After the successful Flipkart Big Billion Days sale and Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale last week, Flipkart has announced Festive Dhamaka Days Sale from October 24th to 27th and the Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale is scheduled from October 24th to 28th. Continue reading “Flipkart Festive Dhamaka Days Sale and Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale scheduled from October 24”
Apple introduced the iPhone XR last month, and as promised the company started pre-orders for the smartphone in several countries, including India. The phone will go on sale in 50 countries from October 26 at Rs. 76,900 (MRP) for 64GB, Rs. 81,900 (MRP) for 128GB and Rs. 91,900 (MRP) for 256GB through Apple Authorised Resellers as well as online stores. Continue reading “Apple iPhone XR now available for pre-order in India from Airtel with Rs. 14999 down payment and Amazon”
Xiaomi-backed Black Shark has announced that the Black Shark 2 smartphone succcessor of the Black Shark Gaming Phone that was introduced in China back in April this year, will go official on October 23rd. The phone already got certified by TENAA with model number AWM-A0, revealing a veritical dual rear camera arrangement and rear mounted fingerprint sensor. It also revealed RGB logo on the back.
Update – YouTube has announced the Miniplayer button on desktop officially. This lets you keep watching your video while you browse. Check out the changelog and fixes below.
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Update – October 19: After the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact got the Android 9.0 (Pie) update last week, earlier than the promised November release. Sony has now announced new dates for the roll out for other devices. Continue reading “Sony confirms Android 9.0 Pie update for range of Xperia smartphones [Update: Roll out dates detailed]”
Alcatel has launched 3T 8, the company’s latest tablet in India. It packs a 8-inch (1280 x 800 Pixels) display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT8765 processor, runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo), has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 4G VoLTE connectivity via SIM and support for voice calling through headset or speaker.
Continue reading “Alcatel 3T 8 with 8-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 9999”
Reliance Jio has reported Rs. 9240 crore revenue, up 13.9% QoQ and 50.3 YoY and a net profit of 681 crore, up 11.3% QoQ for its fifth quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 30th September, 2018. Jio reported Standalone earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 3,573 crore, up 13.5% QoQ, EBITDA margin of 38.7%, and Standalone earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 2,042 crore, up 19.6% QoQ . Consolidated value of services stood at 10,901 crore, up 13.9% over trailing quarter. It has 252.3 million subscribers as of September 30th, achieving it in 25 months of commencemnt of services.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab S4, successor of last year’s Galaxy Tab S3, after it was introduced in August. It has a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED WQXGA screen, is powered by a Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 SoC and runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo). It has quad-stereo speakers tuned by AKG by HARMAN, similar to the predecessor and comes with an an enhanced S Pen. It has got rid of the fingerprint scanner and the home button on the front for Iris scanner.
In addition to S5 Pro, Lenovo also introduced the K5 Pro and K5s smartphones. The K5 Pro packs a 5.99-inch Full HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 636 with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ZUI on top, has a 16-megapixel front and rear cameras along with a 5-megapixel secondary front and rear cameras, both with LED flash and AI portraits. It has a fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 4050mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.
Lenovo has announced S5 Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.18-inch Full HD+ display with 18.7:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 636 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ZUI 5.0, has a 20-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 12-megapixel camera with AI portraits and 2x loss-less zoom. Continue reading “Lenovo S5 Pro with 6.2-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras announced”
Vivo just announced Z3, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Z series’ in China. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with slim bezels on the sides, 90% screen-to-body ratio. It is powered by Snapdragon 670 AIE / Snapdragon 710, depending on the model with 6GB of RAM, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera for AI portrait shots. It has IR face unlock that scans 1024 points in your face to unlock the phone quickly. Continue reading “Vivo Z3 with 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 670 / 710, 6GB RAM, AI dual rear cameras, IR face unlock announced”
Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray 530, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by quad-core MediaTek SoC with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera that also has an LED flash. It also comes with face unlock. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Ray 530 with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, fingerprint sensor, Face unlock launched in India for Rs. 8999”
Asus today launched the Zenfone Max (M1), the company’s latest smartphone in India. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ display with 82% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 430 with 3GB of RAM, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front camera, both with support for portrait support. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone Max M1 with 5.45-inch 18:9 display, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 7499”
Asus has launched Zenfone Live L1 (ZA550KL), the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It packs a 5.45-inch HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 82% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 430 SoC with 2GB RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with ZenUI 5, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera with face unlock. It has dedicated dual SIM slots and packs a 3000mAh battery.
Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone Lite L1 with 5.45-inch HD+ display launched in India for Rs. 5999”
Samsung has announced that it will acquire Zhilabs, known for its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based network and service analytics, to further enhance its 5G capabilities. This will boost 5G offerings of automation and network analytics to finely tune the customer experiences in the 5G era. The company last month commited KRW 25 trillion investment over the next three years to acquire companies to boost artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, automotive electronics components and biopharmaceuticals.
