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Wednesday, 24 January 2018
iOS 11.3 to bring new Animoji, Health records, Battery status, ARKit Improvements and more
Apple today announced iOS 11.3 and previewed some of its features. The update will bring four new Animoji - lion, bear, dragon and skull for the iPhone X, ARKit 1.5 to developers to offer even more immersive AR experiences to recognize and place virtual objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors, and more accurately map irregularly shaped surfaces like circular tables for next-generation AR apps. It will also brings Business Chat for users to communicate directly with businesses right within Messages. It will launch in Beta with the public availability of iOS 11.3 this spring, with the support of select businesses including Discover, Hilton, Lowe’s and Wells Fargo. Regarding the new Business Chat, Apple said: With Business Chat, it's easy to have a conversation with a service representative, schedule an appointment or make purchases using Apple Pay in the Messages app. Business Chat doesn’t share the user’s contact information with businesses and gives users the ability to stop chatting at any time. As promised, the update will add new features to show battery health and recommend if a battery needs to be serviced. This feature will be available in Settings -> Battery for iPhone 6 and later. As promised, it will also be possible to disable Apple's ...
Moto X4 6GB RAM version with Android Oreo expected to launch in India exclusively on Flipkart on February 1
Motorola launched the Moto X4 smartphone in India back in November last year in 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variants. Now the company has started teasing the launch of new version of the smartphone in the country that hints at 6GB RAM version of the smartphone which has also been listed on Flipkart in Sterling Blue version without much details. [HTML1] [HTML2] It also teased that it will be powered by the newest and sweetest version of Android yet that hints that it will come with Android 8.0 (Oreo) out of the box. Moto X4 specifications 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection 2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU 6GB / 4GB RAM with 64GB , 3GB RAM with 32GB storge, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD) 12MP primary camera with Dual Autofocus Pixel sensor, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1.4um pixel size, 8MP ultra-wide angle secondary camera with 120-degree field of view, f/2.2 aperture, 1.12um pixel size, dual-tone LED flash, 4K video recording 16MP Front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1um pixel size Water and dust resistant (IP68) Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio ...
Qualcomm hit with 997 million euro fine by the EU over Apple mobile chip deals
The European Commission has fined Qualcomm with a record 997 million euros / $1.2 billion fine over abuse of dominant market position which is considered as breaching EU antitrust rules. EU claims that Qualcomm is using its power as a key LTE baseband chipsets by making significant payments to a key customer on condition it would not buy from rivals. EU states that Qualcomm has illegally shut out competition from the market for LTE baseband chipsets for over five years, thus cementing its position and market dominance. Qualcomm is said to have paid billions of dollars to Apple on a condition that it wouldn't buy chipsets from rivals. This made rivals of Qualcomm falls behind the race even if their products are superior. EU in a report states that Qualcomm signed an agreement with Apple in 2011, committing to make significant payments to Apple on condition that the company would exclusively use Qualcomm chipsets in its "iPhone" and "iPad" devices. In 2013, both the companies said to have extended the term of the agreement to the end of 2016. The deal made it clear that Qualcomm ceases the payments should Apple launch products with a chipset from the rival. Furthermore, Apple would have had to return to Qualcomm the ...
Google I/O 2018 scheduled from May 8 to 10
Google has finally revealed dates for its annual developer conference for 2018. It will be held from May 8th – May 10th. The company has not officially announced the dates but instead it had shared a puzzle like last time. Google Developers tweeted an image of binary text on its developer Twitter account, when solved it points google.com/io that asks to "Go behind the scenes with the I/O 2018 team". When you follow those hints it reveals the data and location. [HTML1] Last year at the I/O Google introduced Android O, Google Assistant, Daydream standalone headsets and more. Google has still not updated its official I/O page and there is no information about the registration. Google I/O 2018 will take place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California from May 8-10. Registrations are expected to open sometime at the end of February, 2018. Via
Vodafone, Flipkart offer 4G smartphones at an effective price of Rs. 999
Last year Vodafone started tie-ups with several manufacturers to offer affordable 4G smartphones. Today it has announced a partnership with Flipkart to offer entry-level 4G smartphones at an effective price of Rs. 999. Micromax, iVoomi, YU, Xolo, Intex, Swipe and Alcatel are the brand partners. As a part of this partnership, Vodafone has rolled out cash back offers on the select range of entry-level 4G Smartphone models available under Flipkart's #MyFirst4GSmartphone campaign. All existing and new Vodafone pre-paid customers who purchase any of the eligible popular entry level smartphones available on Flipkart can enjoy the cash back offers. To avail this special offer, customers have to recharge at least Rs. 150 per month for 36 months (recharges can be of any denomination totaling to a minimum of Rs. 150 per month). At the end of 18 months, customers will receive a cash back of Rs. 900 and after another 18 months, a cash back of Rs. 1,100 respectively, thus availing a total cashback of Rs 2000. Cash back will be credited to their Vodafone M-Pesa wallets. You can check out more details on Flipkart. Commenting on the latest offer, Avneesh Khosla, Associate Director – Consumer Business, Vodafone India said: We are delighted to partner with Flipkart and ...
