Panasonic P100 with 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 5299

Panasonic today launched P100, the company's latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch 2.5D curved glass screen with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek SoC with 1GB/2GB RAM depending on the model, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, both with LED flash. It has dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots, has a fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 2200mAh removable battery. Panasonic P100 specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection 1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU 1GB /2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory with up to 128GB microSD Android 7.0 (Nougat) 8MP rear camera with LED flash 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 145x73x9.9mm; Weight: 174.8g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 2200mAh battery The Panasonic P100 comes in Blue, Black, Gold and Dark Grey colors, is priced at Rs. 5299 for the 1GB RAM version and the 2GB RAM version costs Rs. 5999. It will be available exclusively from Flipkart starting today midnight. Panasonic has also introduced "Gold Utsav consumer offer" with the launch of Panasonic P100. With this offer, lucky customers ...

Samsung Gear Sport Review

The wearable market in India is progressively gaining momentum owing to its affordability, thanks to Chinese counterparts. These days, the affordable/basic wearable segment offer array of features including phone notifications, steps taken, heart rate, sleep monitor, and others, which in turn attracts the first time buyers. It is indeed safe to say that the tech, which incorporates health and fitness is on the rise among the Indian youths. It's been approximately four years since Samsung made its presence in the wearable market and launched more than 6 to 7 wearables till now. Initially, introduced at the IFA 2017, Samsung launched the Gear Sport smartwatch in India with a changeable standard 20mm strap. With Gear Sport, the company is planning to take it to the whole new level. as it is fully waterproof and can track your swims underwater, recording lap time and much more. We got hold of the Samsung Gear Sport recently. Check out the review below. Unboxing https://youtu.be/xPn7nw6Le_Y Box Contents Samsung Gear Sport smartwatch in Black color 2-pin charger (5V-700mA) Charging Dock Additional wrist strap in small size User manual and warranty information Design Talking about the design, the Gear Sport looks like any other smartwatch under the Samsung’s portfolio. It looks good, premium ...

Maruti Suzuki and Google team up to provide Assistant voice support at Auto Expo 2018

Maruti Suzuki and Google have teamed up to offer AI-enabled voice assistant for auto enthusiasts attending the 14th edition of Auto Expo that is happening in India. The Google Assistant on smartphones lets access various kinds of information regarding the expo, along with details about the MSIL exhibit. It is the first-of-its-kind collaboration and you need is to have Google Assistant installed on your Android device. To access Maruti Suzuki assistance, users need to fire up Assistant by saying the hot word "Hey Google" followed by "Go to Maruti Suzuki." Post which the Maruti Suzuki voice helper starts a conversation in which you can request for information such as “What are the timings of Auto Expo?” The Assistant answers query on the basic details of the Auto Expo, MSIL showcase of cars, and more. User can simply ask what they want, or tap the popular query tabs on the screen. The various suggestion that can be asked to Maruti Suzuki voice helper includes, book me a pass for the auto expo, how to reach auto expo, what are the new launches at Auto expo and much more.

Honor 7X coming to offline stores in India, Red Limited Edition goes on sale on Amazon from Feb 9

Huawei's Honor brand recently said that the Honor7X is now made in India and the company in partnership with Flex has started manufacturing the phone at Flex’s plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. Today the company has announced that the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version of the smartphone will be available across Honor partner stores pan India starting from February 9th at the same online price of Rs. 15,999. The Honor 7X Red Limited Edition that was teased in India last week will be available exclusively from Amazon.in starting from February 9th at 1PM for Rs. 12,999.  The Red edition is expected to available in limited quantities since the company already said that only 20,000 units will be made available for the overseas market. Honor 7X specifications 5.93-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU 4GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera 8MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 156.5 x 75.3 x 7.6mm; Weight: 165g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS / GLONASS 3340mAh ...

Samsung Galaxy C10 Plus with Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks

Details about Samsung Galaxy C10 and C10 Plus surfaced last year, we even saw some live images of the C10 showing off its dual rear cameras. Now the Galaxy C10 Plus with the model number SM-C9100 has surfaced on AnTuTu listing revealing some of the specifications. The benchmark reveals that it will feature a 1080p screen, which could be 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED, similar to the C9 Pro. It also reveals Snapdragon 660 SoC with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. It shows that it will run Android 7.1 (Nougat), which is not surprising since it is yet to release Android Oreo update for its smartphones. It doesn't reveal any details about the camera, but it is rumored to feature dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash. It is also rumored to feature additional button under the volume rocker for Bixby access and will likely feature a unibody metal design. We still don't have any details about the battery capacity, which we should know in the coming weeks. Source

Google Play Services update brings fix for Android ‘Check for update’ button on Pixel/Nexus devices

