Sony, a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation has finally unveiled A9G 4K HDR OLED TV. This television is the first television under Sony’s master series in India and it is available I two different sizes:
139 cm (55 inches)
164 cm (65 inches)
A9G 4K HDR OLED TV comes with an A9G 4K HDR Picture Processor X1. The processor is capable enough to control over 8 million self-illuminating pixels. The brand claims that the processor also scales up Standard Definition and High Definition content to near 4K picture quality.
The managing director of Sony India, Mr. Sunil Nayyar said that with this latest launch, the company wants to re-establish itself as a premium brand. He said that the latest TV series has been made truly smart and the customers don’t even have to use the remote control. This latest smart TV by Sony can easily be operated via Google voice assistant.
The Sony A9G 4K HDR OLED TV in India comes with a price tag of Rs 2,69,900 for 139 cm or 55-inch model and Rs 3,69,000 for164 cm or 65-inch model. As a launch offer the company is also offering a new wall mount with the TV. All the newly launched models by Sony will be available from 1st of August onwards across all Sony Centres, major electronic stores and e-commerce portals in India.
MediaTek, a fabless semiconductor company that creates pioneer products for Helio smartphones has launched flagship gaming-focused Helio G90 mobile chips on Tuesday. The launch focuses on new series which consist of the MediaTek Helio G90 and Helio G90T that outperforms the gaming-focused Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G SoCs with three percent and seven percent increase in AnTuTu performance scores, respectively. Both Helio G90 and Helio G90Tare coupled with MediaTek’s HyperEngine game technology that is capable enough to deliver an enhanced gaming experience on smartphones.
The HyperEngine used by the MediaTek Helio G90 and Helio G90T SoCs help in enhancing the mobile game experience. HyperEngine includes a networking engine to refrain the connection between the smartphone and its cellular network. In order to improve the in-game action-to-display speeds, the HyperEngine technology uses a Rapid Response Engine. The Rapid Response Engine helps in precise timing control.
The MediaTek Helio G90 and Helio G90T both have an octa-core CPU. The CPU must include ARM Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores at a maximum clock speed of 2.05GHz. The company has also provided LPDDR4x support and the ability to work with a full-HD+, 21:9 display. Not only this much, to enhance the performance for voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, the chips also feature intelligent dual Mic wake-up feature. Also, both the chips have LTE Cat-12 network support.
Both the chips are almost similar in features but here are the few differences. The Helio G90T supports up to 90Hz displays, 10GB RAM, and 64-megapixel primary sensor on a quad-camera setup whereas, the Helio G90 is, supports up to 60Hz, 8GB RAM and 48-megapixel sensor on triple camera setup.
The complete list of smartphones that will be featuring the MediaTek Helio G90 and Helio G90T SoCs is still not revealed. However, the MediaTek Helio G90 and Helio G90T also supports a night shot mode and work with a multi-camera framework supporting multiple lens choices.
UMIDIGI, a Chinese manufacturing company that primarily focuses on premium products and differentiating innovation has planned unveil its latest smartphone called UMIDIGI X. UMIDIDGI X comes with an in-screen fingerprint sensor and it will be launched on upcoming Monday i.e. on 5th of August 2019. The company is planning to launch UMIDIGI X and Updos (wireless earbuds) on the same day.
All the previous leaks with respect to UMIDIGI X has already confirmed that the smartphone is equipped with an optical in-display fingerprint sensor. The leaked information also reveals that the smartphone features an AI triple camera setup with a 48MP ultra clarity sensor and an ultra-wide-angle lens. It sports a selfie camera of 20MP. The smartphone comes with a 6.35-inch AMOLED display and a tiny notch. It operates on MIUI 10 and it is backed up by a battery of 4150mAh with a standby time of- 2-3 days. It comes with a RAM of 6GB and internal storage of 128GB.
Though most of the specifications of the device were leaked, now UMIDIGI has shared a video on YouTube. The video depicts the evolution of lock and key and indicates that the in-screen fingerprint unlock is the future for a smartphone. The video clearly indicates that the company is focusing on the in-screen fingerprint sensor.
UMIDIGI X is the brand’s first smartphone to support in-screen fingerprint unlock and will be available soon at a much more affordable price tag.
