Indian smartphone vendor XOLO on Wednesday introduced three new Android phones in the country. Part of the company’s Era line-up, the new Era 3X, Era 2V and Era 3 phones will go on pre-order starting today and the sales will start October 14. According to XOLO, the phones are exclusive to e-retailer Flipkart.com. Targeted to […]
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Airtel INR 1399 4G smartphone launch: All you need to know
In a bid to take on Reliance Jio’s affordable 4G feature phone, Airtel has launched an Android 4G phone in partnership with Karbonn. The smartphone is called Karbonn A40 Indian. Like the Reliance Jio phone, this Airtel 4G smartphone comes with a number of conditions, which you need to fulfil to be eligible for the […]
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OnePlus caught collecting personal user data: How to disable it
Smartphone maker OnePlus has been caught collecting huge amounts of personal user data from its smartphones. Security researcher Chris Moore recently discovered that OxygenOS, the Android-based operating system used in OnePlus devices, constantly sends data about which apps you use, when they are opened or closed, which Wi-Fi networks you are connecting to and when, […]
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Briefs: Skype gets Cortana, Save-for-later coming to Twitter & more
October 10: In our second news brief of the day, we have Cortana integration in Skype, Save-for-later support in Twitter, and Outlook for Android’s new calendar features. Also read: Samsung Briefs – Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro India price-cut, Note 8 root and more Microsoft adds Cortana in Skype for Android On the lines of Google […]
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Samsung Briefs: Galaxy C9 Pro India price-cut, Note 8 root & more
October 10: Today has been filled with lots of Samsung tidbits, so here is a whole Samsung-specific news brief. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro gets a price-cut in India Samsung has reduced the price-tag of its Galaxy C9 Pro phone in India. The phone is now available at INR 29,900, down from the earlier price-tag of […]
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Android Wear watches no longer need OTA updates for new features
Google has announced that Android Wear 2.0 has been hiding a very useful functionality all this time. According to the company, with Android Wear 2.0, the smartwatches no longer need over-the-air updates to get new features. They will be able to get the new features with the Android Wear app updates in Play Store. The […]
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Samsung launches Galaxy Tab A (2017) in India at INR 17,990
Samsung, South Korean tech giant, Tuesday launched the Galaxy Tab A (2017) in India. The tablet is an upgraded version of the company’s Galaxy Tab A LTE, which was released back in 2015 in the country. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017): Price and availability According to Samsung, the Tab A (2017) has been priced at […]
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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 India launch: Everything you need to know
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Tuesday launched its high-end Android smartphone – Mi Mix 2 – in the Indian market. The Mi Mix 2 is the company’s successor of the original Mi Mix smartphone, in which Xiaomi toyed with the idea of keeping bare minimum bezels. The first Mi Mix was not internationally released, but […]