Month: March 2020

Technology

OnePlus 8 And OnePlus 8 Pro Leaked Camera Images

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Expected launch of OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro is April 15 but their camera specifications have already been leaked. According to the leaked information, the OnePlus 8 Pro will come with a telephoto camera with 30x digital zoom.

OnePlus 8 Pro camera specifications

It is shown that the phone has a 48-MP IMX689 primary shooter with f/1.78 lens. The secondary camera is a 48-MP IMX586 ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 lens and 120-degree field of view (FOV). The third camera is an 8-MP f/2.44 telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom.Also, it has a 5-MP colour filter camera. Also, it could have feature like HDR10+ display with 1400nits of brightness. The primary sensor

OnePlus 8 camera specifications

The leaked pictures suggest that the phone will have a 48-MP camera with f/1.8 aperture; secondary 16-MP ultra-wide lends and a 2-MP macro camera. Also, there is hole-punch design for selfie shooter on the front. This phone will be in three colour variants including the Interstellar Glow that is latest in trend. The other two colours are Glacial Green and Onyx Black.

OnePlus launch

Some of the leaks are found to be in line with the previous reports about the new phones. It shows that OnePlus is planning to launch three devices – OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 Lite. While the first two phones are expected to be launched on April 15 but the OnePlus 8 Lite will be launched later in the year.

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International

Indian H-1B Visa Holders Fear Layoff

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Foreign technology professionals holding H-1B visas want their permissible post-job loss limit to stay in the US from existing 60 days to 180 days. They fear massive layoffs due to the coronavirus crisis.

H-1B visa federal rules

It is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to hire professionals from foreign countries from countries like India and China. According to present rules, the US administration allows foreign professionals to leave the country within 60 days of losing their jobs.

Economic experts have expressed fear of massive layoffs in the job sector due to slowdown of the economy due to coronavirus crisis that is affecting every sector of the society. Already 3.3 million Americans have filed initial jobless claims till March 21. But the peak of coronavirus and joblessness is yet to come. It is estimated that approximately 47 million people will lose their jobs in America.

But H-1B visa holders are kept out of employment benefits. Also, they aren’t entitled for social security benefits even after making contributions to social security. The initial figures of jobless people show that most of the jobless people will be H-1B visa holders. Companies have already started informing their employees about the layoff.

Future of H-1B visa holders

The visa holders have demanded the Trump government to extend their grace period from 60 to 180 days. They have started a campaign on the White House website regarding the same. The petition has attracted more than 20,000 signatures but it requires a minimum of 100,000 signatures to get a response from the government.

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International

The US Reached The Cap Of 65,0000 H-1B Work Visas For 2021

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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced closure of H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2021. The federal agency that screens and allocates H-1B visa applications said that it had reached the congressional mandated limit of 65,000 visa cap.

USCIS reached H-1B visa cap

Enough requests from corporations and businesses were received said the federal agency. It further said that it had reached the cap. USCIS randomly selected applicants among the registrations properly selected.

The agency received electronic registrations during the initial period to reach the FY 2021 H-1B numerical allocations. The fiscal year begins from October 1, 2020. The agency is now in the process of notifying the successful applicants.

USCIS said that the successful H-1B visa applicants that include both businessmen and companies would be notified by the agency before March 31. The applicants could file an H-1B cap subject petition after getting the notification.

Deadline for H-1B visa application

The new H-1B Electronic Registration Process implemented was rolled out before the start of the application filing season on April 1. The interested parties including businesses and companies were asked to send their applications on before March 20 that was the last date for registering for H-1B visa with USCIS. Earlier, the last date of visa application was June 30.

The federal agency also issues additional visas to those that have earned masters and higher degrees from a US institution. It has the power to issue 20,000 H-1B visas to students of higher studies.

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Business

Tom Aspray Explains Features Of A Bear Market Rally

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Tom Aspray said that sharp rebounds were always to be expected during bear markets. He said it in the context of his recent discussion on the 1987 market crash and past bear markets. But his focus was to highlight the six-day rally that took the S&P 500 up 19% from the lows that started on October 28, 2008.

Result of the six-day rally

During the first rally in 2008 bear market, the press said that the market was in the process of establishing a bottom. But the S&P 500 was making a new low even seven days after the rally. The market commentators delivered similar comment after the last week’s three-day rally. But Tom Aspray wasn’t convinced with those comments.

