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Misfit joins the smartwatch revolution with new Phase Hybrid Smartwatch

  Popular fitness tracker manufacturer Misfit has announced the Phase Hybrid. It’s an activity tracker wearable that records all the same data that the  Misfit Ray  and their other trackers track, but adds an analog watch face and smartwatch features that include vibration alerts for call and text notifications, alarms and custom app notifications. The Phase Hybrid also has a smart button function so you can play and pause music, take a selfie, control smart home devices and more.  The watch has a stainless steel and aluminum body that is water resistant up to 5 ATM and the watch hands move to show your activity status and notifications. There’s also no hassle of charging the watch because it uses a replaceable battery that lasts up to 6 months. The Misfit Phase Hybrid Smartwatch is priced at $175 – $195 and will be available for pre-order on November 7th in six colors from  Misfit.com Source:gageteer

Android 7.0 Nougat for OnePlus 3 in works, OnePlus X to get Android M soon

During a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session recently, OnePlus confirmed that it is ‘actively working’ on bringing Android 7.0 Nougat update to its latest flagship smartphone, OnePlus 3. The company however, did not mention the exact time when the update would be arriving on the OnePlus 3. OnePlus’ developers have not yet mentioned what extra new features will be included in the new OS version, but said it will be close to stock Android UI.”The entire UI will be stock-ish. We are just adding interesting and useful features on it,” replied Brian, head of the ROM product. “We will always stick to creating a pure Android experience while at the same time, adding some features that we believe will be very valuable for our users,” confirmed Omega, OnePlus ROM lead developer. One of the OnePlus team members also revealed that the OnePlus X smartphone will soon be receiving Android M OTA update. The details, however were not mentioned. As for t...

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro ‘World’s First Tango Smartphone’ Will Be Released on November 1

Google has been working on a few interesting projects for a while now, and it looks like the company is starting to get these new ideas into customers' hands. Following a successful commercial debut of the Pixel smartphone series, Google is finally ready to launch its first (Project) Tango device, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. The device will launch in the United States this week on November 1st and will be available for purchase unlocked at a price of $499.  As pointed out by Android Police, Lenovo has not mentioned the release date on smartphone’s official page. However, it says, “Phab 2 Pro Coming Soon. Available November 1,” on official page of its Phab 2 smartphone. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro was shown on stage at the 2016 edition of MWC in Barcelona back in March. At the time, Lenovo said that the Phab 2 Pro will launch in the summer, but as that didn't come to pass, the device was recently confirmed to be delayed until at some point in November. That point ...

WiGig – Faster WiFi coming next year for phones and laptops,but with limitation

A new technology called WiGig that provides higher WiFi speeds is coming soon for the smartphones and laptops. Till now even the WiFi signal is strong, and we are near to the wireless router we are getting a limited amount of bandwidth through the WiFi chips embedded in our smartphones and laptops. WiGig is the new brand established by the Wi-Fi alliance for the 802.11ad standard. It operates in the unlicensed 60GHz frequency range and promises data transmission rates up to 7Gbps. Real-world throughput will likely be slower, but theoretically—using different modulation and beam-forming techniques—WiGig could yield speeds of up to 25Gbps. That gives a whole new meaning to the term “blazing fast.” How fast is WiGig?  According to Wilocity —a company that manufactures 60GHZ chips used for WiGig—it can transfer 1000 photos between notebooks in five seconds. Uploading a two-minute HD video recording from a camcorder takes about a minute on a standard 802.11n Wi-Fi ...

Why the guy who changed his name to 'iPhone 7' is cooler than you think

You might think you love your  iPhone 7 , but you definitely don't love it more than one Ukrainian man who recently made a great sacrifice to get one: giving up his very name.  The possibly-too-hardcore Apple fan, formerly known as Olexander Turin, actually changed his name to iPhone Sim (sim means "seven" in Ukrainian) to win an iPhone 7 from a local electronics store.  Amazon.in Widgets An Apple iPhone 7 costs about $850 in Ukraine, so when the store offered a free unit to the first five people to change their name to iPhone 7,  according to  the AP, the 20-year-old Mr. Sim rushed to change his legal name, which costs just about $2 in Ukraine.  loading... The 20-year old iPhone Sim (Seven) got the coveted prize Friday. He said he might change it back to his original name, Olexander Turin, when he has children. Sim's friends and family were shocked at first but eventually supported the idea.

