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Intel launched their Iris Xe MAX discrete graphics chip for thin and light notebooks and they already have a few SKUs on the market with Acer (uses Intel 11th Gen Tiger Lake Core processors along with Intel Xe Iris MAX Graphics) and more partners are expected to launch their Intel Iris Xe MAX powered notebooks in the weeks to come. Unveiled at the Intel Architecture Day 2020, the Xe-LP microarchitecture was designed for low-power applications with focus on media decode, casual gaming and accelerating AI features in compatible applications. Intel’s Iris MAX Xe will compete with the likes of NVIDIA’s MX-class Discrete GPUs (ex. MX350) and AMD’s RX Vega 8 Integrated GPUs. Key features of the Intel Iris Xe MAX discrete graphics chip include PCIe Gen 4.0 support and Intel Deep Link. The latter allows dynamic power sharing between the Intel CPU and Intel GPU, and can leverage the media encoders in both silicon to work in tandem to accelerate certain workloads. “We set out to redefine the r...

The Intel Iris Xe Max discrete GPU is not just about entry-level gaming performance, but AI acceleration and video encoding for content creators. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ebWrT4

Google Meet has started rolling out a new feature that allows desktop users to change their backgrounds during a video call. The platform has introduced a set of default images that video callers can use to change the background. It includes office spaces, landscapes, and abstract backdrops. Google also offer the option to upload your own image as a background. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3jGdqOF

Custom backgrounds on Zoom is how most people working from home is going places in 2020, and the feature is finally coming to Google Meet. Desktop users on Windows, Mac and Chrome OS can apply a custom background to their video feed on Google Meet. There’s no need for an additional extension or software to apply the feature. It’s now built-in to the desktop version of Google Meet. You can choose from a library of images or use your own. There’s photos of landscapes, office spaces to get over your FOMO. The feature will only be available to desktop users, for now. Google said mobile support is coming soon. Google also said it would take around seven days for most users to start seeing the feature on their Google Meet desktop app. The feature is rolling out on a staged manner. Custom backgrounds is a widely used feature on Zoom, and was bound to make its way to other video conferencing apps. It’s also available on Microsoft Teams. Confused about how to use Google Meet? Check out our ...

Qualcomm has confirmed it will hosting the annual Snapdragon Summit from December 1, but this time in a virtual avatar due to the COVID-19 pandemic where the company is highly anticipated to launch the successor to the Snapdragon 865, likely called the Snapdragon 875.  And before its official launch, we already have an idea of how powerful the next-gen flagship really is. The AnTuTu score of the Snapdragon 875 has leaked out online, showing a 25% jump in performance, than the previous generation. According to the leak, the Snapdragon 875 (codenamed Lahaina) has scored a whopping 847868, which is claimed to be around 25% more than the AnTuTu score of the Snapdragon 865+. However, the leak comes from an unverified Twitter leakster, and we suggest taking this information with a pinch of salt. While it’s not clear yet how small or densely packed, the scores indicate the Snapdragon 875 would mark a big leap in raw performance. Both Apple and Huawei embraced 5nm architecture in the ch...

Alphabet's Google must tell a district court how it will respond to a federal antitrust lawsuit by mid-November, with the two sides making initial disclosures later in the month, US Judge Amit Mehta said in a brief order Friday. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/37W5Gpm

Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will require up to 250GB of storage space at launch on PC. This is for the gamers who will be running the game in 4K with ray-tracing enabled. For the standard non ray-tracing, the game will require 175GB for the offline story mode and 50GB only for the multiplayer mode. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will feature 4K visuals, uncapped frame rates, Ray Tracing Shadows, NVIDIA DLSS, and Reflex Technology. It is possible that Black Ops Cold War could be a lot closer to its PC size on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, as the consoles will be able to harness the power of new ray-tracing enabled GPUs with resolution up to 4k. Sony has said PlayStation 5 will offer players more flexibility on how they manage their storage on the console, enabling users able to configure installations and choose to install just a game’s multiplayer or delete the single-player campaign once completed. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be re...

