When the COVID-19 pandemic struck last year, iPhone users faced a rather unique problem, they couldn’t use Face ID to unlock their phone when wearing a mask. Apple is now rolling out an update that will allow users to unlock their iPhone by using Face ID with reduced security, as long as they are wearing an Apple Watch.
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Fossil has launched their newest Android Wear OS smartwatch in India called the Fossil Gen 5E. It features an 1.19 inch AMOLED display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 3100 SoC, interchangeable watch bands, quick charging, various activity sensors and more.
Samsung just launched the Galaxy M02, a cheaper version of the Galaxy M02s in India, as it had announced last week. The phone sports a 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor with up to 3GB of RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel macro sensor and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M02 with 6.5-inch Infinity-V display, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 6999”
POCO just launched the POCO M3, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the M series in India, as it had promised. The phone packs a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD Dotdrop screen with 90.34% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 662 SoC with 6GB of RAM, 48-megapixel primary rear camera with LED flash along with a 2-megapixel 4cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “POCO M3 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, 6GB RAM, 48MP triple rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 10999”
After a year of teasing us with the design, specs and upcoming games, Sony has finally launched their next generation game console in India, the PlayStation 5. The console has been in development for many years now, and has some major upgrades over the PlayStation 4 Pro, which was released more than 4 years ago. Similar to the last generation, Sony chose AMD CPUs and GPUs to power the console, and they are significantly more powerful than any of the previous generation.
After using it for about a week, and playing some of the launch titles, here are our thoughts and review of the Sony PlayStation 5.
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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro in India about two years ago. The device has already received one major Android update, that is Android 10. It’s certain that the Note 7 Pro will not receive an Android update further. So, if you still want to keep using your Redmi Note 7 Pro with the latest Android version, you will have to take things into your hands and try out a custom ROM.
Continue reading “Get Android 11 on Redmi Note 7 Pro with Pixel Extended”
Indian government at the budget 2021-22 has announced a 2.5% increase in customs duty on some mobile phone parts and power banks to promote value addition in the Electronics Sector. Continue reading “Budget 2021: Mobile phones, chargers and power banks to get expensive due to hike in customs duty”
Xiaomi is reportedly working on a new mid-range smartphone with an OLED punch-hole screen, Snapdragon SM7350 SoC and a 64MP rear camera along with a telephoto camera that will offer 5x optical zoom, according to popular leakster Digital Chat Station. Continue reading “Xiaomi smartphone with OLED display, Snapdragon 775G, 64MP rear camera, 5x optical zoom said to launch soon”
TRANSSION’s iTel today launched itel A47, the company’s latest 4G Android Go Edition smartphone in India. It has a 5.5-inch HD+ screen, is powered by quad-core processor, which should be an Unisoc processor, has 2GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) Go Edition and has an 5-megapixel front and rear cameras both with LED flash. Continue reading “itel A47 Android Go Edition phone with 5.5-inch HD+ display launched in India for Rs. 5499”
Netflix is rolling out a new feature to their Android that will enable the ability to turn on an automatic timer for their viewing period. Subscribers can choose between 4 settings, and it can be used to ensure that the app stops playing content after the set time period and not auto-play.
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Black Shark is all set to introduce the Black Shark 4 smartphone soon. The specifications of the phone with the model number SHARK KSR-A0 has been revealed by TENAA in China. This reveals a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, which could be a 120Hz refresh rate screen, similar to the Black Shark 3S. Continue reading “Black Shark 4 with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, 120W fast charging gets certified”
About two weeks ago, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced a list of 9 companies that were being added to a blacklist of companies that were believed to be controlled by the Chinese Military. Xiaomi has now filed an official complaint against the ruling, claiming that the decision was “factually incorrect” and subsequently they are trying to reverse it.
After live images that surfaced recently, the upcoming ASUS ROG Phone 5 with the model number ASUS_I005DA has been certified by MIIT and TENAA that reveals the design of the smartphone and some specifications. On the bottom-left part of the back there is a dot matrix Aura Lighting that shows the ROG logo, but it should be customizable using the software. A similar dot matrix design was seen in Lightning Armor case that was launched with the ROG Phone 3. Continue reading “ASUS ROG Phone 5 with 6.78-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, 6000mAh battery, dot-matrix lighting gets certified”
Xiaomi has started sending out invites for the launch of its Mi 11 flagship smartphone globally, after it was introduced in China last month. It will also introduce the MIUI 12.5, the next MIUI update for the global markets on the same day. It is doubtful if we can see the Mi 11 Pro at the event since it is expected to be introduced in China first. However, we can expect the Mi 11 Lite which is rumoured to pack a Snapdragon 732G SoC or possibly a Mi 10 version called the Mi 10s with Snapdragon 870. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 11 and MIUI 12.5 global launch set for February 8”
LG Electronics today reported revenues of 63.26 trillion won (US$ 56.45 billion), up 1.53% YoY for the whole 2020 and 18.78 trillion won (US$ 16.76 billion) fourth quarter that ended December 31, 2020, which is up 16.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Continue reading “LG reports record profit in 2020 but mobile losses continue”
