Gadgets

POCO M3

Published

5 months ago

March 4, 2021

Xiaomi isn’t the best at coming up with product names. And the POCO M3 that I have with me is a prime example. Depending on the region, this phone has 4 different identities. It first debuted in China under the Redmi Note 9 4G branding which was repurposed as Redmi 9 Power for the Indian market. A couple of weeks later, Xiaomi decides to launch the same phone in Europe and few other Asian markets as Redmi 9T. Whew, that’s a lot! Anyway, leaving the naming scheme aside, how good is the POCO M3, and more importantly—was this a deserving successor to the M2? Let’s find out in this review of the POCO M3.

POCO M3 Specifications:

Body: 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches, 198 gm
Display: 6.53-inches “Dot Drop” IPS LCD, 395PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification, NTSC 70%
Resolution: FHD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels), 19.5:9 aspect ratio
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 (11nm Mobile Platform)
CPU: Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Memory: 4/6GB RAM, 64GB UFS 2.1/128GB UFS 2.2 storage (expandable)
Software & UI: MIUI 12 for POCO on top of Android 10
Rear Camera: Triple-camera;
– 48MP, f/1.79 primary lens
– 2MP, f/2.4 depth sensor
– 2MP, f/2.4 macro sensor
– LED flash
Front Camera: 8MP, f/2.05 lens (notch)
Audio: 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speaker, Hi-Res audio
Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Dual-band), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS / Glonass / Galileo / Beidou, USB Type-C, 4G LTE
Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Vibration Motor, IR Blaster, Proximity
Battery: 6000mAh with 18W charging (22.5W brick inside the box)
Color options: POCO Yellow, Cool Blue, Power Black
Price in Nepal: N/A (around 25,000)

Gadgets

Gionee Max Pro

Published

5 months ago

March 2, 2021

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The Gionee Max Pro features a 6.52-inch HD+ (720×1560 pixels) full-view Dewdrop display with 2.5D curved glass screen protection. It is powered by the octa-core Unisoc 9863A SoC, paired with 3GB of RAM. The phone features the dual rear camera setup that houses a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor with ‘Bokeh Lens’. On the front is an 8-megapixel sensor housed inside the notch.

The Gionee Max Pro has 32GB of onboard storage that is expandable via a microSD card (up to 256GB). It features a dedicated microSD slot and supports reverse charging. It comes with a dedicated Google Assistant button and Faces Unlock. It runs on Android 10 and comes with a 6,000mAh battery.

Gionee Max Pro Full Specifications

General

Brand	Gionee
Model	Max Pro
Price in Nepal	Rs 11,550
Launch Date	1st March 2021
Launched in India	Yes
Form factor	Touchscreen
Body type	Plastic
Dimensions (mm)	165.00 x 75.00 x 10.00
Weight (g)	212.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	6000
Wireless charging	No
Colours	Red, Blue, Black

Display

Screen size (inches)	6.52
Touchscreen	Yes
Resolution	720×1560 pixels
Protection type	Other

Hardware

Processor	1.2 MHz octa-core
Processor make	Unisoc SC9863A
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	256
Dedicated microSD slot	Yes

Camera

Rear camera	13-megapixel + 2-megapixel
No. of Rear Cameras	2
Rear flash	Yes
Front camera	8-megapixel
No. of Front Cameras	1

Software

Operating system

Android 10

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.20
Micro-USB	Yes
Headphones	3.5mm
Number of SIMs	2

Sensors

Face unlock	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes

Gadgets

OnePlus 9 Series Announcement Teased for March 8, Launch Date Likely to Be Revealed

Published

5 months ago

March 1, 2021

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The OnePlus “Moonshot” webpage doesn’t give away much. On a stark black background, it shows a photo of the Earth, with the message, “Something new is on the horizon. Stay tuned, March 8.” You can enter your email address and subscribe for notifications. Once you enter an email ID and subscribe, however, OnePlus doesn’t send any mail with information or teasers on the upcoming smartphone series – Gadgets 360 could verify independently. A fine-print disclaimer at the bottom of the page reads, “Subscribe to receive news, promotions, and recommendations about OnePlus products and services from OnePlus, its agencies and partners.”

Apart from these, there’s no mention of the upcoming OnePlus 9 series or OnePlus Watch that is expected to launch alongside later this month. So, it can be speculated that on March 8, the company will announce the launch date for the upcoming lineup of smartphones. On the other hand, previous leaks suggested that the OnePlus 9 series could launch on March 23, or mid-March at the earliest. Hence, it could also be assumed that the company could announce the actual launch date on March 8. The company has remained tight-lipped on its social media channels as well.

Gadgets

Artificial Intelligence(AI)

Published

5 months ago

February 24, 2021

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI is an interdisciplinary science with multiple approaches, but advancements in machine learning and deep learning are creating a paradigm shift in virtually every sector of the tech industry. “AI is a computer system able to perform tasks that ordinarily require human intelligence. Many of these artificial intelligence systems are powered by machine learning, some of them are powered by deep learning and some of them are powered by very boring things like rules.”

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXAMPLES

Smart assistants (like Siri and Alexa)
Disease mapping and prediction tools
Manufacturing and drone robots
Optimized, personalized healthcare treatment recommendations
Conversational bots for marketing and customer service
Robo-advisors for stock trading
Spam filters on email
Social media monitoring tools for dangerous content or false news
Song or TV show recommendations from Spotify and Netflix

Artificial intelligence generally falls under two broad categories:

1.Narrow Artificial Intelligence:-

Narrow AI is all around us and is easily the most successful realization of artificial intelligence to date. With its focus on performing specific tasks, Narrow AI has experienced numerous breakthroughs in the last decade that have had “significant societal benefits and have contributed to the economic vitality of the nation,” according to “Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence,” a 2016 report released by the Obama Administration.

A few examples of Narrow AI include:

Google search
Image recognition software
Siri, Alexa and other personal assistants
Self-driving cars
IBM’s Watson

2.Artificial General Intelligence:-

The creation of a machine with human-level intelligence that can be applied to any task is the Holy Grail for many AI researchers, but the quest for AGI has been fraught with difficulty. AGI has long been the muse of dystopian science fiction, in which super-intelligent robots overrun humanity, but experts agree it’s not something we need to worry about anytime.

The virtual digital assistants have changed the way w do our daily tasks. Alexa and Siri have become like real humans we interact with each day for our every small and big need. The natural language abilities and the ability to learn themselves without human interference are the reasons they are developing so fast and becoming just like humans in their interaction only more intelligent and faster. AI makes every process better, faster, and more accurate. It has some very crucial applications too such as identifying and predicting fraudulent transactions, faster and accurate credit scoring, and automating manually intense data management practices. Artificial Intelligence improves the existing process across industries and applications and also helps in developing new solutions to problems that are overwhelming to deal with manually.