Author Archives: Loknath Das

Moto G6 Plus With 4GB RAM, Snapdragon 660 SoC Spotted on Geekbench

HIGHLIGHTS Moto G6 Plus Geekbench scores are 4123 (multi-core) and 866 (single-core) Smartphone to be powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC clocked at 2.21 GHz One of the variants will have 4GB of RAM Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, and Moto G6 Plus are the three smartphones that the Lenovo-owned mobile maker is expected to launch this week. Motorola is anticipated to unveil the trio at its Thursday, April ... Read More »

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium With 4K HDR Display, Dual Rear Camera Setup Launched: Specifications, Features

HIGHLIGHTS The Xperia XZ2 Premium sports a 5.8-inch 4K HDR display It offers video recording with an ISO 12800 sensitivity It will be available in both single-SIM and dual-SIM variants Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium was launched on Monday, an upgrade to the Sony Xperia XZ2 that was unveiled at MWC 2018 earlier this year. The smartphone has several improvements over its predecessor, including a Motion Eye dual ... Read More »

Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini Spotted on TENAA and AnTuTu Sites, Tipping Design and Specifications

HIGHLIGHTS Specifications of an upcoming Samsung handset revealed SM-G8850 could be another variant of the Galaxy S9 Latest leaks showcase renders and specifications Samsung may soon launch a variant of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones, called the Galaxy S9 Mini. The compact counterpart of the South Korean giant’s 2018 flagships may make its way to the markets this year, if certain reports are to ... Read More »

Moto G5, Moto G5S, Moto Z2 Play, and More on Discount as Amazon Hosts Motorola 45th Anniversary Sale

HIGHLIGHTS Amazon has hosted Motorola 45th Anniversary sale It offers discounts on Moto G5 and Moto Z2 Play among others The sale will run until April 11 Amazon India on Monday kicked off the Motorola 45th Anniversary sale to offer some of the popular Moto series Android handsets at discounted prices. The list of models that have received discounts includes the Moto G5, ... Read More »

Xiaomi Black Shark Gaming Smartphone’s Leaked Live Image Shows Dual Rear Camera

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Black Shark has now been spotted in a live image The image shows the back side of the upcoming smartphone It suggests the presence of a dual rear camera setup While we are a few days away from the launch event, the Xiaomi Black Shark gaming smartphone has now been spotted online in a live image. The new smartphone, which ... Read More »

ZTE Iceberg Conceptualised With Dual-Notch Design

HIGHLIGHTS ZTE Iceberg has been conceptualised with two notches The smartphone has glass panels on the front and back It has a development time of 13 to 24 months While all major Android manufacturers have already started deploying one notch on their smartphones to make their appearance as pleasing as the iPhone X, ZTE is moving one step further by conceptualising two notches on its ... Read More »

Elon Musk Says AI May Become an Immortal Dictator if Not Regulated

If not regulated or controlled soon, artificial intelligence (AI) could become an “immortal dictator” and there will be no escape for humans, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has warned. In a new documentary on AI, Musk said: “At least when there’s an evil dictator, that human is going to die. But for an AI there would be no death. It would live forever, and then ... Read More »

Facebook Officials Head to Europe to Respond to Data Scandal

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook is responding to concerns over user data misuse The social network has been embroiled in a privacy scandal Facebook COO and CTO will be amongst those doing the rounds Facebook officials will be travelling – or at least making phone calls – to Europe to respond to concerns that the data of as many as 2.7 million people in the European ... Read More »

WhatsApp Says It Collects Very Little Data as Facebook Privacy Scandal Rages On

HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp says all messages are end-to-end encrypted Experts say information about calls is likely being mined by WhatsApp Group chats also put users at risk, according to privacy experts WhatsApp has attempted to address privacy concerns surrounding its service as parent company Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal continues. The world’s most popular instant messaging service, WhatsApp says it collects very little data and that ... Read More »

Twitter Says Account Removal Requests Jump From India

Between July and December 2017, the Indian government made 315 Twitter account information requests, up from 261 made during the January-June period, and asked the micro-blogging website to remove 144 accounts, up from 102 from the previous period. According to Twitter’s 12th bi-annual Transparency Report that was released late Thursday, the company withheld content in three percent of the account removal requests from the ... Read More »