Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL get a limited period price cut in India

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Google introduced the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones in India at a starting price of Rs. 61,000 and Rs. 73,000, respectively. During its sale earlier this month Flipkart offered the Pixel 2 for as low as Rs. 39,999 by offering Rs.11,001 flat discount and Rs. 10,000 on all debit and credit cards. Now Google has announced a temporary price cut for both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones during festive sales both online and offline.

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Apple said to be developing EKG Heart Monitor for next-gen Apple Watch

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Apple is said to be working on EKG Heart Monitor for Its next-gen Apple Watch as a part of including resourceful features in the smartwatches according to a report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Apple said to be developing EKG Heart Monitor for next-gen Apple Watch”

Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version goes on sale in India for Rs. 12990

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Nxt (SM-J701F) smartphone in the J7 series in India back in July with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. Now the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version is available from offline stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. Apart from the increase in storage it also comes with AR Stickers and also includes Samsung Pay Mini that offers  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version goes on sale in India for Rs. 12990”

Facebook and Universal Music Group sign multi-year agreement to license recorded music

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Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed a multi-year agreement with Facebook to license its record music for users on the platform to use it in their videos. This agreement also covers Instagram and Oculus.  Continue reading “Facebook and Universal Music Group sign multi-year agreement to license recorded music”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 powered Chromebook devices may launch soon

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Earlier this month, Qualcomm has taken wraps off the next flagship chipset; the Snapdragon 845 which is an Octa-Core processor with Kryo 385 CPUs, Adreno 630 GPU. Xiaomi and Samsung have already announced that their upcoming flagship smartphones will have the 845 chipset and now according to latest reports, Snapdragon 845 powered Chromebook devices might be launched soon. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 powered Chromebook devices may launch soon”

Mozilla Firefox and Amazon Silk browsers now available on Amazon Fire TV

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Amazon has announced the roll out of Firefox browser and its own silk browser for Fire TV line-up including the regular Fire TV and the Fire TV Stick. After being in the testing phase in a closed group for a month now, Silk browser is available for everyone. Continue reading “Mozilla Firefox and Amazon Silk browsers now available on Amazon Fire TV”

Eric Schmidt to step down as Alphabet’s executive chairman, will continue as technical advisor

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Alphabet Inc. today announced that Eric Schmidt, the current executive chairman as of the next regular board meeting in January 2018 will be stepping down and will continue to serve the board of directors as technical advisor. Continue reading “Eric Schmidt to step down as Alphabet’s executive chairman, will continue as technical advisor”

Instagram now lets you share live videos through direct messages

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Instagram today rolled out an update that will let you share live videos with friends through direct messages. You can also send live videos that you’re watching as well. This update comes after the follow hashtags feature which was made available last week.  Continue reading “Instagram now lets you share live videos through direct messages”

Honor 9 Lite with 5.65-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual front and rear cameras, Android 8.0 announced

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Huawei’s Honor brand has introduced Honor 9 Lite, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone with a full-screen display in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.65-inch full HD+ full-screen display with 18:9 aspect ratio and comes with a 13-megapixel front and rear cameras along with a secondary 2-megapixel rear camera to capture depth information.  Continue reading “Honor 9 Lite with 5.65-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual front and rear cameras, Android 8.0 announced”

Moto G5s Plus, Moto Z2 Play and others get a temporary price cut in India

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Motorola has announced a temporary price cut on range of its smartphones just in time for festive season on Amazon.in as a part of Moto Fest sale as well as offline stores. This includes its popular model Moto Z2 Play, Moto G5S Plus as well as budget phones like Moto C. The Moto Z2 Play is still selling at a discounted price on Flipkart

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Samsung Pay update adds support for Bill Payments in India

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Samsung today announced that its flagship product; Samsung Pay in India is now capable of doing bill payments within the app. Using the latest feature, you can payMobile postpaid, Electricity, DTH, Broadband, Landline, Gas, Water bills with UPI on Samsung Pay. Continue reading “Samsung Pay update adds support for Bill Payments in India”

Ericsson and Qualcomm with 9 other telecom operators achieve multi-band 5G NR interoperability

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Ericsson together with Qualcomm and in collaboration with 9 leading telecom operators AT&T, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, SK Telecom, Sprint, Telstra, T-Mobile US, Verizon, and Vodafone today conducted a multivendor 5G interoperability test compliant with the global 3GPP standard for 5G New Radio (NR) Non-standalone (NSA), which also got its specs approved today. This was held in both the Ericsson Lab in Kista, Sweden and the Qualcomm Research lab in New Jersey, USA. Continue reading “Ericsson and Qualcomm with 9 other telecom operators achieve multi-band 5G NR interoperability”

Karbonn K9 Music 4G with dual speakers launched for Rs. 4990

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Karbonn Mobiles has launched K9 Music 4G, the company’s latest budget msuc smartphone with dual speakers and 3 months of unlimited music download on Saavn App. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 7.0 Nougat, has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn K9 Music 4G with dual speakers launched for Rs. 4990”

MAPS.ME introduces Star Wars saga’s filming locations route on maps

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Maps.Me navigation service today has announced Star Wars saga’s filming location routes will be available download and can be accessed from Maps.Me app, especially for the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie. This indeed is an exciting opportunity for Star Wars fans to visit and witness the real locations where the epic franchise is being filmed.  Continue reading “MAPS.ME introduces Star Wars saga’s filming locations route on maps”

Cryptocurrency mining Android malware ‘Loapi’ can damage phones

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Kaspersky Labs claims to have discovered new Android trojan malware Loapi is said to be using Android-powered phones to mine Monero tokens (a kind of cryptocurrency); an activity that is not in control of phone owners. This activity is said to be not just overheating phones, but also causing physical damage to the phone.  Continue reading “Cryptocurrency mining Android malware ‘Loapi’ can damage phones”