Google permanently turns off top touch functionality on Home Mini

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Google recently temporarily disabled the top button of the Home Mini post few reports from various sources which claimed that their Home mini speaker automatically starts listening at random occasions and sending the recording to the Google servers. While, Google’s initial plan was to temporarily disable the button, as it works on an update that can fix the issue, but today, in contrast, the company has decided to permanently turn off the top button. Continue reading “Google permanently turns off top touch functionality on Home Mini”

Tata to merge consumer mobile business with Airtel

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Bharti Airtel and Tata today announced that they have entered into an agreement to merge Consumer Mobile Businesses (CMB) of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML) into Bharti Airtel. As a part of the deal, Airtel will take over Tata’s consumer operations across the country in nineteen circles (17 under TTSL and 2 under TTML) with over 40 million customers joining Airtel and assets of Tata CMB.
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Nubia Z17 miniS with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras announced

Nubia Z17 miniS

ZTE’s nubia brand along with the Z17S also announced Nubia Z17 miniS, successor of Z17 mini that was introduced earlier this year. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p screen and is powered by Snapdragon 653 SoC with 6GB RAM and 13-megapixel dual rear cameras with monochrome + RGB sensors on the back, but this comes with a 16-megapixel front camera along with a 5-megapixel secondary front camera and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with nubia UI 5.0 . Continue reading “Nubia Z17 miniS with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras announced”

Google officially integrates Duo to Phone, Contacts, and Android Messages apps

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Earlier this week, it was reported that Google has started rolling out deeper Duo integration with Phone, Contacts, and Android Messages apps. Now,  the company has officially announced the integration making video calling easier on you Android phone. Continue reading “Google officially integrates Duo to Phone, Contacts, and Android Messages apps”

Nubia Z17S with 5.73-inch full-screen display, Snapdragon 835, 8GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras announced

Nubia Z17S

ZTE’s nubia brand just announced Nubia Z17S, the company’s flagship smartphone in China. It has a 5.73-inch FHD+ full-screen display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 processor and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with Nubia UI 5.1. It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture,0.03 second dual pixel focus, 1.4μm pixel size along with a secondary 23-megapixel secondary camera for 2x optical zoom and background blur, similar to the Z17.  Continue reading “Nubia Z17S with 5.73-inch full-screen display, Snapdragon 835, 8GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras announced”

Apple said to be working with LG Display for foldable iPhones

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Apple has teamed up with LG display for foldable iPhones instead of Samsung may be because of the possible leaks to its biggest tech rival Samsung Electronics, according to a report from Korean news outlet The Bell. We heard in the past that Apple will be launching foldable iPhones in the near future and it looks the company has finally started the work for it. Continue reading “Apple said to be working with LG Display for foldable iPhones”

UberEATS food delivery service expands to Chennai

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After Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, Uber has expanded its food delivery service – UberEats to Chennai. Uber has partnered with over 200 restaurants, including A2B vegetarian restaurant (exclusive on UberEATS), Aasife Biryani, Cream Stone, Bombaysthan and more in Chennai.

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Nokia 9 with thin bezels, no headphone jack spotted in renders

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Renders of an upcoming flagship Nokia 9 smartphone has surfaced thanks to popular tipster OnLeaks. The phone had already surfaced in benchmarks and other reports earlier this year.
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Razer teases ‘biggest unveiling’ on November 1, could be a smartphone

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A smartphone from Razer has been flying around for quite some time now, even before the company went ahead and bought Nextbit, there were speculations that Razer will be launching a smartphone in the near future. Today, the company has posted a teaser image of their next big unveiling which points at a smartphone. The teaser posted on Razer Twitter account indicates the event scheduled for November 1st. Continue reading “Razer teases ‘biggest unveiling’ on November 1, could be a smartphone”

OPPO F5 with FHD+ full-screen display, A.I. selfie tech to launch in India and Southeast Asia markets

OPPO F5

OPPO earlier this week confirmed it will unveil OPPO F5 smartphone in Philippines on October 26th. Today the company has confirmed that the smartphone will launch in India as well as Southeast Asia Market including Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam soon. It also confirmed that it will be the first full-screen model and will come with A.I. Beauty Recognition technology for selfies. Continue reading “OPPO F5 with FHD+ full-screen display, A.I. selfie tech to launch in India and Southeast Asia markets”

Oculus introduces Oculus Go standalone VR headset for $199

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Oculus has announced a new VR headset at its Connect developer conference in San Jose, California. Dubbed as Oculus Go, it is the first standalone wireless VR headset from Facebook owned Oculus. This essentially means, all-in-one standalone VR headset that doesn’t require a smartphone.
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Apple releases iOS 11.0.3 for iPhone and iPad, fixes iPhone 7, 7 Plus and 6s issues

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Apple has rolled out iOS 11.0.3 update for iPhone and iPad that includes fixes for audio and haptic feedback issues on some iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus phones.  It also fixes issues in unresponsive touch in some iPhone 6s units. This comes after the iOS 11.0.2 update last week that brought several bug fixes and improvements. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 11.0.3 for iPhone and iPad, fixes iPhone 7, 7 Plus and 6s issues”

Google Home Mini Review

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Well over a year after the launch of the Amazon Echo Dot, Google finally has a competitor out.  Announced alongside the all-new second generation Pixel smartphones, the device might have gotten a bit overshadowed but fret not, we’ve been testing it out the last few days and have a review ready for your consumption. Now that the Echo series of devices are available in India, is it worth importing or waiting for a Google Home Mini? Find out in our review.

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Qualcomm fined $773 Million by Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission

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Qualcomm is in the news again for all the wrong reasons. The company has been fined $773 million by the Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission for violating laws by licensing its patents unfairly. Continue reading “Qualcomm fined $773 Million by Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission”