iOS 12.1 extends battery performance management feature to iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X

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Earlier this week Apple released the iOS 12.1 update after testing it for over six weeks. As mentioned in the software update log, Apple has extended the performance management feature to the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. The company even reflected the change on its iPhone Battery and Performance website. Continue reading “iOS 12.1 extends battery performance management feature to iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X”

Apple pulls WatchOS 5.1 update over reports of bricked Apple Watches

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Apple WatchOS 5.1 seems to be reportedly bricking the Apple Watches, meaning the update isn’t quite ready yet. Apple initially rolled out the update earlier this week along with iOS 12.1 but quickly pulled it hours later the reports of bricked Series 4 watches. Continue reading “Apple pulls WatchOS 5.1 update over reports of bricked Apple Watches”

Apple iOS 12 is on 63% of devices from last four years

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A month and a half after the official rollout, iOS 12 is now installed on 63% of active devices from last four years. This data is according to updated iOS 12 installation statistics shared on the App Store support page for developers. Apple has been actively sharing the statistics since the iOS 12 release, providing information on both newer and older devices.  Continue reading “Apple iOS 12 is on 63% of devices from last four years”

Airtel offers highest 3G/4G download speeds, Idea leads in upload speeds: OpenSignal

According to OpenSignal November report, Airtel has recorded the highest download speeds in India for 3G and 4G combined at 7.53 Mbps where Reliance Jio, Vodafone, Idea, and BSNL recorded speeds of 5.47 Mbps, 5.20 Mbps, 4.92 Mbps, and 2.70 Mbps respectively.  Continue reading “Airtel offers highest 3G/4G download speeds, Idea leads in upload speeds: OpenSignal”

Google brings Hindi language support for Assistant on Google Home devices

Google has finally announced Hindi language update on Google Assistant for Google Home smart speakers. Starting today, Google Home will also be able to respond in Hindi with uniquely Indian contexts. The Hindi language support on Assistant is already available on smartphones.  Continue reading “Google brings Hindi language support for Assistant on Google Home devices”

Twitter testing ability to switch timeline between latest and top Tweets on iOS

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Twitter has announced that it is testing a new way to display Tweets in the feed. The company will now allow you to switch your timeline between the latest and top Tweets. This will bring the latest Tweets to the top in you want to know what’s been happening.  Continue reading “Twitter testing ability to switch timeline between latest and top Tweets on iOS”

Flipkart Big Diwali Sale: Offers on POCO F1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Redmi Note 5 Pro; Best deals on LED TVs, Laptops and more

After Big Billion Days and Festive Dhamaka Days sale,  Flipkart today started its 5-day Big Diwali Sale for the second time, ahead of Diwali. The sale offers great deals on smartphones, accessories as well as other products such as LED TVs, laptops and more. All these offers are available through the site, mobile site as well as Flipkart app. Continue reading “Flipkart Big Diwali Sale: Offers on POCO F1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Redmi Note 5 Pro; Best deals on LED TVs, Laptops and more”

macOS Mojave 10.14.1 update brings Group FaceTime video and audio calls, 70 new emoji characters

Apple yesterday released macOS Mojave 10.14.1, over a month after it released  macOS 10.14 Mojave that brought Dark Mode, a new Dynamic Desktop with a series of time-shifting images to match the time of day, New productivity features and a redesigned Mac App Store. Continue reading “macOS Mojave 10.14.1 update brings Group FaceTime video and audio calls, 70 new emoji characters”

Honor Magic 2 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, slider design, Kirin 980, 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras announced

Huawei’s Honor brand just announced that Honor Magic 2, the company’s latest high-end smartphone as it had promised. It has a 6.39-inch FHD+ screen and a anti-dust slider design. It is powered by Kirin 980 7nm SoC with Dual NPU and run Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 on top as well as YOYO assistant. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera, 24-megapixel monochrome secondary sensor and a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. It has in-display fingerpint sensor with a large 32.48mm coverage area, 3D Face Unlock as well as 3D Qmoji. Continue reading “Honor Magic 2 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, slider design, Kirin 980, 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras announced”

Portronics Harmonics PLAY wireless earphones launched

Portronics Harmonics PLAY

Portronics has launched the company’s first high-quality sports wireless headphones “Harmonics PLAY” which are designed keeping in mind the active outdoor life. The snug-fit design of Harmonics Play holds well even when you sway your head to the dance tunes. Continue reading “Portronics Harmonics PLAY wireless earphones launched”

Sony MP-CD1 Mobile Projector Review

Mobile projectors are an interesting category of products that can be useful to business men on the go as well as people who might want to throw up a larger screen at impromptu gatherings to view photos or play casual games. Sony’s been making these for a number of years now, and they recently launched the latest model in the series. Sony sent us over the all new MP-CD1 in for review and here’s what we think about it.  Continue reading “Sony MP-CD1 Mobile Projector Review”

Nokia 6.1 Plus Android 9.0 (Pie) stable update starts rolling out

Nokia 6.1 Plus

After rolling out Android Pie beta update for the Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone earlier this month, HMD Global today started rolling out stable Android 9.0 (Pie) update for the smartphone, as it had promised. It rolled out Android Pie update for the Nokia 6.1 yesterday. The company already announced that Android Pie update will be coming to Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco in November.

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LG said to introduce foldable smartphone at CES 2019

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Foldable smartphone tech is slowly on the rise. Samsung and Huawei are the most heard names for the front-runners among the bunch and both the companies will introduce their foldable smartphones in the next few months. Surprisingly LG might be in the race too as the company is rumored to unveil a foldable phone at its 2019 CES keynote. Continue reading “LG said to introduce foldable smartphone at CES 2019”

Samsung reports record profits in Q3 2018, will launch foldable and 5G smartphones in 2019

Samsung has reported its earnings for Q3 2018, in which the company has made all-time high operating profit of 17.57 trillion won ($15.45 billion), up 20.9% YoY, as expected, for the July-September 2018 period. This due to strong sales of memory products and OLED panels. It reported revenue of 65.46 trillion won, up 5.49 from 62.05 trillion won last year. Continue reading “Samsung reports record profits in Q3 2018, will launch foldable and 5G smartphones in 2019”