Meizu M6 Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, dual rear cameras, 16MP front camera announced

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Meizu just announced M6 Note, the company’s latest smartphone in the Note series at an event in China, as it had promised. It a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, similar to the predecessor, but this is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile platform instead of MediaTek Helio P10 SoC and also comes with a 12-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, dual-tone quad-LED flash arranged in antenna lines and dual PD focusing technology for fast focus in just 0.0.3 seconds along with a secondary 5-megapixel rear camera to capture depth information. Continue reading “Meizu M6 Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, dual rear cameras, 16MP front camera announced”

OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS 4.1.7 update brings touch latency improvements and bug fixes

Back in June OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS 4.1.5, which was quickly withdrawn and the OxygenOS 4.1.6 update was released. Now OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS 4.1.7 update for the 3 and 3T that brings improvements, including enhanced system fluidity and battery optimizations.  OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei event tweeted that that update brings touch latency improvements. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS 4.1.7 update brings touch latency improvements and bug fixes”

HTC VIVE gets Rs. 16000 price cut in India

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After $200 price cut in the U.S. HTC has reduced price of VIVE VR system in India by Rs. 16,000, four months after the launch in the country. It includes wireless VR controllers, room scale movement, and Head Mounted Display featuring a built in camera.

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LG K8 2017 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE now available in India for Rs. 9999

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LG unveiled the 2017 range of K-series phones back in December last year. Now the K8 2017 is available from offline stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display and also has a fingerprint sensor, but the Indian variant has a 1.25GHz quad-core processor, which could be MediaTek MT6737 SoC, instead of Snapdragon 425. It runs on old Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) instead of Android 7.0 (Nougat) in the Snapdragon version.

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Nokia 6 goes on sale in India on Amazon today for Rs. 14999

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HMD global introduced the Nokia 6 along with its other Android smartphones in India back in June. It started registrations for the sale last month. It will go on sale the country at 12PM exclusively on Amazon.in, as it had promised. Only those who have registered for the sale are eligible to get the phone today and can register for the sale on August 30th. Continue reading “Nokia 6 goes on sale in India on Amazon today for Rs. 14999”

Western Digital My Book Duo 20TB world’s highest capacity external desktop storage announced

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Western Digital, known for its revolutionary storage products has announced new My Book Duo desktop storage system with 20TB capacity making it the world’s highest capacity external desktop storage system ever. Targeted at both home and office, it comes with RAID-optimized WD Red hard drives that offer speeds of up to 360 MB/s sequential reads. It comes in other storage options as well.

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LG to unveil two new gaming monitors with high refresh rate at IFA 2017

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Following the announcement of projectors, LG announced that it will introduce two new gaming monitors at IFA 2017 in Berlin next week. The South Korean tech giant is planning to unveil 32- and 27-inch GK monitors with high refresh rates of 144Hz (overclockable up to 165Hz) and 240Hz. Continue reading “LG to unveil two new gaming monitors with high refresh rate at IFA 2017”

Samsung might have secured first batch Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipsets for Galaxy S9

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If the information from China turns out to be true, then Samsung has reportedly reserved its first batch of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset for its next flagship model, Galaxy S9 series of smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung might have secured first batch Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipsets for Galaxy S9”

HP Omen X gaming laptop with up to 17-inch 4K display, user upgradable components announced

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HP at the Gamescom 2017 introduced its Omen X gaming laptop with support unlocked CPUs for overclocking and factory-overclocked GPUs and memory options for gaming enthusiasts. It also has OMEN Command Center Software that lets you manage CPU and RAM overclocking. Continue reading “HP Omen X gaming laptop with up to 17-inch 4K display, user upgradable components announced”

Xiaomi Mi Business Backpack and Crewneck T-shirt launched in India

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Xiaomi has launched its Mi Business Backpack and Mi Crewneck T-shirt, the company’s latest Mi Ecosystem products in India, months after OnePlus launched its Gear lifestyle products such as Travel Messenger Bag and Backpack in the country on its official site. The Mi Business Backpack is different from the Mi Basic Shoulder Bag that we had unboxed last year. This has several compartments, including a large one to fit your laptop, is light-weight and durable. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Business Backpack and Crewneck T-shirt launched in India”

Google tipped to launch new Chromebook Pixel and smaller Google Home

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It looks like we will see a new Google Chromebook Pixel this year. According to a latest report from Android Police, Google is planning to release a new version of Chromebook Pixel along with the next generation Pixel phones. Continue reading “Google tipped to launch new Chromebook Pixel and smaller Google Home”

How to install Android Oreo on Google Pixel, Nexus phones

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As promised, the search engine giant Google yesterday announced the name of its next Android iteration dubbed as Android Oreo, coinciding with the Solar Eclipse. Google unveiled Android Oreo with a minute long video showcasing its features including stronger, safer, speedier abilities. Continue reading “How to install Android Oreo on Google Pixel, Nexus phones”

Top 5 Android Oreo features you should know

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After a lot of speculations and rumors, Google yesterday finally announced the name of the Android’s next iteration as “Oreo”. The successor of Android Nougat got some pretty cool features in its sleeves featuring different looks to under-the-hood improvements. Continue reading “Top 5 Android Oreo features you should know”

Moto G5S Plus with dual rear cameras launching in India exclusively on Amazon on August 29

Moto G5S Plus

After teasing the phone, Moto has finally sent out invites for the launch of its Moto G5S Plus smartphone in India on August 29th exclusively on Amazon.in. It was introduced earlier this month and has 13-megapixel dual rear cameras with selective focus mode for portraits, adding blurred background effect, selective black and white coloring, replace background mode and more and an improved 8-megapixel front camera with flash.

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Ola, Google team up to bring Ola Outstation cabs to Google Maps

ola mapsOla and Google have partnered to bring Ola Outstation service to Google Maps. Users will now see an inter-city Ola cab ride options directly within Google Maps. Continue reading “Ola, Google team up to bring Ola Outstation cabs to Google Maps”