If you are a OnePlus 7T or 7T Pro user and like testing out new features on your smartphone, then there is good news for you. The Oxygen OS Open Beta 9 is now live for OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro users. So, what’s new in this Beta? It brings with it improved system stability and fixed general issues, updated Android Security Patch to 2020.10. The update also fixes the flashback issue when switched to the front camera in particular cases.  On its official blog, OnePlus says, “Please keep in mind that this is beta software. These builds are sometimes not as stable as our official OTAs generally are. By installing this update, you accept the potential risks. For those who were on previous versions for OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro, we appreciate your active feedback and for reaching out to us. With your help, we have been able to better optimize and improve several key areas. Thank you for your patience and as always, we look forward to getting your continued feedback via the Commu...

The iPhones are quite expensive in India and if something goes wrong with the device outside of the warranty, one usually resorted to getting their devices fixed by third-party repair shops. It looks like this may be difficult for iPhone 12 users. iFixit has discovered that replacing the camera module of the iPhone 12 causes some issues. It's not just a simple error screen that one gets. However, it looks like the same problem does not affect the iPhone 12 Pro.  As reported by GSMarena, “iFixit explains that Apple has changed its training manuals. Starting with the iPhone 12 series, changing the display and camera requires the use of the System Configuration tool, which will connect to Apple’s servers before reprogramming the new component to work properly.”  During the era of the iPhone 5s, one could only fix the fingerprint sensor on the iPhone via an authorised Apple repair. This made sense as the fingerprint sensor is vital for security. You can check out the iPhone 12 c...

The GeForce RTX 3070 offers as much power as previous-gen flagships and could help popularise ray tracing, though it's still relatively expensive. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2HOHaM4

Microsoft is looking to bring a complete UI overhaul with a Windows 10 update in 2021. This significant design upgrade will see changes in surface-level elements like Start Menu, Action Center, and File Explorer. These elements will be transformed to feature better animation, modern designs, and even have new features as well. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2TBZXMZ

Mi Notebook 14 with 10th Gen Intel Core i3 processor will be launched in India soon, Xiaomi Global Vice President Manu Kumar Jain has tweeted. The company had launched the Mi Notebook 14 and the Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition in India powered by 10th Gen Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processors back in June. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2HDphQC

Google is renaming a button on Chromebook’s keyboard to ‘Everything Button.' The button was formerly referred to as the Search or Launcher button and is located between the Shift and Tab buttons on the left of Chromebook’s keyboard. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3e4FhqB

AMD has unveiled three new graphics cards under the Radeon RX 6000 series: AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, and its new flagship AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. The first two — RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT — will be available November 18 at $579 and $649 respectively, with the RX 6900 XT following December 8 for $999. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/31OjD4Q

Flipkart Big Diwali sale 2020 is now live for everyone, hours after offering an early access to Plus members. We've handpicked the best deals on mobile phones, laptops, headphones, and other electronics that are available today. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2TyhK7T

The Acer Swift 3X was unveiled globally just a few days ago and it has now launched in the Indian market. Acer Swift 3X also integrates Intel Iris Xe MAX discrete graphics for better graphics performance, and is touted to come with a battery life of up to 17.5 hours. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/35GyCyP

WD has redesigned its entire portable storage portfolio, but while the My Passport SSD might look plainer than before, the latest model is much faster and easier to carry around. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/34IQc5W

Call of Duty: Mobile’s Halloween events are still going on. However, the developers have one final event up their sleeve. Call the Undead Fog, the event will see the introduction of zombies to battle royale. Not only that, Halloween itself will see a special one-day-only event on the new Alcatraz map.  During battle royale matches, players now have to deal with zombies besides other players. However, as a bonus, zombies will drop items such as loot when defeated. On top of this, the map will feature mystery boxes scattered in various locations. These boxes include rare items and weapons.  On October 31 however (UTC), dense fog will envelop the entire map. This will make it considerably harder for players to spot enemies or even zombies. As such, long-range weapons like  https://www.digit.in/news/gaming/call-of-duty-mobile-season-11-anniversary-update-everything-you-need-to-know-56808.html are pretty useless unless you are skilled for quick scope headshots. It ...

