For three years, Microsoft has been trying to convince us that a tablet can replace our laptops. Throughout three major design iterations, that’s been the driving message behind the Surface. Last year’s Surface Pro 3 represented the best execution on that idea yet. It showed that if you were willing to make some compromises, you could certainly have a tablet device that replaces your laptop in many ways. (It also has spawned a litany of copycat designs from HP, Dell, Lenovo, and others. Even Apple is about to get into the pro tablet fray.)

This year, Microsoft is putting that fight behind it. It’s no longer trying to sell the idea that a tablet can replace your laptop. If you want a true laptop, Microsoft is now more than happy to sell you one.

So the Surface Pro 4 is different. Not in the ways you might think — it’s shockingly similar to the Surface Pro 3 in design, appearance, and functionality. Rather, the Surface Pro 4 casts aside the burden of being Microsoft’s lone vision for personal computing, and now it can just be the best Surface it can be.

This isn’t the Surface that will convince you a tablet is better than your laptop. This is the Surface for the people that are already convinced.

The Surface Pro 4 is so similar in appearance and design to last year’s Surface Pro 3 that only the most trained eye could distinguish them. It has the same overall shape and footprint, from its infinitely adjustable kickstand to its warm grey magnesium finish. It’s a familiar and signature look, and using it two generations in a row establishes both a brand and visual identity for Microsoft’s computers.

A funny thing happened on the way to inventing the future of touchscreen computing: everybody is botching it.

Google is the latest company to try to rethink how we interact with computers, designing and manufacturing a tablet and keyboard combination itself for the very first time instead of leaning on a partner to do it. The result is the Pixel C, a beautiful Android tablet that’s just slightly bigger than the iPad Air 2.

Google probably would never admit it, but putting its own hardware team in charge of this year’s Android tablet makes a statement: everybody else has been doing it wrong. That doesn’t just include Android tablets like the Nexus 9 or Samsung’s Tab series, but also Apple’s iPad Pro and even Microsoft’s Surface line. The iPad Pro is massive with a gangly keyboard and all the limitations of mobile software, and the Microsoft Surface has only recently begun to resolve its fundamental identity crisis between laptop and tablet. They’re good, but they're over-engineered solutions to problems we’re only beginning to have.

This tablet is the Pixel hardware team’s response. It’s a simple, well-considered, uncomplicated glimpse into what a tablet computer ought to be. “Get on the train,” it says, “this is the future.”

Except, well: Google’s Android and developer relations teams never even got to the station.

Let’s start with the hardware, and I won’t make any bones about it: I love it in all its squarish simplicity. The Pixel C is slightly bigger than the iPad Air 2 in every dimension (including weight), but not so much that it should give anybody significant pause. Even though both tablets share the same basic materials — glass and aluminum — they look and feel totally distinct.

The Pixel C has straight, squared off edges — you can trace the design language straight back to the Chromebook Pixel. But it isn’t a slavish port from laptop to tablet. It’s designed with slightly curved edges and dual speakers. There are no creaks or weird misaligned ports and buttons like we often see on Android tablets. Google’s Pixel team has only ever made beautiful-looking hardware, and the Pixel C is no exception.

The 10.2-inch screen is beautiful too, at a resolution of 2560 x 1800 in a screen with an uncommon aspect ratio: 1:√2. That’s the same ratio as a standard A4 piece of paper, which means that the Pixel C’s screen feels capacious whether you’re using it in landscape or portrait mode (it also has implications for multitasking, maybe, someday — more on that later).

Like those Chromebook Pixel laptops, paying for the design and materials of the Pixel C isn’t cheap. It starts at $499 for the 32GB version, and it’s another $149 for the Bluetooth keyboard that’s meant to go along with it. From a certain perspective, that may not seem like too much — an iPad Air 2 with only 16GB of storage costs $499 as well. But Android tablets typically don’t cost this much.

The battery is good enough — which doubtlessly accounts for some of the 0.27-inch thickness — and so this tablet just lasts and lasts. In our battery test of refreshing web pages, it topped out over 11 hours. In real-world use I never plugged in the USB Type-C charger until the next morning, even after using it all day.

The specs are also huge: 3GB of RAM paired to the latest Nvidia X1 64-bit processor. That all seems good, but something is amiss with performance on the Pixel C. There are inexcusable pauses and latency, especially when launching and switching apps. My hunch is that the Android team still hasn’t figured out how to take real advantage of all that power out of Nvidia’s silicon (the Nexus 9 seemed to similarly underutilize its processor). Whatever the reason, it’s a miss. A bad one.

