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Samsung Galaxy S20 series smartphones have started receiving the June 2021 Android security patch. All the three Samsung phones — Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra — are getting the update in the UK and Luxembourg with firmware version G98xxXXS8DUE4. There is no information on the update rollout in other markets. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3yQGSKy

Smartphones available for under Rs 40,000 in India tend to improve with every passing quarter. While a couple of handsets have retained their spots on this list, some of the new entrants come loaded to their teeth. If you thought Snapdragon 865 was par for the course in this budget, we have a couple of handsets with the Snapdragon 888 this time. Beyond that, one can expect high refresh rate AMOLED screens, 108MP cameras, 5G compliance and more. Let’s see what you can get your hands on for under Rs 40,000 in June 2021. Best phones to buy under Rs 40,000 in India OnePlus 9R / 8T Call it 8T or 9R; both OnePlus handsets are almost identical, barring a couple of minor differences. The OnePlus 9R was launched in India at Rs 39,999, when the 8T was selling for a few thousand rupees more. Sensibly, the price of the OnePlus 8T (review) has now been lowered to a little below that of the 9R. You get their 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage variants in this budget. Both phones have a 6.55-inch Full H

Teaser images of the 2022 Kia Sportage have been revealed ahead of the full exterior design reveal on 8 June. Sharing its underpinnings with the new-gen Hyundai Tucson, the fifth-generation Kia Sportage is expected to ditch the gawky, quirky appearance of its predecessor for a bolder, more rounded design language overall, hints of which are visible in the teaser images Kia has shared. It has also been confirmed that the new Kia Sportage will make its full world premiere in July this year. What stands out in the teaser images of the new Sportage are its boomerang-shaped LED daytime running lights, placed alongside the separate headlight clusters, with a split ‘Tiger Nose’ grille lending a hint of aggression to the nose. Wing mirrors are mounted on the front doors; the blacked-out B, C and D pillars provide a ‘floating roof’ effect, the window line and roof line taper off towards the rear, and the LED tail-lights appear to be linked by a slim light bar, an arrangement reminiscent of th

A Chinese cargo spacecraft carrying equipment and supplies successfully docked with the core module of the country's future space station on Sunday, state media said. A Long March 7 rocket carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft -- loaded with essentials such as food, equipment and fuel -- blasted off late Saturday from the Wenchang launch site on the tropical southern island of Hainan, the Xinhua news agency reported. The docking with the space station's Tianhe core module was completed at 5:01 am Beijing time (2101 GMT Saturday), the agency said, citing the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). China will need to carry out around 10 missions in total to complete assembly of the space station -- named Tiangong, meaning "heavenly palace" -- in orbit. The station is expected to become fully operational in 2022. Once completed, it is expected to remain in low Earth orbit for up to 15 years. With the possible retirement of the International Space Station after 2028, Tiangong

Samsung Galaxy S20 series smartphones have started receiving the June 2021 Android security patch. All the three Samsung phones — Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra — are getting the update in the UK and Luxembourg with firmware version G98xxXXS8DUE4. There is no information on the update rollout in other markets. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3yQGSKy

AMD has licensed its Radeon RDNA 2 graphics IP to Samsung, and the next flagship Exynos SoC for mobile devices will be the first to benefit from this. Tesla has also adopted RDNA 2 for console-quality gaming in its upcoming Model S and Model X refresh from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/34D9Boh

More than a third of summer heat-related fatalities are due to climate change, researchers said Monday, warning of even higher death tolls as global temperatures climb. Previous research on how climate change affects human health has mostly projected future risks from heatwaves, droughts, wild fires and other extreme events made worse by global warming. How much worse depends on how quickly humanity curbs carbon emissions, which hit record levels in 2019 but dipped sharply during the pandemic. But a new study by an international team of 70 experts is one of the first -- and the largest -- to look at health consequences that have already happened, the authors said. The findings, published in Nature Climate Change , were stark: data from 732 locations in 43 countries spread across every inhabited continent revealed that, on average, 37 percent of all heat-related deaths can be attributed directly to global warming. "Climate change is not something in the distant future," se

Top US and EU representatives on Monday urged other countries to do more in the global initiative towards a greener planet, stressing the world "cannot afford to wait" at a virtual summit hosted by South Korea. Climate change is a major threat to global growth, with perils ranging from disease outbreaks and declines in crop yields. But international negotiations on how to tackle it have long been hampered by disagreements over burden-sharing between rich countries that bear far more historical responsibility for climate change and the rising giants that are now among the world's biggest polluters. Last month, US President Joe Biden announced that the world's largest economy would cut emissions blamed for climate change by 50 to 52 percent by 2030 compared with 2005 levels, doubling the country's previous commitments. The US' special climate envoy John Kerry told the P4G climate conference hosted by South Korea: "We are pressing other countries to step

