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- Google Stadia gaming platform lets you play games instantly on laptops, PCs, Android devices and TVs in 4K at 60 fps with HDR
- POCO F1 6GB+128GB version to get Rs. 2000 price cut in India from March 25 to 28, will be available for Rs. 20999
- Black Shark 2 Gaming Smartphone launching in India soon – Here are the top features
- Google Photos Express Backup rolls out widely for users in India
- Vivo X27 Pro with 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras, 32MP front camera with flash and X27 announced
- Apple iMacs updated with up to 9th-gen 8-core Intel processors, Radeon Pro Vega Graphics, India price starts at Rs. 1,19,900
- Qualcomm introduces QCS400 SoCs with on-device AI for smart speakers and soundbars
- MWC 2019: It's all about the IP, baby!
- Qualcomm's Boundless XR is a clear vision of the future
- Google Pay now lets you book train tickets at no additional cost
 At the GDC 2019 yesterday Google announced Stadia, the company's new video game platform, as it had promised. This lets you instantly play games on TV (via Chromecast Ultra), laptop, desktop, tablet or a mobile phone at up to 4K and 60 frames per second with HDR and surround sound. Since this is completely online, gameplay experience may vary based on quality of internet connection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AffodEEF4ho Google said that developers will have access to nearly unlimited resources to create the games, thanks to powerful hardware stack combining server class GPU, CPU, memory and storage, and Google's data center infrastructure. Crowd Play feature allows watchers to 'Join a game' being streamed, with creators able to manage the queue. It has also introduced Stadia controller that is directly connected to Google's data center over Wi-Fi for the best possible gaming performance. The instant capture lets you save and share gameplay in up to 4k resolution on YouTube, has Google Assistant button and a built-in microphone. Google Stadia will launch later this year in select countries in Europe as well as U.S., Canada and U.K. Regarding Stadia, Google said: Data centers make Stadia possible, but what sets the system apart is how it works with other Google services. In a world where there ...     |
 Xiaomi's POCO just announced that POCO F1 6GB+128GB version will receive a price cut of Rs. 2000 and Rs. 20,999 from 25th March to 28th March. The company says that it has received overwhelmingly positive response that POCO F1 has received in merely six months upon its launch in August 2018 that calls for this price cut. The discounted pricing will be available across Flipkart and Mi.com starting 25th March starting midnight till the 28th March. POCO F1 6GB+64GB and 8GB+256GB variants will be available at standard rates of Rs. 19,999 and Rs. 27,999, respectively, but it will get an additional cashback of Rs. 2000 and Rs. 3000 respectively on exchange, on Flipkart from 25th to 28th March. Manmohan Chandolu, General Manager, POCO India, said: What started out as a promising dream has now become a successful reality. We designed POCO F1 by making product choices that assure unbelievable performance. With every feedback that we received, we refined the user experience, bringing innovations that truly matter. POCO F1 Evolved is a new experience in the same body, with features like Widevine L1 certification and Game Turbo mode. We are positive that our customers will immensely benefit from these innovative features and make the ...    |
| Black Shark 2 Gaming Smartphone launching in India soon – Here are the top features  Xiaomi's Black Shark announced the Black Shark 2 Gaming Phone yesterday. As expected the company has announced that it will be launching in India soon. It also detailed some additional features and accessories for the phone. Ludicrous Mode: When the Ludicrous mode is on, Black Shark 2 will release all the CPU power for supporting gaming performance without dropping frames and the company says that this is the only device in the world which can achieve this. Shark Space - Immersive Gaming Mode clears up memory in the background for ultimate performance on a single key press. Gamers need to pull down the Game Dock to customise their settings without leaving the game. When turning on the Performance Dashboard, they can monitor their gaming frame-rate and system temperatures in real time. Finally, gamers can also set up their performance in Gamer Studio. 4000mAh battery with 27w fast charge. 5 minutes charging offers 30 minutes of playing and 10 minutes charging for a 1-hour play. It also allows gamers to play and charge at the same time, playing PUBG for 30 minutes, charging for 15%. World's Lowest Latency Screen Touch: Fastest response speed of only 43.5ms helping gamers to improve their competitive gaming edge Master ...    |
| Google Photos Express Backup rolls out widely for users in India  Finally, Google is rolling out Express backup in Google Photos to all the Android users in India. After testing the Express backup feature with a small percentage of people in the last December, the company has started releasing to a large number of users. For the uninitiated, Express provides faster backup at a reduced resolution, making it easier to ensure memories are saved even when you might have poor or infrequent WiFi connectivity. In an official blog, Google said, "Over the past week, we've started rolling out Express backup to more users in India and by the end of the week, Android users on the latest version of Google Photos should start seeing it as an option for backup" Additionally, users will have the option to choose from the existing backup options: Original Quality and High Quality, as well. On top of the Express backup feature, the search engine giant is also launching a new Data Cap option for backup. This gives users more granular daily controls for using cellular data to back up. People can select from a range of daily caps, starting at 5MB. "We're starting to bring Express backup to dozens of other countries, rolling out slowly so we can listen ...    |
 Vivo has introduced X27 and X27 Pro smartphones at an event in China, as it had promised. The X27 has almost similar specifications as the V15 Pro that was launched in India recently, including a 6.39-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 91.64% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 675 or 710 depending on the model with 8GB of RAM, however this comes with a 48MP rear camera with Sony IM586 sensor, 5-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and a 13-megapixel camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens. It has a 16-megapixel pop-up camera on the front. The X27 Pro comes with a larger 6.7-inch Full HD+ 20.5:9 aspect ratio display, 32-megapixel pop-up front camera with dual LED soft flash, and comes only in Snapdragon 710 version with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. It also includes AK377A amplifier and NFC. Both the phones come with a 3.5 audio jack, run Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9, come with an in-display fingerprint scanner and pack a 4000mAh large battery with 22.5W fast charging via USB-C. Vivo X27 specifications 6.39-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio Super AMOLED display 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 675 64-bit 11nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 612 GPU / Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform ...    |
