New Dehli: Nokia Brand HDM Global launched the Nokia 6 in June this year and the smartphone went to the front mention to sale last month via Amazon India.
NEW DELHI:Nokiabrand ownHMD Globalhas started rolling out a software update for its Android-poweredNokia 6smartphone. Weighing 163MB in size, the update brings added features, con improvements, bug fixes and the August security patch.
The update brings Wi-Fi compatibility repair and system stability improvements. It along with introduces unexpected stroke out feature called Screen Capture. The feature enables the users to admit a screenshot by tapping concerning the icon placed upon the notification panel.
For those unaware, HDM Global launched the Nokia 6 in June this year and the smartphone went upon sale last month via Amazon India.
Priced at Rs 14,999, the smartphone runsAndroid7.0 Nougat out-of-the-crate and supports dual-SIM cards. It has a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) sound display subsequent to 2.5D curved glass coating and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 auspices. The handset is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor along when Adreno 505 GPU and 3GB LPDDR3 RAM. Nokia 6 comes gone an inbuilt 32GB storage, which can be expanded via a microSD card taking place to 128GB.
Nokia 130 now attainable at Rs 1,599 in India
Nokia 6 is powered by a 16MP rear camera taking into consideration dual-manner LED flash, Phase Detection Autofocus and f/2.0 aperture. There is also an 8MP stomach-facing camera behind 84-degree wide angle lens and f/2.0 aperture.
The 4G LTE -supporting Nokia 6 comes furthermore Bluetooth v4.1, GPS, USB OTG and Wi-Fi as connectivity options and packs a 3000mAh battery. The smartphone events 154 x 75.8 x 7.8mm, has dual speakers powered byDolby Atmostech, 3.5mm headphone jack and a fingerprint sensor at the belly upon the dwelling button.
Apple on Tuesday raised the curtain on its next-generation iPhone X, and it so far has been greeted with praise — though tentative — from early hands-on reviewers.
For the most part, they gave the X kudos for design and build, but reserved their unequivocal endorsements until they could spend more time with the phone.
“The iPhone X is one of the most exciting phones released this decade — but not because it offers anything particularly innovative or new,” wrote Gareth Beavis for TechRadar.
“It’s exciting because it’s the most radical redesign of an iPhone yet,” he continued, “tying together a number of key trends in the industry and adding in a level of polish that will attract legions of Apple fans to upgrade, and spend another couple of years in the iCycle.”
A sore point with many reviewers was the mobile’s price. A unit with 64 gigabytes of storage costs US$999 and one with 256 GB costs $1,146.
Not all reviewers were annoyed by the pricing, though.
“The thing that a lot of people want to talk about with the iPhone X is its $999 starting price, but when you have the phone in your hand, it feels… worth it,” wrote Nilay Patel for The Verge.
Smashing Ideas Into the Future
Tech critics hailed the X’s design.
“The new iPhone X is easily the best-looking phone Apple’s ever made,” TechRadar’s Beavis wrote.
“We were fans of the industrial design that heralded the arrival of the iPhone 4, and the curved lines of the iPhone 6,” he continued. “But it feels like the new phone takes all of those ideas and smashes them into the future.”
Others found the X’s size a definite plus.
“This phone gives you the jumbo screen size of a Plus model into the compact body size of the non-Plus iPhones,” wrote David Pogue for Yahoo Finance.
“That’s a big, big deal for anyone who loves the features of the Plus models (a zoom camera lens, longer battery life, huge screen) but isn’t crazy about wielding a phone the size of a VHS cassette,” he added.
A Display That Wows
The X’s 5.8-inch OLED “Super Retina HD Display” made a favorable first impression with many evaluators.
“If the planned effect of the iPhone X was to wow with its display, it’s certainly done that,” TechRadar’s Beavis noted. “The colors are just so vivid on the all-screen front, and it truly feels like you’re holding one of the iPhone concepts we wrote about years ago.”
To give the X an edge-to-edge look, Apple had to shrink the bezels around the display. As thin as the bezels are, though, they aren’t thin enough for everyone.
“What did bother me a little more than expected were the bezels that run around the screen,” wrote Chris Velazco for Engadget.
“To be absolutely clear: they’re really not that big, and I expect most people thinking about dropping $1,000 on a phone couldn’t care less,” he explained. “Still, given that Apple’s competition has done an incredible job trimming the cruft from around their displays, I can’t help but feel that the iPhone X’s design doesn’t have the same kind of impact as, say, the Essential or Samsung’s recent Galaxys.”
Missing Home Button
With the X, Apple scrapped using a fingerprint reader to unlock the phone and has gone to a facial recognition scheme. Many critics expected that feature could be critical to the phone’s success, but reserved judgment because they didn’t have time to truly test it at the Apple event Tuesday.
