Kirin 980 can outshine Apple’s A12 Bionic chip says Huawei

Huawei Kirin 980

The Apple iPhone Xs, XS max, Xr witnessed the launch of company’s A12 Bionic processor based on a 7nm fabrication process. A few weeks ahead of the Apple launch, Huawei announced their own 7nm processor; the Kirin 980 with Dual NPU. Continue reading “Kirin 980 can outshine Apple’s A12 Bionic chip says Huawei”

Instagram denies testing ‘regram’ feature

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Instagram might have just confirmed that Regramming; the ability to instantly repost someone else’s feed post to your followers is “not happening.” This comes after the company is rumored to be testing the feature a while back and this is a good move by Instagram. Continue reading “Instagram denies testing ‘regram’ feature”

Samsung files for ‘Samsung Buds’ trademark

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Samsung has filed for ‘Samsung Buds’ trademark at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recently. The trademark doesn’t reveal any details except for the name, but the company could be working on new style of earbuds with support for Bixby voice support, similar to the Google Pixel Buds with Google Assistant support. Continue reading “Samsung files for ‘Samsung Buds’ trademark”

Vivo V11 with 6.3-inch FHD+ FullView display, 6GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor surfaces on official India website ahead of launch

Vivo  launched the V11 Pro smartphone in India earlier this month. Now the company is gearing up to launch the V11 smartphone in India soon, as it has surfaced on the official website. This will feature a 6.3-inch Full HD display with 19: 9 aspect ratio and a notch,  powered by Helio P60 SoC  with 6GB of RAM, feature a 16-megapixel rear camera  along with a 5-megapixel camera for portrait shots, AI scene recognition, and a 25-megapixel front camera with AI beautify feature. Continue reading “Vivo V11 with 6.3-inch FHD+ FullView display, 6GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor surfaces on official India website ahead of launch”

Amazfit Cor Review

Across price bands, there’s no dearth of fitness bands in the market. From basic trackers with no displays and simple step tracking to devices that can follow your runs using GPS and present dozens of metrics to assist your fitness goals. Amazfit recently introduced a number of their products in the Indian market. We reviewed the Amazfit Bip a while back. The latest entrant in the series is the Amazfit Cor, here’s our review. Continue reading “Amazfit Cor Review”

Moto G5 and Moto G5S Plus Android 8.1 Oreo update starts rolling out in India

Earlier this month Motorola officially announced that it is rolling out Oreo update for the Moto G5 Plus users in India and Brazil and for the Moto G5 users in Mexico. Now the company has started rolling out the update for G5 and G5S Plus smartphones in India.

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Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 10999

HMD Global just launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus, the company’s latest Android One smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 5.86-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio 2.5D curved glass display with 84% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, which is upgradable to Android P. Continue reading “Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 10999”

Xiaomi Mi LED Smart TVs now available through 500 Mi preferred partner stores offline across 9 major cities in India

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Xiaomi today announced that its Mi LED Smart TVs are available offline in 9 major cities including New Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Indore, Patna Pune, Mumbai, Maddur (Mi Store). It already mentioned that it sold over 5,00,000 TVs in 6 months. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi LED Smart TVs now available through 500 Mi preferred partner stores offline across 9 major cities in India”

Chrome 69 forcibly logs in users when signing into a Google service but it doesn’t turn on Chrome Sync

With the Chrome 69 release, when you log into your Google account, or any Google service, you will also be automatically logged into Chrome whether you want to or not. There is a visual indicator letting the user know he is logged into Google. However, Matthew Green, a cryptography professor at Johns Hopkins University, feels that it might be a big deal as it associates browsing with a Google account.  Continue reading “Chrome 69 forcibly logs in users when signing into a Google service but it doesn’t turn on Chrome Sync”

Motorola One Power Android One phone with 6.2-inch 19:9 Full HD+ display, dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 15999

Motorola has launched One Power Android One smartphones in India as it had promised.  It was introduced at the IFA a 6.2-inch 19:9 aspect ratio Full HD+ display with a notch and 81% screen-to-body ratio, has dual rear cameras and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor with a Motorola logo. It runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) and the company has promised Android 9.0 (Pie) update as well as Android Q update for the phone, as well as security updates for three years from the initial global launch date. It also has support for Widevine Level 1 DRM so that you can stream Netflix and Amazon Video in HD resolution. Continue reading “Motorola One Power Android One phone with 6.2-inch 19:9 Full HD+ display, dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 15999”

Google Play and Android Security Reward program surpass US$3 million in payouts

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Google today announced that its ‘Android Security Reward’ program in its third year has received over 470 qualifying vulnerability reports from researchers and the average pay per researcher jumped by 23%. The company also mentioned that the ‘Android Security Reward’ program has rewarded researchers with over $3M. Continue reading “Google Play and Android Security Reward program surpass US$3 million in payouts”

Apple iPhone XS and XS Max to get support for depth control while taking an image

Apple with the iPhone XS and XS Max introduced the ability to control or adjust the depth of field of an image after it has been shot. However, a new report suggests that Apple is also planning on letting users adjust the depth while taking the picture. The feature is currently available in iOS 12.1 beta 1, meaning that Apple is using its iOS software to implement the feature. Continue reading “Apple iPhone XS and XS Max to get support for depth control while taking an image”

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro with four rear cameras, 6.28-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 660 surfaces

Samsung Galaxy A (2019)

It is known that Samsung is holding an event on October 11th where the company is expected to launch a new Galaxy smartphone with four rear cameras. The new Galaxy smartphones will be in the company’s A-series which might include the Galaxy A9 (Star / Pro). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro with four rear cameras, 6.28-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 660 surfaces”

Huawei Y9 2019 with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified

A week after the Huawei ARS-AL00 / ARS-TL00, Huawei JKM-AL00 has been certified by TENAA, which is said to be released as Y9 (2019). This reveals a similar design and specifications as the Honor 8X that was introduced earlier this month. This reveals a 6.5-inch Full HD+ display with narrow bezels and 91% screen-to-body ratio, 20-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, AI scene recognition, 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information in portrait shots and 16-megapixel front camera.

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Vivo V9 Pro with 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 FullView display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM launching in India on September 26 exclusively on Amazon

Vivo launched the V9 smartphone in India back in March. Now the company has announced that it will launch the V9 Pro smartphone in India on September 26th. It was introduced as V9 6GB back in June in Indonesia. It has the same 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with a notch, 90% screen-to-body ratio and 1.75mm slim bezels and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0 as the V9, but this is powered by Snapdragon 660 AIE with 6GB of RAM. Continue reading “Vivo V9 Pro with 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 FullView display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM launching in India on September 26 exclusively on Amazon”