Xiaomi Mi Max 2 gets a Rs. 1000 permanent price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 13999

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Xiaomi launched the Mi Max 2 smartphone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage in India back in July for Rs. 16999. Last month it launched the 32GB storage version of the phone in the country for Rs. 14,999 and it offered it at an introductory price of Rs. 12999. It usually offers Rs. 2000 temporary discount during festive sales. Today the company has announced a Rs. 1000 permanent price cut for both the versions of the phone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 gets a Rs. 1000 permanent price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 13999”

Face ID component supply now stable, no major TrueDepth camera upgrade in 2018: KGI

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Though there was an initial shortage in the supply of the Apple’s Face ID component, in a new investor note released today, Ming-Chi Kuo said that the supply of both the Face ID and TrueDepth camera components are stable.

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Vodafone FRC 496 offers unlimited calls, 1GB data per day with 84 days validity for new customers

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Vodafone has launched new First Recharge Coupon (FRC) 496 for its new 4G pre-paid customers in Delhi NCR that offers unlimited (Local & STD)  calls both incoming roaming and outgoing roaming, 84GB 4G data at 1GB 4G data per day with 84 days validity. Continue reading “Vodafone FRC 496 offers unlimited calls, 1GB data per day with 84 days validity for new customers”

Sony Xperia Touch gets Android 7.1.1 update with gesture controls and more

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Sony is now rolling out Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for the Xperia Touch which brings gesture controls, portrait mode and more. The company had introduced the Xperia Touch back at the MWC 2017 event back in February and since then has spent a considerable amount of time listening to the feedback before pushing the update.

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Google acknowledges Pixel 2 XL audio issues while recording videos, will roll out fix in coming weeks

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It seems like problems for Google with the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL isn’t going away mainly due to the lack of quality control. Google even published a lengthy blog post explaining the issues related to the display and also extended the warranty for two-years, yet the problems with the latest and greatest from Google persist. Today it is the audio issue while recording videos. Continue reading “Google acknowledges Pixel 2 XL audio issues while recording videos, will roll out fix in coming weeks”

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) with Exynos 7885 14nm SoC, 6GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks

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Samsung SM-A730x surfaced in Geekbench listing a few months back that revealed some of the specifications of the Galaxy A7 (2018). This week SM-A730F has surfaced on GFXBench listing that reveals that it will be powered by Exynos 7885 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU and pack 6GB of RAM. Earlier rumors point a 6-inch FHD+ 18:9 Infinity Display and 16MP front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) with Exynos 7885 14nm SoC, 6GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks”

OnePlus 3 and 3T latest OxygenOS beta update brings improvements and bug fixes

OnePlus finally rolled out the Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T smartphones in the previous Open Beta update. Now it has released new Oreo-based open betas (Beta 17 for OnePlus 3T and Beta 26 for OnePlus 3) that brings back the Feedback app, improvements to WiFi, data connectivity, NFC, stability of Picture in Picture along with several bug fixes.

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Airtel 4G VoLTE phone – Karbonn A40 Indian Unboxing

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This month Airtel partnered with Karbonn to launch A40 Indian 4G VoLTE smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1399 (Down payment of Rs 2899 and Rs. 1500 cashback after 36 months).  It also comes with Rs. 169 plan offering unlimited calling and 0.5GB 4G data per day for 28 days. We unboxed the phone recently, check out the video.

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Google Chrome 63 Beta for Android brings changes to Chrome home UI, new Flags page and more

Google Chrome 63 Beta for Android

Just after a week after the release of Chrome 62, Google has rolled out the Chrome beta 63 with new changes and additions. It is giving the finishing touches for Chrome Home U.I, a brand new flags page, new options for web apps and more.

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Facebook rolls out halloween-themed face masks, stickers and more for Facebook and Messenger apps

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After rolling out Halloween inspired stickers and live filters to Instagram, Facebook and Messenger apps are now updated and themed to fit the Halloween theme best. The new update brings dozens of Halloween-themed masks, frames and stickers.

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Mi Video App – Video Player App from Xiaomi

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Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular android skins with more than 200 million worldwide users. MIUI is a heavy skin on top of android, but what sets it apart from other android skins is its feature richness and customizations. MIUI gets updated biweekly, which includes closed beta on every Tuesday and public beta on every Friday. A week ago, Xiaomi introduced a new app ‘Mi Video’ as a system app with MIUI Beta update and now after spending sometime with the app we are here to share the features of Mi Video Player App. Continue reading “Mi Video App – Video Player App from Xiaomi”

Google no longer lets you change country domain, to offer local and relevant search results

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Starting today, Google will no longer let you get localized search results just by changing country domain-like Google. com for the USA or google.co.uk for the UK. The company said that it will now offer search results that are relevant to your location no matter which domain you are opening.

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Weekly Roundup: OPPO F5, Sony Xperia R1, Xperia R1 Plus, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and more

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This week OPPO introduced the F5 smartphone, Sony launched Xperia R1 and R1 Plus smartphones, Harmon Kardon launched range of audio products, Vodafone launched Micromax Bharat 2 Ultra 4G phone, NVIDIA introduced GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Graphics card, and more that happened this week in our weekly roundup.

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Airtel offers 100% cashback offer on Rs. 349 unlimited pack for limited period

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Reliance Jio offered 100% cashback on its Rs. 399 as a part of Diwali offer earlier this month. Now Airtel has started offering 100% cashback offer on its Rs. 349 unlimited pack for its pre-paid users when you pay for the recharge using Airtel Payments Bank on MyAirtel app.

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