Pixel, Pixel XL users get lifetime ‘Original Quality’ unlimited photo and video uploads confirms Google

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Google has officially mentioned that the original Quality unlimited photo uploads from the latest Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will have an expiration date of 2020, after which the picture upload will be allowed in slightly lower ‘high-quality’ resolution instead of Original. Post this announcement; there has been slight confusion about the position of last year’s Pixel as they never had any such limit. Continue reading “Pixel, Pixel XL users get lifetime ‘Original Quality’ unlimited photo and video uploads confirms Google”

Qualcomm files lawsuit against Apple in China over patent infringement, seeks iPhone Ban

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Qualcomm seems to have no intentions to stop its fight against Apple as the chipset maker has yet again filed legal lawsuits in China seeking to ban of sale and Manufacturing of iPhones in the country. The San Diego based company is aiming to take a dig at Apple in the world’s largest market for smartphones where most of the iPhones are being manufactured. Continue reading “Qualcomm files lawsuit against Apple in China over patent infringement, seeks iPhone Ban”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Honor 7X , BlackBerry Motion, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2017 and more

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This week Xiaomi launched the Mi MIX 2 smartphone in India, BlackBerry introduced Motion, a mid-range Android smartphone, Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab A (2017), Huawei’s Honor brand introduced the Honor 7X and Honor 6C Pro, and lots more in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Honor 7X , BlackBerry Motion, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2017 and more”

Flipkart Big Diwali Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories and more

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After Big Billion Days sale last month and Festive Dhamaka Days sale last week, Flipkart today started its 4-day Big Diwali Sale, just in time for the festive season. The sale offers great deals on smartphones including Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, HTC U11 , iPhones, Moto Z and more. All these offers are available through the site, mobile site as well as Flipkart app. Continue reading “Flipkart Big Diwali Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories and more”

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Up to 40% off on smartphones, offers on laptops, power banks and more

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Amazon today started its third Diwali Great Indian Festival Sale, after its second sale last week. In this sale it is offering up to 40% off on smartphones and TVs, up to 60% off on headphones, offers on power bank,s Kindle and more. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Up to 40% off on smartphones, offers on laptops, power banks and more”

Nokia 8 with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage goes on sale in Finland

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Nokia 8 was introduced back in August and was launched in India on September 26th. While the Initial variant was shipped with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, now a new model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage is available in Finland, after some rumors. Rest of the specifications remain the same, except for the RAM and storage. Continue reading “Nokia 8 with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage goes on sale in Finland”

Reliance Jio reports Rs. 6147 crore revenue for Q2 FY18, has over 138.6 million customers

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Reliance Jio today reported Rs. 6,147 crore revenue and a net loss of 270.59 crore for its first quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 30th September, 2017. It reported Standalone earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 1,443 crore and EBITDA margin of 23.5%, and Standalone earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 260 crore and EBIT margin of 4.2%. Consolidated value of services stood at 7,213 crore. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 6147 crore revenue for Q2 FY18, has over 138.6 million customers”

OPPO F5 with full-screen display launching in India on November 2

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OPPO earlier this week confirmed it will unveil OPPO F5 smartphone in Philippines on October 26th. Yesterday it confirmed that it will launch the smartphone in India as well as Southeast Asia Markets including Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam soon. Today it has sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in the country on November 2nd. Continue reading “OPPO F5 with full-screen display launching in India on November 2”

Nokia 8 with Snapdragon 835, dual rear cameras goes on sale in India for Rs. 36999

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HMD Global launched its flagship Nokia 8 smartphone in India. Today the company said that the Nokia 8 will be available in the country from retail stores offline starting today. The phone packs a 5.3-inch Quad HD display, Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform, Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android O, 13-megapixel dual rear cameras (RGB + Monochrome), ZEISS optics and OIS. Continue reading “Nokia 8 with Snapdragon 835, dual rear cameras goes on sale in India for Rs. 36999”

Airtel Digital TV and LG team to offer benefits of up to 25% on Airtel Internet TV

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Airtel Digital TV launched Internet TV, which is an Android TV box. Developed by LG, it offers 500 satellite TV channels. Today, LG and Airtel have announced an exclusive partnership under which customers purchasing any 43-inch and above LG UHD or OLED panel TV, will get benefits of up to 25% on Airtel Internet TV.

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Airtel launches VoLTE services in Maharashtra & Goa

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After launching Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in India starting from Mumbai last month, Airtel has launched VoLTE services across Rest of Maharashtra & Goa. This lets Airtel customers enjoy HD quality voice calls along with faster call set up time compared to normal voice calls on their VoLTE-compatible 4G handsets. Continue reading “Airtel launches VoLTE services in Maharashtra & Goa”

Nokia 6 Android 7.1.2 Nougat update with October security patch starts rolling out

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HMD Global introduced Nokia 6 smartphone earlier this year running Android 7.0 (Nougat), later it got Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update back in April, and it was launched in India with the same version of the OS. Now it has finally started rolling out Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) update in some regions. Continue reading “Nokia 6 Android 7.1.2 Nougat update with October security patch starts rolling out”

Samsung Bixby 2.0 tipped to be unveiled next week

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Samsung is expected to announce Bixby 2.0 next week, according to a latest report from Korea Herald. The new and improved version of Bixby 2.0 is expected to be introduced at Samsung’s developer conference on October 18 in San Francisco. Continue reading “Samsung Bixby 2.0 tipped to be unveiled next week”

Samsung Gear Sport and Gear IconX 2018 price and availability in the U.S. announced

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Samsung had launched the Gear Sport and Gear IconX 2018 back in August at the IFA event, and today the company has announced the pricing and availability details of the devices in USA.

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Lava Helium 12 laptop with 12.5-inch display launched for Rs. 12999

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Lava this week launched Helium 12, its second Windows 10 laptop in the Helium series, few months after launching the Helium 14. It has a 12.5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Intel x5-Z8350 processor, has 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, which is expandable with microSD.

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