Month: March 2022

Almost a year ago, Google made some notable steps toward limiting the spread of fake news. The company introduced a feature that warns people of unreliable search results. Now, the search giant has added some information literacy tips. This is only available in the US at this time.

Google is now trying to teach users how to verify their facts, particularly if it has identified the topic as being evolving and well-researched. It displays suggestions such as searching the author’s name to see if he or she is a legitimate source of information.

The News app will also label Top Stories to promote news sources that are often cited by other publications or if the piece is an interview, an official press release, original content, investigative articles, etc.

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Qualcomm and ESL Gaming have partnered up to launch the Snapdragon Pro Series. The series with a $2 million prize pool will kick off next month in several regions around the world with several mobile games that you can compete in.

There are three levels to the Pro series: Open, Challenge and Masters. Anyone can join the Snapdragon Mobile Open (as long as you’re 16 or older), visit SnapdragonProSeries.com to sign. The first tournament of the Open series begins on April 12.

Successful players will progress to the Snapdragon Mobile Challenge round in June, the winners of that will go on to the Snapdragon Mobile Masters in March 2023. Qualcomm and ESL plan to hold the Challenge finals as well as all Masters in person before a live audience. Alternatively, you can watch games on Twitch and YouTube.

“The Snapdragon Pro Series gives players in multiple regions, at all levels, a chance to become a champion and compete for a share of more than $2 million in prize money,” said Kevin Rosenblatt, General Manager, Mobile at ESL Gaming.

Qualcomm has revealed the title of the next Snapdragon Pro Series. Here they are: Brawl Stars, Clash of Clans, Free Frie, League of Legends: Wild Rift, PUBG Mobile, Clash Royale, Asphalt 9: Legends and Legends of Runeterra.

Note that these titles are divided between several regions – North America (NA), Europe (EUR), the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), China, Asia-Pacific (AP) and India. Details for the Chinese and Indian tournaments are coming soon. This table will show you which games are part of which Regions’ Series.

The games will be played Snapdragon-powered phones that will highlight the best of the Snapdragon Elite Gaming features.

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OnePlus’ Bullets earphone range has been around for quite some time with both wired and wireless options and the latest addition is the Bullets Wireless Z2. These are a wireless pair of Bluetooth earphones with a neckband design and will be exclusive to India.

OnePlus Bulletes Wireless Z2

Bullets Wireless Z2 feature 12. 4mm drivers which are the largest drivers put in a OnePlus earbud to date. They support the AAC and SBS audio codecs. OnePlus also offers an AI scene optimizer that fine-tunes audio. The neckband has physical volume controls and a microphone. The new earbuds are IP55 water and dust resistant and weigh in at a sizeable 230 grams.

Beam Blue and Magico Black colors

Battery life is estimated at 30 hours with a quick 10-minute charge giving you up to 20 hours of usage. Charging happens over USB-C. OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 come in Beam Blue and Magico Black colors. Retail is set at INR 1,999. Open sales in India start on April 5.

The Realme C31 unveiled last week debuted in India today. It comes in 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB memory configurations priced at INR8,999 ($120/EUR110) and INR9,999 ($130/EUR120), respectively, and it will go on sale in the country from April 6 through Realme’s official website, Flipkart, and mainline channels with two color options – Light Silver and Dark Green.

Realme C31

The Realme C31 is powered by the Unisoc T612 SoC and boots Android 11-based Realme UI R. It’s built around a 6. 5″ HD+ screen and packs a 5,000 mAh battery that draws power through a microUSB port at up to 10W.

For selfies and video calls, you get a 5MP camera inside the waterdrop notch, and around the back is the 13MP primary camera joined by a 2MP macro unit and a monochrome camera of unknown resolution.

The Realme C31 comes with a dedicated microSD card slot allowing storage expansion up to 1TB and features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication.

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Nearly three months after its debut in China, OnePlus 10 Pro is finally launching globally. OnePlus is holding a keynote which will start streaming from 1:55PM UTC / 9:55AM EST / 7:25PM IST time and you can tune in via the embedded video below.

