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10-Year jail for buying or selling of cryptocurrency in India, Report India proposes a draft bill suggesting 10-year prison term for holding or dealing in cryptocurrency If you are involved in holding, selling or dealing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in India, then you may want to think twice, as you could land yourself in jail for 10 years for doing so. Apparently, the recommendation is a part of the draft “Banning of Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2019”, which will be applicable to those who “mine, generate, hold, sell, transfer, dispose, issue or deal in cryptocurrencies directly or indirectly,” according to a report by Bloomberg Quint. Besides this, the bill includes a penalty system for the offenders. “The penalty imposed on the accused, according to the bill, shall be either thrice the loss caused to the system, or three-fold the gains made by him/her, whichever is higher. If the loss or gain can’t be reasonably det...

The OPPO Reno with 10X hybrid zoom, Snapdragon 855 launches in India for ₹39,990 OPPO Reno 10X Zoom edition The superior of the two models, the OPPO Reno 10X Zoom edition – as the name gives away – supports 5X optical, 10X lossless hybrid zoom, and up to 50X digital zoom. The smartphone features a triple camera setup including 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.7 aperture as the primary sensor and an 8MP, f/2.2 sensor for 120º wide field of view. For optical zooming, the smartphone uses a periscopic setup similar to Huawei’s P30 Pro. This module uses a 13MP sensor with an f/3.0 aperture. With these specifications, the OPPO Reno 10X Zoom edition can be expected to give a tough fight to the Huawei flagship. In terms of video, the Reno supports recording at up to 4K 60fps and uses multiple microphones for a stereo surround sound effect. On the front, there’s a notchless 6.6-inch OLED Full HD+ display while the 16MP selfie camera is housed in a wedge-shaped notch, wh...

REALME X, REALME X LITE LAUNCHED WITH QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 710 SOC IN CHINA Realme X and Realme X Lite launched in China. Both phones have Snapdragon 710 processor and are offered in three variants each. The Realme X comes with a notchless display and a pop-up selfie camera module. Realme has launched its first two devices, the Realme X and the Realme X Lite, in China. Both the variants are equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC, however, the Realme X is better of the two, with flagship level features like 48MP camera, in-display fingerprint sensor and a pop-up module for the selfie camera. The Realme X has already received certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), suggesting that the phone would also launch in India soon.

PUBG MOBILE REPLACED IN CHINA WITH A MORE PATRIOTIC ALTERNATIVE CALLED ‘GAME FOR PEACE’ PUBG Mobile no longer available in China. The game’s developers are shifting players to a more patriotic alternative called ‘Game for Peace.’ While PUBG Mobile is one of the most famous battle royale games out there, it’s faced a fair share of controversy. The game was recently banned in Iraq, along with Nepal, however, ban on it in the latter country was reversed as the supreme court said banning it would impinge on citizen’s freedom of expression.  Reuters now reports  that Tencent has pulled down the test version of the game from its servers in China after the country’s government rejected the game developer's appeal to monetise it. Players of the title are reportedly being migrated to another title developed by Tencent called “Game for Peace,” which received monetisation approval in April.  The new game that PUBG players are being migrated to is describ...

REALME X CONFIRMED TO COME WITH 48MP SONY IMX586 SENSOR ​Realme X to have 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor. The lens with the sensor will have an aperture of f/1.7. A day after Realme teased the notchless display with thin bezels of its upcoming Realme X, the company confirmed that the phone would have a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor. It  posted another  teaser-poster in which it clearly mentions “4800W,” and “Sony IMX586.” The company also delved out the information about the lens that will come with this sensor. It says that the lens will have an aperture of f/1.7, which  may come in the OnePlus 7  that is scheduled to launch on May 14. Just like some of its Chinese counterparts, Realme is also teasing the specs and features of this phone. Earlier this week, the company  had shared  two teasers that delved out information regarding the display of the phone. In the first teaser, the company posted a poster on Weibo confirming an AMOLED display wit...

