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Lenovo Yoga Pad Pro with 13-inch 2K display, Snapdragon 870, micro HDMI port, quad speakers, Dolby Atmos announced

Lenovo has announced Yoga Pad Pro, the company’s latest tablet in China. It features a 13-inch LTPS LCD screen with 2K resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, 100% sRGB color gamut, HDR10 and Dolby Vision, is powered by Snapdragon 870 with 8GB of RAM, but it is a Wi-Fi-only tablet. It has four modes that includes standing, reclining, tilting, and hanging mode so that you can use it for different scenarios such as games, reading, and painting. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga Pad Pro with 13-inch 2K display, Snapdragon 870, micro HDMI port, quad speakers, Dolby Atmos announced”

Xiaomi officially removed from U.S. DoD blacklist

Back in January, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a blacklist of 9 companies including Xiaomi as a Communist Chinese Military Company. After contesting the decision in February, a U.S. federal judge temporarily blocked the DoD from enforcing the consequences of the decision in March. Continue reading “Xiaomi officially removed from U.S. DoD blacklist”

Redmi Note 8 2021 with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Helio G85, 48MP quad rear cameras announced

[Update – May 25: Xiaomi has confirmed the pricing for the phone. The 4GB+64GB version is priced at US$ 169 (Rs. 12,305 approx.) and the 4GB+128GB version costs $189 (Rs. 13,760 approx.). It has already started rolling, and the availability may vary between markets, said the company. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 2021 with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Helio G85, 48MP quad rear cameras announced”

HUAWEI to introduce HarmonyOS for smartphones and tablets along with new products on June 2

HUAWEI introduced HarmonyOS back in 2019 and the HarmonyOS 2.0 was introduced in September 2020 and also confirmed that HarmonyOS will be coming to smartphones. Today it has announced a global launch event on June 2nd in which it will introduce the HarmonyOS for smart devices such as phones and tablets and also launch new products that will run the HarmonyOS. Continue reading “HUAWEI to introduce HarmonyOS for smartphones and tablets along with new products on June 2”

TECNO SPARK 7 Pro with 6.6-inch 90Hz display, Helio G80, up to 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 9999

TECNO has launched the SPARK 7 Pro, the company’s latest mid-range phone in India. The phone packs a 6.6-inch HD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android 11 with HiOS 7.5 on top, features an 48-megapixel rear camera along with a 2MP portrait camera, AI lens and an 8-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “TECNO SPARK 7 Pro with 6.6-inch 90Hz display, Helio G80, up to 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 9999”

OnePlus Watch Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition announced

OnePlus has introduced OnePlus Watch Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition smartwatch in China, after it introduced OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition smartphone last year. This follows the same Black with Yellow Cyberpunk colour pattern and comes with a silicone strap that has a similar finish and also has Cyberpunk logo. Continue reading “OnePlus Watch Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition announced”

realme launches DIZO brand under TechLife ecosystem

realme today launched DIZO (pronounced as ‘dee-zoe’), the company’s first brand under its TechLife ecosystem, as it had promised. It has ‘Be Different’ as its brand tag line and promises to bring ‘Smart Tech Life for Every Different You’ realme said that it has been looking for highly innovative yet independent partners globally to provide products to their consumers for some time, and DIZO fits all the criteria. Continue reading “realme launches DIZO brand under TechLife ecosystem”

realme Q3 Pro Special Edition with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 768G and realme GT Neo Flash Edition announced

realme today announced its realme Q3 Pro Special Edition at its 2nd year anniversary event in China. It packs a 6.43-inch Full HD+ 120Hz Samsung Super AMOLED screen with 360Hz touch sampling rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 600 nits peak brightness, 32-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole and 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to ultra-narrow chin, and comes with an in-screen fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “realme Q3 Pro Special Edition with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 768G and realme GT Neo Flash Edition announced”

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 with 13.5″ / 15″ PixelSense display, 11th Gen Intel Core / AMD Ryzen 4000 series processors launched in India

