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Xiaomi will not launch Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 globally as they will only be China exclusive

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There was a huge excitement among the Xiaomi fans regarding the two new smartphones that were launched yesterday on their 10th-anniversary event. As per the details which were available in the past, the two handsets Redmi K30 and Mi 10 Ultra would have been launched in China and then later on in the global market. However, as per the latest news, both the smartphones will not be launched globally and will only be exclusive to China. 

After this news came out, people were expecting that Xiaomi might bring out these phones with changes under a different brand and model name such as POCO. However, the company ruled out that possibility as well and confirmed that the same model will not be released globally under any other sub-brand name or model number. The news came out as a big disappointment for people who were expecting Xiamoi to bring out both these premium models in the global market. It seems that the tension between China and other global countries might also have a hand while Xiaomi decided not to launch these phones. 

There is other news about the upcoming Poco F2 Pro as well, which is expected to provide almost the same kind of performance as the Redmi K30 and is soon expected to launch as a global variant. However, unless the models come out and are launched by the company, nothing much can be said. POCO F2 Pro is a smartphone that has been long expected from the fans and users of POCO F1.

Realme will launch two new smartphones C12 and C15 on August 18

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Realme has been really busy with the development of its new smartphones lately and is currently gearing up for the launch of two new smartphones very soon. The two smartphones from Realme will be the C12 and C15. The company has not revealed much information about the handset, but following the model number and available details, it seems both these phones will be placed in the entry-level segment.

The C series has been really popular for Realme as one of the best budget series segment in the market. Both the phones will be launched through a virtual event on August 18, at 12:30 PM. The company has started sending the invites to people for the launch and the company has been trying to keep the details hidden till the time of launch. The banners that have been displayed by Realme for both the phones show that C12 will have a triple camera setup on the rear, while C15 will have a quad-camera setup at thereat.

Also, it is expected that both the smartphones will have a large battery of around 6000 mAh. Coming with such a great battery life in the entry-level segment will definitely give an edge to Realme smartphones in this category. The smartphones will come with a fingerprint sensor and face unlock function as well. The company is really excited to provide multiple options for the customer to choose from within the same segment. The company states that both these smartphones will up the notch of what Realme was offering until now in the C series.

Microsoft’s new Clipboard tool will change the way of Copy Pasting

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Microsoft has been working on a new Windows 10 update, which is expected to bring many new features to the operating system. As per the latest leaks and details, Windows will have a completely redesigned clipboard, which would change how the user copy-paste files. The new Windows 10 update gives users a giant clipboard where you can insert emojis, clipart, Gif, and other content. These clipboards will be common to every application you use and can be used to copy any content to another app. A clipboard is used to store or save a text, image, document, etc., which you have recently used.

The clipboard that is added in the Windows update will allow the user to use the recently used GIF, text, and images. However, if you have copied something to the clipboard in the past, you can access it from the Clipboard history and used it to paste. The new clipboard update will not be system-specific and will sync across various devices at one time. Therefore, you can access the content on the clipboard using different devices. There is also an option in the system setting where whenever you copy the text, it will automatically be copied to the clipboard.

When it comes to clipboard history, it can save up to the last 25 entries, which could be great for users if they are regularly copy-pasting a few words. The new feature for Windows 10 is expected to launch somewhere in the Spring of 2021, and until it is launched, we can expect a lot more from Microsoft.

Xiaomi launching its new Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 ultra today

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Xiaomi has been prepping up a long time to release its new smartphone series in the market. A few days back, a new leak was discovered about the next generation of the premium flagship from Xiaomi, named Mi 10 Ultra. The company will be launching two new smartphones today, the all-new Redmi K30 Ultra and the Mi 10 Ultra. The information about the launch was provided by China’s microblogging platform Weibo. The launch will mark their tenth anniversary from Xiaomi. Both the smartphones are expected to be high-end premium variants and expected to provide some of the best specs at the given price.

