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Vivo Y33s

Vivo Y33s Smartphone With MediaTek Helio G80 SoC Released in India: Check Price & Specifications.

As part of the Vivo Y series of smartphones, the Vivo Y33s was launched in India on Monday. MediaTek Helio SoC powers the phone, which has a triple-camera setup on the back. The display of the Vivo Y33s has thick bezels all around and a notch for the selfie camera, which is not common in this price range. A single configuration is available in two colors and a single configuration is available With the Extended RAM 2.0, some of the phone’s internal storage can be used for RAM functions.

Vivo Y33s: Specifications

Funtouch OS 11.1 based on Android 11 runs on the dual-SIM (Nano) Vivo Y33s. An LCD display with 1,080×2,408 pixels and a notch for the selfie camera is featured on the 6.58-inch model. MediaTek Helio G80 SoC with 8GB of RAM and 4GB of extended RAM powers the Vivo Y33s. It comes with 128GB of storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 1TB) via a dedicated slot on the device
The triple rear camera setup includes a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. All three cameras are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 SoC. The Vivo Y33s’ comes with a 16-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture on the front.
WiFi dual-band, 4G, Bluetooth v5 (NFC), GPS, and USB Type-C port are among the connectivity options available. It is equipped with a gyroscope and e-compass as well as an accelerometer and ambient light sensor. The Vivo Y33s comes with a fingerprint scanner on the side as well as face unlock. On the back of the phone, there’s a 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging Its dimensions are 164.26×76.08x8mm, and it weighs 182 grams.

Vivo Y33s
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Price and Availability

A single 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model of Vivo Y33s costs Rs. 17,990. There are two color options: Midday Dream and Mirror Black. To purchase the phone, you can go to the Vivo India E-store on Vivo’s website or go to any of the following retailers: Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Tatacliq,
A flat Rs. 1,500 cashback is also being offered by Vivo for purchases made with HDFC and ICICI Bank credit and debit cards in Vivo mainline An extra Rs. 1,500 off on exchange is included in the online offers, as are no-cost EMI options up to nine months.

About the Company

Vivo, headquartered in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, is a Chinese multinational smartphone manufacturer. With landline phones and wireless phones, Vivo entered the telecommunications and consumer electronics industry in 1995. Vivo began manufacturing smartphones in 2011. According to 2014 statistics, Vivo is China’s fifth most popular smartphone brand and the world’s tenth most popular smartphone brand.
The annual capacity of production is 60 million units. Vivo is now one of China’s top five most profitable smartphone companies. Vivo has created a complete and sustainable ecosystem, from hardware design and manufacturing to software development (Android-based Funtouch OS). Vivo continues to innovate through creativity and technology. The Vivo X1 was the first Smartphone to include a Hi-Fi chip in 2012, resulting in an unrivaled audio experience. Since then, all Vivo smartphones have included this technology, which was pioneered by the company.
As of now, Vivo is available in the following countries: India; Malaysia; Indonesia; Thailand; Myanmar; Vietnam; the Philippines. Vivo made its debut in India in December of 2014. Vivo has quickly mounted itself as a Hi-fi and smart brand. At the present time, Vivo employs 8,000 people and has a network of 10,000 retail outlets that serve customers in over 300 cities across 22 states in India.

VR remote Work App

VR remote Work App Released By Facebook, Calling It A Step Toward The “Metaverse.”

A new VR remote Work App was launched by Facebook on Thursday. Users of the company’s Oculus Quest 2 headsets can hold conferences as avatars.
Many companies continue to work from home after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down physical workspaces, and as a new variant is sweeping the globe, Facebook’s Horizon Workrooms beta test is timely.
In recent weeks, Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has talked about a futuristic “metaverse.”
The world’s biggest social community has invested closely in digital and augmented reality, growing hardware which includes its Oculus VR headsets, operating on AR glasses and wristband technologies, and buying a slew of VR gaming studios, inclusive of BigBox VR, to name only some examples.
If Facebook succeeds in gaining a dominant position in this space, which it believes will be the next big computing platform, it will be less dependent in the future on other hardware manufacturers, such as Apple.
“Boz” Bosworth, VP of Reality Labs at Facebook, said that the new Workrooms app gives “a good sense” of how the company envisions elements of the metaverse in the near future.
According to Bosworth, this is “one of those foundational steps” in the right direction during a VR remote Work App news conference.

