Oculus Rift Core 2.0 beta with revamped home, redesigned Oculus desktop app starts rolling out

Oculus Rift Core 2.0

After a year of launching Oculus Touch, the company today has started rolling out the Rift Core 2.0 beta for those who opt-in beta testing. The beta update brings three major changes; a complete overhaul of Home redesigned Oculus desktop app; and a brand-new system interface Dash. Continue reading “Oculus Rift Core 2.0 beta with revamped home, redesigned Oculus desktop app starts rolling out”

Apple wins EU trademark case preventing Xiaomi from trademarking Mi Pad in Europe

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Apple has successfully stopped Xiaomi from trademarking Mi Pad tablet in Europe as an EU trademark as the name was too similar to Apple’s iPad. The European Union’s second-highest court, the General Court has ruled against Xiaomi and said that it should not register as a trademark. Continue reading “Apple wins EU trademark case preventing Xiaomi from trademarking Mi Pad in Europe”

Google shuts down Chrome apps Web Store section on Mac and Windows

Chrome Web Store

Last year Google had announced that it will shut down the Chrome Apps web Store section on Windows and Mac platforms in 2017 and it looks like the day has finally come. The company has finally shut down the section and started sending out emails to Chrome app developers about the same.  Continue reading “Google shuts down Chrome apps Web Store section on Mac and Windows”

Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus with 5.7-inch / 5.99-inch full-screen display, Snapdragon 450 / 625 announced

Xiaomi Redmi 5

Xiaomi just announced the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphone at an event in China as it had promised. The Redmi 5 has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 full-screen display, is powered by Snapdragon 450 and packs a 3300mAh battery, while the Redmi 5 Plus comes with a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 full-screen display, is powered by Snapdragon 625 and packs a 4000mAh battery. Both these run Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9.
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Google Chrome 63 for Android brings new flags page, changes to Chrome home UI and more

Google Chrome 63 Beta for Android

Google has started rolling out Chrome 63 for Android after testing it in beta for over a month. The update brings new flags page, minimal U.I for web apps, and major changes to Chrome Home U.I which looks like the company is giving finishing touches for a wide-roll out.  Continue reading “Google Chrome 63 for Android brings new flags page, changes to Chrome home UI and more”

Android Wear Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

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After being in the beta stage for over a month, Android 8.0 Oreo update for Android Wear finally starts rolling out from today. Google has started taking the beta registrations for eligible models back in October. Continue reading “Android Wear Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Flipkart Big Shopping Days Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories and more

Flipkart Big Shopping Days Sale

After its Big Diwali Sale in October, Flipkart today started its 3-day Big Shopping Days Sale, just in time for the year-end holidays, as it had promised. The sale offers great deals on smartphones including Pixel 2, Xiaomi Mi A1, Redmi Note 4, HTC U11 , iPhones and mobile accessories. All these offers are available through the site, mobile site as well as Flipkart app. Continue reading “Flipkart Big Shopping Days Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories and more”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform announced – Octa-Core Kryo 385 CPUs, Adreno 630 GPU, X20 LTE and secure processing unit

Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platfrom

Qualcomm on the second day of its second annual Snapdragon Technology Summit announced Snapdragon 845, its next-generation Mobile Platform for mobile devices that is manufactured on second generation 10LPP process from Samsung. It promises immersive multimedia experiences including eXtended reality (XR), on-device artificial intelligence (AI), lightning-fast connectivity, and also has new secure processing unit (SPU) to offer the best security for premium, flagship mobile devices.

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ASUS NovaGo Hands On – Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 convertible laptop with Gigabit LTE

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ASUS introduced the NovaGo, the world’s first Gigabit LTE capable Windows laptop powered by the Snapdragon 835 at Qualcomm’s second annual tech summit. We got to check it out, here is the video.

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Amazon Prime Video finally arrives for Apple TV, gets optimized for iPhone X

Apple TV 4K

Amazon Prime Video has finally launched on AppleTV and is also optimized for iPhone X as well. Apple tvOS owners will no longer have to rely on AirPlay to stream content through Prime video. Amazon Prime Video for tvOS first leaked in May, and it took close to 6 months of time for the company to finalize the deal with Apple. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Video finally arrives for Apple TV, gets optimized for iPhone X”

Huawei P11 could feature triple rear cameras for 40MP shots, 24MP front camera

Huawei P11 Camera specs

Huawei P11 is said to feature triple rear cameras for 40-megapixel shots and a 24MP front camera co-developed by Leica according to the ads posted by a digital artist at one of the company’s creative agencies in their portfolio.  Continue reading “Huawei P11 could feature triple rear cameras for 40MP shots, 24MP front camera”

Amazon Echo (2nd Gen) Unboxing

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Amazon launched its Alexa powered Echo smart speakers in India back in October. We brought you the unboxing of Echo Dot (2nd Gen) last year that we got from the U.S. Here we have the unboxing of the Echo (2nd Gen).

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LG V30+ with 6-inch QHD+ OLED FullVision display, dual rear cameras launching in India on December 13

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LG just sent out invites for the launch of its flagship V30+ smartphone in India on December 13th. The V30+ comes with 128GB storage compared to 64GB on the V30.  It has a 6-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ OLED FullVision display with 18:9 aspect ratio and narrow bezels, is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with LG UX 6.0+, which is upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo).

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Airtel, Intex launch Aqua LIONS N1, Aqua A4 and Aqua S3 4G phones starting at an effective price of Rs. 1649

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After Karbonn and Celkon, Airtel has partnered with Intex to launch range of  affordable 4G smartphones – Aqua LIONS N1, Aqua A4 and Aqua S3 at effective price of Rs. 1649, Rs. 1999 and Rs. 4379, respectively. All the phones run Android 7.0 (Nougat) and come with 4G VoLTE support. Continue reading “Airtel, Intex launch Aqua LIONS N1, Aqua A4 and Aqua S3 4G phones starting at an effective price of Rs. 1649”