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Did you see the battery saver on your Android Pie device activate automatically last night? Well, you are not alone as several devices running the latest iteration of Android noticed this power-saving kick in out of the blue. Reddit is flooded with reports that several Google Pixel devices, along with the Essential Phone,  Nokia 7 plus  and the  OnePlus 6  – all running some form of Android Pie (stable or beta builds) were affected by this weird bug. Battery saver helps keep your device running for a little longer by limiting unnecessary background apps, lowering the brightness, and not using mobile data. A lot of users called it a standard practice, with OEMs A/B testing features prior to official rollout. But it surely has creeped out many other people. Well, as per an  official statement posted by Google on Reddit, it was an accident which  stemmed from an internal experiment  and extended beyond the scope of devices that should’ve been included in it. You can find the c

Apple launched three new iPhones this year and all three are powered by the company’s latest  A12 Bionic chipset. Built on a 7nm process, the A12 Bionic chipset features a next-gen neural engine that unlocks quite a few new features in the camera app. Apple spoke at length about the all new Smart HDR feature that the company claims is capable of delivering  “photos with high dynamic range and great image detail, advanced bokeh quality in Portrait mode photos and dynamic depth of field that is user adjustable in the Photos app.” Now that might not immediately make it clear, so if you’re still wondering what exactly this Smart HDR is, then you are in the right place. A Little Help From Neural Networks Simply put, Smart HDR will allow users to click better pictures that have little to no loss of detail due to overexposure or shadows – you won’t get pictures which look black in the darker areas or a blinding white in the well-let areas. In order to make that happen, the new

The Poco F1 has gained a significant amount of popularity worldwide, thanks to its powerful specifications, a  camera that clearly feels out-of-budget , a  sturdy build , and features such as the  liquid cooling tech . These great features, despite  certain flaws , have resulted in a substantial revenue with Poco’s parent Xiaomi raking  Rs 200 crore in the very first sale  itself. In spite of the Poco F1’s popularity, many wanting to own the device have faced difficulty in scoring one due to the rush at the flash sales. But as Poco’s global Product Head, Jai Mani, promised at the launch event, the issue is close to being resolved. The  #MasterOfSpeed  is now within even more reach.  #POCOF1  6GB RAM + 128GB UFS 2.1 internal storage goes on open sale starting midnight tonight! Get it on  https://t.co/DREiXV90LG  and  @Flipkart . RT if you're planning to get one!  pic.twitter.com/XCq5mH9bzF — POCO India (@IndiaPOCO)  September 13, 2018 Xiaomi has now announced that

The  Meltdown  and  Spectre vulnerabilities rocked the entire PC industry, and despite several patches to mitigate the risks, new  variants  of the flaws continue to surface. And it seems there is no respite for security professionals. Finnish cybersecurity company, F-Secure, has discovered a new firmware flaw which affects all modern laptops and can be exploited to steal encryption keys and sensitive data. The vulnerability allows a malicious party to perform a cold boot attack on a device which they can physically access, and all it takes is just 5 minutes to get past the security layers of a Windows or macOS-powered laptop and steal sensitive information. “It takes some extra steps compared to the classic cold boot attack, but it’s effective against all the modern laptops we’ve tested” , said F-Secure Principal Security Consultant, Olle Segerdahl. Modern laptops come with a safety mechanism to thwart cold boot attacks, but F-Secure’s team discovered a flaw in that mechanis

OnePlus fans, here’s some bad news. No longer can you use the brand as a champion for the headphone jack. Co-founder Carl Pei has confirmed that the  OnePlus 6T  will miss out on a 3.5mm headphone jack. In an interview with  TechRadar , Pei dropped the bombshell but did not use the OnePlus 6T name, instead saying  ‘next OnePlus handset’   will not have the headphone jack. “When we started OnePlus, we set out to make the best possible smartphone, but making a great phone doesn’t mean putting every component available into the device. You’ve got to make decisions that optimize the user experience, and understand that at times things that provide user value can also add friction.” OnePlus also announced new  Type-C Bullets  earphones, which will be launched alongside the OnePlus 6T. The company cited a study conducted in early 2017, which showed 80% of users used wired headphones regularly, but the same poll in 2018 showed a drastic drop as 59% of users switched to wireless h