“Overall, it’s much better than the face-unlock systems we’ve seen on other smartphones, but we’ll have to really test it out in harsher conditions — and try to fool it, of course,” wrote The Verge’s Patel.
Another radical departure for Apple is the elimination of the “home” button in the X. It’s been replaced by screen gestures, like swiping. That change has detractors and supporters among early reviewers.
“Swiping is easy, but it isn’t as easy as hitting a button, and it may throw some people off at first,” wrote Farhad Manjoo for The New York Times.
“The learning curve will be interesting to watch,” he added.
“After years of mashing the home button, using the iPhone X was… very strange for the first few minutes,” wrote Engadget’s Velazco.
“Once everything clicked, I was shocked that Apple hadn’t tried to do this sooner,” he continued. “It feels incredibly natural, to the point where after a few minutes of playtime, I really don’t want to go back to the 7 Plus.”
Enormous Demand for X
Whatever the critics say about the X, it likely will be a success in the market.
“It’s a visibly different iPhone design and there’ll be enormous demand for it,” said Ian Fogg, a mobile and telecom analyst with IHS Markit.
“Apple has done what it set out to do,” he told TechNewsWorld. “They set out to create a phone that is their vision for the future of the smartphone, and they’ve done precisely that.”
The market’s reception should be positive, noted Ross Rubin, principal analyst at Reticle Research.
“For those who want the best from Apple, this is the phone for them,” he told TechNewsWorld.
The X will do well in the market, predicted Bob O’Donnell, chief analyst for Technalysis Research.
“It’s got a cool design and all the things people are looking for these days in a smartphone,” he told TechNewsWorld. “It’s distinctly different from any other iPhone, and for that reason, big iPhone fans will go for it.”
NEW DELHI: Looks like the wait for AppleiPhone fans just got extended by few more weeks. It has now been reported that the upcoming Apple 'iPhone 8' could be hitting the masses in November or December. The Digitimes website has cited a report from Economic Daily News suggesting that although the handset is delayed, Apple could bring the device to market in limited quantities.
The website says that although there were some previous reports indicating that mass production of the OLED-version of the iPhone has started, Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron, the two main manufacturers, have not yet touched the required yield rate.
It has been reported that Foxconn has secured 95% of the orders for the iPhone 8, which is said to come with OLED display, along with a small volume of LCD-laden iPhone 7s and the 7s Plus. Pegatron, on the other hand, will take care of 65% orders of the 4.7-inch iPhone 7s and a small amount of iPhone 8. The third manufacturer, Wistron, will mainly handle the 5.5-inch iPhone 7s Plus model.
Here are five other features you might not know exist on your iPhone.
Take photos with your headphones
If tapping the phone to take your photos is leaving you with blurry pics, this may help.
Plug in your headphones and click the volume buttons to start snapping away without touching the screen.
Use the built-in spirit level
Many people have no idea that their phone has an accurate spirit level hidden in an app nobody uses.
Open the Compass app and swipe left to start levelling.
Get an accurate signal reading
If you’re struggling for signal then you can change your settings to temporarily show you a signal reading in numbers rather than bars.
Dial *3001#12345#* on your iPhone then press Call to enter Field Test mode.
In the top left of your screen you’ll see a number between 0 and -100, which represents your exact signal strength, with zero meaning perfect signal and -100 indicating terrible signal.
In this mode, you can watch the number change as you walk around to find the exact spots where the signal is strongest.
To exit Field Test mode just press the home button and you’re back to normal.
Turn off red bubbles
Having a homepage full of notification bubbles is seriously annoying.
Go to Settings>Notifications to turn off the red bubbles, called Badge Icons, for good.
Generate random passwords
The safest passwords are generated at random, making them almost impossible for hackers to guess.
Ask Siri to generate a random password next time you make a new account: you can even specify how many characters you want.
The first reviews of the new KEYone BlackBerry handset appeared this week, and the early consensus is that this device will appeal to BlackBerry fans who want its familiar physical QWERTY keyboard coupled with the functionality of Google's Android operating system.
NEW DELHI: Microsoft has finally rolled out its 'next-generation' Skype app to Android devices, as promised at the time of its introduction earlier this month.
Apple is going to make the process of getting your broken iPhone repaired quicker and easier, by sending its proprietary repair machines out to hundreds of third-party locations this year.
Amazon's Great Indian Sale may have ended, but the online marketplace is still giving a chance for Samsung fans out there to grab some exciting deals on some its products ranging from TVs to mobile phones. The 'Samsung Carnival' will take place on Amazon India between June 6 to June 8.
