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Wednesday, 27 November 2019

WhatsApp brings Call waiting, new chat design and updated Braille keyboard for iPhone users

iPhone users will now receive new updates for WhatsApp, bringing welcome features like call waiting, a redesigned chat screen and improvements to the Braille Keyboard. The update comes directly to the stable version of WhatsApp along with the group privacy features that were released earlier this month. The highlight feature for in this update is the new call waiting support. Earlier users who were on a WhatsApp call would not be able to receive any other call through WhatsApp. Now, with call waiting support, users who are on a call already, if called by another contact, will receive a notification that enables to switch to the new call immediately or remain in the current call. The other changes include a redesigned chat screen that makes it easier for users to scan messages in the chat quicker and also packs the ability to quickly send your messages directly from the Braille keyboard when using VoiceOver mode. The app changelog also contains the Group privacy updates that were released in an earlier update. You can check out the new update via WhatsApp Messenger for iOS from the App Store here.

Get Android 10 on POCO F1 with OxygenOS port

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the POCO F1 smartphone in India back in August 2018 running MIUI 9.6 Global Stable on top of Android 8.1 (Oreo) and later updated it to Android 9.0 in December 2018. The device runs MIUI 11 based on Android 9.0 as of now. POCO F1 is confirmed to get Android 1o update but the company has not shared any timeline for Android 10 rollout but POCO F1 has one of the most active developer community. Oxygen OS is amongst popular Android skin that offers lots of customizations without adding bloat, developers have ported Android 10 based Oxygen OS (Open Beta 30 from OnePlus 6) to POCO F1. We tried it on our unit and here is our post that may help you in installing it on your POCO F1. Performance and Benchmarks: [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="299055,299053,299054"] POCO F1 packs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 which is a beast when it comes to performance, it obtained a score of 317087 on AnTuTu 8. It scored 2259 points in single-core test and 7466 points in multi-core test in Geekbench 4. In Geekbench 5 test, it managed to get a 485 points in single-core test and 1866 points in multi-core test. Software, UI, and Apps: [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="299022,299023,299025"] Oxygen OS ...

Twitter to remove user accounts that have been inactive for more than 6 months

Twitter has reported that they will be removing inactive accounts on its site if the user does not sign in to their account by December 11th. Users who haven't signed into their accounts for more than 6 months will receive an email from Twitter with information about this decision. If the user fails to sign in to their account by December 11th, the account history will be deleted from Twitter servers and more importantly, their twitter handle will be up for grabs. Twitter has been unclear as to when they removed account handles will be available for the public but it can be safe to assume that it will take some time. This move not only affects users who have abandoned Twitter from their lives, but it also affects the deceased. Unlike Facebook, Twitter has no clear method to memorialise someones Twitter account once they pass on, but Twitter has said that they are looking into it. To ensure the account does not get deleted, all the user needs to do is sign in to the account and follow Twitter's instructions. Those users who have been inactive for over 6 months will receive an email that says: Hello, To continue using Twitter, you’ll need to ...

Redmi Note 8 Cosmic Purple color variant launched in India

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 8 smartphone in India last month in Neptune Blue, Moonlight White and Space Black colors, now it has launched the Cosmic Purple version of the phone in the country. This will go on sale on Amazon.in, Mi.com and Mi Home stores from November 29th, priced starting at Rs. 9999. Mi fans, presenting a new avatar of the #RedmiNote8. The all-new Cosmic Purple colour variant. Like it? You can soon own it. Get it during the #BlackFridaySale from 29th November. RT if you love this new colour! pic.twitter.com/CE0d5o6xcO — Redmi India for #MiFans (@RedmiIndia) November 27, 2019 To remind you, the phone has a 6.39-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90% screen-to-body ratio, TÜV Rheinland eye protection certification, is powered by Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform with up to 6GB RAM, features a 48-megapixel main camera with 4-in-1 pixel binning for low-light shots, 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide angle lens, 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor for 2cm macro shots. There is a 13-megapixel camera on the front. The phone features an improved speaker with 40% better output compared to the predecessor, smart PA, nano mesh with nanoscale filament for patented automatic cleaning of dust. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, ...

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

TECNO Spark Power with 6.35-inch display, triple rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 8499

TECNO, popular for its budget phones has launched Spark Power with a 6000mAh battery and a triple rear camera system. It flaunts a 6.35-inch HD+ dot notch display, is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 processor paired with 4GB RAM with 64GB storage and runs on Android 9 Pie on top of TECNO’s HiOS 5.5. Regarding the optics, the phone sports a triple rear camera setup and is a combination of 13MP(primary lens with f/2.0 aperture)+8MP (wide-angle lens)+2MP (macro lens) along with a quad-LED flash module. There is an 13MP camera on the front, and the phone has a fingerprint scanner on the back as well and there is also support for Face unlock. TECNO Spark Power specifications  6.35-inch (720 x 1548 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 12nm processor (MT6762) with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) with HiOS 5.5 Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 13MP(primary lens with f/2.0 aperture)+8MP (wide-angle lens)+2MP (macro lens), quad-LED flash 13MP front-facing camera Fingerprint Sensor Dimensions: 75.98 x 158.5 x 9.17 mm; Weight: 198.2g 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ...

