Infinix has launched its latest mid-range smartphone in the zero series dubbed as Infinix Zero 8, Successor to infinix Zero 6.

Infinix Zero 8 comes with a 90Hz refresh rate display, a unique rhombus-shaped quad camera with a 64M primary shooter, and MediaTek Helio G90T chipset.

Infinix Zero 8 Basic Specifications

Infinix Zero 8 features a 6.85-inch IPS LCD with a pill-shaped cutout for the dual 48MP and 8MP selfie cameras; a 90Hz refresh rate display, a 180Hz touch sampling rate which is being referred to as Smooth Display by the brand.

Under the hood, the device packs in a MediaTek Helio G90T chipset; known for its gaming performance. For reference, this is the same chipset as seen on other devices; including the Redmi Note 8 Pro and the Realme 6.

There is up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage; which can be expanded with the help of a dedicated Micro-SD card slot.

The back features the aforementioned 64MP Sony IMX686 main sensor with 4K video recording and EIS alongside an 8MP ultra-wide snapper and two 2MP shooters for low light videos and depth data. Additionally, there is a fingerprint sensor embedded right into the power button and can be found on the right side of the device.

The phone boots Android 10 with Infinix XOS 7 out of the box and is powered by 4500mAh battery capacity with support for 33W fast charging via a USB Type-C port.

Pricing

The device will go on sale on August 31 with a retail of IDR 3,799,000 ($258). Elsewhere, we’re expecting the phone to go global on September 1 with a $250 / N96,500 price tag.

At the ongoing WWDC 2020 Apple introduced the most expected iOS 14, the next iteration of iOS with a lot of new features. The iOS 14 brings new ways to customize the Home Screen, discover and use apps with App Clip, updates to Messages, and more.

Widgets are also more data rich and now come in a variety of sizes. The Today screen isn’t going away, but you have the option to use widgets on your regular home screens as well now.

App Library

App Library, a new space automatically organizes all of a user’s apps into one simple, easy-to-navigate view, and intelligently surfaces apps that may be helpful in the moment. It also has a folder with suggested apps and recently added ones for easier access.

Picture-in-Picture

Picture-in-Picture is now baked into iOS for videos and FaceTime calls. The function works like on Android.

Play a video in an app, use the Home gesture, video continues playing in a PiP window, which you can move around or dismiss when you don’t want it around anymore.

App Clips

App Clips, which seem similar to Android Slices, let you download a portion of an app, rather than the entire program. Users will scan a QR code to download the specific function they need. You can discover an App Clip by scanning a new Apple-designed App Clip code, or through NFC tags and QR codes, or by having them shared in Messages, or from Safari.

Apple Messages

Messages app now handles 40% more messages than a year ago, as well as twice as many group messages.

It gets some updates too, like pinning people up top in your conversation list, mentions and inline replies in group threads, and new styles for memoji (including face masks and more age groups).

Car Play

CarPlay will let you make your iPhone your car key, starting with the new 2021 BMW 5 series. This works through NFC, you tap the phone to the door to unlock, then place it on the charging pad in the car and hit the start/stop button and you’re on your way.

You can share a car key through iMessage, including with a restricted driving profile (for the teenager in your life). This will also work in iOS 13.

Siri

Siri now has a more compact design, showing the animation in the bottom part of the screen, and giving you cards up top. It no longer has a full screen UI which covers up whatever you were doing when you called her up.

Siri also has twenty times more facts now than three years ago, and gets a translation function that seems like a Google Translate clone.

iOS 14 Eligible Devices

iOS 14 will be available for  iPhone 6s and later and iPod touch (7th generation) in the fall, which is around September. iOS 14 beta 1 for developers is already available and the public beta will be available next month.

Facebook has finally given you a reason to stop buying airtime with the newly launched application Catchup.

Facebook has launched yet another service that helps bring people to stay in touch during this era of social distancing. This time, it is an audio-only calling app called Catchup, developed by Facebook’s NPE Team. The app has a unique feature of showing when a user is available to take calls.

Users on Catchup can make calls 1-on-1 or group calls with up to 8 people. Creating a group is extremely simple and starting calls is a one-button tap. Another feature in this app is that it uses the user’s phone contacts instead of their Facebook contact. This means a user can call anyone, including people who do not have any Facebook account.

Talking about the app’s uniqueness, Facebook is trying to solve the issue of people hesitating to call their friends and family because they are worried about disturbing them. The app solves this by indicating who is ready and available to take calls right in the opening screen of the app.

