Xiaomi Mi Music Alarm Clock is also a Bluetooth speaker, has LEDs to show time

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Xiaomi has introduced Mi Music Alarm Clock in China that shows time using LED lights embedded behind the speaker grill. It is a smart clock that connects to Android devices using Bluetooth 4.1. It can play music in the morning to wake you up and also aids better sleep in the night by playing suitable music.

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Asus Incredible Diwali offers from Oct 18 to 22: Cashback and gifts for Zenfone 3, Notebook buyers

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Asus India today announced Incredible Diwali offers for 100 lucky buyers from 18th to 22nd October, 2016. Those who purchase Zenfone 3 ZE520KL & ZE552KL from any ASUS Authorized Partners can register on its microsite to stand a chance to get 100% cashback. Continue reading “Asus Incredible Diwali offers from Oct 18 to 22: Cashback and gifts for Zenfone 3, Notebook buyers”

Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Sonder for dynamic E Ink keyboard tech

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Apple is reportedly in talks with Sonder Design to acquire the company for its dynamic keyboard technology, which uses E Ink to offer dynamic, contextual keys that can be customized to your preference. Continue reading “Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Sonder for dynamic E Ink keyboard tech”

Intex Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II with 4G VoLTE, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 5099 and Rs. 5990

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Intex has launched Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II, two new budget smartphones with 4G VoLTE at the ongoing India Gadgetz Expo (IGE) 2016 in Bangalore. Both the phones pack a 5.5-inch display, run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and pack 5-megapixel front and rear cameras. The Intex Aqua 5.5 VR comes pre-loaded with 3D content and also comes with LED flash on the front. Continue reading “Intex Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II with 4G VoLTE, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 5099 and Rs. 5990”

Xiaomi Diwali with Mi sale from Oct 17 to 19: Discounts on Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S and more

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Xiaomi already confirmed that it will hold its Diwali with Mi sale from October 17th to 19th that will have Re. 1 flash sale, bundles at reduced price and more. Today it has announced price cuts for its smartphones and accessories during the sale. Continue reading “Xiaomi Diwali with Mi sale from Oct 17 to 19: Discounts on Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S and more”

SwiftKey 6.4.5 beta for Android brings incognito mode, text expansion support and more

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SwiftKey beta for Android has been updated to version 6.4.5 that brings Incognito mode and Shortcuts / text expansion along with some bug fixes and Android N support. When the Incognito Mode is enabled, SwiftKey doesn’t learn the words you type. This can be enabled from  SwiftKey Hub and the current theme switches to a dark theme with a mask in the background. Continue reading “SwiftKey 6.4.5 beta for Android brings incognito mode, text expansion support and more”

Google smartwatches with Android Wear 2.0 expected in Q1 2017

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Back in July this year there was a report that said Google is working on two Android Wear smartwatches codenamed ‘Angelfish’ and ‘Swordfish equipped with Google Assistant integration for contextual alerts. Even renders appeared of the smartwatches appeared, now @evleaks has posted that these are expected to arrive sometime in Q1 2017 running Android Wear 2.0. Continue reading “Google smartwatches with Android Wear 2.0 expected in Q1 2017”

Samsung expects $3 billion impact in profits up to Q1 2017 after killing Galaxy Note7

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Samsung today announced that it estimates to lose mid-3 trillion won ($3.1 billion approx.) in operating profit from the fourth quarter of 2016 through the first quarter of 2017, due to the discontinuation of Galaxy Note7. Continue reading “Samsung expects $3 billion impact in profits up to Q1 2017 after killing Galaxy Note7”

Intex Aqua S2 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 4990

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Intex has launched Aqua S2, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series, which is also the cheapest smartphone with a fingerprint sensor in India. It has a 5-inch FWVA display with 64.4% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC7731 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Intex Aqua S2 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 4990”

Airtel V-Fiber broadband plans

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Airtel today launched ‘V-Fiber’ broadband based on Vectorization in Chennai that offers speeds of up to 100 Mbps. Airtel already said that it will be offering ‘V-Fiber’ for all its existing broadband customers at no extra monthly cost and requires only modem change, which costs Rs. 1000. Now it has provided monthly plans that start at Rs. 999 for 50GB FUP limit and goes up to Rs. 4999 for 1TB FUP.

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Honor 6X (BLN-AL10) certification details specs – 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM and dual rear cameras

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Honor BLN-AL10, which is rumored to be the Honor 6X surfaced on TENAA last month surfaced on TENAA showing off dual rear cameras, unibody metal design and a fingerprint sensor on the back. Now the certification site has revealed all the specifications of the phone. Geekbench has revealed that it will be powered by Kirin 625 SoC. Continue reading “Honor 6X (BLN-AL10) certification details specs – 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM and dual rear cameras”

Sony BRAVIA KD-65Z9D 65-inch 4K HDR Android 3D Smart TV launched in India for Rs. 504900

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Sony has launched BRAVIA KD-65Z9D, its new 4K TV in the BRAVIA Z9D series with 4K HDR support. It features a newly developed 4K image processor – the 4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme and a unique backlight technology- Backlight Master Drive, to attain extraordinary contrast and extremely accurate wide colour expression. Continue reading “Sony BRAVIA KD-65Z9D 65-inch 4K HDR Android 3D Smart TV launched in India for Rs. 504900”

Airtel launches V-Fiber with speeds up to 100Mbps in Chennai, expanding to 87 cities soon

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Airtel today launched ‘V-Fiber’ in Chennai that offers speeds of up to 100 Mbps. It is based on Vectorization, which is Europe’s No.1 fixed broadband technology. Airtel the first operator in India to use this technology. Continue reading “Airtel launches V-Fiber with speeds up to 100Mbps in Chennai, expanding to 87 cities soon”

Ulefone U007 Pro with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE announced for $69.99

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Ulefone has introduced U007 Pro, an upgraded version of the U007 that was introduced back in June. This has 4G support and the MediaTek MT6580A SoC has been replaced by MT6735 SoC. Other specifications are the same, including a 5-inch HD display,  Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX149 sensor, LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Ulefone U007 Pro with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE announced for $69.99”

MediaTek MT2511 multi-function bio-sensing chip and MT2523 for fitness devices announced in India

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MediaTek India has announced availability of MT2511 and MT2523, its latest System on Chips (SoCs) targeted at health, fitness and wearables devices. The MT2511 is the company’s first bio-sensing analog front-end (AFE) chip designed for health and fitness devices, and the MT2523 is designed for active and fitness smartwatches and offers GPS, dual-mode Bluetooth Low Energy, and a MIPI-supported high-resolution mobile screen. Both these were introduced earlier this year. Continue reading “MediaTek MT2511 multi-function bio-sensing chip and MT2523 for fitness devices announced in India”