Hidden in a South Korean mountain tunnel designed to withstand a nuclear blast, the seeds of nearly 5,000 wild plant species are stored for safekeeping against climate change, natural disaster and war. Plant extinction is progressing at an alarming rate, researchers warn, driven by increasing human population, pollution and deforestation, even before many species are catalogued. The Baekdudaegan National Arboretum Seed Vault Centre preserves nearly 100,000 seeds from 4,751 different wild plant species to ensure they are not lost to "apocalyptic events", says its head Lee Sang-yong. It is one of only two such facilities in the world, he told AFP : unlike more commonplace seed banks, where samples are stored and regularly withdrawn for various purposes, deposits in seed vaults are meant to be permanent, with use intended only as a last resort to prevent extinction. The vault is designated as a security installation by South Korea's National Intelligence Service, surround

Iceland's glaciers have lost around 750 square kilometres (290 square miles), or seven percent of their surface, since the turn of the millennium due to global warming, a study published on Monday showed. The glaciers, which cover more than 10 percent of the country's land mass, shrank in 2019 to 10,400 square kilometres, the study in the Icelandic scientific journal Jokull said. Since 1890, the land covered by glaciers has decreased by almost 2,200 square kilometres or 18 percent. But almost a third of this decline has occurred since 2000, according to the recent calculations by glaciologists, geologists and geophysicists. Experts have previously warned that Iceland's glaciers are at risk of disappearing entirely by 2200. The ice's retreat over the past two decades is almost equivalent to the total surface area of Hofsjokull, Iceland's third-biggest ice cap at 810 square kilometres. "Glacier-area variations in Iceland since around 1890 show a clear respo

AMD has licensed its Radeon RDNA 2 graphics IP to Samsung, and the next flagship Exynos SoC for mobile devices will be the first to benefit from this. Tesla has also adopted RDNA 2 for console-quality gaming in its upcoming Model S and Model X refresh from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/34D9Boh

Xiaomi is scheduled to launch the Horizon Edition of its Mi 4A 40 smart TV in India today. Xiaomi is not hosting a launch event for the TV, but we can expect the details to be out by 12 pm IST today. From what we know so far, the Mi TV 4A 40 will sport a feature a bezel-less design. We also know that the new smart TV will feature 20 W stereo speakers with DTS-HD and will run on Android TV 9.0. Yes, just 1⃣ day to go for our #MiTV4A40 . The #HorizonEdition with Bezel-less design, launching tomorrow. Stay tuned! ⁣ RT if 🔄 you're excited too. pic.twitter.com/YLf628DXuc — Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) May 31, 2021 While Xiaomi is yet to reveal other details about the smart TV, the Mi TV 4A 40 Horizon Edition can be expected to be similar to the Horizon Edition TVs launched in September 2020 . The smart TV will likely be powered by a 64-bit octa-core processor with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage. Similar to the older Mi TV Horizon Edition, this could also come with a 3.5 mm he

Xiaomi has introduced a new fast charging technology called HyperCharge.The 200W HyperCharge Wired charger is claimed to fully charge a 4000mAh battery in under 8 min. The company also demoed 120W wireless fast charging technology that takes 15 minutes to fully charge a device with the same battery capacity. For testing both the technologies, the company uses a Mi 11 ... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/34ysuZm

Xiaomi has introduced a new fast charging technology called HyperCharge.The 200W HyperCharge Wired charger is claimed to fully charge a 4000mAh battery in under 8 min. The company also demoed 120W wireless fast charging technology that takes 15 minutes to fully charge a device with the same battery capacity. For testing both the technologies, the company uses a Mi 11 ... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/34ysuZm

OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 are receiving the OxygenOS 11.2.6.6 update in India. It will soon be rolled out in Europe and North America. OnePlus has included camera, network, and system improvements with the update. There is no information regarding the bundled Android security patch or the size of the update. The update will be rolled out in an incremental manner. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3wE9epk

