HTC U11 EYEs with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual front cameras surface, expected on January 15

HTC U11 EYEs, a new mid-range smartphone in the U11 series codenamed Harmony is expected to be introduced in China on January 15th, according to @evleaks. It will have a 6-inch FHD+ full-screen screen, on-screen button and Edge sense technology that lets you launch apps or perform certain actions just by squeezing the phone.

Insta360 Nano S offers 360-degree 4K videos, multiview shooting and more

Insta360 introduced the ONE, 4K 360 camera last year. This year at the CES it has introduced new Nano S, a compact camera that attaches to iPhone using lightning port to shoot 4K 360° video and 20 MP 360° photos. It also has MultiView feature that allows users to show multiple angles of a scene simultaneously and share … Continue reading “Insta360 Nano S offers 360-degree 4K videos, multiview shooting and more”

LG trademarks ‘LG Icon’ for smartphones and ‘Iconic’ for smartwatches, may stop annual flagship smartphone launch cycle

By now it is known that LG is planning on rebranding its G-series flagships to change its strategy and better compete with Samsung and Apple. Now the company has trademarked the ‘Icon’ for smartphone and ‘Iconic’ for smartwatches according to the database of European Union Intellectual Property Office.

WhatsApp Security flaw could allow anyone enter group chats despite end-to-end encryption

German researchers have found a flaw that let’s infiltrate any WhatsApp’s group chats despite end-to-end encryption. Wired reports that the flaws in WhatsApp’s security were discovered at the Real World Crypto security conference in Switzerland. Furthermore, anyone with control on app’s servers could insert new people into private group chats without needing admin permission.

Nokia 6 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out in India

HMD global has started rolling out Oreo beta update for the Nokia 6 last month, but it was not available in India at that time. Today it has started rolling out the update for the Indian users of the phone, as it had promised after a couple of improvements. The company’s Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas has … Continue reading “Nokia 6 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out in India”

Moto G4 Play finally gets Android 7.1.1 Nougat update

When all the phones are getting Android 8.0 (Oreo), Motorola has started rolling out Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for the Moto G4 Play smartphone staring from Brazil. It  was launched back in 2016 running Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), but it did not get the Android 7.0 update and is directly being updated to 7.1.1, months after the soak … Continue reading “Moto G4 Play finally gets Android 7.1.1 Nougat update”

Airtel broadband customers get 5GB free monthly data on their postpaid connection

Airtel is already offering additional data for its broadband users for every Airtel postpaid or DTH connection as a part of myHome rewards program. It started with 5GB per connection, later it increased it to 10GB. Now it is offering its broadband customers 5GB additional mobile data every month on their Airtel Postpaid connection in your … Continue reading “Airtel broadband customers get 5GB free monthly data on their postpaid connection”

Huawei P Smart with 5.65-inch full-screen display, dual rear cameras to be global version of Enjoy 7S

Huawei’s Honor brand introduced Enjoy 7S, a mid-range smartphone in China last week. Now Evan Blass of @evleaks has reported that the phone will be introduced outside China as Huawei P Smart.

Nokia 2 to get Android 8.1 Oreo update directly, will include memory management features

HMD Global’s Chief product officer Juho Sarvikas‏ has confirmed that Nokia 2 will get Android 8.1 Oreo update directly skipping 8.0 update. He hasn’t given any time frame but said that most of the Android 8.1 features would be available, including the memory management improvements, which is needed since the phone has only 1GB of RAM.

Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone said to arrive in March 2018

HMD Global launched the entry-level Nokia 2 smartphone recently with a 4000mAh battery, but it chose to go with the Snapdragon 212 SoC and 1GB of RAM that doesn’t offer the best performance.  Now Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review who was once popular for Nokia leaks says that Nokia is planning to introduce Nokia 1, another entry-level Android smartphone … Continue reading “Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone said to arrive in March 2018”

Xiaomi now lets you track device repair status online in real time in India

Xiaomi has announced Service Order Status feature on Mi India website. This feature lets you track your device’s repair status just by entering required details like phone number/service number/IMEI number and verify with OTP on the Mi official website.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version goes on sale in India for Rs. 12990

Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Nxt (SM-J701F) smartphone in the J7 series in India back in July with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. Now the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version is available from offline stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. Apart from the increase in storage it also comes with AR Stickers and also includes Samsung … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version goes on sale in India for Rs. 12990”

Mozilla Firefox and Amazon Silk browsers now available on Amazon Fire TV

Amazon has announced the roll out of Firefox browser and its own silk browser for Fire TV line-up including the regular Fire TV and the Fire TV Stick. After being in the testing phase in a closed group for a month now, Silk browser is available for everyone.