Samsung Galaxy S8+, Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) get a price cut in India

Samsung has slashed the price of three of its smartphones in India. The Galaxy S8+ that was launched back in April for Rs. 64900 has received a Rs. 6000 price cut and is available for Rs. 58,900. Even though the 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version had already received two price cuts, this is the first time the 64GB … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8+, Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) get a price cut in India”

Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) with 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display launched in India for Rs. 7390

Samsung has launched the Galaxy J2 2017, the company’s latest entry-level 4G VoLTE smartphone in India. It has similar specifications as the Galaxy J2 that was launched back in 2015, including a 4.7-inch qHD screen, 1.3GHz Exynos processor, 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, but the Android version is not known yet.

Honor 6C Pro with 5.2-inch display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced

Huawei’s Honor brand introduced Honor 6C back in April, now it has unveiled Honor 6C Pro in Europe, which is the re-branded Honor V9 Play that was introduced in China last month. It packs a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 SoC, instead of Snapdragon 435 in the 6C and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) … Continue reading “Honor 6C Pro with 5.2-inch display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, metal body announced”

Razer teases ‘biggest unveiling’ on November 1, could be a smartphone

A smartphone from Razer has been flying around for quite some time now, even before the company went ahead and bought Nextbit, there were speculations that Razer will be launching a smartphone in the near future. Today, the company has posted a teaser image of their next big unveiling which points at a smartphone. The … Continue reading “Razer teases ‘biggest unveiling’ on November 1, could be a smartphone”

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 launching in India exclusively on Flipkart on October 10

Xiaomi last week announced that the Mi MIX 2 smartphone with bezel-less screen will launch in India on October 10th at an event in Delhi. Today Flipkart has confirmed that it will be exclusively available with them. The Mi A1 that was launched last month is also exclusively available on Flipkart online, apart from the mi.com as well as Mi Home … Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 launching in India exclusively on Flipkart on October 10”

Microsoft confirms Windows 10 Mobile and new hardware no longer a focus

Windows Mobile has final nail in the coffin as the company’s Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore officially confirmed that Windows 10 Mobile features and hardware are no longer a focus. Taking Twitter as a platform, he clarifies that as an end user, he has switched to Android and Windows 10 Mobile will is no longer a focus for … Continue reading “Microsoft confirms Windows 10 Mobile and new hardware no longer a focus”

Apple investigating reports of iPhone 8 battery swelling

The latest and greatest from Apple; the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are out. While they are the most powerful Apple phones ever, for all the wrong reasons, both these phones are in the news for the past couple of days. There seems to be problems with the batteries on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus … Continue reading “Apple investigating reports of iPhone 8 battery swelling”

AOL Instant messenger to shut down on December 15 after 20 years

AIM messaging platform was a rage and was also the first experience of the Social media for many back in the day. The messaging platform was up and running since 1997, and now after twenty long years, the company has decided to shut down once and for all. AIM messaging platform will be shutting down … Continue reading “AOL Instant messenger to shut down on December 15 after 20 years”

BlackBerry Motion water-resistant Android smartphone press image surfaces

BlackBerry BBD100-1 codenamed Krypton got Bluetooth SIG and Wi-Fi Alliance for certification already. Now @evleaks aka Evan Blass has posted the first press shot of the smartphone and also said that the phone will be released as BlackBerry Motion. It shows a smartphone with a home button with BlackBerry logo on the front on a huge bezel, below the screen.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 with bezel-less display launching in India on October 10

Xiaomi unveiled the Mi MIX 2 smartphone at an event in China last month. Manu Jain, Group Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India on the same day confirmed that the smartphone will launch in India soon. He just announced the phone will launch in India on October 10th at an event in Delhi.

Google Allo Web for Android and iOS now available on Firefox and Opera

Google’s Allo was officially announced last year, and after a year of waiting, the company has launched the web client “Allow for Web” back in August which was just supported on Chrome. Today, the company has finally announced that Allo application can now be used with Firefox and Opera web browsers.

HTC U11 Life Android One smartphone specifications detailed – Snapdragon 630 and water-resistant body

Specifications of HTC Ocean Life, an upcoming mid-range smartphone surfaced back in July. Later popular tipster LlabTooFeR shared that the phone will also be released under Android One program. Now the same tipster has shared detailed specifications of the Android phone that reveals Snapdragon 630 SoC instead of Snapdragon 660 in the standard version. It also reveals water-resistant body … Continue reading “HTC U11 Life Android One smartphone specifications detailed – Snapdragon 630 and water-resistant body”

HMD Global confirms to unlock bootloader on Nokia Android smartphones one at a time

Since HMD Global has mentioned that it will not provide official bootloader unlock for Nokia phones, fans and users have been requesting the company for the same, and it looks like HMD global has finally changed their mind. The company is now willing to unlock the bootloader on all Nokia phones, but it will do … Continue reading “HMD Global confirms to unlock bootloader on Nokia Android smartphones one at a time”

Huawei Mate 10 Pro with 5.99-inch QHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras surface in press images

Huawei already confirmed that it will unveil the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro with Kirin 970 and full-screen display offering high screen-to-body ratio at an event in Germany on October 16. Evan Blass aka @evleaks already posted the specifications of the Mate 10 Pro code-named ‘Blanc’ revealing that it will have a water-resistant body, Android 8.0 (Oreo) and f/1.6 aperture rear … Continue reading “Huawei Mate 10 Pro with 5.99-inch QHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras surface in press images”

HMD Global confirms it will not unlock Bootloader on Nokia Android smartphones [Update]

[Update: HMD Global’s CTO Mikko Jaakkola has confirmed that the company would unlock the bootloader of Nokia smartphones one at a time.] Nokia 8 is the company’s first flagship phone since its return to the smartphone market. The device was launched in India earlier this week and was first introduced by HMD Global back in August. … Continue reading “HMD Global confirms it will not unlock Bootloader on Nokia Android smartphones [Update]”