China-based Transsion Holdings' TECNO Mobile today launched Tecno Camon i, the company's latest smartphone in India. It has a 5.65-inch HD+ 18:9 FullView display, is powered by quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with the company's own HiOS on top. It has 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash, and the rear camera has quad LED flash.
It has a unibody metal design, features a fingerprint sensor on the back, comes with dedicated dual SIM and a microSD card slot and packs a 3050mAh battery.
Tecno Camon i specifications
5.65-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ FullView 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with HiOS
13MP rear camera with quad-LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 5P lens
13MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 80-degree wide-angle lens
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Dimensions: 152.2 x 71.7 x 7.75 mm; Weight: 134g
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3050mAh battery
The Tecno Camon i comes in Champagne Gold, Midnight Black and City Blue colors, is priced at Rs. 8999 and will be available from offline stores.
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China-based Transsion Holdings' TECNO Mobile today launched Tecno Camon i, the company's latest smartphone in India. It has a 5.65-inch HD+ 18:9 FullView display, is powered by quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with the company's own HiOS on top. It has 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash, and the rear camera has quad LED flash.
It has a unibody metal design, features a fingerprint sensor on the back, comes with dedicated dual SIM and a microSD card slot and packs a 3050mAh battery.
Tecno Camon i specifications
5.65-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ FullView 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with HiOS
13MP rear camera with quad-LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 5P lens
13MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 80-degree wide-angle lens
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Dimensions: 152.2 x 71.7 x 7.75 mm; Weight: 134g
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3050mAh battery
The Tecno Camon i comes in Champagne Gold, Midnight Black and City Blue colors, is priced at Rs. 8999 and will be available from offline stores.
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Fitbit today announced Ionic, its first smartwatch, Flyer, its latest Bluetooth wireless headphones with with durable, sweatproof design with hydrophobic nano-coating and Aria 2 Wi-Fi Smart Scale for the Indian market. All these were introduced back in August last year.
Fitbit Flyer highlights and specifications
Bluetooth 4.2 with multi-point to simultaneously connect to two devices at once
8.6mm driver offers crisp audio, powerful bass and dynamic range enhanced by WavesMaxx audio
Frequency range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz, Total harmonic distortion & noise: <0.5% @ 1kHz/-1dBFS, 20Hz-20kHz bandpass filter, Maximum sound pressure: 100 dBSPL @ 1kHz
Dual MEMS microphone suppresses external noise, Wideband frequency: 100-7000 Hz, Narrowband frequency: 300-3400 Hz
Water-resistant design (hydrophobic nano coating)
3 sizes of customizable ear tips (S, M, L)
2 sizes of both wings and fins (S, L)
Up to 6 hours playtime on a full charge. 15-minute quick charge offers one hour playtime
Fitbit Ionic features and specifications
1.42 inch (348 x 250 pixels) Touchscreen Color LCD display
Supports iPhone (4S and later) and Android (4.4 and later)
Water resistant to 50 meters
Sensors:3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope,Optical heart rate monitor
Altimeter, Ambient light sensor
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, NFC for payments
Automatically tracks your run with the new Run Detect ...
Honor has announced that it has started rolling out a new software update to enable Face unlock feature through intelligent face recognition in Honor View 10 smartphone. The phone automatically detects it has been picked up, see your face and unlocks in a second.
You can enable face recognition from the settings menu and enroll your face simply looking at the camera. It also detects the positioning between you and the phone and adjusts the direction accordingly. It works even when you lie down in bed, since the screen automatically rotates so that you can comfortably read any messages. It also has closed eye unlock prevention, so if eyes are closed, it will not unlock the screen.
The phone already has Intelligent lock screen notifications, intelligent screen on, AI Motion detection, AI Zoom and more features. You can check out our Honor View 10 review to read more about the features.
Honor said that the roll out has started from 17th January and will be rolled out to everyone by 24th January 2018.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp back in September last year announced that it it is testing new tools through a closed pilot program that will allow people to communicate with the businesses they want to reach on WhatsApp. Today the company has officially launched standalone WhatsApp Business App for Android that enables small businesses to have a business presence on WhatsApp, communicate more efficiently with your customers, and help grow their business, separating customer and personal messages, and creating an official presence.
