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Samsung MWC 2017 event scheduled for February 26, Galaxy Tab S3 expected

Samsung MWC 2017 Press Conference Invitation

Samsung has finally sent out invites for its event at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona this month, which is scheduled for February 26th. Samsung already confirmed that the Galaxy S8 will not be introduced at the MWC and will debut at a separate event later, which is rumored to be set for March. The teaser in the invite shows a tablet’s home button which could be the rumored Galaxy Tab S3 that was expected to be introduced at the IFA last year. Continue reading “Samsung MWC 2017 event scheduled for February 26, Galaxy Tab S3 expected”

Telstra launches world’s first commercial Gigabit LTE Network in Sydney

Telstra Gigabit LTE Network

Telstra, Ericsson, Qualcomm and NETGEAR has introduced the world’s first commercial Gigabit LTE network and device. Australian operator Telstra confirmed at the Gigabit LTE Experience event in Sydney that their Gigabit LTE service has launched in select state capital city CBDs, with more to follow. This was demoed in Nighthawk M1 Mobile Router (MR1100). Telstra was the first globally to launch 600Mbps download speeds back in September 2015. Continue reading “Telstra launches world’s first commercial Gigabit LTE Network in Sydney”

NETGEAR Nighthawk M1 mobile router will bring Gigabit LTE speeds to the palm of your hand

NETGEAR Nighthawk M1

Ericsson, Qualcomm, and NETGEAR has launched world’s first commercial Gigabit LTE Network in Australia on Telstra’s network, which has extended its download speed leadership to Gigabit speeds to 1Gbps whilst doubling upload peak speed to about 150Mbps. Continue reading “NETGEAR Nighthawk M1 mobile router will bring Gigabit LTE speeds to the palm of your hand”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Teardown

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone with Snapdragon 625 in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 9999. It is a minor upgrade compared to last year’s Redmi Note 3 since the display, design and few features remain the same. However, there are a lot of components that go into making the device what that might not be revealed on a regular specs sheet. We did a teardown of the device, similar to the Redmi Note 3 to see what it packs on the inside. Let’s take a peek. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Teardown”

Intex Aqua Amaze+ with 4.7-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6290

Intex Aqua Amaze plus

Intex is on a roll. After launching Cloud Style 4G and Cloud Q11 4G smartphones with 4G VoLTE support last week, Intex has launched Aqua Amaze+, another budget smartphone with VoLTE support. It has a 4.7-inch HD screen, is powered quad-core Spreadtrum processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Amaze+ with 4.7-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6290”

Idea to launch VoLTE services across its 4G circles by this year

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Few months back there was a report that said Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular were gearing up to launch VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services to take on Reliance Jio who launched pan-India 4G LTE services with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) back in September last year. Idea Cellular at an event to launch ‘Digital Idea’ yesterday said that it will launch VoLTE services for its customers in all of its 4G Circles within this year. Continue reading “Idea to launch VoLTE services across its 4G circles by this year”

OPPO A57 with 5.2-inch display, 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 14990

OPPO A57

OPPO just launched A57, its latest selfie-focused smartphone with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and 1.12um pixel size in in India, as it had promised. It was introduced in China back in November last year and packs a 5.2-inch HD display, Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 processor, Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ColorOS 3.0 and a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF). Continue reading “OPPO A57 with 5.2-inch display, 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 14990”

Android 7.1.2 beta update released for Pixel, Pixel XL and more, Nexus 6 and 9 won’t get it

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Google has started rolling out Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) beta update for several Nexus devices and Pixel devices including Pixel and Pixel XL, Nexus 5X, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices. The Nexus 6P is also eligible, but it will be released soon.

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Razer acquires Nextbit; Robin sales stopped, support and software updates will continue for 6 months

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Razer, global lifestyle brand for gamers has confirmed that it has acquired the majority of the assets of Nextbit Systems Inc. and has brought onboard the management and employees of the company. Financial details of the transaction, which closed earlier this month, were not disclosed. Razer acquired audio company THX last year. Continue reading “Razer acquires Nextbit; Robin sales stopped, support and software updates will continue for 6 months”

GOQii 2.0 with heart rate sensor, heart care service launched, subscription starts at Rs. 2999 for 6 months

GOQii 2.0

GOQii, the homegrown wearable maker has introduced GOQii 2.0, its third fitness tracker that comes with heart rate sensor and heart care service. This has OLED display, doctor consultation, diagnostics, auto sleep detection, integrated charger and NFC contactless payments, similar to the second generation smart band that was introduced back in August last year. Continue reading “GOQii 2.0 with heart rate sensor, heart care service launched, subscription starts at Rs. 2999 for 6 months”

OPPO Find 9 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM could be announced in March

Oppo Find 9_1

Renders of upcoming OPPO Find 9 surfaced last month revealing bezel-less screen on the sides and minimal bezels on top and bottom for the smartphone. Now a new report from China says that the phone will be introduced in March. Earlier report said that the phone will come in two versions, one with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor along with 6GB RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage and a cheaper variant with Snapdragon 653 processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB inbuilt storage. Continue reading “OPPO Find 9 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM could be announced in March”

Idea launches Music Lounge, Movie Club and Game Spark digital entertainment apps

Digital Idea launch

Idea Cellular today launched three new Mobile Apps – Idea Music Lounge, Idea Movie Club, and Idea Game Spark under Digital Idea to take on Reliance Jio and Airtel, as it had announced last week. Continue reading “Idea launches Music Lounge, Movie Club and Game Spark digital entertainment apps”

iBall Slide Brisk 4G2 with 7-inch display, 3GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8999

iBall Slide Brisk 4G2

iBall has launched Slide Brisk 4G2 , its latest tablet in the Slide series with 4G VoLTE support. It packs a 7-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit processor, has 3GB of RAM and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with a single LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Slide Brisk 4G2 with 7-inch display, 3GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8999”

Vodafone confirms merger talks with Idea Cellular

Vodafone today confirmed that it is in talks with Aditya Birla Group’s telecom arm Idea Cellular for an all-share deal that could help both the companies counter the fierce competition in the market. This will create India’s largest telecom company with revenues of over Rs. 80,000 crore. Continue reading “Vodafone confirms merger talks with Idea Cellular”

Swipe Elite Power with 5.5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6999

Swipe Elite Power

Swipe Technologies has launched Elite Power, its latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE and a 4000mAh battery that promises up to 240 hours of standby time or 15 hours of 3G talk time or 13 hours of Wi-Fi web browsing. It packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.1GHz quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Elite Power with 5.5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6999”