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  • Samsung Galaxy M20

    Samsung Galaxy M20

    The Galaxy M20 takes an entirely different approach than what we have seen Samsung doing. Samsung Galaxy M20 is the first smartphone from the brand to sport a notch. The notch is a teardrop design which is considered the least intrusive among the other notches. Other than that, there is a small chin at the front, giving it an all screen look. The phone boasts of a modern design, with a blend of good specifications and an aggressive price to boot.

    Videos:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Bqw9Bv8fk&feature=youtu.be

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  • Honor View20 Launched In India, Kirin 980 And 3D Camera In Tow

    Honor View20 Launched In India, Kirin 980 And 3D Camera In Tow

    Honor launched the View20 smartphone with an attractive design late last year in China. At the start of this year, the company shared its India launch teasers and the device has now been launched in the country. Going by its price and specifications it will go head to head with devices like the OnePlus 6T and Samsung Galaxy A9.

    Design:

    The Honor View20 has a beautiful design with an all-glass front and rear build. The front of the device features a high screen-to-body ratio display with minimal bezels. The rear of the device has a striking appearance with a gradient colour glass panel. The right side of the Honor View 20 accommodates the power button and the volume rockers while the SIM card slot sits on the left. The USB Type-C port and the loudspeaker grille are placed on the bottom while the top side of the handset is occupied by an IR blaster, 3.5 mm audio jack and secondary microphone pinhole. 

    Display and Chipset:

    The Honor View20 has a 6.4-inch display with a screen-to-body of 91.8%. The display panel of the smartphone has a resolution of 2310 x 1080 px and a pixel density of 398 ppi. Under the hood, the device packs the Kirin 980 SoC. The chipset is manufactured using 7 nm fabrication process and it consists of an Octa-Core CPU and Mali-G76 MP10 GPU. The Octa-Core CPU is divided into three separate cluster cores which are as follows:

    • 2×2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 
    • 2×1.92 GHz Cortex-A76
    • 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
    Camera and Battery:

    The Honor View20 has a 25-MP punch-hole selfie camera which is one of its biggest highlights. The front camera sits on the top left side of the smartphone’s display which gives it an intriguing look. The primary dual camera setup is located on the top left side at the back of the smartphone which is divided into two separate modules. The dual rear camera setup consists of an f/1.8 aperture equipped 48 MP Sony IMX586 sensor and a TOF 3D Stereo Camera. The TOF stereo camera allows the Honor View20 to capture 3D image of objects which can be used for Virtual Reality applications like game designing. 

    Connectivity and Other Features:
     

    In terms of connectivity, the Honor View20 supports 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, 4G VoLTE, NFC, GPS and a bottom mounted USB Type-C port for charging and data transfer. The handset is powered by a large 4,000 mAh battery that supports fast charging up to 20 watts. The Honor View20 also has an “S-shaped heat pipe” that cools a wide area of heat to guarantee sustained peak gaming performance. For securely and rapidly unlocking the device, it also has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Other sensors on the device include a proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, digital compass and gravity sensor. The Honor View20 runs on the latest Android 9.0 Pie which is skinned with Magic UI 2.

    Price, Colours and Variants:

    Also Read: Samsung Launches Budget Galaxy M10 & Galaxy M20 Smartphones In India

    The Honor View 20 will be available at Amazon.in and Honor’s own website and will go on sale from 12 AM 30 January. The company has also partnered with Reliance Digital to reach offline customers. The handset is available in three colour options which include Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black and Phantom Blue. It is available in two RAM + ROM configurations for which the price is as follows:

     

  • WhatsApp To Soon Introduce Fingerprint Locking and Dark Mode

    WhatsApp To Soon Introduce Fingerprint Locking and Dark Mode

    WhatsApp is arguably the most popular networking app in the world right now. It has over 1.5 Billion active users and they are increasing every day. WhatsApp has also started to roll out features that the consumers want in the app like Stickers, Read receipts and much more. But there are some features that people are eagerly waiting for. But it looks like WhatsApp is still listening and trying to provide the people exactly what they want. Here are some of the features that WhatsApp has introduced or is going to, really soon.

    WhatsApp

    Fingerprint Security

    Some people are very concerned about the security of their chats on WhatsApp and it looks like the company has already started to address that issue of the users. The Fingerprint unlock for the app is available to some users for beta testing. What this feature doesn’t do however, is lock each conversation. There is only the option to lock the app as a whole.

