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Google Pixel Slate: Good Hardware + Bad Software (Oops!) – Overpricing

Google’s latest Pixel Slate offering is a convertible: a tablet married to a detachable keyboard that transforms into a laptop. Google Pixel Slate comes with Chrome OS,  a detachable keyboard, a stylus, and supports some Android apps. The Pixel Slate aims to compete with the iPad Pro and Surface Pro. It looks and feels premium. …

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 for the 2019 Flagships

During the second day of the Snapdragon Technology Summit 2018, Qualcomm introduced the newest generation in the 8 Mobile Platform Series, the Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform: the world’s first commercial mobile platform supporting multi-gigabit 5G, industry-leading AI and immersive extended reality (XR) in the 2019 generation of premium Android flagships. The Snapdragon 855 will change …

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2G Feature phones are here to stay for a while: Qualcomm

Chipmaker Qualcomm said 2G feature phones aren’t going to vanish from the Indian market any time soon even though Reliance Retail’s 4G feature phone continues to eat into their share. The US company is in talks with Indian handset makers including Lava and Micromax to help them make a comeback in the highly competitive market.Experts said …

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Motorola One Power: Enduring and Essential!

Motorola has started rolling out the AndroidTM 9 Pie software OTA update to its recently launched Motorola One Power smartphone. Having spent some time using the Motorola One Power, I have come to the conclusion that this no-nonsense, powerful and long-lasting smartphone is a good bet for today’s professionals on the move. Entrepreneurial. Impatient. Idealist. …

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Realme Regista Crescimento Espectacular De 600 Por Cento Em Outubro

A Sub-marca “Realme” da Oppo está a ter um percurso incrível no ano de 2018, com as vendas de setembro e outubro a baterem todos os recordes com um crescimento de 600% em relação ao período de julho e agosto. Um facto notável é que Prabhu Ram, chefe do Intelligence Group, CMR, explicou que o spin-off da …

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HTC Halts Operations In India, Failed to Judge Competition from Xiaomi and Chinese phone makers

The news of Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC shutting its India operations was on the cards as the company — once the darling of Indian users — could not cope up with the changing dynamics of the market amid rapid growth of Chinese players, experts said here on Thursday. According to CyberMedia Research (CMR), it is …

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CMR:2021年游戏智能手机将占印度智能手机市场的6.5%

PUBG和Fortnite等高端手机游戏推动了移动游戏的普及,越来越多的智能手机企业正在发布专门的游戏智能手机,以满足不断增长的市场需求。根据CMR的最新预测,到2018年底游戏智能手机将占印度智能手机市场出货量的1.8%,并可能在2021年达到6.5%。有趣的是,这种趋势甚至吸引了Razer和ASUS等PC游戏厂商。 CMR行业情报负责人Prabhu Ram表示:“鉴于技术的进步,智能手机企业现在可以更好地投资改善移动游戏体验,通过HDR和高刷新率屏幕等功能,使屏幕上的视觉效果更加流畅。虽然市场上的大部分智能手机都支持移动游戏,但像Fortnite和PUBG Mobile这样的图形密集型游戏的兴起正在吸引智能手机制造商并满足用户的需求。”   Source: 199it

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Realme dominated online sales this festive season, smartphone shipments grew over 600%: CMR

Realme had the maximum growth rate in smartphone shipment during festive season in India, according to latest findings by CMR. The Chinese company, which started as Oppo’s entity, has turned out to be the number one emerging brand during September-October period. “Realme’s breakthrough performance points to the fact that the India market still offers enough growth …