WhatsApp announces free Business app for small companies, will charge big enterprises

WhatsApp Business Account Profile

After confirming that it is working on Twitter-like Business features, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has announced that it its testing new tools through a closed pilot program that will allow people to communicate with the businesses they want to reach on WhatsApp. Business accounts will have a verified profile with a green badge so people can identify a business from another person so it will be easier to respond to messages.  Continue reading “WhatsApp announces free Business app for small companies, will charge big enterprises”

Opera Mini for iOS gets AI powered news feed and more

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Opera has revamped Opera Mini for iOS with new features and redesigned UI. The AI powered news feed has been added on its start page that helps users to get the news four times faster than the previous version. The news feed is powered by the GBDT (gradient boosting decision trees) machine learning algorithm and deep neural network (DNN) learning. Continue reading “Opera Mini for iOS gets AI powered news feed and more”

HP Pro 8 Tablet with 8-inch display, 4G LTE, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 19374

HP Pro 8 Tablet

HP has launched Pro 8 Tablet, the company’s latest Android tablet with support for voice calling in India. It is aimed at business and can be used in range of outdoor settings since it can withstand temperatures from -10°C to 50°C[3] and has a bright 500-nit, 8-inch WXGA screen that is easy to read even in direct sunlight. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT8735 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “HP Pro 8 Tablet with 8-inch display, 4G LTE, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 19374”

Optoma LCT100 ultra-short throw laser projector launched in India

Optoma LCT100

Optoma, popular for its projection and audio products recently launched LCT100, its latest ultra-short throw laser projector in the India. It produces brightness of 3,000 lumens, high contrast ratio and offers full HD 1080p 100-inch projection from just 30cm away from a flat surface or screen. This allows you to place the projector closer to the wall and removes the need for lengthy cables, simplifies setup and reduces installation time. Continue reading “Optoma LCT100 ultra-short throw laser projector launched in India”

OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings new features and improvements

OnePlus has started rolling out new OxygenOS open betas (Beta 14 for OnePlus 3T and Beta 23 for OnePlus 3) for the 3 and 3T phones that brings several new features including OnePlus watermark in camera, battery percentage in lift up display, improved Parallel apps, new E-warranty card, new Alarm calendar, improved location accuracy and several improvements and bug fixes. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings new features and improvements”

Nokia Android smartphones will get Android 8.0 Oreo update, confirms HMD Global

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All Nokia Android smartphones will get the Android 8.0 Oreo update. Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer of HMD Global has confirmed via Twitter that Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8 will get the Android Oreo update. Continue reading “Nokia Android smartphones will get Android 8.0 Oreo update, confirms HMD Global”

1000 days of OnePlus in India: Rs. 4000 price cut on 3T, exchange and cashback offers on OnePlus 5

OnePlus is celebrating completion of 1000 days of its entry in the Indian market with offers on its smartphone. OnePlus 3T that was launched for Rs. 29,999 has received Rs. 4000 price cut and is available for Rs. 25,999. It is also offering flat Rs.2,000 cashback on Axis Bank Debit & Credit Cards, additional Rs. 2000 on exchange and no cost EMI. Continue reading “1000 days of OnePlus in India: Rs. 4000 price cut on 3T, exchange and cashback offers on OnePlus 5”

Apple unveils Beats Studio 3 noise cancelling headphones with W1 chip for $349.95

Beats Studio3 Wireless Over Ear Headphones

Apple has unveiled new Beats Studio 3 noise cancelling wireless headphones. The over-ear headphones comes with W1 chip that enables easy pairing with an iPhone or iPad.  Continue reading “Apple unveils Beats Studio 3 noise cancelling headphones with W1 chip for $349.95”

CoolPad Cool Play 6 Review

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After a period of hibernation, CoolPad caught up with the dual camera trend and launched a mid-ranger dubbed as Cool Play 6. Another selling point of this smartphone is its 6GB RAM. As of now, CoolPad Cool Play 6 is the cheapest 6GB RAM smartphone in the market retailing at Rs. 14,999 exclusively on Amazon India. The company has also promised to offer Android 8.0 update by December 2017. So is this mid-ranger worth investing? Let’s find it out. Continue reading “CoolPad Cool Play 6 Review”

nubia M2 Play with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 8999

nubia M2 Play

nubia has launched nubia M2 Play, the company’s third smartphone in the company’s ‘M series’ in India. It was announced in China back in June and packs a 5.5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with nubia UI 5.0, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony sensor, 0.1s Hybrid Focus that uses both PDAF and CAF and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “nubia M2 Play with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 8999”

Gionee M7 Power with FullView display to be announced on September 28

Gionee M7 Power invite

Gionee yesterday teased M7 smartphone with full-screen display in China. Today it has announced that M7 power with FullView display will be announced on September 28 at an event in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first time Gionee is unveiling its ‘M series’ phones at a global event since all their earlier events were only in China. The company says the phone has more than FullView Display, hinting at a powerful device.

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One phone with dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 14999

Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One

Xiaomi today launched Mi A1, the company’s latest smartphone in the new ‘A series’ at a global event in New Delhi, as it had promised. It is the global variant of the Mi 5X that was introduced in China back in July, but this is an Android One phone created in partnership with Google running stock Android based on Android 7.1 (Nougat) and it will get Android 8.0 (Oreo) by 2017. It will also be one of the first phones to get Android P. Xiaomi said that Mi Camera, Mi Remote and Mi Store apps will be pre-installed. It will come with unlimited high quality photo and video backups in Google Photos. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One phone with dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 14999”

Netflix rolls out HDR support for Samsung Galaxy Note8, Sony Xperia XZ1

Samsung Galaxy Note8

It looks like Netflix’s list of HDR-compatible devices is growing rapidly. The popular US based streaming service has added HDR support to Samsung Galaxy Note8 and Sony Xperia XZ1. Other flagships that come with HDR streaming support include the LG G6, LG V30 and Sony Xperia XZ Premium.

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