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Google today said that it will start rolling out a new update for Maps for Android in India that will add shortcuts on the home screen to explore the app in just a few quick taps. The new home screen also loads fast even on spotty connections. Continue reading “Google Maps for Android gets new home screen with faster loading time, shortcuts for India”
iBall launched Slide Brace-X1 4G tablet in the Slide series back in November last year, now it has launched a new version of the tablet running Android based operating system ‘Remix OS’ in partnership with Jide Technology. The company said that all its future iBall Slide Tablet PCs will run Remix OS offering a fully functional desktop experience.
Continue reading “iBall partners with Jide, launches Slide Brace-X1 4G with Remix OS for Rs. 17499”
Samsung today launched Q9, Q8 and Q7 series of its flagship premium line-up of QLED TVs in India at an event in Delhi. These come in 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch and 88-inch sizes with nearly bezel-less displays with 4K (3,840 × 2,160 pixels) UHD resolution, promise optimal brightness levels and stunning visual experience. Continue reading “Samsung Q7, Q8 and Q9 4K Ultra HD QLED TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 314900”
Uber just launched UberEATS food delivery service in India, starting from Mumbai, as it had promised. This takes on FoodPanda, Swiggy, Zomato and more that that offer online food delivery service. UberEATS was launched in the U.S. last year after piloting it in Los Angeles as UberFRESH back in 2014. Currently it is live in 78 cities across 26 countries worldwide. Continue reading “UberEATS online food delivery service launched in India starting from Mumbai”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on ‘Network testing before commercial launch of services’, following complaints by telecom operators against Reliance Jio over subscriber enrollment during its test phase prior to rolling out commercial services. “This is to discuss issues involved, possible solutions and framework to bring clarity on the matter,” said TRAI.
Continue reading “TRAI releases consultation paper on Network testing before commercial launch”
Samsung launched Galaxy C7 Pro in India earlier this month. We recently unboxed the smartphone, check out the video below.
Samsung has announced Galaxy J3 Prime, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘J Series’. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7570 14nm processor, runs on Android 7.0, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0 announced”
Zen Mobile has launched Admire Metal, the company’s latest smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and has 5-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash. Continue reading “Zen Admire Metal with 5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5749”
Uber has shared invite for an event on May 2nd where it is set to launch UberEats food delivery service. The company had announced at the beginning of this year that it will soon launch UberEats in India.
Continue reading “UberEats food delivery service set to launch in India on May 2”
Vivo just launched V5s, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘V series’ in India, few months after launching the V5 smartphone in the country. It has a 20-megapixel front-facing camera with Sony IMX376 1/2.78″ sensor, f/2.0 aperture and 5p lens. It also has ‘Moonlight Glow’ that induces a natural glow on the face that lights up the picture irrespective of the lighting conditions. Continue reading “Vivo V5s with 20MP front camera, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage launched in India for Rs. 18990”
Facebook today announced new India centric features for its platform at an event called as “A place to connect” in Delhi. The social network is bringing India specific camera filters along with the frames and effects that come in the Facebook camera. The custom effects for India include Namaste and geo-specific experiences in cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, and other places. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out camera effects for India, brings Reactions to Lite app”
Last month, Google announced that it will apply neural machine translation for translations of text in Hindi. Now, the company is expanding the neural machine translation for Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam and Kannada. Introduced in September last year, Neural machine translation translates whole sentences at a time instead of piece by piece. Continue reading “Google Translate expands neural machine translation to Chrome and 9 Indian languages”
Samsung launched Galaxy On Nxt smartphone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Exynos 7870 14nm processor, fingerprint sensor and unibody metal design back in October last year. Today it has launched 64GB version of the smartphone in the country, compared to 32GB version in the original version Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On Nxt 64GB version launched in India for Rs. 16900”
After Apple Fest earlier this year, Flipkart today started Apple Days Sale which offers good deals on iPhone, Apple Watch, Macbook and accessories, including covers for iPhone, Headphones and more. It is also offering up to Rs. 19,000 off on iPhone in exchange of old smartphones, Up to Rs. 15,000 off on Macbook Pro in exchange for old laptops and more. Check out the offers below. Continue reading “Apple Days Sale on Flipkart from Apr 24 to 26: Rs. 20000 off iPhone 7 256GB, up to 35% off on Apple Watch and more”
Vodafone has launched new i-RoamFREE international roaming packs that lets you make unlimited calls anywhere in the world and use unlimited high speed data while traveling in USA, UAE and Singapore atRs. 2,500 for 7-days. Continue reading “Vodafone’s new international roaming pack offers unlimited calls, data while roaming in USA, UAE and Singapore”
