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NEWS A popular code sharing network, called GitHub, is getting purchased by Microsoft. GitHub, one of the world’s largest and most popular code repository for developers, is getting acquired by Microsoft. Reportedly, the companies might conclude a price, and announce the deal publicly later today (Monday). The news comes during a time when GitHub faces extreme financial pressure. GitHub has already been looking for a new CEO to take office as well. According to people familiar with the matter, GitHub aims to go public and has chosen Microsoft, partly because of its CEO Satya Nadella, for this purpose.  Bloomberg  reported that this information was revealed by a company spokesperson, but details related to the terms and conditions of the deal have been kept private. ALSO, READ Oppo Find X Will be The Company’s First True Flagship in Years: Leaks GitHub considered is a popular tool and a social network of sorts for developers. Even high ...

HANDSETS Oppo’s true flagship may be on its way with top of the line hardware and features. Oppo’s flagship department has been silent lately. Most devices launched by the company in recent times were mid-rangers or “selfie-experts” that primarily focused on front cameras and moderate hardware. That might change in the coming days, a leak suggests that Oppo is finally manufacturing its 2018 flagship, called the Find X, as part of its Find lineup. Oppo’s previous flagship, Find 7, was launched back in 2014 and it will be succeeded by the upcoming Find X. The name has already been copyrighted, and the company teased the new moniker in a poster, shown below. This an official promotional teaser, Oppo posted this on its social media account on the Chinese social network,  Weibo. Specifications? For now, there’s not much we can say about the Find X’s specifications. Market trends and speculations suggest that a notched iPhone X-like aesthetic is...

TECH AND TELECOM Xiaomi unveiled a new Oculus-like headset, a 75-inch smart TV and Mi Band 3, which come at impressive prices. Along with the event’s main attraction, the  Mi 8 and Mi 8 Explorer Edition , Xiaomi unveiled several other new products at its Shenzhen event that was held today (Thursday) in China. Among those products, is Xiaomi’s new 75-inch Mi TV 4, Mi VR Standalone headset and Mi Band 3. The TV comes as an addition to Xiaomi’s existing TV 4 series, it did not have a 75-inch version before. Mi VR is the company’s new VR headset that works just like an Oculus and the Mi Band 3 is the long-awaited successor of the Mi Band 2. Mi TV 4 The Mi TV 4 lineup consists of smart TVs with mostly 4K displays and numerous modern features. The company recently unveiled a  32-inch Mi TV 4X , and now added to the lineup by launching a 75-inch variant as well – which will be the biggest, and expensive, LED TV the company has ever produced. Mi TV 4...

Punjab has passed its first ever Provincial IT Policy of Pakistan consisting of 5 pillars, envisioning Punjab as the industrial hub of the country. The IT Policy was passed by the Provincial Cabinet on Thursday. According to the landmark policy, the five pillars are: Support the IT industry Bridge the digital divide e-Governance Citizen-centric services Entrepreneurship PunjabITBoard @PITB_Official # Punjab Announces the First Provincial IT Policy of Pakistan Focusing on 5 Key Pillars 10:05 PM - May 31, 2018 77 44 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Support the IT Industry The policy aims to offer extended and unhindered support to the IT industry of the province. Establishing Special Economic Zones (SEZs), business-friendly policies and initiatives, developing software technology parks and knowledge centers, promoting e-commerce, smooth and user-friendly taxation policy, the intro...

HANDSETS LG V35 ThinQ Reiterates on the V30S with a better SoC and other improvements. Barely a month after announcing its flagship G7 ThinQ, LG is back with another high-end phone, this time with comparatively fewer changes. The new V35 ThinQ takes the same basic formula as the largely neglected V30S ThinQ, and gives it a boost when it comes to its internals. The rest of the package is otherwise similar. Design and Display The design of the phone is still pretty much the same as G7 ThinQ, being built of metal, however, the lack of a notch is V35’s defining factor. The bezels are still quite slim, with the phone being IP68 and MIL-STD 810G-compliant, with the phone available in black and grey. ALSO READ Xiaomi Leads the Charge as Smartphone Market Recovers The OLED display measures 6” with a FullVision panel, coming with HDR10 support and QHD+ resolution. The audio is similarly enhanced through bundled B&O headsets, Quad DAC audio, and DTS:...

HANDSETS Smartphone sales finally increased Year on Year after slowing down in 2017. The smartphone industry’s growth has been stagnating for some time now, though, at least for now the concerns can be averted. The last quarter saw the industry register a growth of 1.3% over the same time last year. In hard figures, the quarter saw 383.5 million smartphones shipped, which was an improvement over 378.5 million phones in Q1 2017. As usual, the trifecta of Samsung, Apple and Huawei stayed true to fashion by garnering the highest share of sales. Xiaomi Unveils a Cheaper Mi 6X for its 8th Anniversary Breakdown Samsung earned 20.5% of the market thanks to sales of 78.56 million, which was a slight decline from 78.78 million, as it continued to face stiff competition from Chinese rivals at low and mid-end, though, its high-end phones meant it still increased its average selling price. Apple registered a sizable growth, from 52 million to 54 million units, wh...

HANDSETS Xiaomi lowered the price of Mi 6X’s 32 GB even further, to celebrate its 8th Anniversary. Xiaomi’s Mi 8 SE is a Mini Flagship with Hardware Level AI Mi 6X  – the MIUI/China-only version of the Mi A2 – is getting a more affordable version. The original Mi 6X was launched last month with 64 GB storage and 4 GB RAM at a cost of CNY 1600 (Rs. 29,000). Xiaomi has now unveiled a new model, the 32 GB version, that initially cost CNY 1500. But as part of the company’s 8th Anniversary celebrations, Xiaomi has lowered the price even further, which means that the 4/32 GB version of the Mi 6X will be available for purchase at CNY 1400 (~Rs. 23,000). Here is an official promotional poster, Best Price For a Mid-ranger? The best part? Rest of the hardware stays the same so you can expect great performance and camera features in a relatively cheaper mid-ranger. The Mi 6X falls in the upper mid-range category, it runs the Snapdragon 660, has impres...