Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 already announced with a different name?

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with Snapdragon 625 was launched in India back in January this year and company has already sold more than 5 million units of the smartphone in less than a year, and now we all are waiting for successor of Xiaomi’s most popular phone in India till date. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 already announced with a different name?”

Samsung NW700 Sound+ wall-mountable Soundbar to be unveiled at CES 2018

Samsung Soundbar NW700

Samsung today announced that it would unveil NW700 Soundbar Sound+ wall-mountable Soundbar at CES 2018. It is the successor to the MS650 Sound+ model and packs features such as distortion-canceling, wide-range tweeters, and multi-speaker control.  Continue reading “Samsung NW700 Sound+ wall-mountable Soundbar to be unveiled at CES 2018”

Google Play Store to require apps to target recent Android API level, 64-bit support must from August 2019

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Google today announced three major changes to the Play Store that will require new apps and app updates targeting a recent Android API level, native apps 64-bit support and security metadata to APKs for verification purposes.  Continue reading “Google Play Store to require apps to target recent Android API level, 64-bit support must from August 2019”

Facebook rolls out new tools to prevent unwanted friend requests and messages

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In order to tackle with annoying and unwanted contact requests and messages on Facebook and Messenger, Facebook today has announced new tools that will help you prevent harassment on the platform based on the feedback received people who might have experienced such issues. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out new tools to prevent unwanted friend requests and messages”

Nokia 9 with 5.5-inch OLED display, 12MP + 13MP dual rear cameras, Android 8.0 gets certified by the FCC

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We already know that Nokia 9 has model numbers TA-1042, TA-1005 and TA-1009. Now the smartphone with the model number TA-1005 has been certified by the FCC in the U.S. This reveals 128GB storage for the version and Android 8.0 (Oreo). Continue reading “Nokia 9 with 5.5-inch OLED display, 12MP + 13MP dual rear cameras, Android 8.0 gets certified by the FCC”

Nokia 6 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out

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After Nokia 8 and Nokia 5, HMD global has started rolling out the beta update for the Nokia 6, as it had promised. The company’s Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas has announced the same on Twitter. Continue reading “Nokia 6 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out”

Opera browser’s AI powered News reader clocks 100 million active users, dedicated news and video app coming soon

Opera AI News Reader

Opera, maker of popular Opera Mini and Opera browsers today announced it now reached 100 million active news readers as of November 2017. The company has also mentioned that it will soon launch a dedicated news and content app, which will offer users with news and videos relevant to them.  Continue reading “Opera browser’s AI powered News reader clocks 100 million active users, dedicated news and video app coming soon”

Vodafone, itel launch A20 4G VoLTE phone at an effective price of Rs. 1590

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After launching Micromax Bharat 2 Ultra 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 999, Vodafone has now teamed up with itel Mobile to launch new A20 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1,590. Continue reading “Vodafone, itel launch A20 4G VoLTE phone at an effective price of Rs. 1590”

Motorola teams up with Poorvika Mobiles to bring Moto Hub stores across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Motorola Moto Hub

Motorola today announced a partnership with Poorvika Mobiles to bring Moto Hub stores across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Customers can visit the store and experience wide-range of Motorola products.  Continue reading “Motorola teams up with Poorvika Mobiles to bring Moto Hub stores across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka”

Xiaomi No.1 Mi Fan Sale on Dec 20 & 21: Discounts on phones, accessories, Re. 1 flash sale and more

Xiaomi No.1 Mi Fan Sale

Xiaomi has announced its year-end sale – No.1 Mi Fan Sale on December 20th and 21st.  In the sale it will have Re. 1 flash sale, offer discounts on smartphones and accessories, and will also allow you to get discount coupons (Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200 and Rs. 500).  Continue reading “Xiaomi No.1 Mi Fan Sale on Dec 20 & 21: Discounts on phones, accessories, Re. 1 flash sale and more”

Ola acquires Foodpanda India, to invest $200 million

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Ola today announced a partnership with Germany based DeliveryHero Group, an online food ordering and delivery marketplace. As a part of this partnership, Ola will have now have rights over Foodpanda India business in an acquisition deal in exchange for Ola stock. Continue reading “Ola acquires Foodpanda India, to invest $200 million”

InFocus Vision 3 with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6999

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InFocus just launched Vision 3, the company’s latest smartphone in India. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 82.4% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with SMILE UX and has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens. It also has an 8-megapixel front camera and will get A.I face recognition feature via update soon. Continue reading “InFocus Vision 3 with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6999”

Reddit updated with chat function, live comments, theater mode and more

Reddit Update

Reddit has rolled out a major update to their app that brings features like chat function, live comments, theater mode, Safari View Controller and more. The company says that its number one priority with this update is to give moderators more control and all the tools they need to maintain the communities directly from the phone. Continue reading “Reddit updated with chat function, live comments, theater mode and more”

Nose Zone and Rainbrow games for iPhone X use TrueDepth sensor for controls

Rainbrow and Nose Zone

Developers have started taking advantage of the iPhone X’s TrueDepth sensor to design games and we now already have two games on the list; Nose Zone & Rainbrow. These games combine data from the iPhone X’s TrueDepth sensor with the ARKit framework and APIs to detect facial motions.  Continue reading “Nose Zone and Rainbrow games for iPhone X use TrueDepth sensor for controls”

WhatsApp ordered by French data protection authority to stop sharing user data with Facebook

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France data privacy watchdog; CNIL has given a 1-month ultimatum to WhatsApp over Facebook data transfers without proper users consent. It ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing data with Facebook without proper permissions, and if WhatsApp fails to follow the order, the watchdog said that it could sanction the company. Continue reading “WhatsApp ordered by French data protection authority to stop sharing user data with Facebook”