VR remote Work App
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It was coined in the 1992 dystopian novel “Snow Crash” to describe immersive, shared spaces that can be accessed across different platforms where the physical and digital merge. An “embodied internet,” according to Zuckerberg.
Recent earnings calls by tech CEOs have discussed how their companies could shape this futuristic world. These consist of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Roblox’s David Baszucki, and Match Group’s Shar Dubey.
To work on the metaverse project in July, Facebook announced it was creating a product team within its AR and VR group Facebook Reality Labs.
Avatar users can design avatar versions of themselves to meet in virtual reality conference rooms and collaborate on shared whiteboards or documents, while still using their own physical desk and computer keyboard. With the Quest 2 headsets, which cost about $300, you can connect up to 16 people in VR, and a total of 50 people with video conferencing. Bosworth said that Facebook now uses Workrooms for internal meetings on a regular basis.
As part of the agreement, Workrooms users’ conversations and materials will not be used to target ads on Facebook. In addition, users must adhere to Oculus’ VR community standards, which can be reported to Oculus if they violate them.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Facebook these days draws up the income of its Oculus Quest 2 headsets and brings back the foam face-liners because of reviews of skin irritability.
As a result of the recall, Quest 2 headset sales, which have yet to be officially announced by the company, are estimated to be around 4 million units. Revenue from AR and VR, as well as e-commerce, came to $497 million in the second quarter of 2021 for Facebook, which is a significant amount.

In the United States, Facebook is a company that offers online social networking services. Facebook was founded in 2004 by Harvard University students Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. With a couple of billion users, half of whom used it daily, Facebook had become the world’s largest social network by 2012.
Facebook’s appeal stems in part from Zuckerberg’s insistence that participants be honest about who they are from the start; customers are prohibited from using fictitious names on the site.
The company’s management argued that transparency is important for forming non-public relationships, sharing thoughts and information, and constructing society as a whole. A peer-to-peer community of Facebook customers makes it less complicated for agencies to connect with consumers.
Facebook, which has a market capitalization of more than $600 billion, made $70.7 billion in sales last year. Therefore, Zuckerberg is one of the world’s wealthiest people today, according to Forbes.

Realme Book Slim

Realme Released Its First Laptop, The Realme Book Slim, Which Features A Premium Design, And 11th Generation Intel Core Processors.

Realme Book Slim, the company’s first laptop model, was launched in India on Wednesday, August 18. Powered by 11th generation Intel Core processors, the laptop has a 2K display and a 2K display. A 90 percent screen-to-body ratio is achieved with the Realme Book Slim, which is available in two distinct color options. Aside from League of Legends and Overwatch, Realme claims the laptop can handle Shadow of the Tomb Raider and other popular games. Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4 are among the laptop’s latest connectivity options.

Realme Book Slim: Specifications

There’s a 14-inch IPS display with a 2K (2,160×1,440 pixels) resolution, 100-percent sRGB color gamut, and a 3:2 aspect ratio on the Realme Book Slim. There is a claim that the display is up to 33 percent brighter than a typical laptop, with a peak brightness of 400 nits (nits). There’s also a 5.3mm thick bezel on the sides and an 8.45mm thick bezel on the top. Because of the thin bezel, Realme claims that its screen-to-body ratio is now 90 percent, which is higher than the 82 percent available on Apple MacBook Air.
An 11th-generation Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, Intel Iris Xe graphics, and up to 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM power the Realme Book Slim. 512GB of PCIe SSD storage will also be available to you if you so desire. A Storm Cooling thermal management system with two copper pipes is also included in the laptop.
A feature called PC Connect has been pre-installed on the Realme Book Slim, which allows users to connect their smartphone and use the phone’s screen directly on their laptops. You can also drag and drop files on the laptop’s display for faster file transfer. With the PC Connect, you can access most of your phone’s data on your laptop via a smart application integration that recognizes file types.

