Realme Narzo 30A Unboxing and First Impressions

Realme launched the narzo 30A smartphone, successor of last year’s narzo 20A in India earlier this week. Here we have the unboxing and the first impressions of the narzo 30A, which has a 6.5-inch HD+ screen and is powered by Helio G85 SoC that was present in the narzo 20. Continue reading “Realme Narzo 30A Unboxing and First Impressions”

India Tablet Market Returns to Growth in 2020 with 2.8 million shipments, up 14.7% YoY: IDC

According to the recent report released by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Indian tablet market recorded 14.7% YoY growth with shipments totaling 2.8 million units in 2020. Continue reading “India Tablet Market Returns to Growth in 2020 with 2.8 million shipments, up 14.7% YoY: IDC”

Twitter announces Super Follows creator subscription and Communities features

At its Analyst Day 2021  Twitter has teased two new features — Super Follows and Communities. According to the company, Super Follows allows users to charge their followers for access to extra content. Continue reading “Twitter announces Super Follows creator subscription and Communities features”

Zoom to bring Live Transcription accessibility feature to all users

Zoom, the well-known video conferencing app, is introducing a new accessibility feature for all their users, called Live Transcription. The feature, otherwise known as automatic closed captioning, will be released broadly to everyone in the fall of 2021.

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Vivo S9 with Dimensity 1100 6nm SoC, 44MP front camera teased ahead of announcement on March 3

Update: Vivo has posted the image of the S9 that shows triple rear cameras. Next to the flash it says AI camera and 1.79 to 2.4 aperture and OIS. It shows a sleek metal frame, gradient finish in the back in one version and the other version has a blue finish. It has also confirmed 44MP front camera along with a soft selfie flash for night time selfies. Continue reading “Vivo S9 with Dimensity 1100 6nm SoC, 44MP front camera teased ahead of announcement on March 3”

108MP camera confirmed for top-end Redmi Note 10 series smartphone ahead of launch on March 4 [Update: Box teaser]

Update: Xiaomi India head and VP Manu Jain today posted the image of the box of the Redmi Note 10 series phone which mentions 108MP camera along with three other cameras. It also shows a punch-hole display and a Rose Gold colour variant, but it is also expected to come in Green colour, based on earlier rumours. Continue reading “108MP camera confirmed for top-end Redmi Note 10 series smartphone ahead of launch on March 4 [Update: Box teaser]”

Google introduces Sleep API for improved sleep tracking capabilities in Android

The technology around tracking our sleep and its various parameters has become quite advanced in recent times with the advent of smartphones, smartwatches and fitness trackers. Google is now introducing a new API in Android that will allow apps to better recognize when the user is sleeping, along with its related data.

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Samsung Galaxy A32 with 6.4-inch FHD+ Infinity-U 90Hz AMOLED display, 64MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced, coming to India soon

Samsung has silently announced Galaxy A32, the company’s latest mid-range 4G smartphone after it introduced the A32 5G last month. It packs a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U display with 90Hz refresh rate, is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM. It runs Android 11 with One UI 3 packs quad rear cameras that include 64MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera 5MP macro camera, and 5MP depth of field camera for live focus and a 20MP front camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A32 with 6.4-inch FHD+ Infinity-U 90Hz AMOLED display, 64MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced, coming to India soon”

Redmi MAX 86-inch 4K HDR TV with 120Hz MEMC, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos announced

Along with the Redmi K40 series, Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced the Redmi MAX 86-inch model that joins the 98-inch version that was introduced last year. It features a 4K panel, DCI-P3 92% Color gamut, 10-bit color, and a delta E ≦2 level color accuracy. It supports Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG, comes with HDMI 2.1 port, VRR and ALLM support. The TV also offers 120Hz high refresh rate, MEMC technology for immersive viewing with sports content. Continue reading “Redmi MAX 86-inch 4K HDR TV with 120Hz MEMC, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos announced”

RedmiBook Pro 15 with 3.2k 90Hz display and RedmiBook Pro 14 with 2.5k display, 11th Gen Intel Core i5/i7 processor announced

Along with the Redmi K40 series, Xiaomi also introduced new RedmiBook Pro 15 and Pro 14 laptops in China, as it had promised. The RedmiBook Pro 15 has 3.2k screen with support for 90Hz high refresh-rate, 4.3mm narrow frame and 89.1% screen-to-body ratio, and the RedmiBook Pro 14 has 2.5k screen with 4.3mm narrow frame and 88.2% screen-to-body ratio. These are powered by 11th Generation Intel Core i7 and i5 processors. Continue reading “RedmiBook Pro 15 with 3.2k 90Hz display and RedmiBook Pro 14 with 2.5k display, 11th Gen Intel Core i5/i7 processor announced”

Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Mobile CPU and NVIDIA GTX 1650 GPU launched in India

Acer has announced an update to the Aspire 7 gaming laptop in India. It now features AMD’s latest Ryzen 5000 series mobile processors, combined with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1650 GPU, all inside a sleek and minimalist chassis design.

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Redmi AirDots 3 with Bluetooth 5.2, aptX Adaptive, up to 30h battery life with 600mAh charging case announced

Along with the Redmi K40 series, Xiaomi under its Redmi brand also introduced its Redmi AirDots 3, the next-generation budget true wireless earbuds in China. It features QCC3040 chipset the latest Bluetooth 5.2 along with aptX Adaptive codec for upgraded sound quality and low-latency for gaming. Continue reading “Redmi AirDots 3 with Bluetooth 5.2, aptX Adaptive, up to 30h battery life with 600mAh charging case announced”

Redmi K40 Pro+ with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, 108MP triple rear cameras, Redmi K40 Pro and Redmi K40 announced

Xiaomi just announced Redmi K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro+ smartphones in China as it had announced. These pack a 6.67-inch E4 AMOLED screen with MEMC,  120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch sampling rate, DCI-P3 color gamut, HDR10+, 8,192 levels of dimming and 2.76mm ultra-small punch-hole that houses a 20MP camera. The K40 is powered by Snapdragon 870 SoC and the Pro models are powered by Snapdragon 888 5nm SoC, both supporting up to 12GB of RAM.

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Xiaomi ramps up ‘Make in India’ initiative with new Smartphone and Smart TV factories

Mi India completed 5 years of the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Mi India was earlier manufacturing all of its smartphones in India via its manufacturing partners: Foxconn and Flex. However, the company has been ramping up its Indian smartphone manufacturing during the pandemic over the last 9 months. Continue reading “Xiaomi ramps up ‘Make in India’ initiative with new Smartphone and Smart TV factories”

ZTE shows off 2nd generation under-screen camera and in-display 3D face recognition tech

Last year, ZTE became the first smartphone manufacturer in the world to release an under-under-display camera smartphone globally, called the Axon 20 5G. The company has now unveiled their second generation version of their under-screen camera technology at their MWC, Shanghai booth.

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