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NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker Oppo is all set to launch its new F-series smartphones in India. Oppo has confirmed that it will launch the Oppo F19 Pro+ 5G and F19 Pro smartphone in India on March 8. Oppo has also confirmed that both the smartphones will be available online on Amazon and Flipkart . Oppo has also revealed that the F19 Pro+ 5G will come with an AI highlight portrait video which will optimise the video portraits by automatically detecting and adjusting for light. “Be it low light night or bright backgrounds, portrait videos on the OPPO F19 Pro+ 5G are vivid, with sharp details, balance and natural skin tones,” said the company. It is also the first F-series smartphone to come with the company's smart 5G 3.0 compatibility which will enable faster download and upload speeds. The smartphone will also come equipped with 8 Antennas and a new 360 degrees wrap-around design which will offer better signal performance. Whether the mobile phone is in landscape or … [Read more...] about Oppo F19 Pro+ 5G, F19 Pro 5G to launch in India on March 8

Rebranding It remains unclear if the Redmi K40 Pro will also make its way to global markets as a POCO phone. Babu Mohan 2 Mar 2021 0 Source: Xiaomi What you need to know The POCO F3 could be a rebranded version of the recently launched Redmi K40. In addition to Europe, the phone is also likely to be launched in India in the near future. The Redmi K40 comes with a 120Hz AMOLED display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 870 processor, and triple rear cameras with a 48MP main sensor. Xiaomi's Redmi sub-brand launched three impressive new value flagship phones in China last week, including its first phone with a Snapdragon 870 chipset. While Redmi hasn't confirmed any plans of launching the Redmi K40 series in global markets yet, a new FCC listing suggests the vanilla Redmi K40 could make its way to markets outside China as a POCO phone. The FCC listing reveals POCO's next phone will carry the same model number as the Redmi K40. This is … [Read more...] about Xiaomi’s Redmi K40 could soon make its global debut as the POCO F3

Stronger together The three wallpapers are available right now through the Wallpapers app. Ara Wagoner 1 Mar 2021 0 Source: Ara Wagoner / Android Central What you need to know Google has its first expansion for its new Curated Culture section of the Wallpapers app. As part of the March Feature Drop, three new wallpapers have been added for International Women's Day next week. The creators of the wallpapers are a duo of female Spanish illustrators that go by the name Cachetejack. The latest feature drop for the Pixel series brings some updates to Google Recorder and Smart Compose, but the most fun part of this month's drop is the new wallpapers for the Curated Culture collection. Last month's wallpapers were celebrating Black History Month, and this month, the trio of new wallpapers are celebrating female empowerment ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. The creator of the three pieces is Cachetejack , an illutstrative duo … [Read more...] about March Pixel Feature Drop adds three new wallpapers for International Women’s Day

We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . A new galaxy awaits The wait is almost over. Ara Wagoner 16 Feb 2021 0 Source: Samsung What you need to know Samsung has opened preorders for the Galaxy Chromebook 2, starting at $550. Available in two colors, this more affordable version of last year's ultrabook comes with either a Celeron or an Intel Core i3. The Galaxy Chromebook 2 will go on sale March 1, and if you buy it from Samsung or Best Buy from March 1-14, you get a $30 credit to spend on your next purchase. If you preorder in February, you get a $50 credit instead of $30. Announced at CES 2021 , the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 took the original striking (and stunningly expensive) Galaxy Chromebook and reined in the over-the-top features in order to provide a premium Chromebook without quite as much of a premium price tag, giving us one of the Best Chromebooks without breaking our wallets in … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 arrives March 1 with a $50 preorder bonus

Earth's most recent brush with asteroid danger was eight years ago, when a space rock the size of a six-story building came seemingly out of nowhere, injuring 1,200 people when it exploded over Chelyabinsk , Russia. Now, scientists are using this month's flyby of the infamous asteroid Apophis to test their responses to potentially hazardous space rocks, honing the fine art of planetary defense. Planetary defense focuses on identifying asteroids and comets that hang out around Earth, mapping their precise paths and seeing how their orbits compare with Earth's. If an orbital model shows that an asteroid and Earth are due to reach the same place at the same time, things get serious, particularly when the space rock is large. That's the sort of scenario that ended the dinosaurs' reign, after all. But planetary defense isn't hopeless: if humans identify a dangerous asteroid long enough before impact, we could theoretically do something to divert it. Related: … [Read more...] about Planetary defense experts use infamous asteroid Apophis to practice spotting dangerous space rocks