Lenovo announces Legion Y740S its thinnest ever gaming laptop, eGPU enclosure, gaming monitors and more at CES 2020

Legion, Lenovo’s line of gaming focused products has made a few announcements at CES 2020. These include their thinnest ever Legion Gaming laptop called the Legion 740s, their external GPU enclosure called the Legion Booststation, a 240Hz Legion gaming monitor and bunch other peripherals like keyboards and mice.

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Qualcomm introduces aptX Voice audio codec for HD voice calls through Bluetooth

Smartphone manufacturers have been improving the voice quality on smartphones through better hardware every time to offer the best voice quality experience to users. In the past, brands like Xiaomi have also experimented with Cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic system instead of an earpiece. Although the voice call quality also depends on the network, the quality of the voice calls made through Bluetooth accessories is not there yet. Now, Qualcomm’s new aptX voice codec aims to solve this issue and this comes after the introduction of aptX and aptX HD technologies for music streaming previously.

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OnePlus Concept One Hands On and First Impressions

OnePlus just announced the Concept One, the company’s first concept phone at its CES event today.  The main highlight of the phone is its invisible camera electrochromic glass technology. The company has partnered with McLaren once again for the phone. We checked out the phone at the event, here is our first impressions. Continue reading “OnePlus Concept One Hands On and First Impressions”

Nokia 7 Plus Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 7 Plus smartphone, which makes it the fifth Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 8.1 in October, and Nokia 9 PureView and Nokia 7.1 last month, and Nokia 6.1 Plus yesterday. It was launched in 2018 running Android Oreo, and got the Pie update in September 2018. Android 10 brings number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Smart Reply, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and lots more. Continue reading “Nokia 7 Plus Android 10 update starts rolling out”

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2-in-1 with 13.3-inch 4K AMOLED display, 10th Gen Intel Core processor announced

Samsung has launched Chromebook laptops with Chrome OS in the past like the Chromebook 4, Chromebook 4+,  Plus V2, and more. Now, the company is expanding its lineup of Chromebook with the launch of its new Galaxy Chromebook 2-in-1 running Chrome OS.

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Samsung officially schedules Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event on February 11 in San Francisco, Galaxy S20 series and Fold 2 expected

After rumors, Samsung has officially scheduled Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event in San Francisco on February 11. Samsung says that it will unveil new, innovative devices that will shape the next decade of mobile experiences. Based on recent rumors the company is said to jump from S10 to S20. Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra and Galaxy Fold 2 are expected at the event, and the invite hints and two devices. Continue reading “Samsung officially schedules Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event on February 11 in San Francisco, Galaxy S20 series and Fold 2 expected”

Samsung Galaxy S20 and Fold 2 Unpacked 2020 event said to be scheduled for February 11

After several rumors, the invite for the Samsung Unpacked 2020has surfaced online that revealed February 11 date for the next Galaxy flagship phones, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra and Galaxy Fold 2. The invite shows two devices. Based on recent rumors the company is said to jump from S10 to S20. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S20 and Fold 2 Unpacked 2020 event said to be scheduled for February 11”

OnePlus Concept One smartphone with “invisible camera” teased ahead of official CES 2020 announcement on January 7

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 is all set to kick off starting January 7th, 2020, and OnePlus already announced that it will be unveiling ‘Concept One’ at a special event in CES, but many details weren’t shared then. But now, OnePlus has released an official teaser that reveals a glimpse of what the ‘Concept One’ smartphone looks like along with other key details.

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Samsung shipped over 6.7 million 5G smartphones globally in 2019, Galaxy Tab S6 5G coming in Q1 2020

Samsung has announced that it has shipped over it shipped more than 6.7 million Galaxy 5G smartphones globally that includes Galaxy S10 5G, Note10 5G, Note10+ 5G, Galaxy A90 5G and Galaxy Fold 5G. It added that as of November 2019, Samsung accounted for 53.9% of the global 5G smartphone market globally. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G, which will be available in Korea in the first quarter of 2020, will be the world’s first 5G tablet. Continue reading “Samsung shipped over 6.7 million 5G smartphones globally in 2019, Galaxy Tab S6 5G coming in Q1 2020”

RIL’s Jiomart to take on Grofers, Flipkart Supermart and others

It seems as though Reliance industries is trying to enter every aspect of the lives of Indians. They have just announced Jiomart, a web portal to buy food and groceries online, launching sometime early this year, beginning in three places; Navi Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan.

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Samsung TVs to receive 8K certification from the 8K Association

Samsung Electronics has partnered with the 8K Association (8KA) to create and receive its certification from a new program that aims to distinguish 8K-enabled televisions and other devices. Samsung 8K TV’s will one of the first in the industry to meet this standard which involves various criteria like resolution, brightness and contrast, ports, etc.

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Samsung CES 2020 event set for January 6, ‘Zero Bezel’ TV expected [Update: Bezel-less QLED 8K TV and new Q800T soundbar teaser]

Update: January 2, 2019 — Samsung has started teasing its upcoming bezel-less QLED 8K TV  and Soundbar Q800T in new images. Continue reading “Samsung CES 2020 event set for January 6, ‘Zero Bezel’ TV expected [Update: Bezel-less QLED 8K TV and new Q800T soundbar teaser]”

Vivo smartphones will launch online and offline simultaneously in India starting from 2020

The trend of online-exclusive smartphone models became popular in recent times and many smartphone brands launched online-only models. On similar lines, Vivo also launched its online-exclusive U series, Z series, S series, etc and now giving in to a long-standing demand of offline retailers, Vivo has announced that they will stop launching online-exclusive smartphones starting next year.

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Apple iPhone XR top selling phone globally every quarter from Q4 2018 till Q3 2019: Report

A report published by Counterpoint research has shown the iPhone XR to be the top selling phone for Q3 2019, accounting for almost 3.0% of all phones sold worldwide. The XR was took the position as Apple’s most sold ever phone model till date, contributing to over one-quarter of the total Apple sales during the Q3 2019.

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LG to showcase new soundbars at CES 2020 in partnership with Meridian Audio

LG Electronics is planning to introduce new models of their premium sound bars at CES 2020.  Partnering with a company called Meridian Audio, LG promises premium quality audio, easy connectivity, smart functionality and sleek designs that integrate perfectly with LG TVs.

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