13th Sept Tech News

Google renames Nexus Launcher to Pixel Launcher – Imminent rebranding confirmed Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:27 PM PDT It has been rumoured that the new smartphones from Google this year will no longer be called Nexus but will take the Pixel sub-branding instead. We now have evidence to support this theory in the form of a launcher. Google’s Nexus launcher has just been renamed to Pixel launcher. Visually, it looks identical to the … Continue reading "Google renames Nexus Launcher to Pixel Launcher – Imminent rebranding confirmed"

Spigen has an impractical solution to prevent you from losing your Apple AirPods Posted: 12 Sep 2016 12:24 PM PDT One of the main concerns voiced by the public in regards to Apple’s AirPods have been the fact that they are easy to lose. Fear no more because Spigen has got your back. With the Spigen strap for your Apple AirPods, you can sleep peacefully at night knowing that your AirPods are in safe hands. … Continue reading "Spigen has an impractical solution to prevent you from losing your Apple AirPods"

Huawei Mate 9 shows up sporting Dual 20 Megapixel cameras and a Kirin 960 processor Posted: 12 Sep 2016 12:10 PM PDT Huawei seems to be taking its dual camera game very seriously and that can be seen in the Mate 9 teaser image that has just been leaked. The Mate 8 was one of the most powerful and best all round performers from last year but it wasn’t as widely available as many would have liked. … Continue reading "Huawei Mate 9 shows up sporting Dual 20 Megapixel cameras and a Kirin 960 processor"

Samsung might not remotely deactivate Galaxy Note7 units after all Posted: 12 Sep 2016 11:56 AM PDT Earlier, we had received reports that the Samsung will be remotely deactivating units of the Galaxy Note7 that haven’t been returned by 30th September in certain regions at least. However, that doesn’t seem like its true. Although Samsung is urging all users to return their Note7 units for new ones for reasons concerning safety, they … Continue reading"Samsung might not remotely deactivate Galaxy Note7 units after all"

HP to acquire Samsung’s printer business for $1.05 billion Posted: 12 Sep 2016 07:22 AM PDT HP today announced that it will acquire Samsung’s printer business in a deal valued at $1.05 billion. “The proposed acquisition positions HP to disrupt the $55 billion copier industry, a segment that hasn’t innovated in decades.” said the company. Samsung said that it will spin off its Printing Business Unit into a separate company on November 1st, upon the approval … Continue reading "HP to acquire Samsung’s printer business for $1.05 billion"

Fitbit rolls out new features and Special Edition Gold Series for Alta and Blaze in India Posted: 12 Sep 2016 06:02 AM PDT Fitbit has released a new software update for its Blaze fitness smartwatch which bring a bunch of important features. The company has also rolled out new Special Edition Gold Series for Alta fitness tracker and Blaze fitness smartwatch. First up, Blaze gets a much needed Reminder to Move that helps you stay active and reduce stationary time.  … Continue reading "Fitbit rolls out new features and Special Edition Gold Series for Alta and Blaze in India"

Honor BLN-AL10 with dual rear cameras gets certified, could be Honor 6X Posted: 12 Sep 2016 05:08 AM PDT A new Honor smartphone with the model number  BLN-AL10 have been certified by China’s TENAA. This could be the Honor 6X, successor of the Honor 5X that was introduced last year. Even though we don’t have any specifications of the smartphone, the image shows that the phone has a unibody metal design, curved glass on the front and …Continue reading "Honor BLN-AL10 with dual rear cameras gets certified, could be Honor 6X"

Lenovo A6600, A6600 Plus and A7700 with 4G VoLTE launched in India starting at Rs. 6999 Posted: 12 Sep 2016 04:23 AM PDT Lenovo has launched three new smartphones – A6600, A6600 Plus and A7700 with 4G VoLTE support. These smartphones run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) are powered by quad-core MediaTek SoCs and have a 8-megapixel rear camera. Lenovo A6600 and A6600 Plus specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, 72% screen-to-body ratio, 800:1 contrast ratio 1GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit … Continue reading "Lenovo A6600, A6600 Plus and A7700 with 4G VoLTE launched in India starting at Rs. 6999"

Freecharge teams up with Axis bank to launch UPI Payments Posted: 12 Sep 2016 03:55 AM PDT Freecharge digital payments platform has partnered with Axis Bank to launch Unified Payments Interface (UPI) enabled payment on its Android app.  UPI will enable instant seamless transactions from a smartphone using a virtual payment address (VPA).  Consumers will be able to create a virtual address on the Freecharge Android app and link it to their …Continue reading "Freecharge teams up with Axis bank to launch UPI Payments"

Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for Android One devices Posted: 12 Sep 2016 02:59 AM PDT Google has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Android One devices. The move comes from Google more than two weeks after it started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Nexus devices. Android One phones are getting the new version of Android via an OTA update. A Cherry Mobile G1 user M is one of the first … Continue reading "Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for Android One devices"