Check for update button on Android does nothing expecting for manually checking for updates in case you haven't got an update notification automatically. However, back in September manually pushing the check for button update on Nexus and Pixel phones would fetch an available update even if the background check wouldn't.  However, an update to Google Play Services has broken the feature, and it was reported that the function would return only in 2018. Now since it is 2018, the feature is back again working on the said phones. The v12.2.09  beta that rolled out yesterday is said to have fixed the button, and it was successfully fetching the available updates when checked manually. The feature's return was spotted first spotted on Reddit, and since it is only limited to Pixel and Nexus series, it was working on first gen and second generation Pixel smartphones. You can test out the Google  Play Services 12.2.09 by signing up for the beta on Play Store or manually download the  APK and side-load it. So after installing the latest APK, if you are in the January security update, you can try checking for February security patch which was rolled out earlier this week. Source | Via

UC Browser 12.0 for Android launched officially, clocks 130 million monthly active users in India

At an event UCWeb today officially released UC Browser 12, especially for the India market. This supports faster video content consumption on mobile, which now consumes 50% less data and buffers with zero time lag. The company has also announced that UC Browser has crossed 130 Million Monthly Active Users (MAUs) in India as of January 2018. It also says that it is leading with market share of over 43% as per StatCounter, and is the sixth-most downloaded app in India. With the latest update, users can save over 50% internet data while watching videos, which can play without buffering and can be watched while it is downloading. It has automatic switch definition and a video preview feature as well. It also promises better viewing experience for lower-end phones and optimizes video loading and downloading of top sites and pre-loading of video information flow It also includes Smart Weather and Smart Zodiac Signs. Check out the complete changelog below. New features in UC Browser 12.0 Save 50% data - Latest video coding format, VP9 Codec helps to save up to 50 % data as compared to the last version, while returning the same video quality Flexibility of switching definition - Supports new Media Source Extensions, introduced ...

Lenovo recalls some ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptops over fire hazard concern

Lenovo has announced a recall of 83,500 (78,000 in the U.S. and 5,500 in Canada) ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Generation laptops (with machine type  20HQ, 20HR, 20K3 or 20K4), manufactured between December 2016 and October 2017 over concerns of  fire hazard. It said that it has worked with United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for voluntary recall of these laptops. Lenovo said that it has received three customer reports worldwide of an overheat condition related to an unfastened screw which resulted in damage to the customer's laptops, but it has not received reports of fire or damage to persons or property, other than to the laptop PCs. On  investigation and analysis it has found out that an unfastened, small screw, left in the unit during manufacture, could damage the surface of the lithium ion polymer battery and cause a short, leading to rapid cell discharge of the battery. This defect was the reason for three failures. It also said that the recall is due to a manufacturing process lapse which Lenovo’s engineers have subsequently fixed. "Having taken the time to fully understand and correct this manufacturing issue, Lenovo is fully confident that its current ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptops meet Lenovo’s high quality and safety standards," said Lenovo. If ...

Wileyfox enters administration to repay its debt

UK-based Wileyfox enters administration to restructure its debt, and this information is now being revealed by the community manager of Wileyfox on Reddit. For those who are unaware, the administration is a process in the UK where the company gives full control of itself to a person,  in order to pay off debts to creditors.  Wileyfox entered the smartphone market with Android smartphones with the launch of Storm and Swift phones and then later in mid-2016 it announced the low-end Spark. The company soon after Cyanogen collapsed, it started developing its own custom ROM for phones. Now the with the company entering administration, the community manager of Wileyfox on Reddit have been laid off. However, at this moment it is unclear if Wileyfox is permanently shutting down, but if the administrators can pay off the company's debts, then Wileyfox could return back to its business at some point. However, the UK company's House listing for Wileyfox shows the company is still active. The company didn't make a formal announcement either on its site or any of its social media accounts. We will have to wait for a while before the company comes out and announces the latest development in this regards. Source | Via

Nokia and Qualcomm achieve 5G NR Interoperability

Back in September last year, Qualcomm and Nokia announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP. Today both the companies have announced that they have successfully completed interoperability testing in the 3.5Ghz and 28Ghz spectrum compliant with the global 3GPP 5G NR Release 15 standard using Nokia AirScale base station and device prototypes from Qualcomm Technologies. Nokia, Qualcomm Technologies and operators including BT/EE, Deutsche Telekom, Elisa, KT, LGU+, NTT DOCOMO, Optus, SKT, Telia and Vodafone Group are already committed to working together in verifying and trialing 5G NR technology. This will be based on the successful interoperability tests of the flexible 5G NR interface from Nokia and Qualcomm Technologies which will support a wide array of 5G services and various deployment scenarios. As announced last year, Nokia and Qualcomm Technologies continue working closely in driving the industry, leading to widescale 5G deployments in 2019 based on 3GPP standard-compliant 5G infrastructure and devices. This will enable timely commercial network launches in 2019, in particular in the United States, China, Japan, Korea and Europe. Source