Hardware that looks good is easy to come by. But what’s genuinely new and interesting about the Pixel C is the optional Bluetooth keyboard accessory. It’s a $149 gadget that is more gadgety than any mainstream piece of consumer hardware I’ve used in years.

It attaches to the tablet with magnets, closing it up into a sealed little flat box in a mode that Google calls "sunny side down." When closed, the tablet wirelessly charges the keyboard. You can attach the keyboard to the back with more magnets — that’s "sunny side up." But what you want to do with a keyboard is type, and there again you have yet more — and more powerful — magnets.

IT TAKES A MINUTE TO FIGURE OUT, BUT IT WORKS WELL

There’s a small hinge at the top of the keyboard that latches on to the back of the Pixel C, letting you pull it up to any angle you might want — and it sticks there too, because that hinge is as sturdy as it can be without being obstinate. The Pixel C automatically detects whether the keyboard is attached and knows whether or not to show you the on-screen keyboard.

The system is clever. Actually, it’s too clever by half.

The Pixel C came with a cheeky little how-to card that explains how it works and, well, it needed it. I’ve watched no fewer than five Very Smart People who hadn’t seen it before struggle to figure out how to work the thing. Does it open like a laptop? Nope, you slide it out. Do you set the tablet on top of the keyboard to make the hinge pop up? Nope, you have to lay it flat or slap the two things together in the right position.

Once you get it, there is something kind of satisfying in that gadgety way of slipping the two things apart and reattaching them (but take note, it only works in landscape mode). When they’re together, you get a little laptoppy-looking thing that’s sturdy and won’t come apart or flop around at all. Surface and iPad Pro: take note.

But because this is a 10-inch tablet, there’s not enough horizontal space to fit a full-sized keyboard. The Pixel team’s solution was to excise less-used keys like brackets and the tilde, which means that the keys you use most get to be bigger. Like any diminutive keyboard, it takes a minute to get used to. But once you do, you can really fly. The key travel is plenty deep and there’s a little three-dot menu you can hit to bring up a symbol keyboard on the screen. (Google also tells me that there are hidden, secret keyboard combos for some symbols, only a few of which I’ve discovered).

You can definitely get used to this keyboard and even learn to love it — I did. Except, well, something is amiss again: missed and repeating keypresses. The Pixel C seems to just have a stutter-step in the Bluetooth connection from time to time. When it drops, nothing registers for a few seconds. When it returns: fffffffffffffffffffffff (literally and figuratively).

For the past week, I’ve been using Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S3 to read Twitter, correspond on Slack, and write articles for this website. The Tab S3 is capable of doing all these things — in some cases, it’s even capable of doing them quite well — but it’s not capable of doing them anywhere near as well as a proper laptop. And in the week I’ve had it, I’ve spent a lot of time wondering why I’d use this tablet as a portable work device instead of a cheaper, more functional computer like a Chromebook.

The Tab S3 is a direct shot from Samsung at Apple’s latest iPad Pro. On description alone, the two match up beat for beat: they have 9.7-inch, high-resolution displays (both 2048 x 1536), nearly top-of-the-line processors, 32GB of internal storage, fingerprint sensors, four speakers, measure 0.24 inches deep at their thickest, weigh just shy of one pound, sell for $599, and support both a stylus and keyboard case.

That means that, like the iPad Pro, the Tab S3 is pitched as more than just a tablet. It’s good for laying in bed and watching Netflix, of course, but it’s also supposed to be great for bringing to the coffee shop, propping up on a tray table, or firing off a quick email while you’re on the go. That’s a much more challenging task. And it’s one that, combined with the full $730 asking price for this tablet and its keyboard case (sold separately), Samsung has a fairly challenging bar to meet.

But first, let’s talk about the Tab S3 as merely a tablet, because that’s where it shines the most. On hardware alone, this is a really nice device. It’s thin and light. The back has a seamless design that looks like some futuristic sheet of paper. And while the front is plain, it’s the AMOLED display at the center of this thing that you're here for: it’s sharp, vibrant, and gets bright enough to hurt.

I’ve found the tablet’s performance to be quite good, too. The Tab S3 was able to run casual games like Candy Crush Saga and Subway Surfers without issue, and I was able to pull up two apps at once without seeing either start to lag (though there are other problems with multitasking, which I’ll get to later). I’ve only had the tablet for a week, and performance may deteriorate with time. But I’m not seeing any immediate cause for concern, and the tablet’s relatively modern specs should keep it running smoothly for a while.

