OnePlus 6T Thunder Purple coming to North America and Europe on November 15

OnePlus will be releasing its Thunder Purple variant of the new OnePlus 6T worldwide. The variant was recently launched in China where it got a limited time exclusive release.

The new color variant will be available in North America and Europe starting November 15. In India, the phone will be available starting November 16.

The Thunder Purple variant will only be available in the 8/128GB configuration and priced the same as the other color variants with the same memory. The other color variants available currently include the glossy Mirror Black and the matte Midnight Black.

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The Thunder Purple follows OnePlus tradition of launching all the interesting color variants shortly after the initial product launch. In this case, we are getting the Thunder Purple variant just two weeks after the main launch and one week after the exclusive Chinese launch.

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It's possible OnePlus may have other color variants for the 6T up its sleeve that it may release before the inevitable OnePlus 7 launch that's probably not too far away now given the company's recent schedule.

Redmi Note 6 Pro to Huawei Mate 20 Pro: Top mobiles expected in India in November

Top mobiles expected in India in November 2018: The Redmi Note 6 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), Nokia 8.1, Huawei Mate 20 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic will launch soon

Diwali just ended and New Year has not even arrived, but we are already expecting a slew of big-ticket launches in India from smartphone brands. Xiaomi, Samsung, HMD Global, Huawei, and ZTE are all rumoured to launch new smartphones in November

Samsung is planning to introduce the Galaxy A9 (2018) in the Indian market, which is the world’s first smartphone with four cameras on the rear. Xiaomi which might launch the Redmi Note 6 Pro, an upgrade to the Redmi Note 5 Pro that launched in early 2018.

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Huawei plans to introduce the Mate 20 Pro in the country, its answer to the AppleiPhone XS Max and Samsung Galaxy Note 9. HMD Global too plans to launch the global version of Nokia X7 aka Nokia 8.1 in India. Finally, we also expect to see the launch of Nubia Red Magic, ZTE’s comeback phone in the country.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro India launch

Redmi Note 6 Pro could launch in India sooner than expected, although the company is yet to announce any formal launch date. The Redmi Note 6 Pro is highly anticipated, given the massive success of the Redmi Note 5 Pro in India. There’s a lot of chatter about the Redmi Note 6 Pro – after all, it packs four cameras in total.

There’s also a talk about its 6.24-inch FHD+ notched display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor, and a 4,000mAh battery. We expect the Redmi Note 6 Pro to launch in the third week of November at a starting price of Rs 15,999.

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Still, Redmi Note 6 Pro is not much of an upgrade compared to the earlier Redmi Note 5 Pro. The major difference is the dual-front cameras, which is new to this phone. The processor remains the same, though yes the display is bigger and has a notch on the front. Exactly how Xiaomi prices this one will make a crucial difference in terms of user interest.

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) India launch

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), the world’s first smartphone with four cameras, is expected to launch in India in the month of November. While there is no official statement from Samsung about the release of the Galaxy A9 in India, multiple reports suggest the launch is going to take place sometime this month. Samsung already has a pre-registration page live for this phone.

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The marquee feature of the Galaxy A9 is the quad camera setup on the rear that distinguishes it from other mid-end smartphones in the market. Samsung has gone with a 24MP primary cameras paired with a 5MP depth sensor for portrait mode. It also comes with an 8MP ultra-wide camera with 120° field of view and a 10MP telephoto camera with 2X optical zoom. It all starts and end with the camera. It might cost Rs 40,000 when it hits retail shelves later this month.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro India launch

The Mate 20 Pro is the latest attempt by Huawei to challenge Apple and Samsung in the high-end smartphone segment. The Mate 20 Pro has a massive OLED screen, a Kirin 980 processor, an in-display fingerprint scanner, and a huge 4200mAh battery. It also features 3D depth facing camera, similar to that used by Apple for its Face ID in the iPhone X.

