OnePlus 5 gets Android 8.0 Oreo update in Open Beta

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OnePlus has released its first OxygenOS Open Beta 1 that brings Android 8.0 (Oreo) for the phone, as it had promised at the OnePlus 5T launch earlier this month. It brings all the Android Oreo features such as background limits that puts a big priority on improving user’s battery life, snoozing that lets users to snooze notifications to reappear at a later time and wide-gamut color for apps among many other things.

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Gionee M7 Plus, M7 mini, S11S, S11, S11 lite and F205 with FullView display announced

Gionee S11

Gionee at a global event in China unveiled new smartphones S11S, S11, S11 lite (F6), M7 Plus, M7 mini and F205 along with M7 and M7 Power  that was introduced back in September. All these are part of its Winter 2017 lineup and have FullView display. M7 Power was launched in India this month and the latest models – S11, S11 lite and F205 will be sold worldwide, with
S11 being the flagship product for overseas markets, said the company. Continue reading “Gionee M7 Plus, M7 mini, S11S, S11, S11 lite and F205 with FullView display announced”

Google Home Mini now costs $29 through the end of 2017

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Google launched Home Mini at the Pixel event last month at $49, the company today has announced that the new Assistant powered speaker will cost just $29 through the end of 2017. Google Home Mini is a trim down and more compact version of the Home speaker.  Continue reading “Google Home Mini now costs $29 through the end of 2017”

Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Preview brings updated Emoji keyboard, Tamil keyboard and more

Windows 10 Insider Emoji Keyboard

Microsoft Windows 10 new Insider preview update with build number 17046 for PC brings a wide range of features and improvements like newly updated emojis keyboard, shell improvements, edge browser enhancements and more.  Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Preview brings updated Emoji keyboard, Tamil keyboard and more”

Microsoft Launcher beta update brings revamped home screen, theme support and more

Microsoft Launcher

Microsoft has rolled out a new beta update of the Microsoft launcher for Android which brings most requested features like revamped home screen, theme support with a 12×12 grid view, better sub-grid positioning, support for more than five apps in the dock and more. Continue reading “Microsoft Launcher beta update brings revamped home screen, theme support and more”

Weekly Roundup: Nokia 2, Xiaomi 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i, Vivo V7 and more

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HMD Global finally launched the Nokia 2 budget smartphone in India, Xiaomi launched its ‘Made in India’ 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i, Vivo launched the V7 and more in the weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Nokia 2, Xiaomi 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i, Vivo V7 and more”

Sony Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

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Sony today has started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo update for Xperia XZ and XZs. The new update comes with a build number 41.3.A.0.401, and the update with same build number is expected to hit Xperia X Performance shortly. Sony just as it promised, is rolling out the update to its flagship smartphones before the end of the year.

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Nokia 8 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

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HMD Global started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for the  Nokia 8 smartphone last month. As promised, it has started rolling out the final Android Oreo update for the phone today. The company already promised to offer Oreo update for all its Android smartphones. Continue reading “Nokia 8 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Apple TV 4K Unboxing

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Apple introduced the Apple TV 4K at its event in San Francisco back in September. It went on sale in India recently starting at Rs. 15,900, but we managed to pick one from the U.S. where it starts at US$ 179 (Rs. 11,580 approx.). Check out the unboxing video below.

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Facebook said to be working on a new shortcut to tag friends in comments

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Facebook is reportedly working on a new way to tag your friends in the comments and the feature is currently hidden and is being under testing. To tag your friends you just need to type @ followed by his/her name.  Continue reading “Facebook said to be working on a new shortcut to tag friends in comments”

Motorola takes a dig at Samsung’s iPhone X parody with ‘up-upgrade’ Moto Z2 ad

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Back when Apple launched the iPhone X, Samsung mocked it with an Ad taking all the past features that Apple iPhones were missing leading back to the iPhone X top-notch. Now it is Moto who takes a dig at Samsung with their Projector mod for the Moto Z2 series.  Continue reading “Motorola takes a dig at Samsung’s iPhone X parody with ‘up-upgrade’ Moto Z2 ad”

Xiaomi Mi accessories get a price cut in India

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Goods and Services Tax (GST) was revised for some products in India earlier this month. Xiaomi today slashed the price of most of its accessories in the country. This includes Power Banks, Mi Charger, Mi Car Charger, USB Cable, Cases and Screen Protectors. Price cut vary depending on the device starting from Rs. 20 for USB Fan and screen protectors and goes up to Rs. 200 for the 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2. Check out the list below.
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Uber and Mahindra team up to deploy electric vehicles in India

Uber Mahindra e2oPlus

Uber and Mahindra have partnered to introduce electric vehicles in India to build the next generation sustainable solutions in the shared mobility space. The Initiative will start with hundreds of Mahindra’s electric vehicles initially deployed in Hyderabad and New Delhi in Phase I, which then will be followed by other cities. Continue reading “Uber and Mahindra team up to deploy electric vehicles in India”