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Snapdragon 670 tipped to feature next gen. Kryo 360 cores A few months ago, Qualcomm launched its mid-range processor Snapdragon 660. Currently, there are very few smartphones that feature the said processor. However, it is said to deliver better performance than many other high-end chipsets Meanwhile, Qualcomm is also working on its processor the Snapdragon 670. Yesterday, tipster Roland Quandt spotted it on the second page of Qualcomm's website. While the website doesn't reveal a single thing, a Weibo user has come up with bits of information about the chipset. As per the Weibo post, the Snapdragon 670 SoC is built on 10nm LPP (Low Power Plus) manufacturing process from Samsung. For comparison, the Snapdragon 835 is built on LPE (Low Power Early), which is the predecessor to the LPP process. Hence, the new LPP process is expected to improve the performance and efficiency of the chipset to a great extent. Just like the Snapdragon 835, the Snapdragon 670 chipset will

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to go on sale in India from September 25 A few days back, it was tipped that the Galaxy Note 8 will go on pre-order in India on September 11. Now, there is confirmation on the release date of this device in the country. According to the latest report by PhoneHorn, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be released in the country on September 11. The sale of the device in the global markets debuts from September 15. For now, there is no clue on which variants of the device will be released in India and the alleged pricing details. However, from the previous reports, one thing that we know is that the Galaxy Note 8 could be exclusive to the online retailer Amazon India. As mentioned above, we do not know the exact price at which the Galaxy Note 8 will be launched. But a recent report tipped that the device could be priced at Rs. 74,900. Given that the 128GB variant of the Galaxy S8+ that was launched at this price point received a couple of price cuts taking it

Sony launches Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ1 Compact and Xperia XA1 Plus at IFA Sony  has just two new additions to its Xperia XZ flagship family at the IFA 2017. The smartphones are Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact. Besides this, the company has announced another smartphone dubbed as the Xperia A1 Plus. The rumor mill has been quite active with the aforementioned smartphones from the past few months. Interestingly, most of the speculations made about their specs and features have turned out to be true. However, we expected Sony to unveil to one more smartphone at the event. We are talking about the Xperia X1, which had appeared in leaks a countless number of times. Anyway, let's find out about the features of the Sony Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ1 Compact and Xperia A1 Plus. Sony Xperia XZ1 The Xperia XZ1 features a 5.2-inch full HD HDR display. As for innards, it comes equipped with an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor running at 2.4GHz. The memory aspect is ta

Micromax Canvas Plex Tab to be launched soon in India Yesterday,  Micromax unveiled the Canvas Infinity smartphone  with an 18:9 aspect ratio edge-to-edge display at a price point of Rs. 9,999. While smartphone that is exclusive to Amazon India is yet to go on sale, the company seems to be all set to unveil their first tablet of this year. According to the latest information that GizBot has received, Micromax has joined hands with Eros Now, the digital platform of Eros International to launch a tablet called Canvas Plex Tab. It is claimed that this tablet will be launched in India in the coming weeks. If you don't remember, Micromax and Eros Now tied up in the last year in order to build up a portfolio of devices that will offer an outstanding digital experience to the consumers. According to the partnership, the Eros Now app will be pre-installed in the Micromax devices. Besides the information about the name of the Micromax tablet and that it is slated to be

Meizu M6 Note announced: Specs, features and pricing Chinese manufacturer  Meizu  has just launched the M6 Note in an event in China, as expected. We have obtained the information from the micro-blogging site  Weibo . The smartphone is available in three color options; Black, Blue and Gold. There are three memory variants of the Meizu M6 Note. The 3GB+16GB variant is priced at 1,099 Yuan (approx. Rs. 10,500); the 3GB+32GB model is priced at 1,299 Yuan (approx. Rs. 12,500) and the 4GB+64GB variant will be sold for 1,699 Yuan (approx. Rs. 16,350). Pre-order for the smartphone opens in China from today, while it will go on sale from September 2 onwards. Coming to the specifications, the Meizu M6 Note arrives with a 5.5-inch display with the pixel resolution of 1920×1080 and pixel density of 1080p. The display is also covered by a 2.5D curved glass for providing better protection. Under its hood, the smartphone is powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor

Huawei's Mobile AI to launch on September 2 While you may be waiting for the Huawei's upcoming flagship Mate 10, the company is working on another big thing. If you remember, last month Huawei announced that it is developing an Artificial Intelligence processor. Later, we got to see an official teaser on Twitter revealing that the AI will be more than just a voice assistant. As per the information, we have obtained so far, the AI processor was likely to get unveiled this fall. Well, guess what? Huawei has just released an official video teaser on Weibo that reveals the launch date of the upcoming AI processor. It will be launching on September 2 in Berlin, Germany. This means Huawei will unveil the new AI at the IFA Berlin 2017. Richard Yu, the head of Consumer Business Unit at Huawei, is expected to give the keynote speech during the event. The video is said to serve the purpose of an invitation to the event. As clear from the video, Huawei wants us to expect the une

