Redmi Note 8 India sale today: Offers, price, specs and more

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 alongside the Redmi Note 8 Pro in India on October 16. Since then, the smartphone has gone on sale a couple of times, and if you missed it, here is your chance to grab the smartphone today. The Redmi Note 8 will go on sale today, November 5 through Amazon.in, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores. 

Redmi Note 8 price and launch offers

Redmi Note 8 price in India starts at Rs 9,999 for the base 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. It goes up to Rs 12,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration. Both models will be made available in Moonlight White, Neptune Blue, and Space Black colour options.

As for the sale offers, purchasers can avail a 10 percent instant discount for customers using Axis Bank cards. Further, Amazon.in is also offering five percent instant discount on HSBC Cashback card. Xiaomi also has offers for the Airtel users - customers with Rs 249 or Rs 349 prepaid plan will get double data benefits for a duration of 10 months.

Redmi Note 8 specifications

Redmi Note 8 comes equipped with a 6.3-inch FHD+ screen with a dot drop notch. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset. The phone has 4GB and 6GB RAM, and up to 128GB of internal storage. It packs a 4,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. It runs MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie. 

In the optics department, the Redmi Note 8 sports a quad rear camera setup: a 48MP Samsung GM1 sensor with f/1.79 lens + an 8MP Ultra-Wide lens + a 2MP depth sensor + a 2MP Macro lens. The 13MP front shooter is housed in the notch. Moreover, the smartphone has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. It also comes with USB Type-C and a headphone jack.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro, Mi TV 5, Watch China launch today: Expected specs, livestream details and more

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro is all set to be unveiled at an event in China today. The smartphone will be the world’s first phone to feature a 108MP camera. It is expected to launch as Mi Note 10 in markets outside of China. Xiaomi Spain will be hosting a launch event for the device tomorrow, November 6. For today, Xiaomi is also expected to introduce its new wearable, Xiaomi Watch alongside the Mi TV 5 series.

The launch event will start at 2 PM CST Asia (11.30 PM IST). It will be live-streamed on Xiaomi’s official Weibo page and Mi.com China site. However, the live-stream will be in Chinese language. 

Starting with the Mi CC9 Pro aka Mi Note 10, the device has leaked multiple times and Xiami has itself confirmed some specifications of the smartphone. The device has been teased to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor. It is said to pack a 5260mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging technology. It is also expected to come equipped with NFC, Hi-Res Audio and an in-display fingerprint scanner. 

The highlight of Mi CC9 Pro is its 108MP penta camera setup. Further, it is confirmed to sport t a 108MP primary sensor + 12MP sensor for portrait shots + 5MP telephoto lens with 50x digital zoom, 5x optical zoom and 10x hybrid zoom + 20MP ultra wide-angle sensor + a 2MP sensor for macro shots. It will be equipped with a 32MP selfie camera.

As for the Xiaomi Watch aka Mi Watch, it is expected to be heavily inspired by the design of Apple Watch. According to the leaks, it will sport a square-shaped 3D curved glass display made of sapphire and a circular digital crown on the side. It could come with eSIM, GPS, NFC support and Wi-Fi connectivity. It may be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100. Plus, it is said to run a custom MIUI software.

Coming to the Mi TV 5 series, it is teased to feature a 4K Quantum Dot screen with 108 percent NTSC, HDR10+ support, and MEMC motion compensation support. It is said to have a four-unit speaker with support for various Dolby and DTS audio formats. It may launch with 12nm Amlogic T972 processor. The Mi TV 5 series is expected to come equipped with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

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More Xiaomi Mi Watch teasers surface online

It isn't too long ago that we learnt of Xiaomi's plans to unveil its first smartwatch in the market. Dubbed Mi Watch, the wearable greatly resembles the Apple Watch. It will be launched along with the Mi Note 10 smartphone (CC9 Pro in China) on November 6. Now though, with only a day left to go for the launch, the popular Chinese electronics manufacturer has posted more live images of the smartwatch online on Chinese social media website Weibo, confirming in the process what we've known about the device so far.

From the teaser images posted by Xiaomi on Weibo, it's easy to work out that the Mi Watch utilises a glossy stainless steel construction with ‘rounded screen lines’. One image clearly reveals the smartwatch's single crown on the top right corner for navigation within the UI. This is very similar to the Apple Watch's design, as we can see in this video. We learnt only recently that the Mi Watch would come with MIUI for Watch, replete with an app store that includes maps and even TikTok.

