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Just a few hours ago today, Xiaomi took wraps off MIUI 12 which promises improved privacy and refined user experience among other features. However, the company claims they have already started working on MIUI 13. The confirmation comes from Xiaomi and it is not a rumour. MIUI User Research Team shared a post on the MI Community China right after the launch of MIUI 12. The post asks Xiaomi users to participate in a ‘Feature Design Survey’ for the upcoming iteration of MIUI. However, the smartphone maker is yet to roll out stable versions of the latest MIUI 12 builds.…

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 9 Series in India last month. Curiously, the Series consisted of Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, starting at Rs. 13,999 after the recent hike in GST. Fans were surprised to discover the absence of Redmi Note 9. That is about to change soon. According to several rumours, Xiaomi is gearing up for the launch of Redmi 10X in China, on April 30. Don’t let the name fool you, following records of Xiaomi; this could very well be the Redmi Note 9 we all are waiting for. The company left a…

OnePlus had launched the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro last week. Along with the flagship phones, the company unveiled a couple of accessories too. Among them is the OnePlus Warp Charge 30 Wireless Charger, which is as the name suggests a wireless charger. The charger supports a speed of 30 Watts while charging the OnePlus 8 Pro. OnePlus included wireless charging in the OnePlus 8 Pro, after years of anticipation. However, OnePlus eight does not have a wireless charging feature. A tipster, Ishan Aggarwal, shared a tip on the pricing of soon to be announced wireless charger from OnePlus. According…

LG seemed to be returning to the smartphone business with a new series and new philosophy. They teased the Velvet series about having a premium design that stood out and moderate specs. Today we have quite a lot of information leaked about the LG Velvet series. These phones are the upper-mid range lineup from LG replacing the infamous G-series. Starting with the processor, LG Velvet will have Snapdragon 765 powering the unit. This chipset is 5G capable and falls in the upper-midrange category. Velvet is expected to house a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with OIS support, an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera…

Do you own an Apple iPhone or an iPad? Then you might be better off turning message notifications off for a while. A new bug forces Apple iPads or iPhones to freeze for some time if they receive a particular notification. According to a Reddit post, receiving a message with an Italian flag and some characters from the Sindhi language (Pakistani) would crash the system. This issue is faced by devices running iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. An explanation could be that the OS is not familiar with those letters or symbols and hence forces the whole system to crash.…

According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is readying a Mac with upcoming ARM architecture based A14 SoC for 2021 launch. It claims Apple is working on up to 3 Mac prototypes with the ARM architecture. The processor used on these, machines will be derivatives of the upcoming A14 SoC that will be powering the iPhone 12 lineup. But the design will be tweaked to ensure the chipset is capable of power-hungry handling tasks. One of the chipsets might have up to eight high-performance cores of codename, Firestorm and a minimum of four low-power core codenamed Icestorm for power efficiency.…

OnePlus 8 Pro bagged an A+ Rating for its display, breaking thirteen records. So, when devices started showing display issues, the news spread like wildfire. After all the reviews and hype, the devices began shipping and reached users in the UK from April 21, with the US shipping date set to April 29. Soon after, the first batch of users is reporting display issues on the OnePlus 8 Pro. There are a few reports on the OnePlus community forums about a green tint over the displays in low brightness. A fix for the issue as discovered by other users suggests…

The True Wireless Earphone market in India grew a whopping 700% in 2019. This earned the Indian market the title of the fastest-growing wearable market in the world. The Apple AirPods were the most selling TWS Earphones last year with 27% share. Both AirPods 2nd gen and AirPods Pro contributed to the sales. The AirPods Pro was launched in India last November. It’s clear that even with the premium pricing starting at around Rs. 14,000 for the AirPod and Rs. 25,000 for the AirPod Pro, consumers, prefer these products from Apple. Unlike the US, the Indian market is filled with…

