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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Android 10 based One UI 20 update starts rolling out to the Galaxy A70

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 10 update to the Galaxy A70. The handset was launched in April last year. The latest update brings One UI 2.0. According to XDA-Developers, the update has started rolling out for the users in Ukraine. It is 2GB in size. The Galaxy A70 Android 10 update carries version number A705FNXXU5BTB9 and also packs the February 2020 security patches.

The update brings system-wide dark mode, new navigation gestures, improved Digital Wellbeing tools, overhauled app permissions and more. Aside from the Android 10 changes, it also brings One‌ UI 2.0-specific additions such as redesigned icons and colors, a built-in screen recorder, a new One-Handed mode, an improved camera app UI, updated Samsung apps, and more.

The Galaxy A70 features a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U display. The display has a U-shaped notch on top and houses an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor within. It is powered by the Snapdragon 675 platform and in India. The handset comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage that is expandable up to 512GB.

On the optics front, the handset sports a 32MP lens with an f/1.7 aperture, along with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens with a 123-degree field of view, and a 5MP depth sensor. On the front lies a 32MP selfie shooter.

The Galaxy A70 packs a 4500mAh battery that supports 25W Super-Fast Charging technology and a USB Type- C port.

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iQOO 3 5G to sport a 48MP quad rear camera setup, teased in new video

iQOO is all set to debut in India on February 25 with the launch of iQOO 3 smartphone. It will come in both 4G and 5G variants. Interestingly, both of them will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. The company has now teased a video of the official hands-on of the smartphone in China. Moreover, it has unveiled a new video that showcases the smartphone's design in renders. It showcases the quad rear camera setup and a textured back panel design.

iQOO took to Weibo to upload the official hands-on video. Further, it posted another video showing off the back panel of the phone, which confirms the quad rear camera setup of the smartphone. It confirms the presence of a 48MP primary sensor.

Previous teasers have suggested that the handset features a 3.5mm audio jack on the top, which is supplemented by a secondary microphone. Further, the volume rocker and a red-coloured power button seem to be placed on the right side.

Separately, iQOO 3 5G was also spotted on Geekbench. The phone uses a motherboard listed as "kona" - the codename for Snapdragon 865 chipset. According to the listing, the iQOO 3 5G will be equipped with 12GB RAM and run on Android 10.

However, as per the TENAA listing, it could come in 6GB and 8GB RAM variants. Moreover, some leaked live images of the iQOO 3 last week hinted at the presence of an in-display fingerprint sensor and a hole-punch display design.

The iQOO 3 4G and 5G variants could be launched for Rs 35,000 and Rs 45,000 respectively.

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OnePlus 8 Pro leaked image shows a familiar design with a quad rear camera setup

OnePlus is tipped to launch its next lineup, the OnePlus 8 series in late March or April, which is a few weeks earlier than the regular update cycle. However, ahead of the launch, an alleged hands-on image of the OnePlus 8 Pro has leaked online. The image reiterates the leaked OnePlus 8 Pro renders and design schematics we have seen so far.

The latest development comes from Discord and the image was later shared on Twitter. We can see the phone wrapped in a protective, translucent sleeve, which is generally found inside a new retail unit. While the colour of the back panel is not visible, one can see the silhouette of the camera module. It shows a quad rear camera module accompanied by an LED flash.

Out of the four, three lenses are stacked together in a vertical pill-shaped module, which creates a small bump above the LED flash. The fourth camera resides above what appears to be like a laser autofocus module. The OnePlus 8 Pro is tipped to sport a 120Hz display refresh rate. OnePlus could ditch the pop-up camera design in favour of a punch-hole display.

Recently, an alleged OnePlus 8 Pro was seen sporting a punch-hole display surrounded by slim bezels. The button placement looks similar to the OnePlus 7 series, volume rockers are placed on the left edge, whereas the alert slider and power key seem to reside on the right edge of the device.

The OnePlus 8 Pro was also spotted on Geekbench that revealed that the flagship could be sold in a 12GB RAM variant, among others. OnePlus 8 Pro is codenamed ‘GALILEI IN2023’, features a ‘kona’ motherboard, and runs Android 10. The handset may feature wireless charging as well as an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.

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Enveil, a startup working on homomorphic encryption, raises $10M Series A led by C5 Capital, with Mastercard, Capital One Ventures, and others participating (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:
Enveil, a startup working on homomorphic encryption, raises $10M Series A led by C5 Capital, with Mastercard, Capital One Ventures, and others participating — Analyzing, searching, and performing calculations on encrypted data hasn't historically been possible at scale.

Reggora, a residential appraisal software platform, raises $10M Series A, led by Spark Capital with Boston Seed Capital participating (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs:
Reggora, a residential appraisal software platform, raises $10M Series A, led by Spark Capital with Boston Seed Capital participating — Reggora, a Boston, MA-based residential appraisal software platform provider, raised $10m in Series A funding. — The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from Boston Seed Capital.

Physics undergrads crunched numbers for Star Trek’s tribble problem

Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) is buried in adorable fluff balls in the classic 1967 episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles," on <em>Star Trek: TOS</em>.

Chalk this one up to fun scientific papers we inexplicably missed last year. A group of undergraduates at the University of Leicester in the U.K. calculated the growth rate of the fictional Star Trek critters known as tribbles. They published their results in a short paper in the university's undergraduate-centric Journal of Physics Special Topics, estimating just how long it would take for there to be enough tribbles to fill up the USS Enterprise.

First aired on December 29, 1967, "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode was written by David Gerrold, then a 23-year-old college student in California. He originally envisioned it as a cautionary tale of ecological disaster—inspired in part by how quickly rabbits multiplied when they were first introduced to Australia in 1859, a region where they had no natural predators. However, over several rewrites, the tone evolved to incorporate more humor—much to the dismay of ST:TOS creator Gene Roddenberry, who thought the episode lacked gravitas. Roddenberry was ultimately proven wrong. The episode frequently ranks among the top ten best episodes of ST:TOS, if not the entire franchise.

In the episode, the Enterprise is charged with guarding a shipment of "quadrotriticale" grain to Sherman's Planet. While on shore leave, Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) is given a purring ball of fluff called a Tribble by interstellar trader Cyrano Jones (Stanley Adams) and brings it aboard the ship. The tribble quickly reproduces, and its offspring reproduce in turn.

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After exiting Colombia in January, Uber relaunches in the country after finding a legal loophole, says customers will now rent vehicles with drivers via its app (Reuters)

Reuters:
After exiting Colombia in January, Uber relaunches in the country after finding a legal loophole, says customers will now rent vehicles with drivers via its app — BOGOTA (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) resumed transporting passengers in Colombia on Thursday with a new service model …

Friday, February 21, 2020

SBI Clerk Result 2020 – Provisionally Selected List Released

State Bank of India has released Provisionally Selected List for the post of Clerk.

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Researchers detail “SweynTooth” bugs, which could allow hackers in radio range to crash Bluetooth Low Energy-based devices like pacemakers and fitness trackers — Hundreds of smart devices—including pacemakers—are exposed thanks to a series of vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol.