Apple TV and Apple TV+ now rolling out to select 2019 LG TVs

The Apple TV+ app was announced in March of 2019, claiming that it will offer support on LG and other TV’s later in the future along with Airplay 2 support. Now with an OTA update, the Apple TV, Apple TV+ and Airplay 2 in now available on select 2019 LG TVs.

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Alphabet records $46 billion revenue, up 19% YoY in Q4 2019, $4.7 billion from YouTube ads

Google’s parent company, Alphabet has released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2019, including the fiscal year of 2019. They posted a growth of 17% in Q4 compared to last year with approx $46 billion in revenue. For the entire year, Alphabet reported $162 billion in total revenue, up 18% year over year and up 20% on a constant currency basis.

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POCO X2 with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 730G, 64MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 15999

POCO just launched the POCO X2, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone as it had promised. This is a rebranded version of the Redmi K30 4G which was launched in China back in December last year. It packs a 6.67-inch Full HD+ “Reality Flow” 120Hz LCD screen with 4.38mm, dual-punch-hole screen with 91% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 4.25mm ultra-narrow bottom frame, is powered by Snapdragon 730G with up to 8GB of RAM, has  liquid cooling, and runs Android 10 with MIUI 11 on top. Continue reading “POCO X2 with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 730G, 64MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 15999”

Now you can find and recharge prepaid mobile packs on Google Search on Android in India

Google now lets users to browse plans across several mobile carriers, compare discounts and offers, and recharge these plans using the payment with a simple Google Search. This search experience is currently available for users that have signed-in using their Android devices, and collates prepaid service plans from Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, Jio and BSNL across India, said the search engine giant. Continue reading “Now you can find and recharge prepaid mobile packs on Google Search on Android in India”

Twitter rolls out redesigned Conversations for iOS

Twitter has been testing out redesigns of its feed in regards to replies to a tweet for a few months now. Today they announced that they are ready to roll out an update that will make conversations easier to follow with the new layout.

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TCL will stop making BlackBerry smartphones from August 31, 2020

Back in 2016 BlackBerry signed a deal with China’s TCL Communication to give it exclusive rights to sell BlackBerry-branded phones in most countries after it ended all internal hardware development to focus on software development, including security and applications. Today the company has announced that starting August 31, 2020, TCL Communication will stop selling BlackBerry-branded mobile devices and has no further rights to design, manufacture or sell any new BlackBerry mobile devices. Continue reading “TCL will stop making BlackBerry smartphones from August 31, 2020”

Samsung Galaxy Home Mini smart home speaker said to be released on Feb 12

The Galaxy Home Mini Beta Program was announced back in August 2019. Since then it has gone under the radar, similar to the Samsung Galaxy Home that was announced back in 2018 during the Note 9 Keynote. Today however, a new leak points to the smaller Galaxy Home Mini being launched on February 12th, 2020.

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Vivo’s iQOO to launch Snapdragon 865-powered 5G phone in India in February

Update: February 2, 2020 — iQOO has started teasing that 5G phone is coming to India soon and has launched iqoo.com/in/ Continue reading “Vivo’s iQOO to launch Snapdragon 865-powered 5G phone in India in February”

Apple iPhone supply hit by Coronavirus, shipment forecast for Q1 2020 lowered: Report

As all countries in the world are on high alert to halt the spread of Wuhan Coronavirus, the many industries that are based in China have begun to see the effects of the outbreak. The tech industry especially has become a victim, as Ming Chi Kuo, a popular Apple analyst has lowered his shipment forecast for the iPhone due to the supply chains being hit.

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MediaTek Helio G80 Octa-Core SoC with HyperEngine Game Technology announced

MediaTek has announced Helio G80 in the ‘G series’, which is an enhanced version of the G70 series which was announced last month. It is targeted at budget and mid-range gaming smartphones and features MediaTek’s HyperEngine game technology to boost the mobile gaming experience. It packs dual ARM Cortex-A75 and hexa Cortex-A55 CPUs with the Arm Mali — G52 2EEMC2 with speeds of up to 950MHz and is based on 12nm TSMC FinFET technology. Similar to the G70, the G80 also lacks dedicated APU, which the Helio G90 series have. Continue reading “MediaTek Helio G80 Octa-Core SoC with HyperEngine Game Technology announced”

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro listed on Amazon India affiliate page, launch imminent

OnePlus launched the ‘OnePlus 7T’ and ‘OnePlus 7T Pro’ last year and leaks and rumours have been surfacing on the next version i.e., OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. This time around there have been leaks on a cheaper version of the OnePlus 8 i.e., OnePlus 8 Lite. The launch of the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro India could be imminent as Amazon India affiliate page has listed both the smartphones.

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Nokia smartphone code named ‘Captain America’ with 6GB RAM surfaces, could be Nokia 5.2

HMD Global launched the Nokia 5.1 smartphone back in 2018 and later launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus which was a success for the company. While there was no information regarding the successor of the Nokia 5.1 for quite some time, now, a new Nokia smartphone with a circular quad rear camera module, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a waterdrop notch has surfaced and it could be the Nokia 5.2 smartphone.

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Moto G Stylus with 6.36-inch FHD+ display, 48MP triple rear cameras, 25MP in-screen front camera surfaces

Update: Complete specifications of the Mogo G Stylus have surfaced. According to a new report from XDA, you can open an app or launch a shortcut of your choice when the stylus is removed from the body. There is a Moto Note app that lets you use finger as an eraser while using the stylus to draw. You can also keep track of the location of the stylus using the app, which will also record the time and location of the device the last time you removed the stylus from its body. When the stylus hasn’t been reinserted into the device for a period of time, the app can send a notification reminding the user to reinsert it.

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realme 3 Pro gets official Pixel Experience support

realme launched the realme 3 Pro in the country back in April 2019 running ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie). The smartphone recently received Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update with a bunch of new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. Continue reading “realme 3 Pro gets official Pixel Experience support”

PUMA launches its first smartwatch in India with WearOS, heart rate tracking, GPS for Rs. 19995

PUMA has partnered with Fossil Group to launch their first smartwatch in India. The PUMA PT9100 is a sporty styled smartwatch running Android WearOS with a heart rate sensor, GPS, Rapid charging, Activity Tracking and more.

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