Nov 4, 2018

Samsung Galaxy S10 may offer higher screen space by killing iris scanner

Samsang had introduced iris scanner feature on the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in 2016. Since then, the South Korean has been offering the feature on its Galaxy S and Note series of flagship phones. Fresh report reveals that the company may axe the feature on the upcoming Galaxy S10 in a bid to offer higher screen-to-body ratio.


Samsung is rumored to introduced three variants of Galaxy S10 in early 2019. Fresh information coming from South Korea reveals that the company has reportedly decided to axe the iris scanner from all the three variants of the Galaxy S10 phone.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) that was announced recently is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It is speculated that the most affordable edition of the Galaxy S10 may come with the same kind of biometric recognition feature. Contradicting rumors suggest that it could be equipped with an optical under-display fingerprint reader. The other two advanced models of the Galaxy S10 are expected to feature ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor supplied by Qualcomm.
Even though numerous smartphone OEMs have launched phones with notched screens, Samsung has remained on its notch-less 18.5:9 Infinity Display design for its smartphones. The Galaxy S10 variants may feature in-display front-facing camera that will allow them to offer higher screen space. A recent report had revealed that the Galaxy S10+ may offer a screen-to-body ratio of 93.4 percent. Samsung is also rumored to axe 3.5mm audio jack feature from the Galaxy S10 series.
In related news, Samsung has recently announced GM1 48-megapixel sensor and GD1-32-megapixel sensor. The mass production of the new camera sensor will begin by the end of this year. Hence, it is being speculated that these sensors may end up on the Galaxy S10 series arriving next year. At least one of the three S10 variants is expected to feature a triple camera unit.
Do you think that removing the iris scanner from the Galaxy S10 could be a good move? Share us your views by posting your comments below.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro with four cameras, 4000mAh battery to launch on November 6

Xiaomi is expected to launch the Redmi Note 6 Pro with quad cameras, Snapdragon 636 SoC, 4000mAh battery on November 6



Xiaomi is hosting an event on November 6 where it is expected to launch the Redmi Note 6 Pro. The Chinese smartphone maker has already launched the smartphone in certain markets such as Thailand.

 Redmi Note 6 Pro will be the successor to the widely-popular Redmi Note 5 Pro in India and is priced at 6,990 Baht or approximately Rs. 15,600. Redmi Note 6 Pro features quad cameras, is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform and is backed by a 4000mAh battery.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro measures 157.9mmx764mmx8.26mm and weighs 182 grams. The smartphone sports a 6.26-inch Full HD+ (1080x2280 pixels) display with 19:9 aspect ratio. 

Shielding the display is Corning Gorilla Glass. Redmi Note 6 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC and comes with 3/4GB of RAM and 32/64GB of internal storage.
On the camera front, there is a dual rear setup- 12-megapixel primary camera with f/1.9 aperture + 5-megapixel secondary camera with f/2.2 aperture. The rear camera supports Dual Pixel Autofocus and EIS for video recording.

 The dual selfie cameras include a 20-megapixel lens with f/2.0 aperture + 2-megapixel secondary lens with f/2.2 aperture. 
Redmi Note 6 Pro is backed by a 4000mAh battery and runs on MIUI operating system. The smartphone is available in four colours- Blue, Black, Rose Gold and Red. 

With respect to the connectivity, the smartphone supports Dual SIM functionality, Bluetooth 5.0, WiFi Direct and WiFI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
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Apple sheds smartwatch shipments share in Q3, Fitbit gains: Report

Fitbit's share in the smartwatch shipments market went up to 16 per cent in Q3 of this year, from 6% in the same quarter last year, registering a year-over-year growth of 348 per cent in terms of shipments.



Apple sheds smartwatch shipments share in Q3, Fitbit gains Report

Although Apple continues to dominate the smartwatch market, its share in the global shipments of smartwatches went down to 30 per cent in the third quarter of 2018, from 35 per cent in the same quarter last year, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research.

