Microsoft Notepad back on the Store with new features

Microsoft’s Notepad has been a ubiquitous part of the Windows operating system for decades; three decades to be more precise. It was a simple, straightforward app that let you write and edit plain text documents and even work on source codes. While the app did make a comeback on the Windows Store back in August last year, it was quickly pulled. First spotted by betanews.com, the app is now back on the Store and offers a host of new features. 

As per the report, the new app features wrap-around find/replace option. This is said to allow it to remember previously entered values and the state of checkboxes and automatically populate the same the next time they find dialogue box is opened. Further, when a text is selected and the find dialogue box is opened, it will automatically populate the search field with the selected text. 

It is also said to offer a text zooming feature that will also allow users to zoom into text. Users will be able to do that by heading to Menu and then selecting Zoom. It can also be done by using Ctrl+Plus or Ctrl+Minus to zoom in or out or use Ctrl+mouse wheel to do the same. Ctrl+0 restores the zoom level to default. Another notable feature is the ability to display line and column numbers when word-wrap is enabled. 

In related news, Microsoft-owned Mojang finally released the RTX Beta update for Minecraft. The update is a part of a collaboration between Nvidia, Mojang and Microsoft and brings with it ray-tracing capabilities. As one might expect, the addition of ray-tracing adds a whole new dimension and realism to the game, one that you would not expect from a game where everything is a block. As one might expect, you would need at least an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 to run the game. To know more, click here.

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Realme Narzo 10 series launch postponed as Indian government prohibits non-essential goods delivery

Realme Narzo 10 series launch in India has been postponed due to the lockdown restrictions in place to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. Previously, the Chinese smartphone maker was gearing up to launch the Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A in India on April 21 but the Indian government backtracked its order prohibiting e-commerce companies to deliver non-essential goods like smartphones, TV and laptops to consumers until the lockdown lifts on May 3.

Realme CEO Madhav Sheth took to Twitter to announce that the company won’t be debuting its latest line of smartphones under the Narzo series on April 21 in India. The launch remains suspended until the government eases the restrictions in place, allowing e-commerce companies to function normally.

Guys, I know you all have been eagerly waiting for #realmeNarzo series, however due to the latest news of the Government suspending E-commerce for non essentials, we're postponing the launch until further notice. May the power of Narzo be with you. pic.twitter.com/8QuSdnNojq

— Madhav @home (@MadhavSheth1) April 20, 2020

Just minutes after the official order was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on April 19, Xiaomi India had to suspend its decision to re-open its Mi India Store that was previously slated to accept orders starting from April 20.

Currently, consumer electronics products including mobile phones, laptops, TV, appliances and more are not categorized as essential goods by the Indian government and e-commerce companies are only allowed to deliver products listed as essentials by the government.

Realme Narzo 10 series leaked specifications

Realme Narzo 10 has been leaked in the past and is rumoured to feature a 6.5-inch HD+ (1600 x 720 pixels) resolution display. It is expected to be powered by Mediatek Helio G80 chipset with an octa-core processor and Mali-G52 graphics processor. This is paired with up to 4GB RAM and 128GB storage options to choose from. 

The Narzo 10 could have a quad-camera setup on the back consisting of a primary 48MP camera, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. There’s a 16MP front-facing camera for selfies as well.

The phone could come with a 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging out-of-the-box.

 

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LG Velvet design shown-off in official video confirming key specifications and features

LG Velvet has been teased yet again, this time with an official video that gives us our first look at the company’s upcoming smartphone. LG is vying to make a strong comeback with its next smartphone and has been slowly revealing key features of the LG Velvet. The company has previously teased the design of the phone that aims to replicate the success of the LG Chocolate feature phone. As per the latest rumours, the Velvet could launch on May 13.

LG’s Korean YouTube channel posted a video that lays bare the Velvet in all its entirety. We get a look at the slim profile of the phone with a raindrop camera design, 3D Arc design, waterdrop notch on the front and by the end of the video it’s also confirmed that the phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 chipset with 5G support.

We also get a look at the four colour options-- green, red, black and white and going by the pictures, the red gradient colour option looks the most lively while the other three colours are more elegant looking.

The video also confirms that the Velvet comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, something LG’s known to retain on its smartphones even when the whole industry seems to move away from it. The phone is also fitted with stereo speakers and the USB Type-C port is located at the bottom. Interestingly, the SIM card slot is situated on the top edge.

