OnePlus is demonstrating the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G at IMC 2019 in New Delhi HIGHLIGHTS OnePlus is hoping to launch its first 5G phone in India next year The company is working with telcos including Airtel and Jio It also considers IoT as its key focus area JUMP TO Pilot 5G zones, IoT focus Just…
Google Pixel 4 Series Gets Unorthodox Zoom From AI
Photo Credit: Johannes Eisele/ AFP IN THIS ARTICLE Google Pixel 4 Google Pixel 4 XL Google’s latest smartphone demonstrates how artificial intelligence and software can enhance a camera’s capabilities, one of the most important selling points of any mobile device. The Pixel 4, the latest entrant in a phone line defined by its cameras, touts an…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Honours Breakthroughs in Lithium-Ion Batteries
(Left to right) John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino If you’re reading this on a cellphone or laptop computer, you might thank the three winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on lithium-ion batteries. The batteries power cellphones, laptops, electric cars and countless other devices of modern life,…
TikTok’s Musical.ly Deal Needs US National Security Review: Senator
Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked a US national security panel to review TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology’s acquisition of Musical.ly, arguing TikTok is used by the Chinese government to censor politically sensitive content. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Rubio said Chinese-owned apps “are increasingly being used to censor content and silence open…
iPhone Lineup May Get LED-Illuminated Apple Logo, Patent Tips
HIGHLIGHTS LED may come in several colours 2020 iPhone lineup could feature a metal frame design Next year’s iPhone models may support 5G Future iPhone models are expected to feature an LED-illuminated Apple logo at the back of the device and it could be used for notifications, a recent company’s patent suggests. The patent, originally…
Tencent Takes 29 Percent Stake in Games Maker Funcom
China’s Tencent Holding has agreed to buy a 29 percent stake in Oslo-listed computer games developer Funcom, becoming the biggest shareholder, Funcom said on Monday. Tencent, itself a major distributor of online games, bought the shares from KGJ Capital AS at a 21.8 percent premium over Friday’s closing price, valuing Funcom at NOK 1.22 billion ($134.33 million). Based in…
Nokia 1 Plus, Nokia 1, Nokia 2.1 to Get Android 10 (Go Edition) Update, Starting Q1 2020: HMD Global
Nokia 1 Plus will be the first to get Android 10 (Go Edition) HIGHLIGHTS Android 10 (Go Edition) brings new Adiantum encryption format It also increases app launch speeds by 10 percent Nokia 1 Plus to get the update in Q1 2020 IN THIS ARTICLE Nokia 1 Plus Nokia 1 ₹3,533* Nokia 2.1 ₹5,016* Google…
Huawei Mate 30 Pro Camera Trumps Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G to Take DxOMark Top Spot, Night Mode Lauded
Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a 3x tele-lens HIGHLIGHTS It records better detail at short and medium-range zoom than P30 Pro Huawei Mate 30 Pro scores an overall 121 points It manages to get the highest 131 score in the photo department JUMP TO Huawei Mate 30 Pro camera specifications IN THIS ARTICLE Huawei Mate…
Social Media Should Be Regulated, Supreme Court Says as It Asks Centre for Draft Rules Timeline
HIGHLIGHTS Why should someone be able spread lies about me: court observed The court recommended the government to look into these issues The court suggested strict guidelines to regulate social media Expressing its concerns over issues like trolling, character assassination, spreading lies and fake news, the Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasised that social media should…
Opera Mini Browser Introduces Offline File Transfer Feature
Opera claims the file sharing feature is 200 times faster than Bluetooth HIGHLIGHTS File Sharing is available in the latest version of Opera Mini browser It requires storage, location, and camera permission to work The feature can also be set as a shortcut on the app’s home page Opera has added a new feature to…