Google Pixel 2 XL with 6-inch QHD+ Fullscreen display, Snapdragon 835 announced starting at $849

Google Pixel 2 XL

Google just unveiled its Pixel 2 XL smartphone along with the Pixel 2 at its event in San Fransico. It packs a 6-inch Quad HD+ P-OLED Fullscreen 18:9 display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on the latest Android 8.0 (Oreo). It has a 12.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Pixel and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
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Google announces new Daydream View VR headset for $99

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Google has announced new Daydream View VR headset at the event. It can be paired with Pixel 2 or another Daydream-ready phones. The new Daydream View has high-performance lenses, which result in better image clarity and a wider field of view.  Continue reading “Google announces new Daydream View VR headset for $99”

Google Pixel 2 with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 835 announced starting at $649

Google Pixel

Google just unveiled its Pixel 2 smartphone in the ‘Pixel series’ at its event in San Francisco, as expected. It packs a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on the latest Android 8.0 (Oreo). It has a 12.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Pixel and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
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Google Pixelbook convertible laptop with Google Assistant announced starting at $999

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Google just announced Pixelbook, the company’s latest convertible laptop running Chrome OS with support for Google Assistant with a dedicated Assistant key. It has a 12.3-inch touchscreen display with 3:2 aspect ratio and a thin backlit keyboard with soft-touch keys. The trackpad uses new, special touch-processing algorithms to navigate accurately, says Google. It is powered by 7th generation Intel Core i5 / i7 processor, 8GB / 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB SSD storage. Continue reading “Google Pixelbook convertible laptop with Google Assistant announced starting at $999”

Amazon launches new Echo, Echo Plus and Echo Dot in India starting at Rs. 4,499

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Amazon has launched three Alexa powered smart speakers – Echo, Echo Plus, and Echo Dot in India. The devices were expected to be launched in the country before Diwali. The new Echo and Echo Plus smart speakers were announced last week in the US.

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OPPO gets approval to open single-brand retail stores in India

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OPPO has received approval by the Indian government to set up its single-brand retail stores in the country. The Chinese smartphone maker will now be able to sell directly to consumers in India. Continue reading “OPPO gets approval to open single-brand retail stores in India”

Amazon to soon hike Prime membership price from Rs. 499 to Rs. 999 per year

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Amazon launched its Prime delivery service in India last year in July for an introductory price of Rs. 499. However, the membership price is soon about to change. Amazon India will soon increase the subscription fee for its ‘Prime’ service to Rs 999 in India in the coming days. Continue reading “Amazon to soon hike Prime membership price from Rs. 499 to Rs. 999 per year”

Alcatel U5 HD with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 5999

Alcatel U5 HD

Alcatel has launched U5 HD, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It has a 5-inch HD screen, 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 an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with Flash for capturing better selfies even in low lighting conditions and comes with selfie editing apps. Continue reading “Alcatel U5 HD with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 5999”

Instagram rolls out interactive polling stickers for Instagram Stories

Introducing Polls

Instagram has rolled out a new feature that lets you add an interactive poll sticker to your Instagram Stories. You can ask a questions about anything from selecting an outfit or deciding what to eat and receive votes in real time from you followers.

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 ties up with iPhone 8 Plus for the top spot on DxOMark

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DxOMark is a standard for cameras of smartphones, not so long ago, they have rated the Apple iPhone 8 Plus 94 points which made Apple reclaim the number one spot. While the 8 Plus still stays on top of DxOMark’s list, it has to now share the spot with the Galaxy Note8 now with the same 94 points. The Galaxy Note8 is the first ever Samsung phone to feature the dual camera setup, and with its first attempt, Samsung making up to the top spot is really impressive. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 ties up with iPhone 8 Plus for the top spot on DxOMark”

Best Smartphones Under 15000 in India (Updated on October 2017)

Best Smartphones Under 15000 in India

Which is the best smartphone for Rs.15000?

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Suggest a smartphone for Rs.15000

India being an economic smartphone market, these are the questions we are often asked about. In fact, this is the sweet spot to invest on a smartphone as you get almost all the feature that you get on high-end devices, but with very few compromises. Continue reading “Best Smartphones Under 15000 in India (Updated on October 2017)”

Apple releases iOS 11.0.2 for iPhone and iPad, fixes iPhone 8 crackling earpiece issue

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Apple has rolled out iOS 11.0.2 update for iPhone and iPad that includes fixes for crackling earpiece issue on iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, as Apple had promised, after reports from users. This also fixes couple other issues and more bug fixes and improvements. This comes after the iOS 11.0.1 update last week that brought several bug fixes and improvements.

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