    PiP Mode for WhatsApp Web

    This was available since quite a while on mobile but has just now only started making its way into the desktop version of the app. Now users will be able to watch videos while chatting or doing anything else in the app. It is a useful feature and was definitely long-overdue in the desktop version.

    Dark Mode

    Who doesn’t like dark mode? The thought of getting a dark version for WhatsApp is enough to excite most people. And it looks like your wishes are about to come true as WhatsApp is all set to introduce dark mode really soon. This may come later in a span of a few weeks. 

    Along with these big updates, some small changes like private replies for iOS, a new Audio picker menu and new 3D touch actions for the iPhone.

    Also Read: IAF Fighter Plane Crashes In UP, Pilot Safely Ejects

    These are some features that are all set to come into the app into the feature updates and will make using WhatsApp much more fun and refreshing.

  • Antutu Releases AI (Artificial Intelligence) Benchmarking Tool

    Antutu Releases AI (Artificial Intelligence) Benchmarking Tool

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming popular by each day. More and more companies are trying to offer some or the other AI centric feature in their smartphones. Antutu, the popular benchmarking tool to test the performance of a device, has released a new app called Antutu AI Review, which is meant to differentiate the AI performance of a device by giving it a score.

    Antutu, in its blog post mentioned “In order to let everyone have an intuitive judgment on the AI ??performance of their mobile phones, Ann Bunny officially released the Antutu AI Review public beta, providing a quantifiable standard for everyone to judge the difference in AI performance of different platforms.” 

    Due to there being a difference in what AI means for different SoC makers, Antutu AI Review has tried to establish a unified standard for testing through cooperation with the above manufacturers. The test is divided into two sub-items, namely image classification and object recognition.Among them, the image classification is based on the Inception v3 neural network, the test data is 200 pictures; and the object recognition is based on the mobilenet ssd neural network, the test data is a 600-frame video. The final score is calculated based off accuracy and speed. The higher the both, the higher is the final score.

    There is a catch however, if the speed is high but the accuracy of the image recognition isn’t, the benchmark will give a lower score. This is to prevent cheating as the device won’t be able to ramp up the speed and give wrong answers to get a higher score.

    Also Read: Samsung Galaxy M10 Unboxing And Hands-On

    The AI Benchmarking tool by Antutu seems like a good idea at the right time as the war for AI is heating up and it would be interesting to see which companies are serious about it and what are just providing them as a gimmick. The app is available to beta test as an APK file and will be released for public soon.

     

  • Steam vs Epic Store Heats Up, Valve Says It’s ‘Unfair’ That Metro Exodus Is Exclusive To Epic Store

    Steam vs Epic Store Heats Up, Valve Says It’s ‘Unfair’ That Metro Exodus Is Exclusive To Epic Store

    The war between the two gaming digital distribution platforms is heating up. Epic Games, who were behind the incredibly popular Fortnite, recently opened their online game distribution store thus ending up at loggerheads with Steam. Steam, owned by Valve Corporation, has been around since 2002 and is one of the most successful online game distributors around. A much anticipated game Metro Exodus, was opened up for a pre-sale post and many users were eagerly waiting for the game to be launched in February 15th. 

    But as it turns out, the post-apocalyptic shooter will only be exclusive to The Epic Store. The game will be exclusive to the platform till 2020. This has definitely put Valve and Steam in a difficult position.

    Epic Games currently offers an 88% revenue share for developers. Compared to that, Steam offers a revised 70/30 split. Steam recently put out a statement that said that they think the decision to remove the game is unfair to Steam customers. They said that it is unfair especially after a long pre-sale period. They apologised to Steam customers who were expecting it to be available for sale through the February 15th release date. The company also stated that they were only recently informed of the decision and given limited time to let everyone know.

    Also Read: Epic Games May Take On Steam With New Game Store

    Steam has also informed that pre-orders will be honoured on the Epic Games Store. They further stated that the developer and publisher have assured them that all prior sales of the game on Steam will be fulfilled on Steam. Steam owners will also be able to access the game and any future updates or DLC through the platform as well. 