Reliance Jio has introduced something very interesting that makes the digital recharge easier for all the Jio subscribers. Jio Saarthi is something that is introduced by Reliance. Jio Saarthi is an in-app assistant available within MyJio application. The main purpose of Jio Saarthi is to make the digital process easier for those users who do not have any prior experience of doing online recharge.
Jio Saarthi provides step-by-step voice instructions for choosing a recharge option through MyJio app. It also helps to locate payment details and use their credit or debit cards for online or digital recharges. For now. Jio Saarthi will only provide vocal assistance in Hindi and English only. However, the company is planning to make it available in 12 regional languages in order to provide support and ease the recharge process for all its subscribers in India.
How to use Jio Saarthi?
It is important to know that Jio Saarthi feature is only available for those who have never recharged digitally before. The feature is not available for those who have performed recharge digitally. Hence, people who have performed the digital recharge won’t be able to view Jio Saarthi in MyJio on their smartphone.
The most expected date for the availability of Jio Saarthi was July 27. To use this feature, users need to install MyJio app on their smartphones. Once the app is opened, there will be a floating icon, that floating icon is the Jio Saarthi. Once the users tap the recharge button, they need to tap the floating icon to start the voice-based navigation.
Samsung is going to unveil all-new tablet, Galaxy Tab 6 along with Galaxy Note 10 at an event in New York City on August 7. Most of the specifications of Galaxy Tab 6 has already been leaked but as per the latest news, the Galaxy Tab 6 will be offered with a detachable keyboard that can turn your tab into laptop whenever required. The keyboard will be attached to the tablet in a landscape mode. Not only this much, but the keyboard case also features a kickstand so that the users can adjust the angle of the screen according to them.
Considering all the leaked information, we now have some idea about the hardware specs of the tab. Galaxy Tab 6 will be shipped with a display of 10.5-inch Super AMOLED. The screen is rumoured to have an in-display fingerprint sensor. If this news is true, then Galaxy Tab 6 will be the first tab to have the in-display sensor. It operates on Snapdragon 855 chipset and is backed-up by a battery of 6,840mAh and offers dual cameras.
The previously leaked information also informs about the design of the tab. As per the info, the S Pen will be housed within a groove on the back of the device. This sort of design sounds weird but as far as it is offering protection to the camera lenses, it is pretty much a good design to be considered. Apart from protecting the camera lenses, the S Pen will be Bluetooth-enabled and will also support wireless charging.
However, there are no such rumours regarding the cost of this unique featured table. We will have to wait until the device is being launched or the internet gets flooded with the rumored cost of the device. So, stay tuned for more information.
Vivo, a Chinese technology company owned by BBK Electronics has launched a new smartphone named Vivo Y90 in India. Vivo offers the best mobile phones with great specifications. Let’s have a look at the specifications that Vivo Y90 has to offer.
Vivo Y90 features a Full View HD+ display of 6.22-inch with 720×1520 pixels resolution. It is powered by a processor of 2 GHz Quadcore, MediaTek Helio A22 MT6761 SoC with PowerVR GE8300 GPU. It runs on Fun Touch 4.5 operating system which is based on an Android 8.1 Pie and is backed-up by a battery of 4030mAh. The smartphone has RAM of 2GB and internal storage of 16GB which can be expanded up to 256GB via MicroSD card. The smartphone offers a face unlock feature.
The Vivo Y90 sports a single rear camera of 8-megapixel with LED Flash and also offers a 5-megapixel selfie camera. The rear camera supports features like Face Beauty, Professional, Palm Capture, Voice Control, Flash, Video, Time-Lapse, Slow, Time Watermark, Model Watermark. While the front selfie camera supports features like Face Beauty, Palm Capture, Voice Control, Selfie Lighting, Video, and Time Watermark.
The smartphone offers sensors like Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity Sensor, E-compass and Gyroscope sensor. Apart from this, Vivo Y90 features connectivity options like VoLTE, Dual SIM with Dual Standby, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, Micro USB port, GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS and FM radio.
Vivo Y90 comes in two colour options- Black and Gold. It is going to be available through offline and online channels from July 27, 2019.
Here comes good news for all the PUB G fans! Tencent Games have finally introduced the LITE variant of the most popular battle royal game, PUBG Mobile. All the PUBG lovers can now play this game on their smartphone having Less than 2GB of RAM and weak internet connection. The LITE variant is named as PUBG Mobile Lite and is now available in India on Google Play Store.
