Realme C12 announced in Indonesia just days before Indian launch: Price and specifications

Realme C12 has launched in Indonesia, just a few days ahead of its Indian launch alongside the Realme C15 which is scheduled for August 18 at 12:30 PM IST. The C15 was announced late in July in Indonesia and will launch on August 18 in India. Recently, the company launched its entry-level Realme C11 which starts at Rs 7,499 and is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 processor.

Realme C12 shares its hardware with the C15 with the same HD+ display, high capacity 6,000mAh battery and a MediaTek chip under the hood. Let’s take a brief look at the specifications and pricing of the Realme C12.

Realme C12 pricing

Realme C12 comes in a single 3GB+32GB variant and is priced at IDR 1,899,000 which roughly translates to Rs 9,500 by direct conversion. We expect the price in India to start around Rs 9,000 but the company could introduce multiple storage variants when the C12 launches in India.

Realme C12 specifications

Realme C12 features a 6.5-inch HD+ (1560 x 720 pixels) resolution display with a waterdrop notch cutout that gives the screen a 20:9 aspect ratio. The display also receives additional protection by a layer of Gorilla Glass. The C12 measures 9.8 millimetres in thickness and weighs 209 grams.

It is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 chipset with an octa-core CPU and PowerVR GE8320 graphics. This is paired with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage with an option to expand the storage by using microSD card. It runs on Realme UI 1.0 which is based on Android 10.

The Realme C12 comes with a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 13MP camera, a 2MP monochrome camera and a 2MP depth sensor. There is a 5MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout on the front. The rear cameras can record in 1080P at 30FPS and are assisted by the LED flash.

There’s a fingerprint sensor on the back panel and the C12 comes equipped with a 6,000mAh battery with 10W charging speeds. It will be available in two colours-- Marine Blue and Coral Red.

 

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Google Classroom gets more than 50 new features for stricter online classes

Google Classroom, combined with Google Meet has become a popular choice for schools for across the world to continue teaching kids amidst a raging pandemic. With institutes likely to remain closed for the rest of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google has added to some new features to the apps.

The list of features go up to 50 for both Google Meet, Google Classroom, GSuite and other products, all aimed at offering a virtual approach to teaching students. Some of these features include —

1. 10 new languages - Google Classroom will be available in 10 additional Indic languages, and 54 languages globally.

2. To Do Widget - This is a new feature for Google Classroom where students will see a To-Do widget allowing them to add things they wish to complete, while the teacher will see a to-review widget, for them to track progress.

3. Plagiarism check: Google has also introduced originality reports for Classroom and Meet, to help teachers check for plagiarism in assignments. Enterprise users can have an unlimited number of originality reports while the regular subscribers will get five.

4. Mobile data connectivity: An important new announcement is Google Classroom’s ability to work with patchy mobile data, to help students living in poor connectivity areas to also join in.

5. Student Interaction Data: Google will also let teachers track how responsive and interactive students have been in their classes. Google will offer engagement metrics for students to help gauge attentiveness.

Google Meet becomes stricter for students

With some students misusing the video conferencing tools to play pranks on the teacher during online classes, Google has introduced some specific features to make things stricter. That includes —

1. A setting that allows the teacher to first join the meeting. 2. Ending the meeting for all participants after the class is over. 3. Accepting or rejecting join requests in bulk. 4. Disabling chat during meetings. 5. Restrictions on who can present during a meeting. 6. Prohibiting participants to join a meeting if they have been removed from the meeting or if entry was denied twice.

In September, Google Meet will add a few more features to make classes more interactive. Things like larger tiled windows with a 7x7 grid to fit up to 49 students in one frame. A collaborative whiteboard for student, background blur, attendance recording, hand-raising, and breakout rooms are expected to arrive by October.

With the new features in place, Google Classroom will certainly begin to feel more like a proper classroom, with the necessary restrictions and controls in place to prevent disruption. Google has also released a bunch of apps to help with smartphone addiction. You can check them all out here. 

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PUBG Mobile: Heres how to get a free Premium Crate Coupon

Premium items are among the most sought after things PUBG Mobile. These stylish items are usually hidden away behind Premium Crates that require you to spend crate coupons to unlock them. Unfortunately, crate coupons are pretty rare, and while you could spend money to unlock the crates, who’s going to say no to getting it for free.

How to get a free PUBG Mobile Premium Crate Coupon

It turns out, the guys over at PUBG Mobile have hidden a free Premium Crate inside the game as an Easter egg. Here’s how you can snag it in three steps.

Step 1

Open PUBG Mobile and click the ‘Blazing Treasure’ Banner located towards the bottom right. 

Step 2

Tap the ‘fuel pump’ button located in the bottom right corner of the window. This will bring up a photo of the fuel pump.

Step 3

Tap the fuel pump to get your free Premium Crate.

PUBG Mobile is currently holding the Ancient Secrets event that adds floating temples, treasure as well as boss battles to the game. You can learn more about the event here. 

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Call of Duty: Mobile Season 9 Update Releasing on August 16; Brings Gunsmith, Shipment 1944 Map, and More

Call of Duty: Mobile will receive its Season 9 update on August 16. The development was shared by the game’s official Twitter account. The upcoming season is called ‘Conquest’ and will being the Gunsmith feature, new Ranked Series 6, and a new map.

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Xiaomi Redmi G 16-inch gaming laptop launched: Specifications and pricing

Xiaomi Redmi G gaming laptop has launched with upto 10th generation Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics to boot. The Redmi G is the first gaming laptop by Xiaomi under the Redmi brand as the company already has thin and light notebooks under its Mi NoteBook and RedmiBook lineup. 

