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Samsung Galaxy A82 to come with a 64MP Sony IMX686 lens

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The South Korean tech giant, Samsung, is reportedly working on its new Galaxy A82 smartphone. Recently, the smartphone was spotted at Bluetooth SIG and Geekbench’s database. The handset will be succeeding the Galaxy A80, which came with a slide-up rotating camera module as one of its major features.

The Galaxy A82 is also expected to arrive with an innovative camera module. Now, German publication GalaxyClub.nl has shared important information about the main camera of the A82.

According to some media reports, the Galaxy A82’s camera setup will be featuring a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 lens and not a Samsung ISOCELL GW2/1 sensor. There is no information on the auxiliary cameras of the A82. It is unclear whether the smartphone is equipped with a slide-out camera as its predecessor.

Also, it appears that the device could be aimed towards the South Korean market, and not the European market now. It is said to be equipped with a Quantum Random Number Generator chip for better data encryption.

As per past reports, the Galaxy A82 will be equipped with a Snapdragon 855 or Snapdragon 855+ chipset, 4 GB of RAM, and Android 11 OS. The Bluetooth SIG listing of the phone only revealed that it is equipped with Bluetooth 5.0.

The Samsung Galaxy A80 that debuted in 2019 came with specifications like a 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a New Infinity notch-less design, Snapdragon 730G chipset, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and a 3,700mA battery with 25W rapid charging support. The camera module of the A80 comprised of a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a ToF 3D sensor.

iQOO 7 and Neo5 spotted at BIS, likely to launch in India soon: Report

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iQOO is gearing up to launch new iQOO phones in India, one of them seems to be the iQOO 7 flagship phone that debuted in China in January.

According to some media reports, a screenshot shared by tipster Abhishek Yadav reveals the alleged iQOO 7 and iQOO Neo5 smartphones have received approval from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

The BIS screenshot shared by the tipster shows that I2009 and I2011 are the model numbers of the upcoming iQOO smartphones for India. The I2009 was previously spotted with Snapdragon 888, mobile platform, 12 GB of RAM, and Android 11 OS at Geekbench in February. It is speculated that this model may break cover in India as the iQOO 7.

The iQOO I2011 model number has been spotted for the first time. A similar model number I2012 with specs like Snapdragon 870, 8 GB of RAM, and Android 11 OS was spotted at Geekbench last month. At that time, it was speculated that this device could be the Indian variant of the iQOO Neo5.

The I1927 and I1928 model numbers belong to the 4G and 5G variants of last year’s iQOO 3. Hence, there is a possibility that I2012, as well as I2011 model numbers, could be associated with the Neo5. With BIS certifications in tow, it appears that iQOO will soon announce new iQOO phones in India.

In related news, iQOO is reportedly planning to launch a mid-range Z-series phone and an entry-level U-series smartphone in China. These devices are likely to debut as iQOO Z3 and iQOO U3x by the end of this month. The Z3 may feature a 144Hz display, Snapdragon 768G, and 48-megapixel triple cameras, whereas the iQOO U3x could be a rebadged version of the Snapdragon 480 powered Vivo Y31s 5G.

Yet to launch vivo X60 series to offer one-of-its-kind Virtual RAM feature

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The latest addition to vivo’s flagship product line-up – the X series, promises flawless performance for all tasks, including gaming, photography, and multitasking. In addition to this, company brings a ground-breaking technology to the industry: Virtual RAM, in all the three models: X60, X60 Pro and X60 Pro+. With the increase in Android versions, various apps in the industry are occupying an increasing amount of DDR memory. DDR memory has become the biggest resource bottleneck in the system. In order to solve this industry problem, vivo has introduced enhanced memory management technology 1.0 to the industry.

Virtual RAM is an innovative memory management technology that uses algorithms to call part of the storage space to assume the function of RAM operation to achieve a “+3GB” RAM effect. It can greatly improve the user experience when multiple apps are running in the background, and apps can be opened without lagging. The number of background app caches of a phone with 8GB of memory can be increased upto 20.

Traditional memory management technology can only exchange small scattered data with external storage space. However, according to statistics, more than 35% of the data in the entire memory space is not important and does not affect the user experience. vivo has independently developed a brand new memory management technology. Instead of distributing small amounts of memory data, it uses processes as a unit to accurately identify processes which are of low importance and do not affect the user experience among those occupying a large amount of memory, and exchange these processes with external storage space, so as to greatly reduce the running memory occupied by a single app. Thus, the original DDR storage space of a fixed capacity can support the running of more apps. Compared with the traditional memory management technology, the memory usage efficiency has increased by 37%, which is equivalent to a device with 8GB memory and provides an extra memory space of 3GB, providing a user experience equivalent to 11GB.

vivo is all set to launch the X60 series in India on March 25. There are three smartphones to be launched under the X60 series flagship range: X60, X60 Pro and X60 Pro+. The big upgrade comes in the form of a new partnership between vivo and Carl Zeiss optics. As part of the collaboration agreement, vivo and Zeiss will establish the vivo ZEISS Imaging Lab, a joint R&D program to innovate mobile imaging technology for vivo’s flagship smartphones.

