The future is OLED. The deep blacks and simply jaw-dropping contrast levels, viewing angles possible using the tech create an image that almost pop out from the screen. So it’s really no surprise that the top end television in Sony’s line up sports an OLED panel similar to LG and Panasonic’s line up. We’ve been testing out the Bravia A1 KD-55A1 for the last few weeks and here’s what we think about it. Continue reading “Sony Bravia A1 KD-55A1 OLED TV Review”
HMD Global has scheduled an event in China on October 19th in China where the company is expected to launch a brand new phone. Currently, there is no clear information as to what the company might introduce because of the multiple possibilities. The company might launch the Nokia 8 variants in China or announce a brand new model altogether.
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Researchers have concluded that the WPA2 Wi-Fi protocol is vulnerable to attacks and the protocol has a severe weakness which lets hackers within the range of vulnerable device or access point to intercept passwords, e-mails, and other data and in some cases inject malware content into the website the person is visiting.
Keyssa Inc, backed by iPod co-creator Tony Fadell is suing Android co-creator, Andy Rubin’s Essential over Connector technology which connects to devices like camera, etc. without wires or WiFi. The company is accusing Essential of theft of trade secrets in a legal lawsuit filed on 16th October, Monday in U.S. federal court in San Francisco.
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With an aim to improve the web browsing experience, Google is rolling out few basic antivirus features that will help in preventing malicious tools and browser extensions changing your default settings. Google is rolling out new features to Chrome for Windows that will alert the user in case of any suspicious behavior.
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At the ongoing Qualcomm 4G/5G summit, Qualcomm officially introduced the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem and has demoed the 5G data connectivity on a single-chip 5G modem. The company with its 5G modem was able to deliver 1-gigabit per second download speeds and a data connection of 28GHz mmWave radio frequency band combined with advanced signal processing technologies.
Netflix has reported another strong quarter by adding 5.3 million subscribers in Q3 2017. The streaming service recorded $2.99 billion in revenue, up 34% YoY. Continue reading “Netflix records $2.99 billion in revenue, adds 5.3 million subscribers in Q3 2017”
Qualcomm at the 2017 4G/5G Summit announced Snapdragon 636, an upgraded version of Snapdragon 630 that was introduced earlier this year. It is developed using the same 14nm FinFet process technology, but this uses eight Kryo 260 CPUs instead of A53 CPUs in the Snapdragon 630 that promises 40% increase in performance. It also has support for ultra-wide FHD+ displays and Assertive Display, which optimizes the visibility of the display in all lighting conditions. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with support for FHD+ displays, Quick Charge 4 announced”
Huawei at its Germany event also introduced the premium Porsche Design Mate 10. It has similar specs as the Mate 10 Pro, including a 6-inch FHD+ FullView OLED 18:9 display with ultra narrow bezels, powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor, dedicated neural network processing unit and runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Emotion UI 8.0 on top and Leica dual-lens camera with 12-megapixel RGB sensor, 20-megapixel monochrome sensor, but this comes with a premium design and body. Continue reading “Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10 with 6-inch FullView OLED display, 6GB RAM, Android 8.0 announced”
Huawei along with the Mate 10 also introduced Mate 10 Pro smartphone at its Germany event. It packs a 6-inch FHD+ FullView OLED 18:9 display with ultra narrow bezels. It is powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor, dedicated neural network processing unit and runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Emotion UI 8.0 on top. It has Leica dual-lens camera with 12-megapixel RGB sensor, 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and 2x Hybrid Zoom, dual-tone LED flash, laser auto focus, optical image stabilization (OIS) and Huawei’s own dual ISP. It also an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
Huawei just unveiled Mate 10, its latest flagship smartphone at an event in Germany, as it had promised. It packs a 5.9-inch Quad HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor, dedicated neural network processing unit and runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Emotion UI 8.0 on top. It has Leica dual-lens camera with 12-megapixel RGB sensor, 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and 2x Hybrid Zoom, dual-tone LED flash, laser auto focus and optical image stabilization (OIS) and Huawei’s own dual ISP. It also an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Mate 10 with 5.9-inch Quad HD display, 20MP + 12MP f/1.6 dual Leica cameras, Android 8.0 announced”
Xiaomi just announced Redmi 5A, its latest budget 4G smartphone in the Redmi series and the successor of last year’s Redmi 4A in China without much changes. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor and runs on MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5A with 5-inch display, Snapdragon 425, 3000mAh battery announced”
Airtel offered iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus starting at Rs. 19,990 last year. Now it has opened its Online Store and started selling the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with new bundled offers. The iPhone 7 32GB is available at a down payment of just Rs. 7777 and 24 monthly installments of Rs. 2499 that includes postpaid plan which offers 30 GB data and unlimited calling (local, STD, national roaming). This comes to a total of Rs. 67,753 for 2 years including the plan. You can get the iPhone 7 32GB for as low as Rs. 38,999 online. Continue reading “Airtel offers iPhone 7, 7 Plus starting at Rs. 7777 with 24-month plan with 30GB data, unlimited calls”
Samsung has slashed the price of three of its smartphones in India. The Galaxy S8+ that was launched back in April for Rs. 64900 has received a Rs. 6000 price cut and is available for Rs. 58,900. Even though the 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version had already received two price cuts, this is the first time the 64GB version is getting a price cut. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8+, Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) get a price cut in India”
Facebook has now forayed into the food delivery space. The social network is now bringing the ability for users to order food for pick-up or delivery, directly on Facebook. Users will now be able to order delivery or takeout from restaurant chains such as Papa John’s and Panera, and on-demand services including Delivery.com and DoorDash. Continue reading “Facebook launches food delivery service in the US”
