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HMD Global GM for Australia and New Zealand confirmed that Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 would get an Android Oreo update. Although this is not the first time we hear about the upgrade, the official said the company would push it before the end of the year. The three mid-range Nokia phones came with Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box and are receiving monthly software and security updates. There is a slight modification of the UI, but the OS is mostly the stock version of Android.

The first India Mobile Congress 2017 wrapped up this week, and the results are in - Samsung Galaxy Note8 won the “Gadget of the Year” award. According to judges, the phone got the prize mostly because of the “Make for India” Bixby optimization that allows the assistant to understand various Indian accents. The Galaxy Note8 is the top Samsung device of the year, as we established in our review. The phone has a great dual camera with 2x Optical Zoom and OIS. It has 6.3” Infinity Display and Exynos 8895 chipset. The Samsung phablet is on sale in India since September 12 and costs INR67,900 ($1,038) on the company’s website. Source: gsmarena Source Follow us on Twitter Like our page on Facebook

The Google Assistant has reached another platform today, following Android, iOS, and the Google Home device. Starting now, it's also available on Android TV - first on the Nvidia Shield TV console. In the coming months, it will be rolled out to Sony Bravia TVs running Android TV too. Google Assistant on Android TV can be told to play a wide variety of content - movies, TV shows, YouTube clips, and music. It supports HBO Now and Netflix for the first two. You can ask for something by name or even use vague terms such as "movies about climbing Mount Everest". For music, Assistant supports YouTube Music, Google Play Music, Spotify, and Pandora.

Just two days after the official launch of the M7, Gionee announced another phone from the same series named M7 Power at the Thailand Mobile Expo 2017. It has a massive 5,000 mAh power cell, but is otherwise less powerful than the Gionee M7.

Amazon has expanded its family of Alexa-powered devices by adding four new Echo products, the new Echo, Echo Plus, Echo Spot and the Echo Connect. Amazon Echo The new Echo is a complete redesign of the original Echo that was launched three years ago and went on to define the category. The new model has an improved speaker system comprising of a tweeter and a 2.5-inch down firing woofer with Dolby processing for improved audio quality. It also includes second generation far-field technology for so it can hear you even better even in a noisy room. Lastly, the new Echo comes in a variety of shell colors, including Charcoal Fabric, Heather Gray Fabric, Sandstone Fabric, Oak Finish, Walnut Finish and Silver Finish. The new Echo is priced at $99.99 and will be available October 31.

Nokia 3310 (2017) was a massive hit after its announcement in the beginning of 2017. The joy was cut somewhat short after HMD told everyone the phone does not support 3G networks. This meant fans in the US and other countries that are in the process of disabling 2G wouldn't get the phone. This is about to change now, though. The Finnish company just unveiled the Nokia 3310 3G with new colors, new user interface and, as the name suggests, a 3G radio.

The India Mobile Congress 2017 was the host of a Mediatek event where the Chinese company announced a new entry-level chipset MT6739. The SoC has a quad-core CPU and supports two main cameras, 18:9 ratio screens and dual VoLTE. The processor has four Cortex-A53 cores and operates at up to 1.5 GHz. Its screen resolution support is limited to to 1440x720 pixels - 720p in 18:9 ratio. The modem is LTE Cat.4, and dual SIMS are supported.

Managing Director of Sony India, Kenichiro Hibi, has stated that Sony is planning to launch next-gen Xperia phones and “you can expect a completely new design from the devices”. In other words, OmniBalance that has been employed since 2013 with the Xperia Z may be coming to an end. Hibi knows the direction that the market is heading - 18:9 phones with bezel-less designs. And Sony may join this design trend with a new device “soon”.

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro leaks are back, with a more revealing photoshoot this time. These renders show the front and the back of the upcoming flagship.

For the first time since the service debuted back in 2006, Twitter is increasing the character count of its posts (called tweets) from the original 140 characters to 280 characters. The change is being rolled out to a small group of users right now and will be available to everyone soon. In its blog post, Twitter explained how most users were frequently running into the 140 character limit. This was especially common to English speaking users, who would eventually have to split their thoughts into two or more tweets chained together as replies.