Samsung 860 PRO and 860 EVO Solid State Drives with up to 4TB capacity announced
Samsung has announced 860 PRO and 860 EVO Solid State Drives successors of 850 PRO and 850 EVO that were introduced back in 2015. Both these come in up to 4TB capacities to hold up to 114 hours and 30 minutes of 4K Ultra HD video. These combine 512Gb and 256Gb 64-layer V-NAND, up to 4GB LPDDR4 mobile DRAM and MJX controller that also enables faster communication with the host system. The Samsung 860 PRO and 860 EVO support up to 560 / 550 MB/s read and 530 / 520 MB/s write speeds and come with five-year limited warranty, or up to 4,800 terabytes written (TBW) for the 860 PRO and up to 2,400 TBW for the 860 EVO. The 860 PRO comes in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities and is available in 2.5-inch form factor for PCs, laptops, workstations and NAS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LVQofdXK74 The 860 EVO comes in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities in a 2.5-inch for PCs and laptops, as well as mSATA and M.2 form factors for ultra-slim computing applications. Samsung said that the 860 EVO has up to six times longer sustained performance than its predecessor due to enhanced Intelligent TurboWrite technology. Category 860 PRO 860 EVO Interface SATA 6 Gbps Form Factor 2.5-inch 2.5-inch, mSATA, M.2 Storage Memory Samsung ...
Xiaomi begins MIUI 10 development
Xiaomi introduced MIUI 9 back in July last year along with the Mi 5X smartphone which has already rolled out to several devices. Yesterday at the 2017 Annual Meeting for MIUI division to discuss about the past year and future development, the company said that it has started the development of MIUI 10. This was confirmed by Hong Feng, Co-Founder and Vice President of Xiaomi who leads the MIUI division. Since the development of MIUI 10 is still in early stages, new features and design changes are still in concept stage so we will only know when the company decides to reveal some details about the major MIUI update in the coming months. In an interview last year, Hong Feng hinted that Artificial Intelligence could be one of the key features in MIUI 10. Hope we can expect AI and machine learning features to MIUI 10. Xiaomi continues to work on MIUI 9 and it recently rolled out MIUI 9.2 update that brought a lot of features that were originally unveiled at the launch of MIUI 9. Recently it confirmed that some of its old smartphones will not get the MIUI 10 update. Source 1, 2
LG and Huawei might not announce their flagship smartphones at MWC 2018: Report
It is a well-known fact that LG has decided not to launch their next flagship smartphone; the G7 at the MWC 2018 event next month. New to join the list is Huawei which according to industry reports is planning on skipping the flagship announcement at the MWC event. If rumors are to be believed, Huawei is looking at hosting a special event in April in Europe to showcase the P20 flagships, while limiting the MWC announcements to tablet PCs and 2-in-1 laptops. The company in 2017 had introduced the P10 flagships at the MWC. Huawei is delaying the launch in order to overlook issues such as preparing the phone for American markets, stabilization of supply and demand for next chipsets, improvement in standards of triple cameras. We already learned that LG would skip the G7 announcement. Instead, it is expected to introduce the V30+ α with enhanced A.I features. A high-ranking official of a mobile network said,"Models that will be introduced by LG Electronics at MWC 2018 will inherit current design of V30 and have partial changes to some of its parts and name changes." Samsung has no change of plans, and it will launch the S9 and S9+ as per the schedule. It is also likely ...
Vivo V7 Review
Vivo launched the V7 smartphone soon after the launch of V7+ that we had reviewed recently. It has a FullView 18:9 display, but in a smaller size compared to the V7, is powered by Snapdragon 450 and has the same 24-megapixel front camera. How good is the smartphone? Let us find out in the complete review. Box contents Vivo V7 smartphone in Matte Black color Headset with microphone 2-pin charger (5V-2A) Clear protective case SIM ejector tool User manual and warranty information Display, Hardware and Design The phone has a 5.7-inch 2.5D curved glass display with a resolution of 1440 by 720 pixels and a pixel density of about 282 PPI. It has a 18:9 aspect ratio and a screen-to-body ratio of 83.6% since it has minimal bezels, so it is good for media consumption, and you also get an option to stretch the content on the screen when watching videos on apps such as YouTube to fit the 18:9 display. The screen is not sharp compared to a 1080p screen so some might find the content dull. It also has Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. There is a Full Screen mode in the display settings also lets you run apps in the Full Screen mode to display more content. ...
Apple shipped 29 million iPhone X units in Q4 2017: Canalys
According to Canalys, Apple is said to have shipped around 29 million iPhone X in Q4 2017 making it the best selling smartphone in the world during the holidays season. Out of the 29 million units, 7 million units were shipped in China. The reason for the high sales is the Apple's upgrade centric markets where the company enjoys huge customer base. Though Apple initially faced supplier problems in November during the time of launch, it quickly caught up and started shipping the phone faster than expected. The demand for the iPhone X in December has exceeded the expectations in some markets by the end of the quarter. The trade-in program also helped Apple big time. Despite the big price tag and initial launch struggles, the iPhone X still made an impact. Moving along, apart from the iPhone X, Apple’s iPhone SE, 6s, 7 and 8 models also shipped in good number considering the fact that the older iPhones are still a value for money products. Commenting on the same, Ben Stanton, Analyst at Canalys said: The iPhone X performance is impressive for a device priced at US$999, but it is slightly below industry expectations. Apple struggled with supply issues in early November but achieved a massive uplift in ...
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