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Vivo Z5x with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 710, up to 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

Vivo just announced Z5x, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Z series in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD with 90.77% screen-to-body ratio with 16-megapixel in-screen camera, is powered by Snapdragon 710 with up to 8GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with Funtouch OS on top, has a 16-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel ultra wide sensor and a 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots. Continue reading “Vivo Z5x with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 710, up to 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”

Realme 3 Pro will be available offline through 8000 stores across India from May 28

Realme launched the Realme 3 Pro smartphone in India starting at Rs. 13,999 last month, and the phone went on sale starting from April 29th through Flipkart and realme.com. Today the company has announced that the phone will be available from offline stores throughout the country in 8000 stores from 28th May 2019. Continue reading “Realme 3 Pro will be available offline through 8000 stores across India from May 28”

Google Duo gets support for group video calling, Data Saving mode for India and more

Google has finally added group video calling support for Duo, after testing it earlier this year. This lets you make calls with up to eight people. Similar to Duo calls and video messages, group calls are also encrypted end-to-end, said Google. It is available for both Android and iOS.

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Instagram adds support for landscape video on IGTV

Facebook-owned Instagram, last year, launched IGTV standalone application for watching long-form, vertical video from your favorite Instagram creators within the Instagram app. Now, Instagram is bringing changes to IGTV as it adds support for landscape videos alongside vertical videos.

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Cashify to launch its e-commerce platform soon to sell refurbished smartphones, accessories

Cashify, the company that provides cash for your old smartphones, laptops, tablet, and other electronics this week announced that it is venturing into e-commerce platform to sell refurbished gadgets and accessories in India.

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Vivo Y17 and V15 get a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 19990

Vivo launched the V15 smartphone with a pop-up camera in March 2019 and the Y17 smartphone last month in India. It has been less than 2 months since the launch of both the smartphones and now, both Vivo V15 and Vivo Y17 smartphone have received price cuts in India.

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Samsung Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M30 Android Pie update to roll out in India from June 3

Samsung launched the Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20 and the Galaxy M30 smartphones this year in India. All these run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience 9.5, compared to Android 9.0 (Pie) with One UI in the latest Galaxy A series. Today the company has announced that all the three smartphones will get Android 9 Pie update, bringing important improvements and security patches starting from June 3, 2019.

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AT&T now lets you pay your phone bills with Bitcoin

AT&T has become the first major U.S. mobile carrier to accept payment in cryptocurrency. AT&T customers can now use BitPay to pay online bills using Bitcoin (BTC). Customers will be able to select BitPay as a payment option when they log on to their accounts online or with the myAT&T app.

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Samsung Galaxy A70S with 64MP camera said to launch later this year

Samsung introduced the Galaxy A70 smartphone with 32-megapixel front and rear cameras back in March. New reports from Korea say that Samsung will launch the Galaxy A70S, an improved version with world’s first 64MP sensor later this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A70S with 64MP camera said to launch later this year”

BenQ W1700M and TK800M 4K home projectors launched in India

BenQ, the company known for its wide range of monitors and projectors, today, launched two new 4K Home Projectors, W1700M, and TK800M in India. The new projectors are the successor to the previously launched BenQ W1700 and TK800.

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Tor Browser (stable) released for Android

Tor Browser, official mobile browser supported by the Tor Project has finally hit stable version, after months of alpha testing since September. This browser offers private browsing and protects you from tracking, surveillance, and censorship. Continue reading “Tor Browser (stable) released for Android”

Xiaomi Mi Polarised Square and Polarised Pilot Sunglasses go on sale in India starting at Rs. 899

Xiaomi started crowdfunding for its Mi Polarized Wayfarer and Mi Polarized Aviators in India back in December last year, and it started shipping for its backers in January this year. Today, the company has started selling these glasses for everyone through mi.com, and the company is now calling them Mi Polarised Square Sunglasses and Mi Polarised Pilot Sunglasses.

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Google unveils new design for mobile search results page

Google is introducing a new design for Search on mobile replacing the old design which showed the Title of the Search Result first followed by the URL. In this new design, Google is placing the website’s branding on front and center to help users better guide through the information available on the web.

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WhatsApp said to be working on option to share Status to Facebook Story and QR Code feature

Instagram already has an option to automatically share story to your Facebook story. Now WhatsApp is said to be testing “Add to Facebook Story” feature to share WhatsApp Status with images, videos, GIFs and text to Facebook Story. Unlike Instagram, this is not automatic, and has to be shared manually.

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LG starts rolling out Alexa support to 2019 AI ThinQ TVs; AirPlay support coming later this year

LG Electronics announced its latest flagship TVs with ThinQ AI in January 2019 and last year, the company said that it would integrate Google Assistant on their 2018 TVs with AI ThinQ. Expanding the support for virtual assistants from various companies, LG today announced that it will begin rolling out Amazon Alexa support in 14 countries to the company’s 2019 TV models featuring artificial intelligence.

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