Not only is the Asus ZenFone AR one of the first phones with 8GB of RAM, but it also supports Google Tango and Google Daydream. This makes it the first phone to support Mountain View’s VR and AR platforms. With a Snapdragon 821 processor, the 8 GB above of memory, and 128 GB of storage, it is now available exclusively on Flipkart for Rs. 49,999. Could this be the Android army’s opening salvo for iOS 11’s ARKit that is supposed to launch with the iPhone 8, or is it just a gimmick? We can’t wait to find out.
Moto E4 Plus goes on sale in India, And if you’re not looking for a high-end Android phone, there’s the Moto E4 Plus. The highly anticipated budget Android has been launched in India in a single configuration: 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of built-in storage. With a competitive price of Rs. 9,999, it should compete with the Xiaomi Redmi 4, Nokia 3, and Lenovo K6 Power. It is now available on Flipkart and has a 5000 mAh battery, selfie flash, fingerprint sensor, and Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Check out our detailed Moto E4 Plus impressions, where we also compare it to the new Moto E4.
Confidence Jio Effect: Idea, Aircel Launches New Plans To Compete With Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer Indian Telcos Price And Data War Rages On. After Reliance Jio extended its Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer, Idea Cellular responded with a new prepaid package with 84GB of data handing out 1GB daily. Priced at Rs. 453, it competes with the new Jio Rs. 399 box that provides 1 GB per day for 84 days. The Rs. 453 Idea Pack provides 3G internet speed, while the Jio network is only 4G. The bundled ‘unlimited’ calls are limited to 300 minutes per day and 1,200 minutes per week. Users who use up the free minutes will be charged 30 cents per minute. Likewise, if the data limit is exhausted, users will be charged at a rate of 4p per 10kb.
Aircel cannot be surpassed. The company launched a similar plan with 1 GB of daily data and unlimited calling for 84 days. The new Aircel charging package, FRC 348, is currently only available in UP East. With this package, the user can make unlimited calls (both local and STD) to any network during a validity period of 84 days, with no daily or weekly limit on the number of minutes bundled. However, the internet speeds are limited to 3G only; on the other hand, the Reliance Jio network is said to deliver only 4G speeds.
N, anoPhone’ world’s smallest phone’, launched in India. Apart from additions to Android, feature phones also got a chance. E-commerce site Yerha.com announced the Elari NanoPhone C. It is said to be the world’s smallest GSM phone, no bigger than a credit card. Priced at Rs. 3,940 in India and available in black, rose gold, and silver, it seems to be one to look forward to if you find the current crop of mobile phones too distracting with video streaming, social media, and the like.
Nokia 8, and Nokia 9’s processors leaked. Nokia’s resurgence will not be limited to mid-range Android phones. While HMD Global, the company behind the return of the classic brand, has yet to confirm the Nokia 9 and Nokia 8, new leaks suggest that these long-rumored entries would use Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 835 SoCs. According to a tipster on the Chinese website Baidu, the Nokia 7, Nokia 8, and Nokia 9 will come with Snapdragon 630, Snapdragon 660, and Snapdragon 835 SoCs. The leaks also hint at a new budget smartphone dubbed Nokia 2, which will use either a Snapdragon 202 SoC or a MediaTek processor.
iPhone 8 May Sports ‘Rear-Facing 3D Laser’ For Augmented Reality Features: If ARKit wasn’t a big enough hint of Apple’s augmented reality ambitions, it looks like the iPhone 8 will include new technology to support it in the shape of a rear-facing 3D laser. A new report claims that Apple is working on a sensor system for its upcoming smartphones that will allow better depth detection for its augmented reality apps using laser and provide better autofocus in photography.
AccorThe system consists of a source (the VCSEL laser), a lens , detector (sensor) and a processor. ding to the source, the inclusion of this sensor system (VSCEL laser system) on iPhone 8 will depend on the progress the company’s engineers can make in terms of technological integration on the smartphone. “VCSEL laser systems calculate the distance the light travels from the laser to the target and back to the sensor and generate a Time of Flight (TOF) measurement. The shole thing costs about $2 per phone,” the report says. In addition, expect the iPhone 8 to have a three to four-week delay in shipping.
Google Backup and Sync Tool is now available for download for Windows, MacSlated was released last month, and Google’s Backup and Sync tool for Google Drive is finally available for Mac and Windows users. It replaces the existing Google Photos desktop uploader and Drive apps for Mac and Windows. Speaking of ease of use, the company claims that you must “choose the folders you want to back up, and we’ll take care of the rest.”
For those who don’t know, the new backup tool is different from the standard Google Drive desktop app, as Backup & Sync allows users to choose folders they want to back up instead of having them in the Drive folder. have to place.
Indian smartphone users receive the highest number of spam calls, Truecaller says. According to a report by Truecaller, Indian smartphone users receive 22 spam calls per month. In comparison, Brazil and the US get about 20.7 calls per month. For India, most spam calls involve selling data plans and promotions, followed by others such as debt collection, banking, political, financial, scam, and insurance, to name a few. “India’s problem with spam calls lies with operators and financial services. Many of these operators are trying to offer special offers for free data or unlimited calls. That doesn’t sound too bad – until you get bombarded by them,” the report revealed.
Microsoft Outlook for Androi, and iOS Gets Redesigned Navigation and Conversations The latest update to Microsoft Outlook for Android and iOS brings redesigned conversations and the ability to browse folders and switch accounts easily. It also gets intelligent search powered by Microsoft Graph. The app makes it easier to reply to emails containing more of each message and provides clearer separation between them.
“If you tap a conversation to read it, Outlook will automatically open to display the first unread message. You can pick up where you left off without scrolling,” the company said. With the new update, users can reply to anyone who is part of the conversation by simply writing and sending their message in the quick reply box.
The PC market slumps on high component prices, says Gartner, IDC. The decline in PC shipments continued into the recently closed quarter, although it is showing signs of stabilization. According to Gartner, 61.1 million PCs were shipped, a decrease of 4.3 percent from the same period a year ago. The IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computer Device Tracker estimates the number at 60.5 million, a 3.3 percent year-over-year decline. Higher prices due to tight supplies of some components, especially solid-state drives, were considered a barrier to sales. No surprise, given that most innovation in CPU technology is in the mobile space.
Gartner claimed the PC industry is amid a 5-year slump, saying the latest figures represented an 11th quarter of declining shipments.
““Amid some uneven market trends across regions, the global PC market continues to move toward stabilization,” IDC research manager Jay Chou said in a release. “Despite recent issues caused by component shortages and their effect on system prices, we expect the momentum of commercial market replacements to contribute to eventual market growth.”
