This week Motorola announced Moto G5S and G5S Plus, Acer launched Nitro 5 gaming laptop in India, Samsung announced Android flip phone, Coolpad launched Note 5 Lite C. Let’s take a look at all the launches and announcements that took place this week.
Reliance Jio is in talks with WhatsApp to create a special version of the popular messaging app for newly launched JioPhone, according to a latest report from Factor Daily. Both the companies are planning to introduce a toned-down version of WhatsApp on the feature phone.
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SHARP has announced that it will introduce AQUOS S2 with bezel-less screen at a global event in Beijing on August 8, which will go on sale in China on August 14. It will come with a 5.5-inch display with a screen-to-body ratio of 84.95%, and the company says that it will be as compact as a 5-inch phone. Continue reading “SHARP AQUOS S2 with 5.5-inch bezel-less display will be announced on August 8”
OnePlus has started rolling out new OxygenOS open betas (Beta 12 for OnePlus 3T and Beta 21 for OnePlus 3) for the 3 and 3T phones that brings several new features including new parallel apps feature that lets you run a parallel version of the same app using a separate account. This feature is available in several ROMs. It also brings updates to apps, optimization and bug fixes. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings parallel apps feature, bug fixes and optimizations”
Google has updated its Play Store ranking algorithm to boost apps that are better performing meaning- they don’t crash. The company has enhanced our search and discovery algorithms to reflect app quality. Continue reading “Google updates Play Store ranking algorithm to prioritize apps”
We are so lucky to live in the era of technological advancements, witnessing some mind-blowing inventions each and every day. One invention that probably had the most impact in this context is undoubtedly the mobile phones! Continue reading “How good is Honor 8 Pro Design?”
Kult is back with its new budget smartphone – Beyond. It has a 5.2-inch HD on-cell display and has a 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). Continue reading “Kult Beyond with 13MP front and rear cameras, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6999”
Coolpad has launched Note 5 Lite C, the company’s latest budget smartphone for the offline market. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 210 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with Cool UI on top. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 5 Lite C with Android 7.1, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 7777”
Facebook is testing Stories for its desktop client. The social network confirmed with TechCrunch that a wider launch of Facebook Stories for Web is coming soon. Continue reading “Facebook starts testing Stories for desktop”
Abhinav Srivastav, an IIT-Kharagpur graduate, has been arrested by the Bengaluru city police on the charge of stealing Aadhaar data. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has registered a case against the 31-year old Ola employee who is also the founder of Qarth Technologies that was acquired by Ola.
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BlackBerry KEYone is the second Android smartphone from the company after the Priv to come with BlackBerry’s signature physical QWERTY keyboard that you rarely see on Android smartphones these days. TCL Communication Technology (TCT) made the phone in some countries like the U.S. but the phone is made and sold by Optiemus in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. How good is the smartphone? Let us find out in the review.
OnePlus recently teased a new color variant of the OnePlus 5 smartphone in China. Even OnePlus global teased something new is coming on August 7th along with caption Power in Elegance. Today OnePlus India has released a teaser similar to one in China that has a link to Amazon.in site that mentions gold in the header image URL so we will likely see the Mint Gold version of the phone next week. Continue reading “OnePlus teases new OnePlus 5 is coming to Amazon India, Mint Gold version expected on August 7”
Despite notable product launches like the new lower priced iPad and products from other top-tier vendors, worldwide shipments for tablets declined 3.4% year over year in 2Q17, reaching 37.9 million, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker.
Continue reading “Global tablet shipments declines 3.4%, Apple continues to lead in Q2 2017: IDC”
Motorola Mobility India forayed into offline retail with exclusive stores. The company inaugurated six Moto Hub experiential retail stores – 3 in Mumbai and 3 in Delhi. The Moto Hub stores will feature range of Motorola’s smartphones that are available exclusively online along with accessories.
Continue reading “Motorola beefs up retail presence in India with six Moto Hub stores”
Samsung has announced Flagship 8 (SM-G9298), its latest premium Android Flip phone and the successor of last year’s W2017 (SM-W2017) in China. It got certified by TENAA back in May and has dual 4.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED displays, so that you can use the phone even when it’s closed, has a 12-megapixel rear camera and a fingerprint sensor on the back.
