Google has now added a new feature to its recently launched Android 8.1. The new feature will now show users the fastest public wifi networks available.
The new feature has now started rolling out for Pixel devices. Once you are out one will get details of how fast is that particular open Wifi network.It will be displayed as Slow for speed ranging from 0-1 Mbps, Ok for speeds between 1-5Mbps, Fast for speeds between 5-20 Mbps and Very Fast for speeds above 20+ Mbps.
Sadly this feature will not work for password protected Wifi networks.If you don’t need the speed rating then you can turn them off under Wifi settings.
Reliance Jio has once again slashed the prices of the plans with extra 50% data benefits. Yes, Jio has now launched a new offer called Jio Republic Day 2018 offer.
Now under the new offer, Jio is offering extra 50% data at a price cut of Rs.50/- on all plans.With new offer, all the plans which were providing 1GB 4G data/day have now bumped into 1.5GB data/day and 1.5GB/day to 2GB/day.The plans have also got price cut of Rs.50/- and now Rs.199 plan will cost Rs.149 and so on.
All the plans will come with unlimited voice calls, SMS and unlimited data with all Jio services free of cost.Jio has also added a new plan priced at Rs.98/- which will offer 2GB/day 4G data for 28 days with unlimited calls and data.
Lenovo, one of the world’s leading PC players and No. 1 Tablet brand in India, announced the launch of the Yoga 920 limited edition Vibes, a 2-in-1 glass convertible laptop. The new and premium Yoga 920 is an illustration of the increasingly natural interface between humans and machines through its stand-apart and premium features. The premium convertible Yoga 920 offers a unique limited edition glass cover design, ‘Vibes’ that represents the dynamism of Yoga through simplicity, style and refinement. The Vibes design was crowdsourced through a contest with some of the world’s most ambitious design trendsetters.
A key feature is a digital pen with 4096 levels of sensitivity, and a feather-like touch, capable of capturing creative potential with pen-on-paper sensitivity. The device comes equipped with far-field technology, enabling Cortana, a voice-activated intelligent assistant that recognizes voice commands from up to 4 meters away and in standby mode. A first of a kind feature in Lenovo’s consumer portfolio is the 2x Thunderbolt ports –which can offer one of the fastest data transfer capabilities, UHD IPS display –one of the widest and highest resolutions and a colour consistency at all viewing angles of up to 178 degrees.
Rajesh Thadani, Executive Director – Consumer Business and E-commerce, LenovoIndia said, “The YOGA brand has been central to Lenovo’s leadership in the fastest growing PC category of convertibles. Yoga 920 is an ultra-premium convertible that packs the best of features in an unbelievably thin and light metal body. It captures the essence of Lenovo’s effort to give customer-centric products that are different, disruptive and innovative and solve real computing, entertainment and mobility issues, in style.”
Yoga 920 – premium convertible with style and performance
Productivity: High-speed connectivity with AC 2*2 Wifi, faster data transfers and Lenovo Bluetooth Active Pen for pen-on-paper precision. The Active Pen with 4,096 levels of pen sensitivity dramatically expands the creative and cross-application potential of the PC.
High Performance: With latest 8th Gen Intel® Quad-Core U Series processors with integrated graphics and twin Thunderbolt™ USB-C ports
Immersive experience: Wide angle 4K touchscreen display with razor-thin borders and JBL Speakers with integrated Dolby Atmos technology
Stylish form factor: Weighing in at just 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) and an ultra-thin 13.95 mm (0.55 in its case is all-metal unibody in distinctive platinum colour. Yoga’s signature watchband hinge offers incredible user flexibility, including typing in laptop mode, presenting in stand mode, browsing in tablet mode, or watching videos in tent mode.
Maximum security and assistance: Fingerprint reader and Windows Hello OS
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Samsung announced its new ISOCELL camera sensors which might be making their ways on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+. Samsung had launched their first ISOCELL camera sensor last year and we now have the successor with the second gen of ISOCELL camera sensor.
Samsung latest ISOCELL camera sensor comes with a bright sensor with Tetracell technology which combines four adjacent pixels and processes them into a single image which improves the low-light image quality.It also comes with additional Samsung smart WDR technology which takes multiple exposures into single shots which might further improve the image details.
The new sensor also comes with faster AF which further helps the camera autofocusing capabilities in all situation even under low lighting condition.Samsung has also added a new software feature called the Super Phase Detection AF which is powered by the same old Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology.
Samsung also launched new ISOCELL Slim sensor is also small in size and is having 0.9-micron pixel size.Samsung also claims that the sensor can provide high-level performance when compared with any other ordinary camera sensor.
Samsung also unveiled the ISOCELL Dual which is specifically made for Dual camera smartphones.It features optical zoom, software-powered out of focus effects, and also great depth sensor.Samsung claims that the new ISOCELL Dual can produce DSLR like images.The new ISOCELL sensors can capture images ranging from 12MP to 24MP.All the sensors will be made available to all third-party OEM’s soon.
Xiaomi is now one of the top smartphone brands in China and is beefing up its strategy by launching many great devices at attractive price points and also expanding its offline reach to tackle with biggies Samsung in India.
Xiaomi India Global VP and MD Manu Jain said that Xiaomi is looking to expand its offline presence in India from 2017 to 2018 in an interview with Reuters.Till date, Xiaomi has launched 17 Mi stores across India and some more Mi stores will be opened soon.
Xiaomi is planning to open nearly 100 Mi stores by end of 2019 and is also partnering with major offline retailers to sell their smartphones.As per the interview, Xiaomi is going to launch 6-8 devices this year under various price segments.
