Samsung Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J8 with Super AMOLED Infinity displays launched in India starting at Rs. 13990

Samsung just launched the Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J8, the company's latest smartphone in the 'J Series' in India, as expected. The J6 and J8 have  5.6-inch and 6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass displays. The J6 is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7870 14nm SoC, while the J8 comes with Snapdragon 450 with up to 4GB of RAM. Both the phones run Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Samsung's own UI on top.  The Galaxy J6 has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera, both with LED flash and f/1.9 aperture, while the J8 comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a secondary  5-megapixel rear camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots with bokeh. It also has a 16-megapixel front camera. Both the phones come with a fingerprint sensor on the back and also feature face unlock. Samsung Galaxy J6 specifications 5.6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display 1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 14nm processor with Mali T830 GPU 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Dual SIM 13MP rear camera ...

WhatsApp group video calling starts rolling out for Android and iOS

WhatsApp has finally rolled out the much needed and asked group video calling and it is live on Android and iOS. With this new update, users can start a group video call. Back in February, WhatsApp V2.18.39 beta for Android had references of group video calling.  [HTML1] The group video calling feature lets you add as many as four group members and is already live with in-app version 2.18.145, however, despite running the latest version, you will have to be very lucky to have this feature as it is a server-side roll out and not everyone will have access to it by default. Only a handful of users get to use the new feature, this feature cannot be activated with an invitation system like with many features that WhatsApp is testing. Same goes for iOS platform as well, WhatsApp version 2.18.52 for iOS brings the group video calling. To start a group video calling, open WhatsApp, select a participant that you wish to have a video call, and if you have the feature, you will see a new “Add participant” button and if you can't do a group video call if you don't see "Add participant." Source

Moto G6 with 5.7-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras and Moto G6 Play with 4000mAh battery launching in India on June 4

Update: Motorola India has just sent out invites for the launch of G6 and G6 Play on June 6th. It also confirmed that the G6 will be launched exclusively on Amazon India and the G6 Play will be available exclusively on Flipkart online. Both these will also be available through Moto Hub Stores. Earlier: Motorola introduced the 2018 Moto G and Moto E lineup including  Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus, Moto G6 Play, Moto E5 and Moto E5 Plus last month. Today Motorola India has started teasing the launch of Moto G6 and Moto G6 Play smartphones. Both the phones have 18:9 displays and feature a fingerprint sensor. [HTML1] Moto G6 specifications 5.7-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 IPS display 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Dual SIM 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 5MP secondary rear camera 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash Fingerprint sensor P2i water-repellent nano coating Dimensions: 153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm; Weight: 167g 3.5mm audio jack,  Front-ported loud speaker, Dolby Audio, 3 mics 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C ...

Microsoft acquires California-based AI startup Semantic Machines

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Semantic Machines.Inc which is a California-based company that has developed a revolutionary new approach to building conversational AI. The company's tech uses machine learning to enable users to discover, access and interact with information and services in a much more natural way. On the other hand, Microsoft too has breakthroughs in the fundamental building blocks of conversational AI which includes speech recognition and natural language understanding. With this new acquisition, Microsoft is aiming to expand its vision of computers where they could see, hear talk and understand as humans. The company says that today there are more than 1 million developers using its Microsoft Cognitive Services and more than 300,000 developers using Azure Bot Service, all helping to make computing more conversational. The company also mentioned that it is working on improving its work on conversational AI on its voice assistant 'Cortana', as well as with social chatbots like XiaoIce. It is also the first to add full-duplex voice sense to a conversational AI system for more natural sounding conversations. The company said that it will establish a conversational AI center of excellence in Berkeley. It will combine the Semantic Machines’ technology with Microsoft’s own AI advances to deliver powerful, natural and more productive user experiences. Source

Samsung hosts 3GPP final meeting for 5G network commercialization

Samsung Electronics today announced that it is hosting the '3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) working group' to complete the 5G mobile communication standards in Busan from May 21st to 25th. This meeting will finalize the relevant standard technologies for 5G commercialization. The company announced that around 1,500 standard experts from handset and equipment vendors including Samsung, Qualcomm, as well as major mobile operators such as Verizon, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo, KT and SK Telecom would attend to complete the 5G phase-1 standard. All the working groups will confirm the final technologies for 5G commercialization which includes 5G wireless access technology providing ultra-high speed data and ultra-low latency and the conformance testing method for 5G terminals. The RAN4 working group will decide the performance requirements for 5G terminals and base stations including the 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands. They will also inform the radio regulations, which are important for the 5G spectrum when 5G commercialization starts in earnest in Korea, in the U.S. and Japan. Back in December, 3GPP first approved the 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) standard that will be on the lines with the existing 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) as a vehicle to connect to 5G. It is also known that the company was successful in the world’s first ...