Vivo V20 SE could launch on November 2 in India, according to the latest report. The V20 SE has been teased online alongside the V20 Pro and the phones are slated to launch in India soon. The Vivo V20 was announced in India on October 13 after which the company started teasing the V20 SE and V20 Pro. Both the phones have already made their global debut in September. According to a report by 91Mobiles that cites “industry sources”, the Vivo V20 SE could launch on November 2 in India and is already up for pre-booking in the offline market. Earlier this week, the price of the V20 SE was leaked through retail listings on Reliance Digital and Croma. While Vivo has not revealed the exact launch date yet, the company website has gone live with a dedicated page for the launch of the V20 SE that teases some of its features. Moreover, Nipun Marya, Director, Brand Strategy at Vivo has also teased the launch of the phone soon. Adding one more feather to our innovation cap. #ComingSoon #vivoV...

Sony and OmniVision have been granted US licences to resume shipping some image sensors to China's Huawei, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2HNwGMU

YouTube Music now lets you hide music videos that you have liked on YouTube. However, this doesn’t work both ways – the songs you have liked on YouTube Music will still show up on YouTube’s video platform. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2JmoQdR

OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 special edition is confirmed to launch on November 2 in China. OnePlus has been teasing this special edition of its latest flagship smartphone from quite some time now and earlier today revealed the official launch date of the phone. OnePlus has collaborated with CD Projekt Red for the Cyberpunk 2077 that has been now delayed by 21 days and will now release on December 10. According to a post shared by OnePlus on Weibo, the OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 special edition is expected to feature a redesigned camera module along with red accents along the frame. The camera module seems to have increased in size and has “2077” imprinted on it. The phone could also have a revamped back panel to match with the game’s theme but apart from we don’t expect any major hardware changes.  As of now, the OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 special edition is set to make its debut in China on November 2 at 2 PM, but there’s no word of the phone making it to other regions anytime soon...

Celebrating Halloween virtually, Google has brought the iconic “Magic Cat Academy” Doodle game back to its homepage. The game, which was originally launched in 2016, features a cat called Momo that is on her mission “to rescue her school of magic” from “mischievous spirits”. Apart from the Doodle game, Google has brought Halloween characters in augmented r... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/31YpNzp

Google is also adding a new Data Alert feature on Android TVs to keeps you informed about your data usage while watching TV. These alerts will show up on the bottom of your screen, every time you use up a specified amount of data. Users can select when they want to see these alerts. There are options to get alerts when you use 100MB, 500MB, and 1GB of data can be chos... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3kIBvFF

Intel has been struggling for a few years while AMD's fortunes have improved dramatically. Will the 11th Gen Rocket Lake architecture help Intel stay on top? from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3mBUuCi

YouTube Music and YouTube Premium paid subscriber base hit three crore subscribers, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed while announcing the company’s quarterly results. The latest number shows an increment from the two crore paid subscribers announced late last year. Alongside YouTube Music and Premium growth, Pichai mentioned that YouTube TV surpassed the mark... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2TC8yzh

Representatives of Paytm and Google on Thursday appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee that is deliberating upon the various facets of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2JlL3bZ

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it plans to launch a VPN service for consumers that would be available with certain subscription plans for its Google One cloud storage services. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3mB5rnP

Since its launch back on April 2, Aarogya Setu, India’s contact tracing app for COVID-19 has been marred in controversy over its data collecting methods. There have been several concerns raised in the past over the kind of access the government has over citizen’s data collected by the app. As India’s Data Protection Bill is still being analysed by a government committee, there’s no law to safeguard that data. However, shortly after launching the Aarogya Setu app for Android and iOS smartphones, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) issued the Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol 2020 on May 11. These are essentially set of rules and security measures that the app must follow to safeguard user’s data from potential misuse. RTI responses reveal government’s lacklustre approach to Aarogya Setu data Now, as per an exclusive report by Saurav Das, an independent journalist and activist, the Indian government has failed to deploy the said security...