The PUBG Mobile Lite application is around 400MB in size and it takes less storage as compared to the standard PUBG Mobile. The game features a smaller map mode and the LITE variant only offers 60- person combats instead of 200- player in the original game. However, the key feature of the Lite variant is the enhanced Aim Assist, which makes it a smoother experience while playing the game in a weak network connection. Not only this much, but the company also states that the new players will be entitled to various rewards in the form of new gears and vehicles.
The Lite variant introduces new winner pass which is just the replacement of the Royale pass that is present there in the original game. The winner pass offers much faster achievement unlocks and spans a month, with good rewards on offer. Along with all these offers, the game also features bullet trail adjustment, which increases the bullet speed and there is no bullet drop effect, which helps in getting a clearer shot. This variant also comes loaded with heal yourself while moving features which is not there in standard PUBG Mobile.
With PUBG Mobile Lite the gamers get the new experience to select a new weapon in the select game modes only. The lite variant has also increased the Time to Kill, which would enhance players survivability during firefights and encouraging aggressive play.
Today, the two companies- Apple and Intel announced that around 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple. Apple will acquire “the majority” of Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion and will acquire IP and equipment from Intel as well. Most importantly the transaction between both the companies is expected to be closed by the end of the year.
Mr Swam, CEO of Intel said that this acquisition doesn’t state that Intel will be moving out of the modem business. It will still be able to develop modems for PCs, Internet of Things devices, autonomous vehicles, and for anything that’s not a smartphone. He also said that this accession will only the company to focus on developing other 5G technologies. The acquisition means that Apple can produce its own 5G modems for its smartphones and it now it does not have to depend on Qualcomm (the dominant supplier of smartphone modems) for the hardware.
In the past, Apple accused Qualcomm of charging “disproportionately high” fees in patent royalties. Now as the 6-year patent licensing agreement between Apple and Qualcomm has been completed, the company will rather focus on developing the modems of its own. As per the recent news, Apple’s in-house modems will be ready to use in 3 years.
Johny Srouji, Apple’s SVP of hardware technologies said that the acquisition will to expedite the company’s development on future products and will allow Apple to further differentiate moving forward. Moreover, developing its own modems has the potential to deliver big and advance benefits of Apple. The acquisition will allow the company to design and develop modem technology at its own pace, better integrate those modems with its products, and develop new features that set its devices apart.
Acquiring another business to develop an in-house competitor is a tactic Apple has used earlier too. It has spent $300 million to acquire part of Dialog, a company that previously supplied Apple with power management chips for its phones. At that time, the acquisition included 300 employees and it was Apple’s biggest ever in terms of headcount.
‘Xiaomi the tech giant has launched yet another smartphone today.’ Trust me, that’s the usual starting line we go with any Xiaomi article these days. And I have a very good reason for that, Xiaomi is no longer a company that used to launch two-three budget smartphones per year, they have expanded their business and now launching two-three smartphone per month, and in all those smartphones only one or two stands sundry to be precise. But, I’m not going to talk about smartphone launch and whatnot, I’ll on the other hand talk about what Xiaomi does not want me to talk; Advertisement.
Redmi smartphones have boatloads of ads.
You must be thinking, what is wrong with the advertisement. First thing first, there is nothing wrong with an advertisement, I think they are good, for god sake, we ourselves generate revenue from the advertisement as well. So, how can I say anything negative about ads, right? But what is not righteous, is imposing these advertisements just for the heck of it. Yes, it’s safe to say that.
Redmi smartphones are flooding with ads, there is an ad on the lock screen, notification panel, you open MI music there is an ad, you’ll not believe but there is an ad in the smartphone setting panel. All of these ads ruin the smartphone experience and trust me it does. It creates hindrance in anything I want to do, believe me, I even got an ad while calling, what is that? And you though ads are cool didn’t you.
In September 2018, The Verge reported that Redmi Smartphones are pushing advertisement in its OS, they even sought comment from Xiaomi officials and this what they said,
“Advertising has been and will continue to be an integral part of Xiaomi’s Internet services, a key component of the company’s business model. At the same time, we will uphold user experience by offering options to turn off the ads and by constantly improving our approach towards advertising, including adjusting where and when ads appear. Our philosophy is that ads should be unobtrusive, and users always have the option of receiving fewer recommendations.”
The statement was very clear, they are pushing advertisement in Redmi phones, which has been their budget flagship since the past couple of years. But why? Why ad in OS?
Why ads in the OS?
