Jio Phone 2, the successor to the highly popular Jio Phone, is set to go on sale for the fourth time in India today. The feature phone will be available through flash sale at 12pm IST, and the sale will be conducted through the company’s official website. Unlike last year’s Jio Phone, the Jio Phone 2 sports a QWERTY keyboard… Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Cybercrimes posing “big challenge” to security establishment: Singh Terrorists using the “dark Internet” to recruit operatives, he said “We have created a cyber-security division in the home ministry” Security agencies are trying to obtain new software and improved face-recognition technology to enable themselves to dig deeper into social media about a criminal whose record is unavailable in… Read More »
Apple already brought 3D sensing-powered facial recognition to the smartphone world by introducing the TrueDepth Camera system on the iPhone X. While the Cupertino company is expected to retain its original technology this year, the ultimate plan is likely to leverage 3D sensing to enable a multi-hovering experience as well as an enhanced list of augmented reality (AR) features. The 2019 iPhonemodels are… Read More »
Just two days ago, HMD Global launched the Nokia X5 and Nokia X6 global variants – Nokia 5.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 Plus- in India. While the Nokia 5.1 pricing wasn’t revealed at the event, the Nokia 6.1 Plus is priced competitively at Rs. 15,999 in the country. Now, a fresh leak indicates that the company is also working on a Nokia X7 variant. The Nokia X7 variant is also tipped… Read More »
Global chipset-maker Qualcomm’s next flagship processor, which is likely to be Snapdragon 855, will be built on the 7nm process technology. The company on Wednesday announced it has begun sampling the first chips to its customers. Apple is also likely to use the 7nm process for its upcoming A12 SoC, as is Huawei for its in-house HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC.… Read More »
Flipkart is holding a one-day sale on its platform on August 25. While the Flipkart Superr Sale will be held for a day, early access will be given to Flipkart Plus members on August 24. A day ahead of the sale, Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has confirmed that it will provide offers on two of its smartphones – ZenFone Max Pro M1 and ZenFone 5Z. The e-commerce site has… Read More »
Huawei Nova 3 went on sale for Prime members in India a day early, and today, it is being made available in an open sale for all users. Prime or non-Prime members can go to Amazon India and purchase the Huawei Nova 3 in an open sale from 1pm IST today. The Huawei Nova 3i, the cheaper variant of the two,… Read More »
Redmi 5A will go on sale today in India via Flipkart and Mi.com – though at different times in the date. The Flipkart flash sale starts at 12pm IST, while the Mi.com flash sale starts at 2pm IST. The very popular budget Xiaomi smartphone has been amongst the top selling smartphones across price brackets, both globally and in India, since its launch in China in October last year. The Redmi 5A arrived… Read More »
Global tech company Corning on Monday announced that Oppo will be the first mobile device manufacturer to adopt its latest cover glass technology Gorilla Glass 6. Oppo’s new flagship smartphone utilising Gorilla Glass 6is slated to release in the coming weeks, the company said in a statement. For now, it is uncertain which of the upcoming smartphones from Oppo – the F9, F9 Pro,… Read More »
Xiaomi Mi A2, scheduled to launch in India on August 8, will be an Amazon-exclusive smartphone. The online marketplace is running a teaser page for the smartphone confirming the launch date. However, the Mi A2 price in India is not known yet. Launched in Spainearlier in July, the smartphone is a follow-up to last year’s Mi A1 and the rebranded version of… Read More »
