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Huawei Y Max with gigantic 7.12-inch display, 5000mAh battery Launched in Nepal

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Huawei Y Max with gigantic 7.12-inch display, 5000mAh battery Launched in Nepal

Huawei has officially unveiled a smartphone for multimedia consumers and gamers in the form of the Huawei Y Max. The device flaunts a big 7.12-inch display, a capable Snapdragon 660 SoC, and a sizeable 5000mAh battery.

Overview

The 7.12-inch display is an IPS LCD panel with Full HD+ resolution ((2244 x 1080) with a small notch on the top. It’s being powered by a Snapdragon 660 processor which should run all the mid-tier and high-end games in medium settings with ease. On the memory front, you get 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The storage can be expanded via a dedicated microSD card slot for up to 256GB.

Huawei Y Max display size

There’s a 5000mAh battery with quick charge support (18Watt). However, it uses a traditional micro USB for charging. There’s a dual rear camera of 16MP and 2MP and an 8MP selfie snapper. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.2 on top. Design-wise, there’s a faux leather back with a metal frame.

Huawei Y7 Max Design

Also Read: Huawei Nova 4 with punch-hole display launched in Nepal

Huawei Y Max Specifications

  • Design: Faux leatherback, Metal Frame
  • OS: Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.2 on top
  • Display: 7.12″ Full HD+ IPS LCD display with dewdrop notch
  • Rear Camera: Dual setup, 16 MP primary lens with f/2.0 aperture + 2 MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
  • Front Camera:8 MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • CPU: Octa-core Snapdragon 660 (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
  • GPU: Adreno 512
  • RAM: 4 GB DDR3
  • Storage: 128 GB EMMC 5.1
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.2, Micro USB, WI-FI Direct, WI-FI Hot Spot, GPS
  • Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Proximity, Ambient light, compass, Gyroscope
  • Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh with 18W fast charging
  • Colors: Black, Brown
  • Price: Rs. 38,990 [Price Last Updated On: July 25, 2019]

Vivo to be the Title Sponsor of PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019

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Vivo to be the Title Sponsor of PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019

Recently, PUBG (Players Unknown Battle Ground) Mobile game announced its one-year anniversary. And in this short one year of time, the game became a huge hit. The game was download by over 100 million people in the Play Store alone. So needless to say that it was one of the most popular mobile games in 2018. And the crazy does not seem to be dropping even in 2019. Understanding the craze, PUBG announced the PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019. This is an offline/online tournament, which happens on a global scale where the winner can get the prize of $2.5 million. In order to empower the gamers, Vivo decided to play a part by collaborating with Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation to be the Title Sponsor of this grand gaming tournament.

PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019

The Club Open 2019 is a year-long event, where both the pro and semi-pro teams can participate and win. The prize pool for the event is $2.5-million. This tournament is divided into Spring Split and Fall Split. Winners of each split will be rewarded with separate prize pool and will face each other in the global finals. The grand final for the Spring Split is scheduled for July. And registration and qualification process for the Fall Split is said to start from August. As far as the grand final of the Fall Split is concerned, it will happen in December of 2019.

pubg mobile club open 2019 schedule

This is not the first time Tencent Games has organized such an event. Last year, it hosted PUBG MOBILE Star Challenge 2018, which was a huge success. Tencent flaunted that the grand final of the event was spectated by over 230 million viewers online. Tencent also claimed that there were over 5,000 attendees, who watched the finals live in Dubai. In the last year’s event, a Thailand-based RRQ Anthena Team lifted the trophy.

Vivo’s Role in the Tournament

Lately, Vivo has been sponsoring a lot of sports events. Vivo has been sponsoring the Indian Premier League (IPL) for quite a while now. The Chinese smartphone maker had also been the title sponsor of World Cup 2018. Since Vivo likes so much in participating in the sports events, Vivo couldn’t resist itself being a part of PUBG Mobile Club Open 2019.

We have been seeing a lot of innovations from Vivo lately. Pop-up selfie camera on the Vivo Nex and an in-display fingerprint scanner on the Vivo X21 UD are some of the examples. Dubbed as IQOO, Vivo also launched a gaming phone recently. So Vivo is definitely stepping ahead to bring gaming-centric handsets.