  • Samsung Galaxy M10 Unboxing And Hands-On

    Samsung Galaxy M10 Unboxing And Hands-On

    Galaxy M10, the most cost-effective smartphone in the latest Samsung M Series just launched in India, and with an impressive price tag, we have to say. With a decent spec sheet and a crisp look to go along with it, Samsung is clearly targeting the entry-to-mid segment of the smartphone arena. And being the most competitive arena so far, Samsung is clearly doing an impressive job. With a pleasant waterdrop notch and an Infinity V-Display, this might just be it.

    Inside the Box

    • Samsung Galaxy M10
    • MicroUSB 2.0 Data Cable
    • Travel Adapter
    • Ejection Pin
    • User Manual 
    Design

    The M10 has tapered edges which go along really well with the rounded edges on the screen itself. And as mentioned before, the waterdrop notch is a nice touch too. The device dedicates the right side to the volume rockers and the power/lock button, freeing up a lot of space on the left side, which houses the SIM cards and memory card slot. The Galaxy M10 has a micro-USB port at the bottom. It also comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is placed right next to the charging port. The device shows off a glossy back panel, which has a dual camera with an LED flash. The speakers are placed at the bottom of the back, unlike many front-facing speakers these days. Overall, the Galaxy M10 manages to pull off an impressive look while keeping the budget in check. 

    Display

    With bezel-less displays in fashion, the Galaxy M10 surely does its part of living up to the trend. Sporting a PLS TFT display, it has a 15.80 cm/6.23 inch HD+ Infinity-V Display with a 1480×720 px resolution. A 19:9 aspect ratio combined with a 81.6 percent screen-to-body ratio looks quite premium on the device. With a width of 7.7 mm, the M10 has a pixel density of 270.5 ppi. 

    Processor 

    The Samsung Galaxy M10 runs on a 14nm Exynos 7870 SoC, which houses an octa-core ARMv7 CPU and a Mali™-T830 MP1 GPU. The CPU is clocked at 1.6 GHz. According to Samsung’s official website, Exynos 7870 consumes up to 30% less power than its predecessor, which will make the Samsung Galaxy M10 more power efficient in terms of battery life.

    Memory and Storage 

    The device is available in two variants. There is a 2GB RAM version, which gets 16 GB internal storage. Then, there is a 3GB RAM version which is coupled with 32 GB of internal memory. The device is available with an expandable memory slot that supports memory cards up to 256 GB. The memory card can be inserted in the same tray as the dual SIM cards. 

    Camera

    The Samsung Galaxy M10 has a dual camera setup at its back. It has a main 13 MP (F1.9) camera and an ultra-wide secondary 5 MP (F2.2) camera. The device can record videos at 1080p (30 fps). Also, the device has a 5MP (F2.0) front selfie camera, placed on top of the notch. 

    Battery 

    The Samsung Galaxy M10 is packed with a 3400 mAh Li-ion battery. The Samsung Exynos 7870 promises better power management, so the device battery should be just fine for carrying out a day’s tasks. The device, however, does not support fast charging. 

    Connectivity And Other Features

    The device has dual-sim support, with 4G LTE support. Interestingly, both the SIM cards and the memory card are placed in a single tray, that is present on the the left side of the device. The device supports GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and has a microUSB 2.0 port as mentioned previously. M10 also supports Adaptive WiFi

    Price And Availability In India

    Also Read : Disappointing Geekbench Score For Samsung S10+

    The Samsung Galaxy M10 is available for Rs. 7990 for the 2GB RAM/16GB version and Rs. 8990 for the 3GB RAM/32GB version. 5th February onwards, you can purchase it from the Samsung Online Store. 

    The detailed video for the Samsung Galaxy M10 is available below 

     

    https://youtu.be/QusBqg6uU6c

     

     

  • Samsung Galaxy M20 Unboxing And Hands On

    Samsung Galaxy M20 Unboxing And Hands On

    Samsung has been teasing the launch of their latest ‘M’ series for quite a while now. And while there have been a tonne of speculations and leaks regarding the device, nothing was confirmed then. But today, Samsung has officially released the Galaxy M20 along with the Galaxy M10 in India exclusively on Amazon. The phone boasts of a modern design, with a blend of good specifications and an aggressive price to boot.

