HP Spectre x360 refreshed with Intel 10th Gen Core series Ice Lake processors

HP has unveiled its new Spectre x360 13. The updated version is smaller than its predecessor, has a better OLED display with up to 4K resolution, better battery life and more. The new model retains the sleek metallic design and packs more power, thanks to Intel’s 10th Gen Core series. It has up to 16GB RAM and 2TB  of PCIe SSD storage. 

HP claims that it has reduced the new Spectre x360 13 percent in size from the last year’s model. There is also an option for 4K OLED display. Further, the company says the laptop has two times the performance of the previous generation. The new HP Spectre x360 is touted to offer 22 hours of battery life. 

As for other specifications, the refreshed HP x360 laptop is equipped with 13.3-inch 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) AMOLED display. The company claims it can deliver peak brightness of 400 nits and can produce 100 percent of the colours in the DCI-P3 gamut. It supports 4x4 Gigabit-class 4G LTE as well as Wi-Fi 6 standard and also enables users to utilise both LTE and Wi-Fi networks simultaneously. 

In terms of ports department, HP Spectre x360 includes  two USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C ports with Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort 1.4, one USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A port, one headphone/microphone combo, one HDMI 2.0 port, and microSD card slot.

The HP x360 is priced at $1,099 (approx Rs 78,000) for the base model packing the 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1 processor, paired with 8GB of LPDDR4 RAM, and 256GB SSD storage. The Core-i7 1065G7 processor model costs $1,499 (approx Rs 1,00,600). It has 16GB RAM. This model also has two other features, namely, an anti-reflective panel + 512GB SSD storage and a standard OLED panel + 1TB SSD storage.

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Best laptop deals during Paytm Malls Maha Cashback Carnival

With multiple e-retailers hosting a sale online, it's the perfect time to get that new laptop you've been eyeing. Whether it's a first-time buy or an upgrade, the Paytm Mall Maha Cashback Carnival should make your next laptop purchase lighter on your wallet. Paytm Mall is offering up to 15 percent cashback on some models. For your convenience we've handpicked the best deals available during the Maha Cashback Carnival. Take a look at the following models:

Avita Liber (Buy it here)

This laptop may be from a relatively less-known manufacturer but it is one of the best deals on Paytm Mall right now. The variant on sale is powered by an Intel 8th Gen Core i3 CPU and 4GB of RAM. Storage comes in the form of a single 256GB solid-state drive. The 14-inch display has a Full HD resolution and the laptop weighs 1.46 kilogrammes. According to Paytm Mall, you can get the Avita Liber for Rs 27,990, which is 42 percent off its original MRP. You also receive a 9-percent cashback in the form of Paytm Cash worth Rs 2,519. HDFC Bank debit/credit card holders get an additional 10 percent off the final price.

Price after Cashback: Rs 25,471

Acer Aspire 3 A315 (Buy it here)

The Acer Aspire 3 is an ideal choice for students and working professionals on a budget. The variant on sale on Paytm Mall is powered by an AMD A9 processor with 4GB of RAM. Storage comes in the form of a 1TB hard drive. Windows 10 comes pre-installed on the device. The display is a 15.6-inch unit with HD resolution. The laptop weighs 2.1 kilogrammes. According to Paytm Mall, you can get the Acer Aspire 3 for Rs 21,990, which is 37 percent off its original MRP. You also receive a 10-percent cashback in the form of Paytm Cash worth Rs 2,199. HDFC Bank debit/credit card holders get an additional 10 percent off the final price.

Price after Cashback: Rs 19,791

Asus TUF Gaming FX705 (Buy it here)

Here's an entry-level option for gamers on a budget. The Asus TUF Gaming FX705 is the 17.3-inch variant of the TUF Gaming FX505 that was launched a few months before it. The variant on sale on Paytm Mall is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 3000-series processor and 8GB of RAM. Storage is handled by a single 512GB PCIe NVMe solid-state drive. The Ryzen 5 processor is complemented by an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card with 4GB of video RAM. According to Paytm Mall, you can buy the Asus TUF Gaming FX705 gaming laptop for Rs 60,989, which is 25 percent off its original MRP. You also receive a 9-percent cashback in the form of Paytm Cash worth Rs 5,489. HDFC Bank debit/credit card holders get an additional 10 percent off the final price.

