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Lava has launched Helium 14, its first Windows 10 laptop in the new Helium series. It has a 14.1-inch 1080p display, is powered by a quad-core Intel x5-Z8350 processor, has 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, which is expandable with microSD. Lava Helium 14 specifications 14.1-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD LED Backlit TN display 1.44 GHz quad-core Intel x5-Z8350 processor (Turbo Boost up to 1.92GHz) with Intel HD Graphics 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 32GB eMMC, expandable up to 128GB with microSD card slot Windows 10 Home OS 2 Megapixel HD Webcam 3.5mm headphone out, Dual Speakers Dimensions: 333 x 220 x 19.4 mm; Weight: 1.45 kg WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x Mini HDMI Port 10000mAh Lithium Polymer Battery with up to 9 hours of battery life The Lava Helium 14 comes in Silver and Purple colors, is priced at Rs. 14,999 and is available exclusively from Flipkart online and will also available at select retail stores and other mult

Google had announced three new features for Photos at the I/O 2017 conference that are aimed at making sharing easy. Google has now started rolling out suggested sharing, shared albums to Android, iOS and Web. Suggested sharing uses machine learning to automatically identify photos and suggest recipients. For example you if you have few photos of a friend from his birthday party, Google will suggest you to send those photos to that friend. Users can also search for photos to share by keyword, location, or name. All the sharing activities and suggestions will be seen in a new Sharing tab at the bottom of the screen. You can share directly in the app or via email or phone. Up next, Google Photos is getting Shared Libraries that lets you automatically send and receive photos with one other person by giving them access to your full photo library. You can also share only photos of certain people or from a certain date forward. Similarly, when others share th

Amazon just announced that its 30-hour Prime Day sale for its Prime members is on July 11th. The sale starts from 6PM on July 10th and ends at 12AM on July 11th. During the sale there will be exclusive deals on several products, new launches from Honor, Lego, GAP and several other brands (more brands will be revealed on July 5th). Amazon will also be offering 20% cashback (maximum Rs. 200) when you pay Rs. 500 or more using Amazon Pay, 15% cashback (Up to Rs. 2000) on purchases worth Rs. 5,000 or more using HDFC Debit or credit cards. It is also offering Rs. 750 off on domestic return flight bookings of Rs. 5,000 on MakeMyTrip, instant discount of Rs. 200 or 50% (lower of the two) on movie ticket bookings on BookMyShow and  instant discount of Rs. 150 on food home delivery bookings of Rs. 450 or more on Swiggy.in. You can also stand a chance to win an international beach holiday. Amazon will reveal the deals on July 9th, a day before the sale starts. Yo

Amazon is planning to launch its Echo speaker with Alexa voice assistant in India by the end of this year, according to a new report from ET . Citing two people aware of the development, the report further stated that it has already begun testing its products through select company executives and analysts. Earlier in February, a separate report had said that Amazon is “putting together content and localising the service”. The speakers will initially be launched with an English interface following which it will be able to respond commands in regional Indian languages including Marathi, Tamil and Hindi. A multilingual interface is being developed at Amazon’s Chennai facility. With Amazon Echo smart speaker, users will be able to order a cab, play their favorite music, check the weather and more. For online purchases, Alexa will link to the company’s online marketplace. Talking about the price, the report says, Amazon will offer an attractive pricing for the

OnePlus launched its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone in India yesterday, which will be available Amazon.in and OnePlus Store from June 27th starting at Rs. 32999, after the early access sale yesterday. But the company has started selling accessories for the smartphone on its OnePlus online store. OnePlus 5 3D Tempered Glass Screen Protector  – Rs. 990 OnePlus 5 Protective Case Sandstone – Rs. 990 OnePlus 5 Protective Case Ebony Wood / Karbon / Rosewood – Rs. 1,490 OnePlus 5 Karbon Bumper Case – Rs. 1,990 Otterbox Case for OnePlus 5 – Rs. 1,990 OnePlus 5 Flip Cover- Rs. 1,290 OnePlus 5 Silicone Protective Case Red / Black – Rs. 1,290 OnePlus also sells some cases as a bundle along with OnePlus Bullets V2 headset or Charger and cable at a discounted rate. Some are out of stock currently, but these are expected to be available from next week. You can check out all the accessories on OnePlus Online Store .

We have used certain numbers that start with * (Star) and ends with # (hash) to check our remaining data, Balance, offers and other services. The specific number or code is called USSD a.k.a Unstructured Supplementary Service Data. This acts as a platform for mobile phone and computer software of a service provider companies for sending and receiving text messages. Today, in this article we have listed the USSD codes and SMS codes for Airtel network, that might help you, when you want to check your Balance, start/stop service and much more.                 USSD Code Functions 121            Airtel Customer Care Number 198            Airtel Complaint Number                       *123#           Airtel Balance Check *123*10# or *123*# Check for Free 2G Data Balance                  *123*11# Check for 3G Data Balance                    *121*8# Check for Airtel 4G Balance                *123*197# Airtel Night Data Balance

OnePlus yesterday unveiled its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone yesterday at an online event. After the event it started selling the smartphone in select European countries, U.S., Canada and Hong Kong as a part of Early Drop sale. The company’s co-founder Carl Pei soon after the sale started, announced that the phone is the fastest selling OnePlus device till date.  He also shared a video of people in queue waiting to check out the phone at the New York pop-up event. OnePlus 5 8GB RAM with 128GB storage Midnight Black version is already  out of stock. It also offered Special Launch Bundle that also went out of stock. So it has launched new Bulletproof Bundle (Protective Case+Bullet V2). The Early Drop sale runs for 48 hours until June 22, 1:00 PM EDT and the phone will be available in regular sales from June 27. It will be available through  Amazon.in  in India tomorrow, and will also be available in limited numbers at the pop-up events globally and India.