As per the leaked details a few days back, the Mi 10 Ultra is supposed to come in four different variants, and the Redmi K30 will be launched in three variants. The Mi 10 Ultra is expected to come with a huge 4500 mAh battery and a fast 55W charging capability. The phone is also said to house an all-new screen with 120 to 144Hz of refresh rate. The build, design, and finish of the phone is expected to be much better than the previous model and expected to have a glass body design. The phone will come in three different colors Ceramic Black, Bright Silver, and Transparent.

On the other hand, Redmi K30 will have an AMOLED display with a refresh rate expected to be at 120Hz. The phone will get a 6.67 inch full HD screen and a configuration of up to 8 GB RAM with 128 GB and 512 GB memory storage options. The special anniversary edition of the K30 model will come in three colors Black, White, and Mint Green. Powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chipset, the phone will have a 4400 mAh battery and a 33W fast charging capability. Both the smartphones are known to have a great camera setup and will be priced affordable compared to other premium devices.

Russia’s competition regulator FAS blames Apple for abusing dominance in App Store

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Russia’s competition regular FAS has been doing a serious check on how the App Store and Google Play store is abusing its dominance over its platform. A few days back, Google has to face similar antitrust abuse claims, and this time, its the App Store. The issue was reported to the authorities when Apple blocked the Kaspersky’s Safe Kids parental control app on the App store. To this, the regulatory bodies determined that Apple was abusing its control over the App Store and how it would behave on its platform.

As per the companies, Apple has been trying to make it say an important on-screen time feature, which combines parental control and well-being a feature. FAS’s head mentioned that it is very important for apple to set down policies where they are not discriminating between multiple apps on their platform. They either have to reinstate the application as it was or have to loosen its policies for application on the App Store. FAS has been awaiting a reply from the Apple authorities and will be taking an appropriate action based on that.

Apple rejected or demanded changes to apps like Safe Kids in Kaspersky as it was against their privacy policies. As per them, the profiles could be misused to install malware. However, multiple companies have accused Apple of not providing enough information and details before blocking their apps or providing them information on very short notice. With more problems for Apple in other countries, such as the Antitrust issue in Europen Union and Competition concerns in the US, they face huge pressure from the global market.

New MIUI 12 adds a lot of new features to Gallery app

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MIUI is one of the best UI presents on the Android platform from Xiaomi and is about to launch its all-new MIUI 12 on their range of smartphones. As per a recent update, the all-new UI version 12 will add OCR, screenshot frames, and new Sky replacement filters. These improvements in MIUI 12 can be seen in their Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO smartphone range. The information about the features was leaked by kacskrz, who is a member of XDA developers. As per them here is the list of features that will be present in the new MIUI 12.

  • The slide bar experience for a quick preview of photos is upgraded
  • Time album revision experience upgrade
  • Upgraded experience of album free sorting function
  • Add a photo to text function (OCR)
  • Add and edit night scene change
  • Add editing filters, water green, smoke green, light summer, blue dream, water blue, mojito, quiet
  • Optimized editing function experience
  • Optimized photo album scanning speed
  • Fix several bugs and improve the smooth experience of photo albums

The new OCR function will upload the images to their server and will help you to recognize the characters as text. Similarly, the screenshot frames will add more aesthetics to the screenshot, which is very similar to the feature in OnePLus TV. The Sky replacement filters will also be updated in the new version where the user can change the sky type in the image. The filter also adds relevant lighting effects to the photo depending on the sky.

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Microsoft providing beta access to Project xCloud before launching in September

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As soon as Google introduced Stadia as one of the first online game streaming services, many other companies started to work on the sample platform. A similar product offering called Project xCloud was announced last week by Microsoft which provides more than 100 games, starting from September 15. Now, the company has opened up the services before the launch to all the to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. The per release is meant for testing the platform and figure out any problems and optimization requirements before the final launch.

All the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to enjoy more than 30 games through Project xCloud, with an Android device. To access the beta limited feature simply download and install the Xbox Game Pass app on the Android device. As per the company, the limited beta period is to ensure that the game has a smoother transition through cloud and users get to experience the smooth gameplay before the actual release of it. The company also made clear that the experience should not be considered as the final version as any kind of bugs and issues that are found during this beta testing stage, will be resolved in the upcoming final launched version.

