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After releasing Android 9.0 (Pie) beta update for the Nokia 8 Sirocco smartphone earlier this month, HMD Global has finally started rolling out stable update for Nokia 5, as it had promised. The phone was released back in 2017 running Android 7.1 (Nougat) and got Android 8.1 (Oreo) update last year. Continue reading “Nokia 5 Android 9.0 (Pie) stable update starts rolling out”
Vivo just announced APEX 2019, the company’s latest concept phone in China, as it had promised. This doesn’t have any ports or buttons, similar to the Meizu Zero that was introduced yesterday, but this has a curved glass design instead of the ceramic back on the Meizu phone. It doesn’t have a 3.5mm audio jack, repleaces physical buttons with pressure-sensitive power and volume buttons and also doesn’t have an USB port, instead it relies on a magnetic port that connects to the bottom part of the back cover for charging and data transfer.
Huawei at an event in China announced Balong 5000, 5G multi-mode chipset and Huawei 5G CPE Pro. The Balong 5000 supports smartphones, home broadband devices, vehicle-mounted devices, and 5G modules. The company says that it is the world’s first single-chip multi-mode modem that supports 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G.
Last year Reliance Jio launched the most affordable Rs. 49 pack with free voice calls, 28 days validity for JioPhone users in addition to Rs. 99 and Rs. 153 packs. Today the company has launched new long validity prepaid plans Rs. 594 and Rs. 297 for JioPhone users. Continue reading “Reliance Jio launches Rs. 594 and Rs. 297 long validity prepaid plans for JioPhone users”
Xiaomi has launched ShareSave, the company’s new cross-border e-commerce platform starting from India. This will help users outside of China to purchase ecosystem products that have only been available within China. The platform offers a comprehensive selection of the products that are crafted by Xiaomi’s ecosystem companies, including mobile peripherals, smart hardware and lifestyle products.
Continue reading “Xiaomi ShareSave cross-border e-commerce platform launched in India”
Realme has started teasing the launch of new entertainment-focused smartphone in India exclusively on Flipkart. The teaser image shows a smartphone with a notch, similar to the Realme C1, and hints at huge storage to store videos such as TV series, best gaming experience and more.
YouTube has announced that it is expanding its YouTube TV platform beyond the 100 markets in the USA to nationwide; rest of the country. YouTube is rolling out TV to 95 markets, covering over 98 percent of households in the United States. Continue reading “YouTube TV expands to 95 new markets covering over 98% of households in the US”
Facebook has announced that it is taking steps on how it handles Pages and the content that goes against its policies. This update will bring a new tab; Page Quality to the Pages which shows when Facebook removes certain content that goes against the Community Standards. This will reduce the distribution of posts that have been rated false by a third-party fact-checker. Continue reading “Facebook Quality tab will let page managers track which post violated guidelines”
Samsung Display has announced that it has succeeded in developing a 15.6-inch UHD (3840 x 2160 pixels) OLED panel which is the world’s first UHD panel for notebooks/laptops market. The mass production of the same will begin in mid-February, initially for use in premium notebooks produced by leading manufacturers. Continue reading “Samsung Display introduces first 15.6-inch UHD OLED panel for laptops with HDR support and more”
Apple has hired Soonho Ahn executive from Samsung SDI Co., which is the battery making affiliate of Samsung Electronics Co. This move will help Apple lead its own battery department. Soonho Ahn joined Apple in December as global head of battery developments, after working as a senior vice president at Samsung SDI since 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile. Continue reading “Apple hires Samsung’s battery executive Soonho Ahn to lead its work”
Google is already known to be working on an entirely new operating system called Fuchsia. The development of the same is currently underway with new features and testing on a variety of form factors. Google has now hired Apple engineer Bill Stevenson to work on the Fuchsia OS and bring it to the market. Continue reading “Google hires Apple’s Bill Stevenson to bring Fuchsia OS to the market”
Samsung had pushed out Android Pie beta update for the Galaxy Note8 early last week and the company is now rolling out the second update. This fixes various issues such as camera app force-close when shooting slow-mo video, viewfinder freezing and undetected music stored on the microSD card and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Android Pie second beta update with camera fixes released; Galaxy A7 and A9 2018 update expected in March”
After Redmi Note 7 with 48-megapixel rear camera was introduced in China earlier this month, Xiaomi’s Redmi by Xiaomi’ brand has teased the launch of the smartphone in India soon with upside down text and a photo of Manu Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director along with CEO Lei Jun holding the smartphone. Continue reading “Xiaomi teases Redmi Note 7 with 48MP camera is launching in India soon”
LG has posted a teaser video on its social channels announcing its 2019 Premiere at the MWC 2019 in Barcelona on February 24th. The teaser says ‘Goodbye Touch’ hinting at gestures for the smartphone. As rumored earlier, we can expect the LG’s flagship G8 smartphone at the event.
Continue reading “LG MWC 2019 Premiere announced for February 24, LG G8 expected”
Meizu has announced Zero, the company’s latest top-end smartphone with an unique design that gets rid of all the ports and buttons ahead of the Vivo APEX 2019 announcement tomorrow. This gets rid of the 3.5mm audio jack, which is not surprising, but this also doesn’t have a USB Type-C port, instead it only relies on custom designed 18W wirless fast charging. The company says that uses have to rely on Bluetooth for wireless audio listening.
