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SHARP has announced that it will launch the world’s first 8K TV for the consumer market starting from next month. The SHARP AQUOS 8K (LC-70X500) 70-inch LCD TV has a resolution of 7,680 × 4,320 pixels, has HDR support and feature aviation-grade aluminum alloy for the frames, lower bar, and base as well as surface brushing and mirror polishing. Continue reading “SHARP AQUOS 8K world’s first 8K TV will roll out starting from this October”
HARMAN International at the IFA 2017 announced several JBL audio products including JBL Free wireless in-ear earbuds, Reflect Fit sport heart rate tracking headphones, LINK Series with the Google Assistant, E65BTNC over ear wireless noise-cancelling headphones, JBL Boombox and more. Continue reading “JBL Free earbuds, Reflect Fit headphones, LINK speakers with Google Assistant and more announced”
The worldwide wearables shipments grew 10.3% year over year, reaching 26.3 million during the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Continue reading “Worldwide wearable market grows 10.3% YoY, Xiaomi maintains lead in Q2 2017: IDC”
Lenovo unveiled new Yoga convertible laptops and Miix 520 Windows 2-in-1 at ongoing IFA 2017. The Yoga 920 comes with Cortana support that can recognize voice commands in standby mode and from up to 4 meters away.
Continue reading “Lenovo unveils new Yoga 920, Yoga 720 and Miix 520 Windows 2-in-1”
Sony at the IFA 2017 announced a range of headphones that includes headband style WH-1000XM2, the behind-the-neck style WI-1000X, and the truly wireless WF-1000X earbuds with noise-cancellation technology and world’s first Adaptive Sound Control feature, which recognize the user’s actions and automatically switch the noise cancellation feature on or off, in accordance with the usage situation. Continue reading “Sony WF-1000X earbuds, WI-1000X and WH-1000XM2 headphones with adaptive sound control announced”
Sony at the ongoing IFA announced LF-S50G, its first wireless speaker with the Google Assistant built-in, similar to Google Home. It offers 360-degree sound, thanks to two-way facing speaker, two-stage diffuser, and bass reflex duct for a clear audio with deep bass to reach every corner of the room. Continue reading “Sony LF-S50G 360-degree speaker with Google Assistant announced”
Lenovo-owned Moto at the IFA 2017 announced the Moto X4, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Moto X’ series. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with support for Google Assistant and also has support for Amazon Alexa.
Continue reading “Moto X4 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 630, dual rear cameras announced”
Apple has officially announced its September 12th event, after recent rumors. This year’s invite shows a shadow inside the Apple logo in Blue and Red colors without revealing any other details. This is the first time it is holding the event at the Steve Jobs Theater located at the company’s new Apple Park campus. Apple is expected to announce several products including the rumored iPhone 8, iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus at the event. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 event scheduled for September 12”
Earlier this month, Gboard for Android beta added support for stickers and Bitmoji. Now, Google has officially rolled out stickers and Bitmoji for Gboard app on Android in the latest update. Continue reading “Gboard for Android gets stickers and Bitmoji support”
Xiaomi today announced that it has sold 25 million smartphones in India since it entered the country in July 2014 with the Mi 3. It sold 22,000 phones per day on an average to reach the milestone in 3 years and 1 month. It said that it is the fastest brand in India to cross 25 million mark. Continue reading “Xiaomi has sold over 25 million smartphones in India”
Garmin has announced vivomove HR, its first hybrid smartwatch that comes with a built-in digital sub-display. It has activity tracking, Elevate wrist-based heart rate, smart notifications and a touchscreen display. Continue reading “Garmin vivomove HR hybrid smartwatch, vivoactive 3 smartwatch with Garmin Pay announced”
Samsung unveiled the T5 portable SSD earlier this month. Today it has launched it in India. This has the same compact design and weighs just 51 grams as last year’s T3, but this offers up to 540 MB/s transfer speed and uses USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) interface compared to up to 450MB/s transfer speed and USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps) interface. It also has a full metal body unlike the predecessor that had plastic caps. Continue reading “Samsung T5 portable SSD with USB Type-C launched in India starting at Rs. 13500”
Sony today introduced Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact smartphone that will launch with Android 8.0 (Oreo) out of the box. It also confirmed the list of smartphone that will get the Android Oreo update. Continue reading “Sony confirms Android 8.0 Oreo update for range of Xperia smartphones”
Sony at the IFA 2017 also announced the Xperia XA1 Plus, a large version of the Xperia XA1 that was introduced earlier this year. It has a larger 5.5-inch 1080p display, but this is powered by the same Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P20 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 23-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Hybrid Auto-Focus and a 8-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XA1 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 23MP camera, fingerprint sensor announced”
Sony along with the Xperia XZ1 also announced the Xperia XZ1 Compact the comes with a smaller 4.6-inch HD display, but it is powered by the same Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) and comes with a 19-megapixel Motion Eye camera with 1/ 2.3″ Exmor RS memory stacked sensor, 960 fps super slow motion videos, Predictive Capture, Anti-distortion shutter, Triple image sensing technology and 5-axis image stabilization for shake-free videos. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact with 4.6-inch display, Snapdragon 835, Android 8.0 Oreo announced”