OnePlus just introduced its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone at an online event, as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Optic AMOLED display with DCI-P3 color coverage and has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) based Oxygen OS that brings new features including a new Reading Mode that uses gray-scale mapping, while filtering out blue light getting data from the ambient sensor promising a similar experience as a e-reader. It has a 16-megapixel primary rear camera with wide-angle lens, large f/1.7 aperture along with a 20-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information for depth-of-field (bokeh) effect that blurs backdrops in portrait mode and offers 2x zoom. It also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 6GB / 8GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage based on UFS 2.1, coupled with new 2-lane ROM, which doubles bandwidth promising faster performance

Nokia 9 flagship smartphone made by HMD Global with model number TA-1004 had surfaced on Geekbench earlier this month. The phone was expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 835 processor with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and will run Android 7.1. Now, the company has decided to the cancel the 4GB RAM variant of the phone, as per latest filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). According to a request letter, HMD Global has asked for a change of model number from TA-1004 to TA-1012. The letter further mentions that there is no change in the construction, design of the model. Nokia 9 rumored specifications 5.3-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) display with 530-nits brightness Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU 6or 8GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) 13MP (RBG) + 13MP (Monochrome) dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED Flash, OIS, EIS 3.0, 4K video recording 8/12M

OnePlus is all set to introduce its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone tomorrow. Press images of the phone had surfaced twice, now we have the third press render of the phone, thanks to @evleaks. This shows the metal unibody design with antennas moved to the top and the bottom of the back. The company already confirmed that it will have dual rear cameras and will be powered by Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform. Amazon India confirmed 8GB RAM for the smartphone. A TV ad during the Champions Trophy match yesterday confirmed the design of the phone. Earlier rumors from a Portuguese site revealed a 5.5-inch 1080p screen calibrated for a DCI-P3 color space. Now a Verge report has confirmed 16-megapixel rear camera (f/1.7) with wide-angle lens and a 20-megapixel secondary camera (f/2.6) with a telephoto lens, both with a Sony sensor, similar to the OPPO R11 that was introduced earlier this month. OnePlus 5 rumored specifications 5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD

HMD Global today launched the  Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 Android smartphones in India, as it had promised. All these smartphone have dual SIM support and has support for 4G VoLTE for Reliance Jio. The Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 have a polycarbonate body, while the Nokia 6 comes with a unibody metal design. Nokia 3 specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass display, 450 nits brightness 1.3GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit Processor with  Mali T720 MP1 GPU 2GBGB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 7.0 (Nougat) OS Dual SIM 8MP autofocus rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size 8MP autofocus front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dimensions: 143.4 x 71.4 x 8.48 mm 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 2650mAh battery HMD Global today launched the   Nokia 3 ,  Nokia 5  and  Nokia 6  Android smartph

Lenovo-owned Motorola just launched the Moto Z2 Play, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone, as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 processor, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), has a 12-megapixel rear camera with Dual autofocus pixels plus laser autofocus that promises good low-light shots. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and has dual-tone LED flash for both front and rear cameras. It has a 5.99 mm ultra-slim aluminum unibody design, fingerprint sensor below the display with one button nav, similar to the Moto G5 series and packs a 3000mAh built-in battery with Turbo Charging that lets you charge the phone up to 50% in just 20 minutes. It also has water repellent nano-coating similar to other Moto devices. Moto Z2 Play specifications 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 2.2GHz GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 626

Apple officially announced latest version of its desktop operating system for its computers called as High Sierra at ongoing WWDC 2017. It offers an all-new file system, support for High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) and an update to Metal, Apple’s graphics technology that powers everything from machine learning to virtual reality content creation. macOS High Sierra also includes a number of refinements to the Photos, Safari and Mail apps. The latest macOS gets Apple File System (APFS) feature that offers faster file duplication and even brings native encryption, improved security, simplified data backup on the go. It even protects data from power outages and system crashes and keeps files safe. Up next is improved Safari, which Apple claims is now the fastest browser. The new Safari will now uses machine learning to identify advertisers and others who track your online behavior. It features autoplay blocking that detects sites that play videos and will p

Huawei’s Honor brand has scheduled an event on June 12 to unveil its new top-end smartphone – Honor 9. It will come with dual rear cameras and a glass back, similar to the Honor 8. It got certified in TENAA recently that confirmed the specifications of the phone that includes a 5.15-inch 1080p display, Kirin 960 SoC, 4GB or 6GB RAM options, Android 7.0 (Nougat), 12-megapixel and 2-megapixel dual rear cameras and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Honor 9 rumored specifications 5.15-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 960 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) processor + i6 co-processor, Mali G71 Octa-core GPU 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory with microSD Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0 Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD) 12MP + 2MP Dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, Laser AF, 4K video recording 8MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimen

Nubia has Nubia Z17 mini, its latest smartphone in the ‘Z Series’ in India. It was introduced in China in April and packs dual 13-megapixel rear cameras, one with monochrome lens and the other one with RGB lens, offering crisp shots. It has ultra fast focus in 0.1 seconds and supports aperture adjustment from f/1.0 to f/16.0. It also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with 80-degree wide-angle lens. It comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 processor, has a unibody metal design and is just 7.45mm thick. Nubia Z17 mini specifications 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display  with 1500:1 contrast ratio, 85% NTSC color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass Octa Core Snapdragon 652 processor with Adreno 510 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 200GB with microSD Nubia UI 4.0 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD) 13MP (monochrom