#Apple #iPhone XS,XS Max,XR – #Worldwide Pricing

Apple has officially unveiled the three new iPhones alongside the new Apple Watch Series 4. The Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max came as the successors to last year’s iPhone X. Also, there is a cheaper iPhone X alternative with an LCD display and a single camera called iPhone XR. All three new iPhones are powered by the 7nm Apple A12 Bionic chip. While the Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will hit the markets later this month, the iPhone XR will be available from next month.

Apple iPhone XS Worldwide Pricing:

Apple iPhone XS Max Worldwide Pricing:

Apple iPhone XR Worldwide Pricing:

Source:PhoneRadar

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#Oppo R17

Just when you think the Oppo couldn't get more creative in the smartphone department, out comes the R17 Pro. While the Oppo Find X had a massive 93.8 percent screen-to-body ratio and a retractable camera module, the Oppo R17 Pro comes with a waterdrop-notch, a triple-camera system, Super VOOC charging capabilities and an in-display fingerprint sensor.

The phone has been announced only in China for the time being, for a price of CNY 4,299 which translates to about Rs 42,000. However, we might not want to keep our hopes up for an India launch as Oppo rarely launches an R-series phone in the country.

This is only the second phone featuring a triple camera system after the Huawei P20 Pro and also the second phone with Super VOOC after Oppo's very own Lamborghini edition Find X smartphone.

Let's talk hardware first. The R17 Pro has a 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 91.5 percent screen-to-body ratio, thanks to the drop-like notch which was also seen on the F9 Pro. The display is protected by the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 6 which certainly makes the screen durable.

Under the hood, the R17 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 710 SoC and has 8 GB of RAM along with 128 GB of internal storage. Android 8.1 Oreo is running on the phone out of the box with Oppo's own ColorOS 5.1 system overlay.

The camera on the R17 Pro is a spectacle on its own. Right of the bat, Oppo has included a system similar to Samsung Galaxy S9 and Note 9's variable aperture mechanism on the center camera present in the triple camera alignment. This camera has a 12 MP sensor and can switch between f/1.5-f/2.4 aperture.

The primary camera on the phone is a 2o MP sensor with fixed aperture while the third camera looks to be meant for 3D DOF depth sensor. Oppo hasn't revealed the pixel count on this third sensor but has said that it will assist with 3D photo capturing. On the front, we see the drop-like notch houses a 25 MP camera like the one we saw on the Oppo F9 Pro.

The entire setup is powered by a 3,700 mAh battery which supports SuperVOOC charging technology that will charge your phone from 0-40 percent in 10 minutes.

As if all this wasn't enough, the Oppo R17 Pro has also thrown in an in-display fingerprint reader on the device.

Source:TECH2

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#Shortwave-#Google's #Podcast App

An experimental unit within Google has been quietly developing a new app for discovering and playing podcasts. Called Shortwave, the new app was revealed by a trademark filing embedded below, which describes it as “allow[ing] users to search, access, and play digital audio files, and to share links to audio files.”

 Nothing in the trademark filing specifies the kind of audio being accessed, but a Google representative said the focus of the app was on spoken word content. There is little public information about the app, although Google has played with smart captioning, translation, and other AI-assisted features in previous podcast products.

Google launched its current Android podcasts app in June, nearly a month before the trademark was filed, including cross-device syncing and a deep integration with Google Assistant. It’s unclear how Shortwave would differ from that app, although it’s likely the two were developed in isolation.

Source:The Verge

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#Gboard v7.5

The latest Gboard update landed a couple of days ago with "Minis" sticker packs, a feature developed originally for the Allo messenger. However, as the story often goes with Gboard, there's still more to be seen with a teardown. There are the first hints about clipboard integration and some kind of hotkey support for Chrome OS. Follow-ups are also here for a previously spotted floating keyboard and the morse code input introduced earlier this year.

The latest update includes a couple vague hints that some type of integration with the clipboard is in the works.

The "access point" in the name refers to the screen where the clipboard button will exist, it shares the same position with other features like the Text Editing tools and One-handed mode, and it can be rearranged to appear in the toolbar at the top. To go with the line of text (and a matching array entry, not included), there is also an icon which will look like this when the feature goes live.

Unfortunately, there's not much to look at in terms of functionality. I can only guess as to what we'll see, but I have a feeling this will be a fairly traditional clipboard manager with a history of recent clips that can be immediately pasted into the current text field.

Gboard + Chrome OS: Shortcut keys

Google announced that Gboard will be making its way to Chrome OS later this year. In fact, the anticipated timeline has this occurring next month. I can't say whether the original deadline is still intact, but it looks like one of the first new features may be sneaking in with this update.

 A small batch of new lines was added that explains users can assign behaviors to a key combination – basically, creating keyboard shortcuts.

