Samsung starts mass production of first 512GB NVMe SSD for ultra-slim notebooks

Samsung 512GB NVMe SSD

Samsung has announced that it has begun mass production of industry’s first NVMe PCIe solid state drive (SSD) for next-generation PCs and ultra-slim notebook PCs. “Configuring the PM971-NVMe SSD in a single BGA package was enabled by combining 16 of Samsung’s 48-layer 256-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND flash chips, one 20-nanometer 4Gb LPDDR4 mobile DRAM chip and a high-performance Samsung controller,” said Samsung. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of first 512GB NVMe SSD for ultra-slim notebooks”

Qualcomm announces QCA4012 chip with dual band Wi-Fi, improved security and more

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Qualcomm has announced a new QCA4012 chip that brings dual band Wi-Fi, enhanced security and low power for connected devices. The QCA4012 brings dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity as compared to the single-band solution for QCA4010 single-band solution.

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Apple to skip 16GB models for iPhone 7, base storage to start from 32GB: Analyst

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Analysts have already predicted a number of specifications and features for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Now an IHS Technology analyst has revealed that the upcoming iPhone 7 will have a base model of 32GB storage.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 1100 SoC for targeted wearable devices launched

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Qualcomm has announced a new Snapdragon Wear 1100 SoC for wearable devices at the ongoing Computex 2016. The Snapdragon Wear 1100 SoC is aimed at wearables such as connected kid and elderly watches, fitness trackers, smart headsets, and wearable accessories.

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OnePlus 3 community review program announced

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OnePlus has announced ‘The Lab’, its community review program so that people can provide fair, honest, crowd-sourced feedback on the OnePlus 3 before the release. To get selected as one of the 30 lucky people to get a review unit of the OnePlus 3, you need to fill a form with your personal details and also describe why you believe you should be selected to review the OnePlus 3 in more than 500 words. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 community review program announced”

Micromax Canvas Tab P701 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 7250

Micromax Canvas Tab P701

Micromax has launched Canvas tab P701, the company’s latest tablet with 4G connectivity and voice calling capabilities, few months after launching the Canvas Tab P702. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels)  IPS display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Tab P701 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 7250”

OPPO F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition announced

OPPO F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition

OPPO has introduced FC Barcelona edition of the F1 Plus Plus smartphone, few months after introducing the R7 Plus FC Barcelona Edition. It features a blue-and-red color scheme and an 18K gold-plated club insignia on the back of the smartphone It also has FC Barcelona-themed UI and an exclusive case sporting laser-printed signatures from Barcelona’s top players, namely: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitić. Specifications of the smartphone are similar to the original F1 Plus. Continue reading “OPPO F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition announced”

Apple’s proposal to sell refurbished iPhones in India officially rejected by the Commerce Ministry

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The Indian Government has officially rejected Apple’s proposal to sell refurbished iPhones in India, as per a latest PTI report. A report earlier this month had cited a telecom ministry official over the rejection of Apple’s plan on refurbished phones. However, this time the Commerce Ministery has revealed that it is not in favour of Apple’s plans.

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Xiaomi Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 will go on open sale in India from June 1

Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 smartphone in India for Rs. 24,999 back in March, which went on sale through flash sale starting from April 6th. Today the company has announced that the phone will be available through open sale starting from June 1st starting from 10AM through the Mi India website. Both the variants of the Redmi Note 3 will also go on open sale in India through Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal at the same time. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 will go on open sale in India from June 1”

Asus Zenfone 3 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Asus made the Zenfone 3 official at the ongoing Computex 2016. We are live at the event and got our hands on the phone. So let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery.

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Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Asus made the Zenfone 3 Ultra official at the ongoing Computex 2016. We are live at the event and got our hands on the phone. So let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone in the form of photo gallery. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra Hands On and Photo Gallery”

ARM Cortex-A73 10nm Processor and Mali-G71 GPU for flagship devices announced

ARM Cortex A73

ARM has announced Cortex-A73 processor based on 10nm FinFET process technology and Mali-G71 for flagship devices that will be released from 2017. The high-end Cortex-A73 is the company’s most efficient and highest performance applications processor that would offer 30% more performance than the Cortex-A72. It will offer clock speeds of up to 2.8GHz. Continue reading “ARM Cortex-A73 10nm Processor and Mali-G71 GPU for flagship devices announced”

Sony Xperia X and Xperia XA launched in India for Rs. 48990 and Rs. 20990

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Sony has launched Xperia X and Xperia XA, the company’s latest smartphone in the new ‘X Series’ in India. Both these were announced at the MWC earlier this year. The Xperia X has a 5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 SoC, has a fingerprint sensors on the power button and a 23-megapixel rear camera with Predictive Hybrid Autofocus that lets you choose your subject and then predicts its motion.

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