Airtel Wi-Fi Calling starts rolling out in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mumbai and Kolkata

Airtel has just rolled out its VoWi-FI service across a number of states after the telecom giant first launched the service in the Delhi NCR region. As we reported earlier, the company first released the service in a select region as to test its capabilities and iron out the kinks before it went ahead and deployed the service to the rest of the country. Currently, Airtel has rolled out it’s Wi-Fi calling services in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mumbai and Kolkata. 

Avneet Singh Puri, CEO of Bharti Airtel for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana said in a statement that, “ Customer interest in VoWiFi capability is incredibly high and Airtel has been working hard to bring this feature, first to the consumers in the state of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana. The launch of VoWiFi calling is further validation of the importance of Wi-Fi to customers in the technologically advanced industry.” 

You can also check if your phone is compatible with the service on Airtel’s official page. 

Just a bit of a refresher, the service uses Wi-fi to allow voice calls and essentially retain the clarity and fidelity of a telecom network. This may, in turn, lead to different patterns of phone usage as it virtually costs almost nothing to use the internet as a phone service. The company is working with smartphone brands across the country to make sure their devices are compatible with the service. As of now, Airtel Wi-Fi calling is compatible with Airtel Xstream Fiber home broadband but will soon be able to function with all other broadband services and Wi-Fo hotspots. 

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Realme X2 Pro 6GB RAM + 64GB storage model to be made available soon for Rs 27,999

Realme X2 Pro was launched in India last month. The flagship smartphone received a favourable reception in the country. However, Realme had launched only two variants of the Realme X2 Pro in India - the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model and the high-end 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model.  Now, the company is planning to release a new variant of the Realme X2 Pro. The smartphone will soon be made available in 6GB RAM variant, coupled with 64GB of internal storage.

Realme X2 Pro specifications

Realme X2 Pro features a 6.5-inch full-HD+ (1080x2400 pixels) Super AMOLED display. It has a display refresh rate of 90Hz on the 20:9 aspect ratio panel. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ octa-core SoC. It comes equipped with up to 256GB of internal storage. It packs a 4000mAh battery the supports 50W SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology.

On the optics front, Realme X2 Pro sports a quad rear camera setup: a 64MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture + a 13MP telephoto lens + an 8MP ultra-wide-angle shooter + a 2MP depth shooter. On the front lies a 32MP selfie shooter. The smartphone runs Android 9 Pie with ColorOS 6.1 on top. It comes with USB Type-C and a 3.5mm headphone jack as well.

Realme X2 Pro price in India

Realme X2 Pro (review) price in India starts at Rs 29,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model. However, Madhav Sheth, Realme India CEO took to Twitter to announce that the company will soon launch a 6GB + 64GB variant of Realme X2 Pro. The 6GB RAM + 64GB variant of Realme X2 Pro will carry a price tag of Rs 27,999 in India. Further, the top end 12GB + 256GB model costs Rs 33,999.

We did a performance comparison of the Realme X2 Pro with other flagship smartphones, which you can read here.

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CES 2020: Dates, Trends, and What to Expect

CES 2020 hosts nearly 200,000 visitors, all looking for the latest products and trends in TVs, entertainment, health, fitness, gaming, PCs, cars, AI, voice assistants, appliances, and much more

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Nokia 72, Nokia 62, Nokia 42 and others see price cut ahead of Christmas

It’s not every day that we come across price drops on recently launched smartphone models but it appears this Christmas season is bringing with it some extra cheer in the form of deep discounts on Nokia phones such as the Nokia 7.2, Nokia 6.2, and Nokia 4.2. The 6GB RAM variant of the Nokia 7.2 is currently selling on Amazon.in for Rs 16,715, making it dearer to the 4GB RAM variant by less than Rs 500. The Nokia 6.2 costs Rs 13,440, and the Nokia 4.2, Rs 6,975. Some older models too, such as the Nokia 6.1 Plus, are also seeing discounted prices on Amazon.in and Flipkart.

Nokia 7.2 (Buy it here)

On Nokia India’s website, the Nokia 7.2 is listed with a price tag of Rs 18,599 for the 4GB RAM variant and Rs 19,599 for the 6GB RAM variant. The price is the same for both Cyan Green and Charcoal colour options. On Amazon.in, however, the Charcoal option on both variants bear a price tag of Rs 16,715 and Rs 16,290, respectively. This makes the 6GB RAM variant stupendously more attractive than the 4GB RAM variant. The Cyan Green option, on the other hand, can be bought with 6GB RAM on Amazon.in for Rs 17,633. It’s worth noting that both variants of the Nokia 7.2 come with 64GB of expandable storage space. You can read more about it here.

Nokia 6.2 (Buy it here)

The Nokia 6.2, which sells in a single 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant on Nokia India’s website for Rs 15,999, is listed on Amazon.in with a lighter price tag of Rs 13,440 for the Ceramic Black colour option. You can have the same model in Ice for a slightly higher price of Rs 13,499. On Flipkart, the Nokia 6.2 costs a bit more, at Rs 13,890. The Nokia 6.2, for your information, comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset, a triple rear camera setup, and a 6.3-inch Full HD+ screen. The battery is a 3500mAh unit.