Truecaller has updated its iOS app to add support for SMS filtering. After updating to the latest version the app will attempt to filter spam messages and separate it into a second folder. The addition of this feature is courtesy a new feature in iOS 11 that enables third party applications to filter incoming messages and sort them into a separate SMS Junk tab that appears in the Messages app when you use an app that lets you filter messages. These applications can use keyword detection or machine learning algorithms to figure out if incoming messages are spam or useful and then sort them accordingly.

Nokia has launched its flagship Nokia 8 smartphone in India. The phone is priced at INR 36,999 and will be available offline across major retail outlets and online exclusively on Amazon starting October 14. The Nokia 8 is the first high-end premium smartphone from the brand since it resurfaced last year and it comes packed to the gills with features and an impressive spec sheet. For starters, it has a 5.3-inch 2560x1440 resolution IPS LCD with curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is built into an 6000 series aluminum unibody design with a polished, high-gloss surface on some of the colors.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi managed to sell over 1 million smartphones in 48 hours during online festive sales in India, carried out by retailers Flipkart and Amazon. If you break it down, that's 300 smartphones per minute on average. That's an achievement of sorts for Xiaomi, given that last year the 1 million figure was crossed after 18 days. "This achievement marks an industry first, and is a key milestone for Xiaomi India," the company said.

Samsung’s Bixby digital assistant - dubbed Bixby Voice - debuted shortly after the arrival of the company's Galaxy S8 series smartphones. It was first launched in the company's home country of South Korea, following which it arrived in the US. Last month, Samsung started rolling out Bixby Voice worldwide. And now, the assistant has officially landed in India.

The Nokia 8 variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage was recently spotted in documents of the US FCC. And now, according to a new report, the model has been officially confirmed by HMD.

The iPhone 8 is the newest phone to come out of Apple and as is the tradition, it must go through the Internet's torture test. More specifically, the JerryRigEverything durability test where phones get scratched, burned, bent and generally go through hell. The iPhone 8, however, survives through all of this, which isn't a surprise since last year's iPhone 7 did well, too. There are some things to note from this video

The Nokia 8 flagship smartphone is coming to India next week. HMD Global has started sending out invites for an event, which will be held on September 26. The invite clearly says the event is about "unveiling the milestone of Nokia Phones."

Apple will start pre-orders for the iPhone X on October 27 and expects to start shipping on November 3 but that may change.

While Samsung is yet to officially release the dual-SIM variant of its Galaxy Note8 smartphone in the US, those interested in purchasing the model aren't completely out of luck. An eBay retailer is selling the unlocked, dual-SIM variant for $889.99. What's worth mentioning here is that the unit on offer is Exynos 8895-powered, meaning it's the international model (US models are Snapdragon-powered). Also, the phone is only compatible with GSM networks. Available color options include gold and gray (black and blue are out of stock). For more information, head to the Source link below. Source: gsmarena Source  |  Via Follow us on Twitter Like our page on Facebook

After a month-long wait, the LG Q6+ was officially launched in India. It’s the same bezel-less mid-ranger as the regular Q6 but you get more memory (at a higher cost, of course). The Q6+ is available now with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, putting it closer to the G6 flagship. However, the performance chasm between the two remains – Snapdragon 435 just isn’t very fast. That may have been okay for an INR 15,000 device ($235/€195), but it’s going to be a tough sell at INR 18,000 ($280/€235). To be fair, that is still half the price of the full fat LG G6. Source: gsmarena Source Follow us on Twitter Like our page on Facebook

The Rose Pink color variant of the Samsung Galaxy S8 was first launched in Taiwan. Last we heard, it arrived in North America as well. And now, the model has been spotted in Europe. Dutch retailer Belsimpel has the phone listed on its website. The pink Samsung Galaxy S8 carries a tag of €599, which currently translates to $720. It's on pre-order still, and there's no information on exactly when the handset will start shipping, but it can't be long now. Source: gsmarena Source Follow us on Twitter Like our page on Facebook

As scheduled, the Meizu M6 went official today. The device is powered by Mediatek MT6750 SoC with octa-core 1.5Ghz processor and sports a 5.2-inch HD display. RAM options include 2GB and 3GB, while storage options are 16GB and 32GB. The M6 features a 13MP camera on the rear and an 8MP shooter at the front. It runs Android 7.0 Nougat with Flyme 6.0 UI on top, and packs in a 3,070mAh battery.

