HP Pavilion x360, with Alexa support, launched at Rs. 45,990. HP has launched the updated Pavilion x360 notebook in India at a starting price of Rs. 45,990. The new models come with a bunch of updates including built-in Alexa support, 10th generation Intel Core processor, and an optional fingerprint reader. Notably, they will be available for purchase via HP World Stores and all leading online and offline sales channels.
Here's our roundup. HP Pavilion x360: At a glance The HP Pavilion x360 features a rectangular design with slim yet noticeable bezels around the screen and a multi touch-enabled track pad. It sports a 14.3-inch touchscreen supported LED display with full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) resolution and an optional fingerprint scanner. Weighing at just 1.58kg, the laptop can be used in four different modes including Laptop, Tablet, Reverse and Tent, thanks to the 360-degree hinge. Under the hood The Pavilion x360 is offered in 10th generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processor configurations, paired with NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU (upto 2GB).
Xiaomi to launch a new variant of Redmi Note 8. Chinese giant Xiaomi might soon introduce a more premium variant of the recently launched Redmi Note 8. In a new development, the variant was spotted on Chinese site TENAA. It will supposedly have 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. To recall, the phone was launched in China last month alongside Redmi Note 8 Pro. They are currently available in 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB configurations. Here's more. Redmi Note 8: At a glance The Redmi Note 8 features an edge-to-edge look with a regular waterdrop notch design and an ultra-slim bottom bezel to offer an impressive 90% screen-to-body ratio. On the rear, the gradient finished polycarbonate panel houses quad cameras and a physical fingerprint sensor. Further, the phone sports a 6.3-inch LCD display with a full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers Up front, the phone sports a 13MP (f/2.0) selfie shooter.
Love Tech news? Stay updated with the latest happenings. Yes, notify me Under the hood. Like Google, Apple also killed ad blockers in its browser. Back in June, Google triggered a wave of backlash after confirming a bunch of changes that would eventually render Chrome ad blockers unusable. Users argued that the company is executing the move to keep generating money from ads, but now, it appears that Google isn't the only one doing it. Apple has also been silently neutering ad blockers on its Safari browser. Apple neutered ad blockers over months through broader changes According to a ZDNet report, Apple introduced two different mechanisms over the last year and a half to phase out 'legacy' ad-blocking extensions - App Extensions and Content Blocker.
The former allowed App Store apps to extend their functionality to other apps while the latter (when used with App Extensions) enabled content blocking capabilities on a web page loaded in Safari browser. Then, Apple started ruling out legacy extensions As App Extensions enabled developers to extend the functionality of their iOS apps into Safari, Apple started ruling out legacy extensions. Huawei launches flagship Mate 30 smartphones without Google apps. Huawei has launched the flagship Mate 30 Pro and Mate 30 smartphones at an event in Munich, Germany.
Both the handsets offer notched design, circular camera module, 40W fast-charging support, and flagship grade internals. However, given the US imposed trade ban, these phones do not support Google services including Play Store as well as Google apps like Chrome, Gmail, Assistant, and YouTube. Here's more. First, let's take a look at both the phones Both Mate 30 Pro and Mate 30 sport an all-glass body featuring a similar notched design.
However, the Pro model gets a slightly bigger notch which accommodates 3D Face Unlock sensor. The Mate 30 Pro comes with aggressively curved edges and misses out on physical buttons. However, it gets Intuitive Side-Touch Interaction feature wherein the physical buttons are replaced by invisible virtual keys. What about displays? The Mate 30 Pro comes with a 6.53-inch Flex OLED Horizon display with a full-HD+ (1176x2400 pixels) resolution and 18.4:9 aspect ratio. Telegram savagely mocked WhatsApp's new file transfer limit. WhatsApp, the biggest messaging service in the world, recently updated its file-transfer limit as part of an effort to give more flexibility to users looking to send files. The move, first announced on September 13, came as an essential upgrade.
But as it turns out, it gave WhatsApp's arch-rival Telegram an opportunity to mock its competitor. Here's what the messaging giant did. WhatsApp upgraded file-transfer limit to 100MB WhatsApp has been incredibly successful in the messaging category, but when it comes to rolling out new product features, the Facebook-owned company has been the slowest. In fact, it was only a few days ago when WhatsApp updated its 16MB size limit for file transfers to a pretty decent 100MB. WhatsApp boasted about the refreshed limit online When announcing the updated limit, WhatsApp claimed its file transfer service is much better than email, where people often struggle to send large files and documents.