Microsoft has also been working with many other game studios to developed and modify games in a manner that they are able to support better graphics through online gameplay, without the user having the need to get a PC with good hardware.

A lot of new features are coming to WhatsApp

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The last few weeks have been busy for the Facebook-owned WhatsApp app, as it has been rolling out a couple of new features for its messaging application. All these features were in development for a long time. While some are still in the testing stage, some have been fully developed. The new features that will be added to the platform included multi-device support, advanced search mode, expiring messages, search the web, share chat support, and a lot more. In case you have missed any detail on the upcoming feature, then here is a list of all, which will soon be a part of the app on your phone.

Multi-Device Support: The new multi-device support feature will allow the user to login to the same WhatsApp account through multiple devices, 5 in total, to be exact. You can log in to the same WhatsApp account through phone, tablet, laptop, computer, and more. The feature would also allow the user to sync up chat history in all the devices at once. 

Expiring messages: This new feature will remove the messages from your WhatsApp history after a certain amount of days. For example, if you set the counter to 7 days in the settings, then the messages that are older than seven days will automatically be removed. The feature will not remove your images or screenshots.

Search the Web: This feature allows you to search any information on the browser you have received through WhatsApp message forwarding. It is a great feature to verify if the message received by you is a fact or a rumor. The feature will also allow you to search the images on the web by directly uploading them to the browser.

Advance Search Mode: The advanced search mode allows you to search for a particular chat or overall app with filters like Pictures, videos, files, links, documents, etc.

Pixel 5 spotted on AI benchmark with Snapdragon chipset

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Google has recently launched the Pixel 4a, and there have been a lot of pre-orders for the same. However, as soon as the phone was revealed on August 3, the company decided to reveal that its upcoming Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G) will soon be available. Soon after this, a lot of details and information started coming out for the handset. As per the recent details, Google Pixel 5 was spotted on the AI benchmark, where it is said to have Snapdragon 765G chipset. It is also expected that the phone will come with 8G RAM on board and will have the latest Android 11, that is yet to be released on Android phone yet.

Android 11 is currently in its last beta stage, after which it will be released in Google handsets. Meanwhile, the other details about Pixel 5 reveal that the phone could have reverse wireless charging and could cost somewhere close to $700. Google is also expected to launch another variant of the Pixel 5 smartphones, which will be the XL model, with a bigger screen, battery life, and might host a better chipset as well. Pixel 5 is expected to have a dual-camera setup on the rear and a punch-hole camera at the front.

Google has already made it clear that the new Pixel 5 and 4a 5G will only be available in countries like the US, the UK, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Ireland, France and Australia. The phone will be made available to other countries in the coming months. It is expected that more leaks would come out before the final launch of the phone and will reveal a lot more details, not only about the Pixel 5 but also about the large XL model. They are also expecting Google to roll out a lite version of Pixel 5 in the future.

Google adds new features and update to Android Smart TV

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Smart TV’s have become popular in the television segment and has become one of the most popular products due to affordable pricing and feature-filled Android operating system. Adding Android to Smart TV’s has allowed a wide range of features to be embedded into a television. Also, the amount of customization and upgrades that Android allows make the Smart TV even smarter with updates. Something very similar has been done by Google, where the latest Android TV update brings in a lot of new features, some of which include PIN-based purchase and low latency mode.

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Google has seen a rapid increase in the number of Android TV activation in the last few years. For the very same reason, Google has now been trying to add a lot of new features and improving on the existing one. The new feature update from Google brings in instant apps to android TV, which helps the user try out the apps before installing them on their TV. A new feature of PIN-based purchasing has also been added to the Smart TV, through which one can purchase an app or movie from Google Play Store, using a PIn instead of a Password that can be changed or set by the user.

Apart from these updates, Google has added new updates to the Gboard, which adds speech to text and predictive typing on TV. The TV also gets a new low latency mode, which can provide a great and smoother screen transition in gaming. The new update also includes Android TV Emulator with play store support. Also, a Leanback Library update with app navigation and compatibility changes. The new features have been aimed to bring more users to the Smart TV revolution that automatically increase the amount of activation of Android TV.

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