LG to expand Google Assistant-equipped AI ThinQ TVs to more markets

LG TV ThinQ

LG today announced that the company would integrate Google Assistant on their 2018 TVs with AI ThinQ in the Q4 of 2018. LG also mentioned that it would be introducing the Google Assistant in seven more markets – Australia, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, Spain and the United Kingdom with support in up to five languages. Continue reading “LG to expand Google Assistant-equipped AI ThinQ TVs to more markets”

Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL said to feature Super Selfies, updated Visual Core and more

Google’s Pixel 3 XL‘s design, internals, and the hardware of it out in the open and the infamous notch is drawing criticism all over and now we know the reason behind it. According to a new report, there will be upgrades to the rear camera, upgraded Visual Core chip which was also a part of previous generation Pixel 2 series, and finally a front-facing dual-camera setup with new ‘Super Selfies’, and more. Continue reading “Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL said to feature Super Selfies, updated Visual Core and more”

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone announced in India

Samsung has introduced Galaxy J2 Core (SM-J260), the company’s first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone. It comes with 5-inches qHD TFT display, is powered by the Samsung’s own Exynos 7570 Quad-Core 14nm processor with 1GB of RAM. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera. Since it is a budget phone, it doesn’t come with Fingerprint sensor or Face Unlock. It has a 2600mAh battery on board. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J2 Core Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone announced in India”

DJI Mavic 2 Pro with 20MP Hasselblad Camera, 4K 10-bit HDR and Mavic 2 Zoom with optical zoom announced

DJI has introduced new Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom drones in the Mavic 2 series, after rumors. The Mavic 2 Pro is the world’s first drone with an integrated Hasselblad camera, and the Mavic 2 Zoom is the world’s first foldable consumer drone with optical zoom capability. The Mavic 2 has new gimbal-stabilized cameras and advanced intelligent features like Hyperlapse and ActiveTrack.

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OPPO R17 Pro with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor, variable aperture + TOF 3D rear cameras announced

OPPO just announced R17 Pro, as it had promised. It has a 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with a notch, 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection an in-display fingerprint sensor that can unlock the phone in 0.41 seconds. runs ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) and has a 25-megapixel AI front camera, similar to the R17, but this is powered by Snapdragon 710 SoC with 8GB RAM.

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OPPO R17 with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, up to 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor, 25MP AI front camera announced

After confirming all the details about the R17 and taking pre-orders last week, OPPO recently confirmed that it will be introduced at an event in Shanghai on August 23rd, now the company has unveiled the price of the smartphone and said that the OPPO R17 Pro with a f/1.5/2.4 variable aperture camera, OIS, triple rear cameras will be introduced on that date.

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HTC schedules an event on August 30, U12 Life with 6-inch Full HD+ display, dual-rear cameras expected

HTC has scheduled an event on August 30th, just in time for the IFA 2018 in Berlin, where it is expected to introduce mid-range U12 Life smartphone codenamed Imagine Life. Specifications of the phone surfaced last month. Even a design sketch of the phone surfaced recently. Continue reading “HTC schedules an event on August 30, U12 Life with 6-inch Full HD+ display, dual-rear cameras expected”

Flipkart Superr Sale on August 25: ZenFone Max Pro (M1) available at a discounted rate, offers on TVs, laptops and more

Flipkart has announced ‘Superr Sale’ on August 25th. Today Asus has announced that the Zenfone Max Pro (M1) 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB variants will get a Rs. 500 discount during the sale. ZenFone 5Z buyers can avail  extra Rs. 3000 off on exchange and additionally, Rs. 2000 off on select bank card. Continue reading “Flipkart Superr Sale on August 25: ZenFone Max Pro (M1) available at a discounted rate, offers on TVs, laptops and more”

Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera and Z6 with 24.5-megapixel full-frame sensor announced

Nikon Z7Nikon today has introduced the Nikon Z7 and Nikon Z6, as well as NIKKOR Z lenses in the Nikon FX-format mirrorless series. The flagship Z7 features a full-frame 45.7-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with an Expeed 6 image processor. While the Z6 packs a 24.5-megapixel full-frame sensor with 100-51,200 native ISO, 12 fps continuous shooting. Continue reading “Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera and Z6 with 24.5-megapixel full-frame sensor announced”

RCOM completes sale of wireless infrastructure assets worth Rs. 2000 crore to Reliance Jio

Back in December Reliance Jio  announced signing of definitive agreement for the acquisition of specified assets of Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its affiliates that includes Wireless Spectrum, Tower, Fiber and Media Convergence Node (MCN) assets as a part of RCOM’s debt reduction. Today RCOM has announced that the completion of the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes (MCNs) and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 2,000 crore, to Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIO). Continue reading “RCOM completes sale of wireless infrastructure assets worth Rs. 2000 crore to Reliance Jio”

Lava Z60s Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 5-inch HD display launched for Rs. 4949

After the launch of Z61, Lava has launched Z60s, a new Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone.  It has a 5-inch HD+ Full View Full-lamination 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.5GHz Quad-Core processor with 1GB of RAM, has 5-megapixel rear and front cameras with  LED flash and Bokeh Mode. Continue reading “Lava Z60s Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 5-inch HD display launched for Rs. 4949”

Realme 2 with 6.2-inch notch display, dual rear cameras, 4230mAh battery launching in India on August 28 [Update: Snapdragon SoC]

Update – August 23: Qualcomm India has confirmed that the phone will be powered by a Snapdragon Mobile Platform. The Realme 1 was powered by  MediaTek Helio P60 SoC. Realme also confirmed that the phone will feature a 6.2-inch display with 88.8% screen-to-body ratio, compared to 6-inch display with 75.7% screen-to-body ratio on the Realme 1. Based on Flipkart’s teasers the phone will be exclusively available with them. The Realme 1 was launched exclusively on Amazon.in.

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Samsung 2018 Premium UHD and QLED TVs get HDR10+ certification

Samsung HDR10+ TV

Samsung Electronics today announced that it has received the official HDR10+ logo certification for its 2018 Premium UHD and QLED TVs being HDR10+ compatible. The HDR10+ is a next-gen technology that provides users with a premium HDR viewing experience and delivers pristine images as originally intended by creators.  Continue reading “Samsung 2018 Premium UHD and QLED TVs get HDR10+ certification”

Google Calendar, Docs, and Sheets get Gmail-like sidebar for quick access

Google today announced that it is adding a quick-access side panel to the Docs editors and Google Calendar to help you quickly access other G Suite products without leaving the screen. Revamped Gmail packs similar side panel with easy access to Google Calendar, Tasks, Keep and your Gmail extensions. Continue reading “Google Calendar, Docs, and Sheets get Gmail-like sidebar for quick access”

Facebook bans myPersonality app for potentially misusing user-data

Facebook

Facebook today has announced that it has banned ‘myPersonality app’ which was mainly active prior to 2012 on Facebook and failing to agree for audit. Since the app has shared information with researchers as well as companies with only limited protections in place, the company will notify 4 million people who chose to share their Facebook information with myPersonality that it may have been misused. Continue reading “Facebook bans myPersonality app for potentially misusing user-data”