And, it did that with a savage tweet. Love Tech news? Yes, notify me. This start-up will fly your DNA to the Moon. In another weird space project (after space cables and elevators), a company is hoping to fly your DNA to the Moon! Yes, just as India continues the effort to make contact with its silent Chandrayaan-2's Lander, US-based LifeShip is gearing up to launch a mission that would send and preserve DNA extracted from human spit on the lunar surface. Here's all about their goal. LifeShip and its plan to send spit DNA to Moon Following the footsteps of NASA, which is sending human names to Mars, LifeShip is hoping to etch the existence of humanity on the Moon. The start-up wants to archive a part of humans for hundreds of thousands of years and will try to do that by collecting saliva from people, extracting their DNA, and sending it to the Moon, IEEE Spectrum reported.
And, it will just charge $99 for this The cost of sending a human to the Moon revolves around $150 million, but LifeShip will send a part of humanity for just $99. Love Tech news? Stay updated with the latest happenings. Yes, notify me. From TVs to laptops, biggest announcements expected at IFA 2019. From September 6, Berlin will host Europe's biggest fest for technology enthusiasts, IFA 2019. The trade show isn't primarily focused on phones, as the Mobile World Congress, but is aimed at overall upgrades in the consumer tech arena, meaning fancier TVs, laptops, wearables, headphones, speakers, et al. Let's take a look at everything we could see this year at the event. Powerful smartphones on the way Samsung is likely to bring its redesigned (and fixed) Galaxy Fold, giving the public a chance to play with its folding display.
Huawei, too, could put its Mate X or Honor 9X on display. Then, we also expect to see Nokia 5.2, 6.2, and 7.2, Sony's Xperia 2, LG's dual-screen flagship, presumably the successor to V50 ThinQ, and a few mid-rangers at the event. Further, there will be fancy TVs, speakers, and more Along with smartphones, we expect to see a number of launches in the audio/video category. Love Tech news? Stay updated with the latest happenings.
Yes, notify me. Now, there's a noise radar to detect, fine loud cars. Catching traffic offenders has never been easy, but over the last few years, authorities across the world have been deploying sophisticated AI-powered technologies to make the process a tad easier. Now, as part of the same effort, the city of Paris, France, has deployed a novel 'noise radar' - a device capable of detecting and fining loud vehicles automatically. Here's all about it. Noise pollution from vehicles is a major problem People living in Paris, which also happens to be the most populous city of France, have long been battling the problem of noise pollution. The thundering revving of souped-up cars and motorcycles not just pollutes the air in the city but also messes with the peace of residential neighborhoods.
This is why authorities have now resorted to using technology to tackle the problem. High-tech 'noise radars' to pinpoint, fine loud vehicles As Reuters reports, Paris is testing 'noise radars' in select parts of the city. Love Tech news? Stay updated with the latest happenings. Someone just hacked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Twitter account. Another day, another hack! However, this time, it isn't a service that's been compromised but the owner of the service - Jack Dorsey. Yes, a few hours ago, someone managed to hack into the Twitter account of Twitter's co-founder and CEO and sent out several random messages and racial slurs. Here's all you need to know about the attack. Dorsey's account hacked by 'Chuckle Squad' Late last night (India time), a group calling itself 'Chuckle Squad' broke into the Twitter account of Dorsey. They soon started sending out several racial slurs and antisemitic messages, puzzling people who follow Dorsey on the service.
One tweet from the group even said that there is intel of a bomb at the headquarters of Twitter. Here are some of the tweets Love Tech news? Stay updated with the latest happenings. Yes, notify me After an hour and a half, the account was restored As the account got compromised, Twitter's team got to the rescue. But, how the account was compromised? Here's the explanation from Twitter. You, Too, Can Soon Be Like Tom Cruise in 'Minority Report'
TED/James Duncan DavidsonJohn Underkoffler, who helped create the gesture-based computer interface imagined in the film “Minority Report,” has brought that technology to real life. He gave a demonstration at the TED Conference in Long Beach, Calif., on Friday. Hollywood imitates life. And sometimes life imitates Hollywood. John Underkoffler, who led the team that came up with the interface that Tom Cruise’s character used in the 2002 movie “Minority Report,” co-founded a company, Oblong Industries, to make the gesture-activated interface a reality. Using special gloves, Mr. He pushed, pulled and twisted vast troves of photos and forms that were on a screen in front of him, compressing and stretching as he went. In this conception of computing, the input and the output occupy the same space — unlike a conventional computer, in which the mouse and computer keyboard are separate from the screen, where the changes appear.
Mr. Mr. The experience sharpened Mr. Some features of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 that went unnoticed. With a premium metal-glass design, a bright and sharp curved screen, top-of-the-line cameras, and super fast performance, the newly-launched Samsung Galaxy Note 10 deserves all the praise and attention. But beyond the hardware upgrades, Samsung has also packed a bunch of new features and improvements that make the Note 10 smarter and powerful than ever. Here are those top features. Note 10 is truly the best note-taking device ever In all these years of existence, Galaxy Note series has been touted as one of the best devices for taking notes.
