Samsung Galaxy S8 Price and Colour Variants Leaked

One of the Most awaited Smartphone of the year Samsung Galaxy S8 Price and colour variants has been leaked.we know that the Samsung Galaxy S8 is not coming at MWC mega event 2017. but the Samsung will give us launch date and video teaser about new Samsung galaxy s8 on Feb 26.Trademark filed regarding the much rumoured Bixby assistant and Sony has been reportedly been roped in as a third supplier for Samsung Galaxy S8 batteries.

         The Ukrainain retailer's database has listed the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus in black,gold and orchid grey colour variants.The Samsung Galaxy S8 price, according to the retailer is $950 (roughly Rs. 63,800) and $1050 (roughly Rs. 70,500) for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus respectively.This is more expensive smartphone than current generation Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones.However the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to come with many improvements including a large pressure sensitive display,dual camera setup and a dedicated AI assistant,so the price increase could well be accounted.

           Speaking of Samsung's Bixby assistant, Galaxy Club reports that Samsung filed a trademark for 'Bixby Reminder' in Europe, suggesting that it is going to be a feature in the AI assistant. Similar trademarks have been filed by Samsung in the past for Bixby Pay and Bixby Vision as well. Bixby Reminder, as the name suggests, is likely to be able to read calendar events and remind you of them automatically. Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to have a dedicated button for activating Bixby on the smartphone, and it is also expected to be integrated with native apps.

           Lastly, Samsung is obviously hoping to avoid a repetition of the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, and has reportedly given Sony a contract to supply lithium-ion battery packs for the Galaxy S8. With this, Sony becomes the third company to be roped in - the other two being Samsung SDI and Japan's Murata Manufacturing - as suppliers for Samsung Galaxy S8's batteries. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus are expected to sport 3000mAh and 3500mAh batteries respectively.

According to previous leaks, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will feature a 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch dual-edge curved displays. Samsung is widely expected to launch the smartphones on March 29, and ship them sometime in April.

YouTube Go Now Available; Lets You Preview, Share, Watch Videos Offline

YouTube Go was previewed back in September, at the Google for India event. Built for India, the app is offline-centric and meant to combat the data connectivity woes that the country faces along with other emerging markets. Users will be able to preview videos when offline, share them with nearby friends when without data, and of course also download videos to watch when offline later. 

           The YouTube Go app is listed on Google Play store and is available to download in India. The listing description reads, "YouTube Go  A brand new app to download, enjoy and share videos...bina data udae!" The app is listed as "unreleased", and comes with the warning that it may be unstable.

           The app weighs in at 8.5MB, and supports devices running on Android versions all the way back to v4.1 Jelly Bean. As we mentioned, the YouTube Go app has several features geared towards offline use, as well as data management. Apart from being able to share videos with nearby friends without using the Internet, users will be able to preview videos via their thumbnails, and see the weight of videos available at different (basic, standard) resolutions.

          Detailing the YouTube Go offline sharing feature, Google says users will be able to share videos via Bluetooth with friends nearby without using data in seconds, and once it is received on the other end, a 15KB "Internet security check" allows the video to be played. We tried the feature, and it worked.

The listing was first spotted by Android Police, which notes that though the APK file is available, the app seems to only work in India for now.

 

BeatsX Wireless Earphones to Go on Sale From Today

Apple has released it's new BeatsX wireless earphones worldwide today,the second bluetooth earbuds from the company since it ditched the iphone headphone jack last year.the price for the new BeatsX is set at$149.95(roughly Rs.10,000) and available at Apple stores and Apple official site.they are available in Black as well as White colour variants.

           The new BeatsX wireless earphones deliver up to eight hours of battery life and with "Fast Fuel", a five-minute charge gives you two hours of playback. They charge using the Lightning to USB Type-A cable, and feature magnetic earbuds that can be joined together when not being used. Four different-sized eartips come bundled with the BeatX earphones, as does a pocket-sized carrying case.

          "The earbuds come with unique flex-form cable that provides all-day comfort and easy pocket portability, while eartip options provide a personalised fit and secure-fit wingtips offer added stability," Apple said in a statement.

       The BeatsX wireless earphones feature optimised noise isolation, and their RemoteTalk feature allows you to take calls with a built-in mic, play music, adjust volume and activate Siri.

        Unveiled alongside the Apple AirPods at the company's iPhone launch event in September, the BeatsX headphones are powered by the same W1 chip that powers the AirPods. This allows the new headphones to pair quickly and easily with the new iPhones. They are Bluetooth-enabled, so they work with other media sources as well.

Verizon and T-Mobile are come together for the best LTE speeds in the US

Open Signal has recently released their state of Mobile Networks:USA " and say Verizon has now tied T-Mobile for the fastest carrier in the United States and the results are so close between the two that they are virtually tied for the best.

           Using data collected from 169,683 users, 4,599,231,167 data points were used to measure network speeds on both 4G and 3G, network availability and latency. The data is collected by users installing the Open Signal app from Google Play or the App Store and going about their daily routine.

         In their analysis of the collected data, they say that Verizon has improved their 4G network speeds to pull even with T-Mobile who has traditionally done well in this category. They also mention that the average overall network speeds in the U.S. have risen slightly, and over 81% of U.S. residents have access to LTE networks.

         The ‘Overall Network Comparison’ ties Verizon and T-Mobile together in two categories: Download Speed: 4G, and Download Speed: Overall, which we assume incorporates both 4G and 3G speeds. This would make sense, given that T-Mobile’s 3G speeds (HSPA+) are much faster than Verizon’s 3G (CDMA) speeds. T-Mobile beats Verizon in 3G speeds, and 3G latency while Verizon has T-Mobile beat in 4G latency and 4G availability.