Vivo says that being official smartphone partner of the event, Vivo would like to show its commitment to connect with gamers around the globe. As a Title Sponsor, the Chinese smartphone maker would also like to aware people about the gaming prowess of the Vivo phones. And if the gamers find any issues with the device while playing on the tournament, Vivo probably would focus on those aspects on its upcoming phones. So the event not just looks encouraging for the gamers but also could open the new doors for the upcoming gaming phones.

Apple doubling down on health features – its future handsets can save your life!

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Apple doubling down on health features – its future handsets can save your life!

Okay, now I know you’ve heard a lot about Apple’s strange patents and features. From sleep improvement to earphones that monitor your health and stuff, they’re doing a lot of things. I guess the next compelling thing for people to spend money on, is their health. And introducing a ton of health features on their products will get people to buy them. So, what we have today is not a product in itself, but a part of it.

The giant firm applied for the patent and it has also been granted. It is a small product that can be embedded in Apple devices. The sensor can warn you of high levels of pollution, toxic gas and alcohol in your breath. This sensor is easily embeddable in watch straps and future iPhones or iPads. The material has multiple sensors to detect everything from dangerous carbon mono-oxide levels to pollution to ‘vaporous gas’. And it can also detect the alcohol in your breath. So, maybe it can tell you if you can drive or not after a party!

apple gas detecting sensor
Credit: Patently Apple

According to Patently Apple, it is the fifth of such devices, i.e. ‘electronic devices with environmental sensors’ from the company. The patents describes the device as a gas sensor attached to the printed circuit which is configured to measure the concentration of a gas. The gas to be measured is among a group of selected gases: carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, alcohol vapor, propane, ozone, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, benzene, methane, hydrogen, and oxygen.

The device can be used in small and portable devices like phones, watches, and media devices. It can also be embedded in laptops and such.

With all these activities, the company seems its doubling down on its health care features. It wants others to see Apple as not only premium phones or such, but also as health and fitness devices. There are various instances of this as well. A study found that Apple Watches could add 2 years to your life via physical exercises, while there was also a piece of news about it saving a life!

So, will these efforts from Apple pay off? Or do you think they need to do focus more on pricing if they want more market?

Honor 10 Lite now available in Nepal: Overshadowed by Redmi Note 8?

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Honor 10 Lite now available in Nepal: Overshadowed by Redmi Note 8?

Kratos Tech, the authorized importer of Honor in Nepal, has slashed the price of its mid-range phone, the Honor 10 Lite. It is now among the company’s offerings under the 20,000 price range. The device flaunts stylish dual gradient colors but whats more? Let’s check out the complete specs, updated price, and availability of Honor 10 Lite in Nepal.

Honor 10 Lite Overview

The Honor 10 Lite has a large 6.21″ LCD screen upfront with Full HD+ resolution, that fits in a 5.2″ body. The glass look-like plastic body flaunts gradient colors in an eye-candy design.

honor 10 lite

Camera

In the camera department, the rear setup packs dual cameras – a 13 MP primary lens with f/1.8 aperture, and a 2 MP depth sensor. The front camera is a 24 MP lens with f/2.0 aperture. The Honor 10 Lite is mostly about its Ai abilities in the camera. It is programmed to learn from your selfie preferences over time. Also, it enables you to change the shape of a face, color, eye-colors, surrounding light, and even whiten your teeth! For those who are mostly using Beauty Cam or something like that, this is great! It also features pixel-binning technology to emulate 1.8micron of pixel size.

Performance and Memory

Inside the shiny body, a HiSilicon Kirin 710 powers the phone, which can deliver good mid-tier performance. The variant that’s available in Nepal has 3GB RAM variants and 64 GB internal storage. There is also an option for expandable storage of up to 512 GB that uses the secondary SIM slot. This phone packs a 3400 mAh battery with Fast Charging features and USB-C. And this phone, thankfully, features the 3.5mm headphone jack.

The phone runs on EMUI 9.0.1 based on Android 9.0 Pie, with features like Adaptive Battery, Adaptive Brightness and Android Dashboard out of the box. Also, it features the Turbo Boost 2.0 as well.

