WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton feels he sold users’ privacy with Facebook acquisition

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Sep 27, 2018

While there’s no dearth of high-end tablet PCs in the market, these devices usually carry steep price tags. Much to the delight of cost-conscious buyers who are looking for a low-priced tablet PC that boasts an impressive array of features, the Binai Mini10 has gone up for sale bearing a discounted price on GeekBuying.

The Mini10 tablet PC would usually set you back a pretty penny on both online and offline stores, but you can now buy it at a discounted price of just $135.99 on GeekBuying. This is a significant 22% reduction in the device’s original selling price of $173.99.

In order to extend the aforesaid discount, you can apply coupon code GKB082T at the time of checking out and get an extra $16 off without breaking much of a sweat. The aforesaid coupon helps you bring your already discounted grand total further down to just $119.99.
The Mini10 tablet PC is quite a bargain at this reduced price, given that it sports a big 10.1 Inch IPS display with a screen resolution of 1920 X 1200 pixels. While it is ideal for daily use, this Binai-branded tablet PC is also suitable for specialist workloads.

Under the hood, it packs the powerful MTK6753, Octa-Core processor along with an equally competent Mali-T720 graphics processing unit. The Mini10 tablet PC can effortlessly perform various tasks at the same time including playing games and watching movies.

Moreover, the Mini10 tablet PC is outfitted with 2GB of RAM so that you can play games, run different programs without any sort of interruption. With a hearty 32GB onboard storage, you’d never run out of storing space for your favorite content.

If the Mini10 tablet PC has stirred your interest, just head straight to this link in order to check out the full specification and avail the discount before the promotion comes to an end. Note that the aforesaid coupon is likely to expire soon.

Get 22% Off On Binai Mini10 Tablet PC

Get Up To 60% Off On High-End Laptops And Other Accessories On Banggood

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Sep 27, 2018

If you’re in the market for a cost-effective laptop, it would interest you to know that you can now get up to 60% off on a wide selection of high-end laptops on Banggood. Let us check out more details.

Dubbed as ‘Thinner&Faster&Stronger,’ the recently kicked-off promotion has been split into multiple categories in a bid to simplify the search process. The categories include New Product, Laptop Accessory Area, and XiaoMi Family.

You have a chance to get Xiaomi’s gaming notebook at the bottom price and win accessories for your notebook by following Banggood’s official Facebook account and guessing the promo prize on Xiaomi’s gaming notebook. Three lucky winners will be declared on October 3rd.

The ‘New Product’ section features the XiaoMi Gaming Laptop that usually sells for $1599.99, but is currently available at a lowered price of just $1397.84. Powered by an Intel Core i7-8750H, Hexa-Core, 4.1GHzmax processor, this Xiaomi-branded gaming laptop delivers ample power to fuels casual games and enables you to multitask.

The ‘Laptop accessory area’ has been further divided into the Accessories and Chargers & Adapters sub-categories. Each division is crammed with heavily discounted items like the Xiaomi WPC01ZM 10W MAX Quick Charge Qi Wireless Charger and the Xiaomi Hybrid Dual Drivers Wired Control earphone headphone.

Similarly, the ‘XiaoMi Family’ segment has been separated into two sections including ‘3 C’ and ‘More’. You can find a myriad of miscellaneous items under the 3 C segment, while the other sub-category features popular items like the Xiaomi MiJia Car DVR and the ROIDMI 3S BFQ04RM Dual USB Bluetooth Music Car Charger.

Banggood is offering additional discounts on some of the items included in the aforesaid category in the form of coupon codes. You can follow this link in order to check out the rest of the products and take advantage of the discount before it comes to an end.

Get Big Discounts On Top-Branded Laptops

Xiaomi Smarter Living event in Bengaluru Today: Watch live stream and know details

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Simranpal Singh

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Sep 27, 2018

Today, there are two significant events taking place in India, first is the launch event of Realme 2 Pro, and the other is the Xiaomi Smart Living event in Bengaluru. Xiaomi is hosting the Xiaomi Smarter Living event today with the expected launch of various new devices. We are expecting devices such as the new Mi TV model, Mi Band 3, an air purifier and a smart camera. The Xiaomi Smarter living event will start at 12 pm, on September 27.

