Qualcomm introduces 5G infrastructure platforms; Qualcomm and Jio achieve over 1Gbps speed in trials

Qualcomm just announced its full portfolio of 5G infrastructure semiconductor platforms designed for broad deployment scenarios, ranging from macro base stations with massive MIMO to micro base stations with compact designs, to accelerate the cellular ecosystem transition toward virtualized and interoperable radio access networks (RAN) – a trend driven by 5G. It introduced three new 5G RAN platforms: Qualcomm Radio Unit Platform, Qualcomm Distributed Unit Platform, and Qualcomm Distributed Radio Unit Platform. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces 5G infrastructure platforms; Qualcomm and Jio achieve over 1Gbps speed in trials”

Zebronics ZEB-FIT920CH smart fitness band with 7 sports modes launched for Rs. 1699

Zebronics, popular manufacturers of computer peripherals, sound systems, etc. has announced the launch of a smart fitness band in India — the ZEB-FIT920CH. It features various sensors for heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, etc. customizable watch faces, 7 sports tracking and more.

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Samsung Diwali Fest: up to 60% off on a range of devices, accessories, cashback offers and more

Samsung recently announced mega discounts and exciting cashback offers on a wide range of Samsung products for consumers shopping online from Samsung’s Online Store. Consumers shopping from Samsung.com will also enjoy 2-3 day superfast delivery of Samsung products to their doorsteps across 16000 PIN codes in the country, said the company. Continue reading “Samsung Diwali Fest: up to 60% off on a range of devices, accessories, cashback offers and more”

Facebook Messenger API adds tools and support for Instagram messaging

One of the many tools offered with Facebook for Business is the Messenger API, which allows businesses to manage messages initiated by their customers and interact effectively. Facebook is now adding support for Instagram messaging to the API, expanding the ways a business can connect with their customers, and introducing tools to help increase interaction.

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Xiaomi introduces Mi Watch Color Sports Edition with 1.39-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 monitoring, GPS and 117 sports modes

Xiaomi today announced Mi Watch Color Sports Edition, the company’s latest smartwatch and the successor of Mi Watch Color that was introduced earlier this year. It comes in 46mm version with a 1.39-inch AMOLED screen that is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, has 120 different watch faces to choose from. It has a 32.5g lightweight design, thanks to new customized lightweight frame. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Mi Watch Color Sports Edition with 1.39-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 monitoring, GPS and 117 sports modes”

Google brings new UI, dark theme, new sunrise alarm and more to Smart Displays

Google is releasing a new update to their smart display experience, bringing multiple changes to the UI experience, such as new pages for media, home controls, along with the ability to have separate personal and work accounts signed and other features like a new dark theme, new sounds to relax to, and more.

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Nokia Essential Wireless Headphones with 40mm driver, up to 40 hours of battery life announced

HMD Global has announced new Nokia Essential Wireless Headphones with 40mm dynamic drivers that promise great low-end sounds and strong bass. It promises up to 40 hours of wireless play time on a single charge and also comes with AUX port that lets you connect a 3.5mm audio cable. Continue reading “Nokia Essential Wireless Headphones with 40mm driver, up to 40 hours of battery life announced”

SK hynix acquires Intel’s NAND memory and storage business for $9 billion

SK hynix, one of the world’s biggest manufacturer and supplier of NAND flash storage, is further expanding their business with the acquisition of Intel’s NAND memory and storage business. The agreement will cost SK hynix a total of $9 billion and is expected to close by March 2025.

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LG SIGNATURE OLED R world’s first rollable TV starts rolling out

Back in CES 2019, LG revealed the world’s first roll-able OLED TV line — the SIGNATURE OLED R. The TV was supposed to go on sale last year however due to some issues that did not happen. LG is now launching the 65-inch SIGNATURE OLED R on sale in South Korea for a whopping price tag of KRW 100 million, which is approximately $87,000 or about 63.8 lakh rupees.

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Samsung Galaxy Fit2 with 1.1-inch AMOLED display, 50m water resistance launched in India for Rs. 3999

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Fit2 fitness tracker in India. It sports a 1.1-inch AMOLED display that is housed in 3D curved glass and the display has a peak brightness of 450 nits and has over 70 different downloadable watch faces. The Fit2 can automatically detect and tracks up to 5 activities, and provide users with various insights such as heart rate, distance, and calories burned. There is a sleep tracking feature as well and there are support for Gyro, Photo plethysmography, and Accelerometer sensors. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Fit2 with 1.1-inch AMOLED display, 50m water resistance launched in India for Rs. 3999”

OPPO Enco X Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Bluetooth 5.2 low-latency audio, wireless charging announced

OPPO has introduced Enco X, the company’s latest true wireless earphones in China along with its smart TVs. It has coaxial dual unit design that includes 6mm front superconducting magnetic plane diaphragm unit and 11mm three-layer composite moving coil unit for clear audio and DBEE 3.0 Hi-Fi audio. It has low-latency as low as 47ms, has advanced feed forward and feedback hybrid dual microphones and dual chip noise reduction and comes with a transparency mode that can be activated with a long press. Continue reading “OPPO Enco X Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Bluetooth 5.2 low-latency audio, wireless charging announced”

OPPO Smart TV S1 with 65-inch 4K QLED 120Hz screen, MEMC, Dolby Atmos and Smart TV R1 55-inch and 65-inch announced

OPPO today announced its Smart TV S1, which is its flagship model with QLED quantum dot panel that supports 8Hz-120Hz variable refresh rate, has NTSC 120%  color gamut, 210 partition backlight with support for dynamic Zone dimming, peak brightness 1500nits, 120Hz MEMC motion compensation technology and latency as low as 20ms.  Continue reading “OPPO Smart TV S1 with 65-inch 4K QLED 120Hz screen, MEMC, Dolby Atmos and Smart TV R1 55-inch and 65-inch announced”

HTC Desire 20+ with 6.5-inch display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

HTC has announced Desire 20+ smartphone in Taiwan. It packs a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD screen with a water drop notch that houses a 16-megapixel camera, is powered by Snapdragon 720G with 6GB of RAM, features a 48-megapixel rear camera along with 5-megapixel ultra-wide, 5-megapixel macro and a 2-megapixel depth sensors. Continue reading “HTC Desire 20+ with 6.5-inch display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”

LG may not launch Snapdragon 875-powered phone in first half of 2021

LG introduced its V60 ThinQ 5G smartphone powered by Snapdragon 865 earlier this year. Now a new report from Korea says that the company might not use the upcoming flagship Snapdragon 875 for its flagship smartphone in the first half of 2021. The report claims that LG is missing from the list of companies that have placed orders for the flagship Qualcomm SoC. Continue reading “LG may not launch Snapdragon 875-powered phone in first half of 2021”

NASA awards $14.1 million contract to Nokia to build 4G infrastructure on the moon

The race to build a functional base on the moon is heating up as NASA recently announced $370 million in new contracts, given out to many private companies. Among them is a $14.1 million contract that was awarded to Nokia Bell Labs to build the first LTE/4G cellular communication network on the moon.

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