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Monday, 8 April 2019

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version to go on sale in India from April 10

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India in February. The 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version priced at Rs. 13,999 went on sale starting from March 13, now the company has finally announced that the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version will go on sale starting from tomorrow, April 10th on Flipkart and Mi.com. When? When? When? was the question. 'Tomorrow' is the answer. #RedmiNote7Pro (6+128 GB) will be available starting tomorrow at 12 noon. 😎 RT with the hashtag #RedmiNote7Pro to spread the word. F-codes up for grabs. pic.twitter.com/PwSG3mawYS — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) April 9, 2019 To remind you, the phone packs a  6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 1.95mm narrow bezels, 81.37% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 675 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with MIUI 10 on top. It has a 48-megapixel rear camera with 1/2″ Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.79 aperture. It offers 12MP output by default using super pixel tech, but you can enable 48MP output in Pro mode. It has a 5-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and also comes with AI features such as steady handheld night photography. There is a 13-megapixel camera on the front with AI beautify and AI portrait features as well as ...

OPPO F11 Pro: A gorgeous phone with brilliant camera

OPPO is setting new standards when it comes to its phones hardware especially Camera. The recently launched OPPO F11 Pro is indeed a welcome surprise, offering some fresh takes on the modern smartphone. The latest outing from OPPO’s stable encompasses a striking 6.5-inch panoramic display, a powerful processor, capable 48MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture. And then it tops off with the rising camera which houses rising 16MP camera at the top centre of the device. This aesthetically beautiful smartphone comes with the hot yet trendy 48MP camera incorporating the latest technologies. For the starters, OPPO F11 Pro boasts a massive 48MP rear camera supported by a 5MP secondary camera to create hardware-driven depth of field effect. Well, the placement is always important and the company has strategically housed the camera set up in the centre, stacked vertically along with LED flashlight. Having said that, a couple of technologies is involved when it comes to the rear camera. The main cameras use pixel binning tech, which results in a sharper 12MP photo with plenty of light, detail and less noise. For the starters, pixel binning is a method or process of combining 4 small-sized pixels into 1 big pixel while capturing an image. Furthermore, ...

Apple’s 2019 iPhones could come with 6.1-inch and 6.5-inch OLED displays, triple rear cameras

Earlier this year a report said that Apple will launch three iPhones this year, including a high-end model with triple rear cameras. A new report from Mac Otakara says that the successor of the XS and XS Max will feature 6.1-inch and 6.5-inch OLED displays, respectively and will pack triple rear cameras, citing supply chain sources from China. The 6.1-inch model is said to be about 0.15mm thicker than the iPhone XS with 0.5 mm less camera bump, making it 0.1 mm thicker, while the 6.5-inch OLED model is said to be 0.4 mm thicker than the iPhone XS Max, and the camera bump is about 0.25 mm smaller, making it 0.2 mm thicker than the predecessor. All the three cameras on the back are expected to adopt larger lenses, feature bilateral wireless charging and come bundled with Apple 18W USB charger and USB-C to Lightning cable. The iPhone XI and iPhone XI Max are expected to be joined by iPhone XIR that is also said to come with triple rear cameras, but it could stick to LCD screen. However, Apple is expected to come to OLED displays completely in 2020 iPhones. Source

Vivo V15 Overview – Innovative elevating selfie camera at a right price

A few days back, Vivo created a huge buzz in the Indian smartphone with 32MP Elevating selfie camera, bezel-less display and gradient colour design at an extremely affordable price by launching the Vivo V15. With this launch, V15 is one of the most Value For Money (VFM) smartphone available right now. In India, users can get VivoV15 in three exquisite colours -- Royal Blue, Frozen Black and Glamour Red. Notably, with Vivo V15 and 15 Pro, the company is making Elevating selfie and other latest technologies more accessible to the masses. Beautiful gradient with smooth finish The Vivo V15 comes with a beautiful gradient colour design with a smooth glossy finish, making it look premium than ever. To be honest, the Vivo V15 is the best-looking smartphone in its price range. The case which comes bundled with the phone offers good protection as well. It measures 8.54mm in thickness and weighs around 189grams. Moving on to the display, the Vivo V15 sports a 6.53-inch FHD+ in-screen LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection with a 90.95% screen-to-body ratio. The company got rid of the notch, and we feel good about it. The display is bright, the colours are vibrant and the text looks sharp. ...

