Apple Arcade Adds New Annual Subscription Plan for Rs. 999 in India

Apple's subscription-based gaming service Arcade is adding an annual subscription option for Rs. 999 per year, joining the existing Rs. 99 monthly subscription option.

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Realme X2, Realme Buds Air launched in India: Here are 5 things you need to know

Relame has launched its new mid-range smartphone, the Realme X2, in India, along with its new truly wireless earphones, the Realme Buds Air. The new smartphone goes up against the Redmi K30, which was recently announced in China and is expected to soon launch in India. Realme has tried a slightly more premium look with the new handset and packed it with features it thinks will make it stand out from the competition. In addition, the smartphone maker has announced a new truly wireless earphone called Realme Buds Air, which is quite similar to Apple AirPods in terms of design and features. Here are five important things you need to know about the two devices. 

Realme X2: Hardware under the hood  

The Realme X2 runs on the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor, which is an 8nm chip with two Kryo cores clocked at 2.2GHz and six of those are clocked at 1.8GHz. Ṭhere’s a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display on the device that also incorporates an in-display fingerprint sensor, and sports a waterdrop display design. It runs on ColorOS 6 and will be available in 4/64GB, 6/128GB and 8/128GB versions, and in Pearl Green, Pearl Blue and Pearl White colour variants. The handset also supports 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0 charging tech, which is touted to top up the device’s 4000mAh battery to 100 percent in 75 minutes. It also comes with additional features like 2x2 MIMO, dual WiFi speed up, dual channel network acceleration, game space, competitive mode, game assistant and hyperboost 2.0. 

Realme X2: 64MP quad-camera setup

In terms of optics, the Realme X2 comes equipped with a quad camera setup, which consists of a 64MP Samsung GW1 primary sensor. This sensor is paired with an f/1.8 aperture lens and is supplemented by an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens, a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP sensor with macro lens. The device’s camera supports ultra-wide video with ‘ultra’-video stabilisation, real-time video bokeh and slow motion video recording at 960fps. Ṭhe front camera features a 32MP sensor that uses 4-in-1 pixel binning with AI beauty, selfie nightscape and supports stabilised video recording. 

Realme Buds Air: Supports Fast Pair service

Realme was teasing its new truly wireless earphones, which are finally official. The new Realme Buds Air feature a design that’s quite similar to the Apple AirPods, and some of the functionality also reminds us of Apple’s wireless earbuds. The Realme Buds Air supports Google Fast Pair Service (GFPS) that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to discover nearby Bluetooth devices. So, opening up the device’s case near a phone will show a pop-up to quickly pair with the Buds Air and subsequently, taking them out of their case will pair them with the last paired device. 

Realme Buds Air promise low latency with a custom R1 BT chip

In terms of latency, Realme says it is lowering it with the help of it’s new customised R1 chip. The Buds Air work on Bluetooth 5.0 and feature ‘Gaming Mode,’ which is said to reduce latency further by about 51 percent. We don’t see why the company chooses to not have the latency reduced without activating gaming mode and delivering a better user experience overall, but we shall explore this in our review. The Buds Air come with two mics to deliver better call quality and the overall sound profile is claimed to be “excellent.” It offers gesture controls so that one can tap to answer calls, play and pause music, skip tracks or invoke the smart assistant. 

The company claims that its Realme Buds Air can last for about 3 hours on a single full charge and with the charging case, they can deliver a 17 hour of total audio playback. Additionally, the case supports wireless charging and Relame also announced a new 10W Qi wireless charger that will be announced soon. Each earpiece is said to weigh 4.2 grams and it will be available in Black, White and Yellow colours. 

Realme X2 price and availability in India 

The 4/64GB variant of the Relame X2 is priced at Rs 16,999, while its 6/128GB version costs Rs 18,999. The top most 8/128GB variant of the phone sports a price tag of Rs 19,999. Its first sale takes place at 12PM on December 20 via Flipkart and Realme.com. Launch offers on the phone include MobiKwik benefits worth Rs 1,000, a no-cost EMI for up to six months and Jio users can avail benefits worth Rs 11,500 with the device. On Flipkart, customers buying the phone via ICICI credit cards can avail an instant Rs 1,500 off. 

Realme Buds Air price and availability in India 

The Realme Buds Air is priced at Rs 3,999 and will be up for sale at 2PM on December 17 in a ‘hate-to-wait’ sale. The next sale of the earbuds will take place at 12PM on December 23 via Flipkart and Realme.com 

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Vivo X30, X30 Pro 5G phones with Exynos 980 SoC launched in China

Vivo has made the Vivo X30 and Vivo X30 Pro official in China. The duo is powered by the Samsung Exynos 980 SoC that was launched a couple of months ago. The phones come with a punch-hole display and an integrated 5G modem. Additionally, the two phones have a ‘Multi-Turbo 2.5' feature that automatically switches from 4G to 5G depending on the Wi-Fi speed. This helps ensure that the download speed is the fastest. The only difference between the two are the rear cameras. The Vivo X30 sports a triple rear camera setup, while the X30 Pro comes with a quad rear camera setup that includes an additional periscope-style camera.

