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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Apple’s Swift Playgrounds coding app now available for iPad

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Apple has launched Swift Playgrounds app that makes it easier for children and adults to code. Available for iPad, the app will allows users to develop apps with Apple’s programming language.

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WhatsApp for iPhone updated with Siri integration, new Widget, quick forward button and more

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WhatsApp for iPhone has been updated with several new features that includes new features for iOS 10 users such as, option to send messages and make calls using Siri commands, take calls directly from the lock screen and a new widget that shows recent chats and messages.  Continue reading “WhatsApp for iPhone updated with Siri integration, new Widget, quick forward button and more”

Android Marshmallow adoption hits 18.7%, Nougat yet to enter the chart

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Google has updated Android’s Platform Distribution chart for the month of September. Android Marshmallow adoption has soared to 18.7%, up from 15.2% in August.

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OPPO F1s “Selfie Expert” vs Huawei Nexus 6P: the big selfie camera comparison

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In the recent times, we have seen many smartphone manufacturers focusing a lot on camera performance, especially front-facing camera and that’s mainly because of the increasing selfie craze among youngsters around the world. OPPO with its latest offering – the OPPO F1s – has managed to create a good piece of hardware for selfie lovers, and the company has termed it as the “Selfie Expert” as well. Continue reading “OPPO F1s “Selfie Expert” vs Huawei Nexus 6P: the big selfie camera comparison”

OnePlus 2 to get VoLTE support via OTA in next quarter

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OnePlus is known to be a brand that listens to their users especially through their active forum. One of the most requested features has been VoLTE for their older handsets in light of the recent surge of Reliance Jio 4G users.

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Capture RAW images on your iPhone with Adobe Lightroom

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Apple announced that they will be bringing the ability of RAW image capture to iPhones starting with iOS 10. While the stock camera app doesn’t feature an option to toggle RAW capture, iPhone users can make use of Adobe Lightroom to capture RAW images.

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Google launches Cardboard Camera app for iOS to create 360-degree VR photos

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Google has finally launched its Cardboard Camera app for iOS devices. This lets you capture 360-degree virtual reality photos that can be viewed on the phone using Google Cardboard or other VR headsets. This was launched for Android back in December last year. “To capture a VR photo, hold your phone vertically, tap record, then turn around as though you’re taking a panorama.” Continue reading “Google launches Cardboard Camera app for iOS to create 360-degree VR photos”

Huawei Mate 9 shows up sporting Dual 20 Megapixel cameras and a Kirin 960 processor

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Huawei seems to be taking its dual camera game very seriously and that can be seen in the Mate 9 teaser image that has just been leaked.

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Samsung might not remotely deactivate Galaxy Note7 units after all

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Earlier, we had received reports that the Samsung will be remotely deactivating units of the Galaxy Note7 that haven’t been returned by 30th September in certain regions at least. However, that doesn’t seem like its true.

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Lenovo A6600, A6600 Plus and A7700 with 4G VoLTE launched in India starting at Rs. 6999

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Lenovo has launched three new smartphones – A6600, A6600 Plus and A7700 with 4G VoLTE support. These smartphones run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) are powered by quad-core MediaTek SoCs and have a 8-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Lenovo A6600, A6600 Plus and A7700 with 4G VoLTE launched in India starting at Rs. 6999”

Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for Android One devices

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Google has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Android One devices. The move comes from Google more than two weeks after it started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Nexus devices.

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Zen Admire Star with 4.5-inch display, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 3290

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Zen Mobiles has launched Admire Star, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Admire series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3 m-megapixel front-facing camera and comes with dual SIM support along with 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Zen Admire Star with 4.5-inch display, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 3290”

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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