LG Electronics today announced its preliminary earnings results for the first quarter of 2017, which will be announced later this year. The company expects to make 14.7 trillion Korean won and operating profit of 921.5 billion korean won. It expects revenues to be 9.7% higher and operating profit 82.4% higher than the same period last year, ts second-best in quarterly profits ever. Continue reading “LG expects 82.4% increase in operating profit YoY in Q1 2017”
Apple announced new 9.7-inch iPad last month to replace the iPad Air 2 that was introduced in 2014. It is now available for pre-order from Flipkart in India. It has the same 9.7-inch Retina display, but this is powered by A9 chip and M9 motion coprocessor. It Touch ID fingerprint sensor and is just 7.5 mm thick. It also has a 8-megapixel camera and a 1.2-megapixel FaceTime HD front camera.
Xiaomi has surpassed Apple and Samsung to become the most preferred smartphone upgrade choice for Indian consumers in 2017, according to a report by research firm Strategy Analytics. 26 percent of potential Android buyers looking to upgrade their devices in 2017 list Xiaomi as their preferred brand. Continue reading “Xiaomi is now the most preferred smartphone brand in India: Strategy Analytics”
Samsung today launched Galaxy C7 Pro (SM-C7010), successor of the Galaxy C7 in the Galaxy ‘C Series’ in India. It was announced in China earlier this year, and packs a a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 14nm SoC, runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, dual-tone LED flash and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.
In 2015, Facebook had introduced personal digital assistant M for Messenger. Now, the social network has launched suggestions from AI powered assistant M in Messenger for users in the US. M offers suggestions by popping into an open conversation to suggest relevant content.
Continue reading “Facebook’s AI powered assistant ‘M’ finally available for Messenger”
HMD Global announced Nokia 6 smartphone earlier this year in China as the first Nokia smartphone after it was granted exclusive global license to sell Nokia phones. At the MWC 2017 Nokia confirmed that the smartphone will be available globally starting in Q2 2017. We even went hands-on with the smartphone at the MWC. We managed to get one from China, check out the unboxing. Also check out unboxing video from our Tamil channel. Continue reading “Nokia 6 Unboxing and First Impressions”
Samsung has announced earnings guidance for Q1 2017. The South Korean company’s January-March operating profit is expected to be 9.9 trillion won ($8.7 billion), up 48 percent from 6.7 trillion won in the same period last year. This will be significantly larger than its 6.68 trillion won ($5.9 billion) profit for the same period last year.
Continue reading “Samsung predicts stronger profits for Q1 2017”
Android Nougat adoption saw a strong growth in April. The latest Android OS is now present on 4.9% of all Android devices, up from 2.8% in March. Still, Nougat is still struggling to become Google’s dominant mobile platform even after almost six months of its official launch.
Continue reading “Android Nougat adoption hits 4.9% in April”
Apple had launched Clips video creation and sharing app last month. Now, the app that allow users to create short videos, by adding photos, filters, music is available for iPhone and iPad. Continue reading “Apple’s Clips video creation and sharing app for iPhone and iPad now available”
Microsoft has revealed more details about its new Xbox that will debut later this year. The next-generation ‘Project Scorpio’ is capable of playing games in native 4K resolution and aims to be the “most powerful console” available. Eurogamer and Digital Foundry have listed the full specs of the upcoming gaming console. Continue reading “Microsoft reveals specs for the new powerful Xbox Project Scorpio”
Samsung announced its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphone at an event in New York last week. Even though the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version of these smartphones were certified in China ahead of the announcement, it was not revealed by Samsung at the time of announcement. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage announced, price revealed”
Huawei’s Honor brand, along with the Honor 8 Pro in the UK and Europe earlier this week introduced Honor 6C, which is the global version of the Huawei Enjoy 6S that was introduced last year. It packs a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor 6C with Snapdragon 435, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced”
Finnish-based company Polar, known for its running watches has announced MH430 running watch in the market. The successor of M400 comes with a 6-LED wrist-based heart rate monitor, featuring Polar’s proprietary heart rate technology. Continue reading “Polar M430 Running Watch with GPS, Heart Rate sensor announced”
[Update – April 7th: Reliance Jio has started sending push notifications for the customers that says that Jio Summer Surprise offer will be withdrawn in the next few days. It also asks customers to recharge with Rs. 303 or more to avail the offer before it’s discontinued.]
Reliance Jio just announced that it will withdraw its Jio Summer Surprise offer that offers 3-month complimentary benefits of Jio services and free data on recharge of Rs. 303 or more, as advised by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The offer was announced Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries last week. Continue reading “Reliance Jio to withdraw 3 month free Jio Summer Surprise offer after TRAI order”
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