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Samsung is preparing the Galaxy A8s to be its trailblazer device with an Infinity-O display. According to a prominent Twitter leakster @MMDDJ_, the new smartphone might also be the first Samsung smartphone without a 3.5 mm audio jack, paving the way for USB-C audio in the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. The Korean company is apparently testing the waters with the Galaxy A8s and its all-in approach. Given the Galaxy A9s and Galaxy A6s monikers are China-exclusive, we might see the new device getting unveiled first in China, and if the reception is going on well, Samsung will likely...
Oppo spinoff Realme has started sending out a new update to its first ever smartphone, the Realme 1. This won't change the Android version - it's still running Oreo, not Pie - but it will bump up ColorOS to 5.2. ColorOS is the Oppo-developed skin/custom UI overlay that sits atop its devices and Realme's, and now the Realme 1 is using the latest iteration of it. ColorOS 5.2 brings a bunch of new features to the Realme 1, including the ability to dismiss notifications with a single swipe to the right, a headset icon in the status bar, a Smart Bar for faster multitasking, background music...
The U11 Life Android One device is HTC's first smartphone to be graced with an update to Android 9 Pie. The new software is rolling out in Romania at the moment, and is expected to spread to other European markets very soon. The rollout comes almost four months after Google released Pie. Since the U11 Life is part of the Android One program, with one of its claimed advantages being exactly fast updates, this delay is even more baffling, especially as Nokia has been updating its Android One phones to Pie left and right for many weeks now. On the other hand, because it's part of Android One,...
The Realme U1 announced yesterday is the first phone to feature MediaTek's Helio P70 chipset. MediaTek, however, is already working on its next premier mid-range SoC, and this will be called Helio P90. The company itself has started teasing the chip on Twitter, as you can see below. The Helio P90 is expected to feature "groundbreaking AI", while also being powerful and efficient. Coming Soon! The MediaTek Helio P90. Powerful. Efficient. Groundbreaking AI. #MediaTekHelioP90 #thischipchangeseverything pic.twitter.com/HiALFuRWHZ— MediaTek (@MediaTek) November 29, 2018 The AI bit is...
OnePlus is announcing a special edition 6T in cooperation with McLaren on December 11. The partnership was revealed a couple of days ago, but no details about the smartphone have been outed on that occasion. Now a new report says we should expect a OnePlus 6T with 10GB of RAM and 256GB of storage to be that special edition device. That would make it king of RAM in the smartphone space, since not one other device has so far gone beyond 10GB. The handset should also have the McLaren logo on the back, to set itself apart from the other 6T variants. The OnePlus 6T McLaren edition will be...
SAR - the Specific Absorption Rate - is a measure of how much energy is absorbed by the human body from the radio emissions from phones. Various wireless authorities do strict testing to make sure that manufacturers stay within limits and as France's ANFR found out, sometimes phones exceed the limit. During the first half of 2018, the authority tested 51 handsets and of those 43 passed. The other 8 did not. Check out the table below to see the offenders. Note that the value in the table are measured at the waist, but ANFR also measures the absorption at head level. Anyway, the issue was...
Not many people know Kyocera but those that do, know its phones are rugged and made for testing environments. It's latest phone - the DuraForce Pro 2 isn't very interesting in terms of specs but is built like a tank and has quite a rare feature to boast about - a sapphire screen. Some tech companies cough Apple cough only claim to use sapphire (like the lenses on recent iPhone cameras) but actually use strengthened glass that scratches like regular Gorilla Glass 4/5/6. But Kyocera really has put a sapphire screen (and camera lens cover) on the DuraForce Pro 2. In his video Zack from...
After the India exclusive Motorola One Power received Android Pie, the international Motorola One is next down the pipeline. And this is actually the first internationally-available Motorola device to get the latest OS release. Supposedly, since the Motorola One and One Power are on the Android One program and have already received the OTA update, the Moto X4 Android One's update should be just around the corner as well. Still, there are plenty of other Motorola devices to get the sweet Pie and users are waiting. Via
Caviar is living up to its name with the reveal of its latest luxury creation - the Apple Watch Series 4 Caviar. The design is inspired by the premium roe and comes in Red, Black and White flavors. Dotted all across the gold-plated smartwatch are precious stones - 633 of them, each 1.5mm in size - rather than fish eggs. The Red Caviar model uses rubies, while the Black Caviar is made out of black diamonds. Apple Watch Series 4 Red Caviar (rubies) • Black Caviar (black diamonds) It's the White Caviar that is the premium option, a king among kings. It is inspired by Almas,...
