ACT Stream TV 4K Android TV box now available for ACT Fibernet customers in four cities

ACT Fibernet launched its ACT Stream TV 4K Android Streaming device back in April, and said that it will launch commercially after May. Today the company has started offering the device across four cities, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi and Chennai for the ACT Fibernet users with plans over Rs. 999 for Delhi and Hyderbad, over Rs. 1099 for Chennai and plans over Rs. 1159 for Bengaluru. You can book it from actcorp.in website by entering your registered mobile number or user ID and pay Rs 1,500 as deposit charges, which will be refunded only when the customer returns the box within six months with all the accessories, otherwise you will get only Rs 250. To remind you, ACT Stream TV 4K lets you access popular applications like Netflix, Hotstar, Sony Liv, Hooq, Zee5, YouTube, Sun NxT, and applications can also be downloaded from the Google Play Store. Apart from this, users will also be able to watch over 1000 free to air channels. It is powered by Android 9 Pie, has support for dual-band Wi-Fi, comes with 2 USB ports, 1 Ethernet port, 1 HDMI port, 1 AV output, 1 SD card slot and comes with a remote with support for voice search. ACT Fibernet broadband customers get one month of free ZEE5 Premium subscription ...

Amazfit BIP Lite Review

Few weeks back Amazfit launched the lighter version of it BIP smartwatch in India cutting out few features. This product from Huami (Xiaomi funded) is the company’s cheapest smartwatch under Amazfit range of smartwatches. We got hold of the device for some time, and this is what we think about it. Design and Display When it comes to the design, it looks stunningly similar to its bigger brother Amazfit BIP. It sports a 1.28-inch always-on reflective color LED display that has a pixel resolution of 176 x 176 pixels. The display has five brightness levels, and we found out that 40-60% of brightness is suitable enough for both indoor and outdoor. The 20mm standard watch band is made of soft material and can be changed if required. The bundled watch strap is very comfortable. The BIP Lite can be used for sleep tracking as well. On the back, we have the charging pins and heart rate sensor that glows in green while measuring heart rate. The touchscreen display supports various gestures including swipe up, swipe down, swipe left and swipe right, which is intuitive and very easy to get used to. The hardware button on the right side can be pressed to unlock the ...

Realme to introduce world’s first 64MP Quad Camera technology on a smartphone in India on August 8

Back in June, Realme CEO Madhav Sheth has confirmed that the company will be introducing world’s first smartphone camera with 64MP GW1 largest 1/1.72″ sensor and 1.6µm pixel. In addition, he also said that the phone will be launched in India first. Today the company has confirmed a separate 'Camera Innovation Event' in Delhi on August 8th to reveal world's first 64MP Quad Camera on a smartphone. Get ready to witness some of the world's first in smartphone camera technology at the #realme camera innovation event. Stay Tuned as we #LeapToQuadCamera and reveal the world's first 64MP Quad Camera technology on a smartphone. pic.twitter.com/iN6xde6Y7l — realme (@realmemobiles) August 2, 2019 The 64MP sensor uses Pixel-merging Tetracell technology and the remosaic algorithm offers 16MP images in low-light environments where four pixels are merged to work as one to increase light sensitivity and highly-detailed 64Mp shots in brighter settings. It also supports real-time high dynamic range (HDR) of up to 100-decibels (dB) that provides richer hues. Realme CEO already shared several images captured using the 64MP camera phone. He also compared the image from the 64MP Realme phone prototype with a 48MP camera phone from another brand, which should be the Redmi K20 or the K20 Pro. ...

