Poco M2 Pro visits Geekbench ahead of its official launch on July 7 in India

Poco M2 Pro has been spotted on Geekbench ahead of its official launch on July 7 in India. The M2 Pro is the first phone in a new lineup by Poco and as per previous leaks and rumours, we’re looking at mid-range hardware and likely aggressive pricing. The company has been teasing the upcoming smartphone through its various social media handles and on Flipkart, where it is supposed to go on sale post-launch.

A quick surge will help you last more than a day. The #POCOM2Pro will come with 33W super-fast charging support. RT if you are ready to #FeelTheSurge. Know more: https://t.co/9qDfHgozXT pic.twitter.com/zXnxggSOE0

— #POCOForIndia (@IndiaPOCO) July 2, 2020

The Poco M2 Pro was spotted in a Geekbench listing that awarded it a single-core score of 554 points and a multi-core score of 1757 points. While the listing doesn’t reveal the exact hardware specifications, we do get to know that it will run on Android 10 out-of-the-box and a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with a base frequency of 1.80GHz paired with 6GB RAM. Let’s take a look at the leaked and rumoured specifications of the Poco M2 Pro.

Poco M2 Pro leaked specifications

The Poco M2 Pro is expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G as it is speculated to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro, albeit with some changes. It is also confirmed that the Poco M2 Pro features a quad-camera setup on the back, side-mounted fingerprint reader and support for 33W fast charging. 

Poco M2 Pro is rumoured to be based on the Redmi Note 9 Pro which features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with punch-hole cutout. It comes with a quad-camera setup on the back which includes a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, a 5MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. 

On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera housed within the punch-hole cutout. The Note 9 Pro also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor just as it is teased for the Poco M2 Pro. While the Note 9 Pro supports 18W fast charging, Poco has confirmed that the M2 Pro will support 33W fast charging, however, it’s currently not known if the battery is rated at 5,020mAh or lower.

The Poco M2 Pro has also been confirmed to run on Android 10 and we could see the Poco Launcher return as the UI of choice. We’ll know more on July 7 including the price and availability of the Poco M2 Pro.

 

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Facebook allows 5000 developers to gather user data due to a serious flaw

Facebook is in trouble again after the company admitted that personal data of ‘inactive’ users was wrongly shared for longer than it was authorized. In a blog post by the company, Facebook said that 5000 third-party developers continued to receive users’ information for when they used Facebook to sign in to various apps. The information was sent even after users had not used the app in more than 90 days. The issue with the time frame is that it even goes against Facebook’s policy. The policy states that third-party app developers would not receive personal information about a user if they have not accessed the app in 90 days. 

Facebook flaw allows developers to access users data

The company said, in a statement that, “Recently, we discovered that in some instances apps continued to receive the data that people had previously authorised, even if it appeared they hadn't used the app in the last 90 days.”. Basically, how this happened was that if two friends who were both on Facebook had used a particular app, and only one of them was using the app after 90 days, the app could still gather information from the person who has been inactive for that time. "For example, this could happen if someone used a fitness app to invite their friends from their home town to a workout, but we didn't recognise that some of their friends had been inactive for many months," the company also stated. 

In other Facebook news, the company released a TikTok inspired app called Collab and you can read more about it, here. Recently, Google Photos also stopped the auto-backup of media files from WhatsApp, Facebook and other apps to save space. You can read more about that here. And finally, you can now also bulk delete all your Facebook posts as well, right here. 

 

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Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020 Stage 3 now live, Stage 1B Solo qualifiers reopened

Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020 Stage 3 is now live for players who qualified the Stage 2 that commenced on June 8. Moreover, players who couldn’t qualify for the previous stage now have a second chance in the form of Stage 1B solo qualifiers. The registration for Stage 1B is also underway and eligible players have four weeks to qualify for Stage 2B. 

Here’s everything you want to know about how to register for Stage 1B or Stage 3 of the COD: Mobile world championship along with eligibility criteria, rules and more. Call of Duty: Mobile new Season 7 update is also out and with it comes a whole bunch of new features, events and additions.

What is Stage 1B of Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020?