According to data gathered by PwC, covering the fiscal year ending on June 30 2018, Amazon, Alphabet, Samsung and Intel are all in the top five in terms of research and development spending. Amazon topped the list for the second year in a row with $22.6B spent on R&D and Google's Alphabet parent company was second with $16.2B. Samsung retained fourth with $15.3B in R&D spending, followed by Intel with $13.1B, Microsoft with $12.3B and Apple with $11.6B. The top 1000 public companies spend a whopping $782B in R&D in 2018 - an increase of 11.4% over 2017. Computing and Electronics and...
Samsung has just issued a hotfix update to the second Android Pie beta on Galaxy S9, launched yesterday. It is only 90 MB in size and patches two significant issues that slipped in the major release. Users complained about losing mobile data connection and having trouble launching some apps. To get the Pie beta that moves to One UI on your Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+, you must be part of the Samsung Members program (also known as Samsung+ in the United States). Through the dedicated app you can see the whole log, but your software should be updated through the Settings menu. Via
The ZenFone Lite L1 and the ZenFone Max M1 are two of Asus' latest smartphones that also happen to be the cheapest the brand has to offer. These are entry-level smartphones usually for first time buyers, with the Lite L1 being the more affordable of the two and the Max M1 being similar but with a few extra features and bling for the more discerning customer with slightly deeper pockets.
The hate for notches and the push for higher screen-to-body ratios are about to create the latest craze of punch holes in the displays. There aren't smartphones with camera holes in their front panels yet Samsung, Lenovo and Huawei are about to launch a trio of those next month. And now we learn ZTE is looking into holes in the display for tackling another problem - the earpiece. Although, to be fair, Huawei might have thought about that first. Anyway, going by the latest patent from ZTE, the OEM is trying to reduce the upper bezel and potentially eliminate the need for a notch by...
A certain Lenovo Z5s was detailed by TENAA and from the dark photos it looked like it had a teardrop notch. But it's not a notch - it's a hole. Here are some better photos of the phone that offer a clearer picture, and it really helps that the display is on. This is not the first phone with a pierced screen, but the location of the hole is important - it's in the center. Both Huawei and Samsung seem to have settled on punching the hole in the top left corner of the screen. The Lenovo Z5s has a screen hole positioned at the center of the top edge of its screen There are pros and...
The adoption rate of iOS 12 kept increasing at a steady pace, and yesterday it surpassed the threshold of 75%. For comparison, iOS 11 reached the same percentage on December 17, which is about three weeks slower. Data also revealed that one of every 20 iDevices devices is still on versions prior to iOS 11, and most of them are highly unlikely to switch since they are older models in general. iOS 12 vs iOS 11 vs Older iOS Back in the first half of October, Apple boasted that half of the devices switched to iOS 12 just 30 days after the official launch. The faster adoption rate...
It's no secret that Samsung makes the best OLEDs for smartphones these days - its class-leading panels feature on Apple's new iPhone XS, XS Max and the company's own Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note9. As a result, the company holds about 95% of the markets share for small and mid-sized OLED panels. So the latest news about 11 employees working for a vendor on contract with Samsung disclosing technology secrets to a Chinese firm don't sound all too well. South Korea is now looking into a case where 11 employees have sold Samsung's OLED manufacturing secrets to a Chinese company for about $14...
It’s been over a year since many of NSA’s exploits leaked online and as a result, over hundreds of thousands of computers remain unpatched and vulnerable to date. These exploits were initially used to spread ransomware and cryptocurrency mining attacks but now, it seems hackers are using the leaked tools to create an even larger malicious proxy network, reports TechCrunch. Akamai, the American content delivery network, did some digging around and found that the previously reported UPnProxy vulnerability, which misuses the common Universal Plug and Play network protocol, is now capable of targeting unpatched computers behind the router’s firewall. “While it is unfortunate to see UPnProxy being actively leveraged to attack systems previously shielded behind the NAT, it was bound to happen eventually,” commented Akamai’s Chad Seaman, the author of the report. The new injection attacks use two exploits: EternalBlue (for Windows computers) and EternalRed (for Linux machines), which are backdoors created by the NSA to target computers. While UPnProxy modified the port mapping on a router that was vulnerable, the two Eternal exploits target the service ports used by SMB, which is a common networking protocol used on most computers. Akamai calls the two exploits EternalSilence collectively. “The goal here isn’t a targeted attack,” added Seaman. “It’s an attempt at leveraging tried and true off the shelf exploits, casting a wide net into a relatively small pond, in the hopes of scooping up a pool of previously inaccessible devices.” The problem is Eternal-based attacks are hard to detect. So it becomes difficult for administrators to even know if they’re attacked. Though fixes for the Eternal-based attacks have been around for a over a year, many computers remain unpatched and therefore, vulnerable. According to Seaman, flashing an affected network router and immediately disabling UPnProxy could solve the issue but completely replacing the router is always better.
