Google already rolled out a big redesign for Google Maps earlier this year in celebration of the app’s 15th birthday, but Google is not done yet. The redesign brought a new icon, navigation bar, more transit features and a live view where it uses the camera to show real-time directions overlaid on what you see (it’s not available in India yet). And now, continuing with the redesign, Google has rolled out a new feature for Google Maps that helps with remembering saved places.
There’s a new Saved tab in the Google Maps app at the top. So you can easily navigate to the place you have saved or find a nearby place you have saved. Once you have granted the location permission to the app, Google Maps will show you all your nearby saved places in a carousel for easy picking. These saved places will be arranged based on proximity.
Another new feature is the ability to track the places you’ve been to, using location history. This becomes handy when you have to trace your steps back if you wish to find something, or simply to reminisce where you spent your time in a particular city.
The new features are being rolled out in phases and will first hit Android smartphones. The changes have been spotted in the 10.48.2 version of Google Maps.
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Garena Free Fire will be hosting a Gamer’s Day event this weekend. This continues the game’s third anniversary celebrations that have been going on all throughout the month. The Gamer’s Day event gives players the cadence to pick up a free emote. Besides this, the weekend will also give players the option to pick up a new weapon skin and more.
Gamer’s Day Event (August 28 to September 1)
The Gamer’s Day event is pretty straightforward for players. All they have to do is login for seven days, and they will get to choose an emote for themselves. Further, getting kills in matches will also reward players with tokens. Those who collect enough tokens will get a matching costume of Free Fire’s Assault Force and Taskforce bundle.
Bullseye Rapper Underworld M1887 (August 28 to September 3)
This event gives players the chance to pick up a special skin for the M1887 shotgun. This skin seems to take inspiration from rappers and is wrapped in gold chains.
Whether it's spitting bar at a cypher or performing for the crowd, none come close to the style that they bring to the crowd. When they hit the stage, all eyes will be on the this gang. pic.twitter.com/QMmIHvxg2W
— GARENA FREE FIRE (@GarenaIndia) August 16, 2020 Elite Pass Pre-Order (August 28 to August 31)
With the season almost at an end, Garena Free Fire is giving players the chance to pre-order next season’s Elite Pass. Details about next season are not yet known, but the developers are teasing a “war between two clans” and will be called ‘Celestial Street’. Those who pre-order will get a special reward in the form of a golden pan skin.
This comes just a week after the game celebrated its third anniversary during which it gave players the chance to choose any one of the in-game characters for free.
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WCC 2 has been developed by NextWave Multimedia and has managed to attract 15 crores installs so far. While it was clearly the favourite in the gaming category with 6,607 votes out of the total 8,908 votes received in the section, the mobile game also earned the third position in the jury verdict round. In the polls section, the other two games, Hi...
Xiaomi Redmi 9 has launched in India as the successor to the Redmi 8 that was launched in October 2019. The Redmi 9 that was announced in India is actually a rebranded version of the Redmi 9C that got launched globally last month in July. The company also launched the Redmi 9 Prime earlier this month which was also a rebadged version of the global Redmi 9.
Nevertheless, the Redmi 8 series has been a popular range of budget smartphones with Xiaomi shipping over 8.5 million units of the Redmi 8 globally by Q2 2020. Let’s take a brief look at the pricing, specifications and availability of the Redmi 9.
Did you know? #Redmi8 remains the best-selling phone under ₹10,000 in India since Q4 2019! Redmi 8 did 8.5 million units globally till Q2 2020!#Redmi9 is here to beat that record! #MoreRAMMoreFun pic.twitter.com/Bzcnq8WUWE
— Redmi India - #Redmi9 is here! (@RedmiIndia) August 27, 2020 Xiaomi Redmi 9 pricing and availability
Xiaomi Redmi 9 starts at Rs 8,999 in India for the base variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and Rs 9,999 for the 128GB storage variant.
