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Asus launches ROG Phone 5s series in India: Details here

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Republic of Gamers (ROG), a premium sub-brand of Asus, has announced the launch of its ROG 5s series in India. The company has introduced ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro as the latest upgrade to its ROG Phone series.

The ROG Phone 5s series is fuelled for winning by the flagship Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform, featuring advanced 5G capabilities and premium Snapdragon Elite Gaming features. The processing power is complemented by up to 18 GB of fast RAM. The optimized and upgraded GameCool 5 cooling system with AeroActive Cooler 5 (fan accessory bundled with ROG Phone 5s Pro only and optional for ROG Phone 5s), and the performance manager in Armory Crate ensures maximum performance is available for any gaming scenario.

Dinesh Sharma, Business Head, Commercial PC and Smartphone, System Business Group, Asus in India said, “We are constantly innovating and aiming to provide only the best and premium features in our Ultimate Weapons for Smartphone Gaming i.e. ROG Phone, to our ROG community. We are thrilled to launch two new additions to the ROG family – ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5 Pro to upgrade the cutting edge capabilities we offer for the mobile gaming ecosystem.”

Arief Mohamad, Senior Director – Mobiles, Flipkart said, “At Flipkart, our constant endeavour is to make the best products with the latest technology accessible to every customer across India and our partnership with ASUS India is in line with this. With the launch of the ROG 5s series, we are bringing a superior experience to a wider community of gamers, as we continue to cater to growing premium smartphone needs.”

Asus ROG Phone5S

The 144 Hz / 1 ms AMOLED display used in the ROG Phone 5s series now boasts an upgraded 360 Hz native touch-sampling rate and upgraded ultra-low 24ms touch latency for a super-smooth, seamless and ultrafast gaming experience. Additionally, the ROG Phone 5s Pro features a colour version of the innovative ROG vision rear matrix display, which shows customizable animations in response to a variety of system events.

The pioneering and still-unrivalled AirTrigger 5 control system now supports the two rear capacitive touch sensors on ROG Phone 5s Pro, giving mobile gamers more control capabilities in their games. The ultrasonic shoulder side sensors on both models also support dual gestures, such as tap-and-slide or tap-and-swipe, for total control.

ROG has also teamed up with some of the most popular game titles to give ROG Phone 5 and 5s series owners a collection of different theme packs[ii] that they can use to turn their ROG Phone into a truly unique gaming device.

For those who dare

The flagship Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform powering the ROG Phone 5s series provides boosted high performance, superior AI processing speed and multi-gigabit class Wi-Fi 6 to take the mobile gaming experience to the next level. With the clock speed now up to a blistering 3 GHz, the CPU performance is designed to deliver matchless mobile processing power. ROG Phone 5s Pro also feature up to 18 GB of fast RAM and 512GB of fastest UFS3.1 storage to dramatically increase the overall gaming performance.

To enable maximum sustained performance, the upgraded GameCool 5 cooling system in the ROG Phone 5s series has an optimum thermal structure featuring a centered CPU with the battery split into two parts, one located on each side of the CPU. This ensures that the heat generated by the CPU is transferred to all the edges and corners of the chassis simultaneously for higher thermal efficiency. The re-shaped 3D vapor chamber and extensive graphite sheets also help to spread the heat evenly across the device to reduce heat build-up in the middle. The AeroActive Cooler 5 intakes and expels an incredible amount of air directly onto the centre of the phone — right where the CPU is — to deliver an amazing up to 10°C drop in the CPU temperature.

The performance manager in the Armoury Crate app includes our famous X Mode, with multiple system profiles to give gamers even more performance settings and performance tuning tools, so they can instantly adapt the phone to the task at hand.

Dare to see

Cutting-edge displays have been a signature ROG Phone feature since its inception, and the ROG Phone 5s series continues this tradition. Now boasting an uprated 360 Hz native touch-sampling rate and uprated ultra-low 24ms touch latency, the 144 Hz / 1 ms Samsung E4 AMOLED display delivers a super-smooth gaming experience, with an ultra-low touch latency. Tuned in collaboration with leading visual-processing company Pixelworks, the supreme visuals are enhanced even further with world-beating colour accuracy, always-on HDR technology to improve non-HDR visuals, and a screen that’s protected by the toughest ever Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. The ROG Phone 5s series is built to endure — and built to win.

