Samsung has announced two co-branded premium soundbars – the HW-N950 and HW-N850, in collaboration with Harman Kardon. The company says that the HW-N950 and HW-N850 soundbars are the first major collaboration between Samsung and Harman Kardon to enter the premium category. Continue reading “Samsung HW-N950 and HW-N850 soundbars with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X surround announced”
Google is said to be working on a health and wellbeing coach fittingly called “Google Coach.” Though the naming of the product might change before launch, Google, for now, is working on putting together all the ideas it has on how the service will work. Continue reading “Google said to be developing wearable health and fitness assistant ‘Google Coach’”
Google back in May had introduced the ‘Google One’ brand and it also converted all Google Drive paid storage plans to Google One. After a few months in invite-only beta, the Google One is now available in the U.S. It gives more storage across Drive, Gmail, and Photos. Continue reading “Google One cheaper paid storage plans now available for everyone in the US; starts at $1.99 a month for 100GB”
Google last year has introduced the Android Oreo (Go Edition) with an aim to provide a fast and smooth experience that is optimized for first-time and entry-level smartphone owners. Today it is introducing a brand-new Go edition upgrade; the Pie (Go edition). It brings up to an additional 500MB of storage available out of the box, faster boot times and more. Continue reading “Google introduces Android 9 Pie (Go edition) with more storage, verified boot, dashboard and more”
After confirming all the details about the R17, OPPO has confirmed that it will introduce the smartphone at an event in Shanghai on August 23rd. It will come with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection, 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC, which will likely be the recently-announced Snapdragon 670. Continue reading “OPPO R17 with 6.4-inch Full HD+ display, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor to be announced on August 23”
OPPO has introduced F9, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘F series’ in Vietnam and Philippines, as it had promised. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with Waterdrop Screen with screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8% for a more immersive experience, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with up to 6GB RAM, ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.85 aperture, secondary 2MP camera and a 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor. Continue reading “OPPO F9 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 25MP AI front camera, dual rear cameras announced”
Google released Android 9.0 (Pie) last week for its Pixel devices and also said that it is working with several OEMs to roll out the update. After HTC, Motorola has confirmed Pie update for its smartphones, including the Moto X4 that was introduced running Android 7.1 (Nougat). The latest Moto Z3 series, Z2 series and the Moto G6 series are getting the update, but the Moto Z, G5 and G5S series are being left out. Even this year’s Moto E5 series are not getting the update. Continue reading “Motorola confirms Android 9.0 Pie update for range of smartphones”
After a leak, Motorola has officially announced the Moto P30 its latest mid-range smartphone in the new ‘P series’ in China. It has a 6.2-inch Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 636 with 6GB of RAM, Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ZUI 4.0, glass back and gradient design, similar to the Lenovo Z5 that was introduced in June. It has a Corning Gorilla glass protection on the front and the back. Continue reading “Moto P30 with 6.2-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, AI dual rear cameras announced”
Reliance Jio today opened registrations for JioGigaFiber, its upcoming connected home solution that includes ultra-high speed fiber connection of up to 1Gbps with the GigaRouter, GigaTV Set-top box to watch Live TV, Smart Home solution, free calling and more. Continue reading “Reliance Jio opens JioGigaFiber registrations – Up to 1GBps fiber broadband, GigaTV and more”
DisplayMate Technologies which is known for their accurate and in-depth evaluation of smartphone displays has completed its comprehensive evaluation of the Galaxy Note9’s Infinity Display, and according to them, the recently launched Galaxy Note 9 packs a display that raises the bar significantly higher. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 has the most innovative and high performance smartphone display: DisplayMate”
Reliance Jio introduced the JioPhone 2, the successor of last year’s JioPhone last month. The company said that it will be available starting from August 15th. Today the company has confirmed that the smartphone will go on sale for the first time via flash sale on August 16th, 12PM on Jio.com.
Continue reading “JioPhone 2 with QWERTY keyboard goes on sale from August 16”
Vivo has launched Y81, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Y Series’. It was introduced back in June and packs a 6.22-inch HD+ screen with 19:9 aspect ratio, 2.15mm narrow bezels and 88% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek’s latest Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC with 3GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, portrait mode and a 5-megapixel front camera with support for face unlock. Continue reading “Vivo Y81 with 6.22-inch 19:9 FullView display, Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC, Face unlock launched in India for Rs. 12990”
Update 2 – August 14: Another press image of the smartphone has surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. This shows the smartphone in black, blue, and gold colors. Continue reading “Huawei Mate 20 Lite with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 710, 6GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras gets certified [Update: Press images]”
Portronics, popular for its accessories has launched Harmonics 200 Retractable Bluetooth Stereo headphones. It lets you pull out and insert the tethered earbud into your ear for music listening and answering calls. It has ergonomically designed ear hooks, with snug fit ear buds, a durable Silicon Material neckband and a lightweight body of 67 grams. Continue reading “Portronics Harmonics 200 Retractable Bluetooth water-resistant headphones launched for Rs. 2999”
Consumer leasing platform RentoMojo has introduced smartphone rentals which let users rent smartphones on a monthly basis and long-term periods as well. At launch, the company is offering the iPhone X, the iPhone 8 and a Google Pixel 2, Google Home, Galaxy S9, Galaxy Note 8 ranging from Rs 2,099 to Rs 9,299 for six, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four month periods. Continue reading “RentoMojo now lets you rent iPhone X, Pixel 2, Galaxy S9 and more smartphones on a monthly basis”