The bigger disappointment for me was the tablet’s four speakers. The speakers are located on the top and bottom of the tablet, so when you position it in landscape to watch a YouTube video or a movie on Netflix, all the audio gets blasted way out to the left and right of you. In some cases, this creates a really exaggerated stereo effect, where it can sound like people are only talking out of one side of the tablet, and in the worst cases, well off to the side of where they ought to be.

The speakers get plenty loud, and the issue isn’t always that noticeable — during a fight sequence in Captain America: Civil War, the effect almost came off as immersive — but films’ quieter sequences and, really, most YouTube clips I’ve watched have been kind of annoying to listen to. The fact that the speakers are directed to the side of you is clearly part of the reason this is happening, but I also suspect that Samsung is being too aggressive in the way it splits up audio channels, resulting in sounds that should be coming from a center channel ending up shifted way off to the side.

Every company that makes PCs has been chasing Microsoft in the race to create a tablet that can work as a laptop. Samsung’s first real effort at this was last year’s TabPro S, which introduced a number of good ideas, but ultimately was underpowered and fell short of beating the Surface Pro at its own game.

Now Samsung has launched its second attempt at making this do-all device, the Windows 10-powered Galaxy Book. The Book also adds a number of improvements over Microsoft’s Surface Pro, and addresses some of the issues that the TabPro S had, such as its uneven performance. But at the same time, the Book has problems of its own that prevent it from being the ultimate tablet-slash-laptop.

There are two versions of the Book: a 10-inch Wi-Fi-only model that starts at $629.99 and a 12-inch version that comes in Wi-Fi and LTE flavors for $1,129.99 and $1,299.99, respectively. Both models come with a pen and keyboard in the box, which is something Microsoft and Apple charge extra for with their tablets. I’ve been testing the 12-inch LTE model, which has an Intel Core i5 processor (seventh-generation, Kaby Lake), 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. For this price, I’d have expected more RAM and storage, but I appreciate the built-in connectivity. (The Wi-Fi-only Book 12 can be equipped with more RAM and storage, but only one option is available for the LTE version.)

The included keyboard acts as an input method, stand, and case for the tablet. The full-size, plastic, chiclet keys are closer to a standard laptop keyboard than Apple’s fabric-covered Smart Keyboard or the Surface’s slimmer design. It attaches to the tablet via pogo pins, so there’s no pairing necessary, and the keyboard doesn’t ever need to be charged.

It’s clear that Samsung designed the Book with the idea that it would always live in this case, as it’s too big and cumbersome to really use as a dedicated tablet most of the time. Fortunately, the keys are surprisingly nice to type on, with good travel, spacing, and feedback; they even come with a backlight. The trackpad is also responsive and easy to use — it supports Microsoft’s Precision drivers, so scrolling and multitouch gestures work quite well.

It's Google Pixel time! After a flurry of news and opinions on the new iPhones, we have leaks of the Pixel phones launching on 4 October. This morning Droid Life reported that it has obtained the images of Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.

From the looks of it both the versions have retained the design aesthetics of previous year's Google flagship phones. The pictures also suggest that the Pixel phones will not be having dual cameras this time around as well. Google seems to be playing a waiting game while almost everyone including Apple, Samsung and LG have boarded the dual camera ship. But that shouldn't hurt the sales because the last year's Pixel is still one of the best camera phones.

As per the report Pixel 2 will cost $649 for 64 GB version and $749 for 128 GB version. Pixel 2 XL will set you back $849 for 64 GB version and $949 for 128 GB version. Both phones will ship with Android's latest Oreo version.

Pixel 2 is supposedly made by HTC with edge-sense technology previously seen in HTC U11. Pixel 2 is reportedly made by LG. Both the phones would be running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 835.

As October 16 draws nearer with each passing day, more news have been surfacing about the Huawei Mate 10 series. VentureBeat has gotten some exclusive info that sheds light on of the devices, the Mate 10 Lite.

Earlier today, Evan Blass tweeted the codenames of the Mate 10 devices and a new but familiar name popped up – Rhone. Rhone is the device we now know as Maimang 6 A.K.A Huawei G10, and according to the tweet A.K.A Mate 10 Lite. A follow up post on VentureBeat is where Evan explains it all.

