Reliance Jio has announced that Qualcomm Ventures, the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated will invest Rs. 730 crore in Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs. 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs. 5.16 lakh crore. The investment will translate into a 0.15% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis. Continue reading “Jio Platforms to raise Rs. 730 Crore from Qualcomm Ventures”
boAt, popular for its audio product line has entered into the ‘wearable’ category with boAt ProGear B20 smart to track fitness. It features a 0.96″ full touch coloured display 5 built-in faces, 14 workout modes out of which 8 can be set as active modes, shows various statistics like daily steps, calories burnt, and activity duration at a single glance, features such as real-time notifications for incoming calls and messages and has the ability to control music via the band. Continue reading “boAt ProGear B20 with 0.96-inch color touch display, heart rate sensor, IP68 water resistance launched for Rs. 1799”
OPPO launched the OPPO Enco M31 neckband wireless earphones in India back in May at an introductory price of Rs. 1999 on Amazon India, later it was sold at Rs. 2299. Today the company has announced that it will be sold at the offer price till July 15th. Similarly, the Enco W31 which was launched at Rs. 3999 is available on Amazon.in at Rs. 3,799 for limited period. Continue reading “OPPO Enco M31 neckband and Enco W31 TWS earphones get limited-period price cut in India”
OnePlus recently confirmed that the OnePlus Nord will be unveiled in the world’s first AR smartphone launch on 21 July 2020 at 7:30pm IST. It also launched OnePlus Nord AR App to experience the app. Today it has confirmed that it will start selling special invitation that will allow users a hands-on experience of the OnePlus Nord through AR technology. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord AR invites go on sale on Amazon India on July 11 for Rs. 99”
OPPO launched the Find X2 series in India last month. Today it has announced the Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition in the country. Inspired by Aventador SVJ Roadster this uses heat-absorbing glass process for a 3D back for the logo and uses four-layer superimposed process to achieve the same carbon fiber texture as the Lamborghini interior. Continue reading “OPPO Find X2 Pro Lamborghini Edition announced in India”
Xiaomi has scheduled its Global Xiaomi Ecosystem Product launch event on July 15th. The teaser image shows several products including Mi Band 5, which was introduced in China last month. Continue reading “Xiaomi schedules Global Ecosystem Product Launch event for July 15 — Mi Band 5, Mi TV Stick, Mi electric scooter and more teased”
Google has started teasing its upcoming Nest smart speaker, which will be the successor of the Google Home (Nest) that was introduced back in 2016. It surfaced last month with the codename ‘Prince’. It has also passed through the FCC revealing coral colour, in addition to Blue shown in the picture, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and comes with 30W DC charger in the box. Continue reading “Google Nest smart speaker teased as successor of Google Home”
Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch Active2 in India back in October last year in 44mm stainless steel model and the 4G version with stainless-steel case in India in December. Today it has launched Galaxy Watch Active 2 4G Aluminium edition in the country and said that it Samsung’s first smartwatch to be made in India. It has a 1.4-inch curved Super AMOLED screen with rotating touch bezel that turns both clockwise and counter-clockwise to advance screens so you can easily select favourite apps. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 4G Aluminium edition launched in India for Rs. 28490”
Lava has launched Z61 Pro, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘Z series’. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by 1.6GHz Octa Core SoC with 2GB of RAM, has an 8-megapixel primary rear camera with Portrait Mode (Bokeh), Burst mode, HDR, Night mode, 5-megapixel front camera is also equipped with face-unlock feature that unlocks the phone in just 0.6 seconds. It packs a 3100mAh battery. The company doesn’t say the Android version. Continue reading “Lava Z61 Pro with 5.45-inch HD+ display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 5774”
realme just announced that it will launch its C11 budget smartphone in India, after it was introduced in Malaysia last week. It is one of the first smartphones to be powered by the MediaTek Helio G35 SoC. The company had been teasing the phone on its social channels as an alternative to feature phones and said that there are over 7.5 million users of C series phones in India. Continue reading “realme C11 with 6.5-inch Mini drop display, Helio G35, 5000mAh battery launching in India on July 14”
Vivo’s iQOO brand just announced iQOO Z1x 5G the company’s latest 5G smartphone in China as it had promised. It has a 6.57-inch FHD+ 20:9 LCD screen with 90.4% screen-to-body ratio, 120Hz refresh rate and houses a 16-megapixel front camera in the punch-hole screen. It is powered by Snapdragon 765G Mobile platform with support for 85mm long liquid cooling tube, 10000mm² graphite sheet, combined with the intelligent Cooling Turbo technology to reduce the temperature up to 10℃. Continue reading “iQOO Z1x 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, 5000mAh battery announced”
Qualcomm has just announced its latest Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G Mobile Platform as an incremental upgrade to the Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform. This packs Qualcomm Kryo 585 CPU Prime core clock speed at up to 3.1 GHz, offering 10% increase in CPU performance and the Adreno 650 GPU offers 10% faster graphics rendering compared to 865, while the other cores are same. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Mobile Platform offers 10% faster performance, will power ASUS ROG Phone 3 and Lenovo Legion phone”
Intel just announced Thunderbolt 4, the next-generation Thunderbolt with USB4 specification. It still has USB-C connector offering 40Gbps speed, same as the Thunderbolt 3, but this will offer docks with up to four Thunderbolt ports and universal cables up to 2 meters in length. It has also doubled minimum video and data requirements of Thunderbolt 3 and expanded end-to-end solution capabilities. Continue reading “Intel introduces Thunderbolt 4 universal USB Type-C connectivity solution with 40Gbps bandwidth”
Samsung has launched its Crystal 4K UHD and Unbox Magic 3.0 series as a part of 2020 Smart TV line-up. The new Crystal range comes in 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch and 75-inch versions. The Unbox Magic 3.0 series comes in 32-inch and 43-inch versions. Continue reading “Samsung Unbox Magic 3.0 and 2020 Crystal 4K UHD TVs launched in India starting from Rs. 20900”
PLAY, popular for its mobile accessories has launched PLAYGO T44 True Wireless Earphone and has teased its upcoming PLAYGO N82 Neckband earphones. It uses proprietary EBEL (Enhanced Bass and Extra Loud) 10mm drivers promising crisp audio experience. Continue reading “PLAYGO T44 TWS earbuds with 10mm EBEL drivers launched for Rs. 2999; PLAYGO N82 Neckband ANC earphones coming soon”
