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One of the easiest ways to grab attention of National Geographic editors is to post your photos in their online assignments at 'Your Shot' website. That's no longer would be the case after Oct 31 2019 as Natgeo has decided to shut down the Your Shot community in it's current form available at  https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/  However, photographers all over the world can still submit to Natgeo Your Shot via their Instagram. More info on this will be available at @natgeoyourshot in coming days. Shutting Down Notice in Full To our Your Shot community: As of October 31, 2019, the current Your Shot platform will be discontinued and all engagement, assignments, and promotion of photos from our community will occur on National Geographic’s Instagram Your Shot feed. As a reminder, any images you have shared on the platform are subject to the Terms of Use and may be used by National Geographic in the continued promotion of Your Shot. Please refer to our Ter...

Sony A6600 and Sony A6100. These are the latest mirrorless cameras from the Japanese giants. One is aimed at professional with high end specs while the other one is targeted at a entry level, first time user audience. Sony had earlier launched A6400 - another APS-C size camera which was aimed at vloggers and offered a mic input as well as a flip up screen. Sony has also announced two new APS-C lenses - Sony E 16-55mm f/2.8 G Lens and Sony E 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS Lens. Sony A6600 Specs and Features Basically A6600 is spec-wise same as the earlier launched A6400. The newest model feature IBIS ( in body image stabilization ) which was missing on the A6400.  Sony E Mount 24.2 MP CMOS sensor with max resolution of 6000x4000 IBIS - 5 axis, Sensor shift ISO 100 to 32000 ( extended up to 102400 ) Up to 11fps continuous shooting  Interval timer to create Timelapse 4K @ 24fps/25p/29.97p XAVC S 4:2:2 8-Bit external recording Mic and Headphone jacks Flip up scree...

Fab Phones Fest sale is back on Amazon.in. From Aug 27th to 30th, you can avail Discounts on various Android and Apple iPhones online. You can also avail extra discounts with HDFC bank cards. No Cost EMI and Exchange offers are available as well. Check out the offer page here. Main Deals Honor Play 6GB ram variant with Kirin 970 flagship processor for just Rs 12,999  Oppo R17 8GB ram 128GB for Rs 22,990 OnePlus 7 - 6 months No Cost EMI + Bank cashback Honor 9N for just Rs 8,499 Poco F1 6GB ram 128GB | Starting Rs 18999 | Extra Rs 2000 off on exchnage | No cost EMI . Redmi 6 | 3GB RAM, 64GB Storage | Just Rs 6,999. Samsung S10 |Upto Extra Rs 6000 off on Exchange | No Cost EMI Rs 26,990 now for Samsung Galaxy A9 Caviar Black 8GB RAM 128GB Storage OPPO Reno (8GB)| Extra 3000 off on exchange Samsung S9+ |Extra Rs8000 off | No Cost EMI Redmi 6A(2 GB, 32GB)|Just Rs 6199 |Extra Rs 200 back as Amazon pay balance Samsung A10 |2GB RAM | Extra Rs 500 off on Exchange Mi...

Xiaomi has launched Mi A3 couple of weeks ago with Android One on board instead of MIUI. It will go on Sale in India today online on Amazon.in. Lowest price for Mi A3 in India is Rs 12,999 ( 64GB + 4GB ram ) . You can also buy Mi A3 128GB 6GB ram variant for a price of Rs 15,999. Since this is an Amazon Special product, it won't be available to purchase from Flipkart or Snapdeal at launch. Mi A3 is an Android One device, which means it is eligible to get future Android Software updates for 2 years and Monthly security updates OTA for 3 years. It comes with Android 9 Pie and will get an update to Android 10 in future. Full Specs and Features 6.08 Super AMOLED screen with HD 720P+ resolution In-screen fingerprint scanner Face unlock Snapdragon 655 Octacore processor Adreno 610 GPU 4030mAh battery 18W Fast charging support ( only 10W charger included in the box ) IR Blaster Smart power amplifier Micro sdcard slot expandable up to 256GB Triple Cameras - 48MP main cam...

Before Pixel Series Android Phones were introduced, Google used to launch Nexus series of Smartphones whenever a new major Android version came out. Nexus lineup of Android smartphones and tablets were often developed in collaboration with other OEM partners of Android. For eg, Galaxy Nexus was made by Samsung while Nexus 6P came from Huawei's factories. The software on these Nexus phones were maintained by Google and came with unaltered, vanilla Stock Android.  A few years back, Google decided to kill of Nexus line of Android smartphones and launched Google Pixel series focusing on Computational Photography. Unlike Nexus devices, these were made by Google's hardware team. Prior to this, Google also launched Android One program.  So what is Android One program? Any phone with Android One branding runs on Stock Android like the good old Nexus phones. So, if you were to buy a Xiaomi device like Mi A3, you would get Stock Android UI instead of MIUI. There are a...

