Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

iF Design Awards 2017 – Apple, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Sony, BMW and more win awards

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Last week winners of the 64th annual iF DESIGN AWARD were announced under different categories including Product Design, Communication Design, Packaging Design, Service Design, Architecture, Interior Architecture and Professional Concept. Samsung won 49 iF Design Awards, including one Gold award. These awards were for superior product design, four for professional concept design, seven for communication design, and three for packaging design for Galaxy S7 Series, Gear S3, Galaxy C9 Pro, SUHD TV KS9500, RB38K7998S4 and Activewash series. Continue reading “iF Design Awards 2017 – Apple, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Sony, BMW and more win awards”

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Battery Life Test

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Samsung launched the Galaxy C9 Pro (SM-C900F) in India in January for Rs. 36,900. We recently brought you the review of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 4000mAh battery with support for adaptive fast charging using the bundled charger (5V-2A/9V-1.67A). It has a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 653 processor and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Battery Life Test”

​Samsung completes $8 billion HARMAN acquisition, its biggest acquisition ever

Samsung Harman

Back in November last year Samsung Electronics said that it has agreed to acquire Harman International Industries, Incorporated for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8 billion. Today Samsung announced it has completed the acquisition. This is the biggest overseas acquisition ever by a South Korean firm. Continue reading “​Samsung completes $8 billion HARMAN acquisition, its biggest acquisition ever”

Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), Galaxy C5 Pro, BlackBerry Aurora, Fitbit Alta HR and more

Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro

This week Samsung launched the Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017)smartphones in India, introduced Galaxy C5 Pro in China, BlackBerry introduced Aurora Android smartphone in Indonesia, Lenovo launched Vibe B in India, and more that happened this week in our roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), Galaxy C5 Pro, BlackBerry Aurora, Fitbit Alta HR and more”

The Elder Scrolls: Legends launched for PC, coming to iOS, Android and Mac OS starting this month

The Elder Scrolls Legends

Bethesda introduced The Elder Scrolls: Legends strategy, a competitive strategy card game set in the Elder Scrolls universe last year and also ran closed beta for a few month. Today it officially launched the game for PC as the game out of beta. It also confirmed today that the game will be coming to Android, iOS and macOS soon along with roll out details. Continue reading “The Elder Scrolls: Legends launched for PC, coming to iOS, Android and Mac OS starting this month”

Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ pass through FCC

Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung already confirmed its Galaxy Unpacked 2017 event on March 29th in New York where it is expected to unveil flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones. Earlier this week we saw live shots of the Galaxy S8 smartphone in video. Now both the smartphones have been certified by the FCC in the U.S. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ pass through FCC”

Lenovo Vibe B with 4.5-inch display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 5799

Lenovo Vibe B

Lenovo has launched Vibe B, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. It will like  Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735M 64-bit processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe B with 4.5-inch display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 5799”

Xiaomi’s smart shoes powered by Intel connects to mobile app to offer distance covered, speed and more

Xiaomi Smart Running Shoes Xiaomi has introduced 90 Minutes Ultra Smart running shoes powered by Intel Curie module under its Mi Ecosystem which is also known as MIJIA on its Mi Home crowd funding platform.   Continue reading “Xiaomi’s smart shoes powered by Intel connects to mobile app to offer distance covered, speed and more”

RCOM launches Rs. 49 plan with 1GB 4G data, unlimited on-net calls

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Reliance Communications has launched Unimited Plans under Joy of Holi offer. This offers bundled data and voice-calling benefits for all new customers. It also offers with 1GB of data access offered at just Rs 49 along with unlimited on-net (RCOM to RCOM) local and STD calls as well as Rs. 149 plan with similar calling offer along with 3GB of 4G data with 28 days validity. Continue reading “RCOM launches Rs. 49 plan with 1GB 4G data, unlimited on-net calls”

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Review

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Samsung launched the Galaxy C9 Pro (SM-C900F), the top-end smartphone in the Galaxy ‘C series’ in India in January for Rs. 36,900. This is the first Samsung smartphone to pack 6GB of RAM. It has a 6-inch 1080p AMOLED screen and packs a 4000mAh battery. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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OPPO bags Indian Cricket Team sponsorship rights till 2022 for Rs. 1079 crore

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OPPO is new Official Team Sponsor of the Indian National Cricket Team starting from 1st April 2017 for a period of five years, till 2022 after bidding Rs. 1,079.29 crore. Last year the company was selected as official global partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the mobile phone category till 2020. Continue reading “OPPO bags Indian Cricket Team sponsorship rights till 2022 for Rs. 1079 crore”

Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro HD with hybrid drivers launched in India for Rs. 1999

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Xiaomi has launched Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro HD in India. It was introduced in the U.S back in December last year. The main highlight of the headphones is that it comes with hybrid drivers dual-dynamic and balanced armature drivers. It weighs just 17 grams and also comes with a built-in microphone for calls. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro HD with hybrid drivers launched in India for Rs. 1999”

OnePlus Best Smartphone Contest lets you win Rs. 1 crore; OnePlus 3T available from its own store from Mar 10

OnePlus Best Smartphone contest

Earlier this week OnePlus India announced Mr. Amitabh Bachchan as the first-ever OnePlus Star. Today “Best Smartphone Contest” that lets you win cash prize of Rs. 1 crore, to celebrate the success of the OnePlus 3T, as the best-rated smartphone in India.
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Asus ZenFone 3s Max with Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE, 5000mAh battery now available from Snapdeal

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Asus launched ZenFone 3s Max (ZC521TL) with a 5000mAh battery last moth and started selling the phone from launch day through offline and online retailers in India such as Flipkart and Amazon.in. Today Snapdeal has partnered with Asus to sell the phone.  Continue reading “Asus ZenFone 3s Max with Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE, 5000mAh battery now available from Snapdeal”

SanDisk Extreme PRO and Extreme Go USB 3.1 Flash Drives launched, 256GB SanDisk Ultra microSD card announced in India

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Western Digital Corporation today announced 256GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card in India. It was introduced earlier this year at the CES 2017 as the world’s first microSD card that meets the Application Performance Class 1 (A1) requirements from the latest SD Association’s SD 5.1 specifications. It launched 256GB SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.1 Solid State Flash Drive, which is its fastest, high-capacity USB flash drive to date and Extreme Go USB 3.1 Flash Drive. Continue reading “SanDisk Extreme PRO and Extreme Go USB 3.1 Flash Drives launched, 256GB SanDisk Ultra microSD card announced in India”