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Apple Watch Series 4 Saves A 67-Year Old Man’s Life

Apple Watch Series 4 was launched alongside the new iPhones in September last year. The watch brought along many significant changes in the device. One such feature was fall detection. And time and again, people have praised it for the accuracy of the feature. Now, the Apple Watch has been credited to save a Norwegian man’s life.

According to the Norwegian news site NRK, 67- year old Toralv Østvang was found “bloody and unconscious” on his bathroom floor by emergency crews. Toralv was wearing an Apple Watch Series 4 when it informed the emergency services. Toralv suffered three fractures due to the falls. His daughter believes that the damage would be higher if he hadn’t worn the watch at the time.

Apple Watch Series 4: Saving Lives Of People

Apple introduced a plethora of features with the Apple Watch Series 4. One of the features was Fall detection. The watch used its sensors like Accelerometer and Gyroscope and some custom algorithms to detect hard. falls as strong as 32 g-force. The watch detects the type of fall and requires the user to respond to its pop up. Also, If the user doesn’t respond to it in 60 seconds, the watch will inform the authorities.

The fall detection, is not the only feature saving lives of people. Since the debut of the ECG feature on the new Apple Watch models, several users have been alerted to previously undiscovered atrial fibrillation. And the Apple Watch’s SOS Emergency feature has also helped many users after some deadly car accidents.

Also read: Apple Is Now Selling Refurbished Units Of The iPhone X

Apple Watch Series 4 has turned out to be a life saver for many people all around the world. This shows how much Apple takes its claims seriously about the health features. The Apple Watch Series 4 GPS price in India starts from at Rs. 40,900 for the 40mm variant, while its 44mm version will be priced at Rs. 43,900. The Apple Watch Series 4 Cellular edition 40mm variant with an aluminium case, is available with a price tag of Rs. 49,900. On the other hand, the Series 4 Cellular edition 44mm with aluminium case is priced at Rs. 52,900.

February 5, 2019
SpaceX Test Fires A Huge New Engine For Their Next Rocket

SpaceX recently completed its first test fire of its Raptor Engine. This is reportedly going to power SpaceX’s next rocket, which will be brought to light very soon. It was announced by Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX. He posted a couple of videos which showed the engine blasting off in all its glory. One video lacked sound, whereas the other one was pretty feature rich. The test took place at SpaceX’s test site in McGregor, Texas.

First firing of Starship Raptor flight engine! So proud of great work by @SpaceX team!! pic.twitter.com/S6aT7Jih4S
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2019

The Raptor engine is the latest successor to the company’s previous Merlin 1D engine. They will power SpaceX’s upcoming mission to Mars and beyond, so they are actually pretty powerful. It’s actually suggested to turn down the volume before you watch the second video though, because yes, it’s VERY loud. SpaceX is now supposed to perform ‘hop tests’ of altitudes between 1,640 and 16,400 feet.

These are the videos of the blast test, straight from Elon Musk’s Twitter.

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2019

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2019

This test used a full-scale engine that was ‘radically redesigned’. It uses methane as it’s primary fuel, just because it performs better. The current Merlin engines provide almost 190,000 pounds of liftoff. Instead, the Raptor will give around 440,000 pounds of liftoff. The test flights of the Starship can begin soon, probably by the next two months. Still, Elon Musk believes that an unmanned mission to mars may happen anytime before 2022. It could be followed up by a manned flight to Mars in 2024.

February 5, 2019
Xiaomi Working On A Smartphone With A Punch Hole Display

Punch Hole display cameras are all the rage these days. It wouldn’t be wrong to call it the leading trend of 2019. There have been lesser bezels, notches and various solutions to reach to the bezel less future. Many smartphone makers are busy trying to innovate with the trend. Now, Xiaomi also is hopping on the punch hole display bandwagon and may launch a device with the said feature soon, according to patent documents.

The patent filed by Xiaomi is for dual camera in the punch hole display. The patent was filed on January 29, 2019 in the Global Design Database of the WIPO. It stands for World Intellectual Property Office. The patent consists of 24 illustrations of different models. All the designs show what appear to be two cameras in the display. Many other sensors are also placed in the screen like a proximity and light sensor.

