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Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Competes With Apple, Samsung, And Huawei

The success of third-party brands gives ideas to the competition. Like its Chinese rivals Huawei, with its Honor series and Oppo with its OnePlus, the Xiaomi Chinese manufacturer will launch a new range of smartphones, called Pocophone. Competing with Apple, Samsung, and Huawei, directly, the Chinese brand is starting an attack on its main competitors with its new Pocophone F1.

Announced for the first time in India, in mid-August, Xiaomi Pocophone was officially launched in Europe today, August 27th, at a press conference held in Paris.

Xiaomi Pocophone F1 boasts a high-speed processor

Pocophone arrives in France with its first product, the Pocophone F1 which presented high-end technical specs. As its name suggests, it promises to be very fast and responsive, and it is the only smartphone in its price range to come out with a Snapdragon 845 processor which is one of the most powerful on the market, at the moment.

Running with Android 8.1 Oreo, the new Xiaomi Pocophone F1 will get an Android 9 Pie update by the end of the year, and, like almost all recently released models, it features an on-board 19:9 screen with a notch on top. Its display is of 6.18-inch and features a Full HD Plus resolution.

Pocophone F1 comes with a powerful battery

The new Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a powerful accumulator of 4.000 mAh compatible with the fast charging technology. Even more, the brand announces a better autonomy than the iPhone X.

The brand new Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also presents a fingerprint sensor on the back and a USB-C port, while it boasts a double speaker.

As for the cameras, the new Xiaomi flagship boasts two Sony 12MP and Samsung 5MP sensors and a 20-MP selfies camera with infrared facial recognition technology. The camera software is backed up by artificial intelligence and is capable of recognizing up to 28 scenes to optimize settings for different situations.

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China Increases Its Policies Regarding Cryptocurrency With Baidu, Tencent And Alibaba Blocking Crypto-Related Activities

Restrictions against cryptocurrency in China intensified today, August 27, after renowned technology companies such as Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba blocked forums related to cryptos and cryptocurrency exchanges. The measures come amidst a new escalation by the Chinese government, which is even trying to minimize the conversations of thousands of users about digital assets.

In the case of Baidu, China’s leading Internet search engine, the ban covers the cryptocurrency forums, according to information disseminated by local media. According to the report from other digital media, a person related to Baidu who did not want to be identified claimed that the measure was taken in “conformity with relevant laws, regulations, and policies.”

As for Tencent and Alibaba, which provide Internet and e-commerce services, respectively, they have reported that they will maintain monitoring to prevent their mobile payment services from being used for transactions involving cryptocurrencies.

On August 24th it was announced that AliPay would supervise the transactions with cryptos in China to restrict or suspend the operations suspected of being involved in the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies.

China intensifies the cryptocurrency regulations

The decisions taken by the before-mentioned companies come in addition to the measures imposed by local authorities, such as the one announced last Thursday, in which events related to cryptos became banned in hotels and shopping malls in Beijing’s Chaoyang district.

Overall, it was also reported that some 124 foreign cryptocurrency exchange platforms operating across China would be banned to minimize the exchange of cryptos further.

The increase in official regulation began in September 2017, when China issued a measure in which the Central Bank banned the Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) because “ICO projects are suspected of illegally raising funds and probably committing fraud.”

Since then, the official position was against cryptocurrencies and any mechanism related to digital assets. However, in the midst of this whole ecosystem landscape, China does welcome the potential of blockchain technology.

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Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch, The Latest and Greatest Samsung Releases This Year

Those who love Samsung devices should be more than happy because the South Korean company launched the new Galaxy Note 9, recently. The new Samsung flagship smartphone is distinguished by its advanced technology, its novel design and a new and evolved S-Pen, as well as a smart camera and a battery that lasts a whole day.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has been developed with the latest technological innovation and the high commitment to satisfy the Galaxy Note community.

The phone’s camera was enhanced with Artificial Intelligence, in addition to Bluetooth to control music, videos and take pictures remotely. Also, the new Galaxy Note 9 is available with a storage capacity of either 128 GB or 512 GB, Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 or Exynos 9810 Octa, Adreno 630 or Mali-G72 MP18 GPU, 6 GB RAM or 8 GB RAM.

