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17/08/2018

Gmail's Confidential Mode ON:

While Gmail got a huge redesign earlier this year, many features were noticed as missing on the Android and iOS apps. Now, Gmail has introduced the Confidential Mode for mobile users giving them more functionality. This mode will allow user to send emails to others that will self-destruct after a point of time. This feature has arrived for all Android and iOS users, and you don't need to update your app to see this mode because Google is switching it on gradually through a server-side update.

Confidential Mode arrived with the new Gmail in April this year, and Android and iOS users are finally getting it. This mode, available while composing an email, prevents the recipient from forwarding, copying/ pasting, downloading, and printing the content in the email. For Gmail users, it shows up as a normal email, but for non-Gmail recipients, it shows up as a link that opens up in a secure portal. In both cases the security measures you set will be in force. As mentioned, you can set an expiration date that will automatically delete the email after that time is completed. You can set the time period to 1 day, 1 week, and up to 5 years. Recipient verification is also available in Confidential Mode, which allows for standard or 2-factor SMS passcode verification as well. More details are available on the company's support page.

In Gmail Android and iOS apps, it works in the similar manner. Just start composing an email, and tap on the overflow menu to see a new option called Confidential Mode. Once you tap on this, Gmail will ask you to choose an expiration date, and whether an SMS code be used for verification or not. Earlier this month, Gmail for Android also received a new option to turn off 'Conversation view', in which multiple emails are combined under one thread.

Realme 2 Release in India:

The Realme brand separated from parent phone maker Oppo late last month. The newly-separated brand has now teased the launch of its second smartphone, after the Realme 1, which could be dubbed the Realme 2. The teaser - with the title 'A Notch Above' - is already up on Realme's website and reveals that the phone will sport a display notch and the same diamond cut back design, in a new Blue colour option. The phone is also seen to have a horizontally stacked dual rear camera setup and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.Apart from these certain design elements, no other specifications or features have yet been revealed in the teaser image. Information around launch date and pricing has also not been revealed, but we can expect Realme to follow up in the coming weeks.

To recall, the first smartphone from the brand, the Realme 1, was launched exclusively in India in May this year. The smartphone is priced at Rs. 8,990 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant, Rs. 10,990 for the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage model, and Rs. 13,990 for the one with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone is currently sold in Diamond Black, Moonlight Silver, and Solar Red colour options.In terms of specifications, the Realme 1 has a 6-inch full-HD+ display, an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 SoC clocked at 2GHz, 3GB/ 4GB/ 6GB of RAM, a dual-core AI-specific chip, a 13-megapixel rear camera, and a 3,410mAh battery under the hood. There is dual 4G VoLTE support on the Realme 1.Realme is currently headed by Sky Li, who has previously worked as the overseas head for Oppo. He is credited with having helped the Chinese phone giant grow from just 3 markets initially to presence in over 31 countries and regions.

PUBG@100 Million Downloads:

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile aka PUBG Mobilehas now crossed the mark of 100 million downloads on iOS and Android, Tencent and PUBG Corporation announced on Thursday. The latest development comes in fewer than four months since the launch of the multiplayer battle royale game for mobile devices in March. The game is touted to be the "most accessible mobile game" - taking on Fortnite that is yet to reach all Android devices. Earlier this month, PUBG Corporation brought PUBG Mobile Lite to the Philippines to provide an optimised experience specifically for lower-end hardware. The lightweight app is expected to reach other markets in the coming future to attract gamers anticipating the arrival of PUBG Mobile-arch rival Fortnite that was launched on Android devices during the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 keynote last week.PUBG Mobile comes as a scaled-down version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds that was released for Microsoft Windows back in December last year. The game runs on Unreal Engine 4, and just like its PC version, the mobile version supports 100 players. It also offers in-game voice chat to let gamers chat with their friends. In May, PUBG Mobile surpassed the milestone of 10 million daily active users around the world, excluding China.Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation claim that PUBG Mobile was the most-downloaded mobile game in more 100 countries during its first week of launch in March. The game also recently surpassed 14 million daily active users in less than four months (excluding China, Japan, and Korea).

"We want to thank our committed development team at Lightspeed and Quantum Studios and especially thank the devoted players around the world that continue to inspire us with their passion and dedication," said Vincent Wang, the General Manager of PUBG Mobile global publishing team, in a press statement while announcing the new downloads. "We will continue to set the bar for mobile gaming and look to deliver even more great contents to our players later this year."Early this month, Tencent Games partnered with Paramount Pictures to bring fresh music, new outfits, and all-new challenges to PUBG Mobile - all based on Mission: Impossible Fallout. The company recently updated PUBG Mobile to version 0.7.0 that brought a War Mode, a faster-paced variation of Arcade mode, as well as Clans and new weapons.

