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BlackBerry KEYone with 4.5-inch 3:2 display, QWERTY keyboard, Android 7.1 announced

BlackBerry KEYone

BlackBerry just announced its latest smartphone that was codenamed ‘Mercury’ as KEYone at its MWC 2017 event in Barcelona, as it had promised. It is the last phone that is designed by BlackBerry and is made by TCL Communication Technology (TCT). It has a 4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) display with 3:2 aspect ratio and has a 4-row QWERTY physical backlit keyboard with keys that respond to touch gestures, support for flick typing, up to 52 customizable shortcuts and the fingerprint sensor is built into the spacebar. Continue reading “BlackBerry KEYone with 4.5-inch 3:2 display, QWERTY keyboard, Android 7.1 announced”

Moto Mod with QWERTY keyboard slider coming to Moto Z via Indiegogo

moto-qwerty

Earlier this week it was reported that we will see 12 new Moto Mods this year. Now, a new Moto Mod with QWERTY keyboard slider will soon be added to the list of Mods for Moto Z. Continue reading “Moto Mod with QWERTY keyboard slider coming to Moto Z via Indiegogo”

5G specifications announced: 20Gbps download and 10Gbps upload

We got the official 5G logo earlier this month. Earlier this week the International Telcommunication Union (ITU) released a new report to confirm minimum requirements related to technical performance for IMT-2020 or 5G radio interface(s) which support the new capabilities of systems beyond IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced. This outlines 13 specs that will need to be met for networks to call themselves 5G.

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Ulefone F1 with bezel-less display, 6GB RAM, Dual rear cameras to be announced at MWC 2017

Ulefone F1

After the Xiaomi Mi MIX, bezel-less design has become a trend. Ulefone recently announced that it will unveil its second-generation Armor 2 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona next week along with flagship Ulefone Gemini Pro, Ulefone Power 2, Ulefone F1 and Ulefone T1. Today it has confirmed some of the specifications of the Ulefone F1 with all-screen design. Continue reading “Ulefone F1 with bezel-less display, 6GB RAM, Dual rear cameras to be announced at MWC 2017”

Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 835 VR development kit, Head Mounted Display Accelerator Program

Qualcomm 820 VR

Qualcomm has introduced a new virtual reality development kit (VRDK) for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 that gives developers early access to a VR head mounted display (HMD) built with the Snapdragon 835 supported by an upgraded VR software development kit (SDK) that works with the head mounted display. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 835 VR development kit, Head Mounted Display Accelerator Program”

ARCHOS 50 Graphite and 55 Graphite with dual rear cameras, fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0 announced

ARCHOS 55 Graphite

ARCHOS has announced 50 Graphite and 55 Graphite, two new mid-range smartphones in the Graphite series with dual rear cameras, one with a 13-megapixel sensor and other with a 2-megapixel sensor to capture ultra-wide angle and shallow depth of field (Bokeh) shots.

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Vivo Y55s with 5.2-inch display, Snapdragon 425, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 12490

Vivo Y55s

Vivo has launched Y55s, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Y Series’ in India. It has a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Funtouch OS 3.0 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Vivo Y55s with 5.2-inch display, Snapdragon 425, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 12490”

WhatsApp hits 200 million monthly active users in India

WhatsApp now has 200 million monthly active users in India. The Facebook owned messaging app has reached this milestone by adding 40 million users in just three months at it had 160 million monthly active users in November. Continue reading “WhatsApp hits 200 million monthly active users in India”

Razer’s 12800mAh Power Bank can charge laptops, has Quick Charge 3.0 for fast charging mobile devices

Razer Power Bank-

Razer, popular for its gaming accessories and laptops has introduced its Power Bank with 46Wh or 12,800mAh battery that is optimized to work with the Razer Blade Stealth 12.5-inch laptop to extend battery life for up to an additional 6 hours offering a total of up to 15 hours combined runtime. The Razer Power Bank is also compatible with USB-C powered laptops like the Dell XPS 13 or Asus Zenbook. Continue reading “Razer’s 12800mAh Power Bank can charge laptops, has Quick Charge 3.0 for fast charging mobile devices”

Asus ZenFone Live with real-time beautification technology, metal body announced

Asus ZenFone Live

Asus has announced ZenFone Live (ZB501KL), which the company claims is the world’s first smartphone that offers real-time beautification with live-streaming beautification app. It lets you see your skin smoothed and blemishes removed in real time, says Asus. It also says that BeautyLive integrates seamlessly with Facebook, YouTube, and many other popular streaming apps. The front-facing 5-megapixel camera has large 1.4µm pixel size and a soft light LED selfie flash.

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Portronics Harmonics Talky mini Bluetooth earbud launched for Rs. 1199

Portronics Harmonics Talky

Portronics, popular for its mobile accessories has launched Harmonics Talky, its latest Bluetooth in-ear earbud for hands-free calls and music listening. It has 8mm strong magnetic speaker with Acoustic Echo Reduction technology and Enhanced Noise Cancellation technology to filter out the external noise and enable clearer sound during the calls or while listening to music, says the company. Continue reading “Portronics Harmonics Talky mini Bluetooth earbud launched for Rs. 1199”

Huawei Watch 2 with cellular connectivity, Android Wear 2.0 surfaces in three colors

Huawei Watch 2

Huawei CEO Richard Yu recently confirmed that the company will unveil its second-generation smartwatch dubbed as Huawei Watch 2 at the MWC 2017 in Barcelona this month. Thanks to @evleaks, press images of the smartwatch has surfaced showing off its stainless steel back, heart rate sensor along with charging contacts on back. It will feature ‘sportier’ look, come with cellular capabilities and run Android Wear 2.0.

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Freedom 251 maker Ringing Bells director Mohit Goel booked for fraud

Freedom 251-3

Mohit Goel, director of Freedom 251 maker Ringing Bells has been detained on fraud allegations by the Ghaziabad police. The Noida based company had launched India’s cheapest smartphone Freedom 251 for Rs. 251 in February last year. Continue reading “Freedom 251 maker Ringing Bells director Mohit Goel booked for fraud”

Coolpad 3632 with Snapdragon 425, Android 7.1.1 Nougat surfaces in benchmarks

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The latest smartphone to get spotted on the GFXBench benchmarking website, is none other than Coolpad smartphone codenames as Coolpad 3632. Continue reading “Coolpad 3632 with Snapdragon 425, Android 7.1.1 Nougat surfaces in benchmarks”

Patchworks introduces Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ cases ahead of March announcement

Patchworks ITG Level Case for Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus-2

Patchworks, a Korean company, popular for its smartphones accessories today announced its ITG Level case and Flexguard case for the upcoming Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones ahead of the announcement next month. The ITG LEVEL case meets or exceeds U.S Military standard drop testing requirements to protect the phone from 26 consecutive free fall drops from 4ft (1.2m) height at various angles says the company. Continue reading “Patchworks introduces Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ cases ahead of March announcement”