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Apple Emerges as Top Smartphone Manufacturer, Xiaomi Storms back into Top 5 List!

Research Firm IDC released it's survey data for 4th Quarter of 2017 for Global smartphone shipments. The Global Smartphone shipments for 2017 are clocked at 403.5 million which a 6.3% decrease YoY. The survey says that in the fourth quarter Apple, Samsung Huawei, Xiaomi, and OPPO emerged as…

Samsung Patents New Technology that Identifies Users Using Their Blood Flow Patterns

Till now we have seen and used several passwords, free user identification methods, like Fingerprint authentication, Iris scanner and recently facial recognition tech. Samsung which keeps its self-busy with a huge R&D working going at its labs and keeps on filling new patents. It seems…

Google seems to be betting on Chrome OS for Tablets

Android-powered tablets have been neglected by consumers long ago, users lost interest in the 7+ inch display devices with the introduction of large sized phone called "Phablets" which brought the best of both the worlds of phones and tablets. Google's last try at tablet device with…

Nokia 7 Plus Spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon 660

It looks like HMD Global is gearing up to launch the upgrade of Nokia 7, which it launched last year, with Nokia 7 Plus this year. This phone which first appeared in an unreleased camera app from Nokia now spotted on the benchmarking site Geekbench.

MX Player, One of the Popular Android Media Player, Reportedly Bought by Indian Digital Giant for $200 Million

One of the most popular and reliable media players for Android platform, MX player, It was reportedly bought by Indian Digital Giant Times Internet Limited(TIL) for $200 million. Times Internet Limited has a huge presence over across several platforms with the Internet as its main…

Xiaomi Dethroned Samsung To Become #1 Smartphone Seller in India in Q4 2017 :Counterpoint, Canalys

Samsung lost its crown as #1 smartphone seller in India to Xiaomi, Samsung stuck to the #1 position ever since it replaced the once world's #1 phone seller Nokia. Now, Chinese OEM Xiaomi Dethroned Samsung in the final quarter of 2017 to become no #1…

Intel was Aware of The Vulnerability in its Chip sets, When its CEO Sold-Off $24 Million in Stock

It is known that a risky decade-old vulnerability is discovered in Intel chipsets, which we have covered in detail here. Intel CEO Sold-Off $ 24 Million in stock from his holdings, months after the company is aware of the vulnerability. The vulnerability which was disclosed…

MediaTek's Upcoming High-End Chips Helio P40 and Helio P70 Details Leak

MediaTek which struggled to increase its presence in flagship devices failed to achieve it with Helio X30, which only appeared in two devices Meizu Pro 7 Plus and Meitu V6, this forced Mediatek to delay its flagship X series processor.It looks like MediaTek is working…

Patch To Decade Old Vulnerability in Intel Processors Likely to Slow Down Your PC

A Major vulnerability which is almost a decade old is found in Intel processors manufactured in this decade. It leaves a massive security hole in all the devices across the platforms using the affected processors. It means virtually all the devices using Intel processors made…

Nokia 6 2018 specifications new leaks

Hi, Tech geeks there, we already know about Nokia is back again in August 2017 finally with Google Android OS for all Nokia lovers. So what Nokia bought when they come back? Nokia 6 2017 version with good specifications like 5.5 inches IPS full HD display…