HONOR 8A Prime with 6-inch waterdrop notch display, fingerprint scanner announced

Yesterday at an event, HUAWEI’s HONOR brand announced the Kirin 820 5G SoC, HONOR 30S, and HONOR Play 9A smartphones. Now HONOR has introduced  HONOR 8A Prime, the company’s latest budget smartphone in Russia. The 8A Prime is just a rebranded HONOR 8A Pro that was launched last year, but this one comes at a much lower price point.

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Nokia 7.2 Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 7.2 smartphone, which makes it the eighth Nokia phone to get the update after the  Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureViewNokia 7.1Nokia 6.1 PlusNokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1 and Nokia 2.2. It was launched last year running Android Pie. Android 10 brings number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and lots more. Continue reading “Nokia 7.2 Android 10 update starts rolling out”

Vivo S6 5G with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Exynos 980, 48MP quad rear cameras, 32MP front camera announced

Vivo today announced S6 5G, the company’s latest 5G smartphone in the S series in China, as it had promised. It packs a 6.44-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen, is powered by Exynos 980 with support for both 5G SA / NSA, 8GB RAM, runs Android 10 with vivo’s own Funtouch OS 10, and features quad rear cameras that includes 48MP main camera with f/1.79 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, 2MP 4cm super macro lens and a 2MP portrait lens. The phone has a 32-megapixel front camera with night selfie option and EIS for both front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Vivo S6 5G with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Exynos 980, 48MP quad rear cameras, 32MP front camera announced”

Opera for Android update brings improved data saving mode, better offline pages and more

Just as internet usage has spiked as more people remain at home, Opera for Android has released a new update with many features designed around low data usage. These include improved  data saving modes, better offline pages, speed dial and improved crypto services.

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Disney+ to launch in India as Disney+ Hotstar on April 3

After rolling out new update to Hotstar app recently, and slightly delay from the launch date of March 29th, Star & Disney India have finally announced the launch of Dinsey+ services via Hotstar as Disney+ Hotstar in India on April 3rd. Continue reading “Disney+ to launch in India as Disney+ Hotstar on April 3”

EMUI 10.1 with UI Improvements, MeeTime, Multi-Device Control Panel, Celia voice assistant coming to over 30 HUAWEI smartphones

At the HUAWEI P40 series global launch, HUAWEI also unveiled EMUI 10.1 with a lot of features and it demoed some features such as HUAWEI MeeTime and more Multi-screen Collaboration capabilities, Celia voice assistant, Multi-Screen Collaboration and lots more. Continue reading “EMUI 10.1 with UI Improvements, MeeTime, Multi-Device Control Panel, Celia voice assistant coming to over 30 HUAWEI smartphones”

Xiaomi releases Android 10 based Kernel Sources for Redmi K30 Pro 5G

Xiaomi’s Redmi launched its latest smartphone in the flagship killer K series, Redmi K30 Pro 5G along with Zoom edition in China last week. Redmi K30 Pro 5G is the successor to Redmi K20 Pro which was quite popular and an easy recommendation in its price category in India.

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Microsoft 365 launches new Office features, Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions and more

Microsoft is pushing out a bunch of updates to its Microsoft 365 (earlier called Office 365) suite that includes new features for its apps, new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions and has also renamed few of its enterprise tier subscription services.

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COVID-19: BSNL, Vodafone IDEA extend prepaid validity, gives Rs. 10 free talk time to users

Bharati Airtel and Reliance Jio recently announced a validity extension for prepaid users and free Rs. 10 talktime due to coronavirus crisis. On similar lines now, BSNL and Vodafone IDEA has also announced special measures to assist customers impacted by coronavirus crisis.

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COVID-19: Jio extends validity for JioPhone users, offers free 100 minutes of calls and SMS till April 17

The whole world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the outbreak has impacted many. As many places in the world are under lockdown, many companies are introducing special measures to help people. Yesterday, Airtel announced prepaid pack validity extension and free Rs. 10 talk time to 80 million users. On similar lines, now, Reliance Jio has announced special measures to assist Jio users impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

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COVID-19: Airtel extends prepaid pack validity till April 17, gives Rs. 10 talk time to 80 million users

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The whole world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the outbreak has impacted many. As many places in the world are under lockdown, many companies are introducing special measures to help people. Recently, Reliance Jio announced free 10 Mbps Jio Fiber connection in feasible areas, double data on Jio Fiber, several apps are offering paid subscriptions for free and more. On similar lines, Airtel has now announced special measures to assist low-income group customers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Video conferencing apps witness increased demand due to coronavirus lock down globally

The whole world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the outbreak has impacted many. As many places in the world are under lockdown, people are working from home and resorting to apps and tools to stay in touch with colleagues, attend virtual meetings, and more. While video conferencing apps like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, etc are already popular among users, the impact of coronavirus has witnessed a surge in downloads of these apps and the report indicates a record growth in demand.

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Telegram v6.0.1 update brings Chat folders, channel stats, Archives and more

Telegram has released a new update to its chat app across all its supported platforms, bringing new features like chat folders with desktop sync, swipe to archive, new animated emoji and more. This update brings the app version up to v6.0.1.

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HONOR Play 9A with 6.3-inch 20:9 display, dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

At an event today, HUAWEI’s HONOR brand along with the HONOR 30S and the Kirin 820 5G SoC also announced a budget smartphone – HONOR Play 9A, the successor of last year’s HONOR Play 8A. The HONOR Play 9A flaunts a 6.3-inch HD+ display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and 1600 x 720 pixels. It is powered by the Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P35 SoC paired with 4GB RAM plus up to 128GB of internal storage. Continue reading “HONOR Play 9A with 6.3-inch 20:9 display, dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”

HONOR 30S with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 820 5G, 64MP quad rear cameras announced

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand just announced the HONOR 30S, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone and the first smartphone to be powered by its Kirin 820 5G SoC in China, as it had promised. It packs a 6.5-inch FHD+ screen with 90.3% screen-to-body ratio with a punch-hole that houses a 16-megapixel camera, comes with a 64-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro lens. Continue reading “HONOR 30S with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 820 5G, 64MP quad rear cameras announced”