Ambrane launches Dots 38, Neobuds 33 TWS earphones in India

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Extending its TWS range of earbuds, mobile accessories brand Ambrane has launched Dots 38 and Neobuds 33 in India which are priced at Rs 2,499 and Rs 1,799 respectively.

Both the TWS earbuds are engineered with IPX4 – sweat and splash resistant features with 365 days warranty. The products can be purchased via Amazon and Flipkart.

The Ambrane Dots 38 comes with a long playback time of up to 16 hours with a fully charged case. The earbuds come with an in-built mic that gives you crystal clear audio on the go. Available in white, the Dots 38 sports a stylish yet minimal design which further provides you with portability and secure fit.

The Neobuds 33 is an extension to the very successful Neobuds TWS series. It features a deep bass as well as 10mm drivers delivering a dynamic audio experience. The bass is punchy with a rich mid-section and treble enriching the music experience of the audiophiles out there.

Available in multi colours – black, white, and indigo blue, with a compact charging case, the Neobuds 33 echoes the zestful spirit of the millennials. Neobuds 33 offers a rather long playback time of 15 hours with the charging case for an unmatchable music experience.

Both Dots 28 and Neobuds 33 feature Bluetooth V5.0 with a wireless range of 10m, enabling a quick and reliable wireless connection, as well as an easy touch operation allowing you to activate the voice assistant and manage your calls through the touch sensors.

itel launches G-series Android TVs in India

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Handset maker itel today expanded its TV portfolio with the launch of G-series Android televisions in India. The launch of four new televisions under the series is designed to take home entertainment to a new level.

The new series is equipped with features like 400 nits ultra-bright display with frameless premium design, 24W stereo sound with Dolby audio, Google Play, Chromecast built-in TM, and Google Assistant amongst others.

The all-new G-series is available across two categories- 2K models and 4K models in different sizes of 32-inch to 55-inch. G5534IE and G4334IE are 4K UHD televisions. Also, there are two more variants available, 43-inch Full HD G4330IE and 32-inch HD ready G32301IE priced at Rs 28,499 and Rs 16,999 respectively.

The series offers picture quality with 400 nits brightness, frameless design, 4K resolution A+ grade panel and ultra-slim body. The vast 170º viewing angle allows clear picture from any corner of the room. Designed for next-level sound experience, this TV boasts 24W box speakers with Dolby audio.

On the connectivity front, it comes with Wi-Fi, HDMI, USB ports, and Bluetooth 5.0 support. The television offers 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage and Google Play brings your favourite apps and games to your TV. The portfolio comes with an in-built stabilizer to take care of voltage fluctuations and power consumptions and features a metal-housing built quality.

With Chromecast-built in TM , users can easily cast favourite movies, music, and more to their TV. 5000+ apps are included, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Zee5, Disney+, Hotstar, YouTube, etc.

 “Considering the spike in internet penetration and digital maturity of consumers in India, we have introduced the new range of Android TV device to fulfill all the entertainment needs of our consumers. Democratizing entertainment for the masses, the G-series Android TV device offers access to 5000+ apps and 1000+ streaming apps to keep up with the content consumption behavior of our consumers. Our R&D team has aggressively focused on two major aspects like display and sound to ensure a superior viewing and listening experience,” said Arijeet Talapatra, CEO, Transsion India.

The TV portfolio is completely manufactured in India and is targeted towards consumers from tier 3 and below markets who are vying for an upgrade to premium smart TV experience.

GoDaddy hosts Digitised Bharat e-Conclave 2021 aimed at inspiring and supporting MSMEs in India

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GoDaddy, the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, is hosting its first-ever virtual event in India, Digitised Bharat e-Conclave 2021, focused on supporting small business owners and entrepreneurs to ensure business continuity in today’s post-COVID new normal environment.

Digital transformation has been recognized as one of the key contributors in India’s road to economic recovery. The Conclave will highlight the importance of digital adoption and prioritizing technology as an enabler to grow an evolving business and to help stay ahead of changing customer and workplace needs.

The aim of the Conclave is to bring together collective opinions and insights as inspiration from recognized leaders, by sharing ideas that worked, stories that encouraged, and a future outlook to surviving and thriving with the ability to be more robust, swift, and flexible to face future uncertainties.