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NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus is set to launch its latest 'flagship killer' smartphone OnePlus 5 soon. But it seems like the company is in no mood of updating its older smartphones, in this case - OnePlus 2.
A statement provided by OnePlus' customer support in response to a query has revealed that the company plans to discontinue Android updates.
Rumor has it that Apple is about to unveil a brand-new iPad in just a few weeks. But what about the iPad mini? According to a new report from BGR, the iPad mini is not going to receive an update. In fact, the iPad mini could be reaching the end of the road.
At WWDC, Apple could be unveiling a new iPad with a 10.5-inch display and smaller bezels. This iPad is going to be roughly the footprint of the existing 9.7-inch iPad Pro so it’s going to replace the small iPad Pro in the lineup.
On the lower end, Apple recently released a new cheap 9.7-inch iPad. It only costs $320 so it’s even cheaper than the $399 iPad mini 4.
It’s clear that both the entry-level iPad and the iPhone 7 Plus (and phablets in general) have become more popular than the iPad mini. So Apple is just going to get rid of the iPad mini. It could be a brutal end with Apple removing the iPad mini from its stores. But I think Apple will still keep the iPad mini for a little while — it’s just going to slowly fade away.
The iPad mini was the hot new thing when it debuted in 2012. The full-size iPad was a heavy monster, and everybody was excited about the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire tablet. Phones had a tiny 3.5-inch display.
People wanted something light so that they could carry it around. The iPad mini was the perfect device to browse the web, read emails and more. It was just a bit small to watch movies. I loved my iPad mini.
But now that iPads have become lighter and phones bigger, the iPad mini isn’t as useful. And the tablet market in general isn’t growing anymore. So let’s wait until WWDC to see what Apple is going to do with the iPad mini.
Slowly but surely, we’re getting hints about the next iPhone from multiple leaks. Today’s new image from @OnLeaks shows that the next iPhone could feature wireless charging.
In this iPhone schematic, it’s easy to spot a rounded surface at the back of the device, indicating that there should be a conductive surface to charge the device.
I know what you’re thinking — Android devices have had wireless charging for years. But it doesn’t mean that iPhone users don’t deserve some wireless love as well.
Other than that, the image shows once again that the two cameras on the back are oriented vertically. The flash should sit in the middle. At the bottom of the device, you can see that the headphone jack is definitely not coming back.
More interestingly, the top of the device features four different holes next to the speaker. If I look at my current iPhone 7, there’s only one hole for the selfie camera, and another for the proximity and light sensor. It could mean that the next iPhone could have two selfie cameras and… maybe a selfie flash?
While multiple leaks showed a Touch ID sensor on the back of the device, you can’t see it on this leak. Maybe Apple found a way to integrate the Touch ID sensor in the display.
Rumor has it that Apple is going to release three new iPhones in September. Two of those devices could be updated versions of the iPhone 7 and 7s with better components. The high-end device could feature a brand new design with a giant screen.
Just like Samsung and LG, Apple is expected to fill the front of its phone with a screen, removing the physical home button and extending the screen to the edges of the device. Apple could move away from the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio.
This iPhone could be roughly as big as an iPhone 7, but with more screen real estate. It could be a good compromise between an iPhone 7 and an iPhone 7 Plus.
Apple’s Q2 earnings report just dropped, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag from the hardware perspective; iPhone sales numbers dropped 1 percent year-over-over, down to around 50.8 million units. That figure also failed to meet analyst expectations of 51.4 million for the quarter.
Tim Cook told CNBC that rumors may be partially to blame for the dip in numbers. Of course, speculation and leaks have always been a constant presence in the iPhone life cycle, though things do appear to have accelerated a bit in recent years. Rumors are coming particularly early for the anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone 8, due out later this year.
Numbers have also seen a hit in China, due in part to increasingly cutthroat competition from domestic competitors. Consumers in the world’s largest smartphone market may also be holding out for more substantial upgrades, which are expected to come with the iPhone 8.
“We are seeing a kind of delay in purchasing behavior that we think is a consequence of the number of rumors and reports about future products,” Cook told the site.
Still, the company’s in good spirits on that front, thanks in part to the fact that revenue for the category is actually up slightly (also by 1 percent), given the fact that the average selling price per phone has jumped, keeping Apple moving in the right direction in that column, at least. There’s also good news on the Mac front, as unit sales jumped to 4.2 million, a 4 percent increase in numbers and a 14 percent jump in revenue year-over-year.
Anyone who’s been watching the tablet space, meanwhile, likely won’t be too surprised to see that iPad sales numbers have dropped pretty considerably, by 13 percent year-over-year, while revenue is down 12 percent. Apple has clearly noted the stagnation on the tablet front as early adopters have been holding onto their systems a lot longer than the company initially anticipated.