In a first, PUBG Mobile saw a revenue boost of 166 percent and surpassed the revenue of Fortnite on iOS during Black Friday week, keyword-based App Ranking tool SensorTower has revealed. According to SensorTower‘s Store Intelligence data, although PUBG Mobile grossed only 20 percent less than Fortnite on iOS during the week, it was able to surpass it in earnings on two of the seven days, November 21 and November 22. SensorTower says that the estimated worldwide player spending across both the App Store and Google Play was up 2.7x last week in comparison to the week before that. This represented 166 percent boost from just $4.5 million to an estimated $12 million for the mobile version of PUBG. “This was 43 percent more than rival Fortnite grossed on iOS devices during the same period, marking the first week since PUBG Mobile began monetising in April that its player spending eclipsed that of the Epic Games developed title,” SensorTower noted. If we further break down the revenue, PUBG Mobile was averaging an estimated $1.7 million each day in revenue, while Fortnite was earning around $1.2 million per day on iOS devices by the end of the week. Interestingly, this trend shocked some of them because reportedly there weren’t any driving forces behind the sudden boost in revenue. Both games are free to download and only supported by microtransactions. PUBG has been installed over 100 million downloads from Google Play Store and is the number 3 strategy game on App Store. Currently, the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge global finale is underway at the Festival Arena in Dubai. The total prize pool on offer is $600,000 which approximately Rs 4.25 crore. The winners of the regional finale will get $20,000, while the two runners-up get $15,000 and $10,000 respectively. Winners will also get a contract to become an official streamers. Tickets for the event can be purchased for AED 35 (approximately Rs 700). If you are a noob when it comes to playing PUBG and want to unlock the antidote to that sulky feeling, you can check out our beginners guide here. If you wish to become better at playing PUBG Mobile and need information on the most lethal weapons/guns in the game, you can check our story here.
The Realme U1 (review) became the first smartphone to be powered by the MediaTek Helio P70 and the Taiwanese chipset-designer is already teasing another premium mid-range chipset — The Helio P90. While the P70 is still expected to power more devices and an unreleased MediaTek Helio P80 is topping AI benchmark charts, the Helio P90 will reportedly be “powerful, efficient and have groundbreaking AI”. MediaTek posted a teaser video on Twitter claiming higher speed, efficiency and “groundbreaking AI”, but revealed nothing more. The AI part of the claims could be believable considering the Helio P80 recently topped a dedicated AI benchmark. It came second to Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8150. MediaTek’s dream of having a flagship high-end chipset ended with the poor performance of the Helio X30 chipset, and since then the company has majorly focused on improving the mid-rangee segment. The Helio P60 has powered devices in India ranging from the sub-10,000 segment to ones priced above Rs 20,000. The Helio P70 is the successor to the popular chipset and is built on a 12nm FinFET manufacturing process promising higher efficiency. It also features a multi-core APU to better handle AI tasks. The Helio P80 has not been officially announced but rumours about the chipset reveal it will be built on the same 12nm manufacturing process by TSMC but with a new architecture with further improvements in AI. In the AI benchmark, the Helio P80 outperformed the newly announced Kirin 980 by Huawei that is built on a 7nm process. The Helio P80 is expected to debut in the Oppo R19 next year. According to a report by Taiwan Business Times, MediaTek has worked hard on the new chipset to be considered for the Oppo flagship. To note, the Oppo R15 marked the debut of the Helio P60 in the first half of 2017, but the Oppo R17 switched to a Qualcomm chipset. Taiwanese supply chain sources have revealed that the MediaTek Helio P80 will be the company’s flagship product for the first half of 2019 and will have an ARM-based octa-core CPU architecture. It seems strange for MediaTek to tease the successor to an unreleased chipset, but we suppose it could have something to do with Qualcomm announcing it’s new flagship chipset on December 4.