COD Mobile held the first stage of its mobile championship as online qualifiers that were held between April 30 and May 24. With Stage 1B, the game is giving players a second chance to enter the world championship if they couldn’t make it in the previous round. This stage is scheduled for each weekend from July 2 to July 26 wherein players will have a chance to qualify for the Stage 2B which is the team-up round.

Am I eligible for Stage 1B of Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020?

The Stage 1B is essentially the second part of the first round, so even new players can play to get qualified into the second stage. However, the eligibility criteria will only allow players ranked veteran or higher to register for the solo qualifiers.

Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020 Stage 1B rules and rewards

If you’re ranked veteran or higher and want to participate in the world championship, Stage 1B is a second chance at qualifying for the next stage. The Stage 1B kicks off from July 2 as the first qualifier and concludes on July 5. The second qualifiers will be held between July 9 and 12, the third qualifier between July 16 to July 19 and fourth qualifiers from July 23 to July 26.

After registering, the first ten ranked matches will be scored and graded to award tournament points. These points are based on individual rank and win and any player to reach 80 points in these ten ranked matches will be eligible for Stage 2B. 

Players who register for the championship Stage 1B will receive an in-game reward along with progression awards as and when they earn tournament points by playing ranked matches.

How to register for Stage 1B of Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020?

If you wish to register for the Stage 1B of the world championship, open the game and tap either on Multiplayer or Ranked Match. In the lobby, there is a World Championship 2020 banner on the top-left corner. Tap it and it will redirect to a registration page.

Here you will need to register for the first solo qualifier that is happening between July 2 and July 5. However, ensure that you are ranked veteran and above in order to register for Stage 1B.

Stage 3 Regional qualifiers of Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020

The third stage of the world championship is also live and teams who qualified the Stage 2 team-up round now enter the regional qualifiers. A total of 512 teams from each region qualified for the Stage 3 rounds and the battle for the world championship moves to GameBattles which is an online gaming competition platform.

All players who have qualified for the Stage 3 regional qualifiers have been notified, so check your inbox for any message to know if you and your team have qualified. The regional qualifiers will be held between July 2 and July 19 where teams will have to register their team members individually on GameBattles. 

The top two teams in every Regional qualifier tournament will advance to Regional playoffs Stage 4 round. All teams will be given two chances to qualify for Stage 4. You can read out the fine-print for eligibility, rules and more of the world championship on COD: Mobile eSports page.

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Apple Arcade Cancels Some Games Amidst Strategy Shift to Retain Subscribers: Report

Apple Arcade is reportedly trying a new strategy in an attempt to retain subscribers’ interest. Apple has cancelled contracts for some games in development for Arcade while looking out for more captivating titles, a report claimed.

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How to enable dark mode for WhatsApp Web

Dark Mode is finally available for WhatsApp Web and the desktop app. After rolling out the dark theme for iOS and Android apps, the Facebook-owned messaging app has added the same for PCs as well. Update the WhatsApp web or desktop app to get the new feature.

With an official dark theme now available for the web and for PCs, users will not have to manually adjust variables of the web-page to get a dark mode for the application.

WhatsApp also added a host of new features to the Android and iOS app including animated stickers, QR codes, and improved video calls and status feature on KaiOS.

Here’s how you can enable Dark Mode on WhatsApp Web

1. Update WhatsApp Web to the latest version. 2. Login to WhatsApp Web by verifying the QR code. 3. Tap on the three dot-menu located on the top right corner on the left window. 4. Tap on Settings. 5. Select Theme 6. In the new window, select Dark

Voila! Dark Mode is enabled.

In other WhatsApp news, Google Photos will now stop auto-backup of media files from WhatsApp, Facebook and other apps. You can read more about that story here. Also, WhatsApp is working on a new feature that allows users to search for messages by date. You can read more about that story here. 

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The Snapdragon 765G will be at the heart of OnePlus Nord: Heres what you can expect

The OnePlus Nord is probably 2020’s most hyped smartphone with the company talking about a new beginning with the new lineup, one where they remain true to their ‘never settle’ mantra, but also make things affordable at the same time. While we still don’t have a confirmed launch date for the phone, OnePlus CEO Carl Pei just confirmed the phone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G.

In an interview with TechRadar UK, Carl Pei confirmed that the mid-tier chipset from Qualcomm is going to be the one powering the new smartphone.

