OxygenOS 11034 update brings in camera and power consumption improvements to the OnePlus 8T

OnePlus has released the OxygenOS 11.0.3.4 update for OnePlus 8T users globally. The latest OxygenOS update follows the 11.0.2.3 update that was released for OnePlus 8T earlier this week. The new update brings system-wide improvements including camera and network optimizations. OnePlus is pushing the OxygenOS 11.0.3.4 update to all OnePlus 8T users across India, Europe and North America. 

The OxygenOS 11.0.3.4 update brings in improvements to system power consumption that should optimally reduce heating. Moreover, the new update improves mis-touch prevention and optimises fluidity when gaming on the phone to ensure a smooth and lag-free gaming experience. It also brings toast messages when switching between profiles using the alert slider.

The latest OxygenOS update also fixes the instance when the status bar remained hovering on top when the phone was in landscape mode. With the new update, OnePlus 8T users should also experience improved camera stability and a better experience as the imaging effect has been optimised. 

OxygenOS 11.0.3.4 update also brings optimisations to mobile network connections and fixes network interruption when playing games. In a blog post, OnePlus lists the different versions of the latest OxygenOS update based on the regions. OnePlus 8T users in India will receive the OxygenOS 11.0.3.4.KB05DA while Europe gets version 11.0.3.4.KB05BA and North America is receiving version 11.0.3.4.KB05AA.

OnePlus 8T was launched on October 14 in India and is currently on sale across Amazon India and OnePlus India stores.

OnePlus 8T specifications

OnePlus 8T is priced starting at Rs 42,999 in India and features a 6.55-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a 120Hz high refresh rate. There is a punch-hole cutout in the top-left corner for the selfie camera and the screen is relatively flat than the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. 

OnePlus 8T is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and is paired with upto 12GB RAM and 256GB storage options to choose from. The phone runs on OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11, out-of-the-box.

OnePlus 8T comes with a 48MP primary camera, a 16MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 5MP macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera that is housed in the punch-hole cutout. 

OnePlus 8T comes fitted with a 4,500mAh battery with support for 65W fast charging out-of-the-box courtesy of Warp Charge 65 fast charging solution.

 

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Tenet DVD and Blu-ray to release on December 15

We’re not sure if anyone saw Tenet in the theatres abroad, but in India, we didn’t even see a theatrical release as the entire country was and is still gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Well, for all those Nolanites, we’ve got some excellent news for you guys. The big-budgeted sci-fi thriller will finally hit home release on December 15th. Warner Bros. has announced that Tenet will hit DVD, 4K UHD and Blu-ray next month. The film was praised by most critics while some found it to be one of Nolan’s lesser works. 

The film had a ton of issues during release as the world was still fidgeting the pandemic and theatres across the world were hesitant to open their doors. It finally hit theatres in the US in August and racked up a $350 million gross internationally. That’s not a bad return at all, but we have to remember that Tenet cost more than $200 million dollars to make! Factor in marketing costs and the budget could balloon up to twice the amount. So, all in all, Tenet did lose the studio some money. 

This year has seen theatres suffer one of their worst years yet with films being released online rather in the theatres. Even now, more films are optioned to screen online on OTT platforms. Disney did it with Mulan earlier this year and although the move was absolutely terrible, it did skip the tethered for an online release. In fact, there are a ton of films that have been either pushed back or delayed and you can check them all out, right here. 

So, will any of you guys be buying the DVD when it does come out next month? Let us know.

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PUBG Mobile planning to make a comeback in India before 2020 ends

PUBG Mobile is eyeing a comeback in India before the end of 2020, according to the latest reports online. Just days after Tencent terminated its services and access for PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite in India, we’re now hearing that the popular battle royale game might just return after the Indian government banned it on September 2. 

According to a report by TechCrunch that cites anonymous sources, PUBG Corporation has approached some global cloud service providers and could be planning to set up dedicated servers to store users data in India. Moreover, the company has also reportedly informed “high-profile” streamers in India about its comeback before the end of 2020. 

One of the other sources in the report claims that the company could announce its plans for the comeback in India “as soon as this week”. Additionally, the developer is also planning to launch a marketing campaign during the Diwali festival that is scheduled for next week.

Another report by TalkEsport indicates that Microsoft and Reliance Jio are in talks for getting the publisher rights for PUBG Mobile in India. “The two tech-giants are reportedly going to announce the deal within a few weeks,” the report reads.

There have been several reports in the past about PUBG Corporation being in talks with Airtel and Jio for the license to publish PUBG Mobile in India. Having said that, the TechCrunch report notes that PUBG Corp has also reached out to Paytm in recent weeks. 

