iPhone 12 renders leak, show off notch-less display and new design

HIGHLIGHTS

• iPhone 12 is tipped to ditch the notch on the display
• The smartphone is instead expected to house all the sensors in the phone's bezel
• Renders have leaked which show off the design of the phone

We're months away from the launch of the iPhone 12, but leaks and rumours about the device have already started to go into overdrive. Over the last few days, there have been a number of leaks that claim to have revealed key details about the upcoming iPhone. And now, new reports appear to have added to the existing trove of information about the device.

According to a new expert prediction, Apple could be set to make drastic design changes to the iPhone 12 as it plans to do away with the notch on the upcoming smartphone. This would fall in line with previous reports that Apple is looking to introduce a refreshed design with its new iPhones.

Interestingly, the information comes courtesy of Meizu’s former president Li Nan. He has revealed that Apple has been working on removing the notched display ever since the iPhone X launch. The prediction has also been backed by Svetapple which has posted some renders of the alleged iPhone 12 Pro. The renders too show the design of a notch-less iPhone with all its components now housed into the top bezel of the phone.

To remind our readers, Apple introduced the notch on the iPhone X and has since used it in two more iPhone generations. While the prediction about Apple doing away with the notch on the iPhone 12 may appear as a logical step, several reports in the past few weeks have hinted that it may not be for this year.

Reports have claimed that Apple will stick to notched displays for the iPhone 12 but improve the size of the panel. We've even read reports that the iPhone 12 could feature the biggest display on an iPhone to date -- a 6.7-inch panel.

Noted Apple analyst, Mincg-Chi Kuo recently claimed that the iPhone 12 could also get support for new technology, sensor-shift image stabilisation. Kuo has claimed that the aforementioned technology will make its way to the top-end 6.7-inch iPhone in 2020 with the new image stablisation technology seeing the actual image sensor move slightly. This in effect will help it handle movement and vibrations in a similar way to how optical image stabilization allows a camera's lenses to move.

However, the feature is expected to only be part of the top-end 6.7-inch iPhone model this year, with the rest of the models not getting access to the technology. They will feature current-gen stabilisation technology, much like the iPhone 11 Pro models which feature optical image stabilization for both photo and video, but only when using the Wide or Telephoto lenses.

Source: India Today

Nokia 8.3 5G with 64MP quad cameras now official: Price, specifications, and more

Nokia 8.3 5G was launched by HMD Global at an online event on Thursday. It is the brand’s first 5G phone and comes with some top features, such as a 64-megapixel main camera and a 24-megapixel selfie camera. The smartphone was in the rumour mill for quite some time before it was officially announced. The Nokia 8.3 5G is the successor of the Nokia 7.2 and borrows its design from there.

HMD Global has been releasing phones in different line-ups and the Nokia 8.X series phones belong to the upper mid-range segment. It comes at a price tag of EUR 599 onwards for the base variant, which is roughly Rs 48,300. The smartphone comes in a Polar Night colour option and will be available this summer. If you are planning to get yourself a Nokia 8.3 5G, here are the details on the phone:

Nokia 8.3 5G Specifications

Display: The Nokia 8.3 5G has a 6.81-inch FHD+ PureDisplay with an aspect ratio of 20:9. The display has a single punch-hole on the top.

Chipset: Nokia 8.3 5G is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor.

RAM: There are two RAM options - 6GB and 8GB.

Storage: Nokia 8.3 5G comes in two storage options - 64GB and 128GB.

Rear Cameras: There are four cameras on the Nokia 8.3 5G’s rear -- 64-megapixel main sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor.

Front Camera: Nokia 8.3 5G has a 24-megapixel front camera in the punch-hole.

Operating System: Nokia 8.3 5G runs Android 10 out of the box and is upgradeable to Android 11 as and when it launches.

Battery: It is powered by a 4500mAh battery.