Punch Hole Displays

Punch hole displays are nothing new in smartphones. First introduced late last year with the Samsung A8s and the Honor View20, the trend seems to quickly catch up. More and more smartphone makers are trying to use this technology in their products. Samsung is also set to use punch hole display to put selfie camera in the Galaxy S10 series. Also, the Galaxy S10 Plus is rumored to have 2 cameras embedded in the display.

Also read: OnePlus Wants Users To Design The Next OxygenOS Feature

Xiaomi launching a smartphone with the said feature would mean that the punch hole camera will trickle down to affordable prices. It is not known currently which smartphone Xiaomi will use to introduce this feature. But the Mi Mix series has always avoided the notch cleverly, so the punch hole display to put cameras will be a good fit for the Mix series to begin with.

February 5, 2019
OnePlus Wants Users To Design The Next OxygenOS Feature
In the plethora of Android makers overloading their smartphones with skins and unnecessary bloatware, OxygenOS truly stands out. It is the closest a maker has gotten to stock Android with some great improvements over it. The gestures are better than the Pixel phones, there is an dark mode which works like one, and super quick updates. These are just some of the features OxygenOS offers that aren’t available in most Android devices.

Looks like it is about to get even better as OnePlus has started a competition. Called the #PMChallenge, it will let the users pitch an idea of a feature they want. Enough reasons and a good implementation and you may see the feature in the next update. OnePlus announced the competition on its forum.

Competition Details

OnePlus has made the process of submitting you entry fairly simple. You have to Submit a PRD (product requirements document) answering the following questions. You have to keep #PMChallenge in the title. Also, all of this needs to be posted in the Tech section before February 22.
- Who are the users?
- What is the proposed function?
- What is the user value?
- If there are existing comparable functions in the smartphone industry, how is your proposed feature superior?
The software team will check the entries and will announce the winners by mid of March. In the forum post, OnePlus says that it gets hundreds of suggestions everyday which may get overlooked. Also, by this competition, it will help them go through every suggestions and would definitely help them to make OxygenOS a better platform for its users.

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We think OnePlus has justified its popularity by listening to their customers using fun interactive activities like these. OxygenOS is also turning out to be one of the best Android software experiences.
February 5, 2019
Apple To End Support For iOS 13 On Older Devices
One things Apple users have an advantage over any smartphone maker is the software. The brand has been consistent enough to update even some of its older devices seamlessly. But it looks like Apple will change things up a bit as a report from an Israeli website The Verifier. The report says that Apple is soon ending support for iOS 13 on older devices. The news comes after lower than expected sales of the newer iPhones. It was to the excellent software support on older devices to make it run like new. These two news may be related to each other more than you think.

Possible Devices That May Be Affected

Out of the current Apple devices, these are the devices that are expected to be affected by this change.

iPhones:
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 5s
iPads:
- iPad Mini 2
- iPad Mini 3
- iPad Mini 4
- iPad Air
- iPad Air 2
iPod:
- iPod touch 6th generation
This might be step on Apple’s part as the recent decline in iPhone sales has been attributed to the lack of the need to upgrade. Or it may be that Apple is phasing out these devices due to older hardware. Whatever may be the case, Apple might release the iOS 13 in the coming months. And the features it will bring would be most applicable to the newer devices, so the decision makes sense. But with Apple pushing updates to devices for as long as they do, makes them still the most backwards compatible OS makers.

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Apple has been pretty consistent with updating their older devices. The iOS 12 update reached to the iPhone 5s, a six year old device. This news may be a big deal for the people who have purchased an older Apple device recently. But this move by Apple may result in the increase of sales of the newer devices.
February 5, 2019
Samsung Galaxy M10 & M20 Go Live On Sale Today, Pricing And Specs

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy M10 and M20 on February 28, needless to say, with a lot of buzz. Samsung targeting the budget sector of the market was nothing new, but this time, they are trying to set a benchmark with the Galaxy M Series. The ‘M’ in the M20/M10 stands for millennial, and that’s exactly the generation Samsung is hoping to impress.

The Samsung Galaxy M10 and M20 will go live on sale today, February 5. Sold exclusively on Amazon India and Samsung’s online store, they’ll be up by 12 noon. Since India is the first country where Samsung is releasing these smartphones, expect a lot of buyers flocking to purchase the M series phones. Standing on the foundation of a strongly-built brand, they are aiming to compete with brands like Xiaomi and Motorola in India.

