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Smartphones available for under Rs 40,000 in India tend to improve with every passing quarter. While a couple of handsets have retained their spots on this list, some of the new entrants come loaded to their teeth. If you thought Snapdragon 865 was par for the course in this budget, we have a couple of handsets with the Snapdragon 888 this time. Beyond that, one can expect high refresh rate AMOLED screens, 108MP cameras, 5G compliance and more. Let’s see what you can get your hands on for under Rs 40,000 in June 2021. Best phones to buy under Rs 40,000 in India OnePlus 9R / 8T Call it 8T or 9R; both OnePlus handsets are almost identical, barring a couple of minor differences. The OnePlus 9R was launched in India at Rs 39,999, when the 8T was selling for a few thousand rupees more. Sensibly, the price of the OnePlus 8T (review) has now been lowered to a little below that of the 9R. You get their 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage variants in this budget. Both phones have a 6.55-inch Full H

Teaser images of the 2022 Kia Sportage have been revealed ahead of the full exterior design reveal on 8 June. Sharing its underpinnings with the new-gen Hyundai Tucson, the fifth-generation Kia Sportage is expected to ditch the gawky, quirky appearance of its predecessor for a bolder, more rounded design language overall, hints of which are visible in the teaser images Kia has shared. It has also been confirmed that the new Kia Sportage will make its full world premiere in July this year. What stands out in the teaser images of the new Sportage are its boomerang-shaped LED daytime running lights, placed alongside the separate headlight clusters, with a split ‘Tiger Nose’ grille lending a hint of aggression to the nose. Wing mirrors are mounted on the front doors; the blacked-out B, C and D pillars provide a ‘floating roof’ effect, the window line and roof line taper off towards the rear, and the LED tail-lights appear to be linked by a slim light bar, an arrangement reminiscent of th

Currently, the iQoo Z3 5G is available in China in three storage models - 6GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB RAM + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2RRZoBK

NERSC data architect Rollin Thomas said that in preparatory work with researchers to get code ready for Perlmutter supercomputer workloads, NERSC was seeing up to 20x faster GPU processing performance than in previously available systems. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34xpfS0

Google Photos has transformed over the years as it offers several features aside from cloud storage. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2SIeCcy

A Chinese cargo spacecraft carrying equipment and supplies successfully docked with the core module of the country's future space station on Sunday, state media said. A Long March 7 rocket carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft -- loaded with essentials such as food, equipment and fuel -- blasted off late Saturday from the Wenchang launch site on the tropical southern island of Hainan, the Xinhua news agency reported. The docking with the space station's Tianhe core module was completed at 5:01 am Beijing time (2101 GMT Saturday), the agency said, citing the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). China will need to carry out around 10 missions in total to complete assembly of the space station -- named Tiangong, meaning "heavenly palace" -- in orbit. The station is expected to become fully operational in 2022. Once completed, it is expected to remain in low Earth orbit for up to 15 years. With the possible retirement of the International Space Station after 2028, Tiangong

More than a third of summer heat-related fatalities are due to climate change, researchers said Monday, warning of even higher death tolls as global temperatures climb. Previous research on how climate change affects human health has mostly projected future risks from heatwaves, droughts, wild fires and other extreme events made worse by global warming. How much worse depends on how quickly humanity curbs carbon emissions, which hit record levels in 2019 but dipped sharply during the pandemic. But a new study by an international team of 70 experts is one of the first -- and the largest -- to look at health consequences that have already happened, the authors said. The findings, published in Nature Climate Change , were stark: data from 732 locations in 43 countries spread across every inhabited continent revealed that, on average, 37 percent of all heat-related deaths can be attributed directly to global warming. "Climate change is not something in the distant future," se

Nearly 75 percent of India's rural population still does not have access to broadband since many locations are without cellular or fibre connectivity. As a result, LEO satellite systems are being viewed as a viable alternative, though it is costly initially. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3c3IRRS