Xiaomi Smarter Living Event: Expectations and how to watch it online

The Chinese electronics maker will live stream the whole event on its official website. You can watch the live stream from here, starting at 12 pm in the noon. Currently, there’s no YouTube live stream link available.

At the event, Xiaomi is set to announce the new model of Mi TV with improved functions and new features. It will carry more advanced and smart AI features than its predecessor, Mi TV, launched last year.

Xiaomi Mi Band 3 will also make its official entry in India via Amazon India. Mi band 3 carries 0.78-inch capacitive OLED display with an improved heart-rate sensor and a new triaxial acceleration sensor. Its official teaser is live on the Amazon’s website with a “Notify Me” button. In China, Mi Band 3 is available for 169 Yuan (Rs. 1,800) while the NFC-enabled version is on sale for 199 Yuan (Rs 2,100).

There are few other products such as Mi Air purifier and a location-tracking GPS device which will also launch at the event.

Read More: Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro pricing, official images leaked through online listing

Make sure to check the live stream at 12 pm via the official website of Xiaomi India.

What are you expecting from the Xaomi Smarter Living Event? Share your thoughts via the comments below.

Buy GH-005 White Noise Sleep Aid For Babies At A Dropped Price Of Just $12.99 On TomTop

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Get 36% Off On GH-005 White Noise Sleep Aid Sleep Machine Speaker for Babies

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Sep 27, 2018

If your baby can’t sleep well at night and cries all the time, you might want to take a look at the GH-005 White Noise Sleep Aid Sleep Machine Speaker for Babies. This sleep aid produces white noise that helps you sleep peacefully by reducing the time for crying baby.

You’d expect a device that can play white noise allowing you to sleep with peaceful sound or focus on work without any sort of distractions to cost a bomb, but thankfully that is not the case. The GH-005 is currently up for grabs at a dropped price of just $12.99 on TomTop.

This is a noteworthy 36% reduction in this extremely useful product’s original selling price of $19.99. An absolute bargain at this lowered price, the GH-005 plays 9 different types of white noise including guqin, wind, brook, heavenly music, rain, prenatal music, ocean, thunder, and soothing music, thus offering multiple choices.

You can set music play time using the device’s timer function and the GH-005 automatically stops playing the music once the set time is up. Although the device draws its juices from 4 AA batteries, you can alternatively plug its power cable into the easy-to-use AC adapter.

If you’re interested in checking out more details about the GH-005 White Noise Sleep Aid and take advantage of the aforesaid discount, all you need to do is to follow this link. It is worth noting that the Flash Sale price will be valid for the 430 pieces and the sale is slated to end in 18 days.

Realme 2 Pro specs rumour roundup: Know its specs, design and pricing (Live Stream Link)

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Simranpal Singh

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Sep 27, 2018

Various Chinese companies Huawei, Xiaomi and Meizu, have seen success with their sub-brands Honor, Redmi, and Blue Charm. Now, Oppo is also on the same boat with its new sub-brand, Realme. Already, Oppo has launched Realme 1, Realme 2 under its Realme brand at an affordable price. Today, its the official launch of the Realme 2 Pro at an event in New Delhi. Oppo will take off the wraps from the Realme 2 Pro with mid-level specs including Snapdragon 660 SoC onboard.

There are plenty of rumors and leaks that had appeared on the web in the past few weeks. The leaks have allowed us to look into the design, know about its specs and pricing details before its official launch. Let’s have Realme 2 Pro specs rumor round:

Display and Design

Realme 2 Pro has appeared on Geekbench with a 6.2-inch HD+ display having an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 with a waterdrop display notch. It may carry IPS LCD display of Oppo F9 Pro with Full HD+ resolution. There will be a waterdrop notch on the top for the front camera and some other sensors. It will have more than 90% screen-to-body ratio without an on-screen fingerprint sensor.

Realme 2 Pro will feature a dual horizontal shooter on the backside of the device. As like of Realme 2, it will carry a fingerprint sensor on the rear side as revealed in an interview of Realme CEO Madhav Sheth by famous YouTuber Gaurav Chaudhary.

Its backside looks similar to Realme 2 with the same camera setup and fingerprint sensor. While there’s a little change on the front side due to the new waterdrop notch display. Overall, it looks somewhat familiar with the Realme 2 Pro, with some significant changes.

This time, Oppo might make the Realme 2 Pro available in the offline stores as the company was in talks with some offline retailers and distributors.