Nokia 8.3 5G Features

The Nokia 8.3 5G comes with stock Android-like experience with Android 10. It has ZEISS optics for the cameras, including features such as HDR10, Action Cam mode, and others. There is ZEISS Cinema Capture and Editor to allow editing videos like a pro. The cameras shoot videos in 21:9 format, which is meant for cinema. It can also record 60fps and 4K videos with stabilisation.

The Nokia 8.3 5G has dual-mode 5G. It is claimed to offer the best download speeds in NSA for now and become one of the best phones to offer better 5G as and when SA mode is enabled. HMD Global is calling it the world’s first future-proof phone. The Snapdragon 765G platform facilitates the delivery of high speeds on 5G with its modular mechanism.

Nokia 8.3 5G Price

The Nokia 8.3 5G costs EUR 599 (roughly Rs 48,300) for the 6GB/64GB model and EUR 649 (roughly Rs 52,300) for the 8GB/128GB version. It will be made available in the summer 2020. The India availability of the smartphone is confirmed as of yet.

Source:India today 

BSNL introduces free work at home broadband plan with 5GB data everyday

HIGHLIGHTS

• BSNL introduced work at home broadband plan.
• The plan will offer 5GB daily data at 10Mbps.
• It will be only available to landline BSNL users.

The coronavirus spread in India has forced many private and public sector employees to work from home. While working from home will help in keeping social interaction at bay, there are many factors that could hamper the productivity of the people who are working from home. The internet connection is one of those major factors but now it seems BSNL has a perfect plan for its subscribers who are working from home. The telecom company has introduced a Work@home broadband plan at free of cost.

The BSNL’s new plan will be all networks across the circles including Andaman and Nicobar region. However, there is a catch. Only the BSNL users with a landline connection will be able to avail this plan at free of cost. Under the scheme, users will be provided 5GB daily data at 10Mbps and once the data is exhausted the speed would come down to 1Mbps per day. There’s no FUP limit on the plan.

This move by BSNL has been made to encourage more people to work from an alarming situation like this. If more and more people vouch to work from home it will help in curbing the coronavirus spread.BSNL’s well-thought-of plan will help a lot of people to work from home.

The BSNL work at Work@Home plan comes with a 5GB daily per day at 10 Mbps speeds and unlimited data at 1 Mbps speeds. There are no installing or monthly charges involved with his plan. However, this plan can only be availed by existing landline users who probably do not have a broadband connection yet.

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With this plan, BSNL eyes to convert the existing landline users into broadband users and avail the free data benefits. This will not hamper the free calling benefits that the users already have as per their landline plan. Once the user becomes a broadband subscriber, he will have to pay for the landline plan he had subscribed to but the data benefits would be offered for free.

Some Internet Service Providers such as ACT Fibernet and Airtel Xstream Fibre have also introduced new plans to lure the customers. Airtel Xstream Fibre has waived off the installation and security deposit for new subscribers, while the ACT Fibernet internet speeds to 300 Mbps and even offering unlimited data until March 31. All these plans have been announced keeping in mind that more and more people will be at home most of the time.

Source: India today

Disney+ India Launch Date Pulled, Hotstar Says, as Coronavirus Pandemic Pushes 2020 IPL

Coronavirus has felled Disney+ Hotstar. The new streaming service won't launch on March 29 in India, as previously announced, Hotstar said Friday. This was expected, given BCCI's decision last Friday to postpone the start of the 2020 Indian Premier League season until mid-April in the wake of growing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. Disney had wanted to time the launch of Disney+ in India with the start of IPL, in a bid to use the Twenty20 cricket tournament's popularity to drive up subscriptions. With IPL pushed back, it naturally made little sense for Disney+ Hotstar to stick to that date.

In a prepared statement, DisneyAPAC president and Star & Disney India chairman Uday Shankar said: “We recently announced that Disney+ would launch in India through the Hotstar service in conjunction with beginning of the Indian Premier League cricket season. Given the delay of the season, we have made the decision to briefly pause the roll-out of Disney+ and will announce a new revised premiere date for the service soon.”

