Vivo’s iQOO to launch Snapdragon 865-powered 5G phone in India in February [Update: Official teaser confirms 5G phone]

Update: February 2, 2020 - iQOO has started teasing that 5G phone is coming to india soon with #MonsterInside. It has also launched iqoo.com/in/. Get ready to witness 5G in India Soon from our side. iQOO India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳#iQOOIndia #MonsterInside #5GinIndia pic.twitter.com/LbB7P73ESB — iQOO India (@iQOO_In) February 2, 2020 Vivo announced iQOO (stands for 'I Quest On and On') sub-brand in China last year, and has launched several smartphones since then in its home ground, including iQOO Pro 5G. Now the company has confirmed that it will launch its first product for the Indian market in February. It also plans to launch 4G smartphones in the country with high-end specifications. The iQOO phone will be India’s first smartphone powered by Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform and will also feature 5G support. iQOO said that it will be backed by robust performance capabilities in the charging, gaming, and design department, providing phone phonetics uninterrupted content consumption, according to the company. iQOO will be selling its phones in India through online platforms initially, and plans to sell its phones via offline stores in the future. We should know more details about the phone in the coming weeks. Commenting on the same, Gagan Arora, Director of Marketing at iQOO, said: We see extreme ...

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro listed on Amazon India affiliate page, launch imminent

OnePlus launched the 'OnePlus 7T' and 'OnePlus 7T Pro' last year and leaks and rumours have been surfacing on the next version i.e., OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. This time around there have been leaks on a cheaper version of the OnePlus 8 i.e., OnePlus 8 Lite. The launch of the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro India could be imminent as Amazon India affiliate page has listed both the smartphones. Amazon India's affiliate page lists fixed advertising fees for various products including smartphones. Now, under the NEW: Mobile Phones at 1% Fixed Advertising Fee category OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 are listed, confirming an imminent launch. Both the 8 and 8 Pro are listed alongside the 7T Pro, 7T Pro McLaren, 7T, 7 Pro. Coming to the rumoured specifications, OnePlus 8 Pro is said to sport a 6.65-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz display with curved edges and a similar design language as OnePlus 8. This time around OnePlus is said to go with a punch-hole display instead of the pop-up camera module and also, the display is said to be slightly smaller than its predecessor OnePlus 7T Pro. While the processor that is going to power OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro ...

Nokia smartphone code named ‘Captain America’ with 6GB RAM surfaces, could be Nokia 5.2

HMD Global launched the Nokia 5.1 smartphone back in 2018 and later launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus which was a success for the company. While there was no information regarding the successor of the Nokia 5.1 for quite some time, now, a new Nokia smartphone with a circular quad rear camera module, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a waterdrop notch has surfaced and it could be the Nokia 5.2 smartphone. According to Evan Blass (@evleaks), the Nokia that has surfaced is code-named 'Captain America' and it indeed could be the Nokia 5.2. Coming to the specifications, not much is known yet, but the 5.2 is said to sport 6GB RAM with 64GB storage. There is no information on the processor as of now, but we can expect it to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Mobile Platform. Furthermore, it is said to be unveiled on 4th March 2020 and is said to be priced around US$ 180 (Rs. 12,870 approx). We should know more information in the coming days. [caption id="attachment_264860" align="aligncenter" width="573"] Nokia 5.1 Plus[/caption] In related news, Nokia's MWC event is set for February 23, 2020, and the company is expected to unveil new mid-range smartphones, Android-based feature phones, and more. Source

Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 5 Pro with OxygenOS port

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro was amongst best-selling devices in 2018, launched with Android Nougat, it received Android 8.1 (Oreo) update in June 2018. The company rolled out Android 9.0 (Pie) update to the smartphone back in May 2019, the device is almost 2 years old now and has already received two Android updates. It is almost certain that Xiaomi will not update the Android version on the Redmi Note 5 Pro, but in case you own a Redmi Note 5 Pro and wish to keep your device updated with the latest Android version, you may try a custom ROM. We had earlier tried Android 10 based Arrow OS and Android 10 based Pixel Experience ROM on our Redmi Note 5 Pro. Oxygen OS is amongst popular Android skin that offers lots of customizations without adding bloat, developers have ported Android 10 based Oxygen OS to Redmi Note 5 Pro. We tried it on our unit and here is our review of the same. Performance and Benchmarks: [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="303660,303661,303662"] It obtained AnTuTu score of 147635 on Pixel Experience. It scored 1351 points in single-core test and 4857 points in multi-core test in Geekbench 4. In Geekbench 5 test, it managed to get ...

realme 3 Pro gets official Pixel Experience support

realme launched the realme 3 Pro in the country back in April 2019 running ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie). The smartphone recently received Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update with a bunch of new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. The company claims that realme UI is crafted to provide a near-stock Android experience but in case you wish to enjoy a Pixel like Android experience on your realme 3 Pro, there is good news for you as realme 3 Pro (RMX1851) finally gets official Pixel Experience (Android 10 based) support. [gallery size="large" ids="296712,301452,301454"] For the unawares, Pixel Experience is amongst the popular AOSP based custom ROMs that aims towards providing a Pixel-like stock Android experience. It takes no bloat approach along with Pixel exclusive features to provide users pure vanilla Android experience on any device. To flash a custom ROM, users need to unlock the bootloader of their devices and flash a custom recovery, refer to this post for detailed bootloader unlocking procedure but make sure to take a backup of your data before proceeding. TWRP recovery for realme 3 Pro can be downloaded from the link given below, ...