The Redmi G has a mecha design with 3D laser engraved moulds on the lid that gives it a rather cool finish that feels in line with gaming hardware inside. The Redmi G has launched in China and there’s no word if Xiaomi will bring it to India anytime soon. Currently, Xiaomi sells the Mi NoteBook 14 series in India that starts from Rs 43,999.

Xiaomi Redmi G pricing

The Redmi G gaming laptop comes in three configurations to choose from starting at CNY 5,299 (~Rs 57,000) for the base variant with Core i5-10200H and 60Hz display, CNY 6,299 (~Rs 68,000) for the Core i5-10300H model with 144Hz display and a maxed-out configuration at CNY 6,999 (~Rs 75,000) with Core i7-10750H processor and 144Hz display.

Xiaomi Redmi G specifications

Xiaomi Redmi G features a 16.1-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution anti-glare display with narrow bezels on three sides and upto 144Hz refresh rate. The base configuration comes with 60Hz refresh rate but the rest of the two models come with 144Hz display. It also supports a 100% sRGB colour gamut range and offers 81% screen-to-body ratio with 178-degree wide-viewing angles.

The Redmi G measures 23.1 millimetres in thickness and weighs 2.5 kilograms, so its not your common thin and light laptop but instead offers a full set of features that ensures a smooth gaming performance. It is powered by the 10th generation Intel Core i5-10200H processor running at upto 2.4GHz for the base model paired with NVIDIA GTX 1650 graphics followed by the Core i5-10300H variant that comes with NVIDIA GTX 1650 Ti graphics. The maxed-out Redmi G is powered by 10th generation Intel Core i7-10750H processor with 2.6GHz base clock speed and is paired with GTX 1650Ti. All variants come with 512GB PCIe SSD storage and 16GB DDR4 RAM.

The Redmi G comes with a full-sized backlit keyboard that offers a 1.5 mm key travel with dedicated numeric keys and trackpad features like Microsoft PTP gesture controls. As for the I/O ports, this gaming laptop has a Type-C port, USB 2.0 port, two USB 3.2  ports, a mini Display Port 1.4, an HDMI 2.0 port, 3.5mm headphone jack and an ethernet port. The laptop is also equipped with two 2W speaker units supported by DTS:X Ultra. It also comes with Wi-Fi 6 module with 2.4Gbps theoretical Internet speeds and Bluetooth 5.1.

It comes with a 55WHr battery that Xiaomi claims can last for upto 6 hours when browsing the web and upto 4 hours when streaming videos online.

 

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PUBG Mobile made 2088 Million for Tencent in July 2020 alone

PUBG Mobile might be a free game to download, but it is still managing to rake in lots of money. According to a report by Sensor Tower, the game was the top grossing mobile game worldwide in July 2020. The research firm notes that the game generated $208.8 million in user spending, which represented a 10.8 percent growth from July 2019.  However, Sensor Tower also noted that a majority of the revenue (56.6%) was from the Chinese localization of the game called Game for Peace. The US and Saudi Arabia were its second and third biggest markets with a 10% and 5.6% respectively, 

PUBG Mobile made $208.8 Million for Tencent in July 2020 alone

It should be noted that while the game was the top grossing mobile game overall, Sensor Tower notes wasn’t the top grossing game in either the app stores. In the Apple App store, the game was placed second, behind Honor of Kings, which is another game published by Tencent. It was placed ninth in the Google Play Store.

Interestingly, Sensor Tower’s report shows that Pokemon Go is still going strong even four years after its initial release. The game had the third and fourth highest revenue on the Play Store and App Store respectively for the month of July, leading to a fourth highest revenue overall. 

It should be noted that PUBG Mobile may be leading in overall revenue, Garena Free Fire had higher earnings than it on the Google Play Store. Further Call of Duty: Mobile was nowhere on the list. However, that might change by next year as the game is fast gaining popularity. According to a previous report by Sensor Tower, the game crossed 250 million downloads in 265 days since launch. By comparison, PUBG Mobile had 236 million downloads in the same time frame.

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RedmiBook Air 13 with 10th gen Intel processor launched

While all eyes are on the launch of the Redmi Gaming laptop, the company has silently launched the RedmiBook Air 13 laptop. The laptop is a thin and light machine and weighs 1.05kgs. Under the hood, it comes with a 10th gen Intel CPU and there are two variants of the laptop with the difference being the RAM. The laptop is available in a single grey colour option. As the name suggests, the laptop has a 13.3-inch display with a resolution of 2560x1600. Let’s take a look at the features and specifications of the laptop in detail. 

RedmiBook Air 13 features and specifications

The Redmi Book 13 runs on Windows 10 which comes preinstalled on the machine. It is a thin and light laptop weighing a mere 1.05 kgs, has a 13.3-inch display with a 16:10 aspect ratio with a resolution of 2560x1600. The screen has a peak brightness of 300 nits and a claimed 100 percent sRGB colour space coverage. For graphics, the laptop has the integrated Intel GPU along with a 10th gen intel core i5 10210Y CPU. It has 512GB SSD storage and comes with two RAM options - 8GB and 16GB. 

The RedmiBook Air 13 has a 41Whr battery with a claimed battery life of 8 hours. For connectivity, the laptop features  USB Type-C ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack along with support for Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth v5.0.

RedmiBook Air 13 Price

As mentioned above, the RedmiBook Air 13 is available in two RAM options - 8GB and 16GB. The 8GB RAM variant is priced at CNY 4,699 (Rs. 51,000 approx. directly converted) and the 16GB RAM variant is priced at CNY 5,199 (Rs. 56,000 approx. directly converted). The laptop is up for pre-order and will go on sale on August 17 in China.

In India, Xiaomi has launched the Mi Notebook and Mi Notebook Horizon edition. You can check out our review of the Mi NoteBook Horizon Edition here.

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