Lenovo L78071 with 6.3-inch water-drop notch display, triple rear cameras gets certified

A new Lenovo smartphone with model number L78071 has been certified by TENAA. This shows a 6.3-inch waterdrop notch display, metal finsh on the back and the sides, triple rear cameras with the third camera present separately, similar to Huawei P20 Pro. The certification site also reveals its dimensions - 156.7 × 74.5 × 7.8mmand a 3210mAh battery, which is less compared to its latest Z5 Pro and S5 Pro smartphones that were inrtoduced recently. We don't have any other details about the phone, but the certififcation site TENAA should reveal complete specifications of the phone in coming days. This could be a top-end smartphone. Even though there are are rumors that it could be Snapdragon 8150-powered 5G phone that was confirmed by Lenovo’s VP Chang Cheng earlier this year, it is highly unlikely the smartphone get certifed this soon, since the SoC is scheduled to go into production early 2019. Source

MevoFit Slim and Slim+ HR fitness trackers for women launched starting at Rs. 2990

MevoFit has launched exclusive women’s only fitness trackers-MevoFit Slim and MevoFit Slim+ HR. These fitness trackers come with premium & slim design, classy curved glass. The Mevofit Slim comes with IP67 water resistant and sports a 0.87 inches OLED customizable touchscreen display.  These are available in multiple colors to match the user’s style and comes with customizable clock faces. It comes with a seven-day battery life. The Mevofit Slim comes with a period tracker, ovulation tracker and coach feature for new moms. The coaching feature for new moms further provides special assignments and tips by the fitness experts - dieticians and trainers. These have an inbuilt tracker for steps count, calories burned, distance covered, sleep details and multi-sports tracker as well. Mevofit Slim + HR has an inbuilt optical heartbeat sensor which can further trace the user’s pulse with historical records. The Mevofit Slim and the MevofitSlim+HR fitness trackers are priced at Rs.2990 and Rs. 3490 respectively. They are available at Amazon and Flipkart website. Commenting on the same, Khyati Mahajan, Founder of MevoFit said: With our newly launched Mevofit Slim & Mevofit Slim + HR, we aim to bring a new tracking experience to the Indian women who are trendy and demand technology which may ...

Samsung Galaxy A series 2019 said to feature optical in-display fingerprint sensor as supplier gets finalized

Rumors in the past pointed out that the Samsung's Galaxy A series for 2019 could come with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Samsung was previously expected to adopt this technology for its 2019 flagship smartphones only. However, given the company's new approach to pickup mid-range segment, the company has shifted its focus.  According to a new report, Samsung has reportedly locked down the supplier for these sensors. Galaxy A series to feature optical display-based fingerprint sensors and China’s Aegis Technology will reportedly be supplying the in-display fingerprint sensor for the Galaxy A (2019) series. These sensors will be optical sensors, though, not as advanced as the Qualcomm's ultrasonic sensor that will ship with the Galaxy S10. Optical sensors work by lighting up the screen and having the light reflect off the finger. This will allow the sensor to capture the image and use the algorithm to detect the pattern which is unique for every fingerprint. Chinese manufacturers that already have devices with display-based fingerprint sensors on the market largely use these optical sensors. Ultrasonic sensors are more accurate as they use ultrasound to create a 3D image of the fingerprint. The highly detailed 3D reproduction of the fingerprint allows for improved security as well. ...

Over 6 lakh Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro units sold out within minutes in first sale in India

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 6 Pro smartphone in India yesterday, starting at Rs. 13,999 . As a limited period offer, the company sold the phone starting at Rs. 12,999 on Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home stores starting at 12 noon and also offered Rs. 500 discount for HDFC Bank credit/debit card users. The company has announced that it sold 600,000 or 6 lakh units within minutes. Xiaomi said that it still has stocks to sell for the next special sale at 3PM today on mi.com and Flipkart. 6 Lakh units of #RedmiNote6Pro 💪! The Quad camera all-rounder has taken the country by storm. More stocks incoming for the next special sale at 3PM on https://t.co/cwYEXeds6Y and @flipkart. The sale is live across Mi Home. We love the response ❤️. Thank you Mi fans 🙏! pic.twitter.com/Dzws1hDuRJ — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) November 23, 2018 To remind you, the phone has a 6.28-inch Full HD+ screen with a notch, 19:9 aspect ratio, 12-megapixel rear camera which now has f/1.9 aperture and  1.4μm pixel size for better low-light images, secondary 5-megapixel camera, 20-megapixel front camera with 4-in-1 Super Pixel technology, 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots. Other specifications are almost same as the Redmi Note 5 Pro, including Snapdragon 636 with up to 6GB of ...

Huawei trademarks Mate F, Mate Flex, Mate Flexi and Mate Fold names possibly for foldable smartphones

Apart from Samsung, LG, Huawei is also working on foldable smartphone whose name is still in the hiding. However, much like LG, Huawei to has trademarked smartphone names; Mate F, Mate Flex, Mate Flexi, and Mate Fold on 21st November 2018 at the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office). The application has been included directly by the WIPO in the Global Brand Database and the registration was done by an intermediary in Munich, Germany which is the same intermediary who last week also recorded a series of Honor smartphone models. The Huawei model names happen to be registered on the exact same day and from the same city as LG. The  Huawei Mate F, Mate Flex, Mate Flexi and Mate Fold are all four categorized as 'Class 9', including smartphones. However, at this moment it remains pure speculation whether the first folding phone from the Chinese manufacturer will be named Huawei Mate Flex, Mate Flexi or Mate Fold. Either way, the Huawei foldable smartphone will be placed within the high-end Mate series. It is, therefore, possible that the device will show similarities with the Mate 20 series introduced last month. This gaming smartphone features a 7.2-inch Full HD OLED display and a 5000mAh battery. The company announced that it will showcase the first folding ...

