Xiaomi teases a new triple rear camera phone for India

Xiaomi India head and VP Manu Jain recently teased that a new Xiaomi phone with the latest Snapdragon 700 series SoC (which should be the Snapdragon 730) will launch in India soon. Now the company has posted a new teaser that shows single, dual and triple cameras. This hints that the phone will come with triple rear cameras. Continue reading “Xiaomi teases a new triple rear camera phone for India”

Google Nest Hub Max smart display with 10-inch HD touchscreen announced for $229, Nest Hub coming to India

At the Google I/O few hours back, Google introduced its Nest Hub Max smart display, a bigger version of the Home Hub, which is now called the Nest Hub. The Nest Hub Max features a 10-inch (1280×800 pixels) HD screen, comes with a 6.5-megapixel camera with 127-degree wide field of view and auto-framing, Face Match technology to show only your information, and you can also use it as a Nest Cam when you are away from home, use it for Google Duo calls.
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HUAWEI P30 Pro Review: A Leap Forward

Imagine the speed at which technology has evolved if in the last hundred years, we have gone from silent B/W films shot on celluloid to audio-rich 4K HDR videos shot on smartphones. Even if the camera and the computer had their own distinctly separate evolutionary paths, in the recent years, they have started to merge in very interesting ways. 2019 marks the second year of “computational photography” as the computer and the camera come together once again, on the Huawei P30 Pro, to push the limits beyond what’s possible on smartphones. In our extensive time with the latest camera flagship from Huawei, it is clear that in very key areas of photography, the P30 Pro has taken a visible leap forward in smartphone camera technology. But is that good enough to persuade the professional into buying the Huawei P30 Pro? Is it just for the photographers or is it for everyone? This is our review.

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Google rolls out Android Q Beta 3 for Pixel series and more smartphones – Here are the supported devices

Google released Android developer preview for Android ‘Q’, the next major Android release, back in March and released Beta 2 last month. The company today started rolling out Android Q beta 3 for its Pixel smartphone range, after it was announced at the I/O today. Thanks to Project Treble, Android Q beta will also be available for 12 more brands including OnePlus, Tecno Mobile, Xiaomi, ASUS, HUAWEI, Sony, Nokia, OPPO, LG, Essential, Vivo, and Realme, in addition to all the Pixel phones (Except 3a series). Continue reading “Google rolls out Android Q Beta 3 for Pixel series and more smartphones – Here are the supported devices”

Google I/O 2019: Android Q – Dark mode, native 5G support, Live caption, Focus mode and more

Google is announcing new features at Google I/O 2019 now, and recently it introduced new features to Google Search, Google Lens and Google Assistant. In similar lines, now, Google has announced new features in Android Q which includes Dark Theme, built-in 5G support, Smart Reply, Focus mode and more.

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Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL India price revealed, starts at Rs. 39999

Google just announced the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones with 5.6-inch and 6-inch FHD+ OLED displays and Snapdragon 670 at the Google I/O event. At the event it said that these will start at $399 (Rs. 27,780 approx.) and $479 (Rs. 33,350 approx.). It has also announced the pricing and availability for India. Continue reading “Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL India price revealed, starts at Rs. 39999”

Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL with 5.6-inch and 6-inch FHD+ OLED displays announced starting at $399

Google just announced the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones as expected. These have 5.5-inch and 6-inch Full HD+ OLED displays with, are powered by Snapdragon 670 Mobile Platform with 4GB of RAM, Titan M Security chip, have 12.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Pixel auto focus, and an 8-megapixel front camera, both with AI-powered camera features.

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Google I/O 2019: Duplex on the web, next-gen 10x faster Google Assistant, Driving mode and more

At the Google I/O 2019, Google has announced a lot of new Assistant features that includes Duplex on the web, next generation Google Assistant that can understand and process your requests up to 10 times faster, personalized recommendations  for Google Assistant on Smart Displays,  new driving mode and more.

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Google I/O 2019: AR in Google Search, Google Lens on Google Go, New Google Lens features and more

Google I/O 2019 is ongoing now and we are seeing new announcements from Google. Google kicked off the event with new feature announcements in Google Search and Google Lens that use the camera, computer vision and augmented reality (AR) to overlay information and content onto the user’s physical surroundings

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Amazon now lets you create and share Alexa skills with no coding required

Amazon introduced Alexa Blueprints which was a new way to create your own personalized skills and responses for Alexa and users could take advantage of the easy-to-use templates to create customized experiences for Alexa within minutes just by filling in the blanks. In similar lines, starting today, Amazon will enable anyone to publish their skills created using Alexa Skill Blueprints to the India Alexa Skills Store.

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Xiaomi Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone likely to launch in India soon as it receives BIS certification

Xiaomi’s gaming brand Black Shark launched its Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone in March 2019. The smartphone is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC with up to 12GB RAM, liquid cooling 3.0, 240Hz touch response rate and more. Today, the Black Shark 2 smartphone has got BIS certification suggesting that it might launch soon in India.

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HONOR 20 Lite with 6.21-inch FHD+ display, 32MP front camera, triple rear cameras announced

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand has announced the HONOR 20 Lite, the company’s latest smartphone in the HONOR 20 series, after it was introduced as HONOR 20i in China last month. It has a 6.21-inch FHD+ display with about 90% screen-to-body ratio,  Kirin 710 SoC with 4GB of RAM, Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0, 24-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots, 8-megapixel 120° ultra wide-angle lens and a 32-megapixel front camera with AI beautify features.

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Twitter now lets you Retweet with GIF, photos and video

Twitter introduced several changes to its platform recently including a dedicated ‘Report’ option, ‘hide replies’ feature and more. Today, Twitter has announced that it is launching the ability to Retweet with GIF, photos, and video.

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Nokia 4.2 Unboxing and First Impressions

HMD Global has finally launched the Nokia 4.2 in India today after it was introduced at the MWC in February. We already brought you the hands-on and photo gallery from the MWC, here we have the first impressions. Continue reading “Nokia 4.2 Unboxing and First Impressions”

Android Auto update brings new dark mode, navigation bar, notification center and more

Google launched Android Auto in June 2014 and it received several updates including improved media browser, search, message previews, etc over time. In similar lines today, Google is rolling out a new dark mode for Android auto along with other new features.

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