The Conclave will present leaders from the Indian government including: Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Government of India; and Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. In addition, other key participants include: Anil Kumar Jain, CEO, NIXI; James Carroll, President, GoDaddy International Business; and Nikhil Arora, VP and MD, GoDaddy India. Besides these, the Conclave will also showcase some changemakers championing the use of digital to follow their passion and grow them into successful businesses including: Paras Tomar, Leander Paes, Dutee Chand, Shaili Chopra and Vivek Bindra,; along with some real life success stories and individual journeys of GoDaddy’s customers in India.

Nikhil Arora, Vice President and Managing Director, GoDaddy India said “With the challenges faced by Indian small businesses during the global pandemic, we introduced the Digitised Bharat e-Conclave 2021 to help raise awareness on the benefits of digital adoption and to act as a catalyst for their recovery and growth. Our aim is to help inspire Indian small business owners and entrepreneurs to create a digital presence and to answer their questions about future of businesses. We hope that this event, which brings together Central and State ministers, policymakers, corporate leaders, digital influencers and entrepreneurs, will inspire and motivate Indian businesses to make the required shifts and adapt to the new normal digital world.”

Digitised Bharat e-Conclave 2021 offers the perfect opportunity for small businesses and local entrepreneurs to hear inspiring stories and gain credible knowledge and expertise from the panel speakers around the importance of digitisation in reviving a business in the post-COVID world; key government initiatives that can help; and some best practices to survive and thrive in the digital future. The Conclave demonstrates GoDaddy’s continued commitment towards education and investment in boosting local businesses and entrepreneurs, enabling them to build success online.

Sennheiser launches the all new IE 300 in-ear headphones

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Sennheiser announced the launch of IE 300 in-ear headphones in the Indian market. Powered by a refined version of Sennheiser’s 7mm Extra Wide Band (XWB) transducer, Sennheiser IE 300 is built to ensure a well-balanced sound signature and excellent sonic accuracy combined with a superior sound and a premium design.

Kapil Gulati, Director, Consumer Segment, Sennheiser India said, “Sennheiser has been at the forefront of innovation and has evolved into developing some of the finest audio peripherals in the market right now. With an armor of high-end audio products, Sennheiser has paved the way to an audio revolution. Taking this legacy forward, we are excited to launch the all-new Sennheiser IE 300 in-ear headphones that have been crafted to offer a premium audio experience for our customers with impeccable sound quality when on the go.”

Passionate audio enthusiasts demand a detailed high-fidelity listening experience not just at home, but everywhere they go. Sennheiser’s new IE 300 features a refined version of the audio specialist’s acclaimed 7mm Extra Wide Band (XWB) transducer, manufactured at the company’s headquarters in Germany, ensuring superior sound quality, with a well-balanced sound signature and excellent sonic accuracy. Every component has been carefully tuned to refine the listening experience:

This includes an optimized membrane foil that minimizes natural resonances and total harmonic distortion (THD < 0.08% at 1 kHz, 94 dB), a transducer back volume designed to minimize reflection within the housing and a resonator chamber that removes masking resonances in the ear canal for more refined and detailed treble. Offering a frequency response of 6 Hz – 20 kHz, the IE 300 delivers clear high frequencies with a subtle and warm musicality that brings greater intimacy to vocals.

The IE 300 offers exceptional durability and comfort, with a design inspired by the world of professional audio. Its ergonomic features include individually adjustable flexible ear hooks, as well as silicone and memory foam ear adaptors in three sizes (S/M/L). This not only ensures a perfectly secure fit and superb wearing comfort for long listening sessions but also offers optimum noise isolation, guaranteeing that audio enthusiasts can enjoy undisturbed listening even in busy environments or on the move.

The IE 300’s supplied 3,5mm cable is reinforced with para-aramid for outstanding stability even after thousands of bend cycles and can easily be replaced for optimal flexibility. For additional strain relief, the high-quality gold-plated Fidelity+ MMCX connector is seated in a recessed, 4.8mm-wide socket in the housing. Balanced cables with 2.5mm or 4.4 connectors are also available as optional accessories. A premium carry case is included for safe and convenient storage.

Priced at Rs 29,990, the IE 300 and will be available at E-commerce channels, Sennheiser webshop & select partner offline outlets starting 25th March 2021.

Vuulr launches Brandable Screening Rooms to enhance online buying and selling of TV rights

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Vuulr, the leading global online content marketplace for film and television rights, launched ‘Brandable Screening Rooms,’ featuring the largest collection of screening rooms, showing over 1,100 films and TV shows from more than 250 rights holders.

