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FiiO has launched two new hybrid IEMs; the F9 and the F9 SE in India. Just as the name suggests, they use a hybrid design in which each channel is composed of one dynamic and two balanced armature (BA) drivers and comes with comes standard with both 2.5mm balanced and 3.5mmm single-ended cables.
Snapchat after introducing Contextual Cards in the last update has rolled out yet another update for iOS today which brings features like link sharing and Ghost Mode in Snap Map. The link sharing feature will allow other apps to share links to Snapchat via the iOS share sheet. And, now you can hide in “Ghost Mode” for 3 or 24 hours instead of turning live location sharing on or off.
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After Airtel partnered with Karbonn for a 4G VoLTE phone, Vodafone has partnered with Micromax to take on Jiophone with the launch of Bharat 2 Ultra 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 999.
WhatsApp is silently testing the Group Voice and Video calls for iOS going by the code spotted in the latest beta version for the iPhone app. While the references confirming the group voice calls are multiple, there is one instance that mentions the group video calls for the platform.
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Apple and Samsung will head back again to the district court for yet another iPhone patent damages trial and to determine how much Samsung Electronics Co should pay Apple Inc for copying the look of the iPhone. Judge Lucy Koh, in San Jose, California on Sunday, has signed an order and told both the companies to meet the courtroom again.
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Uber launched its UberHire car rental service in 9 cities in India earlier this year. Today it has launched uberHIRE XL in Delhi that will enable upto 6 riders to travel instead of 4 riders in UberHIRE. With this service, riders can hire a 6-seater SUVs such as Toyota Innova, Honda Mobilio and Maruti Suzuki Ertiga with more room. Minimum fare for uberHIRE XL is Rs. 359, Per km fare above 10 km is Rs. 17/km and per minute fare above 60 minutes is Rs. 2.5/minute.
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OnePlus has been in the news for quite some time since we first heard about the possibilities of OnePlus 5T. Though it is heard that OnePlus might not be launching the T-variant of the OnePlus 5 and directly launch OnePlus 6 early next year, now it looks like the company has had a change of plans. Two new recent developments suggest that OnePlus might be working on the OnePlus 5T and it might be launched sometime in November.
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Sony introduced the Xperia Agent as a concept device back in 2016 at the MWC event, and after one year, the company has today finally launched it in Japan in the form of ‘Xperia Hello.’ It is a communication Robot that can recognize each member of the family and talk to them for daily needs.
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HMD Global just sent out invites for an event on October 31st. This time the invite says “HMD Global invites you to an exclusive gathering to unveil the next milestone of Nokia Phones” without giving an hint of what we can expect at the event. Continue reading “HMD Global schedules an event in India on October 31 to launch a new Nokia phone”
Sharp last week introduced AQUOS R compact, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone for the 2017 winter lineup. It has a 4.9-inch (1080 x 2032 pixels) Full HD+ display with a 120hz refresh rate. It uses FFD (Free Form Display) technology to make small holes precisely in the screen for front camera and receiver. The fingerprint sensor that is present below the screen on a bezel. Continue reading “Sharp AQUOS R compact with 4.9-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, Android 8.0 announced”
OPPO today announced that it will introduce R11S, successor of R11 at an event in China on November 2nd. It has also confirmed that it will feature 20-megapixel front and rear cameras. The teaser image on the hand of its brand ambassadors confirms unibody metal design, dual rear cameras, which could be 16MP + 20MP combination like the R11 and a fingerprint sensor on the back. AnTuTu listing reveals more specifications of the phone. Continue reading “OPPO R11s with Snapdragon 660, 20MP front and rear cameras to be announced on November 2”
it looks like Samsung is currently working on a Dual Wireless Charging Pad something very similar to Apple’s AirPower that was introduced at the iPhone X event. Samsung has filed the patent and had got the approval by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for this new Dual Wireless charging pad. Samsung last year introduced EP-PA710 Qi-based Wireless Charger Tray design that can charge 2 devices wirelessly at once.
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Sony introduced Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact smartphones with Android 8.0 (Oreo) out of the box back in August. It also confirmed list of smartphones that will get the Android Oreo update. Today the company has started rolling out Android 8.0 (Oreo) update starting from Xperia XZ Premium. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ Premium Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”
Sony today announced the IMX324 1/1.7-type CMOS image sensor that comes with Industry’s highest resolution 7.42 effective megapixel RCCC filter for forward-sensing cameras in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Continue reading “Sony IMX324 1/1.7-type highest resolution CMOS sensor for automotive cameras announced”
Apart from the muddy colors and grainy textures in low-light, people with Pixel 2 XL review units have started noticing yet problem which looks worrisome. When viewing the screen with the gray background, you can see faint outlines of the phone’s navigation buttons on the Google Pixel 2 XL.
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