Andriod co-founder Andy Rubin is returning to smartphone business. Rubin who had left Google two years ago is making a comeback with new company dubbed as Essential is tipped to be working on several smart home products along with a high-end smartphone, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Andy Rubin reportedly working on high-end smartphone with bezel-less display”
This week HTC announced HTC U Ultra, U Play smartphones, Nintendo Switch price was revealed, Lenovo launched P2 smartphone in India, Bose launched SoundTouch 300 soundbar and more. Check out all the announcements and launches from this week in our roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Round up – HTC U Ultra, HTC U Play, Lenovo P2, Huawei P8 Lite and more”
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While most of the handset makers focus more on the hardware security and other features, Lenovo is one of the few companies out here, that gives weightage to battery. Didn’t ring a bell? Lenovo Vibe P1, K6 Power, K6 Note, Zuk Z1 and much more. Continue reading “Lenovo P2 Review”
ACT Fibernet by ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) launched 250Mbps plan for business users in Bengaluru back in 2015, later it revised the plan by increasing the FUP from 1TB to 1.25TB, recently the plan has 2TB for the same price and is called ACT SME Phenomenal Plus. FUP limit for 200Mbps and 150Mbps plans have also been upgraded to 1.25TB and 900GB, respectively. Speed after FUP limit remains the same. Speed after FUP limit remains the same. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet enterprise plans in Bengaluru revised again, 250Mbps plan now has 2TB FUP”
According to a latest report, Samsung has finalized the design for Galaxy S7 and a prototype of the upcoming flagship has been shared with company executives. The prototype shows the Galaxy S8 sans physical home button. If the design turns out to be true, this will be the first Galaxy device without the trademark home button that has been synonymous with Samsung phones.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 prototype surfaces, dual camera said to be exclusive for Galaxy S8 Plus”
Wileyfox, a smartphone brand based in the UK introduced Swift 2X, successor of last year’s Swift 2. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC, pack a 16-megapixel rear camera with PDAF and an 8-megapixel front camera. It has unibody metal design, has a fingerprint sensor with NXP NQ220 technology on the back and comes with hybrid dual SIM support along with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Wileyfox Swift 2X with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced”
Swipe Technologies has launched Konnect Grand, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Swipe Konnect Grand with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 2799”
The SoundTouch 300 soundbar comes with custom drivers, proprietary QuietPort and PhaseGuide technology. It supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC for easy pairing. The soundbar measures just 97.8cm W x 10.8cm H x 5.7cm D. Continue reading “Bose SoundTouch 300 soundbar launched for Rs. 69999”
Huawei has announced P8 Lite 2017, successor of last year’s P8 Lite smartphone. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 655 16nm processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0. It has a 12-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei P8 Lite 2017 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 7.0 announced”
Opera has launched a new concept desktop browser for Windows and Mac devices. Neon browser uses you computer’s wallpaper as background and offers a more cleaner interfaces sans taskbar or bookmarks bar. Continue reading “Opera Neon concept browser for Windows and Mac launched”
Google and Uber integration is going even deeper with the latest update. You can now now request a ride, see your driver en route, contact your driver, and follow your trip status directly from Google Maps. Prior to this update you could compare wait times and the pricing of available Uber options, including POOL, uberX, and uberXL, in Google Maps.
Continue reading “You can now search and request Uber rides directly from Google Maps”
Nokia at the CES 2017 last week reportedly showed off a new smartphone prototype codenamed Supreme, which could be introduced as Nokia 8 at the MWC in Barcelona next month. According to a report, the phone is expected come in two versions, one with a Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB RAM and a 24-megapixel rear camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) along with EIS 3.0, while the other version would come with a Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB RAM and an unkown rear camera. Continue reading “Nokia 8 with 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM, 24MP camera surfaces”
Nintendo just announced the pricing and availability for its Switch game console at an event. It was introduced back in October and comes with two detachable, one-handed controllers that and a Switch Dock for connecting it to TV. It is powered by custom Tegra processor. Continue reading “Nintendo Switch game console/tablet hybrid launching on March 3 for $299.99”
YouTube has introducing a new tool dubbed as Super Chat that lets viewers pay to pin comments during a live stream. A Super Chat is basically a highlighted message in the chat stream that stands out from the crowd and helps to attract creator’s attention. These Super Chats remain pinned to the top of chat for up to 5 hours, giving more airtime for your messages. Continue reading “YouTube Super Chat lets users pay to pin comments to live streams”