Global smartwatch shipments grew 53 per cent year-over-year in the third quarter of this year with a strong performance from Fitbit, kids watch brands such as Imoo and start-ups such as Amazfit, showed the latest findings from Counterpoint's "Global Smartwatch Tracker".
Fitbit's share in the smartwatch shipments market went up to 16 per cent in Q3 of this year, from six per cent in the same quarter last year, registering a year-over-year growth of 348 per cent in terms of shipments, the report said.
"Fitbit continues to shift its focus from predominantly SmartBand/trackers to smartwatches and has now evolved as the next best player to Apple in terms of experience and scale," Counterpoint Research Analyst Satyajit Sinha said in a statement.
"The launch of the Versa smartwatch was the turning point for Fitbit's smartwatch segment growth. The health/fitness factor is playing a key role in driving consumer decision making for the adoption of smartwatches and Fitbit has entirely focused on this core use case," Sinha said.
When it comes to Apple, the introduction of the Series 4 this autumn was the biggest update from a design and features standpoint, the report said.
"Apple's Series 3 saw an uptick later in the quarter with discounted pricing, while Apple's Series 1 continued to be the single biggest selling SKU contributing to almost half of all Apple Watch shipments. This could change in holiday season quarter as our channel checks showed pent-up demand for the Series 4," Counterpoint Research Director, Jeff Fieldhack, noted.
The US consumers find the LTE communications capability in the Apple Watch the most desirable feature, the report said. Cellular connectivity enables watches to work independently of smartphones - a capability that we believe will drive the market.

"By end of this year, cellular-capable watches will likely contribute to 20 per cent of global smartwatch shipments. This will be a challenge for Fitbit to solve and range LTE SKUs (stock keeping units) in their portfolio," Sinha said. "The children's or kids' smartwatch segment is growing rapidly, especially in Asia," Counterpoint's Senior Analyst, Hanish Bhatia, added.

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Flipkart Diwali 2018 sale: Here’s how you can get Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro at Rs 749

Flipkart Diwali 2018 sale: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro at Rs 749 with exchange offers? Here's how you can buy the phone at such low price from Flipkart.

Flipkart Diwali 2018 sale Here’s how you can get Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro at Rs 749

during its Big Diwali Days sale has begun and one of Xiaomi’s most popular device, the Redmi Note 5 Pro is up for grabs. The price of Redmi Note 5 Pro is Rs 12,999 for the 4GB RAM variant, which is a Rs 2,000 discount from the original price of Rs 14,999. The 6GB RAM variant will cost Rs 14,999 during the sale, down from the original price of Rs 16,999.

However, consumers can get the Redmi Note 5 Pro under Rs 10,000 if you are exchanging an old phone which can fetch an extra discount, over and above this Rs 2,000. Flipkart is offering its consumers up to Rs 12,250 off on exchange for Redmi Note 5 Pro’s 4GB RAM option.  Effectively this means you can get Redmi Note 5 Pro at just Rs 749.
The Redmi Note 5 Pro with 6GB RAM will get up to Rs 13,850 off on exchange, which brings the price of this variant to Rs 1,149 effectively. But as always there is a catch.
Redmi Note 5 Pro will only fetch this maximum exchange offer when you are trading in a really good phone for this budget phone. An Apple iPhone 7 will fetch around Rs 11,000 discount, while the Galaxy Note 8 is what gets Rs 12,250 off on the price. So yes, getting Redmi Note 5 Pro at Rs 749 is impossible, unless you really are trading a Note 8 for this.
However, this does not mean one cannot get Redmi Note 5 Pro under Rs 10,000. If you have a Redmi Note 3 or a Note 4 and want to upgrade to the Note 5 Pro, you will be able to get Rs 2,800 for the Redmi Note 3 and Rs 3,450 for the Note 4. This brings the effective price to Rs 10,199 in the first case and Rs 9,549 in the second case.
So depending on the phone, it is possible to get more than the Rs 2,000 discount that Flipkart is offering on Redmi Note 5 Pro by exchanging an older phone. Once again exchange offers are best if the device you are trading is in a good condition without screen damage, etc.
Flipkart is also offering its users 10 per cent cashback to users who pre-pay for their order via an SBI credit card. The company is also offering its consumers a Rs 100 cashback on paying with their PhonePe wallet, whereas, Axis Bank Buzz credit card owners will get an instant discount of worth Rs 400.
Customers can also pay Rs 99 upfront to get up to 50 per cent buyback value of their new Redmi Note 5 Pro, but this is only valid on Flipkart. After the consumers return the device to Flipkart, they will get a voucher of worth up to 50 per cent of the device’s original value to use for purchasing a new smartphone.
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How to buy Poco F1 at just Rs. 7,099 during Flipkart Big Diwali Sale

