US Govt bans ZTE from using American technology for 7 years

ZTEThe U.S. Department of Commerce has banned the Chinese maker ZTE from using American technology for seven straight years for violating the terms of a sanctions settlement. The company was caught illegally shipping goods to Iran, the U.S said the officials.  Continue reading “US Govt bans ZTE from using American technology for 7 years”

Samsung Galaxy S10 said to feature Infinity display, 3D camera, in-display fingerprint sensor

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Samsung Galaxy S9 was just announced, and we are starting to hear first-hand details about the Galaxy S10 which will be coming only in 2019. While foldable phones are slowly making their way, Samsung seems to be taking it slow with foldable phones. Yes, the Galaxy S10 and the S10+ will retain the same old Infinity display just like the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S8 according to a report. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 said to feature Infinity display, 3D camera, in-display fingerprint sensor”

Panasonic P101 with 5.45-inch 18:9 display launched in India for Rs. 6999

Panasonic today launched P101, the company’s latest budget smartphone and a variant of the P100 that was launched earlier this year. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen with 18:9 aspect ratio, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek SoC with 2GB RAM, runs Android 7.1 (Nougat), has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, both with LED flash. Continue reading “Panasonic P101 with 5.45-inch 18:9 display launched in India for Rs. 6999”

Nubia Red Magic Gaming phone surfaces ahead of April 19 announcement

ZTE’s nubia brand recently announced that it will launch a new Red Magic gaming phone on April 19th. Now a blurry image of the phone has surfaced online that shows new design. It is said to be powered by Snapdragon 845 with up to 8GB RAM and come with air-cooled body to compete with Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone that was introduced last week.

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Motorola expands retail footprint in central India with 60 Moto Hub stores in Madhya Pradesh

Motorola has been expanding its retail footprint across India rapidly. Earlier this year it opened 50 new Moto Hubs in New Delhi,  recently in opened 25 stores in Kolkata, 50 stores in Mumbai100 Moto Hub stores in Karnataka and 100 Moto Hub stores in Tamil Nadu. Now the company has announced the opening of 60 new Moto Hubs in Madhya Pradesh that includes 25 Moto Hubs each in Indore and Bhopal and 10 in Jabalpur, with a focus of strengthening retail store in the central region. Continue reading “Motorola expands retail footprint in central India with 60 Moto Hub stores in Madhya Pradesh”

Nubia Z18 with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified

ZTE’s Nubia brand introduced theNubia Z18 mini last week. Now the Nubia NX606J smartphone, which is expected to be Z18 has been certified by TENAA in China. This reveals 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 display, up to 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and a  3350mAh battery. Earlier AnTuTu listing already revealed Snapdragon 845 SoC for the phone. Continue reading “Nubia Z18 with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified”

Microsoft and MediaTek team up for Azure Sphere, MT3620 IoT chip

Chipset maker MediaTek and Microsoft today announced a partnership to deliver Azure Sphere MT3620 chipset to drive Internet of Things innovation with built-in security and connectivity. Microsoft’s Azure Sphere is a solution for creating highly-secured, connected MCU powered devices at an affordable price.  Continue reading “Microsoft and MediaTek team up for Azure Sphere, MT3620 IoT chip”

Xiaomi Mi 6X with slim metal body in Blue, Pink, Red, Black and Gold colors teased in images and video

Yesterday Xiaomi confirmed that the Mi 6X that will be announced on April 25th will feature 20-megapixel cameras on the front and back. Today it has shared images of the smartphone in Blue, Pink, Red, Black and Gold colors. This also shows sleek metal body and a flash for the front camera.

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 Orchid Gray color variant launched in India

Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphone in India in  Midnight Black and Maple Gold colors back in September last year, now it has launched new Orchid Gray color variant in India. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 Orchid Gray color variant launched in India”

ACT Fibernet upgrades existing plans at no extra cost in Bengaluru

ACT Fibernet

ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) has upgraded its plans for Bengaluru again, beginning 13th April 2018, after about 7 months. It has combined the upload FUP and download FUP limits into one monthly data limit which will now allow customers to consume data on uploads or downloads as per their needs and usage. It also also upgraded the speed and Speed After FUP in some plans. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet upgrades existing plans at no extra cost in Bengaluru”

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro with Snapdragon 636 launching in India on April 23 exclusively on Flipkart

Flipkart at its BigOnFlipkart event in partnership with ASUS has announced that it will launch Zenfone Max Pro, a new mid-range smartphone with Snapdragon 636 in India on April 23rd. The company said that the phone will be a game-changer and will be disruptive, but it did not reveal any other specifications of the smartphone. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone Max Pro with Snapdragon 636 launching in India on April 23 exclusively on Flipkart”

SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC card launched in India for Rs. 19999

SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSD

Western Digital Corporation has launched SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC, which was introduced as the world’s highest-capacity microSD card at the IFA 2017 in Berlin last year. It meets the Application Performance Class 1 (A1) requirements from the latest SD Association’s SD 5.1 specifications that lets the card to load apps faster. Most of the high-end smartphones should support this card. Continue reading “SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC card launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Razer Phone Android 8.1 Oreo update starts rolling out

Razer rolled out the Android 8.1 Oreo developer preview update to its ‘Razer Phone’ last month March and the company is now rolling out to the 8.1 Oreo to the public. It mentioned that the update will be rolled out in waves and might take up to 10 days before the update completes. Continue reading “Razer Phone Android 8.1 Oreo update starts rolling out”

LG G7 ThinQ surfaces in new render ahead of announcement on May 2

Last week confirmed that their next flagship smartphones will be called the LG G7 ThinQ and the phone will be unveiled on May 2nd. Now a new render of the smartphone has surfaced that shows the notch, metal frame and a power button on the right side, thanks to @evleaks. Continue reading “LG G7 ThinQ surfaces in new render ahead of announcement on May 2”

Google’s Nest reportedly looking to acquire Nokia’s Health division

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Nokia’s Health Division is up for sale yet again. The health division mostly consists of the assets of Withings which it acquired in 2016. Nest is one of the potential bidders according to the sources. Nest is Alphabet’s smart home subsidiary which was merged back in Google back in February.  Continue reading “Google’s Nest reportedly looking to acquire Nokia’s Health division”