Back in July HMD Global CEO Nummela left the company through mutual agreement between him and the HMD Global Board of Directors and Florian Seiche was appointed as acting CEO. Today HMD global has appointed Florian Seiche as the permanent CEO of the company. He will also join HMD Global Board immediately. Continue reading “HMD Global appoints Florian Seiche as CEO”
Gionee is all set to introduce F6, a new mid-range smartphone and the successor of the F5 soon. The Gionee F6L smartphone that has been certified by TENAA in China reveals a 5.7-inch full-screen 18:9 display and 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual rear cameras. Continue reading “Gionee F6 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, dual rear cameras gets certified [Update]”
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q3 2017, in which the company has made operating profit of 14.53 trillion won ($13 billion), up 179.4% YoY for the quarter that ended September 30, 2017, as expected. This is a new all-time high quarterly profit, due to strong demand for high-performance memory chipsets for servers and flagship mobile devices. Continue reading “Samsung reports record profits in Q3 2017, up 179% YoY; announces new leadership line-up”
Apple and Qualcomm dispute continue to escalate; A new report from The Wall Street Journal says that the Cupertino giant will drop Qualcomm components and move to Intel or possibly MediaTek for next year’s iPhones and iPads.
Continue reading “Apple might drop Qualcomm modem in next-gen iPhones and iPads”
Microsoft had launched redesigned Skype for mobile back in June, and the company has been testing its mobile interface changes in desktop versions of its apps. The redesigned interface mostly focused on media sharing and social expression tools. Today the company has publicly launched the redesigned Skype for the desktop.
Continue reading “Microsoft launches redesigned Skype for Desktop for Windows and Mac”
Instagram seems to have been testing two new features; the Stop-motion camera and redesigned mid-feed stories preview. The company just rolled out the Superzoom camera that let’s create a Dramatic Chipmunk-style zoom with a single tap.
HMD Global just announced Nokia 2, the company’s latest budget smartphone at an event in India. It has a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and packs a 4100mAh battery that promises up to 2 days of battery life on a single charge. It runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with support for Google Assistant and the company has promised Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the phone. Continue reading “Nokia 2 with 5-inch HD display, 4100mAh battery announced in India”
YouTube TV was introduced back in April with content from networks 35 of other cable networks for $35 per month. Using ChromeCast or another streaming device, you can stream the content from your mobile device to your TVs as well as there was no native YouTube TV app. Today the company has finally launched a proper Android TV app; the YouTube TV.
Continue reading “YouTube TV app launched for Android TVs, Xbox One, Apple TV and more”
Essential has rolled out a new update to the Essential PH-1 that brings October security patch, fingerprint gestures and most importantly, KRACK WP2 Wi-Fi protocol vulnerability. The company has been very active in pushing updates since the launch.
OnePlus 5T renders surfaced in China earlier this month. Now the first clear press render has surfaced, thanks to @evleaks aka Evan Blass. The image reveals only the top part of the phone at an angle that shows minimal bezels on the top along with a large camera sensor, a SIM slot and a power button on the right side. It also shows the phone’s 2.5D curved glass full-screen display and its metal frame. Continue reading “OnePlus 5T with full-screen display surfaces in first press render”
Reliance Jio’s VoLTE feature phone – JioPhone which was launched back in July went on sale in India in August. The JioPhone is powered by KaiOS, and now the production of the JioPhone has been kept on hold, according to a new report. It is heard that the company is in talks to bring out an Android-based phone.
Continue reading “Reliance Jio might stop JioPhone production to launch Android smartphone soon”
OPPO is all set to introduce R11s and R11s Plus smartphones, successor of R11 and R11 Plus at an event in China on November 2nd. The company already posted images of the phones and also confirmed 16MP + 20MP dual rear cameras with f/1.7 aperture and a 20-megapixel front-facing camera with A.I. Beauty Recognition technology. Now both the phones have been certified by TENAA in China that reveals detailed specifications of the phones. Continue reading “OPPO R11s and R11s Plus with full-screen AMOLED displays, dual rear cameras get certified”
Xiaomi launched Redmi 4 running MIUI 8 based on Marshmallow and also announced Nougat preview for Redmi 4 in the same event back in May, Nougat based MIUI Beta ROM was rolled out to Global Redmi 4 users in August. Continue reading “Xiaomi testing a new Android 7.1 Nougat stable update for Redmi 4”
1MORE today launched iBFree Bluetooth In-Ear Headphones in India. 1MORE has collaborated with Grammy Award Winning producer, mixer, and sound engineer Luca Bignardi to perfect the final tuning. It comes with 14 grams light-weight ergonomic Sports Design.
After Karbonn, Airtel has partnered with Celkon to launch Celkon Smart 4G, a VoLTE phone with support for 24 Indian languages at an effective price of Rs. 1349. It is part of Airtel’s Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone initiative under which the operator will partner with multiple mobile manufacturers in an aim to create an ‘open ecosystem’ of affordable 4G smartphones and bring them to market for virtually the price of a feature phone. Continue reading “Airtel partners with Celkon to launch 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1349”
