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Asus ROG Strix GL553 gaming laptop launched in India starting at Rs. 94990
Asus has showcased the ROG Strix GL553 gaming laptop at CES 2017. Now, the company has launched the gaming notebook in India starting at Rs. 94990. It is made of black aluminum body and has an illuminated ROG logo on top.
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Honor 6X Teardown
Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 6X smartphone in India last month, which went on sale in the country today exclusively on Amazon.in. It is a major upgrade to last year’s Honor 5X since this packs dual rear cameras, improved processor and more RAM. Even though this has a familiar design, there are a lot of components that go into making the device what that might not be revealed on a regular specs sheet. We did a teardown of the device, similar to the Honor 5X to see what it packs on the inside. Let’s take a peek. Continue reading “Honor 6X Teardown”
Former Tata Sons exec Madhu Kannan joins Uber as India business head
Uber has appointed former Tata Sons executive Madhu Kannan as Chief Business Officer, India and Emerging Markets. Madhu will be responsible for growing Uber’s business in India as well as across new emerging markets in the Asia Pacific region, through strategic partnerships and investment opportunities. Continue reading “Former Tata Sons exec Madhu Kannan joins Uber as India business head”
Samsung Galaxy S8 with rear-mounted fingerprint scanner spotted in render
Another day, another rumor about the Samsung Galaxy S8. The latest one is about the fingerprint sensor. CNET Korea has released schematics of the upcoming flagship.
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Honor 8 Lite with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced
Huawei Honor brand today introduced Honor 8 Lite, a cheaper version of last year’s flagship Honor 8 smartphone in Finland. The main difference is that this has a 12-megapixel single rear camera instead of dual 12-megapixel rear cameras on the Honor 8. This also comes with a less powerful Kirin 655 processor, similar to the Honor 6X instead of Honor 8’s Kirin 950 SoC, but this runs Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0 out of the box. Continue reading “Honor 8 Lite with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced”
EU agrees to ban wireless roaming charges by June 15
Members of the European Parliament agreed to discard roaming charges fees across Europe. Under this agreement, making calls, sending texts and using the internet will now cost the same in any country of the EU, starting from 15 June. Continue reading “EU agrees to ban wireless roaming charges by June 15”
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation VR announced in India starting at Rs. 37990
Sony finally introduced its most expected PlayStation 4 Pro console with 4K resolution gameplay and HDR capability. Uncharted 4, The Last of Us, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare and several other titles already utilize these new features of the PS4 Pro. Continue reading “Sony PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation VR announced in India starting at Rs. 37990”
Facebook records $8.81B revenue, hits 1.86B MAUs, 1.23B DAUs in Q4, 2016
Facebook has announced financial results for Q4 2016. The social network has recorded $8.81 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. Continue reading “Facebook records $8.81B revenue, hits 1.86B MAUs, 1.23B DAUs in Q4, 2016”
Honor 6X with dual rear cameras will go on sale in India today on Amazon starting at Rs. 12999
Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 6X smartphone last month in India starting at Rs. 12,999. As promised, the smartphone will go on sale exclusively on Amazon.in in the first flash sale starting today at 2PM. Those who have not registered for today’s sale can register for the next sale on February 9th till Midnight of 7th February.
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Google, Facebook, Apple to jointly draft an open letter opposing Trump’s immigration order
The tech world has already expressed their concerns over US President Donald Trump’s order of banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Now major tech companies are going a step further and planning to jointly draft an open letter opposing Trump’s immigration and travel orders.
MIT demos a smartwatch app that can detect your emotions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has a shown off a demo of a wearable AI system that can predict if a conversation is happy, sad, or neutral based on a person’s speech patterns and vitals. “Coupled with audio and vital-sign data, deep-learning system could someday serve as a “social coach” for people with anxiety or Asperger’s,” says MIT. Continue reading “MIT demos a smartwatch app that can detect your emotions”
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 2GB RAM version will go on sale for the first time in India on Feb 3 for Rs. 9999
Xiaomi launched its most expected Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India last month starting Rs. 9999. Only the 3GB and 4GB RAM variants were available in the first two sales on Flipkart and the first sale on mi.com. Xiaomi has announced that the 2GB RAM version will be available for sale for the first time on mi.com tomorrow, February 3rd at 12PM along with the 3GB and 4GB RAM variants. Expect a huge demand as usual since it is the first time the 2GB RAM version is going on sale in the country. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 2GB RAM version will go on sale for the first time in India on Feb 3 for Rs. 9999”
Apple is reportedly working on ARM chip for Mac laptops
Apple is said to be working on custom ARM-based chips for future Mac laptops, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. These chips could boost battery life on the Mac and also help to reduce the dependence on the Intel chips. Continue reading “Apple is reportedly working on ARM chip for Mac laptops”