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Realme XT Pro

Key Specs

Rs. 22,999( Expected Price )
Android v9.0 (Pie)PerformanceOcta core (2.2 GHz, Dual Core + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core)Snapdragon 730G8 GB RAM Display6 .4 inches (16.26 cm)1080x2340 px, 403 PPIAMOLED Camera 64 + 8 + 2 + 2 MP Quad Primary CamerasLED Flash32 MP Front Camera Battery4000 mAhVOOC ChargingUSB Type-C port4G Supports Indian bands VoLTE 128 GB + 256 GB ExpandableDual SIM

 Motorola TV

Flipkart to launch Motorola-branded TVs in India on September 16th

“The Motorola TV will use the MEMC technology to deliver smooth refresh rates and come with 30W speakers”

Motorola plans to enter the smart TV market this month as its debut its television range, pricestore24 has learnt from insider sources. The Motorola TVs will be sold via Flipkart in the Indian market. While not much is known about the device, we can confirm it will have MEMC tech to ensure smooth refresh rates, along with 30W speakers. Of course, the smart TV will be a global-first for Motorola, so it should be something to look forward to. Motorola has an event scheduled for September 16th, where the brand has already confirmed it will be launching the Moto E6s smartphone.

Flipkart has announced it will be hosting the Big Billion Days sale on September 29th, so we can expect the Motorola TVs to go on sale then. The source has also mentioned that the range will include a variety of sizes across price segments. The Motorola smart TV enters the country in the month that is already packed with premium TV launches. Just a day after the Motorola event, Xiaomi is launching a 65-inch Mi TV model at its Smarter Living event, while OnePlus will release the OnePlus TV on September 26th. Xiaomi, of course, dominates the smart TV market of the country thanks to its well-priced TVs.

Moto E6 Plus will rebranded to Moto E6s in India

The Moto E6 Plus for some reason, will be rebranded to Moto E6s for the Indian market. The smartphone has a 6.1-inch HD+ (720 x 1,560 pixels) resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and a waterdrop notch. It’ll be powered by the Android 9.0 Pie operating system and MediaTek’s Helio P22 SoC, backed by 4GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with 64GB internal storage and microSD card support of up to 512GB. Camera specs include a 13MP + 2MP sensors on the back and an 8MP sensor on the front. A 3,000mAh battery powers the handset.

AC Helmet
Bengalur​u techie develops AC helmet for riders’ comfort

Sunita Rao R, Bangalore

Helmet keeps us safe while driving a two-wheeler , but sometimes the confusion of wearing it bothers people. The heat after wearing a helmet is a major problem. However, a mechanical engineer from Bangalore has solved your problem. This engineer has made a special AC helmet, which will keep your head cool while driving a two-wheeler.

Engineer Sandeep Dahiya, director of a multinational company, is fond of making user friendly products. In the process of preparing an AC helmet, his home garage turned into a workshop. Sandeep designed 8 different models in four and a half years. After this, the perfect AC helmet was made. They named it air-conditioned. This AC helmet works on DC power (12 volts) supplied from the bike's battery. The cooling effect does not require any other external energy.

How the AC Helmet

This helmet, named AC , weighs about 1.7 kg. At the same time, the weight of most helmets found in the market is in the range of 800 grams to 2 kg. The AC helmet has two parts. These include one part rubber tubes, which act as air circulation inside the helmet. The second part is worn like a backpack. The wear unit consists of a reverse thermo couple, heat exchanger, control and blower.

The heat exchanger takes care of correct air-cooling. There is no need of ice or water for this. The heat exchanger (used in spaceships) has a semiconductor, which helps more or less the temperature. There is no power supply in the helmet, but it has air circulators in the form of rubber tubes. It is connected to a working AC control device such as a remote.

 Vivo U10

Vivo U10 Online-Exclusive Smartphone Will Launch in India on September 24

A few days ago, Vivo began teasing the arrival of a new line of smartphones under the U series, which will be an online-exclusive lineup. The Vivo U10 will be the first to launch and now, we know that the series will launch in India on September 24. The company has started sending out ‘save the date' invites to the media, so we now know when it will actually arrive. We still don't have any details about the exact features or specifications of the phone, but there's still more than a week left so, we could get more hints about the phone soon.

The Vivo U10 will be an online exclusive phone, and by that we mean it will be available exclusively through Amazon India and Vivo's own online store. Both platforms have begun teasing the arrival of the phone, with a render of the front of the device. From the images, the U10 will have a dewdrop notch in the display and from the looks of it, a pretty far chin at the bottom. Vivo is advertising 18W fast charging support, which it says can deliver about 4.5 hours of talk-time with a 10 minute charge.

The teasers also hint at the phone having a large battery and will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. These are all the details we have so far. The Vivo U10, and possibly subsequent U series phones, will be the second series from Vivo that's exclusive to online stores, the first being the Z series. Apart from these two lineups, Vivo also offers smartphones under the S series, V series, X series, Y series, and Nex series.

“[Vivo U10] focuses on powerful performance and long-lasting battery besides providing best-in-class [processor],” the company said in an earlier statement.

The Vivo U series seem to be targeted at the Internet-savvy crowd and millennials, who typically consume a lot of content on their phones. We'll just have to wait a bit until Vivo release more information in the days leading up to the launch.

 Redmi 8ARedmi 8A Tipped to Feature 5,000mAh Battery, 12-Megapixel Camera, Up to 4GB of RAM

Redmi A series is the most affordable series of smartphone from the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. We have already seen smartphones like the Redmi 6A and the Redmi 7A to be aggressively priced around the Rs. 5,000 mark. Now, fresh leaks of an upcoming device hint that Xiaomi is working on the successor to its Redmi 7A smartphone, expected to be called the Redmi 8A. A Redmi smartphone bearing the M1908C3KE model number has popped up on TENAA and is believed to be the Redmi 8A.

The smartphone surfaced on Chinese regulator TENAA's website revealing its design and key specifications. From the listing, it is evident that the device has a waterdrop notch at the top of the display, a single rear camera and Redmi branding at the front and the back. It is also interesting to see that the device lacks a fingerprint scanner that has been the case with other Redmi A-series devices as well.

The listing also carries the specifications such as the 6.2-inch HD+ display, and an octa-core processor clocked at 2GHz. The TENAA listing suggests that the phone will have three variants with 2GB, 3GB, and 4GB of RAM. These RAM variants are said to be paired with 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB of onboard storage respectively. The storage is expandable on this device, up to 512GB.

This smartphone is said to run Android 9 Pie and will most likely have Xiaomi's custom MIUI skin on top. The device believed to be the Redmi 8A sports a 12-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel selfie shooter.

Interestingly, the device packs in a 5,000mAh battery that coupled with the other specifications should help the device offer good battery life. The design and the specifications do convince us that it could be the upcoming Redmi 8A. But we'll have to wait for the phone's official launch to get a confirmation.