Specifications

The Samsung Galaxy M10, being the base budget model in the series, will be available in two variants, a 2GB+16GB model and a 3GB+32GB variant. The device sports a 6.2 inch Infinity-V display with a PLS TFT screen. Packing a 1.6GHz Octa-Core CPU on an Exynos 7870 chipset, the device will run Android 8 Oreo straight-out-of-the-box. It has a dual camera setup, and a 3400 mAh battery to keep the smartphone on its feet. Overall, it’s a pretty decent buy for someone who’s looking towards the budget sector.

On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy M20 will be available in two variants, a 3GB+32GB variant and a 4GB+64GB variant. Sporting the same, but a bigger 6.3 display than the Galaxy M10, the M20 will run on an Exynos 7904 chipset. With an octa-core CPU (2×1.8 GHz & 6×1.6 GHz), it has almost the same camera specs as the M10. The phone will be powered by a huge 5,000 mAh battery, so you needn’t worry about the juice required to keep your phone running. Also, it comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Pricing

Also Read: Samsung Galaxy M10 Unboxing And Hands-On

With an aggressive price strategy, the Galaxy M10 and M20 are available in two colours, Ocean Blue and Charcoal Black. The pricing for all the variants is listed below

You can buy the phones on Amazon India by clicking here.

We have already unboxed the Samsung Galaxy M10 and the M20 in the videos below. Check them out!

February 5, 2019
Apple Is Now Selling Refurbished Units Of The iPhone X
Apple launched the iPhone X in the year 2017 which was originally available for US $ 999 for the base 64 GB variant. Although the device has now been discontinued in most countries, the company is selling refurbished units of the iPhone X in the US and UK at heavily discounted prices.

What Is A Refurbished Device?

Certified refurbishment is the distribution of products, usually electronics and electricals, that have been previously returned to the company for various reasons like not sold in the market or new launch of a product.

Reputably, Apple’s certified refurbished devices are thoroughly examined, cleaned, and repackaged into a new box with all new accessories and user manuals. Additionally, the company also replaces the casing and battery of refurbished devices. Hence, such devices are regarded as good as brand-new.

Refurbished iPhone X Price

The refurbished iPhone X is available in two colour options which are Space Gray and Silver. It is available in two storage variants for which the price is as follows:
- US- 64 GB ($769), 256 GB ($899)
- UK- 64 GB (£769), 256 GB (£899)
iPhone X Specifications

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- Display: 5.8-inch Super AMOLED Full HD+ 2346 × 1125 pixels, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
- Operating System: iOS
- Processor: Apple A11 Bionic
- RAM: 3 GB
- Storage: 64 GB / 256 GB
- Rear Cameras: 12 MP + 12 MP, Quad LED Flash
- Selfie Camera: 7 MP
- Security: FaceID
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5 .0
- Battery: 2,716 mAh
- Dimensions: 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
- Weight: 174 g
February 5, 2019
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Launching Soon
Xiaomi launched the gaming-oriented Black Shark smartphone in early 2018 which was followed by beefed-up Black Shark Helo in November 2018.

A Weibo post shared by the company’s product director states it will soon launch a new Black Shark gaming smartphone which will be packed with new features. Unfortunately, the post does not reveal any specifications of the smartphone. However, it is expected to have the following features.

Black Shark 2.0 Expected Features
- Snapdragon 855- The Snapdragon 855 is the latest and greatest SoC that Qualcomm currently offers. The chipset consists of an Octa-Core CPU along with the Adreno 640 GPU and is manufactured using 7 nm fabrication technology.
- Gaming Accessories- Except for the unconventional looks, Black Shark smartphones also support a wide variety of accessories. And the upcoming device is also expected to support gaming accessories like Bluetooth gamepad and wireless gaming earphones.
- Liquid Cooling- The praiseworthy Razer Phone 2 which is a competitor to Black Shark smartphones has a wide vapour cooling chamber. Thus, the upcoming Black Shark smartphone might also have a similar cooling chamber.
- Edge-To-Edge Display- Both Black Shark smartphones launched last year have thick top and bottom bezels. And the company would also want to improve the looks of the future device, there it is expected to have minimal bezels and an edge-to-edge display.
- 10 GB RAM- The Black Shark Helo smartphone launched late last year is available in 10 GB of RAM. Therefore, its successor is assumed to have the same or higher RAM storage.
Launch Date

