#LEAGOO M9 with Quad #Cam Coming Soon

The LEAGOO M9 is coming, and it will sport very thin bezels it seems. In addition to such thin bezels, the phone will also pack in four cameras, which is rather interesting considering this will be the company’s budget smartphone. All of this info comes from our source at the company, along with some LEAGOO M9 spec info, while our source had also shared a render of the LEAGOO M9 which has been included above this article.Now, by looking at that render, you’ll think that the bezels on the LEAGOO M9 will be as thin as those on the Galaxy S8, but there’s a good chance this phone will sport black bars around its display, so the bezels will probably be thicker than they look on the provided image.

In addition to sporting two front-facing cameras, this smartphone will also ship with a front-facing LED flash, which is easily noticeable in the provided render. The phone’s display will sport rounded corners, while all of the phone’s physical keys will be placed on its right side. The LEAGOO M9 will sport a 5.5-inch 1280 x 640 IPS display, while it will pack in 2GB of RAM and 16GB of native storage. 8 and 2-megapixel snappers will be included on the back of this handset, while you will find 5 and 2-megapixel cameras on the phone’s front side. MediaTek’s MT6580T 64-bit quad-core processor will fuel this phone, and a 2,850mAh non-removable battery (provided by LG) will be included in this package as well. A fingerprint will be included on the back of this phone, despite the fact LEAGOO did not share an image of the back side of the device just yet. LEAGOO claims that the phone’s fingerprint scanner will be able to unlock the LEAGOO M9 in 0.1 seconds.

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PLY-#Smart Helmet

Those who have looked into smart motorcycle helmets can attest to the fact that they are usually absurdly expensive. I put together a list of the best ones last July, and the cheapest one was the Sena Cavalry helmet at $349. Now, that’s expenive considering we can’t really call this a true “smart helmet”. It’s a simple half helmet with an integrated Sena communicator. Start adding true smart features and you will see prices rise well over the thousand dollar milestone. 

What is the PLY all about? For starters, it does promise safety first. The design has undergone plenty of testing, including rigorous drop tests (you can see the video at the Kickstarter page). Not to mention the fact that is has been given DOT and ECE 22.05 certifications. 

Now that you know this accessory will keep your head protected, it’s time to learn what it has to offer over the usual helmets on the market. Of course, it has Bluetooth access. This means you can listen to audio and make calls using the integrated microphone and speakers. 

Another advantage is that the PLY will have no need for an external camera; this helmet has its very own video recorder, which shoots 720p clips at 30 fps. This should make for some pretty neat riding movies. 

Using the app is half the fun. Not only can you connect via WiFi to watch your recorded videos, but you can also see the your riding route, take a look at your battery levels, control settings and more.

The Skully disappointment left a bitter taste in riders’ mouths after going bankrupt and basically leaving customers behind (who spent $1500 on pre-orders). Other options have emerged since, like the promising CrossHelmet, but that one is about $1399. People are not so quick to trust expensive crowdfunded helmets anymore, but you might be more comfortable risking $399 – right? 

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#Samsung Mocks #Apple Fans In their New AD

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All you Know About #HDR

High dynamic range (HDR) video is currently one of the biggest TV feature bullet points. It can push video content past the (now non-existent) limitations to which broadcast and other media standards have adhered to for decades. It's impressive to see on TVs that can handle it, but it's also a fairly esoteric and technical feature with some variations that can lead to confusion. Let us explain.

Standard Dynamic Range

TV contrast is the difference between how dark and bright it can get. Dynamic range describes the extremes in that difference, and how much detail can be shown in between. Essentially, dynamic range is display contrast, and HDR represents broadening that contrast. However, just expanding the range between bright and dark is insufficient to improve a picture's detail. Whether a panel can reach 100 cd/m2 (relatively dim) or 500 cd/m2 (incredibly bright), and whether its black levels are 0.1 (washed out, nearly gray) or 0.005 (incredibly dark), it can ultimately only show so much information based on the signal it's receiving.

What Is HDR?

That's where HDR video comes in. It removes the limitations presented by older video signals and provides information about brightness and color across a much wider range. HDR-capable displays can read that information and show an image built from a wider gamut of color and brightness. Besides the wider range, HDR video simply contains more data to describe more steps in between the extremes. This means that very bright objects and very dark objects on the same screen can be shown very bright and very dark if the display supports it, with all of the necessary steps in between described in the signal and not synthesized by the image processor.

Types of HDR

HDR isn't quite a universal format, and currently HDR content is split into two major formats: HDR10 and Dolby Vision. HDR10 is the standard pushed by the UHD Alliance. It's a technical standard with specific, defined ranges and specifications that must be met for content and displays to qualify as using it. HDR content available on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs are generally HDR10. Televisions that support HDR10 are allowed to display the UHD Alliance's Ultra HD Premium logo.

