Techlatest Weekly News Roundup Week 1, August 2020

Recently launched ultra-fast gaming smartphone from ASUS possess more than defined specs, as mentioned in the specs of ASUS ROG Phone 3 that the smartphone has an insane 144Hz refresh rate which is the highest refresh-rate for now. Now we got to know that ASUS ROG Phone 3 has a secret 160HZ mode.

The much-awaited smartphones is Google Pixel 4a and we have some good news. A reputable tipster John Prosser, who also predicted the correct launch date of the iPhone SE and also has a YouTube channel by the name of “Front Page Tech” tweets that the Google Pixel 4a launch date is going to be August 3rd.

Fast charging is one of the most important features of any smartphone because of the busy life. We have up to 65W SuperVOOC charging by Oppo and Realme, and the 90W charging on Lenovo Legion Gaming Phone, Now Qualcomm has announced their Quick Charge 5 technology. Quick Charge 5 is the successor to Quick Charge 4.0/4+ and it is the world’s first commercially viable platform that will support insane 100W charging power on a smartphone.

Samsung is all set to launch five new smartphones in the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event next week. The next smartphone in the Galaxy Fold lineup is also going to be unveiled and we have Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 live images leaked that suggest a new name and more things. The images are apparently leaked on Naver via Max Weinbach and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 live images leaked shows us some of the highlights at the upcoming smartphone.

So far we have heard a lot of different reports regarding the launch of the iPhone 12 and it’s been just very confusing, we heard that the launch is being delayed, then we heard that it is one track. Now a new development suggests that Apple might delay the 5G iPhone 12 models till the fourth quarter of 2020. Qualcomm did not say any name in particular but it is not that hard to guess as Apple iPhone 12 launch was scheduled for September.

A suspensive smartphone from OnePlus surfaced on Geekbench 5 benchmarking platforms, the device has model number KB2001, and right now it is said to be OnePlus KB2001 and it could be one from upcoming OnePlus 8T series. This is for the first time when a particular model is listed over the Geekbench. According to the Geekbench report, the upcoming smartphone OnePlus 8T will be powered by Snapdragon 865 chipset and comes up with some other latest and amazing specifications.

WhatsApp Web, the desktop alternative of WhatsApp, coming along with new features and here we have messenger room integration with WhatsApp Web, users can make a group video call up to 50 participants. Previously, Facebook launched messenger rooms for its social media app (Facebook), and finally, we got messenger room integration with WhatsApp Web.

There is this whole never-ending problematic tale with WhatsApp Pay and RBI and now it has taken another turn. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has told Supreme Court that it hadn’t permitted WhatsApp to start full-scale UPI operations in India. RBI is concerned with WhatsApp storing some of the data related to payments outside India beyond the timeline permitted in its June 26, 2019 circular.