Read More: Realme 2 Pro revealed by CEO, also confirms Snapdragon 660 SoC

Realme 2 Specs:

Realme 2 Pro will be a mid-level device having Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC onboard. It will carry a 6GB RAM with 64GB of internal storage and 8GB RAM with 128GB of internal storage variant. It will be running on Android 8.1 Oreo-based ColorOS ROM. In-camera department, there will be a dual rear camera and a single front camera packed in the beautiful waterdrop notch. Currently, its screen size, full camera configuration, and pricing details are unknown.

Realme 2 Pro pricing and live stream:

The Realme 2 pricing details are not available, but it will be expensive than the Realme 2 which is available for Rs 8,990 with 32GB storage and 64GB storage variant available for Rs 10,999 in India. As per assumptions, it will be priced at around Rs 15,999 for 64GB internal storage variant, while the 128GB storage variant might be available for Rs 18,999. You can watch the live stream of the live Realme 2 pro launch event via YouTube at 12:30 pm in India.

What do you expect from Realme 2 Pro? Also, share your thoughts about its price via the comments form below.

Buy The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 And The Mi Note 3 Smartphones At Lowered Price On Banggood [Coupon Codes]

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Buy The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 For Just $348.99

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Sep 27, 2018

Xiaomi continues to stay true to its reputation for manufacturing top-notch smartphone and other mobile devices. On the downside, these devices don’t come cheap.

Much to the delight of cost-conscious smartphone enthusiasts who have been waiting to buy a Xiaomi-branded smartphone at a lowered price, the Chinese tech behemoth is offering big discounts on the recently unveiled Pocophone F1 and the Mi Note 3 smartphones on Banggood. But that’s not all.

Aside from shedding light on the aforesaid discounts, we’ll even show how you can save a considerable amount of extra money at the time of checking out. So without further ado, let’s head straight to the details.

Xiaomi Pocophone F1

After floating around the rumor mill for quite a long time, the Pocophone F1 was finally announced earlier this month. Packed with an impressive array of features, the phone is currently up for pre-order carrying a $385.99 price tag on Banggood.

But if you’re living on a tight budget and are not willing to spend that kind of money, all you need to do is to apply coupon code 10BGF1128GB to get a $37 off at the time of checking out. This will help you bring your grand total down to just $348.99.

If you’re interested in using the coupon before it expires, follow this link without wasting time. Note that the discount will be valid for the black as well as the blue color versions of the Pocophone F1 smartphone.

Xiaomi made the Mi Note 3 smartphone available to the public in September last year. As expected, the phone garnered huge popularity among smartphone lovers, just like its well-received predecessors.

Xiaomi Mi Note 3

Taking its popularity even a year after hitting the store shelves into consideration, Xiaomi is offering the Mi Note 3 at a discounted price of just $329.99 on Banggood. This is a noteworthy 31% reduction in the phone’s original selling price of $479.99.

As if that weren’t enough, you can extend this discount even further simply be applying coupon code 10BGN32128 before you check out. With an extra $33 discount via the above-mentioned coupon, your grand total reduces to just $296.99.

The discount will only be limited specifically for the black color version of the Mi Note 3 smartphone. You can visit this link in order to check out the full specification and avail the discount before the promo ends.

Get 31% Off On Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Smartphone

Check Out The Unmissable Amazon Lightning Deals; Get 35 Euros Discount!

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Sep 27, 2018

Looking for a high-end 2-in-1 4G network tablet that won’t set you back a pretty penny? You’ve come to the right place.

Thanks to the recently kicked-off Amazon Lightning Deals, you can now save 35 euros on a wide selection of well-received tablets from Alldocubes. Let us take a gander at the aforesaid discounts that will be available on some of the most popular tablets that are up for grabs in the market.

Alldocube M5 4G Tablet

The M5 tablet PC packs a powerful MT6797 (X20) Deca-Core 4G 64-bit CPU with 2×2.3GHz A72 + 4xA53 + 4xA53, under the hood. It offers 4GB of RAM with a hearty 64GB of onboard storage to ensure you never run out of space for storing your favorite photos and videos. You can buy it on www.amazon.de as well as www.amazon.fr at a discounted price.

