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HUAWEI Band 6 Pro with 1.47-inch AMOLED screen, body temperature monitoring and HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro ECG announced

Along with the P50 series, HUAWEI also introduced the HUAWEI Band 6 Pro, successor to HUAWEI Band 6 and the HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro ECG, an upgrade to the HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro. The Band 6 Pro adds a built-in temperature detection sensor to detect skin temperature and estimated body temperature that shows changes in body temperature, and provides high and low temperature reminders. It has 24-Hour Heart Rate Monitoring, blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring and 96 workout modes, but it still doesn’t have GPS support. Continue reading “HUAWEI Band 6 Pro with 1.47-inch AMOLED screen, body temperature monitoring and HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro ECG announced”

Motorola edge 20 and edge 20 Pro with 6.7-inch 144Hz FHD+ OLED display, 108MP triple rear cameras and edge 20 Lite announced

Motorola has announced edge 20 pro, edge 20 and edge 20 lite smartphones in the edge 20 series. All these pack a 6.7″ OLED, 10-bit colour screen with DCI-P3 colour space and HDR10+ with edge 20 and 20 pro featuring 144Hz refresh rate and the lite model has a 90Hz refresh rate. Continue reading “Motorola edge 20 and edge 20 Pro with 6.7-inch 144Hz FHD+ OLED display, 108MP triple rear cameras and edge 20 Lite announced”

HUAWEI P50 Pro with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED curved display, True-Form Dual-Matrix Camera and HUAWEI P50 announced

HUAWEI has announced its flagship P50 and P50 Pro smartphones in an online event, as it had promised. The P50 has a flat 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate and the Pro model has a 6.6-inch FHD+ OLED curved screen with 120Hz refresh rate. Both these have 1.07 billion color display with support 1,440Hz PWM dimming, a punch-hole screen with a 13MP front camera, and the Pro model has a 100-degree field of view and autofocus. Continue reading “HUAWEI P50 Pro with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED curved display, True-Form Dual-Matrix Camera and HUAWEI P50 announced”

Nothing ear (1) Review: Value for money ANC earbuds

London-based consumer tech startup “Nothing” finally launched the ear (1), the company’s first product, earlier this week. This comes after a lot of teasers and the company had secured several rounds of funding from a list of high-profile investors. The ear (1) has an eye-catching transparent design both for the case and the earbuds, comes with Bluetooth 5.2 with AAC audio codec and also has ANC. So, are these the best true wireless earbuds with ANC for the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Nothing ear (1) Review: Value for money ANC earbuds”

Infinix SMART 5A with 6.52-inch display, 5000mAh battery, Jio exclusive offer launching in India on August 2

Infinix has confirmed the launch of SMART 5A, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the SMART 5 series in India on August 2nd. It will also come with JioExclusive device lock program where the customers can get an upfront cashback of Rs. 550. It will come with 6.52 HD+ drop notch display screen, feature a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and pack a 5000mAh battery. Continue reading “Infinix SMART 5A with 6.52-inch display, 5000mAh battery, Jio exclusive offer launching in India on August 2”

Sony PlayStation 5 sales cross 10 million, becomes the fastest-selling PlayStation

Sony Corporation today announced that it has sold 10 million PlayStation 5 consoles globally as of July 18th, 2021, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation console in the history. The company earlier reported 4.5 million sales till December, and it reached 7.8 million in March 2021. The company took just 8 months to achieve this feat. It took 6 years for PS4 to reach 100 million. Looks at the sales of PS5, it should take half the time to reach the milestone. Continue reading “Sony PlayStation 5 sales cross 10 million, becomes the fastest-selling PlayStation”

Samsung’s Q2 2021 profits up 40.3% YoY, mobile profits up 66.1% YoY

Samsung has reported its earnings for Q2 2021 that ended June 3, 2021 in which the company has made an operating profit of 12.57 trillion won, up 40.3% YoY. This is due to solid growth in Semiconductor business. It posted 63.67 trillion won consolidated revenue, up 20.2% YoY. Continue reading “Samsung’s Q2 2021 profits up 40.3% YoY, mobile profits up 66.1% YoY”

