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Asus launches ROG Academy Programme and wants Indian gamers to join it

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Ramana Rishi
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When it comes to gaming, Asus has always shown a keen interest in the genre and has also offered users smartphones that have been created especially for gaming such as the ROG phone. Now the company has come up with yet another gaming initiative with Asus ROG Academy, which is a virtual initiative aimed at enabling gamers in India to showcase their skills and get a chance to become professional esports players. Asus will use this platform to organize multiple programs and will pick six contestants to be a part of ROG academy. 

The ROG Academy will be a year-long program that will be divided into four different quarters and each quarter will be focusing on one of the most popular and prominent games in the e-sports genre.  One of such games is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which is globally one of the most popular and played esports game, and the registration for the same will start from February 1 till February 10. Players will be going through a registration process and the top six players among them will be a part of the academy. 

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The company has also announced that the selected six players will get Rs 1,00,000 after three months of training has been completed and a stipend of Rs 15,000 along with a bonus monthly basis until they are in training. So if you are really into gaming, then this could be a great opportunity that Asus has provided. The company has also announced that they will have more esports games like CS: Go, Valorent, and other games in the future.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 will come with minor hardware upgrades over the predecessor

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Alex Infant
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A few days back, details started coming in that Samsung might be working on a new version of the Galaxy Tab 7, which would be a lighter version of the Galaxy Tab 7. However, new news has started coming in that the company will be launching the new Galaxy Tab 8 in August this year, which is the same month last year which was reserved for the launch of the Tab 7 series. The details have been shared by a Youtuber name The Galox, who claims that the Galaxy Tab S8 will only come with a minor upgrade over its predecessor. 

As per the details given by the Youtuber, the Tab S8 will be powered using the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, which is one of the most powerful chipsets in smartphones currently and will have an 11-inch LCD panel with 120Hz refresh rate support. The fingerprint scanner on the device will be integrated into the power button. The second variant, which will be the Tab S8+ will come equipped with a different type of display, which is a 12.4-inch AMOLED panel that will deliver a 120Hz refresh rate. 

The plus variant will have an in-display fingerprint scanner and will also be powered using the same SD 888 chipset. The tab is expected to come in 8GB and 12GB RAM variants and will offer 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB as storage variants. The tablets are expected to be powered using a 10,090 mAh battery and 25W/45W fast charging support. Although the hardware upgrades seem to be minor, it is expected that the major upgrades could be visible in the new device in form of software capabilities.

Xiaomi’s new “Mi Air Charge” can charge devices from a distance.

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Sriram
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When it comes to charging technology, wired charging has already reached bigger heights with faster charger speeds of up to 12W fast charging technology which is currently being worked on. However, when it comes to wireless charging, companies have been trying to develop it even further to get the same amount of charging speeds as with wired technology. Now Xiaomi has announced its “Mi Air Charge” tech, which can charge the phone from a distance and is very unique in itself. The tech seems to be coming right out of the future and can charge multiple devices at once from a distance with up to 5W charging support. 

The company claims that the charging process will not be interrupted by any kind of obstacles like furniture or objects. The company has explained the tech behind it and confirms that it has a phase control array composed of 144 antennas that transmit millimeter-wide waves directly to the phone through beamforming from the large charging base. The base seems to be the size of a small table that you can keep in the living room and will easily blend in. As per the official statement from Xiaomi, “The core technology of Xiaomi’s remote charging lies in space positioning and energy transmission. Xiaomi’s self-developed isolated charging pile has five phase interference antennas built-in, which can accurately detect the location of the smartphone. A phase control array composed of 144 antennas transmits millimeter-wide waves directly to the phone through beamforming.“

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Also, “On the smartphone side, Xiaomi has also developed a miniaturized antenna array with a built-in “beacon antenna” and “receiving antenna array.” Beacon antenna broadcasts position information with low power consumption. The receiving antenna array composed of 14 antennas converts the millimeter-wave signal emitted by the charging pile into electric energy through the rectifier circuit, to turn the sci-fi charging experience into reality.“

Xiaomi to launch Mi 11 and MIUI 12.5 globally on February 8

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Shanmugam
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After Xiaomi launched their Mi 11 smartphone in the Chinese market, everyone was anticipating a global launch to come after very soon. The company has not announced that the MIUI 12.5 and Mi 11 smartphone will launch in the global market on February 8. The Xiaomi Mi 11 is the first smartphone that was launched with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. The phone will not be launched in two variants as in the Chinese market and the global launch will only have a single variant on offer. 

