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The gaming smartphone category grabbed the attention of a lot of consumers this year. With the arrival of high-end graphics-intensive games like PUBG Mobile, Fortnite and COD Mobile, it is clear that gaming is no longer limited to PCs or consoles. We saw a bunch of smartphones launch this year having a strong focus on gaming by offering mighty powerful hardware with enhanced cooling, some flashy RGB lighting and optimized software. The nominees for gaming phone of the year included the Asus ROG Phone II, Black Shark 2, Nubia Red Magic 3s, OnePlus 7T and Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro. No prizes for guessing, but the winner was clearly the Asus ROG Phone II. Asus has been a strong competitor in the PC gaming space offering a wide range of products ranging from core hardware internals to gaming laptops. Last year it ventured into the gaming smartphone space by launching a behemoth of a phone. Not only did the company give it beefy specs but also the Republic of Gamers or ROG branding. The ROG … [Read more...] about Tech And Auto Awards 2019 Winners: Asus ROG Phone II Grabs Gaming Phone of the Year Award

For this year's Tech and Auto Awards we chose five smartphones with brilliant camera capabilities. Manufacturers brought in serious camera tech this year with Apple upgrading to a triple camera setup with advanced software and machine learning abilities on the iPhone 11 Pro. Huawei once again proved that it means business, with the P30 Pro offering a quad-camera with up to 50x zoom and impressive low-light. The contenders for the camera phone of the year included the Apple iPhone 11 Pro, Google Pixel 3a, Huawei P30 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ and the OnePlus 7T Pro. The crown, however, goes to the iPhone 11 Pro. The iPhone 11 Pro came with a triple camera setup at the back, which was a big highlight this year. It included a wide camera, a telephoto camera and an ultra-wide camera all offering 12-megapixel resolution with different apertures. The Ultra-Wide camera included an f/2.4 aperture, the Wide camera had an f/1.8 aperture and the Telephoto had an f/2.0 aperture. The wide and … [Read more...] about Tech And Auto Awards 2019 Winners: Apple iPhone 11 Pro is the Camera Phone of The Year

Affordable or budget phones are of the most popular categories especially when it comes to the Indian smartphone market. The nominees for this year's budget phone of the year award included the Realme 5 Pro, Nokia 7.2, Samsung Galaxy M30s, Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and the Xiaomi Redmi K20. Not only is this category very popular, but is also the most competitive as manufacturers released a whole bunch of devices throughout the year. In the end, the winner was none other than the Redmi Note 8 Pro/Realme 5 Pro. Xiaomi manages to tick off most of the boxes on the checklist when they roll out a new phone and the did a fine job with the Redmi Note 8 Pro. The smartphone is clearly a class apart offering an impressive design language, a bright display, and a solid performance package. It even offers a quad-camera setup bringing versatility to users who like to experiment with their photography. We were quite impressed with the handset, so much so, it managed to trump the company's previously … [Read more...] about Tech And Auto Awards 2019 Winners: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro is Awarded as Budget Phone of The Year

Over the past 12 months, we have seen some of the finest gadgets across different categories make their mark. They not only set the benchmark in their ecosystem, but perhaps also gave us a glimpse into what the future may hold. The Samsung Galaxy Fold has emerged at the winner of the Gadget of The Year gong at the News18 Tech & Auto Awards 2019. The futuristic foldable phone was competing against the gorgeous Sony Bravia A9G OLED TV, the powerful Apple iPad Pro 12.9, the cutting-edge Dyson Lightcycle and the unique Bose Frames augmented reality audio sunglasses. The Samsung Galaxy Fold potentially gives us a glimpse into the future. This foldable phone has a 4.6-inch display, only to unfold the magnificent 7.3-inch display. The Galaxy Fold is the first (and as yet only) foldable phone to have gone on sale in India. Samsung has given this cutting-edge performance as well, with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, as well as 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. The 4,380mAh of total battery … [Read more...] about Tech & Auto Awards 2019: Samsung Galaxy Fold is the Gadget of the Year

After two successful editions, Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH) 2019 conducted their third edition at Hotel Novotel. The three-day conference that commenced on Tuesday was packed with sessions from academicians and entrepreneurs. Apart from that the conference also had stalls put up by start-ups from across the country that are related to technology and artificial intelligence. Specially crafted games The venue had over 13 stalls that brought together the advancements in technology and their application in education. Happy Adda, a Bengaluru-based startup, helped children learn the basics of English and application of numbers through games that can be downloaded on smartphones and tablets. The app that is available for free on Google Play aims to help children build cognitive skills in a fun way. “Technology is changing the world around us and it is essential that we adapt to the changes and use it as an advantage. Learning need not essentially be a boring … [Read more...] about TECH 2019: stalls related to technology, artificial intelligence a big draw