Giving source to an unnamed individual who has info on the company’s plans, the Huawei Mate 10 Lite (Rhone) will have a 5.9-inch screen with an 18:9 aspect ratio and an 83% screen-to-body ratio. The phone will have a FHD+ resolution of 1080 x 2160 which will be higher than that of the regular Mate 10 (Alps).
The Mate 10 Lite will be powered by the Kirin 659, an octa-core processor clocked at 2.36GHz. RAM will be 4GB, storage will be 64GB and battery capacity will be 3340mAh.
The Mate 10 Lite will have a 16MP + 2MP combo on the back and a 13MP + 2MP combo up in front with both sides having LED flash. The selfie cameras are said to feature a two-person bokeh effect.

If those specs sound familiar that is because they are the same as that of the Maimang 6/G10 as it appeared on TENAA. The only difference is that the Maimang 6 will be launched on Friday in China but the Mate 10 Lite won’t arrive till October 16 and will also be a global release.
The Mate 10 is reported as launching with EMUI 5.1 based on Android Oreo. It will come in blue, black, and gold and be priced at €379 (~$455).
The Mate 10 Lite may have four cameras and a higher resolution 18:9 display, don’t forget that it won’t have Leica cameras like the Mate 10 which has a 16:9 display. Plus its Kirin 659 is no match for the Kirin 970.
So what device is Marcel? Guess is it’s the Porsche Edition of the Mate 10 series.

Coolpad has launched a new smartphone, which the company named Cool M7. Seeing the design of this phone, it is much more than the iPhone 7 Plus. Recently, we also saw a smartphone Canvas 1 of Micromax which looks like an iPhone 7.

The only difference between the design of the iPhone 7 Plus and Cool M7 is that its back does not have a dual rear camera, but a single camera. However in the phone the flash light and the camera are given in such a way that it seems that the dual camera is setup. In addition to design, talk about the color variant of the phone, black and blue will get two colours in it.

design

Metal Unibody is given in Coolpad CoolM7. This phone will have a Circular-sized Home button. Edge of the phone gives it a better hand grip in the rear panel of the phone, the cool logo is given camera, flash and downwards.

Display and processor

This new coolpad phone has a 5.5 inch full HD display with a resolution of 1920 * 1080, with a 2.5D Curved Glass. This smartphone will come with the Octa Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor.

RAM & Storage

The smartphone's RAM is of 4 GB as well as the phone has 64 GB of storage, but it is non-expandable internal storage. There is no option to increase storage in it.

Camera and fingerprint sensor

Cool M7 has a 12 MP rear facing camera, which includes autofocus, f / 1.8 aperture size, LED flash light. This smartphone is also a 13 MP fixed focus selfie camera, it has f / 2.2 aperture and 79.8 degree wide angle lens. The fingerprint sensor is on the phone's home button itself.

Price and sale

Coolpad Cool M7 is priced at 2,699 yuan, which is around Rs. 26,000 / -. This phone will be available for sale in China on August 26, while pre-registrations have been started for the phone.

Last October, Chinese manufacturer Meizu launched its budget smartphone – the Meizu M5. Now today, the company has launched yet another smartphone in its M series, dubbed Meizu M6. Needless to say, the Meizu M6 is successor to the M5, however, it comes with minor improvements over the M5.
The Meizu M6 looks similar to the Meizu M5, however, the back of the phone sports metallic lines which aren’t found on the M5. The Meizu M6 has a polycarbonate body, however, its frames are made out of metal. It is 8.3 mm thick and weighs 143 grams.

At the front, the Meizu M6 has a 5.2-inch display that has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Below the display is the physical home button that houses the fingerprint scanner called mTouch, and, above it is the 8 MP camera for selfies and video calls.
Moving on to the back, you have a 13 MP primary camera which comes with 5P lens and f/2.2 aperture. Below the camera is the flash module, and further down below is the Meizu logo.
Speaking of the innards, the Meizu M6 comes with MediaTek’s MT6750 SoC that’s paired with 2 or 3 GB RAM. The 2 GB RAM variant comes with 16 GB of internal storage whereas the 3 GB RAM variant comes with 32 GB of internal storage. That said, you also have an option to expand the storage up to 128 GB via microSD card.
Meizu M6 Specifications

CPU: 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT6750 octa-core processor
RAM: 2/3 GB
GPU: Mali-T860
Operating System: Flyme OS 6.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat
Display: 5.2-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display with 2.5D curved glass
Rear Camera: 13 MP with 5P lens, f/2.2 aperture and LED flash
Front Camera: 8 MP with f/2.0 aperture
Internal Storage: 16 GB (with 2 GB RAM), 32 GB (with 3 GB RAM)
External Storage: Expandable up to 128 GB via microSD card
SIM: Hybrid Slot
Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, GPS, Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Other: mTouch Fingerprint Scanner
Colors: Electric Blue, Matter Black, Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver
Battery: 3070 mAh
Meizu M6 Price and Availability

Price of 2 GB RAM + 16 GB storage variant: ¥699 (around $106/₹6835)
Price of 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage variant: ¥899 (around $136/₹8790)
Availability: Pre-orders start from September 25 in China. No word on availability in other countries.

