Google starts rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Nexus devices

Google just announced that it has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for select Nexus devices, as expected. Android Nougat brings several new features such as Multi-window support, Notification enhancements, Data Saver, Background optimizations, Direct boot, partial support for more than 100 new languages and 25 locales and more. Continue reading “Google starts rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Nexus devices”

LG V20 confirmed to have Dual Camera setup, might feature selectable motion photo

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LG is all set to announce the V20 smartphone next month. Now the company has posted couple of images posted on its official US Instagram account are offering more details about the camera setup on the V20.

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Samsung Galaxy C9 with 5.7-inch display imported to India for testing

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Samsung had already launched the Galaxy C5 and C7 smartphone in China and now the company is gearing up to announce the Galaxy C9 smartphone.

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Gionee S6s with 5.5-inch 1080p display, selfie flash launched in India for Rs. 17999

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Gionee has launched S6s, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘S series’. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Mediatek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). The main highlight of the smartphone is its 8-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash. It also has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX258 sensor along with PDAF that lets you focus in 0.3 seconds and a fingerprint sensor on the back. Gionee also announced that it has signed Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador. Continue reading “Gionee S6s with 5.5-inch 1080p display, selfie flash launched in India for Rs. 17999”

YU YUNIQUE PLUS with 4.7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launching soon for Rs. 6499

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YU launched its affordable YUNIQUE smartphone with 4G LTE support back in September last year. Now the YUNIQUE PLUS smartphone has been listed on the official website. The only difference between the two is RAM. The YUNIQUE PLUS has 2GB of RAM compared to 1GB of RAM on the YUNIQUE. Even the internal storage is same as 8GB . Continue reading “YU YUNIQUE PLUS with 4.7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launching soon for Rs. 6499”

Honor promises at least 24 months of update for current and new devices

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Huawei’s Honor has announced that it will roll out timely update for its existing and new smartphones. The company is committing to provide ” up to 24 months of software updates” following a device’s launch.

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Huawei P9 with Dual Leica Lens Review

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The Huawei P8 was a bold move from the company to follow up the Ascend P7 smartphone. There isn’t much to talk about the Ascend P7 but the P8 was an entirely different story. It offered one of the most fluid performances of any Android smartphone at the time and the features too were flagship material. However, the smartphone didn’t receive as much attention as it should’ve. At least not until the Nexus 6P came along. It took a bit of Google and Nexus branding for the world to recognize the kind of high level engineering that Huawei is able to achieve. The Nexus 6P is perhaps the best Nexus device ever made and I am sure a lot of people will agree with me on that. When people recognized the benefits and the quality that Huawei was able to provide, the P8 also got some attention. However, the brand needed something to follow up to the P8 and something that would really grab the attention of everyone. The result is the Huawei P9 with Dual Leica Lens which truly is an engineering marvel on paper with the dual Leica lenses. In the past, we’ve seen how such dual lens setups have failed to impress the average buyer but this time around, things seem different. Let’s find out how in the review.

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Android 7.0 Nougat update could hit Nexus devices on August 22

Google already confirmed that it will roll out Android 7.0 Nougat sometime in Q3 2016. Now Canadian mobile provider Telus has updated their software schedule that says that both the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P smartphones will get the Android Nougat update on August 22nd. Continue reading “Android 7.0 Nougat update could hit Nexus devices on August 22”

Huawei P9 Camera Samples

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Definitely the most important part of the P9 is the camera. Lets get the specifications out of the way first. The P9 has Dual 12 Megapixel Sony IMX286 sensors at the back which make use of Leica optics. One is RGB while the other is a Monochrome sensor. Both of them have a 27mm focal length, an f2.2 aperture and are assisted by Laser AF as well as a dual-tone LED flash. The pixel size is at 1.25 microns which is bigger than the 1.12 micro pixel size of the P8. Lets take a look at some samples to see how well the phone does.

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Nokia branded Android smartphones and tablets coming in Q4 2016

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Earlier in May, Nokia announced that it is coming back to smartphone and tablet market with new Android devices. Now more details about Nokia’s entry in to the highly competitive smartphone market have surfaced

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Microsoft to bring Windows Holographic experience to all Windows 10 PCs

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Windows Holographic that powers Microsoft’s HoloLens will soon be able to run on any Windows 10 PC. The company has announced that it will release an update to Windows 10, which will enable mainstream PCs to run the Windows Holographic shell and associated mixed reality and universal Windows applications.

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iPhone 7 to reportedly come with 256GB storage option

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Since the beginning of this year we have been reading about design and features of the upcoming iPhone 7. Today, a report from Digitimes says that the next generation iPhone will come with 256GB storage option.

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Microsoft finally starts rolling out Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary update

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The Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary update is finally here. Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 10 Anniversary update for mobile devices that run on Windows 10.

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Xiaomi Redmi 4 design leaked online, metal-unibody and fingerprint sensor confirmed

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The anticipated Xiaomi Redmi 4 design has now been leaked in few purported live images by a Weibo user. While it is rumoured that the company might host an event in China on August 25 to launch the Redmi 3/3S successor, thus far we only knew few specifications of the Redmi 4 courtesy GFXBench listing. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 design leaked online, metal-unibody and fingerprint sensor confirmed”