Google launches Areo food delivery and home services app in India

Google Areo

Google has silently launched Areo, its new hyperlocal services that lets you get your orders delivered to your current location, another address, or multiple locations. It is currently live in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Google says that you can order a cleaner at your home, lunch at your office, and a plumber at a family member’s home. Continue reading “Google launches Areo food delivery and home services app in India”

Moto E4, Moto C, Moto C Plus and Moto Z2 / Moto Z2 Force images surface

Moto C, Moto C Plus, Moto E4 and Moto Z2

Press image of the Moto C Plus and details about the Moto C and Moto C Plus smartphones surfaced earlier this week. Now more images of these smartphones as well as images of the Moto E4 and Moto Z2 or the Moto Z2 Force smartphones, thanks to @OnLeaks and @Slashleaks. You can see Lenovo branding on the side of the phones.

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How to choose the best memory card for your smartphone

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Consumers are spoilt for choice when it comes to smartphones. The same is the case for memory cards. However, the difference in terms of memory cards is that majority don’t understand the difference between various cards and the meaning of the terms used by manufacturers. Here is an explanation of some of those terms as well as factors to consider when buying your memory card.

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HTC One X10 poster surfaces, says it will have a big battery

HTC One X10 Poster leak

HTC One X10 surfaced earlier this year, even live images of the smartphone surfaced in February. Now a new poster of the smartphone has surfaced online, thanks to @evleaks once again. The poster has a caption Big style meets bigger battery but the battery capacity is still a mystery, even though most other specifications were revealed earlier. Continue reading “HTC One X10 poster surfaces, says it will have a big battery”

Zopo Flash X Plus Review

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Chinese handset maker Zopo launched its new smartphone dubbed as Flash X Plus recently. It comes in Royale Gold, Charcoal Black, Space Grey, and Orchid Rose colors, is priced at Rs. 13,999 and comes with 365 days replacement warranty. So does this smartphone have what it takes to put a dent in the market? Let’s check it out. Continue reading “Zopo Flash X Plus Review”

Misfit Flare water-resistant fitness tracker with up to 4 months battery life announced

Misfit Flare

Fossil-owned Misfit has introduced Flare, its latest budget fitness tracker, which is water resistant up to 50 meters. It automatically tracks steps taken, distance traveled, and calories burned. It can also track activities such as running, walking, yoga, swimming, soccer, basketball, tennis and more. It has a aluminum case, a capacitive touch sensor and a single LED light beneath a crystal face. This lets you easily check your progress throughout the day by simply double tapping the device. Since this is a budget tracker, it lacks a heart rate sensor. Continue reading “Misfit Flare water-resistant fitness tracker with up to 4 months battery life announced”

Xiaomi introduces Mi VR Play 2 with lightweight soft fabric body

Xiaomi Mi VR Play 2 headset

Xiaomi this week introduced Mi VR Play 2 its second-generation VR (Virtual Reality) headset in China, which is the successor of last year’s Mi VR Play. Unlike the zipper design on the predecessor, this has outer covering made of light-weight and soft fabric so the whole headset weighs just 183 grams. It can fit phones from 4.7 to 5.7 inches in size, similar to the predecessor. It looks like Google Daydream View but it doesn’t come with a wireless remote.

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Google Cloud Search with machine intelligence now available for iPhone and iPad

Google Cloud Search

Google launched Google Cloud Search that uses machine intelligence to provide a combined search experience across G Suite including Drive, Gmail, Sites, Calendar, Docs, Contacts and much more on the web and Android. Today it has launched it for iOS devices. This tool was previously named as Springboard. Continue reading “Google Cloud Search with machine intelligence now available for iPhone and iPad”

Meizu E2 announcement set for April 26, could pack 5.2-inch display, 4GB RAM and metal body

Meizu E2

Meizu has sent out invites for the announcement of the Meizu E2, the company’s budget smartphone in ‘E Series’. This could be Meizu M612C that was certified by China’s TENAA last month. It is expected to come with a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button and feature a metal unibody design. Continue reading “Meizu E2 announcement set for April 26, could pack 5.2-inch display, 4GB RAM and metal body”

Airtel Internet TV Hybrid DTH and 4K Android TV box launched

Airtel Internet TV

Airtel Digital TV today launched Internet TV, which is an Android TV box that is developed by LG that also offers 500 satellite TV channels. Airtel says that this is the first India’s first Hybrid DTH Set-top box. It comes pre-loaded with Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Music, Google Play Games, Airtel Movies and more apps. Since there is Google Play, you can install more apps and games. It is also compatible with Dolby Surround Sound Audio. Continue reading “Airtel Internet TV Hybrid DTH and 4K Android TV box launched”

Instagram Direct now combines permanent texts and reshares with disappearing photos and videos

New Instagram Direct

Instagram Direct has received a new look with the 10.16 update to make it fast and easy to turn any conversation into a visual conversation with photos and videos. “Texts and reshares will now appear in the same thread with disappearing photos and videos so you can seamlessly go back and forth with your friends,” said Instagram. Continue reading “Instagram Direct now combines permanent texts and reshares with disappearing photos and videos”

Nikon D7500 DSLR with light, compact body announced, available in India from June starting at Rs. 96950

Nikon D7500

Nikon today announced D7500 with DX-format 20.9-megapixel CMOS sensor, 4K UHD video recording and lighter, compact body. It has high-performance EXPEED 5 image-processing engine and has a native ISO range of 100 to 512001 that promises minimal noise in low-light scenarios. It also has built-in Bluetooth 4.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g. Nikon recently completed a milestone of 10 years’ presence in India . Continue reading “Nikon D7500 DSLR with light, compact body announced, available in India from June starting at Rs. 96950”