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

NVIDIA introduces Jetson TX2 platform for drones, robots, smart cameras and more

NVIDIA Jetson TX2

NVIDIA has announced Jetson TX2 AI supercomputer on a module, powered by NVIDIA Pascal architecture with power-efficient form factor ideal for intelligent edge devices like robots, drones, smart cameras, and portable medical devices. “It supports all the features of the Jetson TX1 module while enabling bigger, more complex deep neural networks,” says NVIDIA. It also says that the Jetson TX2 offers twice the performance of its predecessor, or it can run at more than twice the power efficiency, while drawing less than 7.5 watts of power. Continue reading “NVIDIA introduces Jetson TX2 platform for drones, robots, smart cameras and more”

Moto G5 Plus launching in India exclusively on Flipkart on March 15

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Last month Moto India confirmed that the Moto G5 Plus smartphone will launch in India on March 15th. Today it has announced that the smartphone will be available exclusively from Flipkart. Last year’s Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus smartphones were launched exclusively on Amazon.in.  Continue reading “Moto G5 Plus launching in India exclusively on Flipkart on March 15”

iVOOMi iV505 with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 3999

iVooMi iV505

Chinese smartphone maker iVOOMi has launched iV505, its latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support in India. It packs a 5-inch qHD display, is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera as well. It has dual SIM support and packs a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “iVOOMi iV505 with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 3999”

Vodafone is offering 2GB free data to all its women Red post-paid subscribers in Delhi-NCR for Women’s day

Vodafone India is celebrating International women’s day by offering free 2GB data to all its women Red Post-Paid subscribers in Delhi-NCR. “This day long offer comes with no restrictions on the 2GB data usage and the data benefit will be automatically credited to the user’s account and notified through an SMS,” said the company. Continue reading “Vodafone is offering 2GB free data to all its women Red post-paid subscribers in Delhi-NCR for Women’s day”

ACT Fibernet revises plans in Bengaluru, 125 Mbps plan now comes with 750GB FUP

ACT Fibernet

ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) has upgraded its existing internet plans by offering more speed speeds and data limits by more than 2x for its customers in Bengaluru. It upgraded plans for its customers in Hyderabad last week. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet revises plans in Bengaluru, 125 Mbps plan now comes with 750GB FUP”

Google Play celebrates its 5th birthday: Here are top 5 most installed apps and games

Google Play 5th Birthday

Google Play is now five years old, and Google has shared the top 5 most popular games, apps and more in the U.S. since it launched Google Play on March 6, 2012. It also said that these are download only and doesn’t include pre-installed apps on Android devices.
Continue reading “Google Play celebrates its 5th birthday: Here are top 5 most installed apps and games”

LG confirms Android 7.0 Nougat update for V10 and G4 but it will roll out only in Q2 and Q3 2017 respectively

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LG has finally confirmed that it will roll out Android 7.0 (Nougat) update for its V10 and G4 smartphones in Korea, soon after the introduction of the G6 smartphone at the MWC. It rolled out Nougat update for the G5 back in November last year. Continue reading “LG confirms Android 7.0 Nougat update for V10 and G4 but it will roll out only in Q2 and Q3 2017 respectively”

Google rolls out March Android security update for Pixel and Nexus devices

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Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel and Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues, including issues in Remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver and recovery verifier, and Remote code execution vulnerability in OpenSSL & BoringSSL and more. Continue reading “Google rolls out March Android security update for Pixel and Nexus devices”

Fitbit Alta HR with continuous heart rate tracking announced for Rs. 14999

Fitbit Alta HR

Fitbit just announced Alta HR, which it claims to be the world’s slimmest wrist-based, continuous heart rate tracking device. It has PurePulse heart rate technology, offers automatic exercise recognition, sleep tracking and promises up to 7 days battery life. Continue reading “Fitbit Alta HR with continuous heart rate tracking announced for Rs. 14999”

OnePlus India ropes in Amitabh Bachchan as its first OnePlus Star

OnePlus India Amitabh Bachchan

After rumors, OnePlus India today officially announced that Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan will be the first-ever OnePlus Star, a select group of distinguished OnePlus users. The company said that it always strived to deliver nothing but the best to its community and the association with Mr. Bachchan is the natural extension of the brand’s promise. Continue reading “OnePlus India ropes in Amitabh Bachchan as its first OnePlus Star”

Apple iPhone 6 32GB variant goes on sale in India on Amazon for Rs. 28999, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus get Rs. 10000 discount

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Apple launched the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in India in 64GB and 128GB versions back in October 2014. Today a new 32GB Space Grey version of the iPhone 6 has been launched in India on Amazon.in at a discounted price of Rs. 28,999 along with exchange offers. This introductory price is valid till 7th March 2017. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 32GB variant goes on sale in India on Amazon for Rs. 28999, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus get Rs. 10000 discount”

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and A7 (2017) with water resistant body launched in India for Rs. 28990 and Rs. 33490

Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 2017

Samsung just launched Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) smartphones in India. These were unveiled earlier this year ahead of CES 2017, come with IP68 ratings for water and dust resistance, allowing it to withstand rain, sweat, sand and dust. The phones sport a metal frame and 3D glass back which offers them a premium look.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and A7 (2017) with water resistant body launched in India for Rs. 28990 and Rs. 33490”

Samsung Galaxy S8 surfaces in video, Galaxy S8 and S8+ with Snapdragon 835 surface in benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy S8 leak

Samsung recently 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. Last week we saw the first press image of the Galaxy S8 smartphone showing off its curved screen with narrow bezels and an iris scanner at the top. Now the smartphone has surfaced in a couple of videos.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 surfaces in video, Galaxy S8 and S8+ with Snapdragon 835 surface in benchmarks”

Swipe Elite Sense with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 7499

Swipe Elite Sense

Swipe Technologies has launched Elite Sense, its latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Elite Sense with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 7499”

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 could come with curved AMOLED display with 93% screen-to-body ratio

Xiaomi MI MIX 2 leak

Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun last month confirmed that the company is working on Mi MIX 2. He said that the smartphone will be designed by Frenchman, Philippe Starck, who designed the Mi Mix. Earlier rumor said that the successor will be covered entirely with the display on the front without a physical button. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 could come with curved AMOLED display with 93% screen-to-body ratio”