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State owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) recently started offering up to 4 times extra 3G data at Rs.36 per GB to compete with Reliance Jio. Now it has launched new plan that offers Unlimited Local/STD on-net (BSNL to BSNL) calls, 25 Minutes/day of Local/STD calls to other networks and Unlimited Data with FUP of 2GB/day at Rs. 339. Continue reading “BSNL offers 2GB data per day, unlimited on-net calls and more for Rs. 339”
Vivo has launched Y66, the company’s latest mid-range selfie-focused smartphone with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with soft flash for capturing good selfies even in low lighting conditions. It packs a 5.5-inch HD 2.5d curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Funtouch OS 3.0 and has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Vivo Y66 with 5.5-inch display, 16MP front camera with flash, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 14990”
Recently, during the budget session in Kerala, its Finance Minister Thomas Issac announced free internet connections to 20 lakh citizens. Having said that, Internet access has been declared a basic right just like water, food, and education for each and every Kerala citizen. Continue reading “Kerala has declared Internet as basic right, 20 lakh families to get free internet”
Huawei has announced P10 lite, a budget version of the flagship P10 that was introduced at the MWC 2017 last month. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5d curved glass display on the front and also has a glass back. It has a metal frame, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 658 processor, which is an upgraded version of the Kirin 655. It runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Emotion UI 5.1 on the top, similar to the P10.
Continue reading “Huawei P10 Lite with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor announced”
Google today announced Guetzli, a new open source algorithm that will reduce the JPEG image by 35%, compared to currently available methods while maintaining the same quality. Continue reading “Google’s Guetzli open source algorithm can reduce size of JPEG images by 35%”
Earlier this month Google Assistant started rolling out to eligible Marshmallow and Nougat devices. However, the Assistant will be limited to Android phones and will not expand to tablets, as per Android Poli who confirmed the same with Google.
Continue reading “Google confirms Google Assistant is not coming to Android tablets”
Intex has launched Aqua Trend Lite, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by 1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Trend Lite with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5690”
LG introduced its flagship G6 smartphone at its MWC 2017 event in Barcelona last month. At that time it did not announce its pricing or availability. Today operators in the U.S. started taking pre-orders for the smartphone and also offers freebies for pre-orders. Continue reading “LG G6 available for pre-order in the U.S., Sprint and Verizon offer free TV, others offer free Google Home”
A latest report from Bloomberg about the Samsung Galaxy S8 states it will use facial recognition for secure mobile payment. The flagship will merge fingerprint, iris and facial detection to verify users accessing mobile services including Samsung Pay, added the report.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 to reportedly use facial recognition for mobile payments”
Amazon is bringing Alexa voice assistant to iPhone via its main shopping app. iPhone users can now talk to Alexa while using the Amazon app. They can use Alexa while shopping and tracking packages and also to do the usual stuff like asking the news and weather updates, control music and so on. Continue reading “Amazon brings Alexa to iPhone via its main shopping app”
Luxury brand Montblanc today introduced The Montblanc Summit, its first luxury smartwatch running Android Wear 2.0. It offers a classic and vintage look and is made of premium materials such as stainless steel and titanium. The 1.39-inch AMOLED display is covered by a slightly curved sapphire glass, which is a world first in smartwatches. Continue reading “Montblanc Summit Android Wear 2.0 luxury smartwatch announced”
Samsung announced Galaxy Tab S3 at the MWC 2017 last month. At that time the company did not announce its availability. Today Samsung has announced that the Tab S3 will be available for pre-order starting from March 17th in the U.S. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 available in the U.S. starting March 24 for $599.99”
Qualcomm today announced that it is refining its terminology by referring to Snapdragon as a “platform” instead of a processor. “Snapdragon is more than a single component, a piece of silicon, or what many would misinterpret as the CPU; it’s an anthology of technology, comprising hardware, software, and services that are not fully captured in a word like
“processor,”, said the company regarding the re-branding.
Earlier this month OnePlus started rolling out OxygenOS Open Beta updates (OxygenOS Open Beta 3 for 3T and Open Beta 12 for 3) that brought Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) for the OnePlus 3 and 3T. Today it has started rolling out OxygenOS 4.1.0 update for the phones that brought Android 7.1.1 for all the users. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS 4.1.0 update brings Android 7.1.1 Nougat, improvements and more”
Cat phones, popular for its rugged phones has launched its flagship Cat S60 in India. It was introduced at MWC 2016 as the world’s first smartphone with an integrated thermal camera. It is also waterproof to depths of up to 5 meters for one hour, allowing it to be used as an underwater camera. It also exceeds military spec since it is built to withstand drops onto concrete from up to 1.8 meters, and it’s dustproof. Continue reading “Cat S60 world’s first smartphone with built-in thermal camera launched in India for Rs. 64999”
