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Samsung W2018 with dual 4.2-inch 1080p displays, Snapdragon 835, 12MP F1.5 aperture camera announced

Samsung W2018

Samsung has announced W2018 (SM-W2018 ), its latest premium Android Flip phone in China to celebrate 25th anniversary of its entry into China. It has dual 4.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED displays, so that you can use the phone even when it’s closed, is powered by Snapdragon 835 with 6GB RAM and has a 12-megapixel rear camera with variable aperture tech that uses f/1.5 aperture for night shots for a brighter picture and f/2.4 aperture for normal shots in daytime. It also comes with dual-pixel auto-focus and optical image stabilization. Continue reading “Samsung W2018 with dual 4.2-inch 1080p displays, Snapdragon 835, 12MP F1.5 aperture camera announced”

Ola launches ‘Ola Pedal’ bicycle sharing service, pilots in IIT Kanpur campus

Ola Pedal

After launching Ola cab, Auto, Shuttle, Autorickshaws and Motorcycles, Ola has launched bicycle sharing service; ‘Ola Pedal.’ The company is currently running pilot in Kanpur and will soon introduce across several cities where it runs its cab business.

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Micromax Bharat 5 with 5.2-inch HD display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 5555

Micromax Bharat 5

Micromax today has launched the Bharat 5 smartphone just as it had promised. It is the latest budget segment device in the Bharat series, it sports a 5.2-inches HD display, 1GB RAM, and a massive 5000mAh battery. Continue reading “Micromax Bharat 5 with 5.2-inch HD display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 5555”

Google Introduces AIY Vision Kit with on-device neural network acceleration for Raspberry Pi

AIY Vision Kit

Google has introduced the AIY Voice Kit back in May, and today the company has launched the AIY Vision Kit that has on-device neural network acceleration for Raspberry Pi. The Vision kit includes a new circuit board, and computer vision software can be paired with Raspberry Pi computer and camera. Continue reading “Google Introduces AIY Vision Kit with on-device neural network acceleration for Raspberry Pi”

Amazon announces Alexa for business to help automate conference calls, schedule meetings and more

Alexa for Business

Amazon at the ongoing AWS re: Invent has announced Alexa for business to provide voice-enabled assistant to simplify interactions with the technology around them at work. Alexa can help in automating conference calls, scheduling meetings, controlling conference room equipment, and more. Continue reading “Amazon announces Alexa for business to help automate conference calls, schedule meetings and more”

HTC U11 Life Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

HTC U11 Life

HTC has started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo update for the US unlocked U11 Life as confirmed by the company’s Mo Versi, VP, Product Management on Twitter. While the international U11 Life which is powered by Android-One already runs on Stock Android 8.0, the U11 Life US model was launched last month running Android 7.1.1 Nougat with Sense U.I. Continue reading “HTC U11 Life Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Google Assistant will now help you connect with local home services

google assistant

Google is rolling out yet another useful feature for Assistant that helps you connect with local home services like an electrician, plumber, house cleaner and more. Assistant already helps you with key information local traffic or a local business. Continue reading “Google Assistant will now help you connect with local home services”

Microsoft Edge browser launched for Android and iOS

Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android

Back in October, Microsoft released the beta preview of the Edge browser for Android and iOS and today the company has launched the browser that is available for both iOS and Android. The app was under testing period the last month and after collecting feedback from testers, Microsoft today has made it public. Continue reading “Microsoft Edge browser launched for Android and iOS”

Qualcomm files new lawsuit against Apple over iPhone X, seeks partial ban in the US

Qualcomm

Right after Apple filed a countersuit against Qualcomm on Wednesday, the San Diego based chipset maker has fired back by filing three new patent infringement lawsuits against Apple saying there were 16 more of its patents that Apple was using in its iPhones. Continue reading “Qualcomm files new lawsuit against Apple over iPhone X, seeks partial ban in the US”

Apple said to design in-house power management chips as early as 2018

Apple

In a move to bid its dependency on suppliers, Apple is said to be designing its own in-house power management chipsets as early as 2018, according to reports from Nikkei Asian Review. The company currently relies on Dialog Semiconductor for chipsets. Continue reading “Apple said to design in-house power management chips as early as 2018”

Amazon introduces AI powered DeepLens Wireless Video Camera powered by Intel

AWS DeepLens

Amazon at the AWS re: Invent event has introduced their first ever deep learning-enabled wireless video camera; DeepLens which is designed for designed for developers. Amazon’s AWS has collaborated with Intel for the AI-powered DeepLens camera. Continue reading “Amazon introduces AI powered DeepLens Wireless Video Camera powered by Intel”

HDMI 2.1 specs released – 10K Dynamic HDR, 48Gbps bandwidth

HDMI logo

HDMI back in January revealed the specifications of the HDMI connector V2.1, and today the company has released the V2.1 of the HDMI Specification and said that it is also available to vendors who adopted the HDMI 2.0 adopters. Continue reading “HDMI 2.1 specs released – 10K Dynamic HDR, 48Gbps bandwidth”

Instagram testing Regram button, GIF Search for Stories and much more

Instagram is secretly testing a bunch of cool new features like a native Regram button, GIF search for stories and many that will find its way to the live version in the coming weeks,according to TheNextWeb who has exclusively obtained the information about these features that Instagram is currently working on. Continue reading “Instagram testing Regram button, GIF Search for Stories and much more”

YouTube expands community with Instagram Stories-like Reels

YouTube today has announced that it is expanding its community which was under testing for over a year with few content creators with polls, pictures, text, GIFs, and more. It has expanded the Community to creators with over 10,000 subscribers.

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Xiaomi Redmi 5A with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 425, 3000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 4999

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Xiaomi just launched Redmi 5A, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India, as expected. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor and runs on MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5A with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 425, 3000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 4999”