ACT Fibernet launches ‘ACT Entertainment’ Broadband Plan in Bengaluru

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ACT Fibernet has launched home entertainment package ‘ACT Entertainment’ broadband plan in Bengaluru. The company is partnering with Hooq TV, YUPP TV and FastFilmz for bundled package to meet the needs of users who seek entertainment.  Continue reading “ACT Fibernet launches ‘ACT Entertainment’ Broadband Plan in Bengaluru”

Honor V10 with 5.99-inch full-screen display, 20MP + 16MP dual rear cameras, 6GB RAM gets certified

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Huawei’s Honor brand already confirmed the announcement of its V10 smartphone with full-screen display and dual rear cameras on November 28th. Now the specifications of the smartphone with model number BKL-AL20 has surfaced on TENAA in China. It has also been listed on Geekbench. The design of the smartphone confirms fingerprint sensor on the front. Protruding dual rear cameras and unibody metal build with antenna lines on the top and the bottom part of the back.

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OPPO F5 6GB RAM Red Edition launched in India for Rs. 24990

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OPPO launched the F5, a selfie-focused smartphone with 6-inch full HD+ 18:9 full-screen display and  20-megapixel front-facing camera with A.I. beauty recognition technology in India earlier this month. Today it has launched the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version of the smartphone in Black and also launched the Red Edition in partnership with Vogue on their 10th anniversary. Other specifications are similar to the original version.

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Google receives patent for a motorized laptop hinge that auto-aligns with users face

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Google has been granted patents for motorized laptop hinge that auto-aligns with users face which could feature in the upcoming Chromebooks or Pixelbook in the future. The patent was first filed back in 2013 by Google and Ken Loo, Senior Product Design Engineer who was a part of the self-driving car project, the Pixel smartphones, and the Pixelbook. Continue reading “Google receives patent for a motorized laptop hinge that auto-aligns with users face”

Indian Govt happy to welcome Apple’s manufacturing plant, awaiting formal proposal: Suresh Prabhu

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Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu talking about the Apple’s manufacturing plant in India has said that the Government of India is happy to receive Apple and will support the company to set up a manufacturing unit in the country. He said that they are awaiting a formal proposal from the Cupertino-based company. Continue reading “Indian Govt happy to welcome Apple’s manufacturing plant, awaiting formal proposal: Suresh Prabhu”

iPhone X shipping estimates improved due to better production, demand remains strong: KGI

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Passing all the initial hurdles in the production of the iPhone X, shipping estimates have slowly started improving, all thanks to the better-than-expected production since the launch. KGI  Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a new research note has shared this information. Continue reading “iPhone X shipping estimates improved due to better production, demand remains strong: KGI”

Microsoft Office apps now available on all Chromebooks

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Though Microsoft Android Apps are available for Android phones, they were never available for Chromebooks which was a deal breaker for those who are into the Microsoft ecosystem. However, that changes today as the company has silently made available the office suite apps for all Chromebooks. Continue reading “Microsoft Office apps now available on all Chromebooks”

OnePlus 5 gets Android 8.0 Oreo update in Open Beta

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OnePlus has released its first OxygenOS Open Beta 1 that brings Android 8.0 (Oreo) for the phone, as it had promised at the OnePlus 5T launch earlier this month. It brings all the Android Oreo features such as background limits that puts a big priority on improving user’s battery life, snoozing that lets users to snooze notifications to reappear at a later time and wide-gamut color for apps among many other things.

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Gionee M7 Plus, M7 mini, S11S, S11, S11 lite and F205 with FullView display announced

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Gionee at a global event in China unveiled new smartphones S11S, S11, S11 lite (F6), M7 Plus, M7 mini and F205 along with M7 and M7 Power  that was introduced back in September. All these are part of its Winter 2017 lineup and have FullView display. M7 Power was launched in India this month and the latest models – S11, S11 lite and F205 will be sold worldwide, with
S11 being the flagship product for overseas markets, said the company. Continue reading “Gionee M7 Plus, M7 mini, S11S, S11, S11 lite and F205 with FullView display announced”

Google Home Mini now costs $29 through the end of 2017

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Google launched Home Mini at the Pixel event last month at $49, the company today has announced that the new Assistant powered speaker will cost just $29 through the end of 2017. Google Home Mini is a trim down and more compact version of the Home speaker.  Continue reading “Google Home Mini now costs $29 through the end of 2017”

Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Preview brings updated Emoji keyboard, Tamil keyboard and more

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Microsoft Windows 10 new Insider preview update with build number 17046 for PC brings a wide range of features and improvements like newly updated emojis keyboard, shell improvements, edge browser enhancements and more.  Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Preview brings updated Emoji keyboard, Tamil keyboard and more”

Microsoft Launcher beta update brings revamped home screen, theme support and more

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Microsoft has rolled out a new beta update of the Microsoft launcher for Android which brings most requested features like revamped home screen, theme support with a 12×12 grid view, better sub-grid positioning, support for more than five apps in the dock and more. Continue reading “Microsoft Launcher beta update brings revamped home screen, theme support and more”

Weekly Roundup: Nokia 2, Xiaomi 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i, Vivo V7 and more

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HMD Global finally launched the Nokia 2 budget smartphone in India, Xiaomi launched its ‘Made in India’ 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i, Vivo launched the V7 and more in the weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Nokia 2, Xiaomi 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i, Vivo V7 and more”

Sony Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

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Sony today has started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo update for Xperia XZ and XZs. The new update comes with a build number 41.3.A.0.401, and the update with same build number is expected to hit Xperia X Performance shortly. Sony just as it promised, is rolling out the update to its flagship smartphones before the end of the year.

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