Samsung launches Unbox Magic Smart TV series in India starting at Rs. 24900

Samsung has launched new range of Smart TVs under Unbox Magic series with several features such as Personal Computer, Music System, Home Cloud, Live Cast and Two Way Sharing. "The new TV line up along with these never-seen-before benefits will redefine the term ‘Smart’ in Smart TVs and take your home entertainment experience to a whole new level," said the company. There come range from High Definition displays with Ultra Pix technology to the Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K models, featuring superior colors, stunning details and contrast levels. Personal Computer:  Turn Smart TV into a full-fledged computer than just browsing. Create documents or work from the cloud such as  presentations. Mirror laptop on the Smart TV screen wirelessly without internet connection. Remotely access laptop or personal computer from any location over internet. Multi-layered Knox for unmatched security and provides seamless access to Microsoft Office 365 services over cloud. Music System: Choose from a library of skins with different color options, add visual elements on the screen turning the TV into a virtual music system. Manage multiple device playlists and create immersive musical experience with external speaker. Home Cloud: Transforms into a virtual cloud to automatically store your favorite moments. The pictures and ...

nubia Alpha smartwatch phone with flexible OLED display, 4G and nubia pods wireless earbuds launched in China

ZTE's nubia brand introduced the Alpha as the world’s first wearable Smartphone with a flexible, wrap-around display at the MWC, after it was teased IFA 2018 in Berlin. Today it launched it in China, as it had promised. It also said that it is working with China Unicom to launch a 5G version soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kJbb1N9ltg nubia Alpha specifications 4.01-inch flexible OLED display from Visionox Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform 1GB RAM, 8GB storage 5MP camera with 82-degree wide-angle lens, f/2.2 aperture Built-in speaker and microphone Exercise and health assistant, sleep and run tracking, music playback. Heart rate sensor 4G with eSIM for voice calling, WiFi and Bluetooth 500mAh battery with 1-2 days of battery with regular use or up to a week of standby time It also launched nubia pods true wireless earbuds in partnership with 1MORE in China, after it was showcased at the MWC. nubia pods specifications Bluetooth 5 with Qualcomm AptX LDS Laser antenna for stable Bluetooth connectivity 45-degree ergonomic design, 6.2g light-weight body MEMS microphone 55mAh battery offers 6.5 hours of playback, 24 hours with the 410mAh battery on charging case The nubia Alpha is priced at 3499 yuan (US$ 520 / Rs. 36,255 approx.) for the 4G Black version and the 4G Gold version ...

