Google Allo smart messaging app launched for Android and iOS

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Google has officially launched Allo smart messaging app for Android and iOS, as expected. The app which was announced along with video calling app Duo at the I/O conference in May is Google’s move to take on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Continue reading “Google Allo smart messaging app launched for Android and iOS”

Moto E3 Power Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery

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Lenovo-owned Motorola launched its Moto E (2nd Gen) successor dubbed the Moto E3 Power in India today at Rs. 7999, exclusively on Flipkart. As the name suggests, the company is touting it to be long lasting battery device, which can also quick charge for 5 hours of power in just 15 minutes. We went hands on with the device and here are our first impressions. Continue reading “Moto E3 Power Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery”

How Huawei has refined the smartphone display with the P9

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A lot of people talk about the display type, the brightness, contrast ratio and several aspects of a display. However, one thing that most people often ignore when talking about a smartphone display is the screen’s color reproduction and the customization it offers. Luckily, Huawei have paid special attention to their display especially in terms of color.

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SwiftKey for Android gets neural network predictions

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SwiftKey has announced that its popular Android keyboard will be powered by neural network. The stable version of SwiftKey keyboard for Android will now sport features from Neural Alpha keyboard that was launched last year in October.

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Samsung Galaxy Note7 Review

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There was always a confusion among the general public about which Galaxy Note or Galaxy S device was the latest since the Note series was always a number behind on the latest version. This time around, Samsung decided to skip the number 6 and went with Note7 branding in order to bring it in line with the Galaxy S series lineup as well the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus which are now available.

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Why the Huawei P9 is an engineering marvel – Packing high-end specs into a svelte body

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Perhaps the most important thing about the Huawei P9 is its design and how compact it is. While there are several other smartphones too that come with compact bodies, most of them compromise on what is inside. The Huawei P9 on the other hand tells a different story.

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Samsung might remove the audio jack like Apple – May introduce their own audio port

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Apple was in the news recently for the right reasons as well as the wrong reasons. One of the wrong reasons being the backlash they received over the removal of the audio jack and instead relying on just the lightning port to output audio.

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Galaxy S7 Edge explodes – Samsung gets sued

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Samsung have stepped forward and admitted that the Galaxy Note7 has an issue with its battery that causes it to explode. They have also issued a recall for the same. However, there has been no warning for users of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and as a result, Samsung is now facing a lawsuit.

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Samsung may remotely deactivate Galaxy Note7 units that aren’t returned

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Samsung is making sure that they stress just how important it is for users to return their existing Note7 units in favour of new ones that aren’t faulty.

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) and A3 (2017) appear on GFXBench

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It’s that time of the year where we get a sneak preview of the next year’s Galaxy A lineup of phones from Samsung. Both the Galaxy A7 (2017) and A3 (2017) have been leaked in a new GFXBench listing.

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Honor has sold 100 million smartphones – Over 1.5 million Honor 8 units sold

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The Honor sub-brand was introduced to the world by Huawei 999 days ago and today they have just announced that the total sales have exceeded 100 million units since the launch.

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Samsung might ditch ARM in favour of Nvidia or AMD for GPU technology

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It has been rumoured for quite a while that Samsung is planning to make its own GPUs for their Exynos chipset lineup. This was supposed to be ready in time for the Note5 launch, however things did not materialise.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 might not have a flat screen variant

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Samsung first introduced the edge feature with the Galaxy Note Edge and a double edged feature with the S6 edge. Since then, they have announced an Edge variant alongside a flat screen variant up until the Note7. Now, it seems that the Galaxy S8 might not come with a flat screen variant either.

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FAA asks passengers not to use the Samsung Galaxy Note7 when flying

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A few days ago, it was rumoured that the FAA  (Federal Aviation Administration) may ban passengers from carrying the Samsung Galaxy Note7 on board flights. However, while a ban didn’t happen, they have released a few guidelines for the passengers carrying the Note7 on board a flight.

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