Thomson launches a new range of certified Android TVs starting at Rs 10,999, also launches 75-inch Android TV priced at Rs 99,999

Thomson recently launched their OATH range of Android TVs bringing with them 4K resolution and support for HDR. You can read more about those TVs here. Today Thomson has announced a new lineup of TVs starting at Rs 10,999. These TVs also run on Android TV and are available ins screen sizes ranging from 32 to 55-inch. Thomson has also added a 75-inch TV to its OATH lineup. 

Excited about the brand’s expansion, Avneet Singh Marwah, CEO, Super Plastronics Pvt. Ltd., (SPPL) and India Brand Licensee, Thomson TV, said; “Our mission is to maximize the value addition of manufacturing Android TV in the next 5 years in India, we are proud to start our partnership with Google. PATH 9A and 9R series have been completely developed and tested in India; this is the beginning of the vocal for local Android TV. All our customers should feel honoured while buying this tv, as its completely developed and tested under make in India initiative. Google has just announced they will invest 10 billion dollars in India, this will assist the Android TV  ecosystem as well. With this launch, we expect to gain our market share by 7% by the end of 2021-22."

Thomson Path 9A and 9R TVs specifications and features

Thomson’s Path lineup of TVs is divided into two ranges - 9A and 9R. Put simply, the 9A has HD ready and FHD TVs while the 9R has 4K TVs. Let’s take a look at the TVs in detail. The 9A has 4 TVs - 32-inch HD Path, 32-inch HD bezel-less, 40-inch FHD and 43-inch FHD. The 9R, on the other hand, has 43-inch 4K Path, 50-inch 4K Path, and 55-inch 4K Path. 

The entire 9A and 9R series from Thomson run on Android TV 9 out of the box giving users access to the Play Store, Chromecast built-in and streaming services. They also have an IPS panel giving it wide viewing angles. The 9R TVs which have a 4K resolution also support HDR. 

Under the hood, the TVs are powered by a quad-core 1GHz CPU and Mali quad-core GPU. According to the press release, “remote features dedicated hotkeys for your preferred apps (Sony Liv, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube). You can even use your voice to navigate through, as the remote is equipped with Google Assistant”.

Thomson Path 9A and 9R TVs Price and Availability

The Thomson 9A and 9R series will be available on Flipkart starting August 6. Coming to the price, of the 9A series, the 32-inch HD Path is priced at Rs 10,999, 32-inch HD bezel-less is priced at Rs 11,499, 40-inch FHD and 43-inch FHD are priced at Rs 16,499 and Rs 19,999 respectively. The 9R series, on the other hand, has the 43-inch 4K Path at Rs 21,999, 50-inch 4K Path at Rs 25,999, and 55-inch 4K Path at Rs 29,999. 

Thomson OATH Pro TVs specifications and features

Moving to the OATH series, Thomson previously launched a 43-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch screen sizes. Today the company has added a 50-inch and 75-inch screen size option to the portfolio. The 50 and 75-inch TVs have the same features as the TVs launched earlier. They bring with them support for 4K and HDR including Dolby Vision. They also support 2.4GHz Wi-Fi only and not the 5GHz band. For a wired connection, all three TVs support ethernet connectivity. The TV has a refresh rate of 60Hz. 

Under the hood, all three screen sizes have a quad-core processor coupled with the Mali-450 GPU. The TVs come with 8GB storage for you to download and store apps. 

Coming to audio, all three screen sizes support DTS TruSurround, Dolby digital plus and have two 15W speakers giving you a total sound output of 30W. The remote control that accompanies the TV comes with a Google Assistant button and voice controls. The remote control comes with dedicated hotkeys for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Google Play Store. Users can also bring up the Google Assistant from the convenience of the remote control. 

Thomson OATH Pro TVs price and availability

The 50 and 75-inch Thomson OATH TVs will be available starting August 6 on Flipkart and will be priced at Rs 28,999 and Rs 99,999 respectively.

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Marvel’s Avengers Beta to Offer Over 20 Missions, Hawkeye DLC Post-Launch

Marvel’s Avengers beta — which begins August 7 — will offer more than 20 co-op and single-player missions. You’ll have access to four heroes: Iron Man, Kamala Khan, Black Widow, and Hulk. Hawkeye is coming to the Avengers game after launch.

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Hisense set to launch its LED and QLED TV range on August 6 in India

Hisense is set to launch its range of QLED and LED TVs in India on August 6 with features like Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos, Google Assistant support and more. The television range by Hisense is confirmed to go on sale across Amazon, Flipkart, Tata Cliq and Reliance Digital stores from August 6. This comes after our exclusive report on Hisense TV launch plans and now the company will officially sell its TVs in India from the next week.

