Mobiistar CQ with 5-inch HD display, 13MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 4999

Along with the XQ Dual, Mobiistar also launched the CQ, a budget selfie smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC with 2GB of RAM, runs Android 7.1 (Nougat), has an 8-megapixel camera on the back and a 13-megapixel camera on the front with face beauty. It doesn't have a fingerprint sensor. It has dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots and packs a 3000mAh battery. Mobiistar CQ specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.75D curved glass display 1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with 500MHz Adreno 308 GPU 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 8MP rear camera with LED Flash 13MP front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 4G VoLTE, ViLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS 3000mAh battery The Mobiistar CQ comes in Black and Golden colors, is priced at Rs. 4999 and will be available exclusively from Flipkart starting from May 30th. The company says it will have 1000 service centers across India from Day 1. It comes with an offer from Flipkart that lets you exchange any smartphone for Rs. 1000 discount and complete mobile protection at Rs. ...

Mobiistar XQ Dual with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual front cameras with flash launched in India for Rs. 7999

Vietnam-based Mobiistar has forayed into the Indian market with the XQ Dual, a selfie-focused smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform with 3GB of RAM and runs Android 7.1 (Nougat). The main highlight of the smartphone is its 13-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel secondary front camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens for group selfies and face beatuty. There is also an LED flash on the front to capture selfies even in low lighting conditions. The phone has a 13-megapixel camera on the back with dual-tone LED flash. It has a fingerprint sensor on the back, comes with hybrid dual SIM support and packs a 3000mAh battery. Mobiistar XQ Dual specifications 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Asahi Dragontrail 2.5D Glass display Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 7.1.2 (Noughat) Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD) 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture 13 MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, secondary 8MP front camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens, f/2.2 aperture Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, ...

Comio X1 Note with 6-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras, Android Oreo launched for Rs. 9999

Comio has launched X1 Note, the company's latest mid-range smartphone in the 'X series' in India. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ 18:9 display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera to capture depth information for portrait shots. There is an 8-megapixel front camera as well with LED flash. It comes with mirror finish on the back, has a fingerprint sensor on the back, features dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots and packs a 2900mAh battery. It has ‘Intruder Selfie’ and ‘Dual Account features. Comio X1 Note specifications 6-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 2.5D Curved Glass display 1.45GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT8735 processor with Mali-T720 GPU 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 13MP rear cameras with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, 5MP secondary rear camera with f/2.4 aperture 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.4 aperture, LED flash Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 162.8x76x8.05mm; Weight: 218g 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/ b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG 2900mAh battery The Comio X1 Note comes in Royal Blue and ...

Samsung is opening three new artificial intelligence centers to strengthen AI capabilities, explore user-centric AI

Samsung Research today has announced that it is establishing three new artificial intelligence (AI) Centers in Cambridge, the U.K. on May 22nd, Toronto, Canada May 24th and Moscow, Russia on May 29th to strengthen the company’s AI capabilities and explore the potential of user-centric AI. With the three new artificial intelligence (AI) Centers, the total count brings to five including the AI Centers in Seoul last that was established in November and in Silicon Valley that was started in January. Furthermore, Samsung Research plans to expand its number of advanced AI researchers to a total of about 1,000 globally by 2020. The new artificial intelligence (AI) Center-Cambridge will be lead by Andrew Blake. Andrew Blake previously played a role as a Director of Microsoft’s Cambridge Laboratory, and a pioneer in the development of the theory and algorithms. Samsung will also get support from experts in the field including Professor Maja Pantić Imperial College, Samsung AI Center-Cambridge will play a pivotal role in advanced AI research for Samsung Research. Samsung AI Center-Toronto will be led by Dr. Larry Heck, Senior Vice President of Samsung Research America (SRA), while the AI Center-Moscow is expected to capitalize on Russia’s expertise in mathematics, physics, and other fundamental sciences. Hyun-suk Kim, President and Head of Samsung Research ...

Dropbox for Android and iOS gets new activity notifications, file previews and more

Dropbox is now rolling out a bunch of new features to its mobile applications including new activity notifications, streamlined file preview, important items, with starred files, and recent work under one roof and more.  The file activity feature lets users preview a file in Dropbox, one tap will bring up a list of events, including edits, shares. Dropbox for Professional and Business Advanced users gets viewer history. The streamlined file previews allow users to easily comment right alongside their content. At the bottom of any file preview, users can access teammates’ feedback, add their own feedback, and get file activity updates. It is also making sharing buttons more prominent throughout the app, so you can quickly and easily send your work over to the people who need it. The company is also centralizing Home screen that brings straight to your most important items so you don't waste time searching files when on the go. In the file browser, you can switch over to gallery view to see large thumbnails instead of a file list. The File activity feature is available today on iOS and will be rolling it out to Android soon. Source

Google details enterprise additions to Android P; Tasks gets support for account switching

Google back at the I/O event unveiled the Android P; next major upgrade, and today the company in a blog post has detailed the enterprise additions to Android P. If you notice clearly, Google has been giving a lot of importance to enterprise features and in Android P the biggest change is how users interact with the work profile. In Android P; work apps will have their own tab in the launcher and the app icons related to work will have a blue briefcase badge matching with rest of the modern design patterns. There's also a switch to turn off work mode including all the apps and their notifications right inside the work tab that you can enable when it is time to call it a day. Android P also enables developers to include a seamless switching between work and personal accounts within their apps eliminating the need for going back to the app launcher. This feature is now available on Google's Tasks app and support for other Google apps coming soon. Google is also bringing Android for Work users that lets you set up multiple profiles making it simpler to sign out. The company is also improving its kiosk mode in Android P; before, IT admins were restricted to locking only one ...