Xiaomi will also unveil two new smart products this year.Manu Jain also told that in the near future Xiaomi will also start selling TV’s, scooters etc.Samsung is still leading with it offline presence and even Google is planning to market their Pixel devices in offline markets soon.
World first smartphone with under display fingerprint scanner in Vivo X20 Plus UD will finally launch on Jan 24 in China at 7:30 PM.Earlier we had rumours of Vivo launching the Vivo X20 Plus UD on Jan 25.
Vivo also confirms the name of their first smartphone with an optical fingerprint scanner in Vivo X20 Plus UD.Vivo will be using the Synaptics made under display fingerprint scanner.Vivo is calling the feature as Clear ID.
Earlier we had spotted the device in TENAA listing which revealed some of the key specs.As per listing on TENAA, the Vivo X20 Plus UD will feature 6.43 OLED display with a similar design as the Vivo X20 Plus.It will be powered by SD660 SoC coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.It will feature 12MP+5MP dual cameras set up at the back and 12MP selfie shooter.
Earlier we had rumours about the upcoming Nokia’s Penta-lens smartphone which will be the first smartphone to feature five lenses.Now we have the device’s sketches leaked which is having similar camera setup as the Nokia 1020 which was launched in 2013.
As per the sketches, the upcoming Nokia smartphone will have five lenses with two LED flash. The rumoured Penta-lens smartphone will be marketed as Nokia 10 as per the source.There is two LED flash with one being located at the top left module and the top right module is the non-imaging sensor whereas the remaining five circles are the five camera lens.
There is fingerprint scanner located below the camera module.The upcoming smartphone might feature the bezel-less display at the front having an aspect ratio of 18:9.It will be powered by the SD845 SoC and will not be unveiled at the MWC 2018.
Sony’s is on roll with series of smartphone launches with we have one more new device spotted on US FCC website which is phablet size smartphone.Sony upcoming smartphone has now been listed on US FCC website with partial details of the device.
As per listing, the Sony upcoming device dimension is 152.79*72.42 mm and there is no mention of the thickness of the device.It will feature 5.7 inches display of unknown resolution.We are not sure whether the upcoming Sony smartphone will feature Mirai design or the same Omnibalance design.
As per FCC website drawing, we can expect it to have normal screen aspect ratio with 16:9 which might be for demonstration purpose too.The same drawing also shows the bezel-less display with thick bezels on the top and bottom of the device.
As per listing, the upcoming smartphone will feature USB Type-C port and will not have 3.5 mm headphone jack.Sony has also confirmed that they will be launching some new Sony Xperia devices at the MWC 2018 next month.
Samsung upcoming flagship Samsung Galaxy S9 has now passed through 3C (China Compulsory Certificate) Chinese certification.Earlier the Samsung Galaxy S9 was spotted in FCC in the US.
As per 3C listing, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is listed as SM-G9650/DS, SM-G9600/DS and SM-G9608.One of the devices will have smaller 5.8 inches display which will be sold in Taiwan.All the above-mentioned models are Dual SIM which is using Hybris SIM card tray where one can opt for one SIM card and microSD card or two SIM cards.
The SM-G9650 will be the alleged Samsung Galaxy S9 and SM-9600 might be the Samsung Galaxy S9.Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+ will be launched at MWC 2018 as Samsung had already confirmed it.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+ will be powered by SD845/Exynos SoC coupled with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB storage option.It will sport 12MP Dual camera on the Samsung Galaxy S9.
Broadband India Forum (BIF) warmly lauded the recommendations released by sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on In-flight Connectivity and said that they enhance broadband access for the consumers while on the move inside the aeroplane.
“BIF supports the recommendations completely and believes that this will largely benefit the air travellers over India, enable people in the aircraft to connect with their near & dear ones, improve overall productivity for business travellers, lead to additional revenues for the service providers and the government besides bringing about socio-economic benefits to all.
“BIF warmly welcomes these progressive recommendations by Trai on In-Flight Connectivity and believes that this would be very beneficial to the consumers. Inflight connectivity and access to the Internet is available today in many parts of the world. We are somewhat behind other countries. More than 10,000 domestic and international flights go across India every day carrying more than 10Lakh travelers over the Indian airspace who would now have access to broadband connectivity. We laud the authority for making these forward looking recommendations in such a short span of time and urge the DOT for an early acceptance and implementation of these recommendations in co-ordination with MoCA ( Ministry of Civil Aviation ) .” TV Ramachandran, President Broadband India Forum said.
The suggestions, according to Mr. Ramachandran were strongly in favour of consumers and in the overall interest of the travelling public, and constitute a very good foundation for Digital India.
While welcoming the TRAI Recommendations for enabling opening up of a new sector for the Indian economy and that too without artificial restrictions and for both the services – WIFI , internet and mobile telephony inside the aircraft, BIF also lauds the Regulator for the recommendations to have also protected India’s security interests through a need to have a Gateway in India irrespective of the use of Indian or Foreign satellite in providing the service.
The proposed light-touch regime of Registration for an Indian or foreign “IFC Service provider” who would provide internet services within the airplane, with backhaul to the aircraft being provided by an Indian licensee would perhaps encourage quick deployment of this service as it would combine global expertise which is already available to the Indian aviation industry and the service roll out readiness of the Indian Service Providers who would get to service this market.
World first smartphone with under display fingerprint scanner in Vivo X20 Plus UD will finally launch on Jan 24 in China at 7:30 PM.Earlier we had rumours of Vivo launching the
