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MIUI 8 Global Beta ROM gets updated to v6.7.21 with bug fixes

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 22, 2016 08:56 AM

Xiaomi has started rolling out an OTA update for MIUI 8 Global Beta ROM with version 6.7.21 which fixes time, date, weather issues in the status bar and adds automatic optimization to images when shared from Gallery. Read More

Video: The Iris Scanner on the Galaxy Note 7 seems to be very fast

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 22, 2016 05:30 AM

There have been many rumors surrounding the Galaxy Note 7, but an Iris Scanner in the front has been most persistent. Now, there's a video showing how the Iris Scanner works on the Galaxy Note 7. Read More

Pokémon Go Arrives in Japan, with 400 McDonald's as Gyms

by Ashwini Kuldeep on Jul 22, 2016 04:51 AM

Pokémon Go has finally arrived in Japan, making it the first Asian country to play the Augmented Reality mobile game. John Hanke from Niantic announced the arrival on a video giving a nod to the game's origin in Japan. Read More

Samsung acknowledges and fixes waterproofing flaw with the Galaxy S7 Active

by Ashwini Kuldeep on Jul 21, 2016 10:35 AM

Just last week Consumer Reports has said that Galaxy S7 Active not as waterproof as Samsung claimed it to be. They tested two S7 Active smartphones and both of them failed the test. Samsung has now found and fixed the issue in one of its production lines. Read More

Android Marshmallow adoption still slow, more than 65 percent smartphones on KitKat and Lollipop

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 21, 2016 08:18 AM

Even though major manufacturers like Samsung and LG are trying hard to get all their devices on Android Marshmallow, the adoption seems to have slowed down. Read More

Gionee M6 and M6 Plus launching in China on July 26

by Mohit Kuldeep on Jul 21, 2016 08:00 AM

Gionee will be unveiling two new smartphones in China next week on July 26th. The Gionee M6 and M6 Plus will come with hardware encryption to secure your data including call logs, photos, documents and everything else on your phone. Read More

MIUI 8 stable release pushed to August 23

by Ashwini Kuldeep on Jul 21, 2016 04:01 AM

Xiaomi has announced that MIUI 8 stable update will now be rolling out from August 23 instead of August 16 as was previously told. Read More

Second beta of iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra now out

by Ashwini Kuldeep on Jul 21, 2016 03:40 AM

Apple has released second public betas of iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra. With the new iOS 10 beta for your iPhone or iPad you are getting several changes including new iconography. Read More

Corning announces Gorilla Glass 5, will save your phone in case of a drop

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 20, 2016 08:41 PM

Corning has just announced Gorilla Glass 5, the next version of strengthened glass used in smartphone displays around the world. With the newest version, Corning has improved drop resistance and protects your phone's display from a shoulder height drop. Read More