Moto Z2 Play with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 5.99mm slim metal body gets certified

Press render of the Moto Z2 Play surfaced last month, and the specifications of the smartphone were revealed by @evleaks earlier this month. Now the smartphone has been certified by China’s TENAA confirming the specifications and also reveals the model number as XT1710. Lenovo even confirmed that the smartphone will have a 3000mAh battery in tweet to a user, … Continue reading “Moto Z2 Play with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 5.99mm slim metal body gets certified”

Wanakiwi tool released to fix WannaCry ransomware infected PCs

If you have a computer that is infected by the recent WannaCry ransomware attack, there is a glimpse of hope to gain access to your files.  French security researchers have developed a fix that gets rid of the ransomware and restores your files. However, the new tool only works on Windows XP to Windows 7, and … Continue reading “Wanakiwi tool released to fix WannaCry ransomware infected PCs”

Google Assistant is now available on the iPhone

The rumors of Google Assistant coming to the iOS is indeed true. Google, today at its I/O developer conference in Mountain View announced that the Assistant will be available on the iPhone. Google’s Assistant takes on Apple’s Siri directly and it will be interesting to see who wins this battle. Google’s Assistant has third-party integrations … Continue reading “Google Assistant is now available on the iPhone”

Android surpasses 2 billion monthly active devices

Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google I/O in Mountain View announced that the company has passed 2 billion active devices on its Android platform. The growth is quite astonishing considering that Google has added nearly 400 million devices powered by its mobile operating system since September 2015 when it last reported this figure.

Moto E4 Plus and Lunar Gray Moto Z Play press renders surface

Moto C and Moto C Plus budget smartphones went official yesterday, now press renders of the upcoming Moto E4 Plus smartphone has surfaced, along with the render of Lunar Gray color version of the Moto Z Play. Earlier rumors revealed 5.5-inch HD display and 5000mAh battery for the E4 Plus, a larger version of E4.

Huawei Y7 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, Android 7.0 announced

Huawei has silently unveiled Y7, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘Y Series’. It was introduced as Enjoy 7 Plus in China recently, has a 5.5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile platform, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, … Continue reading “Huawei Y7 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, Android 7.0 announced”

Intel and Samsung file amicus brief to support FTC lawsuit against Qualcomm

Earlier in January this year US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm for anti-competitive practices. Now, Intel and Samsung have filed amicus briefs with the court supporting the FTC’s lawsuit and opposing Qualcomm’s request to dismiss the case. Both the companies claim that Qualcomm uses its dominant position in the mobile processor industry to keep other … Continue reading “Intel and Samsung file amicus brief to support FTC lawsuit against Qualcomm”

Motorola’s 2017 roadmap revealed – Moto G5 S+ with dual rear cameras, E4 Plus with 5000mAh battery and more

Motorola introduced Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones back in February at the MWC 2017. Last week a presentation slide from China surfaced showing some details of the Moto X 2017 that is said to release as Moto X4. Now another slide shows entire Motorola’s 2017 roadmap that lists some specifications of Moto Z2 Play, … Continue reading “Motorola’s 2017 roadmap revealed – Moto G5 S+ with dual rear cameras, E4 Plus with 5000mAh battery and more”

Xiaomi Redmi 3S sales cross 4 million, becomes highest selling smartphone online in India

Xiaomi is all set to introduce its next budget Redmi smartphone in India on May 16th which is expected to be the Redmi 4. Today it has announced that it has sold over 4 million or 40 lakh units of the Redmi 3S smartphone (including Redmi 3S Prime version) in India making it the highest selling … Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3S sales cross 4 million, becomes highest selling smartphone online in India”

Moto X 2017 said to release as Moto X4, could feature metal and 3D glass body, dual rear cameras, Snapdragon 660

Moto is expected to introduce 2017 edition of the Moto X soon. Now @evleaks has revealed that the phone will be called Moto X4. In other news a presentation of the upcoming Moto X has surfaced in China revealing some of the specifications and the design of the phone. It also shows a caption Unlimited … Continue reading “Moto X 2017 said to release as Moto X4, could feature metal and 3D glass body, dual rear cameras, Snapdragon 660”

Lenovo Smart Band HW01 with OLED display, heart rate sensor launched in India for Rs. 1999

Lenovo has launched Smart Band HW01 , its first smart band in India. It has a 0.91-inch OLED display that shows time, steps and also heart rate. It has real time heart rate monitoring in Sports Mode, where the band automatically detects your heart rate every 15 minutes. It also vibrates when your heart reaches the designated threshold.

Microsoft Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S surfaces ahead of education event

Microsoft will host an event in New York City this week on May 2nd that focuses on education. Even though we can’t expect Surface Book 2 or Surface Pro 5, the company is expected to introduce a Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S at the event. Thanks to @h0x0d and @evleaks, we now know how the Surface Laptop … Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S surfaces ahead of education event”

Samsung Z4 user manual reveals dual LED rear flash, selfie flash, India launch expected soon

Samsung is all set to launch Samsung Z4, the company’s new Tizen OS smartphone and the successor of Samsung Z3 that was introduced back in October 2015. User manual of the phone with model number SM-Z400F/DS has surfaced revealing separate dual LED flash present on the back on either side of the cameras as well as flash on the front.