The upcoming Vivo X20 has been the subject of an increasing number of leaks and rumors over the past few weeks, and with just one day before its official announcement, it has once again reached the headlines thanks to a hands-on video showcasing it in action. As expected, the smartphone features a full-screen display with thin bezels and sports a dual camera combo on its back panel, as can be seen below.
The Vivo X20 has been previously spotted in several hands-on photos, but this is the first time the device has been captured on film. The leaked video doesn’t reveal much about the smartphone’s technical specifications, though it does confirm what most gadget enthusiasts already knew about the device, namely that it will be wrapped in metal, accommodate a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and two rear cameras, and will adopt a full-screen form factor with a large display panel. Unsurprisingly, the main camera is accompanied by an LED flash, and the Android operating system is covered by a proprietary user interface that seems to make use of certain swipe gestures for accessing various features, including a control center which can be pulled from the bottom edge of the screen, thus behaving similarly to Apple’s iOS Control Center. Other details include two front-facing sensors flanking an earpiece and a physical power button and a volume rocker on the right edge of the device.
As far as other technical specifications are concerned, earlier this week a couple of leaked photos detailing some of the phone’s retail materials have uncovered a number of characteristics such as a 6.01-inch display with a QHD resolution and an 18:9 aspect ratio, in addition to mentioning the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset and two 12-megapixel main cameras that are able to generate 24-megapixel images. The smartphone should also make use of an AK4375A Hi-Fi audio chip, according to previous reports. The Vivo X20 is expected to be officially unveiled tomorrow – September 21 – alongside a secondary variant known as the Vivo X20A, and a special edition model referred to as the Mars Edition. Details regarding the pricing and availability of each variant should be revealed shortly, though it’s unlikely that the device will officially hit markets outside of Asia.

Samsung оn Wednesday officially launched thе Galaxy Note 8, іn а return fоr thе South Korean smartphone major thаt recalled іtѕ Note 7 worldwide lаѕt year.This іѕ Samsung’s fіrѕt smartphone tо feature dual camera set-up аt thе rear wіth portrait mode аnd dual optical image stabilisation (OIS). It аlѕо соmеѕ wіth “Bixby” intelligent assistant, water аnd dust resistance аnd iris scanner.

Similar tо thе Galaxy S8 аnd thе Galaxy S8+, thе Note 8 аlѕо sports Infinity Display wіth аn aspect ratio оf 18.5:9. Thе 6.3-inch screen іѕ Super AMOLED wіth а resolution оf 1440 x 2960 pixels. Note 8 sports top-notch features ѕuсh аѕ 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core chipset wіth 6GB RAM аnd 64GB internal storage. Galaxy Note 8 wіll соmе wіth 64-bit Exynos 8895 octa-core processor іn regions lіkе India аnd оthеr Asian countries.

Thе dual cameras аt thе bасk include а 12MP wide-angle lens wіth аn aperture оf f/1.7 аnd а 12MP telephoto lens wіth aperture оf f/2.4. Thе 8MP front camera аlѕо соmеѕ wіth optical image stabilisation. Thе “S Pen” stylus wіth Galaxy Note 8 соmеѕ wіth а latency оf lеѕѕ thаn 50 milliseconds.

Thе smartphone аlѕо соmеѕ wіth USB Type-C port fоr charging аnd data transfer. A 3,300mAh battery powers thе Note 8 wіth support fоr fast-charging аnd wireless fast charging.The handset аlѕо houses а microSD card slot fоr expandable storage. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11ac аnd GPS. Note 8 runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS wіth Samsung’s TouchWiz UI оn top.

Thе smartphone wіll bе аvаіlаblе іn Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue аnd Maple Gold colour options. Tо regain thе customers’ trust, thе company іѕ believed tо hаvе enhanced safety checklist bу uѕіng in-house ‘8-point battery test’. Thе fiasco оvеr Samsung’s Note 7 caused thе firm operating losses оf ѕоmе $5 billion.

