Panasonic Eluga A4 with 5.2-inch display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 12490

Panasonic Eluga A4

Panasonic has launched Eluga A4, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘A Series’ with  5000mAh battery. It has a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has Panasonic’s own ARBO AI-based assistant and features a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga A4 with 5.2-inch display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 12490”

ASUS Pegasus 4S with 5.7-inch full-screen display, dual-rear cameras, 4130mAh battery announced

ASUS Pegasus 4S

ASUS last week introduced Pegasus 4S, the company’s first smartphone with full-screen 18:9 display in China. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 full-screen display, offering 12.5% more area, comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a secondary 8-megapixel rear camera offering portrait mode and packs a huge 4130mAh battery.

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Google Allo to get new chat UI, new camera effects, transcriptions for audio messages and more

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Google has rolled out a new update for the Allo app that brings new streamlined UI for setting up solo and group chats, new greetings screen, and adaptive icon. However, an app with the version number 22 teardown by Android Police reveals the features that might be added in the future updates. Continue reading “Google Allo to get new chat UI, new camera effects, transcriptions for audio messages and more”

Nokia 5 3GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 13499

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HMD Global introduced its Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 Android smartphones in India back in June, and the Nokia 5 went on sale in the country in August, now it has launched the 3GB RAM version of the phone in India. Apart from the RAM, other specifications are similar to the original Nokia 5, including a 5.2-inch HD screen, Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform, Android 7.1 (Nougat), which is upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera and a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia 5 3GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 13499”

Facebook rolling out GIF-supported polls on mobile and web

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Facebook has rolled out gif-supported polls feature that now lets you add gifs and photos as poll answers instead of old-school text options. Facebook has added stickers as polling options to Stories feature on Instagram just last month. Facebook seems to have borrowed the feature from Twitter which lets you add four gifs, unlike just two on Facebook.

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Samsung mocks Apple iPhone X top notch, lack of headphone jack and more in new ad

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The iPhone X is now officially available for purchase worldwide in around 55 markets. Just as the sale began, Samsung is out with a new advertisement for its Galaxy Note 8 while mocking the iPhone X top notch, lack of  3.5mm headphone jack and more. The ad is called ‘Grow up with an upgrade to Galaxy.’ Continue reading “Samsung mocks Apple iPhone X top notch, lack of headphone jack and more in new ad”

T-Mobile and Sprint officially end merger talks

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T-Mobile and Sprint have said they have ceased discussions to merge into a single entity since they could not find mutually agreeable terms. Both the companies have been open to idea of merging for the past few years. Back in September there were reports of talks of merger, later in October new reports said that the companies might announce a merger by the end of the month, but Sprint eventually pulled out due to ownership concerns.

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Xiaomi Mi Drop – Transfer files between Android phones

Xiaomi Mi Drop

Xiaomi’s MIUI focuses towards providing a complete user experience and to achieve this MIUI is loaded with many system apps like Explorer, Recorder, Compass, Scanner and many more. A couple of days back Xiaomi announced the lightning fast MIUI 9 Global with many changes including Split Screen, Interactive and Fresh UI changes, New Notification Shade, App Vault, New Gallery App, Calendar Cards, Mi Video App and Mi Drop. In this post we will cover the all new Mi Drop app which comes with a simple UI and is capable of transferring all types of file. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Drop – Transfer files between Android phones”

Twitter publishes new version of policy rules to clarify what will get you banned

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Twitter today has published new Twitter rules to clarify the platforms online policies and how they enforce them. The company says that the fundamentals and approach don’t change, the new updated version presents with more detail.

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Samsung rolling out Bixby update that will permanently kill Bixby key if disabled

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With the last Bixby update, Samsung rolled an option that will disable the Bixby key from firing up Bixby Home when pressed and now with the latest Samsung is making things more permanent. With the latest update, the Bixby button will no longer even wake up the device if it is disabled.

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Global tablet shipments continue to decline, down 5.4% YoY in Q3 2017 : IDC

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Global tablet market continues to decline, and in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q17), it declined 5.4% year over year with total shipments of 40 million units, marking the twelfth consecutive quarter of annual decline, according to the latest report from International Data Corporation (IDC). This is due to growing demand for smartphones, combined with the lengthening replacement cycle of tablets and strengthening position of traditional PCs, said IDC.
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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 MIUI 9 stable update starts rolling out in India [Update – Download links]

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Update: After the Redmi Note 4, MIUI 9 Global Stable update is now rolling out for the Mi Max 2. You can download the zip file from here or just get the OTA zip file from here (MIUI 8.5.9.0 to 9.0.1.0) and flash it manually, if you don’t have the update yet. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 MIUI 9 stable update starts rolling out in India [Update – Download links]”

iPhone X OLED screen burn-in and off-angle colour shifts are normal says Apple

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Apple iPhone X; the latest and greatest is finally here and the company today has shared a new support document explaining on how the screen burn-in and color shift when viewing iPhone X display from an off-angle work. The company says that it is completely normal and that it is “characteristic of OLED.”

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Broadcom exploring options to acquire Qualcomm for over $100 billion: Report

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Broadcom is exploring options to purchase chipset maker Qualcomm according to the sources close to the matter, reports Bloomberg and Reuters. The company is considering on bidding more than $100 billion in what could be the biggest ever takeover of a chipmaker.

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Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi Y1 and Y1 Lite, Nokia 2, HTC U11+, Razer Phone and more

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This week Xiaomi launched the new Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones in a new series, HTC introduced new U11+ and U11 Life phones, Razer introduced the Razer Phone, OPPO launched the F5 selfie-focused smartphone and more that happened this week in the weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi Y1 and Y1 Lite, Nokia 2, HTC U11+, Razer Phone and more”