Xiaomi introduces new MIUI charging animation

Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular android skins with more than 300 million worldwide users. MIUI is a heavy skin on top of Android, but what sets it apart from other Android skins is its feature richness and customizations. MIUI gets updated biweekly, including closed beta on every Tuesday and public beta on every Friday. This week, Xiaomi has introduced a new charging animation and also added the option to remove animations system-wide. We have earlier seen similar charging animation on Mi 9. The company recently showcased 100W super charge turbo fast charing video with similar charging animation. The feature is available on devices running MIUI Global Beta 9.4.11. [gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="279678,279676"] These features are available only in MIUI Global Beta ROM as of now and is expected to be released to MIUI Global Stable ROM users with future updates. Xiaomi has already dropped MIUI support for various devices including Redmi Note 3 (Snapdragon 650 variant), Redmi Pro, Redmi 3S, Redmi 3S Prime, Redmi Note 4 (MediaTek variant), Redmi 4 (Snapdragon 430 variant), Redmi 4 Prime, Redmi 4A, Mi 5, Mi Max and Mi Max Prime, so these devices will not be getting these features including upcoming MIUI 11. Xiaomi has already kicked off MIUI 11 ...

HTC 2Q7A100 with Full HD+ display, Snapdragon 710, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage surfaces in benchmarks

It has been months since HTC had launched a mid-range or high-end smartphones. A report from last December said that it will launch new mid-tier to high-end models in 2019, after confirming that it is not shutting down its smartphone business. Now the company's first smartphone for the year has surfaced in benchmarks. "HTC 2Q7A100" benchmark listing reveals a Snapdragon 710 SoC, 6GB of RAM and Android 9.0 (Pie). AnTuTu benchmark listing also reveals a Full HD+ (2160 × 1080 pixels) 18:9 aspect ratio screen for the smartphone without a notch and 128GB storage. Other details of the smartphone such as display size, camera and battery capacity have not been revealed yet. It has scored 169,617 points on AnTuTu, which is similar to most other Snapdragon 710-powered smartphones. We should know more details about the smartphone as the company is expected to launch few mid-range models sometime in Q2 2019. Source 1, 2

HONOR 8A Pro with 6-inch waterdrop notch display, Android 9.0 (Pie) announced

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand has introduced  HONOR 8A Pro, the company’s latest budget smartphone in Russia. It was introduced in China as Honor Play 8A earlier this year, has a 6-inch HD+ waterdrop notch display with 87% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 12nm SoC with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Oreo), and has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, and an 8-megapixel front camera. It has a fingerprint sensor, unlike the Chinese model, comes with face unlock that can scan 1024 facial points, features dedicated dual SIM and microSD card slots and packs a 3000mAh battery. Honor Play 8A specifications 6-inch (1560 × 720 pixels) HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display 2.3GHz Octa-Core (ARM Cortex A53) MediaTek Helio P35 12nm Processor with 680 MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU 3GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 156.28×73.5×8.0mm; Weight: 150g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 3020mAh battery The Honor Play 8A comes in Black and Blue colors, is priced at 13,990 rubles (US$ 217 / Rs. 15,055 approx.) ...

How to enable Dual SIM feature on Google Pixel 3 on Android Q Beta

Good news for Google Pixel users who have been waiting for Dual SIM support on the Android flagship. In a sign of things to come, Google has enabled support for Dual SIM feature in the latest Android Q Beta. We managed to get it working on Airtel and Jio networks. Warning : You need to install a pre-release beta version of the software for your phone and you might lose your personal data stored on your phone, so we recommend taking a back up of your files before proceeding. Also, we don't recommend you try this on your personal main device. Step 1  Enroll your device in the Android Beta Program - Link Step 2  You need to update your Google Pixel 3 to the last Android Q beta - QPP2.190228.23 Step 3 Activate the eSIM by scanning a QR code from your operator — Jio or Airtel in this case. In our case we easily got the QR code by sending an SMS to Airtel. Step 4  Add a nano SIM card in the SIM card slot, in our case it was a Jio SIM Step 5 Enable Developer options by clicking on build number three times. Step 6   [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="large" ids="279851,279852"] Enable Feature Flag for settings_network_and_internet_v2  Restart the phone. Step 7 See the ...

Acer introduces ConceptD 900 and 500 desktops, ConceptD 9, 7, and 5 notebooks, monitors for creators

Acer today launched ConceptD, a new brand of high-end Windows 10 desktops, notebooks, and monitors optimised for graphic designers, filmmakers, engineers, architects, developers and other creators. ConceptD High-end Desktops with NVIDIA Graphics The ConceptD 900 and 500 high-end desktops feature a range of NVIDIA GPUs up to the Quadro RTX 6000, enabling high-end visual effects rendering, complex 3D modelling, simulations, as well as AI and deep learning development. NVIDIA's latest Creator Ready Drivers bring enhanced app support and performance for studio applications such as Autodesk Arnold, Unreal Engine and REDCINE-X PRO. ConceptD 900 The ConceptD 900 is a high-performance desktop featuring dual Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors with up to 40 cores, and 80 threads, an NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 GPU, and 12 memory slots for a total of up to 192GB of ECC memory. Users can expand with extra onboard three PCIe x8 and four PCIe x16 slots. The ConceptD 900 comes with a thermal design that uses six cooling fans to draw air in through the triangular patterned front air panel, circulating it throughout the chassis. ConceptD 500 The ConceptD 500 features up to 9th Gen Intel Core processors and GPUs including up to the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 GPUs. It is powered by the ...