In another teaser image posted by Xiaomi on Weibo, we see the curved edges of the company's upcoming smartwatch up close. According to Xiaomi, the Mi Watch features “four-curved sapphire glass”. In yet another teaser image posted by Xiaomi, the Mi Watch is seen sporting an independent calling functionality along with independent internet connectivity through e-SIM. The device is expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2500 Platform.

According to a recent report published by The Quint, the upcoming Mi Watch will indeed resemble the Apple Watch to a great extent but cost nothing like it. The Mi Watch is expected to be launched tomorrow at a price that's under $150, which translates to about Rs 10,612 approximately. The Mi Watch is confirmed to pack wireless radios such as Wi-Fi, NFC, and GPS, apart from support for independent mobile connectivity through e-SIM.

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Adobe Max: New features for Creative Cloud and Illustrator for iPad revealed

Adobe Max is currently underway in Los Angeles and on the first day of Adobe’s big event, the company has made a number of huge announcements. The annual event sees Adobe announce major updates to their suite of Creative Cloud applications and also shed light on what else people can expect. This year, there’s plenty for thew mainstream users of Creative Cloud, and for those who are using Adobe apps on their smartphones, iPads and tablets.

Creative Cloud Updates

Adobe has pushed out updates to all its major desktop applications, adding new features and tools to each. Here’s a list of what has been updated and what new features have been added as per Adobe’s press release.

Adobe Lightroom Launched interactive in-app tutorials on desktop offering new ways to learn how to edit photos and get inspired by professional photographers. It also features Panorama Fill Edges, which magically fills in the edges of an image using Content-Aware Fill technology. It can be accessed in-app and is available on Windows and Mac.

Adobe Premiere Pro Released Auto Reframe, a new feature which uses Adobe Sensei technology to analyze footage and apply intelligent panning and cropping to keep the action in the frame. This feature is designed to save creators hours of mundane tasks so they can spend time being more creative.

Adobe After Effects eleased significant performance updates with smooth, fluid playback of cached previews, faster Multichannel EXR files and a faster Content-Aware Fill that uses half as much memory.

Adobe InDesign Launched new support of SVG Imports across digital and print design workflows, in addition to the option to use customizable Variable Fonts within the app. Designers can adjust typeface properties such as weight, width, slant and optical size. Adobe is also offering a new feature for Asset Link that enables direct linking between Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Assets and InDesign helping further accelerate print and digital content creation.

Adobe XD Released as a beta feature, live Coediting lets multiple users work in a document at the same time, enabling real-time collaboration for design teams and stakeholders. The addition of Document History allows anyone on a team to see a list of saved versions of documents, browse previously saved versions and open any given version in a new window to see changes.

Creative Cloud Desktop Redesigned Adobe unveiled a redesigned Creative Cloud desktop app, which offers a more intuitive way to access, update, discover and learn Adobe apps. The update includes a powerful, native search engine, which searches across all Creative Cloud assets and files, and access to tutorials. It also features new ways to access services such as Adobe Fonts, Adobe Stock and Behance, as well as a new full-screen management tool for Creative Cloud Libraries.

Creative Cloud Libraries Built for Efficiency and Collaboration Creative Cloud Libraries is the perfect tool to capture, organize and share the creative ingredients you want to have at your fingertips. Libraries are now fully integrated with XD, allowing you to leverage what you create in other applications, such as Illustrator, directly in XD. Now it can also be accessed in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, empowering your non-creative colleagues to build on-brand documentation and presentations with the most up-to-date assets. Finally, we have developed Library packs, pre-populated Libraries built to inspire or act as an entryway to Libraries for new users.

In addition to the desktop apps, Adobe also announced the availability of Photoshop for iPad. The iOS version of Adobe’s desktop photo-editing tool was shown off last year at Max. Adobe recently came under fire for possibly launching Photoshop for iPad with a host of common features missing. With the app now available, it remains to be seen exactly how much of the desktop features Adobe was able to bring over to the mobile app.

Adobe also announced the availability of Adobe Fresco for Microsoft Windows, beginning with Microsoft Surface Pro X and Wacom Mobile Studio Pro devices. Lastly, Adobe also  previewed Illustrator for iPad, with which Adobe hopes to bring the desktop-grade vector experience to mobile using touch.

Lastly, Adobe also previewed Photoshop Camera, a new mobile app which enhances the photo as it is taken using Adobe’s Sensei AI engine. The app is also supposed to incorporate a large number of filters.

Today is the first day of Adobe Max and the most announcement-packed day. There are two more days of Adobe Max left and it is unlikely that there will be any other major announcements coming, although we do expect a number of demos to be showcased.

