OPPO A83 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, 4GB RAM, face unlock announced

OPPO has announced A83, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘A series’ in China, after it was certified recently. It has a 5.7 HD+ full-screen 2.5D curved glass display, has 4GB RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with support for A.I beauty technology as well as … Continue reading "OPPO A83 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, 4GB RAM, face unlock announced"

Reliance Jio introduces surprise cashback offer – Up to Rs. 3300 cashback on recharge of Rs. 399 or more

Reliance Jio introduced triple-cashback offer last month, after extending the offer twice, the offer is finally ending today. Now it has launched new surprise cashback offer for the new year that offers 100% cashback that offers Rs. 400 worth vouchers on recharge of Rs. 399 or more as well as cashback up to Rs. 300 from … Continue reading "Reliance Jio introduces surprise cashback offer – Up to Rs. 3300 cashback on recharge of Rs. 399 or more"

OnePlus 5 OxygenOS 5.0 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out, Face Unlock coming soon

Just after a month of rolling out  Android 8.0 (Oreo) open beta update for the OnePlus 5, OnePlus today started rolling out stable Android Oreo update for the users as a Christmas Gift, ahead of the promised early 2018 time-frame.  OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei has finally confirmed that the OnePlus 5 will get OnePlus 5T’s Face … Continue reading "OnePlus 5 OxygenOS 5.0 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out, Face Unlock coming soon"

Xiaomi Mi Home No. 1 Mi Fan Sale from Dec 23 to Jan 1: Discounts on smartphones and accessories

After its No. 1 Mi Fan Sale online, Xiaomi has announced sale at their Mi Home stores. This lets customers get the smartphones and accessories at a discounted rates at Mi Home Stores across 15 Mi Homes in 6 cities between December 23rd 2017 to January 1st 2018. Discounts on Xiaomi products during No.1 Mi Fan Sale … Continue reading "Xiaomi Mi Home No. 1 Mi Fan Sale from Dec 23 to Jan 1: Discounts on smartphones and accessories"

Xiaomi Mi Band HRX Edition Review

A year after launching the Mi Band 2 in the country, Xiaomi launched the Mi Band HRX Edition in India in partnership with HRX by Hrithik Roshan back in September. This has the same  OLED display and a similar design, but doesn’t have a heart rate sensor. I have been using it for over a couple of months now. Let … Continue reading "Xiaomi Mi Band HRX Edition Review"

Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 and A8+ 2018, Honor 9 Lite, Xiaomi Mi A1 Special Edition Red and more

Samsung this week introduced Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphones, 10.or launched its budget 10.or D smartphone, Xiaomi launched its Mi A1 Special Edition Red version, Huawei introduced Enjoy 7S and the Honor brand introduced the Honor 9 Lite, and lots more that happened this week in our weekly roundup. Samsung this week  announced the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy … Continue reading "Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 and A8+ 2018, Honor 9 Lite, Xiaomi Mi A1 Special Edition Red and more"

Chrome Dev and Canary for Android get a new video player with YouTube-style media controls

Video player on Chrome did not have many features, except for play/pause button, a timeline of the video and other controls that the website has included. However, a brand new video player has appeared in in Chrome Dev and Canary that brings YouTube-like double-tap to fast-forward/rewind controls.  With the new design, you can tap on the middle … Continue reading "Chrome Dev and Canary for Android get a new video player with YouTube-style media controls"

HMD Global estimated to have shipped around 16 million Nokia phones in Q3 2017

HMD Global since it started selling Nokia branded phones just over a year ago has said to have shipped around 16 million units in the Q3 2017. According to the market share report for Q3 2017 shared by analyst firms, they have witnessed strong demand for Android-powered Nokia phones and feature phones as well. As per … Continue reading "HMD Global estimated to have shipped around 16 million Nokia phones in Q3 2017"

Apple faces class action lawsuits over intentionally slowing down old iPhones

Apple intentionally slowing down iPhones with aged batteries to preserve its life surely has raised a controversy over the past few days, and now it landed the company in class action lawsuit in Los Angeles. The lawsuit accuses the company saying that it a fraud designed to lure users in upgrading to the latest model. Apart from … Continue reading "Apple faces class action lawsuits over intentionally slowing down old iPhones"

Apple sanctioned in Qualcomm court case for withholding evidence documents

In a surprising note, Apple has been sanctioned in Qualcomm court case for withholding relevant documents. The lawsuit against Qualcomm by FTC alleges that Apple was forced to use Qualcomm modem chips exclusively.  Nathanael Cousins; U.S. Magistrate Judge in San Jose, California has ordered Apple to pay $25,000 for each day that it fails to produce … Continue reading "Apple sanctioned in Qualcomm court case for withholding evidence documents"