Intel 10th Gen 10nm ‘Ice Lake’ processor for laptops and 2-in-1s announced

Intel launched its 9th Gen Core desktop CPUs last year and earlier this year, the company launched 9th Gen Mobile H-Series processor. Today, the company is officially introducing the 10th Gen Intel Core processor, code-named Ice Lake. Intel has launched 11 new 10th Gen Core processors(U-Series and Y-Series) designed for slim laptops, 2-in-1s, and other mobile form factors. Intel says that apart from the performance and responsiveness gains, AI, graphics, connectivity, and I/O are optimized on the SoC. These new processors feature a new Intel Iris Plus graphics and bring high-performance AI to the PC, according to the company. Intel U-Series and Y-Series processor have 4 cores(8 logical cores) and are built on the 10nm architecture, features Gen 11 Intel Graphics Engine, supports 32 GB of LP4/x-3733 or up to 64GB of DDR4-3200, supports Intel Optane memory SSDs/Memory, PCIe 3.0, SATA, SD 3.0 and eMMC 5.1 storage. Both have 16 lane PCIe 3.0 lanes, feature Integrated Wi-Fi 6(Gig+) and Thunderbolt 3. There is an embedded display port, Integrated USB Type-C, USB 3(10 Gbps/5Gbps) and USB 2.0. These GPUs from Intel are the first to support VESA’s Adaptive Sync display standard for a smoother gaming experience. Intel U-Series processors Intel Core i7-1068G7 Intel Core i7-1065G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7 ...

Redmi K20 Camera Samples

Xiaomi's Redmi brand launched the Redmi K20 smartphone in India last week month starting at Rs. 21,999. We already brought you the unboxing and first impressions and benchmarks, here we have the camera samples from the phone. The phone packs a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with single LED Flash, f/1.75 aperture, 1/2.0″ Sony IMX582 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, 6P lens has support for PDAF, EIS along with a secondary 13-megapixel 124.8° ultra-wide sensor with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture and an 8MP 1/4" telephoto lens with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture for 2x loss-less zoom. There is also a 20-megapixel pop-up front camera with 0.8μm pixel size and f/2.2 aperture. The camera UI is familiar with other Xiaomi smartphones running MIUI 10 with flash, HDR, AI, color modes (Normal, Vivid, Film, Amour, Latte, Sun, Cookie, Calm, Soda, Gourmet, Glow, Berries, B&W and Fade) on the top. Pressing the menu option shows timer, square, tilt-shift, straighten and Google lens. There is a front camera toggle on the bottom along with option to select modes such as Short Video, Video, Photo, 48MP, Portrait, Night, Square, Panorama and Pro mode to adjust white balance, shutter speed (1/1000s to 32 seconds). Beautify option for the front camera lets you adjust several features, in addition ...

Google Pay now sends app notifications and transaction alert SMS in India

Google launched its UPI based mobile payment service 'Tez' back in 2017 and later rebranded it to 'Google Pay' last year with new features. Now, Google has announced new security features to the Google Pay application to reduce payment scams in India. Google has now officially launched app notifications and SMS alerts to help users know when a transaction is done. Google says that it will send app notifications as well as SMS to inform users each time they receive a collect request to highlight that approving the request will deduct money from the users’ bank accounts. This has been introduced by Google to increase security and help users transact securely. Google Pay already includes a bunch of security features like enhanced fraud protection with SafetyNet, secure access through PIN, scam protections and displaying prominent warnings to the user during money collect request. Commenting on this, Ambarish Kenghe, Director, Product Management, Google Pay said: We are mindful that at Google Pay, users are entrusting us with their most sensitive asset - their money. We are conscious of the responsibility that comes with this trust. The above security features and a lot more ongoing work in this direction are a small example of how we keep ...

Vivo V15 Pro gets a permanent price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 23990

Vivo launched its V15 Pro smartphone in 6GB RAM with 128GB storage earlier this year and later launched the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage variant. After almost 6 months of launch in India, both the 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM variants of the Vivo V5 have received a permanent price cut in India. Vivo V15 Pro 6GB RAM with 128GB storage is now available at Rs. 23,990, against its original price of Rs. 26,990 and the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage variant is now available at Rs. 26,990, against its original price of Rs. 29,990. The revised applicable from now on e-commerce portals like Flipkart, Amazon.in and is also applicable in offline stores. Smartphone Old Price New Price Price cut Vivo V15 Pro Rs. 26,990(6+128GB) Rs. 23,990(6+128GB) Rs. 3000 Rs. 29,990(8+128GB) Rs. 26,990(8+128GB) Rs. 3000 To recall, Vivo V15 Pro has a 6.39-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display without a notch, features 32-megapixel pop-up front camera with 0.46-second elevating speed. It is powered by Snapdragon 675 AIE with 6GB of RAM, Dual Turbo gaming mode, an eSports mode for online gaming and runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9. It has triple rear cameras with a 48 million quad pixel sensor that offers 12-megapixel output, 5-megapixel depth sensor for portraits and an 8-megapixel camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens. It ...

