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Amazon Launches a “Lite” Web Browser App for India

18Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Amazon Launches a “Lite” Web Browser App for India

E-commerce giant, Amazon has come up with a lite web browser app for India to attract emerging markets which is claimed to be "lighter than competition". Called "Internet: fast, lite and private", the app has been specifically designed to consume less space on devices and comes under 2 MB in size. The app is visible at Google play store but currently downloadable only in selected smartphone brands in India. The app will offer a private user experience without seeking additional permissions or collect private data like other browsers. Moreover, it also offers inbuilt news and updates on the home page with a private data tab that does not track user's history at the end of a user session. The app is compatible for download for devices running on Android 5.0 Marshmallow and above. Th...

Flipkart’s ‘Big’ Announcement Highlights: Smartphone, Tie-up & Mobile Launch

17Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Flipkart’s ‘Big’ Announcement Highlights: Smartphone, Tie-up & Mobile Launch

India's leading e-commerce company, Flipkart has come with a big announcement on Tuesday. It had already hinted a mega device launch in partnership with a mobile company a few days back. Today, it announced an exclusive partnership with Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, Asus. In the big announcement that took place Tuesday afternoon, Flipkart informed about its future plans for selling smartphones in India. After the partnership, the e-commerce giant is ready to launch Asus products in India, starting with Zenfone Max Pro which is scheduled to launch on 23 April. This live stream is going to unveil something BIG – a huge partnership that is all set to transform the mobile phone industry , was said in livestream at 12:14 pm today. Asus had launched Zenfone Max Pro ...

Apple Launched iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in Red Colour

17Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Apple Launched iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in Red Colour

Apple has launched a special red edition for its iPhone and iPhone 8 Plus variants. While iPhone 7 is already available in red, the red color variant of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus is sure to drive the Apple fans crazy for the phone. Officially named as "(Product) Red Special Edition", a portion from the sale of the Red phone will go towards RED, an organization that supports HIV/AIDS programs to avoid testing, counseling, and medicine that helps to prevent transmission of HIV from a mother to the unborn child. Apple has been in partnership with Red since 2006 and has donated more than $160 million during last 11 years. Apart from the change in color scheme, no other change has been done in iPhone and iPhone 8 Plus models. The specifications and internal configuration remain the sa...

Gmail Launched New Feature Known as “Confidential Mode”

15Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Gmail Launched New Feature Known as “Confidential Mode”

Google is planning on a major update in the coming weeks introducing a new "Confidential Mode" along with updates on new features as well as designs.Though an official confirmation from Google is awaited, information related to the same has been obtained from various sources. The new update will bring in an umbrella of features such as quick reply to emails, ability to snooze emails for later, a new sidebar that would allow placing calendar appointments side by side. The much talked about "Confidential mode", will allow Gmail users to restrict users from accessing email, stopping copy, forward or printing the content of email altogether. Google is also working on an email authentication feature that will prompt users to enter an SMS passcode in order to open the emai...

14Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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TCL Set to Launch a New Smart TV Brand in India

TCL Multimedia, a brand known to be leading TV manufacturers in the world has announced its plans to launch a new smart TV brand in India. While the company already shares a global market and is known to be providing highly customized sought after audio and visual experience to its global customer base, the new move will make it set its foot high in the Indian market as well. According to company's spokesperson, the new TV has been specially designed to cater to the growing needs and demands of the Indian market.It has been positioned at TLC's smart home appliance brand and is being introduced to pave a way for refined ultimate audio video experience through the high-quality internet and cutting-edge technology. Speaking about its upcoming launch, Mr. Mike Chen, Country Manager, T...

Samsung Galaxy S8 “Burgundy Red” Edition Launched in India

10Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Samsung Galaxy S8 “Burgundy Red” Edition Launched in India

Samsung India has launched a burgundy red color variant of its last year's Galaxy S8 smartphone on April 9, Monday. While the company had introduced its Galaxy S8 series earlier in 2017, the color variants available were limited to Maple Gold, Midnight Blue, and Orchid Grey. A new burgundy red addition to the smartphone range has come right after Apple's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus red edition has already come on the market. Aditya Babbar, General Manager at Samsung India said, Galaxy S8 continues to be a bestseller even after its one year launch. The new Burgundy Red edition will amaze customers and allow them to express their own personal style. The new burgundy edition of Galaxy S8 will cost Rs. 49,990 and will be available via sale from 13 April.Collaborating with Paytm, the com...