Several major streaming services like Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Netflix, Vudu, and YouTube now support HDR for some of their 4K content. Some services use Dolby Vision for HDR, while others use HDR10. All major 4K-capable media streamers can handle HDR in some form, but not always consistently. The Apple TV 4K and Google Chromecast Ultra support HDR10 and Dolby Vision, while the Amazon Fire TV and Roku Streaming Stick+currently can only handle HDR10. And of coure there are the aforementioned UHD Blu-Ray discs.

Ultra HD Blu-ray discs have been steadily trickling into stores, and major studio releases have been coming out in combination Ultra HD + Blu-ray packs that include films on both Ultra HD and standard Blu-ray discs. It's a welcome stopgap measure as Ultra HD Blu-ray players are adopted, offering an option for consumers to watch movies on regular Blu-ray until they're ready to upgrade. Not every Ultra HD Blu-ray film has HDR content, but HDR releases have prominent HDR logos on the front for easy identification.

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Unedited #Pics taken on #Pixel2 For You!

Google’s new Pixel devices were unveiled last week and, like the originals, their photography capabilities are expected to be exemplary. Ahead of the devices official release date on October 19, a Google employee has published a gallery of photos and videos taken with the Pixel 2, giving us a better idea of what the new phones will be capable of. And the results are pretty darn impressive.

The album was published on Google Photos over the weekend by Isaac Reynolds, a product manager at Google’s Camera department. The images make use of Google Photos’ “original quality” uploading — something that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will have access to until 2020 — but are otherwise unedited.

These pictures feature a number of different compositions including landscapes, low-light shots, moving subjects, and the Pixel 2’s new portrait shooting mode. Further, there are a couple of side-by-side comparisons of Google’s optical image stabilization and electronic image stabilization technologies (though don’t forget that you can take advantage of the electronic video stabilization on your own videos right now using Google Photos). Take a look at some of the snaps below.

So, does this mean you can look forward to the same quality of photos if you pick up a Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL? Yes, technically, but you’ve also got to understand that this collection is likely to have been sampled from a mountain of possible images to highlight the very best of what the Pixel 2s can offer. What’s more, the photographer/s who took the photos clearly has a good handle on composition, color palettes, mood, and lighting; just pointing in a direction and pressing the capture button is unlikely to provide the same level of results.

To find out how the cameras hold up outside of Google’s hands, you can look out for our review coming in the next few weeks.

You can view the rest of the Google Pixel 2 photos here and let us know in the comments what you think of them.

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#Workplace by #Facebook

Alongside the standard Facebook offering on the web and mobile, the social network targets business users with Workplace. It's Facebook's enterprise collaboration service aimed at being a complete communication tool for businesses. It costs between $1-$3 per user per month, and forms a separate, secure mini social network for employees.

As TechCrunch reports, Facebook this week quietly launched Windows and Mac desktop chat apps for Workplace into beta. Those apps include a screen sharing feature as standard. Workplace already offers messaging and video chat, but they can now be done via a desktop app rather than a web browser. Screen sharing should also make collaboration and meetings easier.

Facebook confirmed the existence of these new apps, called Workplace Chat, to TechCrunch through spokesperson Vanessa Chan. Chan commented that, "This was one of the most widely requested features by customers, so we built it."

As you'd expect from a desktop chat app, it keeps a record of all your conversations, allows you to search through them, view any images or videos shared, and enable desktop notifications. The screen sharing feature is also quite advanced, allowing you to share the entire screen or just a specific app window.

Workplace already enjoys over 14,000 business customers, with the latest to sign up being Walmart. By offering Workplace, Facebook is in direct competition with other business-focused collaboration services such as the very popular Slack. Of course, Facebook has the added benefit of 2 billion non-business users generating revenue while it develops Workplace to appeal to more paying enterprise customers.

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male voice for #Google Assisitant

Since its launch last year, the embodiment of Google Assistant has been a somewhat robotic female voice. Starting now, you have your choice of that voice or a similarly robotic male voice. Google's creative name for this one is "Voice II."

The new voice is available in Assistant on Google Home and on phones. To set the male voice (probably US English only), open the settings on your phone Assistant or in the Google Home app. It's under Preferences > Assistant Voice. You can have a listen to both voices below.

The settings carry over between the Home app and on-device Assistant, so you'll always have a single Assistant voice on all your devices. The new voice should be available to everyone, but you might need to make sure your Google and Google Home apps are up to date.