These televisions run on Android 9 Pie-based Android TV with built-in Google Chromecast and Assistant. These initial TVs will serve as a precursor to the company’s Laser TV and 8K TV range which is expected to arrive in India sometime later this year. The first few TVs from Hisense are expected to be 4K UHD televisions that are made keeping in mind the preferences of the Indian consumers. These televisions feature minimal bezel design and are available in screen sizes of up to 70-inches. Later, Hisense will bring its 100-inch Laser TV and 86-inch 8K UHD television range accompanied by smart Air Conditioners and refrigerators.

Announcing the launch, Rishi Tandon, COO at Hisense India said, “We are extremely excited to be a part of one of the biggest growing markets in the world. Our goal is to become an aspirational premium brand offering niche, innovative products and solutions at very competitive prices. Our new Made in India range of Smart 4K televisions are fully loaded and enhancing consumer delight to make their life better will be a key focus area for us. Our products offer uncompromised quality with a seamless, smart and enjoyable viewing experience.”

Hisense also recently acquired Toshiba’s television business and is expected to relaunch it in the coming months with more smart televisions. The company has also announced that it is offering a five-year warranty on the television panel for all its TVs going on sale on August 6 in India along with some great discounts. Hisense claims to provide after-sales support through its network of 400 service centres across 18,000 pin-codes of India.

Hisense TVs run on Android TV 9.0 Pie and supports voice commands along with Google Assistant. It comes pre-loaded with Play Store which lets you download different entertainment apps on the TV from a selection of 5000+ apps. These upcoming televisions will come pre-loaded with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5, ErosNow, Hungama, Voot, SonyLIV and more.

 

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Black Shark 3S teasers reveal motion controls and screen mirroring

Black Shark 3S is set to launch on July 31. The company yesterday took Weibo to tease a few details of the upcoming gaming smartphone. Today again, Black Shark has shared official teasers revealing that the 3S will feature screen mirroring, motion controls, and mouse and keyboard input support via USB connection.

Previous teasers confirmed that the Black Shark 3S to have a 120Hz display refresh rate and 270Hz touch sampling rate for ultra-smooth gaming graphics. Another teaser video confirmed that it would have a 6.67-inch AMOLED display and MEMC 3.0 technology to deliver a smooth performance at a higher frame rate by interpolating additional frames.

The Black Shark 3S is a tweaked variant of the Black Shark 3, which was launched in March alongside the 3 Pro. These gaming smartphones are only launched in China as of now, there's no update on when they are going to hit the Indan shores. 

Teasers reveal a set of new features on Black Shark 3S

The new teaser video confirms three highlighting features of the Black Shark 3S. While screen mirroring and keyboard/mouse support are features that don't seem very modern, motion controls do look like an exciting addition. 

The phone runs on JOYUI 12, which now comes with support for the new features through USB 3.0. It will allow users to plug the phone using USB to a laptop or a PC to mirror the phone's screen using the Black Shark app. Mirroring supports up to 60fps of output on the external device. Interestingly, you can also attach a keyboard and mouse and map buttons on the PC without needing a third party emulator. 

As mentioned, the most interesting feature that could actually help in gaming is the added motion control. Users can assign a specific motion command to a particular action as per the game. For example, you can assign tasks like jumping, reloading or opening scope to specific motions like tilting left, right, downwards or raising the phone while playing. It makes it easier to take control of the gameplay by eliminating the need for tapping the screen. If it works as intended, it should help FPS lovers to upgrade their battle skills.

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New Netflix phishing scam steals personal data and payment details: Report

A new Netflix phishing scam has come into light that attempts to steal your personal and credit card information. Moreover, the phishing email is able to bypass mail security measures in place to block such scams in the first place. This new Netflix Credential Phishing attack was first discovered by Armorblox researchers, which is a cloud office security platform. 

In a blog post, the researchers report that they identified a targeted phishing attack that disguised itself to resemble like Netflix Support. The emails sent to Netflix customers are designed to look like a billing failure message which redirects to a fake Netflix website. This credential Phishing attack works a lot on social engineering, in which the victim is made to believe they are at fault. In this case, the phishing email required the users to update their information on Netflix within 24 hours, pending which their subscription stands cancelled. 

Netflix phishing scam: How does it work?

An attacker sends a phishing email that has been designed in a way to elicit an immediate response from the user. The aim of this email is to take the user to the Netflix lookalike website where the user willingly submits their login credentials, billing address and credit card details. Once these details are successfully recorded, the victim gets a notification prompt saying “Success” and redirects them to the Netflix login page. 

The email has been disguised as a “Notice of verification failure” which gives it that authenticity that the user prioritizes their attention to the mail. This is also the reason why it remains undetected by email security such as Office 365 Exchange Online Protection as it doesn’t look like a fake email.

Once the user clicks on the link, it redirects to a captcha page that’s made to look like Netflix with the brands black and red colours. The report also notes that all the pages of this website are hosted on legitimate domains and hence security measures in place are unable to detect it in time. The user is then prompted to Sign In for collecting their login data, followed by prompts to fill billing address and payment details. These three steps ensure that the attackers get the victim’s Netflix login credentials, address and credit card details, leaving the user susceptible to more financial harm.

