Honor 7A and 7C with 5.7-inch and 5.99-inch FullView displays, dual rear cameras, Android Oreo launched in India starting at Rs. 8999

Huawei’s Honor brand just launched the Honor 7A and Honor 7C , the company’s latest budget smartphones in the ‘7 series’ in India, as it had promised. Both the phones have a 5.7-inch and 5.99-inch 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass displays, respectively, come with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information in portrait shots. There is also an 8-megapixel front camera with LED flash on both the phones. Continue reading “Honor 7A and 7C with 5.7-inch and 5.99-inch FullView displays, dual rear cameras, Android Oreo launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”

Twitter rolls out its own Twemoji emojis on Android

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Twitter is rolling out its own Twemoji on Android, and this will replace the native emojis previously shown from Google and Samsung. This new emoji set looks to be targeting users on Android 7.x and below. After facing numerous cases of missing emojis on older systems, the new Twitter’s own Twemoji on Android will now be a fresh breath of air. Continue reading “Twitter rolls out its own Twemoji emojis on Android”

Google Photos gets ability to mark photos as favorites

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Google constantly and consistently keeps pushing updates to its flagship apps, and today it is the Photos app. The app has received the ability to mark photos as favorites with stars and hearts. This makes it easier to view all the favorited pictures in one place instead of scrolling through numerous pictures. Continue reading “Google Photos gets ability to mark photos as favorites”

OnePlus 6 preview sale in India saw record Rs. 100 crore worth sale within first 10 minutes 

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OnePlus launched the flagship OnePlus 6 on May 17th in India and it went on for the preview sale on May 21st. The company today announced it had achieved a record Rs. 100 crore sale within the first 10 minutes of the OnePlus 6 first preview sale in India. That’s about 25000 unit sales. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 preview sale in India saw record Rs. 100 crore worth sale within first 10 minutes “

Instagram testing ‘You’re All Caught Up’ feature to improve digital health

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Instagram’s news feed algorithm always makes it hard to determine when you have finished viewing all the latest posts. However, it looks like Instagram is now planning on fixing it as the company is testing a new ‘You’re All Caught Up’ which will let users know when all the unseen posts from the last 48 hours have been viewed.  Continue reading “Instagram testing ‘You’re All Caught Up’ feature to improve digital health”

Google Maps for iOS gets new 3D car icons to replace classic blue navigation arrow

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Google Maps usually shows a classic blue navigation arrow while using the directions. However, Google today is rolling out a stylish sedan, a timeless pickup truck, or a speedy SUV to swap the blue navigation arrow depending on your mood.  Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS gets new 3D car icons to replace classic blue navigation arrow”

HMD Global raises $100 million, will invest in growth of Nokia

HMD Global – the home of Nokia phones, today announced that it has raised additional $100 million from multiple investors to scale business operations and fund the company’s growth in its second year. This round of investment has been led by Geneva-based, Ginko Ventures via Alpha Ginko Ltd. with participation from DMJ Asia Investment Opportunity Limited and Wonderful Stars Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of FIH Mobile Ltd. Continue reading “HMD Global raises $100 million, will invest in growth of Nokia”

Qualcomm, Facebook partner to bring high-speed internet connectivity in urban areas

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Qualcomm has partnered with Facebook to deliver high-speed internet connectivity with Facebook’s Terragraph technology through the development of a multi-node wireless system based on 60GHz technology from Qualcomm. This terrestrial system improves speed, efficiency, and quality of internet connectivity around the world at only a fraction of the cost of fiber deployments. Continue reading “Qualcomm, Facebook partner to bring high-speed internet connectivity in urban areas”

Qualcomm introduces first 5G NR solution for small cells and remote radio heads

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Qualcomm today has announced an industry first 5G NR solution targeted for small cells and remote radio head deployments that is built on proven Qualcomm FSM Platform for 3G and 4G small cells. It supports 5G NR in both mmWave and sub-6 GHz spectrum. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces first 5G NR solution for small cells and remote radio heads”

Vodafone launches VoLTE services in Kolkata

After Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa and Rajasthan,Haryana,  Uttar Pradesh (UP) west, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh (UP) East,  Punjab, Chennai and Kerala, Vodafone has finally launched VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in Kolkata. Continue reading “Vodafone launches VoLTE services in Kolkata”

LG Q7, Q7+ and Q7α with 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision Display, water-resistant body, military-level durability announced

LG just announced Q7, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Q series’ and the successor of last year’s Q6, after several leaks. It has the same 5.5-inch  FHD+ FullVision Display and packs the same 3,000mAh built-in battery, but this is powered by a new 1.5GHz Octa-core / 1.8 GHz Octa-core SoC and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo). The top-end Q7+ comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, as well as a 16-megapixel rear cameras, while the Q7 and budget Q7α features a 13-megapixel rear camera, 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Continue reading “LG Q7, Q7+ and Q7α with 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision Display, water-resistant body, military-level durability announced”

Samsung Galaxy S Lite Luxury Edition with 5.8-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display, Snapdragon 660, water-resistant body announced

Samsung has finally introduced the rumored Galaxy S8 Lite smartphone as Samsung Galaxy S Lite Luxury Edition (SM-G8750) in China. It has a 5.8-inch Full HD+ Infinity display, is powered by Snapdragon 660 with 4GB RAM, comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera, both with f/1.7 aperture. It runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Samsung’s own experience UI on top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Lite Luxury Edition with 5.8-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display, Snapdragon 660, water-resistant body announced”

Nokia partners with Crypto Startup Streamr for remote community hosted networks

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Nokia has announced that it is partnering with Streamr who has just launched Real-time Data Marketplace. This connects data producers and consumers. The main motto behind this is to offer connectivity to remote rural areas and enjoy the benefits that follow. Continue reading “Nokia partners with Crypto Startup Streamr for remote community hosted networks”

Realme 1 Review

Realme, the sub-brand of OPPO, a few days back launched its first phone in the Indian market dubbed as Realme 1 in an exclusively tie up with Amazon. This mid-ranger is launched to take on Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 5, Note 5 Pro, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 and other smartphones at the price segment. Starting at Rs. 8,990, does it have all the might to defeat the competitor? Let’s check it out here. Continue reading “Realme 1 Review”

Vivo X21 with in-display fingerprint sensor launching in India on May 29 exclusively on Flipkart

Update: Flipkart has confirmed that Vivo is indeed launching the in-display fingerprint sensor version of the X21 in India on May 29th exclusively with them.

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