Vodafone India to launch VoLTE services in January 2018

Vodafone has finally announced that it will roll out VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in India from January 2018 in Mumbai, Gujarat, Delhi, Karnataka and Kolkata in phase one and the extended roll out in other circles will happen later. Reliance Jio officially launched pan-India 4G LTE services with VoLTE support back in September last year and Airtel started rolling out VoLTE services this September starting from Mumbai and is gradually expanding to several cities. Continue reading “Vodafone India to launch VoLTE services in January 2018”

OnePlus to reward first 37 OnePlus 5T Star Wars Edition buyers with personalized Star name in the galaxy

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OnePlus today has announced a reward program for OnePlus 5T Star Wars Edition buyers. As a part of this offer, first 37 customers of the phone will be rewarded with one star named after them in the galaxy. In association with ‘Star Register’ OnePlus is offering this unique experience to its 5T star wars edition owners. Continue reading “OnePlus to reward first 37 OnePlus 5T Star Wars Edition buyers with personalized Star name in the galaxy”

Xiaomi now lets you track device repair status online in real time in India

Xiaomi has announced Service Order Status feature on Mi India website. This feature lets you track your device’s repair status just by entering required details like phone number/service number/IMEI number and verify with OTP on the Mi official website. Continue reading “Xiaomi now lets you track device repair status online in real time in India”

Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) with 5-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 425 listed online with price

Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) (SM-J250F) has been listed by a retailer in Russia ahead of official announcement. This reveals a 5-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 425 SoC with 1.5GB RAM, Android Nougat, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera that also comes wit a flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) with 5-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 425 listed online with price”

Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier MAX for large spaces with up to 12 months filter life announced

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Air Purifier 2 with a smaller design compared to the Mi Air Purifier back in 2015 and it was launched  in India last year. Now it has introduced Mi Air Purifier MAX, a bigger Air Purifier for large area offering longer filter life of 6 to 12 months depending on your and it also comes with advanced mute technology that achieves quieter performance even when operating in the highest gear mode by absorbing noise and blocking noise, with noise as low as 34dB (A) in sleep mode.

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Honor 7X Camera Features

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The Chinese handset maker Honor is outstanding when it comes to manufacturing smartphones that look and acts like a flagship device. The company has applied a similar strategy once again and launched a device with invigorating design keeping up with the latest trends. The Honor 7X  that that was launched recently is aimed at photography enthusiasts who love to utilize the advanced features in the camera and to express their creativity. Continue reading “Honor 7X Camera Features”

Ulefone Power 3 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 6GB RAM, 6080mAh battery announced

Ulefone recently announced Ulefone Power 3, the successor of Ulefone Power 2 that was introduced earlier this year, now it has stared pre-sale of the phone. It has a 6-inch FHD+ 18:9 display with 90.8% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P23 SoC with 6GB of RAM and runs Android 7.1 (Nougat), which will be upgraded to Android 8.1 (Oreo) by March 2018.  Continue reading “Ulefone Power 3 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 6GB RAM, 6080mAh battery announced”

WhatsApp will stop working on BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8.0 after December 31

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WhatsApp will stop supporting BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8.0 from December 31st, 2017 and support for Android versions 2.3.7 and older will end on February 1, 2020, as it had announced earlier. The company has already stopped support for Android versions older than 2.3.3 and Windows Phone 7 back in 2016. Continue reading “WhatsApp will stop working on BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8.0 after December 31”

LG V30 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

LG introduced the V30 smartphone at the IFA in August running Android 7.1.2 (Nougat). It started rolling out Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the V30 users in South Korea through LG OS Preview program for all the carriers. last month. Now it is rolling out stable Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the V30 users in South Korea starting today, as it had promised. Continue reading “LG V30 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Qualcomm gets permission to test self-driving cars in California

Popular chipset maker Qualcomm has received permission to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in California in its efforts to enter the self-driving car market. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has issued the permit authorizing testing for one vehicle and three drivers. Continue reading “Qualcomm gets permission to test self-driving cars in California”

Carriers might hide signal strength in future versions of Android

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The future version of Android might give carriers an option to disable the “Signal strength” metric from appearing in Settings according to the findings of XDA developers in a recent commit to the Android Open Source Project. Though the intention and motivation for this move is a mystery for now.  Continue reading “Carriers might hide signal strength in future versions of Android”

Google hires key Apple chip designer John Bruno, likely to build custom chipset

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As a part of its aim to create custom processors for its upcoming flagships; Google is said to have hired John Bruno, a designer who founded and ran Apple’s silicon competitive analysis group and the chips that were used in iPhones and iPads. However, what he will be doing at Google is unknown at the moment. Continue reading “Google hires key Apple chip designer John Bruno, likely to build custom chipset”

Sony H8266 with 5.48-inch HDR display, Snapdragon 845, Android Oreo surfaces

Recently Sony H8216 model surfaced on the internet revealing most of the specifications of the upcoming 2018 Xperia Z-series line-up. Today we see yet another leak of a device in the same series with model number H8266. The device is said to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC with 4GB RAM.  Continue reading “Sony H8266 with 5.48-inch HDR display, Snapdragon 845, Android Oreo surfaces”

OPPO A83 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, 4GB RAM, face unlock announced

OPPO has announced A83, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘A series’ in China, after it was certified recently. It has a 5.7 HD+ full-screen 2.5D curved glass display, has 4GB RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with support for A.I beauty technology as well as face unlock that can unlock the phone in just 0.18 seconds by scanning 128 feature points on your face. No details about the processor yet.

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Reliance Jio introduces surprise cashback offer – Up to Rs. 3300 cashback on recharge of Rs. 399 or more

Reliance Jio introduced triple-cashback offer last month, after extending the offer twice, the offer is finally ending today. Now it has launched new surprise cashback offer for the new year that offers 100% cashback that offers Rs. 400 worth vouchers on recharge of Rs. 399 or more as well as cashback up to Rs. 300 from its wallet partners. This time it has partnered with new e-commerce players to offer vouchers of up to Rs. 2600 on every recharge. Continue reading “Reliance Jio introduces surprise cashback offer – Up to Rs. 3300 cashback on recharge of Rs. 399 or more”