Xiaomi Mi TV Early Access Program announced for Mi TV 4A series

Riding the success of its televisions in India, the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced an Early Access Program for its Xiaomi Mi TV 4A series of televisions. Xiaomi will choose 50 active Mi fans and give them early access to the Android 9 Pie firmware update. These users will be selected on July 20 at 11:59:59 Hrs (IST), and their names will be announced on the Mi Community blog, soon after.

To take part in the programme, participants must meet some minimum requirements. To apply for the programme, a fan should have a Xiaomi Mi TV 4A 32-inch or 43-inch variant, and those interested can apply by clicking this link. “Yes, we have builds ROMs on Android 9 Pie builds, which is the latest build available for Smart TVs. As a matter of fact, we will be the first TV brand in the country to roll out Android 9 update for our Mi TVs. When other brands are releasing new TVs based on Android 8.0, we have already started testing Android 9 Pie,” the company announced on its forum.

Xiaomi has also listed some of the problems that might arise during the process. Testers could soft brick their TV while flashing the ROM. Xiaomi says that updating the ROM, especially from Android 6 images, involves various stages. If the electricity goes off during this process, the TV will get soft bricked. This will require a service engineer to physically get to the Mi TV and flash using laptop + USB male-male cables. Xiaomi has also clarified that Google’s AI-powered virtual assistant Google Assistant won't work directly on these Mi TVs, as these TVs don’t support Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

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Amazon Prime Day 2019: Upcoming new laptop launches from Microsoft, Acer, Lenovo, and others

Amazon will be hosting its third Prime Day sale in India on July 15. This time around, the sale will run for 48 hours as opposed to 36 hours last year. The annual sale has a promising number of deals across all major categories, and Amazon has announced that it will be launching 1,000+ products during the two-day sale. The new launches also include a number of new laptops. Here are the upcoming laptop launches to look out for during the sale period:

Microsoft Surface Pro 6

Microsoft’s hybrid device is already available on Amazon. What’s new is, Amazon will launch the Surface Pro 6 with the type cover, which will be  included in the box. The hybrid device is powered by 8th generation Intel Core processors and sports a 12.3 inch PixelSense Display.

Acer Aspire 5

The light and thin Acer laptop features a 15.6 inch Full HD display. It is powered by 8th generation Intel Core processors and also come with a 2TB HDD + 512GB SSD variant. You can buy the new variant in the Amazon Prime Day 2019 sale.

Lenovo Ideapad S145

Lenovo’s Ideapad S145 is powered by the 8th generation Intel Core processors too. It features a 15.6 inch Full HD display and sports a 180 degree hinge. You can get the new variant which comes with 256GB Solid State Drive during the two-day sale.

Asus ROG Zephyrus

The high-end gaming laptop by Asus, the ROG Zephyrus,  is powered by 9th generation Intel Core i7. It features a 15.6 inch Full HD display. Under the hood, it packs 6GB Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti graphics card with 512GB Solid State Drive and 16GB RAM. It will be made available during the Prime Day sale.

Lenovo Legion Y540

The Legion series of gaming laptops from Lenovo are getting a new version too. The Legion Y540 is powered by the 9th generation Intel Core i7 processor and it also comes in a Intel Core i5 variant. It features a 15.6 inch display and on the graphics front, it employs the Nvidia 1660 Ti GPU. Moreover, it has 1TB HDD + 128GB/256GB SSD. Another variant with Nvidia 1650 graphics will also be made available.

MSI GL63 2019

The MSI GL63 2019 edition comes with 9th generation Intel Core i5 processor under the hood, along with the Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti or 1050 Ti graphics. It is the only laptop on this list which features a 16-inch display. Coming to the storage, it will offer 512GB Solid State Drive. The prices of these laptops are still unknown. However, we will update this article once they are launched in the Amazon Prime Day 2019 sale. Till then, you can check out our article on how to get the best deals and crack the 48-hour sale.

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Samsung Galaxy A90 5G spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon 855 SoC, 6GB RAM

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has surfaced on Geekbench, reaffirming rumours of the device being powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset. The phone sports a model number SM-A908N, which suggests flagship level specs like Snapdragon 855 SoC, 6GB RAM, and Android Pie. However, Samsung has never used flagship processor on a mid-range device before, but with the availability of 5G connectivity on flagship chips only, like the Exynos 9820 and Snapdragon 855, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Galaxy A90 5G comes with a flagship SoC under the hood.

Moreover, what’s slightly odd is the inclusion of 6GB RAM, since the Galaxy A80 was recently released with 8GB RAM. However, there is a possibility that the Galaxy A90 5G might come in two variants: one with 6GB RAM and the other with 8GB RAM. However, the presence of 5G could make it an expensive device, and as SamMobile claims, “offering options for storage and RAM would allow Samsung to keep the retail prices a bit more palatable.”

Other rumoured specifications of the handset include a 4,500 mAh battery, a 6.7 inch FHD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display and “exclusive tilt OS” technology, all of which might put the A90 5G close to flagship level pricing. The 4G variant (SM-A905) is expected to feature the same screen size but is rumoured to feature a higher resolution. The phone may also feature a triple camera setup with 48MP, 12MP, and 5MP sensors. However, it might not come with a slider design. While it could launch with Android 9 Pie onboard, the smartphone should get updated to Android Q after the launch.