    Inside the Box

    • Samsung Galaxy M20
    • USB Type C Data Cable
    • Fast-Charging Adaptor
    • Ejection pin
    • User Manual
    Design

    The Galaxy M20 takes an entirely different approach than what we have seen Samsung doing. Samsung Galaxy M20 is the first smartphone from the brand to sport a notch. The notch is a teardrop design which is considered the least intrusive among the other notches. Other than that, there is a small chin at the front, giving it an all screen look. Over at the back of the phone, there is  a dual camera setup with an LED Flash. There is a Fingerprint sensor beneath it and a Samsung below the sensor.

    Over at the bottom, there is a traditional 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB-C post and a microphone along with a speaker grille.

    Display

    The Galaxy M series is the first smartphone from Samsung to use their Infinity-V display. The screen on the Galaxy M20 is a 6.3-inch PLS TFT display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 px and a Pixel density of 410 ppi and a screen-to-body ratio of 83.6 and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.

    Processor

    The Galaxy M20 runs on the 14nm Exynos 7904. The Exynos 7904 is an Octa-core CPU and is combined with Mali-G71 GPU. The CPU consists of Dual Cortex A73 running at 1.8 GHz and a Hexa Cortex-A53 clocked at 1.6GHz.

    Memory and Storage

    The Galaxy M20 comes in two variants, one with 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 32GB of Internal Storage and another with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 64GB of Storage. The smartphone supports two separate sim cards and has a dedicated memory card slot that supports memory cards upto 256GB.

    Camera

    The Galaxy M20 has a dual camera setup at the back. The smartphone is equipped with a 13MP f/1.9 sensor with a 5MP f/2.2 wide angle sensor with 120 degree field of view. Over at the front is an 8MP f/2.0. The phone supports 1080p recording at 30fps. The 8MP front camera also supports 1080p recording at 30fps.

    Battery & Operating System

    The Galaxy M20 has a massive 5000mAh battery powering it which means that the phone will last for more than a day on a single charge. The phone supports the Samsung fast charging technology up to 15W. A full charge takes 2.5 hrs or 150 mins to complete and according to Samsung, you will get 3hrs of talk time with a 15min charge.

    The phone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.5 out of the box.

    Connectivity and Other features

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    The Galaxy M20 has support for Bluetooth 5.0. The device also has a fingerprint sensor at the back and a support for VoLTE. The phone also has a face unlock feature for faster access to the device.

    Pricing and Availability 

    The Galaxy M20 has been launched in India for Rs 10990 for the 3/32GB variant and for Rs 12990 for the 4/64GB variant and will be exclusively available to buy from Amazon India and Samsung Online Store starting February 5th.

    You can watch our unboxing and hands-on videos below.

     

    https://youtu.be/c-Bqw9Bv8fk

     

  • Samsung Launches Budget Galaxy M10 & Galaxy M20 Smartphones In India

    Samsung Launches Budget Galaxy M10 & Galaxy M20 Smartphones In India

    After a long wait, Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy M-Series of smartphones in India which are focused toward the young millennials. The company claims that these smartphones are designed and developed while keeping Indian consumers in mind. Samsung has initially launched two smartphones which include the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20. Both smartphones are laden with good features and have a modern design. 

    Samsung Galaxy M10

    Out of the two newly launched smartphone, the Galaxy M10 is the more affordable and less feature-rich device. It has a 6.2-inch PLS TFT display with a small waterdrop notch up top and a pixel density of 1480 x 720 px. The device runs on Android 8.1 Oreo and is powered by a 3,400 mAh battery. Samsung has promised Android 9 updates with the One UI for both phones. For photography, the device has an f/2.0 aperture equipped 5 MP front sensor and dual f/1.9 aperture equipped 13 MP + f/2.2 aperture equipped 5 MP rear camera sensors. The device can also capture 1080p videos at 30fps from both the front and rear camera sensors.

    Under the hood, the Galaxy M10 packs the Exynos 7870 SoC which consists of and Octa-Core CPU and Mali T830 MP1 GPU. In terms of connectivity, the smartphone supports 4G VoLTE, 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2 and a bottom mounted Micro-USB port for charging and data transfer. 

    Samsung Galaxy M20

    The Samsung Galaxy M20 is the more expensive and feature-rich out of the two newly launched devices. On the front of the device sits a 6.3-inch PLS LCD display with a pixel density of 2340 x 1080 px and a small waterdrop notch up top. The smartphone is powered by a mammoth 5,000 mAh battery which also supports fast charging. Like the Galaxy M10, it also runs on Android 8.1 Oreo. 

