Google Pixel 7a camera details tipped along with other purported specs: Check them out here

Rumors are rife about Google working on a new A-series smartphone under the Pixel 7 family. This purported Pixel 7a phone may still take its sweet time before making a public appearance. However, thanks to the aforementioned rumors and revelation by data miners like Kuba Wojciechowski, we now have a better idea of what to expect from Pixel 7a in terms of camera setup, screen, and charging support.

Google Pixel 7a camera details (Expected)

Google Pixel 7a to come with 90Hz screen, wireless charging, brand new dual rear camera setup - details below  pic.twitter.com/IWy77Kwsmd

— Kuba Wojciechowski (@Za_Raczke) November 11, 2022

Mr. Wojciechowski has found the mention of "Pixel 22 Mid-range," while parsing through the camera driver codes. This reveals two Sony camera sensors — IMX787 and IMX712. Out of the two, IMX787 is tagged "l10_wide," i.e., primary camera, while IMX712 is tagged "l10_UW," suggesting it could be the accompanying ultrawide sensor.

If these turn out to be true, then the main sensor of Pixel 7a is an upgrade over the predecessor and hence could produce better photos.

Other Google Pixel 7a specs (Expected)

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Something that’s already being rumored is that the Pixel 7a could feature a 90Hz display with FHD+ resolution. 

The other new key finding by Mr. Wojciechowski is the Pixel 7a’s support for 5W wireless charging. 

That’s pretty much what we know so far about the upcoming Pixel mid-ranger.

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Vivo X90 series leaked promo video reveals launch date and more

Vivo is reportedly working on launching its X90 series phones before the end of the year. While the company hasn't officially announced details about device or its launch yet, we've gotten some information about the exact launch date through a leaked promo video. 

As per the promo video, the X90 series of phones will be launched on November 22, in Vivo's home country China at 7PM local time. The video also shows the X90 Pro+ in black in what appears to be the official teaser of the device. The video also reveals that the X90 series will be up for pre-orders in China starting November 14.

Vivo X90 Pro+ Specifications

Talking about the specifications of the device, we don't currently have any official information about it at the moment. However, as per previous reports, Vivo X90 Pro+ could come with a 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED E6 panel with a 2K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the smartphone could come with Qualcomm's rumoured flagship for next year, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.

As far as cameras are concerned, the Vivo X90 Pro+ could feature a 50MP quad-camera setup, including a Sony IMX989V 50MP 1-inch primary sensor. The smartphone could also come with a 64MP Omnivision sensor for the telephoto camera, a 3x optical zoom lens, and three-stage exposure HDR photography for better low-light photos. 

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It may also house a 50MP portrait unit, which could be an incremental improvement on previous Vivo offerings. Last but not least, the smartphone could come with up to 12GB of RAM, 512GB of internal storage. and feature a 4,700 mAh battery. 

As always, we'll be following all updates about the Vivo X90 series closely, so follow this space for all the latest news about the Vivo X90 series.

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Reddit now allows users to mute sub-Reddits

Reddit is the self-proclaimed front page of the internet. The platform has evolved over the years to come to be the way it is today. Most people on Reddit end up joining more sub-Reddits than they can keep up with, and the notifications end up annoying them. However, to the rescue of such users comes the latest feature from the developers of the platform, which would let users mute sub-Reddits that they do not like.

This feature had first been teased in Reddit posts after the user blocking feature was introduced. Reddit, while making the announcement about community muting via a post on r/reddit, made callbacks to these posts, connecting the dots for unsuspecting users.

As per user – u/enthusiastic-potato, who is a moderator of the official Reddit community, the changes are being made to ensure that the users have more control over the content that they see in their feeds, or as they called it, “their Reddit experience”. To help the users navigate through the changes made to the platform, there was also a support article posted reddithelp.com, containing a step-by-step guide on how to mute a sub-Reddit.

If you decide to mute a community, you will still be able to partake in its activities. You will be able to view posts and comment on them too! However, there is an upper limit on the number of communities that a user can mute. The post said – “Note that you can mute up to 1,000 communities and as many as you'd like per day within that limit.”

This feature is being rolled out first to Android users, followed by the ones using iOS devices. After that, the website would get this update. Reddit has also urged users to reach out to the platform’s support team if they see content that may adversely affect the platform and its users.

