Honor 7X Camera Samples

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Huawei’s Honor brand is know for innovative products. It launched the Honor 7X at a competitive price tag, aimed at photography enthusiasts. Building on the success of the Honor 6X that was launched earlier this year, this has enhanced optics along with improved software features to make the photo experience the best.
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Samsung teases launch of new Galaxy smartphone exclusively on Amazon India

Samsung is all set to launch a new Galaxy smartphone in India soon. It will be launched exclusively on Amazon.in soon. The page has several hints about the phone such as “On for a New Way To Shop?”, “On for a Superior Performance?” and “On for a Stunning New Look?” without revealing the name of the smartphone, but this reveals it will be an ‘On series’ smartphone, so it could be On5 or On7 2017 model.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ pass through the FCC; leak reveals 3.5mm headphone jack will stay

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Samsung’s upcoming S9 and S9 Plus flagships have just been certified by the FCC on December 27th, and just as expected there is nothing about both the phone’s specifications in the FCC documents. The listing doesn’t even reveal the design outline of the flagships as some of the papers were submitted to the FCC way back in mid-November at a time when designed might not have been finalized Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ pass through the FCC; leak reveals 3.5mm headphone jack will stay”

Moto X4 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India

Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the Moto X4 smartphone in India. The smartphone was launched in the country last month running Android 7.1 (Nougat) and the company confirmed the list of devices getting the Oreo back in September. Continue reading “Moto X4 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India”

Reliance Jio to acquire RCOM’s wireless infrastructure assets

Reliance Jio today 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. This will contribute significantly to the large scale roll-out of wireless and Fiber to Home and Enterprise services by RJIL.
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Xiaomi Mi A1 Android Oreo Beta adds fast charging, latest update brings January 2018 Android security patch

Xiaomi rolled out  Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for testers a couple of weeks back. There were reports that the update added support for fast charging. We were able to test the latest Beta ROM in our unit and can confirm that it indeed brings fast charging support for the phone. This works only when you use a fast charger and not with the bundled charger that has output of only 5V-2A.

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LG to introduce range of Speakers including ThinQ Speaker with built-in Google Assistant at CES 2018

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LG today announced that it would be introducing a wide-range of speakers with smart capabilities at the CES 2018 event. The company is partnering with Meridian Audio for advanced high-performing audio technology, and the company will also announce its first premium smart AI audio product, the LG ThinQ Speaker at the event. Continue reading “LG to introduce range of Speakers including ThinQ Speaker with built-in Google Assistant at CES 2018”

OnePlus 5T OxygenOS 4.7.6 update brings camera optimization, assistive lighting for face unlock and more

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OnePlus 5T has received a new OxygenOS update to version 4.7.6, few weeks after the OxygenOS 4.7.4 update that brought several improvements. The latest update brings Camera Optimizations that includes better quality for selfie in low light, performance improvements for 3rd party camera apps and also adds assistive lighting for face unlock that can be enabled from the face unlock settings. Check out the complete changelog below.

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Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone said to arrive in March 2018

HMD Global launched the entry-level Nokia 2 smartphone recently with a 4000mAh battery, but it chose to go with the Snapdragon 212 SoC and 1GB of RAM that doesn’t offer the best performance.  Now Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review who was once popular for Nokia leaks says that Nokia is planning to introduce Nokia 1, another entry-level Android smartphone next year, but this time it is rumored to partner with Google for the Android Oreo (Go edition) that will be based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). Continue reading “Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone said to arrive in March 2018”

Honor View 10 registration begins on Amazon in India ahead of January launch

Huawei’s Honor brand introduced the Honor View 10 smartphone at an event in London earlier this month and also said that it will roll out in several countries including India from January. Today it has started registrations for the smartphone on Amazon.in ahead of the launch next month. Currently there is just ‘Notify me’ option on the site, but we should know the sale date soon. Continue reading “Honor View 10 registration begins on Amazon in India ahead of January launch”

Airtel TV app gets new UI, Time shift feature for Live TV; free for all customers till June 2018

To take on Reliance Jio’s Jio TV app, Airtel has updated its Airtel TV app that offers Live TV channels as well as Regional & International content from Eros Now, SonyLIV and HOOQ. It has also announced that the entire content catalogue of Airtel TV will be available for its Postpaid and Prepaid users on a free subscription basis till June 2018. Continue reading “Airtel TV app gets new UI, Time shift feature for Live TV; free for all customers till June 2018”

Apple CEO Tim Cook gets 74% bonus as the company posts higher profits in 2017

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Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has received a 74 percent increase in his annual bonus for the year 2017 as the company posted high-profits and net income this year after a slight dip last year. With 74% bonus, Tim Cook’s final earnings reached $102 million, while other top executives earned about $24 million each this year.  Continue reading “Apple CEO Tim Cook gets 74% bonus as the company posts higher profits in 2017”

Snapchat said to be working on “Stories Everywhere” to bring Stories to the web

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With an aim to extend its reach and grow user base, Snapchat is said to be working on “Stories Everywhere” feature to bring Stories to the web bringing the content outside of the app for the first time according to a report from Cheddar. The company is said to have hired Rahul Chopra,  former Senior Vice President and Global Head of Video at News Corp.  Continue reading “Snapchat said to be working on “Stories Everywhere” to bring Stories to the web”

Instagram now shows recommended posts in your feed

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After being spotted a while ago, Recommended posts in the news feed are finally making its way to everyone. Instagram will now show recommend posts in the news feed based on those based on those that have been liked by other accounts you follow. Continue reading “Instagram now shows recommended posts in your feed”

Netflix said to team with WhatsApp for an enterprise solution

WhatsApp is working with streaming service Netflix on an enterprise level partnership, and the chat giant has reportedly confirmed to Killer Features that Netflix is indeed a testing partner for Enterprise Solutions. Continue reading “Netflix said to team with WhatsApp for an enterprise solution”