Samsung Galaxy A8s with 6.39-inch Infinity-O FHD+ display, triple rear cameras gets certified ahead of December 10 announcement

After FCC certification last month, Samsung Galaxy A8s (SM-G8870) has passed through the TENAA ahead of the announcement on December 10th. This confirms the phone's dimensions, battery capacity, 6.39-inch screen, triple rear cameras, rear mounted fingerprint sensor, glass back with a gradient design and a metal frame. Samsung Galaxy A8s rumored specifications 6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU 6GB RAM, 128 GB Storage, expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card Android 8.0 (Oreo) Dual SIM 24MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, 10MP 120° Ultra Wide camera, 5MP f/2.2 depth camera 24MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimension: 158.4×74.9×7.4mm 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80, Bluetooth v5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC 3400mAh (typical) / 3300mAh (minimum) battery with adaptive fast charging We should know the price of the Samsung Galaxy A8s when it goes official on Monday. Source 1, 2

Vivo NEX 2 dual screen smartphone with triple rear cameras teased ahead of December 11 announcement

Vivo today teased the company's NEX 2 dual-screen smartphone ahead of announcement on December 11th in China. This shows the phone's almost bezel-less screen, secondary screen on the back, and more. On the back there is a ring light around the camera that overlaps the display. Two cameras are present inside the ring and there is a third camrea on the far right corner. Since the phone doesn't come with a camera on the front, it has almost all-screen display. A recent leak also revealed that you can switch the screen content from front to back with just a gesture. There is a 3.5mm audio jack on the top, secondary microphone and small cut outs for the antenna. Since there is a display on the back, you can use rear cameras to take selfies.  The phone is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC with up to 10GB of RAM and in-screen speaker. We should also know the complete specifications of the phone once it gets certified. Source 1, 2

PUBG Mobile 0.10 update could bring new Vikendi snow map, Snowmobile vehicle and more

PUBG Mobile is getting a new beta update bringing the version number to V0.10. Even though the update currently doesn't bring several features, in coming days it is rumored to bring Vikendi 6km x 6km snow map and in-game improvements. There are a new Snow weather mode and an exclusive Snowmobile vehicle. It also brings snowball Fight added to Vikendi's Spawn Island. It is adding a new layout for players with large hands, a display for Crew Challenge winners on Erangel's Spawn Island. Matchmaking changes include an added cross-server matchmaking.  After enabling, players have a chance to be matched to players of the same tier on other servers. Players that repeatedly exit matches right after starting will now be banned from finding matches for a period of time. Players may now report suspicious behavior while spectating after dying. Players now can collect all daily mission awards at once. It is also adding Firearms Finish Upgrade System, where players can use materials at the Lab to upgrade certain weapon finishes getting additional kill effects, unique kill broadcasts, and death crate appearances. It is adding added Arabic support. This new update is expected to hit beta soon and the stable update is rumored to arrive on December ...

Samsung Galaxy Note9 Limited-Edition Alpine White and Galaxy S9+ Dual Tone Polaris Blue color variants launched in India

Samsung has introduced Galaxy Note9 in limited-edition Alpine White and Galaxy S9+ in a dual tone radiant Polaris Blue colour in India ahead of Christmas. The new Alpine White color variant Galaxy Note9 joins the Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Metallic Copper and Lavender Purple variants; while Galaxy S9+ has Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Sunrise Gold, Burgundy Red and the latest addition, Polaris Blue. The Alpine White edition of Galaxy Note9 128GB memory is priced at Rs. 67,900 and the Galaxy S9+ Polaris Blue 64GB costs Rs. 64,900. These are available for pre-order from Samsung Online Shop and across selected online platforms and will be available from offline stores starting December 10 onwards. These come with attractive offers from Samsung and partner banks, exchange bonus of Rs. 9,000 on exchanging select old smartphones, Rs. 6,000 cashback for HDFC credit or debit cards and Rs. 3,000 Instant Cashback on Galaxy S9+ Polaris Blue. Commenting on the launch, Aditya Babbar, General Manager, Mobile Business, Samsung India, said: Our consumers want to express themselves differently by personalising their tech, and colour plays an important part in that personalization. The limited-edition Alpine White of Galaxy Note9 and the dual tone Polaris Blue of Galaxy S9+ extends the colour ...

1MORE Stylish dual-dynamic driver earphones launched in India for Rs. 2999

1MORE has launched stylish Dual–Dynamic driver earphone in India and the company has again collaborated with internationally acclaimed Grammy Award Winning producer, mixer, and sound engineer Luca Bignardi to perfect the final tuning to deliver a precise representation.  1MORE stylish Dual-Dynamic driver earphone has a dual-dynamic driver featuring one titanium diaphragm and one graphene diaphragm in a coaxial design with two outer layers of PET. The back-to-back antistrophic coil layout helps to offset magnetic interference and keep the sensitivity high. The earcups are ergonomically designed at 45-degrees for natural angled ear fittings that match the curve of your ear canals. It also feature in-line controller for volume, song selection, and phone calls. Thanks to superior MEMS microphone, it allows for crystal clear communication that eliminates background static. 1MORE Stylish Dual-Dynamic driver earphone is available in 2 colors -Midnight Black and Rose Pink. It is priced at Rs. 2,999 and is available for order from Paytm Mall and 1MORE INDIA website and many leading stores across India.  Pre-orders will start from today, 7th till 15th on Paytm Mall at Rs. 2749, you also get additional Rs. 412 cashback so the effective price is Rs. 2337 .