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Ash Ketchum is finally the worlds greatest Pokemon trainer

The latest episode of Pokemon Ultimate Journeys: The Series which premiered in Japan saw Ash's Pikachu defeat Leon's Charizard to win the Pokemon World Coronation Series Masters Eight Tournament. In case you don't remember Leon or haven't played the recent Pokemon Sword and Shield games (review), Leon is the champion of those games, i.e., the Galar Region.

Pokemon Master – The Dream

The Pokemon World Coronation Series Masters Eight Tournament is a tourney that pits champions from across the world against each other, and several fan favourites, such as Cynthia, Iris, Steven and Lance showed up for the tournament. In beating Leon and winning the tournament, Ash has effectively proven himself as the strongest of all Pokemon League Champions; the dream he set out from Pallet Town to achieve way back in 1997.

If you're someone who has been following the Pokemon series since its inception in 1997, well in our case, the early 2000s, then you most certainly know how much of a big deal this is for Ash. Ash has historically had tough runs in most of the previous Leagues he's participated in, and it was only in 2019 when he beat Gladion to become the Alolan Champion that he won his first ever League. That was essentially what got him his ticket to the Master's Eight tournaments as well.

What's next for Pokemon and Ash?

Ash may have won it all for now, but with the new Pokemon games, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet just around the corner, Ash will certainly be having a lot more adventures. With a huge feather in his cap this time around, it will certainly be interesting to see how folks from the new region will react to Ash. Speaking of which, Ash will have a whole new region to explore, the Paldea region, and all of its new and unique Pokemon to encounter.

We've certainly made a lot of fun of Ash in the past for his questionable choices in the series, but he's certainly proven himself this time around. Now all we need to know is the secret to his eternal youth.

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Realme 10 5G with Dimensity 700 SoC launched: Heres what you need to know

After numerous rumours and teasers, the Realme 10 5G has officially launched in China although the company chose to unveil the new phone rather quietly. There was no launch event of any kind for the unveiling of this new budget 5G phone, possibly since the launch event for the Realme 10 Pro series is just days away. The Realme 10 Pro 5G and Realme 10 Pro+ 5G are set to launch on November 17 in China. The 4G variant of the Realme 10 launched in global markets recently too. The smartphone is available for purchase on Realme’s official Chinese website as well.

Realme 10 5G price and availability

The Realme 10 5G is priced at CNY 1,299 (roughly ₹14,700) for the base 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage model. There’s also a 256 GB storage model available for CNY 1,599 (roughly ₹18,000). 

The device is available in two colourways – Rijin Doujin (Gold) and Stone Crystal Black. There is no word yet about the launch of the Realme 10 5G in India or the global market. However, if we were to guess, we would say chances are very high that this phone will launch in India due to its budget-friendly price tag. 

Realme 10 5G specifications

The Realme 10 5G flaunts a sizeable 6.6-inch Full HD+ screen with 90 Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 180 Hz and a 1500:1 contrast ratio. The display comes topped with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for protection from drops.

Powering the phone is the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC – a pretty powerful 7 nm budget SoC that we’ve tested a few times in the past. This is a quad-core processor with two cores running at 2.2 GHz and six cores running at 2GHz. The phone runs Android 12 with Realme UI 3.0 on top. It packs 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 6 GB of virtual memory or virtual RAM. You get up to 256 GB UFS 2.2 internal storage. The phone is 5G ready and is dual SIM.

As for optics, the smartphone features a 50 MP primary shooter with an aperture of f/1.8. This is paired with a 2 MP macro shooter and a depth lens. For selfies, you get a 8 MP shooter. The phone also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. 

It houses a 5,000 mAh battery and has support for 33 W wired fast charging. The company claims the phone can power up from 0 to 50 per cent in just 30 minutes. The phone weighs 191 g and has a thickness of 8.1 mm. As for connectivity, you’ve got 5G, Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS, 3.5 mm audio jack and USB Type-C port.

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On World Pneumonia Day, new technologies are helping save lives

Today is World Pneumonia Day, throwing light on a respiratory condition that’s threatening to get more acute in a world with the increasing pollution, among other things.

In medical terms, pneumonia is a form of respiratory ailment, an infection caused in the air sacs of the lungs due to various reasons. The World Health Organization blames pneumonia as the number one cause of infectious deaths in children worldwide.

According to reports, just in 2019 alone, pneumonia claimed the lives of 2.5 million, including 672,000 children. That was before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic kicked in, which further worsened the global respiratory health situation as we all know. As a result, the estimated number of deaths from respiratory infections like pneumonia, including COVID-19, was 6 million in 2021.

