Tech News July 9 LIVE Updates: Realme C11 India launch on July 14. (Express Photo: Hansa Verma)
Tech News July 9 LIVE Updates: Qualcomm has finally launched its next-generation mid-cycle flagship chipset, Snapdragon 865 Plus. In this new chipset, the company has increased the processor speed to 3.1GHz from 2.84GHz. The Adreno 650 GPU has also seen an upgrade and can now perform 10 per cent faster in graphic rendering. The new flagship SoC comes with the FastConnect 6900 suite that brings support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.
Soon after Qualcomm announced Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset, brands like Asus and Lenovo confirmed new smartphones powered by the chipset. Asus confirmed that Snapdragon 865 Plus processor will power ROG Phone 3. The phone is set to launch on July 22 globally. Lenovo has not revealed when its Legion Phone will be made available in the market.
Asus ROG Phone 3: Everything we know about the next-gen gaming smartphone
Google has silently started rolling out the second beta version of its upcoming Android 11 mobile operating system. With this release, the operating system is very close to a stable launch. The company has stated that beta 2 has reached a new milestone called ‘platform stability’, this means if an app works on this version then it will work properly with no additional bugs in the Android 11 stable build when it releases. With the beta 2 version, Google has only made small tweaks and refinements to the software, and no major changes have been made.
OnePlus has revealed that its upcoming affordable smartphone, OnePlus Nord will feature a dual camera setup on the front and a quad camera setup on the back. It revealed this via an Instagram post.
The company did not reveal the exact specifications of the camera modules. Apart from this, it revealed that the device will feature an AMOLED display.
Xiaomi has confirmed to launch Redmi Note 9 in India. The company has previously launched Redmi Note 9 Pro series in the country. Similar to all other Note devices this one is also expected to be priced under Rs 10,000. The company is yet to reveal the launch date of the Redmi Note 9.
Airtel today announced the launch of vernacular support on Airtel Thanks app. The prepaid mobile customers can now access Airtel Thanks app in multiple Indian languages - Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam and Punjabi. The feature is avsilable on Android and will be available on iOS soon. Support for several other Indian regional languages, including Kannadda, Assamese, and Odia will be introduced in the coming weeks.
Tata Sky has partnered with ZEE5, for its Android enabled smart Set-top box that provides content from linear Live Television and a host of OTT apps onto a TV. With this partnership, Tata Sky Binge+ has added 125,000+ hours of bespoke OTT content in 12 languages. At Rs 3,999, with the Tata Sky Binge+ connection, customers get 6-months access to premium OTT content on the Tata Sky Binge platform from Disney+Hotstar Premuim, SunNxt, Hungama Play, Eros Now, ShemarooMe and now ZEE5, along with 3-months of access to Amazon Prime video, all included.
Realme is all set to bring a new C series smartphone Realme C11 in India next week. The smartphone will launch in the country on July 11. Realme's C Series targets the budget segment and the C11 is also expected to be the same. The phone will launch via digital event which will stream live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
Asus confirmed that Snapdragon 865 Plus processor will power ROG Phone 3. The phone is set to launch on July 22 globally. The device recently appeared on TENAA with a 6.9-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2340×1080 pixels and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 144Hz refresh rate, up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB internal storage, Android 10 operating system with own ROG UI on top, 6,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging, 64MP triple camera setup on the back, 14MP front camera.