Google revamps Gmail with Smart Replies, confidential mode, priority notifications and more [Update: ‘Nudge’ respond reminders now rolling out]

Update: Google has started rolling out respond reminder feature that will 'nudge' users to reply to emails they may have missed and to follow up on emails for which they haven’t received a response. This is enabled by default for users with the new Gmail enabled, but you can can turn it off from the Gmail settings menu. Google was spotted testing new improved Gmail feature like smart replies a few days ago and today the company started pushing the revamped Gmail for the web. The improved Gmail web brings the ability to click on attachments like photos without opening or scrolling through large conversations, new snooze button to put off emails, and more. Gmail also nudges you to follow up and respond to messages with quick reminders that appear next to your email messages so that you don't miss out on anything. Much like Gmail for iOS and Android, Web also gets Smart Replies that help you reply to messages faster. it also notifies you of high-priority notifications, can notify you of important messages to help you stay focused. Additionally, Gmail will start suggesting when to unsubscribe from newsletters or offers you no longer care about. it also pushes out warnings when a potentially risky ...

Honor 7C with 5.99-inch 18:9 FullView display, Snapdragon 450, dual rear cameras launching in India on May 22

Huawei's Honor brand is all set to introduce the Honor 10 smartphone globally at an event in London tomorrow, and the company already said that the phone will go on sale in India on May 16th. Now Honor India has sent out invite for the launch of its budget Honor 7C smartphone in India on May 22nd. Even though the invite doesn't mention the name of the phone, the teaser image clearly shows the design and the dual rear cameras of the phone. The phone is a direct competitor to the Redmi 5 that was launched earlier this year starting at Rs. 7999. Since the Honor 7X is exclusively to Amazon.in the 7C might go the same route. Honor 7C specifications 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0 Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP camera 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 158.3 x 76.7 x 7.8mm; Weight: 164g ...

Airtel completes acquisition of Telenor India

Airtel today announced that it has completed the acquisition Telenor India, after a year of entering into an agreement to acquire Telenor India’s running operations in seven circles – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam, and transfer of all of Telenor India’s assets including spectrum, licenses and operations, including its employees and customer base of 44 million as well as outstanding spectrum payments and other operational contracts, including tower lease. Airtel will add 43.4 MHz spectrum (5 MHz to 7.2 MHz in each of the seven circles) to its portfolio that will further bolster its network capacity and enhance customer experience. With the completion of this transaction, Airtel’s total mobile customer base in India now stands at over 330 million. All existing customers of Telenor India will now become a part of Airtel. "All the customers will be transitioned seamlessly to the Airtel network and will continue to enjoy uninterrupted services with the Same SIM, Same Number, and Same Plan/Pack benefits," said Airtel. Airtel also said that it plans to step up investments and aggressively expand its high speed data network across the country over the coming year as part of Project Leap, its network transformation program. Gopal Vittal, MD & ...

Samsung Galaxy S10 might feature an in-display fingerprint sensor

In-display fingerprint sensors are slowly catching up with tier one brands like Huawei, Vivo included the tech, and it's about time Samsung jump in on the bandwagon as well. Adding to the speculation that the 10th anniversary model of Samsung’s flagship series might be a standout, in-display fingerprint sensor. While some report claims that this year's Note 9 might in-display fingerprint sensor, Samsung is aiming to include the in-display fingerprint sensor only next-year with the Galaxy S10. However, it was reported that Samsung would make a final decision on this shortly and it now looks like the company has made a decision. Furthermore, it is also reported that Samsung has informed its suppliers that it has abandoned its plan to introduce the sensor with the Galaxy Note 9. Obviously, Samsung won’t be the first company to bring a smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor to market, but it should be superior compared to the one that Chinese OEMs are using. Samsung is said to be developing an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, which is said to be much more accurate. This sensor works by transmitting an ultrasonic pulse against the finger some of which is absorbed, and some sent back to the sensor through the minute details such as ...

Kult Impulse with 5.99-inch 18:9 display, 13MP front and rear cameras, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 8999

Kult has launched Impulse, the company's first smartphone this year. It has a 5.99-inch HD+ 18:9 TruView 2.5D curved glass display display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6739 SoC, runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash for capturing better selfies even in low lighting conditions and also has face unlock. It has dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots, has a fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 4000mAh battery that promises up to 12 days of standby time on LTE and up to 60 hours of music playback. The company says the phone has VoLTE support for Airtel, Jio, Vodafone and Idea. Kult Impulse specifications 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass IPS display 1.5GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6739 64-bit processor with PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU 3GB RAM, 32GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) OS Dual SIM 13MP Camera with LED flash 13MP front-facing camera with dual LED flash Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dimensions: 164.8 x 76.7 x 8.65 mm 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS 4000mAh battery The Kult Impulse comes in Black and ...

