Tambo TA 4 with 5.45-inch 18:9 display, fingerprint sensor, face unlock launched in India for Rs. 6999

Tambo, a new company has forayed into Indian market with 3 new smartphones – TA 2TA 3 and TA 4 and six feature phones – S2440S2430A2400P1850A1810 and A1800 back in April. It launched the TA 3 smartphone in the country back in May, today it has launched the TA4 and also revealed the complete specifications of the smartphone.  Continue reading “Tambo TA 4 with 5.45-inch 18:9 display, fingerprint sensor, face unlock launched in India for Rs. 6999”

Apple said to deploy 1Password to all its employees, reportedly in talks to acquire its maker [Acquisition rumor dismissed by AgileBits]

Update: AgileBits, developer of 1Password has dismissed the rumor  saying that the company is happily independent and plan to remain so.

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Airtel to deploy 10000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 2000 kms of additional optic fiber in West Bengal

After Kerala, Mumbai,  Tamil NaduAndhra Pradesh and Telangana, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in West Bengal as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 10,000 new mobile sites taking the total number of sites to 38,000 along with an addition of more than 2000 kilometers of optic fiber, taking the total footprint to 17,000 kms to enable high speed data transmission. Continue reading “Airtel to deploy 10000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 2000 kms of additional optic fiber in West Bengal”

Moto E5 Plus with 6-inch 18:9 display, 5000mAh battery and Moto E5 launched in India starting at Rs. 9999

Motorola just launched the  Moto E5 and Moto E5 Plussmartphones in the Moto E series in India, as it had promised. The Moto E5 and E5 Plus pack 5.7-inch and 6-inch HD+ screens and 4000mAh and 5000mAh battery, respectively. Both these run Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Moto Display and Moto Action and feature a fingerprint sensor on the back on the Motorola logo. Continue reading “Moto E5 Plus with 6-inch 18:9 display, 5000mAh battery and Moto E5 launched in India starting at Rs. 9999”

Nikon COOLPIX P1000 digital camera with world’s highest 125x optical zoom lens announced

Nikon today introduced COOLPIX P1000, the company’s latest digital camera with world’s highest 125x optical zoom lens that covers range of focal lengths, beginning at the wide-angle 24mm equivalent, and extending to the super-telephoto 3000mm (up to 250x when Dynamic Fine Zoom is enabled). Continue reading “Nikon COOLPIX P1000 digital camera with world’s highest 125x optical zoom lens announced”

OnePlus 6 Midnight Black 8GB RAM, 256GB storage version announced in India for Rs. 43999 [Update: Now available]

Update – July 10, 2018: As promised, OnePlus has started selling the new OnePlus 6 Midnight Black (8GB + 256GB) version in India on Amazon.in from today for Rs. 43,999.

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Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 with AirPlay 2 Multi-Room Audio Support for iTunes and security updates

Apple has released macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, in a month after it released 10.13.5. The latest update brings AirPlay 2 multi-room audio support for iTunes that lets you control your home audio system and AirPlay 2-enabled speakers throughout your house and play music at the same time on multiple AirPlay 2-enabled speakers. The update also brings stability improvements and security updates. This might be the final macOS High Sierra update before macOS Mojave rolls out later this fall. Check out the complete changelog below.

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Huawei Nova 3 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, AI dual front and rear cameras and TalkBand B5 announcement set for July 18

Huawei has sent out invites for the Nova 3 event in China on July 18th as expected. In addition, the company also announced that it will introduce the new TalkBand B5 at the event. This surfaced in press shots last week revealing the smartwatch-like design along with a pop-out Bluetooth headset. Huawei already confirmed 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel AI dual rear cameras, both with f/1.8 aperture and a 24-megapixel front camera with 2-megapixel dual front cameras for the Nova 3. Continue reading “Huawei Nova 3 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, AI dual front and rear cameras and TalkBand B5 announcement set for July 18”

OnePlus 3 and 3T final OxygenOS beta update released

OnePlus today released final open betas ( Beta 39 for the OnePlus 3 and Open Beta 30 for OnePlus 3T), as it had promised last month. The update brings several new features including updates to launcher, improved way to switch between front and rear cameras and option to scrub/seek through AAC audio file timelines. Some of these features were added to OnePlus 5 and 5T in the latest update. Check out the complete changelog below.

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Samsung opens world’s largest mobile factory in India, launches ‘Make for the World’ initiative

Samsung today opened its new mobile phone manufacturing facility – The World’s Largest Mobile Factory – in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It also launched its ‘Make for the World’ initiative that aims to export mobile handsets produced in India, to overseas markets. With this new facility, Samsung will double its current capacity for mobile phones in Noida from 68 million units a year to 120 million units a year, in a phase-wise expansion that will be completed by 2020. Continue reading “Samsung opens world’s largest mobile factory in India, launches ‘Make for the World’ initiative”

Samsung Galaxy J6 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage version gets a price cut in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy J6  smartphone in India back in May at Rs. 13990 for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and Rs. 16,490 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version. Today the top-end version has received a price cut of Rs. 500, and is available for Rs. 15,990. This comes after the launch of  Galaxy On6 last week with similar specifications at Rs. 14490, cheaper than the J6. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J6 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage version gets a price cut in India”

Honor Note 10 with AI features confirmed in teaser, expected to go official July-end

Huawei’s Honor brand today confirmed that it will introduce new Honor Note 10 smartphone with AI features soon, as the successor of the Honor Note 8 which was introduced back in 2016. The company is skipping the Honor Note 9 which was supposed to go official last year. Continue reading “Honor Note 10 with AI features confirmed in teaser, expected to go official July-end”

Xiaomi shares open for trade in Hong Kong below IPO price but it is confident about the future

Shares of Xiaomi opened for trade today under the stock code 1810 at IPO price of HK$ 17 per share, which was in the lower range, but it opened at HK$ 16.60 less than the IPO price, and later dropped to HK$ 16.30. The company last month expected the offer price range to be between HK$17 and HK$22 per share in an aim to raise anywhere between US$ 4.72 billion and US$ 6.1 billion with a valuation between 54.3 billion and 70.3 billion. Continue reading “Xiaomi shares open for trade in Hong Kong below IPO price but it is confident about the future”

Xiaomi Mi 4th Anniversary sale from July 10 to 12 – Rs. 4 flash sale, coupons, discounts and more

Xiaomi just announced the 4th Mi anniversary sale from July 10 to 12th  in India. In the sale it will have Rs. 4 flash sale, sell devices and bundles at reduced price, allow you to grab discount coupons, and play ‘Find the 4’ game from today, 7th July 2018 to 12th July 2018 to win coupons as well as Mi Mix 2, Redmi Y2 and more. During the sale you can grab coupons worth up to Rs. 500 and use them to get accessories. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4th Anniversary sale from July 10 to 12 – Rs. 4 flash sale, coupons, discounts and more”

OPPO A5 with 6.2-inch 19:9 FullView display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1, 4230mAh battery announced

After rumors and certification, OPPO has officially announced the A5, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and  87.8% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 450 with 4GB of RAM and runs ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots and an 8-megapixel front camera with AI beautify features that intelligently recognizes 296 facial features. Continue reading “OPPO A5 with 6.2-inch 19:9 FullView display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1, 4230mAh battery announced”