Weekly Roundup: Moto Z2 Play, New 10.5-inch iPad Pro, iMac Pro, HomePod, OPPO R11 and more

This week Apple introduced several hardware products – 10.5-inch iPad Pro and new 12.9-inch iPad Pro models, Siri-powered HomePod speaker, refreshed iMacs and introduced new iMac Pro, Motorola launched Moto Z2 Play, Xiaomi introduced Mi Router 3G,  OPPO unveiled R11 and R11 Plus and lots more that happened this week in our weekly roundup.

OPPO F3 Plus gets Rs. 3000 price cut in India

OPPO launched the F3 Plus, a selfie-focused smartphone in India back in March for Rs. 30,990. It also launched the Black Edition of the smartphone in April for the same price. Today the company has announced a Rs. 3000 price cut, a month after the launch of the OPPO F3 selfie-focused smartphone in the country.

Google confirms Android O as Android 8.0, releases Developer Preview 3 with final APIs

Google released Android O first developer preview back in March, at the Google I/O last month, it released the second developer preview and also opened registrations Android O beta. Now it has released Android O developer preview 3 with the final Android O APIs (API level 26). It also revealed that Android O will be Android 8.0.

OnePlus 5 teaser shows dual rear cameras and sleek metal body

After the press shot of the flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone got leaked earlier this week, the company has officially released the first image of the smartphone that shows its dual rear camera arrangement along with a microphone and LED flash. It also shows the antenna line, curved edges, sleek design, SIM card slot on the … Continue reading “OnePlus 5 teaser shows dual rear cameras and sleek metal body”

Apple’s 10.5-inch iPad Pro and new 12.9-inch iPad Pro prices for India revealed

Apple unveiled the 10.5-inch iPad Pro and new 12.9-inch iPad Pro at the WWDC 2017 earlier this week, today Apple has reveled the pricing for India on its website. Pricing starts at Rs. 52,900 for the 10.5-inch Apple iPad Pro 64GB WiFi and goes up to Rs. 1,00,900 for the 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro 512GB WiFi + Cellular version.

Apple’s Planet of the Apps reality show debuts on Apple Music

Apple’s new reality show Planet of the Apps will premier tonight on Apple Music. The reality show is similar to Shark Tank TV reality show about app developers. The 10-episode show features iOS app developers pitching their ideas to a celebrity judges -Jessica Alba, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gary Vaynerchuk and will.i.am.

Panasonic P85 Impressions

As the commoditisation of hardware hits new lows, we’re seeing increasingly better hardware at rock bottom prices. As smartphones become mass market items, we’re seeing every brand trying to grab a piece of the pie. The Panasonic P85 is the Japanese company’s attempt to provide high quality hardware at a price that appeals to the … Continue reading “Panasonic P85 Impressions”

Apple introduces ARKit for iOS 11 for augmented reality apps

At the WWDC 2017 yesterday iOS 11 introduced ARKit, a new framework that allows developers to easily create augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad through apps. Apple said that ARKit takes apps beyond the screen, freeing them to interact with the real world in entirely new ways. This offers Fast, stable motion tracking, Plane estimation with basic … Continue reading “Apple introduces ARKit for iOS 11 for augmented reality apps”

Monument Valley 2 for iPhone and iPad now available for download

Monument Valley 2, the most expect sequel to the Monument Valley that was introduced back in 2014 and gained 30 million downloads, has been launched exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It has a completely new story from the Monument Valley universe, so don’t need to have previously played Monument Valley … Continue reading “Monument Valley 2 for iPhone and iPad now available for download”

Moto Z2 Play launching in India on June 8

Motorola announced the Moto Z2 Play smartphone last week. Today it has announced that it will launch the smartphone in India on June 8th and also said that the smartphone will be available for pre-booking on the same day. It will also have pre-booking offers such as interest-free EMIs for 10 months, if you pre-book the phone for Rs. … Continue reading “Moto Z2 Play launching in India on June 8”

LG X500 with 5.5-inch display, Android 7.0 Nougat, 4500mAh battery announced

LG introduced X power2 smartphone in the ‘X series’ in February ahead of MWC 2017. Last month it started global roll out of the phone starting from North America. Not it has launched the smartphone in South Korea as LG X500 with 32GB of internal storage and HD DMB.