Samsung has reported its earnings for Q3 2016, in which the company has made operating profit of 5.20 trillion won ($4.5 billion), down 29.6% YoY for the quarter that ended September 30, 2016. It reported revenues of 47.82 trillion won ($41.9 billion), down 7.5% year-on-year and net profit of 4.54 trillion won (US$ 4.0 billion), down 16.8%, compared with 5.46 trillion won a year earlier. Continue reading “Samsung mobile profits down 96% YoY in Q3 2016 due to Galaxy Note7 recall”
Microsoft at its Surface event announced that its new Windows 10 Creators Update is coming early next year and also announced that the update will bring support for VR headsets and mixed reality. Microsoft is partnering with HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and ASUS who will sell their first VR headsets capable of mixed reality through the Creators Update. Continue reading “Microsoft announces range of VR headsets for Windows 10 starting at $299”
Microsoft has announced its most expected Windows 10 Creators Update also called Redstone 2 at its event in New York City. The update will enable anyone to create, share and experience in 3-D and mixed reality, connect people faster to those they care about most, and empower every gamer to be a broadcaster. Microsoft Edge will also get 3D support. Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 10 Creators Update to bring 3D for everyone, mixed reality and more in early 2017”
Microsoft just announced Surface Studio, its first All-in-one PC at its New York City event, as expected. The Surface Studio has a 28-inch 4.5k Ultra HD PixelSense multi-touch display. Microsoft says that this delivers 63% more pixels than a state-of-the-art 4K TV. It features a counterbalanced hinge to easily switch Desktop Mod and Studio Mode. It also comes with a Surface Pen, Surface Keyboard and Surface Mouse. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Studio All-in-one PC with 28-inch 4.5k Ultra HD touch display announced”
Samsung launched the Galaxy On8, the latest smartphone in the ‘On series’ in India last month for Rs. 15,900. It went on sale earlier this month exclusively on Flipkart. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On8 Unboxing”
Google introduced the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones recently starting at $649 and $769 in the U.S. The Pixel XL 32GB variant was manufactured for $285, according research firm IHS Markit. Continue reading “Google Pixel XL 32GB variant’s manufacturing cost revealed by IHS as $285”
LeEco has started its offers for Diwali on LeMall and Flipkart. It is offering its popular Super3 X55 TV on open sale for the first time on the occasion of Diwali. The open sale started today, October 26th and is available till October 30th on LeMall.
Continue reading “LeEco Diwali offers from Oct 26 to 30: Offers on smartphones and Super3 TVs”
Earlier this week Samsung confirmed the Galaxy S8 launch for early next year. Now latest rumor from China reveals that this will be the world’s first smartphone to feature optical fingerprint recognition technology so that the fingerprint sensor could be embedded inside the display itself instead of placing it under the home button. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 could feature optical fingerprint recognition”
Airtel launched International roaming packs for postpaid customers with data, free India calling minutes, free incoming calls and free texts to India in September with 1 day and 30 days validity last month. Today it has launched packs with 10 days validity that will be useful for customers who go for a short trip to popular destinations such as Singapore, Thailand, US/Canada, UK, and UAE. Continue reading “Airtel launches new 10-day International Roaming packs with data and free incoming calls”
After launching its 55-inch Ultra HD Smart TV last month, TCL today launched L65P1US, its latest 65-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV in the country in the P1 series. It has app store powered by the Android OS and the TCL nScreen application lets you use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control. Continue reading “TCL L65P1US 65-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV launched for Rs. 79990”
Amazon started its four-day Great Indian Festival Sale yesterday, its final sale before Diwali. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on TVs, laptops, monitors, wireless products and more. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on laptops, accessories and more”
Apple has reported revenue of $46.9 billion with a net profit of $9 billion, down 23% YoY in their earnings for the financial year Q4 2016 that ended September 24, 2016. Revenues were down 9.8% year-on-year for the and earnings per share were $1.67. It sold 45.5 million iPhones, 9.3 million iPads, and 4.9 million Macs during its fiscal fourth quarter of 2016. Continue reading “Apple reports first annual revenue decline in 15 years, iPhone sales fall for third consecutive quarter”
BlackBerry has officially announced the DTEK60, its latest flagship Android smartphone, few weeks after it announced that it will cease in-house smartphone production. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK60 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM announced for $499”
Xiaomi today unveiled its flagship Mi Note 2 smartphone and its bezel-less Mi MIX smartphones at an event in Beijing. After the event, in an interaction with FoneArena, Xiaomi’s VP Hugo Barra said that the company has no plans to launch these two smartphones in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Mi MIX not launching in India”
Flipkart has started its Big Diwali Sale, its third sale for the festive season. It is offering some great deals on smartphones, accessories, TVs and more. All these offers are available through the website, mobile site as well as Flipkart app. Continue reading “Flipkart Big Diwali Sale: Best deals on smartphones, TVs, accessories and more”
