Sony Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India

Sony Mobile launched Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus, two new mid-range smartphones exclusively in India last October running Android 7.1 (Nougat), and the company at the launch said that the phones will be upgraded to Android 8.0 (Oreo). As promised, the company has started rolling out the update for the smartphones earlier this week.  Continue reading “Sony Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi TV 4A, Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ and more

This week Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones in India, Xiaomi launched its new Mi TV 4A series, LG introduces new OLED and SUPER UHD HDR TV line-up and Samsung introduced its QLED TV and Premium UHD TV line-up, and more in this week’s roundup.

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Google celebrates Mario day with new ‘Mario Time’ Maps navigation for iOS and Android

Google Maps Mario Time

On the occasion of Mario day, Google has teamed up with Nintendo to bring Mario to Google Maps. Starting today “Mario Time” is available on Google Maps for Android and iOS devices and Mario will accompany you on all your drives Google Maps this week. Continue reading “Google celebrates Mario day with new ‘Mario Time’ Maps navigation for iOS and Android”

Microsoft Pix app gets business card feature with LinkedIn integration

Microsoft Pix

Microsoft’s intelligent camera app, Pix has been updated with a new business card feature with LinkedIn integration that will make it easier than ever to manage your contacts. The new business card feature for iPhones add contacts, not just to your iPhone’s contacts but also to your LinkedIn account. Continue reading “Microsoft Pix app gets business card feature with LinkedIn integration”

Motorola reportedly cancels Moto X5, scales back on Moto Mods

Moto X5

According to sources and people familiar with Motorola’s internal affairs, the company has reportedly canceled the Moto X5 and is also said to be scaling back on the number of Moto Mods it develops, according to a new report from Android Police. Furthermore, it is also reported that Motorola is also downsizing its Motorola Engineering team in Chicago.  Continue reading “Motorola reportedly cancels Moto X5, scales back on Moto Mods”

Intel reportedly exploring options to acquire Broadcom, which is trying to acquire Qualcomm

According to a latest WSJ report, Intel is exploring options to acquire Broadcom if the company is successful in taking over Qualcomm. Broadcom is so hell-bent on acquiring Qualcomm since its first bid back in November 2017.  Continue reading “Intel reportedly exploring options to acquire Broadcom, which is trying to acquire Qualcomm”

Bose forays into AR with audio-only AR glasses prototype, to invest $50 million

Bose AR Glasses

At SXSW, Bose announced that it is foraying into the AR game but unlike many AR tech out there, Bose is all about audio that will be delivered through a “wafer-thin acoustics package. It also introduced a new prototype glasses to hear which Bose says is the future of mobile sound. Continue reading “Bose forays into AR with audio-only AR glasses prototype, to invest $50 million”

Motorola stepping into VR, Virtual Viewer Moto Mod surfaces

Motorola is apparently stepping into the VR space as the company is working on its Virtual Viewer moto mod. Thanks to popular leakster Evan Blass, we now have our first look at the Mod. Motorola’s Mod range currently includes a Projector, Polaroid printer, Battery Packs, Gamepads, and more. Continue reading “Motorola stepping into VR, Virtual Viewer Moto Mod surfaces”

JioTV introduces interactive sports experience with different camera angle, mic selection and more

Reliance Jio recently acquired the exclusive India digital for the T20 cricket series Nidahas Trophy – a tri-nation T20 competition played at Colombo from March 6 to 18, 2018 between host Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India. It also offers commentary in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Now it has announced that it has introduced India’s first interactive sports experience for consumers watching the tri-nation Nidahas trophy. Continue reading “JioTV introduces interactive sports experience with different camera angle, mic selection and more”

Xiaomi teases new smartphone launch in India on March 14, Redmi 5 expected [Update: Amazon Exclusive]

Update: The Redmi 5 will be exclusively launched on Amazon India, just like its predecessor. New teaser also reveals that the phone will launch at 3PM on March 14th, which will likely be an online event.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro low headphone volume issue fix starts rolling out

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro in India on 14th February, and released the OTA for enabling face unlock in last week of February. Earlier this week we came across posts on Mi Community in which users reported the Low sound output from headphones issue for the newly launched Redmi Note 5 Pro. Moderators on Mi Community India responded to these posts and asked users to provide buglogs for the issue. Xiaomi quickly addressed the issue and started rolling out a bug fix update this evening. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro low headphone volume issue fix starts rolling out”

Xiaomi Berlin with unannounced Snapdragon 632 surfaces in benchmarks

Xiaomi Berlin

Xiaomi is about the launch the Mi MIX 2s in a couple of weeks and now an unknown mid-range Xiaomi phone codenamed ‘Berlin’ has surfaced on the Geekbench benchmark revealing very little about the smartphone. According to the listing, the phone is powered by an unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 chipset.  Continue reading “Xiaomi Berlin with unannounced Snapdragon 632 surfaces in benchmarks”

HTC U Ultra Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

HTC was one of the first OEMs to confirm Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for some of its top-end devices. After rolling out Android Oreo update for the HTC U11 and HTC 10 smartphones, the company has started rolling out Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the U Ultra smartphone starting from Taiwan. Some users are also reporting that the update is available in India as well. The changelog is simple that mentions Android 8.0 (Oreo) update and system enhancements.

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Samsung Galaxy S9+ Unboxing and First Impressions

Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, the company’s latest flagship smartphones in India earlier this week. Here we have the unboxing of the Galaxy S9+, the bigger phone in the series with dual rear cameras.

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Sony Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact pre-orders begin in Europe, price revealed

Sony Xperia XZ2

Sony at the MWC 2018 event has announced the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact and today the pre-orders of the same have begun in Europe across Amazon revealing the prices. The Xperia XZ2 is the first series from Sony to have the 18:9 full-screen display. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact pre-orders begin in Europe, price revealed”