Realme Book Slim
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There’s a backlit keyboard on the Realme Book Slim, with three brightness settings and 1.3mm key travel. In addition, there is a multitouch touchpad that supports Microsoft’s PTP Precision Touch Technology. There is also a fingerprint-activated power button.
Surround sound is claimed to be delivered by two Harman speakers on the Realme Book Slim’s multimedia front. DTS audio technology is also built into the speakers. When participating in a video conference, the laptop has two microphones that use artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and pre-processing technology to cancel out noise.
For connectivity, the Realme Book Slim offers Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 4.2, USB 3.0 Type C, USB A 3.1 Type-A, a Thunderbolt 4 port, as well as 3.5mm audio. The entry-level Intel Core i3 model, on the other hand, does not have a Thunderbolt 4 port, but rather a USB Type-C port. The laptop is powered by a 54Wh battery that can last up to 11 hours on a single charge. You can charge the built-in battery to 50% in 30 minutes with the 65W Super Fast Charger. With the laptop adapter, you can charge your Realme phone or any other compatible device with 30W Dart Charge technology.
The Realme Book Slim features a mirrored logo on an aluminum-alloy unibody. To sum it all up – the laptop has a thickness of 15.5mm and weighs 1.38kg.

Price And Availability

There are two versions of the Realme Book Slim available in India: Intel Core i3, 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, and Intel Core i5 with 8GB RAM + 512GB storage. Its base model is priced at Rs. 44,999 and the 512GB model at Rs. 56,999 as an introductory offer from the company. The laptop will be available on August 30 in Real Blue and Real Grey. It will be available on Flipkart, Realme.com, and other leading retail stores in India and abroad.

iQOO 8

iQOO 8 And iQOO 8 Pro With A 120Hz OLED Display, 120W Charging Support Released: Specs and Price

iQoo 8 and iQoo 8 Pro have been available in China since January of this year as the successors to the iQoo 7 series. Over the previous generation, the two phones have received several upgrades. BMW M Motorsport color schemes are available on both models of the iQoo 8 and iQoo 8 Pro. There are three finishes available for the vanilla iQoo 8, but only two for the pro version. A high refresh rate display and 10-bit color are also included.

iQOO 8: Specifications

As for the operating system, it is powered by Android 11, with Origin OS for Iqoo running on top of Android 11. Full-HD+ display (1,080×2,376 pixels) with 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color, 19.8:9 aspect ratio 92.76 screen-to-body ratio, and 398ppi pixel density are among the features found on the smartphone. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 SoC is at the heart of the device, which also features up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
If you want to take pictures and videos, you’ll have three cameras on the back of the device: a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.79 aperture lens, as well as an ultrawide angle f/2.2 lens and portrait camera with an aperture of f/2.46. A 16-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.45 aperture is housed in a hole-punch cutout in the center of the front panel.
5G, dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, Bluetooth v5.2, and a USB Type-C port are all options for connectivity. Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, and e-compass are some of the sensors onboard. There’s a fingerprint scanner built into the display, as well as facial recognition technology. Battery capacity is 4,350mAh with 120W fast charging capability. 159.06×75.14×8.63mm is the phone’s dimensions; 199.9 grams is the weight of the device.

iQOO 8
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iQOO 8 Pro: Specifications

6.78-inch 2K (1,440×3,200 pixels) AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 20:9 aspect ratio and 92.2% screen-to-body ratio, 517 PPI pixel density, and HDR support are among the highlights of the new smartphone. Powering the device is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Plus SoC with an Adreno 660 graphics processor. It has up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
The Pro model has a 50-megapixel IMX766V sensor with an f/1.75 lens and gimbal stabilization, a 48-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle f/2.2 lens, and a 16-megapixel portrait camera with an f/2.23 aperture. For selfies and video calls, the iQoo 8 Pro has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with an aperture of f/2.4.
As with the vanilla iQoo 8, there are the same connectivity options and sensors. There is a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor in the display of the Pro model. On top of all that, it comes with a larger 4,500mAh battery that can be charged at 120W and at 50W via wireless charging. The phone measures 165.01×75.2×9.19mm and weighs 202.5g.