The limited-edition BMW X7 Dark Shadow has been launched in India, priced at Rs 2.02 crore (ex-showroom). Production of the X7 Dark Shadow will be capped at 500 units worldwide, and a handful of these have now been allocated for the Indian market, but BMW India is yet to confirm the final number of units allotted. The Dark Shadow is based on the range-topping BMW X7 M50d, but costs Rs 36 lakh more, as it packs a number of cosmetic additions that lend it a stealthy appearance. Unique to the BMW X7 Dark Shadow is the Frozen Arctic Grey metallic paint job from the BMW Individual customisation division, making it the first BMW SUV to sport this exterior scheme. Also unique to the Dark Shadow is a black chrome finish for the large kidney grille, a gloss black finish for the roof rails and 22-inch M light-alloy wheels finished in matte jet black. Being based on the M50d version, it gets the M Sport package as standard, which brings different, more aggressive designs for the front and rear

Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the local environment, a top environment official warned Saturday. Thousands of navy ratings using mechanical diggers scooped tonnes of tiny plastic granules on the beaches that had come from the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl that has been smouldering on the horizon for ten days. Sri Lanka's Marine Protection Authority (MEPA) said the microplastic pollution could cause years of ecological damage to the Indian Ocean island. "This is probably the worst beach pollution in our history," MEPA chairman Dharshani Lahandapura said. The tiny polyethylene pellets threaten tourism beaches and fish-breeding in shallow waters. Fishing has been banned along an 80-kilometre stretch of coast near the ship that has been burning for 10 days despite an international firefighting operation. "There is smoke and intermittent flames

12:49 (IST) Realme X7 Max 5G is 8.4 mm thick and weighs 179 grams 12:47 (IST) Realme X7 Max 5G comes in three colour variants 12:47 (IST) Realme X7 Max 5G performance specifications: 12:46 (IST) Realme announces partnership with Asphalt 9 Starting 4 June, Realme will also be hosting a week-long Asphalt 9 championship for Realme users. 12:41 (IST) MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G chipset The chipset is built on the 6 nm process. It supports dual 5G carrier aggregation, and VoNR which is " Voice over 5G New Radio” – a basic call service which fully utilises the SA architecture of 5G network. 12:38 (IST) Realme X7 Max 5G is the first smartphone in India to be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G chipset 12:34 (IST) Realme has completed three years in the Indian market 12:33 (IST) "Realme now has 40 million users in India", says CEO Madhav Sheth 12:31 (IST) Are you ready? The event has kick off and Realme CEO Madhav Sheth i

OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 are receiving the OxygenOS 11.2.6.6 update in India. It will soon be rolled out in Europe and North America. OnePlus has included camera, network, and system improvements with the update. There is no information regarding the bundled Android security patch or the size of the update. The update will be rolled out in an incremental manner. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3wE9epk

Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G may launch as the Poco X3 GT in India, as well as in a few other countries, multiple tweets by a tipster have hinted. The smartphone, which was launched alongside the vanilla Redmi Note 10 5G in China earlier this month, comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 1100 SoC and 67W fast charging. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3yQlG7l

Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G may launch as the Poco X3 GT in India, as well as in a few other countries, multiple tweets by a tipster have hinted. The smartphone, which was launched alongside the vanilla Redmi Note 10 5G in China earlier this month, comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 1100 SoC and 67W fast charging. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3yQlG7l

11:48 (IST) via GIPHY Realme will be hosting a launch event today, 31 June, to unveil two new products for the Indian market. It will be launching a new smartphone in the X7 series – Realme X7 Max 5G – and a new smart TV, called the Realme smart TV 4K. The launch event is scheduled to kick off at 12.30 pm IST and will be streamed LIVE on Realme's social media channels. Realme X7 Max 5G: What we know so far Ahead of the event, we already know that the Realme X7 Max 5G will feature a 120 Hz FullHD+ Super AMOLED screen that houses a punch-hole camera at the top left corner. The smartphone will be powered by Dimensity 1200 chipset and will come with support for 50 W charging. In terms of camera, it will sport a triple rear camera setup that includes a 64 MP primary sensor, an 8 MP ultrawide sensor, and a 2 MP macro lens. Realme has further revealed that the smartphone will come in black, pink and silver colour options. The X7 Max 5G will be 8.4 mm thick and will weigh 179 gra

At its annual investor meet, Mahindra and Mahindra has laid out a plan to upgrade and widen its range of offerings significantly over the next five years. The company plans to invest Rs 9,000 crore towards this, of which an initial Rs 3,000 crore has already been spent with the company's recent expansion of facilities and products. The first of these nine new models is the new Thar, already launched in 2020. The Gen 3 body-on-frame platform it debuted will spawn three more models. The new Mahindra Scorpio will come first, originally scheduled to launch this year but postponed to early next year due to the current disruptions. This will be followed by the five-door iteration of the Mahindra Thar, expected between 2023 and 2026. This is the first official confirmation of the bigger version of the second-gen Thar, which should make it even more attractive to buyers who want the practicality of the full second row. The five-door Thar can be expected to sit on a lengthened wheelbase an

