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LG G6 tipped to be waterproof and support wireless charging
LG launched G5 modular flagship smartphone this year but it looks like next year we will not see a modular smartphone from the company. According to a new report from The Investor, LG G6 will not feature a modular design. Continue reading “LG G6 tipped to be waterproof and support wireless charging”
Amkette Trubeats S50 Bluetooth speaker with NFC, LED status indicator launched for Rs. 3499
Amkette, today launched their new portable speaker dubbed as Trubeats S50, equipped with NFC, USB charging and conference calling. Some of the functions include, FM Radio, USB/SD Card playback and Alarm Clock that can be controlled with a smartphone by downloading the app available from Google Play Store. Continue reading “Amkette Trubeats S50 Bluetooth speaker with NFC, LED status indicator launched for Rs. 3499”
Lenovo K6 Power Unboxing
Lenovo launched the K6 Power smartphone in India last week for Rs. 9999, which went on sale exclusively on Flipkart today. We recently unboxed the smartphone, check out the unboxing video. Continue reading “Lenovo K6 Power Unboxing”
Ola, Yes Bank collaborate to set up 30 mobile ATMs
Ola has teamed up with Yes Bank to set up mobile ATMs across 30 locations in the country that will allow people to withdraw up to Rs 2,000 per card. The service will be made available in over 30 locations across 10 cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Jaipur.
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Wearable market soars 3.1%, Fitbit maintains lead in Q3 2016: IDC
Basic wearables, primarily comprised of fitness bands, accounted for 85% of the market and experienced double-digit growth in Q3, 2016, according to latest report from the International Data Corporation, (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.
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Leap Motion enters mobile VR platform
A few years back, hand tracking technology with new and unique computer user experience dubbed as Leap Motion was introduced. The company is now applying the technology to mobile VR with the Leap Motion Mobile platform. Continue reading “Leap Motion enters mobile VR platform”
Meizu Band with OLED display, heart rate sensor announced
Meizu has announced its first fitness band called the Meizu Band at its M5 Note event in China. It has a concealed OLED screen that blends in with the band well, can track fitness data such as distance, number or steps and calories burnt, track sleep and also has a heart rate sensor on the back for 24-hour heart rate tracking. Continue reading “Meizu Band with OLED display, heart rate sensor announced”
Demonetization scheme, Women in Rio are some of the top Twitter Moments of 2016
As we bid adieu to 2016 Twitter is offering a look through all the important events that made headlines. The micro blogging site has released Year On Twitter report that highlights top 10 moments in India in 2016.
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Google Pixel and Pixel XL get VoLTE support for Reliance Jio with Android 7.1.1 update
Google today started rolling out Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for the Pixel, Pixel XL and compatible Nexus devices starting from today. The Pixel devices that were launched in India came with Android 7.1 (Nougat) but did not have option to enable VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) support. The latest Android 7.1.1 finally brings support for VoLTE for Reliance Jio in India and other operators worldwide that support VoLTE. Continue reading “Google Pixel and Pixel XL get VoLTE support for Reliance Jio with Android 7.1.1 update”
Microsoft’s new chatbot ‘Zo’ goes live on Kik
The Redmond giant Microsoft had introduced chatbot powered by AI called Tay, earlier this year. However, the result didn’t favor the software company and ended up as disastrous as their smartphone department. Continue reading “Microsoft’s new chatbot ‘Zo’ goes live on Kik”
Meizu M5 Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body, 4000mAh battery announced
Meizu just announced M5 Note, the company’s latest smartphone in the Note series at an event in China, as it had promised. It a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Flyme OS 6.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for fast focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu M5 Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body, 4000mAh battery announced”
Android Nougat adoption crawls at just 0.4% after 3 months
Google is out with the numbers for Android distribution for the month of December, last time in 2016. The latest figures suggest that adoption of Google’s latest OS, Android 7.0 Nougat is moving at a glacial pace. Nougat is currently present only on 0.4% of all the Android devices, up from 0.3% in last month.
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Lenovo to release at least 12 Moto Mods per year
Motorola launched a new line of accessories to expand the capability of Moto Z smartphones with an add-on adapters called Moto Mods. During launch, there were four Moto Mods — JBL SoundBoost speaker, Moto Insta-Share projector, Incipio OffGrid battery and Hasselblad True Zoom Camera. Last week it introduced two more Moto Mods – Mophie Juice Pack and Incipio Car Dock. Continue reading “Lenovo to release at least 12 Moto Mods per year”
Amazon Go is a grocery store that requires no checkout
Amazon has taken wraps off Amazon Go, a new kind of grocery store that eliminates the checkout process. The US based retail giant has opened its first Amazon Go store in Seattle that allows customers to just shop for the item they want and leave without waiting in a checkout line. It will open to the public in early 2017. Continue reading “Amazon Go is a grocery store that requires no checkout”