Sony has announced a new camera in its well-received RX line-up, called the RX10 IV camera.
The newly launched device features a 20.1MP stacked CMOS image sensor with a dedicated DRAM chip, and boasts of a large f/2.4–4 aperture with 25x optical zoom capability and OIS.
A noteworthy feature of the new camera is that it offers shooting speed of up to 24fps in continuous shooting, thanks to the new BIONZ X image processing engine. The device can lock focus in just 0.03 seconds, and is also capable of shooting super slow motion videos at 960fps.
The camera also has a silent electronic shutter capability, that allows users to take shots without generating any sound. The RX10 IV camera has been priced at $1,699 (~Rs. 1,09,000), and will go on sale in select markets including the US next month.

UMIDIGI had introduced the UMIDIGI S2 handset quite recently, and now the company is promoting this handset by listing five of its best features. Before we get into it, though, it’s worth noting that the UMIDIGI S2 is a metal-clad smartphone which is clearly inspired by the Samsung Galaxy S8. Having said that, the first and second feature that the company is emphasizing, are the phone’s display aspect ratio and its display in general. The UMIDIGI S2 sports a 6-inch display HD+ display, though the company emphasizes that the device is not huge because of it, as it fits into a body of most phones with 5.5-inch displays, and an 18:9 aspect ratio is definitely the reason for that, in addition to phone’s rather thin bezels.
The phone’s build is also something that UMIDIGI wanted to emphasize, as the phone is made out of metal, and the company claims that it paid a lot of attention to detail while this phone was being designed. The phone fits in the hand quite nicely, and UMIDIGI says that it did its best to make it a bit unique. The UMIDIGI S2 also comes with a really large battery on the inside, the company packed in a 5,100mAh battery inside of this phone, and the company claims that 80 percent of its consumers who voted in the company’s poll said that the battery life is extremely important, over some other aspects that were listed. UMIDIGI claims that you won’t need to recharge the UMIDIGI S2 halfway through the day thanks to its 5,100mAh battery unit, which is something that cannot be said for quite a few phones out there. Now, UMIDIGI also wants you to know that the UMIDIGI is currently up for pre-order, and that it is discounted while the pre-order period is ongoing. You can get the UMIDIGI S2 for $199.99 over at GearBest (link is included down below), as the first 3,000 units are discounted by $50, says UMIDIGI.

The UMIDIGI S2 comes with a rear-facing fingerprint scanner, while a dual camera setup is also included here. The UMIDIGI S2 sports a 6-inch HD+ display, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The device is fueled by the Helio P20 64-bit octa-core SoC by MediaTek, while Android 6.0 Marshmallow comes pre-installed on the phone. 13 and 5-megapixel shooters are included on the back of this phone, and you’re also getting two SIM card slots here.

Cher Wang, chairperson of HTC, second from right, speaks during a press conference in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Google is biting off a big piece of device manufacturer HTC for $1.1 billion to expand its efforts to build phones, speakers and other gadgets equipped with its arsenal of digital services. With Wang is, from left, Mario Queiroz, vice president of product management at Google, Rick Osterloh, senior vice president of hardware for Google, and Chia-Lin Chang, president of smartphones and connected devices for HTC.
Tech giant Google on Thursday said that it has signed an agreement with HTC to buy part of the Taiwanese company’s smartphone business for $ 1.1 billion.
The deal include HTC employees who worked on Google’s Pixel smartphone and intellectual property rights, the two companies have said in a statement.
“HTC will receive $ 1.1 billion in cash from Google as part of the transaction. Separately, Google will receive a non—exclusive licence for HTC intellectual property (IP),” the statement added.
HTC can focus on enabling a more streamlined product portfolio, greater operational efficiency and financial flexibility.
“In addition to the talented and experienced team of professionals, Google will continue to have access to HTC’s IP to support the Pixel smartphone family,” it said.
It also represents a significant investment by Google in Taiwan as a key innovation and technology hub.
Cher Wang, the Chairwoman and CEO of HTC, said the agreement will enable Google to supercharge their hardware business while ensuring continued innovation within HTC’s smartphone and VIVE virtual reality businesses.
“We believe HTC is well positioned to maintain our rich legacy of innovation and realize the potential of a new generation of connected products and services,” she added.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, is expected to close by early 2018.
HTC has been a longtime partner of Google and has created some of the most beautiful, premium devices on the market, Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Hardware at Google said.
Both Google and HTC have significant presence in the country.

