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LG W-Series smartphone with waterdrop notch display, AI triple rear cameras launching on June 26 on Amazon India

Update: June 21 — LG has sent out invites for the launch of the phone on June 26th on Amazon.in. The company recently confirmed 2GHz Octa-Core 12nm SoC, which should be Helio P22. Google Play Developer console confirmed 6.2-inch HD+ (720 x 1500 pixels) display, Android Pie and 3GB of RAM and the name of the phone as W10. However, Amazon has confirmed that it will launch LG W30 smartphone. Continue reading “LG W-Series smartphone with waterdrop notch display, AI triple rear cameras launching on June 26 on Amazon India”

Google Neighbourly app update adds ability to post photos, create events, polls and more

Google launched Neighbourly local information sharing app last year and later opened up to cities across all of India. It was launched initially with a Q&A feature aimed at helping you ask your neighbours questions regarding the locality. Today, Google has released a new update to the app that adds the ability to post photos, create events, polls, and share tips.

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Apple issues global recall for older 15-inch MacBook Pro units citing faulty battery issues

Apple MacBook has had issues like sticking and non-responsive keys, backlight issues in display and the company also acknowledged the same. Today, another issue has cropped up in 15-inch MacBook Pro models and Apple is voluntarily recalling some models globally for a faulty battery that is causing overheat and poses a safety risk.

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Huawei MediaPad M6 with 10.8-inch and 8.4-inch 2K displays, Kirin 980, 4G LTE announced

Huawei just announced MediaPad M6 series 10.8″ and 8.4″ along with the Nova 5 series in China. It comes in 10.8-inch and 8.4-inch versions with WQXGA (2560 x 1600 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display, are powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 980 SoC and run on Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1 on top. These pack a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with PDAF and an 8MP front camera. These feature a metal frame, but only the 10.8-inch model has a fingerprint sensor on the home button, below the display. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad M6 with 10.8-inch and 8.4-inch 2K displays, Kirin 980, 4G LTE announced”

HUAWEI Nova 5i with 6.4-inch FHD+ display, 8GB RAM, 24MP in-screen camera, quad rear cameras announced

Along with the Nova 5 and the Nova 5 Pro, HUAWEI also introduced the Nova 5i smartphone in China. It packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ display with 90.8% screen-to-body ratio and has 24-megapixel in-screen camera, is powered by Kirin 710, unlike the Kirin 810 on the Nova 5, has up to 8GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with EMIUI 9.1 top, features quad rear cameras that includes a 24-megapixel primary camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, 2-megapixel camera for 4cm macro and a 2-megeapixel camera for portrait shots.

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HUAWEI Nova 5 and Nova 5 Pro with 6.39-inch FHD+ OLED display, 8GB RAM, quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced

HUAWEI just announced Nova 5 and Nova 5 Pro smartphones in China, as it had promised. These phones pack a 6.39-inch Full HD+ OLED curved glass dewdrop notch display, run on Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1, and feature Leica quad-lens cameras with 48-megapixel sensor, a 16-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, 2-megapixel sensor for 4cm macro and a 2-megapixel for porait shots. These have a 32-megapixel camera on the front. The Nova 5 is powered by the latest Kirin 810 SoC and the Nova 5 Pro is powered by Kirin 980. Continue reading “HUAWEI Nova 5 and Nova 5 Pro with 6.39-inch FHD+ OLED display, 8GB RAM, quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced”

Realme 2 Pro Android Pie ColorOS 6 stable update finally starts rolling out [Update: Roll out resumes with new version]

Update – June 21, 2019: Realme has started rolling out ColorOS 6 stable update for the Realme 2 Pro again after it was stopped due to bootloader issues last month. This has the build number RMX1801EX_11_A.21, includes Android security patch for May, 2019 and is 2.68GB in size. It is rolling out gradually, but you can download the update ZIP file from Realme website here and update manually.

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HUAWEI Kirin 810 7nm Octa-Core SoC with Mali-G52 GPU, DaVinci NPU announced

HUAWEI just introduced Kirin 810 SoC, successor of last year’s Kirin 710 that powers several mid-range smartphones. It also detailed some features of the processor. It uses 7nm processor technology, similar to the Kirin 980 flagship SoC, and the first for a mid-range SoC. This has two ARM Cortex-A76 bigger cores clocked at 2.27GHz and the other siz smaller ARM Cortex-A55 cores are clocked at 1.88GHz. It has ARM Mali-G52 MP6 GPU, which has a 162% performance improvement over the previous generation and supports Kirin Gaming+ technology. Continue reading “HUAWEI Kirin 810 7nm Octa-Core SoC with Mali-G52 GPU, DaVinci NPU announced”

Google is getting out of tablet business, to focus on Pixelbook laptop

Google has officially confirmed that it is getting out of tablet business. Even though the company had two smaller-sized tablets under development, it will not release them. The company introduced Pixel Slate back in October last year along with the Pixel 3 phones. Before that the company had introduced Pixel C tablet back in 2015, which was discontinued in 2017. At that time the company said that it will focus on Pixelbook.

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Aipower Wearbuds True Wireless Earbuds that charge in a Fitness Band up for pre-order on Kickstarter

Aipower, a new company has been teasing its new Wearbuds, which it claims as the world’s first wristband-housed true wireless earbuds. Today the company has officially announced the device, which is now available for pre-order on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Continue reading “Aipower Wearbuds True Wireless Earbuds that charge in a Fitness Band up for pre-order on Kickstarter”

Audio Technica ATH-CK200BT wireless earphones launched in India for Rs. 4890

Audio Technica, the brand known for its wide range of earphones, headphones and other audio products, today launched ATH-CK200BT, its latest wireless earphones in India. It comes with Bluetooth connectivity, in-ear fit, in-line microphone and control and more.

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HUAWEI and HONOR smartphones including P30 series, HONOR 20 series will get Android Q update

Last month, Google announced that it has suspended some of its business operations with HUAWEI which includes a ban on using Google Services and Play Store, later the period was extended for 3 months. After a month of the announcement of the ban, HUAWEI has today released a statement that it will continue to provide security patches and Android updates (including Android Q) to its existing smartphones. Alongside, HUAWEI smartphones, a range of HONOR smartphones are also expected to receive the update.

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Android Q Developer Preview 2 released for OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro

Google unveiled Android Q Beta 1 back in March, released Beta 2 in April 2019 and released Beta 3 earlier last month at I/O 2019. Many non-pixel smartphones were in the eligible list of smartphones to get Android Q Beta including OnePlus. The company released Android Q Developer Preview 1 last month and now, almost exactly after a month, the company has started rolling out Android Q Developer Preview 2 for OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro.

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boAT Bassheads 950 wired on-ear headphones launched for Rs. 1299

boAT has been in a launch spree as it recently launched the Airdopes 411, Stone 1400 speaker, Rockerz 450, Rockerz 650 and more. Expanding its lineup of headphones, the company has launched Bassheads 950 wired on-ear headphones in India.

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Xiaomi India opens registration for Redmi K20 Pro Explorer program

Update: June 20,2019 — Xiaomi India has announced Mi Explorer program for Redmi K20 Pro, as expected. You can register on mi.com with your personal details from today, 20th June till 22nd June. Only 48 applicants will be shortlisted as Mi Explorers on 25th June.

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