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Google has expanded support voice search in more Indian languages. In addition to Hindi and English, Google will now support eight more Indian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Starting today, speakers of these languages will be able to use their voice to dictate queries — both in Gboard on Android as well as in Search through the Google App. Continue reading “Google Voice Search adds support for eight more Indian languages”
Lenovo-owned Moto back in June started its first Android 7.1.1 Nougat soak test in India. After finishing three soak tests, the company has started rolling out stable Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update in the country recently, few months after it roll out Android 7.0 (Nougat) update. It has the same changelog as the Moto Z that got the update last week. Continue reading “Moto Z Play Android 7.1.1 Nougat update starts rolling out in India”
Facebook has secretly launched a new photo-sharing app dubbed as Colorful Balloons in China. The largest social network with over 2 billion monthly active users has been blocked in China since 2009. According to a report from the New York Times, the app was published by a company named “Youge Internet Technology” in China’s App Store and early users are not able to easily share the app with outsiders.
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HMD Global introduced its Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 Android smartphones in India back in June. The Nokia 3 was the first phone in the series to go on sale in the country in June for Rs. 9499. At the launch the company said that other phones will be available in July, but later it confirmed that they will be available only in mid-August. Continue reading “Nokia 5 with 5.2-inch display, Android 7.1 will go on sale in India from August 15 for Rs. 12499”
Last week users were reporting that Google Assistant on Android Wear smartwatches stopped working after a Google app update. The company already confirmed that it had identified some issues in Google Assistant for Android Wear and re working to fix. It also started gathering bug reports from email that it sent to the users who reported the issue through Google Forum. Continue reading “Google fixes Android Wear Google Assistant issue through server-side change”
LG introduced the LG UX 6.0 with the G6 earlier this year that brought several new features. Now the company has announced LG UX 6.0+ that will debut with the LG V30 to offer more features for the immersive 18:9 OLED FullVision display including new personalization options for a more intuitive user experience. Continue reading “LG V30 with LG UX 6.0+ will offer Floating Action Bar, Face and always-listening voice unlocking and more”
After press renders and live images of the Moto X4 surfaced recently, new press render of the phone has surfaced showing the phone in Super Black and Sterling Blue colors with shiny glass back. It also reveals that the 12-megapixel rear camera will have f/2.0 aperture, 1.4µm pixel size, dual-tone LED flash, PDAF and the secondary 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor will have f/2.2 aperture, 1.12µm pixel size and 120° field of view offering depth of field effects.
Continue reading “Moto X4 surfaces in Super Black and Sterling Blue colors, camera specs detailed”
OnePlus founder and CEO, Pete Lau already confirmed that the OnePlus 3 and 3T will get Android O update. OnePlus recently posted an interview with its Head of Product, Oliver on its to clear doubts about software updates for the phones. Continue reading “Android O will be the last major update for OnePlus 3 and 3T”
HTC earlier this week started rolling out a new update (v1.26.709.3) for its flagship U11 smartphone in Taiwan that brings support for 1080p 60fps video recording as it had promised a few days back. The company already said that it will roll out the feature widely in coming months. The update also brought July 2017 Android security update along with other system enhancements. Continue reading “HTC U11 update brings 1080p 60fps video recording, Bluetooth 5 will be enabled with Android O”
Ulefone has finally introduced the Armor 2, the company’s latest rugged smartphone and the successor of last year’s Armor. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a MediaTek Helio P25 Octa-Core 16nm processor and 6GB of RAM. It has dust and water proof body with IP68 certification so that it can survive 1.5-meter depth in the water for an hour or 1-meter depth in concrete for 24 hours. Continue reading “Ulefone Armor 2 rugged smartphone with 5-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, 4700mAh battery announced”
Coolpad India has started ‘Catch The 6’ and also said that it will launch a flagship device on August 20th, which will likely be the Cool Play 6 that was introduced in China recently. It has 13-megapixel dual rear cameras, packs 6GB of RAM and has a 4060mAh battery. Continue reading “Coolpad Cool Play 6 with 6GB RAM, Dual rear cameras launching in India on August 20”
Currently, there are a lot of rumors and speculations going on regarding Fitbit’s upcoming smartwatch. In an attempt to spice it up more, the images of the very same smartwatches have surfaced online showing us the design in its full glory. As per the rumor, the purported smartwatch is expected in three variants– Silver body with Navy strap, Rose Gold body with Blue strap, and a Darker body with a black strap. Continue reading “Fitbit Smartwatch with Pulse Oximeter surfaces in renders”
ZOPO Mobile is celebrating 2 years of its presence in India with discounts of up to 60% on nine of its smartphone models. It’s budget Color C1 smartphone gets Rs. 1000 price cut and the popular Speed 7+ has received Rs. 4000 price cut. The phones are available from Amazon.in and Flipkart at new rates. Check out the complete list below. Continue reading “ZOPO 2nd Anniversary Sale – Up to Rs. 4300 off on smartphones”
After last year’s report, Hike Messenger today confirmed that it has acquired CREO, a Bangalore-based technology start up that was founded by ex Hikers Sai Srinivas Kiran G, and Shubham Malhotra. The company did not reveal the amount of the deal. Continue reading “Hike Messenger acquires CREO”
Reliance Jio launched its MyJio app back in May last year before it started offering Jio Preview Offer for consumers. Earlier this week it crossed 100 million or 10 Crore installs on the Google Play Store. It crossed 50 million installs back in December last year after it hit 10 million in September last year. Continue reading “MyJio app clocks 100 million installs on the Google Play Store”