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NEW #FIDGET SPINNER #MOBILE PHONE

The fidget spinners have been one of the craziest things we have seen in 2017. Most of you might have seen someone spinning the fidget spinners rapidly between their fingers. Now, we got a new mobile phone from Chilli Mobiles named K188 which is also a fidget spinner to relieve the stress. The fidget spinner phone comes in five different colors including the Red and Blue which we have with us. It costs just Rs 899 ($14) and comes in a small package that also includes a Warranty card and MicroUSB cable.

While everyone knows about the fidget spinner functionality, let’s talk about the phone functionality on this fidget spinner phone. It can be used a standalone mobile phone or as a Bluetooth dialer. You can pair with your primary phone to make or receive calls directly through the fidget spinner phone. If not, there are dual Micro SIM card slots under the attached battery. You can’t use the Jio 4G SIM on this device as it only supports 2G network. The phone also includes a messaging app to send or receive SMS.

he fidget spinner phone comes with a 1.44-inch display offering QVGA (128 x 128 pixels) resolution. There is just 32MB of RAM and 32MB of ROM to store the contacts and SMS. There is an alphanumeric keypad along with D-pad to scroll through the menu. It is backed by an 800mAh battery which isn’t bad for its form factor. With the polycarbonate shell, the device is also lightweight and spins for the longer durations, but don’t expect it to be as long as regular fidget spinners. There is no MicroSD card slot as seen on the regular mobile phones.

It even misses out the music player and there is no 3.5mm audio jack. With quite a few compromises, this cool looking gadget will mostly stay on your desk or shelves. We don’t recommend you to use it as your primary phone. Instead, it will be a good Bluetooth dialer that can be paired with your large smartphone. Also, follow the steps mentioned in the Youtube description of the above video to win one of the fidget spinner phone. Stay tuned on Phone Radar to know more about the similar gadgets.

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#Facebook making new #UI Changes

The devs in Menlo Park have been busy recently rolling out significant changes to the look of the Facebook app for Android, more about which you can read here. We've now received tips about a further change that's currently being tested which changes the linear, swipe- left hamburger menu to a pull-down grid of options. The new layout even has notification dots, just like Android Oreo.

As you can see above, the hamburger menu usually lives on the right side of the navigation bar, and is accessed by either tapping on it or swiping all the way to the left. It brings up a list of options with a fair amount of white/wasted space. The new layout which seems to be in testing replaces the menu with a grid of items which much less free space, and as well as tapping on it you can now pull-down to bring it up.If that sounds a lot like an app drawer, well that seems to be the intention.

If it sounds a lot like a launcher app drawer, well that seems to be the intention. To add even more credence to the comparison, Facebook has also added Android Oreo style notification dots that alert you to something new behind particular options in the grid. The end result is an app drawer, of sorts, that fits much more information into the same space (without being cluttered) and should make navigation within the app that little bit faster. 

When the menu is pulled down, the navigation bar moves with it to the bottom of the screen. There's also one other change of note, the marketplace icon from the navigation bar has been removed. I would have thought it was just added to the grid but I can't see it in any of the materials we have, and I myself don't have the new UI. If anyone finds it, do let me know.

The changes are likely part of a server-side test to a limited number of people rather than through a version update, so chances are you won't have them yet. But if you do, now you know why. You can install Facebook on the off chance by using the link below or grab the latest version from APKMirror.

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#Games on Calculator!!

Forget about spending your savings on bulky consoles and gaming rigs, it turns out you can play games straight from your calculator – including classic titles like Grand Theft Auto (GTA), Doom and Skyrim.

Toying around with his TI-Nspire CX graphing device, Redditor RogueConditional has managed to run GTA Advance (the 2004 version of the game for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance) on the calculator entirely natively.

But while this might seem impressive, it’s nothing new to avid TI-Nspire enthusiasts. In fact, numerous crafty tinkerers have been running games on the popular graphing calculator for years now.

The list of successfully ported games so far includes Doom, Skyrim, Minecraft and even first-person shooter Counter-Srike. You can check out the gameplay videos below to get a better sense of what the calculator gaming experience looks like:

As RogueConditional points out, the TI-Nspire series runs on ARM architecture (the same technology that powers electronics like smartphones and tablets) which practically means you can tweak it to load standard ARM software. And this is precisely what the Redditor did.

Utilizing Ndless‘ jailbreaking software for the TI-Nspire series, RogueConditional was able to install a Game Boy Advance emulator and load the game on the calculator. In fact, should you have a calculator from the TI-Nspire line, you can follow these instructions to do the same.

The best thing about Ndless is that it won’t mess up the calculator’s primary functions – it will only open it up to tons of other native apps and programming languages like Python, C and JavaScript.

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