Audiobooks on Google Play launched for iOS, Android and Home speakers

Google Play audiobooks

Just two after being spotted in the Play Books V4 update, Audiobooks are now finally official. audiobooks are now available for Android, iOS, and Home speakers. It now join the list of movies, music, TV, and ebooks offerings from Google. Continue reading “Audiobooks on Google Play launched for iOS, Android and Home speakers”

DJI Mavic Air ultra-portable, foldable 4K Camera Drone announced

DJI just introduced Mavic Air, the most portable 3-Axis Gimbal 4K Camera Drone with SmartCapture, FlightAutonomy 2.0 and Advanced Pilot Assistance Systems. It weighs just 430 grams and its folding arms and propellers sit flush against its slender aerodynamic frame, making it so compact that its footprint is nearly the size of a modern smartphone when folded.

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Apple HomePod to roll out from February 9, pre-orders begin January 26

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Apple introduced its first Siri-powered smart speaker HomePod at WWDC 2017 back in June last year. At that time the company said that it will ship the device starting in December in Australia, the UK and the US, later it was pushed to early 2018. Today the company confirmed that the smart speaker will be available in these countries from February 9th with pre-orders starting from this Friday, January 26th. Continue reading “Apple HomePod to roll out from February 9, pre-orders begin January 26”

Integral 512GB microSDXC world’s highest-capacity microSD card announced

Last year at the IFA Western Digital Corporation introduced SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC as the world’s highest-capacity microSD card for $249.99. Now UK-based Integral Memory plc has introduced 512GB microSDXC V10, UHS-I U1 card as the world’s highest capacity microSD. Continue reading “Integral 512GB microSDXC world’s highest-capacity microSD card announced”

Lenovo ThinkPad 11e and 11e Yoga, 500e Chromebook announced

Lenovo ThinkPad 11e

Lenovo has introduced the ThinkPad 11e and 11e Yoga, 500e Chromebook along with the 100e and 300e laptops that it had announced in association with Microsoft earlier today. Lenovo says that the entire education portfolio is MIL-SPEC tested including drop-testing up to 29.5 inches. Continue reading “Lenovo ThinkPad 11e and 11e Yoga, 500e Chromebook announced”

Reliance Jio plans revised again for Republic Day – 28-day pack at Rs. 98, more data on other packs

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Reliance Jio revised its packs earlier this month offering more data and Rs.50 cheaper rates, soon after it introduced Happy New Year 2018 plans. Now the company has revised its plans again ahead of Republic Day 2018. It has introduced a new pack for Rs. 98 that offers unlimited calling and 2GB data with 28 days validity. All existing 1GB per day packs are enhanced to 1.5GB per day; 1.5GB per day packs are enhanced to 2GB per day. Continue reading “Reliance Jio plans revised again for Republic Day – 28-day pack at Rs. 98, more data on other packs”

Acer Chromebook Spin 11, Chromebook 11 C732 and Chromebox CXI3 announced

Acer Chromebook Spin 11

Acer today has introduced two new Chromebooks; Chromebook Spin 11, Chromebook 11 C732 and Chromebox CXI3 at The Bett Show in London. The Chromebooks are specifically intended for education and enterprise markets. The newly launched Acer products will support and will be able to run Google Play apps.  Continue reading “Acer Chromebook Spin 11, Chromebook 11 C732 and Chromebox CXI3 announced”

Nokia 8 Android 8.1 Oreo beta update starts rolling out

HMD Global started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for the  Nokia 8 smartphone in October and it got the stable Android 8.0 update in November last year. Today the company has released the latest Android 8.1 Oreo update for the beta testers and the Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas announced the same on Twitter. He already confirmed that Nokia 2 will get Android 8.1 directly, skipping 8.0. Continue reading “Nokia 8 Android 8.1 Oreo beta update starts rolling out”

Xiaomi Surge S2 Octa-Core SoC could be announced at MWC 2018, power Mi 6X / Mi A2

Xiaomi introduced the Surge S1, its first in-house Octa-Core SoC  at an event in China back in February last year, which powers the Mi 5c. Now details about its successor Surge S2 has surfaced. According to reports from China, the Surge S2 will be based on TSMC 16nm process technology compared to 28nm in the predecessor. Continue reading “Xiaomi Surge S2 Octa-Core SoC could be announced at MWC 2018, power Mi 6X / Mi A2”

Wine 3.0 Windows compatibility layer launched for Android

Wine; popular windows compatibility layer which lets you run Windows-powered apps on non-windows machines like Linux or Mac is now rolling to Android as well with Wine 3.0. Wine can now be installed as an App on Android phones.  Continue reading “Wine 3.0 Windows compatibility layer launched for Android”

Xiaomi Republic Day Sale from Jan 24 to 26: Discounts on smartphones, accessories and more

Xiaomi today announced Republic Day Sale on its Mi Online Store on January 24th till 26th. In the sale it will have offer discounts on smartphones and accessories, and will also allow you to grab discount coupons (Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200 and Rs. 500) January 24th at 10AM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Republic Day Sale from Jan 24 to 26: Discounts on smartphones, accessories and more”

Lenovo Yoga 920 Vibes Limited Edition 2-in-1 glass convertible laptop launched in India

Lenovo Yoga 920

Lenovo today has launched the Yoga 920 limited edition 2-in-1 glass convertible laptop in India. It is powered by the 8th generation Intel Quad Core U Series processors with integrated graphics and twin Thunderbolt USB-C ports. The Lenovo Yoga 920 was initially introduced at the IFA event in 2017. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga 920 Vibes Limited Edition 2-in-1 glass convertible laptop launched in India”

Uber relaunches auto service in India starting from Bengaluru

Uber launched its uberAUTO service in New Delhi, Coimbatore, Indore, and Bhubaneshwar back in 2015 in an experimental basis, but it later stopped the services. Today the company has relaunched its auto service in the country starting from Bengaluru. You can request for AUTO in the same app that now has a new AUTO option to select in addition to  Pool, Go,  PREMIER, XL and Assist. Continue reading “Uber relaunches auto service in India starting from Bengaluru”

Xbox One X 4K HDR gaming console launched in India for Rs. 44990

Microsoft today launched  Xbox One X, its latest and its most powerful gaming console in India. It was introduced back in June at the E3 2017 conference and has 4K HDR gaming and streaming capabilities, built-in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X offering 3D spatial sound. Continue reading “Xbox One X 4K HDR gaming console launched in India for Rs. 44990”

Microsoft introduces Windows 10 educations laptops starting at $189

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Microsoft today in association with Lenovo and JP unveiled low-cost windows 10 and Windows 10 S education laptops from Lenovo and JP, starting at just $189 (Rs. 12,050 approx.). The company is also said to bring new capabilities to Office 365 for Education software, and STEM learning fun with a new Chemistry update to Minecraft. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces Windows 10 educations laptops starting at $189”