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The source does not reveal information about the launch date of the Black Shark 2. But reports claim that the device will launch in the month of April or May this year.
February 5, 2019
The Portless Meizu Zero Is Available For Pre-Order At $1299

The year 2019 has just begun, and we already have some crazy technology promised. Foldable and 5G phones are almost here. Vivo and Meizu showed off their crazy port-less, hole-less phones last month. The phones show us a glimpse of what the future may hold. And now you don’t have to wait for a long time to get your hands on one. Meizu Zero is available on crowd funding site Indiegogo for pre-orders. The price that the Meizu Zero is set at $1299 a pop. That the price you need to pay for the removal of ports and buttons.

Meizu Zero Specifications

The Meizu Zero is the first phone in the world with no buttons, ports or holes in the chassis. The phone is just a slab of metal throughout. For the price, the phone features a 5.99 inches AMOLED screen with minimal bezels. Meizu Zero has a Snapdragon 845 inside. The RAM size isn’t known but estimates suggest that there may be 8GB of RAM inside the phone. The phone runs on Meizu’s Flyme 7 atop Android Pie. The phone has a dual camera setup at the back of 12+20MP. There is a 20MP sensor on the front.

The phone relies on new technologies like eSIM, fast wireless charging to replace the ports and holes required for the traditional solutions. The phone’s current backing price is $1299 on Indiegogo. Only 100 devices are being made available out of which 20 are already claimed. Expected shipping is April 2019, that is if they meet their goal. The set goal is $1,00,000 out of which around $29,000 have been raised.

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The phone is an interesting proposition but at the price of $1299, which is around Rs. 93,000 in India. The phone seems a little too expensive for the price. The phone seems even more expensive when you consider that it has dated internals and is from a relatively unknown manufacturer.

February 4, 2019
Whatsapp Introduces Biometric Authentication On iPhone

Whatsapp, the world’s most used IM (Instant Messaging) platform has finally brought its FaceID and TouchID authentication to it’s iOS beta users. First spotted by WABetainfo, the new feature has been introduced with the latest 2.19.20.19 update. This update now adds a fingerprint lock, or TouchID, to all its conversations.

Previous Encryption

The company already introduced end-to-end encryption to all its instances in 2016. With the introduction of this new feature, whatsapp is even more secure, because it eliminates any snooping from your device. Read on to find out how you can avail the latest changes to the widely used social messaging platform.

How To Enable FaceID/TouchID Authentication?

If you have the iPhone X or above, you can use Face ID to get into the application. And if you have one of the older iPhone versions, don’t worry, because the app will use your TouchID to encrypt your chats. To turn this extra piece of security on, just launch the app, and go to Whatsapp Settings > Account and click on Privacy. You will then need to select your screen lock from your settings menu. One thing to note here is that fact that you can still reply to messages from the locked screen if you’ve allowed access.

Once you’ve configured this, you’ll have to restart your Whatsapp application to get the new authentication feature to work. Whatsapp will then authenticate you in order to use the app. You need not worry if you can’t get in. There’s a failsafe, which allows you to enter the app by just entering your passcode. It’s simple as that.

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Also, with the new update comes the option to select and download a specific sticker from the sticker pack. But the chats authentication is certainly Whatsapp’s focus here. Are you excited about this added security layer? Share your views with us in the comments below

February 4, 2019
Oppo’s Next Flagship to be Called Find Z, To Run On The Snapdragon 855

Oppo shocked the world by launching the futuristic Find X last year. The smartphone avoided the notch by using a mechanical slider for the camera. The phone showcased a bezel less future for the smartphones. The phone, may not be the last exciting things Oppo will do as the reports of its next flagship are already surfacing online. Oppo’s next flagship is going to be called the Find Z and will arrive with the Snapdragon 855. Now the trademarks listings have been leaked of the Oppo Find Z.

Oppo Find Z Specifications

The Oppo Find Z will be the next in line for the company’s flagship ‘Find’ series. The last phone of the series was the Find X launched last year. The Find Z is expected to be a big change over its predecessor sporting many firsts for the company. The phone will again, have an all screen design with no notches. The phone will have a Snapdragon 855 inside, which is a 5G capable chip. This suggest that the Find Z may be the first phone from Oppo to support 5G. The phone is speculated to have up to 12GB of RAM because of the consumption of 5G on memory.