Worldwide smartphone shipments decline 2.3% YoY in Q2 2019; Samsung and HUAWEI post annual growth: IDC

In May 2019, International Data Corporation(IDC) published a report regarding the worldwide smartphone shipments in Q1 2019 and HUAWEI posted 50.3% growth while Apple shipments were down 30.2%. Similarly, IDC has published new reports and it shows that worldwide smartphone shipments have declined 2.3% YoY in Q2 2019. According to the report, a total of 332.2 million phones were shipped in Q2 2019, which was up 6.5% over the last quarter. The sharpest quarterly declines were seen across China and the United States markets and the shipments in Asia/Pacific were up more than 3% in the quarter. Samsung still maintains top position 75.5 million shipments and has increased by 5.5% YoY from 71.5 million in Q2 2018. HUAWEI is in the second position with 58.7 million shipments and an increase of 8.3% YoY from 54.2 million in Q2 2018. While Apple is in the third spot, the shipments declined 18.2% YoY with 33.8 million in Q2 2019. It is followed by Xiaomi, OPPO and other brands with Xiaomi shipments down 0.2% YoY with 32.2 million shipments. OPPO has posted a 0.3% increase YoY with 29.5 million shipments in 2019. The demand is starting to pick up as the market begins to stabilize again despite ...

Redmi Note 7 Pro finally goes on open sale in India

Update: August 1, 2019: Redmi Note 7 Pro is finally available through open sale in India from mi.com, Flipkart, Mi Home, Mi Studio, & Mi Preferred Partner stores in India after five months of launch. Guess what do we have in store for you? The #RedmiNote7Pro is on open sale starting today! Now get it anytime you want. Available on https://t.co/cwYEXdVQIo, @Flipkart, Mi Home, Mi Studio, & Mi Preferred Partner stores. How's that for #ThursdayMotivation? #48MPCameraBeast pic.twitter.com/pgTgt2F26G — Redmi India for #MiFans (@RedmiIndia) August 1, 2019 Earlier: Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced the first Redmi Note 7 smartphone in China back in January, and the Redmi Note 7 Pro made its global debut  in India in February. Today the company has announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 7 series have hit 15 million units globally in about six months of launch. Back in May the company announced 10 million global sales of the phone in 4 months. To celebrate this Xiaomi India has announced 3-day special open sale for the smartphone on mi.com and Flipkart. WOW! Another amazing milestone reached. In just 6 months, the #RedmiNote7 series has sold over 15 million units globally. We couldn’t have done it without our amazing Mi Fans. #NoMiWithoutYou #48MPforEveryone pic.twitter.com/lJLzSKV1Dy — Xiaomi #SummerBonanza2019 (@Xiaomi) July 10, 2019 15 Mn of #RedmiNote7 ...

OnePlus increases lead over Apple and Samsung in premium segment in Q2 2019 in India: Report

The smartphones shipment in India is growing at a steady pace. Recently, the smartphone shipments in the premium segment (₹30,000 or roughly US$430) grew an impressive 33% annually in India way above the single-digit overall smartphone shipment growth during Q2 2019. In this case, the growth was mainly driven by various factors including the launch of OnePlus 7 series, price cuts from Apple for its iPhone XR and aggressive promotions from Samsung for Galaxy S10 series. According to the Counterpoint report, the second quarter was the first-ever quarter when premium segment had the highest number of models, offering a wide variety of choice for consumers. As a result, the total shipment volumes in the premium segment reached an all-time high. This premium segment is expected to be hyper-competitive in the second half of 2019 considering the entry of Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo and HUAWEI. OnePlus saw a strong uptake of its flagship OnePlus 7-series regaining the top spot back after falling behind Samsung in Q1 2019. OnePlus captured its highest ever shipment share of 43% in this segment, widening the gap with Samsung and Apple. With multiple model strategy, OnePlus debuted into the ultra-premium segment (≥₹45,000 or roughly ≥US$645) with OnePlus 7 Pro and immediately ...