Airtel 4G Hotspot gets another price cut, now available at Rs.399 per month with 50GB monthly data

Airtel revised the price of its 4G hotspot device in December 2017 from its launch price in a bid to compete with incumbent operators. Today, Airtel 4G hotspot has received another price cut and now it is available at Rs.399 per month along with monthly data. Airtel is now allowing users to rent the 4G Hotspot for Rs.399 per month and the plan will come bundled with 50GB monthly data. Users can enjoy 4G speeds until 50GB and post that can use unlimited data at throttled speeds of 80kbps. With this new bundle offer, users can avail monthly data along with the 4G Hotspot device instead of purchasing the device and data separately. Airtel says that the unused data will be rolled over to next month and users have to pay Rs.399 every month, keep the SIM on the device to continue using the bundled package. The 4G Hotspot device delivers 4G speeds and switches to 3G network in places where there is no 4G network and has the ability to connect up to 10 devices at a time and claims to deliver 6 hours of battery life on a single charge. The revised bundle plan is live on Airtel's website and interested buyers ...

2019 iPhone XR with dual rear cameras surface in renders

It is the time of the year when a lot of leaks and rumors about the upcoming iPhones circulate on the web. Recently, there were leaks regarding a new antenna technology for iPhone, triple rear cameras on iPhones, a smaller iPhone and more. In similar lines, today, a new report suggests that the 2019 iPhone XR will sport dual rear cameras housed in a square bump. The latest render of the upcoming iPhone XR reveals an addition of a vertical dual-lens camera setup with LED flash housed in a large square bump. It is expected to measure 150.9 x 76.1 x 7.8mm, with the thickest point being the camera bump at 8.5mm. There might not be a change in the size of the notch of the 2019 iPhone XR, and we might see the same notch that was present on the 2018 iPhone XR. The upcoming iPhone XR is expected to be powered by the latest Apple A13 SoC from TMSC who is Apple's chip supplier. Apple is also expected to include a new flood illuminator to improve Face ID and make changes to the front-facing TrueDepth Camera System. Apart from this, the reports also suggest that next-generation iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max models ...

HUAWEI P Smart Z with 6.59-inch FHD+ Ultra FullView display, 16MP pop-up front camera announced

After the P smart+ 2019 in March, Huawei has silently introduced the P Smart Z mid-range smartphone. This has a 6.59-inch Full HD+ Ultra FullView display  with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Kirin 710F SoC with 4GB RAM, support for GPU Turbo 2.0 and Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 on top. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for AI portraits and AI scene detection. The phone comes with a 16-megapixel pop-up front camera. The company says that the pop-up mechanism has been tested with pressure of 12 Kg and the pop-up mechanism has been tested over 100,000 times for durability. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and packs a 4000mAh battery. HUAWEI P Smart Z specifications 6.59-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core Kirin 710F 12nm (4 x 2.2GHz  Cortex-A73 +4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP rear camera 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture Dimensions: 163.5×77.3×8.8mm; Weight: 196.8g Fingerprint sensor Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi ...

Toreto Blare Pro wireless Bluetooth Magnetic Neckband headset launched for Rs. 2999

Toreto has launched a brand-new Bluetooth wireless earphones in the Indian market called as Toreto Blare Pro. The earphones let users pair two mobile phones at once and lets you browse through Google on your device directly via an inbuilt microphone in the headsets. Blare Pro has an Google Assistant support for voice commands, sparing you the need to hold your phone while searching online. The voice button further helps you make calls as well name the person you want to talk to and your call will be connected. Additionally, Blare Pro comes with magnetic earbuds such that when not in use the earbuds stay together and do not fall off. The earphones work even from a 10m distance. With 160 mAh of battery power and 2.5 hours of charging time and music playback for 7 hours continuously, without any interruption. Blare Pro headsets also have 120 hours of standby time along with 8 hours of talk time. Available in Black and Blue, Toreto Blare Pro is available at an introductory price of Rs. 2,999 at all the retail stores and also on all leading e-commerce platforms across India, but you can get it for Rs. 2439 on Amazon.in. These headphones come ...

Google releases latest Android Distribution data: Android Pie now on 10.4% devices, Oreo adoption climbs to 28.3%

Google is out with the latest Android distribution numbers for the month of May 2019. The company is posting this data after six months when Android Pie was not in the list since it was below 1%. Now, after nine months after Android Pie stable update started rolling out, it is running in just 10.4% devices. From 21.5% back in October last year, Android Oreo (8.1 and 8.0) is now on 28.3%. Nougat adoption is 19.2%, down from 28.2%, Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now at 16.9%, down from 21.3%.  Android Lollipop operating system adoption now stands at 14.5%, down from 17.9%. KitKat OS now on 6.9% devices, a slight decline from 7.6%. The data was collected before 7-days ending on May 7, 2019, said Google. With the company slowly ending support for older OS, we should see a slight growth in Android Pie. Android 10.0 Q will release in Q3 2019, but it might not be seen in the distribution charts before later this year or early next year. Source