Oppo recently showed off its 10x optical zoom technology, which may make an appearance on the device. The phone is also speculated to have a 3D TOF camera for 3D mapping and face detection. The Find X didn’t have a fingerprint sensor. Find Z will change that and add an in-display fingerprint sensor which will be capable of 2 finger authentication.

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Launch dates and price of the device isn’t confirmed. But if it is to be believed, Oppo will show off its 5G technology at MWC 2019. Maybe that is the event where we get the first glimpse of the phone. Pricing is expected to be quite high as the Find X launched for Rs 60,000 in India. The Find Z is expected to be priced similarly if not more. Let’s see if the next flagship is as exciting as the Find X.

February 4, 2019
Xiaomi To Launch A Flagship Redmi Smartphone With Snapdragon 855 SoC
Earlier this year, Xiaomi corporation announced the separation of Redmi smartphone lineup as an independent sub-brand. The significant difference between smartphones from the two brands is that Redmi smartphones use less-expensive components and thus are more cost-effective.

A Weibo post (see source below) shared by a senior Xiaomi executive reveals interesting information about two upcoming Redmi smartphones. The post exhibits that the company is looking forward to launching the Redmi Note 7 Pro. Surprisingly, the post also states that the company is developing a flagship smartphone that will feature the latest Snapdragon 855 SoC. There is no information available about the Redmi flagship but past rumours suggest it will be called the Redmi X.

Redmi X Expectations

Albeit there are no details available about the Redmi X, being a flagship device it is expected to pack high-end specifications. The smartphone is assumed to have a notch display larger than 6-inch and battery capacity upwards of 4,000 mAh. Even though the price of the upcoming device is unavailable it is expected to be priced aggressively.

Note 7 Pro Features

As the name suggests, the Note 7 Pro is a specced up variant of the Redmi Note 7 which was launched earlier this year. Redmi has confirmed that the upcoming smartphone will feature a 48 MP rear camera sensor like its younger sibling. But, the upcoming device will get the Sony IMX586 sensor which is seen on high-end devices like the Honor View20.

A leak shared on a Chinese social media website claims that the Note 7 Pro will be kitted with the Snapdragon 675 SoC which is a significant upgrade over Note 7’s Snapdragon 660. Other specifications like screen size and battery capacity of the upcoming device are expected to be the same as Redmi Note 7.

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Redmi Note 7 Specifications:
- Display: 6.3-inch Full HD+ 2340 × 1080 pixels, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
- Operating System: MIUI 10 based on Android 9 (Pie)
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
- RAM: 3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB
- Storage: 32 GB / 64 Gb
- Rear Cameras: 48 MP + 5 MP, LED Flash
- Selfie Camera: 13 MP
- Security: Rear- Mounted fingerprint scanner
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac 2.4G + 5G, Bluetooth 5 .0, GPS, USB Type-C
- Battery: 4,000mAh
- Dimensions: 159.2 x 75.2 x 8.1 mm
- Weight: 186 g
February 4, 2019
Google Removes 29 Malicious Photo-Editing Apps From Play Store
Google is on the roll again. This time, it reportedly took down 29 suspicious Google apps from the Play Store. And the surprising thing was the fact that these applications had already been downloaded over millions of times. Read on to find out more.

What Do These Apps Do?

As reported, several apps which are downloaded from the Play Store tend to display objectionable links and content on their screens. The links and clickable content then redirects the users to ‘scam’ websites, where information is misused. Supposedly, these ‘fake’ apps can access remote ad configuration servers for performing their phishing attacks. Previously, Google banned some Crypto-mining apps from their Play Store, due to policy changes by Google in July 2018. It also banned Chrome crypto-mining apps from the Chrome store. Crypto-jacking was a pretty common activity at that time. Hackers used to take over user’s devices for crypto-mining, even on mobile devices.