San Francisco, Sep 21 (IANS) Ending months of speculations, Google on Thursday announced to acquire part of the Taiwan-based HTC Corporation's mobile division team for $1.1 billion.
Certain HTC employees - many of whom are working with Google to develop its Pixel smartphones - will join the US tech giant.
However, HTC will continue onward with its own smartphone business even after sending a good portion of its talent and operations over to Google.
Separately, Google will receive a non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property (IP).
"HTC has been a longtime partner of Google and has created some of the most beautiful, premium devices on the market," said Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Hardware at Google, in a statement.
"We're excited and can't wait to welcome members of the HTC team who will be joining Google to fuel further innovation and future product development in consumer hardware."
The transaction was expected to close by early 2018.
This is the second time Google has acquired a smartphone manufacturer. It announced a $12.5 billion buyout of Motorola Mobility six years back and in 2014, sold it again to Lenovo.
HTC will continue to build the virtual reality ecosystem to grow its VIVE business, while investing in other next-generation technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality and artificial intelligence (AI).
HTC will also continue to have best-in-class engineering talent, which is currently working on the next flagship phone, following the successful launch of the HTC U11 earlier this year.
Google will have access to HTC's IP to support the Pixel smartphone family.
Additionally, the agreement also represents a significant investment by Google in Taiwan as a key innovation and technology hub.
"Our unmatched smartphone value chain, including our IP portfolio, and world-class talent and system integration capabilities, have supported Google in bolstering the Android market," said Cher Wang, Chairwoman and CEO of HTC.
"This agreement is a brilliant next step in our longstanding partnership, enabling Google to supercharge their hardware business while ensuring continued innovation within our HTC smartphone and VIVE virtual reality businesses."

The idea of Nokia 9 has been there in the market with many leaks, and now we are aware of how it really looks. Fresh leaks from GeekBench demonstrate various profiles of eagerly awaited premium smartphone from HMD Global.

Just as it should be, the phone is beautiful from every nook and corner. On a complete bezel-less design, similar to LG’s newest V30 smartphone, Nokia 9 is seen holding its dual rear camera elegantly on a glass carved glossy backside. Shared by Waqar Khan, those rendered show that, following the market trend of getting rid of bezels, Nokia comes with one of the finest looking bezel-less shapes we have encountered so far.

Its 3D glass back design is a great addition highering the eagerness that market has developed towards Nokia this year.

Dual rear cameras have the vertical orientation. A fingerprint sensor is seen right below the camera module in the center. The color range of the models can be disclosed, we suppose, in further leaks, however, current leaks show the smartphone in Copper Gold color.

Chinese website Baidu has suggested similar designs to the one that can be seen in the renders shared by Waqar Khan. In the image, Nokia 9 sits beside Nokia 2 smartphone, which also hasn’t been announced so far by HMD Global. Nokia 9 obviously has a larger frame and glass back missing on the Nokia 2. And from the recent leaks, we already know that Nokia 2 will be a budget-oriented phone while Nokia 9 will be much more expensive.

Those images have opened up the tunnel for many further speculations about Nokia’s coming ventures. Gradually we will know more about the smartphone and how it is going to compete with other those in the premium category. And we are here to let you know of each step as follows. It will be interesting to see how Nokia’s bezel-less phones compares to the competition including the recently launched Galaxy Note 8 and the iPhone X

OnePlus has unveiled yet another Limited Edition of flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 5. The company collaborated with French fashion designer, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, for the launch of "Callection", which is an exclusive line of products co-created with JCC. The company also introduced a limited-edition OnePlus 5 JCC+. OnePlus will be hosting a pop-up event in Paris on Friday for the all-new Limited Edition model.
The exclusive Castelbajac inspired OnePlus 5 smartphone with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage will be made available to buy only in Europe from October 2 via OnePlus.net for EUR 559 (roughly Rs. 43,000). The exclusive "Callection" includes holsters, bags, caps, t-shirts, and a limited-edition OnePlus 5 design which reflects Castelbajac's signature chromatic style.
OnePlus Co-founder and Head of Global, Carl Pei said, "We're always looking to try new things with partners who embody the Never Settle spirit. It's been great collaborating with an icon like Jean-Charles Castelbajac, who is continuously bringing game-changing ideas to the fashion industry."
OnePlus has once again teamed up with fashion boutique, Colette, to host a pop-up event at its retail store in Paris on Friday at 11:00am CET. To recall, the company previously launched a limited edition Colette-engraved OnePlus 3T (128GB). It was also made available through Colette store in Paris, France.
OnePlus has confirmed that the Castelbajac inspired OnePlus 5 won't be launching in India. Though, interested consumers can get their hands on limited edition "Callection" and "Never Settle" T-shirts for Rs. 1,999 and tote bag for Rs. 1,599 starting October 2.
Talking about the collaboration, Castelbajac said, "I always like looking towards the future. To change the world, you always need to be creative and work with people who are ahead of their time."