After PUBG Mobile was banned in India along with 118 other apps over security concerns on September 2. PUBG Corporation severed ties with Tencent, the publisher of the game in India. On October 30, Tencent announced that it will terminate its services and access for PUBG Mobile players in India and with this, the publishing rights were handed back to PUBG Corp. 

The new information does bring a ray of hope to the PUBG Mobile players who have been waiting for the game to return, however, there is no official word as to when that might happen.

PUBG Mobile remains one of the most popular battle royale games in India with over 50 million active players and many other games have been trying to get the kind of spotlight ever since the game’s exit from India. Reliance Jio recently hosted its first FreeFire tournament in India and nCore Games recently released a teaser for their upcoming game FAU-G, that’s set to launch sometime in November.

 

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Apple iOS 142 update brings 100+ emojis, new wallpapers and more to iPhone and iPad

Apple has released iOS 14.2 update bringing in new emojis, wallpapers and a ton of bug fixes to iPhone and iPad. There are a couple of updates to HomePod and some specific updates for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The iPhone 12 Pro is already on sale in India and the iPhone 12 Pro Max is set to go on pre-orders later today.

Apple’s iOS 14.2 update brings in more than 100 emojis in categories like animals, food, faces, objects and more. It also adds eight new wallpapers that feature both light and dark mode versions. The update also adds audio level notification alerts to warn users when volume levels could impact hearing. 

Some device-specific updates for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max is the Magnifier’s ability to detect nearby people and report the distance using the phone's LiDAR sensor. The update also adds support for iPhone 12 Leather Sleeve with MagSafe connector. It also brings optimized battery charging to AirPods that ensures slow battery ageing.

HomePod and HomePod Mini are also receiving Intercom support for iPhone, iPad, AirPods, CarPlay and Apple Watch. The HomePod can now also connect to the Apple TV 4K for stereo surround sound and Dolby Atmos.

Apart from the feature updates, the new iOS 14.2 update also fixes a lot of bugs in the system. Some of these include instances when apps appear “out of order” on the home screen, camera viewfinder not responding, missing touch input on the lock screen and more. You can view the full list of bug fixes here.

The iOS 14.2 update has been released by Apple and iPhone users can check if they have received the update by following these steps.

Go to Settings and tap General.

Select Software Update from the list and you will see the latest iOS 14.2 updates.

Tap Download and Install and the update will be installed

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Heres why Google Pay and PhonePe users may face more failed transactions in 2021

Just before announcing that WhatsApp is now allowed to enable UPI payments for users in India, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) set a cap of 30 per cent on the total volume of UPI transactions on Third Party App (TPA) providers. This will go into effect from January 2021 and will impact apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, WhatsApp Pay and the likes, which may cause them to fail more often than before, while first party UPI apps like Paytm and MobiKwik are expected to benefit from not having any such cap on transactions.

According to NPCI, UPI transactions have exceeded the two billion mark, and third party apps like Google Pay, Amazon Pay and the likes are responsible for the majority of such transactions. The cap has been put in order to “address the risks and protect the UPI ecosystem as it further scales up.”

Presently, the majority of UPI transactions happen through Google Pay and PhonePe, apps that are owned by Google and Flipkart and rely on banks to enable the UPI environment. On the other hand, first party apps like Paytm and MobiKwik are UPI service providers themselves and run their own environment of accepting payments. According to a report, Google Pay and PhonePe account for 40 percent each, of UPI transactions, while Paytm and MobiKwik together account for the remaining 20 per cent transactions. This, even as Government’s own BHIM app hardly has any market share.

The imposition of the cap was done so as to change the market to a more even distribution pattern. Most of the transactions that happen on Google Pay and PhonePe, as alleged by other players, are small-value transactions where people send amounts as small as Re. 1 to each other to win cashback. The 30 per cent cap will be calculated on the basis of the total volume of transactions processed as UPI payments during the preceding three months on a rolling basis. NPCI has allowed TPAs with more than 30 per cent market share a two-year window to comply with the guidelines.

Once the cap on transactions go into effect, it’s not immediately clear what will happen when a TPA will exceed the 30 per cent cap. Would the app be allowed to complete the payment? Would this lead to more failed payments on Google Pay and the likes? The announcement also comes just hours before WhatsApp was finally given the go ahead to enable UPI transactions. The instant messaging app owned by Facebook has a massive market share in India, which can also very well translate to UPI market share. Then again, NPCI has allowed a maximum user base of up to 20 million users for WhatsApp.

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Motorola Moto G9 Power and Moto G 5G officially launched: Price and specifications

Motorola Moto G9 Power and Moto G 5G have officially launched in Europe. The Moto G9 Power features a high-capacity 6,000mAh battery while the Moto G 5G, as the name suggests, is an affordable 5G smartphone in the mid-range segment.