Honor 10 Lite Specifications: 

  • Design: Dual Gradient colors on the shiny finish
  • Display: 6.21″ IPS LCD Full HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels)
  • Rear Camera: Dual cameras, 13 MP primary with f/1.8 aperture + 2 MP depth sensor
  • Front Camera: Single 24 MP with f/2.0 aperture with AI capabilities
  • CPU: Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710
  • GPU: ARM Mali-G51 MP4
  • RAM: 3GB
  • Storage: 64 GB (expandable with microSD up to 512 GB using SIM 2 slot)
  • Battery: 3400 mAh with Fast Charging
  • OS: Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0.1 on top
  • Features: Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, Turbo Boost 2.0
  • Colors: Gradient Blue, Gradient Red, Night Black, Lily White

Honor 10 Lite Price in Nepal & Availability

The new price of Honor 10 Lite in Nepal is Rs. 17,999 for a 3/32GB variant and Rs. 20,399 for a 4/64GB variant. The Honor 10 Lite is now available in Nepal via offline retail channels.

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Variant  Old Price   New Price in Nepal
Honor 10 Lite (3/32GB) Rs. 18,500 Rs. 17,999
Honor 10 Lite (3/64GB) Rs. 24,990 Rs. 20,399

Government says illegally obtained phones will not work in the country soon

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Government says illegally obtained phones will not work in the country soon

The government, in its bid to minimize the illegal import of smartphones, is coming up with a strategy to make them non-functional. Illegal import of smartphones is a problem that is rampant at present in the country. Even the mobile distributors of the country are worried due to this problem. But now, the government is implementing a new strategy to minimize and hopefully eradicate the practice.

The plan is yet to be put into place. But it is clear that we’ll see ADMS being implemented for mobile phones for this. ADMS (Advanced Distribution Management System) will allow the government or authorized bodies to actively monitor the imported phones inside the country. And, as they register in the networks, they can find out if the phones are obtained illegally or not.

The government has allocated a budget of Rs. 1 crore 30 lakhs for this project. And it has called bids from those interested to regulate the ADMS process in Nepal. Currently, there are six companies that have submitted their biddings. And out of them, the one which stands out after evaluation and analysis of their proposal will be selected by the government. These companies will be evaluated on 80% technical feasibility and 20% economic feasibility of their proposals.

Right now, the companies currently in bidding are Mobilian Trade International Pvt. Ltd. (Nepal), Infra-Data N.V. (Belgium), Green I.T. Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Nepal), New-mera (M) ADN BHD (Malaysia), OSI Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (India) and Namaste Global Comm Pvt. Ltd. (Singapore). The government had requested for proposals for the design, development, testing, implementation, and management from various companies some 11 months back. They received 13 proposals, out of which, six of them were short-listed.

NTA (Nepal Telecommunications Authority) claims that the evaluation is concluding. And that, a firm will soon be selected. After that, there will be various agreements and contracts within a month. After which, the firm will be given 6 months to put everything in place. So, the system will be functional by the coming Bhadra, 2076.

After the implementation of ADMS, illegally imported or smuggled devices will cease working in the country. But those devices that are already here before the process will continue working. The rule will apply to the upcoming illegal phones. So, no doubt, that this will help minimize the illegal importing of phones in the country.

What do you think of this new strategy? Will it work? Or do you think the government will not be able to pull it off?

GDC 2019: Intel’s 9th Gen Core H suffix processors confirmed

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GDC 2019: Intel’s 9th Gen Core H suffix processors confirmed

It’s that time of year again when gamers start their lookout for the next generation mobile gaming processors. More specifically, it’s time for the next gen H-series processors to take over the mobile gaming market. Everyone has high expectations this year, the last gen 8750H was a huge step up from its predecessor, the 7700HQ. Even the i5-8300H turned out to be a better performer than the i7-7700HQ. So, for this year, at the GDC 2019, Intel just confirmed the existence of it’s 9th Gen H processors.

Intel H series technology

Intel confirms the mobile CPUs are in their schedule, all set to launch this summer. It remains to be seen if Intel follows their own previous strategy; increase the core count and GHz while leaving the TPD. A pretty successful turnout for Intel and its mobile chip making business. As vague was their launch date, so was the details about those chips. There are a few details available on them, one of which was their first OEM partner, Lenovo. They will be the first to come out with the rumored Core i7-9750H.

