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After taking initiatives of starting production of iPhone SE in India, Apple announced that it is going to start a new app development center in Bengaluru, India which will be known as App Accelerator Bengaluru. The aim of this program is to accommodate developers to create more apps for Apple’s platforms (iOS). In Apple Accelerator Bengaluru, Apple experts will initiate seminars and provide one-to-one app reviews for young developers to build iOS apps, watchOS and other apps for Apple platforms. Apple facility will also provide support and guidance on Apple’s new programming language of above platforms. Apple will provide specialized briefings for more than 500 developers every week. This also includes detailed app analysis and feedback as young developers work on their apps. Phil Schiller, who is Apple’s senior vice president of World Marketing said, “We are impressed by the great entrepreneurial spirit in India, and are excited to provide a platform for these developers to...

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ launched: After many leaked images and video we finally have the details of Samsung’s 2017 flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Samsung introduced these two phones which looks somehow same as their previous flagship S7edge (which also gets the best mobile phone of 2016 award during  MWC 2017 . Although the design is somehow relative to the S7 but the company worked on decreasing the width of the bezel just like  LG G6. As the name says, Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are different in size. S8 is 5.8” panel whereas Galaxy S8+ is at 6.2” screen phone. As usual Samsung continued to provide Super AMOLED in both phones which features an extra wide aspect ratio of 18.5:9. In resolution both has 1,440 x 2,960 resolutions. In both phones Samsung added HDR10 just like they did on  Note7 . Samsung partnered with Amazon to bring HDR capable content. The company claimed that these two devices are the first Ultra Dynamic Range certified screens ...

Apple has released iOS 10.3 and iwatch OS 3.2 today. The updates are now available through OTA updates and also iTunes in case of iOS. iOS 10.3 comes with some user facing as well as some underneath slight improvements. One example is the option to find Apple AirPods under the Find My iPhone app. What this do is that is plays a sound to help you locate your lost AirPods. This also shows the last location on the map which enables to find them easily in case you lost them. Siri now has the ability to pay the bills and check the status with payment apps. Scheduling rides (ride booking apps), car fuel level checking, lock status, turning on lights and activating horn with carmaker apps, and Cricket scores and statistics for IPL and ICC. CarPlay now has shortcuts in the status bar for easy access to last used apps. Apple Music Now Playing screen gives access to Up Next and the currently playing song's album. This is very useful for people who use Apple music more often. A...

In February we had news claimed that Samsung is considering to offer refurbished Galaxy Note7 units this summer. Today, Samsung confirmed that they’re focusing on how the company is going to "recycle" the Note 7 and start selling the refurbished devices. The first step the company is going to take is to start the process of refurbishing Note 7. The second step involves detaching problematic components (batteries) from the phones in order to reuse them.

Huawei revealed that the global shipments of their flagship devices P9 and P9 Plus crossed 12 million figures. This news was revealed by Mr. Yu ChengDong, CEO (Huaweis Consumer Business Group) during the launch of P10 in China last week. This figure is up 2 million from the 10 million figure the Chinese manufacturer announced back in December last year.

Samsung Gear IconX are fitness earbuds which works wirelessly. Samsung US has cut the price in the United States. Samsungs US website reveals the wireless headphones are listed for $149.99, decreasing $50 from the actual price. Although it's a limited-time deal according to the website. There's no firm information on exactly when it ends. Amazon is also offering these earbuds in $150. 

Facebook users around the world, we have a good news for you. The social networking giant may soon start supporting animated GIFs in comments. Facebook spokesman recently said that "Everyone loves a good GIF and we know that people want to be able to use them in comments" "So we’re about to start testing the ability to add GIFs to comments and we’ll share more when we can, but for now we repeat that this is just a test." he added. You could get more information in this link.

Apple Store is on fire today because in this week they announced  iPhone 7 (Product) in Red color , doubled the storage of iPhone SE,  introduced new and cheaper iPad 9.7”  and added more straps for their iwatch. Phone 7 Red will launch globally at 3:01 pm GMT. The time is mentioned in each apple store around the world in local language.

HMD already introduced Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 along with Nokia 3310 under the name of Nokia. Now, they’re heading towards the launch of these devices simultaneously in 120 markets. The company could launch these devices on the same day they introduced but instead, they decided to launch in May. For countries you could check here.

Good news for Australian LG fans. LG is going to launch its new flagship LG G6 in Australia on March 28. The carrier Telstra has now started accepting pre-orders for LG G6. But thats not all. LG is offering offering a smart TV with each purchase of LG G6. The TV showing above is LG 2017 43" FHD smart TV. Only those who are purchasing the handset on a 24 month AU$95 or higher are eligible for the deal according to Telstra plan. The offer is up and will run through May 9. 