Top US and EU representatives on Monday urged other countries to do more in the global initiative towards a greener planet, stressing the world "cannot afford to wait" at a virtual summit hosted by South Korea. Climate change is a major threat to global growth, with perils ranging from disease outbreaks and declines in crop yields. But international negotiations on how to tackle it have long been hampered by disagreements over burden-sharing between rich countries that bear far more historical responsibility for climate change and the rising giants that are now among the world's biggest polluters. Last month, US President Joe Biden announced that the world's largest economy would cut emissions blamed for climate change by 50 to 52 percent by 2030 compared with 2005 levels, doubling the country's previous commitments. The US' special climate envoy John Kerry told the P4G climate conference hosted by South Korea: "We are pressing other countries to step

Hidden in a South Korean mountain tunnel designed to withstand a nuclear blast, the seeds of nearly 5,000 wild plant species are stored for safekeeping against climate change, natural disaster and war. Plant extinction is progressing at an alarming rate, researchers warn, driven by increasing human population, pollution and deforestation, even before many species are catalogued. The Baekdudaegan National Arboretum Seed Vault Centre preserves nearly 100,000 seeds from 4,751 different wild plant species to ensure they are not lost to "apocalyptic events", says its head Lee Sang-yong. It is one of only two such facilities in the world, he told AFP : unlike more commonplace seed banks, where samples are stored and regularly withdrawn for various purposes, deposits in seed vaults are meant to be permanent, with use intended only as a last resort to prevent extinction. The vault is designated as a security installation by South Korea's National Intelligence Service, surround

Iceland's glaciers have lost around 750 square kilometres (290 square miles), or seven percent of their surface, since the turn of the millennium due to global warming, a study published on Monday showed. The glaciers, which cover more than 10 percent of the country's land mass, shrank in 2019 to 10,400 square kilometres, the study in the Icelandic scientific journal Jokull said. Since 1890, the land covered by glaciers has decreased by almost 2,200 square kilometres or 18 percent. But almost a third of this decline has occurred since 2000, according to the recent calculations by glaciologists, geologists and geophysicists. Experts have previously warned that Iceland's glaciers are at risk of disappearing entirely by 2200. The ice's retreat over the past two decades is almost equivalent to the total surface area of Hofsjokull, Iceland's third-biggest ice cap at 810 square kilometres. "Glacier-area variations in Iceland since around 1890 show a clear respo

Xiaomi is scheduled to launch the Horizon Edition of its Mi 4A 40 smart TV in India today. Xiaomi is not hosting a launch event for the TV, but we can expect the details to be out by 12 pm IST today. From what we know so far, the Mi TV 4A 40 will sport a feature a bezel-less design. We also know that the new smart TV will feature 20 W stereo speakers with DTS-HD and will run on Android TV 9.0. Yes, just 1⃣ day to go for our #MiTV4A40 . The #HorizonEdition with Bezel-less design, launching tomorrow. Stay tuned! ⁣ RT if 🔄 you're excited too. pic.twitter.com/YLf628DXuc — Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) May 31, 2021 While Xiaomi is yet to reveal other details about the smart TV, the Mi TV 4A 40 Horizon Edition can be expected to be similar to the Horizon Edition TVs launched in September 2020 . The smart TV will likely be powered by a 64-bit octa-core processor with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage. Similar to the older Mi TV Horizon Edition, this could also come with a 3.5 mm he

Cryptocurrencies are currently evolving much like how the internet of 1990s did, says Vikram Subburaj, Co-Founder and CEO of the Giottus Cryptocurrency Exchange. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3vEJdpU

Microsoft released the Microsoft Edge version 91 update last week. The new update brought new features to the browser like sleeping tabs, Startup Boost, new shopping features, more power and efficiency, and more. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34xbQJG

The Realme X7 Max 5G will be available in 8GB RAM and 128GB storage that is priced at Rs 26,999 while the 12GB+256GB variant will have a sticker price of Rs 29,999. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3yQxJ4G

