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Find My Device: The ultimate guide to finding your lost phone

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 23 Jun 2017 8:00 am
Find My Device
Find My Device lets you remotely track, lock, and erase the data on a lost or stolen phone. Android Device Manager has picked up its first major update in two years, bringing a new visual layout and a new name: Find My Device. The app's functionality isn't changing — you'll still be able to remotely track, lock, and erase the data on a lost or stolen phone — but the interface has picked up...

Upcoming WhatsApp update will let you share any type of file

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 23 Jun 2017 8:43 am
WhatsApp
WhatsApp will soon let you share any file you want, as long as it's under 128MB. Currently, you can share photos, audio and video files, and PDF documents on WhatsApp, but the Facebook-owned messaging platform will soon allow you to share any type of file. As noted by WABetaInfo, the update is being tested with a small subset of users, and should be rolling out to WhatsApp's 1.2 billion...

Indian government calls Google Maps unreliable, wants citizens to use its own mapping solution instead

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 23 Jun 2017 5:53 am
Google Maps
The Indian government launches its latest salvo in a long-running fight with Google over mapping data. The Indian government doesn't have a high opinion of Google Maps, and it conveyed that sentiment today by saying that the service is "not authenticated" and calling into question its reliability.

OnePlus 5 now official in India for ₹32,999: Everything you need to know

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 22 Jun 2017 6:04 am
OnePlus 5
The OnePlus 5 makes its debut in India, and you can pick one up starting today. India is a key market for OnePlus, and just two days after unveiled its latest flagship, the company is launching the device in the country. To say that the OnePlus 5 was highly anticipated would be an understatement — the OnePlus 3 and 3T did remarkably well in India, leading to heightened expectations from...

Xiaomi Redmi 4: Everything you need to know

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 22 Jun 2017 1:00 am
The Redmi 4 is one of the best smartphones available for under ₹10,000 right now. Xiaomi saw a lot of success with the Redmi 3S in India — over 4 million units were sold, making it the best-selling phone in the online segment. The Chinese manufacturer is looking to do the same with the Redmi 4, its latest entrant in the budget segment in India. The phone made its debut last month for ₹6,999 ($...

OnePlus 5 is the company's 'fastest-selling device ever'

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 21 Jun 2017 7:56 am
People can't wait to get their hands on the OnePlus 5. The OnePlus 5 was unveiled yesterday, and while the phone will go on sale from June 27, OnePlus started selling a few devices early at pop-up stores in New York, London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam, and through an "early drop" page on its website. The company's co-founder Carl Pei has now confirmed on Twitter that the OnePlus 5 is the...

Unicode 10 released with 56 new emoji, coming to phones later this year

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 21 Jun 2017 7:30 am
Unicode 10 Emoji 5.0
Get ready for a whole new set of emojis. With emoji usage steadily on the rise, the Unicode Consortium is constantly incorporating a wider set of pictographs. The consortium finalized the Unicode 10 spec today, introducing 56 new emoji that includes the likes of "bearded man," "mage," "zombie,"T-Rex," "Colbert emoji," and many more. Oh, and you'll soon be able to use the Bitcoin symbol in your...

Firefox Focus browser with built-in ad blocking lands on Android

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 21 Jun 2017 6:41 am
Firefox Focus
Firefox's privacy-focused browser is finally available on Android. The Firefox Focus browser made its debut last year on the iPhone and iPad, and now the company is bringing the privacy-focused browser to Android. The highlight of the browser is built-in ad blocking, which not only gets rid of ads on websites, but also prevents web trackers from serving you ads across the internet.

OnePlus 5 accused of cheating in benchmarks, Carl Pei responds

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 21 Jun 2017 3:17 am
OnePlus 5
XDA accuses OnePlus 5 of manipulating benchmark scores to gain a 5% performance boost. Earlier this year, the folks at XDA Developers found that the OnePlus 3T and Meizu Pro 6 Plus were cheating at benchmarks, activating a "performance" mode as soon as a bnechmark test was initialized to eke out a favorable score on testing apps like GeekBench. With the OnePlus 5 now official, the company is...

The Galaxy Tab S3 is now available in India for ₹47,990

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 20 Jun 2017 3:16 am
Galaxy Tab S3
The Galaxy Tab S3 goes up sale in India for ₹47,990 ($745). The Galaxy Tab S3 is the best Android tablet currently available, and starting today, Indian customers will be able to get their hands on the tablet.

