Sony H8216 with Snapdragon 845, Dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 Oreo surfaces

Sony H8216

Sony’s upcoming flagship phones have been surfacing all over the place for the past few weeks. Recently Sony H8541  specs getting leaked which then revealed most of the specifications of the high-end 2018 flagship phone and today we are seeing yet another high-end phone with model number H8216 surfacing.  Continue reading “Sony H8216 with Snapdragon 845, Dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 Oreo surfaces”

Apple iPhone gets a price hike in India after increase in import duty

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As the Indian government increased the import duty on mobile phones from 10% to 15% last week, Apple has officially increased the price of its iPhones, including its iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X smartphones that were launched recently. Back in July when GST was implemented, Apple cut iPhone prices by up to Rs. 6,600, iPad prices by up to Rs. 3,900 and Mac rates by up to Rs. 11,800 in the country. Continue reading “Apple iPhone gets a price hike in India after increase in import duty”

5 Star Wars games you can play on your OnePlus 5T with the DND mode on

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The eighth installment of the Star Wars, marketed as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has hit theaters. In a way of celebrating the release of the movie, OnePlus launched OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition smartphone for the fans last week. Continue reading “5 Star Wars games you can play on your OnePlus 5T with the DND mode on”

OnePlus 5 gets new beta update based on Android Oreo with improved camera UI, bug fixes and improvements

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OnePlus released its first OxygenOS Open Beta 1 based on Android 8.0 (Oreo) at the end of last month. This week it has released the second Beta update for the phone that brings fixes for several launcher issues, Camera UI improvements, improvements in reading mode, vibration, Bluetooth audio and several fixes. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 gets new beta update based on Android Oreo with improved camera UI, bug fixes and improvements”

Samsung T5 portable SSD Unboxing

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Samsung launched its T5 portable SSD in India back in August as the successor to its T3 SSD that was launched last year. It has the same compact design, but is faster and comes with a  full metal body. We recently unboxed it. Check out the video.

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Weekly Roundup: LG V30+, OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition, New Moto Mods and more

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LG this week launched the most expected V30+ smartphone in India, OnePlus launched Star Wars Limited Edition 5T in the country, Motorola launched three new Moto Mods for its Moto Z series phones,  Samsung introduced new Notebook 9 (2018) and Notebook 9 Pen series laptops and lots more from this week in our roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG V30+, OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition, New Moto Mods and more”

Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Gear Fit2 Pro fitness tracker, successor of last year’s Gear Fit2 in India last month for Rs. 13,590. We recently unboxed it, check out the video below. Continue reading “Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro Unboxing”

Alphabet’s X to deploy FSOC technology in Andhra Pradesh for high-speed internet connectivity

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Andhra Pradesh Information and Technology Minister Nara Lokesh on Friday during a visit to X’s Headquarters in Mountain View has said that the state government in collaboration with the Google’s Alphabet Inc’s X to deploy Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) links in Andhra Pradesh. Continue reading “Alphabet’s X to deploy FSOC technology in Andhra Pradesh for high-speed internet connectivity”

BlackBerry extends support for BB10 and BBOS to 2019, ends support for BlackBerry Priv

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BlackBerry has announced that it is extending support for BB10 and BBOS up to 2019 and the company also said that it will soon introduce a new trade-up program which will offer significant discounts and incentive for current BlackBerry users to upgrade to a new BlackBerry device. Continue reading “BlackBerry extends support for BB10 and BBOS to 2019, ends support for BlackBerry Priv”

Xiaomi Redmi 5A Review

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In an attempt to disrupt the entry-level smartphone market Xiaomi launched the Redmi 5A smartphone last month at an aggressive price tag of Rs. 4999. The smartphone’s specifications are almost similar to the Redmi 4A that was launched earlier this year, but this gets a dedicated dual SIM slot and also comes with a higher end 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version. How Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5A Review”

Facebook adds Snooze button to mute updates from a person, page or group for 30 days

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Facebook today has announced that it will add snooze button over the coming week that will let you unfollow person, Page or group for 30 days and you won’t see any content from that particular page or person for 30 days in your news feed.  Continue reading “Facebook adds Snooze button to mute updates from a person, page or group for 30 days”

Google to officially shutdown Tango support in March 2018 to focus on ARCore

Google ARCore

Google today has announced that it is shutting down the support for project Tango officially on March 1st, 2018. Project Tango was Google’s first ever attempt on augmented reality and it required special hardware in the form of cameras and sensors to accurately map 3D areas which in turn made the phones expensive.

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Facebook starts rolling out Click-to-WhatsApp Button in Facebook ads

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Though WhatsApp has always been an ad-free network, Facebook has encouraged advertisements of businesses and individuals. However, that changes today as Facebook is now rolling out Click-to-WhatsApp button; a new ad unit that will let businesses ads create a link between the two platforms.  Continue reading “Facebook starts rolling out Click-to-WhatsApp Button in Facebook ads”

Google Maps step-by-step transit navigation is back, tells you when to get off your train or bus

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Google introduced  step-by-step public transit navigation directions for 400+ cities globally, back in 2011. Later it was removed. Now the feature finally back worldwide, after Google started testing if for sometime. Earlier this year Google expanded transit feature to sixteen Indian cities and also said that Google Maps globally provides over 1 billion km worth of transit results every day and has schedules for more than 2.5 million public transit stops worldwide.
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Indian Govt raises import tax on mobile phones, will affect Apple and others

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Indian Govt has raised the import tax on various electronic items including mobile phones, digital cameras, microwave ovens, and televisions with an aim to curb supplies from overseas and build up the domestic industry. Tax on mobile phones has been increased from 10% to 15%. Continue reading “Indian Govt raises import tax on mobile phones, will affect Apple and others”