Moto Z4 with Snapdragon 675, 4GB RAM appears on Geekbench

The Moto Z4 has been leaked in the past and now the phone has been spotted on the Geekbench website. It scores 2346 points in Single Core and 6248 points in Multi Core benchmarking tests. The phone is seen featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 mobile platform along with 4GB of RAM. The hardware is in line with previous reports, which also claimed that the phone will ship with 6GB RAM. As per the new listing, the Moto Z4 would run on Android 9 Pie.

The development comes a day after media reports said that the phone, which is yet to be announced officially, was sold to a person via Amazon. The customer who bought the phone even posted a hands-on video after he received the device. The Amazon listing not only confirmed the 6.4-inch display, but also gave information about the type of the panel used. It said that the phone features an OLED FullVision display with a 2,340 x 1080 pixel resolution.

The Moto Z4 is likely to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. In terms of camera, the phone is speculated to sport a single 48MP sensor on the back. On the front is a 25MP sensor housed within a waterdrop notch. The phone is said to pack a 3600mAh battery with 15W TurboCharge support.

Earlier this month, a few images of the Moto Z4 were leaked showing a protruding camera module with a single lens and Motorola’s signature bat-wing logo. On the right edge, the phone is seen sporting a volume rocker and a power button. At the bottom, there is a USB-C port, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and a microphone. On the top edge, the Z4 has the secondary mic and a SIM card slot along with a speaker.

The images also showed pogo pins on the back, and reportedly, the smartphone will also support the 5G Moto Mod. In phone’s first impression video (mentioned above), the handset is said to have a problem with the fit of the Moto mod. It doesn’t really sit flush with the phone leaving a slight gap between the panel and the mod.

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Bose Noise Cancelling Headphone 700 with eight mics, active noise cancellation announced

Bose has announced its new flagship Noise Cancelling Headphone 700 that succeeds the much lauded QC35 IIs. The new headphone is touted to deliver even better sound quality with the company’s proprietary active equalization, which is said to refrain from boosting lows, mids and highs as this can contribute to listening fatigue over time. The device should also be able to pick up conversations easily with the help of four microphones, two of which are said to isolate a user’s speech while the other two work on detecting and reducing ambient noise. In addition to the new NC Headphone 700, Bose has also laid out its roadmap that consists of the Bose Earbuds 500 which launches later this year, and the Noise Cancelling Earbuds 700 which will be revealed next year. 

The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphone 700 is priced at $399 (Rs 27,824 approx) and will go on sale from May 30 in the US. The company has not announced the pricing of the Bose Earbuds 500 and the Noise Cancelling Earbuds 700. The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphone 700 comes with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa integration, and features support for Siri as well. A software update is also available for the device that enables wake word access to invoke Alexa so that one can use voice command to call up the digital assistant. 

The headphone is said to improve on noise cancellation with better circuitry and a new digital signal processing system, which is said to remove the familiar hissing noise when ANC is on. The device will also offer 11 different intensity levels of noise cancellation to choose from. There’s also a ‘full-transparency experience’ that will be available under Conversation Mode and is touted to let ambient sounds pass-through the device’s earcups completely. 

The new Bose flagship headphone features a new design that somewhat resembles the Sony WH-1000XM3. It uses stainless-steel in its construction and is said to feature fewer “visible screws, seams, and joints than the industry standard.” Bose has finally added touch based controls this time that will enable users to play/pause music, control volume, skip tracks and more. There are three physical buttons as well, one for powering the device on and off, another to call up a set digital assistant and one for accessing noise cancellation levels. Bose claims that the headphones will deliver 20 hours of battery life.

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World Cup with Mi TV Days: Xiaomi announces 30-day keep or exchange offer on Mi TVs

As the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 starts in England and Wales, Xiaomi has announced new offers on a select range of Mi TVs on Flipkart. The company has started “World Cup with Mi TV Days” campaign and has announced a 30-day keep or exchange offer on Mi TVs. Under this offer customers can purchase a television from Flipkart and if they don’t like it, they can exchange it for 90 percent of its value in 30 days.