If you are in India, and wouldn't mind using last year's tech you might want to take a look at the deal Flipkart is offering. As part of its Big Billion Day sale, the online retailer will be selling the Samsung Galaxy S7 for INR 29,990 ($465). That's down from the usual INR 46,000 ($715) price tag the phone usually carries at the retailer's website.

With today’s official release of iOS 11, Apple has also announced in brief post on its Developer’s Blog that it is increasing the limit of the size of Apps that can be downloaded from the App Store over a cellular connection.

LG has announced that the V30 smartphone, which was announced late last month, has started rolling out. It'll first be available in the company's home country of South Korea, something which will happen this week. The announcement came in the form of a press release, which also noted that other regions including North America and Europe will the get the handset in "the days and weeks to come." As for other details like price and launch date, LG says such information will be announced locally in each market. Source: gsmarena Source Follow us on Twitter Like our page on Facebook

Not quite what this schematic showed, but these Nokia 9 renders show a hip bezel-less design. The fingerprint reader leaves the front for a cozy place below the dual Zeiss camera on the back – nice and centered, low and easy to reach. On the front is an alleged AMOLED display with a curved glass (the back glass is curved as well). GFXBench claims that the screen will measure 5.3 inches, same as the Nokia 8. Company reps hinted that the 9 will have a larger screen, but even if GFX wasn’t exactly right we’re probably looking at 5.5” tops.

When Samsung announced the Galaxy S8 flagship, they came with a dedicated button for a new in-house assistant named Bixby. That however didn't go well with those, who didn't want to use the virtual assistant and only got bothered when they accidentally pressed the key. Now, almost a month after making the digital service available worldwide, Samsung decided to allow Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note8 owners to turn off the dedicated key for it.

An image of the upcoming Gionee M7 smartphone has leaked, giving us a better idea of its design. The focuses on the back of the handset, revealing a dual camera setup and a metal unibody. While we can't confirm whether or not the leaked render is legit, it's not the first time we are hearing about dual rear cameras on the M7.

Turns out the rumors were correct, as Google has officially launched a new mobile payments system in India. Dubbed Tez, the service is available in the form of mobile app, and is aimed at making payments and money transfers easy. "Send money home to your family, split a dinner bill with friends, or pay the neighborhood chaiwala. Make all payments big or small, directly from your bank account with Tez," Google says. As expected, Tez uses Indian government-backed UPI (Unified Payments Interface) platform, and is compatible with all major UPI-supporting banks in the country.

Virgin Mobile is a Sprint MVNO which decided to only offer iPhones to new customers a couple of months ago or so as part of its new business strategy. Members of Virgin’s Inner Circle (which offers perks on the carrier and Virgin’s airline) and new customers can begin placing their pre-orders for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus starting on September 22. Yeah, Virgin Mobile is a bit late to the party, but hey, better late than never. Pre-ordered devices will begin shipping on September 29. Oh yeah, and those part of Virgin’s Inner Circle can get a free year of unlimited service (soft-capped at 23GB per month) for $1 (not a typo), just pay taxes and fees for service every month, which come out to a few dollars per month for the first 12 months. A standard rate of $50 per month applies after the promotion.

The iPhone X did another quick run of Geekbench to solidify itself as the fastest smartphone around. Apple's upcoming flagship scored even more than it did last time and trounces all the top smartphones around. Granted benchmarks aren't great at making cross-platform comparisons, but the difference is still impressive. The A11 Bionic chipset has nearly doubled the single-core score of the A10 Fusion, which was already ahead of the Snapdragon 835 and Exynos 8895 Octa. Interestingly the A11 Bionic has the highest multi-core score, a first for an Apple chip.

Apple finally brought wireless charging and fast charging to the iPhone lineup but you can't have it right out of the box. The supplied 5W charger in the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X retail box is the same old charger Apple has been bundling for ages. In order to have fast charging you need to buy a separate charger and cable. And they won't be cheap, either. Apple has tested the new iPhones with the USB-C 29W charger it supplies with the 12-inch Macbook as well as the 61W and 87W power adapters. The 29W charger costs around €59/£49/$49. Then you'd need a USB-C to Lightning cable, which goes for €29/£25/$25.

Apple kicked off the first wave of iPhone 8 and 8 Plus pre-orders today and the initial stock is already beginning to dwindle. At the beginning of the day buyers from most of the 29 countries that made the first wave of sales were seeing shipping times between 22 and 25 September but now shipping estimates are falling back to between 1 and 2 weeks.

