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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 full specs leaked, launch possible in January 2018
Like it has always been the case, the smartphones will be going on sale starting 12PM IST. In fact, The Redmi 5 series did offer a huge improvement over the Xiaomi Redmi 4 series, but what about the Xiaomi Redmi Note lineup? This will be the successor to the Redmi Note 4 and it is likely to come with a revamped design. [Full Article...]
Watch Blue Origin's test dummy experience space tourism
The flight known as Mission 7 or M7 lasted for 10 minutes and six seconds, and the New Shepard system and Crew Capsule 2.0 soared at a max ascent velocity of Mach 2.94, reaching a maximum altitude of approximately 99 kilometers or 62 miles above sea level - nearly at a height where the fine line between the sky and outer space are, which is also known as the Kármán Line . [Full Article...]
Google X Development Center Is Going To Establish in Visakhapatnam
Known for its work on the development of Google's driverless vehicle, X Labs is going to implement FSOC technology that can provide wireless internet connectivity with as much as 20-gigabit speed and to a distance of up to 20 km, in the state. [Full Article...]
Vivo Will Debut First Phone With In-screen Fingerprint Sensor
However, there is no confirmation on the name of the Vivo phone that will be featuring the in-display fingerprint scanner by Synaptics. According to Moorhead, the sensor was "fast and simple". As for Vivo, the brand isn't too popular in the west, but it's one of the biggest smartphone brands in the world. It is Vivo which was hailed at 5th position by the IDC report. [Full Article...]
Facebook Officially Announces Pre-Roll Ad Tests, Tweaks Mid-Rolls
The social network also said it was updating its News Feed content ranking system to ramp up distribution of videos by popular publishers or other creators. "Engaging one-off videos that bring friends and communities together have always done well in News Feed and will continue to do so", the company said in the blog post . [Full Article...]
Samsung will launch a smart speaker in the first half of 2018
It's not clear what Samsung plans to call its smart speaker, however the report said it may be priced at $200 and harp on audio quality. It will use the company's own voice-assistant Bixby , which is now offered as a part of select Galaxy smartphones. [Full Article...]
The most expensive iMac Pro you can buy costs $13199
Whether the iMac Pro's intensely expensive price tag will dim sales will remain to be seen, but one thing seems to be clear: Australian users are not put off by shelling out for Apple devices. The Radeon Pro Vega 56 has 8GB of memory, while the Vega 64 has 16GB. Either way, it should be able to handle graphics-heavy apps easily. This allowed it to work with a hugely complex model of a motorb... [Full Article...]
Unidentified space object not alien ship, say scientists after first scans
Initial scans of a cigar-shaped interstellar "comet" have yet to confirm it is of extra terrestrial origin. "There is still a lot we don't know about the solar system, and finding objects like this could help improve our understanding of how the Earth and our solar system first came to be". [Full Article...]