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Snapdeal is laying off a total of 600 staff members as it continues the struggle to be profitable. According to a latest report from PTI, the e-commerce company will slash jobs across its e-commerce, logistics and payments operations over the next few days.
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Samsung is expected to introduce its flagship Galaxy Tab S3 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona later this week. Now press shots of the tablet has surfaced that also shows a keyboard dock, thanks to @evleaks. The Galaxy Tab S3 is expected to come in WiFi and LTE versions with model numbers SM-T820 and SM-T825, respectively and could start at 700,000 won (US$ 605 / Rs. 40950 approx.). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 with keyboard surfaces ahead of MWC announcement”
Samsung Flow Android app will soon get an update that will allow Galaxy smartphone users to remotely unlock their Windows 10 PC. Currently, Samsung Flow allows Galaxy Tab Pro S users to unlock their tablet with a compatible Galaxy smartphone’s fingerprint scanner. Continue reading “Samsung Flow will allow Galaxy smartphone users to unlock Windows 10 PC with fingerprint”
LG today launched K10 (2017) smartphone in India at an event. It was unveiled ahead of CES 2017 last month and this comes with India-specific SOS 112 emergency calling when you press the power button three times or pressing the SoS option in the menu, as recommended by India’s telecom ministry. The smartphone that is ‘Made in India’ was launched by Telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Continue reading “LG K10 (2017) with fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0, Panic button, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 13990”
Panasonic has launched Toughpad FZ-F1 and Toughpad FZ-N1, two new rugged handheld devices and Toughpad FZ-A2, its latest rugged tablet targeted at enterprise. All the devices are IP65 certified for dust and water resistance. The Toughpad FZ-F1 and FZ-N1 also have MIL-STD-810G ratings with drop rating of 6 feet, so they can stand up to the abuse of the most demanding usage environments and also submersible, in up to 3.3 feet of water for 30 minutes. Continue reading “Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1, FZ-N1, FZ-A2 launched in India starting at Rs. 99000”
Microsoft has announced the launch of Skype Lite mobile app which is aimed at low end Android devices. The company CEO Satya Nadella introduced the app at Future Decoded event in Mumbai. The app which weighs just 13MB and works on phones with slower data connections. Furthermore, Skype Lite comes with Aadhaar integration. Continue reading “Microsoft Skype Lite with Aadhaar integration launched in India”
Samsung SM-J727V surfaced on Zauba import listing last year, back in December it got WiFi certification, an most recently it surfaced on GFXBench listing. Now @evleaks has posted images of the smartphone saying that the smartphone will release on Verizon as the Galaxy J7 V and Tracfone as the J7 Sky Pro. It is said to be introduced in other countries as Galaxy J7 (2017). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 2017 with 5.5-inch display, Android 7.0 surfaces in press images”
Verizon Communications and Yahoo back in July last announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Verizon will acquire Yahoo’s operating business for approximately $4.83 billion in cash. Today both the companies have announced that they have agreed to reduce the price Verizon will pay to acquire Yahoo’s operating business by $350 million. Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo is now valued at approximately $4.48 billion in cash. Continue reading “Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo now valued at $4.48 billion after price is reduced by $350 million”
Huawei’s Honor brand introduced Honor 8 Lite, a cheaper version of its flagship Honor 8 smartphone in Finland earlier this month. Now it has introduced the smartphone in China along with the Honor V9. It has a 12-megapixel single rear camera instead of dual 12-megapixel rear cameras on the Honor 8, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 655 processor and runs Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0 out of the box. Continue reading “Honor 8 Lite with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced in China”
Huawei’s Honor brand has announced Honor V9, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the honor series. It packs a 5.7-inch Quad HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 960 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5 on top. It has dual 12-megapixel rear cameras with laser auto focus and 1.76-micron pixel size promising brilliant image quality in low-light conditions. Continue reading “Honor V9 with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 6GB RAM, dual 12MP rear cameras announced”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India last month starting Rs. 9999. Only the Gold and Dark Gray colors were available so far through flash sales on Flipkart and mi.com. Xiaomi has announced that the Black version will be available for sale for the first time on both the platform on March 1st at 12PM along with the other color variants, as it had promised. Expect a huge demand as usual since it is the first time the new color variant is going on sale in the country. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Black version will go on sale for the first time in India on March 1”
LG sought out to globally renowned industrial designer and CEO of David Lewis Designers Torsten Valeur to see his first impressions of the G6. LG said that he praised it as “the ideal fusion of… beautiful shape and clever solution and obviously great user experience… the essence of what a smartphone is.” Continue reading “LG G6 receives praises for Minimalism, Solidity, Ergonomics says LG, new teaser videos released”
Intel today announced XMM 7560 modem, its fifth-generation LTE modem, and its first one offering gigabit speeds and also its first LTE modem to be manufactured on its 14nm process. It supports LTE Advanced Pro for downlink up to Category 16 with speeds exceeding 1 Gbps, and Category 13 for uplink with speeds of up to 225 Mbps. Continue reading “Intel introduces its first Gigabit LTE modem XMM 7560, 3rd Gen Intel Mobile Trial Platform for testing 5G devices”
Qualcomm today announced Snapdragon X20 LTE chipset, its seventh-generation LTE multimode modem and second generation Gigabit LTE solution built on 10nm FinFET process. It is the world’s first chipset to come with LTE Category 18 download speeds of up to 1.2 Gbps, a 20% improvement compared to Snapdragon X16 LTE. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem with download speeds up to 1.2Gbps announced”
Gionee today revised its Dead on Arrival (DOA) policy, which allows customers to return any Gionee mobile phone, which has developed a functional Defect within 30 Days of purchase from 7 days. Continue reading “Gionee India extends DOA policy from 7 to 30 days to return smartphones”