The Moto G9 was launched in India back in August while the Moto G9 Plus debuted globally in September. The latest phone in the G9 lineup is the G9 Power that has a large battery and triple cameras on the back while the Moto G 5G is powered by a powerful Snapdragon processor that is compatible with 5G networks.

Motorola Moto G9 Power specifications and pricing

The Moto G9 Power features a 6.8-inch HD+ (1640 x 720 pixels) resolution display with a punch-hole cutout in the top-left corner. The phone measures 9.7 millimetres in thickness and weighs around 221 grams. It is fitted with a water-repellent coating but the phone has not received any IP certification.

The G9 Power is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor with an octa-core CPU running at 2.0GHz clock speeds and Adreno 610 GPU. This is paired with 4GB RAM and 12GB storage and the phone has a microSD card slot for further storage expansion. The phone runs on stock Android 10 with My UX customisations.

Moto G9 Power has a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 64MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. The rear cameras can record in 1080P at upto 60FPS. On the front, there’s a 16MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout.

The Moto ‘batwing’ logo on the back doubles up as a fingerprint reader. The Moto G9 Power is equipped with a 6,000mAh battery that supports 20W fast charging out-of-the-box.

Moto G9 Power is priced at EUR 199 for European countries but there’s no word on an Indian launch yet.

Moto G 5G specifications and pricing

The Moto G 5G features a 6.7-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a punch-hole cutout in the middle for the selfie camera. This gives the screen a 20:9 aspect ratio with the screen being certified for HDR10 playback. The Moto G 5G measures 9.9 millimetres in thickness and weighs 212 grams.

Moto G 5G is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor with an octa-core CPU running at up to 2.2 GHz speeds and Adreno 619 GPU. This is paired with 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of storage options to choose from. Like the Moto G9 Power, the Moto G 5G also supports microSD cards for further storage expansion.

There’s a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 48MP camera with an f/1.7 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 118-degree-field of-view and a 2MP macro camera. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at 30FPS and is backed by electronic image stabilization (EIS) system. As for the selfies, there is a 16MP selfie camera on the front housed within the notch cutout in the middle.

The fingerprint reader finds its place on the rear panel and the Moto G 5G is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 20W fast charging. It is priced starting at EUR 299 but is unlikely to launch in India given the non-availability of 5G networks in the country.

 

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Apple iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max pre-orders set to go live in India later today

The Apple iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max will be up for pre-orders in India after their launch on October 14 alongside the iPhone 12  and iPhone 12 Pro. The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are already on sale in India and starting later today, the most compact iPhone along with the most premium iPhone this year will be up for grabs.

The iPhone 12 Mini is one of the most compact iPhones in recent times and has the same new flat-edge design that’s reminiscent of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5s. Both the 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max are powered by the A14 Bionic processor with multiple camera setup on the back with the Retina display protected by a layer of ceramic shield. The iPhone 12 Pro Max takes it a bit further with a LiDAR scanner and additional photography chops that makes it the flagship iPhone to buy this year.

Here’s everything you should know about pre-booking the iPhone 12 Mini or iPhone 12 Pro Max in India.

How to pre-order Apple iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max in India?

The pre-bookings for the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max in India is scheduled to start from 6:30 PM IST on November 6. Interested buyers will be able to pre-order either of the two phones from Apple Store Online or through other e-commerce channels apart from offline distributors and resellers. 

The iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max will be available starting November 13 in India which is when the pre-orders will start shipping. Both phones are also listed on Amazon India and Flipkart, however, pre-orders details for the same are not available yet. We will update this post once Amazon and Flipkart reveal the pre-order details for the iPhone 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max.

Apple iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max launch offers

HDFC Bank credit and debit cardholders are eligible to receive an instant cashback of upto Rs 6,000 on pre-booking the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max. HDFC Bank credit cardholders will get a discount of Rs 6,000 on the phones while debit card users are eligible to receive Rs 1,500 off.

Apple iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max pricing

The Apple iPhone 12 Mini is priced starting at Rs 69,900 in India for the base variant with 64GB storage followed by the 128GB storage variant priced at Rs 74,900 and the maxed-out 256GB variant at Rs 84,900.

It is available in white, black, blue, green and Product Red edition colours to choose from.

As for the iPhone 12 Pro Max, it starts at Rs 1,29,900 for the 128GB base variant in India followed by the 256GB variant at Rs 1,39,900 and the maxed-out 512GB storage variant at Rs 1,59,900. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is being offered in four colours-- Graphite, Silver, Gold and Pacific Blue, to choose from.

To know more about the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 you can read this and for more details on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max go here.

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