Sony Xperia 10 Hands On and Photo Gallery

At the MWC 2019, Sony Mobile announced Xperia 10 mid-range smartphone. Notably, Xperia 10 one of the first Sony smartphones to come with a 21:9 aspect ratio display. Talking about the design, it measures 8.4 mm in thickness and weighs around 162g. Unlike other Xperia smartphones, it lacks IP65/68. From the aesthetic point of view, it looks like any other Xperia device, we've seen in the past. This device has a metal unibody design along with curved corners and rounded edges, which is undoubtedly premium for a mid-range device. On the front, Xperia 10 sports a 6-inch (2560 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio CinemaWide display. Above it, the front camera and speaker are housed, which means no notch. [gallery columns="2" link="file" size="medium" ids="276478,276476,276475,276474"] Further, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack on the top and a USB Type-C at the bottom. The right side of the device houses dedicated camera button along with a power button, volume rocker and has brought back a side fingerprint sensor. Talking about the camera, the Xperia 10 combines a 13-megapixel sensor with a 5-megapixel sensor on the back. The front is taken care of 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture, 84° wide-angle lens. Under the hood, Xperia 10 comes powered ...

Nokia 210 Hands On and Photo Gallery

HMD Global at the MWC 2019 event has introduced the Nokia 210 feature phone It sports a 2.4-inches QVGA display and dual SIM support. However, it doesn’t support 4G and is a 2G series 30 feature phone. Here we bring you hands and photo gallery of the phone. https://youtu.be/r0VHRQhtLSY It sports a 2.4-inches QVGA display, a removable BL-5C 1020 mAh battery. It is powered by the MediaTek MT6260A and runs on S30+ operating system. It comes with Facebook, Snake game and an app store to download apps and games. It packs 16MB Internal memory and a VGA rear camera with LED flash. The phone has support for FM radio, and MP3 player. There is nothing on the right or on the left side. On the back, you have the VGA camera with LED flash. On removing the back panel, you have access to Dual SIM slots and removable battery. This device measures 13.81 mm in thickness. It also supports various connectivity options like GSM 900/1800, Dual SIM, and a microUSB port for charging. The Nokia 210 comes in Charcoal, Red and Grey colors is priced at $35 (Rs.2,480 approx.). It will roll out from early next week. Sai Krishna contributed to this post

Nokia 1 Plus Android Pie (Go Edition) Hands On and Photo Gallery

HMD Global at the MWC 2019 event has introduced the Nokia 1 Plus Android Pie (Go Edition). It is the successor of  Nokia 1 that was introduced last year at the MWC. It comes with a textured finish and the swappable rear covers. Here we bring you Hands On and Photo Gallery of the phone.  https://youtu.be/OpSx1_vi18w It has a 5.45-inch FWVGA+ IPS display and packs a 2500mAh battery and back panel gets changeable back covers. It is powered by the MediaTek MT6739W 64-bit processor with PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU, 1GB of RAM and runs Android (Pie) Go Edition. On the storage front, it comes with 1GB RAM with 8GB storage, expandable up to 128GB via micro SD card. It doesn't come with a fingerprint sensor. As for the camera, it has an 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP sensor on the front. [gallery columns="2" size="medium" link="none" ids="276282,276281,276285,276279"] On the right, you have the power and volume rocker buttons which are tactile and offer good feedback. On the back, you have Nokia branding, camera module, LED flash, and speaker. The microUSB port is present on the bottom, while the 3.5mm audio jack is placed on the top. This device measures 8.55 mm in thickness. It also has support for 4G VoLTE. The Nokia 1 ...

Samsung Galaxy A30 Hands On and Photo Gallery

At the MWC 2019 event, Samsung has introduced the Galaxy A30 phone in the company’s latest A-series smartphone for this year. Unlike the A50, the A30 packs a traditional fingerprint sensor. Here we bring you Hands On and Photo Gallery of the phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G72EMKJajiI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsM6y2m36G8 It has a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display and offers the same humongous 4000mAh battery. It is powered by the latest Exynos 7904 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU and runs on Android 9.0 (Pie). [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="276496,276495"] On the storage front, the phone comes in two variants; one with 3GB RAM and with 32GB storage and another with 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card. The phone features has a Fingerprint sensor. As for the camera, it has dual-rear camera setup with 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, 5MP ultra-wide angle camera with f/2.2 aperture. A 16MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture. [gallery link="none" size="medium" columns="2" ids="276494,276493"] On the right, you have the power and volume rocker buttons which are tactile and offer good feedback. While on the left, there is a SIM tray. The device measures 7.7mm in thickness. It also supports various connectivity options like Dual 4G VoLTE, NFC and USB Type-C. The Samsung Galaxy A30 comes in Black, White, Blue colors and ...

OnePlus ties up with Qualcomm to start 5G trials in India

Earlier this week at the MWC OnePlus showcased its first  Prototype Smartphone powered by Snapdragon 855 combined with the Snapdragon X50 5G modem and Qualcomm RF Front-End solutions. It added that it will also be amongst the first OEMs to launch smartphones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform in India, and plans to work with Qualcomm on 5G trials. Several companies have introduced their 5G smartphones at the MWC. OnePlus has already announced that it will be partnering up with EE to be among the first to release a commercial 5G smartphone in the UK, which will likely the the OnePlus 7. OnePlus has also partnered with Qualcomm to launch the  "5G Apps of Tomorrow" challenge among global developers that will award a total of €250,000 in cash for the winners. The company aims to integrate industry resources, and push forward for the next steps of 5G apps for users. 5G will be rolled out starting in the first half of 2019 across the U.S., Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and China, with deployments in sub-6 GHz and mmWave. By 2020-21, 5G is expected to be deployed in India and Latin America. Commenting on the same, Pete Lau, Founder and CEO, OnePlus, said: We have been loyal ...