The device comes with Android 8.1 OREO, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, iris scanner, fingerprint sensor mounted on the back, and Quick Charge 2.0.

Besides Samsung Galaxy Note 9, the South Korean company launched the new Galaxy Watch

Although the jewel of the crown is the new Galaxy Note 9, the company also launched its new Galaxy Watch, which stands out for extremely long battery life, of approximately 80 hours.

Additionally, thinking about the well-being of the user has a monitoring and stress control function.

Galaxy Watch also came out with revamped styles and designs, plus new colors, including Silver and Rose Gold, as well as customizable straps. The Galaxy Watch will be available in two variants, a 42-mm one and another of 46 mm.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and the new Galaxy Watch models are the most appreciated launched Samsung has made this year after the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus releases have only received mixed opinions, some users even criticizing them. Now, with Galaxy Note 9 and the newly launched Galaxy Watch, Samsung hopes to increase the sales of its devices.

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Tech

Telegram Desktop Update Comes Out With Night Theme and Other Useful Features

Today, Telegram has released new versions of Telegram for Android, iOS, as well as an update for Telegram for Windows. Windows 10-based Telegram Desktop application has added support for night theme and the ability to export individual chat.

Telegram app is increasingly more popular, being widely adopted by the crypto news portals and crypto-related project to keep their subscribers updated. With versions compatible for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, and Windows, Telegram is gaining more appreciation worldwide, while the app’s devs keep on innovating the app to provide the best features and user experience.

Night theme and custom backgrounds are now available in Telegram for Windows

With the new version of Telegram Desktop, we can experience the new night theme feature, a function that is more and more common among both desktop and mobile apps.

The new version also allows for personalized custom backgrounds to each theme.

Until now we could export our Telegram data, but now, with the new Telegram for Windows update, now we can export a specific chat choosing what we want to include, such as photos, text files, video calls, and many more. That will be saved in Downloads in a new folder under the name Telegram Desktop.

Other new features, as you can see in the changelog, include improvements for Telegram Passport adding new fields and support for version 1.1.

What’s new in Telegram Desktop 1.3.13?

First, the new Telegram Desktop update allows you to export data from individual chats using the menu, besides the new night theme. Also, now you can set custom themes as night and day themes to quickly switch between them.

Besides, Telegram Passport now accepts more types of data, including translated versions of documents, while the support for Telegram Passport 1.1 and updated password hash algorithm were implemented for the better protection of users’ data.

You can download Telegram Desktop, compatible for Windows 10, from here.

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Viber Update Comes With A Facelift And Some New, Cool Improvements

Viber is one of the most popular messaging apps, totaling more than one billion users worldwide. Now, the latest Viber update comes with a facelift and some cool improvements we’re going to present here.

Viber is an instant messaging app run by Japanese multinational company Rakuten, which is increasingly popular. The app is available for mobile platforms, on both Android and iOS, as well as for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Initially developed by Viber Media, an Israeli company, the app had been purchased by Rakuten in 2014.

Viber instant messaging app allows users to exchange text messages, as well as to send and receive images, videos, and documents. On the other hand, the app also permits users to initiate and receive voice and video calls.

Recently, Viber cross-platform messaging app was happy to announce that it exceeded one billion users from every corner of the world.

Viber update brings a revamped design and new, cool improvements

The latest update brings Viber to modern smartphones with notch compatibility and enhanced design. The new facelift includes larger photo thumbnails, new delivery status icons, bright background, and bigger char bubbles, among other changes.

The bright background and the bigger chat bubbles enhance the user experience and help users see more content at a glance, while the new delivery status icons respond in real-time to the most essential new under-the-hood change the latest Viber update came out with. Accordingly, Viber is now faster than ever, boosting the speed at which the messages are sent and received, enhancing the experience with the app.

On the other hand, another new and cool improvement in this Viber update makes it possible for a sharper GIF and a better photo and video experience for you to share pictures with your friends and family in an enhanced way. Additionally, Viber comes with end-to-end encryption, ensuring the users’ privacy and safety while they chat.

“Providing an exceptional communication experience to the hundreds of millions of people using Viber passionately every day is what drives us for constant innovation. We wanted to give our users a fresh, stunning look, that not only looked good but really runs better from the inside out,” stated Ofir Eyal, the VP of Viber.

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