Everyone of us has dozens of Android app installed on our smartphones and it is not a secret that app updates are one of the biggest data consumers. Even with Google’s Delta updates, just the sheer number of app updates each day can eat through the data balance of anyone with a limited plan. The […]
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Huawei to unveil its next P-series flagship phone on March 27
Chinese telecom giant Huawei has sent out invites for a press event on March 27 in Paris, where the company is expected to unveil its next P-series flagship smartphone. Rumoured to be called P20 (or P11), this flagship will be joined both two more models – P20 Plus and P20 Lite. These phones will succeed […]
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WhatsApp will soon let you send cash to friends with UPI
WhatsApp Messenger is gearing up to allow the users in India to send money to friends and family. This Facebook-owned chat app is currently testing the peer-to-peer (P2P) payments in the beta version, but the feature is not live for all users. First spotted by the folks at Gizmo Times, WhatsApp’s payments feature uses UPI […]
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Pixel users sue Google over microphone defects
The Pixel smartphones continue to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. A Fast Company report has revealed that Google is being sued for the original Pixel phones. A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the search giant in the United States alleging that the company knowingly sold defective Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones […]
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Pixel 2 will now shoot better photos in Instagram, WhatsApp and Snapchat (Update)
Update (Feb 8): Google has revealed that Pixel Visual Core is not used in the Google Camera app and the third-party applications are getting the first crack at it. The story below has been corrected to reflect this information. Earlier (Feb 6): Remember Pixel Visual Core, the custom image processing chip present in the Pixel […]
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Panasonic P100 with 5-inch HD screen to retail starting INR 5,299
Panasonic has expanded its smartphone portfolio with the launch of the P100. It is a budget smartphone and will be offered exclusively via Flipkart.com in India. The company will be offering two versions of the Panasonic P100 – 1GB RAM variant for INR 5,299 and the 2GB RAM variant for INR 5,999. The sales start […]
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Xiaomi India Feb 14 press event: Redmi Note 5 launch expected
Update (Feb 7): It seem Xiaomi maybe planning to introduce the Redmi Note 5 on February 14. According to a report in Techook, the website found references to Redmi Note 5 in the code of the event page on Xiaomi website. We were not able to independently verify these claims as all the Redmi Note […]
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Honor 7X launched in India (Update: Offline sales start Feb 9)
Update (Feb 7): Honor 7X will finally be available via physical retail stores in the country. According to Honor India, the 64GB storage variant of the smartphone will be offered via Honor partners stores and other major retailers beginning February 9. The 32GB version remains exclusive to Amazon India. Update (Feb 6): Honor India has […]