Huawei Mate 20 Lite with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 710, 6GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras gets certified

Huawei is all set to introduce its flagship Mate 20 series soon, now the Huawei Mate 20 Lite with the model number SNE-AL00 has been certified by TENAA in China. This reveals a 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:5:9 aspect ratio curved glass display with a notch, Kirin 710 Octa-Core 12nm SoC with support for GPU Turbo feature, Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2 and a 24-megapixel front camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera, similar to the Nova 3i. This features a 24-megapixel rear camera AI scene recognition along with a 2-megapixel secondary rear camera for portrait shots, arranged vertically, and a slightly bigger 3650mAh battery, compared to the Nova 3i. Huawei Mate 20 Lite rumored specifications 6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core Kirin 710 12nm (4 x 2.2GHz  Cortex-A73 +4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU 6GB RAM, 64GB internal storage Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2 Dual SIM (nano + nano) 20MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP rear camera 24MP front-facing camera, secondary 2MP camera Dimensions: 158.3×75.3×7.6mm; Weight: 172g Fingerprint sensor Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS + GLONASS 3650mAh battery The Huawei Mate 20 Lite is expected to come in Black color. We should know ...

Moto Z3 with 6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, dual rear cameras and 5G Moto Mod announced

Motorola has finally announced the Moto Z3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Moto Z series with support for Moto Mods, as expected. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC with 4GB of RAM, has 12-megapixel dual rear cameras with depth-sensing AI photo features, including Cinemagraphs and support for Google Lens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWaGF1pz1uo It has Corning Gorilla Glass protection on the front and back and lightweight, aircraft-grade 6000 series aluminum frame. It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, but it doesn't have a home button the bottom. The phone supports Moto Display, Moto Actions and packs a 3000mAh battery with support for Turbo charging. Motorola has also introduced 5G moto mod with built-in 2000mAh battery that will make the Z3 world’s first smartphone with access to Verizon’s 5G Network when it launches in select areas in 2019. Motorola said that it has partnered with Qualcomm to achieve this utilizing the flagship Snapdragon X50 modem and millimeter wave components. After the Z3, the Moto Z2 will get support for 5G. Moto Z3 specifications 6-inch (1080 x 2160 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 2.45GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU ...

SBI YONO to integrate with Reliance MyJio app to boost digital payments

Jio Payments Bank is a 70:30 JV between RIL and SBI,  today Jio and SBI have signed MoU to deepen digital partnership, in aim to increase SBI’s digital customer base multi-fold. SBI YONO is a omni channel platform offering digital banking, commerce and financial superstore services to customers. YONO’s digital banking features and solutions will be enabled through the MyJio platform for a seamless, integrated and superior customer experience. MyJio will now bring in financial services capabilities of SBI and Jio Payments Bank. Jio and SBI customers will benefit from Jio Prime, which will offer exclusive deals from Reliance Retail, Jio, partner brands and merchants. In addition, with an integration between SBI Rewardz (existing loyalty program from SBI) and Jio Prime, customers of SBI will be offered additional loyalty reward earning opportunities as well as broader redemption within Reliance, Jio and other online and physical partner ecosystems. SBI will be engaging Jio as one of its preferred partners for designing and providing network and connectivity solutions. Jio’s highest quality network in urban and rural regions will allow SBI to launch customer centric services such as video banking and other on-demand services. Additionally, Jio Phones will be available on special offers for SBI customers. Commenting on ...

Google expected to launch Android 9.0 ‘P’ officially, reveal its name on August 20

Google released final Android P Beta 4 (DP5) for Pixel smartphones last month. It already said that the final stable Android P 9.0 release for the Pixel smartphones is expected sometime Q3. Now @evleaks has tweeted that the launch date is set for August 20, which coincides with the Android O launch on August 21 last year on the day of solar eclipse. pic.twitter.com/ovby4pC3ph — Evan Blass (@evleaks) August 2, 2018 First Android P beta was introduced at the Google I/O 2018, couple of months after it released the first developer preview in March. DP1 brought several features such as Indoor Positioning with Wi-Fi RTT, Display cutout or notch support, Enhanced messaging experience, Multi-camera support, HDR VP9 Video, HEIF image compression, and the Beta 1 (DP2) update brought several features including adaptive battery, and support for gestures, finally. You can check out the new features here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXnd3VHZDw Google is also expected to announce the name of Android P on August 20th. What do you think Android P will be called?

WhatsApp Status might start showing ads soon

WhatsApp announced that it will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours and now the company is said to be planning on displays ads in Status. If you're following WhatsApp closely, you might have got requests from companies to allow them to contact you via WhatsApp and now reports suggest that Facebook is planning to build on this approach. This new ad-type will let users know that they text companies directly via WhatsApp for any customer-service queries instead of calling. WhatsApp will charge the company depending on the country for every message delivered to a customer. Interestingly, close to 100 companies have already started testing this feature including Singapore Airlines, Uber. However, the new Status ad will start appearing from 2019 and if you are not aware, Status allows users to post Status text, photos, and video that stay alive for 24 hours. According to company stats, about 450 million people use WhatsApp Status. Messages from the business will continue to be an opt-in basis. Facebook-owned Instagram already includes ads in stories. Source

Infinix Smart 2 with 5.45-inch HD+ display, Android 8.1 , Dual 4G VoLTE, Face Unlock launched in India starting at Rs. 5999