    The Galaxy M20 is kitted with an Exynos 7914 SoC which consists of an Octa-Core CPU and Mali G71-MP2 GPU. For photography, the smartphone has an f/2.0 aperture equipped 8 MP front sensor and dual f/1.9 aperture equipped 13 MP + f/2.2 aperture equipped 5 MP rear camera sensors. It can also capture 1080p videos at 30fps from both the front and rear camera sensors. Connectivity options on the device include Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, 4G VoLTE and a bottom mounted USB Type-C for charging and data transfer. For safely and securely unlocking the device it features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

    Price

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    Both the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 are priced aggressively are available in Blue colour option. The Galaxy M-Series smartphones will be exclusively available online via Amazon.in and Samsung’s official website. Pricing and storage option for the devices are as follows:

    • Galaxy M10 2 GB + 16 GB: Rs. 7,990

    • Galaxy M10 3 GB + 32 GB: Rs. 8,990

    • Galaxy M20 3 GB + 32 GB: Rs. 10,990

    • Galaxy M20 4 GB + 64 GB: Rs. 12,990

     

     

  • Samsung Will Now Use Eco-Friendly Materials For Its Packaging

    Samsung Will Now Use Eco-Friendly Materials For Its Packaging

    Samsung Electronics on Sunday announced in a blog post that it would replace plastic packaging with Eco-Friendly materials. The company said that it will start taking steps this year to replace plastic packaging materials with paper and other environmentally sustainable elements.

    In their blog post, Samsung wrote, “From the first half of 2019, the packaging used currently for Samsung’s products and accessories – ranging from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances – will be substituted with environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics and paper.”

    This makes Samsung one of the only companies to start an initiative like this one to help save the environment. The company also said that the plastic bags used to protect the surface of home appliances such as TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines as well as other kitchen appliances will be replaced with bags containing recycled materials and bioplastics, which are made from plastic wastes and non-fossil fuel materials like starch or sugar cane respectively.

    “Samsung Electronics is stepping up in addressing society’s environmental issues such as resource depletion and plastic wastes,” said Gyeong-bin Jeon, head of Samsung’s Global Customer Satisfaction Center. “We are committed to recycling resources and minimizing pollution coming from our products. We will adopt more environmentally sustainable materials even if it means an increase in cost.” Samsung said in the post.

    Samsung plans that by next year, it will only use Eco-Friendly packaging materials certified by forestry initiatives by next year. By 2030, Samsung aims to use 500 thousand tons of recycled plastics and collect 7.5 million tons of discarded products (both cumulative from 2009).

    Also Read: Google I/O 2019 Dates And Venue Announced

    Its great to see a big smartphone company stepping up to help the cause of the environment and start using Eco-Friendly materials for packaging and we hope that more companies join the cause and start an initiative like this on their own.

  • Oppo Is Working On A Smartphone With Punch-Hole Camera Claims Patent

    Oppo Is Working On A Smartphone With Punch-Hole Camera Claims Patent

    Oppo is a company that has a track record of launching unconventional and unique smartphones. The company launched the Oppo N1 smartphone that had a swivel style camera module which could be used as both the front and rear cameras. Another strange smartphone that the company launched was the Oppo Find X that had a motorised concealing camera. A leaked patent claims that the company is readying a smartphone with an edge-to-edge display and a punch-hole selfie camera. 

    Oppo Patent Details

    On 18 January 2019 Oppo was granted a patent by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) for a smartphone with an uncommon feature. The patent reveals a smartphone with a punch hole selfie camera and a high screen-to-body ratio display. Notably, Oppo has concealed the camera in a creative manner. As the lens acts as the icon for the camera application. The patent is sufficiently detailed to expose what the handset might actually look like. 

    The patent exhibits that the right side of the smartphone houses the SIM card slot and the power button while the volume rockers are placed on the left. The rear of the smartphone has a horizontally aligned dual camera setup and a fingerprint sensor. The bottom side of the device houses the USB Type-C port, loudspeaker grille, and 3.5 mm audio while the top houses the secondary microphone pinhole. 

