Micromax In-series design teased ahead of launch on November 3 in India

Micromax In-series design has been teased ahead of its launch on November 3 in India. The company has started releasing teasers for the upcoming phone(s) across its social media platforms and has hinted that it could use either the MediaTek Helio G35 or the Helio G85. Moreover, the company has officially announced that it is collaborating with MediaTek confirming that its phones in the In-series will be powered by the Helio G-series processors.

The latest teaser video posted on social media handles of Micromax gives us a glimpse at the rear panel of the phone. It looks like the first phone under the In-series could have a reflective gradient design on the back with tapered edges.

India’s style makes heads turn. We’ve designed our new smartphones to do just that. #INMobiles unveiling on 3rd Nov, 12 noon. Are you #INForIndia? #MicromaxIsBack pic.twitter.com/LkMt3FGzjF

— Micromax India (@Micromax__India) October 28, 2020

Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma has confirmed that the company has partnered with MediaTek to design and develop the In-series of smartphones outside of its R&D centre in Bengaluru. “Micromax’s R&D in India will use the latest technologies and the advanced MediaTek Helio G series chips, which deliver premium performance and enhanced customer experiences. Software development has always been the strength of the Indian ecosystem and we will leverage that strength in our software design,” Sharma said in a statement to the media.

“Special focus on Kernel, Connectivity, Multimedia, and Telephony will provide an enhanced experience of the core Android operating system. Our team will be using these chipsets to develop the upcoming smartphones at our R&D Centre in India,” he added.

While the company is keeping all the details about the In-series under wraps expectedly till the launch, two phones dubbed Micromax In 1 and In 1a have been doing the rounds online. As per a leak by The Mobile Indian, the Micromax In 1 and 1a could feature a 6.5-inch HD+ display and is expected to be equipped with a 5,000mAh battery.

The In 1a is rumoured to be powered by the Helio G35 processor, the In 1 is expected to be powered by the Helio G85 chipset. The In 1a reportedly has a dual-camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 13MP + 2MP cameras and an 8MP selfie camera up front. The other variant with 3GB + 32 GB is expected to feature a triple camera setup that could use 13MP + 5MP + 2MP camera array along with a 13MP front-facing camera.

Micromax has also revealed its plans to target the Rs 7,000-Rs 15,000 smartphone segment in India where companies like Xiaomi and Realme have dominated the most in the past few years.

 

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Garena Free Fire Halloween celebrations: Pumpkin Exchange, new weapons and more

It looks like Free Fire is really getting into the Halloween spirit. Garena has announced that it will celebrate Halloween all through the week. This includes new events, weapon skins and more. Here a look at everything that Free Fire players can expect this week.

Pumpkin Exchange 

This event allows players to earn Pumpkin Tokens by finishing matches and killing enemies. These tokens can then be exchanged for Halloween-themed prizes like the Pumpkin Grenade. Players can also complete missions to earn more tokens and earn everything. 

Evo UMP

After introducing an evolution gun called the Blue Flame Draco AK last week, Garena will be giving away a free evolution gun this time around. Called the Evolution UMP, the weapons can be quite easily obtained. All players need to do is complete the cumulative log-ins to get the weapon. Players will then have to play as much as possible with the weapon in order to evolve the weapon to its maximum potential. 

Cube Fragments

Garena has also announced that players will be able to earn up to 175 Cube Fragments just by finishing matches and getting victories. On Peak Day, this can go up to double rewards. 

Mr Death

The Mr Death character returns to Free Fire in the form of a bundle. The character will be available from October 29 onwards. 

Besides this, Garena has also introduced a bunch of costumes bundles like the Candy Bounty Bundle and the Creepypasta Contest. You can know more about Garena Free Fire’s Halloween celebrations here. 

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Devil May Cry 5 Wont Have Ray Tracing On Xbox Series S

Capcom has revealed that ray tracing support, one of the biggest new features in Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, will not be available on Xbox Series S.

 

An update on ray tracing for #DevilMayCry 5 Special Edition on Xbox Series X|S. pic.twitter.com/OCRcGRw5bl

— Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition (@DevilMayCry) October 27, 2020

 

We’ve known since the Xbox Series S was announced that it is a less powerful system than the Xbox Series X, but it was meant to be more of a 1440p resolution device rather than 4k, with all the bells and whistles of Ray Tracing.

Capcom didn’t explain why ray tracing will be missing on the Series S, electing to simply announce the news on Twitter. It’s worth keeping in mind, however, that ray tracing will arrive on the Xbox Series X in a future update, unlike PS5 where it will be available at launch.

The news isn’t particularly surprising. As much as Microsoft likes to imagine the difference in power will only be used to drop resolution on Series S, not every developer may see it that way. More broadly, it will be interesting to see how other games treat Series S going forward, and whether Microsoft’s vision for the split is going to hold.

Many of the PC’s out there are capable of running ray-tracing games with decent fps, but Capcom decided not to bring ray-tracing to the PC version of the game. It could be more than just a performance-based centric on the developer’s side.

Both the versions are still going to support high frame rates up to 120 fps, enhanced 3D audio, reduced loading times, the Legendary Dark Knight difficulty, Turbo Mode, and a playable Vergil, the differentiating margin being that Xbox Series X will only support ray-tracing while the Series S will have standard graphic support.