The phone will be coming with MIUI 12.5 which brings many changes to the smartphone’s UI. In the meanwhile, the company will be launching the MIUI 13 in the coming days with more features and changes coming for the Xiaomi Mi 11. The phone will also have the popular camera sensor of 108MP which has been known to provide the best camera performance among all the offerings from Xiaomi. The event will start at 12 PM UTC, where the company will reveal all the details about the smartphone and if the global variant will come to any changes in the feature list. 

The phone is expected to launch in the European countries at a price tag of €800. If the price remains the same, it will cost the same as the launch price of its predecessor. The launch event will also see the MIUI 12.5 which is based on the Android 11 operating system. The MIUI comes with new features like options to hide icons of pre-installed apps, running apps from a phone or WIndows computers,s and a lot more.

Redmi Note 10 gets BIS certification in India, hinting at an imminent launch

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Sajin Vargheese
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A few days back leaks and rumors started coming in about the launch of the Redmi Note 10 series in the Chinese and Indian market. It was expected that the company will be launching the new Redmi Note 10 and Redmi Note 10 Pro as the two variants for the series. Now the smartphones have appeared on the BIS certification, leading to the confirmation that the smartphones are very near to the launch in India. Both the smartphones are expected to launch in the Indian and Chinese market in the month of February and since the smartphone has appeared on the BIS listing, it has been confirmed. 

The Redmi Note 10 was spotted with the model number M2101K7AI, along with another smartphone with the same model number, which can be the Pro model. The listing revealed that the smartphone would have an Android 11 operating system out of the box and will also have dual Wi-Fi, and 4G LTE support. The phone will also be running on MIUI 12 as per the details. The phone has also been certified by websites of Indonesia’s TKDN, Russia’s EEC, and the Pakistan Trade Database, suggesting that the launch is near. 

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The phone is expected to come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor and features a 48MP and 64MP camera sensor for the Redmi Note 10 and Note 10 Pro model. Both the smartphones will also come with a 120Hz refresh rate on an LCD display and will have multiple variants to choose from, like the 4GB/64GB and 6GB/64GB options for Redmi Note10 and 6GB/64GB, 6GB/128GB, and 8GB/128GB models for the Note 10 Pro variant.

Apple could bring in-display fingerprint sensor and Face ID together this year in iPhone

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Ramana Rishi
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When it comes to iPhones, one of the major features that users have been expecting the company to add over the time was in-display fingerprint scanner, which is already available in their rival Android smartphones. Although the feature has still not been added, it seems that Apple might be adding it to their smartphones in the future. Apple was granted a patent in September last year which covers the in-screen Touch ID. 

Some of the new reports suggest that this year, the new iPhone series can bring under-display Touch ID and Face ID together. So it can be expected that this year, the iPhone 13 smartphone could come with both these biometric authentication features. The report has been confirmed by both Bloomberg and WSJ, giving a lot of base to these rumors. However, the patent does not mean that the company will be using the feature for sure this year as they already have patents on their name since 2016 which has still not been used in their devices. 

The same information was also tweeted by tipster L0vetodream in October last year about bringing in in-display fingerprint and Face ID in the new series of iPhone. Apart from these, the new iPhones series will also see a change in the use of display, where the mini LED technology could be used, similar to what they have been planning for the new iPad that will be launched this year. So we can expect a lot more leaks to appear in the coming months which would reveal more information about the new Apple devices.

Redmi Note 10 and Note 10 Pro launching in the Indian and the Chinese market in February

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Alex Infant
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It’s time of the year again when Xiaomi is going to launch yet another series in the Redmi brand and this time it is the Redmi Note 10 and Pro version. Both the series of the Redmi 10 series is expected to launch in the month of February in the Chinese and Indian markets. Although there are a few days left before the launch, details of the smartphone have started coming in. The details were leaked by tipster Ishan Agarwal which revealed that the phone will come with 8GB/128GB variants for the Redmi Note 10 pro. 

