Acer Predator Triton 700 ultrathin Gaming Notebook with GeForce GTX 1080 GPU launched in India

Acer Predator Triton 700

Acer today has launched a new gaming Notebook; the Triton 700 Gaming Notebook in India. The gaming laptop was initially announced at the Next@Acer event in New York back in April. It comes with industry-leading thermal technology and is incredibly slim at 18.9mm.

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Karbonn Titanium Jumbo with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6490

Karbonn Titanium Jumbo

Karbonn Mobiles has launched Titanium Jumbo, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support and a 4000mAh battery that promises up to 400 hours standby and up to 16 hours talk time. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 7.0 Nougat, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Jumbo with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6490”

FiiO F9 and F9 SE Triple Driver in-ear earphones launched in India starting at Rs. 7290

FiiO F9 image

FiiO has launched two new hybrid IEMs; the F9 and the F9 SE in India. Just as the name suggests, they use a hybrid design in which each channel is composed of one dynamic and two balanced armature (BA) drivers and comes with comes standard with both 2.5mm balanced and 3.5mmm single-ended cables.

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Snapchat for iOS updated with link sharing, Ghost Mode and more

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Snapchat after introducing Contextual Cards in the last update has rolled out yet another update for iOS today which brings features like link sharing and Ghost Mode in Snap Map. The link sharing feature will allow other apps to share links to Snapchat via the iOS share sheet. And, now you can hide in “Ghost Mode” for 3 or 24 hours instead of turning live location sharing on or off.

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Google Lens update now rolling out for Pixel and Pixel XL through photos app

Google Lens Preview

Google Lens which was showcased at the Google I/O back in May and was demoed at the Pixel event earlier this month was one of the many announcements that caught the attention of many. With some room for further improvement, Google Lens is an interesting feature to have on smartphones. Now, it seems like the update is being rolled out to the first-gen Pixel and Pixel XL through Google Photos app.

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Vodafone takes on JioPhone, launches Micromax Bharat 2 Ultra 4G phone at an effective price of Rs. 999

Micromax Bharat 2After Airtel partnered with Karbonn for a 4G VoLTE phone, Vodafone has partnered with Micromax to take on Jiophone with the launch of Bharat 2 Ultra 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 999.

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WhatsApp is testing Group Voice and Video Calls for iOS

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WhatsApp is silently testing the Group Voice and Video calls for iOS going by the code spotted in the latest beta version for the iPhone app. While the references confirming the group voice calls are multiple, there is one instance that mentions the group video calls for the platform.

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Apple and Samsung heading for yet another iPhone patent damages trial

Apple and Samsung will head back again to the district court for yet another iPhone patent damages trial and to determine how much Samsung Electronics Co should pay Apple Inc for copying the look of the iPhone. Judge Lucy Koh, in San Jose, California on Sunday, has signed an order and told both the companies to meet the courtroom again.

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Uber launches UberHIRE XL in Delhi, lets you hire 6-seater SUVs

Uber Hire XL

Uber launched its UberHire car rental service in 9 cities in India earlier this year. Today it has launched uberHIRE XL in Delhi that will enable upto 6 riders to travel instead of 4 riders in UberHIRE. With this service, riders can hire a 6-seater SUVs such as Toyota Innova, Honda Mobilio and Maruti Suzuki Ertiga with more room. Minimum fare for uberHIRE XL is Rs. 359, Per km fare above 10 km is Rs. 17/km and per minute fare above 60 minutes is Rs. 2.5/minute.

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OnePlus 5T with full-screen display surfaces in renders

OnePlus 5T leak

OnePlus has been in the news for quite some time since we first heard about the possibilities of OnePlus 5T. Though it is heard that OnePlus might not be launching the T-variant of the OnePlus 5 and directly launch OnePlus 6 early next year, now it looks like the company has had a change of plans. Two new recent developments suggest that OnePlus might be working on the OnePlus 5T and it might be launched sometime in November.

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Sony Xperia Hello smart communication robot announced

Sony Xperia Hello

Sony introduced the Xperia Agent as a concept device back in 2016 at the MWC event, and after one year, the company has today finally launched it in Japan in the form of ‘Xperia Hello.’ It is a communication Robot that can recognize each member of the family and talk to them for daily needs.

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HMD Global schedules an event in India on October 31 to launch a new Nokia phone

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HMD Global just sent out invites for an event on October 31st. This time the invite says “HMD Global invites you to an exclusive gathering to unveil the next milestone of Nokia Phones” without giving an hint of what we can expect at the event. Continue reading “HMD Global schedules an event in India on October 31 to launch a new Nokia phone”

Sharp AQUOS R compact with 4.9-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, Android 8.0 announced

Sharp AQUOS R compact

Sharp last week introduced AQUOS R compact, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone for the 2017 winter lineup. It has a 4.9-inch (1080 x 2032 pixels) Full HD+ display with a 120hz refresh rate. It uses FFD (Free Form Display) technology to make small holes precisely in the screen for front camera and receiver. The fingerprint sensor that is present below the screen on a bezel. Continue reading “Sharp AQUOS R compact with 4.9-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, Android 8.0 announced”

OPPO R11s with Snapdragon 660, 20MP front and rear cameras to be announced on November 2

OPPO R11s invite and teaser

OPPO today announced that it will introduce R11S, successor of R11 at an event in China on November 2nd. It has also confirmed that it will feature 20-megapixel front and rear cameras. The teaser image on the hand of its brand ambassadors confirms unibody metal design, dual rear cameras, which could be 16MP + 20MP combination like the R11 and a fingerprint sensor on the back. AnTuTu listing reveals more specifications of the phone. Continue reading “OPPO R11s with Snapdragon 660, 20MP front and rear cameras to be announced on November 2”

Infinix Note 4 Review

Infinix Note 4 -5

In a market where Xiaomi, Moto, Lenovo and to an extent the newly resurrected Nokia dominate, it means that you simply cannot make a half-hearted effort. For a relatively newer entrant into a crowded space means that Infinix has a lot of work cut out for it. Those were the thoughts in our mind when we started using the all-new Infinix Note 4. Does it manage to leave a mark, especially a positive one? We find out in our review.  Continue reading “Infinix Note 4 Review”