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Google’s ARCore is one of the most promising features in Android as it omits the need for a dedicated AR headset or some specially designed hardware. Google has been boasting about the technology for a while and even released some playful and somecompelling examplesof how augmented reality can change how we use our smartphones. Google ARCore isofficially supportedon a plenty of top-specced smartphones and the latest one to add to the list is OnePlus 6....

Oppoearlier today sent out media invites for a press conference the company is hosting in New Delhi on July 12, where it is expected to launch its latest flagship smartphone,the Find X, in the country. It’s worth noting that theOppo Find Xis expected to go on sale in China immediately after its official announcement in a few hours time. It will also be the first Oppo smartphone to be launched in Europe and North America, although, details about its pricing and availability will only be revealed at the official launch event later today at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France....

Alongsidethe standard Find X, Oppo also unveiled an ‘Automobili Lamborghini Edition’ of its latest flagship smartphone in Paris. It is basically a souped-up version of theregular Find Xthat retains all the cool new features of the futuristic new device, but includes a proprietary ultra-fast charging technology that Oppo is calling ‘SuperVOOC’. According to the company, SuperVOOC is its next-gen fast-charging tech that can charge the 3,400mAh battery on the Find X Lamborghini Edition in just 35 minutes....

After a completerevealbyThe Vergewhich left nothing to the imagination, Oppo has finally launched the much-awaited Find X smartphone at an event in Paris. The flagship device takes a different approach to achieve a bezel-less look and gives it a unique spin of its own by employing a motorized panel which houses the front and rear cameras that pops up automatically when needed. The Find X flaunts a ‘Panoramic Arc Screen’ with almost no bezels on either side of the display, not even at the top to accommodate the proximity or ambient light sensors, as they are all located on the slide-out tray which houses the camera lens, the ambient and proximity sensors as well as the facial recognition module....

Would you wait longer for an Uber if you could get a cheaper fare? That’s not a hypothetical, but an actual test being conducted by Uber in the US. An Uber employee recently tweeted an image of an unreleased feature in the app. The screenshot shows you could book a ride at a regular rate or wait for a few minutes to get one at a lower fare. The tweet has since been deleted, but it was archived and you can see it below....

Once Apple made facial recognition in smartphonesa ‘thing’by introducing the feature in theiPhone Xlast year, most Android vendors jumped on the bandwagon, andstarted to offerthe functionality in their phones. However, there’s one major difference between the how the iPhone X implements Face ID and how most Android smartphones do it. While Apple employs a whole host of hardware components as part of its ‘TrueDepth’ sensor for biometric authentication, most Android vendors do it simply via software, making theminherently less secure....

While we’ve already covered thatthe Mi Max 3 is said to feature wireless charging and an Iris scanner, we now have a good look at the device itself, thanks to recent reports. The Mi Max 3 looks like a bigger version of the Redmi Note 5 Pro or the more recent Redmi 6, which means Xiaomi is using the same design language for all its new phones. The rear panel of the Mi Max 3 looks to be made out of metal, though if rumours about wireless charging are true, it could be a plastic shell....

Xiaomi India has today announced that the company now has 1,000 service centers in India located across 600 Indian cities, alongside 500 authorized service centers for its Mi TVs. In a series of tweets posted today, the Chinese company claimed that Mi India now has one of the largest service networks in the country. The company also revealed a host of other key stats which show Xiaomi’s impressive growth trajectory in India....

After launchingRedmi 6 and Redmi 6Ain China last week, Xiaomi is heading towards two other big releases which are lined for a launch next Monday. This time, the Chinese technology giant has confirmed that it will beunveiling the Redmi 6 Proas well as thenewest iteration of the Mi Pad. Aside from disclosing the launch date,Xiaomi has also revealed key specificationsusing afootball-themedposter which was shared onWeibo. In this poster, Xiaomi shares clear hints using symbols such as “AI”, “625”, “4000”....

Gmail might be the most preferred email service out there, but there are plenty of reasons to go with other services such as Yahoo Mail. Well, if you are one of the 230 million active users who still use Yahoo Mail, there’s good news for you. Yahoo Mail, now owned by Verizon, is getting a new version of its mobile website. Much like the concept of Instant Apps on Android,users will have a variety of the same features as the Yahoo Mail app on their browser without having to take up storage by downloading another app....

Politicians swinging lowballs in the name of religion is not new in India but thanks to social media, almost everyone now has the power to jump right into the Coliseum as soon as religion is mentioned online. No one can deny that a strong wave of communalism and religious intolerancedisguised as nationalism and love for the nationis taking over online conversations, especially social media. A similar incident came to light when a Twitter user, Pooja Singh, demanded aHinducustomer service representative citing religious differences with Shoaib, the rep assigned to her problem....

Xiaomi is expected to soon launch its second-genAndroid Onesmartphone, the Mi A2, as a successor to last year’sMi A1. Aseries of leaksover the past few weeks suggest that in terms of hardware, the A2 will have the same internals as the Mi 6X, which waslaunched in Chinaearlier this year. The main difference, however, will be in the software, with the 6X runningMIUI 10instead of Android One. Now, the device has been listed on Swiss e-commerce portal, Digitech, revealing most of its key specifications....

While everyone is moving on to internet-based messaging, Google is currently working on standardising RCS-based messaging across Android devices. Google hasmade no secret about RCS being the future for Android Messages, and it’s now revealed a few more pieces of the puzzle.As announced in an official blog postGoogle is adding a ton of new features to Android Messages, including the ability to send or receive messages on the web. You can now connect the Android Messages app on your phone to an all-new web interface....