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June 5th, 2018 3:23 PM 8 COMMENTS

Lenovo Z5 is Just Another Mid-Range Smartphone With a Notch and No 4TB Storage as Teased

Lenovo has announced its latest smartphone, the Lenovo Z5 in China today. Yes, this is the same smartphone Lenovo has been teasing for weeks now, stating the phone will have a Full-Screen design with no chin or notch, up to 4TB of internal storage and more. Turns out to be everything is false as Lenovo just announced the smartphone and the Z5 is a mid-range smartphone with Snapdragon 636 chipset,... Read More

June 5th, 2018 12:42 PM 3 COMMENTS

iOS 12, macOS Mojave, Memoji and Other Big Announcements from WWDC 2018

At the World Wide Developers Conference, Apple introduced a slew of new software versions of its platforms. The event started with a keynote from Apple CEO Tim Cook. The event involved launches of new updates for iOS 12 and macOS. Last year has been a slow one for Apple, with iPhone sales declining after it confirmed that company throttled the speeds on the phone. This year in March, Apple also... Read More

June 4th, 2018 6:49 PM 30 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Gather a Team of Engineers to Work on AI, ML and Blockchain: Report

Reliance Jio is all set for hiring a team of professionals who specialise in Artificial Intelligence. The team will work in building high-tech technologies like AI, ML under Akash Ambani’s leadership. The report came from Livemint, which quoted “Reliance Jio has hired a few senior people who will build this team...the company wants to set up this team in either Bengaluru or Hyderabad.... Akash Ambani is taking keen interest in... Read More

June 4th, 2018 4:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Likely to Debut Soon With Octa-Core Processor

Xiaomi’s first Android One phone debuted in India with the name of Xiaomi Mi A1. The phone had previously launched in China with its original name being Xiaomi Mi 5X. The Chinese manufacturer is also expected to follow convention while bringing the Xiaomi Mi A2 in India, while the Chinese variant sells with the title Xiaomi Mi 6X. Reports have emerged now which point towards the release of the Xiaomi... Read More

June 4th, 2018 1:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

Top 3 Apple Products Speculated to Be Revealed at WWDC 2018

Apple’s innovation in the tech world is something that sets a benchmark for all the other companies. Undoubtedly, at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) the tech giant will reveal some of the new innovations in hardware and software which it has made in the past year. The event which will be held between June 4-8 at the McEnery Convention Centre in San Jose, California has been a much awaited... Read More

June 4th, 2018 12:12 PM 4 COMMENTS

Trai to Make Call Log and SMS Data Sharing Mandatory in Order to Stop Pesky Calls

Trai has long been in a tussle with the Cupertino based phone manufacturer Apple for including a clause which requires the phone manufacturers to grant the access to call logs, SMS and other related data to the DND app, which will be used to stop pesky calls. In this new turn of event, Trai has made the clause mandatory. In a Corrigendum drafted on May 30, Trai said: "Every access... Read More

June 4th, 2018 9:14 AM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi 8, Mi 8 Explorer Edition and Mi 8 SE Differentiated in Design, Performance and Camera

On the occasion of its 8th-anniversary event in China, Xiaomi unveiled the much-awaited flagship smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi 8. During the event which happened in Shenzen, China the Mi 8 wasn’t the only smartphone which made its debut. The Mi 8 Explorer Edition and the Mi 8 SE were also the two other devices to accompany the standard Mi 8. However, fans of the brand in India might have to... Read More

June 3rd, 2018 10:35 AM 17 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Services to Go Live in 130 Cities of Karnataka by End of This Year

With the growing competition from all sides and telcos rolling out attractive plans and offers to retain and increase their subscriber base, BSNL is plotting another expansion plan in order to make its impact in the game. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the state-owned telco has decided that it would roll out 4G services in Karnataka this year. The tender for the rollout for the services has also been processed and... Read More

June 2nd, 2018 6:04 PM 13 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Powerful Mid-Range Smartphone With Snapdragon 660 SoC Unveiled

Rumours were floating that Samsung was planning to launch the Samsung Galaxy A9 Star in China. Now the confirmation has come that the company has already unveiled the Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Lite and A9 Star in an event. While the Galaxy A9 Star Lite is the same device which debuted in India as the Samsung Galaxy A6+ last month, the Galaxy A9 Star is a totally new device from... Read More

June 2nd, 2018 2:33 PM 2 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Payments Under RBI Scrutiny After NPCI Assigned to Check Compliance

WhatsApp will be vetted before it rolls out its payment service in India, as the ministry of electronics and IT has directed National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) to check whether or not WhatsApp Payment’s methods are adhering to the guidelines set by the RBI for data security. An official source said, "MeitY has asked NPCI to check if WhatsApp Payments is working in conformation with RBI permissions, where is... Read More

June 2nd, 2018 8:39 AM 6 COMMENTS

New ARM Cortex A76 CPU is Claimed to Deliver 35% Better Performance Than the Cortex A75

ARM has been a big name in chipset manufacturing. With the growing prowess of chipset these days, many SoCs have become capable of powering laptops which perform with maximum efficiency and can even take on a day’s worth of work thanks to the latest technology. News has also surfaced that Apple is working on its ARM powered MacBook. In the meanwhile, the ARM has announced that it is going to... Read More

June 1st, 2018 7:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai to Avail All Postpaid and Prepaid Plans Related Information Online by Year End

Trai, in an attempt to promote transparency in the Indian telecom sector, has said that it would put tariff plans of all incumbent service providers on a unified digital platform across 22 licensed service areas (LSA) by year-end. It is the regulator’s view that coming under the eyes of the public will further propel the telcos towards more transparency. Trai Chairman, RS Sharma presented his insight on the plan “Putting... Read More

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