If you are wondering whether to get the Series S or a gaming PC, you can check out our comparison between the two here.

The Xbox Series S and X launch in India on November 10 and you can read more about their launch date and price here. The PS5 India price has been announced, but no release date yet. You can check out details of the PS5 price here. 

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Vivo V20 SE price leaked via retail listing ahead of India launch

Vivo V20 SE price has leaked online courtesy of retail listings ahead of its launch alongside the Vivo V20 Pro in India. The Vivo V20 SE and V20 Pro have been teased to launch in India soon, according to Vivo India CEO. The V20 was launched on October 13 in India while the V20 Pro made its global debut back in September. 

According to the listings on Reliance Digital and Croma, the V20 SE is priced at Rs 20,990 for the sole 8GB+128GB option. The listings for the V20 SE on both the retail stores reveal the specifications of the phone and confirm that it will be offered in Gravity Black colour.

This is in line with our previous reports that pegged the price of V20 SE to be around Rs 20,000-mark. As the V20 currently retails for Rs 24,990, the V20 Pro is expected to be priced close to the Rs 30,000-mark as it is powered by the Snapdragon 765G processor. That said, there’s no official word on the exact launch date of the V20 SE and V20 Pro in India yet. Let’s take a brief look at the specifications of the V20 SE and V20 Pro.

Vivo V20 SE specifications

Vivo V20 SE has a plastic build that measures 7.8 millimetres in thickness and weighs 171 grams. The phone features a 6.44-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera and an in-screen fingerprint sensor.

The V20 SE is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 610 GPU. This is paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage along with the option to expand the storage by using microSD cards. It runs on Android 10-based FunTouchOS 11.

Vivo V20 SE has a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 48MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there’s a 32MP selfie camera housed within the notch. 

The V20 SE is equipped with a 4,100mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging out-of-the-box. 

Vivo V20 Pro specifications

Vivo V20 Pro features a 6.44-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel. There is a wide notch upfront that houses the two selfie cameras and the screen is also home to a fingerprint reader. The phone measures 7.49 millimetres in thickness and weighs 170 grams.

The V20 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. It runs on FuntouchOS 11 which is based on Android 10.

Vivo V20 Pro comes with a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 64MP camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2MP monochrome sensor. On the front, there is a primary 44MP selfie camera and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 105-degree field-of-view.

The V20 Pro is powered by a 4,000mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging out-of-the-box.

 

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Sony Posts Strong Second-Quarter Profit on Gaming Business, Booming PlayStation 5 Pre-Orders

Sony raised its annual profit outlook after reporting a surprise second-quarter profit increase, as its gaming business continued to capture "nesting" demand driven by COVID-19 lockdown measures.

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Sony Seeing 'Very Considerable' PlayStation 5 Demand Ahead of November 12 Launch

Sony is seeing "very considerable" demand for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console via pre-orders, its gaming chief said, as the tech firm targets pole position in the race to tap the growth of gaming globally with the device's November 12 launch.

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Qualcomm announces Immersive Home platform for Wi-Fi 6 and 6E mesh routers

Qualcomm has announced its Immersive Home platforms for mesh routers with four different products. The Qualcomm Immersive Home 318, Home 316, Home 216 and Home 214 platforms are designed to improve wireless performance for mesh routers with dual-band and tri-band spectrum support. With the new networking platforms, Qualcomm aims to improve wireless internet performance across the board that use Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E solutions.

The Coronavirus pandemic has led to wider adoption of home broadband and Wi-Fi solution with more people now working from home than ever before. Qualcomm’s Immersive Home platforms look to improve gigabit speeds with lower latency for home mesh networks and also targets affordable price segments. 

“We have launched the Qualcomm Immersive Home platforms, a fresh approach to home networking leveraging high-powered Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, a fresh architectural design customized for home deployments, and advanced features designed to deliver Gigabit performance to every corner of the home,” said Nick Kucharewski, Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Infrastructure & Networking, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Qualcomm Immersive Home platforms detailed

Qualcomm has announced four new mesh networking solutions under its Immersive Home platform. The new mesh networking solutions are capable of offering 2.5X throughput per watt that has resulted in a compact reference designs while keeping the devices affordable. 

The company also claims that the platforms are capable of reducing latency by upto 8X in congested environments enabling mobile gaming and XR based use cases and less than 3ms latency for VR based applications. The new platforms also support security protocols including Wi-Fi SON, OpenSync and EasyMesh along with multi-user traffic management technology. 

The Home 216 and Home 214 are both dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz)Wi-Fi 6 platforms that offer significant improvements over the last generation supporting upto 5.4Gbps speeds. The Home 216 platform supports 6-stream configuration while the Home 214 supports upto four spatial stream configuration for upto 3.0Gbps PHY rate. 

The Home 316 and Home 318 are tri-band (2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz) Wi-Fi 6 platforms that are designed in a way to de-stress network congestion by using Wi-Fi 6E and support emerging 6GHz use cases including VR/XR, cloud gaming, streaming and more. The Home 316 and 318 platforms support upto 7.8Gbps transfer rate with upto six-stream configuration for the Home 316 and upto 8-stream configuration for Home 318 platform.

 

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