Xiaomi Poco F1:

Xiaomi is set to launch Poco F1, the first smartphone from the company's sub-brand Poco, in India on August 22. Now, it looks like the Poco F1 will be Flipkart exclusive in India. A teaser page for the upcoming smartphone is now live on Flipkart, suggesting that the Poco F1 could be launched as a Flipkart exclusive in the country, thanks to the words 'only on Flipkart' in the banner. As per the teaser on the e-commerce site, something "As Fast As You" is coming soon.With the phrase, "How Fast You Ask?" the e-commerce giant hints towards the launch of the Xiaomi Poco F1. Even the patterns used on the landing page appear similar to ones used on the promotional shots by Xiaomi's sub-brand Poco. Other than that, there seems to be no official announcement from Xiaomi. We could expect Flipkart to reveal the name of the smartphone in the days following up to the launch next week.Last week, Jai Mani, Lead Product Manager for Xiaomi India, revealed details about the Poco brand, saying, "Poco is all about making powerful smartphone with the technologies that truly matter. Recently it feels like the pace of innovation in the smartphone industry has slowed down, while prices are creeping up with flagship smartphones now past the $1,000-mark. We set out to build something to buck this trend. For the first product, we got back to basic and focus entirely on speed. Not just peak performance speed, but actual, real world, speed."

To recall, the new smartphone confirmed by Poco India notably surfaced online as Pocophone F1 in the recent past. The Xiaomi sub-brand had previously revealed the Poco F1 launch date without detailing any key specifications or price of the upcoming handset. An unboxing video of the Poco F1 also emerged on YouTube last week that highlighted its display notch and dual rear camera setup.In terms of specifications, the Xiaomi Poco F1 is said to debut in two different storage variants - with 64GB and 128GB of onboard storage options. While the Poco F1 price for the 64GB variant is speculated to debut in Eastern Europe at EUR 420 (roughly Rs. 33,300), its 128GB variant could arrive at EUR 460 (roughly Rs. 36,400). There is no information on the price in India of Poco F1. While Poco hasn't revealed the specifications of the Poco F1, an initial listing on a Belarusian online store had suggested that the handset will come with a 6.18-inch full-HD+ display that will an 18.7:9 aspect ratio. The Poco F1 is also rumoured to come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC along with a liquid cooling system.

10.or D2 India Launch:

Amazon's smartphone brand 10.or (pronounced Tenor) came to India in September last year and has since launched its affordable range of phones including the 10.or G, 10.or E, and 10.or D in the country. As per a new teaser shared by the brand on its social media accounts and a landing page that has appeared on Amazon.in, 10.or is launching its latest smartphone in India on August 22, the same day the Poco F1 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9are expected to make their way to the Indian market. While the company doesn't name the smartphone, it's appeared on the landing page's source code in several locations, including the name of the main teaser image - it will probably be called the 10.or D2. Let's have a look at what the trailer reveals about 10.or's new handset.A landing page on with a 'Notify Me' button is already live on Amazon.in suggesting that "The next is here". 10.or India took to its official Twitter account on Thursday to tease the launch of the upcoming smartphone."We know you've been waiting for what's next and it's finally here! Stay tuned for the full reveal on 22 August. Get ready for a new smartphone experience Created By Us, #DefinedByYou!" said the tweet. Both the Amazon landing page tweet contain a video that reveals the anticipated 10.or D2 smartphone will sport a 5.45-inch display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 - it's expected to have a possible resolution of 720x1440 pixels. The 10.or D2 will most likely run stock Android out-of-the-box, much like the company's other offerings. It will be sold exclusively via Amazon.in, as has been the case with previous 10.or handsets. You can see the name in the page source below.

None of the other specifications or features of the 10.or D2 are mentioned in the teaser or landing page, and users will have to wait till next week to find out more about the smartphone including pricing and availability details.To recall, the 10.or D was launched in India in December last year. The phone is priced at Rs. 4,999 for the 2GB RAM/ 16GB storage variant and Rs. 5,999 for the model with 3GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage. Earlier this month, the 10.or D received an upgrade to Android 8.1 Oreo with the June security patch.

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