Facebook confirms testing live video shopping in Messenger

Facebook is said to be testing a Live video feature for merchants that let them demo and describe their items for viewers. Customers can screenshot the product they wish to buy and use Messenger to send it to the seller, who can then request payment right through the chat app. Facebook confirms the new shopping feature is currently in testing with a limited set of Pages in Thailand. The company says that it had heard feedback from the community in Thailand that Live video helped sellers demonstrate how items could be used or worn and provided a richer understanding. Facebook is also planning new commerce experiences like home rentals in Marketplace in Thailand. “Thailand is one of our most active Marketplace communities,” says Mayank Yadav, Facebook product manager for Marketplace. it is now running the Live shopping test, which allows Pages to notify fans that they’re broadcasting to “showcase products and connect with your customers.” Merchants can take reservations and request payments through Messenger. Facebook doesn’t take its cut for the payments through Messenger, but the feature could still help earn the company money at a time when it’s seeking revenue streams beyond News Feed ads. It will help Facebook show lucrative video ads. The company ...

MediaTek Helio M70 5G multi-mode baseband chipset announced

At the China Mobile Global Partner Conference in Guangzhou, MediaTek has introduced the first 5G baseband chipset Helio M70. The Helio M70 is among the industry’s first wave of 5G multi-mode integrated baseband chipsets and is in line with the booming 5G market and the enhanced mobile experience. The MediaTek Helio M70 is a multimode chipset with 2G/3G/4G/5G-enabled support. It supports 5G radio (NR), along with the standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) network architectures, the sub-6GHz frequency band, high power user equipment (HPUE), and other key 5G technologies. It’s designed in compliance with the 3GPP Rel-15 new specifications with 5 Gbps data rate. The MediaTek Helio M70 baseband chipset supports LTE and 5G dual connectivity (EN-DC). Thanks to its multi-mode solution, the Helio M70 simplifies the design of 5G devices with a comprehensive power management plan, enabling device makers to design mobile devices with a smaller form factor, improved energy-efficiency, and competitive appearance.  It is combined with the open architecture of the NeuroPilot AI platform. The MediaTek Helio M70 baseband chipset is available now and is expected to ship in the second half of 2019. TL Lee, general manager of MediaTek Wireless Communications Division said: MediaTek is committed to promoting the adoption of the latest ...

Google Translate now offers gender specific translations

In its latest attempt to improve Translate, Google aims to curb gender bias by providing feminine and masculine translations for some gender-neutral words on the Google Translate website. Google Translate learns from hundreds of millions of already-translated examples from the web. Historically, it has provided only one translation for a query, even if the translation could have either a feminine or masculine form. However, you will now get both a feminine and masculine translation for a single word—like “surgeon”—when translating from English into French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. You’ll also get both translations when translating phrases and sentences from Turkish to English. In the future, Google plans to extend gender-specific translations to more languages, launch on other Translate platforms like iOS and Android apps, and address gender bias in features like query auto-complete. Google also mentioned that it is thinking on how to address non-binary gender in translations. Source

Facebook to bring Ad transparency tools ahead of India’s general elections in 2019

Owing to the general elections in India in 2019, Facebook announced that it is making big changes to the way it manages political ads on Facebook and Instagram. The company has already rolled out such changes in the US, Brazil, and the UK.  Now anyone who wants to run an ad in India related to politics will need to first confirm their identity and location, and give more details about who placed the ad. The identity and location confirmation will take a few weeks so advertisers can start that process early by using to submit proof of identity and location. The company also said that it will start showing a disclaimer on all political ads that provide more information about who’s placing the ad, and an online searchable Ad Library for anyone to access. This is a library of all ads related to politics from a particular advertiser as well as information like the budget associated with an individual ad, a range of impressions, as well as the demographics of who saw the ad. At that time, it will also begin to enforce the policy that requires all ads related to politics be run by an advertiser who’s completed the authorizations process and be labeled with the disclaimer. ...

Microsoft confirms Edge browser switch to Chromium, preview build to release early 2019

After rumors, Microsoft has officially confirmed that it is adopting the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility and less fragmentation of the web. Working with open source is not new for Microsoft Edge, its mobile browser has been based on the open source from its beginnings. Ultimately, the company intends to make the web experience better for many different audiences. Web developers will have a less-fragmented web platform to test their sites against, ensuring that there are fewer problems; and since the company is planning to continue to provide the Microsoft Edge service-driven understanding of legacy IE-only sites, Corporate IT will have improved compatibility for both old and new web apps in the browser that comes with Windows. In the coming year, it will be making a technology change that happens “under the hood” for Microsoft Edge. The key aspects of this evolution in a direction including the move toChromium-compatible web platform for desktop, Microsoft Edge will now be delivered and updated for all supported versions of Windows and it also said that it will contribute web platform enhancements to make Chromium-based browsers better on Windows devices. It is also expecting this work to enable the company to bring Microsoft Edge ...