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While you’d normally end up spending a lot of money on a tablet featuring comparable specs, we got good news for you. The M5 will be up for grabs for just 160.99 euros starting from September 26th at 4:50 PM, MEST / 2018-9-26,10: 50 PM, MEST on the amazon.de website.

If you’d like to take advantage of the discount, all you need to do is to follow this link before the promo comes to an end. Note that the promo is slated to end on October 3rd at 3:50 PM, MEST /2018-10-3, 9:50 PM, MEST.

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Likewise, the promo is scheduled to kick off on www.amazon.fr starting from September 26th at 11:25 AM, MEST / 2018-9-26, 11: 25 PM, MEST. The discount will be up for grabs until October 3rd 8:50 AM MEST / 2018-10-3, 8:50 PM. MEST.

Click here to visit the promo page. It is worth noting that the feature-laden tablet is currently available for 189.99 euros.

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The M5 tablet usually carries a 195.99 euros price tag on www.amazon.it, but it will soon be available at a considerably lowered price on the website. In order to ensure you do not miss the deal which will be kicking off September 28th at 11:30 PM, MEST to 2018-9-28, 11: 30 AM, MEST / 2018-9-28, 11:30 PM, MEST, you can follow this link.

Alldocube iWork 10 Pro
If you’re in the market for a cost-effective 2-in-1 tablet PC, you might want to take a look at the iWork 10 Pro from Alldocube. The latest tablet from the Chinese manufacturer boasts an impressive array of specs and features that make it an irresistible tablet.

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While you’d usually end up spending 269.99 euros in order to get your hands on the iWork 10 Pro tablet PC, it is currently available at a dropped price of just 229.99 euros. This is a 15% reduction in the tablet’s original asking price.

But if that doesn’t impress you much, the iWork 10 Pro tablet’s already discounted price will be reduced further to just 194.99 euros starting from September 26th at 10:30 AM, MEST, 2018-9-26,10: 30 PM, MEST.

You can follow this link to avail the discount.

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Similarly, the iWork 10 Pro tablet carries a discounted 229.99 euros price sticker on www.amazon.de as well. Although the device normally sells for 269.99 euros, the site is currently offering a 15% discount on the coveted tablet’s retail price.

You can follow this link to take advantage of the discount, which will be made available to the public from September 28th from 1:05 PM, MEST, 2018-9-28, 7: 05 PM, MEST.

As a tablet PC, the iWork 10 Pro sports a big 10.1 inch IPS touchscreen display with a screen resolution of 1920×1200 pixels. Moreover, it runs on dual Windows 10 and Android 5.1 operating systems with an Intel Atom X5 Z8350 Quad Core processor, under the hood.

It offers 4GB of RAM and a hearty 64GB of internal storage. Furthermore, the iWork 10 Pro houses a 2.0MP camera on the back and a 2.0MP camera on the front for face-to-face video chatting.

Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro major leak reveals pricing, key specifications, features through promo materials

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Sep 27, 2018

On Oct. 16, Huawei will be announcing the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro flagship phones. Well ahead of the arrival of Mate 20 series, an Israeli publication has shared the promotional materials of these smartphones.

The Mate 20 Pro (codenamed as Laya) will be arriving with a 4,200mAh battery. The massive battery will be coupled with next-generation Super Charge 2.0 that will allow the phone to gain 70 percent of battery life by charging it for only 30 minutes. The Mate 20 (codenamed as Hima) will be packed with a 4,000mAh battery that will offer 21 percent better battery life than the predecessor Mate 10 smartphone from last year. The Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro will be the first Huawei phones to carry support for 15W wireless charging.

The Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro will both feature 24-megapixel selfie camera. The Mate 20 duo will also feature triple camera setup. However, instead of the telephoto lens available in the triple camera module of the Huawei P20 Pro, the Mate 20 duo will an ultra wide-angle lens. the AI Smart Zoom feature on the upcoming Huawei flagship phones can detect moving object and automatically focus on it.

The HiVision feature arriving on Mate 20 and 20 Pro will work like Google Lens for searching text, goods, scenic spots and so on by pointing the camera on any object.

The wider notch on the Mate 20 Pro will also accommodate necessary sensors for 3D facial recognition like Face ID available on the new iPhones. Huawei’s 3D Face Unlock feature offers unlock speed of 500ms and has a failure rate of 1:1000000. On the other side, the Mate 20 will support 2D facial recognition. The Mate 20 Pro will be also equipped with in-display fingerprint scanner whereas the Mate 20 will feature a regular rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

The other unlocking feature arriving on Mate 20 and 20 Pro is called Bone Voice ID that can instantly unlock the smartphone by detect the users voice. It can work accurately even in noisy surroundings.