Price And Availability

CNY 3,799 (roughly Rs. 43,600) gets you the 8GB + 128GB storage model of the iQoo 8. 12GB + 256GB storage costs CNY 4,199, while 16GB + 512GB storage version costs CNY 5,199. (roughly Rs. 48,200). In addition to the Legendary Edition with BMW M Motorsport colour scheme, the phone is also available in Black.
CNY 4,999 (roughly Rs. 57,300) gets you the 8GB + 256GB model, CNY 5,499 (roughly Rs. 63,100) for the 12GB + 256GB model, and CNY 5,999 (roughly Rs. 68,800) gets you the 12GB + 512GB model. Legendary Edition and Track Version are available.
In China, both phones are available for pre-order. It will be available for purchase on August 24, and iQoo 8 Pro on August 26. No information has yet been released on international availability.

Asus ROG Phone 5s

Asus ROG Phone 5s And ROG Phone 5s Pro Released With A Snapdragon 888+ SoC And 6000 mAh Battery.

The Asus ROG Phone 5s Series has just been unveiled by the company’s representatives. The ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro are the two models of the new gaming smartphones. Both feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset, which supports 5G. The smartphones have a Samsung AMOLED E4 display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, and 1200 nits maximum brightness. Asus’ new ROG Phone 5s comes with as much as 18GB of LPDDR5 RAM, even as the ROG Phone 5s Pro is constrained to 18GB of RAM.
Asus’s latest gaming smartphones are currently only available on the company’s official website. ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro prices and availability are still unknown. There is a lot of similar features between the two smartphones. Just a ROG Vision rear matrix color display and the additional touch sensors on the back panel distinguishes the ROG Phone 5s Pro from the rest.

Specifications of the Asus ROG Phone 5s And ROG Phone 5s Pro

Each of these smartphones is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 888 Plus SoC and Adreno 660 GPU, making them both excellent gaming smartphones. As for the latter, it is only available with 18GB LPDDR5 RAM configurations, while the former offers 8GB, 12GB, 16GB, and 18GB RAM configurations. There are three UFS 3.1 storage options for the ROG Phone 5s, including 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB, while the ROG Phone 5s Pro has only 512GB of storage. ROG UI is a skin on top of Android 11.
With Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection, the Asus gaming smartphones come with a 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED E4 display with full-HD+ (1,080×2,448 pixels). A 144Hz refresh rate, a 1ms response time, 360Hz touch sampling rate, and 1200 nits of peak brightness round out the list of features on this device.
There’s a 64-megapixel primary sensor, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a 5-megapixel macro sensor on the ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro. 24-megapixel primary sensor for self-portraits and video calls They both have a 6,000mAh battery and 65W fast charging. They are also equipped with front stereo speakers that have two speakers.
As for connectivity, there are dual-SIM 4G and 5G LTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11 n, Bluetooth v5.2, and NFC as well as GPS and GLONASS, as well as a USB Type-C port for charging. An In-display fingerprint sensor, face recognition technology, an accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, and proximity sensor as well as ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5 and grip press are all included in the ROG Phone 5s/Pro.
It is available in Phantom Black or Storm White for the ROG Phone 5s, and Phantom Black or Storm White for the ROG Phone 5s Pro, respectively. Both ROG smartphones have dimensions of 173x77x9.90mm and a weight of 238g.

Asus ROG Phone 5s
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Price and Availability

The Asus ROG Phone 5s starts at TWD 29,990 (approximately Rs 80,000) for the base model with 16GB RAM and 256GB storage. The second model, with 18GB RAM and 512GB internal storage, costs TWD 33,990. (more or less Rs 90,000). Phantom Black and Aurora White are available as options. TWD 37,990 (approximately Rs 1,00,000) gets you the ROG Phone 5s Pro with only 18GB RAM and 512GB of storage, and it’s only available in Phantom Black.

