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Microsoft in Talks With Sony for Xbox One-PS4 Cross-Platform Play Sony  has been adamant about not allowing cross-platform play with other consoles for  PS4 , but  Microsoft  is still trying to convince the market leader. In an interview at  Gamescom  this week, when  GameReactor  asked if Microsoft was in discussion with Sony,  Xbox  marketing head Aaron Greenberg said: "Absolutely, yeah. We're talking to Sony [about cross-platform play]." "We do partner with them on  Minecraft , and of course, we would like to enable them to be part of that: one community, to unite gamers. So we're talking to them and we're hopeful that they'll be supportive of it." It's obvious why Sony would be hesitant to partner up, given the PS4 is the clear winner in the current console generation, having outsold the  Xbox One  2:1. While Microsoft stopped sharing official sales figures a while ago, market estimates put it a...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Price Roundup: How Much It Will Cost Around the Globe Samsung on Wednesday  launched  its  Galaxy Note 8 smartphone at its Unpacked event and while we already knew most features and design of the handset thanks to numerous leaks, we finally got to know the pricing of the smartphone. Considering that  Samsung  has announced the pricing for pre-orders in several countries, we will provide you a roundup of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 pricing across major markets around the globe. Starting with one of the most important markets for any smartphone maker, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be made available in the US via several carriers. The latest entry in the Galaxy Note series is  available for purchase  through T-Mobile at a price of $930 (roughly Rs. 59,600) and the carrier also allows users to pay $210 as down payment upfront followed by monthly instalments. You can also choose to pay $39 in monthly instalments without having...

Google Pixel 2, Pixel XL 2 Launch Tipped for October 5, to Sport Snapdragon 836 SoC   Google is readying itself to launch the next set of Pixel smartphones, tentatively called  Pixel 2  and  Pixel XL 2 , and a fresh tip now gives us a date to look forward to. Popular tipster Evan Blass tweeted on Thursday that the second generation Pixel smartphones will be unveiled on October 5. The  tweet by Blass  also mentions that the Pixel handset will pack Qualcomm's Snapdragon 836 SoCs, corroborating a  report from last month . This would make the Pixel smartphones to be the first to sport Qualcomm's latest SoC. The Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 will be unveiled following the launch of Samsung's  Galaxy Note 8  and the upcoming  LG V30 , apart from the anticipated September launch of Apple's  tenth anniversary iPhone . Notably, while these phones are being tipped to sport near bezel-less displays, there have been contradictory...

J io Phone Features, Specifications Revealed: 128GB Expandable Storage, 2000mAh Battery, and More On the first day of pre-bookings,  Reliance Jio  has finally released the full specifications of  Jio Phone  on its website. Aimed at 2G feature phone users who are yet to join the company's network, the handset is "essentially free," though you will have to make a refundable security deposit of Rs. 1,500. The specification sheet confirms several key Jio Phone features that consumers were curious about, such as expandable storage support, processor, and whether it has hotspot function or not. Jio Phone specifications The single Nano-SIM JioPhone sports a 2.4-inch QWVGA (240x320 pixels) display, and is powered by the 1.2GHz Spreadtrum SPRD 9820A/QC8905 dual-core processor with Mali-400 GPU and 512MB of RAM. It offers 4GB of internal storage, which is further expandable using a microSD card (up to 128GB). There's a 2-megapixel rear camera at the back and ...

J io Phone Bookings Start at 5:30pm: How to Pre-Order the Mobile Online and Offline Jio Phone  bookings  start Thursday, August 24  and the 4G feature phone will be delivered to consumers in September on first-come, first-serve basis. The first Jio-branded phone will come preloaded with apps such as JioCinema, JioMusic, and JioTV, along with popular instant messaging and social networking apps. Aimed at 2G feature phone users who are yet to join the company’s network, the handset is “essentially free,” though you will have to make a refundable security deposit of Rs. 1,500. If you plan to book Jio Phone, you can opt for either online or offline channels. Read on to find out how to book Jio Phone, the time pre-orders start, when to make the payments, and more details. When do Jio Phone bookings start? Jio Phone bookings will start at 5:30pm on August 24 via the MyJio app,  official website , and authorised  Reliance Jio  offline retai...

Google Search Now Shows a Screening Test If You Search for Depression People in the US will soon have an option to take a screening test on Google to know if they are depressed or not. Now, when users in the US will search for "depression" on  Google , they will see a box atop the results on mobile, which the search giant calls a Knowledge Panel. The Knowledge Panel contains information on what depression is, what its symptoms are and the possible treatments. "Now when you search for 'clinical depression' on Google on mobile, you'll see a Knowledge Panel that will give you the option to tap 'check if you’re clinically depressed', which will bring you to PHQ-9, a clinically validated screening questionnaire to test what your likely level of depression may be. To ensure that the information shared in the  PHQ-9 questionnaire  is accurate and useful, we have partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness on this announcement,...

Facebook Camera Now Lets You Capture 360-Degree Photos Making 360-degree photos more of a common experience,  Facebook  has rolled out an update letting users capture 360-degree photos using its in-app camera. The update has been rolled out in both iOS and Android and includes the abilities to zoom and tag friends. According to a TechCrunch  report  on Wednesday, these 360-degree images or those from any other sources can be used as "Cover Photos". All that users need to do to take a 360-degree photos is open the Facebook app and click the "360 Photo" option from the top of the News Feed. After pressing the option, they need to follow the path from start to finish until they have taken a complete panorama. Users also have an option to select their preferred "starting view" within the photo. "Capturing 360-degree using the Facebook camera is designed to be as easy as possible, too, with Facebook employing co...

