Weekly Roundup: HTC Desire 10 pro, Desire 650, Panasonic Eluga Mark 2, Asus ZenBook 3 and more

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This week HTC launched its high-end Desire 10 pro in India, which was first announced back in September. The company also introduced two other smartphones in Taiwan. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: HTC Desire 10 pro, Desire 650, Panasonic Eluga Mark 2, Asus ZenBook 3 and more”

Weekly Roundup: Vivo V5 20MP selfie smartphone, OnePlus 3T, World’s thinnest Acer laptop and more

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Vivo launched its latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘V series’ in India dubbed Vivo V5. It is world’s first smartphone to come with a 20-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Vivo V5 20MP selfie smartphone, OnePlus 3T, World’s thinnest Acer laptop and more”

Weekly Roundup: Lenovo PHAB 2 Plus, Moto M, BlackBerry Android Phones, Astrum Drones and more

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This week Leonvo launched its Xiaomi Mi Max competitor, a big screen smartphone PHAB 2 Plus in India. The device was first unveiled at the Lenovo Tech World 2016 in San Francisco back in June. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Lenovo PHAB 2 Plus, Moto M, BlackBerry Android Phones, Astrum Drones and more”

Rs. 2000 currency notes do not have nano GPS tracking chip, it’s fake news: confirms Finance Minister

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When Government of India introduced new Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 currency notes on Tuesday, a hoax message went viral on different messaging and social platforms including WhatsApp claiming that the new Rs. 2000 currency note comes with a nano GPS (NGC) chip installed on it. Continue reading “Rs. 2000 currency notes do not have nano GPS tracking chip, it’s fake news: confirms Finance Minister”

Apple starts selling refurbished iPhones for the first time, iPhone 6s starts at $449

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Apple has long offered certified refurbished iPads, iPods, and Macs on its online store, but this is the first time that the Cupertino giant has put up refurbished iPhones on sale.  Continue reading “Apple starts selling refurbished iPhones for the first time, iPhone 6s starts at $449”

Apple MacBook Pro 2016 reportedly incompatible with current Thunderbolt 3 devices

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Apple included four Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) ports in the new MacBook Pro, but unfortunately these don’t work with the older Thunderbolt 3 accessories or with the existing Certified Thunderbolt 3 docks and adapters, as learned by the accessory manufacturer Plugable from series of tests. Continue reading “Apple MacBook Pro 2016 reportedly incompatible with current Thunderbolt 3 devices”

Qualcomm confirms new OnePlus smartphone with Snapdragon 821, could be OnePlus 3T

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Rumours have been suggesting that OnePlus is ready with a new smartphone but it’s not OnePlus 4, instead it will be a variant of the existing flagship OnePlus 3. Couple of weeks back, we reported some specifications of the alleged variant expected to be called OnePlus 3T or OnePlus 3 Turbo, courtesy Weibo. Continue reading “Qualcomm confirms new OnePlus smartphone with Snapdragon 821, could be OnePlus 3T”

BlackBerry DTEK60 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery

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BlackBerry today launched its two new Android smartphones in India – the DTEK50 and the DTEK60. The BlackBerry DTEK60 comes with high-end specifications and is priced at Rs. 46,990. BlackBerry is touting these devices for its mobile security features and claims that these are ‘World’s most secure Android smartphones’. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK60 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery”

BlackBerry DTEK50 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery

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BlackBerry today launched two new Android smartphones in India – the upper mid-range BlackBerry DTEK50 for Rs. 21,990 and the high-end BlackBerry DTEK60 for Rs. 46,990. The company has titled these two devices as ‘World’s most secure Android smartphones’. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK50 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi 4, Redmi 4A, Huawei Mate 9, Samsung’s dual display flip phone and more

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This week, Xiaomi announced Redmi 4 and Redmi 4A, its two new smartphones in China. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi 4, Redmi 4A, Huawei Mate 9, Samsung’s dual display flip phone and more”

Motorola announces Moto Mods Developer contest with Indiegogo

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Lenovo-owned Motorola is asking for your help, if you are a developer and can design new Moto Mods for the Moto Z and Z Play. Continue reading “Motorola announces Moto Mods Developer contest with Indiegogo”

Samsung Gear S3 to go on sale in U.S. on November 18, pre-orders start November 6

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Samsung unveiled its Gear S3 smartwatches during IFA trade show in September. After the U.K and Canada release last month, it will now be made available in the United States from November 18. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 to go on sale in U.S. on November 18, pre-orders start November 6”

V-Moda launches In-ear headphones with ‘World’s first 3D printed’ Gold and Platinum metal buds

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V-Moda has unveiled three new in-ear style headphones in Forza series dubbed the Forza, Forza Metallo, and Forza Metallo Wireless. The highlight of these headphones is that it features “world’s first jewel-grade 3D printing customization of in-ears.” Continue reading “V-Moda launches In-ear headphones with ‘World’s first 3D printed’ Gold and Platinum metal buds”

Vine co-founders launch ‘Hype – Interactive Live Video’ streaming app for iOS, Android app coming soon

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Last week, Twitter in a surprise move announced that it is shutting down short-video sharing ‘Vine’ mobile app. Now, the co-founders of Vine app – Colin Kroll and Rus Yusupov – have announced a new live streaming video service called Hype. Continue reading “Vine co-founders launch ‘Hype – Interactive Live Video’ streaming app for iOS, Android app coming soon”