Micromax Bharat GO Android Oreo Go Edition smartphone launched for Rs. 4399

Micromax just launched Bharat GO, the company’s first Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone in India, in partnership with Airtel. It was supposed to launch earlier this year. It has similar specifications as the Bharat 3 that was launched recently, as well as most other Go Edition phones such as Nokia 1 and Lava Z50 that were launched … Continue reading “Micromax Bharat GO Android Oreo Go Edition smartphone launched for Rs. 4399”

Huawei Y3 (2018) Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone announced

Huawei has announced Y3 (2018), the company’s first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone. It packs a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor with 1GB RAM, has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

Google details the technology behind Project Treble for faster updates starting with Android P

Google announced the Android P Beta, a major OS update at the I/O 2018 event earlier this week and for the first time the public beta is available to non-Pixel devices as well including the Sony Xperia XZ2, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, Nokia 7 Plus, Oppo R15 Pro, Vivo X21, OnePlus 6 and Essential PH‑1.  The … Continue reading “Google details the technology behind Project Treble for faster updates starting with Android P”

Google Lens now available in camera app, gets smart text selection, real-time results and more

Not everything we want to know or should know is available online; sometimes the answers are in the real world right in front of us. Much like for everything, Google even has a way through this; the ‘Google Lens’ which it had introduced back at the Pixel event last October.

Top 5 Android P features you should know

Google released Android P beta few hours back at the Google I/O 2018, couple of months after it released the first developer preview in March. Even though the DP1 brought several features such as Indoor Positioning with Wi-Fi RTT, Display cutout or notch support, Enhanced messaging experience, Multi-camera support, HDR VP9 Video, HEIF image compression and more, the latest Beta … Continue reading “Top 5 Android P features you should know”

Google rolls out Android P Beta for Pixel series and 7 more smartphones – Here are the supported devices

Google released Android developer preview for Android ‘P’, the next major Android release, back in March. As promised the company has started rolling out Android P beta for its Pixel smartphone. Thanks to Project Treble, Android P beta will also be available for flagships from Sony, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, Essential, and even Nokia 7 Plus and the upcoming OnePlus … Continue reading “Google rolls out Android P Beta for Pixel series and 7 more smartphones – Here are the supported devices”

Idea launches VoLTE services across six circles, offers 10GB free data

Couple of months back Idea Cellular started roll out of its VoLTE services in Maharashtra & Goa, Kerala, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana for its employees in the first phase. Today the company has started commercial roll out of VoLTE services across six circles  – Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) & Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, … Continue reading “Idea launches VoLTE services across six circles, offers 10GB free data”

List of phones Getting Android 8.0 Oreo update

Earlier this year Google announced Android O and it recently confirmed it as Oreo and started rolling out the final update for its Pixel and Nexus devices. Moreover, Google has been working closely with various handset maker including Essential, Huawei, HTC, Kyocera, Motorola, HMD Global Home of Nokia Phones, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony to launch or upgrade … Continue reading “List of phones Getting Android 8.0 Oreo update”

India feature phone market doubled, mobile phone shipments grew 48% YoY in Q1 2018: Counterpoint

According to the latest market research from Counterpoint, India’s overall mobile phone shipments grew 48% YoY in Q1 2018. The feature phone segment almost doubled in Q1 2018 due to strong shipments of Reliance JioPhone, while the smartphone market remained flat compared to same time last year.

Airtel offers 30GB free data for customers who upgrade to a 4G smartphone

Airtel today launched a new initiative under which customers on 2G/3G mobile devices will be eligible for 30 GB data free when they upgrade to a 4G smartphone. Prepaid customers will get free 1 GB data every day for 30 days over and above any pack they charge with. Postpaid customers will get free 30 … Continue reading “Airtel offers 30GB free data for customers who upgrade to a 4G smartphone”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, Mi TV 4S, Huawei P20, P20 Pro, OPPO F7 and more

This week Xiaomi introduced the most expected Mi MIX 2S smartphone as well as several Mi Gaming Laptop, Mi AI Speaker Mini and Mi TV 4S. Huawei introduced the P20, P20 Pro and Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS . OPPO launched the F7,  SHARP introduced the AQUOS S3, Garmin launched the Vivomove HR, and lots more from this week … Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, Mi TV 4S, Huawei P20, P20 Pro, OPPO F7 and more”

ARCore V1.1 update hints at upcoming support for Huawei P20, Nexus 6P, Galaxy S9 and more

After adding a bunch of new phones support and V1 release at the MWC 2018 event and announcing a range of ARCore apps last week, Google is rolling the update to ARCore app bringing its version number to V1.1 revealing its support for more devices.

WhatsApp reportedly working on bringing support for JioPhone powered by KaiOS

WhatsApp is said to be working on bringing its chat application to KaiOS that is currently powering the JioPhone in India and the upcoming Nokia 8110 4G that was introduced recently. Since JioPhone is a sensation in India, companies like Google and Facebook have already bought their Assistant and Core apps for KaiOS platform.

YouTube will soon let you go live directly from your smartphone camera

YouTube just made it easy to go live both from your computer and phone. Earlier to go live on YouTube using an encoder, it needed few steps to do so, today, the company is making it easy just by clicking “Go live” in the YouTube header or directly visit the youtube.com/webcam. 

List of Jio 4G LTE and VoLTE Compatible Smartphones (Updated on March 2018)

Since the inception of Reliance Jio, the way we use mobile data has been drastically changed both in terms of quality and cost. However, it can often be confusing to find out just which phones are compatible and whether you need to change your phone or not. So we’ve decided to bring the Jio supported phones list … Continue reading “List of Jio 4G LTE and VoLTE Compatible Smartphones (Updated on March 2018)”