Gionee just sent out invites for the global launch of A1 and A1 Plus smartphones in the new ‘A Series’ at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona on February 27th. The company confirmed that the smartphone carry on Gionee’s product DNA, a long-life battery, will pack a sensational selfie camera as well as dual cameras for enhanced photo quality. Continue reading “Gionee A1 and A1 Plus to be announced on February 27 at MWC 2017”
Kingston has launched DataTraveler 2000, secure USB 3.1 drive with alphanumeric keypad that locks the drive with a word or number combination, for easy-to-use PIN protection. It also features hardware-based, full-disk AES 256-bit data encryption in XTS mode. Encryption is performed on the drive and no trace of the PIN is left on the system. It is also FIPS 197 certified, to meet a frequently requested corporate IT requirement and has a durable design that protects the drive from everyday elements such as water and dust. Continue reading “Kingston DataTraveler 2000 USB 3.1 drive with Alphanumeric Keypad for PIN protection launched in India”
OnePlus has released another minor OxygenOS 4.0.3 update for OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T smartphones that brings more fixes and improved stability. It also adds Amazon Prime app for users in India, optimizes smart Wi-Fi switcher switches to data if the Wi-Fi signal is consistently poor.
Reliance Jio has finally added new smart download option to its JioMusic and JioCinema that lets you schedule movie or music downloads during Jio Happy hours (2AM to 5 AM) when no data charges apply. Continue reading “JioMusic and JioCinema apps get option to schedule downloads at night at zero data charges”
NVIDIA has started rolling out the most expected Shield Experience Upgrade 5.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat for the original SHIELD tablet and SHIELD tablet K1, as it had promised. This also includes new features such as split-screen,Usability Improvements, system enhancements and bug fixes. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “NVIDIA SHIELD tablet, SHIELD tablet K1 get SHIELD Experience 5.0 Android Nougat update”
Google announced YouTube Go app with offline viewing and sharing of videos back in September last year on its its 18th birthday. Today it has finally released the beta version of the app in India. The app has 8 Indian languages – Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu,Kannada, Gujarati and Malayalam or you can choose English. Continue reading “YouTube Go beta for Android with offline video viewing and sharing now available”
nubia today released nubia 4.0 software update for the Nubia Z9 mini that was launched in India back in 2015. Still the Android version is 5.1 after the update but this brings VoLTE support along with Android security patch and camera upgrade. Continue reading “Nubia Z9 mini nubia 4.0 update brings VoLTE support, Frame interactive Technology and more”
ZTE is expected to introduce its first Android Wear smartwatch dubbed as Quartz (ZW10) soon, according to @evleaks. The first press image of the upcoming smartwatch has surfaced. It is not clear if this will run the latest Android Wear 2.0 OS. Continue reading “ZTE’s first Android Wear smartwatch Quartz surfaces, could be announced at MWC 2017”
HTC today launched HTC 10 evo, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘HTC 10’ series in India. It was introduced back in November last year as the global version of the HTC Bolt and doesn’t have a 3.5mm audio jack instead it uses USB Type-C audio. It comes with HTC BoomSound Adaptive Audio, which scans your ears and the ambient noise around you to adjust audio output to suit your personal hearing capabilities. It also has Hi-Res audio that delivers 24-bit audio. Continue reading “HTC 10 evo with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Android 7.0, water-resistant body launched in India for Rs. 48990”
Huawei’s Honor brand today announced that it will unveil Honor V9, successor of last year’s Honor V8 at an event in Beijing on February 21st. It got certified by TENAA recently that confirms most of the specifications, including a 5.7-inch Quad HD screen, 12-megapixel dual rear cameras and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Honor V8, but this is expected to powered by Kirin 960 SoC and pack 6GB of RAM. Continue reading “Honor V9 with dual rear cameras will be announced on February 21”
Panasonic today launched Lumix DMC-FZ2500, its latest mirrorless camera with support for 4K video recording , 1-inch 20.1 Megapixel sensor and bright 20X LEICA VARIO-ELMART F2.8-4.5 lens that offers 20x optical zoom. It also has DFD (Depth From Defocus) that instantly calculates the distance to the subject to achieve ultra-fast focus lock even at 7 fps burst shooting with AFC or 12 fps burst shooting with AFS, a dual-ring control system that enables focusing and zooming, ND filter and three Fn lens barrel buttons offer smooth, convenient video operation. Continue reading “Panasonic Lumix FZ2500 hybrid camera with 4K video recording launched in India for Rs. 94990”
Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 6X smartphone last month in India starting at Rs. 12,999. The 3GB RAM version of the smartphone went on sale exclusively on Amazon.in in the first flash sale last Thursday, February 2nd, which went out of stock in a matter of minutes, according to the company. Today in the second sale Honor said that the 4GB RAM version will also be available for purchase in addition to 3GB RAM variant starting at 2PM. Those who have not registered for today’s sale can register for the next sale on February 16th. Continue reading “Honor 6X 4GB RAM variant will go on sale today on Amazon India”
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has officially announced that 5G would become the official name of the next generation of mobile wireless standard succeeding 4G technologies like LTE and LTE-Advanced. It also introduced a new 5G logo with new wave pattern that will be used on 3GPP 5G specifications from Release 15 onwards. Continue reading “5G the next generation cellular data standard gets a new logo”
Google introduced Android Wear 2.0 with revamped UI, standalone apps, gesture keyboard and more back in May last year at the I/O developer conference. Today it introduced LG Watch Style and Watch Sport smartwatches running the latest Android Wear 2.0. It also announced the list compatible watches that will get the latest update. Check out the list below. Continue reading “List of smartwatches that will receive Android Wear 2.0 update”
Google today introduced LG Watch Sport and LG Watch Style Android Wear smartwatches running Android Wear 2.0, as expected. Both these have Circlular P-OLED displays, have rotating power button lets you easily scroll through your stream, bring up the app launcher, or get help from your Google Assistant and are water resistant. Continue reading “LG Watch Sport and Watch Style with Android Wear 2.0 announced”
