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Xiaomi Redmi 5 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, Snapdragon 450 launched in India starting at Rs. 7999

Xiaomi Redmi 5

Xiaomi just launched the Redmi 5 smartphone in India, as expected. It was introduced back in December last year and packs  a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 full-screen display and is powered by Snapdragon 450 with up to 4GB RAM. It runs Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with 1.25μm pixel size sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash, similar to the Redmi Note 5. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, Snapdragon 450 launched in India starting at Rs. 7999”

Acer Swift 5 with 14-inch display, 8th gen Intel core processor, fingerprint reader launched in India starting at Rs. 79999

Acer Swift 5

Acer India today launched the Acer Swift 5 laptop which weighs just 970gms. It is powered by the 8th Generation Intel Core with support for Windows Hello. The laptop sports a 14-inch full HD display with narrow bezels on all corners with an overall footprint of the notebook similar to that of a 13” notebook. Continue reading “Acer Swift 5 with 14-inch display, 8th gen Intel core processor, fingerprint reader launched in India starting at Rs. 79999”

Vivo V9 with FHD+ FullView display, dual rear cameras teased in videos; specifications, price surface

Last week a report said that the Vivo V9, successor of Vivo V7 will launch in India later this month. Now Vivo India has started teasing the smartphone. But the Vivo Indonesia has posted a one-minute teaser video highlighting the specifications and features of the smartphone including a FHD+ FullView Display, 24-megapixel front camera, dual rear cameras and face unlock.

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Essential Phone gets Android 8.1 Oreo update with better multitasking, improved notifications and more

Essential PH-1

Essential today announced that it is rolling out the Android 8.1 Oreo update to its Essential PH-1. Back in January, the company announced that it will skip the 8.0 update for 8.1 and just as it promised it is now rolling to users. The update brings increased performance, better battery life, stronger security, and more, and Oreo features.  Continue reading “Essential Phone gets Android 8.1 Oreo update with better multitasking, improved notifications and more”

Google search results on mobile will now show captions for images

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Google has rolled out an update to the search results on mobile which now will display captions for images. The move is to give images better visual discovery and more context on the image results page. Google last year had started showing badges like recipe or product. Continue reading “Google search results on mobile will now show captions for images”

AMD investigating report on critical security vulnerabilities in Ryzen and EPYC chips

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Meltdown and Spectre are two most major security flaws that affected most of the modern computing chipsets, and today CTS-Labs, a security company based in Israel researchers says that it has found 13 security flaws in AMD’s Ryzen and EPYC chipsets. These security flaws could allow attackers install malware on highly guarded parts of the processor. Continue reading “AMD investigating report on critical security vulnerabilities in Ryzen and EPYC chips”

Google Assistant now available on iPads

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Google bought the Assistant for iPhones last year and today iPads are joining the suite. Assistant on iPads will do things exactly how it does on iPhones. It supports both portrait and landscape modes.  Continue reading “Google Assistant now available on iPads”

Apple schedules WWDC 2018 for June 4

Apple just announced that its 29th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) for this year happens from June 4th till June 8th. This time it is holding the event at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, which is the same venue as last year. Continue reading “Apple schedules WWDC 2018 for June 4”

Deadline to link Aadhaar with mobile, bank accounts extended indefinitely till SC delivers verdict

March 31st was the deadline for linking Aadhaar card with mobile numbers and bank accounts. Today Supreme Court has extended the deadline indefinitely until it delivers a verdict on the validity. The move comes after several petitions were raised challenging the validity of the Aadhaar Act. Continue reading “Deadline to link Aadhaar with mobile, bank accounts extended indefinitely till SC delivers verdict”

Alcatel 1x Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 18:9 display announced in India

Alcatel introduced range of smartphone as well as its first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone Alcatel 1X at the MWC last month. Today the company has announced the phone for the Indian market. The phone has a 5.34-inch 18:9 screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek SoC and the Android Oreo (Go edition) comes pre-installed with new Google’s Go apps offering better performance, less demand on storage, and efficient data use.

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Ziox Tubelight feature phone with 8-LED torch launched for Rs. 915

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Ziox Mobiles has launched the ‘Tubelight’ feature phone in India which according to the company is aimed at breaking stereotypic features phones. It comes with multi-language support and Privacy Lock & Inbuilt Auto Call recording. Continue reading “Ziox Tubelight feature phone with 8-LED torch launched for Rs. 915”

ECS LIVA Q world’s smallest Windows Mini PC launched in India

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has launched Liva Q, which it says is the world’s smallest Windows-based Mini-PC at 70 x 70 x 31.4mm and just 260 grams in weight. It is powered by Intel’s Apollo Lake processors, have 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable with microSD (up to 128GB).

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Vivo’s AI-Powered Super HDR will offer clearer photos with more details, better colors and tones

Vivo Super HDR

Vivo at an event in China recently introduced the AI-Powered Super HDR in an aim to take the mobile photography to a new level. With the Super HDR’s auto scene detection, it promises clearer photos, better colors, more details and better tones. Continue reading “Vivo’s AI-Powered Super HDR will offer clearer photos with more details, better colors and tones”

JBL Soundgear wearable neck-band launched in India for Rs. 14999

Samsung-owned HARMAN International today launched the JBL Soundgear in India which is an around the neck wearable device for a hands-free and ear-free intimate sound experience. It connects to smartphones via Bluetooth for immersive mobile virtual reality headset experience. Continue reading “JBL Soundgear wearable neck-band launched in India for Rs. 14999”

OnePlus 3 and 3T latest OxygenOS beta update brings answer calls by gesture, updates to Gallery app and more

OnePlus has released new Oreo-based open betas (Beta 23 for OnePlus 3T and Beta 32 for OnePlus 3) that brings several new features including auto pick up gesture, updates to Gallery app and the OnePlus Switch now lets you migrate application data. Some of these features were added to OnePlus 5 and 5T in the latest update. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T latest OxygenOS beta update brings answer calls by gesture, updates to Gallery app and more”