Call of Duty: Vanguard Multiplayer Mode Is Free to Access for 2 Weeks

Call of Duty: Vanguard's Multiplayer mode is getting a limited free access from March 30 to April 13. The two-week long Free Access period will let players experience the game's select multiplayer maps and modes. Players will get access to Season 2 maps such as Casablanca and Gondola, along with other selected content.

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WhatsApp file transfers of up to 2GB in size available for some users

WhatsApp is getting an option to send files of up to 2GB in size according to WABetaInfo. This new feature may be something you find very useful as the current limit of 100MB is rather limiting. At times when you want to share a file or document over WhatsApp with your friend or somebody in your contacts, then this current limit forces you to try some other app. However, those other apps lack the convenience of WhatsApp or say the accessibility of contacts from any part of the world at your fingertips. You don’t require the other person to be in close proximity as the WhatsApp file transmission takes place over the internet.

How to send up to 2GB of files on WhatsApp

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Ensure your WhatsApp is up to date. At present, the 2GB file sharing is available on WhatsApp beta version 22.7.0.76 for iOS and beta v2.22.8.5 or later for Android. Also, note it is being rolled out to some WhatsApp users in Argentina only.

Check Apple App Store or Google Play Store and update the WhatsApp beta (if you have it) to the latest version.

Open WhatsApp Tap on the WhatsApp contact to whom you want to send the file or document. Hit the Plus icon (on iOS) or Pin icon (on Android). From the menu that pops up, choose the Document option. A built-in file manager would appear and from it select the file which could be a document or something else. Tap on Send and the file will be sent to the contact.

Here, you can choose file or multiple files of up to 2GB. If you are trying to send beyond that threshold, then you will see the “This document is too large. You can send documents up to 2GB in size,” message.

Soon, this update may roll out to India and other markets, initially through beta channels but eventually via Stable releases too. So you may have to wait a bit to try this new WhatsApp feature.

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Jio Calendar Month Validity plan renews on the same date every month

Jio has launched a new prepaid plan that offers a full month service including 1.5GB daily data and unlimited calls. The new plan is called Calendar Month Validity and it’s a prepaid recharge but one that renews on the same date every month. 

This means, for example, If you top up for ₹259 on March 5, then the next recharge would be on April 5. It will then recur on April 5, May 5, June 5, so on and so forth.

The company in its press release announcing this new plan says its “Postpaid-like plan construct now available in prepaid for convenience”.

Jio ‘Calendar Month Validity’ Plan Benefits 

Reliance Jio’s ₹259 plan christened Calendar Month Validity offers 1.5GB/Day of mobile data and if you cross that threshold, the speed will reduce to 64 Kbps.

Along with data, you also get unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS messages per day.

In addition to the above essentials, you also get a complimentary subscription to Jio Apps like JioTV, JioCinema, etc.

Now all of these benefits under the Calendar Month Validity will be available for a whole one month. This is irrespective of the number of days in a month. Regardless of it being 30, 31, 28, or even 29 days, the plan will have to be recharged on the same date every month. If you start recharging with the ₹259 plan on February 29, your next recharge date would be March 29. 

Other Jio ₹259 ‘Calendar Month Validity’ Plan Recharge FAQs

Q. Who can recharge Jio's Calendar Month Validity Plan? 

A. Both new and existing users can recharge the Jio Calendar Month Plan for ₹259 a month.

Q. Where can you recharge the Jio ‘Calendar Month Validity’ Plan

A. Jio Calendar Month Validity plan is available through all online and offline channels.     

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Oppo Find X5 Pro Review: Hello good looking

Oppo Find X5 Pro with its MariSilicon X NPU looks like an interesting phone and is definitely a step in the right direction for Oppo. It is a flagship in the truest form, and can easily take on the might of the iPhones and Galaxy S22 Ultras of the world. Sadly, it won't be able to do so in India as Oppo has no plans to launch the device in the country any time soon.

 

Building on the success of the Find X3 Pro, Oppo recently launched the Find X5 Pro in select markets across the globe -- India, unfortunately, isn't part of the list. As the company's latest flagship, the Find X5 Pro comes with a host of interesting features, including support for 150W super-fast charging and more. But that's not where the device stops showing off. It also hides beneath the surface of Oppo's new MariSilicon X (NPU) which Oppo claims helps drastically improve the low light performance of the Find X5 Pro's camera system. But, does it actually do so? Well, let's find out in our review of the Oppo Find X5 Pro. 

Oppo Find X5 Pro: Design and display

Make no mistake, the Oppo Find X5 Pro is more than just a thing of beauty. In fact, it looks more like a thing of luxury. One glance at it, and I was sure this makes the list of one of the most beautifully designed smartphones I've tested to date. This is mostly down to the fact that Oppo's designed this phone to be a looker, and that's something clear the moment you set your eyes on the device. It has an interesting curvy ceramic rear panel that houses a camera module that's again one of the best takes on a camera module design we've seen on a phone.

