Samsung SM-G8750 surfaced earlier this month, and the SM-G8850 with dual rear cameras got certified in China recently. The phones were believed to be S9 mini, now the same Twitter user who said that SM-G8750 will be called S9 mini, now says that it will be released as Galaxy S8 Lite in China. Even recent Bluetooth certification revealed ‘Lite’ tag for the phone. Earlier Geekbench listing revealed Snapdragon 660, 4GB of RAM and Android 8.0 Oreo for the phone.
According to the latest market research from Counterpoint, India’s overall mobile phone shipments grew 48% YoY in Q1 2018. The feature phone segment almost doubled in Q1 2018 due to strong shipments of Reliance JioPhone, while the smartphone market remained flat compared to same time last year. Continue reading “India feature phone market doubled, mobile phone shipments grew 48% YoY in Q1 2018: Counterpoint”
Ulefone has introduced Power 5, successor of last year’s Power 3 in China along with the Armor X rugged phone. The Power 5 has the same 6-inch FHD+ display, Helio P23 SoC with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage as the Power 3, but this has whopping 13000mAh battery with up to one week of battery life and support for 5V/5A fast charging and Qi wireless charging. Continue reading “Ulefone Power 5 with 6-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras, 13000mAh battery and Armor X 5500mAh battery rugged phone announced”
Lenovo today announced two new smart bands – HX03 Cardio and HX03F Spectra. Both these have heart rates sensor, are water-resistant and come with OLED Monochrome and TFT-LCD color screens, respectively that shows activity, time, date, heart rate and more.
Xiaomi is all set to unveil its mid-range Mi 6X smartphone in China tomorrow. The company recently confirmed 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version of the phone and the box leak revealed no headphone jack and Snapdragon 660 SoC, now it has a teased the phone in Flame Red color and a in a new video commercial that highlights the features of the phone including its A.I dual rear cameras and the selfie camera.
Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 6X teased in more images, video ahead of tomorrow’s announcement”
Tata Sky and Netflix today announced a strategic partnership for content delivery in India. Through this partnership, Tata Sky users will now be able to browse and access the entire Netflix service, including TV shows, films, documentaries through the Tata Sky platforms in the coming months. Continue reading “Tata Sky, Netflix team up for content delivery in India”
Facebook today has detailed on its approach towards terrorism on its platform. The company says that it defines terrorism as any non-governmental organization that engages in premeditated acts of violence, government, or international organization in order to achieve a political, religious, or ideological aim. Continue reading “Facebook removed 1.9 million terrorism content in Q1 2018, vows to improve the platform”
The Chinese handset maker Huawei has evolved so much in the recent years. The improvements and the refinements in the successive Huawei smartphones are indeed evident. This time Huawei pulled themselves out of the dual camera races, made one-up and launched P20 Pro with triple camera setup for the first time in the smartphone history. Is the triple camera just a gimmick or worth it? Let’s find it out in the review. Continue reading “Huawei P20 Pro Review”
Google today at an event in Delhi has announced that it is bringing job search to Indian job seekers. This new search was first announced at I/O in 2017 and is a key component of Google for Jobs, which is an initiative focused on connecting job-seekers and employers through deep collaboration with the job matching industry. Continue reading “Google is now making it easier to search for jobs in India”
Huawei just launched the P20 Lite smartphone along with the P20 Pro in India, as it had promised. It packs a 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 screen with a notch, is powered by Kirin 659 with 4GB RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0 and has a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots.
Huawei just launched the P20 Pro, its latest flagship smartphone in an event in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.1-inch Full HD+ OLED 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor, dedicated neural network processing unit and runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Emotion UI 8.1 on top as well as support for Google AR Core. Continue reading “Huawei P20 Pro with 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED FullView Display, Leica triple rear cameras, Android 8.1 launched in India for Rs. 64999”
Asus at the CES 2018 has introduced the Lyra Trio Mesh Wi-Fi System with 3×3 MIMO, and today it is up for pre-order on Amazon.com. The Asus Lyra Trio Mesh Wi-Fi System is based on the 3×3 MIMO technology and is available as a dual-band, tri-hub mesh Wi-Fi system with a unique, pyramid antenna design. Continue reading “Asus Lyra Trio Mesh Wi-Fi System with 3×3 MIMO now up available for pre-order”
Google’s parent company; Alphabet has announced their first-quarter results for 2018. The company has recorded a $31.1 billion in revenue with an increase of 26% and 22% over the previous year, respectively. Google ad business remains strong and roughly contributes to about 85% of the revenue. Continue reading “Alphabet records $31.1 billion in revenue in Q1 2018, Google ad business contributed 85%”
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the acquisition of Shazam by Apple under the EU Merger Regulation. The commission believes that the merger could reduce choice for users of music streaming services. Continue reading “Apple’s Shazam acquisition is now under investigation by the EU”
Amazon is said to be working on building ‘Home Robots’ and is reported to have bigger plans for a domestic robot according to people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The project currently has a codename “Vesta,” and is overseen by Gregg Zehr, who runs Amazon’s Lab126 hardware research and development division based in Sunnyvale, California. Continue reading “Amazon said to be working on building ‘Home Robots’”
