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WhatsApp is receiving a new update for its beta build that bumps up the version number to 2.19.366. Along with various tweaks, this update mainly fixes a serious bug that caused the last version of WhatsApp beta for Android to crash for many users. This bug found in version 2.19.335 has seemingly been fixed in

Huawei P40 series is the company’s upcoming 2020 flagship expected to launch early next year. As we wait for the smartphone, an alleged set of the phone’s display specifications has surfaced online. The leak claims that the phone will feature a 6.57-inch AMOLED screen. A separate leak suggests that the Huawei Nova 6 SE will

Oppo has officially confirmed that the Reno 3 series phones will be launched on December 26. The Chinese smartphone maker will unveil the Oppo Reno 3 and the Oppo Reno 3 Pro phones at an event in Hangzhou, China later this month. The Oppo Reno 3 and its Pro sibling have already been confirmed to

Redmi K30 has been launched as the latest entrant in the Redmi K series that debuted in May. The new Redmi phone is the successor to the Redmi K20 that had a pop-up selfie camera module to deliver a full-screen experience. It also comes in two distinct variants — 4G and 5G. Featuring a 120Hz

Vivo V17 has been launched in India. Unlike the original Vivo V17 that was essentially Russian variant of the Vivo S1 Pro, the India offering comes with an all-new design and includes an upgraded list of specifications. This means that on the India variant of the Vivo V17, you’ll get a hole-punch display design and

WhatsApp has begun the rollout of an update for its Android app that brings a highly useful feature – call waiting. As the name clearly suggests, this features alerts users when they receive a WhatsApp call when they are already in the middle of another WhatsApp call with someone else. Rather than automatically disconnecting the

Samsung Galaxy A51, after a torrent of leaks, might finally be launched later this month. As per a new report, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy A51 on December 12. Moreover, purported marketing images of the phone flaunting a familiar hole-punch design have also surfaced online, alongside details about its key internal specifications. The leaked Galaxy

Google’s AI-powered Recorder app, which has so far been available exclusively for Pixel 4 owners, is now compatible with the Pixel 2, Pixel 3, and Pixel 3a series phones. The Recorder app uses the power of artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe the users’ audio recordings and it also lets its users search for specific parts of

Motorola One Hyper has finally been launched after a flurry of last-minute leaks. It is the first Motorola-branded Android phone to come equipped with a pop-up selfie camera module that houses a 32-megapixel sensor. Motorola One Hyper is also the first phone from the company to pack a 64-megapixel main camera and a full-screen display

WhatsApp has been working on the Dark Mode for its Android and iPhone app for some time. But now, the latest WhatsApp beta for Android version indicated some notable tweaks pertaining to the ongoing development. The beta update appears to include new avatar placeholders for the Dark Mode. Similarly, there is a new VoIP screen

Xiaomi co-founder and CEO, Lei Jun, announced back in June that the company had no plans to launch a new Mi Max series phone. It now appears that Xiaomi has discontinued the Mi Max series altogether. Redmi brand’s General Manager has revealed that Xiaomi won’t be launching a Mi Max series phone. While the Xiaomi

Realme 5s was made available to buy in India earlier today via Flipkart and Realme.com. The latest flash sale came just two days after the smartphone was exclusively offered via Flipkart. Today’s Realme 5s flash sale kicked off at 12pm (noon). After its conclusion, Realme India has announced the next sale date to be December

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales may have been the talk of the town in the US, but Flipkart didn’t want Indian consumers to miss out on some shopping fun. Hence, the e-retailer kicked off the latest iteration of its Big Shopping Days sale in India, just a day before Cyber Monday 2019 goes live

Oppo A9 2020 is all set to get a new Vanilla Mint Edition in India. The phone was introduced in the country in September this year in Marine Green and Space Purple colour options, and now it will be receiving a Vanilla Mint colour option. While the new colour option has been announced via a

Earlier this year, Google announced the ability to sell and buy gold via the Google Pay app. It partnered with an internationally recognised metal and mining service provider MMTC-PAMP to bring this functionality. Now, the tech giant is looking to add a new feature that will allow users to gift gold to others. This new