           T-Mobile won in two more categories that it didn’t tie with Verizon, these two categories are both becoming more and more irrelevant as the majority of users in the US are being almost (if not entirely) supported by LTE signals as 3G technologies see less usage.

           Back to the speeds, Verizon saw an average of 16.9 Mbps while T-Mobile saw 16.7 Mbps in 4G data, close enough for a statistical tie (higher HSPA+ (3G) speeds allowed both Verizon and T-Mobile to tie in the overall speeds category with an average of 14.6 Mbps. Verizon and AT&T saw a boost of about 1 Mbps over the last quarter, and while T-Mobile stayed steady, Sprint’s network dropped slightly.

           Availability of high-speed data services shows that all four carriers have improved, but T-Mobile (86.6%) is now within two percentage points of Verizon (88.2%) when it comes to finding an LTE signal. The company with the most improvement here is Sprint, who jumped from covering 69.9% in August to 76.8% in February 2017.

          Verizon or T-Mobile performed the best in every category tested, and the final results show that any measurable advantage T-Mobile or Verizon previously held in nationwide network testing has shrunk to the point of being insignificant. You still need to pick the carrier service that works bests for you, but overall either Red or Magenta should have you covered.

The best part is that they now need to fight even harder for our dollars.

Tesla Is Coming In India This Summer, Says CEO Elon Musk

American electric car maker Tesla looks set to debut in India this summer.last year company initially hinted at India launch plans in April.On Tuesday CEO Elon Musk confirmed Tesla Launch is planned  for the summer this year.

           Elon Musk confirmed India plans on twitter while replying to a user who asked ,"Eagerly waiting for Tesla to launch in India. Any plans to do it? If so then When?" He replied, "Hoping for summer this year." Unfortunately, there are no more details about the India launch plans as of now.

          Tesla, last year, announced its plans to start shipping cars that are fully capable of self-driving. It had opened booking for Indian buyers too and got a decent response from people who dished out $1000 for the same.

          In April, Elon Musk had said Tesla has added more countries including India, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Ireland to the Tesla Model 3 order page. The vehicle will go into production in late 2017 and is expected to cost around $35,000 before tax breaks.

          Musk had earlier revealed plans for manufacturing operations with Gigafactory installations in India apart from some other countries due to high demand for its batteries and by looking at long-term view of his business. We can finally expect this to happen this year. Musk's plan for Tesla launch apart from the Gigafactory installation may work well with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision who previously reiterated the vision of 175 Gigawatts of clean energy by 2022 for the country, and the Gigafactory could help meet those goals. To recall, Prime Minister Narendra Modi back in 2015 after touring the American automotive company's campus had expressed interest in using Tesla's power storage technologies and its applications in rural areas.

 

E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Reportedly in Talks With Telecom Players to Provide Free Internet in India

Alibaba The E-Commerce Giant may be the next player after Facebook to try it's hands on providing free internet service in India.A new report claims that the company is in talks with telecom operators as well as wi-fi providers to offer free Internet services in the Country.

             "We will definitely look at the opportunity to work together with service providers or even some Wi-Fi providers.we are trying to offer lower cost data to users and better connectivity,even free of cost connectivity.Wi-Fi providers and other players can be potentials and we are in talk",Jack Huang,President of Overseas Business,Alibaba Mobile Business told Business Insider India.

             Alibaba is reportedly still working on the plans around its free Internet service in India and is still in talks with "potential partners." The Chinese company is considering providing free Internet services to states that have connectivity problems. "We actually think in geographic way because in India not every state is suffering from connectivity problem so we will focus more on providing this kind of services to states that are suffering more and also we will have comprehensive analysis on already existing consumers who will actually need this kind of service," added Huang.

              It's worth mentioning that Alibaba isn't the first to work on providing free Internet in the country as Facebook earlier launched its Internet.org and Free Basic projects with similar aims. However, both of Facebook's initiatives met with heavy backlash in India from "net neutrality" advocates, who claimed that Free Basics only allowed access to selected websites thus violating the principle that the entire Internet should be available to everyone on equal terms.

            Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio is currently providing free services including data to all consumers as part of its ‘Happy new year’ plan till the end of March.

Latest Image Of Moto G5 Plus reveals 5.2-inch screen, 12MP camera, and NFC

Information coming from internet about the upcoming Moto G5 Plus will be seen in a sporty look with a 5.2 Inch display 12 MP "Rapid Focus Camera",redesigned fingerprint reader,NFC and a TurboPower-compatible 3,000 mAh battery. 

              From the leaked image you can see that the device is called the "Moto $$".this is undoubtedly a placeholder for the name of the device.If a placeholder is being used,we can presume that lenovo moto isn't final with the name of the smartphone.the plastic film on the display also highlights that the smartphone will have a 2.0GHz octa -core processor.

                This isn’t the first time we have seen the Moto G5 Plus leaked. The Moto G5 Plus was recently leaked in live images revealing the same redesign and a tweaked fingerprint sensor. It is expected that the device will launch in March 2017 and we hope to see the device in action at MWC 2017.

                The G5 Plus also gets a new rear camera design, which we have seen in earlier leakes. The new camera design is similar to what we have seen on the Moto Z family of phones. The 'Moto' logo is placed below the camera module.

                Earlier leaks suggested that the device sports a 5.5-inch display so we will have to wait for the unveiling of the device to know the final design and specifications.