Xiaomi’s next flagship smartphone will be powered by Snapdragon 845

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At the second annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform as the successor to Snapdragon 835 that most flagship smartphones this year. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun at the event said that Qualcomm has always been part of Xiaomi’s flagship smartphone launches right from the Mi 1 that was introduced back in 2011 and the next flagship Xiaomi smartphone will be powered by Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform. He said that 238 million Xiaomi smartphones are powered by Qualcomm processors.

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Qualcomm and Microsoft launch Windows 10 Snapdragon Always Connected PCs with 4G LTE

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Microsoft and Qualcomm last year announced that Windows 10 will be coming to next-generation of Snapdragon Mobile processors. At the Computex 2017  earlier this year Qualcomm announced that ASUS, HP and Lenovo will be the first OEMs to build PCs powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform with X16 LTE modem. Today at its second annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm in partnership with Microsoft introduced the Always Connected PCs with 4G LTE which would bring ARM support to Windows 10, but with x86 emulation, allowing all existing applications to work as well.

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Honor View 10 with 5.99-inch FullView display, 16MP + 20MP dual rear cameras announced, India launch in January

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Huawei’s Honor brand along with the Honor 7X  also introduced the Honor View 10 smartphone, which is the global version of the Honor V10 that was introduced in China last week. It has similar specifications including a 5.99-inch 18:9 FullView display with ultra narrow bezels, Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor, dedicated neural network processing unit and Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Emotion UI 8.0 on top.

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Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 12999

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Huawei’s Honor brand just launched the most expected Honor 7X smartphone at a global event in London, as it had promised. It packs a 5.93-inch Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with minimal bezels, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with a 2-megapixel secondary camera along with an 8-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 12999”

OnePlus 5T Battery Life Test – #OneChargeRating

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OnePlus launched the flagship OnePlus 5T smartphone  in India last month. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 3300mAh battery battery, same as the predecessor and supports its own Dash Charge fast charging technology. It has a 6.01-inch Full HD+ Optic AMOLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 835, has 6/8GB of RAM and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS. Check out the test results. Continue reading “OnePlus 5T Battery Life Test – #OneChargeRating”

Flipkart Big Shopping Days sale from Dec 7 to 9: Google Pixel 2 starting at Rs. 39999, exchange offers and more

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Flipkart has scheduled its year-end Big Shopping Days sale from December 7th to 9th. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones and other devices, including Google Pixel 2 that will be available starting at an effective price of Rs. 39,999 compared to the original price of Rs. 61,000. Continue reading “Flipkart Big Shopping Days sale from Dec 7 to 9: Google Pixel 2 starting at Rs. 39999, exchange offers and more”

Smartron expands to the Middle East, launches srt.phone and t.book

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Smartron Indian based company backed by Sachin Tendulkar has announced that it is expanding to other markets like Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and others in the Middle East. Initially, it will start with Srt Phone, the t.book and will launch all their products in the next 6 to 8 months.  Continue reading “Smartron expands to the Middle East, launches srt.phone and t.book”

Xiaomi Mi A1 to get Rs. 2000 price cut from Dec 7 to 9, will be available for Rs. 12999

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Xiaomi launched the Mi A1, the company’s first Android One smartphone with dual rear cameras in India back in September for Rs. 14999. It also launched the Rose Gold version in the country recently. Today the company has announced a Rs. 2000 price cut for the phone for limited period on Flipkart during its Big Shopping Days sale between December 5th and 7th as well as Mi.com. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A1 to get Rs. 2000 price cut from Dec 7 to 9, will be available for Rs. 12999”

Xiaomi Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite MIUI 9 Stable ROM starts rolling out

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[Update: Xiaomi has finally started rolling out MIUI 9 stable ROM for the Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones. If you don’t have the update, you can download the Recovery ROM  for the Redmi Y1 and for the Redmi Y1 Lite here and flash on your device using updater method. Check out the complete changelog below] Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite MIUI 9 Stable ROM starts rolling out”

Samsung begins mass production of 512GB eUFS flash memory for flagship smartphones and tablets

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Samsung Electronics today has announced that it has begun mass production of first 512GB flash storage for next-generation mobile devices and it utilizes the Samsung’s latest 64-layer 512-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND chips.  Continue reading “Samsung begins mass production of 512GB eUFS flash memory for flagship smartphones and tablets”

Google Pixel 2 Review

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After putting an end to the much celebrated Nexus brand, Google opened a fresh front in the smartphone market last year in form of ‘Pixel’. This game plan gave Google a full control over both software and hardware, elevating them to a next level when it comes to Android experience. With Pixel smartphones, Google directly started competing against Apple, be it pricing, quality or the experience. Soon after the launch of the first Pixel, the device met with a mixed response, particularly for its pricing. Continue reading “Google Pixel 2 Review”

Google Tez clocks 12 million users, to get Bill Payments, Reminders and more

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Google launched Tez payments app in India back in September. Today at the Google for India event in Delhi the company said that Tez has seen huge growth in its first 10 weeks of launch. It has processed over 140 million transactions from nearly 12 million active users and over 525,000 merchants are on Tez who pay their suppliers or transfer money to employees. Continue reading “Google Tez clocks 12 million users, to get Bill Payments, Reminders and more”

Google Maps gets Two-wheeler mode in India, shows directions and voice navigation for motorcycles

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At the Google For India 2017 event today, apart from announcing Android Oreo Go edition and launching new apps, Google has announced new Two-wheeler mode in Maps for India. This is the India-first feature which is debuting in the country before it goes to other parts of the world. The new two-wheeler mode is placed alongside the other modes; Car, Foot, and Train that are present. Continue reading “Google Maps gets Two-wheeler mode in India, shows directions and voice navigation for motorcycles”

YouTube expands with more human moderators and machine learning to prevent inappropriate content

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YouTube’s CEO, Susan Wojcicki in a blog post today has announced that the company is expanding the teams that moderate the content that is on the platform as the company believes that human judgment is critical to making contextualized decisions on content.  Continue reading “YouTube expands with more human moderators and machine learning to prevent inappropriate content”

Google Go search app, Files Go, Google Assistant for JioPhone and more launched

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Google at the Google For India 2017 introduced Android Oreo (Go Edition) for entry-level Android devices. It also announced that Android Oreo (Go edition) devices will includes optimized apps – Google Go, Google Assistant Go, YouTube Go, Google Maps Go, Gmail Go, Gboard, Google Play, Chrome, and the new Files Go app. Continue reading “Google Go search app, Files Go, Google Assistant for JioPhone and more launched”