Panasonic launches new 4K Ultra HD TVs in India starting at Rs. 50400

Panasonic has today launched 14 new models of 4K Ultra-HD Televisions in India which also includes a new 75-inch 4K UHD TV. The new 4K range comes with IPS panel, 4K dimming, Doly Atmos sound, Google Assistant/Alexa support and more. The new 75-inch 4K Television sports a "Japanese design", comes with a "Super Bright" IPS panel with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, HDR 10, HDR 10+, Dolby Vision and Hexa Chroma Drive Pro. It features a Studio Colour HCX2 processor along with a wide color spectrum. It has dual 10W upward-firing speakers with a total output of 20W and supports Dolby Atmos sound technology. It is a Smart TV and supports controls through voice commands, support for Google Assistant and Alexa Voice Assistant, Panasonic Bluetooth Audio Link that allows connecting easily to a wireless audio speaker via Bluetooth, etc. The physical ports include USB 3.0, 2.0 ports, Wi-Fi, LAN port, Common Interface, Digital Audio Output. It also comes with 'My Home 3.0' that allows users to access video streaming services like Amazon Prime, YouTube, NetFlix on a large screen. Alongside the 75-inch 4K TV, Panasonic has launched 14 models in its 4K Ultra HD TVs. The new series is priced in the range ...

Qualcomm to appeal European Commission’s €242 million fine for ‘predatory pricing’ of 3G chipsets

The European Commission has issued an antitrust fine of 242 million Euros ($USD 272 million) on Qualcomm for engaging in "predatory pricing''. The Commission opened its formal investigation on 16 July 2015 and the fine has been issued as Qualcomm abused its market dominance in 3G baseband chipsets with the aim of forcing its competitor 'Icera' out of the market. Qualcomm held a dominant position in the global market for UMTS baseband chipset between 2009 and 2011, with high market shares of approximately 60%. Although market dominance is not illegal as such  under EU antitrust rules, Qualcomm abused this dominance between mid-2009 and mid-2011 by engaging in “predatory pricing” and the company sold certain quantities of three of its UMTS chipsets below cost to Huawei and ZTE, with the intention of eliminating Icera, who was emerging as a viable competitor. The Commission concluded that Qualcomm's conduct had a significant detrimental impact on competition and it prevented Icera from competing in the market. Qualcomm was quick to reply to this and has now issued an official statement. Qualcomm has said that it plans to appeal the finding to the General Court of the European Union and intends to provide a financial guarantee in lieu of paying the fine ...

True Balance app launches e-commerce platform in India to sell mobile phones

True Balance, the fin-tech app that allows users to check the balance of their prepaid mobile, recharge and more is now expanding its service with the launch of an e-commerce marketplace to sell smartphones. The new feature in the app will help users in tier-II and tier-3 cities of India to purchase smartphone and feature phone. The e-commerce platform enables customers to have benefits of buying smartphones with retail partners and access fin-tech services like digital payment, insurance, and purchase of financial services. The facility is made for users in tier-II and tier-III cities in mind and the company also plans to sell accessories, small electronics, etc soon in the country. The company says that it will keep adding a wider range of partners to increase its offering in the handset category and is all set to expand its revenue generation and Gross transaction volume. It also adds that the availability of handsets through True Balance application will help them reach out to larger consumers especially from India 2 and India 3 where availability of products as per their budget and need is still a challenge through brick and mortar stores. How to purchase a mobile phone from True Balance app? Step 1: Download True ...

Samsung Galaxy A80 with 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED Infinity display, Snapdragon 730G, rotating camera launched at Rs. 47,990

As promised, Samsung launched the Galaxy A80 smartphone, the company’s top-end smartphone in the ‘A Series’ in India today. It has a 6.7-inch Full HD+ New Infinity Super AMOLED display with 20:9 aspect ratio, is powered by the latest Octa-Core Snapdragon 730G SoC with 8GB of RAM and runs Android Pie with Samsung One UI. It features rotating camera module with a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, secondary, 8-megapixel 123° ultra-wide-angle lens and a 3D Depth camera for Live Focus by scanning objects for measurement and depth. When users select the selfie mode in the camera app, the three cameras automatically pop-up from the back of the phone and rotate. The phone has a 3D glass body with a metal frame, comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner and packs a 3700mAh battery with support for 25W super-fast charging. “The Angel Gold colour includes elements of pink, while the Ghost White option combines some blue characteristics, so these colours look different depending on light direction and reflection,” said Samsung. Samsung Galaxy A80 specifications 6.7-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20: 9 New Infinity Super AMOLED display Octa-Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 GPU 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage Android 9.0 (Pie) with ...

OPPO A9 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras launched in India at Rs 15,490

A couple of months after the launch in China, Oppo launched A9 smartphone in India under 'A series’ targeting mid-range segment. It has a 6.53-inch Full HD+ Dew Drop notch display with 90.7% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P70 SoC with 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with ColorOS 6.0, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with AI scene recognition along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera and a 16-megapixel front camera. It has a 3D gradient back, features a fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 4020mAh battery. OPPO A9 specifications 6.5-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P70 12nm processor (Quad 2.1GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 900MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6.0 Dual SIM 16MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP secondary camera 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor 3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/GLONASS 4020mAh battery with fast charging The OPPO A9 comes in Mica Green, Jade White and Fluorite Purple colours, is priced at Rs. 15,490. The smartphone will be ...