“We’ve been looking at the mid-range smartphone market for a while. It’s just that we felt like the technology wasn’t really there to be able to create a mid-range product that also lives up to our ‘Never Settle’ philosophy. But we’re pretty confident that this time around the OnePlus Nord will do just that,” Pei said in the interview.

The Snapdragon 765G is Qualcomm’s first chipset with an integrated 5G modem. It also sits right below the flagship Snapdragon 865 and borrows a host of flagship features from the chipsets in the 8-series. In terms of hierarchy, it’s the most powerful mid-range SoC offered by Qualcomm, right now.

What does the Snapdragon 765G bring to the table?

The Snapdragon 765 and 765G was unveiled alongside the Snapdragon 865 last year in December at the Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii. The chip was introduced to offer premium mobile experiences and 5G connectivity to a larger audience.

Based on a 7nm manufacturing process, the chip features a 1+1+6 CPU core architecture with one Cortex-A76 prime core clocked at 2.4GHz, another Cortex-A76 mid-core clocked at 2.2GHz and six Cortex-A55 efficiency cores clocked at 1.8GHz. The chip also comes with the Snapdragon X52 5G modem integrated into the system, and an Adreno 620 GPU.

The biggest highlight of the chipset is the AI Engine and the CV-ISP, which Qualcomm claims is faster and smarter and 4 times more power-saving than a standard ISP. Considering the focus of the OnePlus Nord is going to centre around a flagship camera, having the Snapdragon 765G was necessary.

The chipset will also draw in gamers. The G in the name means it’s optimised to support some of the Snapdragon Elite Gaming features that include proprietary algorithms to reduce janks in games, make the games load faster and handle network latency better.

What to expect from the OnePlus Nord?

"With the OnePlus Nord we're bringing a flagship-level camera to the mid-range price range, which I think consumers are going to be really excited by," Pei said in the interview.

That’s something to look forward to, even though the camera hardware is unconfirmed at this point. However, sometime in the past, some users in India reportedly received a survey from OnePlus that leaked out the specs of the smartphone. That included a 64+16+2MP triple camera stack. If true, it could be yet another combination of camera sensors from OnePlus. At the same time, the 64MP camera sensors have been offered in mid-range smartphones for quite some time now.

This is where the Snapdragon 765G can make things more interesting. The chipset comes with a dual 14-bit Spectra 355 ISP  and supports up to 192MP cameras. The ISP is also capable of capturing 4K HDR videos with a portrait mode with 10-bit colour depth. The chip is also capable of delivering up to 120Hz refresh rate at FHD+ resolution and support both Dolby Vision and HDR10+.

The choice of SoC from OnePlus certainly opens up a lot of possibilities. But, it remains to be seen just how much of it is utilised in the OnePlus Nord.

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Asus ROG Phone III confirmed to launch globally on July 22

Asus ROG Phone III is officially set to launch on July 22 in what would be a global online launch for Taipei, Milan and New York. After several rounds of rumours and purported leaks, Asus has finally revealed the launch date for the successor to the popular ROG Phone II gaming smartphone. There’s currently no word on when the ROG Phone III will arrive in India.

The official website of Asus has gone live with a countdown page for the upcoming launch of the ROG Phone III and the launch is scheduled for July 22 at 8 PM IST in India, 11 PM UTC in Taipei, 5 PM UTC in Milan and 11 AM UTC in New York.

Asus has reportedly collaborated with Tencent Games to announce a special version of the ROG Phone III. Let’s take a brief look at the leaked specifications of the Asus ROG Phone III.

Asus ROG Phone III Leaked Specifications

Going by leaks and previous reports, the ROG Phone III is expected to feature a 6.59-inch Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel. The screen has a 144Hz high refresh-rate and is HDR10+ certified.

It is rumoured to be powered by an overclocked Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset with an octa-core CPU running at 3.09GHz and Adreno 650 graphics. The phone will reportedly be offered with 12GB/16GB RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB storage variants.

The triple rear camera setup could have a 64MP primary camera while on the front, we could see a 13MP selfie camera.

As for the battery, the ROG Phone III is expected to come with a 6,000mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging.

 

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