During the Flipkart Big Diwali sale, Poco F1 is available for purchase at Rs. 7,099 on the e-tailer. The smartphone is available with exchange offers of up to Rs. 14,900 and other Bank discounts.

How to buy Poco F1 at just Rs. 7,099 during Flipkart Big Diwali Sale



Poco F1, the budget flagship smartphone from Xiaomi's sub-brand, is available for purchase during Flipkart Big Diwali sale with exciting exchange offers and bank discounts. As part of the festive season sale, Flipkart is offering an 

additional Rs. 3,000 off on exchanging OnePlus devices for the Poco F1. Flipkart customers can also claim 10 per cent instant discount with SBI Bank cards during the sale. Poco F1 sports a 6.18-inch FHD+ display, is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC and comes with 4000mAH battery.
Poco F1 with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage is priced at Rs. 21,999 during the Flipkart Big Diwali sale. The listed price includes a discount of 12 per cent. Morover, there is an exchange offer of up to Rs. 14,900 on trading in used smartphones. 
As part of the exchange offer, there is Rs. 3,000 extra off on exchanging OnePlus devices. Thus, the Poco F1 can be purchased at an effective price of Rs. 7,099 during the festive season sale. 

In addition, SBI Bank cardholders can avail 10 per cent instant discount on the purchase of the Poco F1. Morover, Poco has partnered Jio for the Jio Poco F1 on Flipkart. 
There is an instant cashback of Rs. 2,400 for all Jio customers who activate any variant of the Poco F1 smartphone with a recharge of Rs. 299. Following the recharge, 24 vouchers of Rs. 100 each will be credited in MyJio app which can be redeemed against subsequent recharges of Jio prepaid plan of Rs. 299 through MyJio app. 

    
Poco F1 sports a 6.18-inch Full HD+ (1080x2246 pixels) display with 18.7:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC with Adreno 630 GPU. It includes up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. On the camera front, there is a dual rear setup- 12-megapixel primary lens with f/1.9 aperture + 5-megapixel secondary shooter with f/2.0 aperture. 
The selfie camera is a 20-megapixel shooter with f.2.0 aperture. The smartphone is backed by a 4000mAh battery and runs on the latest version of MIUI based on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 may come with ultrasonic fingerprint reader

Reportedly, the ultrasonic scanner was developed by Qualcomm years ago but has not been used by any company yet

Samsung Galaxy S10 may come with ultrasonic fingerprint reader

Samsung has always tried to deliver phones that are a piece of innovation. The company has never shied away from experimenting with the design and technology of the phones. The ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 may not be remembered for a happy reason today but it was the first Samsung phone to come with an iris scanner. 
The company is now working on a foldable phone and reports suggest it could launch only next week. In China, there are reports that the company is set to unveil its flip phone. A lot is going on at Samsung and amidst all these a new report related to Galaxy S10 has come up.
There have been a few leaks of the Samsung Galaxy S10 but yet there is very little that we know about the phone . There were recent rumours that Samsung was planning to debut in-display fingerprint sensor with the Galaxy S10 but now it seems that the company has decided to go a notch-up with this technology.
According to the leakster Ice Universe, Samsung Galaxy S10 may pack an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner which could use up to 30 per cent of the screen. It will replace the iris scanner that we've seen in previous Samsung phones. The technology is expected to be faster and more accurate than any other in-display scanner in the market.
Reportedly, the ultrasonic scanner was developed by Qualcomm years ago but has not been used by any company yet. Samsung Galaxy S10 could be the first phone to come with an ultrasonic fingerprint reader. Further, another report suggests that technology could be exclusive for the Samsung for at least the first six months of 2019.
The Galaxy S10 will be the 2019 flagship phone from Samsung. The phone could launch at MWC 2019. Apart from a triple camera system in the phone, it is also speculated that Samsung is working on a dedicated Neural Processing Unit for its Exynos 9820 which most probably will be powering the upcoming Galaxy S10. A dedicated NPU unit will allow faster advanced AI tasks along with faster voice-based actions.
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PMO Rebuffs Parliament Committee on Fraud NPA Cases, Deploys Ministers to Meet Joshi