HONOR GALA sale from April 8 to 12: Discounts on Smartphones and Wearables

HUAWEI's HONOR today started Gala Festival Sale to celebrate 5 years of HONOR in India. The Gala Festival, a five-day extravaganza starting today, 8th April on Amazon and Flipkart offers deals and discounts on HONOR 8X, HONOR 8C, HONOR Play and HONOR 7C on Amazon and HONOR 10 & 10 lite, HONOR 9N & 9 lite, HONOR 7S, 7A and 7i on Flipkart. Deals on smartphones on Amazon and Flipkart HONOR View20 — Starting at Rs. 37,999 (Rs. 3000 off on all credit and debit card payments, 9 month No-cost EMI) HONOR 10 —  Rs. 24,999 (Rs. 11,000 off) HONOR Play (6GB + 64GB) —  Rs. 15,999 (Rs. 10,000 off) HONOR Play (4GB + 64GB) —  Rs. 13,999 (Rs. 8000 off) HONOR 8X — Starting at Rs. 12,999 (Rs. 2000 off) HONOR 10 Lite (4GB + 64GB) — Rs. 12,999 (Rs. 1000 off) HONOR 9i (4GB + 64GB) — Rs. 9,999 (Rs. 2000 off) HONOR 9 Lite (4GB + 64GB) — Rs. 9,499 (Rs. 7500 off) HONOR 9N (4GB + 64GB) — Rs. 9,499 (Rs. 5500 off) HONOR 9N (3GB + 32GB) — Rs. 8,499 (Rs. 5500 off) HONOR 8C (4GB + 32GB) — Rs. 8,999 (Rs. 2000 off) HONOR 7C (4GB + 64GB) — Rs. 8,499 ...

Lenovo Z6 Pro with Snapdragon 855 to be announced this April

Lenovo has been teasing its Z6 Pro smartphone for more than a month. The company's CEO Chang Cheng has confirmed that it will be powered by Snapdragon 855 and will be introduced later this month. The teaser image shows a large rear camera sensor, metal frame and possibly a glass back. It recently said that the phone will come with Hyper Video feature, but it did not detail how it works. The company added that it took one year and one month to develop this feature to offer users the best experience. There will be a 5G model, and the phone 3C certification hints that phone will come with support for 27w fast charging. We should know more details, including the launch date in the coming weeks. Source

Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL detailed specs surface — 5.6-inch and 6-inch FHD+ displays [Update: Confirmed by Google Play Developer Console]

Update — April 8, 2019: Google Play Developer Console device catalog has revealed that the Pixel 3a (Sargo) will come with a 2220×1080 pixels FHD+ 440 PPI display and Pixel 3a XL (Bonito) will come with a 2160 x 1080 pixels FHD+ 400 PPI display, which reveals display size of 5.6-inches and 6-inches, respectively as rumored earlier. This also confirms 4GB RAM for the phones. Earlier: Rumors and leaks about both the Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3 Lite XL codenamed 'sargo' and 'bonito' surfaced few months back. Last week with Android Q beta release it was revealed that the phone will be launched Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. Now detailed specifications of the phones have surfaced. This reveals a 5.6-inch FHD+ OLED screen and Snapdragon 670 for the Pixel 3a, and a slightly bigger 6-inch screen and Snapdragon 710 for the Pixel 3a XL, 4GB RAM, 32GB or 64GB storage, 12MP rear camera and a 8MP wide-angle front camera for both. These are expected to retain rear mounted fingerprint scanner and Active Edge features, but it is not clear if these will have IP68 ratings for water resistance, but these bring back the 3.5mm audio jack that the Pixel 3 and the 3 XL lacks. Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a ...

Saturday, 6 April 2019

Researcher finds URL spoofing vulnerability on Mi browser and Mint Browser, Mi Security team acknowledges the issue

Arif Khan, an independent security researcher has recently discovered an issue on Xiaomi Browsers including Mi Browser and recently launched Mint Browser. The vulnerability (CVE-2019-10875) was found to be present in Global version of these browsers and not on the Chinese version, which as per the researcher might be intentional. How was the vulnerability discovered? The researcher says that it was an accidental discovery, and it didn't require much effort. He decided to test a certain feature in Mi Browser which was behaving abnormally than expected. As per the researcher, it was discovered when he tried to open a Google query search link through Mi Browser, and it tried to display only the 'search query' in the URL address bar. As per him, it takes almost 0 user interactions user to exploit. When you try to open a link with a query portion with that URL, Xiaomi's browsers try to display it as search engines would display it in the search bar, but the URL bar doesn't display the full URL, and this not only happens in case of popular search engine websites but also with other websites. Mi Security team (MiSRC) acknowledged the vulnerability and Researcher got the reward! As per Khan, Mi Security team has accepted ...