On the back, you will notice Huawei’s award-winning Leica-branded triple-camera setup with improved image optics. Perhaps what makes the Mate 20 Pro different is the ability to charge other smartphones wirelessly. The good news is that the handset is coming to India towards the end of this month at a “premium” price tag.

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Nokia 8.1 India launch

It seems HMD Global is on a launch spree in India and the company’s next big launch will be the Nokia 8.1. In case you are not aware, Nokia 8.1 will be rebranded version of Nokia X7, which was recently launched in China. Sources close to 91 Mobiles claim the launch will happen on November 28 in India, although the Finnish company is yet to announce a release date. It’s being also said that the phone will cost Rs 23,999, which makes it in direct competition to Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), a phone with triple rear-facing cameras. Nokia 8.1 will be pitched as a premium mid-end smartphone, similar to that of the Nokia 7 Plus.

Nubia Red Magic

There’s a school of thought which says that to play graphics-intensive games on a mobile you need to buy a gaming-focused smartphone. The Nubia Red Magic is exactly what it promises to offer: gaming on the go. If you’re hunting for a new gaming smartphone, then you should look at Nubia Red Magic. Expected to launch sometime this month, the phone is ergonomically designed for extended gameplay.

It is claimed to be the first smartphone to use the all-new air convection system which is designed to dissipate heat effectively. This is a slick, gaming-ready phone that a distinctive RGB LED strip. Although it packs last year’s Snapdragon 835 processor, it’s still very fast and beefy, thanks to 8GB of RAM. Speculation is rife that the Nubia Red Magic might be priced under Rs 30,000 with the launch expected to happen soon.

Holiday Deal Brings New Samsung Odyssey+ to Just $300

Samsung Odyssey+ is the company’s latest VR headset, and while it launched just a few weeks ago for $500, the Korean tech giant is throwing it on sale this Black Friday at a 40% discount.

The deal is set to start online at Samsung.com on November 18th, slashing the headset to just $300, controllers included.

As a hardware refresh of last year’s Windows VR headset Odyssey HMD, there’s a few notable changes in the latest version.

The biggest change to the Odyssey+ is undoubtedly its new “anti-SDE” display treatment that’s said to visibly reduce screen door effect (SDE) on its dual 3.5″ AMOLED 1,440 × 1,600 panels. SDE is a result of magnifying both the display’s pixels and the unlit spaces between those pixels, which at times can feel like looking through a fine screen door-style mesh.

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There’s also been a number of minor ergonomic changes to the headset though that should render it more comfortable to a wider set of users. Because the first Odyssey headset wasn’t incredible in the ergonomics department, the Odyssey+ now features a larger nose cavity and wider face interface, and a new foam material that the company says should improve comfort and reduce lens fogging. The weight of the headset has also been slightly reduced, from 820 grams to 798 grams, cable included. Check out our analysis of the differences between the new and old here.

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An important distinction: Samsung Odyssey+ boasts the same resolution as HTC Vive Pro, but at a remarkably lower price—HTC Vive Pro costs $800 for just the headset, no basestations or controllers included. Windows VR optical tracking isn’t nearly as robust as Valve’s SteamVR tracking system, although it’s certainly good enough to play Beat Saber (2018), making it a strong PC VR contender against Oculus Rift this holiday season.

Edit photos using AI with Photolemur 3

We’d all love the time to labor over beautifying every image before we post it. You know, adjust lighting, smooth out skin imperfections, generally just make ourselves and our subjects look brilliant in every pic.

Unfortunately, we’ve all got lives to lead, so taking time to edit every image to brilliance isn’t always practical. Fortunately, Photolemur 3 is now looking out for sloppy shooters, unveiling the first automated photo enhancer app that handles all your editing needs for you. It’s not only super simple and time saving, it’s also now on sale, just $19 for a single license or $25 with a family account from TNW Deals.

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As opposed to apps that give you a handful of tools to adjust colors or moderate exposure in your pics, Photolemur 3 uses image recognition, artificial intelligence, and some funky digital mojo to handle photo editing with a click.

