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Tablet sales in India declined 16 per cent year-on-year to around 7.6 lakh units during January-March, according to latest report from CMR. The research firm cited lack of promotional activities by device makers as one of the main reasons for the decline.
Continue reading “Indian tablet market falls 16% YoY, Datawind tops with 34% market share: CMR”
Motorola just announced Moto E4 and Moto E4 Plus smartphones, two new budget smartphones today. Both these have a metal body, have a fingerprint sensor and run Android 7.1 (Nougat). The Moto E4 has a 5-inch HD display and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform or MediaTek MT6737 SoC, while the E4 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a Snapdragon 427 Mobile Platform or MediaTek MT6737 SoC and packs a 5000mAh battery along with fast charging support using 10W rapid charger. Continue reading “Moto E4 Plus with Snapdragon 427, 5000mAh battery and Moto E4 with Android 7.1, metal body announced”
Beyerdynamic, popular for its audio products has launched two new headset, wired in-ear Byron headset and the Byron BTA wireless headset with Qualcomm aptX support in India. Both these have solid aluminium housing and come with eartips in three sizes for optimal fit. The entry-level Byron wired headset comes with a cable that has a remote control to control music and volume.
OnePlus has confirmed that OnePlus 2 will not get Android 7.0 Nougat update. Launched in 2015, OnePlus 2 currently runs Android Marshmallow and will not be updated with latest Android OS, OnePlus confirmed the same in an interview with Android Authority.
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Xiaomi introduced its first Windows 10 laptop – Mi Notebook Air back in July last year, later it introduced a 4G version, now it has refreshed 13.3-inch model with 7th-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors along with NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GPU and a fingerprint sensor on the trackpad that can unlock the laptop in 2 seconds. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch Windows 10 laptop with 7th-gen Intel processor, fingerprint sensor announced”
Huawei’s Honor brand just announced Honor 9, its latest flagship smartphone at an event in China, as expected. It is the same Huawei P10 that was introduced earlier this year, with Honor branding and without Leica SUMMARIT branded lenses. It has a 5.15-inch 1080p curved glass display with DCI-P3 coverage, is powered by an Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 960, has 6GB of RAM, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1 and a 20-megapixel rear camera along with a 12-megapixel camera for 2x hybrid zoom and laser autofocus for quick focus. Continue reading “Honor 9 with 5.15-inch 1080p display, 20MP + 12MP dual rear cameras, 6GB RAM announced”
Google just launched its Daydream View VR headset in India. This lets users experience sports, live events and more in full 360° panoramic view. Indian users can also watch shows and movies, distraction-free, on the headset. DayDream VR is compatible with Pixel, Pixel XL and Moto Z smartphones and will support Galaxy S8 and S8+ soon.
Continue reading “Google Daydream View VR headset launched in India for Rs. 6499”
iBall has launched Slide Elan 4G2, the company’s latest tablet with 4G VoLTE support. Even though it doesn’t have an earpiece, it supports voice calling via headphones or a Bluetooth headset. It has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex A53 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with a single LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
Microsoft at the annual E3 2017 conference introduced Xbox One X, its latest and its most powerful gaming console that was condenamed Project Scorpio. It has 4K HDR gaming, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X offering 3D spatial sound. “With 6 Teraflops, 326GB/s of Memory Bandwidth and advanced, custom silicon, the Scorpio Engine is the world’s most powerful console gaming processor,” says Microsoft
Continue reading “Xbox One X 4K HDR gaming console announced, available starting November 7 for $499”
Samsung has introduced new CHG90 and CHG70 curved gaming monitors with High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology for realistic, detailed picture, ahead of E3 2017. The C49HG90 49-inch ultra-wide monitor has a 32:9 aspect ratio and 3,840×1,080 double full HD (DFHD) resolution. These monitor delivers offer 1,800R curvature, an ultra-wide 178-degree viewing angle and accelerated refresh rate (144Hz) and 1ms motion picture response time (MPRT) with advanced, four-channel scanning technology to deter motion blur and produce a more consistent picture across the entire screen.
Continue reading “Samsung introduces 49-inch 4K, 27-inch and 31.5-inch WQHD Curved HDR QLED gaming monitors”
Google has introduced reCAPTCHA Android API that uses an advanced risk analysis engine to protect apps from spam and other abusive actions such as bots. If the service suspects that the user interacting with the app might be a bot instead of a human, it serves a CAPTCHA that a human must solve before the app can continue executing.
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Last month at the Computex 2017 Qualcomm announced that ASUS, HP and Lenovo will be the first OEM to develop mobile PCs powered by the ARM-based Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform with X16 LTE modem. This came after Microsoft failed to bring Windows to ARM chips in the form of Windows RT with Surface with Windows RT and Nokia Lumia 2520. Continue reading “Intel hints at potential patent infringement by Qualcomm and Microsoft over Windows on ARM’s x86 emulation”
OPPO launched the F3 Plus, a selfie-focused smartphone in India back in March for Rs. 30,990. It also launched the Black Edition of the smartphone in April for the same price. Today the company has announced a Rs. 3000 price cut, a month after the launch of the OPPO F3 selfie-focused smartphone in the country. Continue reading “OPPO F3 Plus gets Rs. 3000 price cut in India”
Even though Apple is yet to announce price cut for its flagship iPhone 7 smartphone that was launched in India back in October last year. Several online retailers offer discounts frequently. Flipkart offered huge discounts on Apple products including iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus during Apple Days Sale in April. Now Amazon.in is offering huge discounts on iPhone 7. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 7 now available with up to Rs. 17000 discount on Amazon India”
Motorola launched the Moto Z2 Play smartphone yesterday in India. However, the company is gearing up to release new smartphones that had surfaced some time back. Now, a tipster on Twitter has revealed pricing of Moto G5S Plus, Moto X4, and Moto Z2 Force smartphones that will soon release in India. Continue reading “Moto G5S+, Moto X4, Moto Z2 Force India pricing tipped”
