Gadgets

After an initial teaser, TCL Communication has arrived at CES 2018 with its three new Alcatel smartphones models – Alcatel 1X, Alcatel 3V, and Alcatel 5. All the new Alcatel smartphone models feature TCL-made full view displays with an 18:9 aspect ratio and are specifically designed for mid and entry-level price points. Further, the new handsets also sport rear-facing fingerprint sensors. Among the new ... Read More »

Honor 9 Lite, the company’s second quad-camera smartphone, will launch soon in India. The company has been teasing the smartphone for a while, but now it has confirmed that it will soon be available in a Flipkart exclusive sale. Honor 9 Lite comes with four cameras and a glass unibody design. The smartphone was launched in China in December 2017 and will now made ... Read More »

Smartron has launched the t.phone P in India as its newest model under the t.phone range. The new smartphone comes with a price tag of Rs. 7,999 and will be exclusively available through Flipkart. The first flash sale will begin on January 17 at 12 noon. Smartron is also offering 1TB free cloud storage via its t.cloud service. The dual-SIM (Nano) Smartron t.phone P ... Read More »

Lenovo brand Moto on Tuesday at CES 2018 announced the launch of two new products in its Moto Mod product lineup – the Lenovo Vital Moto Mod and the Livermorium Slider Keyboard Moto Mod. Both these Moto Mods were developed with a combination of crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo, Moto’s Accelerator Program, and Moto Mod Development Kit distribution to developers. As before the Moto Mods will work ... Read More »

Two French campaign groups filed a legal case against Samsung in France on Thursday over the alleged use of child labour and other abuses in Chinese manufacturing plants working for the electronics giant. Accusing the company of misleading commercial practices, the NGOs Peuples Solidaires and Sherpa lodged a complaint in Paris against Samsung’s French subsidiary and international parent company. Based on research ... Read More »

BlackBerry licensee TCL Communication at CES 2018 announced it would be launching “at least two new BlackBerry smartphones” in 2018. Just what these will, is uncertain. Separately, TCL Communication launched a GSM unlocked BlackBerry Motion and a new colour variant and dual-SIM version of the BlackBerry KEYone. Getting back to the two new BlackBerry smartphones – in a statement, Alain Lejeune, Global General Manager for BlackBerry ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 price in India has dropped to Rs. 32,999 The smartphone was launched in October at Rs. 35,999 The Mi MIX 2 now better competes against the OnePlus 5T Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 (Review), the company’s top-end bezel-less display smartphone of 2017, has received a permanent price cut in India. The smartphone is now available to buy ... Read More »

Acer Chromebook 15 HIGHLIGHTS Acer introduced its new gaming Predator series devices It also announced new Chromebook 15 A new 23.8-inch Aspire S24 all-in-one desktop PC also announced Taiwanese manufacturer Acer has kicked off its IFA 2017 campaign with bunch of announcements including gaming laptops, PCs, and more. The company showed off all-new Predator gaming line alongside the new 23.8-inch ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Sony is poised to report is highest-profit ever, thanks to sensors The company has been losing ground to rivals for years It is now focusing on sensors and gaming to keep up Sony Corp is poised to report its highest-ever profit this year on strong sales of image sensors after years of losing ground in consumer electronics and hopes to ... Read More »

    HIGHLIGHTS 18:9 screens became popular in 2017 and should dominate in in 2018 The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 will power most flagship phones this year Improvements in VR, AR, AI and wireless standards will spark demand As we all know, every major smartphone manufacturer releases a major new model at roughly the same time every year. We can pretty ... Read More »