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Ather S340 ‘Made in India’ smart electric scooter pre-orders begin in June, production to start in July

Ather Energy, introduced S340 as the first ‘Made in India’ smart electric scooter couple of years back. Today, the company has finally announced that after 4 years, 55 prototypes, 50,000 km in on-road testing and over a million man hours, the S340 is finally ready for commercial production, which is expected to start in July, and the trial production has already begun. Earlier this year the company started receiving pre-production components from its 100+ suppliers and vendors and it also set up an assembly line in Whitefield, Bengaluru.

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OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone launching in India on May 17

Last week OnePlus announced a partnership with Marvel Studios to celebrate its 10th anniversary with Avengers: Infinity War, which arrives in theatres on April 27, 2018. OnePlus today has confirmed that OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition will launch along with the OnePlus 6 on May 17th, few months after the launch of OnePlus 5T Star Wars Edition, in partnership with Disney. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone launching in India on May 17”

Twitter reports $61 million profit in Q1 2018, has 336 million monthly active users

Twitter has revealed financial results for Q1 2018. The company has generated a total revenue of $665 million, an increase of 21% year-over-year, or an increase of 27% year-over-year when excluding the approximately $23 million of revenue in Q1’17 from fully-deprecated TellApart product. The company has reported the quarterly GAAP net income at $61 million, compared to a net loss of $62 million in
the previous year, with a GAAP net margin of 9% and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.08. Continue reading “Twitter reports $61 million profit in Q1 2018, has 336 million monthly active users”

Motorola expands retail footprint in India with 100 new Moto Hub stores in Gujarat

Motorola has been expanding its retail footprint across India rapidly. Now the company has announced the opening of 100 new Moto Hubs in Gujarat, across top 4 cities including 50 in Ahmedabad, 20 in Rajkot, 15 each in Baroda and Surat respectively.

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Xiaomi Mi Band Strap in Black color now available in India

Xiaomi’s Mi Band comes with a Black strap. Last month the company launched the strap for the Mi Band HRX Edition in Green and Orange colors, after launching in Blue color version a few months back. Today the company has finally launched the Black color strap in the country, after feedback from several users. Even though this is for the Mi Band 2, it is compatible with the Mi Band HRX Edition as well. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band Strap in Black color now available in India”

Clash Royale gets new Clan Wars, Improvements, Balance changes and more in latest update

Supercell has released a major update for Clash Royale along with balance update that brings new Clan Wars that lets you battle with your Clan against Clans from around the world that lets you gain clan trophies to climb the clan leagues. A new card is coming to Royal Arena next month. It also brings balance changes for Dark Prince, Spear Goblins, Barbarian Barrel and more. Continue reading “Clash Royale gets new Clan Wars, Improvements, Balance changes and more in latest update”

JBL Free wireless water-resistant earbuds launched in India for Rs. 9999

JBL Free

Samsung-owned HARMAN International has launched JBL Free earbuds wireless in-ear headphones in India. These were introduced at the IFA last year, has built-in microphone to take calls at the touch of a button, comfort-stay secure fit ergonomics and is sweat and water-resistant. It promises 4 hours of battery life and additional 20 hours with the charging case. It also offers an entire hour of music playback in just 15-minutes.

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OnePlus 6 with Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage to be announced on May 17 [Update: May 16 in London]

Update: OnePlus has announced a separate event in India on May 17th in Mumbai and there is an event on May 16th in London that starts at 5 PM BST (9:30 PM IST). It will sell tickets for the event from 8AM BST on April 25. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 with Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage to be announced on May 17 [Update: May 16 in London]”

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery free-to-play RPG game released for Android and iOS

Jam City, a Los Angeles based mobile games studio, in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, a free-to-play RPG game (with in-app purchases) for Android and iOS devices, as it had promised. Continue reading “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery free-to-play RPG game released for Android and iOS”

Xiaomi Mi 6X with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, 12MP + 20MP dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced

Xiaomi just announced the Mi 6X, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China, as it had promised. It packs a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 display, is powered by Snapdragon 660 AIE SoC with up to 6GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.75 aperture, Sony IMX486 sensor along with a 20-megapixel secondary rear camera with Sony IMX376 sensor to capture depth information for portrait shots with AI and also has intelligent scent detection that can detect 12 different scenes and also instantly retouch images of 206 different scenes in 25 different categories. It also has the same 20-megapixel Sony IMX376 sensor for the front camera with soft LED flash and AI beautification. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 6X with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, 12MP + 20MP dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced”

OnePlus 6 launching in India on May 17, will go on sale from May 21

After the announcement of China launch date, OnePlus just confirmed that the OnePlus 6 flagship smartphone will be launched in India on May 17th, same day as the China event. The company said that it will host the biggest ever community event in its history. The entry vouchers to attend the event will be available via oneplus.in at Rs. 999 from 10:00 IST on Tuesday, 8th May 2018. All fans who attend the launch event will get a gift hamper full of super add-ons and exclusive Marvel Avengers merchandise.
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Amazon Echo Spot launched in India, Echo and Echo Dot get a limited-period price cut

Amazon today launched Echo Spot, a small Echo device with 2.5 inch circular display that can be used on your desk or a nightstand so you can view your calendar, see the weather update, check the time, wake up to music alarms, turn your lights on and off, see shopping and to do lists, and more. Continue reading “Amazon Echo Spot launched in India, Echo and Echo Dot get a limited-period price cut”

LG G7 ThinQ will have a 6.1-inch QHD+ 19.5:9 display with 1000 nits brightness, option to hide the notch

LG today confirmed the details about the screen on its upcoming flagship G7 ThinQ smartphone that will be unveiled next week. As reported in earlier rumors , the phone will use a LCD screen instead of OLED screen on its V30 series. The phone will have a 6.1-inch (3120X1440 pixels) QHD+ display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and whopping 1000 nits brightness that will let you view the content clearly even under bright sunlight. It will also offer 100% DCI-P3 color coverage. LG calls it ‘Super Bright Display’.

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Nokia X6 with 5.8-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, ZEISS optics expected to be announced on April 27

Earlier this week it was reported that HMD Global will introduce Nokia X series smartphone in China on April 27th. Today new reports from China says that the company will introduce the Nokia X6 smartphone in the series with a 5.8-inch FHD+ display with a notch design and 19:9 aspect ratio display. The back of the phone is said to be similar to the Nokia 7 Plus with vertical dual rear camera arrangement, but the flash will be present below the camera, as revealed in the render.

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Samsung SM-G8750 and SM-G8850 could launch as Galaxy S8 Lite and Galaxy A8 Star in China

Samsung SM-G8750 surfaced earlier this month, and the SM-G8850 with dual rear cameras got certified in China recently. The phones were believed to be S9 mini, now the same Twitter user who said that SM-G8750 will be called S9 mini, now says that it will be released as Galaxy S8 Lite in China. Even recent Bluetooth certification revealed ‘Lite’ tag for the phone. Earlier Geekbench listing revealed Snapdragon 660, 4GB of RAM and Android 8.0 Oreo for the phone.

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