Realme has launched the Realme X7 Max 5G and Realme Smart TV 4K in India today. The smartphone joins the company's X7 series that already includes  Realme X7 (Review)   and  Realme X7 Pro (Review) .  The highlights of Realme X7 Max 5G includes MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset, a 120 Hz Super AMOLED display, 64 MP triple rear camera setup and support for 50 W fast charging. As for the smart TV, it comes with support for Dolby Atmos and will be available in 43-inch and 50-inch screen sizes. Realme X7 Max 5G, Realme Smart TV 4K pricing, availability Realme X7 Max 5G comes in two storage variants. The 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 26,999 and the 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant will cost you Rs 29,999. The smartphone comes in Asteroid Black, Mercury Silver and Milky Way colour variants. It will go on the first sale on 4 June at 12 pm on Flipkart and Realme.com. Introducing #realmeX7Max5G with: 👉MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Processor 👉120Hz Super AMOLED Dis

Like many Moscow residents, Davlatmo Khadamshoyeva has her doubts about coronavirus vaccines developed in Russia, and is in no hurry to be immunised. "I haven't got the jab yet. I don't really trust it," the 23-year-old, not wearing a mask, told AFP outside an iconic shopping centre on Red Square. "The vaccine hasn't been fully tested yet," the international relations student said. Russia — with great fanfare — registered the world's first coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in August 2020. Named after the world's first satellite launched by the USSR in 1957, Sputnik has been touted by President Vladimir Putin as "the world's best" jab, while leading independent medical journal, The Lancet, deemed it effective in a study published in February. In addition to Sputnik, Russian scientists have also developed two more vaccines. Still, authorities in Moscow and other cities are facing an uphill battle to win over skeptics like Khadamshoyev

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying 36 UK telecommunication and internet satellites blasted off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's Far East on Friday, the space agency said. During the launch, which was carried out by Arianespace, the world's leading satellite launch company, the Soyuz rocket took off at 11:08 pm IST (17.38 pm GMT). "The launch went according to plan," Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Roscosmos space agency, said on messaging app Telegram. The launch was originally scheduled for Thursday but was postponed for technical reasons. OneWeb, a London-headquartered company, is working to complete the construction of a constellation of low earth orbit satellites providing enhanced broadband and other services to countries around the world. The company is competing against billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the race to provide fast internet via satellites for the world's remote areas. The UK company plans for its global commercial internet serv

The limited-edition BMW X7 Dark Shadow has been launched in India, priced at Rs 2.02 crore (ex-showroom). Production of the X7 Dark Shadow will be capped at 500 units worldwide, and a handful of these will make it to our shores. There isn't a fixed number of units allocated to India, as BMW India will take orders on a first-come-first-serve basis. The Dark Shadow is based on the range-topping BMW X7 M50d, but costs Rs 36 lakh more, as it packs a number of cosmetic additions that lend it a stealthy appearance. Unique to the BMW X7 Dark Shadow is the Frozen Arctic Grey metallic paint job from the BMW Individual customisation division, making it the first BMW SUV to sport this exterior scheme. Also unique to the Dark Shadow is a black chrome finish for the large kidney grille, a gloss black finish for the roof rails and 22-inch M light-alloy wheels finished in matte jet black. Being based on the M50d version, it gets the M Sport package as standard, which brings different, more aggr

Amazon Prime typically costs Rs 329 for three months and Rs 999 for one year, and now, users aged between 18 and 24 can effectively get it for half the price. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3g1lHwR

Intel announced a $20 billion plan in March to expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity, building two factories in Arizona and opening its plants to outside customers. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3c6Xwf3

Xiaomi has been working on its charging capabilities since the past couple of years. The efforts from the Chinese manufacturer do make it a leader in the smartphone charging technology space. Charging speeds is often an area of battle among Chinese brands. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3vCIBRG

Currently, the iQoo Z3 is available in China in three storage models - 6GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB RAM + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3vDFmcL

HP India’s Vickram Bedi says he expects strong continued growth for PCs in 2021, driven primarily by education, gig workers and gaming demographics. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3fZtmvh