If you thought “techtober” was over, then we say think again. The madness for the world of tech may be slowing down, but it is just getting started for the world of gaming. Microsoft is launching the Xbox Series S/X globally on November 10, including India, and you can learn about the India price and availability here. Sony is launching the PS5 in the US on November 12 and globally on the 19th but there is no information on an India launch. You can check out the India price of the PS5 here.  In addition to the launch of the consoles, there are also the games that will release. November is filled with games launching on all the consoles, be it the current-gen or the next-gen. While Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed, there are still a lot of games worth considering. Some games are also offering a free upgrade to their next-gen version. Here is a look at 10 games we think you deserve to spend your hard-earned money on.   Dirt 5 Release Date: 6 November 2020 ...

SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wired and Aerox 3 Wireless gaming mice have been launched with IP54 rating. The mice offer protection from dust, water and oil. They have an open mesh design and deploy AquaBarrier technology that keeps the internals safe. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3jK1MCa

Apple has set a new quarterly record in India for its September quarter, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook announced during an earnings call on Thursday. The 59-year-old executive did not reveal any exact revenues for the Indian market, though he considered the launch of Apple’s online store in the country as a part of the latest success. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3muaW7E

Indian users will have to bid a tearful farewell to PUBG Mobile from October 30 onwards. In a post on its official Indian Facebook account, it was announced that Tencent Games will terminate all services and access for users in India to PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite. On top of this, the rights to publish the game in India will be returned to “the owner of the PUBG intellectual property,” namely, PUBG Corp.  The post also emphasizes that protecting user data has always been a “top priority” for the game. It also notes that the developers always complied with applicable data protection laws and regulations in India. It further noted that all users’ gameplay information was processed transparently and the same was disclosed in its privacy policy. It ends the post by saying that it deeply regrets the outcome, but thanks the love and support it got for the game in India.  The point about returning the rights to publish PUBG Mobile in India to PUBG Corp is in line with an...

The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are going on sale in India starting today, with the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max going on sale later in November. The smartphones announced earlier in October, can be purchased from the online Apple Store, and from authorised retailers across the country. Interestingly, the new iPhones are yet to be made available on both Flipkart and Amazon. iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro price in India The pricing, like always, is a little higher in India as compared to the prices in other regions. But launch offers on the new smartphones does help sweeten the deal. The iPhone 12 with 64GB storage is priced at Rs 79,900 while the 128GB variant costs Rs 84,900. Similarly, the 256GB iPhone 12 costs Rs 94,900. As for the iPhone 12 Pro, the smartphone now starts with 128GB base storage, and is priced at Rs 1,19,900 while the 256GB variant is priced at Rs 1,29,900 and the 512GB variant will retail at Rs 1,49,900. The iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max will go on sale...

Steam Halloween Sale is currently underway and brings attractive discounts on several games. The sale started on October 29 and will run through November 2 with discounts on not only horror titles but also a variety of other genres. Control, Devil May Cry 5, Doom Eternal, Dead Island, Resident Evil 2, and Outlast are some of the games that get price cuts for the Hallo... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3kFCQ08

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War PC system requirements have been revealed by Activision and Treyarch, and the first thing that stands out is the game’s massive size: 175GB for all game modes, and 250GB for 4K gamers. Here are the minimum and recommended requirements for CoD Cold War. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3jI3ofG

Google-parent Alphabet said Thursday its profit climbed to $11.2 billion (roughly Rs. 83,300 crores) in the latest quarter, beating expectations, as ad spending rebounded after being hit by the pandemic. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/35L2F8F

