Earlier we had rumours about Xiaomi ditching the much-awaited budget smartphone Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. Now the device has passed through the Chinese certification in China.
As per the 3C certification, the alleged Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is listed as MET7S and MEE7S under Xiaomi Communications Co. Ltd. on Jan 8.This is not the first time we have spotted the model numbers with MET7S and MEE7S, earlier we had leaks claiming it to be the recently launched Redmi 5 Plus.
As per earlier leaks, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will sport 5.99 inches bezel-less display with an aspect ratio of 18:9.It is also rumoured to have Dual camera setup with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.It is rumoured to be powered by SD632 SoC which is still not launched by Qualcomm.
Samsung is all trending with its much awaited Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+. After series of renders leaked now, we have got the display test video leaked for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9.
Now we have got new touch-sensitive test video for the Samsung Galaxy S9 leaked which show us the real view of the devices, but sadly the video is of low quality.As per leaked video, the Samsung Galaxy S9 looks similar to Samsung Galaxy S8 with thick bezels at bottom of the display with a curved display on the sides.It also has rounded corners similar to its predecessor.
As per many renders and rumours, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are expected to have thinner bottom bezels so we probably doubt about this leak is real or fake.However, the video doesn’t show us the top bezels of the device.
Apart from that we also got some fresh case renders for the Samsung Galaxy S9+ leaked.The new renders of the Samsung Galaxy S9+ do match with the previous case renders and we are not sure whether the new renders are legit or fake.
The new renders of Samsung Galaxy S9+ will sport bezel-less display at the front with thinner bottom bezels.At the back, we have the Dual camera setup which is aligned vertically with Dual Tone Dual LED flash beside the camera and fingerprint scanner below it.
It still comes with same old Glass and metal built.It is having USB Type-C port with 3.5 mm audio port and speaker mesh at the bottom of the device.The Power button is located on the right whereas the volume rocker with dedicated Bixby key on the left of the device.
In the just short span of time, Xiaomi has now beat the Samsung and took the No.1 spot in the Indian Market as per the latest Canalys report.Xiaomi made an entry in 2014 since its debut till date Xiaomi has received great response from Indian consumers with its cheaps and best budget smartphones.
Now as per the Canalys reports, Xiaomi has already claimed the first position with 27% of the market shares whereas the second position by Samsung with 25% of the market shares during the Q4 of 2017.
As per reports, 2018 will not be easy for Xiaomi as their market shares are already dipping in China and have also reached the saturation point in Indian markets, so to keep the top spot Xiaomi has to launch some more new products to tackle Samsung and other brands.
Samsung lost its position due to the decrease in shipment on smartphones under sub Rs.15,000/- segment.Apart from Xiaomi and Samsung the third spot has claimed by Vivo and fourth by Oppo whereas the fifth position by Lenovo.
Huawei has now trademarked the Huawei P11 for many of the markets which make us think that the next smartphone will be called the Huawei P11. Earlier Huawei had also trademarked the Huawei P20 so we are not sure the next smartphone from Huawei will be called the Huawei P20 or Huawei P11.
Huawei has now registered the trademark for the Huawei P11 in IPO of some of the major markets like the US, UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan and many more.As per earlier trademark filing the Huawei P20 was trademarked only for the US.
As per earlier leaks, Huawei is all set to launch the Huawei P11 Plus at the MWC 2018 held in next month.But as per new rumours suggest that Huawei has cancelled the plan of launching the device at MWC due to Samsung Galaxy S9 and might be delayed to April with a separate event.
Looking at the increasing inclination towards the use of voice commands and personal digital assistants, Google today announced the launch of audiobooks on the Google Play store in India. Users can now experience their favourite literature read out to them by instructing Google Assistant to read their book. From Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘Unaccustomed Earth’, to ‘Astrophysics For People In A Hurry’ by Neil Degrasse Tyson, to Chetan Bhagat’s ‘One Night At The Call Center’ and numerous others, the user can simply say “Ok Google, read my book”.
