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UNISOC SC9863 1.6 GHz Octa-Core (Cortex-A55) processor with Dual 4G VoLTE, AI features and Quad-Core SC9832E announced in India

UNISOC (Previously Spreadtrum) has announced SC9863, the company’s latest mid-range Octa-Core processor that has Cortex-A55 cores and SC9832E with Cortex A53 cores for budget smartphones at an event in India. The company did not reveal which fabrication process technology it uses in SC9863, but it has confirmed that SC9832E uses 28nm HPC+ processor technology. The company recently announced new brand name, identity and definition – UNISOC that completes the integration of Spreadtrum and RDA. Continue reading “UNISOC SC9863 1.6 GHz Octa-Core (Cortex-A55) processor with Dual 4G VoLTE, AI features and Quad-Core SC9832E announced in India”

Xiaomi now has 1000 service centers in over 600 cities across India, leader in after sales service

Xiaomi has achieved a new milestone by opening its 1000th authorized service center in India in Hyderabad. This includes 500 service centers for Mi TV. It opened its 500th service center in Bengaluru back in June last year. Xiaomi’s service centers are now in over 600 cities in 4 years since the company entered India. The company said that it has over 6000 workforce contributing to the service network. Continue reading “Xiaomi now has 1000 service centers in over 600 cities across India, leader in after sales service”

Airtel to deploy 15000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 3000 kms of additional optic fiber in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

After Kerala, Mumbai and Tamil Nadu, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 15,000 new mobile sites that translates to one new site being added every hour along with an addition of more than 3000 kilometers of optic fiber. Continue reading “Airtel to deploy 15000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 3000 kms of additional optic fiber in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana”

Panasonic P90 with 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass Protection, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 5599

Panasonic today launched P90, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC with 1GB RAM, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), has an 5-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED and packs a 2400mAh battery. Continue reading “Panasonic P90 with 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass Protection, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 5599”

Amazon Alexa now lets you control smart home cameras, ACs, TVs, set-top boxes and more with voice

Amazon India today has announced that Echo users can now control their Smart Home cameras, ACs, TVs and set-top boxes with just their voice. You can switch on the lamp, turn on the geyser without getting out of bed or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movie without lifting a finger. Continue reading “Amazon Alexa now lets you control smart home cameras, ACs, TVs, set-top boxes and more with voice”

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro with 5.84-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras and Mi Pad 4 announcement set for June 25

Xiaomi has finally scheduled an event for the announcement of Redmi 6 Pro and the Mi Pad 4, successor of last year’s Mi Pad 3 in China on June 25th. The Mi 6 Pro will have a 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, AI powered dual rear cameras, Snapdragon 625 and a 4000mAh battery, as mentioned in the invite, and the Mi Pad 4’s back is teased in the invite and the company also confirms that it will have an 8-inch display.

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Facebook starts rolling out autoplay video ads inside Messenger

Facebook has confirmed that it is starting to roll out autoplay video ads inside Messenger. This makes things way more annoying to have messages and ads sit right next to each other. To remind you, Messenger first started showing ads almost a year ago, but they were static ads, not video. Continue reading “Facebook starts rolling out autoplay video ads inside Messenger”

TP-Link introduces Deco M9 Plus Tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi System

TP-Link Deco M9 Plus Tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi 2-Pack System

TP-Link today announced the availability of the Deco M9 Plus Tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi 2-Pack System. It features AC2200 speeds and tri-band Wi-Fi with dedicated backhaul to deliver fast, dependable connections to more than 100 devices throughout your entire home. It also doubles as a smart home hub for your IoT devices. Continue reading “TP-Link introduces Deco M9 Plus Tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi System”

Adobe Spark for Android with intelligent graphic design, typography, design filters and more released in beta

Adobe Spark

Adobe today has finally released the Spark app for Android in beta, the app was available on Web and iOS for a while now. It is the company’s storytelling app that includes ‘Page,’ ‘Post,’ and ‘Video.’ The app can create collages, flyers, and social posts based on a set of templates. Continue reading “Adobe Spark for Android with intelligent graphic design, typography, design filters and more released in beta”

Idea VoLTE services now available across all its 4G circles, offers 30GB free data

Idea 4G

Last month Idea Cellular started commercial roll out of VoLTE services across six circles – Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) & Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, and, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, after rolling it out to its employees in the first phase. Later it expanded expanded VoLTE services to 9 more circles – Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, UP East, UP West, Bihar, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Continue reading “Idea VoLTE services now available across all its 4G circles, offers 30GB free data”

Google Cloud teams up with Unity to power multiplayer connected games

Unity engine and technology today has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to simplify game development that also sees the big developer migrate over its infrastructure to Google. Both the companies together will be building a suite of managed services and tools for creating connected games. Continue reading “Google Cloud teams up with Unity to power multiplayer connected games”

Google Podcasts app with AI-powered personalized recommendations, Google Assistant released for Android

Google Podcasts

Google today has launched the Podcasts Android application and it comes packed with AI-based personalized recommendations, discover and listen to favorite podcasts. Google is also partnering with industry experts to improve diversity in podcast creation and transform podcasting for the better. Continue reading “Google Podcasts app with AI-powered personalized recommendations, Google Assistant released for Android”

Nokia 5.1 Plus / X5 with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified

HMD Global announced the Nokia 5.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 5 last month. After Bluetooth certification, Nokia smartphone with the model number TA-1109 has been certified by TENAA. This could be released as Nokia X5 in China and Nokia 5.1 Plus in other markets. This reveals a 5.86-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 19:9 aspect ratio and a notch, and it will be powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core SoC with up to 6GB of RAM. Continue reading “Nokia 5.1 Plus / X5 with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified”

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 with 6.9-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 5400mAh battery, Android 8.1 gets certified [Update: Image]

Update: Image of the phone is out on TENAA in Gold and Rose gold colors that reveals a unibody metal design, dual rear cameras, fingerprint sensor on the back and flash for the front camera.

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OPPO Find X Lamborghini Limited Edition with carbon fiber back, 512GB storage, 0 to 100% SuperVOOC flash charge in 35 minutes announced

Along with the standard OPPO Find X, OPPO also introduced the Lamborghini Limited Edition version of the smartphone at its Paris event. The phone features classic carbon fiber textured back with a 3D Lamborghini car logo on it. It also has the long-awaited Super VOOC Flash Charge technology that was introduced at the MWC 2016.

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