LG Q7 and Q7+ with 5.5-inch FHD+Display, Snapdragon 450, dust and water-resistant body launched in Korea, price revealed

LG introduced its mid-range Q7 series of smartphones last month. Today the company launched the Q7 and Q7+ smartphones in Korea and also revealed the price of the phones. It also reveals that the phone will be  powered by 1.8 GHz Octa-core Snapdragon 450 SoC.  In addition to military grade durability with MIL-STD 810G, same as the predecessor, this is also IP68-certified for water and dust resistance. It also has Portrait mode, QLens, Hi-Fi quality audio, DTS:X 3D Surround Sound, and the Q7+ also comes with Hi-Fi Quad DAC.

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Garmin vivoactive 3 Music with integrated music, GPS announced

Garmin has introduce vivoactive 3 Music, its new GPS-enabled smartwatch with integrated Music support that lets you store up to 500 songs by downloading offline music playlists from select music streaming services like Deezer (coming soon), iHeartRadio, or transfer music from a computer directly. It has the same fitness features that was introduced with the vivoactive 3 as well as Garmin Pay, contactless payment solution.

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OPPO Realme 1 Moonlight Silver Limited Edition goes on sale on Amazon India from June 18

OPPO’s Realme launched the Realme 1 smartphone in the country in Diamond Black, Solar Red and Moonlight Silver colors. At that time the company said that 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version in Moonlight Silver and Diamond Black colors will be available from June. Now the company has confirmed that the Silver Limited Edition will go on sale on Amazon.in   from June 18th. Continue reading “OPPO Realme 1 Moonlight Silver Limited Edition goes on sale on Amazon India from June 18”

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 could pack 4000mAh battery with wireless fast charging, color variants surface in render

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 is the upcoming flagship that is scheduled to launch later this year in August. The device has been in the news for quite some time and now according to Ice universe who has a solid track record in revealing leaks about the upcoming Samsung devices; the Galaxy Note 9 is said to feature a massive 4000mAh battery with support for wireless fast charging technology.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 9 could pack 4000mAh battery with wireless fast charging, color variants surface in render”

Vodafone launches 4G services in Kedarnath

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Vodafone has launched its 4G services in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, just in time for annual Chardham Yatra. Vodafone’s 4G site has been located around the temple premises which is located at an altitude of 11,755 feet. This lets Vodafone customers visiting Kedarnath temple to stay connected with voice and data with their loved ones and family even while visiting the remote location. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G services in Kedarnath”

Truecaller acquires India-based payments startup Chillr to boost Truecaller Pay

Truecaller today announced that it has acquired India-based payments startup Chillr. It was introduced a few years back as India’s first multi-bank payments app that allows you to send money instantly from your Bank account to anyone in your phone book or to a beneficiary using ‘Account number & IFSC code’ or ‘UPI ID’. It also lets you recharge, pay bills, split bills, or request money.

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Google will no longer let you install Chrome extensions from websites

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Google Chrome browser needs no new introduction and part of the popularity comes from the wide range of Chrome extensions available through the Chrome Web Store allowing users to customize their Chrome experience.  Continue reading “Google will no longer let you install Chrome extensions from websites”

Apple Books app previewed ahead of roll out later this year along with iOS 12, replaces iBooks

Last week at the WWDC 2018, Apple introduced Apple Books app, and said that it has been redesigned to make it easier to discover and enjoy books and audio books. Today the company has previewed the new features of the app. Continue reading “Apple Books app previewed ahead of roll out later this year along with iOS 12, replaces iBooks”

Android P could bring manual dark and light theme in Pixel launcher

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With Pixel 2, Google launched an automatic dark theme that changes according to wallpaper color within launcher and quick settings. This is a half-baked move with users requesting Google a dark system theme for years. There is no way you can manually select between light and dark theme. However, this might be changing with Android P release.  Continue reading “Android P could bring manual dark and light theme in Pixel launcher”

ASUS PixelMaster camera app update with Google Lens integration starts rolling out

ASUS has started rolling out an update for its PixelMaster camera app that brings Google Lens support inside the camera app that brings object and landmark recognition. This was announced by Google at the I/O, and Sony smartphones and the Motorola’s 2018 lineup got the feature recently. Continue reading “ASUS PixelMaster camera app update with Google Lens integration starts rolling out”

Instagram now lets you shop directly from Stories

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Instagram today has announced that it is expanding shopping ability beyond Feed to Instagram Stories. On Instagram Stories, when you see a sticker with a shopping bag icon, you can now tap on it to see more details about that product. Continue reading “Instagram now lets you shop directly from Stories”

Samsung Galaxy S10 said to ditch the earpiece for a 6.2-inch sound-emitting edge-to-edge display

Samsung showcased an interesting sound-emitting display concept at the Society of Information Displays (SID) 2018 expo last month. Samsung says that the panel uses vibration and bone conduction to eliminate the need for an earpiece. This also helps in extending the screen all the way from top to bottom. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 said to ditch the earpiece for a 6.2-inch sound-emitting edge-to-edge display”

Google Translate for Android and iOS gets AI-powered offline translation

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Google Translate app has received Neural Machine learning Technology offline—on the device translations. Meaning which the technology will run within the Google Translate apps directly on your Android or iOS device so that you can get high-quality translations even when you don’t have access to an internet connection. Continue reading “Google Translate for Android and iOS gets AI-powered offline translation”

Apple to highlight up-to-date 2018 FIFA World Cup scores and stats across all its devices

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The 2018 FIFA world cup tournament is right around the corner and with the same excitement, Apple today announced that it is integrating Siri to stay up to date with stats, scores and their favorite teams across all Apple devices. Siri is adding support for football in Brazil, Russia, Denmark, Finland, Malaysia, Turkey, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Continue reading “Apple to highlight up-to-date 2018 FIFA World Cup scores and stats across all its devices”

Apple updates App Store review guidelines to prevent app developers from sharing user data

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Apple has quietly closed the loophole that lets app makers store and share data without users consent. The company last week changed its App Store rules to limit how developers use information about iPhone owners’ friends and other contacts. This indeed is a perfect move from Apple that puts an end to years of practice where developers ask users for access to their phone contacts, and then later use it for marketing without proper permissions. Continue reading “Apple updates App Store review guidelines to prevent app developers from sharing user data”