Samsung Galaxy M31 with 64MP rear camera, huge battery launching in India soon

Samsung launched the Galaxy M30s smartphone in India back in September last year. Now the company is gearing up to launch the Galaxy M31 smartphone in the country. This will feature 64MP rear camera, which should use Samsung's own ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor. Based on earlier rumors the phone will come with 64GB internal storage. It is said to feature quad rear cameras that includes a 5MP macro lens, 8MP ultra-wide lens and a 5MP depth sensor along with the 64MP camera. It is said to be powered by Exynos 9611 processor and 6GB of RAM, according to a benchmark listings. It should run Android 10 with One UI 2.0. Earlier rumors revealed Galaxy M11 and Galaxy M21 phones for this year. We can expect the Galaxy M31 sometime later this month. Source 1, 2

Nokia Power Earbuds with up to 150 hours of battery life with 3000mAh charging starts rolling out

HMD Global introduced Power Earbuds with 3000mAh charging case last year that lets you charge the 50mAh (each) battery inside earbuds up to 30 times offering 150 hours of battery life. It has started rolling it China starting this week. It has IPX7 ratings for water resistance and uses Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. Nokia Power Earbuds specifications High quality audio with 6mm graphene drivers Universal Bluetooth 5.0 compatibility Easy access to voice assistant, Touch Controls Waterproof (IPX7 rated at 1m for up to 30 minutes) Dimensions: Earbuds: 25mm(L) x 23mm(W) x 23.8mm(D);Charging case: 79mm(L) x 48.5mm(W) x 31mm(D) 50mAh battery per earbud offers up to 5 hours of usage 3000mAh battery in the charging case offers up to 150 hours of usage (up to x30 additional charges of earbuds), USB Type-C charging The Nokia Power Earbuds come in Charcoal Black and Light Grey colors, is priced at 699 Yuan (US$ 100 / Rs. 7,130 approx.) in China and is available from several online portals. Source

Portronics Harmonics Twins II Truly Wireless earbuds launched for Rs. 2499

Portronics, an audio electronics manufacturer has expanded their wireless audio lineup with the launch of their new Harmonics Twins II. The 2nd generation device features an updated design, Bluetooth 5.0, IPX4 rating and touch controls. The design has been updated from a Samsung Galaxy Earbuds type design to a more AirPods design with an extending stick on each earbuds. It is still lightweight and will have a comfortable fit with that can be ensured with its included 3 silicone tips. It also features IPX4 water and sweat resistance which make them good for workouts. Utilising Bluetooth 5.0 LE for its wireless connectivity, the earbuds are very power efficient giving them a good battery life. Portronics claim up to 4 hours of continuous playback with the 40mAh batteries built in to the earbuds and the included charging case has another 380mAh lithium polymer battery that gives a total listening time of approx. 12 hours. The earbuds also feature touch controls near the top of the device that give users full control over their playback. With the inbuilt mics, users can access their voice assistant via the touch control and also have clear calls with its Acoustic Echo Reduction technology. The Portronics Harmonics II comes in ...

Amazon Echo Show 8 with 8-inch HD screen, stereo sound, camera with a built-in shutter launched in India

Amazon has launched Echo Show 8, the company's latest Echo Show devices in India after it was introduced back in September. It has an 8-inch HD screen, stereo sound and a camera with a built-in shutter. It has tons of Alexa features, over 30,000 skills in English and over 800 skills in Hindi, says Amazon. Amazon Echo Show 8 features and specifications Alexa can show you more — With an 8″ HD screen and stereo sound, Alexa can help manage your day at a glance. See and do more with Alexa — With an 8" HD screen and stereo sound, Alexa can help manage your day at a glance. Ask Alexa to show your favourite TV shows and movies on Amazon Prime Video or Voot, or stream music videos from Hungama Music. Enjoy music from Amazon Prime Music, Saavn, Gaana, Hungama. Keep your kids entertained with skills like Chu Chu TV, Chhota Bheem and more. Connect with video calling and messaging - Make video calls to friends and family who have Skype, other Echo devices with screen, or the Alexa app. You can also make voice calls, send messages, or instantly connect to other Echo devices in your home to make ...

Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service goes live at $5/month in NA and EU regions

Nvidia's competitor in the cloud gaming service space called 'GeForce Now' has finally come out beta and is live for everyone now. The service is Nvidia's answer to Google’s Stadia service, Sony’s PlayStation Now and Microsoft’s upcoming xCloud but works differently in that users can use their existing games to use the service. Being a BYOG type service, users do not have to buy their favourite games again on the platform to use GeForce, instead the service will let you sync your game from your preferred game library. Currently, GeForce Now has support for Steam, the Epic Games Store, Battle.net, and Uplay and is available for North America and Europe regions. Another point to note is that the service is compatible on PC, Mac, SHIELD TV, and Android platforms. It has no support on the iPhone or iPad but Nvidia has confirmed that a web browser based version will come soon. Each time you want to run a game, Nvidia will an instance of your game library on its servers along with the save game files. There are two tiers at the moment; free tier that gives you standard access to the servers and 1 hour long playtime sessions. Upgrading to the ...

Redmi India releases ‘Power has a new look’ teaser for a new product, could be Redmi 9

Xiaomi's Redmi brand has been teasing a new product for about a week now. Today it has released a new teaser video along with the tag '#Power has a new look!" and #MorePowerToRedmi!. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTY6lPx9yF0 📢 #Redmi2020 promises to bring you more. More things to love, more things to enjoy and more things that'll make you proud to be a #Redmi user! 😎 We're bringing #MorePowerToRedmi! Are you ready? 🤟 pic.twitter.com/TXmHeuij7L — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) January 30, 2020 Last week Xiaomi India head, Manu Kumar Jain teased the product related to power, and it could be the rumored Redmi 9. #Redmi has always been synonymous with POWER! 💪 🥊 Power-packed phones 🚄 Powerful processors 📸 Powerful user experience I'm excited for the things @RedmiIndia will be bringing in 2020! #Redmi2020#MorePowerToRedmi is almost here. Can you guess what is this? 😎#Xiaomi ❤️ pic.twitter.com/6rDu9QAQ3Q — Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) February 3, 2020 Earlier rumors said the Redmi 9 will be powered by Mediatek Helio G70 and will launch in Q1 2020, but with the latest Helio G80 launch, it could use this processor. Other details are unknown, but it will likely retain the 5000mAh battery and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The Redmi 9 is said to be introduced sometime later this month. We should know ...

LG and ZTE cancel MWC 2020 events over coronavirus concerns

Earlier this week GSMA that conducts Mobile World Congress (MWC) events every year announced that it continues to monitor and assess the potential impact of the Coronavirus and said that there is minimal impact on the event. It confirmed that MWC event will happen in Barcelona from 24 to 27, February 2020 as planned. It also said that it has implemented many measures to help to mitigate the spread of the virus and is continuing to add other actions regularly. Today LG and ZTE have announced that they are cancelling their MWC events this year. LG said that it will be holding separate events in the near future to announce its 2020 mobile products. It was expected to announce LG V60 ThinQ Dual Display 5G phone. In a statement LG said: LG Electronics is closely monitoring the situation related to the novel coronavirus outbreak, which was recently declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization as the virus continues to spread outside China. With the safety of its employees, partners and customers foremost in mind, LG has decided to withdraw from exhibiting and participating in MWC 2020 later this month in Barcelona, Spain. This decision removes the risk of exposing hundreds of LG employees ...

Paytm launches All-in-one POS devices for SMEs

Paytm has launched a new Android based All-in-one POS device that will help merchants accept payment through a variety of methods. The machine can accept Paytm Wallet, all UPI based apps, Debit & Credit Cards, Cash and is loaded with billing, payments, and customer management software. The device has a full-size display and is filled with robust features that are designed to improve the productivity for businesses. Merchants will not only be able to accept payments with the device, but it can also generate GST compliant bills and synchronise transactions and settlements through the ‘Paytm for Business’ app. Other inbuilt industry specific solutions include Restaurant Management, TicketNew, Insider.in and more. Restaurant Management help accept orders of individual tables and directly relay them to the kitchen while TicketNew and Insider.in help event organizers and movie halls to directly issue tickets with the device. The device has already conducted several pilots with partners like IRCTC who have used the device bill food items sold inside trains. Commenting on the launch of the all-in-one POS device, Vijay, Founder & CEO of Paytm said: Over the past 18 months, we have invested a lot of time in understanding the needs of small businesses around digital payments. Today, we are ...

Samsung introduces Flashbolt 3rd Generation HBM2E memory with up to 3.2Gbps transfer speeds

Samsung Electronics has announced their newest 3rd generation High Bandwidth Memory 2E (HBM2E) called the Flashbolt. It is a successor to the 2nd generation Aquabolt with double the capacity at 16GB and higher stable transfer speeds at 3.2Gbps. The new memory design with higher speeds and higher capacity make it ideal for high performance computing (HPC). Flashbolt doubles the memory capacity when compared to Aquabolt from 8GB to 16GB modules. It offers reliable transfer speeds up to 3.2 gigabits per second (Gbps), while offering a memory bandwidth of 410GB/s per stack. Peak transfer speeds have been reported as 4.2Gbps with 538GB/s memory bandwidth per stack. Samsung will continue to sell its 2nd generation Aquabolt lineup while slowly ramping up volume production for Flashbolt. They are looking to strengthen ecosystem partnerships for its next generation products to transition the industries HBM solutions. Commenting on the launch, Cheol Choi, executive vice president of Memory Sales & Marketing at Samsung Electronics said: With the introduction of the highest performing DRAM available today, we are taking a critical step to enhance our role as the leading innovator in the fast-growing premium memory market. Samsung will continue to deliver on its commitment to bring truly differentiated solutions as we reinforce our edge ...

POCO X2 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Kernel Sources released]

POCO launched the POCO X2 smartphone in India earlier today running MIUI 11.0 Global Stable on top of Android 10. This is a rebranded version of the Redmi K30 4G which was launched in China back in December. It packs a 6.67-inch Full HD+ “Reality Flow” 120Hz LCD screen with 4.38mm, a dual-punch-hole screen with 91% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 730G with up to 8GB of RAM, and has liquid cooling. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for POCO X2 (codename ‘phoenix’),  also check out our POCO X2 content, POCO X2 Unboxing and First Impressions POCO X2 Updates so far: [Feb 4, 2020]: POCO has released Android 10 based kernel source codes for POCO X2. The POCO X2 comes in Atlantis Blue, Matrix Purple and Phoenix Red colors, is priced at Rs. 15,999 for the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version, Rs. 16,999 for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version and the top-end 8GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs Rs. 19,999. It will go on sale on Flipkart and mi.com starting from February 11th.