Vu Android 4K UHD LED TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 36999

Vu just launched its first Android TV range in India, as it had promised. These TVs come in 43-inch (43SU128) , 49-inch (49SU131) and 55-inch (55SU134) sizes and have 4K UHD resolution. These come with Vu ActiVoice built into the remote for voice search, browse and select in 88 languages and also comes with a standard remote. The company is calling it official Android TV since other unofficial TVs don’t come with voice search. The company has partnered with Netflix, Hotstar and ALTBalaji to offer certified VOD apps. You can also install apps and games from the Google Play Store. Continue reading “Vu Android 4K UHD LED TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 36999”

Google Maps in India gets Plus Codes to locate addresses easily, voice navigation in 6 additional Indian languages

Google today has introduced Plus Codes for Maps which is a simple location-based digital addressing system and voice Navigation in six additional Indian languages. The Plus Codes concept divides the surface of the Earth into tiny ‘tiled areas’ and assigns a unique to each. Continue reading “Google Maps in India gets Plus Codes to locate addresses easily, voice navigation in 6 additional Indian languages”

Asus Zenfone 4 Pro Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

Asus Zenfone 4 Pro

Asus has just started rolling Android 8.0 Oreo update to  Zenfone 4 Pro (ZS551KL) just like it promised. The company rolled out the update to the regular Zenfone 4 back in December. The Zenfone 4 Pro update brings the build number V15.0410.1802.34. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 Pro Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Apple partners with Ito World to display nearest bike-sharing stations in Maps

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Apple today inked a deal with Ito World to display nearest bike-sharing stations in Maps in over 175 cities across 36 countries. The feature is already live on Maps and will help you find the nearest station by typing “bike sharing” in the search bar or the name of the service. Continue reading “Apple partners with Ito World to display nearest bike-sharing stations in Maps”

Apple acquires Next Issue Media’s digital magazine service Texture

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Apple today announced that it has acquired the Next Issue Media LLC’s digital magazine service Texture. The service gives users unlimited access to their favorite titles for one monthly subscription fee. The move from Apple comes with an aim to tackle fake news and pave the way for trusted information. Continue reading “Apple acquires Next Issue Media’s digital magazine service Texture”

WhatsApp for iOS extends ‘delete for everyone’ duration to more than an hour

WhatsApp for Android earlier this month got the new extended time for ‘Delete for Everyone’ from 7 minutes or 420 seconds to 4096 seconds which is about 68 minutes and 16 seconds. Now the company has rolled out the same for iOS. WhatsApp with V2.18.31 for iOS and Windows phone also gets the new 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds for deleting a message. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iOS extends ‘delete for everyone’ duration to more than an hour”

U.S. president Trump blocks Broadcom’s acquisition of Qualcomm citing national security concerns

Qualcomm

Broadcom has almost reached a dead-end with its pursuits to acquire Qualcomm as Trump’s government has prohibited the take over with regards to national security. White House has ordered Broadcom immediately and permanently abandon the proposed takeover of Qualcomm. Continue reading “U.S. president Trump blocks Broadcom’s acquisition of Qualcomm citing national security concerns”

Vivo X21 with full-screen notch display, in-display fingerprint sensor to be announced on March 19

2018 is the year of notch in smartphones, after Apple introduced its iPhone X with a notch last year. Vivo has sent out invites for the announcement of X21 smartphone, successor of X20 that was introduced back in September last year. The company also confirmed in the invite that it will feature an in-display fingerprint sensor that first made its debut in the X20 Plus UD earlier this year.

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OPPO R15 with 6.28-inch FHD+ 19:9 full-screen display teased in images officially ahead of announcement

Last week OPPO teased  its upcoming R15 and R15 Plus with a notch display in image and a video that confirmed the design of the phone. It also confirmed that it will have a 6.28-inch 19: 9 full-screen AMOLED Super-V display with 1.78mm narrow frame and 90% screen-to-body ratio. Today it has listed the R15 on its site in Red, Blue, White and Mirror Red colors.  Continue reading “OPPO R15 with 6.28-inch FHD+ 19:9 full-screen display teased in images officially ahead of announcement”

Huawei P20 Lite press images, specifications, price surface ahead of March 27 announcement

Huwei P20 Lite image and specifications surfaced last month after the phone got certified by the FCC  and a press render of the phone surfaced  last week, now an online retailer in Poland has listed the phone with all the images, detailed specifications and the price ahead of the official announcement on March 27th.

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Toshiba dynaEdge AR Smart Glasses, a wearable Windows PC announced

Toshiba today introduced new dynaEdge AR Smart Glasses for enterprise customers, which is a wearable Augmented Reality (AR) solution that combines dynaEdge DE-100 Mobile Mini PC with Windows 10 Pro and dynaEdge AR100 Head Mounted Display (HMD). Continue reading “Toshiba dynaEdge AR Smart Glasses, a wearable Windows PC announced”

Staqu introduces AI-powered Smart Glasses in India that can help identify threats like intruders and criminals

Gurgaon-based Staqu today has launched the AI-powered Smart Glasses with inbuilt camera in India. It comes with speech and image recognition combined. The company says that it can identify potential threats to the civil society, such as criminals, intruders or terrorists.
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Honor 7X gets Face Unlock via OTA update in India

Huawei’s Honor brand has announced that it has started rolling out a new software update to enable Face unlock feature in Honor 7X smartphone in India, as it had promised. Face Unlock for the Honor View 10 was released back in January and the Honor 9 Lite got the feature last month.

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Honor 9 Lite available with instant discount, exchange offer on Flipkart on March 13

Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 9 Lite smartphone earlier this year. It even got face unlock feature recently. Today the company has announced that the phone will be available with discounts and exchange offers as part of Flipkart’s Mobile Bonanza sales tomorrow, 13th March. It also said that this will be its Biggest sale so we can expect enough stocks. Continue reading “Honor 9 Lite available with instant discount, exchange offer on Flipkart on March 13”

Google’s 1443 PPI 120Hz AMOLED display for VR to be announced in May

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Back in December 2017 Google had teased about a VR display that will have 10x more pixels than any commercially available VR display today. It looks Google is now all set to introduce the next-big-thing in the VR space. The search engine giant at the SID 2018 in May is expected introduce the super high-resolution display. Continue reading “Google’s 1443 PPI 120Hz AMOLED display for VR to be announced in May”