OnePlus is also fixing "known issues" and improving network performance and overall stability with the latest update. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3uHsGQU

Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the local environment, a top environment official warned Saturday. Thousands of navy ratings using mechanical diggers scooped tonnes of tiny plastic granules on the beaches that had come from the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl that has been smouldering on the horizon for ten days. Sri Lanka's Marine Protection Authority (MEPA) said the microplastic pollution could cause years of ecological damage to the Indian Ocean island. "This is probably the worst beach pollution in our history," MEPA chairman Dharshani Lahandapura said. The tiny polyethylene pellets threaten tourism beaches and fish-breeding in shallow waters. Fishing has been banned along an 80-kilometre stretch of coast near the ship that has been burning for 10 days despite an international firefighting operation. "There is smoke and intermittent flames

12:06 (IST) Realme X7 Max 5G: What we know so far Ahead of the event, we already know that the Realme X7 Max 5G will feature a 120 Hz FHD+ Super AMOLED screen that houses a punch-hole camera at the top left corner. The smartphone will be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset and will support 50 W fast charging. In terms of camera, it will sport a triple rear camera setup that includes a 64 MP primary camera, an 8 MP ultra-wide sensor, and a 2 MP macro lens. Realme has further revealed that the smartphone will come in black, pink and silver colour options. The X7 Max 5G will be 8.4 mm thick and will weigh 179 grams. 11:53 (IST) Hey there! You are a bit early, but we expect the launch event to kick off by 12.30 pm IST.  At the launch event today, expect the new Realme X7 Max 5G and Realme smart TV 4K to be launched. 11:48 (IST) via GIPHY Realme will be hosting a launch event today, 31 June, to unveil two new products for the Indian market. It will be launching a new

At its annual investor meet, Mahindra and Mahindra has laid out a plan to upgrade and widen its range of offerings significantly over the next five years. The company plans to invest Rs 9,000 crore towards this, of which an initial Rs 3,000 crore has already been spent with the company's recent expansion of facilities and products. The first of these nine new models is the new Thar, already launched in 2020. The Gen 3 body-on-frame platform it debuted will spawn three more models. The new Mahindra Scorpio will come first, originally scheduled to launch this year but postponed to early next year due to the current disruptions. This will be followed by the five-door iteration of the Mahindra Thar, expected between 2023 and 2026. This is the first official confirmation of the bigger version of the second-gen Thar, which should make it even more attractive to buyers who want the practicality of the full second row. The five-door Thar can be expected to sit on a lengthened wheelbase an

Hundreds of health workers marched to the World Health Organization on Saturday demanding that authorities in all countries recognise and act to counter the health risks of climate change. Around two hundred people wearing white medical coats and facemasks marched or were pushed in wheelchairs two kilometres (1.2 miles) through Geneva's international district to the WHO headquarters. Some carried giant banners urging action, including a towering thermometer showing the red temperature scale rising towards a burning planet. Once at the WHO building, representatives of the Doctors for Extinction Rebellion (Doctors4XR) climate activist network handed over a petition to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Signed by more than 1,100 health professionals from around the world, the text slammed the "inertia, inaction and the abyssal distance between speeches and actions". It demanded that health authorities in every country, who are currently taking part virtually in the ma

The Pfizer vaccine is slightly less effective but appears to still protect against the more transmissible Indian strain of the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a study by France's Pasteur Institute. "Despite slightly diminished efficacy, the Pfizer vaccine probably protects" against the Indian variant, according to laboratory test results, said Olivier Schwartz, the institute's director and co-author of the study that was published on the BioRxiv website ahead of peer review. The study sampled 28 healthcare workers in the city of Orleans. Sixteen of them had received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, while 12 had received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. People who had received two doses of Pfizer saw a three-fold reduction in their antibodies against the Indian variant, B.1.617, according to the study, but were still protected. "The situation was different with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which induced particularly low levels of antibodies neutralisi

Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of Covishield in June, official sources said on Sunday amid complaint by States about the shortage of anti-coronavirus vaccine jabs. In a recent letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, SII said its employees have been working round the clock in spite of various challenges because of the pandemic. "We are pleased to inform that in the month of June we will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of our Covishield vaccine to the country as compared to our production capacity of 6.5 crore doses in May," Prakash Kumar Singh, the Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII, said in the letter. Mr Singh also thanked Mr Shah for his "valuable guidance and continuous support" at various stages of their endeavour to make India 'aatmanirbhar' (self-sufficient) in COVID-19 vaccines and making it available for the

Realme is all set to launch Realme X7 Max 5G and Realme smart TV 4K in India today at 12.30 pm. Realme X7 Max 5G will join the company's Realme X7-series that already includes Realme X7 (Review) and Realme X7 Pro (Review) . The company has revealed a handful of specifications of the smartphone including design, chipset, display and more. The smartphone will be available for purchase on Flipkart. In addition to this, a recent leak by Realme Times hints that the smart TV might come in 43-inch and 50-inch screen sizes. It's almost time, get ready to achieve Max 5G Speed! Launching #realmeX7Max5G with India’s First MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Processor at 12:30 PM, tomorrow on our official channels. #FutureAtFullSpeed Watch the launch livestream here: https://t.co/CPR0kMS7aN pic.twitter.com/yd51AKMt5G — realme (@realmeIndia) May 30, 2021 Realme X7 Max 5G, Realme smart TV 4K launch: How to watch it live The launch event will kick off at 12.30 pm IST. You can watch the

Twitter is reportedly working on adding new emoticons to its current heart-shaped Like button. This was revealed in a tweet by  app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The assets Wong found show 'cheer,' 'hmm,' 'sad,' and 'haha' emoji reactions. In the GIF shared by Wong, some reactions currently only have a placeholder emoji. Twitter is working on Tweet Reactions view: “Likes”, “Cheer”, “Hmm”, “Sad”, “Haha” The icons for the Cheer and Sad reactions are WIP and shown as the generic heart one at the moment https://t.co/ZCBhH8z7JR pic.twitter.com/dGqq1CzIis — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 28, 2021 Wong had first spotted the reactions on Twitter earlier this month. Facebook rolled out  r eactions in 2016 . While the Twitter reaction surely take inspiration from Facebook's, Wong's leak shows that Twitter will likely take a slightly different approach on the moods or emotions that users will be able to use to react on a post. It has the s

The iPhone 12 Pro which has since been rescued from the watery depths of the canal in Berlin is working perfectly fine. There isn’t much to go on about the Nintendo Switch. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3iaPQMV

OnePlus will launch the OnePlus Nord CE in other regions on June 10 as well. The company has also made the microsite for the event live, which does not give any information about the upcoming device yet. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3p4J6kU

Intel announced the new offerings during Computex 2021 on Sunday, saying that its new 5G modem will be available in laptops from Acer, Asus, and HP later this year. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3iaM06t

Google Photos app will no longer package compressed photos as high quality, and Google insists that the compression quality remains the same as always. from Top Tech News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3i5g8A8

Realme is all set to launch Realme X7 Max 5G and a 4K Smart TV in India today at 12.30 pm. Realme X7 Max 5G will join the company's Realme X7-series that already includes Realme X7 (Review) and Realme X7 Pro (Review) . The company has revealed a handful of specifications of the smartphone including design, chipset, display and more. The smartphone will be available for purchase on Flipkart. In addition to this, a recent leak by Realme Times hints that the smart TV might come in 43-inch and 50-inch screen sizes. It's almost time, get ready to achieve Max 5G Speed! Launching #realmeX7Max5G with India’s First MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G Processor at 12:30 PM, tomorrow on our official channels. #FutureAtFullSpeed Watch the launch livestream here: https://t.co/CPR0kMS7aN pic.twitter.com/yd51AKMt5G — realme (@realmeIndia) May 30, 2021 Realme X7 Max 5G, Realme 4K Smart TV launch: How to watch it live The launch event will kick off at 12.30 pm IST. You can watch the lives