HMD Global schedules an event on April 8, new Nokia smartphones expected

HMD Global has scheduled an event for the launch on April 8th where it is expected to introduce new Nokia smartphones for this year. The company just mentions #LoveTrustKeep along with the date and a man looking at the pine trees without giving any hints of what to expect. Continue reading “HMD Global schedules an event on April 8, new Nokia smartphones expected”

OPPO rumoured to release their first folding phone in Q2 2021

According to a new rumour from China, OPPO is preparing to release their first folding smartphone sometime during the second quarter of 2021. Interestingly, the device will not be a rollable smartphone like the OPPO X 2021 concept phone that they showcased last year, instead it will likely have a ‘regular’ folding design.

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Netflix starts testing Mobile+ HD 1080p plan in India at Rs. 299 per month; looking to crackdown shared logins

Netflix has started testing new Mobile+ HD plan in India at Rs. 299 per month that lets users watch on any phone, tablet or computer, but you can’t watch it on TV. The company already tested a Mobile + computer HD plan at Rs. 349 back in July last year, but it was with 720p quality. However, this will let you watch in Mobile and Computer in 1080p quality. Continue reading “Netflix starts testing Mobile+ HD 1080p plan in India at Rs. 299 per month; looking to crackdown shared logins”

Google Search now shows COVID-19 vaccine information in India

As the COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in India, Google is doing their part to make it easier for Indians to find vaccine-related information easily in Search and YouTube. The tech giant is working with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to ensure that users have the most up-to-date information about the two vaccines and also preventing the spread of misinformation about them.

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Samsung Galaxy F62 Review — Another solid mid-range Samsung phone

Samsung  launched the Galaxy F62 smartphone in the ‘F Series’ in India last month, soon after the launch of M51. This comes with the same quad rear cameras, 6.7-inch Infinity-O AMOLED display, and 7000mAh battery, but replaces the Snapdragon 730G with Samsung’s own Exynos 9825 SoC that powers the company’s flagship Samsung Galaxy Note10 series. Specifications look great on paper. Is the phone worth the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy F62 Review — Another solid mid-range Samsung phone”

Sharing and finding local recommendations, adding missing roads on Google Maps now easier

Local Guides in Google Maps is one of its best features, giving users around the world the ability to update Maps with up to date information at a local level. Google is now introducing 3 news ways of sharing and finding these local recommendations and information.

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Google Chrome 89 for Android update improves memory management, browser responsiveness and more

The world’s most popular browser app, Google Chrome is receiving a new update that improves its performance and memory efficiency in both its Android and Windows versions. The new version, Chrome 89, uses  their new memory allocator and has smarter memory management across the board.

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Google said to increase Pixel inventory for India this year ahead of rumored Pixel 5a launch on June 11

Google Pixel 5a surfaced in CAD-based renders last month. Now Google has confirmed to ET that it will further increase the Pixel inventory in India this year when it launches the Pixel 5a after the company doubled inventory for Pixel for India last year with the Pixel 4a. Still the phone is facing a huge demand mainly due to the competitive pricing compared to earlier models. Continue reading “Google said to increase Pixel inventory for India this year ahead of rumored Pixel 5a launch on June 11”

Samsung signs patent license agreement with Nokia for video standards

Samsung, a global technology company has announced the signing of a new patent license agreement with Nokia, thereby gaining permission to use their innovations and technologies in video standards. In return for using these patents, Samsung will make royalty payments to Nokia.

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Google Pay update to add toggle for enable personalisation within app in India

Google Pay is rolling out a new update to users in India that will change the way the app uses user data such as transaction information, etc. They are introducing a new toggle within the app, that will allow users to either opt-in or opt-in from Google collecting and using this data to provide a personalized experience.

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OPPO Find X3 Pro with 6.7-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, 12GB RAM, Find X3 Neo and Find X3 Lite announced

OPPO just announced the Find X3 Pro, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Find X series as it had announced. The phone has a 6.7-inch Quad HD+ Samsung E4 AMOLED screen with 5Hz-120Hz variable refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, full-link 10bit color engine and has DisplayMate A+ rating. The phone features a 32-megapixel camera on the front inside a small punch hole. It is powered by Snapdragon 888 with 5G support and has ultra-thin VC liquid cooling.

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Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop with 15.6-inch FHD 144Hz IPS display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU launched in India

Acer has announced a new update to their affordable Nitro series of gaming laptops, the Nitro 5. This time, it features a 10th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, up to 32GB of RAM, a high refresh-rate display, and more.

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India ranks first in broadband speeds among SAARC countries; 6th in mobile speeds: Ookla Q4 2020 Report

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The Internet is an important tool in our modern connected world, however the quality of Internet service provided is widely different from country to country. OOKLA, the developers of Speedtest.net has released a new report that details India’s position in Internet speeds relative to other SAARC countries, along with the information from the various service providers in India.

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