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Earlier this week, Apple apologised for slowing down users' iPhones without their knowledge LATEST NEWS  :Samsung and LG, two of the biggest smartphone manufacturers, on Saturday claimed they do not slow down phones with old batteries - a practice which Apple admitted to using in iPhones to prevent them from unexpected shutdowns. "Product quality has been and will always be Samsung Mobile's top priority. "We ensure extended battery life through multi-layer safety measures, which include software algorithms that govern the battery charging current and charging duration," Samsung was quoted as saying by PhoneArena. "We do not reduce CPU performance through software updates over the lifecycles of the phone," the company added. Echoing a similar stament, LG committed it "will never" slow down its smartphones. Taiwanese tech major HTC and Lenovo-owned Motorola also confirmed on Thursday that they were not slowing down...

Indian smartphone users have reiterated that lack of innovation stopped them from buying iPhone8 and 8Plus LATEST NEWS : Samsung Galaxy Note8 that came to India last month and saw over 250,000 registrations within no time is selling like hot cakes and has left Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus behind in the race at the moment, industry sources said on Wednesday. According to dealers, Galaxy Note8 sales are ahead when compared to iPhone8 and 8 Plus. "For every 100 Galaxy Note8 being purchased, 60-70 iPhone8 and iPhone 8 Plus are being sold," a south Delhi-based dealer told IANS on the condition of anonymity. According to Tarun Pathak, Associate Director, Mobile Devices and Ecosystems, Counterpoint Research, the fight between Note8 and IPhone8 is finally going to be pretty close. "We are looking at a neck-to-neck fight. What changes iPhone X will make to the scenario is yet to be seen but at the moment, Note8 is doing good in India and Apple users are ...

The Google Pixel and Nexus devices are among the first smartphones to receive Android Oreo 8.0 update LATEST NEWS       :Google in August announced Android 8.0 Oreo and released a list of smartphone manufacturers that will be updating their devices soon. The Pixel and Nexus devices will be the first among the first smartphones to receive the update and Google has already confirmed that the carrier testing is underway and the devices will receive it soon. Here are the smartphones that that will receive the update: Google Google Pixel Google Pixel XL The upcoming Pixel devices, which are launching on October 4 are expected to run Google Oreo 8.0 out of the box. Nexus Nexus 5X Nexus 6P Motorola Moto Z Moto Z Droid Moto Z Force Droid Moto Z Play Moto Z Play Droid Moto Z2 Play Moto Z2 Force Edition Moto X4 Moto G5 Moto G5 Plus Moto G5s Moto G5s Plus The rather small list does not feature any phone from Moto...

Promoter Harrow Investment Holding Ltd exited the company by selling its shares on July 5 and July 6 LATEST NEWS : Redington (India), a supply chain solutions provider for information technology (IT) and non-IT products and a major distributor of Apple products in the country, has said that growth in the non- Apple smartphone distribution business has started contributing to its mobility business significantly. Harrow Investment Holding Ltd, the promoter of the company, has exited from the company by selling its shares on July 5 and 6 through the open market. The company is also in the process of diversifying into new businesses such as solar energy and health & medical equipment. The non-IT products business, which includes the mobility services, has seen a considerable pickup in the share of its business in the past. Close to 30 per cent of the company's revenue, which was at Rs 15,480 crore on a standalone basis in 2016-17, has been from the mobility and s...

Globally Oppo ranks fourth behind Samsung, Apple and Huawei Latest news : With its army of salespeople and vast network of outlets, a relatively new smartphone maker has exploded in popularity to overtake global giants Apple and Samsung in China's market - and now it has its eye on the West. Oppo began life selling DVD players in the in the southern manufacturing hub of Dongguan a little more than a decade ago and only broke into the handset market in 2011. But with an aggressive marketing strategy and concentration on bricks-and-mortar stores in small and medium- sized cities -- rather than relying on online customers -- sales have soared. Last year it had a market share of 16.8 per cent making it the China market leader and while a slip in the first three months of 2017 put it just behind local rival Huawei, according to market analyst IDC, it remains well ahead of Apple and Samsung. Globally it ranks fourth behind Samsung, Apple and Huawei. Whil...

SuperNight packs will enable users to download unlimited data for five hours at a fixed price Latest news :  Vodafone India on Monday announced a new product -- Vodafone SuperNight -- with immediate effect for prepaid customers. According to the company, the new product at Rs 29 will enable unlimited 3G/4G data usage and download for five hours. "The pack can be activated any time of the day but will be applicable only during the subsequent five hours between 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.," it said in a statement. Vodafone is offering Internet access between 1am and 6am at Rs 29 a day. This comes out to less than Rs. 6 per hour.In contrast, Reliance Jio’s services cost about Rs. 10 per day for 1GB of 4G data. Read this : Now, you can use your Hike messenger to make mobile transactions The recharge pack can be purchased anytime during the day, but will kick in at 1 am only. The new SuperNight pack is available to purchase from digital channels, offline outlet...

Device to be unveiled in the US today at 9:30 PM IST; OnePlus 5 will be open to all buyers Latest news : The rumours and speculations over the much-awaited flagship smartphone OnePlus 5 are expected to be put to rest today. Pete Lau, co-founder and chief executive officer of OnePlus, is expected to answer all questions related to the flagship device tonight at 9:30 PM IST through a recorded webcast from the United States. While the official India launch is still two days away, tonight’s event is expected to satiate thousands of prospective buyers and smartphone geeks across the world who have been waiting to put their hands on the latest device from OnePlus’ stable. Read this : Reliance Jio is still a second option for 82% telecom users OnePlus, which started its journey only three and a half years ago in December 2013, gained popularity in India with its very first device, the OnePlus One launched in mid-2014. The following models – One Plus 2 (released in August 2015...

