Back in December 2018, Google announced that it will shut down Google+ for consumers in April 2019 due to low usage and challenges involved. The company confirmed that it will pull the plug on April 2nd, your Google+ account and any Google+ pages you created will be shut down and the company will begin deleting content from consumer Google+ accounts. Continue reading “Google+ for consumers to shutdown on April 2nd 2019”
According to a latest Bloomberg report, Apple is said to be planning to launch iPhones with more-powerful 3D cameras as soon as 2020, pushing the company further into AR. The rear-facing, longer-range 3D camera is designed to scan the environment to create three-dimensional reconstructions of the real world. Continue reading “Apple’s 2020 iPhones said to feature 3D cameras in AR push”
According to IDC, worldwide smartphone shipments reached a total of 375.4 million units during the Q4, down 4.9% YoY. This marks the fifth consecutive quarter of decline. This downfall also marks the worst year ever for smartphone shipments with global smartphone volumes declining 4.1% in 2018 with a total of 1.4 billion units shipped. Continue reading “Global smartphone shipments down 4.9% in Q4 2018, Samsung leads with 70.4 million, Huawei posts 43.9% YoY growth”
Gone are the days where choosing a smartphone was a lot easier considering factors like the number of mobiles launched per year, OEM’s and of course, the price point. Fast forwarding to 2019, the mobile phone has grown by leaps and bounds, evolving from the basic devices to the multifunctional smartphones.
As the name insinuates, a smartphone is more than a mobile phone right now providing additional and essential features. While we used to shell out a lot of money for a feature-rich smartphone, it’s just not the case right now. The best part is smartphone makers like Honor, the subsidiary of Huawei, and other OEM’s has started offering amazing, feature-rich devices, in line with the latest trend at half a price of what we used to pay back then. Continue reading “Honor View20 vs OnePlus 6T”
As the launch of Moto G7 series smartphones is getting near, more details about the smartphone are surfacing online. After detailed specifications of the smartphones surfaced last week, now live images of the Moto G7 Plus have surfaced revealing support for 27W cast charging, compared to 15W charging other buget Moto phones. It also reveals support for optical image stabilisation (OIS) for the 16-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Moto G7 Plus surfaces in live images revealing 27W Turbo Charging, OIS and more”
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2018, in which the company has made operating profit of 10.80 trillion won ($9.7 billion), down 28.7% YoY, as expected, for the October to December 2018 period. This due to drop in demand for memory chips used in data centers and smartphones. “The System LSI and Foundry businesses also saw profits decline due to weak seasonality,” added Samsung. It reported revenue of 59.27 trillion won, down 10% YoY from 65.98 trillion won last year. Continue reading “Samsung profits down 28.7% YoY in Q4 2018 on weak chip and phone sales”
Last week Meizu inroduced Zero as the first smartphone without any ports or buttons. Today the company has started crowdfunding for the smartphone on Indiegogo at $1299 (Rs. 92,220 approx.). The crowdfunding will continue till March 1st, 2019. The company says that it will start small batch of production in April and start shipping limited number of units from April. It is not clear how the it will work in several counries since eSIM needs regulatory approval.
When it comes to purchasing a smartphone, the majority of Indians consider the latest specifications or feature at a lower price as the main factor. To make it more clear – huge RAM, great processing power, good battery life and of course the amazing camera is preferred. Continue reading “OnePlus is 2018’s best selling premium smartphone brand in India”
NWSD technologies today launched OJOY A1 which it claims to be India’s first 4G VoLTE smartwatch phone for Kids. It runs on Kido OS based on Android with animated UI that lets you swipe to access several features. Powered by Qualcomrn Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform it supports 4G LTE and 3G via a SIM slot for calling as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. GPS offers location tracking in real time as well as location history. Continue reading “OJOY A1 4G VoLTE Kids Smartwatch phone launched in India”
Lava is no stranger to this market, but like sister-brand XOLO they’ve come back after a hiatus with a new device, the Z92 launched just yesterday. At Rs. 9,999, you get a big 6.22 inch full-view experience with a notch, a neat design that’s clean and some decent specs to back it up. But the question is, as always, can the Lava Z92 survive in this heavily competitive market? Here are my first impressions of this device.
TRAI already announced that new DTH plans will come into effect starting February 1, 2019 allowing TV viewers opt for only for the channels they want to watch. To make this switch easy for customers, Airtel Digital TV recently announced the a-la-carte pricing of the channels on its website last month. Continue reading “Airtel Digital TV now lets users scan QR code to switch to new plans”
This week Samsung launched the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 smartphones in India. Even though we are already familar with the Exynos 7870 powering the M10 since it was introduced way back in 2016 and already powers the Samsung Galaxy J6, On Nxt and several smartphone, the new Exynos 7904 octa-core 14nm processor in the Galaxy M20 is new. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M20 Benchmarks – Exynos 7 Series 7904 Octa-Core processor”
ASUS has launched new ZenBook series of laptops – ZenBook 13 (UX333), ZenBook 14 (UX433) and ZenBook 15 (UX533) in India, after they were introduced at the IFA last year. The ZenBook 13, 14 and 15 as per the company are world’s most compact 13.3-inch, 14-inch, and 15.6-inch laptops These come with frameless ASUS NanoEdge display with ultraslim bezels having a 95% screen-to-body ratio. Continue reading “ASUS launches new ZenBook 13, 14 and 15 with NanoEdge display in India starting at Rs. 71990”
“Apple products are designed to protect your privacy. Apple believes privacy is a fundamental human right.” These are Apple’s own words on security and privacy. In fact, a couple of years back, the Cupertino giant took press and said: “Apple is the most effective security organisation in the world.” Continue reading “Apple hit with lawsuit over FaceTime issue: All you need to know”
Quite lately, Google has been revamping its entire set of products in an attempt to optimise and suite the latest trend. The search engine giant has recently made some notable changes in GDrive and Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites on the web. Continue reading “Google revamps Gmail on Android and iOS: What’s new in the redesigned Gmail app?”
