According to some recent leaks, it is expected that the Realme will come with some new devices in the upcoming days. As of now, from those leaked tweets, we can assume that there will be three new smartphones and one Realme TV are in the making. Let’s check what is the information we’ve got till now about those upcoming devices.
Renowned tipster Mukul Sharma has posted on his twitter that a new Realme smartphone has appeared on the MIIT certification. It is not quite sure what will be the name of this model, but the model number was Realme RMX2116. As of now, it is impossible to tell in which series it will make its entry. There might be a new series, something like Realme 8 series for this model. We’ve to wait further to get more information from the company.
The next one is also from Mukul Sharma. He has tweeted that an unknown Realme smartphone has appeared on TENAA’s website, whose model number was Realme RMX2117. From that some of the specifications have been leaked, such as this smartphone will feature a 6.5-inch display with a 4,900mAH battery. That’s all. No information about the market name or anything else.
The next device is another smartphone from Realme. According to the leaked information, this upcoming phone will support 65-watt fast charging. Right now, we’ve only Realme 7 Pro which supports 65W fast charging. This model might be an improved version of it. There is no more information leaked about this smartphone.
The next device is not a smartphone. It is a TV from Realme. Mukul Sharma has tweeted that Realme is looking to launch more TVs in India soon. There will be various sizes from 32-inches and more. So we will be going to get some great deals related to Realme TVs. As of now, Realme hasn’t shared further information about those upcoming TVs. Apart from it, new applications have been filed on BIS.
Apple’s done with its annual September event but we haven’t got AirPower till now and chances are that its gonna take more time but Samsung already has one so maybe we don’t need a wireless charger from Apple anymore as it would have cost us another kidney.
Earlier this month Samsung announced a bunch of hardware at its “Life Unstoppable” virtual event ” and the Samsung Wireless Charger Trio was one of them which is basically Apple’s AirPower but from Samsung and you can charge your phone, watch, and earbuds simultaneously just like it was supposed to happen with AirPower.
At the time of launch, Samsung didn’t reveal much about the Wireless Charger Trio other than that it can charge three devices at once which is pretty evident from its name but a recent listing on Samsung’s Germany and Korea’s online stores gives us some new information about the AirPower rival.
The listing reveals that the Wireless Charger Trio has six charging coils and it can fast charge Samsung phones at 9W while other Qi-supported devices will be getting juiced up at 5W whereas Apple products will be getting charged at 7.5W. The charging pad also gets an LED indicator to let you know the charging status. The dimensions of the wireless charging pad are 240 x 86 x 15.5 mm and it weighs 320g.
It is compatible with all the Samsung flagships back to the Galaxy S6 to the Galaxy Z Fold2 and it also supports Galaxy Buds and the Galaxy Watch with wireless charging compatibility.
It will be available in black and white color and it can charge phones with cases up to 3mm thick but it also depends on the case’s material.
There is no exact launch date given from Samsung’s end but you can expect to launch sooner than ever since it has been already listed on a few stores which point towards an imminent launch.
IPL 2020 finally starts today! T20 format is the shortest format of the game and one significant performance can change the outcome of the entire match.
An impactful cricketer can pretty much prove to be a game-changer. He can snatch the match from the jaws of the defeat irrespective of what may have happened until that time.
One of the interesting examples being Mumbai Indians winning the entire tournament despite not having an orange or a purple cap. Today we list out some most valuable players (MVPs) of each team. They might all not be all-rounders, however, their performance is a key asset to the team.
Virat Kohli (RCB)
Virat Kohli is hands down one of the best batsmen to grace a cricket pitch. The man is a legend irrespective of format, opposition, and conditions. He can play the bull and the matador. This year he is not only expected to score high but also lead RCB to their maiden IPL trophy ever. Kohli has done a great job firstly by taking responsibility to open the innings.
(PC- Outlook India)
He has also instilled confidence in his pace bowlers and spinners. He has backed young talent like Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini. Because of him, both Umesh Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have improved. Sadly he fails to get the collective effort of the rest of the team.
Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
One may have a conversation between who’s the MVP for MI between Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah. However, Bumrah edges that conversation by a bit. He is hands down one of the best bowlers in the world, irrespective of the format. He will lead the diverse Mumbai Indians’ bowling attack. Bumrah is known for his skill of bowling both yorkers and slower deliveries at will. He has been consistently taking wickets and saving runs in the death overs which makes him the MVP.
Ravindra Jadeja (CSK)
Ravindra Jadeja has already been named as the most valuable player of the 21st century by Wisden. He continues to be the same for Chennai Super Kings. He can be flexible with the bat and will provide the much-needed cushion in the absence of Suresh Raina. He can pick up wickets with the ball and can effectively bat in the powerplay overs. Not to forget, he can save 10-15 runs by his world-class fielding.
Sunil Narine (KKR)
Just like Sharma and Bumrah, Narine and Russell make the conversation for the most valuable player for KKR. We may see an updated version of both in IPL 2020. KKR is famously known for using Narine as a pinch-hitter by promoting him to open and surprisingly, he hasn’t failed. Narine is hands down one of the best bowlers in the shorter format of the game. With a change in action and pace variation, he’s expected to be even more lethal.
Rashid Khan (SRH)
Rashid Khan is probably one of the best T20 spinners in the world. He is known for his speedy deliveries that can tun both ways. He will be even more dangerous on UAE pitches. He can play big shots in the lower middle-order and is a great fielder as well.
Jos Buttler (RR)
Jos Buttler has evolved himself into a great T20 opener. He has always been amongst the runs for RR and has continued to do that to date in all three formats of the sport. This year he will be accompanied by the young and exciting Yashasvi Jaiswal who can provide him assistance as well.
(PC- Times of India)
KL Rahul (KXIP)
Rahul has been the lone warrior for KXIP for the last two years. However, he has updated himself into a vicious T20 cricketer. Rahul finds himself at an impressive spot of number 2 on the T20 best batsman rankings. Despite moving around in the stacked Indian batting line up, the Karnataka cricketer has consistently delivered match-winning performances both in ODIs and T20s. It will be interesting to see how the added weight of captaincy reflects on his performance. Rahul has always been a team man for team India batting at almost every position and also kept wickets. Therefore, taking responsibility isn’t something new for Rahul.
Shreyas Iyer (DC)
Iyer has been like a fresh of new air among the captaincy circuit. He took captaincy from Gautam Gambhir and took the team to an impressive third-place finish last season. What made it more impressive is that he had a very young team to work with. Iyer is expected to deliver the same performance this time around as well.
OnePlus launched its first true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones, the OnePlus Buds back in July alongside the OnePlus Nord. OnePlus was obviously quite late to the TWS party but now it seems like the company doesn’t want to miss the opportunity of tapping on a budget segment whether it’s with its upcoming budget smartphones or a cheaper OnePlus Buds.
According to tipster Max J, a new and affordable pair of OnePlus Buds are on their way which will be known as OnePlus Buds Z but we don’t have any other information regarding these cheaper Buds and chances are that the Buds Z could debut alongside the upcoming OnePlus 8T in October.
Apart from the tip from Max J, XDA developers have also found a string of code in OxygenOS 11 beta which points towards the OnePlus Z.
The leaks fall in line with the OnePlus’ nomenclature system for its audio products since it has also previously used Z for the cheaper version of OnePlus Bullets Wireless dubbed as OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z and they are even cheaper than the original OnePlus Bullets so chances could be the new OnePlus Buds Z can join the Bullets Wireless Z and it could be priced somewhere around the Bullets Wireless Z and OnePlus Buds.
OnePlus Buds are the company’s one and only TWS earphones at the moment and they are priced at INR 4,999 in India and are available in three colors- black, white, and blue.
The new earbuds also set well with the rumors of cheaper OnePlus devices which clearly shows that OnePlus’ is done with being a flagship killer and is now planning to capture a wide area of the market instead of just toying around with flagships.
Xiaomi is all set to release its Xiaomi Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro in the upcoming days. That’s why there has been plenty of news about those upcoming smartphones. But there is also a possibility of getting a Lite version of the Mi 10T. One of the tipsters has already revealed the Chinese 5G certification that indicated a Xiaomi smartphone with the model number M2007J17C is coming. So, it is expected that the model number might be dubbed as the Mi 10T Lite. The Chinese 5G certification has been taken a step further with the mention of a Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite smartphone.