The app is built on top of WhatsApp Messenger and includes all the features that are available on WhatsApp such as the ability to send multimedia, calls, messaging, group chat, offline messages, and more.
It also has additional features such as Automated Messages that lets you set an away message when you are unable to answer so your customers know when to expect a response. You can also create a greeting message to introduce your customers to your business.
Highlights of WhatsApp Business
Business Profiles: Help customers with useful information such as a business description, email or store addresses, and website.
Messaging Tools: Save time with smart messaging tools — quick replies that provide fast answers to frequently asked questions, greeting messages that introduce customers to your business, and away messages that let them know you're busy.
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Given the downfall of Sony's smartphone business it would be no surprise if the company suddenly decides to pull the plug, but interestingly the company recently confirmed its presence at the MWC 2018 event that is scheduled to happen in February.
Though Sony phones were a range back in the day, the firm got pushed away very soon by Apple, Samsung, and other Chinese brands. Given the age-old design of its smartphones, it is no wonder why Sony is struggling. Most of the design blame might be because of the philosophy of Sony president and CEO Hirai. Hirai took the position of CEO just when the WOW factor of Sony phones started phasing out.
He is being credited for turning around the sinking ship, and in addition to his hands-on approach, his principles regarding design or other departments reflected Sony's culture. He says that his aim is for an emotional response rather than a technical one and not to change the award-winning design every year for the sake of changing it.
Despite the fact that Sony smartphone business is not doing so well, Hira currently has no intentions to let go. Instead, he sees the smartphone business as their ticket in the communications space. ...
Intel today introduced the RealSense D415 and D435 depth cameras in the D400 Cameras series. The depth cameras add 3D capabilities to any prototype or end user-ready device or machine. It is powered by the D4 vision processor.
The Intel RealSense is idle for educators, hardware prototyping, and software development. The new depth cameras come with a USB-powered form factor paired with D400 camera series. It is powered by the new Intel RealSense vision processor D4 for processing complex depth data in real time. The RealSense D415 and D435 depth cameras are supported by the Intel RealSense SDK 2.0 which is available for the first time as a cross-platform.
The company says that the camera can be used indoors or outdoors and in any environments. Applications for a range of computer vision uses advancements across VR/AR, robotics, drones and more. it not just adds new levels of depth for real-time feedback, but will also make the devices more intelligent and enable's new experiences.
The Intel RealSense Software Developer Kit with Intel RealSense viewer is now available to developers, allowing OEMs/ODMs and system integrators to unlocking new depth data with access to the depth camera to tackle everything from viewing the depth stream, visualizing 3D point clouds recording.
The Intel RealSense D415 ...
Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its Android skin MIUI back in November with tons of new features including Split Screen, Interactive and Fresh UI changes, New Gallery App, Calendar Cards, App Vault, New Notification Shade, Mi Video App, New Mi Explorer and Mi Drop. We have already covered some of these features in posts earlier and in this post, we will be giving an overview of App Vault.
MIUI focuses on making life simpler and App Vault tries to bring convenience on your tips. App Vault shows cards for various services and is an attempt similar to Google Now cards for showing all the important information in one place, MIUI quick cards can be accessed in a similar fashion by swiping left on the home screen. As of now, only 5 cards are available on App Vault but Xiaomi claims to have support for 12 kinds of services, and hopefully, more cards will be added with time.
Users can choose maximum 5 cards available at the moment, which are Shortcuts, Cricket, Calendar events, Olacabs and Notes. Cricket card shows the scores of ongoing game for the teams selected by users, users can choose international as well as Domestic teams. Users can ...
Update - January 19: Mi Explorer has received an update that now lets you turn off recommendations (advertisements) from the settings on MIUI devices as well, so you don't need the workaround anymore we had mentioned in the article previously.
Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular Android skins with more than 300 million worldwide users. MIUI is a heavy skin on top of Android, but what sets it apart from other Android skins is its feature richness and customizations. MIUI focuses towards providing a complete user experience and to achieve this MIUI is loaded with many system apps like Explorer, Calculator, Recorder, Mi Drop, Mi Video, Yellow pages and many more. A couple of months ago, Xiaomi listed it’s feature packed Mi Explorer app on Play Store, the app recently came out of Beta phase and in this post we will be looking at the features Mi Explorer offers.