Nokia-Maker HMD Global Intents to Make Components in India

9Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Nokia-Maker HMD Global Intents to Make Components in India

Often recognized as Nokia Maker in international Market, Finnish company HMD Global is working diligently on making its own components in the country, as reported by a senior company official. Ajey Mehta, Vice-President, HMD Global told in his media interaction, We are treading on a path of phase manufacturing programme.We have already begun our conversations with our partner Foxconn to manufacture our own components in the country. It will happen in some time. We might be a little behind our time, but eventually, components that attract import duty will be manufactured here. The Indian Government has come with a 10 percent duty on import of key components like printed circuit board assembly and camera module to encourage domestic manufacturing in the country. HMD Global is al...

Avengers Themed One Plus 6 Confirmed To Launch in April

5Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Avengers Themed One Plus 6 Confirmed To Launch in April

While last week, One Plus 6 was all in news due to it's major announcements by CEO Pete Lau and co-founder Carl Pei, the latest confirmation regarding the presence of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor in the phone has put an end to all the speculations. Moreover, a new OnePlus 6 teaser featuring the Marvel's Avenger: Infinity War hints in a special edition with movie characters.The official One Plus6 page has come with a YouTube video that shows Avengers Logo together with the OnePlus logo which is clearly indicating a special edition launch on the day of movie's premiere. A recent leak from similar sources has confirmed that the phone will be available at a price of Rs. 34,000 in India.The higher variant comprising 256 GB storage and 8 GB RAM can go up to Rs. 40,000. Lau stated i...

Apple Plans to Making its Own Custom Mac Chips

3Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Apple Plans to Making its Own Custom Mac Chips

Apple is planning a smart transition from Intel chips to its own made MAC chips starting as early as 2020, as per the reports are to be believed. Apple promising initiative titled,"Kalamata" is in a very rudimentary phase as of now but, nevertheless, has come forward with an intention to align all apple devices- iPhones, iPads and the MAC in a seamless and similarly working environment, according to unspecified sources. The mega project which is currently in a multi-phase transition has already been approved by company's executives. The change could act as a defining moment for Apple. While Intel chips are one of the very few components designed by another side in Apple's product portfolio, this move will reduce the dependency making it stand out completely in the technology landscap...

Now You Can Find Places with No Addresses on Google Maps!!

2Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Now You Can Find Places with No Addresses on Google Maps!!

In an attempt to make its Map Application more relevant to users, Google has rolled out a series of new features that would enable better navigation experience for users.Google Maps has extended its language support for the voice that now includes Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu and a support for plus codes to let you find places with no addresses too. Beginning with, what are Plus Codes? Plus code, also known as "Open location code" is a way of identifying places that do not have addresses. It is a geocode system developed by Google that involves representing an area with a combination of local and area codes to anonymous places. With the new update, a user can generate a plus code and share it across multiple platforms using e-mail, messaging or social media....

Apple releases iOS 11.3: What’s New and How to Download it

30Mar By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Apple releases iOS 11.3: What’s New and How to Download it

Good news for all the technology enthusiasts! Apple has come up with an updated version of its smartphone operating system, iOS 11.3. On Thursday, Apple released the update for its mobile operating system iOS 11.3, which comes in-house with its standard new 9.7 inch Ipad also announced this week.It is can now easily be downloaded in iPhones and iPads. Coming in with a bundle of new features, this iOS update is noted to be one of the massive software updates since iOS 11 has been released.Apple has successfully added in the Battery Health Feature which will do away with the processor- throttling of iPhone batteries that has remained controversial among users. In order to download the iOS 11.3 update on your Apple device: Go to "Settings" Click "General" Press "Software Upda...

Vivo V9 Smartphone : 12 Things You Need to Know

28Mar By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

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Vivo V9 Smartphone : 12 Things You Need to Know

Phones reaching the market are currently possessing thinner bezel, which is the outside frame of the phone’s display. For example, iPads have very narrow bezel and xiaomi’s mix and doogee mix are almost bezel-less. Vivo appropriated an almost identical design in its V9, priced at Rs22,990 available in three colors, namely champagne gold, pearl black and sapphire blue through offline stores starting 2 April 2018. Here are the specifications you all need to know about the Vivo V9: It possesses a dual rear camera of 16-megapixels ideal to capture very detailed pictures and the color contrast accurately and another 5-megapixel camera designed to capture the depth of field, intended to capture images quickly with a fast auto-focus. For the rear camera, optio...