Unlike other tech company Xiaomi, in particular, has a very tender approach to justify ads in MIUI. In an interview given to Gadget360, Manu Kumar Jain, the CEO of Xiaomi India said following things and its better if just read the entire interview by yourself, but check this out.
MKJ: “Second is just the value-added services that we have. These are things like Mi Video, Mi Music, Mi Drop, which is our file sharing app. A lot of these value-added services we provide to users which is not core to the working of phone but they have similar kind of apps.”
“Like you have YouTube, we have Mi Videos. You have Wynk, you have Gaana, you have many other music apps, you have Mi Music, right? You have ShareIt, we have Mi Drop. And some of these services are really good. Like Mi Drop, I told you we crossed 100 million downloads in just one year of launch and with a rating of 4.8. 100 percent clutter-free.”
“Now if you look at all these similar services, similar other video apps, music apps, they would be showing ads to make money. Like how does YouTube sustain? They have a lot of expenditure by showing ads before they play a video, right? For all these value-added services, we will need some sort of way to make money so that we can sustain it.”
Okay, pardon me, but what MKJ saying is that they just put ads in MIUI so their secondary app can sustain, is that a logical expiation to go with? And at first place, do you care about these apps, ask for yourself? N-O, I mean, I have used Redmi for two years and I haven’t used Mi Video or MI Music myself. So, why are they so invested in these apps? Why would a tech-giant like Xiaomi need an extra advertisement revenue to keep the MI video, MI Music and MI Drop functioning?
Answer: This is the sole reason their smartphones are cheap.
Okay, this is what I say, keep the app functioning with ads if you so want to do that, but show ads only in those platforms, not in the entire OS. But I don’t think Xiaomi is listening to me. Honestly, they are not listening to anybody. Whatever.
MKJ also said something positive, “For these core apps, we never ever touch them, except for one mistake that we had once, and which was blown out of proportion. Apart from that, we have never ever touched and we will never ever touch our core apps. Things like Gallery, Camera, Phone, Contacts, SMS, like all these kind of features, right that are core to the working of a phone, which is what the phone is meant for, right? All those core apps, we will never ever touch for any ads or any kind of monetisation. Those places we will not show ads. The only places where we show ads are these value-added services plus we monetise some of the features which are built within the OS.”
Is this debate even profitable to the user?
I don’t think so, Xiaomi says they are not pushing ads in Core apps, but users are reporting that they are receiving annoying ads in the OS, maybe someone is on the wrong foot here, and you know who is. There are numerous tutorials on how to remove ads from Redmi smartphones, each has its own kind of walkthrough. But these solutions are not feasible, as a user, you don’t buy a new smartphone and go straight into research on how to stop getting ads. If half of the time you’re spending with your smartphone is with ads then I don’t think that’s a good deal at all.
The Redmi K20 and K20 Pro also heated this debate but Anuj Sharma, Head of Marketing, Xiaomi India told some India media in an interview that the Redmi K20 series “Will not have ad-supported monetization. For a premium series, like the [Redmi] K-series that we are launching today, we are kind of looking at a different model here where these will not have ad-supported monetization.”
It’s a positive move I can say that but I’m not sure, you can’t trust Xiaomi at this point. Our source said that he’s receiving ads in K20 and K20 Pro. And if that is wrong, who knows Xiaomi will not push ads in their next MIUI update.
If you have any suggestion or question please do drop them in the comment section below. That was my time.
Video editing is a catchy business, it’s hard to learn but easy to do when you have mastered it. Normally, we do our editing on Final cut Pro & Adobe Premier and that has been our thing since past couple of years. Mastering these editing software need precision, dedication and a knack of creative approach, something people do not have time for. So, search around and found something, a video editing tool that is reliable, fast and can save a lot of your time.
InVideo, it’s an online video editing platform that can create awesome videos in seconds. The website has millions of images, templates to create promo video or list, storytelling video templates, and even Instagram stories. Let’s see what more it offers.
Features:
Video templates: The tool has several video templates that you can use to create any video quickly, it lets you fast-forward through the editing process. You just have to select the template design and copy & paste your video script.
Video editing: The tool also gives extensive editing platform, where you can trim or extend clips, crop fames and loop videos. It also has extra features such as stickers, overlays, and GIFs, one can also choose to go in-depth with advanced editing option.