Xiaomi Mi 6 review: A new beginning

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 20 Jun 2017 1:00 am
Xiaomi Mi 6 review
If you're willing to look past the lack of a 3.5mm jack, the Mi 6 is a fantastic phone. Quick take: The Mi 6 gets a lot of things right — powerful hardware in the form of a Snapdragon 835, dual rear cameras with 2x optical zoom, and a gorgeous metal-and-glass design, all at a price that's nearly half that of the Galaxy S8. The phone isn't without its drawbacks: availability is limited to...

Moto C Plus with 4000mAh battery debuts in India for ₹6,999

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 19 Jun 2017 6:21 am
Moto C Plus India
The Moto C series is designed to provide all-day battery life and an unencumbered software experience. The Moto C Plus is now official in India for ₹6,999 ($110). With plenty of new devices in the budget segment, Motorola is positioning the Moto C Plus as a phone with all-day battery life, bloat-free software experience, and an "advanced" front camera. Or as Motorola puts it, "Yes, it is that...

Xiaomi rolls out power banks with fast charging, a Bluetooth speaker, and a Wi-Fi repeater in India

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 19 Jun 2017 5:26 am
Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth Speaker Mini
Xiaomi rolls out a Wi-Fi repeater, Bluetooth speaker, and two new power banks in India. Alongside phones, Xiaomi makes a wide array of accessories, and today the manufacturer rolled out several new products in India. Notable among the additions are two new power banks with two-way fast charging — the 10000mAh and 20000mAh variants of the Mi Power Bank 2. The main issue with the first-gen...

LG G6+ with 128GB storage and new colors is now official in Korea [update]

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 19 Jun 2017 4:05 am
LG G6+ official
LG is rolling out facial recognition to the G6 series as the G6+ makes its debut. Samsung rolled out a slightly updated variant of the Galaxy S8 with 6GB of RAM in its home market earlier this year, and LG is now following suit with the G6+. The phone is an upgraded variant of the LG G6 with 128GB storage and three new color options, and will be going up for sale in South Korea early next month.

Jay-Z's new album 4:44 is releasing on June 30 exclusively for Sprint and Tidal users

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 19 Jun 2017 2:26 am
Jay-Z's 4:44 album will be available to stream exclusively on Tidal, and Sprint customers can get in on the action for free. Jay-Z's upcoming album, titled 4:44, will be releasing on June 30 exclusively on Tidal, the Hi-Fi streaming service owned by the artist. With Sprint picking up a 33% stake in Tidal earlier this year, the album will also be available to the carrier's 45 million subscribers.

Moto E4 vs. E4 Plus vs. G5 vs. G5 Plus: Which should you buy?

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 19 Jun 2017 1:00 am
Moto G5 Plus
Motorola's budget lineup is getting increasingly crowded. Lenovo is known for rolling out several phones at the same price point, with minor differences between them to justify their existence. With the Chinese company now hedging its bets on Motorola, it was inevitable that we would see a bevy of new phones under the Moto banner. Motorola launched the Moto G5 and G5 Plus back at Mobile World...

This is the OnePlus 5

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 18 Jun 2017 5:56 am
OnePlus starts airing the first OnePlus 5 promo in India — giving us a look at the full device, front and back. OnePlus showed off a teaser of the OnePlus 5 earlier this month, giving us a look at the dual rear cameras and an early look at the design on offer. We've received other leaks since then, and today the company is showing off the device in its entirety in its first official TV spot....

Galaxy S8 update gets rid of the black navigation bar, lets you auto-hide nav keys

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 17 Jun 2017 9:45 pm
Galaxy S8 navigation bar
Galaxy S8 picks up a slew of new features in latest update. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are receiving an update that brings the June 1, 2017 security patch along with several UI tweaks. There's now an icon to the left of the navigation bar that lets you auto-hide the navigation keys when you're in an app. allowing you to make full use of that 18.5:9 panel. You can toggle it with a quick tap, giving...

HTC U11 debuts in India with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage for a sensible ₹51,990 ($800)

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 16 Jun 2017 8:40 am
HTC U11
HTC is back to winning ways with the U11. HTC made several questionable decisions regarding its strategy in India over the last two years, but it finally looks like the Taiwanese manufacturer is learning from its mistakes. The HTC U11 has made its debut in the country, offering hardware that can hold its own next to the likes of the Galaxy S8 and LG G6. Crucially, HTC got the pricing right this...

Vivo could be the first to launch a smartphone with an on-screen fingerprint sensor

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 16 Jun 2017 7:28 am
Vivo
Vivo could edge out Samsung and other companies in launching a phone with an on-screen fingerprint sensor. Samsung failed in its attempt to integrate a fingerprint sensor into the screen of the Galaxy S8, and it now looks like Vivo will be the first company to roll out a device with an on-screen fingerprint sensor. A leaked video on Weibo shows off a Vivo phone that looks a lot like the X9 Plus...

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