Emotion recognition systems, which have been installed in Xinjiang, have started rolling out across China even as experts say the tech does not work very well — Emotion recognition was the crime prevention buzz-phrase on everyone's lips this week at China's largest surveillance tech expo, held in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen.
In October, we learnt that Samsung had plans to release a ‘Lite’ version of two of its popular flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10. We also learnt that the Galaxy S10 Lite (codenamed SM-G770F) would come in white, black, and blue colours. A recent certification made by Anatel (or the National Telecommunications Agency) in Brazil now suggests that the upcoming Galaxy S10 Lite will sport a fairly large 4370mAh battery.
According to a post published by Gurugram-based comparisons site IndiaShopps, the report from Anatel indicates that the Galaxy S10 Lite will have a minimum battery capacity of 4370mAh, which means the unit's typical capacity should be close to 4500mAh. This is much more than the Galaxy S10's 3400mAh unit and the Galaxy S10e's 3100mAh unit. What's more, recent rumours suggest the Galaxy S10 Lite's large battery will be complemented by a 45W fast charging kit.
From all that we've learnt so far, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is a rebranded and repackaged Galaxy A91. It could be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage space that's expandable up to 512GB using a microSD card. We expect the phone to run Android 9 Pie right out of the box with Samsung's proprietary One UI on top. Like the Galaxy S10, the ‘Lite’ model could be available in Prism Black, Prism Blue, and Prism White colours.
Unlike its current cousins, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is expected to come with a much larger 6.7-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. On the back panel, the handset could have as many as three cameras, including a 48MP primary sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, a 12MP ultra-wide sensor with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 5MP depth sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. The single selfie camera is expected to be a 32MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. We expect to learn more about this phone in the coming weeks.
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ByteDance, the developer of the famous short-video app called TikTok, has quietly revealed its first smartphone. Called Jianguo Pro 3 (or ‘Nut Pro 3’), the flagship-grade smartphone is currently on sale in the Chinese market for a starting price of 2,899 yuan (Rs 29,051 approx) under the Smartisan brand name. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset, the Jianguo Pro 3 allows the user to access Duoyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, right from the lock screen.
According to Smartisan's product page, the Jianguo Pro 3 is available in three variants: 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage. The Jianguo Pro 3 sports a 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with an in-display fingerprint scanner. Its back panel is home to four cameras, including a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor with an aperture of f/1.75, 13MP ultra-wide sensor, 8MP telephoto lens, and a 5MP super-macro lens. The selfie camera is a single 20MP unit with an aperture of f/2.0.
Powered by a 4000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4+ 18W fast-charging, the Jianguo Pro 3 runs Smartisan OS 3.0 that's based on Android 9 Pie. The phone is sold in China in black, white, and ‘Matsutake’ (mushroom green) colours. According to a recent report by Abacus News, the native camera app in the phone contains special effects and filters found in TikTok. “These can be applied to videos of any length, unlike TikTok videos, which can only last up to 60 seconds.”
According to a statement received by Reuters back in July from a ByteDance spokesperson, the Jianguo Pro 3 is a “a continuation of earlier Smartisan plans, aiming to satisfy the needs of the old Smartisan user base.” Founded in 2012, Smartisan is a “struggling” Chinese smartphone manufacturer that transferred some of its patents to ByteDance to keep the brand name going. At this point, we don't know whether the Jianguo Pro 3 will come to the Indian market.
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A technical critique on why even a well-intentioned effort to build a client-side scanning system for messaging will break key promises of end-to-end encryption — Recent attacks on encryption have diverged. On the one hand, we've seen Attorney General William Barr call for “lawful access” …
Late in October 2019, Reliance Jio announced the JioPhone Diwali offer under which the company’s first smart feature phone was being offered with a discount. Under the offer, one could purchase the JioPhone for Rs 699, down from its original price of Rs 1,500, and this offer was originally supposed to be valid till October 27, 2019. Now, the telco has extended this offer so that the JioPhone can be purchased with a Rs 801 discount till November 2019. In addition, the previously available additional data benefits worth Rs 693 will also remain in effect. Do note that the minimum recharge amount needs to be Rs 99 per month to avail the benefits.
Jio has apparently extended the offer saying it received an ‘overwhelmingly’ positive response from consumers. “Under the Jio Phone Diwali Offer, Jio Phone witnessed an unprecedented record demand during the past 3 weeks, due to which Jio has decided to continue the onslaught for 1 additional month. The feature phone users who were not able to join the Jio movement during the Jio Phone Diwali offer, now get another month to avail the benefits of the festive offer and migrate to Jio Digital Life”, the company said in a statement. As mentioned above, an additional data benefit worth Rs 99 will be credited back to a customer for seven recharges performed in a row.
JioPhone is a smart feature phone that runs KaiOS and is equipped with a 2.4-inch display. Powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, the handset comes with 512MB RAM and offers 4GB of internal storage. There’s also support for a microSD card of up to 128GB. The Jio Phone supports Google Assistant, which can be used to place calls, send texts and more. Additionally, it supports popular apps like Facebook, Google Maps, WhatsApp, and YouTube. It is backed by a 2000mAh battery.
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There are a number of reasons why Incognito mode in Google Maps might prove to be useful. Maybe you're exploring your next holiday destination on a shared device and want to keep a lid on it for now. Maybe you're making a quick jaunt to a nearby cake shop to surprise your significant other. Whichever be your reason, Incognito mode is officially available on Google Maps for Android. And here's how you can go about enabling it:
To enable Incognito mode in Google Maps on your Android device, open the app, then click on your profile picture in the search bar on top, and tap ‘Turn on Incognito mode’. Follow the same steps to turn Incognito mode off. Since Google is rolling out this new feature in stages, there's a chance the Incognito mode feature is still not available on your device. You should see it crop up in Maps in the next few days though. Do note that this feature is available only on Android for the moment.
According to Google's support page on the subject, turning on Incognito mode in Maps disables the following in-app features: Commute, For You, Location History (on the entire device, not just on Maps), Location Sharing, Notifications and messages, Search history, Search completion suggestions, Google Maps Contributions, Google Assistant microphone in Navigation, Offline Maps, Your Places, and Media integration.
“During Maps incognito mode, the Google Assistant microphone isn’t available in navigation, but “Ok Google” will continue to work as expected. Google Assistant is a system feature that isn’t a part of Incognito mode for Maps, so any information you share with it will be saved as usual,” warns Google. Incognito mode was first introduced in Google's Chrome browser. It allows you to browse the internet without leaving a trace of your browsing history on the app. Google hasn't mentioned when iOS users will get this feature in Maps.
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Investment data management provider Confluence Technologies has acquired StatPro, a supplier of cloud-based portfolio analytics to asset managers, for $207M+ — Confluence Technologies, a Pittsburgh, PA-based provider of investment data management automation for regulatory …
Reuters : An investigation finds several women across the US were deceived, drugged, terrorized, and sexually enslaved by sex traffickers...