Huawei launching new Honor in April 5: Huawei’s Honor series is highly famous among people due to its affordable price and great specs. Their Honor 8 did pretty good but the Chinese company didn’t stop there. Huawei is going to launch its new Honor device on April 5th. They’re going to launch at 10:30 GMT and you can participate the launch event online also. The question is, what the phone will look like or what its name will be? We have several names in our mind. It could be Honor V9, Honor Magic or Honor 8 Pro. The rumor suggests that it could be Honor V9 (Honor V9 already launched in China). Huawei also launched Honor Magic in China but not available in Europe. A Lite version of the Honor 8 is possible too as it is launched in several regions. Tell us what you guys think.

Google Android O features: Today, Google has released a developer preview of Android O (Android Oreo most probably). We’re still not sure what O stands for because it was not officially announced by Google yet. Google’s VP of Engineering (Dave Burke) says that they’re still working on the performance and stabilization that needs to be done in the new OS by Google. Android O features: 1. Battery life and performance is the biggest challenge we have in our Android devices and Google is taking it serious. As Andorid O will come with additional automatic limits in the apps when they’re running in the background. This limitation also helps developers to create the apps that work well under this limitation. These features will only be applicable on the devices running Android O. 2. New notification feature gives user more control over some notifications. They can now do snooze in the notification. They don’t have to manage all notifications separately. 3. Autofill in Google And...

Apple just launched Red edition of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Orders will start this Friday On Friday March 24th orders will start. Here you need to keep in mind that only 128GB and 256GB options are available in this color. iPhone 7 (Product) Red starts at $750 and iPhone 7 Plus starts at $870. Both phones start with 128GB models. If you want to purchase 256GB then you need to lose more weight of your wallet. This special edition will be available in Europe also. For example, in Germany the phones start with €870 and €1,010 respectively. In Germany phones go on sale in March 24th. In the UK you’ll have these Red iPhones in £700 and £820 for the 7 and 7 Plus. Every purchase of these red iPhones contributes to the Global Fund to support HIV/AIDS programs.

Apple announces new 9.7 inch iPad: Apple has launched its new iPad models. New iPads looks somehow the same like iPad Air 2 but Apple made some changes internally. New iPad model replaces the A8X installed in the Air 2 with the A9. Apples A9 processors are dual core which are also found in iPhone 6s and the iPhone SE. Thickness of new iPad is 7.5mm compared with 6.1mm of the iPad Air 2. This thickness is mainly due to larger 32.4Wh battery compared to the 27.62Wh on the Air 2. This new iPad promise to give 10 hours of battery life. Apart from the battery difference, both iPads are exactly the same. You are still looking at the same 9.7” retina display with 8 megapixel f2.4 rear camera. On the front we are talking about 1.2 megapixel which is capable to record 720p. Stereo speakers, TouchID with Apple Pay. The other major difference is the base 32GB model now starts at $329. The 128GB model is priced at $429. If you go for the cellular model, then it's $459 for the 32GB...

This time we received some images of S8 ear buds coming out of the box of Samsung S8. Just like HTC with beats audio, Samsung made a deal with a popular headphone manufacturer AKG which is a big step up from the generic white earphones we saw in recent Samsung devices. Samsung will launch Galaxy S8 and S8+ in March 29th. We’ll see what they have to show. More pictures here. Check out S8 prices and Black image here.

Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ European Prices: Some new images leaked of new Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+. Rumors are saying that the devices are coming in black sky, orchid grey and arctic silver (left to right) He also leaked prices most probably for European market  €799 for the S8 and €899 for the S8+ here under along with the DeX Station, new Gear VR, as well as the Gear 360. Prices details here

Apple launched super Mario game during the launch of Apple iPhone 7. At that time the game was exclusively for iPhones. In January 2017 Nintendo announced that Super Mario Run in launching in March for Android. Today, the company has confirmed the launch date of March 23rd 2017. Android version of #SuperMarioRun will be available on 3/23 with the Ver.2.0.0 update! Pre-register now: https://t.co/dAxzTlppnG pic.twitter.com/nQ0T4znOBt — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 18, 2017 You could see the banners of the game in Google Play but it’s not yet available for download. However you could register in Play Store which give you alert when the download is available. More details here.

We just received some new Android buttons on the below shot of the Samsung next flagship,  Galaxy S8   with new icons you’ll experience in the new device. The latest icon features solid colors with white outlines. The icons Samsung going to use will be different than Google icons. We have yet to see what Samsung fans feel about this new look . Check out expected Samsung Galaxy S8 icons here.

