclear if the Anaheim will use the Edge brand or get a brand-new name for itself. The user interface between Edge and Anaheim might be same or different. Since the new browser uses Chromium, it means websites should behave just like they do on Google Chrome in Microsoft's new Anaheim browser. Additionally, Microsoft engineers were recently spotted committing code to the Chromium project to help get Google Chrome running on ARM. There's no clear info on when the new browser would be introduced but should make an appearance anytime in 2019. Source

Samsung Galaxy Note9 One UI based Android 9.0 Pie beta update starts rolling out

Samsung has finally opened up Galaxy Note 9 One UI based on Android Pie beta after it by mistakenly opened registrations in the US last week.  The beta testing is now rolling out in Germany and India. The registrations are now open through the Samsung Members app and the update is about 1.5GB in size. Samsung doesn't usually open beta testing for the Note series, Galaxy Note8 wasn't a part of the Oreo beta program when it launched last year. Seeing how Samsung bought beta testing even in India, it clear that Samsung would open the beta testing to all beta markets. The One UI beta markets include the United States, South Korea, Germany, Poland, Spain, China, France, India, and the United Kingdom. Samsung is rolling out firmware version N960FXXU2ZRKQ for the Galaxy Note 9 and brings November 2018 security patch. This firmware update brings Android 9.0 Pie in addition to Samsung’s One UI. All of the features of the Android 9 Pie are included in this firmware. You can now register for the beta through the Samsung Members app in Germany and India. But Galaxy Note 9 users in other markets might need to wait. Source

Samsung Galaxy Note9 512GB buyers in India get 512GB EVO Plus microSD card at a discounted rate

Samsung recently introduced its EVO Plus 512GB microSD Card for Rs. 22,900. Today the company has announced that buyers of the 512GB version of the Galaxy Note9 smartphone can get it the card for just Rs. 4,999, after a flat 78% discount of Rs. 17,900. The Samsung’s newest EVO Plus 512GB microSD card lets you record up to 24 hours of 4K UHD video or 78 hours of Full HD video. It supports high reading and writing speeds of up to 100 MB/s and 90 MB/s, respectively, and comes with 4-Proof Technology, which makes it water, magnet, X-ray and temperature proof. The company has also announce unique "1TB challenge" on Social Media starting this week, inviting people from across the country to share their memories of 2018 through WhatsApp, and three lucky participants will be given Galaxy Note9 devices. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 512GB comes in Midnight Black, Ocean Blue and Metallic Copper at a price of Rs. 84,900. It is available across selected offline stores and ecommerce portals with exchange bonus of Rs. 9,000 on exchanging select old smartphones as well as Rs. 6,000 cashback for purchases through HDFC credit card, or debit cards. Aditya Babbar, General Manager, Mobile Business, Samsung India, said: Galaxy Note9 is a true performance ...

Meizu C9 with 5.45-inch 18:9 display, 4G VoLTE launching in India on December 5

Meizu already teased the launch of  Meizu 16 smartphone in India on December 5th, now the company has teased the launch of its budget C9 smartphone in the country alongside, exclusively on Amazon.in. The page also says that the phone will run stock Android instead of Meizu's FlymeOS. Check out the specifications below. Meizu C9 specifications 5.45-inch (1400 x 720 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 350cd/m² brightness, 1000: 1 contrast ratio 1.3GHz Quad-core SC9832E processor with Mali-T720 GPU 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Dual SIM Android 8.0 (Oreo) 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, 1.12um pixel size 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, Face Unlock Dimensions: 146.4x 70x 8.5mm; Weight: 140g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS 3000mAh battery The Meizu C9 will be availble in Black and Gold colors in India and will be available for purchase exclusively on Amazon.in starting from 4PM tomorrow. We should know the price when it goes official in less than 24 hours.

Lenovo Z5s with in-display front camera, triple rear cameras to be announced on December 6

After teasers and certification, Lenovo has officially confirmed that it will introduce the Z5s, a new smartphone on December 6th at an event in China. TENAA certification revealed a 6.3-inch screen, triple rear cameras and a fingerprint sensor on the back. Some leaks reveal that it will have an in-display camera, before Samsung Galaxy A8s and Huawei Nova 4 in coming weeks, instead of top left corner, this is said to feature the camera in the top center. The certification site already reveald its dimensions as 156.7 × 74.5 × 7.8 mmand a 3210mAh battery, which is less compared to its latest Z5 Pro and S5 Pro smartphones that were inrtoduced recently. We don’t have any other details about the phone yet, but everything should be clear when it goes official in a couple of days. Source

NVIDIA TITAN RTX world’s most powerful desktop GPU announced

NVIDIA has introduced NVIDIA TITAN RTX, which is calls the world’s most powerful desktop GPU offering good performance for AI research, data science and creative applications. It is based on NVIDIA Turing architecture, delivers 130 teraflops of deep learning performance and 11 GigaRays of ray-tracing performance. It delivers: 576 multi-precision Turing Tensor Cores, providing up to 130 teraflops of deep learning performance. 72 Turing RT Cores, delivering up to 11 GigaRays per second of real-time ray-tracing performance. 24GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory with 672GB/s of bandwidth — 2x the memory of previous-generation TITAN GPUs — to fit larger models and datasets. 100GB/s NVIDIA NVLink can pair two TITAN RTX GPUs to scale memory and compute. Incredible performance and memory bandwidth for real-time 8K video editing. VirtualLink port provides the performance and connectivity required by next-gen VR headsets. It provides multi-precision Turing Tensor Cores for breakthrough performance from FP32, FP16, INT8 and INT4, allowing faster training and inference of neural networks. It offers twice the memory capacity of previous generation TITAN GPUs, along with NVLink to allow researchers to experiment with larger neural networks and data sets. It also delivers the computational horsepower and memory bandwidth needed for real-time 8K video editing. TITAN RTX is ...