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Xiaomi introduced 43-inch and 49-inch 1080p, 55-inch, 65-inch 4K HDR TVs and the cheapest 32-inch smart TV in the Mi TV 4A series last year. Now it has introduced a new 50-inch 4K HDR TV in the series. It has PatchWall, a UI layer on top of the Android OS that’s based on deep learning AI technology. It can curate content based on recommendations. It also have Dolby and DTS Audio. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4A 50-inch 4K HDR TV with A.I. voice remote announced”
After Bengaluru, ACT Fibernet has launched home entertainment package ‘ACT Entertainment’ broadband plan in Hyderabad. In partnership with Hooq TV, YUPP TV and FastFilmz it is offering bundled entertainment package to all these services in the plan. “Customers opting for this plan can enjoy additional benefits to choose any of these services without paying an extra amount of Rs.229 each per month,” said the company. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet launches ‘ACT Entertainment’ Broadband Plan in Hyderabad for Rs. 740”
Microsoft today announced the availability of the Surface Book 2 in 17 markets including India. The Surface Book 2 was announced back in October last year, and the 13.5-inch model is already available in most markets, while the 15-inch model pre-orders will begin today and would go on sale later this year. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Book 2 will be available in 17 new countries including India later this year”
Hike today announced ‘Total’ feature with an aim to bring internet to the next billion users. It is capable of bringing essential services like messaging, news, recharge and more without needing an active data connection. For the sections that require data, Hike is offering data plans for as low as Rs. 1. Continue reading “Hike Total offers essential services like messaging, news, recharge and more without internet”
OPPO has launched A83, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘A series’ in India. It was introduced in China last month, has a 5.7 HD+ full-screen 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by MediaTek Helio P23 SoC with 3GB RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with support for A.I beauty technology that scan 200 facial recognition spots to beautify a selfie shot perfectly as well as face unlock to unlock the phone quickly. Continue reading “OPPO A83 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, face unlock launched in India for Rs. 13990”
Alcatel showcased a new mid-tier smartphone, the Alcatel 3V last week at the CES 2018. However, the company didn’t disclose the actual tech specifications of the smartphone, except for the 18:9 aspect ratio screen. Thanks to tipster Roland Quandt, now we have the complete information about the Alcatel 3V, which is likely to go official in Europe for 179 Euros (US$ 218 / Rs. 13,990 approx.) .The glass sandwich design is the head-turner of this smartphone and the dual cameras is like icing on the cake. Continue reading “Alcatel 3V detailed specifications surface – 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras and more”
Meizu just announced M6s, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the M series, as it had promised. It was introduced as Meizu S6 in China. It packs a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 display and is the first smartphone to be powered by Samsung Exynos 7872 Hexa-Core SoC with Mali-G71 GPU. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
Samsung has launched Galaxy On7 Prime, the company’s latest smartphone in India in ‘On series’, as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor, runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) and has 13-megapixel front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 13MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 12990”
Huawei’s Honor brand today launched Honor 9 Lite, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced in China last month and packs a 5.65-inch full HD+ full-screen display with 18:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Kirin 659 SoC, similar most other mid-range Huawei and Honor phones, but this runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0 out-of-the-box. Continue reading “Honor 9 Lite with 5.65-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual front and rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 10999”
Facebook started asking people to install Messenger app a few years back and the company kept on pushing it with features to a level that made the app clumsy and cluttered. In its goals for 2018, the company’s David Marcus, head of the messenger highlighted the changes that are coming to messenger this year. Continue reading “Facebook to redesign Messenger with real time communication, customer care channels and more”
After announcing its plans to open its first AI lab in China last month, Google today has silently opened the 3rd office in Shenzhen in its latest expansion in China. Shenzhen city in China is known for being a global hardware hub, and the office isn’t a fully functional campus. Instead, it is just space within a serviced office and will start this week. Continue reading “Google expands its presence in China, opens new office in Shenzhen”
Alphabet’s subsidiary brand Google Cloud has spent almost $30 billion to improve the infrastructure in the last three years. The company continues to overcome many technical difficulties using subsea cables, which is the new standard for the wired data transfer across the world. The story does not stop there, as the one of the leading cloud service provider has added three new submarine cables across fine new regions. Continue reading “Google to expand Cloud infrastructure with 3 new undersea cables, 5 new regions”
YouTube is now testing new ‘Dark Mode’ for its iOS mobile app. A screenshot with the new option in the setting page is being posted by a user on Reddit. The feature is already live for some and is enabled with YouTube app version number 13.01.4. Continue reading “YouTube testing new dark mode on iOS mobile app”
Trojans and Malware are not new to Android; they keep attacking the operating system taking advantage of the loophole. However, the Skygofree Android Trojan is very peculiar and something unique. Discovered by Kaspersky, Skygofree can track the location of the device, turn on audio recording, control WiFi networks and can also manage apps like Facebook Messenger, Skype, Viber, and WhatsApp. Continue reading “Skygofree Android Trojan can track location of the device, turn on audio recording and more”
Huawei’s Honor brand last week confirmed that it will launch the Honor 9 Lite smartphone, successor of Honor 8 Lite at an event on January 17th that will start at 12:30PM IST. You can watch the live stream on Honor’s YouTube channel or on its Facebook Page. Continue reading “Honor 9 Lite to launch in India today: Here’s how to watch the live stream”
