Realme X50 Pro 5G with Snapdragon 865, 65W fast charging and more announced for Rs 37,999

Realme took the stage today to launch its first 5G smartphone in India. Alongside the Realme X50 Pro 5G, Realme CEO Madhav Sheth announced that the company will launch earphones that support active noise cancellation, smart TVs, and smart speakers too. More smart home gadgets are on the way. Realme TV will be launched in Q2 2020. As of now, here is all you need to know about the Realme X50 Pro 5G.

Realme X50 Pro 5G specifications

The Realme X50 Pro 5G features a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED Full-HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate and an in-display fingerprint sensor. The display has HDR10 support as well. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. Realme claimed on stage that the smartphone hit an AnTuTu benchmark score of over 6,00,000. It comes with up to 12GB of  LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage. It packs a 4200mAh battery that supports 65W  fast charging. The 65W charger, which ships in the box, is claimed to charge the battery from 0 to 100 percent in under 35 minutes.

On the optics front, the Realme X50 Pro 5G sports a quad rear camera setup: a 64MP main sensor + a 12MP telephoto lens + an 8MP ultra-wide-angle shooter that doubles as a macro lens + a portrait lens. On the front lies a dual selfie shooter combo of 32MP + 8MP. This smartphone supports up to 20x hybrid zoom on this device. Realme also announced the launch of a new low light more called Ultra Nightscape Mode, which is supposed to perform much better in low light scenarios. 

The Realme X50 Pro supports Wi-Fi 6. It runs Android 10 out of the box. The handset also has features like dual-mode music share that allows you to connect a wired pair of headphones and a wireless pair at the same time and listen to music or audio on both at the same time. 

Realme X50 Pro 5G price in India

The Realme X50 Pro 5G price in India is Rs 37,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model costs Rs 39,999. Further, the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model is priced at Rs 44,999. It ships in two colours -- Moss Green and Rust Red.

The Realme X50 Pro 5G first sale in India will take place at 6 PM through Realme.com and Flipkart.

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Microsoft launches 100X100X100 program for B2B startups in India at the Microsoft Future Decoded event

Following the first day of the Microsoft CEO Summit in Mumbai at the three-day-long Microsoft Future Decoded event in India, the company announced the launch of a new program dubbed '100X100X100' which aims to accelerate the startup ecosystem in India on February 24. The initiative brings together 100 established companies as well as 100 early growth startups or SMBs. Each of these B2B SaaS startups has enterprise-ready solutions to offer and the participating enterprise companies will pledge to spend $100K over the course of 18 months on these solutions. At the launch of this program, over 50 startups were already part of it.

The program has been launched under the Microsoft for Startups initiative and it will help enterprises digitally transform rapidly by fast-tracking the adoption of SaaS solutions. Reportedly, startups with a proven track record have been inducted into this program and they will be able to provide enterprises with a wide variety of curated, ready-to-launch solutions. This will also aid in creating a profitable domestic market for Indian B2B SaaS startups. The initiative, however, is only open to startups associated with Microsoft India for Startups. 

As part of the program, these early-stage startups will gain access to timely speed-contracting sessions with prospective customers at Microsoft and other customer events. The program will be conducted in conjunction with Microsoft's ecosystem partners and industry associations such as the Delhi and Mumbai Chapters of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE).

Nadella, while speaking at the Microsoft Future Decoded event today, strongly emphasized, "Enterprises must start building their own tech intensity and capability". He believes that enterprises, of any size, must begin to gear towards the technology-aided future and they must "build a consistent edge and cloud model". Nadella continued to emphasize on the importance of cloud, edge computing and AI processing in the future and how most of the working force today will need to reskill or upskill in the future.

Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India stated, "India has one of the largest B2B SaaS startup ecosystems in the world, and it's growing exponentially. This initiative will help build scale and create amazing opportunities of startups. Businesses can now fast-track their digital journeys through easy adoption of enterprise-grade solutions. We're excited to see the outcomes of these partnerships."

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Black Shark 3 Gaming Smartphone to Launch on March 3: All You Need to Know

Black Shark is returning with its next gen gaming phone and will officially launch, Black Shark 3 at an event in China on March 3. The company recently announced its partnership with Tencent Black Shark 3.

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Android 11 Pixel Launcher hints at easy screenshot sharing, improved app suggestions, auto-named folders

Now that the first Developer Preview of the next version of Android has gone live, we can expect to see more and more reports of upcoming features pop up online. Though they may not all make it to the production version of Android 11, they give us an idea of what to expect from Google’s popular mobile operating system this year. After a root-about in the Pixel Launcher’s code, XDA Developers reports that there are three new features currently being tested in the famous launcher, each as useful as the next.

The first feature is a set of three new action buttons at the bottom of the recent apps screen: Select, Screenshot, and Share. According to the report, the Select button does absolutely nothing at the moment but is expected to highlight all the text and images within the app in focus. The Screenshot button reportedly takes a screenshot of the app in focus and then saves it to disk, while the Share button goes one step further by bringing up the share screen for sharing the screenshot with a contact.