Smartphone trends are changing and the next big innovation leap in this space seems to be foldable phones. While Samsung had been teasing its foldable smartphone for a couple of years, the company finally gave us a glimpse of it at its Developers Conference this year. Now, Oppo seems to have snuck up close behind Samsung and has announced that it is developing its own foldable smartphone. Oppo's Product Manager, Chuck Wang, has announced that the smartphone manufacturer will dole out more information about its foldable device next year in February. This is the time when the Mobile World Congress takes place in Barcelona, so one can expect to hear from Oppo at the event. With this development, Oppo has become one of the several smartphone makers that are vying to get a chunk of the foldable smartphone market. This is not surprising since the company has been granted some patents for a foldable phone. Unfortunately, there is no additional information about Oppo’s upcoming smartphone like its release date or specifications. Currently, alongside Samsung and Oppo, LG and Huawei have also confirmed a foldable device. As mentioned earlier, Samsung’s foldable smartphone was showcased at the Samsung Developers Conference (SDC) in San Francisco. The company’s Senior Vice President of Mobile Product Marketing, Justin Denison, showcased the phone under dimmed lights with a black cover camouflage to obfuscate its design. Samsung did say that the phone uses an Infinity Flex Display that measures 7.3 inches with a 1536 x 2152p resolution. When unfolded, the phone has a display aspect ratio of 4.2 and it folds in half to reveal a second display called “cover display.” On the front, it functions as a 4.58-inch phone with a resolution of 840 x 1960 pixels with an aspect ratio of 21:9. Samsung says that the phone can be folded up to fit into a pocket. Although the smartphone manufacturer did not announce how much the smartphone will cost, reports suggest that it could be priced at $1770 (approx Rs 1.25 lakh). Additionally, a tipster also tweeted that the smartphone might be priced at a minimum of $1925 (approx Rs 1.36 lakh) or a maximum of $2,565 (approx Rs 1.81 lakh). If this turns out to be true, the upcoming foldable smartphones could soon shatter the 1 lakh price point set by the current flagships like the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max. In October, the CEO of LG Mobile, Hwang Jeong-hwan confirmed that the company is working on a foldable phone. LG also recently applied for three new trademarks, Flex, Foldi and Duplex, with the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office). These names are speculated to be used on the company’s upcoming foldable phones. The Flexi and Foldi trademarks could be used for phones with flexible and foldable displays respectively, while Duplex might be reserved for an LG phone with two flexible screens. Additionally, a day after applying for the three aforementioned trademarks, LG is said to have applied for five more smartphone model names; LG Bendi, Solid, Solidis, XB and XF. Source
Netflix has pulled the plug on its best Marvel show – Daredevil. The Devil of Hells Kitchen will no longer return to fight crime on the streaming service. “We are tremendously proud of the show’s last and final season and although it’s painful for the fans, we feel it best to close this chapter on a high note. We’re thankful to showrunner Erik Oleson, the show’s writers, stellar crew and incredible cast including Charlie Cox as Daredevil himself, and we’re grateful to the fans who have supported the show over the years”, Netflix said in a statement. Daredevil isn’t the first Marvel show on Netflix to get cancelled. Iron Fist and Luke Cage have also faced the same fate. Although, of all the Marvel shows on Netflix, only Daredevil lived long enough to get a season 3. The only remaining Marvel shows on Netflix are Jessica Jones and The Punisher, although we wouldn’t be surprised if in the coming days these shows are cancelled too. Why you ask? Well, to begin with, Marvel is owned by Disney. Disney is working on launching its own streaming service, Disney+ next year. Once the service launches, Disney would want all Marvel characters to be under their own umbrella. This doesn’t mean that the alreadly released Netflix shows will leave the platform or that Disney+ will take over the baton of the same shows from Netflix. All Netflix-Marvel shows will continue to live long on the platforms for anyone that wants to revisit them. Disney+ is set to launch in 2019 and there is no information about an India launch for the service. However, rumour has it that the streaming service will start expanding internationally in 2020. If you think the content on Disney’s streaming service will be kids friendly only, we say think again. Disney own quite a few studios such as Walt Disney Pictures (obviously), Pixar, Lucas Films (which means Star Wars), Marvel Studios (duh!), Disney Music Group, ABC group, ESPN and many many more. Disney is working on a limited series which will see a teamup of Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Other limited series in the offing for the upcoming streaming platform include one starring Tom Hiddleston as MCU hero and Thor’s brother Loki, and another starring Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch from Marvel’s Avengers universe. Viewers can also look forward to watching their old Disney favourites such as Mickey Mouse, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, and more on the streaming platform. Coming back to the show at hand, Daredevil, it had quite the dramatic and entertaining season 3 with intense action sequences, a gripping story and the introduction of a worthy antagonist in the form of Bullseye. We of course saw the return of King Pin in the avatar we’ve been wanting to see him in the show. If there is one thing, we have learnt from the Netflix show Daredevil is that there is hope for the character to make an impactful silver screen appearance and the disaster that is Ben Affleck can be forgotten. Its funny how Ben Affleck has managed to ruin two superheroes – Daredevil and Batman. Speaking of upcoming superhero adventures, Aquaman is out in the coming weeks and the first Marvel movie to hit theatres in 2019 is Captain Marvel. 