Based on our studies, we found that one of the main reasons people don’t call friends and family more frequently is that they don’t know when they are available to talk or are worried they may reach them at an inconvenient time. Says FB

Facebook is testing the app by launching it in the US only for a limited period on both iOS and Android. We can assume that once testing is over, Facebook will roll out the app globally. Available for download on the App stores.

Since it is being tested in the US for a limited time, expect it to roll out a few weeks from now once testing is complete.

Apple is planning to produce its own new 5G iPhone, according to Fast Company. This has come as a result of Apple not being satisfied with the existing Qualcomm QTM 525 millimeter-wave antenna module existing 5G design. Qualcomm will still take charge of the 5G modem chip, but the antenna module is what Apple will be handling. The source also suggested that a mock-up from Apple required twice the battery power as a comparable antenna.

Primarily, two major factors gave rise to this decision. Firstly, Qualcomm’s 5G antenna comes in a big size, which means this will force Apple into going for a big design and look. Secondly, Apple will have to pay Qualcomm more for them to get its components. As a result, this will add to the cost of the device when launched.

This is not the first time that Apple will be designing their antenna. It first happened in the year 2012 when the iPhone 4 device was launched. It came along with the company’s own antenna. The outcome was not what users expected as there was an issue with the reception being weak when held in some way that covered up the antenna. Apple had to resolve this, after admitting there was a problem with the sensor and that the problem will be rectified. They also said that those who faced the antennagate issues could avail a free bumper, and if they had already purchased a bumper, the price of the bumper would be refunded.

All things being equal, this plan will be of an advantage to Apple as they will not have to rely heavily on Qualcomm for any future production. Though it should also be noted that it may still take some time before they begin to produce products of Qualcomm’s standard.

PUBG Mobile has been pushing out new updates for some time now. The recent one in the corner now is the update on the much popular Erangle map, which was first teased during the PMCO 2019 Spring finals in Berlin. A short video showed just a few of the places where visual updates were offered and that was all. However, it appears that Tencent is preparing to launch the map update soon.

The popular PUBG Mobile Youtuber Wynnsanity has uploaded a video on the Erangel 2.0 update. The video debuted in the Chinese version of the mobile game called Game for Peace. He also gave us a peek into the new Erangel map in the video.

In the screenshot that was leaked, the new Erangel map is getting updates across the landscape with multiple bridges and rivers. The map formally had two islands, but it now looks like it will be surrounded by a landmass around the edges with a river flowing between the mainland and the northern region has a snowy mountain.

With the new update that is on course, players will be allowed to choose the classes of characters before going out in battle. Each class appears to have a special ability, including a grappling hook to tie buildings or structures to quickly cross the map. We also saw a player throwing a dart at an eliminated teammate who brought them back into action.

Going to the end of the video, Wynnsanity also showed more places that were being changed, including Prison, Quarry, Pochinki, Mylta Power, Military Base, etc. It is unclear whether the new class system, if any, will be added as a separate mode or in classic mode, the former being more likely. The date at which the update will start to roll out is still unknown but we should be expecting some news on that in the coming months as the trailer has already landed in China.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 lite has been launched already. This device comes with a sleek design, Infinity O display and long lasting battery capacity to keep you up for longer time.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 lite is among the few devices kick-starting the new year with amazing features. It has a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display, a 32MP front camera inside the tiny punch-hole and an in-display fingerprint scanner.

The phone is powered by Exynos 9810 SoC, it has a 3.5mm audio jack, 12MP main camera with OIS, 12MP ultra-wide and a 12MP Telephoto camera. It also comes with Samsung’s ecosystem of intelligent apps and services, including Bixby (Vision, Lens Mode, and Routines), Samsung Pay and Samsung Health. The smartphone comes with defense-grade security platform, Samsung Knox — that protects users’ data against any tampering.

Samsung Note 10 lite has a solid 4500mAh battery capacity with support for 25w fast charging. It features the signature Bluetooth S Pen with Air Commands.

Highlight Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 lite

Display: 6.7-inch Full HD+ (2400×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display with 394ppi

Chipset: Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9810 (Quad 2.7GHz + Quad 1.7GHz) 10nm processor with Mali G72MP18 GPU

Storage: 6GB / 8GB RAM with 128GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD

Operating System: Android 10 with OneUI 2.0

SIM: Dual SIM

Cameras: 12MP Dual Pixel rear camera with LED Flash, + 12MP Telephoto lens + 12MP Ultra Wide sensor: 32MP front-facing camera

Sensor: In-display fingerprint sensor

3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos

Dimensions: 76.1 x 163.7 x 8.7mm; Weight: 199g

Network: Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS with GLONASS, USB 3.1, NFC, MST

Battery: 4500mAh battery with 25W fast charging