    Punch-Hole Camera Revolution

    Top smartphone manufacturers like Samsung and Huawei have already launched smartphones with punch hole selfie camera. The Samsung Galaxy A8s was the world’s first smartphone to have this type of camera which was followed by the Huawei Nova 4. Another smartphone manufacturer, Lenovo is soon expected to launch a smartphone with this feature. The highly anticipated Galaxy S10 lineup is also tipped to have this innovative functionality. Apparently, Oppo being a competitive company does not want to be left behind and is also readying a smartphone with this feature. Sadly details about the features and specifications of the Oppo smartphone are unavailable but the device is expected to launch soon. 

    Launch Date

    Also Read: More Images Of The Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak

    Although Oppo has not revealed the launch date of the smartphone with a punch hole selfie camera, it is expected to be unveiled at the MWC 2019 (Mobile World Congress) which is scheduled for 25-29 February. 

     

  • IAF Fighter Plane Crashes In UP, Pilot Safely Ejects

    IAF Fighter Plane Crashes In UP, Pilot Safely Ejects

    An Indian Air Force(IAF) Jaguar Fighter plane has crashed in UP’s Kushinagar area on Monday morning at 11:30am. Both the pilots managed to eject safely. No casuality has been reported yet as the plane crashed in the non residential area of Kushinagar. According to reports, the aircraft was on a routine mission from Gorakhpur Air Force station. 

    According to the statement by IAF given to ANI, “Today (Monday) morning, a Jaguar aircraft while on a routine mission from Gorakhpur, crashed. Pilot ejected safely. A court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the accident,”

    The police and administration officials have rushed to the accident site. The IAF Fighter Plane had taken off from the Gorakhpur Air Base.

    Similar incidents like these:

    The news of crashing aircrafts of the defence force is not anything new, last year a similar incident happened in June 2018 when a Jaguar crashed in Gujarat’s Kutch soon after taking off. The pilot, Air Commodore Sanjay Chauhan passed away in the incident. A Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter jet has crashed near Nashik in Maharashtra on June 27, 2018. A MiG 27 also crashed near Jodhpur’s Banad area on September 4, 2018.

    Read More: More Images Of The Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak

    The name of the pilot of the IAF Fighter Plane has not been yet ascertained. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident. 

  • Foldable Intel Smartphone, Converts To Large Tablet

    Foldable Intel Smartphone, Converts To Large Tablet

    Intel has finally patented a foldable smartphone which has three different display sections to create an extra large screen. It will run on Windows OS and will probably be equipped with a Stylus pen. 

    Intel Partnering With Microsoft

    For such a venture, it seems that Microsoft will enter into a partnership with Intel. At Computex 2018, Intel put forward two prototypes, which included the before-mentioned foldable smartphone and a notebook, also codenamed as the Tiger Rapids Project. The documentation by LetsGoDigital shows a folding smartphone that is made up of three screen parts. It has also released some 3D renders for the same. 

    About The Device

    Intel now has a design patent for the device with the foldable panels. Needless to say, the device looks pretty amazing. In the normal state, the device is fully folded for one-handed usage. The device is supposed to be bezel-less. All major components and sensors are placed under the display of the device. When the device is unfolded, it can be used as a mobile workstation. 

    Surprisingly, the Intel foldable smartphone can be unfolded twice, which means that it is made up of three display parts. Also, the device has two cameras per screen section, so that’s six cameras in total. On top of that, the Intel smartphone is equipped with a stylus. Oddly resembling the S-Pen, it magically slides into the corner of the smartphone housing. Probably, the Stylus is held in place by a magnet of sorts.

    Implications Of The Intel Foldable Smartphone

    Also Read : More Images Of The Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak

    An interesting advantage of the foldable smartphone is the fact that you can actually fold the screens towards each other and lock them in place, creating a triangle. You can then place the device on a table, just like an alarm clock. Obviously, there can be a lot more helpful implications for the same. But you can be sure that it will turn heads towards the device. It doesn’t seem likely to be in the market during the near future, but it’s very intriguing that tech giants are actually trying to do so. 

  • More Images Of The Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak

    More Images Of The Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak

    Samsung is all set to launch the highly anticipated Galaxy S10 lineup of smartphones. Rumours and reports claim that the upcoming devices will have revolutionary features and will be a big leap forward in comparison to its predecessors. The details about the upcoming smartphones have leaked on several instances. A couple of freshly leaked images of the device suggest that it will indeed have a laudable design. 