Also, for the Note 10 smartphone, we will only see a 6GB variant with both 64GB storage and 128GB storage. It might also be possible that the Redmi Note 10 comes in a 4GB/64GB variant for budget-oriented consumers. The color options that are expected to come in the Redmi Note 10 are Gray, White, and Green. The color options for the Redmi Note 10 Pro are Bronze, Blue, and Gray. When it comes to the pricing, Ishan Agarwal has revealed that the company is looking to price the smartphones very aggressively this time to gain a lead in its category. 

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The Pro model is expected to come with Snapdragon 732G chipset and a 120Hz LCD display. It will also house a 64MP primary sensor in the triple camera setup and will have a 5,050mAh battery which will be paired using an 18 or 33W fast charging feature depending on the variant one selects.

Telegram adding a new feature to migrate messages from WhatsApp

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Sriram
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After the backlash WhatsApp has been getting due to the changes of privacy policies, the advantage has certainly gone to rival apps like Signal and Telegram. When it comes to the alternatives, one of the most popular has been Telegram and the company knows it. It is why they are now developing a new kind of feature in the app which would allow the users to import their data from WhatsApp to their platform. The new feature has already been released today on the iOS App Store with version 7.4 of the app. 

However, moments later another update was released which removed the mention of the new feature, which states that the development is still under development. However, it was mentioned that with update 7.4, users will be able to import chats from WhatsApp, Line, KakaoTalk, and other unspecified apps. The migration does not take much time and effort from one app to another as one simply has to select the “Export Chat” option which will generate a ZIP file from WhatsApp with the entire conversation that can be exported to Telegram through the iOS Share Sheet. 

Once done, Telegram will ask which contact or group you want to associate that chat to, and then the messages will be synchronized there for both you and the other person. It seems to be a matter of time before the feature is officially announced by the company and it seems to be a great feature for people who are afraid that the migration would lead to losing their WhatsApp messages.

Apple doubled its business in the Indian market last year.

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Shanmugam
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After the launch of the official Apple website in India last year where Apple would directly sell their products in India, the company had high expectations of Apple’s business in the country. Apple has recently released the numbers and has shown a 60 percent growth, year-on-year in its India business in 2020. However, the growth in the last quarter of 2020 went up to 100 percent on the same basis. Apple has almost doubled their business in the last year in India and seems to be going in the right direction.

As per CEO, Tim Cook, “If you take India for example, we doubled our business last quarter compared to a year-ago quarter.” Although the business in India is increasing, as per him, the business in the country is still very low when compared to the size and opportunity the market in India has. He has also stated that after the online store, the company is also in the process of setting up their own retail stores in the country, which would be a great initiative. It is the first time that the company has doubled the market share in India and recorded such a big growth.

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Tim Cook has already confirmed that they are looking to expand its India operations and said that, “There are several markets, as I alluded to before. India is one of those, where our share is quite low. It did improve from the year-ago quarter. Our business roughly doubled over that period of time. And so we feel very good about the trajectory.“

Samsung Galaxy A72 4G appears on FCC certification with a 25W fast charger

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Sajin Vargheese
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It seems that we could be witnessing the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy A72 very soon as the support page for the Samsung Galaxy A72 4G has just gone live yesterday and today’s FCC listing. The certification has provided a lot of details about the upcoming phone and as per the FCC documents, the phone comes with a model number SM-A725M, which comes with a travel charger that has been rated up to 25W. It is the standard charger that comes with most Samsung smartphones. 

Apart from these details, there are very few other specs that have been leaked through the listing and other channels. However, the 4G supported phone is expected to be the new ace from Samsung when it comes to mid-range smartphones. The company is expected to bring in a few unique and new features to the phone which would make it a great offering in its category. There are also rumors that Samsung will also be launching a 5G variant of the Galaxy A72 which will have a 6.7-inch screen along with an in-display fingerprint sensor. 

The 4G variant of the phone is expected to be priced under the €450-500 range while the 5G variant of the same phone will be priced from the €550-600 price range. The phone is expected to launch anytime in the next month however, the company has not yet made any kind of official announcements for the same. It is expected that more details about the phone will be leaked before the official launch is announced.

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