About the Company

Established in 1989, ASUS is a Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and consumer electronics company based in Taiwan. ASUS is the world’s No. 1 motherboard and gaming brand, dedicated to creating products for today’s and tomorrow’s smart lives.
With its Eee PC, ASUS revolutionized the PC industry in North America in 2007. With the ASUS ZenFone series, the company is leading the way in new mobile trends, and it is rapidly developing products in virtual and augmented reality, as well as IoT and robotics technologies. ASUS introduced Zenbo, a smart home robot designed to provide family members with companionship, entertainment, and assistance.
A world-class R&D team is part of the company’s workforce of more than 17,000 employees. ASUS, an organization pushed through innovation and devoted to quality, gained 4,385 awards in 2016 and generated sales of about US$13.3 billion.

Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger Added End-To-End Encryption For Voice And Video Calls.

As the name suggests, Facebook Messenger is an app that allows users to communicate via chat, voice, and video between Facebook’s web-based messaging and smartphones. User’s device and geographic location determine specific capabilities.) Mobile data plans and Wi-Fi connections are available for users of the Messenger app on iOS, Android, Windows 10, and Blackberry.
SMS texting is also integrated into the Android app so users don’t have to switch between different communication interfaces to communicate with their friends and family. Users can access text messages and Facebook chat through the interface once Messenger is selected as the default SMS client. A purple color code is used to distinguish between SMS and Facebook messages.

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Messenger will now support end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls. On its blog, the company announced that it is implementing the change as well as new controls for its disappearing messages. It’s possible that some users will also notice some new encryption test features.
With the addition of the “secret conversation” option to Facebook Messenger’s app, text messages were encrypted from beginning to end in 2016. Now, that mode also allows for the use of a telephone. Because Messenger is now receiving more than 150 million video calls per day, Facebook says the feature is being added to keep up with the growing popularity of voice and video calls.
It was already possible to make calls with E2EE, which prevents anyone but the sender and receiver from seeing the encrypted data, on the Facebook chat app WhatsApp. And so do others like Zoom, Signal, and Apple’s FaceTime video calling app. E2EE, according to Facebook, is “becoming the industry standard” for messaging apps. Before now, there was speculation that Facebook might roll out an encrypted messaging system across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram.
Smaller changes will be made to text conversations. To make a message disappear, you can choose from a range of time frames from five seconds to 24 hours. When it first launched, it offered one-minute increments as well as one-hour, four-hours, and 24-hours.
However, Facebook is running a limited beta test of other features that will be visible to everyone. “Friends and family that already have a chat thread or are already connected” end-to-end encrypted group chats and calls will be available for some users. As well, Facebook’s existing non-E2EE controls on who can contact them on Messenger will be supported. For those who use Instagram, a “limited test” is offering opt-in E2EE for that app’s direct messages.

Facebook is an American company that provides social networking services over the internet. Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, all Harvard University students, founded Facebook in 2004. Facebook became the world’s largest social network in 2012, with more than one billion users, half of whom used it daily.
Part of Facebook’s appeal comes from Zuckerberg’s insistence that members be honest about who they are from the start; users are prohibited from adopting fictitious names. The company’s management argued that transparency is necessary for forming personal relationships, sharing ideas and information, and building society as a whole. A peer-to-peer network of Facebook users makes it easier for businesses to connect with consumers.
“Facebook,” as it was called back then, was created to allow Harvard students using their “.edu” email addresses and photos to connect with each other. Zuckerberg saw an opportunity to bring the existing social experience of college into cyberspace when he was a student. He wanted to create a place where college students could come together and socialize.
With a market cap of more than $600 Billion, the social media giant had revenues of $70.7 Billion in 2019. As a result, Zuckerberg is one of the world’s wealthiest men.