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Google Pixel 6 series smartphone to launch on October 19 in Pixel Fall event

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Ramana Rishi
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There were a lot of rumors as to when Google will be launching their new series of Pixel smartphones in the market and they have finally made the date official, which is October 19. Google will be having a Pixel Fall even on the same date and will be launching the Pixel 6 and Pro smartphones series along with other services. The announcement was made through the official Twitter account. As per the leaked specs online, both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will be sharing two same camera units on the rear which will include the main 50MP Samsung GN1 camera sensor and 12MP Sony IMX286 ultrawide camera sensor. 

The Pro model will have an extra camera sensor, which will be the 48MP Sony IMX586 telephoto camera sensor with 4x zoom support. In the front, the Pixel 6 will come with an 8MP sensor and the Pro model will come with a 12MP Sony IMX663 sensor. Now the users will be getting the 4K video recording feature in the smartphone, which will be at 60FPS and the software enhancement of photos and video which is exclusive in Google devices. 

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What will be different this time is the chipset used by Google, which has been developed by Google themselves and has been named Tensor. The chipset is customized and has been specially designed for Pixel devices, so we can expect a major boost in the performance of the Pixel series. The phone will be powered with a Tensor chipset, along with Mali-G78 GPU and up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, including 512GB of storage.

Tecno Camon 18 smartphone series to launch soon

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Alex Infant
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Tecno has been one of the emerging companies in the segment of budget smartphones. They have not only provided value for money smartphones at a lower cost but have also made sure that the performance and configuration had been the best as per the price. One of the most popular smartphones ranges from the company has been Tecno Camon 17, which not only provided the users with a good and big screen, but great performance and specs as well. Therefore, the company is now looking forward to launching the Tecno Camon 18 series in the future, which will be a step ahead of its predecessor. 

The phone looks great with a flat back and squared edges design, along with a full flat display in the front with a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. The overall design is very sleek and the phone looks great overall with a premium finish. The right side has a power button which will include the fingerprint sensor as well. The leaks of the smartphone only show two color options of light and dark blue, however, more colors will be launched officially later. 

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On the rear, we can see a triple camera setup with OIS(Optical Image Stabilization) support to reduce the shakes in the video. It also comes with a 60x zoom feature with image stabilization. We already know that the company would be looking for very competitive pricing in its segment and we can expect them to power the smartphone with Mediatek Dimensity 700 or 800 chipsets. The official announcement of the smartphone will happen in the coming months and before that we expect to see more information about the same.

Xiaomi working on a new smartphone powered with Snapdragon 870

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Sriram
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Xiaomi has announced a lot of different smartphones this year and all in different segments. However, the launch spree is not coming to an end and there are a lot of different smartphones that will be launched by the end of this year. The expected count of smartphones that will be launched in the remaining months of this year is 5, and at the same time, a new smartphone leak has been found on the internet, which could soon be launched in the market. 

The sources reveal that the new smartphone from Xiaomi will be powered by the previous generation premium chipset Snapdragon 870. Also, when it comes to the display, they will be adopting a curved display design for this smartphone along with 120Hz refresh rate support. The leaked reports also confirmed that the display will support an FHD+ resolution, instead of the speculated 2K resolution. In terms of camera, the triple camera setup on the rear will have a primary 108MP sensor, while the front will have a 20MP sensor for selfies and video calls. 

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There is also a possibility of a telephoto camera lens with 3x optical zoom. The phone will be powered using a 5,000 mAh battery and will have 67W of fast charging. Apart from these details, there is no confirmation on the name of the phone or when it can be expected to launch. However, we are sure to see the details of the smartphone before the launch on multiple listings which will provide more light on the details and name of the phone. 

Samsung to remove ads from their first-party apps in premium smartphones

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Shanmugam
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One of the worst things that people usually had a complaint about within Samsung smartphones was the ads in the first-party apps. It is not only irritating for many customers but also decreases the user experience. However, it seems that Samsung has finally realized that it has started removing ads from the proprietary apps. These pre-installed apps had a lot of ads due to which the usability of these was decreased and users often went for alternative apps from Google Play Store.