Smaller players could be routed; major Indian brands may not get any significant advantage Latest news : The Union government is mulling imposing a 15 per cent basic customs duty (BCD) on the import of finished mobile handsets once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes into effect. The move is intended to protect manufacturers who have set up units in India and put a curb on the outflow of foreign exchange to countries like China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Boosting local manufacturing or assembly of mobile phones is a key part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s pet project — Make in India. What the government intends to do? The Commerce and Industry Ministry had proposed a customs duty of 15 per cent on smartphone imports. Under the Phased Manufacturing Program (PMP) developed by the ministry of electronics and information technology, the government aims to enable large-scale manufacturing of mobile phones. As local value addition in handsets remains as low as two...

Jio is offering 1 GB of 4G data per day and unlimited voice calls under Rs 303, Rs 309 schemes Latest news  : Around 90 per cent of Reliance Jio users are estimated to have subscribed to its promotional Prime membership plan, according to the report by Bank of America Merill Lynch. Around 76 per cent are ready to continue using Jio's service once the promotional period ends, it added. "80 per cent of users have only one Jio SIM...90 per cent are Prime members, 84 per cent claim to have paid Jio the monthly top-up as well," the report said. It said 84 per cent of these Jio users have paid monthly top-up with majority of them choosing Rs 303 or Rs 309 pack. Jio is offering 1 GB of 4G data per day and unlimited voice calls under Rs 303 and Rs 309 schemes. "Interestingly, we note that only five per cent of surveyed users are using LYF phones with 40 per cent and seven per cent using Samsung and iPhone respectively," the report said. ...

Samsung Galaxy J Max would be the first device to support Samsung Pay Mini LATEST NEWS : Samsung India on Wednesday unveiled the Samsung Pay Mini, a new iteration of its digital payment serviceSamsung Pay, along with the launch of the Galaxy J7 Max and Galaxy J7 Pro in India. The Samsung Pay Mini would support digital payment services, earlier restricted only to premium devices, in mid-range smartphones as well. The Samsung Pay is a secure and easy-to-use mobile payment service available exclusively on select devices. The Samsung Pay mobile payment service supports Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) and Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies. It replicates physical cards like debit or credit cards to make payments on card terminals, so it does not require internet services; it can work offline and be used just like credit or debit cards -- without the lengthy process -- for making payments. ALSO READ : New Google programme to help kids become 'Internet Awesome...

Latest news :  Apple's upcoming iPhone 8 may not include next generation gigabit support and the company will stick to 4G LTE technology, media reported. "Apple's decision to leave out the faster gigabit chip found in the competing Galaxy S8 from Samsung could be because of how it sources modems," tech website zdnet.com reported on Monday. Gigabit connectivity offers fibre-like speeds via wireless and is supposed to be 50-100 times faster. Apple has partnered with Qualcomm and Intel for modems, of which only Qualcomm offers a modem which is capable of one-gigabit download speeds. Apple is also reportedly developing a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) chip, called the Apple Neural Engine, that would power AI-related tasks on mobile devices. The chip is also said to improve battery life and the overall performance of Apple devices. Read this: Google's Daydream View VR headset comes to India, priced at Rs 6,499 With the new chip,...

The OnePlus 5 smartphone might launch sometime this summer OnePlus 5 , the next flagship device from the stable of China-based smartphone manufacturer OnePlus, is making a lot of buzz over the internet. The smartphone, expected to launch in a couple of months, is making the tech community keep an eagle eye on every small information available. While big names such as Samsung and LG have already announced their flagship smartphones, the keen wait for the OnePlus 5 is understood, given that OnePlus devices are known to throw in top-tier specifications at half the price of other flagship devices. Recently, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau posted a picture on Weibo confirming the development of OnePlus 5. Soon, the smartphone features, specifications, camera samples and even the price of the smartphone surfaced online. And, as days passed, the OnePlus 5 specification sheet was leaked by an online technology-based portal Slashleaks. Read this: Moon to be developed as a base camp for Ma...

Samsung   has officially launched the much-hyped Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in India. The smartphone duo will be available exclusively on Flipkart and Samsung Shop. The Galaxy S8 will retail at Rs 57,900, and the Galaxy S8+ at Rs 64,900. Also, both these smartphones will be available for pre-order at 03:00 PM on Flipkart. The actual sale will begin on 5 May, 2017 across retail stores. The eighth iteration in the line of the ‘Galaxy S’ series, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ devices have been some of the most discussed smartphones in the tech community lately. There had been huge expectations from these devices in terms of the utility they offer and the innovation factor that Samsung is known to brings in to its flagship devices year after year. The recent Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco was another reason why the world was keenly watching the launch of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones. READ THIS :  Samsung Galaxy S8 now in India for Rs 57,900 pre-order on Flip...

Samsung  says it's considering bringing the recalled units back to market. The company says it will first consult regulatory authorities and carriers and assess local demand. It's not yet known when and which countries such phones would be sold. Samsung killed the Note 7 phone after dozens overheated and caught on fire. Samsung recalled one set, but found problems with the replacements as well. The spontaneous fires, many chronicled in videos circulated on YouTube, prompted Samsung to recall millions of phones and take a USD 5.3 billion hit on its earnings. Samsung conducted extensive tests since then and has blamed multiple design and manufacturing defects in batteries made by two different companies. That means Samsung could replace phones with safer batteries ( read more ). .