Twitter for Windows, Twitter Lite, Mobile site get night mode, Retweets and likes count and more

Twitter is now bringing few much-needed features like night mode, Retweet and likes count, real-time updates to reply, and more to its Windows, Lite app and mobile site platforms. The company says that these updates are aimed at providing more consistency across platforms. We are rolling out the following features to https://t.co/AIUgyCj4rs, Twitter Lite, and Twitter for Windows to provide more consistency across platforms. See what’s new. 👇 ✔ night mode ✔ real time updates on reply, Retweet, and like counts ✔ updated Tweet compose box — Twitter (@Twitter) May 22, 2018 The new Tweet compose box makes it possible for you to move more easily between your Tweet and timeline, so all of your Tweets are on point. Night mode is already available on Android and iOS; now it is also rolling out to other platforms as well. This mode will change the color and theme of Twitter to dark so that you won't hurt your eyes while tweeting late in the night. The mobile site often needed to be reloaded to see the real-time Tweet replies, retweets, likes, but with the new update, it will all happen in the real-time without any reloads. It is also bringing the new Tweet compose box which makes it possible for you ...

Instagram now lets you mute profiles to hide posts in News Feed

Instagram is now rolling out an update that brings option to mute posts, giving you more control over what posts you see on your news feed. This will hide posts from specific accounts when you mute them instead of unfollowing.  When you mute someone on Instagram you can still see posts on their profile page and get notified of comments or posts you’re tagged. The accounts you mute won't be notified that you’ve muted them. To mute an account, tap the menu button in the corner of the post and from there, you can choose whether to mute posts or mute posts and stories from an account. You can mute the posts and stories by pressing and holding a story or from the profile. After collecting the feedback regarding the newsfeed, Instagram has also updated its Help Center to give you a better sense of how it’s ordered. To remind you, Instagram introduced changes to improve news feed browsing experience to make it fresher and this new Help Center update falls in the same line. Instagram Mute will be rolling out over the coming weeks with no specific time frame. Source

Xiaomi will introduce MIUI 10 along with Mi 8 on May 31

Xiaomi yesterday announced that it will introduce its flagship Mi 8 smartphone in China on May 31st. Today the company has confirmed that it will introduce the most-expected MIUI 10 ROM for its smartphones alongside. The company says that it will be lightning fast, and is expected to bring several new features. Xiaomi started development of MIUI 10 earlier this year, and last month it   discontinued further MIUI 9 development to focus on stability and system optimizations for the upcoming MIUI 10. It also said that MIUI 9 updates are expected to resume for global devices after July, 2018 with MIUI 9.6, and Redmi Note 2, Redmi 3, Redmi Note 3 (MTK) and Mi Pad 2 are not compatible for MIUI 10 update. With MIUI 10, company’s focus will be on improving user experience using AI and Machine learning algorithms. The Global ROM is expected to get more India-specific features, similar to the MIUI 9. MIUI 10 will roll out in China first, which is expected to start from June, and the global ROM is expected sometime in July or August.  MIUI 10 update is expected to roll out for most devices that got the MIUI 9, expect the device mentioned above. We should ...

Vivo APEX bezel-less smartphone with in-display fingerprint scanner to be announced on June 12

Vivo introduced APEX as the world's first bezel-less smartphone with in-display fingerprint scanner and over 90% screen-to-body ratio at the MWC 2018 back in February. At that time it said that the phone is still in concept stage and will go into production in mid-2018. Now the company has announced that it will be introduced at an event in Shanghai, China on June 12th. It has also showcased a new ad in China that highlights the features of the phone. [embed]https://gslb.miaopai.com/stream/iD8FhMX5AMoze2sKS~LlsHEWQJ8BmC9VMSs2Tw__.mp4[/embed] The company already said that it is using its FullView technology in breakthroughs to the camera, speaker, and sensor elements. It is also the world’s first Half-Screen Fingerprint Scanning Technology, following the industry’s first mass-produced In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Smartphone X20 Plus UD. It features slim top and side bezels at 1.8mm and a 4.3mm bottom bezel which is the thinnest in the industry. The screen-to-body ratio is expected to be around 98% if the bottom bezel reaches 1.8mm, ultimately creating a truly bezel-less experience. The SoundCasting Technology  transforms the entire FullView Display into a speaker. It sends vibrations through the display without the need for a traditional loudspeaker. It conserves power, reduces sound leakage, and optimizes low to high pith sound for a better and more balanced audio experience. It features ...