Sony just launched Xperia XA1 Ultra successor of last year’s Xperia XA Ultra in India. It was introduced at the MWC earlier this year, has the same 6-inch 1080p display and a 2700mAh battery as the predecessor, but this is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P20 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat).
Xiaomi is all set to introduce its new Mi 5X smartphone next week. Few images of the phone surfaced yesterday, now the company’s marketing director Zang Zhiyuan has shared more images of the phone that shows similar design as the OPPO R11 or the OnePlus 5 that were introduced recently. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5X official press shots show its design, gets certified by the FCC”
Japanese internet and telecom conglomerate, SoftBank’s 20 percent stake purchase in One97 Communications, the parent company of digital payments platform Paytm, has been approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The approval comes two months after Paytm raised Rs 9,000 crores ($1.4 billion) from SoftBank, making it the biggest investment by the Softbank in the Indian internet ecosystem.
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In a bid to bolster its effort in India, LinkedIn has launched LinkedIn Lite mobile app for Android. The largest professional network had launched LinkedIn Lite mobile website in September last year. Weighing less than 1MB, the app has been made in India will be expanded to over 60 countries in coming weeks and months. . Continue reading “LinkedIn launches LinkedIn Lite Android app in India”
Avast, popular for its security products has announced that it has acquired Piriform, creator of CCleaner popular system cleaning utility used by 130 million people, including 15 million Android users. Avast said that it will maintain and support CCleaner separately from its current optimization portfolio, and Piriform customers will continue to get the attention and service they are used to. Continue reading “Avast acquires CCleaner creator Piriform”
Before the re-launch of Nokia, HMD Global last year appointed Arto Nummela, who previously held senior positions at Nokia as the CEO of the company. He launched the new Nokia Android smartphones and the new 3310 at the MWC 2017. Today HMD Global announced that Arto Nummela will leave HMD with immediate effect, through mutual agreement between him and the HMD Global Board of Directors.
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After several delays, Samsung has finally launched the Bixby Voice assistant in U.S. English for Galaxy S8 and S8+ users in the United States and Korea. The Samsung Galaxy S8 series phones come with dedicated Bixby hardware button that lets you access Bixby Voice by pressing and holding it. At the announcement Samsung said that Bixby will only understand US English and Korean. Continue reading “Samsung Bixby voice assistant in English finally launched starting from the US and Korea”
Lenovo has launched a range of laptops and convertibles under the Ideapad and Yoga series in India. The Yoga 720 and Yoga 520 convertibles were announced at MWC earlier in February. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga 720, Yoga 520 convertibles launched in India for Rs. 74500 and Rs. 39600”
Google is introducing a news feed that will comprise of personalized articles, videos and other content. The feed will appear underneath the search box. Continue reading “Google rolls out personalized news feed for mobile app”
Xiaomi today introduced 32-inch version of the Mi TV 4A, which is the company’s cheapest Smart TV. It also has “Patch Wall”, a UI layer on top of the Android OS that’s based on deep learning AI technology, but it doesn’t have Bluetooth and Bluetooth voice remote control. It has intelligent system that offers recommendations based on your usage and is just 4kg making it easy to shift it. It is also one of the smallest measuring 435x478x733mm.
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Tinder has updated its app which puts your photos front and center. Profile photos on Tinder will now take up more space as they are extend to the edges of the screen. The update also offers cleaner app that focuses on easier navigation. Continue reading “Tinder revamps app with larger photos and cleaner design”
Sennheiser has launched CX 7.00BT, its latest neckband style wireless headset with Bluetooth 4.1 and Qualcomm apt-X for true Hi-Fi sound. It also has NFC support for one-touch pairing. Continue reading “Sennheiser CX 7.00BT in-ear wireless headset with apt-X, NFC launched in India for Rs. 11990”
Xolo launched the Era 1X back in September last year, now it has launched an upgraded version of the phone dubbed the Era 1X Pro with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage, compared to 1GB RAM and 8GB storage. Continue reading “Xolo Era 1X Pro with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5888”
Update – July 20: OnePlus has released a statement saying that it will be rolling out the software update soon to fix the issue.
We have been in touch with the customer and have tested a software update that has resolved the issue. We will be rolling out the software update shortly.
A new OnePlus 5 bug is not allowing some users to call emergency services in the U.S. and UK, according to post on Reddit. Few OnePlus 5 users are complaining that their phones are rebooting immediately after dialing ‘911’ (US) or ‘999’ (UK).
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Adobe has released a major update for its Lightroom Mobile app for iOS and the Android app has been redesigned from the ground up offering faster, more efficient experience. “Every screen has been redesigned with the goal of ensuring a natural, native Android experience while providing the highest quality, professional-grade mobile photo editing app ever,” said the company. Continue reading “Adobe Lightroom for iOS gets support for 3D Touch, Apple Pencil, Android app gets native design”
