The issue was discovered on January 13 morning when many users in India stumbled upon an error message that said, “This version of WhatsApp became obsolete on 13 Jan 2018. Please go to the Google Play Store to download the latest version.” However, users were unable to update the app from Google Play Store. A number of users complained about the issues on Twitter saying that they were not able to update the app....

However, there appears to be a privacy concern and many claim it to be annoying to let others know when they have read their messages. Now, it is speculated that WhatsApp will be coming up with an option to disable the double blue check marks. According to a screenshot shared by beta tester, Ilhan Pektas, there is an option to the users “Disable/Enable Read Receipts” and when it is disabled it will prevent others from knowing when you read their messages....

Account Linking Starting with the account linking, as per WABetaInfo report the ability to link the WhatsApp account with other services was spotted on the WhatsApp Business app. However, some references for this feature have also been found on the regular WhatsApp. Though the feature has not been activated for any of the apps yet. The Linked Account settings will be activated via Profile settings in WhatsApp. To link the Instagram account with WhatsApp, one needs to tap on Instagram and then entering the credentials for login....

This phone comes with the screen size of 4-inch and that too with the WVGA resolution of display (we are not sure about the scratch resisting coating on this device). The primary camera used on this phone is of 3 MP and the secondary camera for the video calling purpose is a VGA camera. The processor used under the hood id a 1GHz Dual Core Processor (not sure who is the manufacturer of the processor and what architecture has been followed in it) and this is supported by the 512 MB RAM enough for using the phone primarily for the social applications....

Looks like Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi can’t catch a break. After going through several rounds of security related rumors and troubles, Xiaomi has again landed in trouble zone, with Delhi High Court granting an ex parte injunction order against it for infringing on Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). This essentially means that Xiaomi is banned from selling, advertising, manufacturing or importing devices that infringe upon Ericsson’s patents. It is not yet clear if this applies to all Xiaomi devices or just a few....

Xiaomi is touting this series as a selfie centric series. The Chinese company’s Indian twitter handle has posted a teaser with the hashtag #YourBestSelfie. It is expected that a new series could come out this time. As the company is hinting with the teaser it will be a selfie camera centric phone. RT if you are excited!#YourBestSelfie pic.twitter.com/YSysiqoosE — Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) October 26, 2017 A few weeks back the company had launched the Mi Mix 2 in India....

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has also confirmed on Weibo that they are working on a new smartphone with Meitu team. The upcoming mid-range smartphone has also been certified by TENAA in China and it is said to be launched as Mi CC9e. Xiaomi Flip Camera Phone Ice Universe has shared a teaser image for the upcoming Meitu smartphone. The teaser shows the back of the smartphone that looks like the ASUS 6Z....

Xiaomi Mi4i Quick Specs Display Size: 5 Inch with, 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, Gorilla Glass 3 protectionProcessor: 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 615 Octa CoreRAM: 2 GBSoftware Version: Android 5.0 Lollipop based MIUIPrimary Camera: 13 MP AF camera with Dual Tone LED flash, F 2.0 Wide angle lensSecondary Camera: 5 MP, With F1.8 LensInternal Storage: 16 GBExternal Storage: noBattery: 3120 mAh battery Lithium IonConnectivity: 3G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4....

From launching water purifiers to Wi-Fi routers and smart weighing scales, Xiaomi has been trying out a range of consumer technology products. The Chinese giant has been trying to keep its prices low to attract as many customers as it can without compromising on the quality. The new Mi Notebook Air looks like another step in this direction. From the photos, the Mi Notebook Air looks very elegant and minimalist, a couple of design philosophies that it has been keen on maintaining....

Xiaomi Mi TV 4 specifications To recap, the Mi TV 4 comes with a 55-inches 4K UHD HDR display, Xiaomi’s custom Patchwall UI with Android underneath and 2GB RAM with 8GB internal storage. The first Xiaomi smart TV in India also comes with over 5,00,000 hours of content available in 15 Indian languages. The Xiaomi Mi TV 4 is priced at Rs 39,999 in India. Xiaomi Mi TV 4A specifications The Mi TV 4A is an another affordable smart TV launched by Xiaomi at two price points for those who still want a smart TV but at affordable prices and in smaller sizes....

