Samsung this week introduced Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphones, 10.or launched its budget 10.or D smartphone, Xiaomi launched its Mi A1 Special Edition Red version, Huawei introduced Enjoy 7S and the Honor brand introduced the Honor 9 Lite, and lots more that happened this week in our weekly roundup.
Video player on Chrome did not have many features, except for play/pause button, a timeline of the video and other controls that the website has included. However, a brand new video player has appeared in in Chrome Dev and Canary that brings YouTube-like double-tap to fast-forward/rewind controls. Continue reading “Chrome Dev and Canary for Android get a new video player with YouTube-style media controls”
HMD Global since it started selling Nokia branded phones just over a year ago has said to have shipped around 16 million units in the Q3 2017. According to the market share report for Q3 2017 shared by analyst firms, they have witnessed strong demand for Android-powered Nokia phones and feature phones as well. Continue reading “HMD Global estimated to have shipped around 16 million Nokia phones in Q3 2017”
Apple intentionally slowing down iPhones with aged batteries to preserve its life surely has raised a controversy over the past few days, and now it landed the company in class action lawsuit in Los Angeles. The lawsuit accuses the company saying that it a fraud designed to lure users in upgrading to the latest model. Continue reading “Apple faces class action lawsuits over intentionally slowing down old iPhones”
In a surprising note, Apple has been sanctioned in Qualcomm court case for withholding relevant documents. The lawsuit against Qualcomm by FTC alleges that Apple was forced to use Qualcomm modem chips exclusively. Continue reading “Apple sanctioned in Qualcomm court case for withholding evidence documents”
Reliance Jio today launched Happy New Year 2018 plans, just in time for the new year. The Rs. 199 and Rs. 299 monthly plans offer better data benefits for monthly users, compared to the existing Rs. 149 plan that offers just 4.2GB data for the month, but these have the same 28-days validity.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation where Edward Snowden is one of the directors and Guardian Project have jointly developed an open-source app called Haven for Android that uses a sensors on the phone to provide monitoring and protection of physical spaces. The developers say that the app has especially been developed for investigative journalists, human rights defenders, and people at risk of forced disappearance. Continue reading “Snowden-backed Haven app uses your smartphone’s sensors for monitoring”
Earlier this month, after being rejected for a proposal to acquire Qualcomm, Broadcom nominated a slate of 11 members for the director’s role at Qualcomm’s 2018 Annual Meeting to replace the Qualcomm’s existing board of directors. However, Qualcomm today announced that it has rejected director nominees assembled by Broadcom. Continue reading “Qualcomm rejects Broadcomm’s board of director nominees”
After OPPO A83 that got certified by TENAA in China recently, OPPO A85 has been certified by the TENAA now. This reveals similar specifications including a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 full-screen display 2.5GHz Octa-Core SoC, 4GB of RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “OPPO A85 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, 4GB RAM gets certified”
Airtel has once again partnered with Celkon to launch Celkon Star 4G+, a budget VoLTE phone at an effective price of Rs. 1249, after launching the Celkon Smart 4G back in October. It is part of Airtel’s Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone initiative under which the operator will partner with multiple mobile manufacturers in an aim to create an ‘open ecosystem’ of affordable 4G smartphones and bring them to market for virtually the price of a feature phone. Continue reading “Airtel launches Celkon Star 4G+ smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1249”
Gionee today launched S10 Lite, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘S Series’ in India. It was introduced in China back in May this year as S10C and packs a 5.2-inch display, is powered by Snapdragon 427 Mobile Platform with 4GB of RAM and runs Android 7.1 (Nougat) with Amigo OS 4.0. Continue reading “Gionee S10 Lite with 4GB RAM, 16MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 15999”
Apple is expected to bring new 3D sensing and augmented reality functions to 2019 iPhones. To juice up the upgraded feature set, a larger capacity battery is a primary requirement, and for this reason, it is heard that the company is working on a larger capacity battery technology for 2019 iPhones predicts Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities. Continue reading “Apple working on a larger-capacity battery technology for 2019 iPhones: KGI”
Google introduced the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones in India at a starting price of Rs. 61,000 and Rs. 73,000, respectively. During its sale earlier this month Flipkart offered the Pixel 2 for as low as Rs. 39,999 by offering Rs.11,001 flat discount and Rs. 10,000 on all debit and credit cards. Now Google has announced a temporary price cut for both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones during festive sales both online and offline.
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Apple is said to be working on EKG Heart Monitor for Its next-gen Apple Watch as a part of including resourceful features in the smartwatches according to a report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Apple said to be developing EKG Heart Monitor for next-gen Apple Watch”
Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Nxt (SM-J701F) smartphone in the J7 series in India back in July with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. Now the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version is available from offline stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. Apart from the increase in storage it also comes with AR Stickers and also includes Samsung Pay Mini that offers Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version goes on sale in India for Rs. 12990”