Google app v8.4 beta update reveals more details about ‘Read Later’ feature

Google is rolling a new beta update to the Google App bringing the app version to V8.4. However, there aren't any major update or functionality changes, but it fully fixed the disappearing text and broken settings. Some of the headings in the Google Assistant settings area have been enlarged. The 'add reminder' card in the recent screen now vertically centers the text. Now to the stuff underneath, previous app updates revealed references to 'Read Later Feature' which would let users store offline copies of articles and web pages for later viewing. Now the new update adds more details about how it will work. The articles or web pages marked for 'Read Later' will be stored locally for seven days. You can find the saved articles from the Recent screen where previously visited pages are available for quick navigation. It looks like these pages will be mixed in with pages, but there might be filters to sort your saved pages. The slideshow feature on the upcoming smart displays might have gotten the play/pause feature. The pause button might be associated with a countdown timer, so it may automatically resume after some period of time. You can download the Google App from the Google Play Store, if you have signed up for ...

Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

Asus has announced the rollout of Oreo update to the Zenfone 3 Zoom bringing the version to V80.20.179.40. Since it is a server side roll out, the update might take few days and will be available in batches. The company has been actively pushing Oreo update to Zenfone smartphones since the start of this year. The new Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom brings a new user interface where you have to swipe up the home screen to access the installed apps. Further changes include power consumption improvement, “Long screenshot” function, substitute Cast function for PlayTo function, and much more. The Android Oreo helps minimize background activity in the apps you use least, Autofill remembers your logins to get you into your apps. The Oreo update brings Picture-in-Picture, Press the notification dots to quickly see what’s new, and easily clear them by swiping away. The company warns users that the internal storage will be reduced a bit and asks to backup all your data to SD card before the upgrade. Since the update just started rolling out, it might be a while before the update reaches you. However, you may tap “System updates” in system settings to check if there is new ...

OnePlus 6 vs Google Pixel 2 XL Camera Comparison: Cutting It Close

Commoditisation of technology is a fantastic thing. Be it trickle down economics or the pace of innovation, consumers have never had it better. You no longer have to shell out a kidney for a top of the line smartphone to get an experience that more or less gets you all the way there. One of the last few bastions however has been camera tech. The smartphone obliterated the point and shoot market and with AI, better sensors and computational photography, it is gunning for those who want SLR like quality without the hassle of lugging around lenses. This is also where flagship smartphones like to differentiate their product as being better. OnePlus has always had a mantra of 'Never Settle', yet their camera experience has always fallen short of the best in the field. We've brought you our full OnePlus 6 Review and an entire OnePlus 6 Camera Samples gallery, but here's a second take on how well the phone fares against one of the best in the business, the Pixel 2 XL, as well as how well it does in daily use.  All the shots were taking using a OnePlus 6 on the latest available firmware and the comparisons were ...

OnePlus 6 Camera Samples

OnePlus launched its flagship  OnePlus 6 smartphone in India last week, ad the phone comes with a new camera sensor. It equips a 16-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.7 aperture 1.22µm pixel Sony IMX519 sensor with Contrast Detection Auto-Focus, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) along with Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS), compared to Sony IMX398 sensor on the 5T, which lacked OIS. It retains the same secondary 20-megapixel secondary camera with f/1.7 aperture 1.0 µm pixel Sony IMX371 sensor as the 5T to capture depth information in portrait shots. The front-facing 16-megapixel camera with Sony IMX371 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, and 1.0μm pixel size is same as the OnePlus 5 and the 5T. The Camera UI is simple with toggles for timer, HDR, aspect ratio (4:3 / 19:9 / 1:.1), Flash on one side and front or rear camera toggle, shutter button and image preview button on the other side. You can just swipe left or right to switch between video, photo and portrait, and there is 2x zoom. It adds new bokeh effects, including hearts, circles and stars so that lights in the background of your portrait shots will change based on your selection. The company has promised to bring Potrait Mode to front camera as well in ...

OnePlus 6 Benchmarks and Gaming Review – Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU and 8GB RAM

OnePlus launched its flagship  OnePlus 6 smartphone in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The OnePlus 6 is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 10nm Mobile Platform with that has four custom Kryo 385 Performance cores clocked at 2.8GHz per core and four smaller Efficiency Kryo 280 cores are clocked at 1.8GHz per core and has Adreno 630 GPU,  8GB LPDDR4x RAM, but this has a larger 6.28-inch 19:9 Full HD+ Optic AMOLED display and runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Oxygen OS 5.1. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Also check out the gaming review below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfNjDOKM3as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVZrlIWdj0 AnTuTu Benchmark 7 It scored 2,65,969 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 7 and topped the charts. Geekbench 4 Single-Core It scored 2477 points in the Geekbench 4 Single-Core benchmark and grabs the third spot, behind the Exynos-powered Galaxy S9+. Geekbench 4 Multi-Core It scored 9023 points in the Geekbench 4 Multi-Core benchmark and grabs the second spot, behind the iPhone X. 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited It scored 63421 points in the 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited GPU benchmark and grabs the top spot. GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen It clocked 3340 frames or 60 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark. GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan OnScreen It clocked 3645 frames or 59 fps in the GFXBench ...