Almost 20,000  LG G6  units were sold on its launch day in Korea. In the US its expected to release on April 7th 17. Although we didn’t hear anything from LG officials yet. The above picture says all. It’s usually a common way to convey message without saying anything by officials. JIC you wanted some proof that April 7th is the US launch day for LG G6 [ https://t.co/tFA2zlQY8X ] pic.twitter.com/iwx2fSnnyP — Evan Blass (@evleaks) March 11, 2017 More details here

Pre-orders of HTC U Ultra started shipping in the US, and now available for purchase in the US. In the official website of HTC US, the device is on sale at the price tag of $749 (unlocked version). The device is compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile networks. This also means that on a CDMA carrier like Verizon, HTC U Ultra is not available yet. In color options, HTC U Ultra is available in blue, white, and black. More details here: www.tecupdates.com

Huawei P10 scored 87 in DxOMark: Huawei announced its new flagship Huawei P10 during  MWC 2017 . P10 is equipped with dual-sensor (Leica camera) with 20 mega-pixels RGB sensor and 12 mega-pixels monochrome one with f/2.2 aperture. Laser autofocus, and Optical Image Stabilization builtin. P10 went through DxOMark’s image quality tests and it scored 87 points overall. These scores are behind Google Pixel (89) and Galaxy S7 Edge (88). It is worth to mention that these scores are higher than Huawei’s Mate 9 which scored 85. DxOMark tests include image color, quality, texture, noise, etc in photo and video mode. In outdoor scenes DxOMark states that P10 manages to preserve details brilliantly with clear visibility of tiny details (100% crops). The only minor problem it faced was the underexposure in darker areas of very bright scenes. More benchmarks and scores here. http://tecupdates.com/huawei-p10-scored-87-dxomark/

7nm chipsets from Mediatek and TSMC: MediaTek is Chinese SOC manufacturer who is expecting to announce its new chipset made on a 7nm process and will have 12 cores. This is a huge jump from Mediatek because Samsung is already near to 10nm and Qualcomm is in 14nm already. The report says that Mediatek and TSMC are working together in this project to introduce more efficient chipset. The 7nm SoC will have 12 cores while their latest Helio X30 has 10 cores. More details here. Like our FB Page here.

Android 7.0 Nougat was announced seven months ago, but only 2.8% of the terminals in circulation have been updated at the moment. However, this number increases every time a device with a certain popularity is updated. This was the case of the Galaxy S7, and this will certainly be the case when the Galaxy S6 will receive its update OTA (Over The Air). This should not be long since Vodafone has just started deploying the update in Europe on the Galaxy S6 edge. Thus, the SM-G925F can already be upgraded to Android 7.0 Nougat via firmware G925FXXU5EQBG. The hurry can find it on SamMobile. The installation is identical to that of Nougat on the S7. With this first version deployed, we can hope for a gradual update of all the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge very soon, unless of course a new problem comes to taint this update. More details here.

In 2016 we saw many smartphone announcements but who was the winner in this race? Yes, Apple took the lead in profit race of 2016. Total operating profits was $44.9 billion out of $53.7 billion total globally. Apple announced iPhone 7/7 Plus in 2016. These are first iPhones with waterproof features and dual front speakers. These features made them expensive and apparently it worked. It made $44.9 billion in operating profit whereas which is a huge difference against its rival Samsung which gets only $8.3 billion. The numbers would certainly be bigger if Samsung didn’t face Galaxy Note 7 incident. More details here. Also check Apples new Head Quarter here.

Android Nougat is the latest OS from Google till date. Since its launch Android Nougat has doubled its market share since last month.  Unfortunately, numbers are still below 3% (Android 7.0 & 7.1). During  MWC 2017  we saw many devices are came with Nougat out of the box which the reason of the increase. The numbers of Nougat shares are expected to rise as more mid-range devices are getting Nougat update like Huawei Honor 6X and P9 Lite. Many manufacturers are also focusing of giving the latest Google update not to just their flagship but to mid-range also. Marshmallow is the second latest update from Google who also gained some ground, it went up from 30.7% to 31.3%. Check out the table of each OS with distribution.

Recently, Samsung has released an ad regarding its Samsung Exynos 8895 processor in their twitter account. The post promotes the Samsung’s own Exynos 8895 and its Dual ISP (Image Signal Processing). This confirms that the Exynos 8895 supports two main cameras. Check out the ad below. Take great pictures. #Exynos8895 with #DualISP for #DualCamera . pic.twitter.com/hPcyueGOZs — Samsung Exynos (@SamsungExynos) March 6, 2017 Samsung is yet not in the dual camera setups however, we might see future phones from Samsung having this feature. Future Galaxy or Note series might have dual cameras (powered by the Exynos 8895). When do you think about Samsung dual camera? For more updates check here  

In 2017 Google Pixel is getting a sequel this year. Google’s senior vice president of hardware, Mr. Rick Osterloh confirmed this news. Mr. Osterloh said “You can count on a successor this year, even if you don’t hear a date from me now. There is an annual rhythm in the industry, so you can count on us to follow it.” More details here.

MWC 2017 just ended in Barcelona showing lots of amazing phones for consumers. Here under list of top phones we get in this mega event: LG G6: Before the launch of G6, LG teases their phone by showing different images highlighting the key advantages in their G6. This includes Bigger Battery, Dust & Water Resistant, less borders with ratio of 18:9 screen.  Detailed specs and images here. Sony & all other devices here:

Samsung Galaxy X smartphone: We’re hearing about Samsung’s foldable devices from quite some time. Foldable display device is finally here with the name Galaxy X and almost within end-user reach is enough to get any tech enthusiast excited, but we still need to wait bit more. Get more details from official website here.