OnePlus 7 said to come in standard edition, 6.64-inch OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 Pro 5G versions

Basking in the glory of OnePlus 6T, OnePlus is all set to launch its next generation of killer flagship smartphones very soon. Ahead of its release, the pictures of purported OnePlus 7 Standard and OnePlus 7 Pro smartphones have surfaced online. As per the image, the Standard OnePlus 7 shares similar design language as the OnePlus 6T, while the OnePlus 7 Pro comes with a pop-up selfie camera and a triple camera setup. Moving in-depth, the renders of OnePlus 7 looks more or less similar to 6T with a minor change in the placement of flash. To make it more specific, the flash in the upcoming OnePlus 7 is nestled inside the camera module, whereas it was outside in the 6T. According to the reports, the so-called OnePlus 7 measures 9.5mm in thickness with the bump included. As for other dimensions, the OnePlus 7 measures 157.7 x 74.8 x 8.1mm. Apart from the above-mentioned information, the OnePlus 7 is expected to bring water-drop notch, 6.2-inch display, similar button placements, in-display fingerprint scanners and USB-Type-C port. On the other hand, OnePlus is going big with 7 Pro variant which has been in the news for quite some time. As per the leaks, the Pro edition ...

Meizu 16s with 6.2-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, in-display fingerprint sensor, 48MP camera to be announced on April 23

After the phone got certified by TENAA in China last month, Meizu today confirmed that it will introduce its flagship 16s smartphone at an event in Zhuhai, China on April 23rd. It says 1 % selected out of 100% Efforts. We already know that the phone will come with a 6.2-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a notch with minimal bezels, dual rear cameras with ring LED flash, which includes a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 main sensor and the phone will likely come with an in-display fingerprint scanner similar to the predecessor. Meizu 16s rumored specifications 6.2-inch (1080 × 2232 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU 8GB with 128GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage Dual SIM Android 9.0 (Pie) with Flyme OS 48MP rear camera with LED flash, 1/2.25″ Sony IMX586 sensor, 0.8um pixel size with  ring LED flash, 20MP secondary camera 20MP front-facing camera In-display fingerprint sensor Dimensions:  151.9×73.4×7.65; Weight: 166g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) 2 x 2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C 3540mAh (minimum) battery with 24W mCharge fast charging The Meizu 16s is expected to be come in Black, White and Gradient Blue colors. Recent rumors ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 goes on open sale in India

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 smartphone in India starting at Rs. 9999 in February, and the phone went on sale starting from March 6th. After six weeks of weekly sale, the company today started selling the phone through open sale on Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home stores. The smartphones in demand, #RedmiNote7 and #RedmiNote7Pro go on sale from 12 noon today. We have also ensured enough stock of Redmi Note 7 to meet the high demand. RT to spread the word, Mi fans. pic.twitter.com/oYW7fy1uea — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) April 17, 2019 Last week the company announced that it has surpassed 1 Million or 10 lakh Units of Redmi Note 7 Series Sale within a month of launch. To recall, Redmi Note 7 comes with a 6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 1.95mm narrow bezels,  is powered by the Snapdragon 660 processor and comes in two configurations i.e., 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. It sports a 12MP + 2MP Dual Rear Camera with LED Flash, 13MP Front Camera and is backed up by a 4000mAH battery. Check out our Redmi Note 7 Review, if you are planning to get the phone.

Netflix reports 18.4% profit, adds record 9.6 million new users in Q1 2019

Netflix has reported $4.52 billion revenue, up 22% YoY and profit of $344 million, up 18.4% YoY in the first quarter of 2019. It has added 9.6 million new customers in the quarter, up 16% YoY, which is the highest quarterly paid net adds in the company's history. Average streaming paid memberships increased 26% year over year, while ARPU decreased 2% year over year due to currency headwinds. For Q2’19, it expects total paid net adds of 5m (-8% year over year), with 0.3m in the US and 4.7m for the international segment.  It expects 14.6m paid net adds for the first half of 2019, up 7% year over year. The company said that it is working its way through a series of price increases in the US, Brazil, Mexico and parts of Europe. "The response in the US so far is as we expected and is tracking similarly to what we saw in Canada following our Q4’18 increase, where our gross additions are unaffected, and we see some modest short-term churn effect as members consent to the price change," said the company. It expects an acceleration in both streaming ARPU (+2% vs. -2%) and total revenue growth (26% vs. 22%) in Q2 vs. Q1. Excluding currency, ...

TikTok ban: App removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App store in India after court order

TikTok app has been removed from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store after Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had sent a letter to Apple and Google to abide by court order to prohibit downloading of TikTok Mobile Application. This comes after the Madurai Bench of the Madras high court yesterday refused a request by the China’s Bytedance Technology to suspend a ban on the app. The court responded to the petition earlier this month, which sought a ban on the app stating that the app promotes disturbing content and degrades culture. It also said that medias are prohibited from telecasting the videos made using the app. Last week Bytedance challenged the state court’s ban order in India’s Supreme Court, saying it went against freedom of speech rights in India. In the filing the company argued that a 'very minuscule' proportion of TikTok content was considered inappropriate or obscene. The court directed to appoint senior advocate as an independent counsel in the case to examine the implications of the app. It has requested written submissions from Bytedance in the case, and the next hearing in the case has been scheduled for April 24. Source 1, 2

Researcher finds MIUI lock screen authentication vulnerability leading to sensitive information disclosure