Coolpad Says Aspirational Smartphone Users Its Key Priority in India Even as Coolpad rolled out a power-packed mid-budget  Cool Play 6  smartphone targeting gamers over the last weekend, the Chinese smartphone maker would not stop catering to the needs of those transitioning from feature phones to smartphones in India,  Coolpad Global CEO James Du has said. With a base of 150 million 4G feature phone users, India is currently placed behind China and the US. With an estimated installed base of 340 million 4G devices, India will displace the US as the second-largest market by next year, predicts Counterpoint Research. India currently has over 300 million smartphone users. "The Indian smartphone market has now become larger than the feature phone market. It will grow even bigger as a large section of feature phone users is still transitioning to smartphones. We are calling them changing users," Du told IANS on the sidelines of an event in Dubai. "...

HTC Vive VR Headset Gets a Price Cut, India Price Slashed to Rs. 76,990 HTC  has given its virtual reality headset – the  Vive  – a Rs. 16,000 price cut in India, which brings the total cost down to Rs. 76,990. This follows on the heels of Monday's $200 (about Rs. 12,800) price cut in the US, where the Vive now costs $599 (about Rs. 38,400). Even with the price cut, the HTC Vive in India still costs more than double the US price. With that, HTC is trying to keep up with its biggest competitor,  Oculus Rift , which currently retails for $399 (about Rs. 25,600) as part of a summer sale, though its base price is $499 (about Rs. 32,000). The price drop is also coming into affect in other regions: in the UK, the Vive now costs GBP 599 (about Rs. 49,500), it's down to EUR 699 (about Rs. 52,700) in rest of Europe, AUD 999 (about Rs. 50,500) in Australia, and USD 859 (Rs. 55,000) in New Zealand. If you make a new HTV Vive purchase, you'll ...

LG K8 (2017) With 4G VoLTE Support Launched in India After the  LG Q6 , the company has decided to launch yet another smartphone in India - the LG K8 (2017). The mid-ranger has been quietly listed on its  online store , and is priced at Rs. 11,000. While there has been no official announcement from LG, the website mentions that the smartphone is available in offline stores. Separately, an established Mumbai retailer  claims  the smartphone is already retailing offline at a price of Rs. 9,999. The  LG K8 (2017)  is the successor of the  LG K8  launched  last year in March . This year's variant sees a better camera, fingerprint scanning support, 4G VoLTE support, and a different design aesthetic as well. The LG K8 (2017) sports a fingerprint scanner at the back below the camera sensor. The LG logo sits at the front and the back, while the speaker is seen at the rear end as well. The front panel has sufficient bezels with on screen na...

OnePlus 3, 3T Now Receiving OxygenOS 4.1.7 Update With Touch Latency, Battery Improvements OnePlus  has now rolling out the OxygenOS 4.1.7 update to its  OnePlus 3  and  3T  smartphones and it brings about much-awaited touch latency improvements to the smartphones. Apart from this, the update also brings along battery optimisations and Android security patch for the month of August as well. Notably, if users have not updated Google Hangouts, it will be automatically removed with the update. To recall, the OnePlus 3 and 3T smartphone users started reporting the  touch latency issues  with the smartphones last year itself. With the OxygenOS 4.1.7 update, the company  says  that it has enhanced the system fluidity, brought about battery optimisations, and updated the Android security patch updated to August. Apart from these changes, the company also claims to have fixed several bugs regarding the platform with latest update....

Xiaomi Redmi 4 64GB Variant Now Available in Open Sale on Amazon and Mi.com Xiaomi Redmi 4 was  launched in India  in May this year, and has since then been available on Amazon India and Mi.com through flash sales. However, in a new development, Xiaomi India head Manu Kumar Jain has  announced  that one of the variants - 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage - will now be available at all times on the two websites mentioned above. There won't be any registrations or requirement to participate in flash sales necessary for this variant any more, and you can just head to Amazon India or Mi.com to buy the smartphone right away. The Redmi 4 (4GB RAM/64GB storage) is  available  on Amazon India in Black and Gold colour options for Rs. 10,999. The e-commerce portal has listed a bunch of offers that can be availed on purchasing the smartphone. Notably, Reliance Jio is offering 30GB additional 4G data, free subscription of Hungama Music, Rs. 200 promotional cred...

Nokia 6 First Sale Over in Seconds on Amazon India, Next Sale on August 30 Nokia 6  ( Review ) went on sale for the first time in India on Wednesday, and went out of stock within a few seconds of becoming available at the designated time of 12pm IST. This isn't very surprising, however, considering over  a million people registered for the first Nokia 6 sale  on Amazon India,  HMD Global's  exclusive online partner in the country. These 1 million registrations were by August 10 itself, and the company allowed registrations for the first sale  till August 21 , a full 11 days more. To buy the Nokia 6 in India, registering online with Amazon is necessary. The next sale will be a week from now, on Wednesday, August 30, and registrations are  currently open . To recall, the Nokia 6 was  launched in India back in June , alongside the  Nokia 3  and  Nokia 5 . Nokia 6 price in India, launch offers The Nokia 6 price in ...