Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ to launch in India on March 6

Samsung will be launching the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones in India on March 6 at an event in New Delhi. The company has started sending out invitations to the media for the same. The Galaxy S9 and S9+ are already up for pre-ordering on Samsung's website. Both devices are available in a choice of 64GB or 256GB in either Lilac Purple, Midnight Black or Coral Blue. Samsung is currently accepting INR 2000 as booking amount and the rest will have to be paid when the devices launch next week. Earlier today, we saw the Indian prices of both the models and its variants leak. If...

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Asus Zenfone 5 Lite packs four cameras, two of them wide-angle

At its press conference at MWC today, Asus unveiled three new smartphones, the first being the Zenfone 5 Lite. This is going to be the entry-level model in the Zenfone 5 family. It packs four cameras, two of them with a 120-degree wide-angle field-of-view, one on each side. The main rear camera is a 16 MP unit, while the main selfie snapper is a 20 MP part using the Sony IMX376 sensor. The phone has a 6-inch 2,160x1,080 display, and an 80.3% screen-to-body ratio, which is commendable for a "lite" version. At least two variants will be made available, one powered by the Qualcomm...

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It's Pokemon Day - Go celebrates, Alexa and Google Home talk Pikachu

Today is the Pokemon Day - it's the date the original Pokemon game was released back in 1996. And there are different happenings right now to celebrate the birth of the worldwide phenomenon. Niantic is celebrating the day by adding a Pikachu with a party hat just for today. This is not the first occurrence of the party creature, but the ones caught today will come with a special new Present move. Triple stardust will come with each Pikachu you capture on this day, too. Niantic has also partnered with Snapchat for special Pokemon lenses made of the starter creatures, and Bulbasaur...

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The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ can measure your blood pressure

When we read Samsung's patent about measuring blood pressure with an optical sensor, we imagined it will be used on smartwatches in the future. So imagine our surprise to find out that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ have just such a sensor. Besides blood pressure, the phone can measure your stress levels as well. Samsung also plans to expand Bixbi's skills to allow it to judge the calories of a meal just by looking at it through the camera. This tech was co-developed with the University of California San Francisco in a collaboration dubbed My BP Lab. Users can opt into a three-week UCFS...

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Recently announced Nokia 1, Nokia 6 and Nokia 7 may come to the US in Q2

HMD Global's CEO, Florian Seiche, may have confirmed that the new batch of products isn't headed stateside. "It's not a core focus for this year, but certainly it is on our roadmap", but a new report suggests that the Nokia 1, Nokia 6(2018) and Nokia 7 Plus may be heading to the US in Q2 after all - unlocked. While not available through any US carriers, it's possible to buy selected Nokia phones through retailers. Amazon, for example, currently list the Nokia 2, Nokia 6 (old model) and the 3310 3G among others. This is likely to continue with sources suggesting that the Nokia 1 and the...

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Sony details how the Xperia XZ2's Dynamic Vibration System works

The new Sony Xperia XZ2 features a Dynamic Vibration System - a more powerful, more advanced haptic feedback system that enhances music, movies and games. The first step, is a much larger vibration motor - check out the size difference, this is the reason the smaller XZ2 Compact lacks this feature. Next up is software magic - it analyzes sound and activates the vibration in sync. It doesn't just track the base, it also listens to the higher frequencies to determine when vibration will enhance the experience. Sony's new Dynamic Vibration System is larger and more capable than a...

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