The second feature is an option to hide a particular suggestion in the suggested apps section of the launcher’s app drawer. For example, you can long-press a suggested app such as Google Photos and tap ‘Don’t suggest app’ to remove it from the top row of the app drawer. At least this appears to be the function of this feature because XDA Developers reports it doesn’t do anything for the moment. If Google indeed enables this feature in Android 11, users should be able to get a slightly tighter control over their suggested apps.

The third and final feature comes in the form of home screen folders that name themselves automatically when icons of a similar category are grouped together. For example, grouping Facebook and Twitter icons together reportedly creates a new folder called ‘Social’. The newly created folder can of course be renamed but this automatic suggestion can prove to be a huge time-saver for users who just want to keep their home screen icons organised by category. Whether Google decides to bring all three features to the final release version of Android 11 is something only time will tell. In the meantime, you can check out the Pixel Launcher here.

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Latest WhatsApp Beta for iOS brings Dark Mode, advanced search and more

If you were one of the many iOS users who rejoiced when Instagram received support for dark mode back in October last year, you’ll be glad to know that the latest beta release of WhatsApp has been spotted with the same long-awaited feature. This means we can expect the popular Facebook-owned messaging app to get a dark theme in the coming weeks. However, there’s a tiny catch—and you probably are aware of it already—you’ll need iOS 13 for it to work.

According to a recent report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp Beta version 2.20.30.25 for iOS devices comes with an option to extend the dark theme found natively in iOS 13. To enable it, you’ll have to visit the Display & Brightness section within Settings. The screenshots from the report show an all-black background with white text in every screen of the app, including the splash screen, chats list, and chat screen. It’s even seen in the ‘share’ section of the app.

“WhatsApp for iOS also supports a second configuration of the Dark Theme. You can choose to enable Increase contrast in your iPhone Settings in order to enable the second configuration, that uses lighter dark colours for some UI elements,” the report goes on to explain. This configuration may not be available on all iOS devices just yet. The beta release reportedly contains a few more enhancements, such as a blur effect for the wallpaper when messages are selected (for forwarding, deleting, etc.) and an advanced search mode for easier media search within the app.

If you’re interested in trying the new beta version of WhatsApp on your iOS device, you’ll first have to download and install the Apple TestFlight app from the App Store. You will then have to accept an invitation (through email or public link) from the developer. The beta programme for this version of WhatsApp is currently full. But you can always try again in the near future. You can visit this link for more instructions. In the meantime, you can read about enabling dark mode on WhatsApp for Android here.

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Redmi 8A Dual goes on a limited-period sale on Micom and Amazonin

Redmi launched the Redmi 8A Dual earlier this month. The smartphone went on sale for the first time last week. Now, the company has announced a limited-period open sale for the device. The open sale is live until midnight of Tuesday, February 25. The Redmi 8A Dual is available to purchase from Mi.com and Amazon India website. The handset features an “Aura X Grip” design and has a P2i nano-coating for splash resistance. It sports a dual rear camera setup.

Redmi took to Twitter to announce the latest development. The Redmi 8A Dual is priced at Rs 6,499 for the 2GB RAM + 32GB storage variant, whereas its 3GB RAM + 32GB storage model carries a price tag of Rs 6,999. Both the models are available in Sea Blue, Sky White, and Midnight Grey colour options. As for the sale offers, it includes an exchange discount of up to Rs 6,600 through Amazon and five percent of instant discount for customers using ICICI Bank Credit Card EMI options through Mi.com. 

The Redmi 8A Dual features a 6.22-inch (720x1520 pixels) screen with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC. It comes with 32GB internal storage that can be expanded to 512GB with a Micro-SD card. It packs a 5000mAh battery.

In the optics department, Redmi 8A Dual sports a dual rear camera setup: a 13MP lens with an f/2.2 aperture + a 2MP sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. It also comes with an 8MP selfie shooter that has an f/2.0 aperture.

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Alleged 13-inch Macbook Pro refresh specs leaked, tips 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake Processors

Apple is rumoured to launch a new iPhone alongside a 13-inch Macbook Pro refresh in the first half of 2020. The company is also expected to announce an upgraded iPad Pro. Coming to the Mackbook, the 13-inch Pro model refresh is said to be powered by Intel's 10th Gen Ice Lake processors. To recall, 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro had 8th Gen Coffee Lake processors packed inside it. 

The latest development comes from a tipster who goes by the name @_rogame on Twitter. He compares the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark score of Intel's 8th Gen Core i5-8279U processor against the 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1068NG7 processor that will reportedly power the 2020 MacBook Pro refresh. The comparison shows a graphics performance boost of roughly 29 per cent. Further, it suggests that the processing output of the 13-inch MacBook Pro refresh goes up by 12 per cent as compared to its predecessor.

Coming to the processor the 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1068NG7 falls under the Ice Lake line of chips. It has four cores and 8 threads. The base clock speed is of 2.3GHz. Further, the boost frequency is of 4.1GHz. Moreover, the 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1068NG7 inside the upcoming MacBook Pro is expected to rely on the Iris Plus graphics.

The tipster also mentions that the 13-inch Macbook Pro refresh will pair its 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1068NG7 processor with a 32GB RAM and 2TB of SSD storage. The new Macbook is expected to launch in the first half of 2020.

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