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Apple and Google have made it public that two “early” versions of a contact tracing tool for the coronavirus will be launched this week for developer testing. Reports making the rounds early this month pointed to a collaboration between the two tech companies to come up with a technology to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Both companies boast a wide reach worldwide, powering about 99% of smartphones worldwide. This new contact tracing technology will let users know who they have had contact with that may possibly be infected.
Apple and Google plan to release the final version of this tool to the public sometime in May, presumably after successful testing by the select developers. Apple and Google suggest that new features would strengthen privacy protections of users, while providing health authorities with important data.
This technology will utilize Bluetooth technology that allows authorities build apps to notify users who may have come in contact with those who have tested positive for the coronavirus. This technology does not use GPS location data, while ensuring that sensitive data is kept in a decentralized manner in the user’s phone.
It is hoped that the developer testing goes smoothly, and this tracing tool can get up and running as soon as possible.
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Author:Alfa Baye
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Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 9 during the company’s online launch event, with the smartphone coming as an addition to a series that already boasts the Note 9 Pro, Note 9 Pro Max and the Redmi Note 9s devices.
The Redmi Note 9 comes with a 6.53-inch full HD+ (1,080×2,340 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. This smartphone runs on the Android 10-based MIUI 11 and has the MediaTek Helio G85 octa-core processor under the hood, which comes with 3GB/4GB RAM and internal storage options of 64GB/128GB with a microSD card slot available to expand the device storage.
The device’s quad-rear camera setup houses a 48MP Samsung GM1 Primary sensor with an f/1.79 lens accompanied by an 8MP secondary sensor with an ultra-wide-angle f/2.2 lens, a 2MP sensor with an f/2.4 macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor with an f/2.4 lens. In the selfie department, a 13MP front camera sits stylishly in the display cutout.
Redmi Note 9 Price and Specs
- OS: Android 10-based MIUI 11
- Release Date: April 2020
- RAM: 3/4GB
- ROM: 64/128GB
- Network Type: 2G/3G/4G
- Selfie Camera: 13MP
- Rear camera: 48MP+8MP+2MP+2MP
- Display: 6.53-inch full HD+ IPS panel
- Battery: 5,020mAh with 18W fast charging support
- Processor: MediaTek Helio G85 octa-core
- Price: from $199
The Redmi Note 9 comes in two storage variants, with a 3GB RAM+64GB model costing $199 and the 4GB RAM+128GB model costing $249. The device comes in Midnight Grey, Forest Green and Polar White and will come to global markets by mid-May.
It might interest some of our readers that Redmi Note 9s is available in Nigeria .
Author:Alfa Baye
Staff Writer