Oppo Mobiles is bringing another Super Zoom Android smartphone to the market. They have officially announced Oppo Reno 2 Series, which will launch in India on Aug 28th. Oppo Twitter handles are advertising 20x hybrid zoom. The current Oppo Reno features only 10x ( 5x Optical Zoom ). It is not so long since the first gen Reno mobiles surfaced. So it is likely, the Reno 2 features incremental upgrades than full blown changes. If Oppo could fit in a 10x Optical Zoom on to this, it would be a massive achievement. In my opinion, Oppo is bringing this phone early to the market because of the imminent launch of Huawei Mate 30 Pro which is rumoured to be coming with Quad Cameras and two 40MP sensors. The launch event is scheduled for Aug 28th and guess where it is going to be held.. Delhi. Yes, Reno 2 will be launching in India first before other countries. Specs we know so far 20x Hybrid Zoom Quad Cameras on the back Shark fin pop up front camera Launch Date : Aug 28th

They say, the best camera is the one you have in your pocket. We walk around every day with a camera in our pocket attached to our phones. Even though these smartphones are equipped with tiny image sensors, you can still take some great shots with it. Here are a few tips to get great photos with your Android smartphone or Apple iPhone Learn to Edit. Almost all photographers on Instagram with millions of photographers edit their photos. For some, there are even dedicated teams working on images to create masterpieces. There is this new trend of people posting #nofilter or #noedit photos on the gram. By doing that, you are not giving anything your own to the image. In order to stand out from the crowd, you have to learn to edit the photos you took and add your own style to the images. Learn to edit. Some of the popular photo editing softwares available on Android Play Store are Google Snapseed , Polarr , Adobe Lightroom Mobile etc. At first, you are sure going to make less impressi...

Xiaomi is gearing up to launch Mi A3 in India on Aug 21st online. Xiaomi Mi A Series are Android One smartphone which ship with stock Android Operating System instead of heavily modified MIUI Custom UI. Earlier launched Mi A2 and Mi A1 were well received in India.  MRP Price for Mi A3 will be revealed during the launch event on Amazon.in.  Check out full Mi A3 specs and features here. Specs Highlights Qualcomm Snapdragon 655 Octacore processor Triple Rear Cameras - 48MP + 8MP + 2MP 4GB ram 64GB or 128GB storage 4030mAh battery Android P AMOLED display Mi A3 will ship with Android P with Stock Android UI out of the box. It will get future Android Q and Android R versions as well. Since this is an Android One device, it will also get 3 years of security related OTA updates directly from Google. Mi A3 features a 6.088 inch AMOLED display with HD resolution ( 1560x720 ). It is protected with Gorilla Glass 5. Resolution-wise, this is a downgrade from last ...

Samsung has just announced to new Note models - Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus. This is the first time Samsung is launching 2 different Note models in 2 different sizes in the same year. Galaxy Note 10 has a 6.3 inch SAMOLED screen while Note 10+ or Note 10 Pro has a bigger 6.8 inches screen. There are some other differences as well. Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 10+ over the regular Note 10 / Specs Comparison Bigger battery - Note 10 Plus has a 4300mAh battery while Note 10 only has a 3500mAh one 45W Fast Charging support is only available on Note 10 Plus. Regular Note 10 also come with Fast charge support, but only 25W Even though both come with the same set of triple cameras, Note 10 Plus has additional sensors to record depth information at the back. Galaxy Note 10+ 5G Variant is coming soon. Note 10 wont have a 5G variant. Bigger, more dense, higher resolution screen on Note 10 Plus ( 1440 x 3040 pixels, 498 PPI ) Sdcard slot available only on Note 10 Plus. All in a...

Check out the Best Selling smartphones in India currently online on Amazon.in below.  #1 ) OnePlus 7 Mirror Blue - this may not have the impressive 90Hz display or more cameras seen on it's high end sibling OnePlus 7 Pro, but this is still one of the best sort of flagship Android devices launched in 2019. It is powered by Snapdragon 855 octacore processor and comes with 6GB of ram and 128GB storage in the base model. Current lowest price for OnePlus 7 is Rs 32,999 ( Check here for more info ). #2 ) Samsung Galaxy M20 Ocean Blue - No 2 spot is held by Samsung's budget offering Galaxy M20 which is priced at Rs 9,990. This is part of the newly launched Galaxy M Series. It is powered by 1.8GHz Exynos 7904 octa-core processor and comes with 3GB of ram and 32GB of storage in the base model ( check here for more info ) #3 )  Samsung Galaxy M30 (Gradation Blue) - No 3 spot in the Best sellers in Mobiles list is held by another member of Galaxy M Series. M30 is 13,990 ...