This Netflix scam banks on the user's inability to look past the superficial construct of the landing website which is hosted on a different URL than Netflix. To protect yourself against such scams, ensure that you click on a link in an email only after verifying the redirection link and keeping a tab on URL’s that come from unknown emails.

 

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Garena Free Fire OB23 update: Heres everything you need to know

Garena Free Fire is being updated with the OB23 patch that adds a whole host of new features including new characters, pets and weapons. It also introduces Season 2 of Clash Squad, new spawn island and a bunch of additions and gameplay changes. While there were some reports of a character based on Bollywood actor, Hritik Roshan, to be added in the game. It looks like that’s won’t be the case, at least for now. 

Garena Free Fire new characters and pets

Garena Free Fire has added a new character called Luqueta that is now available in the Free Fire Store. Luqueta’s special skills allow him to increase his max HP every time he gets a kill. HP can be increased by up to 35. 

Hayato ‘Firebrand’ is another upcoming character in Free Fire. However, unlike Luqueta, Hayato can be earned for free by joining the game’s third-anniversary event on August 22. His skill is called Art of Blades and it reduces frontal damage by up to 40% for three seconds. However, firing your weapon will interrupt the ability.

Mr. Waggor is an upcoming pet that is aimed at those who love using Gloo Walls. The pet gives players the ‘Smooth Gloo’ ability that gives the player a Gloo Grenade when they have less than one or two grenades with them.  

New weapon

Garena Free Fire players will now be able to wield the AUG assault rifle in Classic and Clash Squad mores. This weapon has been described as a very flexible option for players and comes with a pre-attached 2x scope. In terms of stats, the weapon has a damage ratio fo 31, a magazine capacity of 35 and a fire-rate of 147, which isn’t bad at all.

Clash Squad Season 2

Season 2 of ranked Clash Squad is back for another season. Players get a chance to rank up to Gold III or above to get an exclusive item, The Golden G18 pistol. Besides this, there has been an adjustment to the Clash Squad store, while career stats for Clash Squad can now be viewed under the player’s personal profile.  

New item

Free Fire will now feature a new item called Horizaline. This allows players to revive themselves instead of waiting on their teammate. The iteam is only available in team-based modes and can be used when pinned down and teammates may not have the time or ability to come and revive their teammates. It also adds a strategic touch to the game as players will now have to make sure players are dead as a downed player may make a return and catch them off guard. However, it should be noted that Horizaline does not work outside the playzone and only restores the player to company capability. As such, players should ensure that they are in a safe sport before using Horizaline as they will have to immediately use a medkit in order to restore health.

Miscellaneous

The game has also introduced a new spawn island called The Runway. There has also been Aim Assist adjustment in Clash Squad. Previously, players complained that Aim Assist would prioritise downed players over those still in combat. The new adjustment should fix that issue. 

Other changes include a change in the maximum speed of the Motorbike, Jeep and TukTuk, which will now be 10km/h faster. The SUV, on the other hand, will be 10km/h slower. Further, the camera will now zoom out slightly when the vehicle is at max speed for a greater sense of speed.

To know more, you can check out the entire patch notes here. 

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Xiaomi Mi TV Stick confirmed to launch on August 5 in India

Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is now confirmed to launch in India on August 5, the company has revealed. The Amazon Fire TV Stick competitor was launched earlier this month in Europe and is very small and compact media player that you can connect to any display to make it a smart TV. It will also offer apps from leading streaming players such as Netflix, Prime Video and more. 

The Mi TV Stick comes after the launch on Mi Box 4K in India back in May, earlier this year which offers 4K streaming, HDR10 support and more. The Mi TV Stick is is a smaller and affordable version which comes with the basic set of features that offers a smart TV viewing experience. Xiaomi took to Twitter and posted a picture teasing its fans about the launch of the Mi TV Stick on August 5 at 12 noon.

Mi TV Stick pricing

Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is priced at EUR 39.99 which roughly translates to around Rs 3,500 by direct conversion. However, the Mi Box 4K retails in India at Rs 3,499 and hence the Mi TV Stick is expected to be priced much lower as it offers Full HD streaming. We’ll know the official price on the day of the launch.

Mi TV Stick specifications

The Mi TV Stick is very lightweight at 28.5 grams and connects to your TV, monitor or projector through an HDMI port. It is powered by Android TV and supports 1080p resolution at 60FPS. There’s a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor inside that is paired with 1GB RAM and 8GB storage. 

The Mi TV Stick is expected to come pre-loaded with Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Spotify apps. It also supports both DTS and Dolby audio decoding offering a much more immersive stereo surround sound. The Bluetooth remote comes with dedicated Netflix and Prime Video buttons and the Google Assistant button allows you to control it simply by giving voice commands. We can also expect the Mi TV Stick to come with PatchWall UI as well when it launches in India.

 

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