HUAWEI, Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo said to create Google Play Store alternative

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Earlier last year, Google suspended some of its business operations with HUAWEI which includes a ban on using Google Services and Play Store. Subsequently, the company got another 90-day license extension to do business with American firms and there have been reports that the company has been working on alternatives. On similar lines now, according to the latest reports, Chinese mobile giants Xiaomi, HUAWEI, OPPO, and Vivo are said to be working on a platform to rival Google Play Store.

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realme C3 Review: Third time’s the charm!

realme has been in a launch spree lately and the brand that was introduced under OPPO back in 2018 launched its first smartphone realme 1 before branching out from OPPO. Within a year, realme launched an array of smartphones and has devices in its portfolio to cater to a wide range of users. realme C2 which was launched last year was an entry-level offering from the brand and now, the company has launched its successor – realme C3. This time around, realme C3 brings major changes compared to realme C2, both internally and externally. Flaunting the new ‘Sunrise’ design, realme C3 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G70 chipset and is the first smartphone in India to feature this new chipset. We put the realme C3 through multiple tests and in this review, let us see if the C3 is worth your money or not. Continue reading “realme C3 Review: Third time’s the charm!”

HMD Global rolls out VoWiFi for range of Nokia smartphones — Here’s how to enable it

Several OEMs started rolling out Wi-Fi Calling feature for their phones in the past few weeks in India. Today HMD Global has officially announced that voice over any Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) is being enabled on a range of Nokia smartphones for Jio and Airtel users in the country after testing it for the past two months. Continue reading “HMD Global rolls out VoWiFi for range of Nokia smartphones — Here’s how to enable it”

OnePlus smartphone patent hints at under screen front camera and hidden back camera system

It is easy to argue that the next major design change to smartphone design involves removing the front camera and hiding it under the display itself. OnePlus is also interested in the idea as it submitted a patent that shows a phone with an under screen front camera system along with a hidden back camera system.

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Apple introduces universal purchase options for Mac Apps and iOS apps

Apple has announced that they will be updating their Xcode 11.4 Beta to include the option of universal purchases across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS platforms. They also updated app categories to be more unified across the App Store and Mac App Store to work along with the unified purchasing.

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Moto G8 Power with 6.4-inch FHD+ display, quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery listed online, Moto G8 and G Stylus surface in more renders

Moto G8 Power got certified by the FCC last year confirming 5000mAh battery and Android 10, and the detailed specifications surfaced last week, now the phone surfaced on Amazon UK website briefly before it was removed. This reveals more specifications, including support for dual speakers. Continue reading “Moto G8 Power with 6.4-inch FHD+ display, quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery listed online, Moto G8 and G Stylus surface in more renders”

Harmano Sporto wireless earphones with 16-hour battery life launched in India for Rs. 1995

Harmano, a manufacturer of audio devices has launched their new Sporto wireless earphones in India. The neckband design earphones feature Bluetooth 5.0, great battery life and high quality sound resolution.

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Vodafone Idea to offer postpaid products and services under Vodafone RED brand

Vodafone Idea has announced that all its postpaid products and services will be exclusively offered to customers under its Vodafone RED brand. Beginning with Mumbai, this initiative will be rolled out in a phased manner to cover all circles over the next few months. Continue reading “Vodafone Idea to offer postpaid products and services under Vodafone RED brand”

Lava Z53 with 6.1-inch 19:9 display, 4120 mAh battery launched for Rs. 4829

Lava has launched the Z53, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Z series’. It has a 6.1-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by the UniSoC SC9832E Quad-Core SoC with 1GB of RAM, has an 8-megapixel primary rear camera, 5-megapixel front camera is also equipped with fastest face-unlock feature that unlocks the phone in just 0.4 seconds. Continue reading “Lava Z53 with 6.1-inch 19:9 display, 4120 mAh battery launched for Rs. 4829”

AMANI ASP-BT-6310 Bluetooth earphones with 6-hour playback launched for Rs. 999

AMANI, a consumer electronics manufacturer has expanded their lineup of wireless earphones with the launch of the ASP-BT-6310. It is a pair of Bluetooth earphones that has a unique design, comfortable fit and a claimed battery life of 6 hours.

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Micron starts mass production of LPDDR5 mobile DRAM, Xiaomi will use it in Mi 10 series

Micron Technologies has announced that it has started mass production of LPDDR5 mobile DRAM and confirmed that it will be used in upcoming Xiaomi Mi 10 smartphone. LPDDR5 will offer 40% faster performance and 20% lower power consumption compared to LPDDR4x RAM used in most flagship phones. Continue reading “Micron starts mass production of LPDDR5 mobile DRAM, Xiaomi will use it in Mi 10 series”

Gmail brings independent scrolling, unified toolbar and more to Multiple Inboxes

Multiple Inboxes was a feature introduced in Gmail a few years ago that enabled users to have view more mails organised in panes on the desktop experience. Today Google has announced that they are redesigning Multiple Inboxes with new features, settings reorganisations and removing simultaneous preview panes support.

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OnePlus TV software update brings Spotify, Jio Saavan, support for Bluetooth headsets and more

OnePlus remains committed to delivering the best software experience for its TV customers as it adds new functionality with a software update. Most notably, the OnePlus TV will now have native support for Spotify, other content apps like Jio Saavn, Voot and more.

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Realme C3 with 6.5-inch mini-drop display, Helio G70, Android 10, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 6999

Realme just launched the realme C3, the company’s latest budget smartphone and the successor or last year’s realme C2 in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.52-inch HD+ Mini-drop notch display with 89.8% screen-to-body ratio, and is the first smartphone to be powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G70 12nm SoC with up to 4GB RAM, and is also the first realme phone to run Android 10 with realme UI on top. Continue reading “Realme C3 with 6.5-inch mini-drop display, Helio G70, Android 10, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 6999”

Redmi Smartphone with dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launching in India on February 11 on Amazon, could be Redmi 9A

After teasers Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has confirmed that it will launch a new smartphone in India on February 11th on Amazon.in. Since it has ‘Smart Desh Ka Dumdaar Smartphone’ tag, this will likely be the Redmi 9A, successor of Redmi 8A which was launched back in September last year. In the first set of teasers the company has confirmed dual rear cameras for portrait shots, first in the Redmi A series phone, 5000mAh battery, similar to Redmi 8A, so we can expect Type-C and fast charging as well. It also confirms patterns on the back for a better grip, again similar to the Redmi 8A. Continue reading “Redmi Smartphone with dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launching in India on February 11 on Amazon, could be Redmi 9A”