Why the guy who changed his name to 'iPhone 7' is cooler than you think

You might think you love your  iPhone 7 , but you definitely don't love it more than one Ukrainian man who recently made a great sacrifice to get one: giving up his very name.  The possibly-too-hardcore Apple fan, formerly known as Olexander Turin, actually changed his name to iPhone Sim (sim means "seven" in Ukrainian) to win an iPhone 7 from a local electronics store.  Amazon.in Widgets An Apple iPhone 7 costs about $850 in Ukraine, so when the store offered a free unit to the first five people to change their name to iPhone 7,  according to  the AP, the 20-year-old Mr. Sim rushed to change his legal name, which costs just about $2 in Ukraine.  The 20-year old iPhone Sim (Seven) got the coveted prize Friday. He said he might change it back to his original name, Olexander Turin, when he has children. Sim's friends and family were shocked at first but eventually supported the idea.

Airtel infinity plan: Get unlimited calls, roaming, data SMS –Know full tariff

loading... Unlimited calls, data, SMS, roaming –customers are flooded with choice on Airtel's infinity plan. The plan under Infinity starts at Rs 949 and goes up to Rs 2,999. Post the launch of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio,  Airtel  had reduced the price of its 4G data by up to 80 percent offering 1GB at just Rs 51, though with a catch. However, with the infinity plan, customers can choose how much to spend on data, sms, voice calls etc . You can also visit   Airtel's website and check out the rate of your city circle.

Indian Railways is coming with dedicated app for 17 various services

We are all familiar with the IRCTC official application for train reservations through Indian Railways. Along with train tickets, Indian Railways is planning to offer 17 other travel related services to the smartphone users through a dedicated application. By using the upcoming Indian Railways application, you can book cabs once you reached the destination, you can also pre-book porters to carry your luggage. All the other services like retiring rooms, lounges will also be available in the application. The new application also offers you to book food from the favorite restaurant, you can also book hotel accommodation for your stay in any Indian city. As per the information from the railway ministry, the application is likely to launch at the beginning of 2017. Right now all the required groundwork is in progress. The Indian Railways has two crores daily passengers around 7000 railway stations across the country. Amazon.in Widgets So the department must...

Apple MacBook Pro 2016: release date, and best new features

Apple has finally launched a new MacBook Pro which comes in three sizes: 15-inch, a thick 13-inch and a thin 13-inch. The new MacBook Pros feature a completely new design, faster components, and an innovative multi-touch screen-cum-controller. 13-inch and 15-inch models are set to be available within three weeks in the US, starting at $1799 and $2399. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and Touch ID will be priced starting at Rs. 1,55,900 while the 15-inch model will start at Rs. 2,05,900. Having released the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus alongside a new Apple Watch 2 in September, the Cupertino giant tonight revealed a host of surprises, including a new Touch Bar, TouchID for the laptop that is compatible with Apple Pay, and the replacement of the traditional USB port with USB-C. Amazon.in Widgets The new MacBook Pro lineup features an  across-the-board external and internal refresh, ditching the iconic MacBook Pro design in...

MOTO M NEWS AND RUMORS

Moto M , the much-awaited smartphone from Motorola specifications again leaked today. This time all most all the major specifications about the device are revealed except little bit doubt on the total amount of RAM. A press render leak of the Moto M has been discovered by TechDroider, pretty much confirming the unibody look, as well as speculation that the fingerprint sensor would be moved to the back of the device — which makes it different from Lenovo’s flagship, the Moto Z. We can also see that the fingerprint sensor doesn’t double as the Moto logo, which is instead placed near the bottom of the phone. As per the leaked specification sheet, Moto M will have 5.5-inch Full HD display and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. The phone likely to equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor with 2.0 GHz clock speed. On the graphics side, it may have Adreno 506 graphics processor. Previously, we got a...