Realme 5i Launched in India, Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Launch Date Confirmed, Jio Wi-Fi Calling Arrives, and Other Tech News This Week

Realme 5i launch in India was certainly the biggest piece of news this week, with the Oppo spin-off brand bringing a new budget smartphone featuring a quad rear camera setup to the country. The company also launched the Realme X50 5G in China this week.

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Call of Duty: Mobile community update signals Season 3 release, new modes, maps, new Battle Pass and more

Call of Duty: Mobile is a fast growing online battle royale multiplayer title that also recently won Google Play’s Best of 2019 winner’s award. Developers of the title keep adding new features and modes to keep the players hooked and now, in a new community update, new additions coming to the game have been officially revealed. Season 3 of the battle royale mode of Call of Duty: Mobile is now confirmed to roll out for the game by mid-January. The new season will also bring new maps, a new ranked mode season for BR & MP, a new Battle Pass, and more. Read on to know more.

As mentioned above, a new map called Scrapyard will soon be introduced in the multiplayer mode. This will be the first map to be released in Season 3 and is a recreation of the classic three lane Modern Warfare 2 map. The medium sized map is said to be aimed towards close to mid-range combat opportunities. A new Rapid Fire mode will also be introduced in the multiplayer mode, wherein players will get access to infinite ammo, infinite grenades, sped up operator skill cooldowns, and faster recharging scorestreaks. This new mode promises fast paced gameplay and will be a limited time mode available for everyone when Season 3 launches. 

While there are no additional details about what else will be rolled out with the introduction of Season 3 in CoD: Mobile, there are some events that will come to a close. Prop Hunt Mode and BR Sniper Challenge Mode will be removed by January 15, while the new MQ-27 Dragonfire scorestreak will no longer be available from January 12. The new scorestreak featured a combat drone from Black Ops 2. Stick & Stones Mode & Challenge will also be removed by January 15. 

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Redmi K30 5G secures BIS certification, may launch in India soon

Redmi K30 5G was launched in China alongside the 4G variant last month. Now, it looks like the company is looking forward to bring the smartphone to China. The Redmi K30 5G has reportedly been certified by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in India. The development indicates the Indian launch of Redmi K30 could be just around the corner. It appeared on the certification agency on January 9th with model number M2001G7AI, which belongs to the Redmi K30 5G. To recall, Redmi K30 4G appeared on BIS late last month.

Redmi K30 5G features a 6.67-inch display. It has a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset with support for built-in 5G stand-alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. The smartphone comes in four variants, 6GB RAM + 64GB, 6GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB RAM + 128GB and 8GB RAM + 256 GB variant. All the models have the option of expandable memory of up to 512GB.

In the optics department, Redmi K30 5G sports a quad rear camera setup: a 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor with an f/1.89 aperture + an 8MP  ultra-wide sensor with an f/2.2 aperture + a 2MP depth sensor + 5MP macro sensor. On the front lies a 20MP + 2MP selfie shooter.

Redmi K30 5G runs MIUI 11 based on Android 10. It comes equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The device packs a 4500mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging. It comes in White, Blue Red and Purple colours.

Redmi K30 5G price in China starts at 1999 Yuan (Rs 22,160 approx.) for the base 6GB RAM + 64GB storage model.

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17-year-old intern at NASA discovers brand new planet 1300 light years away

What were you doing when you were 17? We’re pretty sure you weren't out discovering a brand new planet.  But there was one 17-year-old who went above and beyond what is expected from a teenager and discovered a new plate that orbits two stars. Wolf Cukier completed his junior year and joined NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center for a summer internship. One thing led to the other and Wolf was staring down a telescope at a brand new planet using TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite). 

Just three days in and Wolf spotted something that he thought was a little strange. He noticed a signal from a faraway system named “TOI 1338”. He said, ”I was looking through the data for everything the volunteers had flagged as an eclipsing binary, a system where two stars circle around each other and from our view eclipse each other every orbit. At first I thought it was a stellar eclipse, but the timing was wrong. It turned out to be a planet.” Dubbed, TOI 1338 b, the planet was the first ‘circumbinary planet’ which means that it orbits two seperate stars. 

According to NASA, the planet is 6.9 times bigger than Earth and is located about 1,300 light years away. The higher ups at NASA spent a few weeks going through the data and concluded that Wolf has actually discovered a planet, all on his own. An ardent Star Wars fan Wolf Cukier is now looking at pursuing a career in astrophysicist. 

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Windows 7 official support ends on January 14

Watch out, diehard Win7 fans, Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on your beloved operating system. That’s right—after an entire decade of service, Windows 7 is officially reaching the end of its life on January 14. After that, users of the popular PC operating system can continue to use Windows 7 but will miss out on important security updates and patches. What’s more, they won’t receive any technical help from Microsoft should an issue arise on their PC. If you run Windows 7, your best option is to take the plunge and upgrade to Windows 10, the current version of Windows.