LG Velvet is also confirmed to be powered by the mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 chipset bringing in 5G support and performance updates over the Snapdragon 730 series chip. The SD765 processor offers a 20% boost in performance with powerful ISP, 5th generation AI engine and efficient battery life. The chip is aimed at providing 5G support to mid-premium smartphones which is where we expect the LG Velvet to fit in the picture.

Previous rumours indicate that the LG Velvet could feature a 6.7-inch screen with a 4,000mAh battery and 48MP triple camera setup on the back. The phone is also said to support the LG Dual Screen solution. More information will be revealed in the weeks leading up to the launch of LG Velvet and we’ll keep an eye out for you.

 

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OnePlus 8 series India pricing revealed: OnePlus 8 starts at Rs 41,999, OnePlus 8 Pro at Rs 54,999

OnePlus has revealed the Indian prices of its latest OnePlus 8 series phones. The OnePlus 8 starts at Rs 41,999 in India while the OnePlus 8 Pro will retail starting at Rs 54,999. The company revealed the information about the prices to its exclusive Red Cable Club members just a short while back. 

OnePlus’ new Bullets Wireless Z will retail at Rs 1,999 in India and will be available in four colours-- Black, Blue Mint and Oat. It can be noted here that the new wireless headphones by OnePlus are priced very aggressively and at a much affordable price-point than the previous two iterations of the Bullets Wireless.

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro Indian pricing and availability

OnePlus 8 series features the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chip with 5G support and has AMOLED screen with upto 120fps refresh rate, multiple-camera setup and OxygenOS to boot. It is available in three colours to choose from-- Onyx Black, Glacial Green and Interstellar Glow.

OnePlus 8 is priced starting at Rs 41,999 for the Glacial Green variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, Rs 44,999 for the Onyx Black and Glacial Green models with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage and Rs 49,999 for the maxed-out variant with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. This variant also has an Interstellar Glow colour option in addition to the other two.

OnePlus 8 Pro starts at Rs 54,999 for the base variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage and Rs 59,999 for the top-end model with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The maxed-out variant is also available in a third, Ultramarine Blue colour.

However, the company hasn’t revealed the price of its Warp Charge 30 wireless charging dock yet. Additionally, no information has been shared regarding when the products will go on their first sale in India. With the current restrictions in place due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the government hasn’t allowed e-commerce companies to deliver non-essential goods such as mobile phones and laptops. Therefore, it could take a while for the OnePlus 8 phones to go on sale but the current lockdown lifts only on May 3, so we’ll have to wait to find out the exact dates of sale.

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 hardware specs and features

The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were released via an online event on April 16. While the OnePlus 8 only got some incremental upgrades, the OnePlus 8 Pro is the company's first true flagship smartphone. Both smartphones are powered by the new Snapdragon 865 SoC and are 5G-capable. The vanilla OnePlus 8 gets up to 12GB LPDDR4X RAM while the OnePlus 8 Pro gets the newer LPDRR5 RAM (up to 12GB). Both smartphones come with up to 256GB UFS 3.0 storage.

The OnePlus 8 rocks a 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display while the same on the OnePlus 8 Pro is a 120Hz QHD+ AMOLED display measuring 6.7-inches. Both are HDR10+ certified and rock in-display fingerprint sensors and punch-hole selfie cameras.

There's a triple camera setup at the back of the OnePlus 8 including a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor, a 16MP ultrawide lens and a 2MP macro. The OnePlus 8 Pro gets a quad-camera setup with a 48MP Sony IMX689 primary sensor, another 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor with ultawide lens, an 8MP telephoto lens with 3x hybrid zoom and a colour filter lens.

The OnePlus 8 is powered by a 4,300mAh battery while the OnePlus 8 Pro is powered by a 4510mAh battery. Both smartphones get charged via a 30W Warp Charge 30T charger. Only the OnePlus 8 Pro goes a step further and boasts of 30W wireless charging support as well. The OnePlus 8 Pro is also IP68-rated water and dust resistant.

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Googles smart debit card leaks online, new code in Chrome confirms existence

Google is reportedly working on a smart debit card dubbed Google Card as its potential Apple Card competitor. The card will let users make purchases from their smartphone and online with features like balance check, generate statements and more. Google is collaborating with different banks including Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union for co-branding and issuing physical cards.

According to leaked pictures shared by TechCrunch, Google Card is aimed at streamlining Google Pay app by expanding its use case beyond peer-to-peer payments. Moreover, 9to5Google reported finding new lines of codes added to Chrome that confirm the existence of Google-issued card. 