The Honor 20 Lite brings a 32MP front camera, triple rear cameras, and Kirin 710 for £249 Huawei’s sub-brand is set to expand its lineup of  affordable flagships with the upcoming Honor 20 and the Honor 20 Pro. The duo will be  revealed in London on the 21st of this month  and while there’s limited information available so far, we recently learned that the  Pro variant will feature a hole-punch display . In the meantime, Honor has already announced the Lite variant in the Honor 20 series much before the launch and it comes with a sleek design, tiny dew-drop notch, triple cameras, and a price of £249. The Honor 20 Lite is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset along with 4GB of RAM. On the front, there’s a 6.21-inch FullView display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 and 90% screen-to-body ratio. The smartphone features a 128GB internal storage along with an expansion slot. The back of the smartphone features a gradient design which resembles oth...

NOKIA 4.2 WITH DEDICATED GOOGLE ASSISTANT KEY,SNAPDRAGON 439 SOC LAUNCHED IN INDIA FOR RS 10,990 Nokia 4.2 launched in India at Rs 10,990. The smartphone is powered by the Snapdragon 439 SoC and comes with 3GB RAM. It sports a U-shaped notch and a dedicated Google Assistant key. HMD Global has launched the  Nokia 4.2 mid-range handset in India, which it originally unveiled at MWC 2019. The smartphone maker was teasing the new device from quite via its Twitter page. The new Nokia 4.2 one of the first handset by the company to feature a waterdrop notch display design, which the company simply calls a U-shaped notch. Additionally, it comes with a dedicated key on the right edge to call up the Google Assistant and sports a relatively large battery as compared to the competition in the same price range. NOKIA 4.2 SPECIFICATIONS The Nokia 4.2 features a 5.71-inch HD+ LCD display with a U-shaped notch and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdrag...

XIAOMI 'HERCULES’ FLAGSHIP PHONE TO REPORTEDLY SHIP WITH SNAPDRAGON 855, TRIPLE REAR CAMERAS, WIRELESS CHARGING AND MORE Xiaomi is reportedly working on a Snapdragon 855 powered flagship handset. The phone’s leaked specs hint at a triple rear camera setup. It could be launched as the Mi Mix 3S or the Mi Mix 4. While Xiaomi has been announcing new devices under its Redmi sub-brand, it’s been some time since a Mi branded phone was launched in the Indian market. Multiple reports about the company’s upcoming flagship device suggest that the brand might soon launch a Snapdragon 855-powered handset. A tweet from XDA-Developers' Mishaal Rahman  suggests the same  and reveals some key information about the alleged handset. As per the tweet, the new Xiaomi flagship could be called “Hercules,” which is most likely its internal codename. The handset is tipped to run on the latest Snapdragon 855 SoC and come equipped with triple rear cameras.  The smar...

HTC’S NEW MID-RANGE SMARTPHONE SPOTTED ON GEEKBENCH WITH MEDIATEK CPU AND 6GB RAM HTC has been struggling in the mobile phone market from quite some time and was  reported to  shut shop in India back in July last year. However, the company has not given up on its smartphone business entirely. Last month, we came across a Geekbench listing hinting at HTC’s upcoming mid-range handset. Now, a  new listing  on the benchmarking website hints at a MediaTek variant of the previously spotted phone, which sports the model number HTC 2Q741. The device is listed with MediaTek Helio P35 and 6GB RAM. Do note that the phone’s model number is similar to the previously listed HTC 2Q7A100 handset. The HTC phone manages to score 897 in Geekbench's single-core tests and 4385 in multi-core tests. The handset is running Android 9 Pie, which is to be expected on all new and upcoming smartphones. The new listing suggests that HTC could be prepping a Snapdra...

REDMI FLAGSHIP CONFIRMED TO HAVE ULTRA-WIDE CAMERA, 3.5MM JACK, NFC: REPORT Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has been deliberately giving away information about the upcoming  Redmi flagship device . A lot of teasers have already given details about specs of the phone, and the  latest one  comes with info about a number features that the phone will have. A top company executive has said that the handset will come with an ultra-wide lens, 3.5mm jack and NFC. Further, there are also claims that the phone will sport a 6.39-inch display. The source of these details is Lu Weibing, the General Manager of Redmi, who has been active publicly and is constantly interacting with people through social media channels. In fact, he is the primary source of all the information about the phone. In the latest development, the executive revealed that the flagship would have a super wide-angle lens. He revealed this information while replying to a question asked by a user on the ph...