You can begin the Windows 10 upgrade process by downloading Microsoft’s Update Assistant from here. When you launch the setup file, the wizard will guide you through the installation process. It will start by checking your PC’s hardware compatibility. Your PC should ideally have a processor that clocks at over 1GHz with 4GB of RAM. Though Microsoft says otherwise in its requirements document, we feel 4GB of RAM is the minimum for Windows 10 on modern PCs. You will also need over 32GB of free space on your hard drive for the update to take place, even though Microsoft says 20GB is sufficient.

When Microsoft first launched Windows 10 in 2015 it offered a free upgrade to it from Windows 7/8/8.1. Though it announced that the free upgrade offer would end by July 2016, many users have claimed that it still works. This ZDNet report that was published as recently as January 7 says it still works. If you have a genuine copy of Windows 7, you should be able to upgrade to Windows 10 without having to pay for it using the same aforementioned update process. In addition, you can create a portable USB flash drive installer for Windows 10 using the Media Creation Tool. Click here to download it.

If you’re planning to purchase a fresh retail copy of Windows 10, you can head to the Microsoft India online store or check with your local PC accessories vendor. Microsoft currently charges Rs 9,299 for Windows 10 Home and Rs 14,799 for Windows 10 Pro (the version that includes remote desktop and other enterprise features). That said, you should be able to find a cheaper option on Amazon.in or Flipkart. Note that Microsoft only sells a digital copy of Windows 10 on its website, which means you’ll have to download up to 5GB of data during the installation process.

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Flipkart teaser suggests Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite could launch on January 23 in India: Three things you need to know

Samsung launched its Galaxy S10 Lite smartphone earlier this month, along with the Galaxy Note10 Lite. While there’s no info about the latter handset and when it will be made available in India, the smartphone maker is teasing the S10 Lite India launch via its official social media channels. We previously spotted a dedicated microsite for the handset on Flipkart and now, the page has been updated with the information that it will be made available on January 23. A teaser poster of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite on Flipkart suggests that the device will make its debut in India on January 23. Here are five things you need to know about the smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite display and performance

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite comes equipped with a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display. It sports a 2400×1080p resolution at 394ppi. As for taking care of performance and processing needs, the handset is powered by the 7nm 64-bit Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC. It comes equipped with 6GB and 8GB LPDDR4x RAM, along with 128GB of internal storage that can be further expanded up to 1TB via a microSD card. The handset runs on OneUI 2.0, which is based on Android 10.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite cameras 

In terms of optics, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite sports a triple rear camera setup. The main camera consists of a 48MP lens with f/2.0  aperture that supports OIS. It is supplemented with a 12MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture and a 5MP macro camera with f/2.0 aperture. On the front is a 32MP selfie shooter. The S10 Lite is also equipped with an in-display fingerprint sensor and the whole package is backed by a 4500mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging. 

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite expected price and competition 

Samsung is yet to reveal the pricing of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. However, it could be priced around the Rs 50,000 mark or slightly higher, depending on which RAM and storage models one goes for. The phone comes in Prism White, Prism Black and Prism Blue colour options. 

While the pricing is yet to be revealed, based upon the specifications, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will go up against other high-end smartphones. Its rivals include the OnePlus 7T Pro, Asus 6Z and others. 

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Nokia Smart TV goes on sale on Flipkart for Rs 41,999

Nokia forayed into the smart TV segment with the launch of Nokia Smart TV on December 5. The TV is now up for grabs through Flipkart. The 55-inch TV is priced at Rs 41,999. As for the features, the TV runs Android TV 9 out of the box with support for Netflix and Prime Videos. It has a 10-bit ADS panel with 400 nits of brightness and covers 85-90% of 10-bit colour space. 

Nokia Smart TV has a 55-inch display. It supports Dolby Vision, which is Dolby’s object-based HDR rendering. As for the audio, it is powered by JBL with 24W of sound output. The sound tuning and equaliser are catered to by JBL. The TV comes equipped with two full-range drivers, front-facing tweeters and down-firing mid and low range drivers. However, there is no separate woofer. 

Nokia Smart TV is powered by a quad-core processor coupled with 2.25GB RAM and 16GB storage. It also comes with MEMC technology, to enhance the picture quality and claims to “eliminates blurs and judders for a screen shift devoid of lags, thus offering better picture definition”.

The Nokia Smart TV went on sale in India today at 12 noon through the Flipkart website. Purchasers can get a 10 percent discount on HSBC credit and debit cards. There is also a 5 percent instant discount offer on EMI with Axis Bank credit and debit cards. Buyers can also avail 5 percent unlimited cashback on Flipkart Axis Bank credit card. Moreover, Flipkart says it will provide Complete TV Protection for Nokia Smart TVs, available at a launch price of Rs 2,999.

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