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Honor Watch Magic with 1.2-inch AMOLED display, Swimproof design, Heart rate monitor, GPS announced

Huawei’s Honor Brand, along with the Honor Magic 2 also introduced the Honor Watch Magic smartwatch, which is similar to Huawei Watch GT that was introduced recently, but with a slightly smaller display. It sports a 1.2-inch (390 x 390 pixels) AMOLED color display with 326 PPI pixel density and incorporates a dual-crown design with 9.8mm stainless steel case. It has a heart rate sensor on the back. Continue reading “Honor Watch Magic with 1.2-inch AMOLED display, Swimproof design, Heart rate monitor, GPS announced”

Vivo Y93 with 6.2-inch 19:9 Waterdrop notch display, Snapdragon 439 12nm SoC, dual rear cameras, 4030mAh battery announced

Vivo has announced Y93, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Y series’ in China. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio waterdrop notch display, is the first smartphone to be powered by Snapdragon 439 12nm SoC, has 4GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.5, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for potraits, as well as an 8-megapixel front camera with support for face unlock. It pack a huge 4030mAh battery.

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Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless waterproof Sport Headphones with up to 14 hours battery life announced

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Jaybird has announced the Tarah Pro Wireless Sport Headphones with an incredible 14 hours of battery life, extremely durable. It comes with a new personalized EQ functionality through the Jaybird app. Tarah Pro is the first in Jaybird’s Pro Series which is the company’s a new line of wireless sport headphones for endurance athletes. Continue reading “Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless waterproof Sport Headphones with up to 14 hours battery life announced”

Lenovo Z5 Pro with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 710, 6GB RAM, Slider design, in-display fingerprint sensor announced

Lenovo just announced the Z5 Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Z series’ in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.39-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED 19.5:9 aspect ratio display with 2.07mm ultra narrow bezels and 95.06% screen-to-body ratio. It has a slider design that hides the 16-megapixel front camera, earpiece and the 8-megapixel IR face unlock. The company says that the sliding mechanism has been tested to last 300,000 times. It comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Lenovo Z5 Pro with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 710, 6GB RAM, Slider design, in-display fingerprint sensor announced”

POCO F1 MIUI 10 Stable OTA update starts rolling out [Download Link]

Xiaomi has finally started rolling out MIUI 10 update for the POCO F1 smartphone, as it had promised, in two months after it was launched running MIUI 9.6. The new MIUI 10 update brings major changes like Redesigned Notification Panel, Redesigned Volume Sliders, Improved multitasking management, natural sound system, and a lot more, for more details on MIUI 10 refer to this post. Continue reading “POCO F1 MIUI 10 Stable OTA update starts rolling out [Download Link]”

LG Objet premium brand combines electronic appliances and furniture

LG has launched a new high-end brand with an aim of combining home appliances with furniture, targeting consumers who are seeking unique design. The new brand will be called ‘LG Objet’ which it will use for what it calls “premium private appliances.” Continue reading “LG Objet premium brand combines electronic appliances and furniture”

WhatsApp Status to start showing ads soon, confirms Vice President Chris Daniels

Back in August, WhatsApp was reported to display ads in the Status section, and now the company’s Vice President Chris Daniels confirmed that the company is going to put advertisements in its ‘Status’ feature. This clears the air on Facebook’s monetization efforts towards WhatsApp. Continue reading “WhatsApp Status to start showing ads soon, confirms Vice President Chris Daniels”

iOS 12.1 extends battery performance management feature to iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X

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Earlier this week Apple released the iOS 12.1 update after testing it for over six weeks. As mentioned in the software update log, Apple has extended the performance management feature to the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. The company even reflected the change on its iPhone Battery and Performance website. Continue reading “iOS 12.1 extends battery performance management feature to iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X”

Apple pulls WatchOS 5.1 update over reports of bricked Apple Watches

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Apple WatchOS 5.1 seems to be reportedly bricking the Apple Watches, meaning the update isn’t quite ready yet. Apple initially rolled out the update earlier this week along with iOS 12.1 but quickly pulled it hours later the reports of bricked Series 4 watches. Continue reading “Apple pulls WatchOS 5.1 update over reports of bricked Apple Watches”

Apple iOS 12 is on 63% of devices from last four years

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A month and a half after the official rollout, iOS 12 is now installed on 63% of active devices from last four years. This data is according to updated iOS 12 installation statistics shared on the App Store support page for developers. Apple has been actively sharing the statistics since the iOS 12 release, providing information on both newer and older devices. Continue reading “Apple iOS 12 is on 63% of devices from last four years”

Airtel offers highest 3G/4G download speeds, Idea leads in upload speeds: OpenSignal

According to OpenSignal November report, Airtel has recorded the highest download speeds in India for 3G and 4G combined at 7.53 Mbps where Reliance Jio, Vodafone, Idea, and BSNL recorded speeds of 5.47 Mbps, 5.20 Mbps, 4.92 Mbps, and 2.70 Mbps respectively. Continue reading “Airtel offers highest 3G/4G download speeds, Idea leads in upload speeds: OpenSignal”

Google brings Hindi language support for Assistant on Google Home devices

Google has finally announced Hindi language update on Google Assistant for Google Home smart speakers. Starting today, Google Home will also be able to respond in Hindi with uniquely Indian contexts. The Hindi language support on Assistant is already available on smartphones. Continue reading “Google brings Hindi language support for Assistant on Google Home devices”

Twitter testing ability to switch timeline between latest and top Tweets on iOS

Twitter has announced that it is testing a new way to display Tweets in the feed. The company will now allow you to switch your timeline between the latest and top Tweets. This will bring the latest Tweets to the top in you want to know what’s been happening. Continue reading “Twitter testing ability to switch timeline between latest and top Tweets on iOS”

macOS Mojave 10.14.1 update brings Group FaceTime video and audio calls, 70 new emoji characters

Apple yesterday released macOS Mojave 10.14.1, over a month after it released macOS 10.14 Mojave that brought Dark Mode, a new Dynamic Desktop with a series of time-shifting images to match the time of day, New productivity features and a redesigned Mac App Store. Continue reading “macOS Mojave 10.14.1 update brings Group FaceTime video and audio calls, 70 new emoji characters”

Honor Magic 2 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, slider design, Kirin 980, 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras announced

Huawei’s Honor brand just announced that Honor Magic 2, the company’s latest high-end smartphone as it had promised. It has a 6.39-inch FHD+ screen and a anti-dust slider design. It is powered by Kirin 980 7nm SoC with Dual NPU and run Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 on top as well as YOYO assistant. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera, 24-megapixel monochrome secondary sensor and a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. It has in-display fingerpint sensor with a large 32.48mm coverage area, 3D Face Unlock as well as 3D Qmoji. Continue reading “Honor Magic 2 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, slider design, Kirin 980, 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras announced”