HTC Exodus 1 gets new blockchain features, can now be purchased with real money

HTC's EXODUS 1 which was announced back in 2018 is now expanding its reach to non-crypto natives, meaning users who wish to buy the phone can now use real money, instead of using cryptocurrency. The Exodus 1 was available for pre-order in October, but users had to pay in crypto: either 0.15 bitcoin or 4.78 Ether.  While 0.15 bitcoin or 4.78 Ether meant around $1000 back then, the volatile crypto market brought down the value to $571 or $644. With the option to pay real money, HTC is quoting $699 (Rs. 49,870 approx.) for the EXODUS 1. All the pre-orders are expected to ship by the end of March. This is in addition to its original purchase options of BTC, ETH, and LTC. In addition, through a new partnership with Binance, you can also purchase your EXODUS 1 using BNB. https://youtu.be/jy57ksJwyEw Moving past the pricing, Opera partners with HTC to make Opera browser main and decentralized browser for EXODUS. The decentralized web will allow users to protect and secure their own data by providing more transparent peer to peer services, removing the middlemen that used to benefit from holding your information. HTC's EXODUS team is releasing the Zion Key Management API to selected partners with a focus on protecting user data ...

Google Play Protect scanned over 50 billion apps everyday in 2018 protecting over 2 billion devices

Google's Play Protect scanned over 50 billion apps every day for harmful behavior in 2018 protecting over 2 billion devices in the Android ecosystem every day. In 2018, the company launched a new feature that notifies users when they are installing new or rare apps. It shows a warning, giving users pause to consider whether they want to trust this app. Once Google has fully analyzed the app and determined that it is not harmful, the notification will no longer display. In 2018, this warning showed around 100,000 times per day. Google recently enabled a security feature first introduced in Android Oreo which warns users when they are about to launch a potentially harmful app on their device. This new warning dialog provides in-context information about the app the user is about to launch, why it think it may be harmful and what might happen if they open the app. In the notification, Google also provides clear guidance on what to do next. These in-context dialogs ensure that users are protected even if they accidentally missed an alert. Back in 2018, the company has added the ability to detect harmful apps that are installed from Play but were later found to have ...

Canon EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera with 26.2MP CMOS sensor launched in India

Canon has launched EOS RP in the EOS R lineup in India, after it was introduced last year. It is designed for photographers to take full advantage of the complete line up of RF lenses and is compatible with the existing collection of Canon’s EF and EF-S lenses with the use of one of three optional RF EOS-R Mount Adapters, says the company. The Canon EOS RP features an f/1.2 lens, 26.2 megapixel CMOS sensor that is powered by the company’s DIGIC 8 image processor. It also features Dual Pixel CMOS Auto Focus (AF) with 4,779 manually selectable AF points and a wide AF coverage area of 88% horizontal and 100% vertical. The eye detection AF can automatically detect faces and focus on the eye of the subject. It sports a 0.39-inch 2.36 million dot Electronic LCD Viewfinder with Touch-and-Drag AF, it can record 4K UHD 24fps or Full HD 60fps video recording with 4K time-lapse shooting and the ability to extract still images from 4K video recordings. It has an ISO range of 100-25,600 that is expandable up to ISO of 102,400. Built-in support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology. It is built around the 54mm mount diameter and short-back focus. This allows for the use of one of three optional ...

Telegram 5.4 brings autoplaying videos, automatic download settings, multiple accounts for iOS and more

Telegram is gaining a new update which brings a host of new features including auto-playing smaller videos; smaller videos will start playing without sound. To unmute them, simply press the volume buttons on your device. Furthermore, it also gets new auto-download settings to control your data usage. The telegram also added a quick new way to switch between Low, Medium and High preset for Mobile, Roaming, and Wi-Fi. You can also manually set up automatic downloads by chat type, media type, and file size. The app will remember your choices as the Custom preset in case you need to temporarily switch to Low and back — or the other way around. Telegram will automatically cut down on downloads if you are low on data. The Telegram changes your data usage remotely, based on your feedback and the cost of data in each country. The logout menu now shows several alternative options to log out. it is also bringing the ability to add up to three accounts and easily switch between them without logging out. If you've added several accounts, you will receive push notifications for all of them. You can also tap and hold on an account in Settings for a sneak peek of its chats list. Multiple accounts feature was available on Android is now making its ...

Google Duo finally available on the web

Google has finally launched Duo video calling on the web with supported browsers include Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. The interface is fairly simple; it shows recent contacts listed at the top, full list of all contacts placed below. Google Duo on the web supports browser notifications for incoming calls. While users on other browsers seem to be having issues accessing the Duo for the web, it seems to be perfectly working for Chrome users accessing it via their non-G Suite accounts. To know if Google Duo for the web is working on your account, simply head over to duo.google.com, if you see a new interface, Duo for the web is working for. But, if you’re still seeing the old Duo landing page, you don’t have access to the web client yet. Since Google is yet to formally announce Duo for the web, more details should most probably come our way in the next couple of days. Stay tuned.