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Alcatel A5 LED and A7 launched in India starting at Rs. 12999

Alcatel A5 LED

Alcatel has launched A5 LED and A7 smartphones in India. The A5 LED was introduced at the MWC earlier this and comes with LIGHTUP+ MOD that lights up with colors in different patterns. You can assign different LED cover patterns for incoming calls, messages, alarms, and social media alerts. The LED back cover is removable. The A7 that was introduced at the IFA in September comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, has a 16-megapixel rear camera and packs a 4000mAh battery. Continue reading “Alcatel A5 LED and A7 launched in India starting at Rs. 12999”

Airtel launches India’s first Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Community Lab

Bharti Airtel today has announced the launch of India’s first Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Community Lab, a global initiative founded by Facebook, Deutsche Telekom, Intel, Nokia and SK Telecom to create a new approach to building and deploying telecom network infrastructure. Continue reading “Airtel launches India’s first Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Community Lab”

Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9810 10nm SoC with 3rd gen custom CPU cores official, could power Galaxy S9

Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895

Samsung has silently made the Exynos 9 Series 9810 SoC official that is revealed in CES 2018 Innovation Awards announcement. It is the successor of Exynos 9 Series 8895 SoC that powers the Galaxy S8 series and the Galaxy Note8. It is based on the 2nd generation 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology, uses company’s 3rd generation custom designed CPU cores and has LTE Cat.18 6CA-supported modem that offers maximum download speed of up to 1.2Gbp (Cat.18). Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9810 10nm SoC with 3rd gen custom CPU cores official, could power Galaxy S9”

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Review

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The Mi Mix 2 sits a class apart in Xiaomi’s line up. Sure, there have been flagship grade phones like the Mi5 and Mi6 but the Mix is where we saw a degree of design innovation that was unprecedented. After years of being called out for aping Apple’s design ethos, Xiaomi finally had a device that wasn’t just all of its own but was breaking ground. While the original was relegated to China, the second generation hardware is spearheading the company’s entry into markets world over. Enter the Mi Mix 2. More refined, more powerful and yes, finally available in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Review”

Gionee M7 Power with 6-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery launching in India on November 15

Gionee M7 Power

After teasing the launch of M7 Power smartphone in India earlier this week, Gionee has sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in the country on November 15th. It was introduced in China at the end of September, later it was introduced for global markets. It packs a 6-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 FullView display with 85% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 435 and packs a 5000mAh battery with intelligent power management that promises up to 2 days of battery life. Continue reading “Gionee M7 Power with 6-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery launching in India on November 15”

Qualcomm and T-Mobile showcase Gigabit Class LTE, expands to 430 markets

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With a plenty of room for improvement in LTE, at an event for media and analysts in the San Jose Convention Center, Qualcomm and T-Mobile have demonstrated the speed and power of Gigabit Class LTE on T-Mobile’s network with flagship smartphones powered by Snapdragon Gigabit LTE modems.

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iPhone 7 most-shipped smartphone in Q3 2017, iPhone 8 Plus out-ships iPhone 8: Canalys

iPhone 7

Samsung is still leading the top five smartphone vendors in the world which is followed by Apple and Huawei. According to Canalys, Apple’s iPhone 7 is the best selling model worldwide with over 13 Million units shipped and the iPhone 6s next to it with 7.9 Million units.

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Zen Admire Unity with 5-inch display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5099

Zen Admire Unity

Zen Mobiles has launched Admire Unity, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Google Pixel 2 Driving Do-Not-Disturb mode API to open up for developers

Google recently launched the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones and they are now the latest and greatest from Google which gets its power from AI that is powering right from camera to the Driving Do-Not-Disturb mode. The company is using Activity Recognition AI for Driving Do-Not-Disturb mode API.

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Apple acknowledges iPhone X screen being unresponsive in cold weather, will fix with software update

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Reports have started coming in from users on Reddit claiming that their iPhone X screen becoming unresponsive in cold weather. Users have reported saying takes only just a few seconds for the phone to freeze up in cold temperatures and stops responding to taps. However, Apple has acknowledged the issue.

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Flipkart Billion Capture+ with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 13MP dual rear cameras launched starting at Rs. 10999

Flipkart Billion Capture Plus

Flipkart has launched its own Billion Capture+ smartphone as a part of its Billion brand. It says that the ‘Made For India’ smartphone is designed, engineered, manufactured and tested in India. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen with Dragontrail glass protection, is powered by Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform, runs Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) that will be upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), Dual 13-megapixel rear (RGB + Monochrome) camera, dual-tone LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Flipkart Billion Capture+ with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 13MP dual rear cameras launched starting at Rs. 10999”

Apple Clips for iOS updated with new 360-degree Selfie Scenes, Redesigned User Interface, iCloud Support and more

Apple Clips 2.0

Apple is rolling out an update to its Clips movie-making app with new 360-degree Selfie Scene that uses iPhone Xs TrueDepth camera and has also added iCloud support as well. This is the first major update since the addition of Disney and Pixar stickers back in July.

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Aircel ties up with Amazon Pay to offer Rs. 75 cashback on unlimited plans

Aircel today announced that it has partnered with Amazon Pay to offer flat Rs. 75 cashback on select unlimited plans on first recharge. For other plans you get Rs. 50 cashback. The limited period offer is valid till November 15th. You can check our more details about the offer and list of unlimited plans for different circles on Amazon.in Continue reading “Aircel ties up with Amazon Pay to offer Rs. 75 cashback on unlimited plans”

Vivo V7+ Energetic Blue color variant launched in India

Vivo V7 Plus Energetic Blue

Vivo launched V7+ mid-range selfie-focused smartphone in India in September in Champagne Gold and Matte Black colors. Today it has launched new Energetic Blue color variant in the country. Specifications are similar, including a 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) FullView display with 18:9 aspect ratio, 16-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and LED flash, Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform, Android 7.1 (Nougat) based on FuntouchOS 3.2, fingerprint sensor on the back and a 3225mAh built-in battery. Continue reading “Vivo V7+ Energetic Blue color variant launched in India”