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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 Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 was first launched in April The smartphone was till date only available in two variants The 6GB/ 64GB model is priced at Rs. 14,999 Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1’s long-awaited 6GB RAM, 64GB inbuilt storage variant finally has a launch date – or rather, a launch month – July. The company made the announcement at the ... Read More »

Asus ZenFone 5Z price in India starts at Rs. 29,999 for the base 6GB RAM variant HIGHLIGHTS ZenFone 5Z has been launched in 3 variants in India It will be available exclusively via Flipkart This is Asus’ first smartphone with a display notch Asus ZenFone 5Z is the Taiwanese manufacturer’s latest flagship smartphone in the Indian market. Packed with features such ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS It has been launched in only a 6GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant The handset will be available on Xiaomi’s online portal Sale starts at 10am CST on July 3 Hatsune Miku is an anime-inspired virtual idol who has gained much popularity in the Far East. She is so popular that, to commemorate the characters’ tenth anniversary, the Xiaomi Mi 6X is getting ... Read More »

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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »