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Amazon updates Kindle app for Android and iOS with new look, easy search and more

New Amazon Kindle for iOS

Amazon today updated its Kindle app that brings All-New Design and several new features. Amazon says that the new look is built around the books you love. You can between the new light theme or existing dark theme. You can quickly navigate with one-tap access to the things you use most, including your most recent book. U.S. users also get new community tab featuring Goodreads discovery and discussion features on Kindle for iOS.

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Apple iPhone X pre-orders begin October 27 on Flipkart and Amazon in India

Apple iPhone X screen

Apple introduced the iPhone X, its flagship iPhone with several new features at an event last month. It already said that the phone will be available for pre-order from October 27 in more than 55 countries and territories including India. Now Flipkart and Amazon.in have announced that the phone will be available for pre-order on the same date. It will be available for pre-order on Flipkart from 12:31PM and Amazon.in will start taking pre-orders from mid-night. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X pre-orders begin October 27 on Flipkart and Amazon in India”

Samsung patent files hint at front facing fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S9

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The Galaxy S8 and Note 8 though being fantastic flagship phones faced a lot of criticism for the wrong placement of the Fingerprint scanner. Taking a cue from that, it looks like Samsung has decided to go back to the front placement which was the case before the S8.

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Moto X4 price tipped ahead of India launch on November 13

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Moto was supposed to launch the Moto X4 smartphone in India on October 3rd, but later it got pushed to November 13. Now the box of the Moto X4 has surfaced on Twitter that shows that India will get the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version with dual SIM support and also reveals that it will cost Rs. 23,999.

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Amkette EVO TV 3 4K Streaming Android Media Player launched for Rs. 7999

Amkette EVO TV 3 4K

Amkette has launched EVO TV 3 4K, its latest streaming Android Media Player running customized version of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and with support for Ultra High Definition 4K videos. It is the successor of the EVO TV2 4K that was launched last year. It has 8GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 128GB that lets you install more apps and store movies and TV shows. Continue reading “Amkette EVO TV 3 4K Streaming Android Media Player launched for Rs. 7999”

Acer Predator Triton 700 ultrathin Gaming Notebook with GeForce GTX 1080 GPU launched in India

Acer Predator Triton 700

Acer today has launched a new gaming Notebook; the Triton 700 Gaming Notebook in India. The gaming laptop was initially announced at the Next@Acer event in New York back in April. It comes with industry-leading thermal technology and is incredibly slim at 18.9mm.

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Karbonn Titanium Jumbo with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6490

Karbonn Titanium Jumbo

Karbonn Mobiles has launched Titanium Jumbo, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support and a 4000mAh battery that promises up to 400 hours standby and up to 16 hours talk time. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 7.0 Nougat, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Jumbo with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6490”

FiiO F9 and F9 SE Triple Driver in-ear earphones launched in India starting at Rs. 7290

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FiiO has launched two new hybrid IEMs; the F9 and the F9 SE in India. Just as the name suggests, they use a hybrid design in which each channel is composed of one dynamic and two balanced armature (BA) drivers and comes with comes standard with both 2.5mm balanced and 3.5mmm single-ended cables.

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Google Lens update now rolling out for Pixel and Pixel XL through photos app

Google Lens which was showcased at the Google I/O back in May and was demoed at the Pixel event earlier this month was one of the many announcements that caught the attention of many. With some room for further improvement, Google Lens is an interesting feature to have on smartphones. Now, it seems like the update is being rolled out to the first-gen Pixel and Pixel XL through Google Photos app.

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Vodafone takes on JioPhone, launches Micromax Bharat 2 Ultra 4G phone at an effective price of Rs. 999

Micromax Bharat 2 After Airtel partnered with Karbonn for a 4G VoLTE phone, Vodafone has partnered with Micromax to take on Jiophone with the launch of Bharat 2 Ultra 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 999.

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WhatsApp is testing Group Voice and Video Calls for iOS

WhatsApp is silently testing the Group Voice and Video calls for iOS going by the code spotted in the latest beta version for the iPhone app. While the references confirming the group voice calls are multiple, there is one instance that mentions the group video calls for the platform.

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Apple and Samsung heading for yet another iPhone patent damages trial

Apple and Samsung will head back again to the district court for yet another iPhone patent damages trial and to determine how much Samsung Electronics Co should pay Apple Inc for copying the look of the iPhone. Judge Lucy Koh, in San Jose, California on Sunday, has signed an order and told both the companies to meet the courtroom again.

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Uber launches UberHIRE XL in Delhi, lets you hire 6-seater SUVs

Uber Hire XL

Uber launched its UberHire car rental service in 9 cities in India earlier this year. Today it has launched uberHIRE XL in Delhi that will enable upto 6 riders to travel instead of 4 riders in UberHIRE. With this service, riders can hire a 6-seater SUVs such as Toyota Innova, Honda Mobilio and Maruti Suzuki Ertiga with more room. Minimum fare for uberHIRE XL is Rs. 359, Per km fare above 10 km is Rs. 17/km and per minute fare above 60 minutes is Rs. 2.5/minute.

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OnePlus 5T with full-screen display surfaces in renders

OnePlus 5T leak

OnePlus has been in the news for quite some time since we first heard about the possibilities of OnePlus 5T. Though it is heard that OnePlus might not be launching the T-variant of the OnePlus 5 and directly launch OnePlus 6 early next year, now it looks like the company has had a change of plans. Two new recent developments suggest that OnePlus might be working on the OnePlus 5T and it might be launched sometime in November.

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