There are three main sections of the app which Xiaomi calls Recent, Categories and Storage.
Recents shows the file you worked with or updated recently. Suppose user takes a screenshot or crops a already saved image, it will be shown at the top in recents whenever Explorer app is opened.
In Categories sections files ...
Motorola has launched Motorola Sphere+ Bluetooth Speaker with integrated Bluetooth headphones in India. The speaker offers 2 x 8W (16W) watts of power and bass porting for a deep, rich listening experience. You can dock the headphones on the speaker base to charge, while transitioning seamlessly from one to the other so the music never stops.
The Sphere+ has built-in speakerphone so that users can take calls either through the speaker or the headphones that comes with touch control on the ear pads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRGDIH5jXeM
Highlights of Motorola Sphere+
Balanced sound at any volume, with superb noise isolation.
Wireless freedom, with easy Bluetooth Connectivity aided with Voice prompts. Upto to 20 hours of playtime, 60ft range, and compatible with Siri and Google Now.
In built mic for calls for hands-free calling
Comfortable On-ear design
Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.1, 3.5mm AUX
2 x 8w powerful speakers
Noise isolation blocks out unwanted background noise
Full room broadcasting speaker
Integrated multipoint technology to connect two devices at once
Lightweight and foldable design headphone
Powerful 40mm oversized drivers of headphones to provide superb bass-driven sound
Support 3.5mm audio jack AUX
Overcharge, over-voltage and overheating protection circuit
A2DP 1.3, HFP 1.6, HSP 1.2, AVRCP 1.5, SPP 1.5
Standby Time: 200 hours
Touch Control ...
Xiaomi released MIUI 9 Global Stable update for its Mi MIX 2 smartphone back in November, and announced Android Oreo beta program for the phone for China ROM last month, now it has released MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM 8.1.18 for the smartphone which is based on Android 8.0 (Oreo).
Check out the changelog below,
Android O (8.0) based MIUI ROM
Gallery
New - Optimize local storage to free up space (01-16)
System
Optimization - Animation for the Back gesture on full screen devices (01-17)
Optimization - Full screen gestures as an alternative for screen buttons (01-17)
Optimization - A separate guide for full screen gestures (01-18)
Fix - Full screen gestures didn't work properly after rebooting (01-18)
Battery
Fix - The battery level is incorrect on status bar (01-16)
Fix - Battery is draining very fast when the device is in idle mode (01-16)
Camera
Fix - The camera interface is not displayed correctly when the language is Arabic (01-16)
Settings
Fix - There are two Security in Accessibility settings (01-16)
Line
Fix - Line ANR when using Bluetooth headphone for Line calls (01-16)
You can download the Recovery ROM here and flash it using updater method or download the Fastboot ROM to flash it using fastboot method. One the beta testing is complete Xiaomi is will roll out the stable update for all the users in the coming weeks. ...
HMD global just confirmed its MWC 2018 press conference on February 25th, 2018 where the company is expected to launch Nokia 9 flagship as the successor to the Nokia 8 . The company's Cheif product officer, Juho Sarvikas confirmed the same on Twitter.
While the news about Nokia 9 isn't confirmed but given the scale of the event, it is very likely the company would introduce the flagship along with few mid-range phones like the Nokia 1 with Android Oreo (Go Edition), Nokia 4, Nokia 7 Plus and a possible global variant of the Nokia 7. The recent developments in the updated camera APK revealed the information about these upcoming phones.
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If the rumors and leaks are any clues, the Nokia 9 will be powered by the Snapdragon 845 SoC, sports a 5.3-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) display with 530-nits brightness, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Android 8.0 Oreo. In the camera department, it might have a 13MP (RBG) + 13MP (Monochrome) dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED Flash, OIS, EIS 3.0, 4K video recording. On the front, there is a possibility of an 8MP or 12MP front-facing camera and fingerprint sensor.
