Update: After pulling the RUU file for the HTC 10 Oreo in the U.S. the company has started rolling out the update in Taiwan (v3.16.709.3) and Hong Kong (v3.16.708.3), other countries should get it soon. Continue reading “HTC 10 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”
HTC U11 EYEs, a new mid-range smartphone in the U11 series codenamed Harmony is expected to be introduced in China on January 15th, according to @evleaks. It will have a 6-inch FHD+ full-screen screen, on-screen button and Edge sense technology that lets you launch apps or perform certain actions just by squeezing the phone.
We’re just a month away from the launch of the Galaxy S9 and S9+. While the company is busy at work, retail box of the Galaxy S9 has allegedly surfaced online. The retail box found by Reddit users reveal some basic yet key specifications of the S9 that should keep us excited till the launch which happens to be in February at the MWC 2018 event. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 retail box surfaces – f/1.5 aperture camera, stereo speakers and more specifications revealed”
Insta360 introduced the ONE, 4K 360 camera last year. This year at the CES it has introduced new Nano S, a compact camera that attaches to iPhone using lightning port to shoot 4K 360° video and 20 MP 360° photos. It also has MultiView feature that allows users to show multiple angles of a scene simultaneously and share them via a live broadcast or one-on-one chat.
Continue reading “Insta360 Nano S offers 360-degree 4K videos, multiview shooting and more”
US-based Kai Technologies, a mobile operating system provider today announced its successful growth and presence in the Indian market through the JioPhone. KaiOS is already available in U.S. and Canada through partnerships with Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile since 2017. Continue reading “Kai Technologies announces successful growth of KaiOS in India through JioPhone”
Airtel today announced that it is offering its Airtel Postpaid customers with an Infinity plan of Rs. 499 or above and its V-Fiber Broadband customers with Rs. 1099 plans or above free one year Amazon Prime membership, worth Rs. 999 that includes unlimited access to Amazon Prime Video, as part of their plan benefits at no additional cost. Continue reading “Airtel offers 1 year free Amazon Prime membership to postpaid, broadband customers”
Microsoft has teamed up with Signal; a protocol for the private messenger to bring an experimental feature called ‘Private Conversations’ with end-to-end encryption on Skype app. However, the end-to-end encryption is only available between one-on-one contacts but not in group chats. Continue reading “Microsoft partners with Signal to roll out Skype Private Conversations with end-to-end encryption”
HMD Global just trademarked “Asha” with the EU Intellectual Property Office. Asha is the Nokia’s former feature phone line-up with a touchscreen display and support for services like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter. Continue reading “Nokia Asha phones might return as HMD Global files trademark”
GoPro introduced HERO6 Black action camera along with GoPro Fusion at an event in San Francisco back in September. It was launched in India for Rs. 45000. Today the company has announced a Rs. 8000 price cut for the action camera in the country, so you can get it for Rs. 37,000. Last month the company announced price cuts for HERO5 Black and HERO5 session in India that are now available for Rs. 27,000 and Rs. 18,000, respectively.
Continue reading “GoPro HERO6 Black waterproof action camera gets Rs. 8000 price cut in India”
Intel today announced that the security patch fixing Meltdown and Spectre patches incurring 6% performance drop in most modern CPUs while the impact is bigger on older chipsets. The company further says that performance impact should not be significant for average computer users. Continue reading “Intel details performance impact post security patches, says chipsets incur 6% performance drop”
Facebook today announced that in the coming weeks it will be overhauling its news feed to highlight posts from friends, family to improve social interactions. It also mentioned that it will emphasize more on ‘meaning posts’ rather than promotional posts from brands, businesses, etc. Continue reading “Facebook overhauls news feed to highlight posts from friends to improve social intercations”
OnePlus in an interview with CNET has just confirmed that it will begin talks with U.S carriers to break into the mainstream. The company’s Pete Lau said that it is the right time and opportunity for OnePlus to scale up and also mentioned that the next OnePlus flagship to go official towards the end of Q2, which is sometime in June. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 with Snapdragon 845 to launch by the end of Q2 2018 confirms CEO”
The Mi A1 was launched under Android One program with a promise to provide android Oreo update within 2017, Xiaomi started the Beta testing for Oreo based ROM in mid December and started rolling out Android Oreo update to Mi A1 on 31st Dec as it promised. Continue reading “Xiaomi suspends Android Oreo update for Mi A1, plans to release again within couple of weeks”
By now it is known that LG is planning on rebranding its G-series flagships to change its strategy and better compete with Samsung and Apple. Now the company has trademarked the ‘Icon’ for smartphone and ‘Iconic’ for smartwatches according to the database of European Union Intellectual Property Office. Continue reading “LG trademarks ‘LG Icon’ for smartphones and ‘Iconic’ for smartwatches, may stop annual flagship smartphone launch cycle”
Soon after the launch of Honor 7X , which is one of the best smartphones under Rs. 13,000 segment, Huawei’s online brand Honor launched the Honor View 10 in India this year with Artificial Intelligence. Equipped with Neural Processing Unit (NPU) it enables deep learning based on user behavior for a seamless experience. The Honor View 10 comes in Midnight Black and Navy Blue colors and is priced at Rs. 29,999. Let’s check out how good is the phone. Continue reading “Honor View 10 Review”
