OnePlus 6 OxygenOS 9.0.2 update brings 6T features including Nightscape, Studio Lighting and new navigation gestures

After OnePlus 6 got open beta 6 update earlier this week that brought several features that OnePlus introduced on the OnePlus 6T including new navigation gestures, Nightscape, Studio Lighting and more, the company has rolled out stable OxygenOS 9.0.2 update that with the features. It also adds support to launch Google Assistant or other third party assistant app by holding the power button for 0.5 seconds. The OnePlus 6 OxygenOS 9.0.2 update is about 350MB in size and also includes Android security patch for November 2018. Check out the complete changelog below. System Brand new navigation gestures Improved UI for About phone Optimized standby power consumption Updated Android security patch to 2018.11 Added support to launch Google Assistant or other third party assistant app by holding the power button for 0.5 seconds General bug fixes and improvements Camera Added Nightscape Added Studio Lighting to enhance face contour Source

Toshiba launches audio products in North India in collaboration with TeknoDome

TeknoDome has launched Toshiba’s audio products for North India market, which recently has been appointed as authorised importer and distributor of these products in India. The newly launched products include wireless and wired earphones, Gaming Headset, Portable speakers, Sound Bars, portable CD players, CD/USB Radios, pocket radios and Micro Component system. Moreover, the company launched RZE series of headphones and earphones includes Gaming headset, Foldable wireless and wired headset, True wireless Bluetooth Earphone, Wireless Magnetic and Wired Earphone. In addition to that, the company also launched the Bluetooth speakers including TY- WSP21 with water and splash resistant and two portable speakers - TY-ASC60 and TY-ASC400 with 60W and 400W output respectively. Price and availability Wireless Headphones starts from Rs. 1,736 to Rs. 3,329 Wireless Earphones from Rs. 1,977 to Rs. 2,999 Wired Headphones from Rs. 853 to Rs. 1499 True Wireless Headphones from Rs. 3,088 to Rs. 5,999 BT Wireless Earphones from Rs. 1,005 to Rs.1,499 BT Headset with Mic from Rs. 1,076 to Rs. 1,999 CD Radio from Rs. 5,599 to Rs. 1,4699 Mr Saket Gaurav, TeknoDome Group CEO, said: We believe in delivering best in quality product and service to our customers at a competitive price. Now that we have partnered with one of ...

WhatsApp beta for Android gets ‘Reply Privately’ and Unicode 11 Emojis

WhatsApp for Android is getting a brand new beta update that brings features like 'Reply Privately' as the name suggests, it allows you to privately reply a message received in a group. When you tap Reply privately, WhatsApp will automatically open the private chat with the contact. You can also use this feature to privately reply old messages in a group even when the 'Send messages' is set to “Only administrators.” Since the feature is enabled in 2.18.335 version or later, you need to update to the latest version. The 2.18.338 update finally brings new Unicode 11 emojis that adds 66 new emojis including softball, kangaroo, partying face, parrot, and more. WhatsApp Private Reply feature allows users to privately send messages to a participant in a group without letting others in the same group know. It is only available for Android and no info on the iOS availability. To use the WhatsApp Private Reply feature, hold the message of the sender to which you have to reply privately and then tap on the three-dotted menu on the top right corner of the app to find the 'Reply Privately' feature. Since it is beta, you need to sign up for the beta to use this version. Via 1, 2

OPPO F9 Pro with 128GB version launched in India for Rs. 25990

OPPO launched F9 Pro 64GB storage version in India back in August. Now the company has launched the 128GB storage version in India. It has the same 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with Waterdrop Screen with screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8% for a more immersive experience, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with up to 6GB RAM, ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.85 aperture, secondary 2MP camera and a 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor. OPPO F9 Pro specifications 6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio display Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor (Quad 2GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU 6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.85 aperture, secondary 2MP camera 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack Dimensions: 156.7x74x7.9mm; Weight: 169g Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS 3500mAh (typical) / 3415mAh (minimum) battery with VOOC Flash charge The OPPO F9 ...

What is 5G? Everything you need to know

If you are an avid follower of the tech industry, you’ve likely heard the term ‘5G’ a lot. So what exactly is 5G? Simply put, Fifth generation wireless network(5G) is the next proposed telecommunication standard beyond the current 4G standard. 5G technology offers a large bandwidth and many advanced features which makes it demanding and a lot powerful in the foreseeable future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gldVB5YGVL4 Since the smartphone market is expanding at a rapid pace, the need to increase the capacity of the mobile network has become necessary. Initially, it started from 1G in the 1980s, 2G in 1990s, 3G in the 2000s, 4G in 2010s and now its 5G. In an interview with Alejandro Holcman, Senior VP Engineer, Qualcomm, he explained how 5G is a flexible framework that is not only about data services and voice services, but also for industrial services, low latency services, services that are not just for consumers, but also for machines, and could even extend beyond that to autonomous driving and other industrial places. Apart from faster mobile networks, 5G will also be used in everything right from our home appliances to self-driving cars. It’s worth mentioning here that 5G has been designed and built with this in mind. ...