The three new iPhones are finally here and have been  priced very exorbitantly . While all three phones represent an upgrade, the  iPhone XS (pronounced the “Ten Es”), the larger variant  iPhone XS Max , as well as the  iPhone XR  build upon the design of the iPhone X. As such many things remain the same as last year’s flagships but some things have definitely improved. The new iPhones come with bigger and crisper displays, new surgical-grade aluminum and stainless steel design and immaculate finish, and  more power under the hood . Powered by the all-new A12 Bionic chipset, the new iPhones are much faster and more power efficient than 2017’s  iPhone X . Let’s see how the new iPhones improve on last year’s flagship: iPhone X iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPhone XR Display 5.8-inch OLED6.5-inch OLED6.5-inch OLED6.5-inch OLED Processor A11 BionicA12 BionicA12 BionicA12 Bionic RAM 3GB4GB4GB3GB Internal Storage 64GB, 256GB64GB, 256GB and 512GB64GB, 256GB, and 512GB64GB, 128GB, and 256GB Pr

At the 2018 iPhone launch event, Apple  unveiled the all-new Apple Watch Series 4 . Priced starting at $399, the Apple Watch series 4 brings a huge list of significant improvements over the last generation. Here, we’ll be taking a closer look at the Apple Watch Series 4 and all that it has to offer. Starting off, the all new Apple Watch Series 4 sports a  30 percent larger display  than the previous gen Apple Watch, while managing to be 40 percent thinner than the last generation with less total volume. Redesigned UI The Apple Watch Series 4 comes with a  redesigned Watch OS 5  which makes use of the updated hardware to deliver more features than ever before. Talking about hardware, the new Apple Watch Series 4 is powered by a fourth gen processing unit which Apple calls S4 which is made up of a 64-bit dual-core processor and a new GPU. Thanks to the updated hardware, the new Apple Watch is claimed to be two times faster than the older generation. Fall Detection The Apple Watch also in

At it’s iPhone launch event being held in the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, the Cupertino giant has launched the iPhone XS, and it looks pretty much like what we expected it to. The new iPhone XS has been launched in three color variants: Gold, Silver, and Space Gray, and the iPhone XS is also IP68 rated. The new iPhone XS comes with a  5.8-inch SuperRetina OLED  display variants. The display supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 for better color reproduction and boasts of 60% greater dynamic range. Powering the phone is the  A12 Bionic chip  that’s built on the 7nm process. It’s a 6 core chip, with 2 high power cores, and 4 high efficiency cores. In terms of optics, the new iPhone XS comes with a  12MP f/1.8 + 12MP f/2.4 dual rear camera, along with a  7MP camera on the front . The new iPhone XS also has a better battery than the iPhone X and can last upto 30 minutes longer. There’s also an eSIM in the new iPhone that will enable dual SIM capabilities in the new iPhone X

The Apple event has started, with CEO Tim Cook taking the stage to end the wait of fans who have been looking forward to the next-generation iPhones for a year. At the event being held in the Steve Jobs Theater at the company's new headquarters in Cupertino, California, Cook says the brand has created new categories of technologies that have had a profound effect on people worldwide. Apple is also set to ship the 2-billionth device running on iOS, the mobile operating system that powers iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch models. While the Apple Watch Series 4 was the first product unveiled tonight, all eyes are still on the new iPhone. Cook says the new iPhone Xs takes iPhones to the next level, and it comes in Gold colour this time around along with Space Gray and Silver, unlike last year's model. iPhone Xr is third, more affordable model with cheaper materials that has been unveiled today. Apple's Vice President for Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller said the new iPhone X

At it’s iPhone launch event being held in the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, the Cupertino giant has launched the iPhone XS, and it looks pretty much like what we expected it to. The new iPhone XS has been launched in three color variants: Gold, Silver, and Space Gray, and the iPhone XS is also IP68 rated. The new iPhone XS comes with a  5.8-inch SuperRetina OLED  display variants. The display supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 for better color reproduction and boasts of 60% greater dynamic range. Powering the phone is the  A12 Bionic chip  that’s built on the 7nm process. It’s a 6 core chip, with 2 high power cores, and 4 high efficiency cores. Note:  This story is still developing, check back often for more details.