Comio smartphones launching in India on August 18

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Chinese ODM Topwise Communication will launch its Comio range of smartphones in India on August 18th. The invite says You will feel the Power along with the launch date. The company has several smartphones including phones with dual rear cameras, and it plans to bring 3 or 4 smartphones to India first, but it is not clear what phones the company is planning to launch next month. Continue reading “Comio smartphones launching in India on August 18”

China’s Tencent might pump $400 million in Ola

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China’s Tencent is in talks with homegrown cab aggregator Ola for a fresh round of funding worth $400 million, according to a latest report from the Economic Times. Citing four people aware of the development, ET stated that Tencent executives met with Ola’s management team to discuss funding. Continue reading “China’s Tencent might pump $400 million in Ola”

Lenovo K8 Note launching in India on August 9

Lenovo K8 Note August 9 India launch teaser

Lenovo started teasing its upcoming Note series smartphone in India recently. Today the company has released a new teaser that confirmed that it will introduce the K8 Note smartphone in the country on August 9, skipping the K7 Note. The company says that the phone will kill the ordinary smartphones and stand way ahead of its competition. Continue reading “Lenovo K8 Note launching in India on August 9”

Huawei Mate 10 will come with full-screen display, confirms CEO

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Huawei yesterday announced its shipped 73 million smartphones during the first six months of the year, up 21% YoY. Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s consumer division said that the company has shipped more than six million P10  since the launch. In an interview with Bloomberg, he said that the phone will be an even more powerful product compared to the predecessor.

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Twitter records $574 million in revenue, user base static at 328 million in Q2 2017

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Twitter has revealed financial earnings for Q2 2017. The micro-blogging site recorded $574 million in revenue, down 5% YoY. Twitter’s monthly active user base remained unchanged at 328 million in Q2 2017. This means, Twitter reported 0% user growth this quarter.
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Vivo V5 Plus gets Rs. 3000 price cut in India

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Vivo V5 Plus was launched earlier this for Rs. 27980, later it got a price cut to Rs. 25990 when the IPL Limited Edition smartphone in Matte Black was launched in April. Now the phone has received a Rs. 3000 price cut and is available for Rs. 22,990 from Flipkart, Amazon.in as well as offline retailers across the country. Continue reading “Vivo V5 Plus gets Rs. 3000 price cut in India”

Airtel and Idea to roll out VoLTE services across India by early 2018

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Last year there was a report that said Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular were gearing up to launch VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services to take on Reliance Jio who launched pan-India 4G LTE services with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) back in September last year. Now Airtel has announced that it will launch VoLTE services in the country by end of current financial year, which is by March 2018. Continue reading “Airtel and Idea to roll out VoLTE services across India by early 2018”

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active rugged smartphone images, detailed specs surface

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Specs leak

Live images of upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (SM-G892A) surfaced recently, now detailed specifications of the phone has surfaced along with press images. This shows the flat screen phone with the same 5.8-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM, 12MP Dual Pixel rear camera and a 8MP front camera as the Galaxy S8. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Active rugged smartphone images, detailed specs surface”

Apple iPhone 8 might not ship until late 2017, Face ID 3D facial recognition details surface

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Earlier this month, a report said that the iPhone 8 will come in four colors, one of which will feature a mirror-like finish. Now a new report from Japan’s Macotakara says that it will come in different colors, but it will not come in White.  It also says that it will not ship until Q4 2017, which is between October to December. It also says “initial sale period has a high possibility to be limited”. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 might not ship until late 2017, Face ID 3D facial recognition details surface”

Zomato, Ola team up to offer cab booking and food delivery

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Zomato and Ola have announced a strategic partnership to offer both of its services to their users. As a result of the partnership, Zomato users will be able to book Ola rides within the app and also make payments using Ola Money. Continue reading “Zomato, Ola team up to offer cab booking and food delivery”

Samsung W2018 with Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM surfaces

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Samsung unveiled its W2017 premium flip phone with dual displays last year. Now details about the upcoming W2018 (SM-W2018) flip phone has surfaced. The W2017 was powered by Snapdragon 820, had 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, the W2018 is said to be powered by Snapdragon 835, come with 6GB RAM and the internal storage is said to be 64GB, same as the predecessor. Continue reading “Samsung W2018 with Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM surfaces”

India’s smartphone shipments fall for the first time in Q2 ; Xiaomi, OPPO maintain growth: Canalys

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The Indian smartphone market contracted for the first time in its history, as shipments to the country fell 4% year on year to just under 27 million units in Q2 2017, according to the latest report from Canalys.

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Vodafone FRC 244 offers unlimited on-net calls, 70GB 4G data, 70 days validity for new customers

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Vodafone this week launched a new First Recharge Coupon (FRC) 244 for its new 4G pre-paid customers that offers unlimited (Local & STD) on-net calls, 70GB 4G data at 1GB 4G data per day with 70 days validity. Continue reading “Vodafone FRC 244 offers unlimited on-net calls, 70GB 4G data, 70 days validity for new customers”

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 now available from Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall, Tata CLiQ and offline retailers in India

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Xiaomi launched its Mi Max 2 phablet in India last week for Rs. 16999 and the phone went on sale through Mi.com and Mi Home during Mi 3rd anniversary sale last week. Today from 10AM, the smartphone went on sale on Flipkart, Amazon, Tata CLiQ and Paytm mall online as well offline stores – Poorvika, BigC, Sangeetha, Croma, Lot, Vijay Sales, eZone and Reliance Digital. The phone is already out of stock on Flipkart and Paytm mall online, but you can get it from Amazon, Tata CLiQ and offline stores. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 now available from Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall, Tata CLiQ and offline retailers in India”