Microsoft said to launch low-cost Surface tablets to take on iPad Pro

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Microsoft said to be planning on launching low-cost tablet lineup that will stand up against the iPads. The company might launch the surface branded tablets as the second half of 2018. Microsoft has tried this before back in 2012 with the launch of original Surface RT. Continue reading “Microsoft said to launch low-cost Surface tablets to take on iPad Pro”

LG G7 ThinQ roll out begins starting from Korea, official price revealed

LG introduced its flagship G7 ThinQ  smartphone earlier this month, and we got to know the price of the phone in UK and Europe from retailers, soon after the announcement. Today, the company has launched the phone in South Korea and also announced that it will roll out in key markets in Asia, the Americas and Europe soon, which is expected later this month or early June. Continue reading “LG G7 ThinQ roll out begins starting from Korea, official price revealed”

OnePlus 6 Unboxing

OnePlus just announced its flagship OnePlus 6 smartphone at an event in London. It is the successor of the OnePlus 5T that was introduced five months back and has new 19:9 display with narrow bezels while maintaining the same body. We already brought you the first impressions of the phone. Check out the unboxing below.

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OnePlus 6 Hands On and First Impressions

After lots of hype, teasers, and speculations, OnePlus today finally introduced its flagship OnePlus 6 at an event in London. With the change in time and trend, the company also seems to have changed its strategy. The 6th generation OnePlus flagship comes with a trending notch that equips notification LED, front camera, earpiece, and sensors, which is one of the most noticeable changes. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Hands On and First Impressions”

OnePlus Bullets Wireless water-resistant headphones with Dash Charge, Google Assistant announced

OnePlus at its flagship OnePlus 6 launch event in London introduced its new Bullets Wireless Bluetooth headphones with aptX technology. It has a magnetic design that lets you turn it off just by attaching the headphones together. It has memory alloy body covered in liquid silicone, and has a water-resistant body so that you can use them even in rain. It has a neck-band design with power button on the neck band and has in-line volume, music / call controls. Continue reading “OnePlus Bullets Wireless water-resistant headphones with Dash Charge, Google Assistant announced”

OnePlus 6 with 6.28-inch FHD+ AMOLED 19:9 display, Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras announced starting at $529

OnePlus just announced its flagship OnePlus 6 smartphone at an event in London, as it had promised. It has a 6.29-inch Optic AMOLED display with a notch, about 84% screen-to-body ratio and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It is powered by Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with up to 8GB of RAM. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX519 sensor, f/1.7 aperture, OIS as well as EIS. The sensor is 19% bigger compared to the predecessor. It has the same 20-megapixel secondary camera with Sony IMX376K sensor and f/1.7 aperture, same as 5T for portrait shots and 2x zoom. Even the front camera uses the same 16-megapixel Sony IMX 371 sensor as the 5T. The company has promised portrait mode for the front camera through software update. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 with 6.28-inch FHD+ AMOLED 19:9 display, Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras announced starting at $529”

OnePlus 5, 5T, 3 and 3T get new beta updates with May Android security patch, adds new Launcher, Switch features

OnePlus has rolled out new Open Beta update for its OnePlus 5 and 3 series smartphones (Beta 10 for  OnePlus 5, Beta 8 for OnePlus 5T, Beta 36 for  OnePlus 3 and Beta 27 for OnePlus 3T) that brings latest May 2018 Android security patch as well as new offers for Launcher, OnePlus Switch and Group MMS support. Continue reading “OnePlus 5, 5T, 3 and 3T get new beta updates with May Android security patch, adds new Launcher, Switch features”

Smartisan Nut R1 with 6.17-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, up to 1TB storage announced

Smartisan has announced Nut R1, the company latest flagship smartphone in China, which is the first smartphone in the world to come with 1TB storage. It has a 6.17-inch Full HD+ display with 18:7:9 aspect ratio and 84% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 845 with up to 8GB RAM and runs on Android-based Smartisan OS 6. It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with OIS along with a 20-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information for portrait shots, both with Sony sensors and a 24-megapixel front camera with face unlock that can detect 1024 facial points.

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HMD Global schedules an event on May 29 in Moscow, Nokia 2, 3 and 5 2018 editions expected

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HMD Global has scheduled a press event in Moscow, Russia on May 29th where the company is expected to launch new Nokia phones. The company has started sending out media invites for the launch where the company’s CEO Florian Seiche, HMD’s CMO Pekka Rantala and CPO Juho Sarvikas will be present. Continue reading “HMD Global schedules an event on May 29 in Moscow, Nokia 2, 3 and 5 2018 editions expected”

Bing will ban Cryptocurrency Ads globally from June

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Microsoft’s Bing search engine today has announced that it is jumping into the anti-bitcoin bandwagon and has banned Cryptocurrency Ads. Since cryptocurrency and related products are not regulated, it sees them as a possible risk to Bing users with potential for bad actors,  scam consumers. Continue reading “Bing will ban Cryptocurrency Ads globally from June”

YouTube said to be testing Incognito Mode on its Android app

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Incognito Mode in apps lets you use their functionality without being tracked and without your actions being logged into your usage history. It is reported that YouTube is testing incognito mode in its Android app Continue reading “YouTube said to be testing Incognito Mode on its Android app”

OnePlus 6 Idea offer announced – Rs. 2000 cashback, Up to 370 GB additional data and more

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Yesterday OnePlus announced several  launch offers for its upcoming OnePlus 6 flagship smartphone, including Rs. 2,000 cash back and device insurance for Idea subscribers. Today Idea Cellular has details the offers. The  Rs. 2,000 (in the form of discount of Rs. 100/month for 20 billing cycles) cashback will be available for post-paid customers on OnePlus 6 and they also get 10 GB/month additional data for 20 months on the Nirvana 499 Plan, which will effectively make the plan Rs. 399. The plan also covers device security for 4 months along with Digital Idea content services – music, movies and game for free.
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One day before the launch of OnePlus 6 – Launch offers, Fast AF sale, how to watch the livestream

As the OnePlus 6 India launch is just a day away, the excitement touches its peak for OnePlus fans around the globe. However, before the formal launch, some details about the 6th-gen OnePlus device has been teased on the Internet by the company creating anticipation all around. The OnePlus 6 smartphone is touted to be the fastest smartphone equipping the latest and powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset. Continue reading “One day before the launch of OnePlus 6 – Launch offers, Fast AF sale, how to watch the livestream”

Google News now uses AI to organize news, replaces Google Play Newsstand, Google News & Weather apps [Available for Android and iOS]

Update: Google has rebranded the Google Play Newsstand and released it as Google News for Android and iOS. If you already have Google Play Newsstand, you would have received an update, if not you can get it from Google Play Store or  the App Store.
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Nokia X6 with 5.8-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 636, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced

HMD Global just announced the Nokia X6, the company’s first Android smartphone in the ‘Nokia X’ series in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.8-inch FHD+ display with a notch and 19:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 636 with up to 6GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with RGB sensor, along with a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera with a monochrome sensor, AI portrait and scene recognition and a 16-megapixel front camera with AI selfies with background blur, stickers and face unlock.

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