Truecaller for iOS 11 brings SMS spam filtering for iMessage

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Truecaller has updated the iOS 11 app by adding a new spam filtering feature. As the name suggests, the feature will filter out SMS and MMS spam from iMessage and send them directly to a junk tab.

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Panasonic Eluga I4 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 8290

Panasonic Eluga I4

Panasonic has launched Eluga I4, successor of last year’s Eluga I3 smartphone in the Eluga series with support for 4G VoLTE. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass screen, 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 Eluga I4 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 8290”

Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth Speaker Basic 2 launched in India for Rs. 1799

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Xiaomi has launched Mi Bluetooth Speaker Basic 2, its latest speaker in India. It has compact body that encloses dual speaker unit offering higher fidelity sound and weighs just 237 grams. It has matte aluminum frame, a soft white face, and chamfered edges. It also has AUX in port that connect other devices that doesn’t have Bluetooth support.

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Flipkart acquires mobiles and IT products service chain F1 Info Solutions

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Flipkart has acquired F1 Info Solutions, a mobiles and IT repair services company with a pan-India presence of owned and franchised centres. F1 Info Solutions will be a part of Jeeves, a Flipkart company.  Continue reading “Flipkart acquires mobiles and IT products service chain F1 Info Solutions”

Apple replaces Bing search for Google on Siri and Spotlight

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Apple has switched default provider of its Web searches for Siri on iOS and Spotlight on the Mac to Google from Microsoft’s Bing. Now, when you ask Siri to search the web, it will return Google results instead of Bing. Users are already seeing search results from Google on iPhone and Mac users.

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Airtel deploys India’s first Massive MIMO technology, offers up to 3x faster 4G speeds

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Airtel today announced deployment of India’s first Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology, which is a pre-5G technology that will make Airtel’s network future ready for meeting the data demand in India. Airtel said that it has started deploying in Bangalore and Kolkata and will expand to other parts of the country soon. Continue reading “Airtel deploys India’s first Massive MIMO technology, offers up to 3x faster 4G speeds”

Apple iPhone X pre-order demand may cross 40-50M units – KGI

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities says that iPhone X demand could reach 40-50 million units. He noted that as iPhone X is a major model revamped form factor for the iPhone since the iPhone 6 debuted in 2014. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X pre-order demand may cross 40-50M units – KGI”

Lenovo K8 with 5.2-inch display, metal body, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 10499

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Lenovo launched the K8 Plus smartphone in India earlier this month and also announced the K8 smartphone with a similar design. Today it has launched the smartphone in the country. It has a 5.2-inch HD screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio P20 SoC, runs Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) stock Android, has a 13-megapixel rear camera, compared to dual camera arrangement on the K8 Note and K8 Plus and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and dedicated, customizable Music Key. Continue reading “Lenovo K8 with 5.2-inch display, metal body, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 10499”

Apple iPhone X certification reveals slightly bigger battery compared to iPhone 8 Plus

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After the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus got certified by TENAA in China, iPhone X has passed through the same regulatory body that reveals 2716mAh battery for the iPhone X, compared to the 2691mAh battery on the iPhone 8 Plus that was confirmed from teardown a few days back. In fact the  iPhone X has a compact body compared to iPhone 8 Plus. It also reveals 3GB of RAM, similar to the iPhone 8 Plus, as rumored earlier. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X certification reveals slightly bigger battery compared to iPhone 8 Plus”

OPPO F3 Diwali Limited Edition in Red launched in India for Rs. 18990

OPPO F3 Diwali Limited Edition

OPPO today launched F3 Limited Edition smartphone in India. It has similar specifications as the F3, but this comes in Red color with matching wallpaper and icons. The company launched Black Edition of the F3 in India back in May and launched Rose Gold version last month. Continue reading “OPPO F3 Diwali Limited Edition in Red launched in India for Rs. 18990”

Nokia 8 with 5.3-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 835, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 36999

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HMD Global just launched its flagship Nokia 8 smartphone in India, as expected. It was announced last month and packs a 5.3-inch Quad HD display with sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), which is also upgradable to Android O update. it has 13-megapixel dual rear cameras, one with a color sensor and the other with a monochrome sensor for low light and dedicated black and white photography. It also has ZEISS optics and OIS. It is also Splashproof with IP54 ratings.

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Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus manufacturing cost estimated at $247.51 and $288.08 respectively

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Research agency IHS has revealed the estimated cost of recently launched iPhones. The company says the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are slightly more expensive to make as compared to their predecessor.  Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus manufacturing cost estimated at $247.51 and $288.08 respectively”

WhatsApp is now blocked in China

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China has blocked WhatsApp, according to a latest report from the New York Times. The popular messaging app has joined other major apps like Facebook and Instagram that are censored by the Chinese government. The report stated that WhatsApp had been “broadly disrupted in China.”  Continue reading “WhatsApp is now blocked in China”

Google Nexus 5X and 6P security updates extended till November 2018

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Google usually offers security updates for its devices for one year from the time it stops offering Android version updates. The Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 stopped getting Android version updates last October, after Android 7.1.1 update and the company had promised to offer security updates till October 2017. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5X and 6P security updates extended till November 2018”

macOS High Sierra with Apple File System, HEVC, VR support and more now available

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Apple has released macOS 10.13 High Sierra for Macs. It was announced back in June at the WWDC 2017 and brings several new features, including a new file system for more efficient and reliable storage, support for High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) for  4K video at lower file sizes, Metal 2 – Apple’s advanced graphics technology that enables machine learning, computer vision, Core ML developer framework and also includes an update to Photos and Safari. Continue reading “macOS High Sierra with Apple File System, HEVC, VR support and more now available”