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Samsung Galaxy S8+ specs surface, could sport a 6.2-inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display, Iris scanner

Samsung is expected to introduce Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones at an even next month. Logo of the Galaxy S8+ surfaced recently along with support page on Samsung India site with the model number SM-G955FD confirming Dual SIM support. Thanks to @evleaks, specifications of the Galaxy S8+ has surfaced confirming most of the specifications of the phone, including Iris scanner and earphones tuned by AKG. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8+ specs surface, could sport a 6.2-inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display, Iris scanner”

Airtel to acquire Telenor India

Airtel today announced that it has agreed to acquire Telenor India. As part of the agreement, Airtel will acquire Telenor India’s running operations in seven circles – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam, and transfer of all of Telenor India’s assets including spectrum, licenses and operations, including its employees and customer base of 44 million as well as outstanding spectrum payments and other operational contracts, including tower lease. Continue reading “Airtel to acquire Telenor India”

Apple’s 175-acre spaceship campus Apple Park will open in April, auditorium named Steve Jobs Theater

Apple Park Aerial view

Apple today announced the official name of its spaceship campus: Apple Park. The new 175-acre campus had previously been referred to as Apple Campus 2. Apple also said that it will be ready for employees to begin occupying in April and the process of moving more than 12,000 people will take over six months. Construction of the buildings and parklands is scheduled to continue through the summer. Continue reading “Apple’s 175-acre spaceship campus Apple Park will open in April, auditorium named Steve Jobs Theater”

Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 10nm Octa-Core processor with 2nd gen custom CPU cores, Gigabit LTE modem announced

Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895

Samsung has made the Exynos 9 Series 8895 official, as it had promised. It is based on 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology, compared to 14nm process the Exynos 8 Octa 8890 was based on. This uses four of the company’s 2nd generation custom designed CPU cores and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 10nm Octa-Core processor with 2nd gen custom CPU cores, Gigabit LTE modem announced”

LG G6 press image surfaces showing the phone’s FullVision display with narrow bezels, metal frame

LG G6 leak

We just have a few days for the LG G6 announcement at the MWC 2017. We had already seen the live images for the smartphone several times, now the first press render of the smartphone has surfaced showing its 5.7-inch Quad HD+ screen with 18:9 aspect ratio and narrow bezels, thanks to @evleaks.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 with keyboard surfaces ahead of MWC announcement

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

Samsung is expected to introduce its flagship Galaxy Tab S3 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona later this week. Now press shots of the tablet has surfaced that also shows a keyboard dock, thanks to @evleaks. The Galaxy Tab S3 is expected to come in WiFi and LTE versions with model numbers SM-T820 and SM-T825, respectively and could start at 700,000 won (US$ 605 / Rs. 40950 approx.). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 with keyboard surfaces ahead of MWC announcement”

LG K10 (2017) with fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0, Panic button, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 13990

LG K10 2017

LG today launched K10 (2017) smartphone in India at an event. It was unveiled ahead of CES 2017 last month and this comes with India-specific SOS 112 emergency calling when you press the power button three times or pressing the SoS option in the menu, as recommended by India’s telecom ministry. The smartphone that is ‘Made in India’ was launched by Telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Continue reading “LG K10 (2017) with fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0, Panic button, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 13990”

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1, FZ-N1, FZ-A2 launched in India starting at Rs. 99000

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1 and FZ-N1

Panasonic has launched Toughpad FZ-F1 and Toughpad FZ-N1, two new rugged handheld devices and Toughpad FZ-A2, its latest rugged tablet targeted at enterprise. All the devices are IP65 certified for dust and water resistance. The Toughpad FZ-F1 and FZ-N1 also have MIL-STD-810G ratings with drop rating of 6 feet, so they can stand up to the abuse of the most demanding usage environments and also submersible, in up to 3.3 feet of water for 30 minutes. Continue reading “Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1, FZ-N1, FZ-A2 launched in India starting at Rs. 99000”

Samsung Galaxy J7 2017 with 5.5-inch display, Android 7.0 surfaces in press images

Samsung Galaxy J7 2017

Samsung SM-J727V surfaced on Zauba import listing last year, back in December it got WiFi certification, an most recently it surfaced on GFXBench listing. Now @evleaks has posted images of the smartphone saying that the smartphone will release on Verizon as the Galaxy J7 V and Tracfone as the J7 Sky Pro. It is said to be introduced in other countries as Galaxy J7 (2017). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 2017 with 5.5-inch display, Android 7.0 surfaces in press images”

Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo now valued at $4.48 billion after price is reduced by $350 million

Verizon Yahoo

Verizon Communications and Yahoo back in July last announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Verizon will acquire Yahoo’s operating business for approximately $4.83 billion in cash. Today both the companies have announced that they have agreed to reduce the price Verizon will pay to acquire Yahoo’s operating business by $350 million. Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo is now valued at approximately $4.48 billion in cash. Continue reading “Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo now valued at $4.48 billion after price is reduced by $350 million”

Honor 8 Lite with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced in China

Honor 8 Lite

Huawei’s Honor brand introduced Honor 8 Lite, a cheaper version of its flagship Honor 8 smartphone in Finland earlier this month. Now it has introduced the smartphone in China along with the Honor V9. It has a 12-megapixel single rear camera instead of dual 12-megapixel rear cameras on the Honor 8, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 655 processor and runs Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0 out of the box. Continue reading “Honor 8 Lite with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced in China”

Honor V9 with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 6GB RAM, dual 12MP rear cameras announced

Honor V9

Huawei’s Honor brand has announced Honor V9, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the honor series. It packs a 5.7-inch Quad HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 960 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5 on top. It has dual 12-megapixel rear cameras with laser auto focus and 1.76-micron pixel size promising brilliant image quality in low-light conditions. Continue reading “Honor V9 with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 6GB RAM, dual 12MP rear cameras announced”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Black version will go on sale for the first time in India on March 1

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Black

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India last month starting Rs. 9999. Only the Gold and Dark Gray colors were available so far through flash sales on Flipkart and mi.com. Xiaomi has announced that the Black version will be available for sale for the first time on both the platform on March 1st at 12PM along with the other color variants, as it had promised. Expect a huge demand as usual since it is the first time the new color variant is going on sale in the country. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Black version will go on sale for the first time in India on March 1”

LG G6 receives praises for Minimalism, Solidity, Ergonomics says LG, new teaser videos released

LG G6 MWC 2017 invite

LG sought out to globally renowned industrial designer and CEO of David Lewis Designers Torsten Valeur to see his first impressions of the G6. LG said that he praised it as “the ideal fusion of… beautiful shape and clever solution and obviously great user experience… the essence of what a smartphone is.” Continue reading “LG G6 receives praises for Minimalism, Solidity, Ergonomics says LG, new teaser videos released”

Intel introduces its first Gigabit LTE modem XMM 7560, 3rd Gen Intel Mobile Trial Platform for testing 5G devices

Intel 5G

Intel today announced XMM 7560 modem, its fifth-generation LTE modem, and its first one offering gigabit speeds and also its first LTE modem to be manufactured on its 14nm process. It supports LTE Advanced Pro for downlink up to Category 16 with speeds exceeding 1 Gbps, and Category 13 for uplink with speeds of up to 225 Mbps. Continue reading “Intel introduces its first Gigabit LTE modem XMM 7560, 3rd Gen Intel Mobile Trial Platform for testing 5G devices”