Now, Samsung has decided to remove these banner apps from certain apps. The information was posted in the Samsung Community Forums, where the users noticed that the banner ads from the Samsung Weather and Samsung Pay app had been completely removed. The smartphone was Samsung S21 Ultra and the same was also noticed on the Samsung Health app, Samsung themes, and Members app as well. The moderator of the forum also confirmed that these ads on the app have been removed from October 1, which has been confirmed by Samsung Health Manager Operation.

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Samsung already confirmed in August that they will be removing ads from the apps, but it was not clear as to when it will be done. Samsung also confirmed that the ads helped to seek new growth opportunities in advertising services for games and media and also the Galaxy ecosystem experience. Although the company has decided in the right direction, it is still only limited to its premium devices. There is no confirmation as to when the same will be implemented in other mid-level or smartphones from other segments as well.

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro moving from Hydrogen OS to ColorOS

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Sajin Vargheese
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After OnePlus and Oppo came together, it was already clear that a lot of hardware and software elements in the smartphone would be shared among the companies. It is why, a couple of months back, it was confirmed that both the companies will now move their smartphone to a single skin UI. It seems that the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are now switching from Hydrogen OS to ColorOS. It is now officially on paper and it was announced on Weibo through COlorOS dedicated account.

The public beta for the same has been made available and both Oppo and OnePlus users can sign up for it. The beta build will be available for the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro and Oppo Find X3 and Oppo Find X3 Pro from Oppo. Also, all four smartphones will get a different version of ColorOS. While the OnePlus smartphones will get the A.11 iteration, the Oppo smartphones will get the A.27 iteration.

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There are a lot of new features that are being developed by the company and they will also make sure to combine the most useful features of ColorOS and Hydrogen OS together. Some of the features that the users can expect are quick glance cards, information from other devices, optimized RAM and battery usage, a smart sidebar, and a better ecosystem. These are just a few things that are going to come in the new Color OS, however, we can expect it with some bugs initially which will be resolved over time.

Windows 11 might not be the ideal operating system for gamers

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Ramana Rishi
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Windows 11 is one of the most secure operating systems from Microsoft and it has features that will not only keep the user data safe but also help to detect any kind of malicious activity over the internet through in-built features. Although it might look like one of the most promising operating systems to date, it might not be as good for gamers, due to which UL benchmarks, the publisher of 3DMark software, has suggested gamers keep away from Windows 11 as it can reduce the gaming performance up to 30%. 

The issue was found with Microsoft’s virtualization-based Security (VBS) function of Windows 11, which is not allowing the games to work with full performance. Once the user upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11, it will automatically be activated and will decrease the running score and gaming performance. However, this was done on the preview build of Windows 11 and it might have been fixed to a certain extent in the final version of the operating system. 

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Microsoft VBS security function uses hardware virtualization to create a safe memory area to run programs, where the programs get isolated from the operating system. Due to this we can find a lag or drop in performance of the games on Windows 11. The same was also noticed in 3D Mark test software. Some users also believe that upgrading to Windows 11 immediately would bring a lot of issues initially, so they should wait for some time before upgrading to the new operating system as most of the bugs would have been resolved by that time.

Users who upgraded to iOS 15 are facing touch sensitivity issues

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Alex Infant
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Ever since the iPhone 13 has been launched along with iOS 15, users have been facing a lot of issues while using the smartphone. One of the major issues that popped up a week back was that the users were unable to unlock their iPhones using their Apple Watch. Although that issue has been resolved through an update right now, there are a lot of other minor issues as well. Some of them are lost images, the phone shows no sim card, and others.

These are just other small-scale issues that will be resolved with regular updates. However, a large-scale bug has seemed to emerge for the iPhone 13 series recently, as er which the users are facing any issue with the touch sensitivity. As per the complaints on Reddit, the users are unable to get any response from the touch screen. Although the issue has not been resolved yet, the temporary fix for the same is to restart the smartphone and the issue will be resolved.

