Essential Phone in “full mass production” as company secures $300M funding from Amazon,Tencent

Android creator Andy Rubin has confirmed that the Essential Phone is in “full mass production”. Announced in May, the Essential Phone will finally get a release date sometime next week, said Rubin.

OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings parallel apps feature, bug fixes and optimizations

OnePlus has started rolling out new OxygenOS open betas (Beta 12 for OnePlus 3T and Beta 21 for OnePlus 3) for the 3 and 3T phones that brings several new features including new parallel apps feature that lets you run a parallel version of the same app using a separate account. This feature is available in several … Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings parallel apps feature, bug fixes and optimizations”

BlackBerry KEYone Review

BlackBerry KEYone is the second Android smartphone from the company after the Priv to come with BlackBerry’s signature physical QWERTY keyboard that you rarely see on Android smartphones these days. TCL Communication Technology (TCT) made the phone in some countries like the U.S. but the phone is made and sold by Optiemus in India, Nepal, … Continue reading “BlackBerry KEYone Review”

OnePlus teases new OnePlus 5 is coming to Amazon India, Mint Gold version expected on August 7

OnePlus recently teased a new color variant of the OnePlus 5 smartphone in China. Even OnePlus global teased something new is coming on August 7th along with caption Power in Elegance. Today OnePlus India has released a teaser similar to one in China that has a link to Amazon.in site that mentions gold in the … Continue reading “OnePlus teases new OnePlus 5 is coming to Amazon India, Mint Gold version expected on August 7”

LG V30 could pack 6-inch QHD+ OLED display, f/1.6 aperture camera, drop second screen for floating bar

LG is all set to announce its flagship V30 smartphone at the IFA in Berlin, Germany on August 31. Now a outline sketch of the phone from the user manual has surfaced revealing the design of the phone with dual rear cameras and a fingerprint sensor on the back, thanks to @OnLeaks. A new Android Authority … Continue reading “LG V30 could pack 6-inch QHD+ OLED display, f/1.6 aperture camera, drop second screen for floating bar”

Google starts rolling out Daydream VR support for Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+

At the I/O 2017 back in May, Google announced that Samsung’s flagship S8 and S8+ smartphones will get Daydream support with a software update this summer. As promised it has started rolling out the update for the phone to support its Daydream View VR headset for an immersive VR experience.

Samsung Galaxy Note8 latest press images show dual rear cameras of the phone

After posting the first press render of the Galaxy Note8 in Midnight Black version of the upcoming Galaxy Note8 smartphone, @evleaks has posted a new image that shows the dual rear cameras on the back along with a fingerprint sensor. It also shows the side profile of the phone with volume rockers and the Bixby button … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 latest press images show dual rear cameras of the phone”

Samsung Galaxy Note8 in Midnight Black surfaces in press render

Samsung is all set to unveil its flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphone at Galaxy Unpacked event on August 23. We had seen several render sketches of the phone, now we have the first press render of the phone, thanks to @evleaks. It shows a similar design as the Galaxy S8 with Infinity display with minimal bezels. All the … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 in Midnight Black surfaces in press render”

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active rugged smartphone press image surfaces

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (SM-G892A) surfaced in live images recently, yesterday detailed specifications of the phone surfaced in slides. Now we have the first press shots of the phone that we had seen in one of the slide, thanks to @evleaks.

Xiaomi secures $1 billion loan for global retail expansion

Xiaomi has secured a whopping $1 billion loan to expand globally and increase its retail footprint. The Chinese smartphone maker has revealed that it has secured a three-year syndicated loan agreement from 18 banks across Europe, Middle East, India, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley served as joint global coordinator, with Bank of China (Hong Kong) … Continue reading “Xiaomi secures $1 billion loan for global retail expansion”

Samsung W2018 with Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM surfaces

Samsung unveiled its W2017 premium flip phone with dual displays last year. Now details about the upcoming W2018 (SM-W2018) flip phone has surfaced. The W2017 was powered by Snapdragon 820, had 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, the W2018 is said to be powered by Snapdragon 835, come with 6GB RAM and the internal storage is said to be … Continue reading “Samsung W2018 with Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM surfaces”

Axis Bank acquires mobile payment firm FreeCharge for Rs. 385 crore

Axis Bank has agreed to acquire mobile payments wallet provider FreeCharge from e-commerce company Snapdeal for Rs. 385 crore. The latest deal comes just a day after Snapdeal board approved Flipkart’s $900- $950 million buyout offer.

Vodafone FRC 244 offers unlimited on-net calls, 70GB 4G data, 70 days validity for new customers

Vodafone this week launched a new First Recharge Coupon (FRC) 244 for its new 4G pre-paid customers that offers unlimited (Local & STD) on-net calls, 70GB 4G data at 1GB 4G data per day with 70 days validity.