Shankar's statement also confirms what Gadgets 360 first reported on Saturday, that Hotstar had paused the weekly rollout of new Disney+ content in India. Owing to that, Disney+ Hotstar is now stuck in a curious position — you can watch all the Disney+ originals released between November 2019 (original launch) and March 6 (the last Friday before its early India arrival), but anything that's been released since on Disney+ is not available to Hotstar subscribers. With the launch pushed back, we will not see any new Disney+ content likely until IPL begins.

Source: Gadgets 360

MacBook Air 2020 With ‘Magic Keyboard’, 256GB Base Storage Launched: Price in India

Apples has updated its MacBook Air with a new “Magic Keyboard” to replace the infamous butterfly keyboard seen in earlier models of the laptop. The new MacBook Air, aka MacBook Air 2020, also offers new Intel processors, upgraded Intel Iris Plus graphics, and 256GB base storage unlike the existing 128GB storage. You'll also get upgraded onboard RAM. All this comes along with Apple's claim of an all-day battery life. If you've seen the last-generation MacBook Air model in the past, you won't notice any changes on the chassis front. The MacBook Air 2020 retains the aluminium design that debuted in 2018. Also, there is Touch ID support. Alongside the new MacBook Air, Apple has updated Mac mini with double the storage capacity. It has a US base price of $799 (roughly Rs. 59,320). There is also a new iPad Pro with a LiDAR scanner on board.

MacBook Air 2020 price in India

The MacBook Air 2020 price in India starts at Rs. 92,900 for the base 256GB storage option. Apple also has other storage models whose pricing is yet to be revealed, though. There are Gold, Silver, and Space Grey colour options. Availability details of the new MacBook Air have not been announced at the moment. In the US, it launched at a base price of $999 (roughly Rs. 74,200).

In contrast, Apple launched the MacBook Air 2018 in India with a starting price of 1,14,900. It is currently on sale at Rs. 99,900 for the base 128GB storage option, while its 256GB model is available at Rs. 1,19,900.

In addition to the MacBook Air 2020, Apple has upgraded the Mac miniwith standard 256GB storage that is priced Rs. 74,900, while its new 512GB storage option is priced at Rs. 1,04,900.

MacBook Air 2020 specifications, features

The USP of the MacBook Air 2020 is the Magic Keyboard that was earlier offered on the 16-inch MacBook Pro. The new keyboard has the same 1mm of key travel that you'll get on the MacBook Pro. There also are inverted-T arrow keys with the “refined scissor” mechanism that is touted to be responsive and offer a quiet typing experience. The keyboard retains backlit keys along with an ambient light sensor.

MacboApart from the new keyboard, the latest MacBook Air has 10th generation Intel Core processors that are touted to deliver up to two times faster performance over the predecessor. You can choose between 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3 and 1.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 options. Additionally, there is Intel Iris Plus graphics along with support for Thunderbolt 3-enabled external graphics processors. Apple claims that the new hardware on the MacBook Air enables up to 80 percent faster graphics performance over the last-generation model.

The MacBook Air 2020 retains the earlier 13-inch Retina display that has an IPS panel with 2560x1600 pixels resolution and 227ppi of pixel density. The display panel has a 16:10 aspect ratio and is powered by True Tone technology.

Apple has listed 256GB and 512GB of PCIe-based SSD storage options on its official site. However, it does mention in the press release that it would offer up to 2TB SSD -- double the previous maximum storage capacity. There is also 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM clocked at 3,733MHz.

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The new MacBook Air also includes the Apple T2 Security Chip that is touted to check that software loaded during the boot process hasn't been tampered with and offers data encryption on-the-move. There is also Touch ID support foran enhanced login experience.

Similar to previous MacBook Air, the new model also has a three-mic array and Force Touch trackpad. The device also has Thunderbolt 3 ports for data transfer, charging, and video output. Further it supports up to a 6K external display and has built-in stereo speakers along with wide stereo sound production.

There is a built-in 49.9-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery that is touted to deliver up to 11 hours of wireless Web or up to 30 days of standby time on a single charge. Furthermore, the new model weighs 1.29 kilograms — slightly over 1.25 kilograms.

Source: Gadgets 360