Vivo X23 with 6.41-inch FHD+ AMOLED Halo FullView display, Snapdragon 670, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor announced

Vivo just announced X23, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the ‘X series’ at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.41-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with 1.76 mm slim bezels on the sides, 91.27 % screen-to-body ratio and 19.5:9 aspect ratio, which it calls Halo FullView display. It is powered by Snapdragon 670 AIE with  8GB of RAM, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture along with a 13-megapixel 125-degree wide-angle secondary camera to capture 3D depth of field information. It has IR face unlock and packs a 12-megapixel front camera with AI beautify feature.

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Facebook sues BlackBerry over patent infringement

Facebook Smart Speaker

Social networking giant Facebook has filed a 118-page complaint against BlackBerry Ltd in San Francisco federal court. As per the complaint, Facebook claimed that Blackberry of stealing its voice messaging technology and other patented technology as well.  Continue reading “Facebook sues BlackBerry over patent infringement”

Ericsson expands end-to-end 5G platform in India with new radio products, software solutions

Ericsson is expanding its 5G platform by adding new hardware and software products to the Ericsson Radio System portfolio. This will enhance the agility and speed with which Indian operators can roll out their 5G networks. In addition to it, the company is strengthening its mobile transport solutions by building on its radio expertise and adding transport technologies from Juniper Networks and ECI. Continue reading “Ericsson expands end-to-end 5G platform in India with new radio products, software solutions”

Portronics Vibe portable wireless speaker with fabric mesh design, slim body launched for Rs. 2499

Portronics, popular for its accessories has launched Vibe, the company’s latest portable wireless speaker 35mm slim body with  textured fabric mesh on the front  and superior anti-slip grip. It promises clear, loud and distortion-free music, thanks to 2x4W (8W) stereo speakers. Continue reading “Portronics Vibe portable wireless speaker with fabric mesh design, slim body launched for Rs. 2499”

Airtel Payments Bank now offers card-less cash withdrawal at ATMs

Airtel Payment Bank has tied up with Empays, a global provider of cloud based payment solutions that lets you make card-less cash withdrawals at over 100,000 ATMs across India using its technology called IMT (Instant Money Transfer). The technology can be used for self-withdrawal or for sending money to an intended recipient for ATM cash withdrawal. Continue reading “Airtel Payments Bank now offers card-less cash withdrawal at ATMs”

Kolkata tops 4G availability in India’s 22 telecoms circles: OpenSignal

In a recent report posted by OpenSignal, a mobile analytics company, Kolkata has topped the list on a new analysis on 4G availability in India’s 22 telecoms circles. The company conducted analysis on 4G availability across all of India’s 22 telecoms circles in the 90 days from the start of May 2018. Continue reading “Kolkata tops 4G availability in India’s 22 telecoms circles: OpenSignal”

Vivo V11 Pro with 6.41-inch FHD+ Halo FullView display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 25990

Vivo just launched the V11 Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.41-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with 1.76 mm slim bezels on the sides, 91.27 % screen-to-body ratio and 19.5:9 aspect ratio, which it calls Halo FullView display, is powered by Snapdragon 660 AIE with 6GB of RAM, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture along with a 5-megapixel camera for portrait shots, AI scene recognition, Dual PD focus for 0.03 seconds of focus and a 25-megapixel front camera with AI beautify feature and IR face unlock that now accurately scans 1,024 facial feature dimensions to unlock your phone instantly. Continue reading “Vivo V11 Pro with 6.41-inch FHD+ Halo FullView display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 25990”

Global VR headset shipments decline 33.7%, standalone VR headsets grew 417.7% YoY in Q2 2018: IDC

As per the recent report from IDC, the shipments of virtual reality (VR) headsets were down 33.7% year over year in the second quarter of 2018. However, the IDC expects this to be a temporary setback, since the arrival of new products like Oculus Go and HTC Vive Pro, and new brands will have a positive outlook for the quarters ahead. Continue reading “Global VR headset shipments decline 33.7%, standalone VR headsets grew 417.7% YoY in Q2 2018: IDC”

Palm’s upcoming Android smartphone with 3.3-inch HD display surfaces [Update: New render]

Update – September 6, 2018 – A new render of the smartphone has surfaced. There are no additional details, but this reveals the model number as PVG100.

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Skype introduces call recording feature with options to save and share

Skype is on a roll right now, as it is undergoing a comprehensive overhaul be in terms of design or addition of features. A few days back, in a push towards simplicity and familiarity, Microsoft removed the Highlights and Capture features from the app. Continue reading “Skype introduces call recording feature with options to save and share”

POCO F1: Now you can unlock bootloader within 3 days, Asphalt 9 issue fixed, low audio issue fix coming in next OTA update

Xiaomi devices are well-known for the awesome custom ROM support, thanks to the developer community. Unlocked bootloader is required to flash custom ROM on devices, and whether a user should unlock the bootloader of devices or not seems a never-ending debate. Resellers on global shopping portal used to take advantage of bootloader unlocking policies of some OEMs to install bloatware and modify software before shipping devices. As a resolution, Xiaomi introduced a wait time of 72 hours (3 days) to unlock the bootloader, which was recently increased to 360 hours (15 days). Continue reading “POCO F1: Now you can unlock bootloader within 3 days, Asphalt 9 issue fixed, low audio issue fix coming in next OTA update”

Honor Band 4 with 0.95-inch AMOLED color display, 50-meter water resistance and Honor Band 4 Running Edition announced

Huawei’s Honor brand along with the Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max, also introduced Honor Band 4, successor of Honor Band 3. It has a 0.95-inch AMOLED color 2.5D curved glass touch screen display in addition to Home button, comes with continuous heart rate tracking and is also water resistant up to 50 meters with Swim stroke recognition.

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Apple files patent for Watch with larger OLED display, anti-burn-in solution

In a recent development, Cupertino giant Apple has filed two patent for bigger Apple Watch displays with curved edges and anti-burn-in solution for OLED displays. Continue reading “Apple files patent for Watch with larger OLED display, anti-burn-in solution”

Snap’s Spectacles 2 gets two new fashionable styles

After over four months of the introduction of its second-generation Spectacles with water-resistant design and smaller profile, Snap Inc. has introduced two new styles of Spectacles: Nico and Veronica. These come in black-on-black with polarized lenses. Continue reading “Snap’s Spectacles 2 gets two new fashionable styles”

Canon EOS R its first full frame mirror-less camera announced

Canon has announced EOS R system featuring the newly designed RF mount. The Canon’s new RF mount features the same size diameter as the EF mount (54mm) and shorter back focus distance. Continue reading “Canon EOS R its first full frame mirror-less camera announced”