Intel Gaming improvement H series

The Blue company is currently promising a performance bump of 10 to 11 percent. More specifically, gaming performance. As for the Premiere Pro, you can expect a whopping 34% faster video editing. If you have a 3-year-old PC, you will receive a boost of up to 97% in the same platform. Finally, the new CPUs will also feature Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (GIG+), Intel Optane Memory H10 and ThunderBolt 3. As for more details, we will just have to wait, atleast until the CES 2019 for the full story.

Also Read: Google announces its Gaming Platform ‘Stadia’: A threat to the gaming consoles?

Facebook Messenger adds Quoted Replies feature

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Facebook Messenger adds Quoted Replies feature

While Facebook Messenger is one of the most popular apps, it’s not the perfect messaging app by any means. Users still want a lot of features on it. While nobody asked for the “Stories” feature on it, similar to Instagram, it is there. And it did get popular after a while. Slowly, users could react to messages too, and that was a welcome feature. However, there was something missing still.

Maybe this sounds familiar. Ever been chatting with someone, and they send you a ton of messages? Like one after the other, and in different contexts? Sometimes, it’s pretty overwhelming, and you’re not sure which to reply to. Also, even if you reply to all of them, it can get pretty confusing for the other party as well.

In addition, a group chat faces this issue even more. I mean, with a number of people, its easy to get out of context for someone else. And replies tend to be meant for someone else, can be misunderstood by others. You get it…

And so, the latest messenger update adds the “Quoted Replies” feature. This enables you to reply to the exact message you want to reply to. And the parties concerned will also know what exactly were you replying to.

To do so, you can simply long-press on the message you want to reply to, and it gives you a new reply option beside the reactions. Tap it, type in your reply and the message you replied to will appear over your reply. Neat, eh?

While this feature was already there in WhatsApp, it was missing from Messenger. But hey, better late than never, right? So, this is now available on the latest messenger update. It is still in its rolling stages, so, be patient even if you haven’t got it yet. It’ll come around.

Honor 10i Official – another beastly mid-ranger?

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Honor 10i Official – another beastly mid-ranger?

After Honor became an independent sub-brand of Huawei, it has become more popular among users. Introducing more aggressively priced phones in the market, the brand is doing quite well for itself. The Honor 10 was a phone that was well-received and had a few variants like the Honor 10 Lite, Honor 10 GT, etc. That was last year. And now, in 2019, they’re not done yet. Now, the latest variant to the surface is the Honor 10i. There are leaks and rumors surrounding the phone along with images.

Honor 10i Overview

As far as Honor’s mid-range devices go, this one has a plastic body as well. The body houses a 6.21″ Full HD+ display with a tear-drop notch up front. That kind of notch seems like it’s here to stay now. Also, the body has the mainstream two-tone gradient coloring. There are three color variants: red, blue and black.

Images show that there are three cameras at the back. The triple setup comprises of a 24 MP primary camera, an 8 MP ultra-wide angle camera and a 2 MP depth sensor. Up front, the notch houses a 32 MP selfie camera.

Inside, the Kirin 710 SoC is at the helm with 4 GB RAM. Also, you get a 128 GB internal storage along with expandable memory option. The device is powered by a 3400 mAh battery. Also, there is a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Honor 10i Specifications:

  • Display: 6.21″ IPS LCD display, Full-HD+ resolution, (1080 x 2340 pixels)
  • Rear Camera: Triple, 24 MP primary with f/1.8 aperture + 8 MP Ultra-wide angle with f/2.2 aperture + 2 MP depth sensor with f/2.4 depth sensor
  • Front Camera: 32 MP with f/2.0 aperture
  • CPU: Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710
  • GPU: Mali-G51 MP4
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Storage: 128 GB, expandable storage
  • Battery: 3400 mAh
  • Sensors: Rear-mounted Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass

The Honor 10i should be launching soon and running on Android Pie. What do you think of the Honor 10i? Is it just another mid-range in the myriad of them?

Samsung Galaxy A40 launched with 25 MP selfie camera!

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Samsung Galaxy A40 launched with 25 MP selfie camera!

Following launch of the Galaxy A30, another A- series smartphone has been spotted in Europe, the Samsung Galaxy A40. Just a few days back, we saw the phone’s render’s surfacing on the internet and now it’s here. The phone bridges between Galaxy A30 and A50.