Greg Hartrell, Head of Product Management, Google Play Books said “We are rolling out Google audiobooks today, for users who prefer books to be read out to them. The Google Assistant integration with audiobooks is available on Android, iOS, Chromecast, Android Wear, Android Auto or even your laptop.”
Here’s what you need to know:
Listen without a subscription. On Google Play, you can buy a single audiobook at an affordable price, with no commitments. You can also get a free preview of the book to make sure you’re hooked on to the story and enjoy listening to the narrator’s voice.
Enjoy your audiobook with your Google Assistant. Just say “Ok Google, read my book” to listen to your favourite audiobook hands-free with the Google Assistant on your phone or speaker, like Google Home. Try “Ok Google, who is the author?” if you need a refresher, or “Ok Google, stop playing in 20 minutes” to set a timer for bedtime reading. For now, the Google Assistant integration with audiobooks is available on Android phones and smart speakers globally in English.
Weave reading into your day across multiple devices. Start your morning by listening to “Ready Player One” with the Assistant on your phone, and continue listening with the Google Play Books app on your tablet. You can pick up where you left off no matter what device you’re using, with the Assistant or the Google Play Books app—on Android, iOS, Chromecast, Android Wear, Android Auto or even your laptop.
Just long press on the Home button or say “Ok Google, read my book” to get started.
With a continued focus on bringing new innovation to home theatre space, Optoma, the world-leading brand of video and audio products, took CES 2018 by storm with the introduction of the world first Alexa-enabled home theatre projector, UHD51A. This innovative home theatre projector is widely recognized, and chosen as the Best of CES 2018 by Engadget, GottaBeMobile, Trusted Reviews, and Slash Gear.
The 4K UHD voice-enabled home theatre projector, Optoma UHD51A, simplifies the experience for consumers and delivers an inch-for-inch entertainment experience that TVs simply cannot match. It integrates with Amazon Alexa Smart Home and Custom Skills to enable projection to fluidly align with speakers, screen, lighting and more in any smart home setting. With 2,400 lumens, 500,000:1 contrast ratio, an RGBRGB colour wheel, and HDR10 with 100% coverage of Rec.709 colour gamut, the Optoma UHD51A packs a visual punch, with its clarity, brightness, and eye-popping colour. It also features a built-in media player, along with a pair of HDMI 2.0 inputs with HDCP 2.2 support, to ensure compatibility with the latest 4K UHD video playback devices and game consoles with HDR at 60 Hz refresh rates for unmatched image smoothness.
To further make home theatre projection more accessible and mainstream, Optoma unveiled at CES 2018 a brand new range of home theatre projectors, including:
Optoma UHD50: Optoma is leveraging the latest TI DLP technology to deliver the next-generation 4K UHD home theatre projector in 2018. Like the Optoma UHD51A, it features 2,400 lumens and a 500,000:1 contrast ratio, along with an RGBRGB colour wheel and HDR10 with 100% coverage of Rec.709 colour gamut and an HDMI 2.0 input with HDCP 2.2 support.
Optoma LH150: Optoma delivers a completely mobile 1080p HD resolution, 1,300 lumens LED projector with the battery pack. With 40,000:1 contrast ratio, multiple HDMI and USB ports and dual integrated speakers, along with WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 output, this projector is a true mainstream market product. The inclusion of a battery pack means consumers can provide a jaw-dropping entertainment experience in their yards, on camping trips or nearly anywhere else with complete ease.
Optoma 4K UHD HDR Laser UST: This projector packs in all of the latest home theatre innovations for an incredible cinematic experience, with 4K UHD resolution, a laser light source and an ultra-short throw. With 2,300 lumens, a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, HDR-compatibility and 0.25 throw, providing a 100-inch image from just 8-inches away, it will provide a stunning visual experience, with a small footprint.
Optoma LED Pocket Projector: This ultra-portable pocket projector delivers great performance in a tiny package. With WVGA (854×480) resolution and 300 lumens, it features a .2 LED RGB light source with a lifetime of 20,000 hours, HDMI port with MHL, and 2+ hours of battery life in eco-mode. Weighing in at less than 12 oz., it has a minuscule form factor of approximately 3 inches by 4.5 inches and just over 1-inch height.