Xiaomi teases a new triple rear camera phone for India

Xiaomi India head and VP Manu Jain recently teased that a new Xiaomi phone with the latest Snapdragon 700 series SoC (which should be the Snapdragon 730) will launch in India soon. Now the company has posted a new teaser that shows single, dual and triple cameras. This hints that the phone will come with triple rear cameras. Earlier rumor hinted at 48MP primary rear camera, 8MP telephoto lens and a 13MP ultra-wide angle lens and a 4000mAh battery for the phone. It is also said to be an enhanced version of the Mi 9SE, but we will have to wait for more teasers to find if this will be the Mi A3. The company is also expected to introduce the Mi A3 Lite alongside. Met @Flipkart CEO Kalyan along with @leijun.#Flipkart has been an amazing partner of @XiaomiIndia since 2014. Our India launch was on Flipkart & it crashed during our 1st sale!😜 Our partnership is a bombshell 😁 Some amazing announcements coming your way! Stay tuned.#Xiaomi pic.twitter.com/rDvkNGDdVz — Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) May 8, 2019 Xiaomi India VP just posted that he and the CEO Lei Jun have met Flipkart CEO, and also said amazing announcements are expected soon. This could also be regarding the phone. Source

Google Nest Hub Max smart display with 10-inch HD touchscreen announced for $229, Nest Hub coming to India

At the Google I/O few hours back, Google introduced its Nest Hub Max smart display, a bigger version of the Home Hub, which is now called the Nest Hub. The Nest Hub Max features a 10-inch (1280x800 pixels) HD screen, comes with a 6.5-megapixel camera with 127-degree wide field of view and auto-framing, Face Match technology to show only your information, and you can also use it as a Nest Cam when you are away from home, use it for Google Duo calls. It shows all the connected devices in the Home View dashboard that lets you control music, see nest cam, control Thermostat and more. It has Far-field microphones with support for Voice Match that lets the Assistant recognize your voice and respond to, Ultrasound sensing and Stereo speaker system (2x 18mm 10W tweeters) has well as 30W subwoofer (75mm). There is a separate switch to disable camera and the microphones if you don't need them. It has support for WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 and has 802.15.4 (at 2.4GHz) Thread support, so just like Nest connect, it communicates directly with Thread-supported low-power devices like door locks and motion sensors. The Google Nest Hub Max comes in Chalk and Charcoal colors, is priced at $229 (Rs. 15,935 approx.) ...

Huawei P30 Pro Review: A Leap Forward

Imagine the speed at which technology has evolved if in the last hundred years, we have gone from silent B/W films shot on celluloid to audio-rich 4K HDR videos shot on smartphones. Even if the camera and the computer had their own distinctly separate evolutionary paths, in the recent years, they have started to merge in very interesting ways. 2019 marks the second year of "computational photography" as the computer and the camera come together once again, on the Huawei P30 Pro, to push the limits beyond what's possible on smartphones. In our extensive time with the latest camera flagship from Huawei, it is clear that in very key areas of photography, the P30 Pro has taken a visible leap forward in smartphone camera technology. But is that good enough to persuade the professional into buying the Huawei P30 Pro? Is it just for the photographers or is it for everyone? This is our review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg6Ey8LvgfY&t=135s There are 5 cameras on this phone, 4 at the back and one at the front. These, along with Huawei's software innovations on top, form the centerpiece of the P30 Pro experience. You'll spend a lot of time with the camera if you're buying this phone, ...

Google rolls out Android Q Beta 3 for Pixel series and more smartphones – Here are the supported devices

Google released Android developer preview for Android ‘Q’, the next major Android release, back in March and released Beta 2 last month. The company today started rolling out Android Q beta 3 for its Pixel smartphone range, after it was announced at the I/O today. Thanks to Project Treble, Android Q beta will also be available for 12 more brands including OnePlus, Tecno Mobile, Xiaomi, ASUS, HUAWEI, Sony, Nokia, OPPO, LG, Essential, Vivo, and Realme, in addition to all the Pixel phones (Except 3a series). Android P Beta 3 – Supported devices Google Pixel Google Pixel XL Google Pixel 2 Google Pixel 2 XL Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 3 XL Sony Xperia XZ3 Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G Xiaomi Mi 9 OnePlus 6T Nokia 8.1 LG G8 Huawei Mate 20 Pro ASUS ZenFone 5Z realme 3 Pro OPPO Reno Vivo NEX A Vivo NEX S Vivo X27 TECNO SPARK 3 Pro Essential Phone Android Q brings several new features including support for 5G and Foldable devices, Dark Mode, Live Caption, Smart Reply for notifications,  Dedicated Privacy section,  Focus Mode and more. You can check our latest Android P features here. If you are already on Android Beta Program, you will get the beta 3 OTA update ...

Google I/O 2019: Android Q – Dark mode, native 5G support, Live caption, Focus mode and more

Google is announcing new features at Google I/O 2019 now, and recently it introduced new features to Google Search, Google Lens and Google Assistant. In similar lines, now, Google has announced new features in Android Q which includes Dark Theme, built-in 5G support, Smart Reply, Focus mode and more. Support for 5G and Foldable devices Android Q is now designed to support Foldable devices and becomes the first operating system to support native 5G. Google is providing developers tools to build for faster connectivity, enhance gaming and AR experience on Android Q. Live Caption feature The next feature announced by Google is for hearing impaired people. The company is introducing a new 'Live caption' feature where with a single tap, it will automatically caption media that’s playing audio on the user's phone. The captions will start to appear as soon as the speech is detected and this works without the need for Wi-Fi or mobile data. Smart Reply for notifications Google has introduced a new 'Smart Reply' feature which is now built into the notification system in Android. The new feature will allow any messaging app to suggest replies in notifications and also predicts the user's next action. Dedicated Privacy section With Android Q, Google is bringing a dedicated 'Privacy section' under Settings ...