TECH NEWS (03 August 2019)

Realme X, Realme 3i to Go on Sale in India Today: Price, Specifications, Sale Offers

Realme X and Realme 3i are all set to go on sale in India today. The sale will begin at 12pm (noon) IST, and will be held on Flipkart and Realme online store as well. Realme X, the more premium of the two, includes a Snapdragon 710 SoC, pop-up selfie camera, 48-megapixel primary shooter on the back, and a 6.53-inch full-HD+ screen. 

Chandrayaan-2 raises its orbit for the fourth time

Chandrayaan-2, India’s first lander mission to the moon is now going around the Earth in an orbit that is 277 km from the Earth’s surface at the nearest point and 89,472 km at the furthest.

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Supreme Court asks RBI to confirm WhatsApp’s compliance with local data rules

Supreme Court of India has given the Reserve Bank of India six weeks to report on whether WhatsApp had complied with data localisation norms as the Facebook-owned messenger gears up to launch a payments service in the country, a person involved in the matter said.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Rumoured to Debut in the US With Exynos 9825 SoC, Dbrand Skins Show Off Back Panel

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is set to debut on August 7. But just days ahead of its formal launch, a rumor has emerged online that claims the South Korean giant is set to unveil Exynos 9825 SoC-powered Galaxy Note 10 in the US market.

Amazon to expand its largest India Fulfillment Centre in Hyderabad

Amazon announced on Thursday that it has signed a lease with GMR Hyderabad Airport City to expand its largest Fulfillment Centre (FC) in India.

The existing FC here is spread across 400,000 square feet and will now be expanded by another 180,000 square feet, a company statement said.

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India should adopt strong data protection laws to improve data flows with EU, says envoy

India should adopt strong data protection laws to facilitate increased collaboration and improve data flows with the European Union (EU), said Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the EU to India.

5G should be a national center-state priority: Aruna Sundararajan

India needs to make 5G a national Centre-State priority as this is the infrastructure of the future, said former secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT).Aruna Sundararajan, at the ET Telecom 5G Congress 2019.

Black Shark 2 Pro New Variants Surface on TENAA Just After It Goes on Sale in China

Black Shark 2 Pro has just gone on sale in China in two different variants with 12GB RAM + 128GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage configurations. However, a TENAA listing suggests that Black Shark is preparing some new variants of its gaming phone as well. 

Fortnite Season 10 Arrives With Dusty Depot, B.R.U.T.E Mech Suit.

Fortnite Season 10, officially called Season X, has been officially released just days after its formal teaser was showcased at the Fortnite World Cup finals in New York City. The new update brings back the Dusty Depot that was a part of the Fortnite world until the Season 4 release back in May last year. Developer Epic Games has also included the new mech suit, called B.R.U.T.E. 





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Realme 64-Megapixel Quad Camera Smartphone Tech to Be Showcased on August 8 in India

Realme’s camera tech will be showcased on August 8. A quad-camera setup is being detailed. India will be the first country to get the phone.

Google Pixel phones to get voiceless emergency operator options 

In San Francisco Search engine giant Google has announced a new voiceless emergency operator option for its Pixel Smartphone that would allow users with speech impairment or in emergency situations to get quick medical, police or fire brigade attention.

PS4 Independence Sale in India Offers Discounts on PUBG, Days Gone, and More

Sony is back with yet another sale on a select range of PlayStation 4 titles and the DualShock 4 controllers just ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations. As part of the latest promotion dubbed the PS4 Independence Sale for both online and offline retailers in India, the company is offering a host of games at a discounted price, some of which include well-known titles like Shadow of Colossus, PUBG, and remastered versions of God of War and The Last of Us. 

   

Indian Air Force Game Launched

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa launched the combat-based mobile game. The game features Wing Commander Abhinandan’s lookalike.IAF had released the teaser of the game on July 20.

In a bid to make the youth aware of the Indian Air Force and encourage them to join the Forces, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa launched a combat-based mobile game 'Indian Air Force: A cut above' in New Delhi on Wednesday. 

Vivo Mystery Phones Spotted on Geekbench

Vivo appears to have two new smartphone models in the pipeline. The listings on the Geekbench website suggests that the new phones run Android Pie out-of-the-box and have octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs.

The handsets are listed as the Vivo 1916 and Vivo 1918. Vivo 1916 appears to have 3GB of RAM. Vivo 1918 is listed with 4GB of RAM.