IFA 2019: Lenovo Yoga C640, Yoga C740, Yoga C940, Yoga S740, ThinkBook 14, ThinkBook 15, Smart Display 7 and more announced

At the IFA 2019 event in Berlin, Lenovo has announced an array of products including new models of 14-inch and 15-inch Yoga laptops, ThinkBook 14, ThinkBook 15, Smart Display 7 with Google Assistant, ThinkVision monitor and more. Lenovo Yoga C940 14-inch and 15-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 is a 2-in-1 convertible laptop with up to 14-inch 4K UHD display, is powered by 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and it dynamically upscales video content on Windows Media Player to Super Resolution. It comes with Intel's Project Athena that is designed to light up immediately with instant resume, built-in AI and advanced voice assistant and more. It also comes with an 'Intelligent Cooling Mode' to auto-adjust performance and optimize battery life based on tasks. Other features include Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos Speaker System, TrueBlock Privacy shutter, Windows Hello, garaged pen with silo charging and Windows Ink. The 15-inch model, on the other hand, is powered by 9th Gen Intel Core processor and an optional 4K VESA400 HDR display. Lenovo Yoga S740 14-inch and 15-inch Lenovo Yoga S740 sports an all aluminium body and flaunts a 14-inch optional 4K VESA400 HDR display with Dolby Vision. It is powered by up to 10th Gen Intel Core ...

IFA 2019: Qualcomm announces 5G expansion across Snapdragon 8 Series, 7 Series, 6 Series, Qualcomm QTM527 mmWave antenna module and 5G Modem-RF System

At the IFA 2019 event in Berlin, Qualcomm has made announcements related to 5G and the key announcements include expansion of 5G mobile platforms across the Snapdragon 8 Series, 7 Series and 6 Series in 2020, Qualcomm QTM527 mmWave antenna module and Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF System. Qualcomm 5G expansion Qualcomm has announced their plans to accelerate 5G global commercialization at scale by expanding its portfolio of 5G mobile platforms across the Snapdragon 8 Series, 7 Series and 6 Series in 2020. It plans to make the next-generation of camera, video, AI and gaming experiences more broadly available. The Snapdragon 7 Series 5G Mobile Platform will have 5G integrated into an SoC and support all key regions and frequency bands.  The new integrated Snapdragon 7 Series 5G mobile platform is planned to be used by OPPO, realme, Redmi, Vivo, Motorola, HMD Global, the home of Nokia smartphones, and LG Electronics in their future 5G smartphones. It will begin sampling to customers in the second quarter of 2019. Snapdragon 6 Series 5G Mobile Platform devices, on the other hand, are expected to be commercially available in the second half of 2020. Qualcomm QTM527 Alongside the 5G expansion announcement, Qualcomm has also ...

Blaupunkt Gen Z 43-inch and 49-inch FULL HD Smart LED TVs launched in India for Rs. 19999 and Rs. 24999

Blaupunkt, the German electronics brand launched a range of audio products like headphones, soundbars and last year, the company forayed into the Indian TV market with a range of Smart LED TVs televisions. Expanding its television lineup, Blaupunkt has launched two new models in Gen Z series - 43-inch and 49-inch FULL HD LED TVs. The 43-inch model(BLA43BS570) and 49-inch model(BLA49BS570) sport a FULL HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and support 60Hz refresh rate. They are powered by a 1.5GHz Quad-Core processor paired with 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, run Android operating system with support for smart connectivity and streaming apps like Netflix, Hotstar, Youtube, Amazon Prime and Spotify. It has built-in Wi-Fi and the 30W speakers on these televisions support Dolby Digital audio and surround sound. There is also a dedicated app called 'Blaupunkt TV Care' to aid users with queries they may have pertaining to the television. Blaupunkt Gen Z 43-inch model is priced at Rs. 19,999 and the 49-inch model is priced at Rs. 24,999. These are introductory prices and will be available at this price from Flipkart till 7th September 2019.

