After completing SanDisk acquisition last year, Western Digital introduced WD Blue and WD Green solid state drives (SSDs), the first WD-branded SATA SSDs for consumers in October. These were was launched in India a few months back. Both these promise near-maximum speed of SATA drives. Is the WD Blue 250GB SSD worth the price? Let us find out in the review.
Apple had launched Clips video creation app for iPhone and iPad earlier in March. Now, the company has updated the app with addition of classic Disney and Pixar characters. The update which bumps the app to version 1.1 also features animated overlays of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck.
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ZOPO announced the Speed X smartphone last month, today it has officially launched the phone in the country. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, unibody metal design, 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries at the company’s 40th annual AGM announced that Reliance Jio has crossed 125 million customers in 10 months of launch, adding 7 customers every second on average. He also said the company has over 100 million paid customers, since March, which is the biggest free to paid user migration, and most have recharged for Rs. 309 or more. Earlier this year the company had crossed 100 million customers in 170 days of launch. Continue reading “Reliance Jio clocks 125 million customers, has over 100 million paying Jio Prime users”
Google has finally launched Motion Still app for Android. Introduced for iOS last year, the app uses video stabilization technology to freeze the background into a still photo or create sweeping cinematic pans to remove shakiness for creating smooth GIFs. You can simply tap the camera button that will automatically capture a three-second clip as a looping GIF. Continue reading “Google Motion Stills GIF-making app launched for Android”
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Reliance Industries at the company’s 40th AGM today announced that Reliance Jio has crossed 125 million customers in 10 months of launch, adding 7 customers every second on average and has more than 100 million paying Jio Prime customers. Continue reading “JioPhone ‘Made in India’ VoLTE feature phone launched, effectively free with refundable security deposit”
Paytm will now offer Paytm Gold as cashback on transactions. Now, users can choose to receive their cashback in their Paytm Wallet or as Paytm Gold. Customers will receive the option to opt for a special promo code which will enable them to convert their cashback into Paytm Gold.
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LG has announced Q8, a smaller version of the V20 smartphone in Italy. It has a 5.2-inch Quad HD screen along with a 2.1 (160 x 1040 pixels) second screen. It has a 16MP rear camera with 78-degree lens along with a secondary 8MP secondary camera with 135-degree wide-angle lens. It has a slightly smaller 3000mAh battery compared to 3200mAh battery on the V20 and this is non-removable since the phone has a unibody metal design.
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Specifications and new images of Moto Z2 Force surfaced earlier this month and the company even confirmed its announcement in new teaser, now @evleaks has posted new image of the phone from all the angles that shows its sleek body, which is said to be about 6mm so it doesn’t look bulky when Moto Mods are connected. It also reveals that the phone will have just 2730mAh battery, 22% smaller compared to 3500mAh in the predecessor, Moto Z Force. Just like the Z Force, this doesn’t have a 3.5mm audio jack and there is a 16-pin Moto Mod connector on the back.
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After rumors, Samsung has finally sent out invites for the Galaxy Unpacked event on August 23 where it is expected to unveil the flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphone. Samsung says that it will be the ultimate multitasking device for those who want to do bigger things with their phone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 announcement scheduled for August 23”
Earlier this week few OnePlus 5 users started report a bug that make the device reboot immediately after dialing emergency numbers ‘911’ (US) or ‘999’ (UK). As the company already had promised, it has released a new OxygenOS 4.5.6 hotfix update to fix the issue. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 OxygenOS 4.5.6 update rolling out to fix reboot caused when dialing emergency numbers”
Google had announced the Play Protect feature security at this year’s I/O conference. Now, the company has started rolling out the feature to all Android devices. Play Protect automatically scans the phone in the background to check if there are any malicious apps. Continue reading “Google starts rolling out Play Protect to all Android devices”
After an open-house held by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today regarding interconnection usage charges (IUC) where Reliance Jio proposed to make IUC zero, Airtel has sent out a release saying that Reliance Jio is creating monopoly, throttling competition by proposing zero IUC. “By proposing a transition to the ‘Bill and Keep’ regime with zero MTC, Reliance Jio wants to simply transfer its cost to Airtel and other operators,” said Airtel.
Truecaller has updated its Android app with couple of new features. The latest update which bumps the app to version 8.21 adds a new spam tab and new themes.
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Xiaomi launched Mi Max 2 phablet in India earlier this week for Rs. 16,999, which went on sale in the country today during Mi 3rd anniversary sale. We already brought you the unboxing of the Mi Max 2, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 5300mAh (typical) / 5200mAh (minimum) built-in battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 along with parallel charging that promises to charge the phone up to 68% in one hour. It has 6.44-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by the power-efficient Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform and runs on MIUI 8 based on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Battery Life Test”