Huawei Watch 2 2018 water-resistant Wear OS smartwatch with 1.2-inch AMOLED display surfaces

Huawei is expected to launch the new Watch 2 2018 edition sometime this year, and today the wearable has surfaced on the internet, thanks to famous leakster Evan Blass. It will sport a 1.2-inch AMOLED display and will be powered by the Snapdragon 2100. [HTML1] The Huawei Watch 2 comes with AMOLED display with 390x390 resolution and 326PPI. It packs 768MB RAM and 4GB storage, and a 420mAh battery. Connectivity features include Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), GPS, eSIM, and has IP68 rating for water and dust resistance. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, heart rate, capacitance, ambient light, geomagnetic. Going by the leaked images, the Watch seems to have a bunch of Watch faces to customize the look. Huawei will be launching the Watch 2 2018 edition sometime this year, but we don't have the exact time frame of the same. The company recently patented a smartwatch that is specially designed for gaming. Though the Watch 2 2018 edition looks feature rich, it is not expected to come with NFC support. Source

Coolpad files two lawsuits against Xiaomi over patent litigation in China

Coolpad has announced that its unit has filed lawsuits against three group firms of Xiaomi for several patent Infringements. The company's subsidiary, Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific (Shenzhen) Co. Limited has filed a lawsuit against Xiaomi Telecom Technology Co, Xiaomi Technology Co, and Xiaomi Factory Co, in a court in Jiangsu province for using its patents without authorization. Yulong demands that Xiaomi companies should immediately stop the sale and production of some of the smartphone models, including the Xiaomi Mi 6, Mi Max 2, Mi Note 3, Mi 5X, Redmi Note 4X and Mi MIX 2. Going back in time, Yulong had filed a similar legal case against Xiaomi in a Shenzhen court in January 2018 as well. The patents involved in this lawsuit include systematic interactions or UI type patents. They all involve basic communication, display and interactive functions of mobile phones, and are difficult to circumvented or replaced. Furthermore, the company is also alleging that Xiaomi has violated its patented multi-SIM card design and other technology related to user interface. It is now demanding that Xiaomi compensate it for losses due to the alleged infringement. Regarding this, Coolpad Group CEO, Jiang Chao said: If cumulative achievements of thousands of R&D engineers’ working from day to night for 25 years, are arbitrarily plagiarized and ...

You can now reserve the OnePlus 6 on Amazon.in 4 days before the launch

This week, OnePlus will be unveiling its most-awaited flagship smartphone and  the successor of OnePlus 5T -- the OnePlus 6. This is the first device to sport a notch in OnePlus' portfolio. If you are one of those who is desperately waiting to get the hands on the OnePlus 6, here is a special sale from OnePlus that can actually work out in your favour. Having said that, it works only in the Indian market. OnePlus India last week announced Fast AF (Fast & First) sale, ahead of the launch in India on 17th May. As a part of the sale, customers can buy an Amazon.in e-Gift Card worth Rs. 1,000 between 13th-16th May 2018 that can be used to buy the OnePlus 6 on 21 and 22 May 2018 to avail additional cashback of Rs. 1,000 in the form of Amazon Pay balance and also extended manufacturer warranty of 3 months over and above the existing 1-year warranty on the OnePlus 6. This makes you one of the first few to own OnePlus 6 smartphone globally. Here are the steps you need to follow Purchase the Rs.1,000 OnePlus 6 Amazon.in e-Gift Card during the Fast AF sale on Amazon.in between May 13th and 16th on Amazon.in Redeem ...

Xiaomi to launch new Selfie smartphone in India on June 7, Redmi S2 expected to launch as Redmi Y2

Xiaomi India just scheduled an event in India on June 7th in New Delhi to launch the company's next selfie-focused smartphone. This will likely be theRedmi S2 which was introduced in China last week. It is expected to launch as Redmi Y2 since this looks like the successor of last year's Redmi Y1. The company is calling it #RealYou smartphone and the tweets have #FindYourSelfie hashtag. [HTML1] [HTML2] This comes with dedicated dual SIM and a microSD expansion slots arranged in a single tray, same as the Redmi Y1. Xiaomi Redmi S2 / Y2 specifications 5.99-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 1000:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits (typ) Brightness, 70.8% NTSC color gamut 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9 Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 5MP camera 16MP front-facing camera with LED flash Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor Dimensions: 160.73 × 77.26 × 8.1mm; Weight: 170g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery The Xiaomi Redmi S2 comes in ...

Smartphone shipments up 11% YoY in Q1 2018 in India, Xiaomi continues to lead with 30.3% share: IDC

According to IDC, Indian smartphone shipments reached 30 million units in Q1 2018 and has seen a healthy 11% YoY growth, but it remained flat when compared to the previous quarter; Q4 2017. As expected Xiaomi retained the top position for the second quarter in a row.  The company has expanded its offline channel and popularity of its models such as Redmi 5A and Redmi Note 5. The Online smartphone segment has seen a growth from 34.2% in Q4 2017 to 36% in Q1 2018. Xiaomi increased its share of total eTailer shipments from 32% a year ago to 53% in Q1 2018. As for the offline segment, Transsion continued to drive growth through its brands itel and Tecno, thanks to its aggressive expansion to smaller towns & cities by focusing on channel management and after-sales service. The flagship or the high-end segment saw a strong YoY growth of 68% thanks to the Samsung's Galaxy S9 series which arrived a quarter earlier this year and led with a 77% share in this segment. OnePlus top-end models - 5 and 5T continued to keep more than 50% share. OPPO and Vivo grabbed third and forth spot with 7.4% and 6.4% share, respectively. On the other hand, 4G feature phone market ...