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After Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa and Rajasthan,Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh (UP) west, Vodafone has launched its VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in Karnataka in India, as it had promised. It is currently available in Bengaluru, Mysore and Belgaum, and will gradually roll out across other cities in the state. Continue reading “Vodafone launches VoLTE services in Karnataka starting from Bengaluru, Mysore and Belgaum”
In March last year Vodafone India and Idea Cellular announced merger of both the companies, which was expected to close last year. Earlier this week the companies said that the management team of the combined business would be confirmed prior to closing, which is now expected to complete in the first half of the current calendar year. Today they have announced the leadership team of the combined business, which will come into effect after the merger has been completed. Continue reading “Vodafone India, Idea announce new leadership team ahead of merger”
Xiaomi has announced that it has opened its first Mi Home Store in Punjab. This is the 30th Mi Home Store in India after Mi Home stores in Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Madhya Pradesh, Coimbatore and Gujarat. Continue reading “Xiaomi opens its first Mi Home Store in Punjab”
Jabra has announced the Elite 65e total noise cancellation wireless headphones. The company claims that the headphone last up to 13 hours with ANC turned off and it works with Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant depending on which OS you are using. Continue reading “Jabra Elite 65e total noise cancellation wireless headphones announced”
After Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa and Rajasthan and Haryana, Vodafone has launched its VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in Uttar Pradesh (UP) west in India. It is currently available in Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahar, Dehradun, Etawah, Firozabad, Roorkee, Hardwar, Haldwani, Mainpuri, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Rudrapur, Rampur and Saharanpur, and will gradually roll out across other cities in the state. Continue reading “Vodafone launches VoLTE services in UP West”
Dolby Laboratories today announced a strategic intellectual property partnership with OPPO. The partnership will result in OPPO collaborating with Dolby on High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC), JPEG-HDR and other audio and video technologies. Continue reading “Dolby and OPPO form strategic intellectual property partnership for High-Efficiency AAC, JPEG-HDR and more”
Samsung today introduced Exynos 7 Series 9610 processor, successor of Exynos 7885 that powers the latest Galaxy A8 and A8+. It is based on the 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology, and has eight-core CPU with four of Cortex-A73 CPU cores along with other four Cortex-A53 cores. It also supports slow motion video recording at 480 frames per second (fps), and has AI features such as vision image processing unit based on a deep-learning technology and image processing with a neural network engine for more intelligently enhanced face detection, as well as single camera out-focusing and augmented low-light images. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 7 Series 9610 10nm processor with AI features, 1080p 480fps slow-mo recording announced”
Vivo just announced V9, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘V series’ and the successor of last year’s V7 at an event in Thailand. It has a 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with a notch, 90% screen-to-body ratio and 1.75mm slim bezels. It is powered by Snapdragon 626 with 4GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0, has 16-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots.
Continue reading “Vivo V9 with 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 FullView display, 24MP front camera, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced”
WhatsApp is said to be working on bringing its chat application to KaiOS that is currently powering the JioPhone in India and the upcoming Nokia 8110 4G that was introduced recently. Since JioPhone is a sensation in India, companies like Google and Facebook have already bought their Assistant and Core apps for KaiOS platform. Continue reading “WhatsApp reportedly working on bringing support for JioPhone powered by KaiOS”
ZTE’s nubia brand just announced nubia V18, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the new ‘V series’, as it had promised. It has a 6.01-inch FHD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by Snapdragon 625 with 4GB RAM, runs Android 7.1 (Nougat) with Nubia UI 5.1, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, PDAF for fast focus in 0.1 seconds and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with beautify and support face unlock that can unlock the phone in seconds by scanning 106 facial recognition points. Continue reading “Nubia V18 with 6.01-inch FHD+ display, Face Unlock, 4000mAh battery announced”
Facebook is rolling out an update to the Messenger which brings new admin privileges, joinable links and more. With admin controls, admins can now approve new members before they join your group chat which is really helpful in large group chats with people you may not yet be connected to. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets new admin privileges and joinable links”
According to a latest report citing industry sources, Google is said to be acquiring innovative camera startup Lytro for $40 million. Lytro as a company has started off as a ground-breaking camera company for consumers and move onto VR using its depth-data, light-field technology. Continue reading “Google said to be acquiring imaging startup Lytro for $40 million”
Instagram is now rolling out a new update that will let you have hashtag and profile links in the bio, which according to the company is a new way to express yourself and the things you care. Now when you include a # or @ in your bio, they will become live links that lead to a hashtag page or another profile. Continue reading “Instagram now lets you add hashtags and profile links in bio”
Xiaomi launched its Mi Business Backpack in India back in August last year. Today the company has launched 3 new backpacks – Mi Casual Backpack, Mi City Backpack and Mi Travel Backpack in India, in its Mi Ecosystem. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Casual, City and Travel Backpacks launched in India starting at Rs. 899”
Apple has introduced the new Watchband spring collection which includes the Woven Nylon bands with a fresh stripe that alternates white with color, exclusive Nike bands that color-match with the latest Nike running shoes and a striking new edge paint color for Apple Watch Hermes bands. Continue reading “Apple introduces new spring Watch bands starting at $49”
