Honor View 10 update brings EIS, Call Recording, Ride Mode and more in India

Honor View 10 has received a new update that brings several new features including the most expected EIS feature for videos, Call Recording, Ride Mode, thermal optimization and the latest Android security update. Continue reading “Honor View 10 update brings EIS, Call Recording, Ride Mode and more in India”

Lava Z61 Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone with 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 display launched for Rs. 5750

After the launch of Z50 back in March this year, Lava has launched its second Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone dubbed as Z61. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ Full View Full-lamination 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by a 1.5GHz Quad-Core processor with 1GB of RAM, has an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera with screen and LED flash and Bokeh Mode. Continue reading “Lava Z61 Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone with 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 display launched for Rs. 5750”

Sony IMX586 world’s highest resolution 48MP smartphone camera sensor announced

Sony just announced IMX586, its latest stacked CMOS image sensor for smartphones with highest pixel count in a smartphone and world-first ultra-compact pixel size of 0.8 μm, making it possible to pack 48 effective megapixels onto a 1/2-type (8.0 mm diagonal) unit. It uses  Quad Bayer color filter array, where the adjacent 2×2 pixels come in the same color, so that the sensor promises high sensitivity and high resolution. Continue reading “Sony IMX586 world’s highest resolution 48MP smartphone camera sensor announced”

OnePlus to open new Authorized Stores in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata on July 28

OnePlus today announced that it will be opening authorised offline stores in Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata on 28th July, 2018. These stores are located in Jayanagar, 4th Block in Bengaluru, Central Mall in Mumbai and South City Mall in Kolkata. Continue reading “OnePlus to open new Authorized Stores in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata on July 28”

Tecno Camon i Twin with 6-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.0 launched for Rs. 11499

After Camon i Click last month, Tecno has launched the company’s latest mid-range Camon i Twin smartphone in India. It has a 6-inch HD+ 18:9 FullView display with 87.48% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 425 with 3GB of RAM and runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with the company’s own HiOS on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Quad LED flash along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for AI portrait shots and a 13-megapixel front camera with LED flash and AI beauty. Continue reading “Tecno Camon i Twin with 6-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.0 launched for Rs. 11499”

BlackBerry KEY2 with 4.5-inch FHD+ 3:2 display, QWERTY keyboard, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, 12MP dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 42990

Optiemus Infracom Limited just launched the Blackerry KEY2 in India. It was introduced last month and packs a 4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) display with 3:2 aspect ratio and has a 4-row QWERTY physical backlit keyboard with keys that respond to touch gestures, support for flick typing, up to 52 customizable shortcuts and the fingerprint sensor is built into the spacebar as the predecessor, but the keys are 20% bigger with same footprint, has a matte finish and new dedicated key called ‘Speed key’ that lets you launch apps by pressing the key and the letter assigned to the app. Continue reading “BlackBerry KEY2 with 4.5-inch FHD+ 3:2 display, QWERTY keyboard, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, 12MP dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 42990”

Honor Note 10 with 6.95-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras, 4900mAh battery gets certified

Huawei’s Honor brand last week confirmed that the Honor Note 10, a new Note series smartphone and the successor of  Honor Note 8 which was introduced back in 2016 will be introduced on July 31. Today the smartphone passed through TENAA with the model number RVL-AL09 confirming the specifications. Continue reading “Honor Note 10 with 6.95-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras, 4900mAh battery gets certified”

GST Rate Cut: TVs up to 27-inches, power banks, video games, fuel cell and electric vehicles to get cheaper

The GST Council in its 28th meeting has pruned the 28% slab by cutting tax rates on 191 goods, leaving just 35 items, including AC, digital camera, video recorders, and automobiles, in the highest tax bracket. GST for 15 items including Televisions up to the size of 68 cm (27-inches), Lithium-ion batteries used in power banks and electric vehicles, vacuum cleaners, washing machine, video games are now down from 28% to 18%. The council has brought down GST of Fuel Cell Vehicle from 28% to 12%, giving a boost for alternative fuels. Further, Compensation cess shall also be exempted on fuel cell vehicle, said the council. Continue reading “GST Rate Cut: TVs up to 27-inches, power banks, video games, fuel cell and electric vehicles to get cheaper”

OnePlus will work on these 6 commitment points around its products based on ‘Open Ears’ community event feedback

OnePlus Open Ears

OnePlus always improves its products based on feedback from its users. To take it to the next step, it recently held its first  Open Ears’ forum in India to collect in-depth feedback about the software and hardware of OnePlus products. Today, the company has announced that it has received a lot of suggestions from the community during the sessions at the community event.

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OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS 5.0.4 update brings July Android security patch, camera improvements and more

After rolling out the final OxygenOS beta update for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T smartphones earlier this month, OnePlus today rolled out stable OxygenOS 5.0.4 update for these smartphones. This brings the latest Android security patch, front camera image quality improvements, as well as third-part app fixes. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS 5.0.4 update brings July Android security patch, camera improvements and more”

Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Marvel’s Spider-Man Limited Edition announced

Sony has announced PlayStation4 Pro Marvel’s Spider-Man Limited Edition.  This Limited Edition includes a specially designed PlayStation 4 Pro (PS4 Pro) with 1TB HDD, Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK4) and the Blu-ray Disc version of the PS4 title Marvel’s Spider-Man. It comes in red color featuring the iconic Spider-Man logo, a matching DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller. Continue reading “Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Marvel’s Spider-Man Limited Edition announced”

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 6GB RAM, 16MP front and rear camera version will finally go on sale from July 26 for Rs. 14999

Update: Asus today confirmed that the 6GB RAM version of the Zenfone Max Pro M1  will go on sale in India from 26th July, which is next Thursday, exclusively on Flipkart.

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JioPhone Monsoon Hungama exchange offer – JioPhone at an effective price of Rs. 501; Rs. 594 plan with unlimited calls, 90GB data for 6 months

Earlier this month  at the annual AGM Reliance Jio chairman introduced JioPhone offer dubbed as “Monsoon Hungama” that allows feature phone users exchange their phone for a new JioPhone at an effective price of Rs. 501 instead of paying the full amount of Rs. 1500. Today the company has announced more details about the offer and also introduced a special plan for these users.

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Honor Note 10 with large screen, big battery to be announced on July 31

Huawei’s Honor brand has finally sent out invites for the announcement of Honor Note 10, a new Note series smartphone and the successor of  Honor Note 8 which was introduced back in 2016. The company is skipping the Honor Note 9 which was supposed to be introduced last year. Continue reading “Honor Note 10 with large screen, big battery to be announced on July 31”

Honor 9N with 5.84-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras launching in India on July 24 [ Update: Flipkart exclusive]

[Update: Honor has confirmed that the smartphone will be launched exclusively on Flipkart]

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