Suffice to say that pneumonia is one of the most challenging respiratory conditions that humanity needs to find a way to eliminate. How is technology helping clinicians and medical researchers help reduce pneumonia-related deaths in the world?

Pneumoscope - an intelligent stethoscope

Back in November 2020, Swiss-made Pneumoscope debuted at the Geneva Health Forum – it’s an intelligent stethoscope that can diagnose pneumonia in as little as seven minutes. This pneumonia-hunting smart stethoscope is aimed at medical practitioners in low-and-middle-income countries, according to researchers.

The current Pneumoscope prototype can diagnose in just seven minutes common forms of pneumonia, one of the leading causes of death for children under the age of five, and we hope to see such new technological advancements help in the early diagnosis of pneumonia to reduce fatalities in the long term.

Sound-based AI diagnosis of pneumonia

Imagine a device running an AI algorithm trained on identifying the subtle acoustic differences of breathing through a pneumonia-infected lung versus a normal lung, for the immediate identification of pneumonia and saving lives. 

That’s exactly what the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study or PERCH, a project funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently developing across seven countries throughout Africa and Asia.  

Using digital stethoscopes to record chest sounds from children hospitalized with life-threatening pneumonia, audio signals are uploaded online and studied by co-investigators at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health International Vaccine Access Center and the Johns Hopkins University Engineering Department. They’re in turn helping build AI algorithms that can interpret these sounds and therefore accurately diagnose childhood respiratory illness. 

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MediaTek Pentonic 1000 chipset for 4K TVs with support for four HDMI 21 ports announced

MediaTek has announced its new Pentonic 1000 chipset for 4K TVs that supports a 120Hz refresh rate with HDR content, up to 144Hz for gaming, VVC decoding, and Dolby Vision IQ with Precision Detail. 

This TV SoC from MediaTek also adds support for up to four HDMI 2.1 ports (up from two), which should bring TVs from brands like Sony, TCL, Panasonic, etc who depend on MediaTek chips at par with Samsung and LG TVs in terms of HDMI connectivity. The Pentonic 1000 also has a dedicated AI processing unit (APU) for upscaling and HDR enhancement.

“We designed the MediaTek Pentonic 1000 specifically to accommodate today’s smart TV trends, including 4K streaming, cloud gaming, video conferencing and watch parties,” said Alex Chen, General Manager of the TV Business Unit at MediaTek. “With support for 4K HDR content, 120Hz frame rates, MEMC, AI enhancements, Wi-Fi 6/6E connectivity and cutting-edge codecs like VVC, Pentonic 1000 will deliver the ultimate 4K viewing experience.”

Also Check: Sony X75K 55-inch 4K LCD Smart TV Review

MediaTek Pentonic 1000 key specifications

CPU: 4x Cortex-A73; Max frequency - 2 GHz GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC2; Max frequency - 800 MHz Memory: 64-bit LPDDR4/4X @ 4266Mbps Display: 3840 x 2160 (4K) @ 120Hz / 144Hz VRR MEMC: 3840 x 2160 (4K) @ 120Hz HDR standards: Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10/10+, HLG, JHDR Video: VVC (H.266), HEVC (H.265), AV1, AVS3 Audio: Dolby Atmos (2.6), DTS Master HD, DTS Virtual X, MPEG-H Audio Connectivity: 4x HDMI 2.1 with ALLM, USB 3.2 Gen-1 (5Gbps) x2, Wi-Fi 6/ 6E  MediaTek Pentonic Chipsets 

MediaTek also has Pentonic 2000 for 8K 120Hz TVs that is based on a 7nm process and integrates Wi-Fi 6E. There is also a Pentonic 700 with 4K 144Hz support for “mainstream 4K TVs”. So, the Pentonic 1000 currently sits in the middle of the stack.

All MediaTek Pentonic series chips support Dolby Vision IQ with Precision Detail and the next-gen VVC (h.266) decoding. TV manufacturers also have the option to pair companion MediaTek Filogic chips to add Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 support to the Pantonic 700 based on the market economics.

TVs with MediaTek Pentonic series chips

TVs with MediaTek Pentonic 1000 chipset will be available starting from the first quarter of 2023. We expect many of the popular brands like Sony, Phillips, Panasonic, and TCL to announce 4K TVs with MediaTek Pentonic chipset early next year at CES 2023. 

MediaTek SoCs are very popular in IoT devices. Apart from TVs, MediaTek Pentonic chipsets could also be used in several popular media streaming dongles like Fire TV stick or Realme TV stick.

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