PUMA launches its first smartwatch in India with WearOS, heart rate tracking, GPS for Rs. 19995

PUMA has partnered with Fossil Group to launch their first smartwatch in India. The PUMA PT9100 is a sporty styled smartwatch running Android WearOS with a heart rate sensor, GPS, Rapid charging, Activity Tracking and more. The PT9100 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of ROM and connects via Bluetooth 4.2. It has 1.19 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 390 x 390 pixels. Being an PUMA sporty smartwatch, there is also water resistance up to 50M. Running WearOS, the device can sync up with Google Fit which, along with the GPS sensor, allows Activity Tracking like pilates, rowing, or spinning, and count reps from strength training workouts such as pushups. Users can also track heart rate, activity goals, goal progress and completion. The PT9100 can sync up with a smartwatch to provide notifications directly on the watch and control music playback. The device also features an NFC chip that can be used for Google Pay payments. For battery life, PUMA claims up to 1 to 2 days on a single charge with a two hour charging time. The Puma PT9100 smartwatch comes in three colours; Black, White and Yellow and is available for purchase on Flipkart for a price of ...

Apple rolls out new redesigned Maps with real time transit info, faster navigation and more in USA

Apple is rolling out a new update v1.3.5 to its Maps app in the US that offers a redesign with faster navigation, better road coverage, more precise addresses and better land detail cover. It has also been updated with other features like real time transit info, flight statuses, indoor maps and more. With the new update, users can save and share lists of their favourite places using a feature called Collections. Another feature called Favourites gives users an easy way to access places they visit every day like home, work, the gym or school. Similar to Google Street View, Apple has added Look Around, which is an interactive street-level imagery with high-resolution, 3D photography and smooth and seamless transitions through major cities. Apple has also added additional features like real time transit that gives gives detailed transit schedules, live departure times, arrival times, the current location of a bus or train en route and more. Share ETA allows users to send an estimated time of arrival to family, friends or coworkers with a simple tap. Flight Status will scan for information stored in Mail, Calendar or Wallet and proactively serves flight information for terminals and more. The update is currently available for users in the United State ...

POCO F1 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 10 update starts rolling out widely]

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). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in 20-40 days. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for POCO F1, also check out our POCO F1 content, Android 10 based Havoc OS Android 10 based Oxygen OS Port (ported from OnePlus 6) Android 10 based Pixel Experience How to Install Oxygen OS on POCO F1 POCO F1 Hands-on and First Impressions POCO F1 Rosso Red Edition Photo Gallery POCO F1 Review: Deal of the Century MIUI updates rolled out for the POCO F1 so far: [Jan 21, 2020]: Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 11.04.0.QEJMIXM based on Android 10 with January Android security patch for testers. The update weighs around 1.9GB in size and brings fixes for notification shade, Game Turbo Optimizations and more. It is expected to roll out for everyone in coming days. [Download Link] [Oct 28, 2019]: Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 11 Stable 11.05.0.PEJMIXM with October Android security patch. The update weighs around 1.8GB in ...

Google launches SOS alert for Novel Coronavirus in Search

Novel Coronavirus which is spreading in several parts of the world has now turned into an emergency situation worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) has released important information and safety measures to tackle Coronavirus and now, Google has also stepped in to aid people. Google has now launched an SOS alert for Novel Coronavirus in Search. The SOS alert launched by Google with the World Health Organization (WHO) helps users to easily access resources related to Coronavirus. Starting today, when users search for related info on Google Search, it will display safety tips, info, resources, and Twitter updates from WHO. Searching for “coronavirus” will display a card that reads “2019 Novel Coronavirus SOS Alert” and lets users share directly. At first, Top Stories are displayed which is followed by Local Updates, Help and Information, Safety Tips and lastly, results from other websites. The Safety Tips are sourced from who.int and some safety tips that are displayed include “Clean hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub”, “Thoroughly cook meat and eggs”, and more related tips. Given the situation of Novel Coronavirus now, Google's SOS Alert will be useful for many people. Source

Microsoft announces Xbox Bounty Program to identify vulnerabilities, offers awards up to $20000

Microsoft Xbox has announced a new bug bounty program in an attempt to use the public's help to identify critical bugs in the Xbox software ecosystem. The bounties will be decided according to the severity of the bug, its security impact and the quality of report submitted by the researcher (bounty hunter). Many companies have announced bug bounty programs in the past as a way of finding critical problems in their software systems. In this program, there are multiple tiers of security impacts, from Remote Code Execution to Tampering. Each security impact has its bounty rewards decided by its severity ranging from critical to low and three levels of report quality. To qualify for an eligible submission, a researcher must identify a previously unreported vulnerability that can be reproduced in that latest, fully patched version of Xbox Live network and services at the time of submission. The report must also include clear, concise, and reproducible steps, either in writing or in video format. Some examples offered by Microsoft for vulnerabilities include Cross site scripting (XSS), Cross site request forgery (CSRF), Insecure direct object references, Insecure deserialization, etc. Those interested in providing submissions may do so using the MSRC Submission portal, following the recommend ...