The ROG Phone 5s Pro additionally features a colour version of ROG Vision, the unique rear display that highlights the ROG creative spirit. ROG Vision can display a variety of cool animations that show you whether ROG Phone 5s Pro is charging, if there’s an incoming call, whether X Mode is enabled and more. Gamers can even create custom animations to make their phone even more personal.

Built for gamers

Total control is the name of the game for the ROG Phone 5s series, and the AirTrigger 5 control system gives gamers distinct ways to interact with their ROG Phone 5s or 5s Pro, delivering an unrivalled level of game control. The AeroActive Cooler 5 also features two extra physical buttons to allow a genuine console-like gaming experience.

Asus ROG Phone 5s

Additionally, the ROG Phone 5s Pro features innovative hidden rear touch sensors on the back cover, which provide L2/R2 trigger functions, just like a game console controller. These can be controlled with the AirTrigger 5 system, and work in conjunction with the ultrasonic sensors, the AeroActive Cooler 5 buttons, and the motion controls to provide full control for a total gaming experience with up to total of 18 offscreen programmable game controls.

Immersive Audio

The GameFX audio system on ROG Phone 5s series features symmetrical 7-magnet dual speakers for truly balanced stereo sound effects, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack in conjunction with a Hi-Fi grade ESS DAC. Both have been optimized via a collaboration with audio specialist Dirac, giving the ROG Phone 5s series truly impressive audio quality and a wider soundscape. In addition to the premium sounds, GameFX also delivers crystal-clear in-game sound effects and powerful aural soundscapes.

Multi-antenna Wi-Fi and HyperFusion

Asus ROG Phone 5s Series

The ROG phone 5s series features multiple antennas to ensure you’re always connected to the internet with maximum speed and fidelity no matter how you hold the device to game, vertically or horizontally. To also ensure you’re connected to the fastest mode of internet, the ROG Phone 5s series features the amazing HyperFusion. It allows the ROG Phone 5s to automatically choose the fastest internet connection and for apps that allow multiple connections, Hyperfusion can also connect to both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz Wi-Fi channels at the same time, or it can combine both the Mobile data and Wi-Fi together increasing your internet connectivity speed.

Cameras

The ROG Phone 5s series comes with a 64MP Flagship Sony IMX686 sensor main camera, offering you up to 8K Pro video recording, Pro mode for Photos and videos, and Superb Night mode performance. It also has a secondary 13MP camera to capture ultra-wide angles and offers a HyperSteady video-recording feature. And lastly there’s the 5MP Macro camera for when you want incredibly close-up detail. For superior selfies, the front camera is a 24MP camera that can shoot 4K as well.

ROG Original gaming accessories

The ROG Phone 5s series will continue to support the extensive range of ROG Phone original accessories such as, The ROG AeroActive 5 Cooler fan accessory for enhanced performance push, the ROG Kunai 3 Gamepad for complete console gaming experience, The ROG Lighting Armor case and the Asus Professional dock – for extensive Audio, Video and peripheral connectivity.

Exclusive theme packs

Asus ROG Phone 5s

Gamers love to use characters and screens from their favourite games to show off their style. Asus has teamed up with some of the most popular game titles to create a series of different theme packs that owners can use to turn their ROG Phone 5 series or ROG Phone 5s series into a truly unique phone.

ROG League of Champions

With the aim to identify and develop budding gaming talent in to professional eSports talent, Asus ROG has associated with New State Mobile by Krafton (PUBG New State) on the occasion of the launch of ROG Phone 5s series, for ROG League of Champions, open to all eSports Tournament. The registration for this tournament will start from February 15, 2022 and will see more engagement for the gaming community. Gamers will have a chance to win prizes worth 10 lakhs and more. Top three teams will be equipped with the most ultimate weapon – The ROG Phone 5s, and will be provided with the best-in-class guidance to develop as Pro eSport teams by the top eSports champions in India.

Availability & Pricing

Asus ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro will be available from February 18, 2022 in India on Flipkart.