POCO X3 GT with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Dimensity 1100, 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery, 67W fast charging announced

POCO just announced the POCO X3 GT, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the X3 series in Malaysia, as it had promised. This is a rebranded Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G smartphone that was introduced in China in May. It packs a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, Adaptive sync variable refresh rate to switch between 120Hz, 90Hz, 60Hz, 50Hz, 48Hz and 24Hz depending on the content, supports DCI-P3 color gamut and has Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. Continue reading “POCO X3 GT with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Dimensity 1100, 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery, 67W fast charging announced”

OPPO India conducts Reno6 Series 5G SA network trial with Jio

OPPO India has announced that it has conducted 5G standalone network trial for Reno6 Series under the 5G SA network environment provided by Jio at its 5G Lab. The trial yielded highly positive results, said the company. “The encouraging outcomes of the trial ratify the capabilities of both the devices in the Reno6 Series as true 5G devices, bringing a high-quality 5G experience closer to reality,” said OPPO. Continue reading “OPPO India conducts Reno6 Series 5G SA network trial with Jio”

Airtel pre-paid recharge packs now start at Rs. 79, entry-level Rs. 49 pack discontinued

Airtel has  discontinued its Rs 49 entry level Prepaid recharge. The company said that its prepaid packs will now start from the Rs 79 Smart Recharge, and it says that offer up to four times more outgoing minutes of usage to customers along with double data. This comes after the company revised its postpaid plans last week. Continue reading “Airtel pre-paid recharge packs now start at Rs. 79, entry-level Rs. 49 pack discontinued”

realme MagDart next-generation Android wireless charging technology to be announced on August 3

This week, realme said that it will introduce realme Flash smartphone, the first Android phone with magnetic wireless charging in India soon. Today the company has scheduled ‘Mag for future, realme Magnetic Innovation event on August 3rd to unveil 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐭, the first magnetic wireless charging for Android. Continue reading “realme MagDart next-generation Android wireless charging technology to be announced on August 3”

OnePlus not expected to launch OnePlus 9T this year

OnePlus 8T was launched in September last year as a successor of the OnePlus 8 with monitor upgrades, but we didn’t see the OnePlus 8T Pro version. A sketchy rumour from earlier this month said that OnePlus 9T will launch in Q3 2021 with a 108MP rear camera tuned by Hasselblad and a quad camera setup, same as the OnePlus 9 series. Continue reading “OnePlus not expected to launch OnePlus 9T this year”

Apple reports $21.7 billion profit on $81.4 billion revenue in FY Q3 2021; iPhone revenue up 50% YoY despite demand

Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $81.4 billion, an increase of 36% from a year ago. It posted a net profit of $21.7 billion, up 92.8% YoY and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.30 for the financial year Q3 2021 that ended June 26, 2021. Continue reading “Apple reports $21.7 billion profit on $81.4 billion revenue in FY Q3 2021; iPhone revenue up 50% YoY despite demand”

Nothing ear (1) with Bluetooth 5.2, Active Noise Cancellation, transparent design launched in India for Rs. 5999

London-based consumer tech company Nothing has launched the ear (1), the company’s most-expected  true wireless earbuds. It has a transparent design to expose the engineering, including microphones, magnets and circuit board, features an 11.6 mm driver, has Bluetooth 5.2 and comes with Active Noise Cancellation. Continue reading “Nothing ear (1) with Bluetooth 5.2, Active Noise Cancellation, transparent design launched in India for Rs. 5999”

ZTE Axon 30 with 6.92-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 870, up to 12GB RAM, under screen camera announced

ZTE just announced its Axon 30 smartphone in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.92-inch Ful HD+ OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate  and 360Hz touch sampling rate. The screen has 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and supports 10-bit color depth and 1.07 billion colours. It is the first smartphone across the globe to be authorized with the three authoritative eye protection certifications, covering TUV, SGS and UL. The screen can effectively reduce blue light radiation, protect eyesight, and support DC dimming to reduce visual fatigue caused by screen flicker. Continue reading “ZTE Axon 30 with 6.92-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 870, up to 12GB RAM, under screen camera announced”