Android TV UI update makes it a lot like Google TV

The Android TV UI has been fairly simple with a row of apps highlighting the various streaming services installed. There are also rows specific to streaming apps highlighting their content. It is a simple UI, especially when you compare it to what's on offer via PatchWall on Xiaomi TVs and the Fire TV UI on the Amazon Fire TV Stick. 

However, Google drastically changed its UI when they launched the new Chromecast in 2020 and at CES 2021, we saw the announcement of a bunch of TVs from Sony and TCL, to name a few, that will come with the Google TV UI. But, it looks like older Android TVs are getting a facelift as well. 

New Android TV UI

Google has announced that starting today, Android TVs in the US, Australia, Canada, Germany, and France will start receiving the new UI. There is no information yet on when the new UI will come to India. 

There is also no information on what version of Android or what TV models the new Google TV-like Android TV UI will be available on. 

Android TV UI: New Features

The new UI is very similar to the UI found on the Chromecast launched in 2020 with Google TV. The new UI brings with it three tabs - Home, Discover and apps. 

Home, as the name suggests, is the home screen you will see when you switch on the TV. It looks a lot like the current Android TV home screen with the top row giving you access to your apps followed by content recommendations. This UI has been tweaked with a visual makeover though. 

The Discover tab will give users personalized recommendations based on the content consumed. It isn't clear whether users will be able to create different profiles. We have seen the new UI on the third-gen Fire TV Stick (review) give users the ability to have 6 different profiles.  

The last tab on the home screen is the Apps tab which will show you your apps available on the TV. It isn't clear whether a user will get new app recommendations on this screen.  

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Gas Grenade now available in Call of Duty: Mobile, heres how to get it

Call of Duty: Mobile’s new Gas Grenade is finally available to players. The new grenade will be available via a seasonal challenge. So players will have to complete specific tasks in order to unlock it. These include killing a select number of enemies, using a specific weapon a certain number of times.

What is the Gas Grenade in Call of Duty: Mobile

The Gas Grenade falls under the tactical grenade category, alongside other tactical weapons like the flashbang, smoke grenade and Trophy system. When deployed, the grenade releases a cloud of tear gas. This slows down opponents while blurring their vision and causing the player character to start coughing. As such, the weapon will work best in choke points on the map (pun intended).

How to get the Gas Grenade

The seasonal challenge to get the Gas Grenade is called Deadly Mist. The first step in unlocking the grenade tasks players with throwing tactical equipment eight times in MP matches. Doing so will net them 200 Credits. Step two asks players to throw Cryo Bombs five times in MP matches. This will net them a Wrap skin for the smoke grenade. If players don’t have the Cryo Bomb, they can buy it from the in-game Credit Store.

The next step is fairly simple as it tasks players with killing 30 enemies in MP matches. However, the catch is that players will need to have the Tactician+ Perk equipped. This will grant the player 10 Weapon XP cards. Finally, players will then have to break any enemy Scorestreak three times using an EMP grenade. This will unlock the Gas Grenade. If players want, they can use the Gas Grenade 10 times in MP matches to unlock the Dystopia on TV calling card.

Besides the Gas Grenade, the Season 1 New Order update for Call of Duty: Mobile will release the SKS Marksman’s Rifle for MP matches, sometime this month. The weapon is one of two new weapons added to the game. You can learn more about both weapons here.

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Over 25 lakh Airtel subscribers data allegedly leaked online, Airtel denies breach

Airtel is in the centre of a massive data breach that left all of its user data vulnerable to potential theft. A hacker group going by the name of Red Rabbit Team has posted details of as many as 25 lakh (2.5 million) Airtel subscribers online as “sample data” and is looking to sell all subscriber data for $3,500 bitcoins. The website where the sample data was posted has been taken down earlier this week, however, the hacker group allegedly remains in possession of all Airtel subscribers data.

Another Big Data Breach? A Hacker Group alleged uploaded "shell" in @airtelindia Server. Now selling all India Airtel subscribers data including Aadhaar Number. Posted 2.5 Million as sample data. (in Jan 2021)#InfoSec #DataLeak #GDPR #databreaches #dataprotection #DataPrivacyDay pic.twitter.com/uxWopfKU0M

— Rajshekhar Rajaharia (@rajaharia) February 2, 2021

The Airtel data breach came into the spotlight when Rajshekhar Rajaharia, a security researcher in India posted a tweet with screenshots of the same sample data. Most details from these screenshots have been redacted, considering the sensitivity of the data sets leaked. The hacker group posted data points of over 25 lakh Airtel subscribers including details like City, Gender, Full name, Date of birth, Service status, phone number, House number, Aadhaar number, Passport, Voter ID, Father/Husband name and IMSI (International mobile subscriber identity) number.

Strange! @airtelindia already aware about this alleged breach since last 3 months. Hacker posted all email conversations with airtel too. They also posted POC video. What steps taken to remove and patch? I am also an Airtel Subscriber.#InfoSec #DataLeak #GDPR #databreaches pic.twitter.com/Tdu9mMMIOW

— Rajshekhar Rajaharia (@rajaharia) February 2, 2021

The sample data sets released contains details of Airtel users from regions such as Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and more. Moreover, Rajshekhar also posted a video of a conversation between the hacker group and Airtel’s Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) dating back to December 2020. This indicates that Airtel was aware of a potential data breach from the past two months or so. The hackers were planning to extort the same amount from Airtel, but it didn’t seem to work out. 