    Galaxy S10 Leaked Images

    Live images of the Galaxy S10 were leaked on Twitter by two different leaksters. Design of the Galaxy S10 in both the images is indistinguishable and is similar to past leaks. The leaked images reveal that the upcoming flagship from Samsung has an elegant design with minimal bezels.

    https://twitter.com/Sudhanshu1414/status/1089484658272681984

    Notably, the device in the image has a cutout in the display which houses dual front-facing selfie cameras. The Galaxy S10 apparently runs on Android OS while the image confirms that it will be skinned with Samsung’s latest One UI. The second image of the Galaxy S10 that happens to be a Chinese variant confirms that the smartphone has a curved display that tapers towards edges.

    Past Leaks and Confirmed Features

    Past leaks of the Galaxy S10 claim that the device will have an under display fingerprint sensor and a wallet for storing cryptocurrency. Samsung has confirmed that the smartphone will pack the Exynos 9820 SoC which consists of an Octa-Core CPU and Mali-G76 MP12 GPU. Other precise details like the screen size, camera resolution will be affirmed at the time of its official launch. 

    Launch Date 

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    The Galaxy S10 lineup which includes the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10 Plus and 5G compatible Galaxy S10 X will launch at the Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event which is set for 20 February 2019. Along with the Galaxy S10 smartphones, Samsung will also launch the foldable phone which is allegedly called the Galaxy Fold. 

  • Free-to-play PUBG Lite Is Coming To PC

    Free-to-play PUBG Lite Is Coming To PC

    PUBG is one of the mot played Battle Royale styled games in the world. The game drops 100 players into a map where they fight against each other using weapons they pick up around the map to emerge victorious as the last man standing. The game is available in multiple platforms including PC, gaming consoles and Mobile. But for PC users, being a high graphics game, the minimum system requirements can be an issue. The game currently requires :

    • 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
    • Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300
    • 8 GB RAM
    • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
    • DirectX Version 11

     

    However, these requirements will only run the game in the lowest settings which isn’t enjoyable. In countries like India, Thailand etc, many don’t match the system requirements thus not being able to play the game. Many also choose not to buy the game. PUBG may be able to change that in the near future. PUBG is testing a free-to-play version of the popular game.

    Minimum Requirement For PUBG Lite

    This version can run on a lower graphics setting thus allowing gamers to be able to play on computers and laptops that are not equipped with high end graphics cards. Many laptops run on integrated graphics cards that may soon be able to run the game smoothly. The free-to-play game is supposed to have scaled down graphics. The game can be run on a minimum system requirement of i3 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Inten HD 4000 Graphics card and just 4 GB of hard drive space. 

    A player will be able to play Solo, Duo or Squad in TPP mode in PUBG Lite. PUBG Lite beta will contain the map Erangel for now. The game is already under BETA testing and will be out very soon. However, PUBG Lite is only available in Thailand for now. But we can certainly expect to see it in other Asian countries soon if the test goes well! 

     

  • OnePlus 6T Users Face Rapid Battery-Draining Bug

    OnePlus 6T Users Face Rapid Battery-Draining Bug

    A lot of users have reported that their OnePlus 6T is losing battery rapidly, without any apparent cause. A Reddit user said that his OnePlus 6T’s battery life was almost halved all of a sudden. And that was without any heavy stress on the phone. Even after shutting down all the background applications, the battery life wasn’t reverted back. 

    OnePlus 6T Battery 

     The OnePlus 6T has been very popular since its launch in October 2018. With an onscreen fingerprint reader and a load of other quirky features, it was an instant favourite among the OnePlus user base. The device sports a 3700 mAh battery, which can easily handle a day’s worth of tasks. On top of that, it has DashCharge, which charges it from 0 to 60% under 35 minutes. 

    Suggested Fixes

    The Reddit user even mentioned that he tried updating the software to the latest version for the T-Mobile version, but in vain. Also, clearing the cache from the phone and Google Play Services didn’t help either. After various comments were added to his post, he tried factory resetting his phone and installing a battery saver. The only thing that apparently worked for him was putting his OnePlus 6T on airplane mode, which almost restored his battery life. Obviously, this doesn’t count as a fix. 

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    Various fixes provided by different users included checking for bad cookies or malware on the device, rooting the device and installing a custom ROM. Since the issue is fairly recent, OnePlus 6T users would have to wait for an official fix or at least a response from the community. You can try limiting the number of background processes in the Developer options. But that’s about it. Are you having the same problem with your OnePlus 6T? Let us know in the comments below! 

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