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The complaints could be found on Twitter, Apple support posts, Weibo, and more. Some of the users have also said that they are facing the same issue when they upgraded their old smartphone with iOS 15, but the large-scale issue seems to be with the iPhone13 series. Therefore, it most likely seems to be a hardware issue in the latest smartphone. iPhone 13 is high in price and users expect a seamless experience when they pay such a price. Therefore, so many bugs coming out from the stable version of iOS 15 from Apple, seem to be a surprise.

Samsung to soon add RAM Plus feature to their budget and premium segment smartphones

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Sriram
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Virtual memory is the next feature in the line that will be made common among phones in the future. It is still available on many smartphones but not all of them. The Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G which was launched by Samsung a while back also had this feature, named RAM Plus. For those, who do not know about it, the features use free 4GB onboard storage on your smartphone and convert it into RAM when required.

It would not only increase the performance of the smartphone but will boost the performance when required, like playing games. Now, it looks like Samsung would be the first company to extend the feature through their different smartphones and segments. While the feature was hidden in Galaxy A52s 5G, it will soon be available in mid-range and budget smartphones from Samsung. Infact, the feature will also be a part of their premium lineup as it is already there in Galaxy Z Fold 3.

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The feature was added to the smartphone through a software update and it seems that it will be added to all the other premium segment smartphones as well. The RAM Plus feature does have its limitations like it cannot be extended further than 4GB in any condition. However, we can expect things to change in the future as Samsung will be working on improvising this feature. Also, there is no option to turn off this feature. To check the feature, one can open the settings app on their Samsung phone and go into Battery>>Device Care>> Memory.

Google adds a new emergency video recording feature to their Personal Safety App

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Shanmugam
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Google Pixel devices are known for their unique features that are provided by Google themselves and soon Google is going to launch the new series of Pixel devices this month. Google has been creating and developing new features and apps for their Pixel customers and has recently added another feature for Pixel smartphones. The new feature adds an emergency video recording mode to the Personal Safety app, which only works and has been designed for Pixel phones. The new feature allows the smartphone to record the video automatically when the user activates the built-in Emergency SOS. 

The feature can be found on the setting page of Personal Safety App settings and can be activated by pressing the power button five times. The phone would be capable of recording videos for 45 minutes once activated, however, the phone should have enough storage space for it to work. Once recorded, it will be backed up automatically to the Google Account for seven days. The video can also be sent to an Emergency contact using the app. 

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While the recording is happening, the users will be able to use the phone with a minimized viewfinder and notification icon which shows that the recording is currently active. Apart from this feature, there are a lot of such Emergency SOS features that can be found in the Personal Safety app, like calling 911, playing an alarm, and sharing information through emergency contact. You can simply update the app and the feature will be visible to the users.

Vivo launches new VivoBook K15 laptop in India

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Sajin Vargheese
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Asus has launched a new laptop in their Vivobook series, which is the Vivobook K15. The different aspect of the laptop is that it is the first laptop from the company to use an OLED screen, which definitely makes a huge difference in the display and power consumption. The laptop has been launched in two different variants, which will be powered by either AMD or Intel chipsets. The laptop has been launched in India Black, Hearty Gold, and Transparent Silver hues which looks completely different and attractive.

The laptop with Intel chipsets will come with a base variant powered by Core i3, which has been priced at Rs 46,990. The Core i5 version that comes with 8GB and 16GB of RAM has been priced at Rs 65,990 and Rs 68,990. Lastly, the Core i7 version which comes with 16GB of RAM has been priced at Rs 81,990. The laptop with an AMD chipset has been priced at Rs 62,990, which will have 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD memory.

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All these variants are up for sale on Flipkart from October 3 and also includes bank offers for discount. Some of the major highlights of the laptop are the 15.6-inch FHD display with 400 nits of peak brightness. It will come with different kinds of connectivity ports like USB 3.2 type A port, Type-C port, HDMI port, 3.5mm jack, memory card slot, and support for Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-fi 6 dual-band. It also comes with an HD camera in the front and Harmon Kardon speakers. With a 42Wh Lithium-ion battery, you can expect the laptop to provide a good battery life as well.

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