Apple said to introduce high-end water resistant AirPods and over-ear headphones in 2019

Apple might be on the verge of pumping up its audio strategy as the company is planning on introducing high-end AirPods, studio-quality over-ear headphones, and a new HomePod in 2019. The new AirPods is expected to come with noise-cancellation and water resistance. Continue reading “Apple said to introduce high-end water resistant AirPods and over-ear headphones in 2019”

Reliance Jio signs $1 billion term loan facility covered by Korea Trade Insurance Corp

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Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited today has announced that it has signed a US$ 1 billion equivalent term loan facility covered by Korea Trade Insurance Corporation; K-Sure on 22nd June 2018. The company says that it will use the facility to finance goods and services procured primarily from Samsung Electronics and Ace Technologies Corp.  The Facility has door to door tenor of 10.75 years. Continue reading “Reliance Jio signs $1 billion term loan facility covered by Korea Trade Insurance Corp”

iBall Imprint 4G with 7-inches HD display, unique integrated Fingerprint Sensor launched in India at Rs. 18,999

iBall Imprint 4G

iBall today has launched the Imprint 4G tablet in India. It comes with a unique integrated Fingerprint Sensor, and the company says that this tablet is STQC certified for Aadhaar Verification. This not only serves the purpose of scanning and recording the details but also verifies the identity of a person.  Continue reading “iBall Imprint 4G with 7-inches HD display, unique integrated Fingerprint Sensor launched in India at Rs. 18,999”

Vodafone offers 1 year free Amazon Prime membership to RED postpaid customers

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Amazon and Vodafone announced that all the Vodafone RED postpaid customers are eligible for a year of Amazon Prime that is worth Rs 999 subscription at no additional cost. The Prime subscription will include Prime Video, Prime Music and unlimited free fast shipping on millions of items along with early and exclusive access to deals on Amazon.in. Continue reading “Vodafone offers 1 year free Amazon Prime membership to RED postpaid customers”

OnePlus Switch V1.2 brings the ability to move app data and downloads between phones, fixes data repeat issues

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OnePlus has launched the OnePlus Switch app that lets users quickly migrate their stuff from an old phone to a OnePlus device and it is now a part of the OnePlus phones. The company has rolled out a new update bringing the version number to v1.2. Continue reading “OnePlus Switch V1.2 brings the ability to move app data and downloads between phones, fixes data repeat issues”

Microsoft introduces Google Lens like AI-powered Visual Search for Bing

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Microsoft today has unveiled a new Visual Search tool that is built upon the visual technology already available in Bing. This feature lets you search the web using your camera. Much like Google Lens, you can learn more about the world through the photos you take. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces Google Lens like AI-powered Visual Search for Bing”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 1000 said to be exclusively designed for windows 10 PCs

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Microsoft and Qualcomm is said to be working on a new platform exclusively for more powerful notebooks and 2-in-1 tablets based on ARM chipsets. The new processor in question is the Snapdragon 1000 and it is intended for Windows 10 based on the ARM with performance equal to Intel’s U and Y Core processors. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 1000 said to be exclusively designed for windows 10 PCs”

Google Files Go gets share tab, faster offline sharing, and file extraction

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Google’s file managing app; Files Go app for Android gets a new update bringing features like share tab, faster offline sharing, and file extraction. The previous update back in January added the tablet support, offline file sharing. Continue reading “Google Files Go gets share tab, faster offline sharing, and file extraction”

Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 with 8-inch Full HD display, Snapdragon 660, 4G LTE, AI Face unlock announced

Xiaomi has finally announced the Mi Pad 4, as it had promised. It has an 8-inch Full HD screen with 16:10 aspect ratio, and the company says that it is 9.4% smaller than the previous generation making it comfortable for one-handed usage. It is powered by Snapdragon 660 AIE  with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo)  comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel camera on the front with AI Face unlock .  Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 with 8-inch Full HD display, Snapdragon 660, 4G LTE, AI Face unlock announced”

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro with 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, AI dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced

Xiaomi has announced the Redmi 6 Pro the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Redmi series, as it had promised. It packs a 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, is powered by Snapdragon 625 with up to 4GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI on top, a 12-megapixel rear camera with flash along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for AI portraits and AI scene detection. There is also a 5-megapixel front camera with AI portrait and AI Face unlock.

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Xiaomi is looking to raise up to $6.1 billion in Hong Kong IPO

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After postponing Shanghai IPO, Xiaomi today confirmed that it will list in Hong Kong first offering a total of 2,179,585,000 Shares (subject to the Over-allotment Option), comprising initially 108,980,000 Hong Kong Offer Shares (subject to adjustment) and 2,070,605,000 International Offer Shares (subject to adjustment and the Over-allotment Option). The offer price range is from HK$17 to HK$22 per share, so the company could raise anywhere between US$ 4.72 billion and US$ 6.1 billion. Continue reading “Xiaomi is looking to raise up to $6.1 billion in Hong Kong IPO”

Google expands verification eligibility to more entities with Knowledge Panel

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Google today announced that it is expanding its verification eligibility to more entities. It says that any person, organization, sports team, event and media property with a Knowledge Panel is eligible to get verified and suggest edits to the information shown. Continue reading “Google expands verification eligibility to more entities with Knowledge Panel”

Facebook said to be working on ‘Your Time’ tool to manage time spent on app

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After Instagram, Facebook is now said to be working on ‘Your Time’ tool to manage the time spent on the Facebook app. The code is found lying underneath the Facebook Android app and it shows the total amount of time you spent on the Facebook app on your phone in the last seven days, and your average time spent per day. Continue reading “Facebook said to be working on ‘Your Time’ tool to manage time spent on app”

Samsung Galaxy S10 said to feature 3D face-scanning; might ditch iris scanner

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Rumors are not stopping from flowing despite we are months away from the official launch of the Galaxy S10. In fact, we are hearing more about the S10 which is slated for 2019 launch rather than the Galaxy Note9 which is just a couple of months away from the official launch. Fresh rumor to join the list is that the company said to be ditching the Iris scanner on the Galaxy S10. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 said to feature 3D face-scanning; might ditch iris scanner”

Apple finally acknowledges ‘sticky keyboard’ issues on MacBooks, to offer free fix and refunds for past repairs

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Apple today has introduced a new MacBook & MacBook Pro service program that will cover a small percentage of users who might be facing ticky, repeated characters or unresponsive keys. The program says that the process “may involve the replacement of one or more keys or the whole keyboard. Continue reading “Apple finally acknowledges ‘sticky keyboard’ issues on MacBooks, to offer free fix and refunds for past repairs”