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August 24, 2020

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A few months back Apple confirmed that they will start the production of their Apple devices in India. Finally, the company has started the production of the iPhone SE model in India. However, as per the leaked details, the production might have started from June itself. But it has been confirmed that the production has only started in the month of August. The iPhone SE was launched in the month of March earlier this year and since then has been available in the Indian market at a price tag of Rs 38, 900.

However, a few days back the price of the handset was discounted on an online e-commerce store Flipkart to Rs 35,999. Now since the local production of the iPhone SE model has started in India, it is expected that the price of the smartphone will decrease even further. The smartphones that have been made right now, will be available in the Indian stores in a couple of months. The company is also looking forward to producing iPhone 12 in the market after it has been launched.

Producing multiple iPhones and Apple devices will save the company 20% import duty that they have to pay over their phones, leading to an increase in price. Since the company will be assembling the phone in India from now on, they will be saving on a lot of costs, leading to much cheaper devices in the Indian market. The company is also looking at the prospects of manufacturing other Apple devices in India for the future.

The new Nokia 5.3 launched in India

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August 24, 2020

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Nokia has finally launched the much-awaited Nokia 5.3 and will take on the likes of Realme 6, Redmi Note 9, and Samsung Galaxy M11. The phone has been launched under Rs 15,000, which makes it a great offering in the mid-range smartphone market. The phone debuted in the month of March this year and will finally go on sale for India. The Nokia 5.3 has been built with a glass back and a matte finish, which also houses the circular quad camera setup. The front screen has a water drop notch and is a 6.5-inch HD+ display.

The phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 665 chipset and Adreno 610 GPU, with the variants having up to 6GB of RAM. The phone runs on Android 10, with a possible upgrade to Android 11 once it is launched. When it comes to price, the base model with 4GB+64GB specs will be priced at Rs 13,999, and the second variant with 6GB+64GB will be priced at Rs 15,999. The phone also comes with a large 4,000mAh battery, which can provide a full battery day once charged. The handset comes in three unique color variants, called the Cyan, Sand, and Charcoal.

The phone goes on sale from September 1, and the pre-orders start from August 25. Nokia has also joined hands with Jio, providing the existing Jio Customers with cashback and vouchers on purchasing the handset. However, the phone is not offering any 5G band connectivity but is still a good deal for customers who are looking for a balanced phone that can provide both performance and battery life at the same time.

iPhone 12 is going to be cheaper than what we think

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August 23, 2020

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With the delay in the launch of the iPhone 12 due to pandemic, the company is expected to unveil the phone in the second week of October. However, with the current market scenario and problem in the availability of parts and components, we might see a cheaper iPhone 12 than what was expected. As per Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the company is looking to use less complex and cheaper components for the iPhone 12 series which will remarkably reduce the cost of the phone.

The overall cost of the phone was very high due to the integration of 5G hardware. Due to this Apple is putting “higher bargaining pressure” on suppliers for cheaper parts. As per the company, the most expensive part of the iPhone, where the cost-cutting could be done is the battery board. Therefore, the new battery board is expected to be 40-50% cheaper when compared to the one used in the iPhone 11. The cost-cutting was necessary because of sub-6GHz 5G technology, which increased manufacturing cost by almost $80. Another expensive cost to iPhone 12 is the millimeter wave chips, adding another $135 to the manufacturing cost.

As per the details, Apple will be using soft board design to reduce the cost of the component which will allow us to compensate for the cost. In a similar move, the company might also redesign the battery PCB for AirPods, which will make the product even cheaper than last generation. The changes will be visible in the battery PCB with a system-in-package design, further reducing its cost.

Samsung will soon launch the new M51 smartphone

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August 23, 2020

Samsung will soon launch the new M51 smartphone — image credit: newedgepoint.com

Samsung has recently launched its new Galaxy 20 Series earlier this month, which was one of their eagerly expected premium flagship series. Another popular series for Samsung is the M series, which has been really popular in the mid-range smartphone category. Now, details reveal that Samsung will be launching a new smartphone named M51, which is tipped to be having a 6.7-inch screen, which will be an AMOLED display and will house Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 730 processor.

The previous generation of M51 from Samsung came with some really good specs for a mid-range phone and was popular among the users. Now, this new version will have the new Infinity-O display, which means that it will have a hole punch cutout. The phone is expected to launch with Android 10 and most probably it will not be a 5G phone. The Snapdragon 730 processor is coupled with 6GB and 8GB of RAM on board and will 128 GB of internal storage as well. The same quad-camera setup will be used in this model as well, with a 32 megapixel camera for front selfies.

However, the main feature of this phone will be the massive 7000 mAh battery that this phone will come along with. The phone will also support 25W fast charging to quickly charge the phone. Currently, there is no official announcement by the company about its release or price. However, it is expected that with these features it could launch at a price of below Rs 30,000.