Tom’s vision of bear markets

He said that it is necessary to acknowledge and navigate bear market rallies in order to understand the bear markets. He gave example of Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) that witnessed a high of $192.72 at last Thursday’s high point. Tom said that it was just a few cents above the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement resistance at $192.64.

He further said that on Thursday, Nasdaq 100 Advance/Decline line closed above its Weighted Market Average (WMA) but it reversed on Friday. The QQQ closed 3.4% the very next day. He raised a question that was had the rally already over.

But all wasn’t over. He said that the bear market followed a type of continuation pattern with a brief pause in the major trend. Since the world entered the bear market, it would see severalbear market rallies.

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Media & Entertainment

Watch The Best TV Series In March On Amazon Prime Video

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In India, Amazon Prime is the most popular online content streaming service. It has added more features in March, and it costs only Rs. 999 per year. What is more amazing is that it allows viewing content in HD or 4K without any additional charge.

If you haven’t subscribed to Amazon Prime, then you should do it now and enjoy the following TV shows….

4 Blocks (2017-Present)

It is a German language crime-drama set in the Berlin borough of Neukolin. A Lebanese drug cartel wants to exit the violent life for the sake of his wife and daughter. But he was pulled in the mud by a police operation.

The Adventures of Tintin (1991-1992)

Co-produced by Belgium, Canada and France, it is the cartoonist adaptation of the most famous work of cartoonist Georges Prosper Remi. Spread over 39 half-hour episodes, the show delivers amazing adventures.

The Affair (2014-Present)

A schoolteacher and a budding novelist enter an extramarital relationship with a young waitress. The story is about how they try piecing her together her life.

The Big Bang Theory (2007-2009)

This story is both loved and hated by viewers. It is about the lives of two physicists with an aspiring actress neighbour and a few geeky friends that include an aerospace engineer and an astrophysicist.

Bosch (2014-Present)

Inspired from the novels of Michael Connelly, it is the story of a Lost Angeles Police detective and a Gulf War and Afghanistan veteran Hieronymus “Harry Bosch”. He solves inscrutable cases.

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News & Politics Technology

Google View In 3D Not Working For Following Reasons

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Children around the globe are in lockdown mode; they aren’t going to schools and no tuition classes are held these days. But they’re still doing great things with Google view in 3D.

It isn’t a new feature, but it became popular only after naughty kids came to know about it. Google view in 3D rely heavily on Smartphone and with it, you can render creatures within your camera viewfinder in real-life scale.

Google 3D View

• Smartphone with Android 7.0 or higher or iPhone running iOS 11 or later

• Google Chrome for Android/iOS

Animals within Google Search

• Alligator

• Angler fish

• Brown bear

• Cat

• Cheetah

• Dog

• Duck

• Eagle

• Emperor penguin

• Goat

• Hedgehog

• Horse

• Lion

• Macaw

• Octopus

• Pug

• Giant panda

• Rottweiler

• Shark

• Shetland pony

• Snake

• Tiger

• Turtle

• Wolf

In addition to this extensive list of animals, you have the option to include groans, grunts and growls to increase the immersion and make the pictures look real.

And if you can’t activate the feature, look for troubleshooting….

The Google app doesn’t have access to the camera

The app requires basic access like “Access to use the camera and videos” and “Access to location”. Allow access by clicking “Allow” every time the app asks for permission or you do it manually.

• Open the ‘Settings’ app on your smartphone

• Click on ‘Apps & Notifications’

• Open the ‘Google’ app

• Click on ‘Permissions’

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Technology

Redmi Note 9 Pro VS Realme 6 Pro: Which One To Buy And Why?

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Redmi Note 9 Pro is in direct competition of Realme 6 Pro but in the early comparison, it is found that Realme offers the best value for money. But buyers are still confused about Redmi Note 9 Pro and Realme 6 Pro.

Both these phones come with same Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC but Realme 6 Pro hasadditional features like a glass back panel, a secondary selfie camera and rear telephoto camera.

