LG VELVET with Snapdragon 765, curved design, Raindrop triple rear cameras to be announced on May 7

LG has finally confirmed its VELVET smartphone in an online event in Korea on May 7th before it goes on sale mid-May. The company posted a  15-second video invitation that visually shows the colours of the phone using four colour drops highlighting the ‘waterdrop camera’. Continue reading “LG VELVET with Snapdragon 765, curved design, Raindrop triple rear cameras to be announced on May 7”

Android 11 Developer Preview 3 with Wireless Debugging, ADB Incremental and more released

Google has released Android 11 Developer Preview 3, after the first release in February and DP2 in March. This brings App exit reasons updates, GWP-ASan heap analysis, ADB Incremental, Wireless Debugging, Data access auditing updates and more features for developers. Continue reading “Android 11 Developer Preview 3 with Wireless Debugging, ADB Incremental and more released”

HUAWEI MatePad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, up to 6GB RAM, 7250mAh battery announced

Along with Nova 7 series smartphones HUAWEI also introduced MatePad tablet that packs a 10.4-inch IPS display with a resolution of 2000 x 1200 pixels (WUXGA+)m is powered by Kirin 810 7nm SoC with up to 6GB RAM with up to 128GB storage which can be expanded up to 512GB with microSD. It runs on EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10. Continue reading “HUAWEI MatePad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, up to 6GB RAM, 7250mAh battery announced”

Paytm users and merchants can now earn by selling Vodafone IDEA prepaid recharges

Due to nationwide lockdown now, prepaid recharge through physical stores is not possible and to solve this, mobile operators Airtel and Reliance Jio came up with a dedicated program that lets individuals earn by selling recharges. Following Airtel and Jio, Vodafone IDEA has now partnered with Paytm to allow individuals and merchants to sell prepaid recharges.

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HUAWEI Nova 7 5G and Nova 7 Pro 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED display, Kirin 985, 64MP quad rear cameras and Nova 7 SE 5G announced

HUAWEI just announced Nova 7 5G, Nova 7 Pro 5G and Nova 7 SE 5G smartphones in China as it had promised. The Nova 7 and 7 Pro pack a 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED screen with in-display fingerprint scanner, and are powered by the latest Kirin 985 SoC, while the Nova 7 SE comes with a 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD screen with side-mounted fingerprint scanner and Kirin 820 SoC. All these run Android 10 with EMUI 10.1, pack 4000mAh battery with 40W SuperCharge fast charging via USB Type-C. Continue reading “HUAWEI Nova 7 5G and Nova 7 Pro 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED display, Kirin 985, 64MP quad rear cameras and Nova 7 SE 5G announced”

India TWS shipments saw massive 700% growth YoY in 2019; Apple leads the market: Report

True wireless earbuds have become popular among consumers lately, thanks to the plethora of options available at different price segment. The shipments have increased massively in India and now, Counterpoint has released the shipments record for 2019 which shows a massive 700% growth YoY.

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Facebook Messenger Kids with parental control features launched in over 70 new countries including India

Facebook has announced that they are expanding their Messenger Kids app to 70 more countries, including India and adding more options for parents to control their kid’s online presence. Some of these features include Supervised Friending, more robust Group management and profile visibility for Friend suggestions.

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Zoom 5.0 update brings several security enhancements including data routing control

Zoom video conferencing app witnessed an increased demand lately with people working from home and at the same time, it has been in the news for privacy issues. The company has been working on improving the privacy controls and now it has announced a milestone of 90-day security plan with Zoom 5.0 update.

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Google Meet updates bring high-quality video sharing, view up to 16 people at once and more

G Suite users are getting a bunch of handy little updates to Meet to enhance their experience. Users can now share high-quality video with audio content by present a tab from within the Chrome browser. Along with this, Google is adding the ability to view up to 16 people at once in the tile view format that can help improve the experience in classrooms, large group meetings, etc.

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OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro Limited Edition Pop-up Box price start at Rs. 45,999 in India

OnePlus revealed the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro smartphones in India few days back. Now the company listed Limited Edition Pop-up Box for both the smartphones on its India site priced at Rs. 45,999 and Rs. 60,999, respectively. In addition to the phones, the pop-up box comes with Bullets Wireless Z (black) and Cases. Since the company is not holding pop-up events this year, this pop-up box bundle should be an alternative for those who want to get the accessories along with the phone at a discounted rate. Continue reading “OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro Limited Edition Pop-up Box price start at Rs. 45,999 in India”

iQOO Neo 3 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 144Hz display, Snapdragon 865, up to 12GB RAM, 48MP triple rear cameras announced

Vivo’s iQOO brand just announced iQOO 3 5G, the company’s latest 5G smartphone in China as it had promised. It has a 6.57-inch FHD+ 20:9 LCD screen with 90.4% screen-to-body ratio, 144Hz refresh rate (with option to switch between 144, 120 and 90Hz) and houses a 16-megapixel front camera in the punch-hole screen. It is powered by Snapdragon 865 SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA dual-mode, comes with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and has a large 2.4mm fingerprint sensor on the right side that can unlock the phone in 0.16 seconds and also doubles up as a power button. Continue reading “iQOO Neo 3 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 144Hz display, Snapdragon 865, up to 12GB RAM, 48MP triple rear cameras announced”

Realme X50m 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual in-screen front cameras announced

realme has announced X50m, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone after it got certified recently. It packs a 6.57-inch FHD+ LCD screen with 90.4% screen-to-body ratio, 120Hz refresh rate with a punch-hole that houses 16-megapixel camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary, is powered by Snapdragon 765G with up to 8GB RAM and support for built-in 5G stand alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. Continue reading “Realme X50m 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual in-screen front cameras announced”

Motorola Edge+ with 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 865, 108MP camera, 5000mAh battery and Motorola Edge announced

Motorola just announced Edge and Edge+ 5G smartphones online, as it had promised. Both the phones pack a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED Endless Edge display  that wraps 90 degrees around the edges and 90Hz refresh rate. The Edge+ is powered by Snapdragon 865 with up to 12GB RAM and the Edge is powered by 765G with up to 6GB of RAM. These have 5G support with support for SA/NSA and the Edge+ has support for Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband. Continue reading “Motorola Edge+ with 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 865, 108MP camera, 5000mAh battery and Motorola Edge announced”

Nokia 2.3 Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 2.3 smartphone, which makes it the 12th Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureViewNokia 7.1Nokia 6.1 PlusNokia 7 PlusNokia 6.1Nokia 2.2, Nokia 7.2Nokia 3.2, Nokia 4.2, and Nokia 8 Sirocco. It was launched last year running Android 9.0(Pie). Android 10 update on Nokia smartphones bring a number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and more.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip gets Flex mode-optimized YouTube app

Samsung had announced a deeper partnership with Google during its Samsung Unpacked event in February 2020. As part of this partnership, Samsung would have better integration with some of Google’s services and today they announced that a Flex-optimised version of the YouTube app will be available for the Galaxy Z Flip.

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