Nokia 4.2 (Buy it here)

The Nokia 4.2 sells in a single 3GB RAM + 32GB storage variant in Black on the Nokia India website for Rs 9,499 but can be bought on Amazon.in for Rs 6,975. The Pink Sand colour option, however, sees almost no discount at Rs 9,400. The Nokia 4.2 comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset, a dual rear camera setup, and a 5.71-inch HD+ screen. The battery is a 3000mAh unit. Read our review of it here. Apart from these three models, some older Nokia phones are seeing a discount price too. For example, you can get the 4GB RAM variant of the Nokia 6.1 Plus in Black and Blue colour options on Flipkart for Rs 8,999 even though Nokia is no longer selling it on its website. You can also get the Nokia 7.1 in Blue for Rs 11,470 on Flipkart, which is priced at Rs 12,999 on the Nokia India website.

Please note that the aforementioned prices may vary slightly from the time we publish the article. In addition, we use affiliate links for some of these products.

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Samsung Galaxy S11 camera to feature 9-to-1 pixel binning

Prominent leakster Ice Universe has revealed more information about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S11, specifically pertaining to the camera. There have been rumours that Samsung would be using a 108-megapixel sensor for the S11 series, but we are now also getting details on the nature of the binning. In a tweet, the leakster says that Samsung may be going with a 9-pixel bin, that is, binning 9 pixels into 1.

The sensor being used in the Samsung Galaxy S11 series is allegedly the ISOCELL Bright HM1, which sports a 108-megapixel resolution. The individual pixels measure 0.8-microns and when 9 of them are binned together, the result will be a pixel pitch of 2.4 microns. Given how Samsung approached pixel binning on its GW1 sensor, we expect the new sensor to have a Bayer filter with a 9-to-1 arrangement. This is a better approach than using a Bayer filter with a single colour array measuring 2.4 microns. In Samsung’s approach, there are physical, 108 million individual colour filters built onto the Bayer filter, which means a true, 108MP image. The higher 9-to-1 pixel binning could also result in significantly better night shots.

There is definitely a lot of buzz around the next Samsung flagship. Up until now, there had been plenty of talk around why Samsung didn’t switch to the higher megapixel sensors for its flagship smartphones of 2019, despite the company being one of two who makes 48 and 64 megapixel sensors.

Samsung’s Galaxy S11 is poised to be a camera-centric smartphone, given that its also said to house a 48  megapixel telephoto lens. The leaked images do show a triple camera setup, but the right side of the module has so far not been revealed, and is said to house more sensors. The Samsung Galaxy S11 is definitely shaping up to be an exciting device, one worthy of looking forward to.

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Apple offers a million dollar bounty to researchers who can find flaws in its various operating systems

Apple is no stranger to offering rewards to users who find and exploit vulnerabilities in their system. The San Cupertino giant has announced its ‘bug bounty’ program for iOS, macOS, tvOS and more. Hackers and researchers who are actually able to find bugs and issues with the various operating systems and report them to Apple will receive a substantial reward for their efforts. The reward will depend on the severity of the exploit. The entire list of all the categories of bugs and issues are available for users to go through on Apple’s developer page. 

Some of the categories include ‘Unauthorized access to iCloud account data on Apple Servers’ as well as ‘Zero-click kernel code execution with persistence and kernel PAC bypass’. The payout will range from $100,000 to a whopping 1 million dollars. That’s a lot of money and there are sure to be a bunch of hackers and researchers vying for the prize.

Just earlier in 2019, Apple embraced the hacker culture and unveiled the iOS Security Research Device Program at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. Hackers and research experts were offered special iPhones for them to crack and find any sort of flaws on. 

Here is what Apple has to say about the program. “The goal of the Apple Security Bounty is to protect customers through understanding both vulnerabilities and their exploitation techniques. Reports that include a basic proof of concept instead of a working exploit are eligible to receive no more than 50% of the maximum payout amount. Reports lacking necessary information to enable Apple to efficiently reproduce the issue will result in a significantly reduced bounty payment, if accepted at all.”

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OnePlus 8 Lite, OnePlus 8 Pro leak reveals storage, camera, display specs

The OnePlus range of flagships for next year are expected to launch sometime in Q2 2020 and we already have had some leaks regarding the lineup. In 2019, OnePlus diversified its portfolio by offering the OnePlus 7 Pro and 7T Pro, which are premium flagships and OnePlus 7 and 7T which are value flagships. However, in 2020, OnePlus is expected to diversify even further with a OnePlus 8 ‘lite’, on top of the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro.

According to a leak by Techlapse, the OnePlus 8 Lite could come with 8GB RAM and 128GB and 256GB storage. In addition, there could be a 4,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging. The camera on the OnePlus 8 Lite is likely to be made up of a 48MP camera alongside 12MP and 16MP sensors. Furthermore, the report suggests the OnePlus 8 Lite could be priced $434 in global markets which roughly converts to Rs 30,000 in India.

The report also mentions the OnePlus 8 Pro could tout a 6.7-inch curved AMOLED display with 2K resolution, similar to the OnePlus 7T Pro. However, instead of the pop-up camera, the OnePlus 8 Pro is expected to sport a punch-hole front camera. The upcoming flagship is largely expected to come with the Snapdragon 865 SoC and on the back, it’s rumoured to tout a 64MP primary sensor and a fourth ToF 3D sensor.

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