If you were moaning about having to shell out Rs 799 for a premium Netflix plan, there could be some bad news on the horizon for all you pocket pinchers. Netflix is now raising the prices of both the standard and premium plans in the US and since Netflix doesn’t really follow differential pricing for other markets, we’re assuming that prices in India could rise as well. Remember, this is all speculation at this point as Netflix has not made an official announcement regarding raising prices in other markets.  The Netflix Standard plan has been raised from $13 a month to $14 a month. The Premium plan is going from $16 a month up to $18 a month. The Basic plan stays the same at $9 a month. In India, the Standard plan costs Rs 649 a month while the Premium plan costs Rs 799 a month. With this increase in the US pricing of these plans, the assumption is that we could see a Rs 100 rise in the both Standard and Premium plans, which would put them at about Rs 749 for the standard plan and...

Big Tech powerhouses delivered robust quarterly earnings reports, leveraging the needs of pandemic-hit consumers amid heightened scrutiny of their economic power. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3jKy14e

Asus ROG Phone 3 has received a price cut bringing down its price by Rs 3,000 in India. The gaming phone was launched on July 22 at a starting price of Rs 49,999 in India but now the company has officially slashed the price and it now starts at Rs 46,999 for the base variant. The ROG Phone 3 is the third iteration in the series of gaming phones by Asus that features all the bells and whistles that one would expect from a gaming phone. It’s powered by a flagship Snapdragon processor with a high refresh rate screen and a high-capacity battery to boot. Asus ROG Phone 3 price cut details Asus has discounted the prices of the ROG Phone 3 across the three variants it currently sells in India. The base variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage now starts at Rs 46,999 down from its original price of Rs 49,999 while the 12GB+128GB variant now retails at Rs 49,999 down from Rs 52,999 followed by the 12GB+256GB variant retailing at Rs 54,999 over its original price of Rs 57,999. Asus has revealed...

The GeForce RTX 3070 offers as much power as previous-gen flagships and could help popularise ray tracing, though it's still relatively expensive. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2HOHaM4

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has teased the OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition smartphone on Weibo. It's not the first teaser from the company, the announcement was first made at the OnePlus 8T launch event in China. The company announced that it has partnered with Polish video game developer CD Projekt Red on a special edition of the OnePlus 8T. The phone is dubbed as the OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition. The pre-orders for the phone will start on November 4. The latest teaser image of the phone shows a lime-yellow, grey and black accent, which is what we've seen on official Cyberpunk 2077 posters as well. We can also make out a different textured finish on the grey coloured back that could either be just a print or a different material altogether. The teaser also shows the top part of the rectangular camera bump of the 8T which has the Cyberpunk 2077 logo printed on it. It's all that the new teaser reveals. Going by the previous teaser, OnePlus might use the hi...

Google is experimenting with a new feature on the Play Store that will allow users to directly compare two or more apps, as per a report. The ‘Compare apps’ section appears on an individual app listing towards the bottom of the page and displays other popular apps similar to the listing. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3jEDhq6

The teams, format and schedule for Garena’s Free Fire Continental Series have been announced and Indian will be represented by three teams in the Asia series of the tournament. The other two series will be held in the Americas and EMEA. India will be represented by Total Gaming Esports, who won the Free Fire Indian Championship 2020 that was held a few months back. They will be joined by Team CRX Elite and XTZ Esports (previously known as Stalwart Esports) who placed second and third in that competition. Participating countries and prizes The Asia series will include India, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Americas series will include Brazil and the rest of Latin America. The EMEA series will feature Europe, Russia, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)   Each of the three series will have prize money of $300,000 for a total of $900,000 in total.  Schedule and seeding Each of the series will be held simultaneously and will co...