While these are just rumored specifications, we should know more details about the Nokia 9 and other phones ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy A8+ (2018), the company's latest premium mid-range smartphone in the 'A series' in India last week. Here we have the unboxing of the phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emwI1EvmgCY&t=1s
Box Contents
Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphone in Black color
2-pin adaptive fast charger (9V-1.67A | 5V-2A)
USB Type-C Cable
In-ear headset
SIM Ejector tool
Clear protective case
Quick Start Guide and Warranty Information
The main highlight of the smartphone is its 6-inch Full HD+Infinity Super AMOLED display with 18.5:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Thanks to minimal bezels, the phone is easy to hold, but it is tall just like the S8 series and the Note8. The phone is powered by Octa-Core Exynos 7885 14nm processor, which is an upgraded version of Exynos 7880 that is used in company's A Series 2017 edition phones and has 6GB of RAM. It still runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Samsung's own UI on top, but it will get the Oreo update soon.
The main highlight of the phone is its 16-megapixel and 8-megapixel dual front cameras, both with f/1.9 aperture that lets you switch between them for close-ups with the background to portrait shots and the Live Focus feature lets you adjust the bokeh effect before or after you take ...
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released recommendations on 'In-Flight Connectivity' paving the way for in-flight internet connectivity. In the recommendations, TRAI said that both IFC and MCA (Mobile communication on airspace) service should be permitted within minimum height restriction of 3000 meters in the Indian airspace.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) sought views of TRAI with a proposal to introduce voice, data and video services over Indian airspace for domestic, international and overflying flights in Indian airspace on August 10, 2017. TRAI was also asked for recommendations, terms and conditions and other issues including entry fee, license fee, spectrum-related matters including usage charges and other states.
In the in-flight connectivity onboard is provided by the IFC service providers who need to be created at annual Licence Fee of a token amount of Rs. 1 and get itself registered with the DoT. TRAI after analyzing the comments of stakeholders in its recommendations mentions that IFC doesn't necessarily be in Indian entity and the internet Services through Wi-Fi onboard should be made available when electronic devices are permitted to use only in flight mode.
The IFC provider can start providing IFC (In-Flight Connectivity) services, after getting the necessary arrangement with Unified Licensee and having appropriate authorization. Regulatory further said that the IFC provider could use ...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a notice to Reliance Communication Limited regarding the refund of the unused balance and security deposit made at the time of getting the connection. This is an official statement and all the pre-paid and post-paid users are entitled under this policy. As the company hasn't renewed the spectrum license for 2G and CDMA services, all the Reliance users were asked to port their numbers to continue to use the phone number.
Usually, when a user plans to port out from a network provider, he or she tends to the consumer the remaining balance within the due date. However, in this case, due to the closure of GSM and CDMA network TRAI received a large number of complaints and to resolve, the authority has come up with a notice to cater the mass complaints.
Post-paid users will receive the refund of the security deposit, but there is no exact time frame for the same. For pre-paid users who have already ported out of the network, the company will make a list regarding the balance and the remaining amount will be credited to the newer operator and the same will be notified via SMS.
For the ...
Reliance Jio today reported Rs. 6879.42 crore revenue, up 12.7% QoQ and a net profit of 504.38 crore for its second quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 31st December, 2017. This comes after the company reported a net loss of 270.59 crore in the previous quarter. Jio's rival Airtel earlier this week reported over 39% decline in profits for Q3 2018.
It reported Standalone earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 2,628 crore, up 82.1% QoQ and EBITDA margin of 38.2%, and Standalone earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 1,436 crore, up 453.1% QoQ . Consolidated value of services stood at 8,136 crore, up 12.8% over trailing quarter) and consolidated EBIT of 1,441 crore, up 452.1% over trailing quarter.
It crossed 138.6 million subscribers in the July to September quarter, it has 160.1 million as of December 31st, by adding 21.5 million net subscribers during the quarter.
Average revenue per user (ARPU) during the quarter - 154 per subscriber per month compared to 156.4 in the previous quarter
Total wireless data traffic - 431 crore GB (9.6 GB per subscriber per month)
Average voice traffic -31,113 crore minutes per day
Video consumption per subscriber per month - 200 crore hours (13.4 hours of video consumption per subscriber per ...
LG might be introducing upgraded V30 smartphone with enhanced artificial intelligence features at the Mobile World Congress which will kickstart on February 26th, according to a new report from Korea. The original LG V30 was announced back in August at IFA 2017 in Berlin.
The company instead of introducing G-series flagship like it usually does at the MWC event every year, it is said to unveil the same V30 with A.I features and functionalities. According to the report, the new version could be named “V30+‘α’." Considering LG's close relationship with Google, the upcoming model might feature Google Assistant-based AI functions.
