Xiaomi Mi A2 with 5.99-inch Full HD+ display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 16999

Xiaomi just launched Mi A2, the company’s latest Android One smartphone in India, as it had promised. It packs a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 display, is powered by Snapdragon 660, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.75 aperture, Sony IMX486 sensor along with a 20-megapixel secondary rear camera with Sony IMX376 sensor to capture depth information for portrait shots with AI, has intelligent scene detection and has auto sensor section . It also has the same 20-megapixel Sony IMX376 sensor for the front camera with soft LED flash and AI beautification. It runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), but the Android 9.0 (Pie) update is coming within this year said Xiaomi. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A2 with 5.99-inch Full HD+ display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 16999”

DishTV gets Amazon Alexa skills for voice-assisted TV viewing, content discovery

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Dish TV today has launched its skill for Amazon Alexa in India. These skills will help users find programs and provide recommendations on programs, movies, sports, and music. With the help of Alexa, customers will now be able to enjoy voice-assisted TV viewing and content discovery. Continue reading “DishTV gets Amazon Alexa skills for voice-assisted TV viewing, content discovery”

Samsung’s new roadmap hints at delay in Oreo update for mid-range Galaxy phones till 2019

Samsung never had a very good track of pushing updates to mid-range and budget segment phones and to further dent that, the company might have delayed the Oreo update roadmap. Samsung’s new roadmap from the member’s app says the update for many of the devices is expected to come out in early 2019. Continue reading “Samsung’s new roadmap hints at delay in Oreo update for mid-range Galaxy phones till 2019”

Opera expands its built-in Cryptocurrency Wallet to desktop

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Back in July, Opera announced that it testing Cryptowallet beta built into its Android app with support for Ethereum Web3 API. Following the positive feedback, Opera today is opening its PC browser to the mobile crypto wallet. Continue reading “Opera expands its built-in Cryptocurrency Wallet to desktop”

Meizu 16 and 16 Plus with Full HD+ Super AMOLED displays, Snapdragon 845, up to 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor announced

Meizu just introduced the Meizu 16 and 16 Plus, successors of 15 and 15 Plus  that were introduced back in April, as it had promised. The Meizu 16 and 16 Plus pack a 6-inch and 6.5-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio displays from Samsung with 91.18% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 1.43mm side bezels and 5.74mm chin, are powered by Snapdragon 845 with up to 8GB of RAM, custom copper cooling tube and feature an in-display fingerprint sensor that has 99.12% high recognition rate.  Continue reading “Meizu 16 and 16 Plus with Full HD+ Super AMOLED displays, Snapdragon 845, up to 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor announced”

Asus launches new TUF Gaming FX504 laptops with GTX 1060 in India; old FX504 models get a price cut

Asus launched TUF Gaming FX504 gaming laptop in India back in May. Today it has launched new models with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU in the country. It has also revised the price of the old models. To remind you, the FX504 has a 15-inch FHD IPS display with an ultrafast 120Hz refresh rate, 3ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time, is powered 8th-Gen Intel Core i5-8300H /  i7-8750H processor. Continue reading “Asus launches new TUF Gaming FX504 laptops with GTX 1060 in India; old FX504 models get a price cut”

Virgin Hyperloop One signs deal to open first development facility in Spain

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Virgin Hyperloop One today announced that it has signed an agreement with Administrator of Railway Infrastructures to open an Advanced Technology Development and Testing Center in the Andalusian region of Spain. The company’s first European development facility is valued at approximately US$ 500 million. Continue reading “Virgin Hyperloop One signs deal to open first development facility in Spain”

Gmail for Android and iOS now lets you turn off conversation view

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Google is finally adding an option to Gmail for Android and iOS that lets you disable Conversation view. Replies to emails are usually grouped together as “conversations,” to make them easier to follow, while some prefer to see each of their emails listed individually in their inbox. Continue reading “Gmail for Android and iOS now lets you turn off conversation view”

After Australia, Ola announces its plans to foray into UK

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Ola today announced it is planning to enter the UK, bringing a dynamic, responsible new service to the market. The company has obtained licenses to operate in South Wales and Greater Manchester and will launch operations in South Wales within the next month. Continue reading “After Australia, Ola announces its plans to foray into UK”

RED HYDROGEN ONE with Holographic display coming to AT&T and Verizon on Nov 2, Pre-orders to ship starting October 9

RED finally has announced the launch timeline of its first smartphone; Hydrogen One. The phone was first announced back in July 2017 and its unique selling point is a holographic display. Though the initial launch date was Q1 2018, after delaying it for a while the company has now finally mentioned that it is coming to AT&T and Verizon in the USA and Telcel in Mexico. Continue reading “RED HYDROGEN ONE with Holographic display coming to AT&T and Verizon on Nov 2, Pre-orders to ship starting October 9”

Qualcomm schedules an event on September 10th in San Francisco, new wearable chipset expected

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Qualcomm has started sending out invites for an event scheduled on September 10th. Though there are no details about what to expect, the teaser image hints at a brand new chipset for the wearable platform which is lagging behind.  Continue reading “Qualcomm schedules an event on September 10th in San Francisco, new wearable chipset expected”

OPPO R17 with 6.4-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 670, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor surfaces

An OPPO smartphone surfaced on TENAA recently, which was believed to be R17, but it turned out to be the F9. Recently OPPO smartphone with model numbers PBEM00 and PBET00, which is said to be R17 with an in-display fingerprint sensor, and the PAGM00 and PAGT00 cheaper R17 models are said to feature rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Now the complete specifications of the R17 and the successor of the R15 series has surfaced, which reveals that it will be powered by upcoming Snapdragon 670 SoC and there are also chances for the smartphone to feature Corning Gorilla Glass 6.

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OPPO F9 Pro specifications detailed ahead of India launch – 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 25MP AI front camera, dual rear cameras

OPPO is all set to launch F9 Pro smartphone, successor of OPPO F7 in India later this month. Now the company has confirmed the specifications of the F9 smartphone in Vietnam, which will launch as F9 Pro in India. This reveals that the company will retain the MediaTek Helio P60 12nm SoC and the 25MP front-facing camera for the smartphone.

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Samsung starts mass production of first 4-bit 4TB SSD for consumers

Samsung has announced that it has begun mass production of industry’s first 4-bit (QLC, quad-level cell) 4-terabyte (TB) SATA solid-state drive (SSD) for consumers. This is based on 1-terabit (Tb) V-NAND offering the performance of 3-bit design Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of first 4-bit 4TB SSD for consumers”

ACT Fibernet ties-up with Amazon Pay for bill payments, lets you avail cashback offers

ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.)  today announced its partnership with Amazon Pay to create a quick and seamless bill payment channel for its customers. As part of the tie-up, ACT Fibernet will integrate with Amazon Pay on its company website, portal and app, which will provide the users an additional channel to make online payments. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet ties-up with Amazon Pay for bill payments, lets you avail cashback offers”