While the design of the card and the app interface is still in development, we still get an idea where Google is going forward with its smart debit card. The chip-based card will have the customer’s name, the bank’s branding and a QR code. By connecting it to a Google app, users will be able to transfer or pay from their smartphones by using fingerprints or pin of the phone.

The report also suggests that the card will support contactless payment in retail stores once it's connected to the customer’s bank account. Additionally, users can also use the app to pay via Bluetooth as the virtual card details are stores on the phone securely. 

Other transaction data including detailed history is available on the app for customers to view, with the option of protecting the card by re-setting the number or locking it out entirely. There is a lot of security and privacy settings offered by the app to monitor the data shared but nothing is set in stone right now.

In a statement to TechCrunch, Google says that it is exploring ways to offer smart checking of bank accounts via Google Pay platform while providing insights and “budgeting tools”. 

Google’s Card will rival Apple’s titanium-clad Goldman Sachs-backed credit card that currently accounts for 5% of global transactions done by cards. While Google missed out on the first-mover advantage, it’s currently not known when the Google Card will see the light of the day.

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GTA 6 could be in early development at Rockstar Games squashing rumours of a 2020 release

GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto) could be in the early stages of development at Rockstar Games and won’t be hitting shelves anytime soon. The latest report by Kotaku suggests that while the studio’s next title will take the Grand Theft Auto series forward, it’s still in early developments squashing all rumours about the release of GTA 6 later this year on PS5, Xbox Series X, PC and more.

Kotaku’s Jason Schreier recently spoke to a bunch of developers at Rockstar Games and states in his report that the studio aims to push a “moderately sized release” of GTA 6 and then expand it with regular updates. Schreier’s report about how the company is dealing with the fallout of widespread criticism that ensued when the company’s work culture was put in the spotlight with developers having to follow an “extensive overtime” lifestyle, is the basis of why the studio is looking to launch the GTA 6 in this way as it would help ensure there’s no crunch.

The company is looking to improve it’s technological prowess and making plans accordingly to reduce crunch.

The successor to GTA V one of the most iconic games of all times that made over 1 Billion dollars in the first 72 hours of its release, is much-anticipated from a while now with tons of purported leaks and rumours surrounding the game’s development popping up on the Internet regularly. But this latest report puts all those speculations to rest suggesting that the GTA 6 is still ways off from launch.

Having said that, we wouldn’t be surprised if we get the first look of GTA 6 sometime in 2021 or 2022, based on whether the studios have started working on the project.

With PS5 and Xbox Series X set to launch later this year, the gaming ecosystem is eyeing a great boost in adoption, especially now, when people are being forced to stay at home to curb the spread of Coronavirus disease. As such many events like Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2020, E3 2020 and Gamescom have either been moved online or completely scraped off from this year’s schedule.

Anyhow, we’ll keep an eye out on developments regarding GTA 6 and in the meanwhile, you can check out our list of the best PS4 games.

 

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Instagram founders team up to launch a COVID-19 tracker Rtlive

Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger has reunited to launch a COVID-19 tracker called Rt.live. They have teamed up for the first time since leaving Facebook after the Instagram was acquired by Mark Zuckerberg’s company. Rt.live shows how fast the Novel Coronavirus is spreading in the United States.

The name ‘Rt’ is the unit that measures the average number of people who can get infected by an infectious person. The higher the number, the faster COVID-19 spreads among the population. A number below one shows the virus is receding and the infection rate is going down.

At present, the Rt.live shows data from the United States only. The site shows Georgia on top with a high Rt score of 1.5 while New York’s Rt score has come down to 0.54, according to TechCrunch.

The tracker’s idea came when Kreiger found out Kevin has been writing and publishing open-source data on how to calculate Rt on a daily basis. They teamed up to work and visualise the data so anyone can see how US states are doing at keeping the COVID-19 pandemic at bay.

The site shows charts and tables of infection data and assigns a Rt score to each state in the United States. The data is sourced from the COVID Tracking Project while Rt.live’s modeling system is available on GitHub. You can filter out states to see how a certain region of the country is doing as compared to the other, and also see the impact of states that have imposed stay-at-home orders versus states that have not.

The Instagram founders are also doing more individually to help US businesses stay afloat after stay-at-home orders in multiple states. The founders of the popular social networking app hopes the app serves as a dashboard for the authorities to decide when to ease lockdown orders. In India, COVID-19 cases officially touched 15,000 cases while the death toll cross 500.

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