Xiaomi has undergone a lot off scrutiny with the Chinese brand label and privacy risk concerns. Recently, the ad situation made things even worse for them. But yesterday Xiaomi took wraps off a new logo and announced a “Xiaomi Privacy Brand”. According to the company, this represents their commitment to protecting users’ information privacy and security. Xiaomi informed that this logo will be present in their upcoming products and are very serious about the privacy aspect. They developed an open-source MAC framework, which is an AI framework for smartphones. It eliminates the need for data upload to the cloud. The…

With the COVID-19 pandemic, Realme launches have taken a backseat in India, but things are going pretty well for them in China at least. The company has launched Realme X50M 5G with 5G on board. Realme X50M seems to be a watered-down version of the X50 Pro which was launched in India. It is only a matter of time before the X50M makes its way to India in with slight alterations and probably a different name. Specifications The Realme X50M has a 6.57-inch IPS LCD panel with 20:9 aspect ratio. In addition, the screen refresh rate has been bumped up…

Lenovo owned Motorola launches two flagship phones – Motorola Edge and Edge+. These phones are the first proper flagships from the company in a while. The launch event was streamed live. As the name, ‘Edge’ suggests both phones have curves at the front and at the back towards the left and right edges. Let us have a look at the features and price. Motorola Edge+ Motorola Edge+ comes with a 6.7-inch AMOLED curved display of Full HD+ resolution. The screen resolution is 2,340 x 1080. The phone screen has an aspect ratio of 21:9, and the screen refresh rate is…

In a major turn of events, Facebook buys near 9.99% controlling stake in Reliance Jio worth Rs. 43,574 crores or $5.7 billion. Eyeing the 388 million userbases of the telecom Facebook said, “In less than four years, Jio has brought more than 388 million people online, fueling the creation of innovative new enterprises and connecting people in new ways. We are committed to connecting more people in India together with Jio.” Morgan Stanley took the role of a financial advisor with AZB & Partners, David Polk & Wardwell stood as counsel advisors. This deal could bring major Digital Leap into…

Yesterday Facebook unveiled their plan to help fight COVID-19 with a new service called ‘Heat Map’. It aims to keep track of the virus spreading all around the world. The Carnegie Millon University Project aims to offer ‘real-time’ COVID-19 activity. The map will be developed with the help of Facebook and Google survey in which millions took part. The project is now live in the US and will be rolled out globally soon. “As the world fights COVID-19 and countries develop plans to reopen their societies, it’s critical to have a clear understanding of how the disease is spreading,” wrote…

When OnePlus announced the pricing of OnePlus 8 Series, Indian tech community was certainly surprised considering how it is cheaper than the US and Chinese pricing. But OnePlus knows this isn’t enough if they want to gain more sales, especially in India. Indians expected the launch of OnePlus Z along with the 8 Series, but this wasn’t the case. According to reports, the start has been pushed further. But the happy news is, OnePlus wants to make more budget phones and is changing their plans accordingly. According to OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, OnePlus is looking to enter the low-end market…

After launching in the US and China last week, OnePlus finally announces the price of OnePlus 8 Series for India. The pricing of all the models are as follows: Oneplus 8 for 6GB RAM/ 128 GB ROM version : Rs. 41,999. This variant comes in glacial green colour. Oneplus 8 for 8GB RAM/ 128 GB ROM version : Rs. 44,999. This configuration comes in both onyx black and glacial green. Lastly, OnePlus 8 with 12GB RAM/ 256 GB ROM for Rs. 49,999 The maxed-out version of the OnePlus 8 comes in three colours, with Interestellar glow thrown into the mix.…

Welcome everyone to our popular series – TechnoBugg’s Weekly Roundup. In this series, we list our top 5 trending news of the week. This week is trending for Apple, OnePlus and more. So let’s have a look at the top 5 trending news of the week. 1. OnePlus 8 Series Launches in International Markets After all the leaks and speculations OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro launches in International markets like the US, the UK and China among others. Both phones come with Snapdragon 865 5G and 48-megapixel cameras. OnePlus has included IP67 Dust and waterproofing along with Wireless Charging with…