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Samsung Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier announced at IFA 2016

Samsung Gear S3 frontier

Samsung just announced Gear S3 at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. This includes the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier models. Both these have a 1.3-inch (360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED Always On Display with the latest Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ protection and has rotating bezel. These run Tizen- Based Wearable Platform 2.3.2. The Gear S3 frontier includes LTE connectivity and offers a rugged outdoor look, while the Gear S3 classic offers minimalist, elegant look. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier announced at IFA 2016”

Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 action camera with voice control, 4K video announced

Garmin VIRB Ultra 30

Garmin today announced VIRB Ultra 30 action camera that has 4K video recording, voice control, LCD color touchscreen, one-touch live streaming, 3-axis image stabilization, and more. Continue reading “Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 action camera with voice control, 4K video announced”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 detailed, comes with Dual PDAF

Qualcomm announced Snapdragon 821, the company’s latest high-end processor in the Snapdragon 800 series last month. Qualcomm already said that the Snapdragon 821 will be 10% faster than its current flagship Snapdragon 820 SoC. Today it has detailed the clocked speed of its CPU cores GPU and more. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 detailed, comes with Dual PDAF”

Asus ZenWatch 3 Android Wear smartwatch announced

Asus ZenWatch 3

Asus just announced ZenWatch 3, it’s third generation Android Wear smartwatch and the first in the series to feature a round design at the IFA. It crafted from jewelry-grade 316L stainless steel and is just 9.95mm thick. Continue reading “Asus ZenWatch 3 Android Wear smartwatch announced”

Acer Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus smartphones, Iconia Talk S A1-734 tablet announced

Acer Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus

Acer has introduced new Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus smartphones and Iconia Talk S A1-734 tablet at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. All these run on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and come with 4G LTE support. The Acer Z6 Plus also has a fingerprint sensor for biometric authentication and features metal back. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus smartphones, Iconia Talk S A1-734 tablet announced”

Airtel rolls out 4G LTE-A Carrier Aggregation in Mumbai, offers speed of up to 135Mbps

Airtel today announced that it has deployed 4G Advanced technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) in Mumbai. This offers superior 4G experience offering faster data speeds and better coverage – indoors and outdoors. Customers with mobile devices that support 4G Advanced (Moto G (3rd Gen), Samsung Galaxy Note5, Galaxy Note 7, Galaxy Note Edge) will be able to enjoy 4G data speeds of up to 135 Mbps. Continue reading “Airtel rolls out 4G LTE-A Carrier Aggregation in Mumbai, offers speed of up to 135Mbps”

OnePlus 3 Carnival on Amazon offers cashback, gift card and more for buyers till Sep 2

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OnePlus today announced the OnePlus 3 Carnival on Amazon.in between August 31st, 12:00AM till September 02, 11:59 PM that lets OnePlus 3 buyers get guaranteed cashback, Gift Card for EMI purchases and more. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 Carnival on Amazon offers cashback, gift card and more for buyers till Sep 2”

Google introduces ‘In Apps’ to quickly find content from installed apps, coming to LG V20 first

Google In apps LG V20

Google today announced new ‘In Apps’ search mode for Android phones that lets you quickly find content from installed apps. This can be accessed using the ‘In Apps’ tab and works even when you’re not connected to WiFi or cellular data. Only you can see your personal results, and you can control what apps appear by going to Settings within the Google app.

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Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ with scratch and damage resistance announced for wearable devices

Corning Gorilla Glass SR plus

Corning Incorporated today announced Gorilla Glass SR+, the company’s latest glass for wearable devices. “This is designed to endure bumps, knocks and scrapes wearables encounter while maintaining the optical clarity and touch sensitivity required for on-the-go connectivity, says Corning. Continue reading “Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ with scratch and damage resistance announced for wearable devices”

Jio SIM with unlimited 4G for 90 days now available for HTC, Intex and Vivo 4G smartphones

Jio Preview offer is now officially available for all 4G smartphones from HTC, Intex and Vivo . This lets users enjoy free 90 days of unlimited data, calls and messaging for 90 days. Continue reading “Jio SIM with unlimited 4G for 90 days now available for HTC, Intex and Vivo 4G smartphones”

Vodafone launches International Roaming Daily Packs with free incoming calls

Vodafone India today launched International Roaming Daily Packs that offers free incoming calls; outgoing calls at just Re. 1/min and browsing at Re. 1-MB at Rs. 500/day. It is valid across 34 countries including popular business and holiday destinations of UAE, Thailand, Singapore, USA, UK, China, Germany, Hong Kong.

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Xiaomi’s Huami introduces Amazfit smartwatch with heart rate sensor and GPS

Xiaomi Amazfit

Xiaomi’s sub-brand Huami has introduced its new Amazfit smartwatch in China. It has a 1.34-inch (320 x 300 pixels) circular display with scratch-resistant ceramic bezel and 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It has replaceable standard 22mm wristband and comes with IP67 ratings for water resistance. It also has GPS + GLONASS support. It also has a heart rate sensor on the back for real time heart rate measurement and syncs to phone over Bluetooth.

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Lenovo Z2 Plus launching in India soon

Lenovo Z2 Plus teaser

Lenovo is all set to launch the Z2 Plus smartphone in India soon. The company has posted a teaser on social media showing the smartphone in the background along with the caption – Impatience is a Virtue and #FastForward. It was introduced as Zuk Z2 back in May. We even unboxed the smartphone recently. Continue reading “Lenovo Z2 Plus launching in India soon”

Meizu m3 Max with 6-inch display surfaces, could be the first to pack Helio P20 SoC

Meizu M3 Max leak

Meizu m3 Max, the company’s upcoming smartphone has surfaced in live images. This shows a smartphone with a large screen (6-inches likely), metal unibody design, dual-tone LED flash on the back and a mTouch fingerprint sensor on the front. Continue reading “Meizu m3 Max with 6-inch display surfaces, could be the first to pack Helio P20 SoC”

Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 14nm processor mass production begins

Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570

Samsung has announced that is has started mass production of Exynos 7 Quad 7570 processor that is based on 14nm FinFET process technology. It introduced Exynos 7 Octa 7870 14nm processor earlier this year for mid-range smartphones, the Exynos 7 Quad 7570 processor will be used in budget smartphones and IoT devices. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 14nm processor mass production begins”