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  • Hands-on with vivo’s in-display fingerprint scanner

    Vivo has worked in conjunction with Synaptics to make the first smartphone with a fingerprint scanner integrated into its display. The company just unveiled the near-final product and we were shown a demo unit at CES. This gives us a good idea of what we can expect from the new fingerprint solution. Vivo first showed…

  • New update hitting Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

    Samsung has started pushing a new update to its Galaxy A5 (2017) smartphone. Arriving as firmware version A520FXXU4BRA8 and weighing in at 22MB, it’s a security update that brings the January security patch. The update is currently hitting units in Europe (the Netherlands to be specific), although it’s reasonable to assume that other regions will…

  • Lava Red OnePlus 5T goes on sale in India on January 20

    Initially, the January 26 date was being rumored, then reports pointed to January 23. However, the Lava Red color option for the OnePlus 5T will be available in India even sooner. Amazon India has confirmed that it has exclusivity over the model in India, where sales will begin on January 20. The variant will carry…

  • Huawei Honor 9 Lite will be Flipkart exclusive in India

    Huawei recently announced that it’ll bring a phone with dual rear and dual front cameras to India. While speculations were already rife the device in question is the Honor 9 Lite, now an Indian online retailer has put up a product page for the handset, effectively confirming the speculations. The retailer in question is Flipkart,…

  • New WhatsApp Business update brings labels and quick replies

    WhatsApp’s app for businesses – dubbed WhatsApp Business – has started receiving a new update. A couple of new features are included in the update: quick replies and labels. You can use quick replies to create keyboard shortcuts for frequently sent messages. Labels, on the other hand, let you organize and quickly find your customers…

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