Xiaomi has shipped one million Mi LED TVs in India in over 9 months

Xiaomi today announced that it has shipped more than one million Mi LED TVs in over nine months. One million Mi TVs account for all variants sold across all Xiaomi sale platforms for Mi LED TVs. This achievement marks an industry first and is a key milestone for Xiaomi India. The company says that Xiaomi is the number one Smart TV brand in India as per Q2 2018 worldwide report from IDC. Xiaomi had recently announced it sold over half a million Smart TVs in over six months across online and Mi Home, followed by another  100,000 Mi LED TVs during Diwali sale between 9th October and 11th October. This led to Xiaomi shipping 400,000 Mi LED TVs in less than a month. This has also been possible due to the aggressive performance of Mi LED TVs in the offline market. Mi LED TVs have become the most-rated TV online with over 200,000 ratings. The Mi LED TV 4A 32” alone has over 1,00,000 ratings, making it the most popular TV online. Mi TVs have garnered a lot of love from users across India as this quantum of customer ratings suggest, for the TV category in the online space. Raghu Reddy, Head - ...

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on smartphones, Laptops, LED TVs and more

Amazon today started its third Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale for the festive season, after two successful sales. It is offering deals on smartphones, laptops, headphones, LED TVs, speakers and more. Best deals on smartphones during Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale Apple iPhone X 64GB – Rs. 74,999 (Rs. 16,901 off on MRP) Samsung Galaxy S9+ 64GB  – From Rs. 61,990 (Rs. 4,000 off + Extra Rs 10,000 off on exchange) Huawei P20 Pro – Rs. 54,999 (Rs. 10,000 off) Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (6GB + 64GB)– Rs. 43,990 (Rs. 9,000 off + Extra Rs 3000 off on exchange) Samsung Galaxy A8+ – Rs. 23,990 (Rs. 6000 off + Extra Rs 2000 off on exchange) Honor Play (4GB + 64GB) – Rs. 17,999 (Rs. 2000 off, No cost EMI from Rs. 2,000 per month) Huawei Nova 3i  – Rs. 17,990 (Rs. 3000 off) Huawei P20 Lite – Rs. 14,999 (Rs. 5000 off) XIaomi Mi A2 – Rs. 14,999 (Rs. 2000 off) Moto G6 (4GB + 64GB) – Rs. 12,999 (Rs. 3000 off) XIaomi Redmi Y2 (4GB + 64GB) – Rs.10,999 (Rs. 1000 off) RealMe 1 (4GB + 64GB)– Rs.9,990 (Rs. 1000 off) Honor 7C (3GB + 32GB) – Rs. 8,499 (Rs. 500 off) Deals on accessories, Kindle, TVs and others on Amazon Samsung Gear S3 Frontier – Rs. 19,990 ...

Lava Z81 with 5.7-inch HD+ display, Helio A22 12nm SoC, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 9499

Lava has launched the Z81, the company’s latest smartphone in the 'Z series'. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 12nm Quad-Core SoC with up to 3GB of RAM, has a 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash, Studio Mode feature to apply six impressive studio-quality lighting effects to the images and packs a 3000 mAh battery. Lava Z81 specifications 5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 2GHz Quad-Core MediaTek Helio A22 12nm processor with IMG PowerVR GE-class GPU 2GB / 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Star OS 5.0 Dual SIM 13MP rear camera with LED Flash 13MP front-facing camera with LED flash 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 3000mAh battery The Lava Z81 comes in  Black and Gold Colors, is priced at Rs. 9499 for the 3GB RAM version and will be available across national retail outlets and major e-commerce websites like Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal. 2GB RAM variant will be launched soon. Commenting on the launch, Sunil Raina, President, Lava International said: We are extremely excited to offer yet another ...

Apple reports $14.1 billion profit on $62.9 billion revenue in FY Q4 2018, will stop reporting iPhone, iPad and Mac unit sales

Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $62.9 billion, up 20% over last year with a net profit of $14.1 billion, up 32% YoY or earnings per share of $2.91, an increase of 41% over last year in their earnings for the financial year Q4 2018 that ended September 29, 2018. During earnings call Tim Cook said that the company produced record results from iPhone, services, and wearables that drove our momentum and it produced strong double-digit revenue growth in all of the geographic segments. iPhone revenue grew 29% with growth of more than 20% in every geographic segment. iPhone ASP was $793 compared to $618 a year ago, driven by strong performance of iPhone X, 8 and 8 Plus, as well as the successful launch of iPhone XS and XS Max in the September quarter Services was best quarter ever in total and virtually in every market around the world, with revenue of $10 billion. Services growth in Q4 this year was 27%. Sevices sector also reached new all-time quarterly revenue records for many services categories, and will achieve goal to double our fiscal 2016 services revenue by 2020. There are now 330 million paid subscriptions on Apple platform, an increase of ...

Google to end support for old Google Contacts app on February 12, 2019

Google recently replaced old Google Contacts app with a new version that has a material design. The company launched new contacts in 2015 to provide a modern, smart, and quick contact management experience. With the recent launch of new contacts, it now has many comparable features from old Contacts and more. This is why Google announced to replace the older version, and it will be the only Google Contacts version after February 12, 2019. The replacement process will take place in three stages; 1: New admin-controlled defaults and user options. On November 28, 2018, Google will change the Admin console setting that controls new Contacts. If you currently have new Contacts preview enabled, new Contacts will be the default and there will be no change for your users. Your users will stay using new Contacts with the option to revert to old Contacts. If they previously opted out of new Contacts preview, they’ll remain opted out. If you don’t currently have new Contacts preview enabled, old Contacts will be the default but users will get a new option to try new Contacts. You can find and change the setting in the Admin console at Apps > G Suite > Directory > Sharing settings > Contacts Preview. In Stage 2, ...