Land Rover and Bullitt Group introduced Land Rover Explore at the ISPO trade show earlier this month, but it did not reveal the specifications of the phone. Today it has published all the details ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018. It has swappable back covers called packs that can extend capabilities. Continue reading “Land Rover Explore rugged Android smartphone with swappable add-on battery, adventure packs announced”
Samsung recently canceled the Galaxy S8 and S8+ Android 8.0 Oreo update merely a week after the update was released citing the unexpected reboot issue. Now it looks like the update has finally resumed in Germany and just a matter of few days before it widely becomes available in the markets where the update had previously been released. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Android Oreo update resumes with February security patch and bug fixes”
Earlier this month several Huawei and Honor smartphones surfaced on TENAA, now Honor smartphones with LND-TL30 and LND-TL40 model numbers and Huawei smartphones with model numbers LDN-TL10 and LDN-TL20 have been certified by TENAA in China. These are said to be Honor 7C and Huawei Enjoy 8. These share similar specifications and design, feature dual rear cameras and a fingerprint sensor on the back.
Apple is said to be busy working on a new AirPods with ‘Hey Siri’ support and water-resistance that are expected to launch later this year. The new AirPods said to feature a new wireless chip according to a report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Apple said to launch new water-resistant AirPods with ‘Hey Siri’ support later this year”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphones in India last week, which went on sale exclusively on Flipkart as well as Mi.com today at 12 noon. Manu Jain, Group Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India just said that the company sold over 3 lakh units of the smartphones under 3 minutes, selling 1 lakh units per minute. In comparison, last year the company sold 2.5 lakh Redmi Note 4 smartphones in 10 minutes in its first sale. Continue reading “Over 3 lakh Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro units sold out in under 3 minutes in first sale, next sale on Feb 28”
Motorola today started its Moto Days Sale to celebrate 4-year anniversary of its presence in India and association with Flipkart. It is offering attractive discounts and special exchange offers on some of its smartphones during the sale. Continue reading “Moto Days Sale from Feb 22 to 24 on Flipkart: Discounts and exchange offers on Moto X4, Moto Z2 Play and more”
Cat phones, popular for its rugged phones, today announced it’s flagship Cat S61, successor of Cat S60, ahead of MWC 2018. It has an enhanced FLIR thermal imaging capability with enhanced software for greater image contrast, expanded temperature range to 400 degrees Celsius, and an upgrade from VGA to High-Definition detail from the visible camera providing unmatched image optimization using FLIR’s MSX technology. Continue reading “Cat S61 rugged Android smartphone with enhanced thermal camera, indoor air quality sensor announced”
Optoma today launched the HD27e home entertainment projector in India. It comes with 1080p resolution and 3,400 lumens and 25,000:1 contrast ratio. The projector comes in a lightweight and portable design that is easy to connect to a laptop, PC, Blu-ray player, media streamer or games console. Continue reading “Optoma HD27e home entertainment projector with 3400 lumens launched in India”
Samsung has launched the world’s first air conditioner and System Air Conditioner with wind-free cooling technology launched in India. It provides a cooler indoor climate and optimal energy efficiency without the discomfort of direct cold airflow. It is the world’s first Air Conditioner to pack 8 Pole series and Anti-corrosion Durafin condenser. Continue reading “Samsung launches world’s first Air Conditioner with wind-free cooling technology in India”
Vodafone launched 4G services in Gujarat back in September 2016. Today it has announced that it has expanded the 4G services across 2500+ towns covering 33 districts of Gujarat. It also said that it has rolled out 5300+ sites at 14 sites per day to expand and strengthen its network, catering to the growing demand for data and voice of its over 20+ million customers across the circle, since January 2017. Continue reading “Vodafone expands 4G footprint to over 2500 towns in 33 districts with 5300 sites across Gujarat”
Last year’s flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones were launched in India in April last year exclusively on Flipkart, but the online retailer teased the phones only after the announcement. Now Flipkart has started teasing the upcoming Galaxy S9 series of smartphones even before the official announcement at the MWC 2018 on February 25th in Barcelona. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ teased on Flipkart ahead of Feb 25 announcement”
Motorola has conducted an independent research through research company Ipsos to understand the impact of smartphones on our relationships with ourselves, other people, and the physical and social environment. The study showed that smartphone users are putting their phones before the people they care about, and the younger generations who have grown up in a digital world are alarmingly addicted. Continue reading “Motorola better phone-life balance study shows alarming results and usage of phones problematic”
Qualcomm today announced the new Artificial Intelligence engine consisting of several hardware and software components to accelerate on-device AI-enabled user experiences. The new AI engine will be supported on Snapdragon 845, 835, 820 and 660 mobile platforms, and the latest Snapdragon 845 with on-device AI processing. Continue reading “Qualcomm AI Engine with support for existing Snapdragon mobile platforms announced”
Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 820E embedded platform for IoT showcases Qualcomm’s mobile expertise in both computing and connectivity for commercial IoT products. It is designed to support connected computing, and powerful yet power-efficient multicore processing for computer vision, artificial intelligence, and immersive multimedia. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 820E embedded platform for IoT, robotics announced”
With billions of Android phones available in the market, it’s often complicated and complex for enterprise IT organizations and business to find a perfect smartphone that suits the organization. To make it easy, Google today launched a new Android enterprise recommendation program that will help to certify devices for business and security-focused needs. Continue reading “Google launches Android enterprise recommendation program to certify devices for business and security”
