HMD Global raises $100 million, will invest in growth of Nokia

HMD Global – the home of Nokia phones, today announced that it has raised additional $100 million from multiple investors to scale business operations and fund the company’s growth in its second year. This round of investment has been led by Geneva-based, Ginko Ventures via Alpha Ginko Ltd. with participation from DMJ Asia Investment Opportunity … Continue reading “HMD Global raises $100 million, will invest in growth of Nokia”

LG Q7, Q7+ and Q7α with 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision Display, water-resistant body, military-level durability announced

LG just announced Q7, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Q series’ and the successor of last year’s Q6, after several leaks. It has the same 5.5-inch  FHD+ FullVision Display and packs the same 3,000mAh built-in battery, but this is powered by a new 1.5GHz Octa-core / 1.8 GHz Octa-core SoC and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo). The top-end Q7+ comes with … Continue reading “LG Q7, Q7+ and Q7α with 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision Display, water-resistant body, military-level durability announced”

Microsoft acquires California-based AI startup Semantic Machines

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Semantic Machines.Inc which is a California-based company that has developed a revolutionary new approach to building conversational AI. The company’s tech uses machine learning to enable users to discover, access and interact with information and services in a much more natural way.

OnePlus 6 Benchmarks and Gaming Review – Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU and 8GB RAM

OnePlus launched its flagship  OnePlus 6 smartphone in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The OnePlus 6 is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 10nm Mobile Platform with that has four custom Kryo 385 Performance cores clocked at 2.8GHz per core and four smaller Efficiency Kryo 280 cores are clocked at … Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Benchmarks and Gaming Review – Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU and 8GB RAM”

Google said to be working on a standalone AR headset with camera sensors, customized Qualcomm QSC603 chip

Google is said to be working on a standalone AR headset, and the project is for now codenamed Google A65. Now we are having more details about the project; according to the reports from Winfuture.de who claims to have documents that indicate Google’s working with Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta on the AR headset.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 gets another permanent price cut in India, now available for Rs. 29999

Xiaomi after slashing the price of Mi MIX 2 by Rs. 3,000 in January, has again announced a permanent price cut in India, bringing the price down to Rs. 29,999. The phone was initially launched back in October Rs. 35999 and this permanent price drop is applicable on mi.com, Mi Home, and official partners like Flipkart.

Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Controller for differently-abled players announced

Microsoft has announced new Xbox Adaptive Controller for differently-abled players. It was developed in partnership with organizations around the world, including The AbleGamers Charity, The Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Craig Hospital, SpecialEffect, and Warfighter Engaged.

RED HYDROGEN ONE smartphone with Holographic display coming to AT&T and Verizon in August

RED, popular for its high-end cameras back in July last year had introduced the RED HYDROGEN ONE. Though the initial launch date was Q1 2018, after delaying it for a while, the phone is finally coming to AT&T and Verizon in the USA and Telcel in Mexico in August. Pre-orders will ship about a month before the official … Continue reading “RED HYDROGEN ONE smartphone with Holographic display coming to AT&T and Verizon in August”

OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage launched in India for Rs. 44999

OnePlus has launched the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced in China earlier, has a custom 3D Kevelar-textured glass back with Corning Gorilla 5 protection, features 6 layers of optical coating, and comes with Avengers logo on the back in gold, in addition to OnePlus logo. It … Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage launched in India for Rs. 44999”

YouTube Music streaming service announced, comes in free ad-supported and ad-free paid versions

Jumping back and forth between YouTube and music streaming services might be seeing their final days as YouTube just unveiled ‘YouTube Music’ streaming service. The company says that it is a new music streaming service is made for music with the magic of YouTube. 

OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone announced

OnePlus just announced the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone in China, ahead of the launch in India later today. It has a custom 3D Kevelar-textured glass back with Corning Gorilla 5 protection. It has 6 layers of optical coating, and has Avengers logo in gold, in addition to OnePlus logo.

Microsoft said to launch low-cost Surface tablets to take on iPad Pro

Microsoft said to be planning on launching low-cost tablet lineup that will stand up against the iPads. The company might launch the surface branded tablets as the second half of 2018. Microsoft has tried this before back in 2012 with the launch of original Surface RT.

Microsoft Surface Hub 2 with 50.5-inch 4K display announced

Microsoft has announced the Surface Hub 2 and it is designed from the ground up that can be used by teams. The company says that it is sleek, agiler and more affordable to fit any workspace or work style. It sports a 50.5-inches 4K multi-touch display with 3:2 aspect ratio and extremely thin bezels.

HTC Exodus native blockchain phone for secure cryptocurrency trading coming soon

HTC has announced that it is planning to launch an Android phone that will come built-in with blockchain technology. The phone is named Exodus and it will feature universal wallet and a built-in secure hardware that support cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications (DApp).

Facebook took down 837 million spam posts, 583 million fake accounts in Q1 2018

Facebook for the first time is publishing the number of Community Standards Enforcement Reports that it has got. This report covers the enforcement efforts between October 2017 to March 2018, touches areas like graphic violence, adult nudity and sexual activity, terrorist propaganda, hate speech, spam, and fake accounts.