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Nokia 8.1 with 6.18-inch FHD+ HDR10 PureDisplay, Snapdragon 710, Android Pie, Dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 26999

HMD Global just launched Nokia 8.1, the company’s latest mid-range Android One smartphone The successor of the most popular Nokia 7 Plus was introduced last month and packs a 6.18-inch Full HD+ 18.7:9 aspect ratio Puredisplay, DCI-P3 wide color gamut and HDR10 video playback, 86.5% screen to body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform and runs Android 9.0 (Pie). It has a 12-megapixel rear camera rear camera with ZEISS optics, Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, OIS along with a 13-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and zoom. Continue reading “Nokia 8.1 with 6.18-inch FHD+ HDR10 PureDisplay, Snapdragon 710, Android Pie, Dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 26999”

POCO F1 gets a permanent price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 19999

Xiaomi’s POCO launched the F1, the company’s first smartphone in India back in August starting at Rs. 20,999. After offering discounts during sales, Xiaomi has announced Rs. 1000 permanent price cut for the smartphone in the country to celebrate 700,000 unit sales globally. The base variant now starts at Rs. 19,999. The POCO F1 is available from both Flipkart and Mi.com at new rates.

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POCO F1 Android 9.0 Pie Global Public Beta update rolling out [Download Link]

Update – December 10, 2018 – After Global Open Beta ROM, POCO has released new 8.12.7 Global Public Beta update for the phone. You can download the recovery ROM here and flash using updater method.

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Xiaomi Redmi 5 MIUI 10 Global Beta update brings Dual 4G VoLTE support

Xiaomi rolled out MIUI 10 Stable OTA update for the Redmi 5 smartphone last month bringing Full-screen gestures, Redesigned Notification Panel, Redesigned Volume Sliders, Improved multitasking management, natural sound system, and a lot more in MIUI 10. The phone got Android 8.1 Oreo beta update about 10 days back. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5 MIUI 10 Global Beta update brings Dual 4G VoLTE support”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro will go on open sale in India starting December 12

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 6 Pro, successor of the Redmi Note Note 5 Pro in India last month starting at Rs. 13999, and it went on sale starting from November 23rd evey week on Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home stores. Today the company has announced that the phone will go on open sale in the country through both the platforms from December 12th. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro will go on open sale in India starting December 12”

Intex Eco and Turbo series feature phones launched starting at Rs. 745

Intex Turbo

Intex has launched 10 feature phones which mainly focuses on high on quality and aggressive on pricing. The series includes 10 feature phones in the ECO-series which includes Eco 102X, Eco 105+, ECO 106X, Eco
107, and 107+, Eco Slimzz, ECO 210x. It falls in the price range of Rs 745 to Rs.1145 and is dedicated to the ‘Real India.’ Continue reading “Intex Eco and Turbo series feature phones launched starting at Rs. 745”

Honor V20 with in-screen camera, 48MP rear camera teased ahead of Dec 26 announcement, will launch globally as View20 on Jan 22

Huawei’s Honor brand at an event in China teased the company’s V20 smartphone, successor of last year’s Honor V10 smartphone. This is touted as the world’s first smartphone with in-display camera, before Samsung unveils the Galaxy A8s with a similar in-display camera today. Honor calls this All-View display since it just has a 4.5mm cut out for the front camera for the front camera. The company says that even landscape mode does not affect the visual experience. Continue reading “Honor V20 with in-screen camera, 48MP rear camera teased ahead of Dec 26 announcement, will launch globally as View20 on Jan 22”

Toreto Magik wireless charger launched, has fast charging, built-in vibration switch and converts into a lamp

Toreto has launched the Magik wireless charger which promises to charge your mobile phones much faster than your regular chargers. It also has a lamp which lights up in different colors. It comes with a sensitive induction coil and high-end chip that allows fast charging and protects the Smartphone from over-heating, over-charging, voltage fluctuation, and short circuit. It offers 9V-1.1A 10W (Max) output. Continue reading “Toreto Magik wireless charger launched, has fast charging, built-in vibration switch and converts into a lamp”

Nokia 9 PureView penta camera smartphone is delayed due to camera issues confirms HMD Global

Nokia 9

HMD Global for some time is known to be working on the flagship Nokia 9 smartphone with PureView camera. In the latest developments, Britta Gerbracht, German marketing head at the Nokia 8.1 launch admitted that there had been some delays. The company explains that the quality of the camera has not yet reached the necessary level, which is why HMD Global has refrained from a market launch. Continue reading “Nokia 9 PureView penta camera smartphone is delayed due to camera issues confirms HMD Global”

Microsoft and new AI report details the need for facial recognition regulation to protect public privacy

Facial recognition

A new report from the AI Now Institute which is an influential research institute based in New York has just identified facial recognition as a key challenge for society and policymakers. The report calls out for the US government to take general steps to improve the regulation of technology over the privacy implications. Continue reading “Microsoft and new AI report details the need for facial recognition regulation to protect public privacy”

Google Messages V3.9 update hints at Spam protection, Sharing support for calendar events and more

Android Messages

Google is pushing out a new update to the Message app with nothing noteworthy on the surface. But it brings changes to the message attachments. The update also hints details about the upcoming spam protection and support for new file types in the share dialog. Continue reading “Google Messages V3.9 update hints at Spam protection, Sharing support for calendar events and more”

Google removes two apps from PlayStore over app install attribution abuse

Google PlayStore

Back in 2017, Google introduced Google Play Install Referrer API
which allows ad attribution providers, publishers, and advertisers to determine which referrer was responsible for sending the user to Google Play for a given app install. Owing to the reports of questionable activity, Google began its own independent investigation on apps on Google Play that are accused of conducting app install attribution abuse by falsely claiming credit for newly installed apps to collect the download bounty from that app’s developer. Continue reading “Google removes two apps from PlayStore over app install attribution abuse”

Huawei Nova 4 with in-display camera to be announced on December 17 [Update: New teaser]

Update – December 8, 2018: Huawei has posted a new teaser video for the smartphone that shows the new in-display camera with a space near the top left.

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Samsung Galaxy A8s with 6.39-inch Infinity-O FHD+ display, triple rear cameras gets certified ahead of December 10 announcement

After FCC certification last month, Samsung Galaxy A8s (SM-G8870) has passed through the TENAA ahead of the announcement on December 10th. This confirms the phone’s dimensions, battery capacity, 6.39-inch screen, triple rear cameras, rear mounted fingerprint sensor, glass back with a gradient design and a metal frame.

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Vivo NEX 2 dual screen smartphone with triple rear cameras teased ahead of December 11 announcement

Vivo today teased the company’s NEX 2 dual-screen smartphone ahead of announcement on December 11th in China. This shows the phone’s almost bezel-less screen, secondary screen on the back, and more.

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