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Chinese phone-maker OnePlus on Saturday announced that its limited edition OnePlus 3T midnight black was now available on OnePlusStore.in, the OnePlus Experience Store located on Brigade Road in  Bengaluru  and on Amazon.in priced at Rs 34,999. Every customer who buys OnePlus 3T midnight black from the Experience store will be offered a free sandstone cover, the company said in a statement. OnePlus 3T "We have been working on a black coloured OnePlus device for over a year now and are excited to bring this limited edition phone to India. The OnePlus 3T Midnight Black is not only strikingly beautiful, but it is also designed to resist smudges and fingerprints that often plague darker metal chassis," Vikas Agarwal, General Manager of OnePlus India, said in a statement. The OnePlus 3T midnight black features space-grade aluminum with three applied dark coatings 14 microns thick and maintains the natural look and feel of metal. The device comes with 128GB of stora

Apple on Friday announced the opening of its App Accelerator in Bengaluru that will provide specialized support for developers to build tools for the iOS platform. Each week, Apple's team will guide developers to design best practices and refine their skills to create iOS apps. "We are impressed by the great entrepreneurial spirit in India and are excited to provide a platform for these developers to share their innovations with customers around the world," said Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, in a statement. The announcement came at a time when Apple app developers earned over $20 billion in 2016 -- up over 40 per cent from 2015 and several of those talented minds were from India. According to an Apple India spokesperson, app developers from India are now creating amazing apps for its platform. "There are several app developers from India who are now part of the growing innovative community globally," the spokes

South Korean giant Samsung on Wednesday launched its flagship device, Galaxy S8, that has a voice assistant,  after much speculation over its specifications over past few months.  The device comes in two variants with different screen sizes -- the 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8 Plus - and will be available from April 21. Registrations begin from March 30. The device might be priced from $720 (approximately Rs 47,000). Samsung will release these devices in India in the coming months. Samsung also revealed Bixby, a smart voice assistant to rival Apple's Siri and Google's Assistant. With a perfect amalgam of voice, vision and touch, Bixby can search restaurants, take screenshots and even book a cab for you. The technology giant has used the best hardware and provided the best features available to date in the device. The device has a bezel-less curved edge "infinity display" covered with pristine glass and a 12MP rear camera with multi-frame proces

Finnish tech firm Nokia, which made a comeback with three Android-based phones -- Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nokia 3 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) -- has confirmed that the handsets will be available in the US this year. Parent company HMD Global announced the handsets during the MWC. "We're planning on a global release so yes they will be. Get the latest updates by registering at http://Nokia.com/phones," the Nokia Mobile Twitter account said in its reply to a query by US-based book blogger Qwill. Nokia 6 features a 5.5-inch full-HD screen and is crafted from a single block of 6000 series aluminium. The device will be available in four colours -- matte black, silver, tempered blue and copper. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 mobile platform and Qualcomm Adreno 505 graphics processor, Nokia 5 features a 5.2-inch IPS HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass. Nokia 3 is focused on converting feature phone users towards their first smartphone. The new

China-based Oppo has done well in India, capturing 8.6 per cent market share in 2016, and the company has progressively shifted its strategy towards the premium end of devices. Betting on the selfie culture across the country, the company is now looking to tempt users with the new Oppo F3 Plus smartphone. At Rs 30,990, the Oppo F3 Plus offers a lot for your money. A large battery, a six-inch 1080p display, a dual front camera set-up and plenty of storage -- and that's just the beginning. Here is what works for the device The Oppo F3 Plus has a sexy, svelte, metallic body that screams it's a premium device. The "six string" antenna is aesthetically pleasing and ensures solid reception. The home button doubles up as a fingerprint sensor and looks similar to the one in Samsung's Galaxy line-up of devices. The sensor recognises the stored print in an instant, only occasionally failing if your finger is wet. The screen is guarded by Corning Gorilla Glas

Chinese smartphone company Oppo on Thursday launched a new smartphone Oppo F3 Plus in India that comes with dual front camera setup, including a 120-degree wide-angle group selfie camera. Priced at Rs 30,990 (approx US$  473.40) , the first sale of F3 Plus begins April 1 across India and will also be available on Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal. Consumers can pre-order the device starting Thursday till March 31. Oppo F3 Plus "The dual selfie camera F3 Plus marks a new 'Group Selfie' trend, and reinforces our position as the Selfie Expert," said Global VP and President of Oppo India Sky Li. The smartphone has 16MP front camera along with a 120-degree wide-angle 8MP front camera which captures a wider view, up to 105 per cent more than a regular 80-degree lens field of view. The 6-inch device is powered by octa-core processor backed by 4GB, 64GB internal memory and runs on ColorOS 3.0. The 16MP rear camera features dual phase detection auto-focus tech

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus on Thursday announced that its latest smartphone OnePlus 3T in Midnight Black edition will be available to users for a limited time only. The limited edition of OnePlus 3T Midnight Black will be sold through three channels -- Amazon.in, oneplusstore.in and OnePlus Experience Store in Bengaluru priced at Rs 34,999 (approximately US$  534.64 ). "This new version of our most successful phone so far combines powerful hardware, fast and smooth software and the finest attention to detail," said Pete Lau, Founder and CEO of OnePlus, in a statement. OnePlus 3T Primary specs : The device will come with 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM and sports 16MP rear and front cameras. OnePlus has 3,400mAh battery -- an increase of 13 per cent as compared to its predecessor. "The OnePlus 3T Midnight Black version will be available starting March 31, 2 p.m. onwards both on Amazon.in and oneplusstore.in, till stock lasts. Pre-order on Amazon.i