Unlike many of its competitors, the Find X5 Pro's design does not feel mechanical. Its curves and cuts feel very natural, and thanks to the polished back, the phone just looks and feels more expensive than it actually is. Another good design decision on Oppo's part is that they've kept things really clean and minimalistic with the Find X5 Pro's design. As such, the back panel only features the finely machined camera module and in addition to it, just the Oppo and Hasselblad branding. 

This back panel melts into the phone's metallic frame, which in turn, melts into the Find X5 Pro's front display. This is a beautiful 6.7-inch 120hz panel with support for 240hz touch sampling rate. In our tests, we found the display going slightly over 1000 nits in high brightness mode. However, Oppo claims the panel can touch 1300 nits while displaying HDR content. In our tests, we found the Find X5 Pro's display to be quite colour accurate in the Natural preset. However, when set to the Vivid profile which is tasked to cover the wider DCI-P3 colour gamut, the colour accuracy of the display does go for a toss. 

Oppo Find X5 Pro: Performance

Underneath the hood, the Oppo Find X5 Pro+ hides a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor that is paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage space. This is a configuration we've recently seen on a few other flagship phones as well. And much like them, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip remains a mixed bag on the Find X5 Pro as well. 

The chipset does not hit stable peaks and instead, its performance in the CPU Throttling test remained all over the place, as the chip creates some level of extra heat. The performance was nothing to be alarmed about, but the phone did drop to about 85 per cent of its performance during the test. While it's true that the Find X5 Pro offers powerful performance, along with an overall enjoyable gaming experience thanks to its rich feature set, it does not manage to do it consistently across the board for all games or for that matter benchmarks. 

For example, while gaming, the Find X5 Pro handled demanding titles like Call of Duty 5 and Asphalt 9 Legends relatively well, but did show signs of frame dips during a session of Genshin Impact. Unlike the first two titles, the phone did not display consistent performance, with frame rates dropping in between.

The benchmark results of the Find X5 Pro were also nothing to get too excited about, with the throwing up lower scores than phones we've tested in the past in some of the benchmarks. In both AnTuTu, Geekbench and 3DMark WildLife scores, the performance was not as we had expected, while the results in some others were even worse than phones such as the ROG Phone 5s which is powered by last year's Snapdragon 888+ SoC. On the Find X5 Pro, the issue appears to be poor thermal management, with the phone also getting a little hot after a long gaming session or even during benchmark testing.

This thermal performance did have an impact on the battery performance of the device, with the phone losing charge really quickly once it got a little hot. But when running at manageable temperatures, the phone did offer good performance in the battery department. At the heart of this performance is the Find X5 Pro's big 5,000mAh pack, which on moderate use offers good standby and screen-on time. We got about two days of use from the phone when we used the phone moderately, with increasing gaming on the device being the only thing bringing down the battery of the phone drastically. However, it is to be noted that during our test, we set the phone to run on FHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate, instead of maxing it out at QHD+ resolution.

But one of the phone's biggest strengths only comes into play when the battery levels on the Find X5 Pro dip. Yes, we're talking about the support for 150W SuperVOOC fast charging. When charged in ideal conditions, this new charging technology filled up our Find X5 Pro to about 50 per cent in about 13 minutes and about 100 per cent in 32 minutes. These are impressive numbers, but when compared to what devices like the OnePlus 9 Pro or the yet-to-be-launched OnePlus 10 Pro do, the gains do not look as substantial. 

Oppo Find X5 Pro: Camera

Moving on to the camera performance of the Oppo Find X5 Pro, the device comes with a 50-megapixel primary lens with support for a five-axis optical image stabilisation system. There's also another 50-megapixel lens, but this one is used as a wide-angle camera. Last, but not least, there's a 13-megapixel telephoto lens as well which can click up to 2x optically zoomed photos. 

This hardware is backed by Oppo's MariSilicon X Neural Processing Unit (NPU), which paired with the colour tuning algorithm by Hasselblad promises to improve colour balance and overall results in low light scenarios. The reality, however, is a little detached from Oppo's claims. 

Yes, it's true the camera system on the Find X5 Pro can click really good shots when fed with enough natural light. However, the low light performance of the device is not comparable to the results achieved by the likes of the iPhone 13 Pro, or for the matter the Galaxy S22 Ultra. But that's not to say the performance in the low light scenarios on the Find X5 Pro is bad. All we're saying is the performance could have been better. 

The ultra-wide lens on the Find X5 Pro is quite impressive, with the lens clicking shots with plenty of details in them. But overall, shots from this lens come out fine in daytime conditions, with low-light images leaving a little to be desired. The telephoto lens on the device is our least favourite one from the set-up. But, that's not a consequence of the poor performance of the lens. Rather, it's because of just how little usability telephoto lenses offer in general. 

Oppo Find X5 Pro: Verdict

First things first, the Oppo Find X5 Pro is not available for purchase in India and at the moment Oppo has no plans of launching it in the country as well. As such, this verdict is not going to be buying advice, and the scope of this verdict will be limited to giving you an idea of why the Find X5 Pro is good and it's not good. 

