Noise, popular for its wearables has launched Noise Shots X5 Pro, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0, Qualcomm aptX and AAC support. The headset has voice assistant support on Android and iOS and comes with IPX7 rating for water resistance from sweat and rain. Continue reading “Noise Shots X5 Pro with aptX, 150 hours battery life with 2200mAh charging case launched for Rs. 4999”
Update: April 28, 2020 – Redmi smartphone with the model number M2003J15SI has received BIS certification, so we can expect it to launch in India as Redmi Note 9 soon, and it will be introduced for the European market on April 30th. Continue reading “Redmi 10X with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, MediaTek Helio G85, 5020mAh battery gets certified [Update: Expected to launch in India soon as Redmi Note 9]”
Qualcomm introduced Quick Charge 3 fast charging technology back in 2015 for both smartphones powered by both flagship and mid-range SoCs at that time. Even though the company had introduced Quick Charge 4 in 2016 and Quick Charge 4+ in 2017, the company has now announced Quick Charge 3 fast charging technology for mid-range smartphones. It says that this can charge a phone from 0%-50% in 15 minutes, which is up to 35% faster and is 9° Celsius cooler compared to previous generations. Continue reading “Qualcomm Quick Charge 3+ announced, can charge devices from 0% to 50% in 15 minutes”
LG already confirmed that it will introduce its first mid-range 5G smartphone – LG VELVET on May 7th in an online event. Today the company has revealed the specifications of the smartphone that includes a 6.8-inch 20.5: 9 aspect ratio Cinema FullVision FHD+ OLED display with Waterdrop Camera that houses a 16-megapixel camera, Snapdragon 765G with support for 5G, 8GB of RAM and a Waterdrop Camera that is a design in which 48MP main + 8MP ultra-wide + 5MP depth triple rear cameras and a flash are arranged in a vertical direction as if water droplets are falling. Continue reading “LG VELVET specs confirmed — 6.8-inch FHD+ OLED Cinema FullVision display, Snapdragon 765 5G, 48MP triple rear cameras”
Xiaomi today introduced MIUI 12, the company’s next-generation UI for its smartphone at an event in, as it had promised. It brings improved visual effects, new wallpapers, privacy improvements that now shows all sensitive behaviours of an app, Improved Xiaomi ’s AI phone assistant with AI calling and support for dialling, especially helpful for the hearing impaired. Xiaomi has also optimized the motion recording algorithm adding sleep monitoring so that it can record snoring. The company says that it is offline and will not send the recorded data. Continue reading “MIUI 12 with improved animation, new privacy features and more announced – List of Xiaomi devices getting it”
Along with the MIUI 12, Xiaomi also announced the Mi 10 Lite 5G in China. It packs a 6.57-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with HDR 10+ JNCD <0.7, 180Hz sampling rate, in-display fingerprint scanner, is powered by the latest Snapdragon 765G with support for built-in 5G stand alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks, Ultra-thin suspended heat pipe, graphene and graphite cooling, has up to 8GB of RAM, comes with 48-megapixel rear camera, 120° ultra-wide-angle lens, 8-megapixel 5x telephoto lens with OIS and a 2cm macro camera as well as 16-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 765G, quad rear cameras with 5x optical zoom announced”
Last month XDA findings revealed that Redmi K30 Pro might launch under POCO branding in India and everyone assumed it to be long-awaited POCO F2. Later POCO GM, C Manmohan confirmed that POCO F2 is a different smartphone from Redmi K30 Pro in India. Now Google Play’s list of supported devices reveals that the Redmi K30 Pro and upcoming POCO F2 Pro share the same “lmi” code name. It also reveals that Redmi K30 Pro 5G Zoom Edition will be launched under K30 Pro name in the global markets and it also has codename “Imiinpro” hinting that Redmi K30 Pro series is expected to launch in India. Continue reading “Redmi K30 Pro will be rebranded as POCO F2 Pro reveals Google Play device listing”
OnePlus already confirmed that OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T users will get Android 10 update in Q2 2020. Now it has released Android 10 open beta update for the phones ahead of stable roll out. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T Android 10 open beta update released”
Huami teased the Amazfit X concept watch with a curved screen back in August last year in China, and said that the commercial version will be introduced in the first half of 2020. Now the company has finally confirmed that it will be introduced via Indiegogo on April 28th. Continue reading “Amazfit X smartwatch with 2.07-inch curved AMOLED screen, ECG tracking to be announced on April 28”
Noise popular for its audio and smart wearables has unveiled its new visual identity and logo, which the company says is a more contemporary look that better reflects the evolution of Noise, its products and its customers. The company has also teased its upcoming Noise Shots X5 Pro truly wireless earbuds that has the new logo. This will be the enhanced version of the Noise Shots X5 Charge and is expected to launch next month. Continue reading “Noise reveals refreshed visual identity and new logo; teases Noise Shots X5 Pro wireless earbuds”
Samsung introduced its Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphones back in February, and started pre-bookings for these phones soon after along with several launch offers. At that time the company said that the offers can be redeemed till April 30th. Now Samsung has announced that those who have pre-booked Galaxy S20 in India, but have been unable to redeem the offers due to the ongoing lockdown in the country can now collect and activate their smartphone till May 20, 2020. Continue reading “Samsung extends Galaxy S20 series pre-booking offer redemption in India”
realme has been adding new features based on user feedback. The company has added a new charging animation on realme smartphones, which the company says is unique to realme devices. The company says that the new charging animation is inspired by the solar system. “It resembles a spiralling constellation and features three different colours and patterns based on the charging speed (10W, 20W, 30W and 65W). Continue reading “realme smartphones to get new charging animation”
Update: April 24th, 2020 – A new report from “The Information” says that Zuckerberg had suspended the move to introduce ads in WhatsApp to avoid angering regulators and also avoid backlash from users. It also adds how it could implement targeted advertising on the app. Continue reading “Facebook decides not to introduce ads in WhatsApp Status for now [Update: More details]”
LG has finally confirmed its VELVET smartphone in an online event in Korea on May 7th before it goes on sale mid-May. The company posted a 15-second video invitation that visually shows the colours of the phone using four colour drops highlighting the ‘waterdrop camera’. Continue reading “LG VELVET with Snapdragon 765, curved design, Raindrop triple rear cameras to be announced on May 7”
Google has released Android 11 Developer Preview 3, after the first release in February and DP2 in March. This brings App exit reasons updates, GWP-ASan heap analysis, ADB Incremental, Wireless Debugging, Data access auditing updates and more features for developers. Continue reading “Android 11 Developer Preview 3 with Wireless Debugging, ADB Incremental and more released”
