Apple updates Clips to include Memoji, Animoji, new stickers and more

With a new update, Apple's free video creation app called Clips now features the ability to include Memoji, Animoji, new stickers and more in your videos. iPhone and iPad users can add animated stickers and emoji that can now follow the movements of a user’s face for fun selfie videos using the front-facing camera. With the update, users will now be able to see the Memoji, that was created previously in the Messages app for iOS and iPadOS, automatically in Clips. Users can also layer their Animoji and Memoji video clips with all their favourite existing features in Clips like artistic filters, animated text, music, stickers and more. Users will also be given the option to edit their Animoji characters in a video post recording too. Clips 2.1 update will also include the 7 new Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse stickers, a "Let it snow" poster and support for right-to-left languages including Arabic and Hebrew. The update will be for Clips running on all devices running iOS 13 or later and iPadOS 13 or later. Check out the new update in Clips for iOS and iPadOS here. Source

Realme true wireless earbuds launching in India in December alongside XT 730G [Update: Yellow, Black and White colors]

Update: realme has posted new teasers for the earbuds in Yellow, Black and White colors. The launch event is expected to be scheduled in the third week of this month. We should know the exact date soon. Earlier: Realme launched the most expected realme X2 Pro smartphone in India today along with the realme 5s smartphone, but it did not announce any other new accessories. However, at the end of the event Realme CEO Madhav Sheth showed of the company's first wireless earbuds. As you can see, the earbuds looks similar to the Apple Airpods, but it is in yellow color that goes with the company's yellow colored branding. He also said that the company plans to launch several products, so we can expect realme Fitness Band that was teased earlier. The company might be working on VOOC PowerBanks for the future. The Realme earbuds will be introduced along with the realme XT 730G (X2) next month. It is not clear if we can expect the rumored realme 6 as well. We will have to wait for few more weeks to know the exact launch date.

iPhone 11 series collects location data even when location services are switched off; Here’s why

Earlier this week, a report from security reporter Brain Krebs from krebsonsecurity.com showed how iPhone 11 devices running the latest iOS 13 would still be collecting data even when location services were turned off. Yesterday Apple responded to the information, explaining how it was by design for their new ultra wide band technology. Brian Krebs report shows a video of even when location services were individually turned off for each app, there seemed to some system service that was collecting data, evident by the tiny diagonal arrow that shows on the top bar of the phone. Apple initially responded to Krebs saying this was expected behaviour and failed to give further explanation giving rise to speculation that iOS had some location leaking bug that Apple refused to acknowledge. However, yesterday Apple gave a more detailed explanation, citing the spatial awareness feature that the iPhone 11 series comes with using its U1 chip. This chip uses ultra wide band technology that communicates with a variety of other wide band devices to achieve "spatial awareness" in space. At the moment only use case Apple advertises is the ability to more easily Air Drop. Apple claims that the data collection is only on device and is not ...

Vivo iQOO Neo Racing Edition with 6.38-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855 Plus, up to 12GB RAM announced

Vivo introduced iQOO Neo with Snapdragon 845 in China in July, later in October it introduced the iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 Edition, now it has introduced the new iQOO Neo 855 Racing Edition with the 855 Plus and up to 12GB RAM. Other specifications are similar including the 6.39-inch FHD+ water drop notch with 90.0% screen-to-body ratio, liquid cooling, Android Pie, 12-megapixel primary rear camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 2-megapixel sensor for portrait shots. There is also a 16-megapixel camera on the front. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner, has 4D gaming experience with real-time recognition of the game scene that vibrates the phone to intelligent match the scenes. It packs a 4500mAh battery, same as the 845 edition, but this has 33W flash charge that can charge from 0 to 25% in 10 minutes. Vivo iQOO Neo Racing Edition specifications 6.39-inch ( 1080 × 2340 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED 19.5:9 aspect ratio display, 105% NTSC color gamut Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 Plus (1 x Kryo 485 at 2.96GHz + 3 x Kryo 485 at 2.42GHz + 4 x Kryo 385 at 1.8GHz) 7nm Mobile Platform with 675MHz Adreno 640 GPU 8GB / 12GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS ...

Vivo X30 with Exynos 980 SoC, dual mode 5G support, Periscope telephoto lens to be announced on December 16

Update: December 6, 2019 — Vivo has confirmed that the X30 smartphone will be introduced at an event in China on December 16th. It recently said that the phone's camera will offer advanced portrait capabilities equivalent to 50mm DSLR lens. Another teaser already confirmed punch-hole display with minimal bezels.   Update: Vivo has posted a new teaser that shows the phone's glass body and also confirms periscope super telephoto lens for optical zoom and up to 60x digital zoom. Earlier: Vivo just announced that it will introduce flagship X30 smartphone in China next month. This will be powered by Samsung's latest Exynos 980 8nm SoC with support for both SA and NSA dual mode 5G. It has two high performing ARM Cortex-A77 cores and six efficient Cortex-A55 cores and ARM Mali-G76 MP5 GPU. The modem supports E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC), which combines 2CC LTE and 5G connectivity, to maximize mobile downlink speed up to 3.55Gbps and 5G NR Sub-6GHz speeds of up to 2.55Gbps. Based on latest rumors, the phone will feature a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz screen, 64MP quad rear cameras, and the X30 Pro is said to feature a slightly larger 6.89-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz screen, 60MP quad rear cameras with upcoming Sony ...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c 8nm and Snapdragon 8c 7nm Compute platforms for always on, always connected PCs announced

