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Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 gets a new update with Face unlock, camera improvements and more ahead of sale

Asus launched the Zenfone Max Pro M1 smartphone last week, and the phone will be available for order in the country from tomorrow, May 3rd, exclusively on Flipkart starting at Rs. 10,999. Today the company has rolled out a new update to review units that brings Face recognition, improves gyroscope and audio as well as improvements to the camera and battery during standby. It also brings Android security patch for April, 2018. Check out the complete change log below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 gets a new update with Face unlock, camera improvements and more ahead of sale”

Asus Vivobook 15 X507 launched in India starting at Rs. 21990

Asus X507

Asus today has launched the Vivobook 15 X507 laptop in India. It comes with 15.6-inches LED-backlit display and is powered up to 6th Gen Intel Core i3 Processor. It weights just 1.68kgs making it one of the most light-weight laptops. Continue reading “Asus Vivobook 15 X507 launched in India starting at Rs. 21990”

Vivo X21 with 6.28-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor goes global

Vivo announced X21 smartphone with in-display fingerprint sensor in China back in March. Today the company has launched in Singapore, marking the first global launch for the smartphone. To remind you, the phone has a 6.28-inch FHD+ 19:9 Super AMOLED display with a notch, 90.3% screen-to-body ratio, 1.66mm narrow bezels on the sides, 1.79mm bezels on the top and 5mm on the bottom. It is powered by Snapdragon 660 AIE Artificial Intelligence Chip with 6GB RAM and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0 with A.I features. Continue reading “Vivo X21 with 6.28-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor goes global”

Xiaomi Mi Music with free Hungama Music streaming, Dynamic lyrics, Mi Video with video content integration officially launched in India

Xiaomi at its Mi POP event in Mumbai officially launched the new Mi Music app with Hungama Music integration. This was rolled out in beta for Xiaomi users back in March. With the partnership, over 10 million tracks will be available for free for streaming across 13 Indian languages as well as international languages.

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Idea launches VoLTE services across six circles, offers 10GB free data

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Couple of months back Idea Cellular started roll out of its VoLTE services in Maharashtra & Goa, Kerala, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana for its employees in the first phase. Today the company has started commercial roll out of VoLTE services across six circles – Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) & Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana , and, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. The company had promised to roll out VoLTE services by the end of 2017. Continue reading “Idea launches VoLTE services across six circles, offers 10GB free data”

Government confirms Aadhaar card not mandatory to get mobile SIMs

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The Center has announced that Aadhaar card is no longer mandatory for getting a mobile SIM, meaning that telecom operators can now accept another form of verification like driving license, passport, and voter ID card. The operators have been asked to follow the directive immediately. Continue reading “Government confirms Aadhaar card not mandatory to get mobile SIMs”

Telecom Commission approves internet telephony, use of mobile services in flights and ships in India

TRAI In Flight Connectivity

Telecom Commission on Tuesday has approved the proposal to allow internet telephony in the country as well as in-flight mobile services. With this new approval, users can now make calls to mobile phones as well as landlines using the Wi-Fi broadband. The proposals were approved by the commission chaired by telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan. Continue reading “Telecom Commission approves internet telephony, use of mobile services in flights and ships in India”

Nokia to sell its Digital Health business back to Withings co-founder Éric Carreel

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Nokia announced a review of strategic options for the Digital Health business in February 2018. After rumors that Google’s Nest is looking to acquire Nokia’s Health Division, the company today confirmed that plans to sell back its Digital Health business to Éric Carreel, co-founder and former chairman of Withings. Continue reading “Nokia to sell its Digital Health business back to Withings co-founder Éric Carreel”

Airtel announces roll out of world’s first carrier digital platform for wholesale voice business

Bharti Airtel today has announced the launch of first-of-its-kind carrier digital platform which will enable global carriers with wholesale voice business with Airtel at the click of a button. This platform will offer paperless sign-up, quick voice interconnects and real-time traffic analytics for global carriers across the world. Continue reading “Airtel announces roll out of world’s first carrier digital platform for wholesale voice business”

Facebook smart speaker said to launch in international markets first, might come with ‘M’ smart assistant

Facebook’s smart speaker has been in the news for quite some time now, the company actually planned to launch it at the F8 event but backed out after the privacy concerns. Now it is said that the company will first launch the smart speaker in the international markets first to avoid U.S. public scrutiny of data privacy issues. Continue reading “Facebook smart speaker said to launch in international markets first, might come with ‘M’ smart assistant”

Fitbit partners with Google to accelerate digital health and wearables

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Fitbit has announced that it has partnered with Google across wearables and digital health. Under this partnership, Fitbit will be using Google’s Cloud Healthcare API to provide an interoperability solution to enable users to collaborate on care with their own healthcare providers. Continue reading “Fitbit partners with Google to accelerate digital health and wearables”

Twitter releases new app with refreshed look, push notifications for Windows 10

Twitter app is now available for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store. It packs most of the essential features like longer Tweets, the Explore tab to find topics relevant to your interests, and the ability to bookmark Tweets to be read later. Continue reading “Twitter releases new app with refreshed look, push notifications for Windows 10”

Google announces .app HTTPS-default top-level domain, early registrations start today

Google today has announced the .app HTTPS-default top-level domain. The company purchased the TLD in 2015 for approx $25 million, and it is launching it today with apps, developers, and security as the primary objective. Continue reading “Google announces .app HTTPS-default top-level domain, early registrations start today”

Facebook introduces ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history, Dating service; WhatsApp to get group calling and stickers

At the Facebook F8 event, the company has made some significant announcements to its products. One of them is the new ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history amidst the privacy concerns. Continue reading “Facebook introduces ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history, Dating service; WhatsApp to get group calling and stickers”