OnePlus 5T OxygenOS 4.7.4 update brings optimized Camera UI, improvements in photo quality and more

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OnePlus 5T has received its second OxygenOS update to version 4.7.4, couple of weeks after the OxygenOS 4.7.2 update that brought several fixes and improvements. The latest update brings optimized Camera UI and improvements to photo quality along with optimizations for audio from loudspeaker and headphones, face unlock and more. It also improves stability of fingerprint and GPS along with the usual set of bug fixes and stability improvements. Continue reading “OnePlus 5T OxygenOS 4.7.4 update brings optimized Camera UI, improvements in photo quality and more”

Facebook Messenger Instant Games get live streaming and video chat support

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Facebook Messenger games complete one year and to celebrate the occasion, the company is introducing new games and new features. The platform currently has over 70 games from more than 100 developers which are available worldwide. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger Instant Games get live streaming and video chat support”

BlackBerry and Qualcomm team up to develop automotive platforms for next-gen connected vehicles

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BlackBerry has partnered with Qualcomm to develop and produce automotive platforms for the next generation of connected vehicles. As a part of this non-exclusive deal, both the companies will combinedly develop and optimize select Qualcomm Technologies’ hardware platforms for Next-generation Vehicles. Continue reading “BlackBerry and Qualcomm team up to develop automotive platforms for next-gen connected vehicles”

Baidu, Qualcomm partner to optimize DuerOS conversational AI system for Snapdragon

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At the second annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm has announced a strategic partnership with Baidu to Support an Optimized On-Device AI for Baidu’s DuerOS for Snapdragon including the latest Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform. Continue reading “Baidu, Qualcomm partner to optimize DuerOS conversational AI system for Snapdragon”

Qualcomm introduces USB-C Aqstic Hi-Fi audio DAC AQT1000

Qualcomm Aqstic Hi-Fi DAC AQT1000

Qualcomm at its second annual summit has showcased its Aqstic Hi-Fi DAC; AQT1000 as headphone jack is slowly becoming obsolete. The Qualcomm-made audio DAC supports playback of formats at up to 384KHz and 32 bits, including the obscure DSD format. Earlier this year it introduced Aqstic USB-C Headset Code WHS9420, single chip USB audio SoC platforms designed specifically for USB-C connected audio devices. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces USB-C Aqstic Hi-Fi audio DAC AQT1000”

Honor View10 Hands On & First Impressions

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At an event in London, Honor announced an all new device as part of the View series of smartphones. Dubbed View10, it is the first device to pack the new Kirin 970 chipset that comes equipped with a dedicated NPU or Neural Processing Unit. If you’d remember, we brought you the lowdown on that from IFA and now we’ve got our first product based on the new processor. There’s more to the Honor View10 though, let’s find out in our hands on. Continue reading “Honor View10 Hands On & First Impressions”

OPPO F5 Youth with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 16MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 16990

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OPPO launched the F5, a selfie-focused smartphone with 6-inch full HD+ 18:9 full-screen display last month, and as promised, it has launched the F5 Youth smartphone, a cheaper version of the phone. It has a similar display and comes with A.I. beauty recognition technology that scan 200 facial recognition spots to beautify a selfie shot perfectly and also offers bokeh effect along with Face unlock, but this has a 16-megapixel front camera and a 13-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “OPPO F5 Youth with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 16MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 16990”

HP Envy x2 Hands On – Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 2-in-1 with 4G LTE

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HP introduced Envy x2 2-in-1 powered the Snapdragon 835 at Qualcomm’s second annual tech summit. We got to check it out, here is the video.

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Instagram testing standalone messaging app ‘Direct’ that replaces current inbox

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Facebook seems to be following the same route it did with messenger as the company-owned Instagram is testing Direct; a standalone private messaging app that replaces current inbox from the core app. The Direct app interface is very similar to Snapchat as this too opens to camera. Continue reading “Instagram testing standalone messaging app ‘Direct’ that replaces current inbox”

Samsung offers up to Rs. 8000 cashback on smartphones at Paytm Mall, Christmas Carnival and more

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Samsung today announced a partnership with Paytm Mall to provide exciting cashback offers on a range of Galaxy smartphones purchased on its platform and also announced  Christmas Carnival on its official Samsung Shop online, from December 8 to December 15, 2017. Continue reading “Samsung offers up to Rs. 8000 cashback on smartphones at Paytm Mall, Christmas Carnival and more”

Apple said to be working on low-cost iPhone with LCD display and metal back for 2018

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As Apple is done with its iPhone launches for the year, the company is said to have started working on 2018 iPhones, and according to a new report from Nikkei, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker is said to launch a low-cost 6.1-inch iPhone with LCD display and metal back case.  Continue reading “Apple said to be working on low-cost iPhone with LCD display and metal back for 2018”

Xiaomi Mi Max, Mi Max Prime MIUI 9 Global Stable update starts rolling out

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Update: Xiaomi has started rolling out final MIUI 9 Global Stable update for the Mi Max and Mi Max Prime.If you don’t have the update, you can download the Recovery ROM  for the Mi Max and for the Mi Max Prime here and flash on your device using updater method. Check out the complete changelog below Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max, Mi Max Prime MIUI 9 Global Stable update starts rolling out”

LG Signature Edition with 6-inch QHD+ OLED FullVision display, 6GB RAM, 256GB storage announced

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LG has announced Signature Edition, the company’s latest premium smartphone in the new ‘LG SIGNATURE’ series in Korea. It is made of premium materials such as  zirconium ceramic back cover that prevents scratches. Customers can also engrave their name on the back of the phone. Continue reading “LG Signature Edition with 6-inch QHD+ OLED FullVision display, 6GB RAM, 256GB storage announced”

Qualcomm and MediaTek announce support for Android Oreo (Go edition)

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Qualcomm and MediaTek have announced support for the Android Oreo (Go edition) which officially introduced at an event in India earlier this week for low-cost Android devices that have 512MB to 1GB of RAM. Google at the Google For India 2017 event earlier this week said that Smartphones running Android Oreo (Go edition) will be available early 2018. Continue reading “Qualcomm and MediaTek announce support for Android Oreo (Go edition)”

Huawei Nova 2s with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual front and rear cameras, 6GB RAM announced

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Huawei just announced Nova 2s, the company’s latest smartphone in the Nova series in China. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ 18:9 display, is powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 960 SoC with IntelliSense i6 sensor hub and runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0. It has a 16-megapixel RGB camera sensor along with a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor with f/1.8 aperture for capturing depth information and also has portrait mode. Continue reading “Huawei Nova 2s with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual front and rear cameras, 6GB RAM announced”