 

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Vivo S5 renders surface ahead of November 14 China launch

Vivo recently confirmed that it will introduce a new smartphone in its S-series. The device is said to be Vivo S5. It will launch in China on November 14. Since Vivo S1 came to India, Vivo S5 is also expected to launch in India sometime after the China announcement. Today, press renders of the device have leaked. The Vivo S5 is shown in three colours, Blue, Green and Pink with a gradient finish. Further, the images show a diamond-shaped triple camera arrangement along with an LED flash.

The diamond-shaped triple camera arrangement in the leaked renders could include a 48MP primary sensor. The smartphone is said to feature an in-display fingerprint scanner and an AMOLED screen, similar to the earlier S series phones, S1 and S1 Pro. Not much information is available about the Vivo S5 at the moment. While one render shows no-notch display, the other image shows a punch-hole screen. 

Vivo S5 is expected to get certified by TENAA soon. It is rumoured to launch at less than 2000 Yuan, which roughly converts to Rs 20,000. To recall, Vivo S1 was launched at a starting price of Rs 16,990.

In reference, Vivo S1 features a 6.38-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) Super AMOLED display. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio P65 SoC. The smartphone comes equipped with 4GB RAM and  128GB of onboard storage. It sports a triple rear camera setup and has a 32MP selfie shooter. Vivo S1 also packs a 4500mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging technology. The phone runs Android 9.0-based FunTouch OS 9.0.

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Adobe Photoshop for iPad arrives on the App Store

At the Adobe Max conference, the company announced that a  full-fledged version of the Photoshop CC will be made available to Apple iPads before 2020. It said that the app will run “using the real Photoshop code,” and same as the desktop version. Now, the app has made its way to the App Store. While Adobe is yet to officially announce Photoshop’s availability on iPad, the app link is live on the App Store. 

Adobe Photoshop for iPad is free to download and use for 30 days. Users will need Creative Cloud subscription to continue using it after that. However, if you already have a subscription for the desktop version of Photoshop, you should be good to go and you will need to log in with your paid account credentials.

Adobe Photoshop for iPad has full support for Apple Pencil. It lets users work on full PSD files, layers, context-aware tools, advanced selection tools, retouching and cloud syncing. The apps performance is said to let users edit PSD files with thousands of layers and images, seamlessly using touch and Apple Pencil. Photoshop for iPad also supports multi-touch gestures like swipe, pinch and so on.

Aside from the initial set of tools, Adobe has promised to bring the complete Photoshop engine to the iPad. The app’s design is native to the iPad. 

Adobe Photoshop for iPad is supported on the below-mentioned devices:

iPad Pro (Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, and Cellular) iPad Pro (12.9-inch) and 2nd generation iPad Pro (10.5-inch) iPad Pro (9.7-inch) iPad 5th Generation iPad Mini 4 iPad Air 2

Photoshop for iPad also lets users make precision selections with the Quick Selection tool, Lasso tool, and advanced selection options such as feathering. Like the desktop app, one can edit and enhance images and remove unwanted elements with features such as spot healing and clone stamp.

Adobe is working on improving the following tools

Brushes Masks Refining edges Selecting smart subjects Brushes and fonts sync with Creative Cloud

Adobe is reportedly working to bring Illustrator to iPad next year.

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Word, Excel, PowerPoint combined into a single app in Microsoft Office beta for Android

Microsoft has separate apps for Excel, Word and PowerPoint on Android, but it looks like the tech giant is planning to launch a new Microsoft Office app for Android that combines all three, namely, Word, Excel and PowerPoint into one app. Users will also be able to sign and scan PDF files easily using the app. 

As you can expect, the Microsoft Office Beta for Android allows users to create, edit and work in groups on the same document in real-time. It enables you to easily access recent and frequently used Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files stored in the cloud or on your device. One can search for documents stored on the cloud, on the phone or on the organization’s network (if using a work account).

Further, Microsoft Office Beta for Android lets you take a picture of a document and turn it into an editable Word file. It converts images of tables into Excel spreadsheets so you can work with data quickly. Users can quickly create PDFs from photos or documents of Word, Excel and PowerPoint and sign PDF files with their fingers. 

Microsoft Office Beta app also lets users create quick notes using Sticky Notes. It helps to easily move files between your phone and computer or share instantly with surrounding mobile devices. Users can also scan the QR code to open the file and link.

As of now, the Microsoft Office Beta for Android is down on the Google Play Store. However, you can download the APK from here and sideload it manually. It might be buggy at first since it’s still early access but It could be made available to download on the Play Store soon.

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