Accessories Pricing

AeroActive Cooler 5: Rs 2,999

Screen Protector: Rs 799

Armor Lightning Case: Rs 2,999

ROG Kunai 3 Gamepad: Rs 9,999

ROG Cetra II Core Headset: Rs 3,999

Inbox Contents: ROG Phone 5 Ultimate

  • ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
  • 30-Watt QC4.0 Charger
  • USB-C to USB-C Data Cable
  • ROG AeroCooler 5 with Physical trigger buttons
  • ROG Aero Case (Frosted white edition)
  • SIM Ejector Pin
  • User Manual and Warranty Card
  • Exclusive ROG Sticker set

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Oppo Find N Review: A foldable phone with crease-free display

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Oppo Find N, the first foldable smartphone from the Chinese maker, could be just what the greatest foldable phones require. Oppo has made a fantastic smartphone that rivals the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 in terms of performance. Except for the fact that the Galaxy Z Fold is available outside of China, we can’t think of many ways in which Samsung’s device outperforms Oppo’s.

I’ve been testing the Oppo Find N, and it differs from the popular Galaxy Z Fold 3 in a few ways. In this in-depth review, we’ll look at what the Find N is all about.

What’s in the box?

The Oppo Find N comes in a premium-looking retail packaging. The moment we picked up that large black Oppo box, we knew we had a flagship device in our hands.

The box is small yet huge as the Find N ships unfolded similarly to the Galaxy Z Fold 3. That’s fine because it’s packed in protective packaging.

Inside that large box, you will find the basic accessories – a 33W power adapter and a USB cable. Unlike previous Oppo flagships, this bundle has no headphones and no case. We understand that this is enough, but if you’ve gotten accustomed to Oppo’s premium service, you may end up disappointed.

Design

The Oppo Find N is a foldable phone that stands out from the popular Galaxy Z Fold 3 in a few ways. Most notably, it’s a compact form factor. We have the Purple model. It’s built around a 5.49-inch cover display which is smaller than what you’ll see on most phones these days. But then it opens up to reveal a 7.1-inch inner screen more like a mini tablet.

If you forget about that double thickness, the Oppo Find N feels hefty and premium. It is protected with a flat Gorilla Glass Victus sheet. Our Purple color model in on the slippery side though the frame and hinge are made of aluminum and the proprietary hinge design called flexion is different from Samsung’s. There are no visible gaps on the phone when the device is folded. The gapless design does make opening the Find N a little difficult and that can get annoying if you are doing it non-stop throughout the day. But at the same time, thanks in part to this hinge design, the crease down the center of the inner screen is much less noticeable than on Samsung’s foldable.

Oppo Find N

Returning to the frame, there is only one thing of note at the top: another microphone for capturing stereo audio in videos and noise cancellation in calls. The primary microphone, USB-C connector, dual-SIM tray, and two speakers are all located on the bottom. The speakers are in an odd location. They are near to one other when folded, and the stereo sound impression is quickly lost. The sound still comes from one direction when opened, which isn’t the best method to enjoy stereo sound. It’s just the way it is.

When the phone is folded, the volume rocker and the power/lock key are adjacent to each other on the frame. This could be a bit of an issue when trying to touch the fingerprint scanner that’s mounted on the power key’s surface. But it’s so easy to take screenshots by pressing the two keys simultaneously with a single finger, so there is a silver lining.

Display

The Oppo Find N has three displays — a 5.9-inch cover display and dual internal AMOLED screens that combine to occupy 7.1-inch. All of the panels are crisp enough for text and media. Supposedly, the internal displays can hit 1,000 nits of peak brightness, which is pretty good. I’ll say this, the unfolded Find N is easily viewable in direct sunlight. It has wider dimensions than the tall and narrow cover screen of the Z Fold 3 and feels totally usable as a main screen.

You do only get a standard 60Hz refresh rate. Though, colors are accurate and the cover screen is also plenty bright. The inner screen is LTPO AMOLED with a pixel density of 370 ppi and this one has a high 120Hz refresh rate. This means that this screen is quite fluid when swiping around and the refresh rate is adaptive too based on content to save energy. The Oppo Find N doesn’t need to support high frame rate gaming though.

Oppo Find N

Oppo did a good job matching the two screens color accuracy wise and although the max brightness of the inner screen is a bit less at 580 nits with the auto boost in general, you get matching brightness too. Both screens have HDR 10+ support and content looks good.

Switching between screens is pretty seamless and smooth. The content on one display transfers to the other resized and with the right aspect ratio. We didn’t have any major hiccups. The most noticeable change when switching screens is the refresh rate drop when going to the cover screen, it’s a bit less smooth but it is what it is.

