Asus ZenFone Live with real-time beautification technology, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 9999

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Asus just launched ZenFone Live, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support in India, as expected. It was introduced back in February and has a real-time beautification with live-streaming beautification app. It lets you see your skin smoothed and blemishes removed in real time, says Asus. It has BeautyLive app integrates seamlessly with Facebook, YouTube, and many other popular streaming apps. The front-facing 5-megapixel camera has large 1.4µm pixel size and a soft light LED selfie flash. Continue reading “Asus ZenFone Live with real-time beautification technology, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 9999”

LeEco cuts 70 percent of its US workforce due to lack of funding

LeEco CEO Jia Yueting

LeEco is slashing 70 percent of its US workforce or 325 employees, according to a latest report from CNET. These job cuts comes after the company announced its plans to release phones and a video streaming service in the U.S. The Chinese smartphone maker is slashing jobs due to lack of funding.

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Qualcomm is shipping over 1 million chips per day for IoT devices

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Qualcomm has announced that it is currently shipping more than 1 million chips per day for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. It also said that brands have shipped over 1.5 billion IoT products using Qualcomm Technologies’ Products, which is a new milestone. Continue reading “Qualcomm is shipping over 1 million chips per day for IoT devices”

Facebook Live adds Live Chat with Friends and Live With features

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Facebook wants it to make it easier for you to watch and enjoy live video with your friends. The social network has added two new features – Live Chat with Friends and Live With, to Facebook Live that allows you to share experiences and connect in real time with your friends on Live. Continue reading “Facebook Live adds Live Chat with Friends and Live With features”

Get free Google Play Credit – Google Opinion Rewards available in India

Google Opinion Rewards India

Google Opinion Rewards program was launched back in 2014 in the UK, Canada and Australia. Later it expanded to several countries such as Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and United States. It was launched in Austria and Switzerland few months back.

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MuveAcoustics Drive in-ear earphones Review

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The audio accessory market is dominated by players like JBL, Sennheiser, Jaybird and others. However, new players are entering the space and one such player is MuveAcoustics. The company recently launched Drive in-ear earphones for Rs. 1999. Let’s see if this is worth the price tag in this detailed review.

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Meizu M5c with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0, 4G LTE announced

Meizu M5c

Meizu has announced M5c, its latest budget smartphone for global markets. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Flyme OS 6 on top, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu M5c with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0, 4G LTE announced”

Instagram copies Snapchat yet again, launches location and hashtag stories

Introducing Location

Instagram has rolled out yet another feature that is similar to Snapchat. The Facebook owned photo and video sharing app has launched location stories and hashtag stories. This will allow users to search for a location or hashtag in the Explore tab.
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Alcatel Pixi 4 (7) WiFi and 4G tablets launched in India starting at Rs. 4499

Alcatel Pixi 4 (7) 4G

Alcatel today launched Pixi 4 (7) tablets in India in Wi-Fi and 4G versions. Both these have a 7-inch (1024 x 600 Pixels), powered by quad-core MediaTek SoCs and run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow).  The 4G version also has dual SIM support and voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Alcatel Pixi 4 (7) WiFi and 4G tablets launched in India starting at Rs. 4499”

Huawei MateBook X, MateBook E, and MateBook D Windows 10 devices announced

Huawei MateBook X

Huawei has introduced three new MateBooks- MateBook X, MateBook E and MateBook D. The MateBook X and MateBook D are laptops while the MateBook E is a convertible. All the three devices are powered by Windows 10. Continue reading “Huawei MateBook X, MateBook E, and MateBook D Windows 10 devices announced”

Microsoft introduces new Surface Pro with improved battery life, 4G LTE option

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Microsoft just announced its fifth generation Surface Pro 2-in-1 at its Shanghai event, as expected. It is just called the Surface Pro and has the same 12.3-inch (2160×1440 pixels) display with 267 PPI,  8-megapixel camera at the back and a 5-megapixel camera at the front, but this is powered by latest seventh-generation Kaby Lake processors. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces new Surface Pro with improved battery life, 4G LTE option”

Apple looking forward to expand iPhone production capacity in India, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

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Last week, Apple started assembling iPhones in India at its Wistron facility in Bengaluru as per WSJ report. The company now wants to expand its contract manufacturer’s facility in Bengaluru, according to Union minister of Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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