Essential Phone Android P Beta with bug fixes and June security patch rolling out

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Google rolled out the Android P Beta 2 (DP3) update to Pixel series smartphones with final APIs, SDK, and Play Store publishing today. Now Essential Phone is getting the Android P Beta 1 update (DP2) with bug fixes & June security patch.  Continue reading “Essential Phone Android P Beta with bug fixes and June security patch rolling out”

Samsung Galaxy Note9 with Infinity display screen protector surfaces

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 has been in the news for quite some time for many obvious reasons. The flagship is back to it again today and this time the source is ever famous Ice Universe who has been the force behind the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 real-life photos, and S9 leaks as well. The new leak offers a flagship with increased size, second camera upgrade, but the surprising thing is its design. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 with Infinity display screen protector surfaces”

Google releases Android P Beta 2 with final APIs, brings 157 new emojis

Google released Android developer preview for Android ‘P’ back in March and the first Beta (DP2) was released a the Google I/O last month. Today the company has released Beta 2 (DP 3) for the Pixel smartphones, as it had promised. Continue reading “Google releases Android P Beta 2 with final APIs, brings 157 new emojis”

Moto Z3 Play with 6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 636, AI dual rear cameras announced

Motorola just announced the Moto Z3 Play, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Moto Z series with support for Moto Mods, as expected. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 636 SoC with 4GB of RAM, has 12-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for depth-sensing AI photo features, including Cinemagraphs and support for Google Lens. Continue reading “Moto Z3 Play with 6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 636, AI dual rear cameras announced”

Microsoft introduces Windows Collaboration Displays cheaper than Surface Hubs

Microsoft at the Computex event in Japan has introduced a new category of teamwork devices; the Windows Collaboration Displays. The main goal of these devices is to allow people to experience Microsoft 365 collaboration tools like Office, Teams, and Whiteboard at room scale, and include built-in sensors that can connect to Azure IoT spatial intelligence capabilities. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces Windows Collaboration Displays cheaper than Surface Hubs”

Instagram said to allow users to post hour long videos soon

Instagram might be planning on introducing an ability to allow users to post hour long videos soon and way off video length constraints. This would open to new possibilities and creative flexibility. This also brings Instagram closer to YouTube and its own parent company, Facebook.  Continue reading “Instagram said to allow users to post hour long videos soon”

Honor Clear Headphones is the first wired headphones with real-time heart rate detection

Along with the Honor Play and the new Honor 9i smartphones, the company also introduced new Clear Headphones, which is the world’s first headphones to feature sensors for real-time heart-rate detection. It also trains you to relax by analysing your stress level by heart rate variability (HRV) algorithm and provides feedback. It it is certified for Hi-Res audio playback. Continue reading “Honor Clear Headphones is the first wired headphones with real-time heart rate detection”

Airtel will deploy 5000 new mobile sites, 500 kms of additional optic fiber in FY 2018-19 in Kerala

Airtel today announced that it will continue to make significant investments to further expand its operations and network footprint across Kerala as a part of its ongoing network expansion program Project Leap. Continue reading “Airtel will deploy 5000 new mobile sites, 500 kms of additional optic fiber in FY 2018-19 in Kerala”

After Honor 7X, Honor 9 Lite is now being manufactured in Tamil Nadu

Huawei’s Honor brand back in February started manufacturing the Honor 7X in Tamil Nadu, India in partnership with Flex at its plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. Today the company announced that now started manufacturing Honor 9 Lite locally in India in the same plant, as a commitment to ‘Make in India’ initiative.

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Honor 9i (2018) with 5.84-inch Full HD+ display, dual rear cameras, up to 128GB storage, Android 8.0 announced

Huawei’s Honor brand along with the Honor Play, also introduced the new Honor 9i smartphone in China. It has a 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 display with a notch, is powered by Kirin 659 SoC with 4GB RAM and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0, similar to the Huawei P20 Lite or Nova 3e, but this has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and a 16-megapixel camera on the front.

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Intex BSH 2000 and BT 208 Wireless Headphones, HFK 601 wired earphones, BS 10 and BS 20 Bluetooth speakers and more launched

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Intex today has launched the BSH 2000 Wireless Headphone, HFK 601 wired earphones, BT 208 wireless earphones, BS 10 and BS 20 Bluetooth speakers, BT 14 and BT 208 wireless earphones in India. The company says that these are designed to attract on-the-go users.  Continue reading “Intex BSH 2000 and BT 208 Wireless Headphones, HFK 601 wired earphones, BS 10 and BS 20 Bluetooth speakers and more launched”

Honor’s new GPU Turbo technology will boost graphics processing efficiency in Honor 10, View 10, 9 Lite and 7X smartphones

Huawei Honor brand at the Honor Play launch event introduced new GPU  Turbo graphics processing acceleration technology that combines hardware and software to increase graphics processing efficiency on its smartphones. Continue reading “Honor’s new GPU Turbo technology will boost graphics processing efficiency in Honor 10, View 10, 9 Lite and 7X smartphones”

HTC Desire 12 and Desire 12+ with 5.5-inch and 6-inch full-screen displays launched in India for Rs. 15800 and Rs. 19790

HTC has launched Desire 12 and Desire 12+ smartphones in the Desire series. These were announced back in March and have 5.5-inch and 6-inch HD+ full-screen displays, and the similarity ends there. The Desire 12 is powered by a MediaTek MT6739 SoC with up to 3GB RAM, runs Android Nougat, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera.  Continue reading “HTC Desire 12 and Desire 12+ with 5.5-inch and 6-inch full-screen displays launched in India for Rs. 15800 and Rs. 19790”

Honor Play with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, GPU Turbo, 4D gaming experience, AI dual rear cameras announced

Huawei’s Honor Brand just announced Honor Play, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the Honor series in China, as it had promised. The smartphone has a 6.3-inch Full HD+  19:5:9 display with a notch and a 89% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Kirin 970 10nm processor with up to 6GB of RAM, NPU as well as GPU Turbo  graphics processing acceleration technology that increases graphics processing efficiency of mobile phones for smoother and faster mobile experience, especially for mobile games. Continue reading “Honor Play with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, GPU Turbo, 4D gaming experience, AI dual rear cameras announced”

Facebook now lets you share videos with copyrighted music; introduces new Lip Sync Live feature

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Facebook for a while has been partnering with music companies around the world with an aim to bring more music experiences to Facebook. It is also introducing a new way for people to express themselves with music in their posts, including a new feature called Lip Sync Live. Continue reading “Facebook now lets you share videos with copyrighted music; introduces new Lip Sync Live feature”