To begin with, the Oppo Find X5 Pro is a gorgeous phone, one that could arguably pass off as the best-looking phone to have launched in the recent past. In fact, it's such a well-designed phone, that its looks alone can be a reason to buy the Find X5 Pro. Then, there's the fact that it offers really fast 150W fast charging and also hides beneath the surface flagship-grade hardware in the form of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. The cameras on the phone are also positive, with the Find X5 Pro generally clicking really impressive shots using its primary lens. And did I forget about the display? Yes, to complete the package the Find X5 Pro also has one of the most colour accurate panels on a phone right now. 

But for all that's good about the Find X5 Pro, we also get a phone that's a little heavy to hold and is also slippery at the same time. Its ColorOS 12 based software is also not the easiest to use and as we found out in our review, the phone does have a tendency of heating up a little when tasked to run heavy-duty applications. 

Nonetheless, the Oppo Find X5 Pro with its MariSilicon X NPU still looks like a step in the right direction. It is a flagship in the truest form, and can easily take on the might of the iPhones and Galaxy S22 Ultras of the world. Sadly, it won't be able to do so in India as Oppo has no plans to launch the device in the country any time soon.

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GTA+ Subscription Service for GTA Online on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X Announced

GTA+ has been announced by Rockstar Games as a new subscription service. The new GTA + subscription service will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X and will grant members various benefits. Rockstar Games has also revealed the monthly benefits for the first month for subscribers from March 29 to April 27 as part of the new GTA+ subscription.

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Poco X4 Pro 5G launched in India with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipset

Poco X4 Pro 5G is the new Poco phone in the Indian market. It originally came about at MWC 2022 along with Poco M4 Pro 4G. The latter then got launched in India at the fag end of February and as we are at the tail-end of March, the X4 Pro 5G is also here. The newcomer is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chip. It also comes with a 67W charger charging a 5000mAh battery and keeping a 6.7-inch screen on. By the back, there is a 64MP camera and inside, you are getting MIUI 13 software that’s still based on Android 11.

Poco X4 Pro 5G India Specs and Features

Poco has presented a 6.7-inch AMOLED display on the front with a 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1200 nits of peak brightness, Gorilla Glass 5 protection, DCI-P3 support, and a punch-hole cutout. There is a 16MP selfie shooter inside this hole.

The back cameras, meanwhile, are a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP 118 degree ultrawide camera, and a 2MP macro camera.

The internal components comprise of Snapdragon 695 processor aided by up to 8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, and a 5000mAh battery with a 67W fast charging feature.

The miscellaneous things in the mix are seven 5G bands, a 3.5mm audio jack, USB Type-C 2.0 port, up to 1TB dedicated micro-SD card storage, upto 11GB Turbo RAM, WiFi AC, dual speakers, Bluetooth 5.1, and Infrared.

Poco X4 Pro 5G India Price and Availability

Poco X4 Pro 5G is out in Black, Yellow, and Blue colors.

You can buy the Poco X4 Pro 5G’s 6+64GB variant at ₹18,999, the 6+128GB model at ₹19,999, and the 8+128GB unit at ₹21,999. They will be up for grabs from April 5 at 12 noon through Flipkart. There will be a limited-time launch offer of ₹1000 off on the above prices whie using HDFC bank credit/debit cards and credit EMI for the purchase. 

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OnePlus 10R specs have leaked revealing 150W fast charging and more

As per a recent report, the OnePlus could launch 6 new smartphones before Diwali 2022 and one of these phones would be the OnePlus 10R which is said to materialize in the month of May. It would be a successor to the OnePlus 9R and a watered-down version of the OnePlus 10 Pro. The latter is scheduled to arrive on March 31, but ahead of it, we have come across the key OnePus 10R specifications, thanks to 91Mobiles. 

OnePlus 10R Specs and Features (Expected)

 

OnePlus 10R design render | Source: Pricebaba​

The back of the phone could look somewhat like the image shared above. As you can see, it has got three cameras and the primary one is expected to be a 50MP sensor.

Although the face of the phone is still behind a veil, it would reportedly have a 6.7-inch E4 AMOLED panel with an FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and HDR10+ support. 

Under the hood, there may be a Dimensity 8100 processor propelling the phone. 

OnePlus could ship the phone in two battery+charging configurations viz a 5000mAh with 80W or 4500mAh with 150W and the latter could be called the OnePlus 10R 150W version.

One other thing worth mentioning is the likely omission of the classic OnePlus alert slider.

That’s more or less what we've gathered from this new leak. Below are the other OnePlus phones you may expect to land this year ahead of the Diwali festive season:

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite in April 2022 OnePlus Nord 2T in April End/Early May 2022 OnePlus Nord 3 (Nord Pro) in July 2022 OnePlus 10 Ultra (10 Pro Plus) in Late Q3 2022

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