Vivo X30, X30 Pro specifications

Vivo X30 and Vivo X30 Pro feature a  6.44-inch full-HD + (1080x2400 pixels) Super AMOLED display. The phones are powered by the Exynos 980 octa-core SoC, paired with 8GB RAM. They run Funtouch OS 10 based on Android 9 Pie. As for the storage, they come in two variants, 128GB and 256GB.

On the optics front, Vivo X30 sports a triple rear camera setup:  a 64-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 lens + an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture + a 32-megapixel third camera with f/2.0 aperture. Vivo X30 Pro has an additional 13-megapixel periscope camera with f/3.0 aperture, 5x optical zoom support and a native focal length of 135mm. On the front lies a 32MP selfie shooter.

Both Vivo X30 and X30 Pro packs a 4350mAh battery that supports 30W Flash Charge. The phones support Face Unlock and also have an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Vivo X30, X30 Pro price

Vivo X30 is priced at CNY 3,298 (approx Rs 33,400) for the 8GB + 128GB model and CNY 3,598 (approx Rs 36,400) for the 8GB + 256GB storage model in China. On the other hand, the Vivo X30 Pro is priced at CNY 3,998 (approx Rs 40,500) for the 8GB + 128GB model and CNY 4,298 (approx Rs 43,500) for the 8GB + 256GB variant.

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Instagram third-party fact checking service goes global to combat fake news

While Instagram started out as a humble image sharing social network, it has evolved into something much bigger. With IGTV videos one can consume content for hours, submit posts and stories, message others and more, the social media platform has morphed into a full-fledged social network, not unlike Facebook. However, this means that information about numerous topics are being published daily on Instagram and some of the topics are quite sensitive. Naturally, fake news makes its way to such platforms and in a bid to combat it, Instagram is expanding its fact-checking program globally so that fact-checking organisations globally can assess and rate misinformation on the platform. 

Back in May, the company started working with third-party fact-checkers in the US for identifying, labelling and reviewing false information.  Now, with the global expansion of the program, content that is published around the world will be checked for accuracy and if it is fake, will be labelled as such. As per Instagram’s blog post regarding the fact check service, content can be rated false or partially false by a third-party fact checker. Such content will be removed from Explore and hashtags. Additionally, that media content will be labelled so that one can decide whether to read, trust and share it. 

Instagram says it is employing image matching technology to recognise further instances of similar content and label them too. This is supposed to help reduce the spread of misinformation and if something is rated fake or partly fake on Facebook, it will now automatically be labelled the same it is posted on Instagram and vice versa. “The label will link out to the rating from the fact-checker and provide links to articles from credible sources that debunk the claim(s) made in the post. We make content from accounts that repeatedly receive these labels harder to find by removing it from Explore and hashtag pages,” explains Instagram. Instagram says it will leverage technology, and feedback from the community to decide what content needs to be sent for fact-checking. 

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OnePlus to show off Concept One at CES 2020, keeps us guessing

OnePlus, the Chinese electronics marque that started out by making “flagship-killer” smartphones no more than six years ago, has quickly grown to become a popular name in the TV market as well. Last week, the company announced it would be present for the first time at CES 2020, the annual American trade show that typically showcases new consumer tech excluding smartphones. A new video post on Weibo reveals that the company will show off a new concept device called Concept One.

Published earlier this morning on Weibo by OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, the short video post reveals only the event details. The OnePlus Concept One device will be showcased at the Wynn luxury resort in Las Vegas, Nevada between January 7 and 10. We have little to no information about the concept device so far. Lau added that this rather unexpected unveiling at CES will be “something special”. It will also mark OnePlus’ sixth anniversary and be “future-oriented”.

There’s no clear sign so far that Concept One is a smartphone. It could well be a new TV model that OnePlus has been working on quietly. For all we know, it could even be something outside OnePlus’ current domains such as smartphones, audio accessories, and TV. In other words, it could be a OnePlus laptop or a OnePlus smart speaker. While we could go on all day guessing what Concept One stands for, we strongly feel it will be a new mobile or camera technology that will eventually be employed in its future smartphone models.

Renders of a new mid-range OnePlus smartphone called the OnePlus 8 Lite were leaked online earlier this month. They showed the handset to sport dual rear cameras and a punch-hole in the top portion of the display to house the selfie camera. The OnePlus 8 Lite could be positioned below the regular OnePlus smartphone range and powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1000 chipset. There’s a good chance OnePlus will talk about this new mid-ranger at CES but we feel it won’t have anything to do with Concept One. We’ll just have to wait and watch what OnePlus pulls out of its sleeve.