The offer is only available for two days: May 30 and May 31. To avail the offer, customers first have to choose the TV they wish to purchase, and check for ‘30 day keep or exchange plan’. Once selected, click on ‘buy now’ and complete the purchase. Following is a list of TVs that are covered under this offer.

Deals on Xiaomi Mi TVs:

Mi LED Smart TV 4A Pro (43-inch) (Buy here): Xiaomi is offering the full HD smart TV for Rs 22,999, down from the original price of Rs 25,999. The television comes with AndroidTV and supports Google voice search. Users can also get Rs 1000 Off on all prepaid transactions. The TV delivers 20W speaker output, and features a Full HD display panel with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution.

Mi 4A Pro HD Android TV (32-inch) (Buy Here): The smart TV is available for Rs 12,999 with a discount of Rs 2,000. Similar to the 43-inch model, the HD ready 32-inch variant also delivers an output of 20W and sports a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

Mi LED Smart TV 4A Pro (49-inch) (Buy Here): Largest of the 4A series, the television is now available for Rs 29,999, down Rs 3,000 from its original price of Rs 32,999. It sports a Full HD panel with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and comes with HDR10 support. The TV delivers the same 20W speaker output as models mentioned above. Thanks to Xiaomi’s Patchwall OS, users can access over 700,000 hours of content on the TV.

Mi 4X Pro (55-inch) (Buy Here): The smart TV with 4K HDR screen is available for Rs 39,999 with a massive discount of Rs 10,999. It features a 10-bit panel with HDR10 support and offers a 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution. The TV is equipped with 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage, and features Xiaomi’s PatchWall OS.

Mi 4 Pro (55-inch) (Buy Here): The 4K Smart TV is priced at Rs 47,999, down from its previous price of Rs 54,999. It is based on AndroidTV OS and supports the Bluetooth 4.2. The speakers deliver a 16W output, and its display offers a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels.

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Call of Duty 2019 reveal set for May 30 10:30PM IST

Call of Duty's official Twitter account has revealed a short teaser which reveals the date and time for the reveal of the 2019 trailer. The trailer for the 2019 Call of Duty game will go live today, May 30 at 10:30 PM IST. The official tweet reads, "Going Dark". There is little official information about the upcoming Call of Duty game however, rumours suggest it could be the next game in the Modern Warfare series off Call of Duty games. Various sources have claimed that the title of the upcoming game is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. 

Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Treyarch, Aspyr and n-Space are the developers that share the development of the Call of Duty franchise to ensure a new entry in the game is released every year. 

Call of Duty Mobile has taken Indian mobile gamers by storm. Currently, in a Beta phase, the game is expected to launch officially at the end of the year. You can check out our impressions and gameplay video of Call of Duty Mobile here. 

Speaking of game reveals, we finally have a release date and new trailer for the upcoming PlayStation exclusive, Death Stranding. You can read more about that here. 

Earlier this week it was rumoured that we would get a trailer for The Last of Us 2 as well, but that doesn't seem to be happening. 

The reason for us getting so much gaming information is because the world's largest gaming event, E3 is just around the corner. The pre-E3 press conferences kick off on June 7 and the show floor is open from June 11 to June 13. This is the first year in the history of E3 that Sony will be absent from the show. Microsoft is expected to unveil their upcoming successor to the Xbox One console and information on Project xCloud - their cloud gaming service. You can read more about project xCloud here

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Samsung Galaxy M40 officially revealed ahead of June 11 launch, will be available via Amazon

Samsung has revealed that it will soon launch its Galaxy M40 smartphone in India on June 11, at 6 PM. Amazon is hosting a dedicated microsite for the device, more or less confirming that it will go on sale via the online retailer. Ahead of the official launch, the company decided to unveil the smartphone, which comes soon after its press renders were leaked online. Samsung’s ‘Notify Me’ page for the Galaxy M40 shows off the phone’s design in its entirety. The handset can be seen featuring an Infinity-O display, where the punch hole houses the front camera on the top left of the screen. 