OnePlus 10 Pro brings the very best OnePlus has to offer in the smartphone realm at the moment with flagship screen, chipset, cameras and charging. You get a 6. 7-inch LTPO2 AMOLED panel with QHD+ resolution with a variable refresh rate ranging from 1 to 120Hz. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip sits at the helm alongside 8/12GB RAM and up to 512GB storage as well as a 5,000 mAh battery with 80W charging in all markets except the US where it will be limited to 65W speeds.

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 will also launch at today’s event as the maker’s more affordable wireless earbuds. We may also see some other devices launch on stage so stay tuned to our homepage for full coverage of the event.

We’ve seen the leaked specifications for the upcoming vivo X-series phones, but still haven’t a full picture. Digital Chat Station provides another piece of the puzzle, focusing on the vivo X80.

The phone will be powered by the Dimensity 9000, rather than the 8000 as some earlier leaks suggested. The chipset will be cooled by a 4,000 mm2 vacuum chamber. Last month we saw an X80 with the Dimensity 9000 top the AnTuTu and Geekbench charts, this is definitely MediaTek’s best chip yet.

According to a previous leak, the vivo X80 Pro will also use the Dimensity 9000, while the Pro+ model will get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 instead. The X80 and X80 Pro will be differentiated in other ways.

The vivo X80 will a 6. 78″ Samsung E5 AMOLED panel with 120 Hz refresh rate and “DC-like dimming” (the “like” part may be an artifact of digital translation). The X80 Pro is expected to feature a similar display, though it will be sharper – unofficial info claims FHD+ resolution for the X80 and QHD+ for the X80 Pro.

There’s also a mention that the phone will support a special mode that helps run the popular Glory of Kings game at 120 fps. Maybe the X-series will take a page out of iQOO’s playbook.

DCS offers one last tidbit, the X80 will feature an X-axis linear motor for haptic feedback. Earlier info suggests that the phone will have a 4,500 mAh battery with 80W wired charging support and will measure 8. 3 mm thick.

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Youtube finally has picture-in-picture mode available for YouTube TV iOS. The feature, which has been on Android for some time now, is rolling out for devices, running iOS 15 and newer, the company announced on Twitter.

Users watching TV programs can exit the app with a simple swipe up from the bottom, and the iPhone/iPad will return to the device’s homepage, while the video will continue running PIP. The window can then be resized and moved around the screen.

The feature is currently present for all YouTube Premium subscribers (both on Android and iOS) who wish to continue watching a video while doing other stuff or simply listen to the audio when the device is locked. Google did reveal it is planning to allow PIP for everyone in the United States, but this clearly hasn’t happened yet.

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The Realme GT 2 Pro unveiled last month will debut in India on April 7. The vanilla GT 2 that was introduced alongside is unlikely to tag along, but Realme today announced that the GT 2 Pro will be joined by three more products in India next Thursday – Realme Book Prime, Realme Buds Air 3, and Realme Smart TV Stick.

The Realme Book Prime and Buds Air 3 aren’t new products. We know the details of what they offer, as we have them in stock since last month. The Buds Air 3 TWS earphones come with ANC, Dolby Audio support, IPX5 water resistance, and 10mm Dynamic Bass Boost Drivers. They have 88ms latency and are advertised to offer up to 30 hours of music playback when paired with the charging case.

The Realme Book Prime is similar to the Realme Book Slim, which was the first company laptop. It comes in a new color (green), 16GB RAM, better cooling, improved processor, and higher battery endurance. You can head this way to know more about the Realme Book Prime and Buds Air 3, and head over here to read our Realme Book (Slim) review.

The Realme Smart TV Stick is an affordable version of the 4K Smart Google TV Stick launched last year. It’s powered by a quad-core processor and has 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM onboard. The Smart TV Stick runs Android 11 and comes with HDR10+ and HDMI 2.0 support. It can also play FHD60p videos, but not the ones in 4K resolution.

Realme hasn’t revealed the Indian pricing of these products yet, but the Buds Air 3 are teased to cost less than INR4,000 ($53/EUR48).