Coolpad has launched Mega 5A, the company’s latest smartphone in the Mega series as an India exclusive offline product. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by quad-core Spreadtrum SC9850K processor with 2GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), has an 8-megapixel rear camera with flash along with a secondary 0.3-megapixel camera for portrait shots and a 5-megapixel camera on the front with support for face unlock.
TensorFlow is Google machine learning framework/library that allows developers to leverage the emerging technology to use on their products. The TensorFlow 2.0 is now announced with support for more platforms compared to previous releases.
It is a known fact that Apple will be introducing three new iPhones later this year including a 6.1-inch, 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus, and a 5.8-inch iPhone. It is also reported that the 6.1-inch could be priced as low as $550, but according to the industry analysis by TrendForce, the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone with a starting price of around $699 to $749, slightly higher than the expected $550. Continue reading “Apple’s 2018 OLED iPhones could include Apple Pencil support, 512GB storage variant; 6.1-inch LCD iPhone could start at $699”
Samsung has announced two co-branded premium soundbars – the HW-N950 and HW-N850, in collaboration with Harman Kardon. The company says that the HW-N950 and HW-N850 soundbars are the first major collaboration between Samsung and Harman Kardon to enter the premium category. Continue reading “Samsung HW-N950 and HW-N850 soundbars with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X surround announced”
Google is said to be working on a health and wellbeing coach fittingly called “Google Coach.” Though the naming of the product might change before launch, Google, for now, is working on putting together all the ideas it has on how the service will work. Continue reading “Google said to be developing wearable health and fitness assistant ‘Google Coach’”
Google back in May had introduced the ‘Google One’ brand and it also converted all Google Drive paid storage plans to Google One. After a few months in invite-only beta, the Google One is now available in the U.S. It gives more storage across Drive, Gmail, and Photos. Continue reading “Google One cheaper paid storage plans now available for everyone in the US; starts at $1.99 a month for 100GB”
Google last year has introduced the Android Oreo (Go Edition) with an aim to provide a fast and smooth experience that is optimized for first-time and entry-level smartphone owners. Today it is introducing a brand-new Go edition upgrade; the Pie (Go edition). It brings up to an additional 500MB of storage available out of the box, faster boot times and more. Continue reading “Google introduces Android 9 Pie (Go edition) with more storage, verified boot, dashboard and more”
After confirming all the details about the R17, OPPO has confirmed that it will introduce the smartphone at an event in Shanghai on August 23rd. It will come with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection, 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC, which will likely be the recently-announced Snapdragon 670. Continue reading “OPPO R17 with 6.4-inch Full HD+ display, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor to be announced on August 23”
OPPO has introduced F9, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘F series’ in Vietnam and Philippines, as it had promised. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with Waterdrop Screen with screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8% for a more immersive experience, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with up to 6GB RAM, ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.85 aperture, secondary 2MP camera and a 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor. Continue reading “OPPO F9 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 25MP AI front camera, dual rear cameras announced”
Google released Android 9.0 (Pie) last week for its Pixel devices and also said that it is working with several OEMs to roll out the update. After HTC, Motorola has confirmed Pie update for its smartphones, including the Moto X4 that was introduced running Android 7.1 (Nougat). The latest Moto Z3 series, Z2 series and the Moto G6 series are getting the update, but the Moto Z, G5 and G5S series are being left out. Even this year’s Moto E5 series are not getting the update. Continue reading “Motorola confirms Android 9.0 Pie update for range of smartphones”
After a leak, Motorola has officially announced the Moto P30 its latest mid-range smartphone in the new ‘P series’ in China. It has a 6.2-inch Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 636 with 6GB of RAM, Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ZUI 4.0, glass back and gradient design, similar to the Lenovo Z5 that was introduced in June. It has a Corning Gorilla glass protection on the front and the back. Continue reading “Moto P30 with 6.2-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, AI dual rear cameras announced”
Reliance Jio today opened registrations for JioGigaFiber, its upcoming connected home solution that includes ultra-high speed fiber connection of up to 1Gbps with the GigaRouter, GigaTV Set-top box to watch Live TV, Smart Home solution, free calling and more. Continue reading “Reliance Jio opens JioGigaFiber registrations – Up to 1GBps fiber broadband, GigaTV and more”
DisplayMate Technologies which is known for their accurate and in-depth evaluation of smartphone displays has completed its comprehensive evaluation of the Galaxy Note9’s Infinity Display, and according to them, the recently launched Galaxy Note 9 packs a display that raises the bar significantly higher. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 has the most innovative and high performance smartphone display: DisplayMate”
Reliance Jio introduced the JioPhone 2, the successor of last year’s JioPhone last month. The company said that it will be available starting from August 15th. Today the company has confirmed that the smartphone will go on sale for the first time via flash sale on August 16th, 12PM on Jio.com.
Continue reading “JioPhone 2 with QWERTY keyboard goes on sale from August 16”
Vivo has launched Y81, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Y Series’. It was introduced back in June and packs a 6.22-inch HD+ screen with 19:9 aspect ratio, 2.15mm narrow bezels and 88% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek’s latest Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC with 3GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, portrait mode and a 5-megapixel front camera with support for face unlock. Continue reading “Vivo Y81 with 6.22-inch 19:9 FullView display, Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC, Face unlock launched in India for Rs. 12990”
