Poco M2 Pro Will Be a Rebranded Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global Variant) The chatter about the next Poco phone launching in 20 to 25 days had been in the air for quite some time now. Yesterday, out of the blue, the companyannouncedthat the long-rumoredPoco M2 Prowill launch in India on 7th July. While everyone’s been speculating whether it will be aRedmi 10XorRedmi Note 9 Prorebrand, I can firmly say that it will be the latter....

ShareChat Gets 1.5 Crore New Downloads Since the Ban on Chinese Apps Following Indian government’sban on 59 popular Chinese apps,homegrown and US-based alternativeshave witnessed a rise in popularity. ShareChat is one of them and the social media platform has reportedly gained a whopping1.5 crore (15 million) new downloadssince the ban. In addition, a ShareChat spokesperson toldNews18that the company noticedalmost 5 lakh (0.5 million) new downloads for its app every houron the 30th of June (yesterday)....

ShareChat’s TikTok Clone ‘Moj’ Garners 50,000+ Downloads in 2 Days Home-grown social media platform,ShareChat, has become a viral hit following theban on 59 popular Chinese appsin India. It has reportedly gained at least15 million new downloadssince the ban went into effect this week. Now, another app from the same developer is making a splash. Called ‘Moj‘, the new app isavailable for free on Google Playand, offers much the same features as TikTok....

Xiaomi Launches 65-inch Mi TV Master with 4K 120Hz OLED Panel, 65W Speaker Aspromised earlier this week, Xiaomi has todaytaken the wraps off its first-ever OLED smart TVin China. It’s called the Mi TV Master and comes with a massive 65-inch 4K panel, narrow bezels, 65W sound output, and a lot more. The smart TV comes at a hefty price and joins the ranks of the company’sQLED smart TVs. Mi TV Master Specs and Features Mi TV Master comes equipped with a65-inch 4K OLED panelwith a 3840 × 2160 resolution, 178-degree viewing angles, and minimal bezels all-around....

Xiaomi Testing ‘Paper’ Mode in MIUI 12 Xiaomi is apparently working on a new ‘paper’ mode to add to its display settings inMIUI 12. The option, which is yet to go live, will reportedly be part of an ‘enhanced Reading Mode’ in the next-gen custom Xiaomi ROM. It is said to add a paper-like texture to the display to further reduce eye-strain as compared to regular night mode. The new setting was found in the MIUI 12 China beta ROM released June 30 (v20....

‘Chingari’ App Developer’s Website Has Malware, Claims Elliot Alderson Another day, another news about a possiblydodgy app. And truth be told, none of us can claim to be truly surprised, either. In what seems to be deja vu all over again for the umpteenth time, French cyber-security researcher, Baptiste Robert, has claimed that the website of an Indian software firm called Globussoft, the company behind the viralTikTok clone, Chinagari, iscompromised by malware....

[Update: BIS Certification] Google Pixel 4a Passes Through FCC; Inches a Step Closer to Launch Google intends to upgrade its mid-range Pixel offerings with the launch of thePixel 4a seriesthis year. The device has been rumored to be in the works for long. It would have made its debut at Google I/O 2020 in May but with theevent canceled, there’s no word on when the Pixel 4a will launch. But at least it seems like the Pixel 4a is still coming, and coming soon, as the device likely passed through the FCC this week....