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Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco are now available for pre-booking through both online and offline channels

The Nokia 8 Sirocco can bee pre-booked on Flipkart, while the Nokia 7 Plus on Amazon. Both phones can also be booked online on Nokia's website.
Vivo V9 Youth launched at Rs 18,990 in India; comes with a Snapdragon 450 SoC, 16 MP AI selfie-camera and more

Just like Vivo's flagship device, Vivo V9 Youth also comes with Game Mode that would allow users to block all messages, calls, and alerts during gaming sessions.
ZTE says the American ban is unfair, unacceptable and could threaten its survival; vows to use legal means to fight back

ZTE said it regards compliance as the cornerstone of its strategy, adding it invested $50 million in export control compliance projects in 2017 and plans to invest more this year.
Google will be stopping all investments in messaging app Allo, as it focusses all energies on the upcoming 'Chat' app

The move is necessary, said the report, because Google is going all in on Rich Communication Services (RCS).
Images of the 2018 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga reveals complete details of the car ahead of its launch in August

The new Ertiga will primarily compete with the upcoming Mahindra U321 MPV, given that the Toyota Innova Crysta is now a more upmarket proposition.
Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak just before dawn on 22 April, up to 20 meteors will likely be visible

To view the Lyrid shower this weekend, observers should find an area away from light pollution on the night of 21 April
Dell announces that it is bringing AMD Ryzen processor with 'Radeon RX Vega Graphics' to its Inspiron lineup

The "Inspiron 15" (5575) is the latest addition to Dell's portfolio which is powered by AMD Ryzen to deliver fast responsiveness and reliable performance.
ZTE launches Nubia Red Magic gaming smartphone with cooling vents and configurable RGB lighting for CNY 2,499

Nubia has also added a hardware switch on the Red Magic smartphone which can be flicked on to push the phone into what it calls 'performance' mode.
Make Facebook commit it won't misuse user data to influence polls in India, parliamentary committee tells Centre

The panel headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur told the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to take a pledge in writing from Facebook that it would not "misuse" the data "politically or otherwise", sources said.
Dell launches Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 Convertible and Inspiron 15 5000 laptops with prices starting from $629

Dell Inspiron 15 5000 is available in four variant on the US. The lowest variant is priced at Rs $629 and comes with AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Mobile processor.