Samsung announces mass production of 12GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM ahead of Galaxy Note 10 launch

We are three weeks away to witness the launch of 2019's one of the biggest smartphone launch - Samsung Galaxy Note 10. We've been treated with various leaks, renders and rumoured specifications. Ahead of its launch, the South-Korean giant has announced the mass production of the industry’s first 12GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM. According to various rumours, it is well optimised for enabling 5G and other AI features in the upcoming phones. If the rumours turn out to be true, the upcoming Galaxy Note 10 will come equipped with this new memory chip. It's worth mentioning that, Samsung announced the mass production of first 8GB LPDDR5 DRAM for smartphones exactly one year ago. Talking about the specifications, the 12GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM is built on the latest second-generation 10nm process with a data rate of 5,500 MB/s, which is 1.3 times faster than its predecessor. Moreover, the latest chip consumes 30 per cent less power than its predecessor. It's worth mentioning that the chip has enhanced clocking, training, and low-power feature, thanks to new circuit design. However, this doesn't end here, as Samsung expects to develop a 16GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM later this year. Samsung has sent out invites for the Galaxy Unpacked event in New ...

Twitter announces ‘Hide Replies’ feature to add more control over conversations

Social media networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to some extent has become one of the easy targets for trolls, fake news and spreading negative comments. To fight it out, various platforms are coming up with new features that would allow users to better control the privacy of their conversations. In this regard, the micro-blogging website Twitter is working a feature called "Hide Replies", starting with users in Canada which will be rolled out globally. We’re testing a feature to hide replies from conversations. This experience will be available for everyone around the world, but at this time, only people in Canada can hide replies to their Tweets. We want to know what you think. Please Tweet us your feedback and questions! https://t.co/H7iMtEhCUP — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 17, 2019 With this feature, users will be able to hide replies in the conversation threads that are negative or offensive. Having said that, followers can still see the hidden replies just by pressing the new icon. According to the micro-blogging website, this feature enables users to have a more healthy conversation. A few hours later, Twitter updated, "Update: we're turning off the experiment on Android to fix some crash issues we've run into. We'll let you ...

Instagram will now hide ‘Likes’ in six more countries to remove pressure

After several months of testing 'removing like counts' feature in Canada, Instagram is expanding the feature to six more countries - Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand. This gives more users a chance to hide the like count on their posts. We’re currently running a test that hides the total number of likes and video views for some people in the following countries: ✅ Australia ✅ Brazil ✅ Canada ✅ Ireland ✅ Italy ✅ Japan ✅ New Zealand pic.twitter.com/2OdzpIUBka — Instagram (@instagram) July 17, 2019 For the uninitiated, this feature hides users like count on videos, photos and viewings of videos as well. With this feature, testers will still be able to see how many likes they get, but their friends will only get a vague idea. However, it's still  unclear if the company will roll the test out more broadly. Instagram says it wants followers to “focus on the photos and videos you share, not how many likes they get.” Initially, Instagram announced this feature at its F8 developer conference a couple of months back to protect the safety and privacy of the platforms’ youngest users. This unreleased feature was first noted by social media researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who constantly discovers hidden changes within social media applications. The Instagram ...

Sound One V9 Bluetooth Wireless Headphone with Mic launched in India

In a recent development, Sound One, a HongKong based company has launched V9 Bluetooth Wireless Headphone with Mic in India. With this launch, the V9 headphones join the portfolio of the brand’s other wireless headphones and it comes with large and comfortable earpads. This wireless headphone features Bluetooth 5.0 technology with a range of up to 33 feet. Moreover, it comes with built-in rechargeable li-ion battery charges quickly in 2-3 hours and provides playback for 8 hours and up to 30 hours of standby time. Furthermore, the Bluetooth wireless headphone is compatible with every Bluetooth enable devices such as cell phones, laptops, Personal Computers, Tablets etc. The built-in microphone and in-line control provide hands-free solutions for streaming music and answering phone calls. Sound One V9 can be used as a wired headset as well with the provided 1.5m audio cable in the box. The Sound One launches V9 Bluetooth Wireless Headphone is priced at Rs. 3,490 with a 1-year warranty on Amazon India, Flipkart and Paytm. As an introductory offer, the headphone is available at an offer price of Rs. 1,390.

Xiaomi starts crowdfunding for Mi Rechargeable LED Lamp in India for Rs. 1299

After teasers last month, Xiaomi today opened crowdfunding for its Mi Rechargeable LED Lamp in India. The company says that it is a perfect emergency light solution since it is portable, offering up to 5 days of battery life (if you use it in minimum brightness for 8 hours a day) and 3 brightness levels — 4500k, 3200k and 2600k with 10 lumens brightness. You can switch the brightness and color temperature with a button. The design is similar to a table lamp, so that it can also double up for reading. The head supports 120-degree tilting head and curved non-slip pads. It has a 2000mAh battery that can be charged using a micro USB port so it can be also be powered using a power bank. On a single charge it promises up to 4 hours of battery life at maximum brightness, up to 7 hours at medium brightness, and up to 40 hours in minimum brightness. The Mi Rechargeable LED Lamp is available for crowdfunding through mi.com at Rs. 1299 (Rs. 1499 is the original price) with a funding goal of  2000 units, and will start shipping from 25th August, on successful completion of the crowdfunding.