Samsung Galaxy S8 gets a launch date – 29 March

Samsung Electronics said on Sunday it would launch its next key device in the aftermath of a burning-battery scandal, the Galaxy S8, on 29 March. At the end of a product presentation at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company showed a short video clip announcing the date for its traditional “Unpacked Event”. In past …

Sony’s new Motion Eye camera can capture slow-mo at 960fps

Sony has finally unveiled its new Xperia range for 2017 which includes two flagships, the Xperia XZs and Xperia XZ Premium with improved cameras.   Both the smartphones will be hitting markets in April and feature Sony’s ‘Motion Eye’ smartphone camera. According to Sony, the new camera can record 960fps slow motion video which is 4x slower than …

MediaTek Helio X30 detailed; features CorePilot 4.0, ClearZoom and more

At the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2017 (MWC) in Barcelona, MediaTek made an announcement about its top-of-the-line chipset called the Helio X30. While the MediaTek Helio X30 was announced last year in August, the Taiwanese chipmaker announced some additional details about the chipset including availability of the same in handsets. The Helio X30 is built …

Gionee launches two smartphones A1 and A1 Plus from its new flagship A series

Chinese Smartphone maker Gionee announced the launch of two smartphones from its new flagship A series. Gionee A1, the first smartphone from the series packs a 20MP front-facing camera for selfies. The A1 will be powered by a MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 processor along with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. It will come with …