Huawei launches accidental protection plans for Huawei and Honor smartphones in India

Huawei today has announced affordable protection plans for Huawei and Honor smartphones. It has partnered with OneAssist, ubiquitous platform for assistance and protection programs to provide these plans to consumers in India. The new protection plan is available on all smartphones available on Amazon.in. The protection plan is available for Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei P20 lite, and all Honor smartphones including Honor 7X, Honor V10, Honor 8 Pro, among others. The protection plans start from Rs. 1249 and are valid for one year from the date of the activation of the program. According to the company, the new protection plans will cover any kind of accidental and liquid damage to the device, including unintentional drops. Under these plans, the customers are entitled to free pick up and drop, 24x7 on-call assistance, cashless claim service among others. The free pickup-drop service is available for customers on a PAN India basis. The plan auto-activates within 15 days of purchase. Huawei currently has 21 exclusive service centers and 250+ authorized service centers. Commenting on the new plans, Sanjeev, Vice President Sales, Huawei India - Consumer Business Group, said in a statement:  At Huawei, we are focused towards creating consumer centric service environment for hassle-free customer care. Having collaborated with one of the ...

Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP front and rear cameras, Android Oreo announced

Exactly after a year from launching the Galaxy Wide 2, Samsung in partnership with SK Telecom has announced the Wide 3 smartphone which like its predecessor will be exclusive to South Korea. The Galaxy Wide 3 sports a 5.5-inch HD display, and packs a 13MP rear camera.  The Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 is powered by an Octa-Core processor, packs 2GB of RAM with 32GB storage. It runs on Android Oreo right out of the box. According to the company, both Wide and wide 2 combinedly have sold more than 1.3 million units. Among those who have purchased the Wide 2,  about 70% of customers over 40 and 25% of customers under 10. Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 specifications 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display 1.6 GHz octa-Core processor 2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable up to 400GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Dual SIM 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, 1080p video recording 13MP front-facing camera,  f/1.9 aperture 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS/ GLONASS 3300mAh battery The Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 will be available in silver and black colors and is priced at 297,000 won ($275 or Rs. 18,829 approx.). The phone will be available from tomorrow. SK Telecom Smart Device Group head of the palace said: We ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Android 8.1 Oreo MIUI 9.5 update with gesture support, Dual 4G VoLTE starts rolling out

Xiaomi started rolling out MIUI 9.5 in March and as per the schedule Redmi Note 5 Pro was supposed to get the update in April. Towards end of April, company revised the schedule and said that it will roll out MIUI 9.5 update for Redmi Note 5 Pro in May with a surprise. MIUI 9.5 for Redmi Note 5 Pro was leaked last month and it was based on Android Oreo 8.1, so it was not difficult to guess what surprise Xiaomi kept for users. Earlier this week, users on Mi Community started reporting that they started receiving MIUI Global Stable 9.5.6.0 update on their Redmi Note 5 Pro. MIUI 9.5.6.0 brought Treble support along with Android Oreo 8.1 and March security patch to Redmi Note 5 Pro. This update also enabled New Notifications Shade and Full Screen Gestures on device but it is the same buggy version which was leaked last month and soon after updating, users started reporting laggy performance and degraded camera quality issues. As per our sources, Xiaomi had no plans to release this version but it was rolled out accidently and so Xiaomi pulled back the update and deleted update announcement thread within an hour without ...

Vivo V9 Blue 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia limited edition announced

Vivo, official smartphone sponsor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia at an event in Beijing  announced several campaigns and introduced a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia V9 Blue limited edition. To commemorate Vivo’s sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup, a Vivo limited edition smartphone will be immortalised at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland. "This will be the first-ever limited edition smartphone to join a prestigious collection of significant artefacts and memorabilia, which chronicle the growth of football into a global culture," said the company. "My Time, My FIFA World Cup" campaign include the Vivo Super Fan Photographer programme, providing fans with  pitch-side, stadium and warm up session access, as well as the Vivo Super Time project, which will elevate the fan experience during the FIFA World Cup performance segment. It also introduced Vivo Super Fan Photographers’ programme, which will recruit football fans, consumers and special guests who are passionate about photography to participate in the 2018, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and document extraordinary moments through unprecedented close-up access. There is also  Vivo Super Time project, where there will be a series of unique music-themed activities throughout the tournament, including the Vivo Super DJ show at all 64 matches. For the FIFA World Cup ...

JBL GO 2 waterproof portable Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 2999

HARMAN International has launched the JBL GO 2 in India. It is a portable, compact Bluetooth speaker that is waterproof with the IPX7 rating. Since it is Bluetooth, users can wirelessly stream music or with a wired connection from any smartphone or tablet. The company claims that it can last up to 5 hours on continuous playtime. It also comes with built-in echo and noise canceling speakerphone offering crystal clear phone call experience. The JBL GO 2 packs a block-shaped design with soft, curved edges. It comes in 12 eye-catching colors options. Of-the-moment shades like Ash Gray, Icecube Cyan, Seafoam Mint, Lemonade Yellow, Sunkissed Cinnamon, Pearl Champagne, Midnight Black, Deep Sea Blue, Moss Green, Coral Orange, Ruby Red, Slate Navy. The JBL GO 2 is priced at Rs. 2,999 and is available at various retail stores and chains, and at 350 key Samsung brand stores across the country. Sumit Chauhan, Vice President – Lifestyle Audio, HARMAN India said: We are extremely delighted to introduce the all-new JBL GO 2 – this ultra-portable, compact, palm-sized, brightly colored, waterproof speaker will impress music lovers with its richer and clearer audio output. JBL GO, the earlier version of GO 2, was an instant hit amongst Indian music lovers. Its portability and audio quality ...

