We have just 3 more days for Xiaomi to unveil its flagship Mi 5S smartphone. After confirming dual rear cameras for the Mi 5S, Xiaomi today confirmed that it will feature a ceramic body. It is not clear if this will have both glass and ceramic variants like the Mi 5. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5S: Ceramic body, official camera samples and more”
Xiaomi announced Mi Box, its 4K box powered by Android TV back in May at the Google I/O. Xiaomi said that it will first launch in the US, with other global markets to follow, but it did not reveal launch date. Now it has showed up on Walmart before the official launch, priced at $69 (Rs. 4600 approx.). It also comes with $76 worth offers from Sling TV, Pandora, VUDU and more. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Box 4K Android TV box goes on sale early in the US, price revealed as $69”
[Update: September 26 – Samsung Galaxy On8’s latest teaser on Flipkart has confirmed 3GB RAM and says that it will offer long lasting battery.]
Samsung introduced its new Galaxy On7 (2016) smartphone in China and also teased the Galaxy On5 (2016) yesterday. Now Samsung is gearing to launch the Galaxy On8 smartphone in India. Flipkart has started teasing the phone as #TheNextON on its website and also says that it will be available exclusively available on Flipkart. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On8 with 1080p Super AMOLED display to launch in India exclusively on Flipkart”
Apple has released iOS 10.0.2 update for the devices running on iOS 10. This fixes issue for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users that makes them not able to control volume on their device few minutes after the lightning headphones are plugged into the port. Earlier this week the company had promised a fix for the bug. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 10.0.2 update to fix iPhone 7 Lightning headphones bug”
Last month Reliance Jio unofficially started offering Jio Preview Offer with free 90 days of unlimited data, calls and messaging to all 4G smartphones. Now the company has officially announced that its Jio Welcome Offer that would offer free Jio SIM with free Data, Voice, SMS and the full bouquet of Jio applications and content till December 31st 2016 will be available for all 4G smartphones. Continue reading “Reliance Jio welcome offer now officially available for all 4G smartphones”
Idea Cellular on Friday said that it will be providing over 230% additional capacity to Reliance Jio, saying that Quality of Service for its customers is top priority. Reliance Jio later said that it has been intimated by Idea Cellular regarding Idea’s decision to provide additional POIs in the next few days. Continue reading “Reliance Jio: Over 4 crore calls to Idea failing every day, proposed augmentation by Idea inadequate”
Lenovo (Moto) just sent out invites for the launch of Moto Z smartphone along with Moto Mods in India. It was introduced back in June at the Lenovo Tech World 2016. Continue reading “Moto Z with Moto Mods launching in India on October 4”
Micromax has launched Canvas 5 Lite Q462, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support in the ‘Canvas 5 series’. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, but it still runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 5 Lite with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6499”
Last week Samsung and United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) officially recalled 1 million Galaxy Note7 phones sold from August 2016 through September 15, 2016 due to battery issues. Now the company has announced that about half of those recalled units have been exchanged. Continue reading “About half of recalled Galaxy Note7 units in the U.S. already exchanged, says Samsung”
Ultimate Ears, a brand of Logitech has launched UE ROLL 2, its latest portable waterproof Bluetooth speaker in India, which is the successor of last year’s UE ROLL. It promises 15% more sound and an increased wireless range of 100-feet with the same sleek, disc shape design of the original UE ROLL. Continue reading “Ultimate Ears launches UE ROLL 2 waterproof Bluetooth speaker in India for Rs. 8495”
Apple has partnered with Flipkart to make it authorized online reseller in India, ahead of the launch of iPhone 7 in India next month. Previously only Infibeam was Apple’s authorized online reseller in the country to sell iPhone and iPad. Now Flipkart will also sell Mac officially. This was first reported by BGR.in. Continue reading “Apple partners with Flipkart to sell iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus online in India”
Alcatel has launched PIXI 4 (5), the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Alcatel PIXI 4 with 5-inch display, Android 6.0, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 4999”
Samsung just announced On7 (2016) successor of last year’s Galaxy On7 smartphone in China. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the home button for unlocking and mobile payments using Alipay. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, fingerprint sensor announced”
After teasing high benchmark scores in the first teaser yesterday, Xiaomi has released a second teaser for the Mi 5S that confirms dual rear cameras for the smartphone. Earlier rumors said that it will feature a 16-megapixel cameras, so the secondary camera could have a smaller sensor like the Redmi Pro.
Continue reading “Xiaomi confirms dual rear cameras for the Mi 5S, pricing rumored”
BLU Products has announced BLU Life One X2, successor of last year’s BLU Life One X. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p IPS Curved Glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “BLU Life One X2 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 430, fingerprint sensor announced”