Performance

There’s no lack of power under the hood of Oppo Find N thanks to its flagship grade Snapdragon 888 chipset. It’s been a staple of flagship devices for a while now and still provides chart topping performance.

It has 256GB or 512GB of internal storage but that’s not expandable. The phone’s interface is opposed color OS 12 based on Android 11. Color OS 12 is pretty new and brings a refreshed look over the previous version. But on top of that, you get a few exclusive features here on the Find N that take advantage of its unique design. For example, you can do a split screen on the inner display by swiping down from the top with two fingers. Then you can do a four finger pinch out gesture to minimize an app into a floating window. The camera will move the viewfinder to the top part and the controls to the bottom. If the phone is partially folded, you can stabilize the camera on the table or something and one screen can be used to browse the photo gallery. While the viewfinder on the other side stays ready to shoot.

In short, apps load quickly on Oppo Find N, games run beautifully, and there’s no trouble streaming video or music.

Camera

The Oppo Find N has a triple camera setup on the back including a 50-megapixel wide angle camera, a 16-megapixel ultra wide sensor and a 13-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. There are also two front-facing cameras — one on the cover display and one on the inside panel. Both of these clock in at 32-megapixel in hole-punch cutouts.

The main camera is good with rich detail levels and natural looking fine details like foliage. There’s high end contrast and the dynamic range is good, but not extreme.

Oppo Find N Camera Sample

Oppo Find N Camera Sample

This ultra wide photo captured by the Oppo Find N isn’t half bad. Colors look pretty natural without being too subdued, the focus remains strong on the foreground, and I don’t mind the dynamic range here.

Oppo Find N Camera Sample

With the telephoto camera, 2x is a bit short for a flagship in this day and age, but the results are serviceable. Colors look pretty good on the blue pickup and the yellow curb paint. Exposure seems fine, but this isn’t a photo to write home about.

Oppo Find N Camera Sample

When it comes to selfies, both the front facing camera on the cover screen side and the one on the inner display are exactly the same with a 32-megapixel resolution. Selfies are good with accurate colors, nice contrast and wide dynamic range. The detail level and sharpness are just average though. But thanks to the Find N foldable design, you can take selfies with the rear cameras too using the cover screen as a viewfinder.

Videos can be captured in up to 4K resolution. The main camera is outstanding in quality. There’s plenty of detail, great contrast, balanced sharpening and accurate colors. The telephoto camera shoots great tow-time zoom videos too. Once again the picture is detailed and sharp. The ultra-wide camera also offers brilliant video quality. The footage is rich in detail with low enough noise, accurate colors, high contrast and above average dynamic range.

Battery

The Oppo Find N features a battery capacity of 4,500mAh, which is somewhat more than the Fold 3’s 4,400mAh. The charging speed is decent, but not as quick as you’d expect from a super VOC charger with a 33W converter. In half an hour, we charge from 0 to 57 percent.

Oppo Find N

Despite this, the battery life of the Find N isn’t fantastic. This is a problem that all foldable phones face — keeping larger screens powered up eats a lot of energy — and isn’t specific to the Find N.

Verdict

So there you have it, the Oppo Find N. While the Find N and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 both have lackluster battery life and underwhelming cameras, I’d much prefer to use the Find N. My experience with the Oppo Find N was great. It’s attractive, it’s powerful, and it has a lot to offer.

Overall, we enjoy this phone a lot and would strongly suggest it as an alternative for the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Except for the fact that it is now only available in China, the rest of us will have to wait till Oppo Find N goes global.

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Explained: Impact of Foxconn, Vedanta pact on semiconductor manufacturing in India

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To contribute towards the development of semiconductor sector in India, Vedanta, one of India’s leading multinational groups, and Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing company Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), has recently signed a MoU to form a joint venture (JV) company that will manufacture semiconductors in India.

This is the first joint venture in the electronics manufacturing space after Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the comprehensive program for the development of sustainable semiconductor and display ecosystem in India.

In December 2021, India had approved a comprehensive program for the development of sustainable semiconductor and display ecosystem in the country. Under the initiative, Rs76000 crore (>10 billion USD) approved for development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem in India.

According to the government, the program will usher in a new era in electronics manufacturing by providing a globally competitive incentive package to companies in semiconductors and display manufacturing as well as design. This shall pave the way for India’s technological leadership in these areas of strategic importance and economic self-reliance.

