A New View – There are many firsts in upcoming flagship OnePlus 5T

OnePlus 5T November 16 announcement

We all know that the official launch of OnePlus 5T is just around the corner and as one can expect, the excitement surrounding it is seemingly getting more prominent. In pursuit of making the event majestic and magnificent, the global upstart OnePlus will be live streaming its global launch event at selected PVR theatres in five cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune. Continue reading “A New View – There are many firsts in upcoming flagship OnePlus 5T”

Xiaomi Mi Router 3C gets a temporary price cut India, available for Rs. 999

Xiaomi Mi Router 3C

Xiaomi launched the Mi Router 3C, a budget router in India back in May this year for Rs. 1199. During festive sales it offered discount on the router, now it has announced a Rs.200 temporary price cut for it, so you can get it for Rs. 999 across Mi.com, Flipkart and Amazon.in. This limited period price cut is only till November 16th, Wednesday.

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Facebook merges Messenger day with Stories for synced cross-posting

Facebook Stories

Facebook has killed off Messenger day feature and replaced it with Face Stories feature that will be synced. Meaning, Any photos or videos you add to your Stories will appear on both Facebook and Messenger and will be shared with common users on both the platforms.

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Android 8.0 Oreo adoption rate climbs to 0.3%, Nougat hits 20.6%

Android Adoption

The latest Android distribution numbers for November are in, and they show that Android 8.0 Oreo is now on 0.3% devices, while Nougat retains to close to 17.6% devices. Though features wise Google is doing a great job, it is the adoption that is moving slow.

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Google Assistant can now broadcast messages through your Google Home speakers

Google Home Mini

Last month Google announced that it will roll out broadcast messages capabilities to Google Assistant, it is finally rolling out the feature today. With the latest update that is rolling out, Google will let you use your home device to broadcast messages throughout your home.

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Apple to launch 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus, a lower-priced 6.1-inch iPhone with LCD display in 2018: KGI

iPhone X

The iPhone X finally went for sale this month, and we are already hearing reports of the iPhone models that might launch in 2018, thanks to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to him, Apple will be launching a 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch models with OLED displays and a lower-priced 6.1-inch model with an LCD display in 2018.

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Qualcomm rejects Broadcom’s takeover proposal

Qualcomm

Last week Broadcom made an offer to acquire Qualcomm at $130 Billion, which is $70 per share which consist of $60.00 in cash and $10.00 per share in Broadcom shares. Qualcomm today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously rejected the unsolicited proposal by Broadcom.

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Ultimate Ears launches UE MEGABOOM water-resistant wireless speaker in India for Rs. 19995

MEGABOOM

Ultimate Ears, a brand of Logitech today has launched the MEGABOOM portable wireless speaker in India. It comes with 360-degree sound with deep; it also has a waterproof design and a companion Android and iOS app to unlock more controls like musical alarm, fully customizable sound and remote On/Off.

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Xiaomi shipped record 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 in India

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Xiaomi India today announced that it has shipped over 9.2 million smartphones in the country in the third quarter of 2017 for the first time. It shipped 100,000 smartphones per quarter in 2014, crossed the 1 million mark in Q3 2015, 3 million in Q3  2017, and now is has cross 9 million units for the first time in Q3 2017, said Manu Jain, Group Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India . Continue reading “Xiaomi shipped record 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 in India”

1More Piston Fit Review

1More Piston Fit-1

Entry level earphones are a dime and a dozen. There has been a very distinct democratization of fairly high quality audio products. No longer do you have to suffer with terrible quality bundled in earphones even if you don’t have much of a budget. Enter the 1More Piston Fit. The earphones compete against popular options from the likes of JBL, Skullcandy and even Brainwavz, Xiaomi. What this means is that 1More simply can’t afford to release a mediocre product if they want to leave a mark. Follow along for our review of the 1More Piston Fit.  Continue reading “1More Piston Fit Review”

Security firm claims to have bypassed iPhone X Face ID with 3D face mask model

FaceID

The Apple iPhone X features a unique feature that the company has raved about at the time of the launch. We are talking about the face ID feature which according to Apple is the strongest security feature and even said that Hollywood-quality masks couldn’t fool it. While the company’s claims may be valid on some grounds, a security firm; Bkav claims that they have bypassed the iPhone X face ID.

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Swiftkey for Android and iOS updated with Photo Theme feature to add personalized images to keyboard

Swift Key

Swiftkey has released Photo Theme feature for its Android and iOS app which lets you add personalized images to the keyboard to change the look and feel of the keyboard application immediately. You can also add the images and themes that Swiftkey includes by default as well.  Continue reading “Swiftkey for Android and iOS updated with Photo Theme feature to add personalized images to keyboard”

OPPO teams up with Reliance Jio to offer up to 100GB additional 4G data

OPPO Reliance Jio 100GB 4G Data

Back in August, OPPO entered into a partnership with Reliance Jio to offer up to 60GB additional data for select phones. Now it has teamed up with Jio once again to offer up to 100GB additional data at 10GB data per month with a recharge of Rs. 309 or above for up to 10 recharges with OPPO F5, F3, F3 Plus and F1 Plus. Continue reading “OPPO teams up with Reliance Jio to offer up to 100GB additional 4G data”

OPPO F3 Plus 6GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 22990

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OPPO launched the F3 Plus selfie-focused smartphone in India earlier this year. Now it has launched the 6GB RAM version of the phone in the country, compared to 4GB RAM in the original version. Other specifications are the same, including a  16-megapixel front-facing camera  with 1/3.1-inch sensor and f/2.0 aperture along with an 8-megapixel secondary front camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens for capturing better group selfies and a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture and dual phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) technology.

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Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras to launch exclusively on Amazon in India

Honor 7X

Huawei’s Honor brand already said that it will launch the Honor 7X smartphone, successor of Honor 6X  in India in December. Now the company has announced that it will be exclusively available from Amazon.in and is also asking users to register to stand a chance to win prizes. Continue reading “Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras to launch exclusively on Amazon in India”