According to a latest report, Samsung showcased its first ever foldable phone to select clients in a private conference at CES trade show in Las Vegas last week. The company is also said to have shared the launch details, including the details regarding the production which is expected to start from November this year. Continue reading “Samsung said to have showcased foldable phone in a private conference at CES 2018”
Users of TP-Link, Linksys and Synology routers are reporting a consistent network crashes when the Google Home Max device is online. Many users took Google Product Forum and Reddit to report the issue which started off with Home Max device and later noticed even on the less expensive Google Home and Chromecast devices. Continue reading “Google Home, Chromecast devices said to be crashing WiFi networks, Google is looking into it”
Ulefone introduced Armor 2 last year, now the company has introduced Armor 2S, a cheaper version of it. It packs that same 5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, has dust and water proof body with IP68 certification so that it can survive 1.5-meter depth in the water for an hour or 1-meter depth in concrete for 24 hours and packs a 4700mAh battery with fast charging Continue reading “Ulefone Armor 2S rugged smartphone with 5-inch 1080p display, 4700mAh battery announced”
TAG Heuer announced the Connected Modular 41 Android Wear smartwatch which is the successor to the Modular 45 launched last year. The smartwatch will obviously run on Android Wear platform, but the version isn’t clear. The Connected Module 41 measures 41mm in diameter and come in seven standard models. Continue reading “TAG Heuer Connected Modular 41 Android Wear Smartwatch announced”
Google recently updated Duo app that brought a slightly updated look to the contact list, fun rearrangement of pixels. One of the most significant features in the update was the ability of Duo to call people that haven’t installed or registered with Duo in the past. Continue reading “Google Duo can now make calls with users who haven’t installed the app, Allo message previews improved”
Though AMD’s initial response to Spectre security flaw was positive as the company said the impact is ‘near zero’, today it confirmed that the processors are vulnerable to both variants of the Spectre security flaw. The company further added that it is rolling out firmware updates available for Ryzen and EPYC owners this week. Continue reading “AMD chips vulnerable to both variants of Spectre security flaw, firmware updates coming this week”
A french security researcher has reportedly found a security flaw in the mAadhaar app which makes it easy for someone with physical access to any user’s phone to acquire their personal Aadhaar card details. In a series of Tweets, he explained the flaw and has pointed out the issues that afflict the mAadhaar Android app. Continue reading “mAadhaar app security flaw makes it easy to steal Aadhaar data”
This week there were a lot of CES announcements from Dell, Harman, Lenovo, Sony, HP, Sennheiser and lots more. In India OnePlus launched the Lava Red OnePlus 5T, Samsung launched the Galaxy A8+ 2018, Smartron launched t.phone P and more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Lava Red OnePlus 5T, Samsung Galaxy A8+ 2018, Smartron t.phone P and more”
Sony at the CES 2018 earlier this week introduced Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra and Xperia L2 smartphones, but it did not announce the price. Now all the smartphones are available for pre-order in the U.S. through Best Buy and in the UK through Clove UK. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra and Xperia L2 pre-orders begin in the US and UK, price revealed”
Last year Huawei confirmed that Huawei P10 and Mate 9 series will get EMUI 8.0 Android 8.0 Oreo update, now Huawei’s Honor brand has confirmed that Honor 8 Pro, Honor 9i, Honor 7X and Honor 8 Lite that were launched running Android Nougat will get the Oreo update with EMUI 8.0 in the future without confirming exact time-frame of availability. Continue reading “Honor 8 Pro, Honor 9i, Honor 7X and Honor 8 Lite to get EMUI 8.0 Android 8.0 Oreo update”
[Update: The company has confirmed on Honor India forum that the phone will launch on January 17th] Continue reading “Honor 9 Lite with full-screen display, dual front and rear cameras launching in India on January 17 exclusively on Flipkart”
Update: After pulling the RUU file for the HTC 10 Oreo in the U.S. the company has started rolling out the update in Taiwan (v3.16.709.3) and Hong Kong (v3.16.708.3), other countries should get it soon. Continue reading “HTC 10 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”
HTC U11 EYEs, a new mid-range smartphone in the U11 series codenamed Harmony is expected to be introduced in China on January 15th, according to @evleaks. It will have a 6-inch FHD+ full-screen screen, on-screen button and Edge sense technology that lets you launch apps or perform certain actions just by squeezing the phone.
We’re just a month away from the launch of the Galaxy S9 and S9+. While the company is busy at work, retail box of the Galaxy S9 has allegedly surfaced online. The retail box found by Reddit users reveal some basic yet key specifications of the S9 that should keep us excited till the launch which happens to be in February at the MWC 2018 event. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 retail box surfaces – f/1.5 aperture camera, stereo speakers and more specifications revealed”
Insta360 introduced the ONE, 4K 360 camera last year. This year at the CES it has introduced new Nano S, a compact camera that attaches to iPhone using lightning port to shoot 4K 360° video and 20 MP 360° photos. It also has MultiView feature that allows users to show multiple angles of a scene simultaneously and share them via a live broadcast or one-on-one chat.
Continue reading “Insta360 Nano S offers 360-degree 4K videos, multiview shooting and more”