Vedanta and Foxconn collaboration

The collaboration between Vedanta and Foxconn follows the India Government’s recent policy announcement for Electronics Manufacturing & PLI scheme for incentivizing organizations to contribute towards development of this sector.

According to the MoU signed between the two companies, Vedanta will hold the majority of the equity in the JV, while Foxconn will be the minority shareholder. Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal will be the chairman of the joint venture company.

“The targeted project plans to invest for manufacturing semiconductors. It will provide a significant boost to domestic manufacturing of electronics in India,” reads a statement issued by the Foxconn. The location of the plant is yet to be finalised. “Discussions are currently ongoing with a few State Governments to finalize the location of the plant,” it adds.

Semiconductor

What is semicondutor

Government has described the semiconductors and displays as the foundation of modern electronics driving the next phase of digital transformation under Industry 4.0. Semiconductors and display manufacturing is very complex and technology-intensive sector involving huge capital investments, high risk, long gestation and payback periods, and rapid changes in technology, which require significant and sustained investments.

Here is the list of incentives approved by the government for the development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem in India:

Semiconductor Fabs and Display Fabs: The scheme for setting up of semiconductor fabs and display fabs in India shall extend fiscal support of up to 50% of project cost on pari-passu basis to applicants who are found eligible and have the technology as well as capacity to execute such highly capital intensive and resource incentive projects. Government will work closely with the state governments establish high-tech clusters with requisite infrastructure in terms of land, semiconductor grade water, high quality power, logistics and research ecosystem to approve applications for setting up at least two greenfield semiconductor Fabs and two Display Fabs in the country.

Semi-conductor Laboratory (SCL): Union Cabinet had also approved that Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will take requisite steps for modernization and commercialization of Semi-conductor Laboratory (SCL). MeitY will explore the possibility for the Joint Venture of SCL with a commercial fab partner to modernize the brownfield fab facility.

Compound Semiconductors / Silicon Photonics / Sensors (including MEMS) Fabs and Semiconductor ATMP / OSAT Units: The scheme for setting up of Compound Semiconductors / Silicon Photonics / Sensors (including MEMS) Fabs and Semiconductor ATMP / OSAT facilities in India shall extend fiscal support of 30% of capital expenditure to approved units. At least 15 such units of Compound Semiconductors and Semiconductor Packaging are expected to be established with Government support under this scheme.

Semiconductor Design Companies: The Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme shall extend product design linked incentive of up to 50% of eligible expenditure and product deployment linked incentive of 6% – 4% on net sales for five years. Support will be provided to 100 domestic companies of semiconductor design for Integrated Circuits (ICs), Chipsets, System on Chips (SoCs), Systems & IP Cores and semiconductor linked design and facilitating the growth of not less than 20 such companies which can achieve turnover of more than Rs.1500 crore in the coming five years.

India Semiconductor Mission: In order to drive the long-term strategies for developing a sustainable semiconductors and display ecosystem, a specialized and independent “India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)” will be set up. The India Semiconductor Mission will be led by global experts in semiconductor and display industry. It will act as the nodal agency for efficient and smooth implementation of the schemes on Semiconductors and Display ecosystem.

Fiscal support for semiconductors and electronics

Incentive support to the tune of Rs55,392 crore (7.5 billion USD) was also approved under PLI for Larges Scale Electronics Manufacturing, PLI for IT Hardware, SPECS Scheme and Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) Scheme.

Industry reaction

Reacting to the JV between Vedanta and Foxconn, Amarpreet Singh, an experienced Electronics Manufacturing Industry professional, says in his Linked post that we are going to see many more similar news in the coming months. Singh further says that it will take some years before we actually witness the benefits of the new semiconductor policy by the government, but yes it is a good start.

In addition, PLI incentives to the quantum of Rs.98,000 crore (USD 13 billion) are approved for allied sectors comprising of ACC battery, auto components, telecom & networking products, solar PV modules and white goods. Overall, the Union government has committed support of Rs2,30,000 crore (USD 30 billion) to position India as global hub for electronics manufacturing with semiconductors as the foundational building block.

