Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras launching in India on September 24 exclusively on Flipkart

HMD Global introduced the Nokia 5.1 Plus along with the Nokia 6.1 Plus in India last month. It said that the phone will be available in the country in September. Today the company has confirmed that the phone will launch on September 24th exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras launching in India on September 24 exclusively on Flipkart”

Apple iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR certification reveals battery capacity and RAM

Apple unveiled iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, the company’s next-generation iPhones last week. Apple doesn’t mentions battery capacity for the iPhones on its site, and we usually find those details later on certification sites or in teardowns. Now all these phones have been certified by TENAA in China revealing battery capacities and RAM. To remind you, last year’s iPhone X comes with 2716mAh battery and 3GB LPDDR4x RAM. The 5.8-inch iPhone XS actually has a smaller 2658mAh battery compared to the iPhone X, but the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max packs a 3174mAh battery. Both these have 4GB of RAM. Continue reading “Apple iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR certification reveals battery capacity and RAM”

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro and Redmi Y2 MIUI 10 Beta testing to start soon

Xiaomi announced Redmi Y2 running on MIUI 9.5 based on Android Oreo 8.1 and also announced MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM at the same event back in June. The company recently launched Redmi 6 Pro running on MIUI 9.6 based on Android Oreo 8.1 in India along with Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 on 5th Sep. Xiaomi has recently started rolling out MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM for Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 5 Pro and others. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro and Redmi Y2 MIUI 10 Beta testing to start soon”

Qualcomm announces open-source DIRBS platform to combat counterfeit, stolen devices

Qualcomm today announced that it is making its Device Identification, Registration, and Blocking System (DIRBS) platform as freely downloadable open-source software. The DIRBS server-based software platform can be used to help identify illegal, and stolen mobile devices in a country. Continue reading “Qualcomm announces open-source DIRBS platform to combat counterfeit, stolen devices”

OPPO F9 Pro Starry Purple color variant goes on sale in India

OPPO launched F9 Pro smartphone in India last month. Sunrise Red and Twilight Blue versions went on sale on August 31st. Today the Starry Purple is available in the country joining the other two color variants.

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Now you can send replies while watching Twitter videos in full screen

Twitter today has made a little change to its video section; next time when you’re watching a full video size, you don’t have to tap out to reply. Prior to this change, users had to tap out to reply. Twitter finally has fixed it.  Continue reading “Now you can send replies while watching Twitter videos in full screen”

Corseca Copane Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 11999

Corseca Copane wireless speaker

Damson Technologies today has launched the premium Corseca Copane wireless speaker which is designed to complement the user’s interior décor. This new speaker features digital signal processing (DSP) to ensure reinforced overall bass output, distortion-free sound and unmatched wireless audio experience. Continue reading “Corseca Copane Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 11999”

Google Keep for Android silently renamed to ‘Keep Notes’

Google Keep Notes

Google has silently renamed its ‘Google Keep’ to “Keep Notes.” with the V5.0.371.03 that started rolling out on Monday. This tiny rebrand is visible on the home screen icon, launcher, and Android’s App Info page in system settings. However, the Google web app page still refers to the service as Google Keep, and the Play Store listing is yet to be updated. Continue reading “Google Keep for Android silently renamed to ‘Keep Notes’”

Google ‘Nocturne’ Pixelbook tablet with 8th gen Intel core processor surfaces

Google Pixelbook

Google is rumored to launch new Pixelbook on October 9th at the Pixel event, while we have seen the Pixel 3 phones surface in the wild, we haven’t really gotten our eyes on Pixelbook successor. That ends today; we are now seeing what appears to be like a Pixelbook. It has a USB Type-C port on the bottom left and speakers on the left side of the tablet.  Continue reading “Google ‘Nocturne’ Pixelbook tablet with 8th gen Intel core processor surfaces”

iVOOMi iPro Android Oreo (Go Edition) phone with 4.95-inch 18:9 shatterproof display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3999

iVOOMi has launched iPro, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4.95-inch FWVGA+ 18:9 aspect ratio shatterproof display. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek SoC with 1GB of RAM, runs Android Oreo (Go Edition) but it still has Smart Me OS 3.0. It has a 5-megapixel front and rear cameras. It doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor, but comes with face unlock.

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Huawei Mate 20 EMUI 9.0 camera said to feature underwater mode, AI cinema mode, AI Zoom and Video Bokeh

Huawei Mate 20

Huawei’s Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro flagships are set to launch next month i.e October, while we know the basic hardware and design of the Mate 20 Pro, most of the details are still under the wraps. However, we now have some details regarding the features of the camera app based on EMUI 9.  Continue reading “Huawei Mate 20 EMUI 9.0 camera said to feature underwater mode, AI cinema mode, AI Zoom and Video Bokeh”

Apple Music for Android gets support for Android Auto, lyric search, redesigned artist pages and more

Apple Music for Android is getting a new update today which brings support for Android Auto, lyric search, redesigned artist pages, and more. These features were tested in private Apple Music beta last month. Continue reading “Apple Music for Android gets support for Android Auto, lyric search, redesigned artist pages and more”

Huawei Freebuds 2 Pro AirPods look-alike headphones with wireless charging surfaces

Huawei Freebuds 2 and Mate 20

Huawei is all set to introduce the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro smartphones in the month of October. While we have seen rumors and leaks fall into place every once in a while, we don’t have a complete picture yet. Now here comes a surprise; Huawei is also planning to launch a new version of the wireless Huawei freebuds dubbed ‘Huawei Freebuds 2 Pro’ along with flagships on October 16th. Continue reading “Huawei Freebuds 2 Pro AirPods look-alike headphones with wireless charging surfaces”

Google One is coming to India with more storage space and benefits

Google rebranded Google Drive paid storage plans to Google One and it rolled out for paid users of Google Drive in the U.S. The company is informing its users about the overhaul through mail along with the benefits they are likely to get this upcoming month in India. Continue reading “Google One is coming to India with more storage space and benefits”

Xiaomi Mi 5 MIUI 10 Stable OTA update starts rolling out

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Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 smartphone back in 2016 running MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), earlier this year it got the Android 8.0 Oreo-based MIUI 9.5 update as well as new features. After the Redmi Y2 and Redmi Note 5 Pro, the Mi 5 users have received the stable MIUI 10 OTA update from today. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 MIUI 10 Stable OTA update starts rolling out”