Citing banking secrecy clauses, Modi government tells key panel it won't share

 information on action taken against names mentioned in the list 

Raghuram Rajan submitted in February 2015.

PMO Rebuffs Parliament Committee on Fraud NPA Cases, Deploys Ministers to Meet Joshi


Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office and finance minister Arun Jaitley have refused to provide any information on the “Rajan list” of “high profile fraud cases of non-performing assets” to the estimates committee of parliament headed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and MP Murli Manohar Joshi.


Instead, senior ministers have been deployed to meet Joshi privately to discuss the committee’s work, a development that constitutional experts say crosses the line of propriety.

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As the RBI revealed in response to an RTI query from The Wire, former governor Raghuram Rajan wrote to both the PMO and Jaitley’s office on February 4, 2015 with a list of fraud cases that needed coordinated investigation.

Parliament has statutory oversight over the executive and the government’s refusal to provide the high-powered committee with details of action taken on the “high profile fraud cases of NPAs” suggests Modi either took no action at all or has little to show despite the passage of over three years since the receipt of the list.

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Angry at the snub to parliament, Joshi now plans to ask Rajan to provide the estimates committee with the list he gave since the former RBI governor is not bound by the kind of confidentiality or banking clauses the Modi government has cited as the reason for refusing to cooperate.

In a shocking and unprecedented development, two senior members of Modi’s cabinet – minister for railways Piyush Goyal and health minister J.P. Nadda – called on Joshi at his residence around Dussehra and tried to discuss two reports of the estimates committee with him. One of those is the NPA report and the other the controversial one on GDP growth.


The manner in which the two ministers called on the head of a parliamentary committee is being seen by committee members as a “gross impropriety”. “Imagine what the consequences would have been if ministers during Manmohan Singh’s tenure had tried to privately meet Joshi, who chaired the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the 2G scam at the time,” said an MP.

Despite, several attempts, Joshi refused to respond to questions. Goyal and Nadda also did not comment.

Joshi has sent three reminders to the PMO asking for the list and action taken report. However, the PMO has taken recourse to citing a “banking rule” to justify not sharing the Rajan list with parliament.


Authoritative sources told The Wire that Joshi has written to Modi to say the PMO could easily share the Rajan list with him – if not the entire estimates committee – after making him take the oath of official secrecy. The Modi government has not yet sent Joshi a reply on this proposal either. Sources say that Rajan can even appear before the committee in person and apprise them of the name of the high profile defaulters.


The “Rajan list” has become a huge hot button embarrassment for the Modi government and sources say that the list and Rajan’s insistence on ensuring that the NPAs were reflected in the public sector banks books were the twin reasons he was not given an extension by the Modi government.

From demonetisation, which wrecked the functional autonomy of the RBI, to the current impasse with RBI governor Urjit Patel which has brought him to the verge of resigning the Modi government appears unrelenting in its efforts to undermine the central bank’s independence.

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Rajasthan Assembly election: Opinion poll predicts rout for BJP, majority for Congress under Sachin Pilot

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is unlikely to retain power in the state in upcoming assembly elections.

