Indian Antitrust watchdog has fined Google a Rs.135.86 ($21.17 million) over “search bias” and abuse of its dominant position. Competition Commission of India (CCI) says that Google; a part of Alphabet is abusing its dominance in online web search and online advertising markets. Continue reading “Google fined Rs.135.86 crore by CCI for search bias”
Honor recently confirmed the list of phones that will be getting the Android 8.0 Oreo update which also included the Honor 8 Pro. It started rolling out the update for Honor 8 Pro and the Honor 9 phones in the UK last week. Earlier this week it started rolling out the update for Indian users as well. Continue reading “Honor 8 Pro EMUI 8.0 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India”
The month of February is upon us, and the Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day, is just around the corner. The ‘Day of Love’ is a global phenomenon and celebrated across the world by sharing gifts including heart-shaped candy boxes, buying cards, having a romantic candlelight dinner with your significant others. Continue reading “Want to close the deal with your Valentine; here are five gifting options”
Qualcomm today announced that Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem is being selected by OEMs as a standard 5G compliant for mobile phones that are expected to launch starting in 2019. The OEMs include Asus, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited, HMD Global, HTC, Inseego/Novatel Wireless, LG, NetComm Wireless, NETGEAR, OPPO, Sharp Corporation, Sierra Wireless, Sony Mobile, Telit, Vivo, Wingtech, WNC, Xiaomi, and ZTE. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem to be used by mobile operators for 5G NR trails in 2018, devices coming in 2019”
Xiaomi keeps improving shopping experience on its Mi online store. Back in December it introduced Tez payment support, last month it introduced smart delivery for flexible pick-ups. Today it has launched new Express Delivery service on mi.com and on Mi Store app that offers delivery within a single day for customers in Bengaluru at no additional cost. Continue reading “Xiaomi Express Delivery on Mi online store offers free within a day delivery in Bengaluru”
[Update: Download link for the Redmi 3S MIUI 9.2 zip file is available here. You can download and flash it manually, if you don’t have the update yet. There is also Fastboot ROM if you want to flash it using fastboot method.] Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3S, Redmi 3S Prime MIUI 9.2 update starts rolling out [Update: Stable update with download links]”
[Update – February 12th: Android app is now live on the Google Play Store.] Continue reading “Koinex Android app launching on February 12, iOS app coming soon”
Samsung ended the Oreo beta program for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ recently after releasing 7th and final Oreo beta firmware, now the company has finally started rolling out stable update for the Galaxy S8 users starting from Germany. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”
If reports are to be trusted, Google might be working on game streaming service ‘Yeti” which also includes a console and controller to take on NVIDA and Sony. The new gaming service would work either on Chromecast or a Google-made console which is currently under development. Continue reading “Google said to be working on game streaming service ‘Yeti’ with console and controller”
Vodafone today launched VoLTE services in India starting from Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Gujarat (Surat and Ahmedabad). With this option, now Vodafone users can enjoy HD quality voice calls with faster call set up time compared to normal voice calls on their VoLTE-compatible 4G handsets. There will be no additional data charges for VoLTE and calls will be billed as per existing plan or packs benefits. Continue reading “List of Vodafone VoLTE compatible Smartphones”
Earlier this week Xiaomi sent out invites for an event on February 14th, where it is expected to launch the Redmi 5 or Redmi Note 5 smartphone. Today Flipkart has confirmed that it will launch exclusively with them. Last year’s Redmi Note 4 was launched exclusively on Flipkart, and in a new tweet Flipkart has tagged Gaurav Kapur and said “Looks like everyone is excited about @XiaomiIndia’s all-rounder that’s a 5/5”, with similar “all-rounder” tag as Redmi Note 4 that was launched by Ravindra Jadeja, so we can expected the Redmi Note 5 to launch next week. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 launching in India on February 14 exclusively on Flipkart”
Vodafone has launched VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in India in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Gujarat (Surat and Ahmedabad), as the company had promised, after testing it recently. Vodafone is calling it Super VoLTE and said that the technology delivers high-quality sound over voice calls across the Vodafone SuperNet 4G network so that users will experience ultra-clear voice quality and reduced background noise. Continue reading “Vodafone launches VoLTE services in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Gujarat”
HP today has unveiled new Elitebook 800-series, HP ZBook 14u, and HP ZBook 15u laptops. These commercial devices are designed for today’s constantly on-the-go modern workforce. These laptops are powered by the Windows 10 with support for Cortana, cameras, optional fingerprint readers with Windows Hello for fast and secure login, and Windows Ink. Continue reading “HP introduces new Elitebook 800 G5 series, ZBook 14u and ZBook 15u laptops with Thunderbolt 3”
CoolPad launched its mid-range Cool Play 6 smartphone in India recently. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 4000mAh (minimum) / 4060mAh (typical) battery. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by Snapdragon 653 SoC, has 6GB of RAM, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Journey UI. Check out the test results below. Continue reading “CoolPad Cool Play 6 Battery Life Test – #OneChargeRating”
Google acquired Nest back in 2014 for $3.2 billion, and in the four-year journey, Nest has gained a lot of momentum and has doubled its hardware portfolio last year by selling more products in 2017 than in 2016 and 2015 combined. On the other hand, Google did great too; it has sold tens of millions of products for the home in just the last year. Continue reading “Google and Nest merge to bring more AI-based products”
