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The Galaxy J2 Core comes as Samsung’s first Android Go model. HIGHLIGHTS Samsung Galaxy J2 Core has officially debuted The handset runs Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) out-of-the-box It features a 5-inch display and a quad-core Exynos SoC Samsung Galaxy J2 Core has been officially announced months after being in rumours and leaks. The handset that comes as the first Android Go model from Samsung is arriving first ... Read More »

Vivo has released teasers for the Vivo V11 Pro HIGHLIGHTS Vivo V11 Pro seen in latest teasers released by the company The phone is said to come with AI Dual Rear Camera It will have an in-display fingerprint sensor Vivo has released the first set of teasers for the Vivo 11 Prothat is scheduled to launch in India next month. The Chinese ... Read More »

US stocks climbed for the fourth straight day Tuesday as strong earnings continued to pull the market closer to the record high it set in late January. Industrial companies rose and banks moved higher as interest rates increased. Gains for Microsoft and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, helped technology companies. Companies including Hertz, Etsy, and Mosaic climbed after their results surpassed ... Read More »

At the midpoint in 2018, the US tech market is on track to grow by 6.7% in 2018, the fastest growth since 2012. However, 2019 is looking more uncertain, and we forecast that growth in US business and government spending on tech goods, software, services, and staff will slow to 5.5%. ForresterFORRESTER Three factors are driving this strong performance for the ... Read More »

SILICON Valley giants have become a gargantuan force on Wall Street, as demonstrated by Apple recently topping US$1 trillion in stock-market valuation. But should we fear that a new tech bubble is ready to burst? Here are some questions and answers about the sector: WHAT DOES THE TECH SECTOR REPRESENT ON WALL STREET? Apple ended the formal trading week worth ... Read More »

US defence officials unveiled Thursday a much-anticipated final request for tech firms to bid on a massive contract to provide the Pentagon with a comprehensive cloud computing service. Tech titans including Amazon and Microsoft have already spent months jockeying for a winning offer on the prestigious contract, which could be worth as much as $10 billion (roughly Rs. 68,500 crores) over a decade. The ... Read More »

Jio Phone 2 price in India is Rs. 2,999 as part of an introductory offer HIGHLIGHTS Jio Phone 2 will support WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook at launch It will be available from August 15 Both the 4G feature phones sport 2.4-inch displays At its annual AGM, Reliance took the opportunity to launchthe Jio Phone 2 in India. The feature phone saw a lot of improvements from ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Honor Note 10 has been confirmed to launch soon The company plans to skip the Honor Note 9 moniker Launch and pricing details aren’t out yet Honor Note 10 is Huawei-owned brand Honor’s next big smartphone project that is set to launch soonafter more than two years in development. Recent developments now confirm that Honor is indeed skipping the Honor Note 9 moniker and is ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The Android 8.0 Oreo update will start rolling out in September The three smartphones were scheduled to receive it in July The details come from Guncelmiyiz, a Samsung site that tracks schedules Samsung has reportedly pushed back the Android 8.0 Oreo rollout timeline for some smartphones in its Galaxy J-series. According to the latest reports, Samsung handsets such as Galaxy J3 (2017), Galaxy J5 ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Images of an alleged Redmi 6 Pro have been leaked China The phone is seen to sport a display notch At the back, there is a fingerprint scanner and a dual camera setup Xiaomi has already confirmed the launch date of the Redmi 6 Pro, but leaks and rumours are doing their bit to give away as many details of the upcoming ... Read More »