HUAWEI FreeBuds 3 with Kirin A1 chip, Bluetooth 5.1, Intelligent noise cancellation announced

HUAWEI at the IFA event introduced FreeBuds 3, the company's new true wireless earbuds with new Kirin A1 chip, making it the world's first certified BT/BLE dual-mode Bluetooth 5.1 SoC with patented BT-UHD transmission protocol for 6.5Mbps transmission speed. It uses HUAWEI Isochronous Dual Channel transmission technology for low latency and low power consumption and 356 MHz audio processor for stable, fast Bluetooth connection, as well as an accurate audio and video synchronization. The chip can also eliminate the background noise during calls and enhance the voice simultaneously. It features Dolphin Bionic Design fits in your ears for a more comfortable and stable wearing, and the Open-fit design is ergonomically engineered for maximum comfort. The earbuds have built-in bone voice sensor that can better pick up your voice through bone vibrations so that your voice will be enhanced accordingly to make it clear and stand-out during phone calls while the ambient noise has been reduced, says the company. The Aerodynamic Mic Duct Design can suppress the wind passing by to reduce wind noise efficiently for clear calls even during a windy day or even cycling at 20 km/h. It has pop-up and pair features for EMUI 10 devices. The earbuds feature ...

Overview of picture and audio technology powering the OnePlus TV

With a dedicated page, Amazon India has flagged off the hype surrounding the upcoming OnePlus TV, which is expected later this September. OnePlus TV is the company's first step to establish a OnePlus IoT ecosystem gradually. Notably, OnePlus TV is launching in the Indian market first, followed by other countries. The company has already shared vital information, including 55-inch 4K QLED Panel, eight-speaker setup with 50W output features Google Assistant and more. How does Quantum Dot technology work? Pete Lau, CEO of OnePlus, also clarified 'Q' in QLED as quantum dots – tiny semiconductor particles that are less than 10 nanometers. To make it more specific, the main feature of quantum dots is the illumination. When the quantum dots are illuminated by UV light, an electron in the quantum dot can be pushed to a state of higher energy. Different sized quantum dots emit different colored light due to quantum confinement – smaller dots emit green light, bigger dots emit red light. After putting these dots on an LED panel, they can project more vibrant and more vivid colors compared to traditional LCDs. Wide color gamut! In a bid to make it more advanced, OnePlus has achieved industry-leading wide color gamut with its ...

HUAWEI Kirin 990 7nm and Kirin 990 5G 7nm EUV Octa-Core SoCs with 16-Core Mali-G76 GPU announced

HUAWEI just announced Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G SoCs at its IFA event as expected. The Kirin 990 is based on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturer Company’s (TSMC) 7nm process, while the Kirin 990 5G that has built-in 5G modem supporting Sub-6 GHz 5G networks on both SA and NSA architectures and uses TSMC’s latest 7nm plus EUV manufacturing, which helps enable a smaller die size offering 36% board reduction, increased transistor density by 18% and 10% improvement in energy efficiency. These have 16-Core Mali-G76 GPU, compared to 10-Core in the Kirin 980 SoC offering 6% improvement in graphics processing performance. The built-in 5G modem in the Kirin 990 5G offers up to 2.3Gbps download speed and 1.25 Gbps upload speed. Combined with LTE, this will offer up to 3.3Gbps download speed and up to 1.32Gbps upload speed. The SoCs have 2 (Big Core) performance + 1 (Smaller Core) ultra lower consumption Da Vinci-based NPU. The 990 5G promises 20% increase in energy efficiency, and a 40% savings in bandwidth in high-bandwidth scenarios compared to Kirin 980. Kirin 990 5G adopts new ISP 5.0, the throughput rate is increased by 15%, the energy efficiency is increased by 15%, the video processing capability ...