The new move might be a part of the company's new strategy to retain existing premium models for a longer period. If rumors indeed turn out correct and LG does launch a new variant of V30, G7 might be launched after several months. It is heard that LG CEO Jo has ordered a revision of the G7 smartphone from scratch, though it is anticipated that the phone might make an appearance at the MWC event.
The company recently trademarked 'Icon' for smartphones and 'Iconic' for smartwatches. The company's CEO, Cho Sung-jin in an interview during the CES 2018 said "We will unveil new smartphones when it is needed. But ...
Paytm, probably the most used e-wallet app in India has received a new iOS app update, which enables users to setup BHIM UPI (one-touch payment). This was recently made available on the Android platform. Using the new BHIM UPI feature, users will be able to receive and transfer money directly into their bank account at no extra cost.
The interesting part of the update is the roll out of the Paytm physical Rupay debit cards. Paytm users who already have a Paytm Payment bank account (one has to verify Aadhar biometrics to open an account) got a complementary virtual debit card, which can be used to shop online on multiple e-commerce websites.
As promised, the company has started to distribute the physical debit card to the users who are interested in the same. Unlike the complementary virtual card, a user has a pay a nominal fee of Rs.120 to receive the card and the card (one has to confirm the postal address, where he/she likes to receive the same).
Like any debit cards issued by the normal banks, this card can also be used in ATM's, Shopping malls, online e-commerce websites like a normal card without any restrictions. As this card is based ...
Android 8.0 Oreo bought a cool new feature called notification channels that lets you decide how individual notifications from the same app appear and sound, and vibrate, or not, on your phone. WhatsApp has now rolled out Notification Channel on Android 8.0 Oreo, and the feature was spotted in V2.18.18 beta release.
Though it is also possible that the feature might have been rolled out in the previous versions, there's no way to tell. WhatsApp now supports 10 notification channels; group notifications, message notifications, chat history backup, critical app alerts, failure notifications, media playback, Uncategorized, other notifications, sending media, and silent notifications.
Each of these settings can be further controlled individually, so you can set priorities to the notifications that you receive from the app. You can even entirely disable or control single notifications by just holding down the notification and then you'll see the type there, and you can instantly disable it. And, if you don't want to disable completely, you can change its priority by tapping All Categories, which takes you to the settings where you can choose what you want to do with it.
Another important addition to recent WhatsApp update is the ability to switch from voice to video call. So, instead ...
Instagram is on the verge of introducing two new features; 'text-based stories', and stories screenshot alerts which are currently under testing. Text-based stories are not new, they are available on WhatsApp and Facebook.
The text-based stories feature will be available as another option at the bottom of the Stories camera, next Boomerang and Rewind. You have the ability to chose from several fonts and backgrounds. Instagram by default selects a plain background and it also lets you upload your own image to the background.
The stories-based feature was in testing since December, but it was limited to Japan, but now it looks like the feature is widespread. Another feature that is being spotted is the ability to send notifications when someone takes a screenshot of your story.
The company used to send notification for direct messages previously, but now it looks like the feature is expanding to stories as well. However, Instagram will notify you once about the alert when you take a screenshot of a story, but from the second time, the alert will be sent directly.
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KGI Analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo predicts lower than estimated sales of the iPhone X in China, and he believes that Apple might ship around 18-20 million units in the current quarter, which is significantly lower than the 20-30 million range. The primary reason for the downfall of sales is because of the longer replacement cycles in China.
In the latest report, Kuo reaffirms the launch of three iPhone models in 2018 including a 6.1-inch, 6.5-inch OLED ‘iPhone X Plus, and successor to the iPhone X in the fall. He further added that Apple might completely stop the production of the current iPhone X altogether when production of the new 2018 models ramp up.
The reason behind not so strong reception in China is because customers are holding on to their existing phones for a longer time, as well as the notch screen design has turned away potential Chinese customers. The Chinese users usually prefer large screen devices, and with the notch, the design of iPhone X might affect the real screen estate.
According to report, Apple will ship around 18 million iPhone X units in Q1 2018 and about 13 million in Q2 2018. KGI expects that the iPhone X might end its run around mid-2018 with around 62 million units ...