NOKIA TEASES SMARTPHONE LAUNCH FOR MAY 7, COULD BE NOKIA 4.2 Nokia has teased the launch of a new smartphone scheduled for May 7 and the internet is abuzz about which smartphone it could be. If information circulating the internet is to be believed, then Nokia could be launching the  Nokia 4.2  on May 7. The teaser put out by Nokia on twitter shows the side of a smartphone with the sim tray and a button. The teaser video on  twitter  says “One tap to #DoItAll”. Nokia unveiled two budget phones at  Mobile World Congress this year, the Nokia 4.2 and the Nokia 3.2. Both, the Nokia 4.2 and the Nokia 3.2 are the company’s mid-range handsets that sport a U-shaped notch display design and come equipped with relatively large batteries for devices with their kind of specifications.  Speaking about the Nokia 4.2, the smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 and features a 5.71-inch HD+ LCD display with a U-shaped notch. The handset is listed ...

The OnePlus 7 Pro could beat the Galaxy Fold as the first smartphone to launch with UFS 3.0 storage 5 Months into 2019 and it’s already clear that this year is one of the most exciting for new smartphone releases. As Vlad Savov from The Verge put it, “[w]hen the iPhone doesn’t change, Android phones get weird.” We’ve seen penta-camera smartphones, swivel-camera pop-up smartphones, 21:9 smartphones, wearable smartphones, foldable smartphones, and so much more. But no matter how crazy the designs and cameras of new Android flagships get, we still see the same basic hardware: the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, similar batteries, fast wired charging, and bezel-less displays. Even 12GB RAM and 1GB storage are no longer out of the ordinary in 2019! Yet, every flagship phone released this year has featured the same flash storage specification we’ve seen in flagships since 2017: UFS 2.1. With how flagship-focused we all tend to be, it’s easy to overlook the storage types in favor of sto...

Pre-order OnePlus 7 Pro in India and get one screen replacement worth ₹15,000 free OnePlus is all set to launch the OnePlus 7 with simultaneous launches in New York, London, and Bangalore on May 14. Usually, OnePlus announces pre-order for its flagship killers a week before the launch but since it’s also launching a Pro variant of the OnePlus 7 this year, the pre-orders have already gone live in India almost a fortnight before the launch. For its patrons and early adopters of its upcoming smartphone, the company is offering major rewards including a one-time free replacement of a damaged display on its “buttery smooth” flagship. Starting today, you can pre-book a OnePlus 7 Pro in India for the small initial payment. This can be done by purchasing an Amazon gift card worth the ₹1,000 and the same amount will be adjusted when you buy the OnePlus 7 Pro. If you buy the smartphone within the first 60 hours of its availability in India, you’ll get a free accidental prote...

REALME X INDIA LAUNCH IMMINENT AS PHONE GETS BIS CERTIFICATION Realme will soon launch its first phone in China, and now it seems that the same device will cross borders and make its way to India as well. Just 2 days after a Realme phone with model number RMX1901 appeared on TENAA listing, the same device  has appeared  in the database of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Xu Qi Chase, has already confirmed via a Weibo post that this phone will debut as the Realme X. The BIS listing does not delve out any information about the features and specifications of the phone. The TENAA listing, however, featured an image of the phone that was later confirmed by a promo video that teased its upcoming smartphone that it is expected to launch in China. In the video, a phone with near bezel-less display and a  pop-up selfie camera  was seen. This means that Realme will now join a bunch of companies adopting this design to ...

REDMI NOTE 7 PRO RECEIVES FORTNITE SUPPORT WITH MIUI 10.2.10.0 UPDATE Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is now receiving MIUI 10.2.10.0 update. The handset can now run the online battle royale game Fortnite. Realme CEO threw shade at the Redmi Note 7 Pro for being unable to run the game. The Realme 3 Pro smartphone recently went up for sale in India, but the company’s CEO, Madahv Sheth, was teasing the phone until its launch. In one of his promotional tweets, the company executive  took a jab  at Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone by saying that some latest "Pro" devices can’t run the popular online multiplayer game Fortnite, while the Realme 3 Pro is capable of doing so out-of-the-box. Xiaomi has now responded to the jab  by rolling out  the MIUI 10.2.10.0 update for its Redmi Note 7 Pro, which adds Fortnite support on the device. Redmi Note 7 Pro users will now be able to run Fortnite on the phone, but there’s no information on what settings ...

