HOOQ, video-on-demand service that was launched in India in 2015 has announced new plans for the Indian market. As a result of growing demand for Hollywood content in the country, HOOQ will now focus Hollywood movies and TV shows. Continue reading “HOOQ debuts Rs.89 per month subscription plan, will focus on Hollywood movies and TV shows”
Panasonic has launched P99, the company’s latest 4G VoLTE smartphone in the ‘P series’ and the successor of last year’s P88 in the country. It has a 5-inch HD display , is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic P99 with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 7490”
Apple has released a white paper explaining the Face ID facial recognition technology on the iPhone X. The paper answers several questions about security and privacy about the Face ID and also explains how the new system works. Continue reading “Apple issues white paper to share details about the Face ID on iPhone X”
2017 has been the year of innovation in the smartphone segment especially in the design aspect. Be it Samsung, LG or even Apple now, they have completely refreshed their flagship design elements, and it looks like Sony is in too for some action. At the launch of Xperia XZ1 in India, managing director Kenichiro Hibi told Indian Express that the new upcoming Sony flagship would have a complete design overhaul catching up with the current trend. Continue reading “Sony confirms its next-generation smartphones will have a new design”
[Update: HMD Global’s CTO Mikko Jaakkola has confirmed that the company would unlock the bootloader of Nokia smartphones one at a time.]
Nokia 8 is the company’s first flagship phone since its return to the smartphone market. The device was launched in India earlier this week and was first introduced by HMD Global back in August. While Nokia fans are excited and happy that the brand is launching flagships along with budget phones, here comes a news that might come as a shock to some. Continue reading “HMD Global confirms it will not unlock Bootloader on Nokia Android smartphones [Update]”
Google is working on a high-end Google Home smart speaker called as “Max”, according to a latest report from 9to5Google. Earlier this month we saw renders of Google Mini smart speaker. Continue reading “Google Home Max smart speaker with stereo sound reportedly in works”
Innovation in the smartphone segment was never on rest, every passing day we see so much happening and so many possibilities. One such innovative thought is the idea of having a foldable smartphone that we have been hearing for quite some time now. Though we had to wait for such a long, things are finally taking shape. According to the sources of Android Authority, it happens to be that ZTE could be the first one to launch a foldable smartphone. Continue reading “ZTE Axon M foldable dual-screen smartphone surfaces in live image”
HMD Global introduced the 3310 feature phone with 2G support at the MWC 2017 earlier this year, and it was launched in India in May. Today it has unveiled the Nokia 3310 3G, a 3G variant of the phone in two new color variants. It also has more spacing between the buttons, letting you dial, text and tweet more comfortably. It comes with a new improved, customizable retro user interface that lets you change the icon colors and position.
Continue reading “Nokia 3310 3G in new colors, customizable retro UI announced”
In a bid to make it easier to donate blood in India, Facebook has rolled out a new feature. The feature will make it easier for people to sign up to be donors. It will help to connect people and organizations with information and tools to find blood donors when needed.
Continue reading “Facebook rolls out new feature to help connect blood donors with recipients in India”
Amazon has introduced second generation Alexa o Echo smart speakers – New Echo and Echo Plus. The company also unveiled a Echo Spot alarm clock. Continue reading “Amazon unveils new Echo, Echo Plus smart speakers and Echo Spot alarm clock”
After rumors, Amazon has introduced its new Fire TV in a new dongle design and support for 4K Ultra HD at 60 fps, High Dynamic Range (HDR), and Alexa Voice Remote that lets you search Amazon Video content using just your voice. You can also pair Fire TV to Echo devices to enjoy hands-free, far-field voice control, powered by Alexa. It is also much lighter than the 2015 model at just 87 grams. Continue reading “Amazon introduces new Fire TV with 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos audio”
Dyson, the company best known for its vacuum cleaners, is building an electric car. The UK based company will spend £2 billion on the project. Founder and CEO James Dyson said the car would not be a sports car, but would be “radically different” to current electric vehicles.
Continue reading “Dyson is building an electric car that will be launched in 2020”
LG today at the India Mobile Congress 2017 in New Delhi launched the LG K7i smartphone with Mosquito Away Technology that will keep mosquitoes away by creating Ultrasonic noise inaudible to human with the Mosquito Away cover that has a separate hardware built into it. It also comes with a Mosquito Away Stand. You also get a normal back cover with the phone. LG claims that this is the first phone in the world to feature this technology. Continue reading “LG K7i with Ultrasonic Mosquito Away technology launched in India for Rs. 7990”
Huawei’s Honor brand has sent out invites for the announcement of its mid-range Honor 7X smartphone in China. This will be the successor to last year’s Honor 6X. Even though the company did not share any details about the phone in the invite, physical invites sent to users point to full-screen display and dual rear cameras and a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Honor 7X with full screen display, dual rear cameras to be announced on October 11”
Apple has acknowledged the crackling earpiece issue on iPhone 8 and is working on a fix. The earpiece issue apparently affects both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus during calls.
Continue reading “Apple is working on fixing crackling earpiece issue on iPhone 8”