Announcing our first podcast ‘Tech Voice’ in Tamil

Hello readers! We started our Tamil YouTube channel  last year to bring you unboxings and review of the latest gadgets and keep you updated about technology news in Tamil, however we couldn't post them regularly, but we are planning a revamp soon. A few days back we started our new Tamil podcast — Tech Voice, probably one of the first in Tamil which follows consumer technology and tech culture. Which phones to buy? Which phones not to buy? Which phone should we wait for? What's the next great innovation? These questions and more will be answered in our podcast. We'll be posting every day, closely following tech news and also talk about the products and companies that we love or hate. The Tech Voice Tamil podcast is hosted by Bharadwaj (@bwjtech) and frequented by Srivatsan (@ssrivatsan) and Vigneshwar (@vigneshwar24). You can listen to it on Anchor.fm or subscribe on any of your favorite podcast apps like Castbox, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Breaker, RadioPublic and even music apps like Spotify. It takes some time to get indexed on Google Podcast, but we should be up there soon. We will also be up on iTunes soon. Here is the latest episode in which we talk about the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro launch, review Honor 8X and ...

YouTube testing ‘Ad-pods’ two back-to-back ads so you can watch videos without interruption

YouTube has announced that it is planning on introducing two back-to-back skippable ads which it is calling “Ad-pods.” This will let you watch a longer video without interruptions. Currently, YouTube shows an ad at the start and while you're in the middle of watching a video.  Instead of two separate ads, YouTube will show two back-to-back ads before the video starts, to provide a distraction-free video watching experience. YouTube’s paid ad-free service, YouTube Premium, is only available in select countries. YouTube says that in its recent experience research in addition to factors such as the length of ads, viewers are quite sensitive to the frequency of ad breaks, especially during longer viewing sessions. To respond to this, the company will soon begin testing ad pods–two ads stacked back to back, where viewers have the option to skip directly to the content if it’s not the right ad for them. This new experience will launch on the desktop this year and will be followed by mobile and TV screens. Source | Via

LG trademarks Flex, Foldi, and Duplex foldable smartphone names

Back in October, LG too joined the foldable smartphone race when CEO Hwang Jeong-hwan confirmed the same. There were also rumors that LG would showcase the phone at CES 2019. However, there is still much unknown about this LG foldable smartphone, including the name. A recent trademark application gives us new insights into the model names that LG has in its mind. LG Electronics applied for three brand name registrations at the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) on 21st November 2018. According to trademark, the company looks to be considering Flex, Foldi, and Duplex. All three trademark applications are categorized as Class 9, which includes 'smartphones'. It is also unknown whether LG is working on multiple devices with foldable display and it is possible that the company will not use all three names (directly) at all. In the past year, we have come across various patents from LG for foldable smartphones, with different designs, so we're not sure which would make it to the final version. The company also filed a patent for a foldable LG smartphone with a double display, possibly the term 'Duplex' is meant for this. Duplex stands for double. LG Flex and LG Foldi are very close in terms of names. Foldi seems to refer to 'folding.' It is not the first ...

HTC confirms to not quit smartphone business, to launch new models soon

Reports about HTC putting an end to their smartphone market has been in the news for quite some time. However, the company has yet again dismissed recent speculation and reports that U12+ being the last of its model. HTC has confirmed that it will continue strengthening its smartphone business with new models to be released later this year and in early 2019. HTC said it will not give up its handset business as it believes that the handset has become indispensable to human life and that the related key VR technology will play a key role for the future development of mobile devices. In addition to continuing optimizing its VR platform and enriching its VR/AR content, the company also is determined to integrate related technologies including AI, the blockchain, and 5G to roll out new product lines for the 5G era. HTC revealed that it plans to launch a new variant of the HTC U12 Life with 6GB RAM/128GB storage by the end of this year and also to release multiple models of consumer and enterprise devices at year-end 2018 and in early 2019. Source

Apple said to be planning iPhone XR price slash in Japan owing to poor reception, restart iPhone X production

Apple is said to be planning to discount the price of the iPhone XR model in Japan by offering subsidies to Japanese carriers, according to a new report. The price discount of the iPhone XR which costs $749 could come as early as next week. This is very rare for Apple to slash the price of a model within a month off the release.  This report comes in the wake of the earlier report which said that Apple canceled the additional production of the iPhone XR, XS, XS Max models due to lower-than-expected demand. Part of the problem for Apple is that the iPhone 8 is apparently still hugely popular in Japan because of its affordability. Given that it's cheaper than the XR and was still available when Apple launched the XS and XS Max, makes up for additional damage. Furthermore, sources also suggest that Apple suppliers have also resumed making the iPhone X which Apple no longer sells at its own stores. The strategy also allows Apple to benefit from lower-cost components and depreciated production line machinery. In contrast, the supply chain sources claim that the resumption of iPhone X production is partly due to Apple's need to use OLED panels ordered from Samsung ...