It is worth noting that Xiaomi has recently launched the Mi TV 4A in China, which could be launched in India as well during the March 7th event. The 43-inch Xiaomi Mi TV 4C was launched in China last year and was recently spotted on the Xiaomi India website. Earlier, Xiaomi launched the Mi TV 4 in India at a price of Rs 39,999, along with the Redmi Note 5 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro....

Xiaomi Redmi 1S Full In Depth Review + Unboxing [Video] Xiaomi Redmi 1S Quick Specs Display Size: 4.7 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with 720 x 1080 HD resolutionProcessor: 1.6 Ghz Quad Core Snapdragon 400 MSM8228RAM: 1 GbSoftware Version: Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OSCamera: 8 MP AF camera.Secondary Camera: 1.6 MP front-facing camera FF [Fixed Focus]Internal Storage: 8 GBExternal Storage: Expandable up to 64GBBattery: 2050 mAh battery Lithium IonConnectivity: 3G, Wi-Fi 802....

Over the last few launches, Xiaomi has continued to expand its offline partnerships. Notably, the Mi A1 that was launched last month in India was made available across different offline retail chains in the country. Prior to that, Xiaomi had also announced that devices like the Redmi Note 4 will be made available offline in retail chains like Sangeetha Mobiles, LOT, Big C, Univercell and more. — Big Bazaar (@BigBazaar) October 7, 2017 In addition to partnerships with existing offline retail chains, Xiaomi has also been opening new Mi Home stores in some major cities across the country....

The Redmi S2 was recently introduced in China and it is expected to be launched as Redmi Y2 in India as the successor of last year’s selfie phone Redmi Y1. Xiaomi has already scheduled an event on June 7 in India to launch a new Redmi smartphone. Now the benchmark listing of the smartphone has also confirmed that it will be called the Redmi Y2. Redmi Y2 Specifications This Geekbench listing reveals the phone will run on Android 8....

The Xiaomi Mi A1 is the first smartphone from Xiaomi which comes with stock Android 7.1 Nougat. Xiaomi had promised that this smartphone will get the Android 8.0 Oreo update in 2017 and as promised, the company started rolling out the update on the last day of the year. However, after installing this update on their smartphone, users found some serious performance issues. The Xiaomi Mi A1 users found that the camera app and the dialer app was unresponsive....

Camera and Internal Storage Xolo has gone done a great job in the imaging department by packing the device with great an impressive camera set. At the back of the Play 8X-1200 is a 13 MP PureCel camera sensor with dual LED flash and FHD 1080p video recording. The PureCel sensor is capable of capturing quality FHD 1080p video calls and save the power of the battery to a largely....

Apart from these highlights, other features are similar to Android one and most other budget quad cores on paper. Xolo Q600 comes equipped with a 4.5 Inch 5 point multi touch IPS LCD FWVGA (854 X 480) display, powered by capable 1.3 GHz MediaTek MT6582M quad core chipset with only 512 MB RAM and paltry 4 GB expandable internal storage. We would have liked at least 1 GB RAM in the device....

However, most user’s on their beautiful journey to customize their device do not stop at rooting. The primary advantages of Rooting are its ability of providing the user with the power to modify his device with custom mods and new ROMs, which are essentially modified versions of the Android OS. The appeal of these flashable ROMs arises from the fact that they incorporate different mods, most of which haven’t been provided by the manufacturer on the stock device....

In order to curb fake news ahead of the US presidential elections, Twitter has made some changes to its retweet feature. The micro-blogging platform is now asking users to quote tweets rather than simply retweeting others’ posts. However, there is a trick using which you can still retweet without comment. Previously, retweeting was just a two-click process where you have two options either simply retweet or add a comment. Now, when you try to retweet a post, the quote window opens automatically to ask users to add some comments....

YouTube‘s pinch-to-zoom feature is now rolling out with the latest YouTube for Android update v12.44.52. So, from now on those who have purchased full-screen smartphones like the Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8 or Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 will now be able to crop videos on YouTube so that it fills up the entire screen. Earlier, it has been seen that by zooming into an 18:9 aspect ratio, some parts of the YouTube video got cropped out....