Xiaomi has now officially launched the MIUI 10 which is the next iteration of custom UI which runs on all Xiaomi devices on top of Android.
Xiaomi VP Hong Feng announced the next version of MIUI with MIUI 10 at the MIUI annual summary meeting. The company further claimed that they have doubled the number of users on MIUI.
Earlier we had rumours of Xiaomi might call the next version as MIUI X.As of now, there are no details about features and release dates.
JDI the well-known display manufacturer has now launched something innovative product with a glass-based capacitive fingerprint scanner, especially for Android smartphones, laptops, and other consumer electronics.After Synaptics launching they’re under display fingerprint scanner now we have a competitor entering the race.
The new glass-based fingerprint scanner is developed by JDI in partnership with Toshiba, Hitachi, and Sony.It will be made available to all third-party OEM’s by end of March 2019.We can expect Sony will use the new fingerprint scanner on their flagship devices.
With JDI commercialising the fingerprint scanner which is great decision to keep in touch with the current tech trends as fingerprint scanner now been used in many smartphones and other consumer electronics for biometric authentication.The new sensor can also be used to lock and unlock the doors.The new glass-based capacitive fingerprint scanner comes within the display which acts as a touchscreen similar to any other smartphone display.
The new glass-based capacitive fingerprint scanner can also be integrated with LCD displays too which Synaptic based under display scanner can’t be integrated and requires OLED display to function.
Xiaomi is all set to unveil its own made Surge S2 SoC at MWC 2018 as per rumours.Xiaomi had launched the Surge S1 in Feb 2017 which was powering the Mi 5C.So we can expect Xiaomi to announce the successor next month.
There are also rumours suggesting that it will be powering the upcoming Mi 6X and will be unveiled at MWC 2018.The rumours also claim that it will be also powering the upcoming Mi A2 Android One smartphone which is the successor to last year launched Mi A1 and will be made available in India with other leading Global markets.
As per rumours, the upcoming Surge S2 SoC will be built on the 14nm process and is manufactured by TSMC when compared with Surge S1 which is built on 28nm process.It will be 64-bit Octa-core processor with 4-cores clocked at 2.2 GHz using the ARM Cortex A73 cores which are high performing cores and remaining 4-cores clocked at 1.8 GHz with ARM Cortex A53 cores which are power efficient cores.It is coupled with Mali-G71 MP8 GPU.
The new Surge S2 SoC will support LPDDR4 RAM and UFS 2.1 flash storage solutions.The new Surge S2 SoC will have performance equivalent to 2016 launched Huawei Kirin 960 SoC which makes the chip more powerful.
Apart from that we also got new case renders leaked of the upcoming Mi 6X or Mi A2.As per renders, we can see the Mi A2 or Mi 6X using a bezel-less display having an aspect ratio of 18:9.There is no physical home button at the front which is replaced by on-screen navigation keys and the fingerprint scanner is located at the back of the device.At the back, we can find the Dual camera setup which is aligned horizontally similar to Mi A1.
Samsung is on roll with series of the patent filing for their upcoming foldable smartphone, now we have the patents filed for the Advance S-Pen features for their Note-series smartphone.
As per WIPO, Samsung has filed the new patents for S-Pen in the month of Sept 2017 and the same patent was earlier filed with USPTO in 2014.As per documents, the new features will now allow users to choose the whether to run an app or to do some actions using S-Pen or fingers or even both.
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It also comes with a new UI which allow creating a memo and one can erase the letter using a finger.Apart from using a finger to erase word you can even perform certain actions like double tap, long tap, pinch-in and pinch out, scroll, and flick.
With new S-Pen one can use the end of the S-Pen as eraser similar to Microsoft stylus.All the above gestures can be performed on any LCD, AMOLED, flexible displays.You can even change the thickness, colours and transparency using finger as well as S-Pen.The above-mentioned features might come with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