Specifications of Lenovo Z6 Pro: Dimensions and Weight :157.5 x 74.6 x 8.65 mm; 185g Display :6.39″ FHD+ (2340 x 1080) AMOLED; Waterdrop notch Support for HDR 10 SoC:Qualcomm Snapdragon 855; Adreno 640 RAM and Storage :6GB + 128GB;8GB + 128GB,12GB + 512GB; Expandable by up to 512GB through microSD card (hybrid slot) Battery:4,000 mAh with 27W fast charging support and reverse charging support USB :USB Type-C Fingerprint Sensor :In-display R ear Camera :48MP, f/1.8 +16MP, 125° wide angle lens, f/2.2 +8MP, telephoto, f/2.4 + 2MP, f/1.8 for video enhancements Time-of-Flight +PDAF, OIS, Dual LED flash Front Camera :32MP Android Version :ZUI 11 based on Android 9 Pie Network Details :TD-LTE: B34/B38/B39/B40/B41 (2535-2655MHz) FDD-LTE: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8 TD-SCDMA: B34/B39 GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8 CDMA: BC0

Realme 3 Pro with Snapdragon 710, VOOC 20W fast charging, 64MP Ultra HD camera mode launched in India Realme 3 Pro was officially announced in India today for a price of ₹13,999. The Realme 3 Pro, successor to Realme 2 Pro and not the Realme 3, is designed to woo the youth with its performance, impressive cameras, and an appealing price. The price-effective specifications are complemented by a charismatic design – a blend of contouring lines and gradient – which Realme says has been inspired by the curves in a race track. On the front, there’s a 6.3-inch Full HD+ LCD display with a tiny waterdrop notch with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The Realme 3 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 710 chipset, which Realme has been hailing as better than the Snapdragon 675 on the Redmi Note 7 Pro, along with options between 4GB and 6GB of RAM. Buyers will also be able to get an option to choose up to 128GB of internal storage which can further be expanded to up to 256GB. One of the features that Re...

Google removes TikTok from Play Store after Indian government and judiciary’s directive TikTok, the popular app that lets you create short videos with dubbing, has become a global phenomenon in recent years. The app took over the gap left by Vine’s declining popularity, as it allowed its users to get creative (or cringey) with their videos. TikTok went on to merge with a similar app called musical.ly in August 2018, creating an even larger video community comprising mainly of teens and young adults. Irrespective of whether you like TikTok or hate it, the app went on to be included in  Google Play’s Best Apps of 2018  for its entertainment quotient amongst its audience. But recent developments indicate that this might just be the end of the road for the app in the Indian market, as the government has sought to ban the app following rulings for the same by the Indian judiciary. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in India passed an ex-parte interim order on...

MICROSOFT TO TAKE ON APPLE AIRPODS WITH ITS OWN IN-EAR ‘SURFACE BUDS’ Microsoft is reportedly working on AirPods-like earphones This in-air audio product is codenamed ‘Morrison” These may come with noise cancellation and Cortana integration We read about it in July last year, and it seems that the  report about  Microsoft’s Apple AirPod-like earphones was true. Citing “multiple sources who are familiar with the company’s plans,”  Thurrott reports  that Microsoft is developing a pair of earbuds under the code name of Morrison. If launched, the company will have its presence in the two major categories of headphones: in-ear and over-ear (Surface Headphones). The report notes that the codename for this product does not fall in line with the generic ones that Microsoft has used for its other products. There are devices like Andromeda and Centaurus that use astrological names. The  Surface Headphone  was codenamed Joplin...

Game Turbo becomes a standalone app in the Xiaomi POCO F1’s latest MIUI beta Disrupting the segment of the market dominated by brands like OnePlus, Xiaomi made a new statement with the launch of  POCO F1  which offers incredible value for money and a feature-rich spec sheet. On top of that, the team dedicated to POCO (Pocophone) brand has consistently rolled out fresh  MIUI updates  to implement the latest features on to the POCO F1. A few weeks ago, the smartphone received a  major MIUI update  which added features such as 4K video recording at 60fps,  Widevine L1 certification  to play HD videos on apps like Netflix and Prime Video, and a  Game Turbo mode  to improve performance and the interaction with notifications while gaming. Now, the latest MIUI 10 beta update improves upon the Game Turbo mode even further. While Game Turbo was earlier accessible from within MIUI’s Security app, the feature has now evolved into a st...