It is not only the first time but also at the beginning of September, the company has teased that a new device is in the working to join the Mi 10 series that would be a 5G smartphone for “€2XX”. This upcoming model is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon Series 7 SoC (possibly the 768G chip). Moreover, this phone might also feature a quad rear camera having a 108MP primary sensor (or 64MP primary sensor). The Mi 10 series is expected to launch in September.
The Mi 10T Lite is also expected to support the 5G connectivity. So, this phone might not have mid-range pricing. The pricing can be slightly below than the Mi 10T Pro. There are also some additional reports suggesting the same smartphone could end up being sold under the Redmi brand in China, possibly even as the Redmi Note 10 Pro.
The US government is going to kick off both the most controversial applications their, WeChat and TikTok on this Sunday. Though, the government also holds the right to reverse the ban once TikTok finalizes a deal with any US-based companies to satisfy the national security concerns.
As per the Friday statement by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross the US will restrict all the cash transfers with WeChat along with its parent company Tencent Holdings Ltd. But for now “distribution, maintenance and updates of WeChat or TikTok through app stores in the U.S” will be prohibited from 20th September.
Ross said that the immediate treatment for both the applications will be different. “Americans will still be able to use WeChat for payments in China. WeChat U.S. for all practical purposes will be shut down,” – Ross to Fox Business. “For TikTok, it’s just upgrades, maintenance and things like that that will be shut down at this stage, the real shut down would come after Nov. 12 in the event there is not another transaction,”
Though the app store related services will be taken down this Sunday, in the case of TikTok, the US companies can provide services until 12th November. This will give the video-making platform a little bit more time to finalize any deal, most probably with Oracle. A person familiar with this matter said, in case any deal between TikTok, Oracle, and the Trump administration permanently comes in existence before 20th September, the application will not be removed from the app stores.
Both Google and Apple are fully agreed to obey the instructions of the US government. If they need to remove WeChat along with TikTok, the Americans, having WeChat preinstalled will not get further updates, no matter whether they stand in the US or in China, but can use the services. Other than that, new users won’t be able to download the app.
Finally, we got a release date and the price for Play Station 5. As Sony has announced the PS5 Digital Edition will cost $499 and PS5 will cost $399. The next-gen console is set to release on November 12 for the US, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea, while in other regions(except China) the console will release on November 19th.
Sony has confirmed only a handful of exclusive games for PS5 till now. Most of the announced games coming to PS5 will also be releasing on PC and Xbox except exclusives. Recently a post was made on the PlayStation Blog, which states that games from “our own Worldwide Studios titles will be priced from US$49.99 to US$69.99.”
It was expected that the price of the PS5 games will be slightly higher than PS4 games. Normally the price of the games in the current generation consoles typically runs about $60 for a new game but in PS5 the new games will cost an extra $10.
Sony confirmed on Wednesday that the two launch titles Demon’s Souls remake and Destruction AllStars will have a $69.99 price tag on PlayStation 5. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales from Insomniac will cost $49.99 and the Ultimate Edition (remastered version of PS4) will bear the price tag of $69.99 on PS5.
Sumo Digital’s, Sackboy A Big Adventure will also be available at launch and will cost $59.99. By Sony’s courtesy, you will get a free preinstalled game whose name is Astro’s Playroom.
The game pricings are a bit high for PS5 but a small price to pay for experiencing 4K at 120FPS. Three new titles have been announced for PS5 they are Final Fantasy XVI, Hogwarts Legacy, and a new God of War game.
On this Wednesday, Xiaomi announced its upcoming ‘Smarter Living 2021‘ event for 29th September. As I mentioned in that post, the event banner hides lots of products among which a round-faced watch is one. It was hidden in the letter V. Now, the company started teasing it.
Xiaomi India gives us the hint by posting an image on its official twitter page. A round watch face is clearly visible where ‘watch out’ is written along with #SmarterLiving and the launch date. No information is shared still now regarding it. But we can guess the name of the watch from the wring ‘Wait till you SEe Mi’. Hope you too, get the name, if not, it’s Xiaomi Watch SE. Our assumption couldn’t be the exactly same, but the ‘SE’ will be there in the name for sure.