Acer introduces new Predator Orion 5000 Gaming Desktop, Predator 43-inch 4K 144Hz Gaming Monitor

Acer has announced new additions across its growing Predator line of gaming products at the annual next@acer global press conference in New York. The new Predator Orion 5000 desktop PC powered by Windows 10 is a mid-tower targeting hardcore gamer, with Intel’s latest Z390 chipset, 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K processor, and features an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU. In addition, Acer has launched a massive 43-inch Predator monitor, alongside new additions to its series of Predator gadgets. Acer’s New Predator Orion 5000 The new Predator Orion 5000 (PO5-605S) adopts the overclockable octa-core 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K (with Z390 chipset) with support for dual-channel DDR4 configurations (up to 64GB) to deliver premium gaming experiences. Under the hood, it has a Cooler Master CPU Liquid Cooler regulates temperature. The Easy-Swap expansion bay supports 2.5-inch form factor SATA I/II/III SSD and HDD drives, providing file transfer speeds of up to 6Gbps, for quick and easy moving or switching of data without tools or rebooting. Users can choose an RGB lighting pattern that fits their style, or one that suits the game of choice. The Predator Orion 5000 gaming desktop will be available in North America in August starting at US$ 1,199.99 (approx Rs. 83,000) and in ...

Samsung Galaxy Fold reservation begins April 12 in the US, Galaxy S10 5G sale in May

Samsung introduced its Galaxy Fold foldable smartphone and the Galaxy S10 5G at its Unpacked event in February.  The company already announced that it the Galaxy Fold will be available in U.S. starting April 26th. Now it has confirmed that people can reserve the Galaxy Fold starting today, April 12th before you can pre-order it from April 15th. It will be available through Best Buy or Samsung Experience Stores as well AT&T and T-Mobile starting April 26th. Samsung already announced that the phone will be available at US$ 1,980 (Rs. 1,40,760 approx.). It has a 7.3-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 4.2:3 aspect ratio Infinity Flex Display, which folds into a compact device with a 4.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED 21:9 aspect ratio cover display. It is powered by Snapdragon 855 with 12GB of RAM. In addition to triple rear cameras and dual front cameras, similar to the S10+, it also has a 10-megapixel camera for the front cover display. It has a fingerprint sensor on the side where the thumb naturally rests, and packs a 4,380mAh battery with support for wired and wireless fast charging. Samsung also announced that it will start selling the S10 5G in the U.S. starting in May with pre-orders starting soon. It was launched in Korea last ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro MIUI 10.2.8.0 update with March Security Patch, bug fixes rolls out in India

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro on February 28 in India running MIUI 10 on top of latest Android 9.0 (Pie). Redmi Note 7 Pro packs a 6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 1.95mm narrow bezels, 81.37% screen-to-body ratio. Today, the company has started rolling out a new MIUI Global Stable ROM update for Redmi Note 7 Pro, the new update comes as MIUI 10.2.8.0.PFGINXM and is around 324 MB in size, the update also brings March security patch to the device. It also fixes the call time bubble overlapping with notification icons. You can download the Android Pie based MIUI Global Stable 10.2.8.0 full recovery ROM here or download incremental zip file here if you're on MIUI 10.2.7.o and flash it using the recovery method. Check out the changelogs below. System Optimization: Updated Android Security Patch to March 2019. Increased system security. Lockscreen, status bar, Notification shade Fix: Call time bubble overlapped with notification icons Source, Update links via

Acer introduces new Aspire 7, 5 and 3 notebooks, Spin 3 convertible notebook and ultra-thin TravelMate P614-51

Acer at its next@acer press event in New York introduced new Aspire series of notebooks that include Aspire 3,5 and 7,  Spin 3 convertible notebook and the TravelMate P614-51 a thin, light, and durable commercial Windows 10 Pro notebook for professionals.  The Acer Aspire 3 comes in 14-inch, 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch FHD Display  sizes with Narrow Bezels, up to 8th gen Intel Core i7 processor with NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics or 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics, and discrete Radeon RX 540 graphics, up to 16GB DDR4 memory, up to 512GB PCIe SSD and a 1TB HDD, Precision TouchPad, Acer BlueLightShield, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, 1 x HDMI port, 3 x USB ports and built-in DVD drive in 17-inch version. The Acer Aspire 5 features a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display with narrow 7.82 mm (0.31 inches) bezel design,  similar processor options as the Aspire 3, Optional fingerprint reader, Power-off charging via one USB and Ultra-thin Chassis with Aluminum Top. The Acer Aspire 7 has a 15.6-inch narrow border IPS Full HD display, 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics, Up to 16GB of rapid DDR4 memory, up to a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD in RAID 0, and up to 2TB HDD, Built-in fingerprint reader , ...

Jio launches JioNews service, offers latest news, live TV, newspapers, magazines and more in 12+ regional languages

The consumption of the latest news, live TV, videos, etc on the go has been picking up pace swiftly in India, thanks to the internet penetration. In similar lines, today, Jio has launched a new digital product called JioNews that offers the latest news to users in the form of application and web service. JioNews is the latest digital product from the company and it offers the latest breaking news, live TV, videos, magazines, newspaper and more in a single place. The launch of JioNews comes at a time when the nation will be glued to the Lok Sabha and Assembly Elections 2019, IPL 2019, Cricket World Cup 2019 and other major events across India & the world. Users can choose their preference for content from 12+ Indian languages and this service will offer content from 150+ Live News channels, 800+ Magazines, 250+ Newspapers, Famous Blogs, and news websites from India and across the world. Users can also personalize their homepage by choosing their interest areas from politics, sports, entertainment, business, technology, lifestyle, fashion, career, health, astrology, financial and many more. Additionally, this service offers the latest trending videos across Bollywood, fashion, health, automotive, technology, sports, etc. The users who prefer reading will be able to choose ...