Price after Cashback: Rs 55,500

Asus VivoBook 15 X512DA (Buy it here)

Part of the new VivoBook 14/15 series that was launched a few months ago, the VivoBook 15 X512DA is ideal for anyone looking for a laptop that's fast enough for heavy browsing and everyday computing. The variant on sale on Paytm Mall is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 3000-series processor with 8GB of RAM. Storage comes in the form of a single 512GB solid-state drive. Windows 10 comes pre-installed on the 1.7-kilogramme device. According to Paytm Mall, you can buy the VivoBook 15 X512DA for Rs 43,370, which is 21 percent off its original MRP. You also receive a 7-percent cashback in the form of Paytm Cash worth Rs 3,036. HDFC Bank debit/credit card holders get an additional 10 percent off the final price.

Price after Cashback: Rs 40,334

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PUBG Mobile x The Walking Dead Crossover Now Out; Brings Character Skins, Weapons, Vehicles, More

The collaboration comes at an opportune time, just when the tenth season of The Walking Dead is set to premiere on October 6 on AMC.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold launched in India for Rs 1,64,999

Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy Fold in India today. The device was re-launched on September 5 and went on sale in South Korea the next day. Finally, the device has made its way to India. The Galaxy Fold certainly isn’t cheap, but it is a one-of-a-kind phone.

Samsung Galaxy Fold specifications

The Galaxy Fold features a 7.3-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED Display (4.2:3) Infinity Flex main display. It has a resolution of 2152x1536 pixels. On the outside, the cover display has a 4.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED display. It has an aspect ratio of 21:9 and a resolution of 1680x720 pixels. The folding phone is powered by a 7nm 64-bit octa-core processor, paired with 12GB RAM and 512GB of storage. 

In the optics department, the Samsung Galaxy Fold has a total of six cameras, comprising of a 16MP ultra-wide camera + a 12MP wide-angle camera with Super Dual Pixel + a 12MP telephoto camera. Further, the phone has a 10MP selfie camera on the cover display, a dual front camera on the main display that consists of a 10MP shooter and an 8MP depth sensor. The rear camera comes with features like Dual OIS, 0.5x out and 2x optical zoom, up to 10x digital zoom, HDR10+ recording, Tracking AF.

The Galaxy Fold packs a 4380mAh dual battery. It has support for Fast Charging technology on both wired and wireless mediums. In the connectivity department, the Galaxy Fold has one eSIM and one NAno SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax HE80 MIMO, 1024QAM Bluetooth 5.0, ANT+, USB Type-C, NFC, and Location (GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou). In terms of sensors, it comes with an accelerometer, barometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, hall sensor, proximity sensor, and an RGB light sensor.

Samsung Galaxy Fold price in India 

The Samsung Galaxy Fold costs Rs 1,64,999 in India.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold was announced for EUR 2,000 in Europe, which converts to Rs 1,55,788 approximately in India.  It is priced at $1,980 in the US, which is around Rs 1.37 lakh here.

The Galaxy Fold will go up on pre-order starting October 4, and it will ship from October 20.

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Call of Duty: Mobile now available to download on iOS and Android: Whats new, how to install and more

After being in beta for over five months, the latest PUBG Mobile competitor, Call of Duty: Mobile is finally available for all. We thoroughly enjoyed the new action-shooter title from Activision’s stables when it was available in beta and now it is available for download on both Android and iOS. As we noted in our first impressions of the game’s beta, it is quite enjoyable and if you are already familiar with the COD franchise, it might appeal to you even more. However, the new official rollout of the game adds a battle royale mode and zombies mode, which were previously unavailable in the beta. 

Do note that the Zombie mode is yet to go live in-game. Additionally, many elements of the game have been tweaked and while we have not thoroughly played through it, the controls seem more fine tuned and optimised, and the overall game interface seems a bit cleaner than before. Here’s how you can download the game and what to expect. 