Development of semiconductor and display ecosystem will have a multiplier effect across different sectors of the economy with deeper integration to the global value chain. The program will promote higher domestic value addition in electronics manufacturing and will contribute significantly to achieving a USD 1 Trillion digital economy and a USD 5 Trillion GDP by 2025.

IIT Kanpur director, Abhay Karandikar had expressed hope that the program for development of semiconductors ecosystem in the country will help setup Semiconductor fabs and revitalize SCL. “This will certainly enable #India to become a global hub of electronics manufacturing. We look forward  to an #AatmaNirbharBharat in #electronic manufacturing with innovative and #indigenous electronic products,” said Karandikar in a Facebook post on December 15, 2021.

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Oppo announces strategic partnership in Mobile Imaging with Hasselblad

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Oppo announced a three-year partnership with Hasselblad, the legendary camera manufacturer, to co-develop industry-leading camera technologies for Oppo’s flagship Find series. The two brands will focus on breakthroughs in color science to create an improved mobile photography experience on Hasselblad Camera for mobile.

Since the integration of Oppo and OnePlus, research and development resources between the brands have been combined to maximize efficiency and improve user experience. With the imaging advances made in the partnership between OnePlus and Hasselblad, Oppo is excited to elevate the strategic partnership to the corporate level for both the Oppo and OnePlus brands.

“Following the success of OnePlus and Hasselblad’s collaboration in the past year, we are very pleased to see the partnership enter a new stage of development, giving more users around the world a chance to enjoy the legendary Hasselblad mobile imaging experience,” says Pete Lau, Chief Product Officer. “Camera color performance has always been a focus for OPPO and a part of Hasselblad’s DNA. We are very excited to be able to explore the future of Hasselblad Camera for Mobile together.”

Building top-tier imaging systems capable of delivering a world-class mobile photography experience is a key strategy for Oppo to bring forth a next-generation premium smartphone experience. Following the launch of Oppo’s first self-developed imaging NPU MariSilicon X, Oppo is further committed to creating a world-class photography experience through its cooperation with Hasselblad.

Oppo and Hasselblad will now work together to further develop advanced imaging solutions through R&D collaboration, which aims to provide users with more natural colors and a more refined imaging experience. Leveraging Natural Color Calibration with Hasselblad, Oppo also targets to bring the most natural skin tone possible to its portrait photography.

Starting with the software improvements for natural color tuning, the three-year partnership will further enhance the color calibration solution and target to establish the new benchmark for smartphone camera color performance, delivering a consistent natural color performance for Oppo mobile phones to cover all scenarios and across the entire camera system.

The result of this collaboration, “Oppo | Hasselblad Camera for Mobile”, will be first introduced in the next generation of Oppo’s flagship Find X series in the first quarter of 2022.

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Private story likes: Instagram changing how people interact to other’s stories

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Instagram is continuously offering a better user experience by rolling out new features to make your social life go easy. It already has a feature where you can react to someone’s story and show your reactions. However, the same appears in their DM as well. Now think about the people you don’t want to talk to or you barely know, but because you’ve already sent them a DM, you now have to continue that awkward conversation with them. Hmm doesn’t feel good, right? Instagram has listened to your muted prayers, and guess what? To save you from these shunned conversations, Instagram has announced the right feature for you!

Private Story Likes

Instagram has announced a new feature on 14 February called the Private Story Likes. The feature will let you react to someone’s story without flooding their DMs with reactions and messages.

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Adam Mosseri, the head at Instagram, announced the news officially on Twitter. “So now, as you go through Stories, between sending a message and that little paper airplane, there will be a heart icon,” Adam Mosseri said in a video. “And if you tap on it, it’ll send the author of that story a like, and that like will show up in the viewer sheet, not in your DM thread with them.”

As indicated in the video shared by Mosseri, the new interface will show a heart icon when you’re viewing someone’s story, and once you tap it, it will send them a notification rather than a private message. The latest feature will also not show the count of likes and is built to be private only.

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The feature is introduced to differentiate the regular Instagram posts from stories. As people are more active and like to interact on private stories, this has come just in time. Furthermore, the feature will help users to make it more fun and interesting to show appreciation and support for the content shared by their fellows. Also, it will not increase the number of unread messages or the ones you want to avoid, keeping your DM a little bit clean!

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Meta lands in a soup, sued over facial recognition

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The office of Texas’ attorney general filed a lawsuit against Meta’s (FB.O) Facebook over violating of state privacy laws by collecting millions of Texans’ biometric data without their consent using facial-recognition technology.