Qualcomm announced its next-generation Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 765, and Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platforms recently. Last year, the company also announced 8cx 7nm Compute Platform for thin. light, and always on, always connected Windows 10 PCs - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx. Now, Qualcomm has announced the new Snapdragon 7c and Snapdragon 8c which joins the previously announced Snapdragon 8cx. The Snapdragon 7c compute platform has an Octa-core Kryo 468 CPU and Adreno 618 GPU, and the compute platform delivers a 25% boost in system performance. It too comes with Qualcomm AI Engine (Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP) that delivers over 5 TOPS (Trillion Operations Per Second) of performance. Regarding the connectivity, it has the Snapdragon X15 LTE modem with support for 800 Mbps LTE. But there is no option for 5G in this. This platform also promises to deliver up to "twice the battery life" compared to competing platforms and is aimed at competing with budget Windows laptops. Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c: Up to 2.4GHz Octa-Core (4x performance Kryo 468+ 4x effeciency Kryo 468) CPU 8nm Process Technology Integrated X15 LTE modem Cat 15/13 speeds of up to 800Mbps down: 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation, up to 256-QAM, up to 4x4 MIMO on two ...

Sony Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 Android 10 update starts rolling out

Sony introduced the Xperia 1 smartphone with 4K OLED HDR 21:9 display at MWC earlier this year and the company launched the Xperia 5 with 21:9 display recently at IFA this year. Both smartphones shipped with Android 9.0 (Pie) and now, Sony has started rolling out the Android 10 update to both Xperia 1 and Xperia 5. The new Android 10 update for Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 carries the build number 55.1.A.0.748 and comes with 1st November 2019 Android security patch instead of the December security patch. The old update carried the build number 55.0.A.10.26 (Xperia 1), 55.0.A.11.25 (Xperia 5) and came with the 1st October 2019 security update. This new update brings Android 10 features to the Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 as expected. Alongside Android 10 rollout for these smartphones, Sony has rolled out November security patches to Xperia 10, Xperia 10 Plus, Xperia XA2, XA2 Plus, XA2 Ultra, Xperia L3, and Xperia L2 has got the December security patch. The company already confirmed Android 10 update for range of smartphones. Source | Via

Nokia 2.3 with 6.2-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras, metal frame announced

HMD Global just announced the Nokia 2.3, the company’s latest budget Android One smartphone and the successor of Nokia 2.2 at an event in Egypt, as expected. It packs a 6.2-inch HD+ screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio A22 12nm SoC with 2GB RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with 2 years of Android and 3 years of security updates, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with AI low-light feature, HDR, secondary 2-megapixel depth sensing camera for Portrait Mode, 'Recommended Shot' feature that automatically captures alternate images before and after the shutter button is pressed and suggests the best one. It has a 5-megapixel camera on the front with support for Face Unlock, but it doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor. The phone also comes with a dedicated Google Assistant Button, has dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots, features 3D nano-textured cover. "Advanced structural engineering made it possible to integrate the dual camera and flash into the rear of the phone without a camera bump. Inner high-precision diecast aluminium chassis makes the structure solid and rigid protecting all the components inside," said the company. It packs a 4000mAh battery that promises 2 days of battery life. Nokia 2.3 specifications 6.2-inch (720 x 1520 pixels) ...

HUAWEI Enjoy 10S with 6.3-inch FHD+ OLED display, in-display fingerprint scanner, 48MP triple rear cameras announced

After the Enjoy 10 Plus  and Enjoy 10, HUAWEI has introduced Enjoy 10S, another phone in the 'Enjoy 10' series in China, as it had.  It packs a 6.3-inch FHD+ OLED display, is powered by an octa-core Kirin 710F 12nm SoC with up to 8GB RAM and GPU Turbo 3.0, has a 48-megapixel primary camera with AI features, 8-megapixel ultra-wide and an 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots. It also has a 16-megapixel front camera in the waterdrop notch. The phone has an in-display fingerprint scanner, gradient back and packs a 4000mAh battery, but doesn't have fast charging support. HUAWEI Enjoy 10S specifications 6.3-inch ( 2400 x 1080 pixels pixels) FHD+ 2.5D curved glass OLED display Octa-Core Kirin 710F 12nm (4 x 2.2GHz Cortex-A73 +4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU 6GB / 8GB RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB Android 9 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 48-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture, 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture 16MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture In-display fingerprint scanner Dimensions: 157.4 x 73.2 x 7.75mm ; Weight: 163g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / ...

Nokia 9 PureView Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for its flagship Nokia 9 PureView smartphone, which makes it the second Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 8.1 in October. Android 10 brings number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Smart Reply, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and lots more. The Nokia 9 PureView Android 10 update V5.13D is about 1.4GB in size and has Android security patch for November. The company already confirmed  that Nokia 7.1  will get the update in Q4 2019, and the update will continue for older phones in Q1 2020 and Q2 2020. Check out the complete changelog below. What’s New Dark Mode — Take it wasy on your eyes Smart reply — Save more time with recommended aactions Gesture navigation — Get around with a swipe and a pull Additional controls for privacy and location Google Security Patch (2019-11) Source, Screenshot Via