As for the release date, the phone might be launched sometime after the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 goes official in early August. Stay tuned with Digit for more updates.

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Jio-PUBG Lite Collaboration Brings Exclusive In-Game Rewards for Jio Subscribers

Jio has partnered with PUBG Lite to offer exclusive rewards to Jio subscribers who look forward to playing the game’s toned down version.

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Huami Amazfit GTR with 24-hour battery to launch on July 16 in China, to feature Titanium frame

Wearable device manufactuere, Huami has announced that it will launch the Amazfit GTR smartwatch at an event in Beijing, China on July 16. As per Amazfit, GTR stands for Grand Tour Racing, and will reportedly feature a case made from Titanium/ Stainless Steel/alumium alloy. On the teaser poster shared by the company, a silhouette of the watch shows that it will feature a circular dial and there will be two buttons on the right. Huami has also revealed that the watch will have 24-day battery life.

The Amazfit GTR is already available for pre-order on Chinese e-commerce websites Jingdong, Tmall, and Xiaomi’s official Chinese website. Customers who pre-order the smartwatch get a CNY 60 (approx Rs 600) coupon, which they can use before July 31. The page mentioned that the watch will go on sale the same day it launches, i.e - July 16.

Recently, Huami launched the Amazfit Verge 2 wearable on its home turf. The Amazfit Verge 2 smartwatch offers e-SIM support, an AMOLED display and an ECG tracker. The chassis is built out of a microcrystalline Zirconium Ceramic frame, and sports a 1.39 inch AMOLED display with 454X454p resolution and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Amazfit Verge 2 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 2500 chipset, coupled with 512MB and 4GB of storage. It houses a 420mAH battery.

In India, the company recently launched the Amazfit Bip Lite at a price of Rs 3,999. The wearable is claimed to give a 45-day battery life on a single charge. The watch is compatible with both Android and iOS devices and sports a 1.28-inch always-on display and can automatically detect the activity you are doing. It also has multi-sport tracking that tracks four cardio activities including running and cycling. The smartwatch is also water resistant up to 30 metres and can be used while swimming. Huami will sell the Amazfit Bip lite via Amazon from July 15.

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Amazon Fire TV gets official YouTube app, while Chromecast now supports Prime Videos

Google and Amazon were locked in a very silly battle that just affected their own customers. Specifically, the two companies discontinued some of their services on the competitor’s devices. The original altercation started back in 2017 after Amazon decided not to sell Nest devices on its online platform anymore. Google retaliated by pulling its YouTube app off from the Fire TV and Echo Show, and Prime Videos not getting Chromecast support. However, the two companies have since made peace. Amazon has now announced that its compatible Fire TV devices (both, TV and dongles) will now run the official YouTube app, while Google has also confirmed that Prime Video is now on Chromecast and Android TV. 

As per Amazon, the official YouTube app is now available on Amazon Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen), Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Stick Basic Edition, and all Fire TV Edition smart TVs. The app can be downloaded and installed on compatible devices from the ‘Your Apps and Channels’ row. In addition to the YouTube app, YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also launch later this year on Amazon Fire TV. with the app, users will also be able to play videos in 4K HDR resolution and at 60 fps on supported TVs and streaming media players. The app will also get Alexa support, which means one can use Amazon’s digital assistant to search and play videos. 

As mentioned earlier, Amazon Prime Video is now available on Google Chromecast and Android TV devices that come with built-in Chromecast support. In addition, Chromecast Ultra users will be able to access 4,000 titles included in Amazon Prime subscription for free. However, one needs to have the latest Prime Video app and Android 5.0 or higher or iOS 10.1 or higher to run the app on Chromecast. 

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Custom Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards will arrive in August

AMD recently launched its Radeon 5700 and Radeon 5700XT (review) graphics cards and one of the biggest questions on many peoples’ mind was whether there will be custom cards from OEMs. In a detailed post on Reddit, AMD has confirmed that the Radeon 5700 will get custom designs from OEMs, which will be released sometime in August.

The current Navi based AMD cards use a blower style design for cooling, a decision that was apparently made to ensure parity between the numbers reported by the company and those noted by reviewers. “The Radeon group historically has had a bad reputation of producing product launch charts that didn’t match up to real world performance. Love it or hate it the blower allowed us to guarantee performance in every system to match our launch charts. Not everyone cools their PC as good as a reviewer and definitely not as good as some of the pictures you guys have shared. It was my goal to clean all of this up so that you can trust our performance you hear from us on stage," AMD's Scott Herkelman stated.

With this, we can expect to see Radeon 5700 cards with double or even triple fan setup with custom cooling solutions under the shroud. Better cooling solution would allow enthusiasts to squeeze out just a bit more out of the Navi-based GPUs, but it is perplexing as to why AMD would not synchronise the release of their current and custom cards at the same time. Regardless, it is nice to see more options coming out in the near future and given the kind of performance we’ve seen from the Radeon 5700 XT, we cannot wait to see what the custom cards will be able to do.

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