Ola and Google join hands for its outstation category Mobile app for transportation today announced its partnership with Google for its outstation category. The company said that "This first of its kind association in India enables bookings from 23 cities to over 215 one-way routes in the country and in the coming weeks, the integration will be expanded to a total of 500 routes." Elaborating on the partnership Vijay Ghadge, VP of Operations at Ola said, " This time around, we are bringing a unique experience for long distance commuters - enabling access to our Outstation category on Google Maps itself. Be it first-timers or frequent business travelers, we are certain that this integration will add value for all use cases. Ola Outstation has gained significant prominence in the past year since its launch, this association takes us a step further in making the category as reliable and convenient as the intra-city commute." Vijay further added, "As O

New Samsung phone with Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM spotted online While everyone is waiting eagerly for the Galaxy Note 8, Samsung is planning to launch a new smartphone shortly. We say this because a new device codenamed as Samsung SM-A5300 has just been spotted on Geekbench (via SamMobile). Looking at the model name, we assume this smartphone to be the successor of Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). To remind you, the Galaxy A5 (2017) carried the model name SM-A5200. The Geekbench listing has revealed some of the specifications of the Samsung SM-A5300. It is shown to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, which is currently the most efficient mid-range chipset. To recall, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features an in-house Exynos 7880 processor. Pairing the chipset on the upcoming Samsung phone is 6GB of RAM, which sounds quite ridiculous, to be honest. There are only a few smartphones featuring this amount of RAM and all of them are flagships. So it is unlikely for a

Facebook to launch its own AR-activated smart glasses Seems like Facebook has its finger in too many pies. The revelation of a patent application filed by Oculus on USPTO shows the company is working on AR powered smart glasses. As you may know, Oculus is the VR division of Facebook. The name of the patent application is "Waveguide display with two-dimensional scanner". The patent puts "computer generated elements" over a real world background. The display would be set inside the frame used for eye-wear in such a way that "presents media to a user's eyes." According to the patent, the display will be equipped with waveguide technology to let a wave of light enter the lens. The display would also be able to show images and videos. While the audio would be controlled by speakers or a headphone. Currently, it is hard to say if we will ever see these smart glasses getting launched. We have previously seen many devices being patented but they seld

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A is launching tomorrow What we know so far Tomorrow, Xiaomi has something big to announce. Well, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A will be unveiled at a press conference in China tomorrow. With just a day left for the launch of the smartphone, we are gradually coming across a lot of speculations and teasers regarding the same. Lately, we saw that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A will arrive with a soft flash accompanying the front-facing selfie camera. Now, there is another leak that has revealed an even more interesting information. Besides these leaks, the upcoming Xiaomi smartphone is appearing on the certification sites revealing the specifications that we can expect to see on this budget smartphone. Also, the press shots of the Redmi Note 5A were revealed a few days back. Today, we have compiled a slew of rumors and leaks regarding the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A for the Mi fans interested in knowing more details about this smartphone. Dedicated dual SIM slots  In

HMD to launch a smartphone with larger display than Nokia 8 A couple of days ago, HMD Global finally announced the much-anticipated  Nokia 8  at an event held in London. Unlike the other Nokia smartphones launched earlier this year like Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6, the Nokia 8 flaunts a premium design and high-end specifications. The flagship device has been the center of attraction for the last few months. The smartphone has been launched at €599 (approximately Rs. 45,000) and will be available in the global markets starting from early September. While we are still drooling over the Nokia 8, HMD seems to have started working on another smartphone. Neil Broadley, Global Marketing Manager for HMD, has made this revelation in an interview to a Russian publication named 4pda.ru. The upcoming smartphone that is yet to be named, is likely to "to meet the needs of absolutely all users." Unfortunately, he has not revealed any other information about the handset.

ZTE TL99 with 20MP camera spotted on TENNA: Launch imminent Looks like ZTE is going to launch a new smartphone in the market soon. Well, Chinese certification authority TENAA has now certified a ZTE smartphone with model numbers TL99. Besides, the appearance on the certification site could only mean one thing, the company is gearing up to unveil the device in the coming days. While the company is yet to announce the details of the smartphone and the release dates officially, the listing does shed some light on the specifications of the upcoming ZTE phone. So going by the details provided on the certification website, ZTE TL99 is featuring a 5.5-inch AMOLED multi-touch display with 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. The handset looks to be powered by 2GHz quad-core processor (name not announced) which is paired with 4GB RAM. The ZTE TL99 is offering 64GB internal memory and it is expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD card. Further, the listing, reveals that the handset comes with a

Exclusive: Smartron to unveil IoT platform 'TronX' on August 17   Smartron, India's first global technology OEM company and premier IoT brand recently announced that its srtphone smartphone is now available for purchase across more than 2000 leading retail stores across the country. Hence, customers can now log in to the Smartron website and check out the list of retail stores near them.  Meanwhile, GizBot also interviewed Amit Boni Vice President, Sales, and Marketing where he shared that the company is now going to announce its Internet of Things (IoT) platform 'TronX' on Thursday. In an interview, he said, "We are fundamentally an IoT company and we have a platform for the same which is an artificial intelligence based engine." Adding to that "we are going to announce our IOT platform 'Tronx' in our different verticals." "We have a bunch of categories like the smartphone, wearables, computer product, e- bi