Lenovo Ideapad 110 laptop with 15.6-inch display launched in India starting at Rs. 20490

Lenovo Ideapad 110

Lenovo has launched Ideapad 110, its latest Windows 10 laptop in the Ideapad series targeted at  first-time PC buyers. It has a 15.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) screen, is powered by quad-core Intel processor and also has a Built-in DVD drive. Continue reading “Lenovo Ideapad 110 laptop with 15.6-inch display launched in India starting at Rs. 20490”

Karbonn Quattro L55 HD with 4G VoLTE, free VR headset launched for Rs. 9990

Karbonn Quattro L55 HD

Karbonn has launched Quattro L55 HD the company’s latest 4G smartphone with support for VoLTE (Voice Over LTE). It packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Quattro L55 HD with 4G VoLTE, free VR headset launched for Rs. 9990”

Android 7.0 Nougat has enforced verified boot, device with corrupt image will not boot

Android 7.0 Nougat

Google released final Android 7.0 Nougat Developer Preview 5 earlier this week. Today Google has announced that it will be strictly enforcing verified boot in Android 7.0 so if the device has a corrupt boot image, it will not boot or will boot in a limited capacity with user consent. This improves security by using cryptographic integrity checking to detect changes to the operating system. Continue reading “Android 7.0 Nougat has enforced verified boot, device with corrupt image will not boot”

Lenovo Vibe K5 Note launching in India on August 1

Lenovo Vibe K5 Note

Lenovo was expected to launch the Vibe K5 Note smartphone in India today, but the company just announced the launch date of the smartphone in the country, which is set for August 1st. It is the successor of the Vibe K4 Note that was launched in the country earlier this year. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Note launching in India on August 1”

ZOPO Speed 8 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 10-Core Helio X20 launched in India for Rs. 29999

ZOPO Speed 8

ZOPO has launched its flagship Speed 8 smartphone in India, as it had promised last week. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona earlier this year as the first smartphone to pack a Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X20 processor. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, has 4GB of RAM and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “ZOPO Speed 8 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 10-Core Helio X20 launched in India for Rs. 29999”

Seagate introduces 10TB Guardian Series of hard drives

Seagate Technology, popular for its storage solutions has introduced Guardian Series of 10TB internal hard drives that includes BarraCuda Pro desktop drive, IronWolf for NAS applications and SkyHawk for surveillance. Continue reading “Seagate introduces 10TB Guardian Series of hard drives”

Xiaomi Mi 10000mAh Power Bank and Mi Capsule Earphones launched for Rs. 1299 and Rs. 999

Xiaomi launched 10400mAh power bank back in 2014. Last year it introduced a new slimmer 10000mAh power bank. Today it has launched the power bank in India during the Mi 2nd Anniversary sale. This has the same brushed aluminium finish, similar to the other most other Mi Power banks. The energy density is increased by 30% and the volume decrease by 21.4% compared to it’s old power bank, says Xiaomi. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 10000mAh Power Bank and Mi Capsule Earphones launched for Rs. 1299 and Rs. 999”

Asus Zenfone Max (2016) Review

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Asus launched an upgraded version of the Zenfone Max in India in May starting at Rs. 9999 as a successor of the first Zenfone Max that was launched back in January. It has a faster Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and has 32GB of storage. It also has a 3GB RAM variant for Rs. 12,999. Is the phone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
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GSMA launches Mobile Connect mobile-based authentication solution across India

Mobile Connect India

GSMA today officially launched Mobile Connect, mobile-based authentication for 800 million consumers across India. Six Mobile network operators (MNOs) – Aircel, Bharti Airtel, Idea, Tata Teleservices Ltd, Telenor and Vodafone have announced commercially availability of Mobile Connect . Continue reading “GSMA launches Mobile Connect mobile-based authentication solution across India”

iBall Andi 5L Rider with 5-inch display launched for Rs. 4699

iBall Andi 5L Rider

iBall has launched Andi 5L Rider, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5L Rider with 5-inch display launched for Rs. 4699”

Xiaomi Mi 2nd Anniversary sale: Mi 4, Mi 5 and Mi Bluetooth speaker to get a price cut

Xiaomi Mi India 2nd Anniversary sale

Last week Xiaomi announced its second Mi anniversary sale from July 20th to 22nd in India that will have Re. 1 flash sales, new product launches and more. It already promised that it will reveal details about discounts on products on July 18th. No it has revealed that its Mi 4 and Mi 5 smartphones and Mi Bluetooth speaker will receive a price cut during the sale. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 2nd Anniversary sale: Mi 4, Mi 5 and Mi Bluetooth speaker to get a price cut”

Meizu MX6 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 10-Core Helio X20 SoC, 4GB RAM announced

Meizu MX6

Meizu just announced MX6, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in China. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Sharp TDDI LCD display with narrow bezels, is powered by a deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 processor and runs on Flyme OS 5.2 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “Meizu MX6 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 10-Core Helio X20 SoC, 4GB RAM announced”

ZTE ZMax Pro with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 617, fingerprint sensor announced

ZTE ZMax Pro

ZTE has announced ZMax Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone that will head to MetroPCS in the U.S. in August. It packs a 6-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “ZTE ZMax Pro with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 617, fingerprint sensor announced”

Google releases final Android 7.0 Nougat Developer Preview 5

Android N_fonearena

Google has released developer preview 5 for Android 7.0 Nougat for compatible Nexus devices, ahead of the final release of the update. It released developer preview 4 last month that brought final Android N SDK with final APIs (API level 24). This doesn’t add any new features but it comes with latest bug fixes and optimizations across the system and in pre-installed apps. Continue reading “Google releases final Android 7.0 Nougat Developer Preview 5”