The heart of the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro will be the Kirin which is the world’s first 7nm chipset. The base model of the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro will respectively feature 4 GB and 6 GB of RAM. Both the models will come with inbuilt storage of 128 GB. Unlike the recent flagship phones, the upcoming Mate 20 duo will support expandable storage. However, these phones will not support microSD card. The promotional materials reveal that these smartphones will support a new type of nanoSD memory card (looks like a nano SIM card) up to 256 GB. The upcoming flagship phones from Huawei will also support easy wireless projection for desktop PC experience.

The Mate 20 Pro will probably feature a 6.9-inch curved OLED screen that will be support Quad HD+ resolution. The Mate 20 may feature a waterdrop notch IPS LCD display of 6.53 inches with FHD+ resolution. Both phones will be equipped with stereo speakers and 3.5mm audio jack. The Mate 20 Pro will be an IP67 certified device whereas the Mate 20 will be an IP53 rated phone. Both phones are expected to arrive with EMUI 9.0 based Android 9 Pie OS.

Read More: Huawei Mate 20 series may have Graphene-based cooling for better cooling, new MateBook with dual heat pipes and dual fans in development

In Israel, the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are expected to hit the market by the end of October. The Mate 20 is expected to be priced at NIS 3,000 (~$840) and Mate 20 Pro may cost NIS 4,000 (~$1,115).

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Oculus Go gets a bunch of new features including YouTube VR

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Sep 27, 2018

At the Oculus Connect 5 conference which began yesterday, the highlight of the event was the new Oculus Quest standalone VR headset. In addition to that, Oculus also announced a bunch of new features for its cheaper standalone VR headset – the Oculus Go.

First, it will interest you to know that the Oculus Go has helped to bring more people into VR since it went on sale earlier this year. Reviews have shown that it is still the easiest way for first time VR users to experience VR.

Oculus wants to bring more features to the $199 headset. It has announced that YouTube VR will be coming to the device soon. YouTube VR has more than 800,000 VR videos that cover a wide range of categories including documentaries and shows.

Oculus has also announced that Oculus Go owners will be able to view NBA games via Oculus Venues. For those who don’t know what Oculus Venues is, this is a way of watching sports, concerts, and shows Live in real time as if you were at the venue.

If you are watching a football match, it is actually as if you are seated in the stadium. You can also connect with others using Oculus Venues just the way you’ll meet people if you were at the venue.

You can check out the complete fall lineup for Oculus Venues here.

Oculus will also release a new puzzle game called Covert which allows you to play along with a friend. One person has to use the headset while the other player uses a mobile phone to provide info. Think of it as a spy who is getting help from someone “back at the base”.

Get The Hotly-Anticipated Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro Phablet For Just $199.99 On GearBest

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Sep 27, 2018

Xiaomi’s hotly-anticipated Redmi Note 6 Pro has been making several appearances online in the form of leaks. After floating around the rumor mill for nearly a month now, the imminent phablet in the company’s popular Redmi lineup has finally gone up for sale bearing a discounted price on GearBest.

Before we divulge more details about the aforesaid discount, let us take a gander at the specs and features that make the Redmi Note 6 Pro simply irresistible. As a phablet, it sports a mammoth 6.26-inch screen, FHD+ display with a screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels an aspect ratio of 19:9.

It is housed in a slim body which is designed to comfortably fit in the user’s hand. Under the hood, it packs a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor along with an Adreno 509 graphics processing unit.

The Redmi Note 6 Pro offers 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage, which can be expanded up to 256GB so that you never run out of storage space for storing your favorite photos, videos, and other multimedia content. Moreover, it features a 12MP+5MP dual-camera set up on the back and 20M+2MP front-mounted cameras for selfies and face-to-face video chatting.

The phablet runs on MIUI 9-based Android operating system and is backed by a robust 4000mAh. Furthermore, it offers added protection with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and is crammed with a slew of other useful sensors like the e-compass, gravity sensor, and gyroscope.