The every-two-years upgrade cycle simply doesn’t apply to tablets the way it traditionally has to smartphones — nor do people wear out those devices as quickly. Back in March, the company issued a significant price drop for the iPad in hopes of convincing apprehensive buyers to take a plunge with an upgrade. The company is also hoping schools will give the space a boost moving forward with the addition of new education-focused applications and third-party hardware.
Apple has taken an important step in its longstanding goal of penetrating the world’s second largest smartphone market. The Wall Street Journal first reported that that the company has completed its first trial run assembly of the iPhone SE in India – a key step in gaining a foothold for a market that has thus far proven elusive for the smartphone maker.
The company has since confirmed the move with TechCrunch, writing in a statement, “We are beginning initial production of a small number of iPhone SE in Bengaluru. iPhone SE is the most popular and powerful phone with a four-inch display in the world and we’ll begin shipping to domestic customers this month.”
Chief competitor Samsung has dominated the ranks in recent years, with around a quarter of the market by various analyst estimates. The rest of top five is monopolized by Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, Lenovo and Vivo. Apple has managed to see some growth country, but it’s thus far been a tough sell in a market where the average handset runs $150, according to numbers from IDC.
The four-inch SE is Apple’s least expensive model, running $399 in the States. Some retailers in the country have managed to undercut the cost, lower the entry level price of the handset by around $80 – but even at that price, it’s still substantially more expensive than most. In spite of its relatively low pricing, the SE doesn’t appear to have made quite the splash Apple was initially anticipating ing the country.
Apple has long been working to move production to the country, hoping, in part, to retake some of the market it has lost in China in recent years, as domestic handset sales have grown. Locals are hoping that such a move could reduce the retail cost of the SE even further, by as much as $100. But while $220 is certainly a lot more palatable, that still marks a substantial premium over the average handset price.
The fact that Apple looks to keep pricing relatively consistent across markets could also serve as something of a hurdle. Though perhaps its aggressive push in recent years, along with an embrace of lower cost devices could stem the tide. After all, the India smartphone market is big and only getting bigger.
It’s the world’s fastest growing market, having recently surpassed the U.S. to claim the number. The Indian market is expected to generate somewhere in the neighborhood of one billion smartphone sales over the next half-decade.
In spite of its rapid growth, however, little actual manufacturing is occurring in India. Recent numbers have domestic manufacturing and assembly at around six-percent in the country. The addition of a large global name like Apple has been regarded by a big win by the government as it brings more jobs to the country, through initiatives like the Prime Minister-sponsored Make in India program.
In April, cable company and internet service provider Comcast announced its new wireless business, Xfinity Mobile, which offers unlimited data plans to Comcast customers that can be as cheap as $45 per month, for those who also subscribe to Comcast’s high-end X1 packages. Today, that service is launching and is open for sign-ups, the company says.
Comcast tells TechCrunch the website for Xfinity Mobile has gone live and Xfinity Internet customers in its markets can now sign up for service, as the service begins its nationwide rollout.
The service itself runs on top of Verizon’s network (disclosure: Verizon owns TechCrunch parent AOL), but also includes access to Comcast’s existing 16 million Wi-Fi hotspots. The idea is that Xfinity Mobile users will be automatically switched over to the hotspots when in range, saving them on their data usage and enjoying better connection speeds.
The Xfinity Mobile app also includes access to Comcast’s TV streaming service, through the Xfinity Stream app. This offers up to 200 live TV channels on demand, plus 40,000 on-demand shows and movies.
Meanwhile, the Xfinity Mobile app offers customers the ability to track their data use and manage payment options, and they can text customer support for help at any time.
The new mobile service is priced at $65 per line, which is reduced to $45 when customers are already paying for a high-end X1 package. However, anyone can get the $45 pricing at sign-up as a limited-time launch promotion.
Additionally, subscribers can choose to pay $12 per GB of data to share across their lines – solution that’s a couple of dollars more than Google’s Project Fi service, but a decent option for those who don’t use much data.
However, there are some caveats with Xfinity Mobile. For starters, it’s only available to Comcast’s 25 million internet customers, who those new customers who sign up for Comcast broadband in its supported markets. You also can’t bring your own device to the network. Instead, you have to pick from Comcast’s selection of newer iPhones and Android devices from Samsung and LG. Plus, not all customers will like the convenience of the auto-billing feature, either – and it’s not optional.
The move to expand into wireless comes at a time when many consumers are abandoning pay TV, but then signing up for streaming services provided by the same company – as with AT&T’s DirecTV Now or Dish’s Sling TV. With Xfinity Mobile, Comcast has a way to offer its own streaming TV service across platforms, while keeping customers on a network it manages.