Running any image through a program like Photoshop always takes forever, which is why Photolemur analyzes and adjusts stuff like color recovery, sky enhancement, exposure compensation, smart de-haze all by itself. Photolemur allows you to drag in your image, then sit back as the app does your heavy lifting.

Nice surprise: Photolemur also supports ever-elusive batch processing, allowing you to crank out loads of pics with the same set of enhancements all at once.

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This latest version also includes a Styles feature, offering six different pre-sets chosen by AI to automatically recontextualize your image in one swift stroke.

It works for both Mac and Windows operating systems, so try it out. A single use account is only $19 or save more than half by knocking $30 off the price of a family license.

Amazon, Cisco Partner to Help Businesses Run Apps in the Cloud

Networking gear maker Cisco Systems said on Thursday it is teaming with Amazon.com's Amazon Web Servicesto offer software tools that would make it easier for Cisco's customers to use Amazon's data centres to run their business applications.

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The move is part of a push at Cisco, one of the biggest suppliers of the routers and switches that send data across computer networks, to derive more revenue from software and stay current with longtime business customers that are seeking to do more work with cloud computing companies like Amazon, Alphabet's Google Cloud unit or Microsoft Corp's Azure.

Cisco began making that push under Chief Executive Chuck Robbins after sales declines in its core network hardware business - declines that were largely driven by big businesses' deciding not to build out their own data centres in favour of moving to public computing clouds like AWS.

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But now those clouds are part of Cisco's growth plans, Kip Compton, Cisco's senior vice president of cloud platform, told Reuters.

Cisco is offering new software tools, based on a technology called containers, that let developers slice up applications to run them either in their own data centres, where they might use a lot of Cisco gear, or a cloud data centre like the ones offered by AWS. Developers can also use a mix of both.

Cisco's new tools use the technology to let businesses move their software applications back and forth between Amazon and their own data centre without interruptions. Compton said the tools will work for companies that do not currently use any Cisco hardware in their data centres, though extra security features will be available to those that do.

"The way we like to think about it at Cisco is, we're growing and adding a software business to a very important hardware business," Compton said in an interview.

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Cisco last year inked a similar deal with Google's cloud offering. The strategy of using a mix of a business's own data centres and the cloud, sometimes called "hybrid cloud," has become a prominent piece of the growth plans at companies such as Microsoft and International Business Machines.

IBM's $34 billion acquisition of software maker Red Hat also centres on making it easier to move software applications around among clouds more easily.

Do you know why Children’s Day is celebrated in India on November 14?

Before 1964, Children's Day was celebrated on November 20 in India.

Children Day or Bal Diwas, in Hindi, is a day when students across schools in India indulge in various recreational activities and merrymaking. While some children and grownups are not aware of the history of Children’s day, many know it as the birthday of India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

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Children’s Day is celebrated in India as a tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru who was born on November 14, 1889.

Fondly called ‘Chacha Nehru’ and  ‘Chacha ji’, Nehru’s love for children is well recognised and appreciated in every corner of the country, even years after his death.

The day continues to be a special for children as they are showered with gifts, and more importantly, a lot of attention.

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Schools organise events like debates, quiz competitions, and music performances to entertain the students and also distribute clothes, chocolates and books to orphans and underprivileged children.

However, before India’s independence in 1947, Children’s Day was celebrated on November 20, the day observed by the United Nations as universal Children’s Day. But after Nehru’s death in 1964, it was unanimously decided to celebrate Children’s Day on the birthday of the first Prime Minister as a tribute to his love for children

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Nehru was fond of children and would meet young kids with affection. It was for his special love towards children that he came to be known as Chacha or the favourite uncle for the children of the country.

This is the reason why India celebrates Children's Day on November 14 - To commemorate the child loving man, the freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of independent India.