Microsoft is looking to bring a complete UI overhaul with a Windows 10 update in 2021. This significant design upgrade will see changes in surface-level elements like Start Menu, Action Center, and File Explorer. These elements will be transformed to feature better animation, modern designs, and even have new features as well. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2TBZXMZ

Mi Notebook 14 with 10th Gen Intel Core i3 processor will be launched in India soon, Xiaomi Global Vice President Manu Kumar Jain has tweeted. The company had launched the Mi Notebook 14 and the Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition in India powered by 10th Gen Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processors back in June. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2HDphQC

We’re less than a month away from the release of the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S and as we’ve said a million times before, the hype is literally unreal. It's the same in India as well. Fans of both consoles have been waiting for them to drop. Microsoft essentially dropped the mic and have confirmed that both the Xbox Series X and the Series S will launch on November 10 in India, keeping in line with the global release date. PlayStation, on the other hand, have been playing coy with the Indian release date of the PS5. Sure, Sony had a few issues to iron out with the whole trademark controversy and according to a report on Detectivegaming.com, seem to have solved that problem for now, but we still haven’t got a confirmation of when it’ll be hitting Indian shores as yet! Sony did update the Indian PS5 webpage with the November 19th launch date but have now taken down it down with just a plain PlayStation 5 logo replacing the launch date. As you can see from the screenshot above, Son...

The game developer behind the famous Candy Crush Saga, King (owned by Activision), has announced Crash Bandicoot: On The Run!, a mobile runner game featuring the lovable Crash Bandicoot. The game is expected to arrive on March 25, 2021, according to its App Store listing. The game is supposed to have more than 100 hours of gameplay across 12 lands at launch, featuring battles against 50 bosses pulled from Crash Bandicoot's history. The bosses included are Neo Cortex, Nina, and Fake Crash among many more. From the trailer, it looks like a lane based endless runner game similar to Subway Surfers with some Crash storyline features such as spinning through obstacles, bouncing around everywhere and more. The game will have crafting and base-building elements, so you can work towards goals outside the levels. Asynchronous multiplayer will let you run alongside recordings of your friends and give you an opportunity to show off your very own customized Bandicoot hero. You can pre-...

With Diwali just around the corner, e-commerce websites are giving daily discounts on smartphones and other accessories. Now, with premium and high-end smartphones usually remaining quite expensive throughout the year, it is during the festive season that the price comes down, and quite naturally, now is the best time to buy a high-end flagship. Amazon's Great India Festival is presently hosting the Happiness Upgrade Sale and these are the best high-end and premium smartphones on discount — iPhone 11 (64GB) Selling Price: Rs 64,990   Deal Price: Rs 49,999 Click here to buy The iPhone 11 is available at one of its lowest ever prices, making it a great entry into the Apple iOS ecosystem. Xiaomi Mi 10  Selling Price: Rs 49,999   Deal Price: Rs 41,999   Click here to buy   With a 108MP camera and a curved AMOLED with 90Hz refresh rate, the Mi 10 is a formidable flagship for taking photos and watching content. OnePlus 7T Selling Price: Rs 37,999   Deal Price: ...

Google is renaming a button on Chromebook’s keyboard to ‘Everything Button.' The button was formerly referred to as the Search or Launcher button and is located between the Shift and Tab buttons on the left of Chromebook’s keyboard. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/31RoK4l

Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition has launched in India as a special edition of the phone that was announced back in August alongside the Realme C12. The only difference between the Realme C15 regular variant and the Qualcomm Edition is that the latter is powered by the Snapdragon 460 processor instead of the MediaTek Helio G35 SoC. Apart from this key difference, the C15 Qualcomm Edition is the same as the regular model featuring an HD+ display, quad cameras on the back and a high-capacity battery to boot. Let’s take a brief look at the pricing, specifications and availability of the Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition. Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition price and availability The Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition is priced starting at Rs 9,999 for the base variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage and Rs 10,999 for the 4GB+64GB model. As a part of its ongoing sale though, the C15 Qualcomm Edition will retail at a discounted price of Rs 9,499 and Rs 10,499 respectively.  Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition spec...