Just two days after the company announced that it has partnered with the Britain-based automaker McLaren to possibly launch the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition smartphone, a report has claimed that the device in question will have 10GB RAM and 256GB onboard storage. According to mysmartprice, the device is expected to first launch in Woking, London on December 11, followed by a launch in Mumbai, India on December 12. With this expected launch, OnePlus will also join the fray of smartphone that have automobile brands special edition of devices. Recently, Huawei announced a Huawei Mate 20 Porsche Edition smartphone and Oppo released the Lamborghini Edition of its Find X smartphone. The collaboration has a new term “In a salute to speed” that falls in line with company’s new tagline, “Unlock the Speed”. The partnership incorporates both McLaren Automotive and McLaren Racing -- one of the most successful teams in Formula 1. OnePlus has been creatively collaborating with franchise since it launched the OnePlus 3T two years ago. The company teamed up with Parisian retailer Colette to produce the OnePlus 3T Colette 20th Anniversary Edition. Later, OnePlus worked with Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to launch the OnePlus 5 JCC+Limited Edition “Callection”. For the OnePlus 5T, the Chinese tech company launched the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition. The most recent collaboration was in April this year, when it announced a partnership with Marvel Studios to launch the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone.
The RealMe has finally launched its first phone in the U series, which is also the world’s first smartphone to feature a MediaTek Helio P70 chipset “RealMe U1”. The smartphone is priced at Rs 11,999 in India for its 3GB/32Gb variant. On the other side, we have the Honor 8C, which comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor and also priced at Rs 11,999. So let’s do a quick specs comparison to see which one would be the right pick for you? The RealMe U1 comes with a 6.3-inch display that offers a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, while the Honor 8C sports a slightly smaller 6.2-inch display that offers a resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels. In terms of display, the RealMe U1 has a bigger and better display than the Honor 8C as it looks like on paper. When it comes to the processor, the RealMe U1 is powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 processor, while the Honor 8C is backed by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor. As far as the cameras are concerned, the RealMe U1 has a 25MP front camera with a dual 13MP + 2MP rear camera. The Honor 8C is equipped with an 8MP unit on the front with a dual 13MP + 2MP camera setup at the back. Both RealMe U1 and Honor 8C are available in India at Rs 11,999. The Honor 8C will be available on Amazon from December 10, while you will be able to buy the RealMe U1 on December 5 from Amazon.