The Redmi 9 comes in three colours-- carbon black, sky blue and sporty orange to choose from. The first sale of the Redmi 9 is scheduled for August 31 from 12 PM across Amazon India, Mi Home stores, Mi India website and soon in offline retail stores.
Xiaomi Redmi 9 specifications
Xiaomi Redmi 9 comes with a 6.53-inch screen with HD+ (1600 x 720 pixels) resolution and a waterdrop notch cutout on the front which gives it a 20:9 aspect ratio.
The phone is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 chipset with an octa-core CPU and PowerVR GE8320 graphics. This is paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB/128GB storage with an option to increase the storage by upto 512GB with a microSD card. It runs on the latest MIUI 12 which is based on Android 10 and is the first phone by Redmi to come with the latest version of MIUI out-of-the-box in India.
Redmi 9 comes with a dual camera array that consists of a primary 13MP camera with f/1.8 aperture and a 2MP depth sensor. There’s a 5MP selfie camera on the front housed within the waterdrop notch cutout.
The Redmi 9 comes with a rear fingerprint sensor and is fitted with a 5,000mAh battery but doesn’t support fast charging.
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The Realme 7 and 7 Pro smartphones are going to launch in India on September 3 at an online event scheduled at 12:30 PM. The smartphones are already listed on Flipkart, indicating that these will be sold exclusively on the e-commerce platform. The listing also reveals the launch date and some key features of the upcoming mid-rangers.
I enjoyed #BuildingTheFaster7 for you guys. It's time to unveil #realme7 & #realme7Pro and let you guys #CaptureSharperChargeFaster! The good news is that India’s Fastest Charging Smartphone now comes to the best mid-range Flagship. Watch the launch live at 12:30PM, 3rd Sep. pic.twitter.com/eptFpEHYCZ
— Madhav Faster7 (@MadhavSheth1) August 27, 2020
The biggest attraction about the upcoming Realme 7 series is perhaps the support for 65W charging for the first time in this segment. The technology actually debuted on the flagship Realme X50 Pro 5G, and will now be introduced in the under-20k segment. In all likeliness, the Realme 7 Pro will be one supporting the fast charging speeds and if this convinces you enough, you can also place a blind order of the smartphones from today, i.e August 27 to September 2 on the Realme website. Users will have to pay Rs 1,000 to book a unit, and once the remaining balance is paid between September 3 to 15, the smartphone will be shipped to the buyer. Doing so, Realme 7 buyers will get an additional Rs 100 off as coupon to use while purchasing IoT products on the Realme website, while Realme 7 and 7 Pro buyers will get anywhere between Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 off on other products.
You can take a look at this video to know how fast 65W of power charges a 4200mAh battery -
The Flipkart listing of the smartphone shows a punch-hole display on the front that debuted in the Realme 6 series. More details about the smartphones will be shared on Flipkart on August 28th, which is tomorrow. But in case you can’t wait to know more, there are leaks and rumours to fill the gap.
Realme 7 Pro Rumoured Specifications
Based on previous reports, the Realme 7 Pro will come with a 4450mAh battery, which shouldn’t take more than an hour to top up using the 65W charger. Furthermore, Realme is also all set to shed the vertical camera module at the back, and opt for a rectangular camera module, much like the Galaxy S20 series. The 64MP quad camera stack is expected to make a comeback, and while there’s no confirmation or a leak, it’s unlikely that Realme will dial down the refresh rate after hitting the 90Hz mark with both the Realme 6 and 6 Pro before this.
The chipsets powering the upcoming Realme 7 series is still a mystery. Ideally, the Realme 7 Pro should upgrade to the Snapdragon 730G, while the Realme 7 should choose the next best MediaTek chipset, going by previous trends.
Meanwhile, do revisit our coverage of the Realme 6 Pro to know what to expect from its successor.
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Dota 2’s The International esports tournament has reached a prize pool of $34.4 million and is still growing. This prize pool is funded by Battle Pass purchases made by players.
Fortnite will not get updates on iPhones after Epic Games decried Apple’s App Store "monopoly" and said it will not remove a direct payment feature it recently enabled.