Price and variants

Redmi Note 9 Pro starts at Rs. 12,999 for 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant and goes up to Rs. 15,999 for 6GB RAM and 128GB storage option. But Realme 6 Pro has 6GB RAM and 64GB storage as base variant and it charges Rs. 17,999 for this variant. The higher variant that is 8GB and 128GB storage carries a price tag of Rs. 18,999.

Design

Redmi Note 9 Pro comes with a beautiful design, but it is a little bit cumbersome. Also, the buttons are a little tricky to reach and the Gorilla Glass back picks up smudges quickly. The only thing that people like about the design is its colours. Realme 6 Pro comes with Gorilla Glass 5 back panel that makes it more durable. Also, it is a little lighter than the Redmi model.

amera

Redmi Note 9 Pro comes with a 48MP primary sensor and 8MP ultra wide-angle camera. Also, it packs a 5MP micro camera and a 2 MP depth sensor. On the contrary, Realme 6 Pro boasts of a 64MP Samsung GWI sensor; 8MP ultra-wide camera; a 12MP 2x optical telephoto camera and a 2MP macro camera.

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Business International

IMF Projects Recovery From Recession In 2021

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the world had entered a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic.But the IMF projects a recovery next year.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that they have reassessed the prospects for growth for 2020 and 2021. It was clear that the world had entered a recession as bad or worse than in 2009. Also, they projected recovery in 2021.

Recovery from COVID-19 in 2021

IMF managing director emerged from the meeting of the governing body of IMF and Financial Committee that represent 189 members. The meeting was to discuss the unprecedented challenge posed by COVID-19.

She said that the key to recovery was only if the international community succeeded in containing the virus and prevent liquidity problems. The US was in recession, as was the rest of the advanced economies of the world. Also, the developing economies were in recession. They were working on their projections for 2020 said Georgieva in the answer to a question.

Georgieva stressed the need for virus containment for the economy to stand still. She said that containment was very necessary to come out of this phase. Also, she highlighted the key concern of the long-lasting impact of the sudden stop of the world economy.

She said that there was a risk of bankruptcies and layoffs that not only could undermine the recovery but also could erode the fabric of the society. She further said that many countries had started taking measures like addressing their healthcare and cushion their economies to mitigate the effect of recession.

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News & Politics

WhatsApp’s Secret Features That Are Worth Trying

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In order to improve the chatting experience of its users, WhatsApp keeps releasing new updates from time to time. While information about most of the latest features is made available through notifications, some features get unnoticed.

Here’re the features that you could have missed

Send messages without typing

WhatsApp allows sending texts without typing but with the help of Google Assistant that will translate your vice commands into text. Or you can use Siri for the purpose. You can even read the messages using the similar method.

Select group

If you don’t want anybody to add you to his group, you can change the setting given in the privacy section of groups. Here you will get the option “Nobody”. Select this option to stay out of the unwanted groups. Or you can choose “My contacts except” to allow your contacts to add you to their groups.

Listen to audio messages

Play a WhatsApp audio message and listen to it like a voice call with the help of your earpiece. The WhatsApp will play the message in the earpiece instead of the main speaker.

Save WhatsApp chats in email

The chat option in settings provides the option to Export Chat. You can use this option to save any chat history from any group or individual to your Gmail account.

Fingerprint lock

Lock your WhatsApp with your fingerprint. The option is available in the privacy section and it works with the fingerprint sensor mechanism of the phone.

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Business News & Politics

Yes Bank Proposed Raising Rs. 5,000 Crore Through Institutional Planning

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The board of directors of Yes Bank approved the proposal of raising Rs. 5,000 crore in a meeting. The said amount will be raised through institutional planning and sale of shares through rights issues. Also, this amount will be in addition to the Rs. 10,000 crore sanctioned on February 7.

Yes Bank informed stock market about its plan

The bank intimated the stock market about the decision of raising Rs. 5,000 crore through a notice. The notice was sent to get approval of the stock market. The bank could get funds in installments. Also, it can take any route like right issue, public issue and eligible institutional planning to achieve the objective.

Yes Bank getting help

Investors are taking interest in Yes Bank after the State Bank of India lend a helping to the beleaguered Yes Bank. Also, the Federal Bank has proposed an investment of Rs. 300 crore to help the troubled bank sail through the difficult times. According to an arrangement, the Federal Bank will own 30 crore shares of Yes Bank at a cost of Rs. 10 per equity share of Yes Bank.

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