Apple announced the iPhone X with an eye-watering price of $999 on September 12. Industry insiders in China did an investigation how much each component costs and came up with the total cost of the iPhone X. The sum is $412.75, or 60% cheaper than the retail price. The most expensive component is the 5.8” OLED panel manufactured by Samsung. It’s price is $80 per unit which is way higher than any other part. The NAND memory, acquired from Toshiba is $45 for 256 GB. The 3 GB RAM is half - only $24.

Gionee has confirmed that the M7 smartphone will be made official on September 25. The company too it to Weibo to confirm the announcement date and that the event will be held in China.

As scheduled, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 went on sale today in China. And unsurprisingly, it sold out very quickly. The company later officially announced that the flash sale lasted only 58 seconds.

Apple launched three new phones this week and two of them were just listed for pre-order. The iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus launch simultaneously in 29 countries and regions as part of the first wave. Apple is accepting pre-orders on Apple.com and through the Apple Store app. Some retailers like Best Buy, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile also take pre-orders for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Shipments for pre-orders and actual sales begin next Friday, September 22.

While Google is expanding its mobile payments service Android Pay slowly and steadily, India - world's second-largest smartphone market - is still not among the list of countries where the service is available. That, however, doesn't mean the company doesn't have any plans for the Asian country. According to a new report, the search giant is readying to enter the Indian digital payments market. And no, we are not talking about Android Pay here. The report says the company will very soon launch a entirely new service dubbed Tez, which means fast in Hindi, one of the country's official languages. In fact, one of the staff writers of the publication whose report we're citing also tweeted a screenshot of Google's application for Tez submitted back in June this year to Indian government's agency dealing with trademarks, design, and patents.

Calling the new breed of phones “bezel-less” is a bit of a misnomer – they do have a bezel, just much smaller than traditional phones. Still, it’s how they’ve come to be known and now even Apple makes one. But screen to body numbers get thrown around and some of them are not quite accurate. Things like rounded corners and display cutouts make things yet more complicated, but we took the time to calculate the actual numbers, accounting for all the deviations from the classic rectangular screen.

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy A9 Pro smartphone. Arriving as firmware version A910FXXU1BQHB and weighing in at just under 1.3GB, it's a major update that bumps the OS version to Android 7.0 Nougat. The update is currently hitting units in India, although other markets (like China and Malaysia, where the device is available) should also get it sooner than later. OTA roll outs are usually gradual, so be patient if you haven't received the update yet - it shouldn't be long now. Source: gsmarena Follow us on Twitter Like our page on Facebook

Google is offering users with defective Nexus 6P units (purchased directly from the company's online store) a brand new Pixel XL smartphone as replacement. This has been reportedly going on for some time now, but came to light recently. Even units out of the original 1-year warranty are eligible for the upgrade. It's worth mentioning that whether or not you'll get a Pixel XL as replacement depends on your region. Reportedly, those in the US and Canada are definitely getting it, while users in UK aren't lucky enough (it's a hit and miss there actually). Australians, on the other hand, are only receiving the Nexus 6P as replacement.

How many cameras can you put in one smartphone? Huawei seems to think the current answer to that question is 4. That's how many cameras the upcoming Maimang 6 sports, as revealed by TENAA yesterday. The device we mistook for the Mate 10 is in fact the newest member of the Maimang series for China. These handsets are sold in other countries as the G line, with the Maimang 5 being rebranded to Huawei G9 Plus last year. So it stands to reason that the Maimang 6 would be called Huawei G10 outside of China (and that name neatly aligns, number-wise, with the P10 and Mate 10 to suggest it's from the company's 2017 roster). Huawei has issued an official teaser image which also serves as an event invite for the Maimang 6's introduction on September 22. The 18:9 screen is obviously there, even if we only see its outline. This will probably be the first Huawei handset launching with that elongated aspect ratio, but the Mate 10 will follow on October 16. The Maimang

So you have an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus and after yesterday's keynote you are unsure if there's any reason to switch to the iPhone 8 or 8 Plus. Or maybe you're just looking to find how much of an upgrade the new models are. Either way you've come to the right place. We went through all differences between the new iPhone 8 Plus and found 7 solid ones to justify an upgrade over the 2016 to the 2017 iPhones.