Motorola One Hyper with 6.5-inch FHD+ Total Vision display, Android 10, 64MP rear camera, 32MP pop-up front camera announced

Motorola just announced One Hyper, the company's latest One series smartphones with a pop-up camera design, as it had promised. It has a 6.5-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio LCD screen without a notch, which it calls Total Vision, is powered by Snapdragon 675 with 4GB of RAM and runs Android 10 out of the box. It packs a 64-megapixel main camera with Night Vision and Quad Pixel technologies, laser auto focus technology to focus instantly, even in the dark and an 8-megapixel 118° ultra-wide angle lens. With Google CameraX API, third party apps like Instagram can take advantage of Motorola’s camera AI technology, like HDR, Night Vision and Portrait Mode, said the company. There is a 32-megapixel pop-up selfie camera with the same Night Vision mode and Quad Pixel technology that brings in 4x more light sensitivity. The pop up camera has a drop protection mechanism that triggers it to automatically retract during a sudden drop or when the phone is flipped upside down. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner with a helpful notification light around it that subtly illuminates in different ways to keep you updated without disturbing you. The phone packs a 4000mAh battery with support for 45W Hyper ...

Reliance Jio revises ‘New All-in-one plans’ with 1.5GB data per day and 1000 off-net IUC minutes starting at Rs. 199

Earlier this week, Airtel and Vodafone Idea hiked prepaid tariff and released new recharge plans. Following Reliance Jio's announcement regarding tariff hike recently, the company has now officially launched the 'New All-in-one plans' with revised pricing along with JioPrime benefits. Similar to Airtel and Vodafone Idea, Fair Usage Policy applies on unlimited calling from Jio to other networks, and users will be charged 6 paise/min post FUP. Users won’t be charged 6 paise/min for Jio to Jio calls. Jio's revised plans are categorized into 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 12-month, and "Affordable plans". Here is the list of 'new All-in-one plans' from Jio 1-month (28 days validity) plan Rs. 199 - 1.5 GB/day, 1000 off-net mins Rs. 249 - 2 GB/day, 1000 off-net mins Rs. 349 - 3 GB/day, 1000 off-net mins 2-month (56 days validity) plan Rs. 399 -  1.5 GB/day, 2000 off-net mins Rs. 444 - 2 GB/day, 2000 off-net mins 3-month (84 days validity) plan Rs. 555 - 1.5 GB/day, 3000 off-net mins Rs. 599 - 2 GB/day, 3000 off-net mins 12-month (365 days validity) plan Rs. 2199 - 1.5 GB/day, 12,000 off-net mins Affordable plans Rs. 129 - 2GB data, 1000 off-net mins, 28 days validity Rs. 329 - 6GB data, 3000 off-net mins, 84 ...

Lenovo launches 7-inch Smart Display, Smart Bulb and Smart Camera in India

Lenovo has been expanding its lineup of Smart Home products in India with the launch of Smart Clock and 10-inch Smart Display earlier this year. Following that, now Lenovo has launched a new 7-inch Smart Display, Smart Bulb, and Smart Camera in India. Lenovo Smart Display comes with a 7-inch display with always-on functionality. It has support for Google Assistant and users can control over 5,000 smart home devices from major brands, answer video calls from family, monitor the kids’ room, or check who’s at the door through any smart camera connected with the display. It also has dual-array microphones and a full-range speaker letting users interact with the Smart Display seamlessly. The next product in today's announcement, Lenovo Smart Camera comes with a wide field of view, can record in FULL HD 1920 x 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second and supports H.264/MJPEG format compression. It connects through 2.4GHz WiFi, has an IR distance of 10-20 meters, and has a built-in microphone and speaker, allowing two-way audio capability. It also works well with the Google Assistant as well as Amazon Alexa platforms. Lastly, Lenovo also launched the new 'Lenovo Smart Bulb' which is a 9W smart bulb with 800 lumens and ...

Sundar Pichai takes on Alphabet’s CEO role as Larry Page steps down

Sundar Pichai, the current CEO of Google has now taken up the role of CEO of Google's parent company — Alphabet. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were the previous CEO and President respectively at Alphabet, will be stepping down but will remain in the board of directors. In a letter, Larry Page and Sergey Brin explained their decision to step down. They talk about how they believe Alphabet to have reached a point in time where it does not need both a CEO and a president. To simplify management structure for Alphabet and Google, Sundar Pichai will take CEO roles at both companies, being the chief executive at leading Google, and managing Alphabet’s investment in their portfolio of Other Bets. Alphabet was founded in 2015, designed to be a parent company to Google and other companies such as Nest, Fiber, Malta and others, with Larry Page and Sergey Brin leading the company. As they step down now, they will continue to remain as active as co-founders, shareholders and board members of Alphabet. Commenting on taking up his new role at Alphabet, Sundar Pichai said: I’m excited about Alphabet and its long term focus on tackling big challenges through technology. I’m looking forward to ...

OnePlus 6th Anniversary Sale from Dec 6: Discounts on 7T and 7 Pro, additional HDFC card discount, exchange offers

OnePlus has announced its sixth-anniversary celebration globally.  As a mark of celebrating its successful journey in India, and in an effort to give back to its thriving OnePlus community in India, OnePlus has announced a range of offers, providing a special opportunity for its users to upgrade to the latest OnePlus 7 series devices starting on Friday, 6 December 2019 until Tuesday, 17 December 2019. This is similar to the discounts that it offered recently. OnePlus 6th Anniversary Sale offers Discount from INR 2,000 up to INR 6,000 on OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7T. Instant discount of INR 2,000, INR 1,500 and INR 3,000 on purchase of OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro respectively across all OnePlus sales platforms on HDFC card transactions. Special no-cost EMI up to six months on Amazon.in, OnePlus.in and OnePlus experience stores for OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro. Exchange old OnePlus devices and gain a cashback of INR 2,000 on the purchase of any OnePlus 7 Series device on Amazon.in and OnePlus Experience Stores. With these special offers in-store, it offers its existing and potential OnePlus users with the valuable opportunity to upgrade to the latest OnePlus devices and ...

