3 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2024 | 5:37 PM IST
China’s OnePlus has announced discounts, offers and no-cost equated monthly instalment (EMI) plans on its range of smartphones, as part of the Independence Day sale. During the sale period, which lasts on August 31, select OnePlus smartphones will be available with discounts up to Rs 20,000 on select bank cards. These includes the OnePlus Nord 4, OnePlus Open foldable smartphone, and the flagship OnePlus 12 series devices. Here are the details:
OnePlus Independence Day Offers: Details
OnePlus Nord 4: Offers
Customers purchasing the OnePlus Nord 4 can avail a discount of Rs 3000 on 256GB storage variants and discount of Rs 2000 on 128GB storage variant using ICICI Bank cards and OneCard. The company is also offering no-cost EMI options up to 6 months when purchasing the OnePlus Nord 4 smartphone on OnePlus.in, OnePlus Experience store, e-commerce platform Amazon and select offline stores.
OnePlus Nord 4: Launch Price
8GB RAM + 128GB storage: Rs 29,999
8GB RAM + 256GB storage: Rs 32,999
12GB RAM + 256GB storage: Rs 35,999
OnePlus Open: Offers
ICICI Bank customers and OneCard users can avail a discount of Rs 20,000 on purchasing the OnePlus Open smartphone from OnePlus.in, Amazon.in, OnePlus Experience Stores, and select offline stores. Additionally, the company is offering exchange bonus up to Rs 8000 on trade-in deals. There are also options for no-cost EMI up to 12 months.
The OnePlus 12 smartphone is available with a discount of Rs 5000 on OnePlus.in, Amazon.in, OnePlus Experience Stores, and select offline stores until August 15. Additionally, Customers can avail a discount of Rs 7000 on ICICI Bank cards and OneCard until August 31. The company is also offering an exchange bonus of up to Rs 10,000 on trade-in deals. No-cost EMI options up to 12 months are available as well on select bank cards.
OnePlus 12: Launch Price
12GB RAM + 256GB storage: Rs 64,999
16GB RAM + 512GB storage: Rs 69,999
OnePlus 12r: Offers
The OnePlus 12r smartphone is available with a discount of Rs 1000 on select variants until August 15. ICICI Bank card and OneCard users can avail a discount of Rs 2000 on the purchase of the OnePlus 12r from OnePlus.in, Amazon.in, OnePlus Experience Stores, and offline stores between August 15 and August 31. Additionally, the company is offering an exchange bonus of up to Rs 5000 on trade-in deals.
No-cost EMI options up to 9 months are also available on select bank cards.
OnePlus 12r: Launch Price
8GB RAM + 128GB storage: Rs 39,999
8GB RAM + 256GB storage: Rs 42,999
16GB RAM + 256GB storage: Rs 45,999
OnePlus Nord CE4 and CE4 Lite: Offers
ICICI Bank card and OneCard users can avail a discount of Rs 3000 on the OnePlus Nord CE4 smartphone and a discount of Rs 2000 on Nord CE4 Lite smartphones. There are also no-cost EMI options for up to six months on Nord CE4 and up to 3 months on Nord CE4 Lite smartphones.
In a recent interview with Elon Musk (Left), Donald Trump praised global leaders like Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un while criticising President Joe Biden, claiming his leadership could have prevented the Ukraine invasion. Image: X
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2024 | 4:58 PM IST
Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s interview of former US President Donald Trump on X was disrupted by a cyber attack. The interview was scheduled for 8PM ET but started after a 40 minutes delay. It also marked the return of the Republican presidential candidate to X after being banned in 2021.
Elon Musk has said that X had faced a DDos attack. “There appears to be a massive DDos attack on X. Working on shutting it down. Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later,” Elon Musk posted on X.
What is DDos attack
DDos attack stands for Distributed Denial of Service Attack and it overloads a specific server or network with excess internet traffic to disrupt its normal flow of operations. DDos attacks use various compromised computer systems to generate traffic to attack and target other computer systems or networks.
Cloudflare, a cloud cybersecurity company describes it as “a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic.”
A DDos attack can last for hours or days. DDoS attacks are conducted with networks of Internet-connected machines. These networks consist of computers and other devices (such as IoT devices) which have been infected with malware, allowing them to be controlled remotely by an attacker, according to Cloudflare.
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2024 | 4:34 PM IST
Chinese electronics maker Lenovo has launched its new gaming tablet, the Lenovo Legion Tab in India. The company said that the android tablet has been specifically designed for gamers and is aimed at bridging the gap between PC and Mobile gaming. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 chip, the Lenovo Legion Tab gets features for performance enhancement and thermal management during gaming.
Lenovo Legion Tab: Price and availability
Priced at Rs 39,999, the Lenovo Legion Tab is offered with 12GB RAM and 256GB on-board storage. The tablet will be available in India from August 15 on the company’s official website and e-commerce platform Flipkart.
Lenovo Legion Tab: Details
The Lenovo Legion Tab sports an 8.8-inch display of QHD+ (2560×1600) resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. Through its USB-C port, the tablet supports DisplayPort 1.4 technology as well for connecting it to an external display.
Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, the Lenovo Legion Tab gets 12GB LPDDR5X RAM. The tablet also features the company’s own Legion ColdFront vapor thermal solution that keeps the thermals in check. The tablet offers multiple performance modes that the user can choose from. This includes a Beast Mode for maximising performance during gameplay , Balanced Mode for an optimised performance, and an Energy Saving Mode for conserving battery life.
The Legion Tab also gets Lenovo Freestyle integration which is Lenovo’s in-house technology that allows users to connect with other Legion devices. Using this users can share content between a Lenovo Legion laptop and the Tablet. This also enables quick connectivity with Legion series monitors, headsets, keyboards, and mice.
The Lenovo Legion Tab features a 6550mAh battery and gets support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology using the 45W charging adapter.
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2024 | 3:48 PM IST
Files by Google has reportedly added a shortcut for Circle to Search while viewing images, according to 9to5Google. When a user views a full screen image, above the edit floating action Button is a smaller action button. Google is reportedly testing two new icons for that smaller action button; one is magnifying glass and AI sparkle that is used for Smart Search capability by Files app and the second is a Google Lens logo. While Circle to Search does not have its own icon, a text box is displayed on the screen which says to Circle or tap anywhere to search.
Tapping anywhere on the image launches the Circle to Search feature. The full image is sent to Circle to Search without any Files by Google UI. This is a server side update for those in the beta channel.
Latest beta (version 1.4515.x) reportedly shows that AI generated summaries are arriving for files containing text. Users would be able to enable or disable this feature in settings. The AI summaries feature is expected to make use of the on-device Gemini Nano technology.
Files by Google had recently reportedly switched to stories like Recents carousel.
Circle to Search feature offers users the convenience to search directly from the screen. Circle to Search was initially introduced on the Samsung Galaxy S24 and is later made available on select Google Pixel devices. Google is also reportedly enhancing the Circle to Search feature by adding an on-screen barcode and QR code scanner. The QR and barcode scanner feature is currently being tested, and it is expected to be widely introduced soon.
Ahead of Donald Trump’s interview, Elon Musk reported X was hit by a DDoS attack.
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2024 | 3:46 PM IST
The highly-anticipated Donald Trump interview with Elon Musk ran into technical glitches as X (formerly Twitter) faced a DDoS attack.
The tech billionaire flagged the cyber attack saying, “There appears to be a massive DDoS attack on X. Working on shutting it down. Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later.”
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Musk’s statement came after his interview with the former US President missed its scheduled time (8 pm ET). However, the interview, which started 40 minutes after the predetermined time due to the DDoS attack, went on smoothly following the initial delay. Trump’s interview marked his return to the microblogging platform ahead of the US Presidential elections due in November.
In his latest post on X, Musk said that the combined views of his conversation with Donald Trump (and subsequent discussion by other accounts) have touched the 1 billion mark.
What is a DDoS attack?
DDoS stands for Distributed Denial-of-Service. A DDoS attack disrupts a targeted server or network’s normal traffic by flooding the target or its surrounding infrastructure with internet traffic. The attackers flood the targeted site with errant traffic, resulting in poor website functionality or knocking it offline altogether.
According to a Microsoft webpage, during a DDoS attack, multiple computers storm one computer during an attack, pushing out legitimate users. As a result, service can be delayed or otherwise disrupted for a length of time.
How long can a DDoS attack last?
A DDoS attack can last hours or even days.
The largest attack in history, according to Fortinet, occurred in February 2020 when Amazon Web Services (AWS) was targeted.
What does a DDoS attack do?
Ramifications of DDoS attacks include a drop in legitimate traffic, lost business, and reputation damage.
A DDoS attack may be carried out by disgruntled individuals and hacktivists wanting to take down a company’s servers simply to make a statement. Such attacks may also be financially motivated with attackers forcing the victim to pay a large financial sum.
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2024 | 2:07 PM IST
China’s OnePlus has announced that its next generation Buds Pro wireless earbuds will be launched in India on August 20. In a press note released by the company, OnePlus stated that the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 will offer “the best audio experience OnePlus has ever delivered”.
Although OnePlus did not confirm any specification detail about the upcoming flagship audio product, the company said that the One Plus Buds Pro 3 will elevate the features that the company previously offered on the OnePlus Buds Pro and Buds Pro 2. More details about the device will be announced in the coming days.
OnePlus Buds Pro 3: Expected specifications
Ahead of its launch later this month, details about the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 have surfaced on the Internet. According to a report by Smartprix, the upcoming OnePlus Buds Pro 3 will feature dual-drivers with a 11mm woofer and 6mm tweeter. Additionally, the earbuds are expected to feature active noise cancelling (ANC) up to 50dB. Alongside standard Bluetooth codecs such as Sub-band Coding (SBC), the flagship earbuds from OnePlus are expected to get support for lossless audio with Low Latency High-Definition Audio Codec (LHDC).
As for the battery life, the Oneplus Buds Pro 3 will reportedly offer up to 43 hours of on-battery time with the charging case. Additionally, it could get support for quick charging. The buds are expected to be rated IP55 for resistance against dust and water ingress.
OnePlus has released a teaser image for the Buds Pro 3 suggesting that the earbuds will get a rounded charging case. The image also reveals a leather-like texture on the case.