Earlier this month, a report claimed that Samsung could merge its Galaxy J, Galaxy On and Galaxy C series and introduce a new Galaxy M series that will comprise of smartphones in the mid and entry-level segments in the country. While this is not confirmed to be true, a Galaxy M series smartphone, allegedly called the Galaxy M10, has been spotted on Geekbench. According to the listing, the smartphone bears the model number SM-M105F and is powered by Exynos 7870 processor clocked at 1.59GHz. This Samsung device is said to be an entry-level phone and recorded a modest score of 724 in single core test and 3637 in multi-core test. Furthermore, the SM-M105F runs on Android 8.1 Oreo and is backed with 3GB RAM. Mysmartprice reports that the Galaxy M model will come in 16GB and 32GB variants and it could be a replacement of the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7. It is reported that this smartphone will also have a dual-SIM functionality and will be offered in Blue and Dark Gray colours. Two other smartphones with model number M-M205F and SM-M305F are said to be under development and could be released under the new series with the name Galaxy M20 and M30 respectively. Additionally, the SM-M205F could be launched in 32GB and 64GB storage variants, while the SM-M305F may be offered in 64GB and 128GB internal storage variants. This seems to be the company’s first step towards merging three lineups into one and offer mainly three series. The M-series smartphones will cater to the affordable segment, the A-series will cater to the Rs 30,000-Rs 40,000 market, and the S-series and Note devices will be their flagship smartphones. The company is aiming to equip its A series of smartphones with an LCD display so that they cost under 300,000 Won (Approx Rs 19,276). These phones are said to be tailored specifically for India and other South Asian countries, and the first of these devices to hit the market are said to be the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A60. Samsung could also launch the Galaxy A30, Galaxy A40, Galaxy A70 and the Galaxy A80 smartphone, but they will reportedly come with AMOLED displays.
The Honor 8C with dual rear cameras and Snapdragon 632 processor to launch in India on November 29. The smartphone is expected to be the latest mid-range device from the company. On the other hand, we have the Honor Play, which was launched by Huawei’s sub-brand Honor back in August at a price of Rs 19,999 for the 4GB variant. Let’s compare the two smartphones too which one looks strong in terms of specifications? Let’s start with comparing the display of the two devices. The Honor 8C sports a 6.2-inch display that offers a resolution of 720 x 1550 pixels. The Honor Play features a slightly bigger 6.3-inch FHD+ display that offers better resolutions than the Honor 8C as you can see in the sheet above. When it comes to the processor, the Honor 8C is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor, while the Honor Play comes with Huawei’s own Kirin 970 processor. Coming to the cameras, like almost every single device in the market these two devices also have a dual rear camera setup at the back. The Honor 8C sports a dual 13MP + 2MP rear camera with an 8MP unit on the front. On the other hand, the Honor Play comes with a dual 16MP + 2MP rear camera with a 16MP sensor at the front. The Honor 8C has been launched in India with a starting price of Rs 11,999, while you can get the Honor Play for Rs 19,999 in India 
Xiaomi has already outed its phones that will receive the MIUI 10 update and it included some of its older phones as well. Making good on its promise, the company is now seeding the MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM to the Xiaomi Redmi 4 and the Redmi 4A. First spotted by FoneArena, the news comes via the company’s Mi Forums, where the update has been announced for the Redmi 4A. As for the Redmi 4, there is no official post about the update but some of its users have posted screenshots with the new update on the Redmi 4 being available on their devices. The MIUI 10 update for both the Redmi 4 and the Redmi 4A is based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. This means that even though the two devices get a facelift in terms of UI and colour schemes, there is no update to the underlying OS. Additionally, the security patch level on the Redmi 4A is a bit dated with the July 2018 patch, while the Redmi 4 gets the October 2018 security update. For the Redmi 4, the MIUI 10.1.1.0.NAMMFI update size is 316MB, while for the Redmi 4A update MIUI 10.1.1.0.NCCMIFI is 268MB in size. The Redmi 4 and the Redmi 4A were launched last year in India running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. They were later updated to MIUI 9 running on Android Nougat and are now finally receiving the MIUI 10 update. However, some users on the Mi Forums have complained that some of the most attractive MIUI 10 features like bokeh mode support on single camera and face unlock is also not available. Hopefully, the company will be rolling out these features to the phones with a future update. Xiaomi Redmi 4/4A users can check if the update is available for their unit by heading over to Settings > About phone > System updates > Check for updates. It might take some time for the update to arrive on devices since it is being rolled over the air (OTA). Via: FoneArena
Meizu went silent in India last year and after a sabbatical it is reportedly preparing to bounce back with the launch of three smartphones in different segments in the country. If the report making rounds on the internet is to be believed, the company will unveil these smartphone as early as next month and pit them against OnePlus and Xiaomi. Not only these devices, the report says that Meizu is also planning to launch two devices at an event sometime in January next year. Citing industry sources, BGR India reports that one of these three smartphones with the codename ‘M16-TH’ will launch taking on the current ‘flagship killer’ and Indian premium segment market leader (Counterpoint Research) the OnePlus 6T. The other two smartphones are said to be affordable devices that are expected to rival Xiaomi’s Redmi series of smartphones. The launch will further congest the smartphone market which is already crowded with multiple Chinese smartphone makers. Like other Chinese players including Gionee and LeEco, Meizu also succumbed to the increasing competition and possible lack of fund injection. In February, 2015, Alibaba invested $590 million in Meizu, acquiring an undisclosed minority stake, and that same year, the company crossed borders to launch their first phone, Meizu M1 Note in India. Since the, we haven't heard from Meizu and with the three new smartphones, the company could now be looking to cover lost ground in the country. With a whopping 65 percent market share, Xiaomi is currently the most preferred brand for users in the Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 price segment, owing to value-for-money and brand awareness. Samsung is the second most loved brand in this category with 43 percent market share, followed by Vivo and Oppo with 29 percent market share. When it comes to the Rs 25,000 - Rs 40,000 segment, OnePlus leads with 55 percent, followed by Xiaomi at 47 percent, Apple with 45 percent and Samsung at 39 percent.