The lawsuit accuses Facebook of collecting biometric information from photos and videos uploaded by users without their consent, disclosed the information to others and failed to destroy it within a reasonable timeframe.

Facebook face recognition

The lawsuit was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, which quoted a person familiar with the matter as stating that hundreds of billions of dollars in civil penalties will be sought.

A spokesperson from Meta said: “These claims are without merit and we will defend ourselves vigorously.”

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POCO M4 Pro 5G phone to be launched today

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POCO will launch its POCO M4 Pro 5G phone in India. The launch event will be live-streamed at 12 noon on YouTube. The all-new POCO M4 Pro 5G comes with an integrated 5G modem with 7 band support.

Key Specifications

The upcoming phone has 6.6 inch full-HD+ Dot Display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The phone has a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC along with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

According to the Company, the all-new POCO M4 Pro 5G is packed with a DCI-P3 Color Gamut, 90Hz refresh rate, and 240Hz touch sampling rate. It has 5,000mAh battery with 33W Pro fast charging.

Camera

Talking about optics, the new phone offers a dual rear camera setup that is headlined by a 50-megapixel primary sensor. There is an 8-megapixel ultra-wide shooter with a 119-degree lens. There is a 16-megapixel selfie camera on the front.

“It’s getting closer and closer! Join us for the live-stream launch (not on metaverse) of POCO M4 Pro 5G at 12 PM tomorrow (sic),” tweeted POCO India.

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Tech NewsWrap: OnePlus reveals OxygenOS 13 in works… and more

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OnePlus reveals OxygenOS 13 in the works

This year’s Open Ears Forum (OEF) will see the launch of the Android 13-based OxygenOS 13 on February 28 via a community forum post, according to OnePlus. An online conference with OnePlus users and officials will be held to discuss the company’s upcoming OxygenOS 13 platform. However, the announcement of OxygenOS 13 raises some questions regarding OnePlus’ OS aspirations. According to previous reports, the Unified OS, which is being developed by both OnePlus and Oppo, would be unveiled in the second half of 2022. If OnePlus does plan to release Oxygen OS 13, it is likely to coincide with the launch of the Unified OS platform.

Infinix Zero 5G goes official in India

Infinix Zero 5G

Infinix has unveiled its first 5G Smartphone – Zero 5G – in the Indian market. The brand has partnered with Reliance Jio for the testing of Zero 5G and has received stellar performance results. The refreshing new Infinix Zero 5G will be a complete package for users who are looking to buy a future-ready 5G phone with smooth performance at its support of 13 5G Bands, the maximum number of bands any smartphone has, along with some high-end features at a competitive price of INR 19,999.

Redmi 10 2022 unveiled in global markets

Redmi 10 2022

Redmi 10 2022 has gone official in the global markets. It is an upgraded version of its predecessor with the same moniker. The handset has been launched with key specs such as a 90Hz refresh rate, a MediaTek chipset, a massive battery and more. The India launch details of the Redmi 10 2022 have not been shared yet. To recall, the company recently launched the Redmi Note 11 and the Redmi Note 11S in the country.

Asus ROG Phone 5s, ROG Phone 5s Pro India launch today

Asus ROG Phone5S

Asus ROG Phone 5s and Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro is all set to launch in India today (February 15) at 12 pm through a virtual event. The launch event will be livestreamed on the company’s YouTube channel. Any further information about the phone is yet to be revealed. The smartphones, unveiled in August 2021, has Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ SoC. Both the smartphones feature 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED E4 displays with 144Hz refresh rate.

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Karnataka High Court quashes law banning online gaming: Here is how experts react

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The Karnataka High Court (HC) on Monday struck down the amendments to the Karnataka Police Amendment Act in 2021 prohibiting certain online gaming activities. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit said that nothing in the judgment shall be construed to prevent an appropriate legislation in accordance with the constitution.

The bench declared certain provisions of the Karnataka Act number 28/2021, to the extent the provisions pertaining to regulate online gaming activities, to be ultra vires to the Constitution of India. “The consequences of striking down the provisions shall follow. However, nothing in this judgment shall be construed to prevent an appropriate legislation be brought about concerning the subject of betting and gambling, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. A writ of mandamus is issued restraining the respondents from interfering with online gaming business and allied activities of the petitioners,” the bench said.

