Mysterious Motorola Smartphone Codenamed 'Watson' Clears FCC Certification

 By Unknown on February 16, 2017       

Of late, Motorola has been in the news about their upcoming mid-range smartphones, Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus. However, today, a mysterious Motorola smartphone passed FCC certification codenamed as 'Watson'. 

Reputed Motorola tipster, Roland Quandt on his Twitter handle also posted the same news, however, he certainly revealed the specs of the phone. 

Motorola Moto XT1750 stopping by the FCC... 8GB internal mem, Dual SIM, 2350mAh battery. Codename "Watson" it seems. Moto E? Moto C? Moto..? pic.twitter.com/ocnQS5jvnN

— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) February 16, 2017

This mysterious Moto phone carries a model number- XT1750 and Quandt suggests that the phone will have 8GB of internal storage, dual SIM, 2350mAh battery. However, he still not sure on which series does this phone come under and certainly asked the users. 

Going by the leaked specs, we believe that the phone might be the Moto E (2017). Nevertheless, Motorola is said to be working on new series, Moto C and this might be the first Moto C smartphone. 

Google Assistant gets Payments Support

 By Vaibhav Jain on February 16, 2017       

Google Assistant, the personal digital assistant exclusive to Pixel phones is now getting a new update which adds new Payments option that allows users to add credit card and personal information for future purchases.

According to 9to5google, the rollout of this new update started on Wednesday evening and is available for few Google Pixel users.

Tapping up the Payment option will start a tutorial explaining how you can set up your payments and delivery info for all kinds of purchases. You can also disable the option through unchecking "Pay through your Assistant" option.

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But, there is no timeline on when the feature will fully roll out to public, but this is a much-needed addition for several people out there.

Source: 9to5Google | Via: AndroidHeadlines

LG Teases the LG G6's UI in a New Video

 By Unknown on February 16, 2017       

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 is around the corner and almost every smartphone brand will be looking forward to announce their product at the mega tech show. One such brand is South Korean giant, LG. 

LG already confirmed that they will be launching their flagship phone, the LG G6 at the MWC event on February and now, the company has teased the smartphone's UI in a new video. 



The video reveals that the G6 will have an unusual display and LG is adding tweaks to the OS with which users can make most of the wide display. 

Also, we are expecting the UI to be LG UX 6.0 as the LG V20 came out with LG UX 5.5 with several additions and we are hoping the same with the G6 as well. 

Moto X Pure gets December Security Patch

 By Vaibhav Jain on February 16, 2017       

Motorola has already started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat for the Moto G4 and Moto Z family, while the Moto X and G4 Play users are still waiting for it to arrive on their devices.

Now, Motorola is rolling out a new update for the Moto X Pure which comes with December Security Patch and stability improvement.

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Via: Motorola-fans

Upcoming Moto G5/ G5 Plus to Come With Water and Dust Resistant (IP67) Properties

 By Unknown on February 15, 2017       

The long-rumored Moto G5 Plus, which Motorola is expecting to launch at the MWC 2017 is now said to feature Water and Dust Resistant IP67 certified properties. (As listed by ktronix - Listing removed)

Motorola for some reasons removed the water resistant properties for their Moto G4 and G4 Plus, which was earlier seen on Moto G3. However, it's good to see that Moto is bringing back the much-asked feature. 

In terms of specifications, the Moto G5 Plus will feature a 5.2-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC and 3GB/4GB of RAM. The phone is expected to be cheaper than the existing Moto G4 Plus in European countries. 

Moto G5 to come with "Lenovo" Branding on the Bottom Left side

 By Vaibhav Jain on February 15, 2017       

Motorola is widely expected to unveil the much-anticipated Moto G5 and the G5 Plus on February 26th in an event during MWC in Barcelona. The Moto G5 Plus specs and design is no longer a mystery, as the device have been already leaked multiple times.

The latest leaked renders reveal that the Moto G5 and G5 Plus will come with "Lenovo" Branding on the bottom left side. We already know that Lenovo Will Use Moto Branding for All Its Future Handsets, but it seems that Lenovo will also be using "Lenovo" Branding on Moto Smartphones. 

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