Daily Tech News: Design in India, Tecno Spark 5 Pro, Vivo X50 series and Nokia 2.4

Daily Tech News: Design in India, Tecno Spark 5 Pro, Vivo X50 series and Nokia 2.4

Vivo X50 series Launching in India on July 16

Vivo X50 series is set to launch in India on July 16, the Chinese firm has announced on Twitter. Launched in China last month, the series comprises three models – the Vivo X50, Vivo X50 Pro, and Vivo X50 Pro+. However, Vivo had earlier confirmed that only the Vivo X50 and Vivo X50 Pro models would be launched in India. Taking to the social media, the brand revealed that the launch would take place on Thursday at 12pm IST. Powered by Snapdragon 765G, both the models are touted to carry a quad camera setup on the back

Design in India Contest

Lava will conduct the contest in three different parts. The design team at Lava will mentor the contestants. Lava is planning to launch two new smartphones later this month. The registration window for the Design in India contest by Lava is open until July 18. At the end of the competition, the company will offer a pre placement interview opportunity to the winning teams along with cash prizes worth Rs. 50,000, Rs. 25,000, and Rs. 15,000, respectively.

Nokia 2.4 is coming

A new Nokia phone has been spotted on Geekbench, and it may reportedly be the Nokia 2.4. The phone is named ‘HMD Global Wolverine' on the benchmarking site, and it tips key specifications of the phone. The Geekbench listing suggests that the new Nokia phone will be powered by the MediaTek MT6762V/WB chipset, which is the MediaTek Helio P22 SoC. The listing also suggests that the new ‘Wolverine' device will run on the latest Android 10 software when it launches.

Google for India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a discussion with Google and Alphabet  chief executive  Sundar Pichai "on a wide range of subjects". The Prime Minister also discussed the challenges of global pandemic and new work culture with the top business leader. Later in the day, Pichai addressed the sixth annual edition of "Google for India" virtual event and announced a digitisation fund. Google will invest $10 billion (Rs 75,000 crore) in India over the next five to seven years, he added.

Redmi Note 9 is coming to India

Xiaomi will launch Redmi Note 9 in India on 20 July at 12 noon. The announcement was made by Redmi India on its Twitter handle on Monday, 13 July. "The moment we've all been waiting for! Star-struck. The #UndisputedChampion, our next #MadeInIndia smartphone arrives on 20th July at 12 noon! Packed with best in class specs and highest quality that's sure to make heads turn," the tweet read.

Tecno Spark 5 Pro

After the Tecno Spark 5 and Tecno Spark 5 Air, the company is now set to launch its Pro version, the Tecno Spark 5 Pro, in India. The quad-camera smartphone has been listed by Amazon India with the sale date of July 13. The launch sale will take place at 12 noon on July 13 on Amazon India.

Fortnite launch android

Fortnite, a free-to-play battle royale game that was initially released on PC, made its way to Android and iOS in 2018. However, for Android users, it wasn't as simple as heading to the Play Store and downloading the game, since they had to download it from developer Epic Games' website. Now, the game has finally landed on the Google Play Store after 18 months. As to why the game did not come to the Google Play Store at launch, basically Epic Games didn't want Google to take a cut of the Fortnite revenue from Android users. Google receives a cut of the revenue generated by Android app present in the Play Store.

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