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Moto G5 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launching in India on April 4

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Last month at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona Lenovo introduced its mid-range Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones. It launched the Moto G5 Plus in India on March 15th, today it has sent out invites for the launch of Moto G5 in India on April 4th. Moto G5 Plus was launched exclusively on Flipkart, the G5 will be available exclusively on Amazon.in. It will go on sale from 5th April 2017 at 12 midnight (00:00 hrs.) onwards. Continue reading “Moto G5 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launching in India on April 4”

Andy Rubin teases new bezel-less smartphone

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At the beginning of this year it was reported that Android creator, Andy Rubin is working on a high-end smartphone under his new company dubbed as Essential. Today, Rubin has teased first look of its premium smartphone via Twitter. Continue reading “Andy Rubin teases new bezel-less smartphone”

Acer India offers up to Rs. 23000 discount on laptops in exchange for old smartphones

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Acer India has launched new SWAPTOP exchange offer that allows you to exchange old smartphones for a new Acer laptop. Acer’s SWAPTOP offer is categorized into two major segments – the Easy to Buy offer and the Easy to own offer. Continue reading “Acer India offers up to Rs. 23000 discount on laptops in exchange for old smartphones”

Samsung Galaxy Note7 will be recycled and sold as refurbished or rental phones

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After reports, Samsung has confirmed that it will sell returned Galaxy Note7 devices outside US as refurbished phones or rental phones where applicable. It also said that remaining devices will be recycled, and salvageable components will be detached for reuse. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note7 will be recycled and sold as refurbished or rental phones”

Apple releases iOS 10.3 with Find My AirPods, Apple File System, watchOS 3.2 and macOS Sierra 10.12.4

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Apple has finally released iOS 10.3 after several betas. This brings Find My AirPods support using Find my iPhone, CarPlay improvements, Apple’s new Apple File System (APFS) which may free up some space, and more. Find my iPods and cricket sports scores and stats for Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council for Siri was introduced in iOS 10.3 beta earlier this year. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 10.3 with Find My AirPods, Apple File System, watchOS 3.2 and macOS Sierra 10.12.4”

Xiaomi looking to grab 50% online share in India: CEO Lei Jun

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Xiaomi CEO along with Xiaomi India Head and VP met PM Narendra Modi today. Xiaomi said that the CEO shared the company’s journey so far in India, and how smartphones are changing the lives of Indian consumers. Continue reading “Xiaomi looking to grab 50% online share in India: CEO Lei Jun”

Movado Connect Android Wear 2.0 powered smartwatch announced

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Movado, the luxury watch maker has unveiled its Movado Connect Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch, at the Baselworld 2017 watch show. It sports an edge-to-edge, always-on display specifically. Continue reading “Movado Connect Android Wear 2.0 powered smartwatch announced”

Samsung partners with Jacob Collier for new ‘Over the Horizon’ ringtone for Galaxy S8

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Samsung made “Over the Horizon” as default tone on its Galaxy device six years back. Each generation of Samsung’s Galaxy devices comes pre-loaded with a fresh new take on Samsung’s signature “Over the Horizon”, six-note groove. Today it has announced that it has teamed up with Grammy Award-winning artist Jacob Collier to compose a new “Over the Horizon” tune that’s as unique and inventive as its devices.

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Indian Railways to set up 500 WiFi kiosks at remote stations under Railwire Saathi

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In a bid to provide connectivity in remote areas, Indian Railways will set up Wi-Fi hotspot kiosks at about 500 stations under a new scheme. Dubbed as Railwire Saathi, the WiFi hotspots will help people access an array of online services, including various government schemes, said a PTI report.
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Panasonic Eluga Ray Max and Ray X with Arbo smart assistant, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 8999

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Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray Max and Eluga Ray X, its latest smartphones in the new Eluga Ray series that comes with Arbo, a smart AI assistant built by the company. This understands your usage of the phone and will make it more intelligent based on the time and location, says the company. Arbo will be available for the phones by the end of April. Both the phones have a unibody metal design, features a fingerprint sensor, have a selfie flash and come with 4G connectivity with support for VoLTE. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Ray Max and Ray X with Arbo smart assistant, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 8999”

More Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ press images and specs surface

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Samsung is just two days away from launching Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones. We already know major specifications of the phone and now a major leak has shared almost all the details of the flagships and a number of official images have also surfaced. Continue reading “More Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ press images and specs surface”

Aadhaar mandatory for mobile connections, re-verification process to be completed within a year

After making Aadhaar compulsory for filing income tax returns and applying for PAN, the government has announced that Aadhaar mandatory for mobile phone connections, following an order of the Supreme Court last month. The Department of Telecom has announced that all telecom operators will have re-verify all existing mobile subscribers (prepaid and postpaid) through Aadhaar based E-KYC process within a year.

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Facebook to start testing GIF button for comments

It looks like soon you will be able to comment on Facebook using GIFs. The social network has confirmed it plans to begin testing a GIF button for comments, according to TechCrunch. The GIF button will allow users to post the animated images as responses in comments.
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Google Talk will be replaced as Hangouts on June 26

Google is streamlining Hangouts experience for users. The company has announced that it will shut down Google Talks aka Gtalk/GChat feature in Gmail on June 26 and it will be replaced with Hangouts. Users will be will automatically be transitioned to Hangouts.
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