The rear panel is also shown off and while it’s not clear whether the rear panel is plastic or glass, there surely are three cameras present. The triple-rear camera module is on the upper left corner, and is vertically aligned. There’s a flash beneath the camera setup and a fingerprint sensor can also be seen beside it. Going by the image, the phone sports a design similar to the Galaxy M40, except for the punch hole display that offers a screen with reduced bezels. The rear panel is also similar to the one we have seen on the Galaxy M30. 

Amazon’s listing of the Samsung Galaxy M40 also reveals some more details about the handset. It will be powered by a Snapdragon 6 series platform, which is expected to be the Snapdragon 675. The handset is reported to feature a 32MP sensor, in one of the three rear cameras, and could offer up to 128GB of internal storage. It could be backed by a large 5000mAh battery and is expected to run on Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box. As mentioned, they will go on sale via Amazon in the country. 

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WhatsApp update allows consecutive audio message playback on Android

WhatsApp has rolled out an update for the app's Android version that allows consecutive playback of audio messages received in a chat. The Android update version 2.19.150 brings this support and now both the OS platforms have this capability. The support on iOS was rolled out in October 2018 with version 2.18.10022. The first mention of this feature was in March when WABetainfo reported that the instant messaging app would release the update later in the year.

This may not be a big update for many of us but it will certainly save the hassle of tapping the ‘Play’ button over and over again to listen to a string of voice messages. You just have to tap on the first message received and others will automatically play by themselves. It should be noted that if a users sends an audio message, a text message and again an audio message, then the two audio files will not be played one after the other.

Further, WhatsApp has also added two new sounds to the app. The first sound, a short chime, will play after a user has listened to an audio message. With each audio message read, the same sound will mark the completion of the audio file. The second sound, a long chime, will play after a user finishes listening to all the audio messages.

Recently, the company announced that it would start putting advertisements in WhatsApp Status to monetise the instant messaging platform. The Status feature allows users to post short videos and images that disappear after 24 hours. The feature was first introduced in Snapchat but later Facebook incorporated it in all its apps including Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. Instagram already shows ads while you watch people’s Stories.

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Microsoft hints at always connected modern OS that delivers invisible background updates and more

Microsoft is rumoured to be working on an OS but has not yet confirmed whether it is Windows 11, a lite version of Windows or something completely new. However, the company has started dropping some hints about its next OS. At the ongoing Computex 2019 event, it hinted at an OS that is touted to enable better computing on devices coming out in the future. First spotted by The Verge, Microsoft has delved some information on the OS in a blog post. Microsoft envisions its "modern OS" with ‘seamless updates’ that are invisibly carried out in the background without causing any interruptions. If these features sound somewhat familiar, it’s because Chrome OS already follows the same philosophy with background updates and no interruptions. 

“An OS that provides a set of enablers that deliver the foundational experiences customers expect from their devices, and includes a set of delighters that deliver innovative human centric experiences,” states Microsoft’s blog post. Additionally, this modern OS by the company is said to be secure by default as “the state is separated from the operating system; compute is separated from applications.” This sounds like there could be loads of cloud processing involved, which could also be beneficial for less powerful devices. The OS is also expected to be always connected with Wi-Fi, LTE and 5G options that “will just work”. 

This ‘modern OS’ is touted to deliver sustained performance from the moment a user picks up their device. One might have noticed that while Microsoft is revealing a good chunk of info about this “modern OS”, it has not mentioned Windows anywhere. However, from all the hints it dropped in its blog post, we can only speculate that the company is describing its upcoming operating system. It is also more or less confirmed that the company’s upcoming, and presumably future, operating systems will offer seamless updates, 5G connectivity, cloud-powered apps, security improvements, support new form factors, and AI.

 

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