HMD Global announced the new Nokia 6 Android One smartphone at the MWC, which was launched in India last month for Rs. 16,999. Today the company teased a new phone with more storage is coming soon, which hints at 4GB RAM and 64GB storage version of the phone, compared to 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version.
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SHARP has announced AQUOS R2, the company’s latest flagship smartphone and the successor of last year’s AQUOS R smartphone in Japan. It has a 6-inch WQHD+ IGZO LCD display with 19:9 aspect ratio 100 Hz refresh rate and support for Dolby Vision. It is powered by Snapdragon 845 with 4GB RAM and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo). It has a 22.6-megapixel primary camera along with a 16.3-megapixel secondary rear camera with 135-degree ultra wide-angle lens to shoot videos in 4K 2K (3840 × 2,160 pixels) resolution. The AI live shutter support will take pictures automatically during movie shooting.
Google for the past three years has been following the tradition of announcing Play Award Winners every year. Following the legacy, it announced the awards this year as well ahead of the I/O event. Google Play Awards is the best way for fresh apps to make a name for themselves. This year award includes some familiar names like Flipkart, Cricbuzz, Khan Academy.
Google today announced it is rebranding its ‘Google Research’ to Google A.I to convey how serious the company is about the artificial intelligence. This means that Google Research is no more as the company has also launched a new website alongside a renamed blog. Continue reading “Google Research rebranded to Google AI”
JBL and Google are kickstarting the I/O 2018 with the LINK BAR voice-controlled soundbar with Assistant and Android TV ahead of the major announcements. It is the company’s first hybrid Assistant/Android TV device and is compatible and capable of giving users a complete Android TV experience. Continue reading “JBL LINK BAR voice-controlled soundbar with Google Assistant and Android TV announced”
iBall has launched Merit G9 , its latest laptop in the CompBook series. It has a 11.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) display, is powered by a dual-core Intel N3350 processor, comes with a keyboard and a trackpad, and weighs just 1.1kg. It also has HDMI port and comes with slot to add HDD/SSD.
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Qihoo 360 has introduced its 360 N7 smartphone in China. It packs a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 display, is powered by Snapdragon 660 with 6GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with custom 360 OS on top and Game Accelerator 2.0, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel secondary rear camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots and an 8-megapixel front camera with smart beauty features. Continue reading “360 N7 with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras, 5030mAh battery announced”
Samsung is prepping to launch the Galaxy J4 in the J-series, and now the live images of the phone have surfaced online including the official Galaxy J4 support pages. This new series of leaks suggest that the phone is on the verge of going official. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J4 with 5.5-inch display, Exynos 7570 14nm SoC, Android 8.0 Oreo live images surface”
Alcatel launched A3 10 4G Android tablet in India back in June last year with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. Today it has launched the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version in the country. The cameras have also been upgraded to 8-megapixel on the back and 5-megapixel on the front. Other specifications are same, including a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 Pixels) display, quad-core MediaTek 8735B processor, Android 7.0 (Nougat) and 4G LTE connectivity via SIM and support for voice calling through headset or speaker. Continue reading “Alcatel A3 10 4G Android Tablet 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 11999”
Xiaomi entered Europe for the first time last September starting from Spain. Now it has announced that it will expand to France and Italy later this month. It will launch in France on May 22nd, 2018 and in Italy on May 24th, 2018.
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Google today has announced the release of Android Things 1.0 after launching it to the developers at the end of 2016. It is also announcing the System-on-Modules (SoMs) based on the NXP i.MX8M, Qualcomm SDA212, Qualcomm SDA624, and MediaTek MT8516 hardware platforms. Continue reading “Google releases Android Things 1.0 platform for IoT devices”
LG is rumored to launch the Timepiece hybrid smartwatch with Snapdragon 2100 very soon. Today a new LG smartwatch with model number LM-W315spotted passing through the FCC. Continue reading “LG LM-W315 smartwatch with Wear OS passes through the FCC”
Android OS is known for its openness and freedom of choice, and today this freedom is going a step further as users can now set Amazon’s Alexa as default assistant even over the Google Assistant following Microsoft’s route where it bought in the ability to set Cortana as default assistant last year. Continue reading “Amazon Alexa can now be used as default Assistant on Android”
Instagram said to be working on bringing ‘Music Stickers’ and auto-song detection for Stories. The ‘Music Stickers’ found inside its Android app could let you search for and add a song to your posts and the company is also said to be working on detecting songs you’re listening to and display the artist and song title as just a visual label. Continue reading “Instagram Stories could get ‘Music Stickers’ and auto-song detection”
HMD Global introduced Nokia 1 smartphone at the MWC 2018 as a part of Android Oreo (Go edition) program. After the Lava Z50 launch, Nokia 1 became the second Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone to launch in India back in March. The Nokia 1 comes in Warm Red and Dark Blue colors, is priced at Rs. 5,499. Also, the Xpress On covers in packs of Azure and Grey or Yellow and Pink will be available separately. Let’s check out how good is the Nokia 1 for its price.
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