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As we inch closer to the official launch of Google’s upcoming flagship smartphone, details about the Google Pixel 4 are leaking out of every tiny crevice in the internet. In one such leak, the sound recorder app that’s said to be pre-installed on the Pixel 4 was found available for free download on the popular online app library, APKMirror. Weighing in at a piddly 2.84MB, the app is named quite simply Google Recorder. You can get your hands on it here. Even though the new Google Recorder app is not yet available for official download via the Google Play Store, you can always download the installer (APK) file from APKMirror and sideload it on your Android device. To do that, you have to find the ‘Download APK’ button on the web page and click on it. When the download is done, open the installer file. You may be asked to give extra permissions on your device because it’s an external install. Note that the app may not work on some devices owing to compatibility issues. When the install...

YouTube Music has gradually been gaining popularity among smartphone users in India ever since the service was released for the first time in the country in March this year. According to an official YouTube blog post published by Google yesterday, the YouTube Music app will come pre-installed on new smartphones running Android 9 or later. Users who do not find the app pre-installed on their Android smartphone can always head to the Google Play Store to download it. “Music fans on Android phones can now easily unlock the magic of YouTube Music, which will come installed on all new devices launching with Android 10 (and Android 9), including the Pixel series,” writes Google in its recent blog post. It’s evident that Google is now slowly shifting its focus from Google Play Music to YouTube Music for bundled music playback on Android smartphones. In fact, devices running Android 10 won’t have the Google Play Music app pre-installed but users can always get it from the Play Store. Accordi...

Amazon’s Great Indian Festival Sale is now underway for Prime members and meaning, this might just be thre perfect time for you to pick up that new gaming laptop you’ve had your eye on. There’s something for everyone during this sale, starting from the very basic gaming laptops at a super affordable price all the way to more solid gaming machines, coming your way with a fairly decent price cut. Here are the top 5 deals on gaming laptops that you wouldn’t want to miss during Amazon’s Great Indian Festival Sale. Acer Nitro 5 with Nvidia GTX 1050 MRP: 74999 Deal Price: 44990 Starting off with the most basic machine, the Acer Nitro 5 packs an 8th generation Intel Core i5-8300H processor along with 8GB of RAM and a 1TB hard disk drive. For graphics, there’s the Nvidia GTX 1050, which might make you think of the Nitro 5 as a bare minimum of a gaming machine, but when you factor in the fact that its being discounted to Rs 44,990, it would appear to be quiet a lucrative deal. You can buy it h...

YouTube Music has gradually been gaining popularity among smartphone users in India ever since the service was released for the first time in the country in March this year. According to an official YouTube blog post published by Google yesterday, the YouTube Music app will come pre-installed on new smartphones running Android 9 or later. Users who do not find the app pre-installed on their Android smartphone can always head to the Google Play Store to download it. “Music fans on Android phones can now easily unlock the magic of YouTube Music, which will come installed on all new devices launching with Android 10 (and Android 9), including the Pixel series,” writes Google in its recent blog post. It’s evident that Google is now slowly shifting its focus from Google Play Music to YouTube Music for bundled music playback on Android smartphones. In fact, devices running Android 10 won’t have the Google Play Music app pre-installed but users can always get it from the Play Store. Accordi...

Amazon’s Great Indian Festival Sale is now underway for Prime members and meaning, this might just be thre perfect time for you to pick up that new gaming laptop you’ve had your eye on. There’s something for everyone during this sale, starting from the very basic gaming laptops at a super affordable price all the way to more solid gaming machines, coming your way with a fairly decent price cut. Here are the top 5 deals on gaming laptops that you wouldn’t want to miss during Amazon’s Great Indian Festival Sale. Acer Nitro 5 with Nvidia GTX 1050 MRP: 74999 Deal Price: 44990 Starting off with the most basic machine, the Acer Nitro 5 packs an 8th generation Intel Core i5-8300H processor along with 8GB of RAM and a 1TB hard disk drive. For graphics, there’s the Nvidia GTX 1050, which might make you think of the Nitro 5 as a bare minimum of a gaming machine, but when you factor in the fact that its being discounted to Rs 44,990, it would appear to be quiet a lucrative deal. You can buy it h...

The September smartphone launching spree continues, and this time it is Samsung's turn. The company has made Samsung Galaxy A70s official without much fanfare. The smartphone is an iterated version of the Samsung Galaxy A70, which was launched in India earlier this year. Moreover, the Galaxy A70s is Samsung’s first device to come equipped with a 64MP ISOCELL BRIGHT GM1 sensor.  Samsung Galaxy A70s launch offers The Samsung Galaxy A70s was spotted on TENAA a week ago. Now, it has been launched in India. The Galaxy A70s features a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1080x2400 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-U display. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset. The smartphone comes in two RAM variants, 6GB and 8GB. It has an internal storage capacity of 128GB, which can be increased by up to 512GB using a microSD card. On the optics front, Samsung Galaxy A70s sports a triple rear camera setup: a 64MP f/1.8 primary camera + an 8MP ultra-wide-angle shooter + a 5MP camera. It also has a 32MP (...

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2019 is live for Prime members now. If you are looking to buy a budget smartphone, this just might be the right time. The e-retailer is offering discounts on a range of budget smartphones. Hence, we have compiled a list of budget mobile phones available at reduced prices. The deals range from Rs 5,799 to Rs 9,999. Here are the top five budget smartphone deals during the Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2019 Mi Redmi 7A (2GB/32GB)  MRP: Rs 6,999  Deal Price: Rs 5,799 The Redmi 7A is equipped with a 5.45-inch display. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset. The smartphone packs a 4000mAh battery. It has a 12MP rear camera. You can buy the handset here. Redmi 7 (3GB/32GB) MRP: Rs 10,999  Deal Price: Rs 7,499 The Redmi 7 has a 6.26-inch display. It is powered by the Snapdragon 632 chipset and packs a 4000mAh battery. The smartphone sports a 12MP + 2MP dual rear camera setup. You can buy the handset here. Samsung Galaxy ...