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Microsoft recently scheduled a Surface related event in Shanghai on May 23rd where it is expected to unveil the long-awaited Surface Pro 4 successor. Now @evleaks has posted images of the device and also said that it will just be called the Surface Pro, and not the Surface Pro 5. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 images surface ahead of announcement on May 23”
After Horizon 1, Sansui has launched another budget budget 4G smartphone with VoLTE support dubbed as Horizon 2. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Sansui Horizon 2 with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 4999”
Ola has teamed up with Google to launch ‘Progressive Web App’ (PWA), a lightweight mobile website that offers users, especially in smaller towns and cities, an app-like experience on simple smartphones. Continue reading “Ola teams up with Google to launch Progressive Web App for 2G networks”
One97 Communications Ltd, the parent of Paytm, has secured a massive funding of $1.4 billion from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. The latest deal is in one of the largest funding rounds by a single investor. Continue reading “Paytm raises $1.4 billion from SoftBank”
OnePlus has announced that it is partnering with DxO, a photography benchmark to “enhance” the camera on the OnePlus 5. The company said with this partnership it is planning to “take things to the next level” for its upcoming flagship. Continue reading “OnePlus teams up with DxO for improved camera on OnePlus 5, prototype image surfaces”
After launching Aura 4G smartphone, Karbonn has launched Aura Power 4G Plus, another budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Karbonn Aura Power 4G Plus with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery, Android 7.0 launched for Rs. 5790”
OPPO has announced A77, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘A series’ in Taiwan. It has similar specifications as the OPPO F3 that includes a 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750T processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ColorOS 3.0, but this has a single 16-megapixel sensor on the front instead of dual front cameras on the F3. It still offers background blur to create depth of field effect along with selfie timer. Continue reading “OPPO A77 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor announced”
Idea Cellular has announced partnership with Flipkart, to offer a range of bundled offers on a range of 4G smartphones, exclusively for its customers. Under this offer, prepaid packs will offer huge data benefits on select range of smartphones from Lenovo, Micromax, Motorola, and Panasonic, priced in the range of Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 25,000. Continue reading “Idea partners with Flipkart to offer unlimited calling, 4G data packs on range of 4G smartphones”
Xiaomi introduced new Mi TV 4 series at the CES 2017 earlier this. It has finally launched these TVs in China that come in 49-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch sizes and have 4K panel with support for HDR. These have a 4.9mm slim frameless design and the top-end 65-inch model also comes with Dolby Atmos audio technology with 2 up-firing speakers, that are basically pointed at the ceiling which reflects the sound to provide a 3-dimensional experience. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4 49, 55 and 65-inch 4K HDR TVs with 4.9mm slim frameless design launched in China”
YouTube is now making it easier for everyone to start live-streaming on mobile devices. At the Google I/O developer conference 2017, YouTube announced that it has removed the limitation of having more than 10,000 subscribers in order to live stream from mobile devices. Continue reading “YouTube mobile live streaming is now open to all”
Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are the first smartphones to support its Daydream View VR headset for an immersive VR experience. Later the Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones received Android Nougat update that added Daydream support. At the CES, Asus introduced Zenfone AR smartphone, which is the first smartphone to support both Google Tango and Daydream. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ and LG’s next flagship phone to get Daydream support”
Zomato has announced that it has suffered a security breach with over 17 million user records stolen from its database. According to the restaurant search and discovery giant, usernames and hashed passwords were stolen by the attackers. Continue reading “Zomato suffers security breach, 17 million user records stolen”
At the Google I/O 2017 Stephanie Saad Cuthbertson, Director, Product Management Google announced that Android O will bring more fluid experiences, as well as improvements to what the company call “vitals” like battery life and security. Android Vitals focuses on optimizing battery life, start up time, graphic rendering time, and stability. On Google Pixel boot time will be 2x faster in Android O, compared to Android N.
Continue reading “Android O to bring 2x faster boot time, app speeds and more”
Google released Android O developer preview images back in March. Today during Google I/O 2017 it has started registrations for the upcoming Android O beta. When it released Android O developer preview, Google said that Android O will bring new power and performance optimizations and many new ways to extend your apps. Continue reading “Android O beta registration goes live, O Developer Preview 2 factory images, OTA now available”
Google at the Google I/O 2017 announced its standalone Daydream VR headset, as expected. HTC’s VIVE and Lenovo will be building these headsets that are coming later this year. Google will also create a standalone headset reference design powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 VR platform. Since it is an untethered headset that doesn’t require a smartphone like the first generation Daydream headset, and this comes with positional head-tracking.
Continue reading “HTC VIVE and Lenovo are developing standalone Google Daydream VR Headsets”