For no cost, studios, distributors, production houses, and indie content makers can now feature their content in their own Screening Rooms, which can be branded with logos, company descriptions, and URLs, making it easy for rights holders to promote their unique Screening Rooms.

Vuulr’s Screening Rooms are designed to improve deal closing by reducing friction and streamlining the acquisition journey. An interested buyer, having watched a screener, can instantly check avails, and make an acquisition offer.

Ian McKee, Founder and CEO of Vuulr said, “I believe that Screenings should be a part of an unbroken journey that translates interest from a Buyer into an offer and then into a deal. By integrating Screening Room functionality to theVuulr marketplace, screenings become a part of an unbroken content discovery journey. We’re laser-focused on making content acquisition quicker and easier, and this is a natural next step.”

Vuulr is free to use for buyers; for sellers, there are no upfront costs, and commission fees are only paid on success.

To date, content sellers from around the globe have listed 135,000 hours of content in more than 60 genres and 70 languages on Vuulr. Nearly 1,400 licensing deals were completed in the last 14 months, with over 5,000 buyers and 10,000 registered users accessing the Vuulr platform. The content listed on Vuulr spans animated shorts to multi-season dramas from nearly 100 different territories. The unique platform provides buyers the opportunity to discover film and television content of all genres and varying lengths, appealing to audiences’ global appetite. The online marketplace has, for example, enabled Spanish animation to be sold to Mongolia and Bollywood content to be picked up in Taiwan.

Realme may soon launch Narzo 30 in 4G and 5G variants

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Just recently, the Chinese smartphone brand, realme, launched the Narzo 30 Pro 5G as the most affordable 5G smartphone in India. And now, the company has officially confirmed to release another such cheap 5G handset. This device will be called realme narzo 30 5G.

Madhav Sheth, the CEO of realme India and realme Europe answers the questions asked by the public once every month in a YouTube video series called ‘AskMadhav’. In the recently released Episode 25 of the series, the company executive confirms the arrival of realme narzo 30.

As per reports, in the latest video, Sheth reveals that the realme narzo 30 has reached the end of the testing and development phase. But due to the recent demand for 5G smartphones, the brand has decided to launch a 5G variant of this handset. He even confirms that both the models will be released together.

However, the executive does not say when these phones will go official. He merely uses the word ‘soon’. Hence, the launch could take place in a few weeks or even months from now.

Anyway, although we appreciate realme for democratizing 5G technology for the masses, the brand lags behind in the software department. The company debuted the realme narzo 30 Pro 5G with Android 10. This device is scheduled to get Android 11 beta only in Q3 2021.

MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 chipset powers new ASUS gaming notebooks

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Fabless semiconductor major MediaTek has announced its MT7921 Wi-Fi 6 chipset is powering ASUS Republic of Gamers’ (ROG) and The Ultimate Force (TUF) new gaming notebooks, the first consumer notebooks with MediaTek’s industry leading Wi-Fi 6 connectivity solution.

For the ROG and TUF series, the MT7921 delivers high performance, power efficiency for longer battery  life and fast, reliable connectivity. Key features of MediaTek’s Wi-Fi 6 solutions include:

  • Higher throughput performance over 2×2 dual-band antennas compared with previous Wi-Fi 5 solutions
  • High performance with power efficiency based on the 22nm process
  • Lower latency with hardware enhancements that provide better signal transmission to support super long-range connections

“By collaborating with ASUS, the No. 1 gaming device provider, we bring consumers the best connectivity experiences and ability to seamlessly stream games and enjoy extended battery life,” said Alan Hsu, Corporate Vice President at MediaTek. “MediaTek offers best-in-class solutions for notebooks with our high performance, power efficient chipsets with the latest connectivity technologies. Working with companies like ASUS, has made MediaTek the global leader in connectivity solutions with the broadest Wi-Fi portfolio across broadband, retail routers, smartphones, consumer electronics and gaming devices,” Hsu added.

MediaTek’s Wi-Fi solutions power hundreds of millions of devices every year, and industry demand for Wi-Fi 6 solutions continues to grow. Wi-Fi 6 delivers multi-gigabit, low latency Wi-Fi, providing more reliable connectivity experiences even when users are gaming, streaming or video chatting across multiple devices.

“We’re excited to bring MediaTek’s Wi-Fi technology to ROG and TUF series,” said Rangoon Chang, ROG General Manager, PCs and Laptops. “They’re leaders in the field, and are as committed as we are to giving gamers, creators, and everyone the tools they need to perform at their best. MediaTek products have enabled us to bring Wi-Fi 6 to a more diverse range of gaming devices and will improve the experience for everyone,” Chang added.