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HTC just as it promised has started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update to U11 in India. The update has already started rolling out to users in batches and comes with version number 3.16.708.3 and is of 1.48GB in size. The phone was originally launched with Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) back in June last year. The phone got Oreo update in Taiwan back in November last year. Continue reading “HTC U11 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India”
Ulefone just sent out invites for its MWC 2018 launch event next month. The company also said that it will introduce its flagship smartphone that will feature the upcoming MediaTek Helio P70 processor and unique 19:9 full-screen display with Apple iPhone X-like top notch. The design renders of the phone shows a shiny metal frame with antenna lines on the top and the bottom, glass back and dual rear cameras.
Last week Reliance Jio launched the most affordable Rs. 49 pack with free voice calls, 28 days validity for JioPhone users. At that time it introduced affordable data add-ons at Rs. 11, Rs. 21, Rs. 51 and Rs. 101. Now the company has launched these packs and has also revealed data benefits that come with these packs. Continue reading “Reliance Jio launches data add-on packs starting at Rs. 11, 6GB data at Rs. 101”
Sharp recently announced S3, the company’s latest Android One smartphone and the successor of S2, in partnership with Google running stock Android 8.0 (Oreo). It promise Android updates for 24 months and security updates for 3 years. It has a 5-inch 1080p IGZO screen, is powered by Snapdragon 430 with 3GB RAM, has a 13.1-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front camera, features a polycarbonate body, but it doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Sharp S3 Android One smartphone with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 8.0, water-resistant body announced”
After more than a month the phone got certified, HMD Global today officially announced the Nokia 3310 4G phone with VoLTE support in China. It has a similar design and a similar 2.4 inch QGVA color display, 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash light, Bluetooth, microSD expansion slot and a 1200mAh battery as the Nokia 3310 3G, but this has a more powerful processor, more RAM, more storage and it runs on YunOS compared to Java-powered Feature OS in the 3G version. Continue reading “Nokia 3310 4G VoLTE phone announced”
Huawei’s Honor brand started selling the Honor 9 Lite smartphone exclusively on Flipkart last week. The phone sold out in record 6 minutes of the sale opening, selling at a the rate of over 150 units per second on January 21st midnight and it sold out in 3 minutes in the second sale on January 21st 12 noon. Later it sold the smartphone on January 23rd at 12 noon, which was sold out in 120 seconds. Continue reading “Honor 9 Lite sold out in 120 seconds in fourth sale on Flipkart, next sale on February 6”
Motorola has launched new Motorola Sonic Play Bluetooth speaker series – Sonic Play 100, Sonic Play 150, Sonic Play 200 and the Sonic Play 275 in India. These are designed for easy travel, focuses on ergonomics, comes with integrated Multipoint Technology, which lets you connect two devices at one time and feature built-in controls to adjust volume +/-, Play/Play and more.
Ola; Indian cab sharing aggregator has announced its plans to foray into Australia. The company has begun onboarding driver-partners across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and said that is aiming to expand soon and work with local communities for better reach. Continue reading “Ola announces international foray, all set to launch in Australia”
Back in September last year, Google officially confirmed that it has signed a deal with HTC to acquire team of HTC talent for US$1.1 billion in cash and said that transaction is expected to close by early 2018 after approvals. Today Google has confirmed that it has officially closed the deal.
Microsoft today announced that it has acquired the cloud-based gaming startup PlayFab. It is a complete back-end platform provider of services to build, launch and grow cloud-connected games. The tool that PlayFab offers is designed to for developers to use across all platform including mobile, PC, console. Continue reading “Microsoft acquires cloud-based gaming startup PlayFab”
Asus has announced that it is rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update to the Zenfone 3 just as it had promised. The Zenfone 4 had received the Oreo update last month. The Oreo update for the Zenfone 3 brings the version number to 15.0410.1712.31. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”
Facebook recently said that it is overhauling its new feed with more posts from friends and family, and today it announced starting this week it will focus on showing more news from the local news in news feed allowing you to see topics that have a direct impact on you and your community. Continue reading “Facebook to update news feed with more local news”
[Update 2: The update is now available for all the users]
[Update: Download link for the Redmi Note 3 MIUI 9.2 zip file is available here. You can download and flash it manually, if you don’t have the update yet.] Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 MIUI 9.2 update starts rolling out [Update: Now Available for all]”
OnePlus launched Lava Red edition of the OnePlus 5T smartphone in India earlier this month, which went on sale a couple of weeks back with several offers including Buyback Program. Now that the limited edition Lava Red version of the phone is sold out both the OnePlus Store and Amazon, the company has extended the OnePlus Buyback Program powered by Cashify to all the OnePlus 5T smartphones. Continue reading “OnePlus launches OnePlus 5T Buyback program in India”
After rumors, LG has announced new color variants for its flagship LG G6 and the mid-range LG Q6 smartphones in Korea. The LG G6 gets Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet and Raspberry Rose color variants. This comes after the new Raspberry Rose color variant for the LG V30 that was introduced earlier this month and the other two color variants are already available for the V30. The new Raspberry Rose color variants of the phones will be a perfect gift for Valentine’s Day that is coming next month, says LG.