A couple of weeks back URL spoofing was discovered on Xiaomi browsers including Mi Browser and Mint browser and now another vulnerability has been discovered by the same researcher. The researcher says that the issue is specific to India region and is present on MIUI devices including MIUI for POCO. As per Khan: Due to this vulnerability, one can actually get read access as well as write access to user's (current) Clipboard data, and apart from that the attacker can also partially access user's stored social media credentials by abusing Autofill feature. How to check if the vulnerability is present on your device? Follow the step by step guide, Swipe Lockscreen to right and tap on Wallpaper Carousel. Enable Wallpaper Carousel from Lockscreen itself. Swipe right after enabling Wallpaper Carousel, tap on Wallpaper Carousel again to view this screen, tap on Read More. A web page will be opened, click on any social buttons that appear on those web pages. From here on, you can expose the clipboard data and stored autofill data for that particular social network. [gallery size="large" ids="280023,280022,280019"] [gallery size="large" ids="280018,280017,280021"] Mi Security team (MiSRC) acknowledged the vulnerability! Mi Security team has acknowledged the issue and confirmed the bug for the bug bounty program. Mi Security team has identified it as low ...

Intel exits 5G smartphone modem business

After Apple and Qualcomm announced a settlement, Intel has announced that it will exit the 5G smartphone modem business and complete an assessment of the opportunities for 4G and 5G modems in PCs, internet of things devices and other data-centric devices. The company will also continue to invest in its 5G network infrastructure business. It added that it will continue to meet current customer commitments for its existing 4G smartphone modem product line, but it will not launch 5G modem products in the smartphone space, including those originally planned for launches in 2020. Intel and Qualcomm had shared their iPhone modem supply for the few years, however Intel became the sole supplier of 4G modems for 2018 iPhones after Intel said that it will provide additional details about this in its upcoming first-quarter 2019 earnings release and conference call, scheduled for April 25. Commenting on the same, Intel CEO Bob Swan, said: We are very excited about the opportunity in 5G and the ‘cloudification’ of the network, but in the smartphone modem business it has become apparent that there is no clear path to profitability and positive returns. 5G continues to be a strategic priority across Intel, and our team has developed a valuable portfolio of wireless products and intellectual property. ...

Microsoft introduces disc-free Xbox One S All-Digital Edition

Microsoft has introduced its Xbox One S All-Digital Edition for disc-free gaming experience. This is aimed for those who prefer to find and play their games digitally and are looking for the most affordable way to play Xbox games, said the company. It comes bundled  with three popular games – Minecraft, Forza Horizon 3 and Sea of Thieves. It also comes with a special Xbox Game Pass offer to get started with access to over 100 great games. Microsoft says that Xbox One S now has over 1,300 games that includes blockbusters, popular franchises, and Xbox One exclusives. Even though you can't play Blu-ray disks, you can still enjoy 4K HDR entertainment with Netflix, Amazon and more. It also offers Premium Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio. The disc-free Xbox One S All-Digital Edition comes only in 1TB storage version, is priced at US$249.99 (Rs. 17,380 approx.) and will roll out starting from the US from May 7 with pre-orders starting today.

Qualcomm and Apple settle all worldwide litigation, sign multi-year chipset supply agreement

After two-year long battle, Qualcomm and Apple in a surprise move have announced an agreement to dismiss all litigation between the two companies worldwide. Qualcomm also said that worldwide litigation will be dismissed and withdrawn, including claims involving Apple’s contract manufacturers. The settlement includes a one-time payment from Apple to Qualcomm, but the amount was not disclosed.  The companies have also announced that they have reached a six-year license agreement, effective as of April 1, 2019, including a two-year option to extend, and a multi-year chipset supply agreement. Qualcomm said that this agreement contributes to increased stability for licensing business and reflects value and strength of Qualcomm’s intellectual property. Since early 2017, Qualcomm and Apple have been waging a wide-ranging legal war over royalties that Qualcomm charges for use of its patented cellular technology. As for Apple, it no longer pays royalties to Qualcomm and has also ditched using Qualcomm chips from the latest iPhone models. Qualcomm has sought to ban iPhone imports in the U.S., Germany, and China. With the new multi-year chipset supply agreement, we can expect Qualcomm's 5G modems to power next year's iPhones. Source 1, 2

Intel announces new 8th Gen Intel Core vPro Notebook processors with better battery life, Wi-Fi 6 and more

Intel has announced a new 8th Gen Intel Core vPro mobile processor today and is based on Intel’s Whiskey Lake architecture. Intel is working with OEMs like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Panasonic, and other OEMs to bring the new design to the market. With the launch of the new vPro mobile processor, Intel introduces its new Intel Hardware Shield technology, which helps to defend against firmware attacks. The Hardware Shield from Intel Hardware ensures that a user's operating system is running on legitimate hardware and provides hardware to software security visibility, enabling the OS to enforce a more complete security policy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZHBlOCWoqw The new PCH offers 802.11 ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 when paired with the Intel Wireless-AC 9560 external RF transceiver chip. It is also aimed at faster WLAN connectivity for workers on the go. Intel vPro clients configured with Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) solutions will be some of the first available in the marketplace to enable faster Wi-Fi 6 connections. This will allow users to work from home and get a premium experience. In addition, the platform has been validated with the Intel XMM 7360 M.2 module, which offers a power-efficient RF architecture supporting world coverage and up to LTE Advanced Cat. 10 speeds. Next generation ...