iVooMi i2 with 5.45-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras, Dual Active 4G VoLTE, 4000 mAh battery launched for Rs. 7499

Chinese smartphone maker iVOOMi has launched iVooMi i2, the company's latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ display, is powered by MT6739 SoC with 3GB of RAM, runs  has a 13-megapixel rear camera with a secondary 2-megapixel rear camera to capture depth information for portrait shots with bokeh effects. It has an 8-megapixel front camera with LED flash, face unlock.  It has a glass back with 15-layer optical coating panel, dual active 4G VoLTE support to keep switching data between both SIMs simultaneously and a 4000mAh battery. iVooMi i2 specifications 5.45-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display 1.5GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6739 64-bit processor with PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB Android 8.1 (Oreo) Hybrid Dual SIM ( nano + nano / microSD) 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, secondary 2MP rear camera 8MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dimensions: 148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm; Weight: 137g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS 4000mAh battery The iVooMi i2 comes in Bronze Gold, Olive Black and Indigo Blue colors, is priced at Rs. 7499 and is available exclusively from Flipkart.

Microsoft SMS Organizer app delivers CBSE Class 10, Class 12 board exam results to your phone even if you are offline

Microsoft is bringing a very interesting feature to its SMS Organizer app; the app can now deliver your CBSE Class 10, Class 12 board exam results directly to your inbox even when you are offline. Instead of refreshing your browser to check results, you can register on the app to get them delivered directly. Microsoft had partnered with CBSE to display the board exam results on bing.com back in 2016, and is now extending the experience to Microsoft SMS Organizer as well. To get your results, firstly you need to have SMS organizer app installed and then look out for the notification from SMS Organizer to register for CBSE results. Click on the notification and register with your details like your roll number, school code, and date of birth to complete registration. Once you are registered, on result day, you will get a notification of your result, and you just have to click to see your scorecard. This is really an easy way to get your results delivered directly to your mobile as soon as they are released. This works even without an internet connection on result day. Source

WhatsApp for Android beta gets option to show or hide media in gallery, new contact shortcut

WhatsApp is rolling out yet another beta update bringing the version number to V2.18.159. This update hints at two new features; new contact shortcut and media visibility. The new Media visibility feature allows you to choose the visibility of shared media. You can modify the settings from WhatsApp Settings, Data and Storage Usage, where you will have a new option called Media visibility. Enabling this option will show all the downloaded media in a gallery outside of WhatsApp. Disabling this will hide the downloaded media in the gallery which is obvious. While you can see the media within the app, it won't be visible in the gallery. This might not be available for everyone yet. Next on the list is the new contact shortcut, addition to new group, similar to the WhatsApp for iOS app that is available on Android as well. Pressing this shortcut will help you in quickly creating a new contact. If you are a WhatsApp beta tester, you can download the update from Play Store or from APK mirror here. Via

Samsung’s upcoming Gear smartwatch said to use Wear OS instead of Tizen

There were rumors and reports on Chinese social network Weibo from earlier this week suggesting that the upcoming Gear smartwatch might run on the Wear OS instead of Tizen. While these rumors might be a hit or a miss, now comes another confirmation from none other than Evan Blass who said to have spotted Samsung employees wearing Gear watches running not Tizen, but Wear OS. Seen on the wrists of Samsung employees: Gear watches running not Tizen, but Wear OS. — Evan Blass (@evleaks) May 23, 2018 Though the information sounds appealing and leads us to believe that Samsung might be changing its gear for the Gear smartwatch, it doesn't necessarily mean that the company would bring this to the masses ditching its own Tizen OS. But it is sure looks like the company is toying with the idea. Samsung's default go-to OS for wearables has always been the Tizen since for quite some time now, but the long lacking developer support has always been a burning issue for Samsung and its user base. Either way, it still needs to be seen which way Samsung would take at the end of the day. It would definitely be interesting to see Samsung experimenting by launching Gear Smartwatch in ...

Facebook market place expands to home service professionals

Facebook today has expanded its marketplace to home service professionals. The company says that it has included this section as it topped the recommendations related queries on Facebook in the US compared to other topics.  The company says that it has worked with industry leaders Handy, HomeAdvisor and Porch, Marketplace and will provide an all-in-one place to complete your next home project right from proposal to completion, offer hundreds of thousands of top-rated professionals across the US, will also help you simplify decision taking by suggesting professionals’ ratings, reviews, credentials, and location. It also lets you send requests to multiple professionals at once describing the project. Lastly, this makes it easier to communicate in real-time with your service professional via Messenger. The new Facebook Home Service experience will be rolling out from today, and it will be available across the US over the coming weeks. Source