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ELECTRONICS March 8, 2022 HTC to announce a flagship Android phone in April
By: Loknath DasDon’t call it a comeback just yet but HTC is reportedly looking to bring a flagship Android phone as early as next month. The news comes from Taiwan’s DigiTimes which got confirmation from HTC Vive Asia-Pacific GM Charles Huang at an HTC event part of MWC 2022. HTC’s new flagship would be the first of its kind […]
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NEWS January 22, 2022 Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Gets January 2022 Android Security Patch in First Update in India
By: Loknath DasSamsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G that made its debut in India on January 10 has got its first update. As per the changelog, the smartphone has got the January 2022 security patch, improved stability, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. A successor to the Galaxy S20 FE 5G, the Galaxy S21 FE is a tweaked variant […]
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ALL DEALS August 7, 2018 Google Pixel 3 to Ship With Android 9 Pie’s Gesture Navigation Only, No Standard Buttons
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Google Pixel 3 will exclusively use gesture navigation There will be no option to switch back to regular controls Other OEMs will have the option to choose gesture navigation Google has officially released Android 9.0 Pie and the latest operating system is now rolling out to all Google Pixel smartphones. The successor to Android Oreo comes with […]
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ELECTRONICS May 12, 2018 Android P Might Just Be the Beginning of the End of Android Fragmentation
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Android P will finally leverage the effort gone into Project Treble Android beta is available to non-Pixel phones for the first time Go edition for P is coming too It’s been 10 years since Android was first launched and Google has come a long way in tweaking and improving the functionality of the operating system, to a point […]
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ELECTRONICS April 12, 2018 ZTE A530 With 18:9 Display, Android 8.0 Oreo Launched: Price, Specifications
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS ZTE A530 price has been set at CNY 799 It is already available to buy in China The smartphone runs MiFavor 5.2 based on Oreo ZTE has launched a new budget smartphone in China – the ZTE A530. Dual 4G VoLTE smartphone, it is now available to buy in the country via the My ZTE online […]
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ELECTRONICS April 9, 2018 Micromax Bharat Go and Lava Z50 Android Go First Impressions
By: Loknath DasMicromax Bharat Go and Lava Z50 Android Go will be released shortly in the Indian market HIGHLIGHTS Android Go is meant for low-end devices and focusses on performance Micromax Bharat Go and Lava Z50 will go on sale in India shortly Neither handset was very quick, but were good enough to be functional While the […]
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ELECTRONICS February 3, 2018 How to Enable Dictation for Voice Input on iPhone, Mac, Android, and Windows Devices
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS All the major operating systems come with voice input features Voice typing on iOS provided the best balance of speed and accuracy In all cases, you’ll still need to edit the final document to fix errors The major operating systems – such as Windows and macOS for PCs, and Android and iOS for mobiles – come with voice to text inputs built-in […]
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ALL DEALS January 9, 2018 Nokia 1 Android Go Phone Launch Rumoured for March
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Nokia 1 is rumoured to arrive in March Android Go phone is said to have an HD IPS display It is claimed to be priced at RUB 5,990 While Google has so far maintained silence, it has now been rumoured that Nokia 1 will be one of the early Android Go phones. The new Nokia smartphone is claimed to be […]
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NEWS January 9, 2018 OnePlus 5T to Get Android 8.0 Oreo-Based OxygenOS Open Beta Soon, Hints Company
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS OnePlus Germany’s handle made the announcement on Twitter Open Beta is currently not available, might rollout soon OnePlus 3, 3T, and 5 have already received stable builds for Android 8.0 OnePlus has had an intriguing rollout for Android 8.0 Oreo on its smartphones this year. The OnePlus 3, OnePlus 3T, and OnePlus 5 already have the stable Oreo build […]
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ELECTRONICS September 3, 2017 New Firewall Claimed to Better Protect Android Devices From Threats
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS A new firewall programme can protect smartphones from malware attacks It can be implemented as a tiny chip, or an independent software module Researchers use machine learning algorithms to monitor smartphones Scientists have developed an innovative firewall programme that can protect smartphones from malicious codes and security threats. Earlier this year, researchers from the […]
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ELECTRONICS August 18, 2017 Google Engineers Confirm Project Treble Coming to Pixel, Few Other Android Devices
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS The engineers talked about Treble in the latest developers’ podcast They confirm that Treble is coming to Pixel, Pixel XL smartphones Engineers also confirm that they are also working other OEMs as well Google announced Project Treble earlier this year mainly to fix the slow Android version adoption and its resultant fragmentation. First, it was reported that […]
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ELECTRONICS August 13, 2017 How to migrate from iOS ecosystem to Android
By: Loknath Dasne of the many reasons why Androidusers love their devices is the option to customise the OS according to their preferences. Apple and iOS, unfortunately, do not provide any sort of customisations. This has made many Apple users to leave behind their iPhones for Android devices. Moving from an Apple device to Android is not that easy. Most of […]