List Of Malicious Apps

Below is the list of the apps that were pulled off the Google Play Store. If you still have any app from the list in your phone, go ahead and uninstall it. It’s for the best
- Pro Camera Beauty
- Cartoon Art Photo
- Emoji Camera
- Artistic effect Filter
- Art Editor
- Beauty Camera
- Selfie Camera Pro
- Horizon Beauty Camera
- Super Camera
- Art Effects for Photo
- Awesome Cartoon Art
- Art filter Photo
- Art Filter Photo Effects
- Cartoon Effect
- Art Effect
- Photo Editor
- Wallpapers HD
- Magic Art Filter Photo Editor
- Fill Art Photo Editor
- ArtFlipPhotoEditing
- Art Filter
- Cartoon Art Photo Filter
- Art Filter Photo Editor
- Pixture
- Art Effect
- Photo Art Effect
- Cartoon Photo Filter
App Demographics

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A lot of these apps are Beauty camera based apps, which lure users via promises of earning “a lot of money in a short span of time”. Our sources say that a huge percentage of downloads were performed in Asia, particularly India. This clearly indicates the kind of audience such developers are targeting. These apps are tough to remove from the application list because they create failsafes such as creating fake app shortcuts. These apps provide irritating full-screen ads, that are very disturbing and take you to another webpage. Thankfully, Google is trying to get rid of such apps, which seems like a good move.
February 4, 2019
Twitter May Add The Option To Edit Tweets Soon

Twitter as a medium has been really popular to get updates by the seconds on all whats happening around the world. But the Achilles heel of Twitter has always been not getting an option of editing tweets. There has been a lot of discussion over the topic and Twitter didn’t give a firm reply. Recently, the CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey said on the Joe Rogan Podcast that Twitter is considering adding the functionality of editable tweets.

In his discussion, when asked about the functionality, Rogan said “You could build it as such so maybe we introduce a 5-second to 30-second delay in the sending. And within that window, you can edit. The issue with going longer than that is it takes that real-time nature of the conversational flow out of it.”

Editable Tweets- A Boon or Bane?

The quest for editable tweets is nothing new. Since a long time, some famous people have been asking for the feature. Popular Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee has voiced his opinions many times over the past few years.

The case for editing tweets:

– You make a typo

– You can only edit within 60 seconds of posting

– Twitter should show the edit history
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) December 11, 2016

The idea of Tweets that are editable for a while seems like a good one for now, if people can see the edit history. This would make the platform more transparent, which its already quite is. The time period that Twitter would decide to let edits happen isn’t known yet.

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It seems that the micro-blogging site is headed in the right direction. This change may also lead to more people interested in the platform, something Twitter has wanted do for years.

February 4, 2019
Samsung Galaxy A90 To Have A Pop Up Selfie Camera

Smartphone makers have used clever techniques to avoid the controversial notch design in their products. Some companies have used a second display, or have used a punch hole display to house the selfie camera. But the most interesting solution has to be, the use of pop up cameras. first seen in the Vivo NEX and the Oppo Find X. Samsung has so far avoided the notch, did cave to it for its budget Galaxy M series. Looks like Samsung is trying to think of better ways to avoid the notch again with the introduction of a pop up selfie camera. The Smartphone with this feature is called the Galaxy A90

Why do I say that the A90 is perfect? The answer is that the Galaxy A90 will be Samsung's first pop-up front camera phone, so its screen is perfect, there is no Notch, no Hole. pic.twitter.com/j01WWtPzh8
— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) February 2, 2019

This seems interesting as a big Smartphone maker is interested in this trend. The smartphone is set to launch later this year.

Pop-Up Selfie Cameras In Smartphones

Pop up selfie cameras are a year old concept at this point. First shown off by Vivo at CES 2018, the first smartphone was the Vivo Apex concept smartphone. The first commercial smartphone to feature a mechanical pop-up selfie camera was the Vivo NEX S. Oppo one-upped Vivo by launching a mechanical slider to hide both the cameras. Not many smartphone makers since have toyed with the idea but many are soon expected to launch smartphones with the feature.

Samsung launching a pop up selfie camera smartphone may be a big deal for the industry. A big smartphone maker jumping into the trend could see more mainstream phones with the feature. And while we don’t have much information about the Galaxy A90 right now, the guys over at TrendingLeaks have made up a concept on how the Galaxy A90 may look like.

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Samsung seems to be taking risks in 2019. It may be a good thing for the brand because they can afford to take a few missteps. And if this direction means we get to a bezel less smartphone sooner or later, it may very well be worth it.

February 4, 2019