Microsoft has launched the Surface Laptop 4 in India after it was introduced last month. It comes in two sizes – 13.5-inch and 15-inch. Both these come with 11th Generation Intel Core processor up to Core i7 with Intel’s latest Iris Xe graphics and AMD Ryzen 7 4000 series with AMD Radeon Graphics, up to 16GB of LPDDR4x RAM, up to 512GB of SSD storage, tone-on-tone Alcantara and machined aluminum all-metal finish. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 with 13.5″ / 15″ PixelSense display, 11th Gen Intel Core / AMD Ryzen 4000 series processors launched in India”

boAt Rockerz 330 with up to 30 hours battery life, fast charge launched at an introductory price of Rs. 1299

After the Rockerz 335 last year and Rockerz 255 Pro+ earlier this year, boAt has launched new Rockerz 330, the company’s latest neckband wireless headset after a lot of teasers. It features Bluetooth v5.0, 10mm dynamic drivers, which the company says is fine-tuned with boAt’s Signature Sound and enhanced bass. Additionally, it offers dual pairing that lets you pair and switch between two devices simultaneously. Continue reading “boAt Rockerz 330 with up to 30 hours battery life, fast charge launched at an introductory price of Rs. 1299”

Apple releases iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6 and watchOS 7.5 with Apple Card Family, Podcast Subscriptions and more

Apple has released iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6 and watchOS 7.5 that brings several features to iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users. All these bring access to subscription content in the Podcasts app, introduces support for Apple Card Family and the watchOS update adds ECG support and irregular heart rhythm notifications on Apple Watch Series 4 or later in Malaysia and Peru. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6 and watchOS 7.5 with Apple Card Family, Podcast Subscriptions and more”

Xiaomi reduces MIUI Security app animations for low end devices

Xiaomi proprietary Android skin MIUI offers a security app that has various features including Cleaner, Speed Booster, WhatsApp Cleaner, and a lot more. The app got a major overhaul with MIUI 10, but Xiaomi baked in various animations to the Security app with MIUI 12. These animations didn’t probably work smoothly on the low-end devices, as Xiaomi has decided to ditch the animation with the new version of the Security app. Xiaomiui, a Xiaomi-focused blog, took it to Twitter to share the screenshots from the new Security app.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G with 12.4-inch WQXGA display, Snapdragon 750G, S Pen announced

After rumours, Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, a cheaper tablet in the S7 series. The tablet was earlier rumoured to be released Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite. It features a 12.4-inch WQXGA display with 60Hz refresh rate, is powered by Snapdragon 750G SoC, features an 8-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front camera, has S Pen support with ultra-low latency and magnetic attachment. It runs Android 11 with the Samsung One UI and Samsung DeX app. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G with 12.4-inch WQXGA display, Snapdragon 750G, S Pen announced”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 8nm Compute Platform with built-in 4G for entry-level Windows PCs and Chromebooks announced

Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 compute platform, the second generation of entry-level platform for entry-level Windows PCs and Chromebooks after the first one was introduced back in December 2019. It is still based on 8nm processor technology, has integrated Snapdragon X15 4G modem and the company said that it will offer 10% higher system performance than competitive platforms. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 8nm Compute Platform with built-in 4G for entry-level Windows PCs and Chromebooks announced”

Airtel deploys additional 11.2 Mhz spectrum in 1800 MHz band in Karnataka to enhance network coverage

After Tamil Nadu, Airtel today announced that it has also upgraded its mobile network in Karnataka by deploying an additional 11.2 Mhz spectrum in the 1800 Mhz band along with advance network software tools across its network in Karnataka to significantly bolster high speed data capacity. This will enable improved network availability and data speeds along with better coverage inside homes and buildings in cities and urban areas, said the company. Continue reading “Airtel deploys additional 11.2 Mhz spectrum in 1800 MHz band in Karnataka to enhance network coverage”