Apple Watch with cellular connectivity said to arrive later this year

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Apple is working on a new version of Apple Watch that will come with support for cellular connectivity, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Apple Watch will feature a built-in LTE wireless connection using a modem chip supplied by Intel.  Continue reading “Apple Watch with cellular connectivity said to arrive later this year”

Amazon Great Indian Sale and Flipkart Big Freedom Sale from August 9

Amazon Great Indian Sale, Flipkart The Freedom Sale Aug 9

Amazon and Flipkart have announced their end of Summer sale just in time for the Independence Day. Amazon’s Great Indian Sale is scheduled from August 9th to 12th. Flipkart’s ‘The Big Freedom Sale’ starts on the same day, but it ends on 11th. Both of the them offer deals on smartphones, mobile accessories, TVs and more. They also offer cashback on Debit and Credit Cards from select banks. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Sale and Flipkart Big Freedom Sale from August 9”

Lenovo HW02 Smart Wristband Review

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Currently, fitness trackers from Xiaomi, Fitbit are popular among users. Recently, watchmaker Fastrack Titan forayed into the space with Reflex budget tracker. We have got our hands on a second-generation fitness tracker from Lenovo dubbed as HW02 Smart Wristband. Let’s check out if this could be your go-to fitness tracker.
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Weekly Roundup: Moto G5S, G5S Plus, Coolpad Note 5 Lite C, Acer Nitro, Jabra Elite Sport and more

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This week Motorola announced Moto G5S and G5S Plus, Acer launched Nitro 5 gaming laptop in India, Samsung announced Android flip phone, Coolpad launched Note 5 Lite C. Let’s take a look at all the launches and announcements that took place this week.

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Reliance JioPhone tipped to run special version of WhatsApp

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Reliance Jio is in talks with WhatsApp to create a special version of the popular messaging app for newly launched JioPhone, according to a latest report from Factor Daily. Both the companies are planning to introduce a toned-down version of WhatsApp on the feature phone.

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SHARP AQUOS S2 with 5.5-inch bezel-less display will be announced on August 8

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SHARP has announced that it will introduce AQUOS S2 with bezel-less screen at a global event in Beijing on August 8, which will go on sale in China on August 14. It will come with a 5.5-inch display with a screen-to-body ratio of 84.95%, and the company says that it will be as compact as a 5-inch phone. Continue reading “SHARP AQUOS S2 with 5.5-inch bezel-less display will be announced on August 8”

OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings parallel apps feature, bug fixes and optimizations

OnePlus has started rolling out new OxygenOS open betas (Beta 12 for OnePlus 3T and Beta 21 for OnePlus 3) for the 3 and 3T phones that brings several new features including new parallel apps feature that lets you run a parallel version of the same app using a separate account. This feature is available in several ROMs. It also brings updates to apps, optimization and bug fixes. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings parallel apps feature, bug fixes and optimizations”

Google updates Play Store ranking algorithm to prioritize apps

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Google has updated its Play Store ranking algorithm to boost apps that are better performing meaning- they don’t crash. The company has enhanced our search and discovery algorithms to reflect app quality. Continue reading “Google updates Play Store ranking algorithm to prioritize apps”

Kult Beyond with 13MP front and rear cameras, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6999

Kult Beyond

Kult is back with its new budget smartphone – Beyond. It has a 5.2-inch HD on-cell display and has a 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). Continue reading “Kult Beyond with 13MP front and rear cameras, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6999”

Coolpad Note 5 Lite C with Android 7.1, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 7777

Coolpad Note 5 Lite C

Coolpad has launched Note 5 Lite C, the company’s latest budget smartphone for the offline market.  It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 210 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with Cool UI on top. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 5 Lite C with Android 7.1, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 7777”

Ola employee arrested for stealing Aadhaar KYC data

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Abhinav Srivastav, an IIT-Kharagpur graduate, has been arrested by the Bengaluru city police on the charge of stealing Aadhaar data. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has registered a case against the 31-year old Ola employee who is also the founder of Qarth Technologies that was acquired by Ola.

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BlackBerry KEYone Review

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BlackBerry KEYone is the second Android smartphone from the company after the Priv to come with BlackBerry’s signature physical QWERTY keyboard that you rarely see on Android smartphones these days. TCL Communication Technology (TCT) made the phone in some countries like the U.S. but the phone is made and sold by Optiemus in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. How good is the smartphone? Let us find out in the review.

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OnePlus teases new OnePlus 5 is coming to Amazon India, Mint Gold version expected on August 7

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OnePlus recently teased a new color variant of the OnePlus 5 smartphone in China. Even OnePlus global teased something new is coming on August 7th along with caption Power in Elegance. Today OnePlus India has released a teaser similar to one in China that has a link to Amazon.in site that mentions gold in the header image URL so we will likely see the Mint Gold version of the phone next week. Continue reading “OnePlus teases new OnePlus 5 is coming to Amazon India, Mint Gold version expected on August 7”