The Indian smartphone market is on a path to recovery amidst the COVID-19 pandemic as it has registered the highest shipments in Q3 2020. This is as per the latest report from Counterpoint which suggests that the Coronavirus induced slump in the smartphone market of India is now fast on its way to recovering to pre-COVID levels and then some.  The research and analysis company has found out through its Market Monitor service that the Indian smartphone market saw as many as 53 million smartphone shipments in the third quarter with a 9% year-on-year (YoY) growth. Counterpoint’s report is in line with the Canalys report released last week that revealed that smartphone shipments in India hit 50 million units in Q3 2020 registering an 8% YoY growth.  “Due to the pandemic, Indian consumers have ended up saving on leisure activities. These savings are now being funnelled into smartphone purchases. Additionally, smartphones have become an integral part of consumers’ lifestyle in thi...

Xiaomi stirred up the budget smart TV market with the launch of the Mi TV. One of the unique offerings of the Mi TV was the PatchWall UI which brings with it a simple and easy to use UI. Xiaomi’s MI TVs also offer users a stock Android TV experience for those that desire it, but the unique offering is the PatchWall UI which Xiaomi updates with new features on a regular basis. The company has announced a new update to PatchWall 3.0 for all Mi Smart TVs in India.  The PatchWall interface brings together more than 23+ content partners, both Indian and global, with content available in 16+ languages. The new PatchWall update brings 3 new features including an immersive carousel, User Centre and Live TV.  Commenting on the new features, Eshwar Nilakantan, Category head for TV at Mi India, mentioned, “Mi TVs are growing in popularity and preference across all geographies in India and continue to be the best-selling smart TVs in the market. Over the last 2 years, we have worke...

Google is renaming a button on Chromebook’s keyboard to ‘Everything Button.' The button was formerly referred to as the Search or Launcher button and is located between the Shift and Tab buttons on the left of Chromebook’s keyboard. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3e4FhqB

Amazon's Great Indian Festival is still ongoing and in the current "Happiness Upgrade Sale", there are good deals on popular budget smartphones and accessories like smart speakers and powerbanks. We have compiled a list of all budget smartphones that we have tested to be great for their price, which are currently on deep discounts on Amazon. Check them out below—   Echo Dot (4th Gen) Selling Price: Rs 4,499   Deal Price: Rs 3249   The new 4th Echo Dot is now available at its lowest ever price of Rs 3,249. There are a bunch of bundled offers on discount that includes the Amazon FireTV Stick or a smart bulb.   Click here to buy   Xiaomi Redmi 8A Dual Selling Price: Rs 7,499   Deal Price: Rs 6,999   The Xiaomi Redmi 8A Dual is a good smartphone to start your journey with Android. With dual cameras, support for dual 4G SIMs and a HD display makes it a compelling choice in the entry-level segment.   Click here to buy   Oppo A52 Selling Price: Rs 1...

43-inches is the right size if you are looking for a TV for a small living room or even a small bedroom or have limited space at home. 43-inch TVs bring with them a compact form factor. Some of these TVs offer a Full HD resolution while some give you a 4K HDR experience. All the TVs on the list today are smart TVs and bring with them support for popular streaming apps. They also bring with them enough connectivity options to ensure you can connect your set-top-box, gaming console and more.  Onida 43-inch Fire TV Edition Full HD TV This Onida TV comes with a Fire TV stick built-in. This means that the UI of the TV is the same as a Fire TV stick. It also comes with an Alexa enabled remote control letting you control the TV using your voice. You can also control your Alexa enabled smart appliances from the comfort of this TV. The TV brings with it access to all popular streaming services. It has 16W of sound output. The TV has 3 HDMI ports and 1 USB port for your connectivity needs. ...