Infinix has launched Smart 2, the company’s latest smartphone in its new ‘Smart series’ in India. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by MediaTek MT6739 with up to 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with XOS 3.3 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and 8-megapixel front camera with dual LED flash. It lacks a fingerprint sensor, but it comes with face unlock that can unlock the phone in 0.3 seconds. It features dedicated dual SIM slots and a microSD card slot, Dual 4G VoLTE and packs a 3050mAh battery. Infinix Smart 2 (X5515) specifications 5.45-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 18:9 aspect ratio 1.5GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6739 64-bit processor with PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU 2GB RAM with 16GB storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128 with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with XOS 3.3 Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 13MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture 8MP front-facing camera with dual LED flash, f/2.0 aperture Face unlock Dimensions: 148x 71x 8.4mm; Weight: 138g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS 3050mAh battery The Infinix Smart 2 comes in Sandstone Black, Serene Gold, ...

Xiaomi planning to launch Red version of Redmi smartphone soon?

Xiaomi is celebrating 5th anniversary of Redmi phones, as first Redmi device was announced on 31st July 2013. In a tweet, the company's  VP and India Head, Manu Kumar Jain shared a picture of Redmi devices he used till date, surprisingly, the picture shows a device with red rear panel which is yet to be introduced in India. #5YearsWithRedmi: 5 yrs since 1st #Redmi phone was launched globally. Today @RedmiIndia is the most loved smartphone series in India ❤ 1st Redmi phone in India was #Redmi1S & I've used every single Redmi device. Still have all of them! Can u identify them? Which is ur fav 1? pic.twitter.com/Jx2fTYFPoj — Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) August 2, 2018 In China, Xiaomi recently introduced flame red variant of Redmi Note 5 (called Redmi note 5 Pro in India) but company has not yet launched red variant of any Redmi device in India. Last year, Xiaomi launched Red variant of Mi A1 in India but since then we have not seen any Xiaomi device in red color in Indian market. In India, company sells limited color variants of devices including Black, Gold, Rose Gold, and Lake Blue. The red color device in the picture looks like Redmi 5 which was ...

Vivo Freedom Carnival from August t to 9: NEX and V9 at Rs. 1947 via flash sale, discounts, no-cost EMI and cashback

Vivo today announced its Freedom Carnival,  Independence Day offers starting from 7th to 9th August exclusively on its e-commerce store, shop.vivo.com/in. During the sale, it offers discounts, coupon deals and cashback offers on select range of Vivo smartphones and accessories. It will also be offering NEX and V9 via flash sale for just Rs. 1947 and accessories such as earphones, and USB cable at Rs.  72 . The flash sale for both the smartphones and accessories will commence at 12 noon for all three days and will last till stocks last. During the sale, it offers Rs. 4000 cashback on select models on all credit and debit card transactions, 12-month no-cost EMI scheme on all Vivo smartphones, and free Bluetooth earphones worth Rs. 1200 on purchase of NEX, X21 and V9 smartphones. Coupon Deals Rs. 50 Coupon on purchase of  Vivo earphones and USB cable Rs. 200 Coupon on purchase of  Vivo Premium earphones Rs. 2000 Coupon on purchase of Vivo V7 Rs. 3000 Coupon on purchase of Vivo V7+ These coupons are redeemable on select smartphones and accessories. The Vivo Freedom Carnival sale starts at midnight of 6th August. Commenting on the sale, Jerome Chen, CMO, Vivo India, said: Vivo wanted to make the 72nd Independence Day special for all its customers. Our ...

Snapchat introduces its first lens that responds to voice commands

Snapchat today is launching a new lens that responds to voice commands. These series of lenses will animate when users speak simple English words like “hi,” “love,” “yes,” “no,” and “wow." When you say 'Hi' the new lens will launch an animation that surrounds you with a flock of chatty birds.  https://youtu.be/igfEJL9gAL4 This is the company's first Lens that actually recognize words, then use its understanding of what was said as a marker that kicks off the lens animation. Snapchat also said that it is working on five to six new lenses and these will be available to users within the next week. They’ll appear periodically in the Lens carousel along with the others, starting today. Back in May, Snapchat introduced its first lens that reacts to sound. It is a cute animal mask overlay for your face whose eyes move based on the sounds it hears. New lenses like this help to keep Snapchat users engaged. Source

WhatsApp launches Business API, will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours

WhatsApp for Business app is getting a new update with a bunch of features that makes it easier and powerful for Businesses to communicate with their customers. The list includes requesting helpful information, start a conversation, get support. The new request helpful information feature is very useful when you need a shipping confirmation or boarding pass, you can give your mobile number to a business on their website, on their app, or in their store and have them send you the information on WhatsApp. You will see a new 'click-to-chat' button on a website or Facebook ad to quickly message a business. Finally, you can get support from businesses in real-time on WhatsApp to answer questions about their products or help you resolve an issue. These additions will full control over the messages you receive. Businesses will pay to send certain messages so they are selective and your chats don't get cluttered. In addition, messages will remain end-to-end encrypted and you can block any business with the tap of a button. WhatsApp Business APIs will now let businesses respond to messages from users for free only for up to 24 hours, after that they will be charged at a fixed rate by country per message. WhatsApp said that it ...