MediaTek at its Virtual Chapter of MediaTek Diaries event reiterated its focus on R&D to enable ‘Make in India’ and ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’, and said that it is committed to enabling the Indian smart devices ecosystem and boosting 5G capabilities to make great technology available and accessible to everyone. Continue reading “MediaTek partners with VVDN Technologies to launch AIoT solutions in India in Q4 2020”
OPPO today confirmed that it will introduce ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 at a global launch event on September 14th. This comes after the ColorOS 7.0 based on Android 10 that was introduced back in November last year that brought new icons in UI, new live wallpapers, new video editing assistant, and more. Continue reading “ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 global launch event set September 14”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand is in a launch spree as the company recently launched the Redmi 9 Prime, Redmi 9, Redmi 9A, Redmi Smart Band. Following that, the company is gearing up to launch yet another smartphone in the Redmi 9 Series – Redmi 9i in India. Continue reading “Redmi 9i with Dot Drop screen, 4GB RAM, MIUI 12 launching in India on September 15”
After months of Developer preview versions, Google earlier yesterday announced the roll out of the stable version Android 11, starting with Pixel phones. Now OnePlus has announced that their OxygenOS 11, based on Android 11, is releasing to the Open Beta channel to users of the OnePlus 8 series smartphones.
Continue reading “OnePlus 8 series smartphones get OxygenOS 11 Beta 1 Android 11 update”
OnePlus recently released the Android 11 Developer Preview 4 for the OnePlus 8 Series and a teardown of the same revealed the possible image of the unreleased OnePlus 8T smartphone along with other details. Following that, today OnePlus has released the Open Beta for OxygenOS 11 and a teardown has revealed more details about 8K recording. Continue reading “OnePlus 8 OxygenOS 11 Open Beta teardown reveals more details about 8K video recording”
Huami has announced Amazfit Neo, the company’s latest smartwatch with a retro design, 1.2-inch square black and white, energy-efficient STN LCD screen that is clear even under sunlight, comes with a plastic body with four buttons, features 24-hour heart rate monitoring and 5ATM (50 meter) water resistance. Continue reading “Amazfit Neo with 1.2-inch square display, retro design, up to 4 weeks battery life announced”
These days with apps like Truecaller, it is very easy to spot and avoid spam calls. However, there are situations when a business genuinely needs to make calls, but loses out as the customer falsely identifies it as spam and denies the call. To circumvent this, Google is introducing a new feature called Verified Calls in the Google Phone app.
After developer previews and beta updates, Google has finally started rolling out Android 11 stable update starting from Pixel smartphones. Those who have signed up for beta program are getting smaller OTA updates. Google is also be pushing sources to Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Continue reading “Android 11 stable update released, now rolling out to Pixel smartphones”
Apple just scheduled its ‘Time Flies’ virtual event on September 15th which hints at new Watches. We can expect Watch Series 6, new iPad models and some accessories at the event. The iPhone 12 series is said to arrive only in October, as confirmed at its earnings call, and also from the latest Bloomberg report. We should also know the roll out details of iOS 14, macOS 11, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14. Continue reading “Apple ‘Time Flies’ Event scheduled for September 15; Watch Series 6, new iPads and more expected”
Update: The HUAWEI MatePad T8 is now available from Flipkart.
HUAWEI just launched MatePad T8, the company’s latest Android tablet in India, after it was teased back in July. It was introduced back in May packing an 8-inch HD+ display with 80% screen-to-body ratio, curved-edge metal body, is powered by the Octa-core MediaTek MT8768 SoC paired with 2GB RAM, 5MP autofocus rear camera and a 2MP front camera. Continue reading “HUAWEI MatePad T8 with 8-inch display, 5100mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 9999”
With the announcement of the Xbox Series X, there were multiple rumours of Microsoft working on a smaller, less powerful console. Microsoft has now confirmed these rumours by revealing the Xbox Series S in a tweet. It is the smaller sibling to Series X and Microsoft has even announced its price — $299 (Approx. Rs. 21,956) in the US and £249.99 (Approx. Rs. 24,150) in UK.
Continue reading “Microsoft reveals next generation Xbox Series S console design; priced at $299”
boAt, makers of consumer audio products, is launching their new Rockerz 335 Wireless Neckband Headphones in India. It is feature-packed with support for Qualcomm aptX & cVc technologies, long battery life with fast charging, IPX5 certification, dual device pairing and more.
POCO just launched POCO M2 smartphone, as it had promised. This has similar specifications as the Redmi 9 Prime that includes a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD water-drop, MediaTek Helio G80 8nm SoC, 13-megapixel primary rear AI camera, 8-megapixel 118° ultra-wide angle lens, 5-megapixel 4cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “POCO M2 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Helio G80, 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 10999”
Last week, the Indian government banned 118 mobile apps including the popular game — PUBG Mobile. A week later now, PUBG Corporation has released a statement regarding the ban and has announced that it no longer authorising the franchise to Tencent Games in India. Continue reading “PUBG Corp takes all publishing responsibility of PUBG Mobile in India; might get unbanned soon”
British telecom giant Vodafone’s merger with Indian telecom giant Idea Cellular has been in the works for over 3 years, since January, 2017. While the merger itself was completed in 2018, Vodafone Idea has only now completed its integration, and they are marking this with the announcement of a re-brand from Vodafone Idea to simply “Vi”.
Continue reading “Vodafone Idea rebrands to “Vi” after completion of merger and integration”