The annual Game Awards will take place on December 6, 2018 and will be broadcast live on YouTube, Twitch and Mixer. The event will take place at 5:30 pm PST on December 6, which translates to December 7, 7 am India time. If you have a 4K TV, you can enjoy the game awards in 4K on YouTube. One of the biggest highlights of the Game Awards each year are the game announcements that take place. Sometimes we see new trailers or footage for upcoming games and at other times, games are announced for the first time during the show. In the past we have seen announcements for titles Like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at the game awards, so we can expect some AAA announcements this year as well. If information circulating the internet is to be believed, then we can expect more than 10 announcements at this years show. Some information points to the reveal of the much-rumoured Superman game by Rocksteady Studios. For those that aren’t aware, Rocksteady is the studio that broke the curse of bad superhero games and gave us the Batman Arkham franchise. The studio is said to be working on a Superman game. Another studio expected to make an announcement at the Game Awards is Obsidian Entertainment. For those that aren’t aware, Obsidian is the studio behind games like Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Fallout: New Vegas and South Park: The Stick of Truth to name a few. Since the host of the show, Geoff Keighley and Hideo Kojima are close, we expect Death Stranding to be a part of the event. Information circulating the internet suggests that the game is in its polishing stage and one can hope that a release date for the game could be revealed. That is wishful thinking as Sony would like to reserve the release date announcement for their own event. Nonetheless, we can hope for a new trailer of the game to make an appearance. With less than a week to go for the awards, host Geoff Keighley tweeted, “We have such an incredible show coming together for next week. More than 10 new games will be announced for the first time during #TheGameAwards plus updates on existing titles too. We will share some teases in the days to come....” If you are one that is interested in the awards and the nominations, below is the complete list of award categories and the nominations. GAME OF THE YEAR Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft) Celeste (Matt Makes Games) God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE) Monster Hunter: World (Capcom) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) BEST ONGOING GAME Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision) Fortnite (Epic Games) No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) Overwatch (Blizzard) Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft) BEST GAME DIRECTION A Way Out (Hazelight Studios / EA) Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / SIE) God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) BEST NARRATIVE Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / SIE) God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix) Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) BEST ART DIRECTION Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft) God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) Octopath Traveler (Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) Return of Obra Din (3909 LLC) BEST SCORE/MUSIC Celeste (Lena Raine) God of War (Bear McCreary) Marvel’s Spider-Man (John Paesano) Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Joe Hisaishi) Octopath Traveler (Yasunori Nishiki) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Woody Jackson) BEST AUDIO DESIGN Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch Studios / Activision) Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios) God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) BEST PERFORMANCE Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2 Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man GAMES FOR IMPACT 11-11 Memories Retold (Digixart / Aardman Animations / Bandai Namco Entertainment) Celeste (Matt Makes Games) Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive) Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix) The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories (White Owls / Arc System Works) BEST INDEPENDENT GAME Celeste (Matt Makes Games) Dead Cells (Motion Twin) Into the Breach (Subset Games) Return of the Obra Dinn (3909 LLC) The Messenger (Sabotage Studio) BEST MOBILE Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive) Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive) Fortnite (Epic Games) PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed & Quantum / Tencent Games) Reigns: Game of Thrones (Nerial / Developer Digital) BEST VR/AR GAME Astro Bot Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio / SIE) Beat Saber (Beat Games) Firewall Zero Hour (First Contact Entertainment / SIE) Moss (Polyarc Games) Tetris Effect (Resonair / Enhance, Inc) BEST ACTION GAME Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch / Activision) Dead Cells (Motion Twin) Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie / Activision) Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft) Mega Man 11 (Capcom) BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft) God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Eidos Montreal / Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix) BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix / Square Enix) Monster Hunter: World (Capcom) Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Level 5 / Bandai Namco Entertainment) Octopath Traveler (Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo) Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (Obsidian Entertainment / Versus Evil) BEST FIGHTING BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Arc System Works) Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works / Bandai Namco Entertainment) Soulcalibur 6 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment) Street Fighter 5 Arcade (Dimps / Capcom) BEST FAMILY GAME Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo) Nintendo Labo (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games / Team 17) Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft) Super Mario Party (NDCube / Nintendo) BEST STRATEGY GAME Battletech (Harebrained Schemes / Paradox Interactive) Frostpunk (11 bit studios) Into the Breach (Subset Games) The Banner Saga 3 (Stoic Studio / Versus Evil) Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Sega CS3 / Sega) BEST SPORTS/RACING FIFA 19 (EA Vancouver / EA Sports) Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios) Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo) NBA 2K19 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports) Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (PES Productions / Konami) BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch / Activision) Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie / Activision) Fortnite (Epic Games) Monster Hunter: World (Capcom) Sea of Thieves (Rare / Microsoft Studios) BEST STUDENT GAME Combat 2018 (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences – Norway) Dash Quasar (UC Santa Cruz) JERA (Digipen Bilbao, Spain) LIFF (ISTART Digital – France) RE: Charge (MIT) BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive) Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive) Moss (Polyarc Games) The Messenger (Sabotage Studio) Yoku’s Island Express (Villa Gorilla) BEST ESPORTS GAME Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 Fortnite League of Legends Overwatch BEST ESPORTS PLAYER Dominique “SonicFox” McLean (Echo Fox) Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao (Royal Never Give Up)
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere) Sung-hyeon “JJoNak” Bang (New York Excelsior) BEST ESPORTS TEAM Astralis (CSGO) Cloud9 (LOL) Fnatic (LOL) London Spitfire (Overwatch) OG (Dota 2) BEST ESPORTS COACH Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Cloud9) Cristian “ppasarel” Bănăseanu (OG) Danny “zonic” Sørensen (Astralis) Dylan Falco (Fnatic) Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi (Team Vitality) Janko “YNk” Paunovic (MiBR) BEST ESPORTS EVENT ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 Evo 2018 League of Legends World Championship Overwatch League Grand Finals The International 2018 BEST ESPORTS HOST Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson AndersBlume
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere Paul “RedEye” Chaloner BEST ESPORTS MOMENT C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE (ELEAGUE)
KT vs IG Base Race (LOL Worlds)
G2 Beating RNG (LOL Worlds) OG’s Massive Upset of LGD (DOTA 2 Finals) SonicFox Side Switch Against Go1 in DBZ (EVO) CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR Dr. Lupo Myth Ninja Pokimane Willyrex
The RealMe U1 has recently launched in India with a starting price of Rs 11,990. The phone comes in two variants 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB, which is priced at Rs 14,999. The smartphone comes with a 6.3-inch display that features a teardrop notch on top. On the other hand, the Honor 8X, which was launched this year at a price of Rs 14,999, comes with a Kirin 970 octa-core processor. So, let’s begin with a quick specification comparison to know which one is better in terms of specifications. The RealMe U1 sports a 6.3-inch display that offers a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. On the other side, the Honor 8X comes with a slightly bigger 6.5-inch display that also offers the same resolutions as the RealMe U1. When it comes to the processor, the RealMe U1 is powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 processor. As I mentioned earlier as well, it is the world’s first smartphone that features a MediaTek Helio P70 chipset. On the other hand, the Honor 8X is backed by a Kirin 710 processor, which is paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal memory. As far as the cameras are concerned, both devices are equipped with a dual camera set up at the back. The RealMe U1 sports a dual 13MP + 2MP rear camera, while the Honor 8X comes with a dual 20MP + 2MP rear camera. At the front, the RealMe U1 have a 25MP unit, while the Honor 8X comes with a 16MP front shooter. The RealMe U1 is starting from Rs 11,999 in India and will go on sale on Amazon from December 5. You can get the Honor 8X for Rs 14,999