LAUNCHING OCTOBER 1 What multiplayer map are you most excited for?#CODMobile pic.twitter.com/ue40rFGrYC

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As mentioned above, Call of Duty: Mobile is now available for all on iOS and Android. Android users can download it from the Google Play Store while Apple device users can head over to the App Store. The title is 1.11GB in size on Android while iOS users need 1.5 GB of free space on ṭheir device to download it. Download the title on Android and iOS. 

What’s new in Call of Duty: Mobile 

While most of the features remain the same on the wider COD: Mobile release, there are some new additions. Along with a Team Deathmatch game option, the title brings iconic maps from the PC version of the game such as Hijacked and Nuketown from Black Ops, and Crash and Crossfire from Modern Warfare. There’s also a 100-player battle royale mode, however, unlike other battle royales, COD: Mobile enables players to choose from six classes to suit their play style. Players will also be able to unlock classic Call of Duty characters as they play, including characters like "Ghost", Alex Mason and "Soap".

Check out our first impressions of the game here. 

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Google Pixel 4 high-quality render appears online

Unless you have been living under a rock, you must have come across the various leaks of the Pixel 4. The Pixel 4 is, without a doubt, one of the most leaked smartphones of 2019. From the phones’ camera app to a hands-on video, there’s almost everything out there about the Pixel 4 lineup except for the pricing and availability. Now, a new high-quality render of the Google Pixel 4 has also appeared online.

Popular tipster, Evan Blass has revealed a new render of the purported Google Pixel 4. This is our clearest look at the upcoming device yet. The large forehead and a relatively thin chin can be seen clearly. The front camera can also be spotted. In contrast, the back of the phone holds no surprises as Google revealed the rear camera module design in one of its teasers.

The front camera seems to be in the notch for Soli gestures. Google will be integrating the Soli Radar chip on the Pixel 4 series to track a user’s hand gestures and execute a task that’s assigned to that particular gesture. Interestingly, one of the recent leaks claims that Google’s motion-sensing technology will not work in India. The leaked list of 53 regions that support Motion Sense does not include India. 

The Pixel 4 is tipped to feature a 5.7-inch Full HD+ OLED display, whereas the Pixel 4 XL is said to sport a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ OLED display. Both phones are said to sport a 90Hz display. The smartphones are expected to be powered by the  Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset. They ccould come with 6GB RAM and 64GB or 128GB of internal storage.

In the optics department, the Pixel 4 lineup is expected to sport a dual rear camera setup: a 12MP shooter with phase-detect auto-focus + a 16MP telephoto lens. The phones are said to have a camera app with improved algorithms for Night Sight, Motion mode, new UI, and more.

Google is set to launch the Pixel 4 on October 15.

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Google Personal Safety app with car crash detection feature spotted online

In the days leading up to the launch of Google's upcoming flagship smartphone, we've seen a lot of leaks and reports regarding the Google Pixel 4. In what we believe is yet another related leak, a new app from Google called Personal Safety was spotted on the Google Play Store by XDA Developers yesterday. Though the page has since been taken down, a leaked description of the app suggests the app can detect car crashes in the US and call for help automatically.

According to the report filed by XDA Developers, the new Personal Safety app is essentially the inbuilt Emergency Information feature found in existing Pixel devices renamed in the version ‘1.0.271601625.release’. If you own a Pixel device, you should be able to find this section within Settings. It allows sharing of one's current location with their trusted contacts. It's unclear at the moment if the new Personal Safety app (with its car crash detection feature) will be available on all Pixel devices or be exclusive to the upcoming Pixel 4.

The leaked screenshots show us how the app's car crash feature is designed to work when enabled. If the phone detects a crash while the user is on the road and moving (using the device's location, microphones, and sensors), it will sound an alarm, vibrate, and bring up a timed prompt to ask the user if they have been in a crash. Selecting ‘I'm OK’ will dismiss the prompt. Tapping the ‘911’ option twice will dial emergency services. Ignoring the prompt will do the same. During the call, the user needn't talk to the operator.

Sadly, the car crash detection feature in the Personal Safety app is limited to users in the US—at least for now. For smartphone users who reside outside the US, Google has a similar safety app called Trusted Contacts. Launched in late 2016, the app allows the user to assign emergency contacts, who, at any time, can request the user's current location and device activity status. You can download Trusted Contacts for Android here and for iOS devices here.

Inline image courtesy: XDA Developers

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