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OnePlus 6T Thunder Purple Colour Variant Launched

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             Chinese phone maker OnePlus on Monday announced the launch of the OnePlus 6T ₹ 37,999 Thunder Purple variant in the Indian market. The phone will be made available only in the 8GB RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage starting 11am on November 16 online across Amazon.in and OnePlus Store, and offline at Croma retail outlets, Reliance Digital outlets, and OnePlus exclusive stores. It is priced the same - at Rs. 41,999 - as the OnePlus 6T 's other colour variants and comes with certain launch offers. Not just India, the OnePlus 6T goes on sale in major North American and European markets starting 9am on November 15 . To recall, the OnePlus 6T Thunder Purple was first launched in China earlier this month. The third colour option in the smartphone's lineup offers a gradient effect with various shades that change with the way light reflects on the phone. It has an ‘S' curve across the back. Before India, however, the new OnePlus 6T Thunder...

Xiaomi Redmi Y2 Starts Receiving MIUI 9.5.14 Update

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   Xiaomi Redmi Y2 has started receiving the MIUI 9.5.14 update in India. The update, which is designed to optimise the system performance, is initially rolling out to select users as the MIUI Global Beta Stable V9.5.14.0.OEFMIFA, and if everything is fine for these users, the update will be rolled out publicly. It is available as an over-the-air (OTA) update. Launched earlier this month, the Redmi Y2 runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based on MIUI 9.5. The handset also includes features such as AI Beautify 4.0 and Face Unlock. Moreover, it is upgradable to MIUI 10 Global ROM that brings AI Portrait mode and is touted to offer faster performance. As announced through an MIUI forum post, Xiaomi has pushed the MIUI 9.5.14 update to random Redmi Y2 users. The company says that update is available through the OTA channel only. This means it won't be available in the form of downloadable ROM. Nevertheless, you can check its availability manually by going to the Settings > System...

OnePlus 6 specs sheet leaks

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       Several days ago a leaked image, comparing prices of different flagships, suggested $749 (around €610) price tag of the OnePlus 6 with 256 GB. Today more specs leaked, including the chipset, RAM storage, and dual camera setup According to the listing, OnePlus 6 will sport a 6.28” AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2280 x 1080, which unsurprisingly is the same panel as on the Oppo R15. The SoC is expected to be Snapdragon 845, though, with its CPU clocked at 2.7 GHz. The rear camera of the OnePlus 6 is listed as 16 MP + 20 MP with an f/1.7 aperture on both lenses, which is exactly the same setup as the predecessor OnePlus 5T. The selfie snapper has been boosted with a 20 MP sensor behind an f/2.0 lens. Next to storage, we see 6 GB + 128 GB, which would be a combo we haven’t seen since the OnePlus 3T, introduced 1.5 years ago. OS is listed as Android 8.1, most likely with Oxygen OS on top (or Hydrogen OS for China-only devices). ...

Facebook Data Dump Contains Your Call Logs, Which Advertisers Have Access to Your Personal Data, and More

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       Facebook hasn't had a good week, ever since the social media giant got caught up in the data privacy scandal linked with data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica (CA). Just to recap, CA allegedly procured personal user data on over 50 million Facebook users, and this data was used for social media targeting in political campaigns. Since the scandal came to light, users have been looking for ways to remove their data from the social media website prompting . Part of that process, would include downloading all your data from the social network, so that you can retain your information even after deleting your account. Several people have been doing so in the recent past, and, there were some interesting revelations to be found within the data - including which advertisers have access to your data, as well as complete call records in some cases. Facebook Privacy Scandal: How to Check Which Advertisers Have Access to Your Data A tweet thre...