Samsung Galaxy A 2020 series to be announced on December 12, Galaxy A51 with punch-hole display and more expected

Samsung has scheduled an event in Vietnam on December 12th to introduce its Galaxy A Series 2020 edition of smartphones. The teaser shows a punch-hole display, as rumored earlier for the A51 and A71 smartphones. Even though the teaser doesn't confirm the name of the phone, but the source on the Samsung Vietnam landing page for the teaser mentions A51 and also SM-A515F, which is the product code for the phone. Samsung says that this will be a camera-centric phone similar to earlier Galaxy A series. Based on earlier rumors, the A51 is said to pack a quad-rear camera setup with a 48MP (primary) + 12MP (wide-angle) + 12MP (telephoto) sensor for 2x optical zoom + 5MP (depth sensor), while the A71 is said to include a ToF sensor instead of the depth sensor. Some high-end models in the next-gen A series could also pack a 108MP sensor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM2TZVhVRdU Both the phones will likely run One UI 2.0 based on Android 10 and sport an in-display fingerprint scanner, making them one of the few AMOLED punch-hole smartphones in the mid-range segment. According to @evleaks who posted the Galaxy A51 press image, this is how the phone will look from the front. We should know ...

Indian Government could hold 4G and 5G spectrum auction in Q2 2020

Government is getting ready to conduct a new spectrum auction in April/June next year for 4G and 5G bands, according to the latest ET report. With new tariffs announced from the three major operators and 2-year temporary prohibition on spectrum payments, the government is confident that the operators will participate in the sale. News that is alarming to the  operators is the rumoured price for the frequency bands. The suggested base price for 5G airwaves is Rs. 492 crores per MHz with a proposed minimum sale of 20MHz blocks. This calculates to operators spending a minimum of close to Rs. 10,000 crore for 20 MHz and almost Rs. 50,000 crore for 100 MHz. The government plans to sell a total of 8,293.95 MHz of 4G and 5G spectrum, which can fetch the government about Rs. 5.86 lakh crore, if all of it is sold at base price. It has also been confirmed that they will sell this all in one go and not in pieces. A lot of spectrum contracts of the major telcos are expiring in the next two years which will mean that there will be a lot more auctions coming soon. Source

Devialet Phantom Reactor 600 watt and 900 watt wireless speakers launched in India

If you are in the market for a compact speaker with mind-blowing audio fidelity and you do not really care about the budget, then Devialet, a French luxury audio manufacturer has just released the perfect product in India for you. The Phantom Reactor, a smaller brother to the more expensive  Devialet Phantom is an ultra-compact speaker that promises to deliver unbelievable sound quality at any volume level. The Phantom Reactor will have two variants, a 600W and a 900W model and two colours, Iconic White and Matte Black. With a volume of just 3 Litres, Devialet has created a product that is nothing short of amazing. The speakers feature two side facing base drivers and one full range front driver that enables a frequency range of 18Hz to 21KHz. The drivers produce sound in a circular motion that will easily fill up a room with rich sound and bass that will hit the listener physically before they actually hear it. With over 160+ patents poured into the Phantom reactor, Devialet promises 0 distortion, 0 saturation and 0 background noise to give a perfect audiophile-grade playback to the listener. Some of the technologies include Analog Digital Hybrid (ADH), Speaker Active Matching, Heart Bass ...

Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max is the world’s largest fingerprint sensor with simultaneous two-finger sensing

At the Qualcomm Tech Summit 2019 Day 1, the company's also introduced 3D Sonic Max, which it says it the world’s largest fingerprint sensor, making it 17 times larger than the previous generation eliminating the need to carefully align your finger with the sensor area. Two years ago it was a 4x9 sensor, now it's a 20x30 sensor, which makes simultaneous two-finger sensing possible offering better security, increased speed and ease of use, compared to previous sensors. On top of that, 3D Sonic Max promises to deliver 1::1,000,000 rather than 1::50,000 in the previous generation to prevent fingerprint spoofing and inaccurate results. The new Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max in-display fingerprint scanner is suitable for automotive as well as smartphones. Samsung could be one of the OEMs to use this in their next-gen flagships, which will likely be the Snapdragon S11 series.  We should know more details about the scanner in the coming days of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit.

Amazon Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker launched in India for Rs. 4999

Amazon just launched the new Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker in India, after launching the first Echo Input in the country earlier this year. This voice-controlled smart speaker that combines hands-free access to Alexa with a 4,800 mAh rechargeable battery promising 10 hours of playback. It is designed to be carried around your home, comes with 360-degree audio and allows lets you access Alexa from anywhere in the room using the same far-field voice recognition as other Echo devices. Amazon Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker Edition Highlights Portable Echo for your home — Smart speaker that comes with a fabric design and 360 degree sound. Unplug the device and carry it room to room while listening to music, uninterrupted. Built-in battery for non-stop music — Comes with a 4800mAh rechargeable battery that provides up to 10hrs of continuous music playback time (up to 11hrs of stand-by time). Tap the power button to see the current battery level indicated by the 4 LEDs. Voice control your music — Stream music from Amazon Prime Music, Apple Music, JioSaavn, and Gaana — just ask for a song, artist, or genre. To increase the volume, just ask "Alexa, volume 10." Get help when your ...