External hardware for Morse code

A new morse code input mode received a bit of attention during Google I/O in May, but besides adding a miniaturized version, there haven't been a lot of changes. However, Google is adding support for external switches to directly control the morse keyboard.

Filtering racy GIFs

It's a small detail, but Gboard now has an internal setting for a filter that will eliminate racy GIFs from search – it'll remove anything that might be inappropriate for younger users. I'm not sure if this will become a proper setting in Gboard, but it would be nice to have the same option to control GIF filtering as we have for blocking offensive words.

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The APK is signed by Google and upgrades your existing app. The cryptographic signature guarantees that the file is safe to install and was not tampered with in any way. Rather than wait for Google to push this download to your devices, which can take days, download and install it just like any other APK.

Source:AndroidPolice

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'Confidential Mode' Arrives For #Gmail #App

Google's big Gmail redesign was revealed this past April (with G Suite customers getting the first look). It became default for everyone starting in July. One of the key features, Confidential Mode, is now available for mobile devices, though not everyone is as confident in its ability to keep your data private.

Once you've turned on confidential mode for a specific email, you can set an expiration date and passcode so that you can restrict access to the email either in the web interface or via SMS. Recipients of these confidential emails won't be able to copy, paste, download, print or forward the message, and attachments will be disabled.

 That doesn't stop anyone from taking a screenshot of your message, however. As Google notes, "Although confidential mode helps prevent the recipients from accidentally sharing your email, it doesn't prevent recipients from taking screenshots or photos of your messages or attachments. Recipients who have malicious programs on their computer may still be able to copy or download your messages or attachments. This feature isn't available for G Suite customers at this time."

 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) digital privacy advocacy group thinks that this new mode isn't secure at all, and might even lend users a false sense of security. Confidential mode is not encrypted end-to-end, so Google could in fact read your messages in transit. In addition, the EFF points out that expiring messages do not, in fact, disappear from your Sent mail, which means they are retrievable. Also, if you use an SMS passcode, you might need to give Google your recipient's phone number (if the company doesn't already have it). That means that Google now has another bit of personal data — an email connected to a phone number.

Source:engadget

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#Android Messages v3.5

Both Google Phone and Google Contacts had Material redesigns earlier this month. As such, people began speculating that Android Messages would also soon be revamped, and now it's happened. On top of the redesign, version 3.5 of Android Messages also brings a long-awaited dark mode.

For whatever reason, Google replaced the '+' FAB with a larger one including a new icon and 'Start chat' text. The lighter blue matches what we've been seeing in the Phone and Contacts redesigns. You'll also notice that the times are now right-aligned, which makes things a bit easier to parse.

When you hit the new 'Start chat' button, you'll notice that the interface has only slightly been tweaked here. The blue fill for the top and the icon to the left of 'Start group conversation' has been removed, but aside from Product Sans being used for 'New conversation' and the capitalization of the 'Top contacts' text, things are mostly the same.
In conversations, the colors have been inverted. Whereas the messages of the recipient would previously be colored, your own messages will now always be a light blue. Annoyingly, your text will be a darker blue, which isn't great-looking in my opinion. Again, Product Sans is used. Custom colors for different conversations are gone, which many of you will surely be displeased with.

Dark mode is finally here. As you might expect, it makes everything dark - but not quite black. A toggle for it has been added to the three-dot menu on the top right, and it changes your message font from blue to black. If you haven't yet received the update, don't worry; we've got the Android Messages v3.5 APK available for download APK Mirror.

Source:AndroidPolice

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#Mi A2 to Go on Sale Today

Xiaomi recently launched its second Android One smartphone, the Mi A2, in India and it will be going up for sale for the first time at 12PM today via Amazon.in, Mi.com, Mi Homes and Mi Preferred Partner Stores. Like its predecessor, the Mi A1, the Xiaomi Mi A2 also runs on the stock Android operating system and is a part of Google’s Android One program, meaning that it is bound to receive timely OS and security updates. The Mi A2 will be one of the first phones to receive the Android Pie update when it's rolled out later this year. The phone was announced in India last week, and was up for pre-orders till now.

 Xiaomi Mi A2 price and launch offers

Xiaomi has launched only the 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant of the Mi A2 in India. The Xiaomi Mi A2 price stands at Rs 16,999. The company plans to release a 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant of the phone sometime soon. The Mi A2 will be available today in Black, Gold, Lake Blue, and Rose Gold colour options, and one will receive a soft case for it within the box. For launch offers, Reliance Jio customers can avail up to Rs 2,200 instant cashback with the phone, along with up to 4.5TB of additional data. One will also get to avail 3-months of free Hungama Music subscription on the device.

Source:Digit

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