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HTC is reportedly to announce the  HTC U12+  which has code named  HTC Imagine . HTC U12+ is reported to have come across issues in the manufacturing process. The launch has reportedly been delayed by a few weeks and the phone will probably be announced in early May instead of late April. T he smartphone will support a 5.99 inch LCD display with an QHD+ resolution and featuring a near bezel less design similar to the  HTC U11 EYEs . The Phone  is said to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, 6 GB of RAM, 64 GB/ 128 GB inbuilt storage and 3420 mAh battery. Phone should come with Android Oreo out of box according to reports, 8 megapixel front camera, IP68 water and dust resistance rating and Face Unlock technology. HTC U12+ is expected to bear dual cameras on the back with a 16 megapixel primary sensor and 12 megapixel secondary sensor alongside an LED flash and a rear mounted fingerprint sensor below the camera module. Phone will run the second gen...

Google  has now claimed that its mobile operating system is as secure as the competition mainly I OS . Google has also separately published its fourth annual year in review to highlight various advancements in Android security. The  56 page report  has a significant focus on  Google Play Protect  that was  released  at the I/O developer conference last year. The prime aim of machine learning backed Play Protect is to protect users from suspicious apps that Google calls Potentially Harmful Apps. Machine learning found to have detected 60.3 percent of all Potentially Harmful Apps within Google Play. Play Protect particularly scans more than 50 billion apps on a daily basis. This already helped to remove nearly 39 million vulnerable apps last year. Google updates Play Protect to respond to trends that have been detected across the ecosystem. In October Play Protect received an offline scanning feature that helped to recognise nearly 35 perc...

Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) has come out with a new model called the LIVA Q. It is a pocket sized mini pc that features Intel Apollo Lake processors with 4 GB RAM 64 GB eMMC storage and HDMI 2.0. It is capable of handling 4K content.  LIVA Q  comes with support for Windows 10 and system will be capable of running Ubuntu Linux. LIVA Q 4 GB RAM 32 GB storage variant with Windows 10 Home will be available at Rs. 15,500 and same LIVA Q model without an operating system will go on sale at Rs. 13,500. Both the devices will be available in India through authorised ECS partners, other reseller channels and e commerce channels. ECS LIVA Q is based on a quad core Intel Pentium N4200 or dual core Celeron N3350. Computer offers up to 4 GB of LPDDR4 memory and up to 64 GB of eMMC storage. The computer has a microSD card slot, USB3.1 Type A port and USB2.0 port, one HDMI port for video output, 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1. LIVA Q measures 70x70x31.4mm and weights 2...

Mi MIX 2s  will be launched by the company on March 27. While Xiaomi had already noted that the Mi MIX 2s will be the company's first handset with the  Qualcomm Snapdragon 845  SoC not many official details have been available about it. Chinese company has now let out a teaser which confirms the presence of wireless charging technology support on the Mi MIX 2s. Xiaomi has  tipped the feature  via its official Weibo account. The teaser posted on the website does not mention wireless charging explicitly. The image in the poster contains a text which translates to "Not Just" alongside a symbol which is similar to Qualcomm's quick charge technology. Also present in the picture is a battery charging sign and a device which appears to be a charging pad. All of the above points to fast charging as well as wireless charging support.

Samsung  posted a list of handsets as well as a timeline on when they will receive the Android Oreo update. Samsung has rolled out the update only on  Galaxy S8  and  Galaxy S8+  smartphones. Samsung latest flagships  Galaxy S9  and  Galaxy S9+  come with Android 8.0 out of the box. Handsets like the  Samsung Galaxy Note 8 ,  Galaxy S7 ,  Galaxy S7 Edge ,  Galaxy A7 (2017) ,  Galaxy A5 (2017)  and  Galaxy A3 (2017)  will get the latest Android OS soon. Galaxy Note 8 will be the first of the handsets which will get the Android 8.0 Oreo. March 30 has been marked as the date for pushing the update after which Galaxy Note 8 users will be able to update their handsets from Android Nougat to Android Oreo. The next smartphones in line to receive the update will be Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. The update for these smartphones will start on April 13. Samsung Galaxy A7, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy...

The  Jio TV  app will now give users more options to personalise their viewing experience for the Nidahas Trophy. The tri-nation T20 competition between India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is being streamed on Jio TV. Jio TV users watching the Nidahas Trophy matches on the app can switch between five camera angles to customise the viewing experience. To give users “an immersive feel” the telecom operator is giving users the option to hear audio from the stump mic to fully experience the stadium ambience. Users will also be able to pick between the commentary language between Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.

Google owned  Waymo  said that its self driving trucks will haul cargo bound for the internet giant data centres in Georgia.  Waymo driverless trucks will go to work in the Atlanta area Monday as part of a pilot programme intended to help integrate autonomous big rigs with the operations of shippers, ports, terminals, factories and distribution centres. Autonomous vehicle technology has been touted as having potential to save fuel, ease congestion and make transportation safer.  Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao released new guidelines that permit more testing of self driving cars and address regulation between the federal government and states. S elf driving technology could reduce accidents and improve mobility for the elderly, disabled and other restricted populations.