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Xiaomi announced the Mi 6 today at a event at Beijing. As expected it sports a top notch specifications at a much lower price. Let's check the general specifications first. Display:  5.15 inch HD display with 1080×1920 resolution (428 ppi) & protection to be confirmed yet. SOC:  Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. RAM:  6 GB. Memory:  64/128 GB internal & expandable upto 256 GB. Camera:  12 MP dual rear camera (f/1.8 with 4-axis OIS & f/2.6) & 8 MP front camera. Battery:  335 0  mAh. Price:  ₹23256 for 64 GB version & ₹27133 for 128 GB version. Design: By design the phone looks great. Glass back with a metal rim around is the best look for a smartphone. The rear glass back curves with all four edges (WOW!). Performance: For performance there is the most powerful SOC under the hood, Snapdragon 835. Along with 6 GB RAM, the phone will be great in performance. Camera: Xiaomi followed Apple a bit in the camera departme...

Facebook launched a lot of things on F8. Listing the most attractive launches for a general user like me. Augmented Reality Camera Effect Platform Facebook will be adding this feature by which you can wear a 3D mask or add 3D objects to picture while taking it. Facebook made this feature open for developers creating a platform. So, when the feature will be available, there will be a lot of effects there. Frame Studio You will able to add 2D filters to your picture in Facebook camera when the feature will be available. There will be no need to know coding to upload a design for an overlaid graphic. Messenger Group Bots Messenger Bots now can be used in group chatting. So, it became easier to book a ticket for a sports game or a flight by collaboration. Messenger Bot Discovery By this tab in your messenger app you can discover bots by the tabs recently used, categories, trending & searching. You can see a preview of a bot as well before using it. And all ...

After a grand success in mid-range phones Moto is attempting to gain the same success in the entry-level mobile market. Moto is working on Moto C & C Plus which are to be introduced as entry-level phones. Let's take a look. Here's the 360° CAD render of Moto C Moto C Display:  5 inch display with 854×480 resolution. SOC:  MediaTek 32-bit 1.3 GHz (For 3G model) & MediaTek 64-bit 1.1 GHz (For 4G model). RAM:  1 GB. Memory:  8/16 GB internal & expandable upto 256 GB. Camera:  5 MP rear camera & 2 MP front camera with front flash. Battery: 2350 mAh. Moto C Plus Display:  5 inch display with 1280×720 resolution. SOC:  MediaTek 64-bit 1.3 GHz (4G). RAM:  1/2 GB. Memory:  16 GB internal & expandable upto 256 GB. Camera:  8 MP rear camera & 2 MP front camera with front flash. Battery:  4000 mAh. So, the phones are good enough as they are going to be entry-level smartphones. As you can se...

Google launched the first developer preview of Android O on 21st March. This preview is only available for Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X & Nexus player. The second & third developer preview will be launched in May & July. The final version for public seeming to be launched in late August or early September. Now time for go through what new in Android O. Picture-in-Picture mode: You will be familiar with this feature in YouTube app that when you go back from a video the video keeps playing on a floating window. So, this feature will be available on board of Android O. What's the profit? The profit is you can play any video from any app in a floating window & navigate through the app or an entirely different app (Cool!). Physical Keyboard Support: Google made the Chromebook which can run every Android app & can be operated by a keyboard as well. Now they working to bring that feature to a Android smartphone. They are working on how ke...