 After two years, Apple has updated its iMac lineup with faster processors and graphics. The 21.5-inch iMac gets 8th-generation quad-core, and for the first time 6-core processors, that promises up to 60% faster performance. The 27-inch iMac now for the first time features up to 9th-generation 6-core and 8-core processors, including 8-core Intel Core i9 processor (Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz) that promises up to 2.4x faster performance. 21.5-inch iMac gets Radeon Pro Vega 48 graphics for the first time, offering up to 80% faster graphics performance. The 27-inch iMac with Radeon Pro Vega offers up to 50% faster graphics performance for graphics-intensive workloads such as developing 3D content, editing videos with complex effects or designing high-resolution games. The 27-inch Retina 5K (5120 x 2880 pixels) iMac and the 21.5-inch Retina 4K (4096x2304 pixels) iMac feature 500 nits brightness and Wide color (P3) color gamut and similar specifications as the other iMacs. The new 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display starts at Rs. 1,19,900 ($1299 in the US) and the new 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display starts at Rs. 1,69,900 ($1799 in the US). Both these will be available starting next week, through Apple Authorised Resellers.    |
| Qualcomm introduces QCS400 SoCs with on-device AI for smart speakers and soundbars  Qualcomm today launched the new Qualcomm QCS400 SoC series - QCS407, QCS405, QCS404 and QCS403 to help deliver highly optimized, AI-enabled solutions that are designed for smarter audio and IoT applications. The QCS400 SoCs tightly integrate high-performance processing, the Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence (AI Engine), connectivity, and multiple advanced audio and visual display capabilities in single, power-optimized chip architecture. In the case of smart speakers, the QCS400 SoCs supports voice assistant experience with faster, smarter voice UI, even in noisy environments compared to previous SoCs– including AI-based local automatic speech recognition, low-power, multi-keyword far-field voice pickup with beam-forming and echo cancellation, and support for cloud-based voice assistants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPUhgXXxsw With Dolby advancements in sound technology, now the OEMs can efficiently and economically create smarter audio products with richer sound quality, extended battery life and improved voice assistance capabilities. Key features of QCS400 SoC Series Highly-integrated, yet flexible, single-chip architecture On-board connectivity Truly rich and immersive audio Improved Voice UI AI Engine Reduced development time Power improvements were driven on the QCS400 series support up to 25 times longer standby with voice wakeup and extended 'un-plugged' battery life. Furthermore, the QSC400 SoCs are highly flexible and customizable using Qualcomm Technologies' Audio Development Kit (ADK) and the Qualcomm AI Engine can be utilized ...    |
| MWC 2019: It's all about the IP, baby!  When you think of Mobile World Congress, the first thing that comes to mind is "New Devices!". That is pretty much the case every year, but it is indeed a very small part of the experience. Well, if one steps outside of that bubble that is. What stands out is the sheer ingenuity on display by every single company that wants to make a mark on the minds of the over 100,000 attendees walking the show floor. So, who ends up grabbing the attention? It's the ones that perfectly understand the needs of the future, of course. For example, we spent most of our time at the Qualcomm booth, which has a plethora of demos and presentations and almost every single one of them were about addressing the needs of the present and the future. With Qualcomm, there was more about the future of course. There was a whole wall of presentations, which occupied the main attention of the attendees, and it was full of research and future potential. In this case, of 5G standardization and what Qualcomm is doing about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6M6A8RHNhA At the end of this video, we talk about something called Spectrum Sharing, which is literally at least 4-5 years ...    |
| Qualcomm's Boundless XR is a clear vision of the future  The potential of 5G is immense. What we got to see at the Qualcomm booth regarding this new generation of cellular wireless technology laid down a clear path to the future. Part of that future is what Qualcomm calls "Boundless XR". XR is short form for extended reality and it includes both virtual reality and augmented reality. So, what is "boundless"? Well, this is where Qualcomm's expertise comes into play. Using 5G and powerful chips in smartphones, the IP-heavy company demonstrated its plans to break the XR experience from the shackles of wires and beefy computers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIS_5h6sF50 The first demo I had was of the Snapdragon 855 powered AR glasses called the nreal light. These glasses offloaded their computing entirely to the phone, making it cheap and affordable as a solution and creating some really unique experiences. The glasses have two 1080p screens reflected onto the eyes through mirrors and using two RGB cameras, a depth sensor, an IR camera, it can calculate depth and overlay digital holograms on to the real world. First I was greeted with a menu of items, with a couple of demos I could try. The first demo was 3D objects placed on a flat surface and I ...    |
| Google Pay now lets you book train tickets at no additional cost  Google Pay already offers cab and bus ticket bookings with abhiBus, Goibibo, RedBus, Uber and Yatra. Today it has introduced train ticket booking for Indian Railways, powered by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) at no additional cost at the launch. You can just click Trains option inside the Google Pay app to access this feature. This lets you search, book and cancel train tickets within the app. The new feature will roll out on Google Pay app on Android and iOS starting today. You will be able to search and browse train options, and book or cancel tickets with your IRCTC account, within a fast, intuitive and reliable user experience. See availability and duration — You can easily see details like seat availability, journey duration, and travel times between your stations of choice, so it is easy to compare and choose between options. Buy tickets at no additional cost - Book your train tickets on Google Pay, without any extra charges, as we launch. Source   |
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