Apple unveiled the iPad Pro to the world in 2018, but the real story at the event was the fact that Apple invited Microsoft to the event to demo just how well the iPad Pro could run MS Office. Since then, Apple has been working on changing the iPad from a “content consumption” centric device to one that’s geared towards learning, content creation and productivity. We see this with the newest iPad Air that's been launched with support for the Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard compatibility. Apple's iPadOS 14 only takes that much further. Today, Microsoft has taken a big step ahead in that goal, by updating the Office suite for iPad to offer some much requested features. One of the major new features added to MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint is trackpad support. The new Magic Keyboard from Apple features a decently sized trackpad, which can now be used to select text in doc files, select a number of cells in Excel and move objects around in PowerPoint. For anyone wondering, the track...

AMD has unveiled three new graphics cards under the Radeon RX 6000 series: AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, and its new flagship AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. The first two — RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT — will be available November 18 at $579 and $649 respectively, with the RX 6900 XT following December 8 for $999. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/31OjD4Q

A US Senate hearing to hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content turned into a political scuffle as lawmakers not only went after the companies but also attacked each other. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3kFhL5M

Google has launched a new campaign to counter the European Union's push for tough new tech rules and is lobbying hard against EU's digital chief and spelling out the costs of new regulations, according to a Google internal document. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3kEu6Hw

Flipkart Big Diwali sale 2020 is now live for Plus members. We've handpicked the best deals on mobile phones, laptops, headphones, and other electronics that are available today. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2TyhK7T

AMD is buying Xilinx for $35 billion (roughly Rs. 2,57,900 crores) in an all-stock deal that will combine the two Silicon Valley chip makers. The deal announced Tuesday puts AMD in a place it wants to be; competing more fiercely with Intel. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3jzMQX8

Apart from delivering intrusive ads outside the app, these 21 apps also frequently hide their icons so they can’t be deleted, and also hide behind relevant-looking advertisements which makes them hard to identify. Sensor Tower notes that these apps have been downloaded approximately eight million times so far. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2TtChum

HyperX Pulsefire Haste is the newest addition to the company’s peripheral portfolio. It is a lightweight symmetrically designed mouse targeted towards gamers. It uses the PixArt PAW 3335 sensor that gives it a really high resolution. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3kByuqT

The Acer Swift 3X was unveiled globally just a few days ago and it has now launched in the Indian market. Acer Swift 3X also integrates Intel Iris Xe MAX discrete graphics for better graphics performance, and is touted to come with a battery life of up to 17.5 hours. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/35GyCyP

OnePlus Nord is receiving OxygenOS 10.5.9 update in India that brings the October security patch with it along with some new features. OnePlus has announced that the new update is being rolled out to Indian and Global users of the OnePlus Nord while users in Europe will get it in the coming weeks.  According to a post on the OnePlus Forums, the OxygenOS 10.5.9 update is being pushed out in batches with more users receiving it in the next few days. The changelog reveals that the new update brings the October Android security patch along with changes to the Game Space app.  The new update adds a gaming tools box for Fnatic mode and allows users to choose the notification style when gaming. A quick reply feature has also been added for WhatsApp and INS that can be accessed by swiping down from either the left or right corners when the gaming mode is engaged. Additionally, the update adds the mis-touch prevention feature to the Game Space app. OxygenOS 10.5.9 also improves Nord...

Logitech Ergo M575 wireless trackball mouse has been launched in the US. The mouse is aimed at saving desk space for people who work in tight environments. The mouse and ergonomic design for comfort. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ox3ASJ

The Central Information Commission (CIC) issued a show-cause notice to concerned Chief Public Information Officers (CPIOs), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) on Tuesday. The notice sent is for "prima facie obstruction of information and providing an evasive reply" on an RTI application related to Aarogya Setu App. The action has been taken in response to a complaint filed by activist Saurav Das against NIC. CIC has asked why a penalty under Section 20 of RTI Act should not be imposed? It has also demanded an explanation from NIC on how there's no information about the creation of Arogya Setu app even when the official website states that the platform is designed, developed and hosted by it.  A report from LiveLaw.in, a legal case watcher, reports "the Commission directs the CPIO, NIC to explain this matter in writing as to how the website https://ift.tt/31MDNfK was created with the domain name gov.in, ...