WhatsApp coming up with more new features

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August 23, 2020

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WhatsApp has been very prompt about new updates that they are planning to add in the app. The features can just be simple tweaks to make the app easy or a whole new feature. As per the recent updates, WhatsApp will bring more new updates and features from the parent company Facebook. The new update will bring features like Messenger rooms that will let you chat with over 40 friends at one time in a room. These rooms will allow the user to have a video conference with all the users in the room, just like Zoom or Google Meet.

The same functionality has been updated on Facebook Messenger previously. The new update will also improve on the Advance search feature which is already in the beta stage and was previously available for iOS users. However, it will now also be available for Android users. The feature of animated stickers for iOS users has been really popular and will be soon released for Android users as well. Another feature that can be very useful on the WhatsApp application is the QR codes, which will be available for both iOS and Android.

The feature allows you to share a QR code in form of contact instead of sending the phone number or other contact details. The user simply has to scan that QR to save the contact to the list, without having to manually save the phone number. All these features are currently either in the beta stage or are still in development, but will soon be launched on a global platform.

Apple discloses that Epic Games wanted a special deal to create their own game store.

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August 23, 2020

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The Apple-Epic issue has been long going after Apple removed the Fortnite app from the App Store. Ever since then, both the parties have been trying to justify there part where Fortnite says that Apple is trying to use their power and monopoly in the app market and Apple is trying to blame Fortnite for not following the terms and rules of the App Store. The issue started when Epic games added their own payment option instead of using the Apple Payment platform for in-app purchases. Due to this, the app was removed from both Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Now Apple has made a new claim where it says that Epic Games’ chief executive asked for a “side letter” or “special deal” to create its own game store withing the iPhone maker’s app, which was against the commission-based business model run by App Store. The disclosure was made in a court filing where the court was requested to reject the request of Fortnite maker to be kept in the App store. Apple claimed that the payment platform issue with Epic games is a part of broader business disagreement dispute. Unless Epic games do not comply with the payment rules, the app will not be published on the App Store.

Recently Apple has also warned Epic games about the termination of developer account, which would hamper all the games and apps that run on the Epic games Unreal engine. Apple also said that the removal of the game was a “self-inflicted wound” by Epic. The claim that Epic already knew that they were in breach of contract while their own payment platform was launched.

Nokia working on a new feature phone with Android OS and a dedicated Google Assistant button.

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August 22, 2020

Nokia working on a new feature phone with Android OS and a dedicated Google Assistant button. — Image Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Nokia has been offering their old phones in a new avatar. Nokia’s old phones were very popular for being sturdy and feature-rich as per that time. However, with the invitation of touch screen smartphones, those feature phones were about to say goodbye forever. But Nokia had other things planned and many of those old models were revamped and offered to the customer with a new package and OS. These phones bring back the nostalgia of using them in the olden days and it does not seem like Nokia is about to stop.

A few weeks back Google made an announcement where Nokia or any other feature phone featuring KaiOS, will have a dedicated Google Assistant button and will work in the same way as it works in a touchscreen smartphone. Google did not mention when this feature can be available in the future, but it seems like Nokia is already set for the launch of this feature in their new phones. Nokia will now finally launch a new feature phone which is rumored to have the latest Android OS and the new Google Assistant dedicated button. The sketch of the phone was shared by Nokiamob where apart from the new button and OS, it seems that the phone will be based on the old design of Nokia phones.

The phone is also said to have a selfie camera on the top of the screen. Since Google currently does not run Android on any feature phone yet, it will be a unique offering in itself. There have been sightings in the past of a Nokia feature phone passing FCC certification with quite basic specs. Nokia is surely gearing up for the launch of many different phones such as Nokia 9.3 PureView, Nokia 8.3 5G, Nokia 6.3, Nokia 2.4 and Nokia 3.4, and now the latest Android feature phone.

Profile data of 235 million user accounts on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok exposed.

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August 22, 2020

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It seems that data leaks have become much more regular in recent times. With big companies facing the issue, it seems like more of this is coming the user’s way. As per the recent information, a social media analytics company known as Social Data has leaked data regarding hundreds of millions of user profiles on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. It is one of the biggest data leak issues to come into existence for a long while. The issue was caused due to unsecured and dubious ways of storing the user’s data.

Social Data is known for legally selling social media users data to marketing companies. The company had all the data stored on their servers without any authentication or online protections after which the hackers were simply able to access the data, which was later posted on dark sites. The data had a lot of information like username, First and Last name, account description, who it belongs to, statistics about follower engagement, including a number of followers, engagement rate, follower growth rate, audience gender, audience age, audience location, likes, last post timestamp, age, gender, and some samples included email and phone numbers as well.

The total number of profiles that have been leaked belongs to Instagram (192,392,954), TikTok (42,129,799), and YouTube (3,955,892) totaling close to 235 million. The company has currently made no announcement or revelation about how much and what another type of data has been exposed, but the access to the database has been closed for now.

Apple working on a new Game controller and Apple watch lite.

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August 22, 2020