Oppo recently confirmed that the Reno 3 series will debut next month with dual-mode 5G support in tow. Ahead of the phone’s official launch, Oppo’s Vice President and President of Global Marketing, Brian Shen, has shared an image of the Oppo Reno 3 Pro 5G phone that might be launched next month. The phone is

Vivo might be gearing up to launch a new phone in the iQoo Neo series. The phone in question carries the model number V1936AL and has been listed on the TENAA database with a few details in tow. Additionally, images of the mysterious Vivo phone that are listed on TENAA suggest that it will look

Dark mode for Facebook has reportedly been spotted by some users of its Android app. With more and more apps joining the dark mode bandwagon, it looks like soon we’ll finally see the feature get the official release for the Facebook app as well. Apart from this, Facebook also seems to be testing a new

Vivo U20 was launched in India last week, an upgraded version of the Vivo U10, less than two months after the latter’s debut. Vivo U20 retains some of its predecessor’s traits such as triple rear cameras and a large 5,000mAh battery, but it also brings a host of notable upgrades. The Vivo U20 is powered

Vivo U20 was launched in India on Friday. The new Vivo phone is targeted at young buyers with a list of preloaded camera features and a gaming-focussed Ultra Game Mode. Key highlights of the Vivo U20 include a triple rear camera setup, Halo FullView display, and 18W fast charging support. The Vivo U20 also features

Samsung Galaxy S11 is due to launch in Q1 2020. Nevertheless, the rumour mill has been churning out the details about the new flagship. The Samsung Galaxy S11 5G variant is said to have received a certification in China that suggests 25W fast charging support. The Galaxy S11+, on the other hand, may come with

Check Point Research on Thursday said it found the latest versions of some of the most famous apps in the world on Google’s Play Store, including Facebook and Instagram, to have vulnerabilities that were believed to have been patched earlier. The research shows that threat actors can still execute code on the latest versions of

Of all the big global brands in the smartphone space, LG is probably the most easily overlooked. The company doesn’t have a huge presence in the budget and mainstream segments these days, but still pushes out one premium V-series and G-series model every year. We’ve liked a lot of what we’ve seen, and these phones

OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T handsets are now reportedly receiving their final update. The update brings along the October Android 2019 security patch and some bug fixes and improvements. The OnePlus 3 was launched in June 2016 and the OnePlus 3T was launched in November 2016. OnePlus offers 24 months of regular software maintenance, and

YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium have added prepaid plans in India to let users receive ad-free experiences at a non-recurring charge. YouTube has brought the prepaid plans for one and three months. However, these are unlike the existing “subscription” plans under which users will be charged on a monthly recurring basis. The prepaid plans

Redmi Note 8 Pro variant with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC was last week rumoured to be the pipeline. However, Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing has now denied the rumour. Weibing’s comment comes just a couple of days after Xiaomi India marketing chief took to Twitter to refute the new Redmi Note 8 Pro variant rumour.

WhatsApp is known for actively developing multiple features simultaneously, and testing them for months before releasing them for the general public. The popular instant messaging platform has been working on big features like dark mode, a new multi-platform system, and new UI elements this year. It brought along features like improved group privacy settings, fingerprint

The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Google’s bid to escape Oracle’s multi-billion dollar lawsuit accusing Google of infringing software copyrights to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones. Google has appealed a lower court ruling reviving the suit in which Oracle has sought at least $8 billion in

OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro are now receiving a new OxygenOS update, bringing in improved system stability and general bug fixes. The updates bring along other minor improvements, and OnePlus notes that the rollout of the over-the-air (OTA) updates is incremental in nature. OnePlus 7T Pro is receiving the OxygenOS 10.0.4 update, while the

Honor V30 is all set to go official on November 26 in China, and being the flagship smartphone of Huawei’s Honor subsidiary, it is expected to come loaded with top-of-the-line hardware and some interesting features. Ahead of the phone’s debut, Honor has released a couple of video teasers, one of which indicates that the Honor