Huawei is all set to unveil Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro at an event on October 16. We have already seen several reports and leaks about the specifications of the phone. Now, the press render of the Mate 10 has surfaced thanks to the popular tipster Evan Blass.

Blass shared an image via Twitter that offers a clear look at the design of the Mate 10. As per earlier reports, the Mate 10 will sport a 5.99-inch Quad HD full-screen display offering high screen-to-body ratio. The phone has a narrow home button below the screen, slim bezels to either side of the display. The power button and volume rockers are also seen on the right side. It is also expected to feature a unibody metal design and dual rear cameras at the back.

Huawei is all set to unveil Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro at an event on October 16. We have already seen several reports and leaks about the specifications of the phone. Now, a press render of the Mate 10 has surfaced thanks to the popular tipster Evan Blass.

Blass shared an image via Twitter that offers a clear look at the design of the Mate 10. As per earlier reports, the Mate 10 will sport a 5.99-inch Quad HD full-screen display offering high screen-to-body ratio. The phone has a narrow home button below the screen, slim bezels to either side of the display. The power button and volume rockers are also seen on the right side. It is also expected to feature a unibody metal design and dual rear cameras at the back.

In related news, Huawei has teased the Mate 10 in a video where it takes a jibe at Apple. The recently launched iPhone X is the first iPhone to feature a facial recognition technology that it calls Face ID. The video claims Huawei will unveil the “real AI phone” on October 16.

Keeping in mind the upcoming festivals, Japanese technology company Panasonic has launched two new Android-based Eluga smartphones- Eluga Ray 500 and Eluga Ray 700 on the Indian market.

Eluga Ray 500 is the company's first dual-camera smartphone, while 'Eluga Ray 700' has been launched by keeping the amateurs of Selfie in mind.

The starting price of Eluga Ray 500 has been kept at Rs 8,999 and the starting price of Eluga Ray 700 has been kept at Rs 9,999.

Panasonic India's Business Head (Mobility Division) Pankaj Rana said, Both the smartphones will be available exclusively for sale on Flipkart. Their sale will start from 21st Century Gurunar.

Specifications:
The 5-inch HD IPS display in Eluga Ray 500 is with 2.5D Curved design. Its dual camera is 13 megapixels and 8 megapixels. It has a battery of 4000mAh with 1.25Ghz quad-core processor and 3GB RAM.
The Eluga Ray 700 smartphone has a 5.5 inch full HD display, which is equipped with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and 2.5D Curved Glass. The phone has 1.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MTK6753 processor.

Panasonic India's Business Head (Mobility Division) Pankaj Rana said, Both the smartphones will be available exclusively for sale on Flipkart. Their sale will start from 21st Century Gurunar.

Specifications:
The 5-inch HD IPS display in Eluga Ray 500 is with 2.5D Curved design. Its dual camera is 13 megapixels and 8 megapixels. It has a battery of 4000mAh with 1.25Ghz quad-core processor and 3GB RAM.
The Eluga Ray 700 smartphone has a 5.5 inch full HD display, which is equipped with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and 2.5D Curved Glass. The phone has 1.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MTK6753 processor.

The well known cell phone manufactuare Sony has made arrangements to dispatch its new cell phone. Give us a chance to disclose to you that the organization is planning to dispatch another cell phone this cell phone, you will get 6GB RAM in the cell phone and reveal to you that the organization will dispatch this cell phone before the current month's over.

As per the organization, this telephone will have a 5.5 inch full HD show and 6 GB of RAM for multitasking will likewise have 128 Gb inward memory with 2.5ghz processor and it will likewise have 6500 mAh battery.This cell phone will have a 23megapixel back and a 13megapixel front camera, if it's justified regardless of the cost of the cell phone its cost has not yet been unveiled but rather numerous specialists trust that this cell phone costs between 10000 to 20000 Might be conceivable.

New patents add another knot to the tangled relationship between the two companies

New patents published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office show that Faraday Future was responsible for at least some of the design of the LeSee, an all-electric car belonging to Chinese conglomerate LeEco. A BuzzFeed News report from December originally surfaced the idea that LeEco, which is a major investor in FF, was using the American startup’s resources to work on its own electric car under the “LeSee” brand, but both companies declined to comment on the relationship at the time.

The patent publications appear to have changed that approach, though. Reached for comment today, a representative for FF confirmed that the company’s employees were responsible for these two particular patents, and that LeEco used them in the development of its car.