And, the latest model makes the whole experience even smarter. With Note 10, you can turn your hand-written notes into digital text, and surprisingly, the conversion is pretty accurate. It also lets you find notes with keywords, both in hand-written and digital notes. Air Actions: Sometimes cool, sometimes gimmicky But with built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, the stylus also gets support for gestures called "Air Actions". Love Tech news? Yes, notify me. OnePlus TV is coming soon: Specifications, name, price and launch. OnePlus is working to launch its first-ever smart TV sometime by the end of September. As far as official information is concerned, the company has so far confirmed the name of the TV, its logo, and that it would be a "premium flagship TV. " Meanwhile, some credible tipsters have also leaked additional details about the upcoming OnePlus TV. Here's all about it.
OnePlus TV will be offered in four sizes Unimaginatively, it would be called OnePlus TV, and will be offered in four screen sizes across India, China, and the US. The 55-inch and 65-inch models will be standard across all markets while the 75-inch model will launch in the US and China markets. In India, the company might introduce an exclusive 43-inch model that is expected to come with a cheaper price tag.
OnePlus TV will offer a unique Android TV experience According to reports, OnePlus TV will run on Android TV OS. Love Tech news? Stay updated with the latest happenings. Yes, notify Me Pricing and availability. Poco F1's prices reduced in India: Details here. Xiaomi has reduced the prices of its flagship killer Poco F1 in India. According to 91Mobiles, the Chinese tech giant has reduced the prices of the smartphone by upto Rs. 5,000 in the offline market. The key highlights of the phone include its full-HD+ notched display, 4,000mAh battery, and flagship-grade internals.
Here is our roundup. First, a look at the new prices According to the report, the 6GB/128GB model of the Poco F1 is available at Rs. 18,999 (previous price: Rs. 20,999) and the top-of-the-line 8GB/256GB is retailing at Rs. 22,999 (previous price: Rs. 25,999). Notably, the price cut is applicable to their respective Armored edition variants as well. Furthermore, the updated prices are also currently reflecting on Mi e-store and Flipkart.
At a glance To recall, the Poco F1 sports an iPhone X like notched design with a noticeable bezel at the bottom. Love Tech news? Stay updated with the latest happenings. Yes, notify Me For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers Under the hood. Five recent achievements of ISRO that make us proud. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is one of the largest and most successful space agencies in the world. Since its inception back in 1969, the Indian space agency has achieved a number of milestones, proving its mettle in the field of space technology. From successfully launching Chandrayaan-2 to testing a critical technology for human spaceflight, here are ISRO's five recent major achievements. ISRO successfully launched Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar mission On July 22, ISRO successfully launched Chandrayaan-2, the country's ambitious second moon mission, from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
It comprises a fully indigenous orbiter, a lander named Vikram, and a rover dubbed Pragyan. If the lunar mission is successful, India will become only the fourth country to soft-land a rover on the Moon after Russia, the US, and China. RISAT-2B, the cloud-proof earth observation satellite Love India news? Stay updated with the latest happenings. Yes, notify Me. LinkedIn bug allowed fake job opening for Google's CEO position. Just recently, a job opening appeared on LinkedIn, one aimed at hiring a replacement for Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
But, the weird part is, Pichai hasn't announced his departure. So why is the company looking for his replacement? Turns out, it isn't. Someone just exploited a LinkedIn bug to post an unauthorized job opening on Google's behalf. Here's all about the bug. Bug allowed posting jobs on company pages The person, who posted the unauthorized job opening is Michel Rijnders, a Netherlands-based recruiter who wanted to flag the bug in LinkedIn. He said the issue allowed anyone to post a job on any company's LinkedIn business page without any authorization. The unofficial listing appeared in the 'Jobs' section of the company's official page and even in Googe job listings, scraped from recruitment sites. Here's the fake LinkedIn job posting on Google Love Tech news? Stay updated with the latest happenings. Yes, notify Me Also, the job was posted for free Issue could have created major problems.
Put finger on your ear, and answer calls: Details here. #DealOfTheDay: Honor View 20 available at Rs. 26,000. #FinancialBytes: Five useful mobile apps for first-time stock investors. Tech. Xiaomi to launch Mi Superbass Wireless Headphones on July 15. Infinix Hot 7, with quad cameras, launched at Rs. 8,000. Microsoft working on 'mini Xbox', will cost Rs. 4,000. iOS 13's new feature will fake eye-contact between FaceTime users. Xiaomi Redmi 7A launched in India at Rs. 5,999.
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