Copyright-free music: The platform also provides copyright-free music, with which you can create a great video. The best part is that you don’t have to go out there and upload the music separately, everything is right there.
Brand Presents: It helps to faster the process of adding a brand logo and outro in the very video. If you set Brand Present, InVideo will automatically add the logo and outro with your social links. For now, you cannot add multiple brand presents but the team is working on it and maybe added in a future update.
How to Start with InVideo?
There are only a few moments like this when we appreciate a product for its benefit and usability. Although, the tool might not pack the same punch of mainstream editing software it does a pretty good job for small video clips and casual editing. And in our use, we found these feature quite interesting.
There are main 3 Options that you have to choose:-
1. Option One: Convert Your Website Script to a Video
This is one of the most popular and useful options for many websites owns and content writers. They can simply submit their article link and Invideo Editor will automatically fetch the content from your article and make a video out of it. Isn’t it Great! You don’t have to learn any complex video editing on a high-end machine. You just needed a Chrome browser and the Internet. That’s All! Invideo AI system will suggest you the images and stock videos in the video as per your text keywords. It is not 100% accurate but yes it saves a lot of time and efforts of searching and adding it manually.
2. Option Two: ReadyMade Versatile Templates
In this, you can use their readymade templates and edit it as per your requirement. It can be very useful when you want to make a specific type of videos.
3. Option Three: Build Your Own Video
Above 2 options are loaded with pre-defined templates, but if you want to build your own video from scratch this option is for you.
Pricing
Although Invideo is free to use, just create an account and you’re good to go. But it does have Starter, Professional and Enterprise plan as per your suitableness. The most popular plan is the professional one, priced at 50USD/Month and offers 30 Video/month. All of the premium plans have access to invideo’s premium template library.
If I need to sum up, I can say it a great product which can really help to skyrocket your social presence and increase more engagement on your social media platforms.
Lenovo, a Chinese multinational technology that primarily focuses on the needs and demands of the consumers and brings in a meaningful innovation for the customers. Today Lenovo launched, Lenovo Tab V7, in India. It comes in slate black color and is available in two variants based on the storage.
3+32GB variant, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD (Rs. 12,990)
4+64GB variant, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD (Rs. 14,990)
The Lenovo Tab V7 is the result of the company’s relentless effort of understanding what the consumer needs, decode the requirements of the consumer and come up with technology that can meet their expectations.
Lenovo Tab V7 features a 6.9.- inch full HD display. It is powered by a 1.8GHz Octa-core Snapdragon processor and runs on an Android 9.0 Pie and supports dual front-firing speakers with support for Dolby Atmos audio. It sports a rear camera of 13MP with LED Flash and front camera of 5MP. It offers a fingerprint sensor and the device is backed-up by a battery of 5180mAh. Speaking about the connectivity, the Lenovo Tab V7 features 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS / GLONASS, USB Type-C.
Availability:
The Lenovo Tab V7 tablet is priced starting at Rs. 12,990. It will be available on Flipkart starting 1st August 2019 and will soon be available on other channels including Amazon.in, Lenovo.com and retail stores including Croma, Reliance Digital and Vijay Sales.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) along with Ericsson will altogether implement a narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) cased sensor network model. According to the reports of Grand View Research, there are many companies like AT&T, Huawei Technologies, Nokia etcetera that operate in narrowband Internet of things. The basic purpose of this model is to monitor air pollution in Delhi.
We all are aware of the fact that Delhi is ranked the world’s most polluted capital. Hence, this is one of the best steps taken by both IIT Kanpur and Ericsson. Narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) is a low- power wide- area network (LPWAN) radio technology standard developed by 3GPP to enable a wide range of cellular devices and services. The sensors are automated and will relay information on defined time intervals, providing data on pollution levels, sources and locations in a sustainable and cost-efficient way As the part of the deal made, Ericsson is going to use the air quality sensors that can share environmental information like particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, and PM10) levels at defined time intervals. It will help in monitoring and analysis of data. The data will be then shared with other local authorities and stakeholders on a periodic basis so that the collected data can be analyzed and the team can address the threat of air pollution.
As per the reports, it is going to be the “India’s first NB-IoT based low-cost Particulate Matter sensors”. The collaboration of Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) with Ericsson also includes working with community-based organizations in order to aware people regarding air pollution and what are the steps that can be taken to reduce it. Making the community aware of the threat and measures to control is the best thing that this collaboration is trying to do.