Analyzing the track record of Xiaomi, there is a high chance this watch could be a rebranded version of a device available in China, most probably the recently launched Mi Watch Color. This Mi Watch Color holds a 1.39-inch AMOLED display, constant heart monitoring feature, multiple workout modes, and more.
If our expectation hits the right point, the watch may come with at around Rs.6,600 or below Rs.7,000 as in China the Mi Watch Color costs 599 Yuan. Let’s wait for the launch event.
For the past few days, we have reported about the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition. Surprisingly, we have got some live hand images of this upcoming phone by a tipster @jimmyispromo. The tipster has also revealed the specifications of the Galaxy S20 FE, so let’s check out those specifications.
#GalaxyS20FE She's Flat 6.5" FHD+ 120hz Nice price IP68 3x optical + 10x digital = 30x rear 32mp Selfie Shooter One UI 2.5 * Right between that S20 & S20+ * pic.twitter.com/DF3ABnmjUi
Regarding the display, this phone will have a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED panel (2400 x 1080 pixels) with a refresh rate of 120Hz protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The phone comes with dimensions of (159.8×74.5×8.4)mm, which indicates that the phone falls right between the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+. The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition also features an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (SM-G7810) will be available in two variants of processor configurations. One of them will be a 4G supported Exynos 990, while the other one will be 5G capable Snapdragon 865 powerful processor. The European market is expected to get both versions of this phone. Apart from this, every other specification will be the same in the two versions. The SoC of this phone will be equipped with a 6GB RAM variant and 128GB UFS 3.1 storage.
The phone houses a decent battery of 4,500mAH with the support for 15W fast charging. As always, there’s the IP68 protection and also Wireless Powershare facility available in this phone.
Live-hands images of Samsung Galaxy S20FE
Regarding the camera specifications, it features a triple rear camera module on its back. The rear camera will have a 12MP wide lens with OIS, paired with a 12MP ultrawide sensor and an 8MP telephoto module with 3X Optical Zoom which also boasts OIS. This phone is capable to record video at up to 4K resolution. In terms of the front camera, this phone has a 32MP selfie shooter in a hole-punch design.
Regarding the other specifications, the power button and the volume rocker will be on the right side of the body and the USB Type-C port is placed at the bottom. The Samsung Galaxy S20 will come in six different color variants in the market including lavender, navy, orange, red, sky green, and white. In the live hands-on photo, we can see the phone with the ‘Navy’ color.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition will be launched on 23rd September and is rumored to have a price range of around €700 (Roughly Rs. 61,106) in Europe.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp joins hand with Common Services Centers (CSE) to launch a chatbot that will help to provide digital literacy services as well as resources in the rural parts of our country. Along with that, they are also aiming to encourage rural entrepreneurship. The programs like Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) and the Digital Beti initiative will be available in nine languages including Hindi and English.
Both the digital skill training and encouraging rural entrepreneurship are being done in this global pandemic condition where the entire education system and skill development are badly hampered.
To get the details and modules of the programs such as PMGDISHA and Digital Beti people need to send ‘Namaste’ to the CSC Academy’s official WhatsApp number i.e. 9999189321.
Shivanth Thakrai, the head of public policy in WhatsApp informed that WhatsApp will invest in more partnerships, like this, to support the entrepreneurs learn new digital skills that will directly reflect in India’s growth.
“We’re delighted to partner with CSC to support rural women entrepreneurs and help deliver on CSC’s goal of digital literacy,” – Thakrai. He further said, “As more of our conversations move online during this period of physical distancing, WhatsApp is becoming a preferred platform for conversations between businesses and customers, governments and citizens, and so on.”
According to a press release, over 500 unique users already accessed the WhatsApp chatbot and expected to hit the count 10 million by August 2021. The Digital Beti program targets to train 5,000 rural entrepreneurs on digital literacy in over 3,000 villages across 10 Indian states, whereas the PMGDISHA aims to boost the rural households’ digital literacy by 40%.