Redmi 6 Pro to Nokia 5.1 Plus: Top phones under Rs 13,000 for November 2018

Top budget phones under Rs 13,000 for November 2018: From Nokia 5.1 Plus, Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro to Honor 9N, here are the best smartphones that you can pick at an affordable price.

Smartphone manufacturers this year brought a host of devices in the budget price segment in India. Leading brands like Xiaomi, Honor, Nokia introduced smartphones with impressive design and good features at a reasonable price. With so many options available in the market, users now do not need to spend a fortune to get a good Android phone.

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But one might end up confused as to which one to pick that best suit their needs. Here is a comprehensive list of budget smartphones that you can consider. The smartphones in this list are priced well under Rs 13,000.

Nokia 5.1 Plus

HMD Global changed the game in the budget segment with its affordable smartphone, Nokia 5.1 Plus. The smartphone flaunts a sophisticated design and features a USB Type-C port which is hard to find in this price range. Encased in a glass body, Nokia 5.1 Plus is compact which makes it easy to operate with one hand. Nokia 5.1 Plus is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 processor, which is capable enough to handle day-to-day tasks.

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The phone features dual 13MP+5MP cameras that deliver decent shots under the right lighting condition. Besides an elegant design and capable performance, the phone offers clean and uncluttered Android experience, courtesy of the Android One initiative. Nokia 5.1 Plus promises two years of regular software updates and three years of security updates as well.

Nokia 5.1 Plus price in India: Rs 10,499 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage model.

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

While Asus is trying to undercut OnePlus presence in the mid-range segment with Asus Zenfone 5Z, the Taiwanese tech company has brought a decent phone in the budget segment as well. Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 managed to capture a good spot in the affordable price range with its stock Android UI and capable Snapdragon 636 processor.

The phone has sturdy build quality and offers a vibrant 5.99-inch FHD+ display. Another highlight of the phone is its huge 5000mAh battery that delivers more than a day’s worth of usage.

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 price in India: Rs 12,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage model.

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro is the first budget device from the company’s smartphone shelf to offer a notched display for users in India. The phone offers a tall body in a compact form factor. It has solid build quality and the compact chassis provide a better grip on the phone.

Redmi 6 Pro features a 5.84-inch full HD+ display which is bright enough and renders good viewing angles.

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The dual 12MP+5MP rear cameras on the phone yield good images with plenty of details and sharpness in bright light. Another sweet add-on in the Redmi 6 Pro is a dedicated microSD slot that allows inserting two SIM cards and a microSD card simultaneously. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor promises good overall performance.

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro price in India: Rs 10,999 for the base 3GB RAM and 32GB option, Rs 12,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB variant.

Honor 9N

If you are looking for a smartphone that offers a classic design and impressive display for a budget price then Honor 9N can be an ideal option for you. The handset clad with metal and glass looks elegant and the rounded edges offer a better grip.

Honor 9N features a 5.84-inch full HD+ 19:9 display that renders good colour reproduction and viewing angles. The dual 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras deliver good portraits and daylight shots with rich colour and details. The handset carries a 3000mAh battery that provides a day’s worth of usage.

Honor 9N price in India: Rs 11,999 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant.

Realme 1

Realme 1 is another good phone worth considering for a price under Rs 13,000. The phone’s elegant diamond cut effect on the rear panel does capture one’s attention. Along with an eye-catching design, Realme 1 offers some impressive specifications. It comes with a bright 6-inch full HD+ 18:9 display with narrow bezels. The 13MP camera at the back manages to handle good outdoor shots in bright light. The native camera app offers Portrait mode and a Pro mode as well.

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Similar to the Nokia 5.1 Plus, the phone accommodates a MediaTek Helio P60 processor. Realme 1 does not have a fingerprint sensor, but it supports facial recognition which is fast enough to unlock the phone. Further, the 3410mAh battery keeps the budget Realme phone powered for a day.

Realme 1 price in India: Rs 10,990 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage model.