Update: April 28, 2020 – Sony has started rolling out the phone starting from Europe for €199 (US$ 216 / Rs. 16,425 approx.) and in UK for £169 (US$ 211 / Rs. 16,035 approx.). Continue reading “Sony Xperia L4 with 6.2-inch 21:9 display, triple rear cameras announced [Update: Now rolling out]”
Xiaomi announced the MIUI 12, the company’s latest UI yesterday in China with several improvements over MIUI 11. While the update is set to be rolled out to Xiaomi/Redmi devices starting June 2020, Xiaomi has already started working on MIUI 13 and the announcement comes right after MIUI 12 launch yesterday.
Airtel has announced its partnership with Nokia with multi-year agreement to deploy Nokia’s Single Radio Access Network (SRAN) solution to enhance Airtel 4G connectivity and also lay the groundwork for Airtel’s 5G rollout in the future. The deployment is expected to be completed by 2022 and will be rolled out in 9 circles across India.
Noise, popular for its wearables has launched Noise Shots X5 Pro, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0, Qualcomm aptX and AAC support. The headset has voice assistant support on Android and iOS and comes with IPX7 rating for water resistance from sweat and rain. Continue reading “Noise Shots X5 Pro with aptX, 150 hours battery life with 2200mAh charging case launched for Rs. 4999”
Getting good lighting conditions when participating in a video call is not always easy for everyone, especially with natural light. To help with this, Google is introducing a default low-light mode to its Meet app for iOS and Android, a feature that’s already found in Google Duo on mobile devices.
Continue reading “Google Meet adds low-light mode for Android and iOS”
Update-28th April 2020: WhatsApp v2.20.141 web release is now available to download from WhatsApp’s official website and this version now supports up to 8 people in group voice and video calls. Users who are not on WhatsApp beta version are recommended to side load this APK. Similarly, WhatsApp for iOS v2.20.50 has been updated to support up to 8 people in group calls. Continue reading “WhatsApp now lets 8 participants in group voice and video calls [Update: Now rolling out widely]”
DJI, the company known for its drones, stabilizers has now announced its latest product – Mavic Air 2 which is a successor of the Mavic Air launched back in 2018. Mavic Air 2 comes after the launch of Mavic mini and includes several improvements over the 2018 Mavic Air. Continue reading “DJI Mavic Air 2 with 48MP camera, 8K Hyperlapse video, FocusTrack and more announced”
Update: April 28, 2020 – Redmi smartphone with the model number M2003J15SI has received BIS certification, so we can expect it to launch in India as Redmi Note 9 soon, and it will be introduced for the European market on April 30th. Continue reading “Redmi 10X with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, MediaTek Helio G85, 5020mAh battery gets certified [Update: Expected to launch in India soon as Redmi Note 9]”
Qualcomm introduced Quick Charge 3 fast charging technology back in 2015 for both smartphones powered by both flagship and mid-range SoCs at that time. Even though the company had introduced Quick Charge 4 in 2016 and Quick Charge 4+ in 2017, the company has now announced Quick Charge 3 fast charging technology for mid-range smartphones. It says that this can charge a phone from 0%-50% in 15 minutes, which is up to 35% faster and is 9° Celsius cooler compared to previous generations. Continue reading “Qualcomm Quick Charge 3+ announced, can charge devices from 0% to 50% in 15 minutes”
LG already confirmed that it will introduce its first mid-range 5G smartphone – LG VELVET on May 7th in an online event. Today the company has revealed the specifications of the smartphone that includes a 6.8-inch 20.5: 9 aspect ratio Cinema FullVision FHD+ OLED display with Waterdrop Camera that houses a 16-megapixel camera, Snapdragon 765G with support for 5G, 8GB of RAM and a Waterdrop Camera that is a design in which 48MP main + 8MP ultra-wide + 5MP depth triple rear cameras and a flash are arranged in a vertical direction as if water droplets are falling. Continue reading “LG VELVET specs confirmed — 6.8-inch FHD+ OLED Cinema FullVision display, Snapdragon 765 5G, 48MP triple rear cameras”
Update: Google has finally started rolling out the Pixel Buds through Google Store and retailers including AT&T, Best Buy, Target (coming early May), T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon and Walmart in the US at US$179 (Rs. 13,640 approx.), but it is available only in Clearly White. Other colours—Almost Black, Quite Mint and Oh So Orange will be available in the coming months, said Google. Google also said that Pixel Buds will roll out to more countries in the coming months. Continue reading “Google Pixel Buds truly wireless earbuds with hybrid design, adaptive sound announced [Update: Starts rolling out]”
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, and Bullets Wireless Z recently in India. The price of the smartphones were revealed at a later date, but there was no word on the price of the Wireless Charger. Finally now, OnePlus has revealed the price for the Warp Charge 30 Wireless Charger and is listed on the company’s website.
Continue reading “OnePlus Warp Charge 30 Wireless Charger is priced in India at Rs. 3990”
Back in 2018, Samsung launched the Galaxy J2 Core, the company’s first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone in India. After 2 years now, Samsung has re-introduced the Galaxy J2 Core 2020 edition in India with higher storage capacity compared to the 2018 model.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ had a lot of improvements over its predecessor like multiple device pairing and automatic Ambient sound. Samsung has announced that it will be bringing these features to the older Samsung Galaxy Buds and even add a feature to quickly start listening to music on Spotify.
During its 2019 October hardware launch event, Google announced their first truly wireless earphones called the Pixel Buds. However, they also announced that the product would only go on sale next year, in the summer of 2020. It looks like we are finally nearing the launch of the Pixel Buds as the Pixel Buds app is available for download for all in the Google Play Store.
Continue reading “Google Pixel Buds launch imminent, Pixel Buds app available in Play Store”