The state government by amending the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, had prohibited and criminalised playing of games of skill including online games by risking money or otherwise. The petitioners, including All India Gaming Federation, claimed that games such as poker, chess, rummy, fantasy sports are all games of skill and various court orders have categorically differentiated games of chance and games of skill.

Commenting on the HC’s judgment, Roland Landers, CEO, All India Gaming Federation stated, “India is the fifth largest online gaming market globally and skill-based gaming, a sunrise sector, is giving birth to an increasing number of unicorns within the country, especially in Karnataka. The sector has been a strong financial contributor to the Indian economy even during an unprecedented period of slowdown and is further expected to generate revenues in excess of $ 3 billion by 2025. As the apex industry body for online skill gaming, AIGF welcomes the judgment passed by the court that strikes down the Law banning Online Games. Coming in succession of the positive judgments for online skill gaming by the Kerala and Madras HC in 2021, this is a step in the right direction to grow the burgeoning gaming industry.”

Furthermore, with the Finance Minister’s announcement of Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) task force that will give a major boost to the game development sector, we look forward to bringing in massive employment, through direct and indirect jobs and becoming a meaningful contributor. AIGF and the skill games council of domain experts will be happy to assist various stakeholders in playing a consultative role in the formation of a regulatory framework for the industry.”

“The verdict by the HC, is yet another validation of what the online skill gaming industry has always maintained that we are legitimate business activity protected under the Constitution of India. This is the third High Court judgment, Tamil Nadu and Kerala verdicts, being the earlier ones, in the last seven months that has held a ban on skill gaming as Ultra Vires the constitution. We hope that these judgments can nudge state governments to frame progressive policy and regulatory structure for this sunrise sector,” said Dinker Vashisht, Vice President Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Games24x7.

Welcoming the Karnataka HC’s judgment, Ankur Singh, CEO & Founder of Witzeal Technologies Pvt. Ltd, said, “. This move is in line with the initiatives proposed by the FM in the Union budget to set up an AVGC task force and will further help in giving a much-needed push to gaming companies and developers. Moreover, the move will provide immense opportunity for the employment of youth by building internal capabilities to cater to domestic and international demands.”

“It’s a great day for the RMG industry. This segment is being recognised again and again specially from top judicial institutions of the country. Even the central government has been showing support to the gaming industry as seen in the recent budget presented by the FM. I am sure all state governments will also support the industry to realize its true potential, both for employment opportunities and revenue generation which can also be a big contributor to the GDP. This will also boost the investor sentiment towards the segment,” said Puneet Singh, Co-founder and COO, Baazi Games.4

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Phones and gadgets have become popular gifting items on anyone’s special day and Valentine’s Day is among one of them. If you are planning to gift a phone or any gadget to your valentine, here is the list of offers and deals that can be helpful for you. OnePlus is giving offers on its products through e-commerce platforms and retail stores.

OnePlus 9RT

Oneplus is offering up to Rs 4,000 off on its OnePlus 9RT model to customers who use an Axis Bank or ICICI credit or debit card through Amazon and offline stores of OnePlus. Exchange offer upto Rs18,000 is also available on OnePlus 9RT 5GThe phone priced Rs42,999 at Amazon. American Express cardholders will get a 10% rebate on the OnePlus 9RT.

OnePlus Nord 2 PAC-main edition

Amazon.in, the OnePlus India website, and the OnePlus Experience stores are giving upt Rs 5000 off on OnePlus Nord 2 5G Pac-Man Edition. The phone has 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage for Axis Bank credit or debit card EMI.

Earbuds

OnePlus bullets wireless Z series is available at 8% off during Valentine’s Day sale. You can get this earphone for Rs 1999. OnePlus Buds Z2 and OnePlus Buds Pro are available at 16% off at Rs 4,999 and Rs 9,990, respectively. While Onelus Type-C bullets earphone are available at 12% off at Rs 1299

Wearables

OnePlus watch and OnePlus Band is available at 11% and 39% off. You can get these wearables at Rs14, 999 and 1699, respectively.

There is a discount of Rs 1000 on the OnePlus Watch if you pay using Axis Bank credit or debit cards. This promotion is applicable on Amazon, Flipkart, OnePlus.in, and partner retailers in India.

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