Hundreds of health workers marched to the World Health Organization on Saturday demanding that authorities in all countries recognise and act to counter the health risks of climate change. Around two hundred people wearing white medical coats and facemasks marched or were pushed in wheelchairs two kilometres (1.2 miles) through Geneva's international district to the WHO headquarters. Some carried giant banners urging action, including a towering thermometer showing the red temperature scale rising towards a burning planet. Once at the WHO building, representatives of the Doctors for Extinction Rebellion (Doctors4XR) climate activist network handed over a petition to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Signed by more than 1,100 health professionals from around the world, the text slammed the "inertia, inaction and the abyssal distance between speeches and actions". It demanded that health authorities in every country, who are currently taking part virtually in the ma

The Pfizer vaccine is slightly less effective but appears to still protect against the more transmissible Indian strain of the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a study by France's Pasteur Institute. "Despite slightly diminished efficacy, the Pfizer vaccine probably protects" against the Indian variant, according to laboratory test results, said Olivier Schwartz, the institute's director and co-author of the study that was published on the BioRxiv website ahead of peer review. The study sampled 28 healthcare workers in the city of Orleans. Sixteen of them had received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, while 12 had received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. People who had received two doses of Pfizer saw a three-fold reduction in their antibodies against the Indian variant, B.1.617, according to the study, but were still protected. "The situation was different with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which induced particularly low levels of antibodies neutralisi

Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of Covishield in June, official sources said on Sunday amid complaint by States about the shortage of anti-coronavirus vaccine jabs. In a recent letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, SII said its employees have been working round the clock in spite of various challenges because of the pandemic. "We are pleased to inform that in the month of June we will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of our Covishield vaccine to the country as compared to our production capacity of 6.5 crore doses in May," Prakash Kumar Singh, the Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII, said in the letter. Mr Singh also thanked Mr Shah for his "valuable guidance and continuous support" at various stages of their endeavour to make India 'aatmanirbhar' (self-sufficient) in COVID-19 vaccines and making it available for the

Realme is all set to launch Realme X7 Max 5G and Realme smart TV 4K in India today at 12.30 pm. Realme X7 Max 5G will join the company's Realme X7-series that already includes Realme X7 (Review) and Realme X7 Pro (Review) . The company has revealed a handful of specifications of the smartphone including design, chipset, display and more. The smartphone will be available for purchase on Flipkart. In addition to this, a recent leak by Realme Times hints that the smart TV might come in 43-inch and 50-inch screen sizes. It's almost time, get ready to achieve Max 5G Speed! Launching #realmeX7Max5G with India’s First MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Processor at 12:30 PM, tomorrow on our official channels. #FutureAtFullSpeed Watch the launch livestream here: https://t.co/CPR0kMS7aN pic.twitter.com/yd51AKMt5G — realme (@realmeIndia) May 30, 2021 Realme X7 Max 5G, Realme smart TV 4K launch: How to watch it live The launch event will kick off at 12.30 pm IST. You can watch the

Realme X7 Max 5G and Realme Smart TV 4K are set to launch in India today (May 31). The launch event will be livestreamed through Realme India’s Facebook and YouTube channels. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2TtdutE

Realme has published a dedicated page on its India site for the global 5G summit. The summit is slated to be held on June 3 and on the same page, Realme has teased the arrival of the Realme GT 5G here. This phone was launched in China in March. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3vOA7al

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told a virtual session of the Computex trade show in Taipei on Monday that it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines and is also being felt in other areas, including consumer electronics. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2SIDa4U

Realme X7 Max 5G and Realme Smart TV 4K are set to launch in India today (May 31). The launch event will be livestreamed through Realme India’s Facebook and YouTube channels. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2TtdutE

Realme has published a dedicated page on its India site for the global 5G summit. The summit is slated to be held on June 3 and on the same page, Realme has teased the arrival of the Realme GT 5G here. This phone was launched in China in March. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3vOA7al

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told a virtual session of the Computex trade show in Taipei on Monday that it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines and is also being felt in other areas, including consumer electronics. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2SIDa4U

