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Amazfit GTS 2 mini new version with 1.55″ AMOLED screen, GPS, 68+ sports modes launched in India for Rs. 5999

Amafit has launched GTS 2 mini new version in India, after teasing it earlier this week. It is a cheaper version of the GTS 2 mini smartwatch that was launched in India back in 2020 and retains the AMOLED screen, GPS support and other features, but this doesn’t have barometric altimeter, so some sports modes such as snowboarding single, Alpine skiing, Cross-country skiing, Snowboarding double and skiing are not present on the new version. Continue reading “Amazfit GTS 2 mini new version with 1.55″ AMOLED screen, GPS, 68+ sports modes launched in India for Rs. 5999”

realme Smart TV Stick FHD launched in India for Rs. 2999

realme has launched its new realme Smart TV Stick FHD model, after the launch of the 4K version last year. It has HDR10+ support, 1GB of RAM, a quad-core ARM Cortex A35 processor, along with 8GB of storage and is based on Android TV which is based on Android 11 compared to Google TV in the 4K model. Continue reading “realme Smart TV Stick FHD launched in India for Rs. 2999”

realme Book Prime with 14″ 2K display, 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 64999

At its event, realme launched the realme BOOK PRIME, the company’s latest laptop, as the successor to last year’s realme Book, as it had promised. The realme Book Prime was introduced for global markets in February and packs a 14″ 2K display, an Intel i5-11320H 11th gen processor, has a metal body and comes with support for a new generation of VC liquid cooling. Continue reading “realme Book Prime with 14″ 2K display, 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 64999”

realme 9 with 6.4″ FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 680, 108MP camera launched in India starting at Rs. 17999

realme just launched the realme 9, the company’s latest mid-range 4G phone as the successor to last year’s realme 8, as it had promised. The phone has a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 10240-level brightness adjustment, 90.6% screen-to-body ratio and has a 16-megapixel camera on the front. It is powered by Snapdragon 680 SoC compared to MediaTek Helio G95 SoC in the predecessor and has up to 8GB of RAM with up to 5GB RAM expansion. Continue reading “realme 9 with 6.4″ FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 680, 108MP camera launched in India starting at Rs. 17999”

realme Buds Air 3 with up to 42dB ANC, dual device connection launched in India for Rs. 3999

realme just launched the Buds Air 3, the company’s latest TWS earbuds with ANC as the successor to the Buds Air 2 in India, as it had announced. It was introduced at the MWC in February and packs a 10mm dynamic bass boost driver with professional-grade liquid crystal polymer diaphragm, offers up to 42dB noise cancellation compared to 25dB in the predecessor. Continue reading “realme Buds Air 3 with up to 42dB ANC, dual device connection launched in India for Rs. 3999”

realme GT 2 Pro with 6.7″ QHD+ AMOLED 120Hz LTPO display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 launched in India starting at Rs. 49999

realme just launched its flagship realme GT 2 Pro, the company’s latest premium flagship smartphone in India, as it had announced. The phone packs a 6.7-inch Quad HD+ second generation LTPO 1-120Hz variable refresh rate screen with 1000Hz touch sampling rate for during gaming, 10240 levels of brightness adjustment and 92.6% screen-t0-body ratio, thanks to an extremely narrow frame. Continue reading “realme GT 2 Pro with 6.7″ QHD+ AMOLED 120Hz LTPO display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 launched in India starting at Rs. 49999”

OnePlus TV 43 Y1S Pro with 43″ 4K screen, MEMC launched in India for Rs. 29999

OnePlus just launched the OnePlus TV 43 Y1S Pro 4K smart TV, the company’s latest smart TV in the Y1S series, after the launch of HD and FHD models back in February. The TV features a bezel-less design, HDR10+, HDR10, as well as HLG format, ALLM feature (Auto Low Latency Mode), Gamma Engine, which smart tunes the visuals to provide ultra-clear content with dynamic contrast and vibrant colors. Continue reading “OnePlus TV 43 Y1S Pro with 43″ 4K screen, MEMC launched in India for Rs. 29999”

Samsung Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy S22 FE could use MediaTek SoC in some markets

Samsung finally switched from Exynos to Snapdragon SoC for its flagships in most markets, including India with the Galaxy S22. Now, a new report from BusinessKorea says that the company is planning to switch to MediaTek flagship SoC for the next flagship and the mid-range Galaxy S22 FE in some market. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy S22 FE could use MediaTek SoC in some markets”

Vi Jobs & Education to offer employment, skilling opportunities

Vodafone has launched Vi Jobs & Education on the Vi App targeted at the youth of Bharat to help them with finding employment, becoming more employable & also help them prepare for government jobs, empowering them to fulfil their career dreams, said the company. The company has partnered with ‘Apna’, leading English learning platform ‘Enguru’ and ‘Pariksha’ a platform specializing in government employment exam preparation. Continue reading “Vi Jobs & Education to offer employment, skilling opportunities”

Snapdragon 7 series 4nm SoC with Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 CPU cores, Adreno 662 GPU surfaces

It has been close to a year since we had seen a top-end Snapdragon 7 series SoC. The Snapdragon 778G was introduced back in May last year, and the Snapdragon 778G Plus 5G, a minor upgrade, went official in October. Now the next Snapdragon 7 Series SoC has surfaced, thanks to leaker Digital Chat Station in China. Continue reading “Snapdragon 7 series 4nm SoC with Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 CPU cores, Adreno 662 GPU surfaces”

Apple schedules virtual WWDC 2022 for June 6

Apple has announced that the virtual WWDC 2022 conference from will begin June 6 and go on till June 10th. Similar to last year and the year before that, the event will be streamed live through Apple Developer app and on the Apple Developer website. Continue reading “Apple schedules virtual WWDC 2022 for June 6”

Jio-bp and TVS partner for public EV charging infrastructure

Jio-bp, an an Indian fuels and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and bp in partnership with TVS Motor Company has announced that they are working to create robust public EV charging infrastructure for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the country that will be built on Jio-bp’s network. Continue reading “Jio-bp and TVS partner for public EV charging infrastructure”

Amazfit GTS 2 mini new version with 1.55″ AMOLED screen, GPS, 68+ sports modes to go on sale in India from April 11

Amafit launched the GTS 2 mini smartwatch in India back in 2020 as one of the most affordable smartwatch models with AMOLED screen and GPS support at a competitive price tag of Rs. 6999. Now the company is gearing up to launch a new GTS 2 mini smartwatch model in the country. Continue reading “Amazfit GTS 2 mini new version with 1.55″ AMOLED screen, GPS, 68+ sports modes to go on sale in India from April 11”

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G with 6.58″ FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 695, 5000mAh battery surfaces

Details about the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G surfaced a couple of months back. Now the press images and the details specs of the phone has surfaced, thanks to tipster Yogesh Brar. Instead of Dimensity 900 in the Nord CE 2, the Lite model is said to use Snapdragon 695 SoC that power several mid-range phones – Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, vivo T1 5G and iQOO Z6 5G. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G with 6.58″ FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 695, 5000mAh battery surfaces”

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Review

Samsung launched the Galaxy A53 5G smartphone last month as the successor to the Galaxy A52 / A52s. This retains the screen and the cameras from the predecessor, but it gets an Exynos 1280 5nm SoC and also packs in a bigger battery. Is this a good upgrade compared to the Galaxy A52s? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Review”