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OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition back in stock in India

Posted: 06 Apr 2019 06:00 AM PDT

The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition that debuted last December is back in stock in India. It is priced at INR50,999 ($737) and can be purchased from Amazon.in. OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition is powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC which is coupled with 10GB RAM. It has 256GB of onboard storage and supports Warp Charge 30 which charges the battery up to 50% in 20 minutes. The McLaren Edition has the same design as the regular 6T, but it flaunts Papaya Orange accent at the back along with a McLaren logo. And, apart from the differences in RAM and charging rate,...

Google confirms the Pixel 3a, mid-2019 launch expected

Posted: 06 Apr 2019 04:00 AM PDT

Last week Google leaked details of its Nest Hub Max on its online store. Now, the company has confirmed the existence of its mid-range smartphone Pixel 3a through its website. The Pixel 3a briefly appeared on Google's online store, and, the page also had a link to this phone's case which revealed that it would be made of fabric. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL also appeared on Google Play Console with codenames "Sargo" and "Bonito," respectively. The console reveals a few of these phones' specifications like RAM and screen resolution. Both Sargo and Bonito have 4GB RAM, but the former has...

Four LG smartphones will get Android Pie update by June 2019

Posted: 06 Apr 2019 02:19 AM PDT

LG is one of those brands who have a bad reputation with software updates. The company has so far rolled out Android Pie for only two smartphones - G7 One and G7 ThinQ. However, this South Korean phone maker plans to release the latest version of Android for four smartphones by June this year. LG has shared a list of smartphones that it plans on upgrading. The list includes V30, V30S ThinQ, V35 ThinQ, and V40 ThinQ. There's no specific order to this, and neither do we have any exact dates for the rollout. It's also worth noting that this schedule pertains to LG's home country South...

Oppo A5 now comes with double storage in India

Posted: 06 Apr 2019 12:02 AM PDT

The Oppo A5 that was launched in India last August just got an upgrade. It came with 32GB of onboard storage, and now, the company has launched a new variant that comes with 64GB storage. The Oppo A5 64GB variant is priced at INR12,990 ($188) and can be purchased through brick-and-mortar stores across the country. It will also be available for purchase through online stores from next week. Apart from increased storage, this new variant retains the rest of the hardware from last year's model. It is powered by Snapdragon 450 SoC which is mated to 4GB RAM. The smartphone features a...

Panasonic launches G95 rugged mirrorless camera for $1200

Posted: 05 Apr 2019 10:00 PM PDT

Panasonic has launched the G95 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, the successor to the G85. Like its predecessor, the G95 is a mid-range hybrid camera with both still and video features. The G95 has a 20.3MP CMOS sensor without a low-pass filter. It also features 5-axis image stabilization built-in. The G95 uses Panasonic's DFD or Depth from Defocus autofocusing technology, which is a variation of contrast-based autofocus. While quick for stills (Panasonic claims 0.07 sec focus lock) along with face and eye detection, DFD is known to be flaky for video with constant jittery...

Official Samsung Galaxy Fold cases are priced at $119.99

Posted: 05 Apr 2019 04:00 PM PDT

If you've got a couple thousand bucks to drop on the Samsung Galaxy Fold, there's probably more where that came from, right? Well, good, because if you'll also want to purchase an official case or two - note that these won't be cheap either. It makes sense when you consider that this is among the most expensive smartphones Samsung's ever made (and it takes the crown if you don't count the weird clamshell handsets for Asia). UK-based online retailer MobileFun has just published listings for the upcoming official genuine leather cases made by Samsung for the Galaxy Fold. There are two...

Nokia 9 PureView review

Posted: 05 Apr 2019 11:50 AM PDT

Apple Music price dropped in India following Spotify launch

Posted: 05 Apr 2019 11:00 AM PDT

Apple has dropped the price for Apple Music in India. The service now starts at INR 99 (~$1.5) for an individual for a month (down from INR 119) or INR 999 for a year (down from INR 1199). If you are a student with select universities then you can get it for INR 49 per month and for families (5 users) the price is INR 149 per month. The price drop comes less than a month after Spotify opened shop in India. While Spotify is still lacking some crucial labels in India (such as Warner Music), the hype around its launch in India so much that it shot up to a million registered users in...

Xiaomi ramping up Mi 9/SE production

Posted: 05 Apr 2019 10:00 AM PDT

Xiaomi's Mi 9 checks all the boxes for a 2019 flagship - Snapdragon 855, triple camera setup and a solid OLED screen. And with a sub-€500 price tag it's no wonder that the phone has been in high demand since it launched back in February - so much so in fact that Xiaomi has been unable to keep up and stock is always limited. The problems seem to be resolved as CEO Lei Jun confirmed in a Weibo post that production capacity has seen a rapid increase. Last week, combined Mi 9 sales topped 1.5 million units, taking into account both the regular Mi 9 and its smaller brother the Mi 9 SE....

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