Turns out Sony, JBL, Panasonic, Anker, and Mobvai weren’t the only companies releasing Google Assistant-powered smart speakers at IFA earlier this month. Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Onkyo also introduced a voice-controlled speaker called Onkyo Smart Speaker G3. As per a press release issue by the company, Smart Speaker G3 comes with built-in Google Assistant and […]
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Huawei Band 2 Pro is now available in the US
Huawei has launched its new fitness tracker – the Band 2 Pro – in the United States. According to a press release issued by the company, the Band 2 Pro is now available via Amazon.com for $70. The fitness tracker was originally announced back in July and includes features like heart rate monitor, sleep tracker, […]
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Google rolls out new Play Store design
Google is quietly rolling out a new Play Store design to the Android users worldwide. It is a not a full revamp but just includes a new navigation bar and some tweaks to the existing section menu. New navigation bar functions as a sub-menu of the sections in the main menu. Like Home has ‘For […]
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Is Motorola planning to launch an Android One smartphone?
Popular leakster @evleaks on Saturday shared a press render of a Motorola smartphone with Android One branding, leading to speculation that Lenovo-owned Motorola Mobility might be planning to launch an Android One smartphone. While the details about the alleged device are unclear at this point, the render look exactly like the back of the recently […]
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Samsung’s Note 8 breaks pre-sale records despite Note 7 debacle
The massive Note 7 disaster doesn’t seem to have impacted the pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 8 smartphone in the US. The Korean manufacturer on Friday announced that more Note 8 units have been sold than the previous Note phones during the same time period. The Galaxy Note 8 is an amazing smartphone, but there […]
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HDR YouTube support comes to smartphones
Google is starting to roll-out support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos in YouTube Android application. Available via an app update, the HDR YouTube support is now available on Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8, Google Pixel, LG V30, and Sony Xperia XZ Premium. If you have a smartphone, which is capable of displaying HDR […]
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Xiaomi Mi Note 3 to launch alongside Mi Mix 2 on Sept 11
Xiaomi has confirmed the rumours that the company is planning to announce the Mi Note 3 smartphone at the Mi Mix 2 launch event next week. The Chinese company’s co-founder Bin Lin earlier today shared a teaser of the upcoming Mi Note 3 on his Weibo page. Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 2 launch event is scheduled […]
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Google Play Family Library expands to nine more countries
Google is rolling out the Family Library feature to nine additional markets. The company has updated the Google Play Help section with information about the new markets and we expect to see an official announcement later today. The Android users in Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, and Ukraine will now […]