Samsung recently launched the Galaxy A7 (2018) which is its first phone to come with triple rear-cameras and A9 is the world’s first smartphone with four rear-cameras. Now it looks like Samsung is working on yet another A-series phone that will be launched only in China initially. It is also said to be the company’s first ODM device which means that a third-party would manufacture it for the company. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A6s ‘Phoenix ‘with dual-rear cameras, gradient colors surface in live images”
OnePlus 6T will come with redesigned OxygenOS UI, improved gestures, camera enhancements and more
OnePlus 6T is scheduled to go official on October 30th and the company is actively started teasing the device on social media. In an interview with resident software expert Szymon Kopeć, it is revealed that the OnePlus 6T will come with redesigned UI, improved gestures and more. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T will come with redesigned OxygenOS UI, improved gestures, camera enhancements and more”
Apple Watch Series 4 now available for pre-order in India starting at Rs. 40900
Last month Apple announced that the Apple Watch Series 4 in 40mm and 44mm sizes with new display with an edge-to-edge curved display, digital crown with haptic feedback, 50% louder speakers, S4 chip with a custom 64-bit dual-core processor, new health capabilities, including a new accelerometer and gyroscope, which can detect hard falls. Continue reading “Apple Watch Series 4 now available for pre-order in India starting at Rs. 40900”
ASUS to launch two new smartphones in India on October 17 exclusively on Flipkart
ASUS already sent out invite for smartphone launch on October 17th. Now the company has confirmed that it will launch two new smartphones at the event, and these phones will be exclusive to Flipkart. This will be the global first launch in India.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro expected to launch in India next month
Xiaomi launched Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro duo in India back in February, the company usually releases successors of devices at an interval of 10-12 months but this year Xiaomi launched Redmi 6 and Redmi 6 Pro within 6 months of launching Redmi 5, and it seems like Xiaomi is preparing to launch Redmi Note 6 Pro in India which was announced last month in Thailand. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro expected to launch in India next month”
Weekly Roundup: Google Pixel 3, Nokia 3.1 Plus, Razer Phone 2, Samsung Galaxy A9 2018, Honor 8C and more
This week Google introduced the Pixel 3 series of smartphones, HMD Global launched the Nokia 3.1 Plus smartphone as well as Nokia 8110 4G VoLTE feature phone in India, Razer introduced the Razer Phone 2, Huawei’s Honor brand introduced the Honor 8C smartphone. Check out more in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Google Pixel 3, Nokia 3.1 Plus, Razer Phone 2, Samsung Galaxy A9 2018, Honor 8C and more”
Google is testing new ‘Explorer UI’ in Chrome’s new page tab
Google is testing a new content discovery interface in the Chrome browser’s new tab page called ‘Explore.’ Users can access it on Android by enabling an experimental flag. It is clear that the interface is currently in early stages as it contains a large number of placeholder sites at the moment. Continue reading “Google is testing new ‘Explorer UI’ in Chrome’s new page tab”
Google Pixel camera app to get support for external microphone on October 18th
Google Pixel line-up though packs extremely good set of cameras on a smartphone, they don’t allow the use of external microphones in the default camera app. However, that might change as early as next week. A Google employee in a Pixel support thread from 2016 commented saying that the feature would become available on October 18th which happens to be the day of Pixel 3 and 3 XL launch. Continue reading “Google Pixel camera app to get support for external microphone on October 18th”
Razer Phone 2 Hands On – The Ultimate Gaming Phone
Last year when Razer took the wraps off its first phone, I like many others, was a little skeptical. Do gaming phones need to be a thing? Is there a market for a phone designed for the gamer? That question was answered when the Razer Phone turned out to be a good phone and great for gaming. It had some shortcomings but this year Razer has a new phone to fix some of those. Here is the Razer Phone 2! Continue reading “Razer Phone 2 Hands On – The Ultimate Gaming Phone”
Samsung foldable phone can be used as tablet unfolded and would fit in pocket: CEO Koh
It is a known fact that Samsung is working on the foldable phone but the phone hasn’t made its appearance still. However, D.J. Koh, CEO of Samsung’s mobile business, now in a revealing statement said that users will be able to use the device as a tablet with multitasking capability before being able to fold it up into a more portable phone. Continue reading “Samsung foldable phone can be used as tablet unfolded and would fit in pocket: CEO Koh”
Facebook said to testing ‘Unsend’ message feature months after confirming
Back in April, Facebook, CEO, Mark Zuckerberg retracted messages from the recipients’ inboxes which some saw it as a violation of trust and abuse of power since Facebook Messenger doesn’t have an unsend button. However, the company clarified that it would eventually allow everyone to use this functionality. Six months have passed by without the company announcing such a feature and now we may have our first look at the feature. Continue reading “Facebook said to testing ‘Unsend’ message feature months after confirming”
Facebook security breach allowed hackers to access 30 million accounts; Facebook will send customized messages to affected accounts
There was a security breach in Facebook two weeks ago that allowed hackers to control 50 million accounts and the company today is sharing more details about the attack. The attackers said to have exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that existed between July 2017 and September 2018. The vulnerability was the result of a complex interaction of three distinct software bugs and it impacted “View As.” Continue reading “Facebook security breach allowed hackers to access 30 million accounts; Facebook will send customized messages to affected accounts”
POCO Launcher for Android out of beta, now available for most smartphones
Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the POCO F1 running on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with a skin on top, which company is referring to as MIUI For POCO. MIUI for POCO is regular MIUI with few new additions like POCO launcher, stock Android like quick setting tiles and others. POCO Launcher (Beta) was leaked early, later it appeared on the Play Store bringing several news features. After over a month of test, the app is now out of beta and is available for download for several smartphones. Continue reading “POCO Launcher for Android out of beta, now available for most smartphones”
Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 (LTE) 2-in-1 with built-in pen announced
Samsung introduced the Samsung Chromebook Plus (V2) back in June. Today it has introduced the Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 (LTE) with support for built-in 4G SIM slot for LTE support, making it one of the first Chromebooks with 4G support. Continue reading “Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 (LTE) 2-in-1 with built-in pen announced”
Airtel offers free Netflix, ZEE5 premium subscription with select plans
Back in August, Airtel offered free Amazon Pay digital Gift Card worth Rs. 51 to its pre-paid and post-paid customers as a part of its 23rd anniversary celebrations. Today it announced the launch of #AirtelThanks to offer exclusive benefits including three months Netflix subscription and access to premium content from ZEE5. Continue reading “Airtel offers free Netflix, ZEE5 premium subscription with select plans”