The A40 is a slight upgrade from the A30 in terms of the chipset with the Exynos 7885 on the upcoming device. The display seems to have shrunk down to 5.9 inches from the 6.4 inches on the A30. Similarly, both the devices come with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio display.

samsung galaxy a40

Also, read: Samsung Mobile price in Nepal

What has shrunk down is the battery which on the A40 is 3,100 mAh with 15-watt fast charging enabled. Like the A30 and A50, this one too has a Type-C port for charging.

Likewise, the Galaxy A40 comes with dual rear cameras of 16+5 MP, where the second lens is an ultra-wide angle sensor. The selfie game seems to have been taken a rise with a 25 MP camera. Other than that, the device comes with 4+64 GB memory configuration where you also get an option to expand the memory up to 512 GB using a dedicated SIM slot.

But, unlike the A50, you don’t get an on-screen fingerprint sensor, rather it resides on the back just like the Galaxy A30. Colors options for the phone include Black, Blue, White, and Coral.

Samsung Galaxy A40 Specifications:

  • Display: 5.9 inches Super AMOLED FHD+ display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio
  • Platform: Android 9.0 Pie
  • CPU: Octa-core Exynos 7885
  • Back camera: 16 MP f/2.0 + 5 MP f/2.2 (ultra-wide sensor) with LED flash, HDR, Panorama
  • Front camera: 25 MP
  • Video: 1080p@30 fps, 2160@30 fps
  • RAM: 4 GB RAM
  • ROM: 64 GB expandable up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh battery, USB Type-C 15- watt fast charging
  • Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass, gyro
  • SIM (s): Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  • Connections: Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, and NFC
  • Colors: Black, Blue, Coral, and White

Samsung Galaxy A40 Price and Availability:

The Samsung Galaxy A40 has been launched in Europe for around 250 EUR. The pricing and availability for other countries have not been specified by the company yet.

Google announces its Gaming Platform ‘Stadia’: A threat to the gaming consoles?

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Google announces its Gaming Platform ‘Stadia’: A threat to the gaming consoles?

Who doesn’t love playing the latest and graphics-intensive games? But sadly, playing such games requires a power PC or a good gaming console. Wouldn’t it be great if playing high-end games were as smooth as watching video contents on YouTube? Well, Google finally seems to hear the prayers of all the gamers. It launched a new gaming platform called “Stadia” (plural of Stadium). Google promises that, with this gaming platform, playing games would be as easy as streaming videos online. Furthermore, no powerful hardware would be required.

The project sounds ambitious but it looked ravishing when Google showcased the platform in GDC (Google Developer Conference). In the conference, a volunteer showed Assassin’s Creed Odyssey playing it on multiple devices. And the surprising thing about that is the game ran on a low-end gaming PC, Google Pixel 3 smartphone, a tablet, and television without a fuss. And what was even more exciting was the game streamed at 4K resolution and 60fps without a sign of stutter.

Stadia: A gaming platform

Google says the primary motive of the platform is to free the gamers from the hardware limitations of the gaming devices. And while playing the games in the platform, a user does not necessarily require powerful gaming hardware. That’s because the game does not run the device being used by a gamer, it will run on Google’s global network of data centers instead. Since Google’s data centers have a lot of computing power at its disposal, even the heaviest of the games will also run very smoothly. This also gives the developers an opportunity to build graphics-intensive games since there will be no computational limitations.

“When Stadia launches later this year, we expect to be able to deliver 4K 60 fps at approximately the same bandwidth requirements.”

Although Google said any controller at the users’ disposal can be used to control the games, Google also announced a gaming controller on its own. The Stadia Controller comes with an in-built microphone, a dedicated Screenshot button, and a Google Assistant button. It also has two joysticks, four action buttons, a full-size directional pad, and two shoulder buttons on either side.

Google announced to deliver gaming at 4K resolution and 60fps and to further go with 8K resolution in the future. That looks appealing but Google also described that the possible resolution and frame rate output to differ according to the internet connection of the user. Also, there is internet latency to consider. So although the concept looks tantalizing, we are not yet sure how the platform will be like when it comes to life. But if Google delivered as promised, the platform could be intimidating for the gaming consoles like PlayStations and XBoxes. It might affect the sales of powerful graphics cards as well.

Source: Engadget

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