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Google has banned another list of 19 apps from its Play Store. These apps were downloaded millions of times by Android smartphone users around the globe.According to the Threat Intelligence and Research team from White Ops, these 19 apps are capable of filling devices with unwanted and highly irritating adverts.These apps after installing bombarded users with out-of-context interstitial ads as, often referred as Adwares. An interstitial also pops up after the app is closed, rendering twice at intervals of a few seconds apart, as well as when an user uninstalls any other app. There is code present for launching ads…

Qualcomm on Monday announced Quick Charge 5, the fastest commercial charging technology for Android devices. The main highlight on QC5 will be it supports more than 100W charging power in a smartphone and is capable of charging devices from 0 to 50 % battery power in just 5 minutes. It is 70% more efficient or 4 times faster compared to Quick Charge 4, and offers 10 times the power delivery of Quick Charge 1, which was launched back in 2013.Quick Charge 5 is backwards compatible with version 2.0, 3.0, 4, and 4+, with the chart below explaining the permutations. Qualcomm…

Samsung has launched its most affordable phone in India - Galaxy M01 Core. Adding to its popular Galaxy M series, M01 Core is the third launch by Samsung under the 10000 price segment in the last 60 days. The phone will be focusing on users in India who are looking for an affordable entry level smartphone with trusted brand name.“Galaxy M01 Core reiterates Samsung’s commitment to make technology accessible, affordable and available to consumers across Bharat. Galaxy M01 Core has been designed to deliver value for money with a best–in-class performance and stylish proposition targeting users seeking best performance, experience…

Last month I was looking for wireless earbuds over online markets. There was plenty to choose from since the true wireless earbuds market is so competitive now. Some got the best battery, some got more connection range to cover, some had the best comfort and design over others and so on.I was having a budget of around Rs 5000. There was a large number of options available within my budgets which includes earbuds from brands such as JBL, Noise, Philips, Realme etc. Lastly I decided to give a chance to one newly homegrown brand, Crossbeats, an Indian company headquartered in…

Popular game franchise Halo is set to release its next game title Halo Infinite. Halo series, which was kickstarted in 2001 alongside the original Xbox gaming console, was one of the highest earning video game franchises ever.On 23 July, Microsoft revealed an 8-minute gameplay preview demo of the franchise’s next title: Halo Infinite, which is set to be out later this year along with the new, next-generation Xbox console. The gameplay suggests that it has a large, open world map, suggesting non-linear gameplay that will let players finish objectives in whatever order they choose. Alongwith the familiar weapons such as…

Tecno, a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer based in Hong Kong, recently has announced its first truly wireless earbuds in India. Hipods H2 comes with a portable charging case that offers stereo sound effects. The earbuds supports bluetooth v5.0 technology for connecting with devices and is also IPX4 water resistant rated.There is a 45 mAh battery inbuilt in each earbud that has a standby time of 30 hrs. Company claims that it can run continuously for about 4.5 hrs (on max volume) and about 6 hrs (with 60% volume). They can be fully charged in just under 2 hours by putting…

Chinese smartphone maker, Oppo is planning to launch its smartwatch Oppo Watch with Google's WearOS for global users. It should be noted that Oppo Watch, which was the company's first smartwatch, was already released in Chinese market in March this year. However the original watch runs on a custom version of Oppo's ColorOS. Now the company reportedly shared a promotional GIF showing the watch design which looks similar to the original watch, and both look incredibly similar to an Apple Watch.The new Oppo Watch with Google’s WearOS has already been spotted on German website for sale. As of now it…

Facebook has silently introduced a new feature in its Facebook and messenger mobile and desktop apps. Through Facebook Rooms users can now broadcast live in a privately created room by inviting upto 50 people. The feature will be soon introduced in Instagram, WhatsApp and Portal users too. One thing to note here is users don’t require a Facebook account to join Rooms. Room can be public in which anyone can drop by straight from News Feed, events and Facebook Groups and soon, Messenger or a Private one - in which room creators can send private invitation links to a selected…

Dell in India has announced the launch of its 2020 lineups of 4 gaming laptops in India - Alienware m15 R3, Dell G5 15 SE, Dell G5 15 and Dell G3 15.Alienware m15 R3 is constructed with a premium magnesium alloy case. The laptop start with a quad-core 10th gen Intel Core i5-10300H processor. If you are willing to go more there is a configuration equipped with an eight-core Intel Core i9-10980HK CPU.Alienware used its Cryo-Tech cooling solution which comprises copper heat pipes, vapor chambers and fan systems with dual intake, dual-exhaust airflow design.For the display panel, gamers can have…

AMD has released its latest lineups of Ryzen 4000 series APUs. This series is based on AMD Zen 2 architecture. After a successful rollout in laptop devices, these chips are now available for desktop.However there is a catch. These chips initially are available in pre-built PCs supplied by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) only. This means consumers have to wait to buy and use the 4000 series chips in their own custom built PCs.Each Ryzen 4000G APU comes with a “GE” counterpart with 35W TDP rather than the standard 65W. To achieve this, the company reduced base and turbo clock speeds…