The Redmi Note 6 Pro can also be used as a mobile hotspot so that you can share your 4G data with those having compatible wireless devices. The phablet comes with Google Play wherein you can download your favorite apps, movies, magazine, books and TV programs.

While you’d normally end up spending a lot of money on a smartphone that boasts comparable specs and features, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro can now be yours at a dropped price of just $199.99 on GearBest. This is a noteworthy 17% reduction in the device’s original asking price.

Note that this discount will only be valid for the black-tinted, global version of the Redmi Note 6 Pro for a limited period of time. If you’ve restlessly been waiting to get your hands on the Redmi-branded phablet without emptying your pocket, head straight to this link before the promo comes to an end.

Get 17% Off On Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro Phablet

Render of PixelStand Wireless Charger for the Pixel 3 leaks

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Sep 27, 2018

The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will come with support for wireless charging. Google is expected to announce a wireless charger for both phones too. The wireless charger is called the PixelStand and a render leaked yesterday.

The render shows the PixelStand will come in white with an orange base. That base is most likely silicone and should provide a form of resistance to prevent it from slipping when placed on a flat surface. There is a circular cut-out at the base where the USB-C port plugs into the input port.

The way the charger is designed, the phone will have to be in a standing position when docked. This makes sense since a code found in a Google APK revealed that the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will be able to work as a smart display when placed on the wireless charger.

The phone will have a different UI when in this mode with larger buttons, shortcuts for launching the music and phone apps, and a quick way to access Google Assistant. The charger is also said to support fast charging.

Huawei Mate 20 series may have Graphene-based cooling for better cooling, new MateBook with dual heat pipes and dual fans in development

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Sep 27, 2018

The Huawei Mate 20 series has been in the news a lot lately and that is expected to continue for the next few weeks preceding its announcement. The Mate 20 series will come with some interesting features such as triple rear cameras and 40W fast charging but none of the aforementioned features are actually new. The Huawei P20 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) have triple cameras and the OPPO Find X Lamborghini Edition supports 40W fast charging.

A new leak has revealed that the Mate 20 series will have a technology never been used before in a smartphone. According to the leaked photos which were posted on Weibo last week and seem to have been taken during a private presentation, the Huawei Mate 20 is expected to come with graphene-related cooling.

A number of manufacturers have incorporated some sort of cooling in their devices this year. The POCOPHONE F1, for example, has liquid cooling. It actually uses water flowing through a copper pipe to keep it cool. The Galaxy Note9 also uses a Water Carbon Cooling system which has the liquid flowing through a carbon-fiber + copper thermal pipe for heat dissipation. However, no manufacturer has used graphene for cooling.

Graphene is much better than other materials currently in use when designing a cooling pipe as it has an ultra-high thermal conductivity and is a better conductor of electricity than copper because of its honeycomb structure. It is also thinner and much stronger. Research has been going on to find ways of using graphene in active and passive cooling and the results show it is better at heat dissipation.

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It appears Huawei has found a way to use the material for cooling at a commercial level and will use it in its Mate 20 devices. This is most likely the same graphene-based technology the Honor Magic 2 will feature.

Oculus Quest 6DOF All-in-One VR headset announced, launches 2019 for $399

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Sep 26, 2018

Oculus announced a new VR headset today to complete its first generation of VR headsets. The new Oculus Quest VR headset combines the best features of the entry-level standalone Oculus Go and the PC-tethered Oculus Rift.

The Oculus Quest is a standalone headset like the Oculus Go but offers a similar experience to what you’ll get on the PC-tethered Oculus Rift. It comes with touch controllers similar to that of the Rift and provides six degrees of freedom.

Oculus also announced a new technology called Oculus Insight. This uses a combination of four ultra-wide-angle cameras in the headset and computer vision algorithms for tracking the user’s exact position in real time without the need for external sensors.

Since the Oculus Quest has six degrees of freedom, users can walk and duck and this is replicated in the game. Hugo Barra who is the CEO of Oculus says the device provides “arena-scale” tracking for at least 400 square feet of space. Oculus has also brought the Guardian System from the Rift for displaying wall and floor markers so you don’t hurt yourself while moving around.

Just like the Oculus Go, the Quest has a display resolution of 1600 x 1440 per eye. It also has built-in speakers but with deeper bass than that of the Go. The Oculus Quest will be available in Spring 2019 for $399 for the 64GB version with Touch controllers.