Rajasthan Assembly election Opinion poll predicts rout for BJP, majority for Congress under Sachin Pilot


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is unlikely to retain power in the state in upcoming assembly elections. According to the latest opinion poll, the Congress appears to be making a comeback in the state.
The opinion conducted by India TV-CNX predicted that the Congress is likely to get 115 seats in the 200 members House whereas the BJP is likely to bag 75 seats. The BSP of Mayawati is likely to get 2 seats.
In terms of vote share, the pre-poll survey predicted that the Congress under the leadership of party’s state unit president Sachin Pilot is likely to get 43.5% votes. The BJP is likely to 40.37% votes whereas BSP may get 2.58% vote. ‘Others’ are likely to get 13.55%.
In the previous Assembly polls held in 2013, the BJP had won a massive majority with 163 seats (45.17% vote share) and Congress winning just 21 seats (33.07% vote share). The BSP had won 3 seats.
When participants were asked whom they want to see as next Chief Minister, a whopping 32% respondents said that they want Congress’ state unit president Sachin Pilot as the next CM. Only 25.25% people said that they once again want to see Raje sitting at the helm of the state affairs. Nearly 30% of the respondents said that they want Ashok Gehlot to become the CM in case the Congress wins.
To a question about CM Raje’s performance, 48% said ‘poor’ whereas 35% said they are satisfied with her work. Only 12% said her performance in the last five years was ‘average’. Rest 5% said that ‘can’t say’.
When asked what issues will dominate the elections this time, 35% respondents mentioned unemployment as the biggest issue. 27% of the participants said that development in the state will also be the key factor during the elections.
To a question about the Raje government’s handling of Padmavat controversy and Anand Pal Singh’s encounter, respondents gave thumbs down to the ruling BJP. 65% people said that they are dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the Padmavat controversy. Nearly 55% of them said the Pal’s encounter has hurt the image of Raje. Only 1% said that the Rafale deal issue will dominate the upcoming state elections.
The state will go to polls in a single phase on December 7. Results will be declared on December 11. Out of 200 seats, 34 are reserved for Scheduled Caste and 25 for Scheduled Tribe. The tenure of the current Assembly expires on January 20, 2019.
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Will change GST structure if we come to power: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said that his party will overhaul the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure if it comes to power in 2019, and once again described GST as it currently exists as “Gabbar Singh Tax”.



Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said that his party will overhaul the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure if it comes to power in 2019, and once again described GST as it currently exists as “Gabbar Singh Tax”.
Speaking at a gathering of business leaders and professionals in Indore Tuesday, Gandhi alleged that GST, championed by his party-led UPA when it was in power between 2004 and 2014, was introduced by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in a haphazard manner.
“If the Congress party forms the government in Delhi (Centre), the Gabbar Singh Tax would be changed to GST. Our aim is to provide a single tax with the lowest possible rate. Essential goods for common people would be removed from GST,” Gandhi said at the event in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. ‘Gabbar Singh’ is a reference to a popular Bollywood villain from a hit Hindi film Sholay (1975).
“When Gabbar Singh Tax was implemented, traders and people who run small businesses admitted to me that the BJP called them ‘corrupt’ and ‘thief’, and that is what hurt them the most,” Gandhi added.
His party has long maintained that it supported GST but not in the form it was implemented by the NDA government. The Congress president said the BJP was a “party of loudspeakers” while the Congress was a party of “listeners”.
Gandhi also spoke about the ongoing controversy in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and repeated his charge that the BJP was attacking autonomous bodies. “The case of four Supreme Court judges, the case of the CBI director, pressure on ECI are all examples of autonomous institutions being attacked,” the Congress president said.
“There is certainly further scope of changes in the gst mechanism which has been dynamic since it’s inception. Under the present government, several changes have already been made to accommodate the concerns of different sectors , particularly the small industries ans traders. In any tax system, further changes can always come,” said Tamal Sarkar, executive director. MSME Foundation.
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Narendra Modi, Amit Shah at BJP meeting to decide MP assembly election candidates

The central election committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met at the party headquarters on Thursday evening to decide candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly election on November 28.


Narendra Modi, Amit Shah at BJP meeting to decide MP assembly election candidates


The central election committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met at the party headquarters on Thursday evening to decide candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly election on November 28.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah are attending the meeting.
November 9 is the last day to make nominations for the elections to the 230-member assembly.
In 2013, the BJP won 165 seats with 45.7% vote share while its nearest rival, the Congress, bagged 58 seats with a vote share of 37.1%.
BJP sources claim at least one-fourth of its candidates from 2013 will be dropped this time to cut personal anti-incumbency factor and to field new faces.
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