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Dual Camera Maker Corephotonics Receives $15 Million Investment From Samsung, Foxconn, Others

Israeli firm Corephotonics, specialised in making dual camera setups for smartphones, has managed to raise a whopping $15 million in a funding round. The biggest investors in the company include Foxconn, Samsung, and MediaTek. The investment is significant as it indicates the importance being placed on dual

Samsung Galaxy S8 Release Date, Specifications, Price, and More: What the Rumours Say

With the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, Samsung has lost a lot more than just billions of dollars last year. The South Korean giant has spent considerable time and effort in making amends to Galaxy Note 7 buyers, fixing its reputation, as well as identifying the cause behind the

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Charging Grip Will Be Sold Separately

It’s come to light that the Joy-Con Grip, included in the $300 Nintendo Switch launch bundle, doesn’t let you charge your controllers while you play. Instead, you will need a separately sold Joy-Con Charging Grip, which costs $30 (about Rs. 2,000). The standard Joy-Con Grip is merely

Russia Asks Apple, Google to Remove LinkedIn From App Stores

Accusing LinkedIn of flouting local laws that require Internet firms to store data on citizens within the nations borders, the Russian authorities have asked Apple and Google to remove the professional networking site app from their online stores. Recently, a Russian court blocked the Microsoft-owned LinkedIn service

MSI Launches Powerful Intel Kaby Lake-Powered Laptops Starting at Rs. 1,29,000

MSI, the company behind the gaming PCs and laptops, has announced a refreshed lineup of its gaming laptops in India that are powered by Intel’s newly launched Kaby Lake processors. The new 7th-generation Intel Core i7-powered laptops also pack Nvidia’s latest GTX 10 series GPUs that bring 4K

Nokia 6 Android Phone Launched: Price, Specifications, Release Date, and Moreb

Some may say it’s five years too late, but the first Nokia-branded Android phone – if you discount the ill-fated Nokia X series – has finally been launched. The rather unimaginatively named Nokia 6 has been introduced by HMD Global, the new custodians of the Nokia brand Without

The Honor 6x does the iPhone’s portrait trick for £225

Smartphones with dual cameras are about to become the normnow that Apple has jumped aboard the bandwagon. And they’re about to spread to more affordable phones too. Budget phone maker Honor has just unveiled the $250 Honor 6x, which the company says is the first smartphone “in

Samsung’s QLED 4K TVs look better thanks to metal Quantum Dots

Here’s the truth about most premium non-OLED 4K TVs today: They all look pretty good. But it’s the small differences between them that makes it tough to choose a new 4K set. As we move into 2017, prepare for those differences to get even more subtle. Case

Intel unveils its 7th-gen CPUs for desktops and performance laptops

Intel hasn’t forgotten about desktop aficionados. Only a few months after debuting its seventh-generation CPUs for ultraportables, the chip giant is rounding things out with new processors for more powerful machines. There’s the “H-series,” targeted at “performance laptops and mobile workstations,” and the “S-series,” which are meant

Faraday Future unveils an actual car

It’s happened. Faraday Future has unveiled its high-tech electric FF 91 SUV. Interested parties can place a refundable $5,000 deposit on the car right now, with production starting in 2018. With a range of 378 miles (it has a 130kWh pack), all-wheel drive, all-wheel turning and 1,050