Twitter is reportedly working on adding new emoticons to its current heart-shaped Like button. This was revealed in a tweet by  app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The assets Wong found show 'cheer,' 'hmm,' 'sad,' and 'haha' emoji reactions. In the GIF shared by Wong, some reactions currently only have a placeholder emoji. Twitter is working on Tweet Reactions view: “Likes”, “Cheer”, “Hmm”, “Sad”, “Haha” The icons for the Cheer and Sad reactions are WIP and shown as the generic heart one at the moment https://t.co/ZCBhH8z7JR pic.twitter.com/dGqq1CzIis — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 28, 2021 Wong had first spotted the reactions on Twitter earlier this month. Facebook rolled out  r eactions in 2016 . While the Twitter reaction surely take inspiration from Facebook's, Wong's leak shows that Twitter will likely take a slightly different approach on the moods or emotions that users will be able to use to react on a post. It has the s

Realme is all set to launch Realme X7 Max 5G and a 4K Smart TV in India today at 12.30 pm. Realme X7 Max 5G will join the company's Realme X7-series that already includes Realme X7 (Review) and Realme X7 Pro (Review) . The company has revealed a handful of specifications of the smartphone including design, chipset, display and more. The smartphone will be available for purchase on Flipkart. In addition to this, a recent leak by Realme Times hints that the smart TV might come in 43-inch and 50-inch screen sizes. It's almost time, get ready to achieve Max 5G Speed! Launching #realmeX7Max5G with India’s First MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Processor at 12:30 PM, tomorrow on our official channels. #FutureAtFullSpeed Watch the launch livestream here: https://t.co/CPR0kMS7aN pic.twitter.com/yd51AKMt5G — realme (@realmeIndia) May 30, 2021 Realme X7 Max 5G, Realme 4K Smart TV launch: How to watch it live The launch event will kick off at 12.30 pm IST. You can watch the lives

To maintain iPhone battery health, some of the general practices that Apple recommends include updating to the latest software, and avoiding high ambient temperature. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3wHZudF

To maintain iPhone battery health, some of the general practices that Apple recommends include updating to the latest software, and avoiding high ambient temperature. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3wHZudF

Here’s how you can check your iPhone battery health directly by going to the Settings menu. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2R5DlXN

Here’s how you can check your iPhone battery health directly by going to the Settings menu. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2R5DlXN

Just like all batteries, iPhone batteries are also consumable components that deplete in capacity over time. If the battery becomes too weak, users may notice reduced battery life and slow performance of the iPhone. According to Apple, a normal battery is designed to retain up to 80 percent of its original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles when operating under no... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3fuDZr8

Just like all batteries, iPhone batteries are also consumable components that deplete in capacity over time. If the battery becomes too weak, users may notice reduced battery life and slow performance of the iPhone. According to Apple, a normal battery is designed to retain up to 80 percent of its original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles when operating under no... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3fuDZr8

New Delhi: Large social media companies like Google, Facebook and WhatsApp have shared details with the IT Ministry as per requirement of the new digital rules, but Twitter is still not following the norms, government sources said. Twitter has not sent details of chief compliance officer to the IT Ministry, and shared details of a lawyer working in a law firm as nodal contact person and grievance officer, the sources said. This, when the IT rules clearly require these designated officers of the significant social media platforms to be employees of the company and resident in India, they pointed out. Meanwhile, most of the large social media platforms have shared details of chief compliance officer, nodal contact person and grievance officer with the ministry, as laid down under the new rules, sources said. Significant social media intermediaries, including Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Koo, Sharechat, Telegram and LinkedIn, have shared details with the ministry as per the requiremen

OnePlus Nord CE 5G may come with the Snapdragon 750G SoC and a 64-megapixel primary rear camera sensor. It may feature a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2SH90io

OnePlus Nord CE 5G may come with the Snapdragon 750G SoC and a 64-megapixel primary rear camera sensor. It may feature a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2SH90io

Microsoft recently announced the retirement of its longstanding web browser , Internet Explorer, in favour of its newer product, Microsoft Edge. With support for Internet Explorer only set to last until June 15, 2022, its remaining users have just over a year to find an alternative. But of course, most web users already have. While the eventual downfall of Internet Explorer was seen as a foregone conclusion by those who monitor web trends, the news might come as an unwelcome surprise for those who are somewhat less up-to-date. For the most part, though, this news is a whimper rather than a bang — a footnote at the end of an iconic story spanning more than 25 years. As a current professional in the IT industry, I’ll break down some possible reasons for this decision, and what we can learn from it. Searching for the answer Almost everyone is familiar with the idea of “googling” something, but there’s no such thing as “microsofting” something. How did Google manage to become synonymou