Samsung Galaxy S11 Plus with 6.9-inch curved Dynamic AMOLED display, penta rear cameras surface

It is that time of the year when leaks, renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S series smartphone surface and on similar lines recently, renders of Galaxy S11 and Galaxy S11e surfaced revealing key details. Now, the renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S11 Plus revealing key details of the smartphone. According to the renders, Samsung Galaxy S11 Plus is said to flaunt a 6.9-inch curved Dynamic AMOLED display and the resolution is expected to be QHD+. The renders reveal a Penta-camera setup on the S11 Plus with dedicated laster autofocus as well. However, the combination of the Penta-cameras is not known yet and some rumors suggest it could be the 108MP  1/1.33-inch ISOCELL Bright HMX image sensor and one of them could be a ToF sensor as well. Similar to Galaxy Note 10/Note10+, the Galaxy S11 Plus is also said to sport a centered-punch hole camera. Regarding the button placement, the power button and volume buttons are said to be at the left edge, and speakers to the bottom edge of the smartphone. Furthermore, Galaxy S11 Plus is said to measure 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm in size with 10.2 mm around the rear camera bump. The processor, memory, storage, ...

Nokia India Black Friday offers: Get up to Rs. 5000 gift card on purchase of Nokia 7.2, 6.1 Plus, 5.1 Plus, and more

Black Friday Sale is around the corner and many brands are offering discounts on their product lineup. Similarly now, HMD Global has announced its Black Friday offers in India and users can get up to Rs. 5000 gift card on purchasing select Nokia smartphones. In this Black Friday offer, Rs. 5000 worth gift card is applicable on select smartphones like Nokia 7.2 (4+64GB and 6+64GB), Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 5.1 Plus and Rs. 2000 worth gift card is applicable on purchasing either Nokia 8.1, Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.1 Plus, Nokia 3.2 (2+16GB and 3+32GB), Nokia 2.2 (2+16GB and 3+32GB). Rs. 4000 worth gift card is applicable on purchasing a Nokia 6.2 smartphone. This offer is valid till December 1st, 2019 and users have to use the code 'GIFTCARD' at the checkout page to avail this offer. The gift card is valid for 30 days from the date of issuance and it can be redeemed on the next purchase from Nokia.com/phones.

Portronics ILUMI LED Lamp with in-built Bluetooth speaker launched

Portronics, a digital portable product manufacturer has launched their new ILUMI multi-coloured, multi-purpose lamp that doubles as a Bluetooth speaker. ILUMI gives the option to change the colour of the lamp with 5 choices and has a 2000 mAh in-built battery. The LED lamp is equipped with a 3 Watt Speaker and a 2 Watt LED lamp with three levels of brightness controls. The controls work via a simple touch on the mesh-top of the device that cycles through 5 different colours. Portronics has also built in an option to synchronise the lights to the music. The in-built mic and Bluetooth speaker make this lamp capable of taking calls hands free. ILUMI is made out of high quality ABS plastic and houses a 2000 mAh battery which gives the ILUMI a claimed battery life of 5 hours. The Portronics ILUMI is priced at Rs. 2,999, you can get it on Amazon.in for a price as low as Rs. 1899.

Realme X ColorOS Software Update Tracker [Update: A.10 with Dark mode toggle, and November Android security patch]

realme launched the realme X smartphone in India back in July running ColorOS 6.0 on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of ColorOS updates for realme X. ColorOS updates rolled out for the realme X so far, [Nov 26, 2019]: realme has started rolling out RMX1901EX_11.A.10 with November security patch. The update adds a dark mode quick switch toggle in the notification panel and brings multiple bug fixes. [Download Link] [Nov 2, 2019]: realme has resumed rolling out RMX1901EX_11.A.09 with October security patch. The update is 287MB in size and brings dark mode, new charging animation and more. [Download Link] [Oct 30, 2019]: realme started rolling out RMX1901EX_11.A.09 with October security patch, but soon after it said that developers have found a critical bug so it has been postponed temporarily. [Oct 8, 2019]: realme has again started rolling out RMX1901EX_11.A.08 with September security patch. This update brings redesigned notification center and Digital Wellbeing along with several new features and fixes to realme X. [Download Link] [Oct 1, 2019]: realme has confirmed that the update RMX1901EX_11.A.08 has been suspended due to ...

HONOR MagicBook 14 and MagicBook 15 with up to 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, Radeon RX Vega 10 GPU, pop-up camera announced

Alongside the HONOR V30, V30 Pro, and MagicWatch 2, HONOR has also introduced its new MagicBook lineup of laptops with AMD Ryzen processor - HONOR MagicBook 14 and MagicBook 15. The new HONOR MagicBook 14 and MagicBook 15 sports small blue edge design, new Magic Link 2.0 function, up to 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen processor, and more. HONOR MagicBook 14 HONOR MagicBook 14 flaunts a 14-inch FULL HD IPS display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. It is powered by up to 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processor with 2.1GHz base clock speed (turbo boost up to 3.7GHz) and Radeon RX Vega 10 graphics. It is paired with 8GB DDR4 RAM clocked at 2100MHz and 512GB PCIe SSD. HONOR has also upgraded the cooling system in this laptop and has adopted an s-shaped fan blade design that results in up to 38% effective cooling. It also features the new Magic Link 2.0 that enables a seamless connection between mobile phones and PCs. Apart from this, the connectivity options and ports include Dual-band WiFi (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, 720p HD camera (pop-up camera), fingerprint scanner, backlight keyboard, 1 x USB Type-C port, 1 x USB 3.0 Type-A, ...