HIGHLIGHTS Alcatel 1 has been officially launched The smartphone comes with a price tag of $89 (roughly Rs. 6,200) It will be available starting July 2018 Alcatel 1, the budget smartphone that was spotted onlinelast week, has now been officially launched by the company. The smartphone is the latest addition to the Alcatel 1 series of budget smartphones that was unveiled by the TCL-owned ... Read More »
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Samsung Galaxy A6 Price in India Reportedly Slashed
HIGHLIGHTS Samsung Galaxy A6 was launched at Rs. 21,990 It is now available on Amazon India for Rs. 19,990 The smartphone is also available on Paytm Mall and Samsung eShop Samsung launched the Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ just a month ago, and the 32GB storage variant has already received a price drop, according to an established retailer. The Samsung Galaxy A6 runs on Android ... Read More »
Facebook Unveils ‘Keyword Snooze’ Feature in Its News Feed, Enabling Users to Hide Specific Content
Facebook on Thursday introduced it is testing a new feature called ‘Keyword Snooze’ in News Feed that will allow users to hide certain keywords that they don’t want to see for 30 days. The new Keyword Snooze feature is a variant of another option to snooze people and pages you do not want to see which was introduced 2017. Located in ... Read More »
Facebook Stories Get Reactions, Group Chat Features
HIGHLIGHTS Users would be able to see if they got any Messenger replies People can also reply with stickers and ‘reactions’ Facebook Stories can be viewed up to two times Aiming to get more people to interact with its Stories feature in its main app, Facebook has added group chat and reactions among others to the service. Facebook Stories are short user-generated ... Read More »
YouTube Picture-in-Picture Rolling Out for Android Users in US Without a Paid Subscription
HIGHLIGHTS The feature was previously available only for YouTube Premium/Red members It is available on devices running Android 8.0 and above Only US users have currently received the feature Google brought native Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support to the mainstream with Android Oreo last year. This was followed by YouTube bringing support for the feature in its Android app earlier this year, albeit only for its paid ... Read More »
Moto X4 Unlocked, Prime Variants Get Android 8.1 Oreo Update: Report
HIGHLIGHTS The Moto X4 was launched at IFA last year The smartphone is set to receive Android P whenever it arrives The unlocked and Prime variants are now getting Android 8.1 Oreo update Lenovo launched the Moto X4 smartphone at IFA last year, with the Moto X4 Android One edition for Project Fi following in September. The Android One variant got the Android ... Read More »
Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro Allegedly Spotted in Leaked Images With iPhone X-Like Display Notch
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 »
Moto One Power Alleged Live Images Reveal Display Notch, Vertical Dual Camera Setup
HIGHLIGHTS The live images arrive courtesy TechInfoBit This is expected to be Moto’s next Android One smartphone Features or specifications have not been confirmed yet Moto One Power is expected to be Lenovo-owned brand Moto’s upcoming mid-range smartphone with premium specifications like a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC and 4GB of RAM. In a new report, alleged live images of the handset have ... Read More »
Sony Xperia XZ3 With 18:9 Display, Snapdragon 845 SoC Spotted on GFXBench
Just days after specifications and features of the smartphone were leaked online, Sony Xperia XZ3 has been spotted on certification portal GFXBench. Interestingly enough, the listing suggests this upcoming Sony smartphone will run Android 9.0 (Android P), which means the phone will be launched only after a public release for the software is issued by Google. It may also be that the smartphone is running ... Read More »
Nokia X6 Global Variant Spotted on Official Website, Launch Appears Imminent
Nokia X6 was launched in China in May, and has since then been available in the country for the price starting at CNY 1,299 (approximately Rs. 13,800). Ever since its launch last month, arrival of its global variant has been regularly rumoured, and the company also assessed popularity of such a version in a poll. Now, the smartphone has been spotted on the company’s global website, ... Read More »