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Google  has quietly stopped selling its popular  Pixel C  tablet through its online store in favour of the new $1,000 (roughly Rs. 64,000)  Pixelbook  hybrid laptop it released earlier this year. "As is common when a device has been out for a few years, we're now retiring Pixel C and it is no longer available for sale. We are committed to updating and supporting it, including the recent update to Android 8.0, so customers can continue to get the best out of their device," Google was quoted as saying by CNET late Thursday. "Our newly-launched Google Pixelbook combines the best parts of a laptop and a tablet for those looking for a versatile device," the tech giant added. Launched in 2015, the Pixel C tablet was a well-received device that comes from an earlier age of Google hardware, when the company took a more experimental approach. The shift from the Pixel C to Pixelbook does represent something of a larger trend for the industry in recent years, as many

OnePlus may be working on a new sandstone variant of the OnePlus 5T SAURABH SINGH   |   @SINGH_SAURABH10 LAST UPDATED: DEC 30, 2017 NEW DELHI  EMAIL AUTHOR The OnePlus 5T is going places. It's getting new variants by the day too. Soon after launching a lava red edition and a Star Wars Limited edition, OnePlus is hinting at a new possible variant of the OnePlus 5T, one that would bring back the company's signature sandstone finish. Note that the  Star Wars Limited edition of the OnePlus 5T  has a sandstone finish as well - and it comes in white - so chances are OnePlus may be looking to offload the Star Wars tag off it and launch a white sandstone variant of the OnePlus 5T with broader availability. Or it may launch a whole new product or accessory, we do not know for sure yet. OnePlus has taken to its  official YouTube channel  to tease a new product that it would launch sometime in January 2018. The video - titled 'What's in the bo

After  bringing the latest Android experience  to the flagship Nokia 8,  HMD Global  is now set to directly provide Android 8.1 Oreo to  Nokia 2 . The handset was  launched  in October with Android 7.1 Nougat. It comes with an "average global price" of EUR 99 (approximately Rs. 7,600), and arrived in India  late last month  at Rs. 6,999. HMD Global Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas in a tweet on Thursday confirmed the Nokia 2 will receive Android 8.1 Oreo. Sarvikas also suggested that the cheapest Nokia smartphone will receive some memory management improvements from Google's  Android Go  programme that was announced earlier this year and recently  rumoured  to debut on Nokia 1 sometime in March. "1GB RAM devices will be supported on 8.1 release where many of the Android Go memory management improvements will be integrated. Nokia 2 performance will only get better over time!" the executive  tweeted . HMD started the process of releasing Android 8.0 Oreo

The original selling price of the Apple iPhone 8 was Rs 64,000. This does come as a relief for a lot of buyers who were looking to buy a new smartphone. By:  FE Online  | New Delhi |  Published: December 30, 2017 7:00 PM 134 SHARES SHARE Amazon has listed the iPhone 8 with the internal capacity of 64 GB at a discounted price of Rs 9,000. (Reuters) TOP NEWS Good news for Reliance Jio customers! Mukesh Ambani company defeated Airtel, Idea, Vodafone in terms of 4G speed Superstar Rajnikanth to finally unravel his political plans, to make big announcement today Construction of houses in rural India under scheme on target in 2017 With slowing down phones, the tech giant Apple has been criticised a lot recently, however, its online selling partner in India has decided to give away a massive discount on the latest smartphone, the iPhone 8.  Amazon  has listed the iPhone 8 with the internal capacity of 64 GB at a discounted price of Rs 9,000. With this, th

SHARE Follow Share your emotions If you're looking to buy a smartphone, you'll have to make a choice between an iPhone or  Android  devices. While Apple offers only a handful of options, devices running on Android offer plenty of options for users with all kinds of budgets. We've listed some of the best Android devices available on the market, from budget to premium. Take a look. In context:  Best Android phones in the market 31 Dec 2017 Which Android phone should you buy in 2018? ❮ Moto G5S The immensely popular Moto G5 just got an upgrade An upgrade of the immensely popular Moto G5, the Moto G5S comes with a slightly larger 5.2-inch screen, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and dual SIM support. The phone sports reasonably good cameras for its price, and comes with a 16MP rear camera. It runs on Android 7.0, and includes a finger print scanner, and NFC technology for apps li

Summary Amazon and Google's recent product and software feud demonstrates that both are beginning to compete fiercely over market share in content streaming and distribution. As many technology giants reach maturity and not as rapid, though still strong in many cases, levels of growth in their "home" sectors they are now branching out even fiercely. A tug-of-war over market share is unpredictable, and likely to leave some technology giants with damaged earnings as compared to a previous generous rising tide. Google and Nvidia's integration earlier this year shows that there still exist opportunities for companies to form mutually beneficial partnerships that safely capture growth and distribute market share. Despite Chromecast's return to Amazon, Amazon and Google look to still be engaged in fierce direct competition over both content streaming hardware and content streaming Internet services, especially with Amazon's recent "AmazonTube&quo

A leaked build of Android 8.0 Oreo for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has appeared on  Reddit It is only compatible with the US version of Samsung’s flagship phablet with the Snapdragon 835 SoC The firmware carries the build number N950USQU2CQL1 and seems to be based on a test version An  Android 8.0 Oreo  build for the US version of the  Samsung Galaxy Note 8  has leaked online. The OTA download appeared earlier today on  Reddit , with several users reporting that the update is functional, but unstable when using certain apps. The leak is something of a surprise as unlike its flagship sibling, the  Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus , we haven’t even seen a  beta build of Oreo  for the Note 8 just yet. Notably, the leaked firmware update (N950USQU2CQL1) appears to be an early test build based on the final version and not a beta build. To reiterate, the leaked build is only compatible with the US version of Samsung’s phablet that is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 SoC (S