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Vivo V17 to go on sale at 12 PM in India today: Price, specs, offers and more

Vivo V17 was launched last week in India. Now, the device is going on sale for the first time. Vivo V17 sale will take place at 12 PM through Amazon India website, Flipkart, Vivo India 3-store and partnered offline stores. The smartphone is different than its Russian model as it comes with a hole-punch display and an L-shaped quad camera setup. The company claims that Vivo V17 has the smallest punch-hole notch.

Vivo V17 specifications

The Vivo V17 comes equipped with a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels. It features a 2.5D curved glass display with 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut. The company claims the handset comes with up to 800 nits brightness under sunlight. 

Vivo V17 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset, paired with Adreno 612 GPU. It comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB storage with the microSD card. The smartphone has dual SIM slots and a separate microSD card slot.

In the optics department, Vivo V17 sports a quad rear camera setup: a 48MP primary camera with f/1.78 aperture, 1/2″ Sony IMX582 sensor that has EIS and 6P lens + an 8MP ultra-wide sensor with an f/2.2 aperture + a 2MP sensor with an f/2.4 aperture + a 2MP lens with f/2.4 aperture. There’s a 32MP selfie shooter as well.

The Vivo V17 packs a 4500mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging. It with an in-display fingerprint scanner. Additionally, the handset comes with Vivo XE710 earphones worth Rs 1,999 for free in the box.

Vivo V17 price in India

The Vivo V17 is priced at Rs 22,990 for the sole 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model. The smartphone will be made available in Glacier Ice White and Midnight Black colour options. 

As for launch offers, users purchasing the Vivo V17 will receive a five percent cashback on payments done via HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and select other banks until December 31. Moreover, Reliance Jio is offering additional data benefit worth Rs 12,000. EMI options are available as well.

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Realme X2, Realme Buds Air set to launch in India at 12:30 PM today: Live stream, expected price and more

Realme is all set to introduce two new products in India. The company will finally launch the Realme X2, which was teased at the launch of Realme XT. Moreover, Realme is looking forward to foray into an all-new category of product - truly wireless earphones with the launch of Realme Buds Air. They are touted to be heavily inspired by Apple AirPods. The new device will come equipped with wireless charging support. Here’s all you need t know about the launch event.

Realme X2, Realme Buds Air launch live stream

Realme X2, Realme Buds Air will begin at 12:30 PM. It will be live-streamed on YouTube. Realme is expected to offer all details regarding pricing and availability of the two devices. You can also watch the live stream of the launch event below:

Realme X2 specifications and expected price in India

Realme X2 has already been launched in China. The phone was launched back in September. It is finally making its way to India. The Indian variant is expected to remain the same as the Chinese variant. Realme X2 features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) Super AMOLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It has a screen-to-body ratio of 91.9 percent. The smartphone comes with Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and in-display fingerprint sensor.

Realme X2 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC. It is expected to launch in 6GB and 8GB RAM variants. The smartphone comes with 64GB and 128GB of onboard UFS 2.1 storage options that both are expandable via a dedicated microSD card.

On the optics front, Realme X2 sports a quad rear camera setup: a 64MP primary Samsung GW1 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture + an 8MP sensor with a wide-angle (119-degree) f/2.25 lens + a 2MP depth sensor + a 2MP sensor for 4cm macro shots. The handset also features a 32MP selfie shooter.  Both rear and front sensors also have EIS (electronic image stabilisation) support for videos.

Realme X2 packs a 4000mAh battery that supports 30W VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge technology. The smartphone comes with Bluetooth v5.0. It also features a 3.5mm headphone jack. The smartphone was launched in Pearl Blue and Pearl White colour options in China. It is expected to arrive in the same colour options in India as well.

The Realme X2 Price in India is expected to start at Rs 19,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option, and Rs 20,999 for the 8GB RAM + 12GB storage option. If this happens, it will be the first smartphone with Snapdragon 730G chipset to be priced below Rs 20,000 in India.

Realme Buds Air features and expected price in India

Realme has been teasing the Buds Air for quite some time now. The specifications of the device have also reportedly been leaked online. It is confirmed to arrive in Black, Yellow and White colour options. The company has also teased wireless charging support for the Realme Buds Air - that makes it the first Realme device to feature wireless charging. 

Realme Buds Air is said to sport a 12mm Bass boost driver, Bluetooth v5.0 support, and an instant auto-connection feature that just requires the user to open the case. It may come with intelligent touch controls to manage music and calls, and support for Google Assistant. The earbuds are expected to feature USB Type-C port for wired charging and offer 17 hours of battery life. 

According to the leaks, Realme Buds Air could be priced at Rs 4,999 in India.

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