Xiaomi Mi Charge Turbo next generation fast charging technology to be announced on September 9

Xiaomi today announced that it will introduce Mi Charge Turbo, the company's next-generation fast charging technology in China on September 9th. It says that it will be the fast charging for the 5G era. The company currently uses 27W fast charging on its flagship phones including Mi 9, and it was the first company to introduce world’s first 20W wireless fast charging with the Mi 9 back in February this year. It is doubtful if we can expect Xiaomi’s 100W Super Charge Turbo technology that was demoed earlier this year showing a phone with 4000mAh battery charged fully in just 17 minutes. Some reports say that we can expect improved wireless charging with faster speed of at least 30W, which could be first in the world once again. Earlier this year Xiaomi introduced new 20W charging pad with improved heat dissipation using ultra quiet fan. In the second half of the year, the company will unveil its flagship Mi MIX4, which should use this wireless fast charging technology. We should know more details once the company announces Mi Charge Turbo on Monday. Source

Vivo Z1x with 6.38-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 712, triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 16990

Vivo just launched the Z1x, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India as it had announced. It has a 6.38-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 90% screen-to-body ratio and SCHOTT Xensation Glass protection, which the company says is 8.15% better than the competition. The phone also has DC dimming in the form of low brightness anti-flicker. It is powered by Snapdragon 712 with up to 8GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9.1, features a 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots. There is a 32-megapixel camera on the front. It has a gradient back, comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner which can unlock the phone in 0.48 seconds and packs a 4500mAh battery with 22.5w fast charging that can charge to 50% in 30 minutes. It also comes with the fast charger in the box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmYmHiUi74U Vivo Z1x specifications 6.38-inch (2340  × 1080 pixels) 19.5:9 aspect ratio Full HD+ Super AMOLED Halo FullView display, 103% NTSC Color Gamut, 60000:1 contrast ratio, SCHOTT Xensation Glass protectionOcta Core Snapdragon 712 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.3GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU6GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storageDual SIMFuntouch ...

HUAWEI Enjoy 10 Plus with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, 8GB RAM, 48MP triple rear cameras, 16MP pop-up front camera announced

HUAWEI has introduced Enjoy 10 Plus smartphone in China, which was launched as Y9 Prime 2019 in India recently, but with a better48-megapixel main rear camera. It packs a 6.59-inch Full HD+ display with 91% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an octa-core Kirin 710 12nm SoC with 4GB RAM and GPU Turbo 3.0, has a 48-megapixel primary camera with AI features, 8-megapixel triple rear camera and a 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots. There is a 16-megapixel pop-up camera on the front. It comes with  3D portrait feature. Both the front and rear camera of the device can retouch your portrait with studio-quality lighting effects. It runs EMUI 9.1on top of Android 9 Pie, features rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and is backed up by a 4000mAh (typical) battery. HUAWEI Enjoy 10 Plus specifications 6.59-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass displayOcta-Core Kirin 710F 12nm (4 x 2.2GHz Cortex-A73 +4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU4GB / 6GB / 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSDAndroid 9 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)48-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel secondary ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture, 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture16MP pop-up front camera ...

Motorola One Zoom with 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED screen, Quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor announced

Motorola has announced One Zoom, the company's latest quad-camera smartphone at the IFA, after several rumors. It has a 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED screen, is powered by Snapdragon 675 with 4GB RAM, runs Android Pie and packs a quad camera set up and a 25-megapixel selfie camera with Quad Pixel technology for better images even in low-light and comes with Face Unlock. The main 48-megapixel camera sensor has Quad Pixel technology with four times better light sensitivity for sharper and brighter photos in low light situations. It also comes equipped with OIS. Night vision mode leverages unique software technology promising vivid, grain free, nighttime photos with true colors and stunning clarity. There is a dedicated 8-megapixel telephoto lens for 3x high-res optical zoom (10x hybrid zoom). Even when fully zoomed, your photos will be clear and blur-free thanks to OIS – Optical Image Stabilization, says the company. It has a 16-megapixel 117º ultra-wide angle lens and a 5-megapixel depth camera for portrait shots. The phone has an in-display fingerprint scanner with a machine learning algorithm and support for continuous learning, so it gets faster and more accurate every time you use it. The phone has rounded edges and precision-crafted 3D satin glass ...