OnePlus creates new Guinness World Record for most number of people unboxing simultaneously

On the launch day of the OnePlus 6T smartphone, OnePlus conducted a mega-unboxing event as a part of a celebration with hundreds of community members. With this event, the leading premium smartphone maker set a new ‘GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS’ title for the most people unboxing simultaneously. Continue reading “OnePlus creates new Guinness World Record for most number of people unboxing simultaneously”

Samsung said to open Bixby voice-assistant to developers to take on Alexa and Siri

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Samsung Electronics is said to be planning on bringing new voice-assistant features to challenge its rivals in AI. The company is planning on opening its Bixby virtual assistant to third-party developers for the first time at an event in San Francisco next week. Continue reading “Samsung said to open Bixby voice-assistant to developers to take on Alexa and Siri”

Top uses cases for 5G

The information about 5th-generation mobile a.k.a. 5G has been cooking for more than a year now, however, we are finally starting to see some research and development. Considered to be the next big thing in wireless communications, the so-called 5G can radically improve bandwidth, reliability and other crucial factors as well. Continue reading “Top uses cases for 5G”

OnePlus 6 OxygenOS 9.0.2 update brings 6T features including Nightscape, Studio Lighting and new navigation gestures

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After OnePlus 6 got open beta 6 update earlier this week that brought several features that OnePlus introduced on the OnePlus 6T including new navigation gestures, Nightscape, Studio Lighting and more, the company has rolled out stable OxygenOS 9.0.2 update that with the features. It also adds support to launch Google Assistant or other third party assistant app by holding the power button for 0.5 seconds.

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Toshiba launches audio products in North India in collaboration with TeknoDome

TeknoDome has launched Toshiba’s audio products for North India market, which recently has been appointed as authorised importer and distributor of these products in India. Continue reading “Toshiba launches audio products in North India in collaboration with TeknoDome”

WhatsApp beta for Android gets ‘Reply Privately’ and Unicode 11 Emojis

WhatsApp for Android is getting a brand new beta update that brings features like ‘Reply Privately’ as the name suggests, it allows you to privately reply a message received in a group. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android gets ‘Reply Privately’ and Unicode 11 Emojis”

OPPO F9 Pro with 128GB version launched in India for Rs. 25990

OPPO launched F9 Pro 64GB storage version in India back in August. Now the company has launched the 128GB storage version in India. It has the same 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.

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What is 5G? Everything you need to know

If you are an avid follower of the tech industry, you’ve likely heard the term ‘5G’ a lot. So what exactly is 5G? Simply put, Fifth generation wireless network(5G) is the next proposed telecommunication standard beyond the current 4G standard. 5G technology offers a large bandwidth and many advanced features which makes it demanding and a lot powerful in the foreseeable future. Continue reading “What is 5G? Everything you need to know”

Xiaomi has shipped one million Mi LED TVs in India in over 9 months

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Xiaomi today announced that it has shipped more than one million Mi LED TVs in over nine months. One million Mi TVs account for all variants sold across all Xiaomi sale platforms for Mi LED TVs. This achievement marks an industry first and is a key milestone for Xiaomi India. Continue reading “Xiaomi has shipped one million Mi LED TVs in India in over 9 months”

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on smartphones, Laptops, LED TVs and more

Amazon today started its third Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale for the festive season, after two successful sales. It is offering deals on smartphones, laptops, headphones, LED TVs, speakers and more.

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Lava Z81 with 5.7-inch HD+ display, Helio A22 12nm SoC, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 9499

Lava has launched the Z81, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Z series’. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 12nm Quad-Core SoC with up to 3GB of RAM, has a 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash, Studio Mode feature to apply six impressive studio-quality lighting effects to the images and packs a 3000 mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Z81 with 5.7-inch HD+ display, Helio A22 12nm SoC, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 9499”

Apple reports $14.1 billion profit on $62.9 billion revenue in FY Q4 2018, will stop reporting iPhone, iPad and Mac unit sales

Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $62.9 billion, up 20% over last year with a net profit of $14.1 billion, up 32% YoY or earnings per share of $2.91, an increase of 41% over last year in their earnings for the financial year Q4 2018 that ended September 29, 2018. During earnings call Tim Cook said that the company produced record results from iPhone, services, and wearables that drove our momentum and it produced strong double-digit revenue growth in all of the geographic segments. Continue reading “Apple reports $14.1 billion profit on $62.9 billion revenue in FY Q4 2018, will stop reporting iPhone, iPad and Mac unit sales”

Google to end support for old Google Contacts app on February 12, 2019

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Google recently replaced old Google Contacts app with a new version that has a material design. The company launched new contacts in 2015 to provide a modern, smart, and quick contact management experience. With the recent launch of new contacts, it now has many comparable features from old Contacts and more. Continue reading “Google to end support for old Google Contacts app on February 12, 2019”

Instagram confirms it is working on new ad type “Promote” for Stories, launches Analytics in beta

Instagram is working on a new ad type called “Promote” for Stories to allow business pages to show their slideshows to more users without doing much work. Admins can choose to auto-target users similar to their followers, people in a certain location, or use all of Instagram’s targeting parameters. Continue reading “Instagram confirms it is working on new ad type “Promote” for Stories, launches Analytics in beta”

LG said to introduce new rollable OLED TV at the CES 2019

While CES 2019 is still months away, we started hearing reports about what’s coming. One among the tech that LG is planning on introducing a new rollable OLED TV. According to the internal documents highlighting intended topics for the presentation, and it appears that the prototypes we’ve seen in past years from LG Display are ready to take center stage.
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