Motorola beefs up retail presence in India with six Moto Hub stores

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Motorola Mobility India forayed into offline retail with exclusive stores. The company inaugurated six Moto Hub experiential retail stores – 3 in Mumbai and 3 in Delhi. The Moto Hub stores will feature range of Motorola’s smartphones that are available exclusively online along with accessories.

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Samsung SM-G9298 Android flip phone with dual 4.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED displays announced

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Samsung has announced Flagship 8 (SM-G9298), its latest premium Android Flip phone and the successor of last year’s W2017 (SM-W2017) in China. It got certified by TENAA back in May and has dual 4.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED displays, so that you can use the phone even when it’s closed,  has a 12-megapixel rear camera and a fingerprint sensor on the back.

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Fitbit to launch a new health and fitness smartwatch later this year

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Fitbit reported $353M in revenue, down 40% and sold 3.4M devices, up 14% sequentially in Q2 2017. The company recorded a loss of $58.2 million and a profit of $6.3 million.  Fitbit has been working on a new smartwatch and it will be released later this year.

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Bose SoundLink Revolve+ Review

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Bluetooth speakers are here for a long time now with various improvements since its inception. Having said that, there are various types of speakers including — rugged, waterproof, lightweight, at various price segments. Today, we have for review is the SoundLink Revolve+ from none other than U.S-based Bose. Continue reading “Bose SoundLink Revolve+ Review”

Karbonn Aura Note Play with 6-inch display, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 7590

Karbonn Aura Note Play

Karbonn has launched Aura Note Play, a new smartphone in the ‘Aura Note’ series. It has a 6-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Karbonn Aura Note Play with 6-inch display, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 7590”

RED HYDROGEN ONE hands-on shows solid design, support for snap-on camera mods

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RED announced the HYDROGEN ONE Android smartphone with holographic display last month. The company did not show how it would look like. Now popular Youtuber Marques Brownlee has teased prototype of the phone on his channel to show how the phone will look like. He said he saw three different prototypes – a non-working unit with the final design and dimensions, one that shows the holographic display in action, and a third is a separate camera module with its own lens and sensor.

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LG confirms 6-inch QHD+ OLED FullVision display with narrow bezels, Gorilla Glass 5 for V30

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After rumors, LG has officially confirmed that its next flagship V30 smartphone will come with a 6-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ OLED FullVision display with 20% less upper and 50% less lower bezels compared to the V20. It also says that the OLED display will deliver 148% of the sRGB  color space for digital images and 109% of the DCI-P3 2 color space for digital cinema, while offering faster operational response time compared to LCD display. Continue reading “LG confirms 6-inch QHD+ OLED FullVision display with narrow bezels, Gorilla Glass 5 for V30”

PayPal launches technology Innovation Labs in Chennai and Bengaluru in India

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PayPal today launched two Technology Innovation Labs in Chennai and Bengaluru. This is the first Innovation Lab by PayPal in India and the third after US and Singapore. These labs will actively support technology innovation across diverse fields including machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, data science, IoT, penetration testing, software defined radios and wireless communication, VR/AR, computer vision and basic robotics.

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 detailed specs surface – 12MP dual rear cameras with 2x optical zoom, 6GB RAM

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After posting press shots of the upcoming flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphones, @evleaks has posted the detailed specifications of the phone that reveals 12-megapixel dual rear cameras, one with wide-angle lens (f/1.7) and other one with telephoto lens (f/2.4) offering 2x optical zoom. It also reveals 6GB RAM and 3300mAh battery.

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Hyperloop One XP-1 autonomous pod achieves new top speed of 310 kmph

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Hyperloop One today announced the successful completion of its second phase of testing. In Phase 2 test on July 29, 2017, it achieved new record speeds of 192 mph or 310 kmph traveling nearly the full distance of the 500-meter DevLoop track in the Nevada desert. The first-generation Hyperloop One XP-1 pod, accelerated for 300 meters and glided above the track using magnetic levitation before braking and coming to a gradual stop. Continue reading “Hyperloop One XP-1 autonomous pod achieves new top speed of 310 kmph”

Smartphone shipments fell 1.3% in Q2 2017: IDC

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Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 341.6 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Smartphone shipments declined 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago and were down 0.8% from 1Q17. Continue reading “Smartphone shipments fell 1.3% in Q2 2017: IDC”

Jabra Elite Sport waterproof wireless fitness tracking earbuds launched in India for Rs. 18990

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Jabra has launched Elite Sport waterproof wireless earbuds with personalized fitness tracking with in-ear heart rate monitor that promises 90%+ accuracy and an integrated app that offers automatic fitness testing (VO2 Max measurement), race-time predictor and recovery advisor. The Jabra Sport Life app offers real-time in-ear coaching for an uninterrupted workout.

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Apple requests tax breaks for suppliers in India to make iPhones

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Apple has asked the Indian government to extend tax breaks to its suppliers if India to start making phones in India instead of simply assembling them. Government officials told Reuters that meeting this request would mean India would have to formulate a new policy that applies fairly to all device makers.
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SoundBot SB565 water-resistant Bluetooth headset launched in India for Rs. 1990

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SoundBot, California-based company popular for its audio accessories has launched SoundBot SB565 water-resistant Bluetooth headset in India. It uses Bluetooth 4.0, has built-in music and volume controls. Continue reading “SoundBot SB565 water-resistant Bluetooth headset launched in India for Rs. 1990”