Lenovo teases performance of upcoming KillerNote, K7 Note India launch expected soon

Lenovo KillerNote 2017 teaser

Lenovo launched the Vibe K5 Note smartphone powered by MediaTek Helio P10 back in August last year, after few months it launched the K6 Note powered by Snapdragon 430 in December. Today it has released a new teaser for the #KillerNote, its upcoming Note series phone that hints at the new processor that will power the phone. The caption for the video says: Ordinary performance will be a thing of the past. The new #KillerNote is set to blow you away!
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Driverless cars take away jobs, won’t be allowed in India: Nitin Gadkari

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The future of driverless car in India looks bleak. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the government will not allow driverless cars in India.

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Alphabet records $26 billion in revenue in Q2 2017, Sundar Pichai joins Alphabet board

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Google has revealed earnings for Q2 ended June 30, 2017. The company recorded $26 billion in revenue, up 21% from Q2 2016 while net income was $3.5 billion. The decline in net income was attributed to the $2.7 billion EU fine.
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Android O Developer Preview 4 released, final release coming soon

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Google has released the final Android 8.0 O Developer Preview 4, as it had promised. This has final Android O APIs (API level 26) that was already available with the developer preview 3 along with latest bug fixes and optimizations, stable version of the Android 26.0.0 Support Library. Incremental updates to the SDK, tools, and Android Emulator system images will be available over the next few days. Continue reading “Android O Developer Preview 4 released, final release coming soon”

Xiaomi teases MIUI 9 in images, Mi 5X in video ahead of announcement on July 26

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We just have one more day ahead of Xiaomi Mi 5X and MIUI 9 event on Wednesday. The company already released official images of the Mi 5X a few days back. Today it has released teaser images of new features that are coming with the MIUI 9 and also released a new teaser video for the Mi 5X. Continue reading “Xiaomi teases MIUI 9 in images, Mi 5X in video ahead of announcement on July 26”

Microsoft’s second generation HoloLens will feature a custom AI processor

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Microsoft is working on its second generation HoloLens headset and the company has announced few details about the device. The next generation HoloLens will come with AI chip. The company

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Google Maps now shows real-time transit info for WBTC buses in Kolkata

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Google Maps already has transit feature in 16 Indian cities, today Google has announced a partnership with the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC), to add real-time information about bus arrival times for Kolkata on Google Maps. Continue reading “Google Maps now shows real-time transit info for WBTC buses in Kolkata”

Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, Android 7.0 launched in India for Rs. 11490

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Samsung has launched Galaxy J7 Nxt (SM-J701F), the company’s latest smartphone in the J7 series in India. It has a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera that also has LED flash.
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Telegram now lets you share disappearing photo and videos

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Telegram has received a new update that allows users to send disappearing photos and videos. The update which bumps the app to version 4.2 will let users set a self-destruct timer for any photos and videos shared in private chats. In addition, the app also gets some new photo editing tools.
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Sony BRAVIA A1 OLED 4K HDR Smart TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 3,64,900

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After launching its Bravia X Series Smart TVs in the country, Sony has launched its BRAVIA OLED A1 series of TVs in India in 55-inch and 65-inch versions. These are powered by 4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme, has 4K X-Reality PRO Dual database processing, support Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Pulse and have Acoustic Surface technology so sound comes from the entire screen. Continue reading “Sony BRAVIA A1 OLED 4K HDR Smart TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 3,64,900”

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 tipped to come with Bixby-powered earphone

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Samsung is all set to announce the Galaxy Note 8 next month. A new report from ET News states that the company is working on a Bluetooth earphones that work with it’s new Bixby voice assistant.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 8 tipped to come with Bixby-powered earphone”

HTC U11 Sapphire Blue variant launched in India

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HTC launched its flagship U11 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 51990 in Brilliant Black and Amazing Silver colors. Today it has launched the Sapphire Blue color variant of the phone in the country. Continue reading “HTC U11 Sapphire Blue variant launched in India”

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active with 4000mAh battery surfaces in live photos

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Live images of the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active have surfaced that offers a clear look at the phone from front and back. The phone was certified by the FCC earlier this month. The live images were posted by Android Police.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Active with 4000mAh battery surfaces in live photos”

JioPhone is powered by Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform

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Reliance Jio unveiled its first 4G VoLTE feature phone – JioPhone yesterday. The company revealed some of the features of the phone, but it did not confirm complete specifications at the event or on its site. Today Qualcomm India confirmed that the phone is powered by its latest 205 Mobile Platform which is a 1.1GHz Dual Core SoC with integrated X5 LTE Global Mode modem for VoLTE and multimode dual SIM. The Lava 4G Connect M1, which was the launched as the first VoLTE feature phone is powered by a Quad-core Spreadtrum SP9820A Processor.

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Bingo F1 and F2 Smart Bands with OLED display, heart rate sensor launched starting at Rs. 1499

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After last year’s M2 Smart Band, Bingo Technologies has launched Bingo F1 and F2 Smart Bands in the country. These have a 0.71-inch (96 x 32 pixels) OLED displays, have a heart rate sensor and have IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance. These use Bluetooth 4.0 and connect to Android and iOS devices to offer notification. Continue reading “Bingo F1 and F2 Smart Bands with OLED display, heart rate sensor launched starting at Rs. 1499”