Last week Xiaomi scheduled an event on April 25th. Now the company has confirmed that it will indeed unveil the Mi 6X at the event. It also said that it will feature 20-megapixel cameras on the front and back. The phone is rumored to feature a 20-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 8-megapixel camera.
This week the most expected Black Shark Gaming phone was launched, Google launched the Home and Home Mini smart speakers, Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Duo, Coolpad launched Mega 4A and A1 smartphones, ZTE’s Nubia brand launched Nubia Z18 Mini, Panasonic and Canon launched new cameras, and lots more in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Black Shark, Google Home and Home Mini, Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo and more”
Canon has launched the EOS M50 4K mirrorless camera in India, which is the company’s first mirrorless M-series camera with 4K recording capabilities and features DIGIC 8 processor with a 24.1megapixel sensor. The new DIGIC 8 Image Processor with HD 120p high-frame video rate and built-in OLED electronic Viewfinder with touch and drag autofocus. Continue reading “Canon EOS M50 4K mirrorless camera launched in India for Rs. 61995”
Samsung flagships pack fingerprint sensors, iris scanners, and facial recognition tech which are more number of biometric authentications than most flagships out there. However, the company is now being sued by a US-based “data security firm,” PACid Technologies, for infringing on two US patents and one Korean patent with its biometric features. Continue reading “Samsung sued over biometric patent infringement”
Samsung SM-G8750 with Snapdragon 660, 4GB RAM and Android 8.0 (Oreo) surfaced in benchmarks, and the phone with model number SM-G8850 got certified by TENAA earlier this week revealing similar specifications as the Galaxy S9. Now the phone has surfaced on AnTuTu that once again confirms Snapdragon 660 SoC for the phone.
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Vivo launched the V9 smartphone in India last month. It is one of the first Android smartphones with a display notch in India. The successor of last year’s Vivo V7 has dual rear cameras, 24-megapixel front camera and Android 8.1 (Oreo) out of the box. How good is the smartphone? Let us find out in the complete review.
Back in February, there were reports that Google is working on a web-based client for Android Messages. It looks like Google might be rolling out this very soon. The code hinted at compatibility with all major desktop browsers like Chrome, Opera, Safari, etc., rather than a stand-alone app. Continue reading “Android Messages desktop client expected to release soon, could let you link Google Account”
Xiaomi’s Black Shark has introduced the Black Shark Gaming Phone in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.99-inch FHD+ display, is powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC with up to 8GB RAM, liquid cooling to keep the phone cool when gaming by reducing the CPU’s core temperature by up to 8-degree. It has a dedicated One-touch SHARK key that provides immersive gaming experience. You can use the fingerprint sensor on the front to quickly access several features such as silent mode, DND and more when gaming. There is a glowing logo on the back of the phone.
Panasonic today launched ‘Arbo Hub’ which is an AI powered Hub which provides Panasonic users access to multiple apps and services on a single platform. Arbo Hub observes and adapts to the users specific needs, interests and provides the services under one single platform. The company has partnered with Ola, AccuWeather, NewsPoint, MobiKwik and Gamezop. Continue reading “Panasonic introduces Arbo Hub AI-powered Hub to access multiple apps and services”
SwiftKey for Android has received new exclusive Halo Sticker pack and Skype emoticons. This marks the first time Halo Stickers are available on Android and in this pack, you will find eight stickers totally exclusive to SwiftKey for Android users, that are a fun mix of animated and non-animated. Continue reading “SwiftKey for Android gets exclusive Halo Sticker pack and Skype emoticons”
Google made an announcement that the Lens in both Assistant and Photos would get new features like improved support for recognizing animals and this ability to detect cat and dog breeds is now rolling out to users. Earlier Google was only able to generically reply with “looks like a cat.” Continue reading “Google Lens in Assistant and Photos can now detect cat and dog breeds”
Just yesterday there were reports that Gmail is being revamped with new web U.I, smart replies and more. Today we are having the first look at the updated Gmail and how it looks once it is rolled out. The new design is said to bring it closer to the company’s tweaks for Gmail on mobile devices. Continue reading “Revamped Gmail for Web with Smart Replies, Snooze, and more surfaces”
Airtel today launched a new initiative under which customers on 2G/3G mobile devices will be eligible for 30 GB data free when they upgrade to a 4G smartphone. Prepaid customers will get free 1 GB data every day for 30 days over and above any pack they charge with. Postpaid customers will get free 30 GB data (with rollover) in their first bill cycle over and above their plan benefits. Continue reading “Airtel offers 30GB free data for customers who upgrade to a 4G smartphone”
GoPro has been seeing a significant downfall in its market this year, a total of 36% shares were down in 2018 cutting its market capitalization to roughly $700 million. The company even announced that it will exit drone industry. The only ray of hope for GoPro is get acquired by a company so that it can see any lift in the price. Continue reading “Xiaomi said to be exploring options to acquire GoPro”
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was amongst best selling devices launched in 2016, Xiaomi launched it running on Android Lollipop despite launching in March 2016 and later in December 2016 rolled out Android Marshmallow update. Redmi Note 3 runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Mobile Platform and devices like Sony Xperia X with the same processor received Android Oreo, even Xiaomi’s own Mi Max (SD650 variant) runs on Android Nougat but Redmi Note 3 didn’t get same treatment as Mi Max despite having similar hardware but users can still enjoy the latest android on their Redmi Note 3, thanks to the awesome custom ROM developer community. We tried Pixel Experience ROM based on Android Oreo 8.1 on our unit and here are our impressions, Continue reading “Get Android 8.1 Oreo on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Pixel Experience ROM”
