Samsung Galaxy A6+ gets another price cut in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy A6+ smartphone in India in May for Rs. 25,990, along with the Galaxy A6. Last month it received a Rs. 2000 price cut in just over a month of launch, now it has received another Rs. 2000 price cut in the country. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A6+ gets another price cut in India”

Airtel TV app users to get access to ZEE5 content as a part of strategic partnership

Bharti Airtel and ZEE Entertainment today announced a strategic alliance, under which Airtel and ZEEL will work closely to curate digital/OTT video content solutions for customers across India.  Airtel customers will get exclusive access to premium content of ZEEL: Over the next three years, curated / select video content produced by ZEEL, including TV shows, original series and movies will be available exclusively on Airtel’s digital properties like Airtel TV, in addition to ZEE’s digital platform, ZEE5. Continue reading “Airtel TV app users to get access to ZEE5 content as a part of strategic partnership”

HMD Global schedules an event in India on August 21, Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) expected [Update: Flipkart exclusive]

Update: August 20 – Flipkart has confirmed that the phone will be exclusively available with them. It has also released a new teaser video featuring Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy.

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Motorola One Android One smartphone with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified

Motorola One Android One smartphone with the model number XT1941 has been certified by TENAA in China, after the press images of the phone surfaced in renders.  The smartphone that surfaced in live images and TENAA certification  was actually the P30 that was introduced in China earlier this week. Continue reading “Motorola One Android One smartphone with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified”

ZTE Axon 9 to be announced at IFA on August 30

ZTE has announced an event at the IFA 2018 in Berlin later this month where it is expected to introduce Axon 9, successor of the Axon 7 that was introduced back in 2016, according to the teaser. ZTE will also introduce “leading 5G innovations” on display at a trade show booth. Continue reading “ZTE Axon 9 to be announced at IFA on August 30”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm SoC could launch as SM8150, feature dedicated AI processing unit

Details about Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship Snapdragon 855 SoC, successor of Snapdragon 845 surfaced earlier this year. A recent report said that TSMC will be making the 7nm (FinFET) chips and the production will start by the end of 2018 or early 2019. Now another report reveals that the company might go for a new naming scheme.  Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm SoC could launch as SM8150, feature dedicated AI processing unit”

You can now switch to MIUI Beta ROM without unlocking Bootloader

Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular Android skins with more than 200 million worldwide users. MIUI Beta ROM gets updated biweekly, which includes closed beta on every Tuesday and public beta on every Friday but all devices running MIUI come with MIUI Global Stable ROM pre-installed. Users could switch to MIUI Global Beta ROM using Updater method or Fastboot method but company always advised users to flash MIUI Global Beta ROM using Fastboot method after unlocking the bootloader of their device, but now users don’t need to unlock bootloader to switch to MIUI Global Beta ROM. Continue reading “You can now switch to MIUI Beta ROM without unlocking Bootloader”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus, Moto P30, OPPO F9, Samsung Dolby Atmos Soundbars and more

This week Xiaomi introduced the Mi Pad 4 Plus, larger version of the Mi Pad 4, Motorola introduced the Moto P30, OPPO introduced the F9, Samsung introduced its new Dolby Atmos Soundbars, and lots more from this week in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus, Moto P30, OPPO F9, Samsung Dolby Atmos Soundbars and more”

Vivo India schedules an event on September 6, V11 with in-display fingerprint sensor expected

Vivo just sent out invites for the launch of a new smartphone in India on September 6th. The invite  says ‘Experience the 11 on 06.09.2018″ that hints at the Vivo V11 smartphone, successor of the Vivo V9 that was launched back in March. The fingerprint hints at the in-display fingerprint sensor.

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Huawei Nova 3 to go on open sale from August 23, Nova 3i Iris Purple goes on sale for the first time on August 21 on Amazon India

Huawei launched the Nova 3 and Nova 3i smartphones in India last month for Rs. 34,999 and Rs. 20,990, respectively. Both these went on sale on Amazon starting from August 7th. Today the company has announced that the Nova 3 will be available through open sale starting  August 23rd on Amazon.in. The Nova 3i Iris Purple color variant will go on sale for the first time on August 21st on Amazon.in.  This will join the Black version. Continue reading “Huawei Nova 3 to go on open sale from August 23, Nova 3i Iris Purple goes on sale for the first time on August 21 on Amazon India”

Xiaomi’s POCO F1 with Snapdragon 845 launching in India on August 22 [Update: Flipkart exclusive]

Update – August 17 – Flipkart has started teasing the smartphone with #AsFastAsYou and hints that Badminton player P.V. Sindhu as the brand ambassador.

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Portronics Mport 7C 7-in-1 USB Type-C Hub launched for Rs. 2999

Portronics has launched a USB Type-C multi-port  Mport 7C, a smart and sleek, an extremely portable, plug and play device. This lets you connect standard USB Pen drive (USB 2.0 or 3.0), an external keyboard, an external storage device, USB Flash drive, a mouse, gaming console, projector or TV on HDMI port (1080 or 4K). Continue reading “Portronics Mport 7C 7-in-1 USB Type-C Hub launched for Rs. 2999”

LG Display doubles large-size OLED Panel sales in H1 2018, crosses 1.3 million units

LG Display today announced today that its global sales of large-size OLED panels has crossed 1.3 million units in the first half of 2018, more than double the sales of 0.6 million units of large-size OLED panels in the first half of 2017. The company expects to sell more than 2.9 million units of large-size OLED panels this year compared to 200,000 units in 2013 and 1.7 million units in 2017. Continue reading “LG Display doubles large-size OLED Panel sales in H1 2018, crosses 1.3 million units”

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launching in India on August 22

Samsung introduced its flagship Galaxy Note9 smartphone at its New York event last week and also started taking pre-orders for the smartphone in India soon after. Today the company has announced that the smartphone will be launched in the country at an event on August 22nd. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launching in India on August 22”

OPPO R17 Pro with triple rear cameras, OIS, f1.5/f2.4 variable aperture teased in video

OPPO R17 Pro recently surfaced in an image that revealed triple rear cameras, now the company has officially confirmed it in a new video teaser. All the cameras are arranged vertically and the dual LED flash is present below that. The company also confirmed gradient back with 3D glass that shows a S-shaped curve when the light hits. It also offers matte finish, just like the one of the OnePlus 6.

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