MSI GF63 and PS42 laptops with 8th gen Intel Core processors launched in India starting at Rs. 77990

MSI today has launched the GF63 and PS42 laptops in India. The PS42 is the first laptop in the professionals series and it comes with a fingerprint sensor for security, NVIDIA GeForce discrete graphics. On the other hand, the GF63 is powered by the 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics. Continue reading “MSI GF63 and PS42 laptops with 8th gen Intel Core processors launched in India starting at Rs. 77990”

OnePlus 6 Android P Beta 3 (DP4) released, brings fixes and improvements

OnePlus has released Android P Beta 3  (DP4) for the OnePlus 6 smartphone. This includes several fixes and improvements, including camera improvements and camera functionality with third-party apps. There are also issues with the power consumption, Bluetooth compatibility and third-part app compatibility warns OnePlus.

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Corning Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ for wearable devices announced

 Gorilla Glass DX+

Corning today announced the Corning Gorilla Glass DX and Corning Gorilla Glass DX+. Both of these feature an antireflective property that vastly improves optical clarity and superior scratch resistance scaled while maintaining the toughness and touch sensitivity. Continue reading “Corning Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ for wearable devices announced”

Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) Android One smartphone global roll out to begin from Taiwan

HMD global introduced the Nokia X6 smartphone in China back in May, and the global version of the smartphone,  Nokia 6.1 Plus appeared in a benchmark listing earlier this week. Now the Nokia Mobile Taiwan has started teasing the launch of the long-awaited Android One smartphone with an image. This is will be the first time the smartphone will go on sale outside China.

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iBall Baton 1200M Smart 802.11ac dual-band router launched

iBall has launched Baton 1200M Smart Dual Band Wireless AC Router offering with a transmission speed of up to 1200Mbps. It has Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac, supports both DSL and Broadband connections, sports 4 omnidirectional antennas, with MU-MIMO Technology that shares the available bandwidth into separate individual streams equally to the connected wireless devices to improve Wi-Fi experience with better bandwidth performance and handle data more efficiently – stronger speed with better performance. Continue reading “iBall Baton 1200M Smart 802.11ac dual-band router launched”

Google warns change in Android business model post $5.04 billion EU penalty

Google

The EU has fined Google with a $5.04 billion for forcing its apps on Android manufacturers. To put it in simple words, EU wants Google to unbundle its Chrome and Search app from Android phones, but this might have implication in the future of free-Android business model. Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a response to  EU’s $5 billion fine, claims that users install an average of 50 apps themselves and also gives the ability to remove the pre-installed app any time they wish.  Continue reading “Google warns change in Android business model post $5.04 billion EU penalty”

Instagram said to be testing Facebook-like reactions to Stories

Instagram Reactions

Facebook reactions are now a year old, and these go along with the very famous ‘Like’ button. The company pushed them to Messenger as well and now Facebook is looking to bring these on its flagship product; Instagram. This isn’t the first time we have seen such a thing for Instagram; we have seen references back in April as well. Continue reading “Instagram said to be testing Facebook-like reactions to Stories”

Nokia 3.1 Android One smartphone with 5.2-inch 18:9 display, Android Oreo launched in India for Rs. 10499

HMD Global has launched Nokia 3.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 3 in India. The Android One smartphone was introduced at an event in Russia back in May, and packs a 5.2-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 18:9 aspect  ratio, is powered by MediaTek MT6750 SoC with 2GB RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), which is upgradable to Android P in future, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “Nokia 3.1 Android One smartphone with 5.2-inch 18:9 display, Android Oreo launched in India for Rs. 10499”

VLC update for iPhone and iPad brings support for Chromecast, 360 videos and more

VLC for iOS

VLC for iOS is getting a new update with a handful of new features; this update brings the version number to 3.1.0. First and foremost, it brings much-needed support for Chromecast which allows users to stream content from VLC to Chromecast enabled TV.  Continue reading “VLC update for iPhone and iPad brings support for Chromecast, 360 videos and more”

Netflix TV redesign with new sidebar, sections for TV shows and movies starts rolling out

Netflix

Netflix today introduced a brand new for TV experience and this new design is based on how the company can make it easier to find relevant content on TVs, focusing majorly on where the navigation is tougher when you are left with few buttons on a remote control. Continue reading “Netflix TV redesign with new sidebar, sections for TV shows and movies starts rolling out”

Corning Gorilla Glass 6 announced, offers 2x improved damage resistance over Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Incorporated today announced the Gorilla Glass 6, successor of the most popular Gorilla Glass 5 that was introduced back in 2016. “Subjected to a new and rigorous test methodology in our labs, on average, Gorilla Glass 6 survived 15 consecutive drops from 1 meter onto rough surfaces and is up to 2x better than Gorilla Glass 5. Under the same test conditions, competitive glass compositions such as soda lime and aluminosilicate didn’t even survive the first drop,” says Corning.  Continue reading “Corning Gorilla Glass 6 announced, offers 2x improved damage resistance over Gorilla Glass 5”

Huawei Kirin 710 12nm Octa-Core SoC with Mali-G51 GPU, Dual 4G VoLTE announced

Huawei introduced the Nova 3i smartphone yesterday which is powered by the company’s new Kirin 710 SoC. It also detailed some of the features of the processor. It uses 12nm processor technology, first in the Kirin series. It has four ARM Cortex-A73 bigger cores clocked at 2.2GHz  and the other four smaller ARM Cortex-A53 cores are clocked at 1.7GHz. It has ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU. The company says that it will offer AI photo features and immersive gaming experience with independent ISP and DSP.

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Xiaomi Mi Max 3 with 6.9-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 636, 6GB RAM, AI dual rear cameras, 5500mAh battery announced

Xiaomi just announced Mi Max 3, the latest smartphone in the Mi Max series in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.9-inch FHD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display with 1.3mm slim bezels on the sides, is powered by Snapdragon 636 with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI on top, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with dual PD focus along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for AI and has AI features for the camera that can detect 206 scenes, comes with AI voice assistant, and there is an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with support for face unlock. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 3 with 6.9-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 636, 6GB RAM, AI dual rear cameras, 5500mAh battery announced”

Huawei’s upcoming products in India will have advanced AI capabilities

Ahead of Nova 3 launch in India next Thursday, Huawei today said that it is boosting its efforts on the innovation of AI capabilities with specialized team that focuses on R&D, here in India. The company said that it has focused on customer research and localization of its offerings to provide the best ever experience on mobile phones. Continue reading “Huawei’s upcoming products in India will have advanced AI capabilities”

Airtel to deploy 4400 new mobile sites, 1500 kms of additional optic fiber in Odisha

After Kerala, Mumbai,  Tamil NaduAndhra Pradesh and Telangana, and West Bengal, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in Odisha as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 4,400 new mobile sites taking the total number of sites to 15,600 along with an addition of more than 1,500 kilometers of optic fiber, taking the total footprint to 9,500 kms to enable high speed data transmission. Continue reading “Airtel to deploy 4400 new mobile sites, 1500 kms of additional optic fiber in Odisha”