Moreover, Rajshekhar also revealed that the hackers targeted one of Airtel’s server where they uploaded a shell script which is essentially a malicious file that gives control of a server to the hackers. Through this technique, the hackers were able to gain access to Airtel’s servers. Having said that, Airtel has outright denied any data breach on its servers. 

“Airtel takes great pride in deploying various measures to safeguard the privacy of its customers. In this specific case, we confirm that there is no data breach at our end. In fact, the claims made by this group reveal glaring inaccuracies and a large proportion of the data records do not even belong to Airtel. We have already apprised the relevant authorities of the matter,” Airtel said in a statement to the media.

Another cybersecurity researcher Avinash Jain told The Economic Times that it is certain that data of Airtel users have leaked online. “Still cannot comment on what is the number, but on verification of the data posted by the hacking team, it is found to be true,” Avinash added.

It remains to be seen whether Airtel launches a full-scale investigation into the alleged data breach or stands its ground denying the breach.

 

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Huawei will unveil the Mate X2 foldable phone on February 22

Huawei is all set to launch its third foldable phone, the Huawei Mate X2. This is the third foldable phone from Huawei. Huawei launched the Mate X back in 2019, and was succeeded by the Mate XS in 2021. Both featured outward-folding displays. The Mate X2 teaser shows an inward folding display. 

According to the teaser posted on microblogging website Weibo, Huawei will unveil the device at an event in China on February 22. The official teaser for the Huawei Mate X2 has just an image of the phone folding, along with the name of the device and the date of the event. 

Huawei Mate X2 Specifications

As per leaked information, the Mate X2 could sport an 8.01-inch primary display and a 6.45-inch secondary display upfront. The Mate X2 is expected to be powered by the 5nm Kirin 9000 chipset. This is the same chipset powering the Mate 40 smartphones.

For the optics, it is speculated that the Huawei Mate X2 has a quad-camera setup with a 50MP primary camera. The device is also expected to have a 16MP selfie camera. Other leaked specifications hint at a 4400mAh battery with 66W wired charging. The Mate X2 is also expected to support 5G.  For the UI, it is expected to run on Android-based EMUI 11 out of the box.

Huawei Mate X2 Price

There is no information available about the price of the Mate X2, but considering the premium nature of foldable phones, we can expect it to pack a premium price. There is also no information on whether the device will make its way to India. 

Apple is also expected to enter the foldable smartphone space. As per a report, Apple's foldable phone has passed the internal durability test. According to rumours, Apple's foldable phone could be unveiled in 2022 or 2023. You can learn more about Apple's foldable phone here.

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PlayStation 5 Sales Reached 4.5 Million in 2020, Sony Reports 20 Percent Increase in Profits

Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units till December 31, 2020. The company shared its financial report for Q3 2020 wherein it reported 20 percent increase in profits in Q3 2020, compared to Q3 2019.

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Realme X7 Pro transparent edition shows-off its insides

Realme X7 Pro is all set to launch tomorrow, February 4 in India after months of teasers and speculations alongside the Realme X7. Realme has been teasing the launch of the X7 series in India for quite some time now and even though less than 24 hours away from the launch, CEO Madhav Sheth has teased the transparent version of the Realme X7 Pro.

Guys, how about this transparent version of #realmeX7Pro. Do you want us to launch it? pic.twitter.com/ArQ0drompD

— Madhav FutureX (@MadhavSheth1) February 2, 2021

Realme CEO Madhav Sheth took to Twitter to post a picture of the Realme X7 Pro transparent edition, asking users whether the company should launch it in India. The phone in question is shown to have a see-through back panel which gives us a look at the internal hardware of the phone, including its camera modules, battery and other connectors in orange colour. That being said, there’s no word on the launch of a transparent edition of the Realme X7 Pro. In the picture released on Twitter, one can also notice the standard colour variant of the Realme X7 Pro kept on the table. 

While Madhav has indicated through his tweet, it remains to be seen whether the transparent edition of the Realme X7 Pro will launch alongside the standard variants. The Realme X7 series launches in India on February 4 at 12:30 PM and the company could make a surprise announcement by introducing a transparent edition of the X7 Pro.

Realme X7 Pro specifications

The Realme X7 Pro features a 6.55-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution AMOLED screen with a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. The display supports 120Hz high refresh rate, is topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 5 and is also home to a fingerprint reader under the screen. It measures 8.5 millimetres in thickness and weighs 184 grams. 

The X7 Pro is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ processor with an octa-core CPU and Mali-G77 GPU. This is paired with upto 8GB RAM and 256GB storage options to choose from. The phone runs on Realme UI, which is based on Android 10.

The Realme X7 Pro comes with a quad-camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 64MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 119-degree field-of-view, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera housed within the punch-hole cutout. The rear cameras can record in upto 4K UHD at 60FPS with support for EIS.

The X7 Pro is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery with support for 65W fast charging out-of-the-box. Realme claims that the phone can go from 0-100% in 35 minutes.

 

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Sony Raises Outlook Amid Home Entertainment Boom, but Struggles to Build More PlayStation 5 Consoles

Sony raised its full-year profit outlook by one-third, helped by pandemic-fuelled demand for games, movies, and other content, but said it was struggling to build enough PlayStation 5 consoles amid a global shortage of semiconductors.

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