During Q3 2019, India’s smartphone shipments reached 49 million units and subsequently during Q4 2019, Xiaomi and Samsung continued to lead the smartphone market in India. Now, according to a report from Counterpoint Research, India has surpassed the US to become the 2nd largest smartphone market in the world after reaching 158 million shipments in 2019.
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand recently unveiled Redmi-branded routers, power banks in China and while the company hasn’t launched those products here, it is likely to change soon. After filing a trademark for Redmi-branded laptops in India, Redmi-branded smartwatch is likely to launch soon in India as it receives BIS certification. Continue reading “Redmi smartwatch likely to launch soon in India as it receives BIS certification”
In 2019, many OEMs came up with their sub-brands and online-only series of smartphones which eventually is working out well for the brands. Realme Mobiles brand was once such a company that was introduced under OPPO earlier last year. realme 1 was the first smartphone from the brand and later on, the company started to branch out from OPPO to start functioning independently. Within a year, realme launched an array of smartphones and the company is on a roll. After the launch of realme 5, realme 5 Pro, realme XT, realme X2 Pro, and realme X2, the latest smartphone from the company is a new budget smartphone – realme 5i.
realme 5i is positioned below the realme 5s and comes with a new ‘Sunrise’ design. But, is it just old wine in new bottle? Let’s find out in this review. Continue reading “realme 5i Review — Goodness of realme 5 with a refreshing design”
In a world where smartphone manufacturers like OnePlus, Nokia, etc. have already pushed out Android 10 software updates to their devices, we still have companies like LG that are extremely slow with theirs. LG have only now announced their roadmap for Android 10 updates in 9 smartphones, with some phones only getting it in Q4 of 2020.
Continue reading “LG announces Android 10 update timeline for 9 smartphones”
Ever since Vine was shut down back in 2016, the internet has been yearning for some short form video sharing service. Now Vine’s founder, Don Hoffman has announced the launch of a successor to Vine called the Byte App. It is similar to Vine in that it is a platform for shooting or uploading and then sharing 6-second videos on the internet.
Continue reading “Vine founder Don Hoffman launches Byte App; another 6-second video platform”
Lenovo has launched Lenovo M10 FHD REL, the company’s latest Wi-Fi tablet in India. It packs a 10.1-inch FHD LCD screen, is powered by Snapdragon 450 with 3GB of RAM, runs Android Pie, features 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Lenovo M10 FHD REL with 10.1-inch display, dual front speakers, Dolby audio, 7000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13990”
TVS has launched iQube Electric, the company’s first electric scooter with 4.4 kW electric motor, max speed of 78 kmph, acceleration of 0 to 40 kmph in 4.2 seconds and 75km range. It features TVS SmartXonnect platform and comes with advanced TFT cluster and TVS iQube app and has multiple features such as Geo-fencing, Remote Battery Charge Status, Navigation Assist, Last park location, Incoming call alerts/SMS alerts among others. Continue reading “TVS iQube Electric scooter with smart features launched for Rs. 1.15 lakhs”
Noise, popular for its smart accessories has announced that it has roped in Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma as its Brand Ambassador. “As an entity, Noise stands for the passion that drives the youth to break the mold and follow their dreams at will. It aims to enable the same through all its upcoming campaigns, and is excited about the intangible value Rohit Sharma will add to the brand’s message at its core,” said the company. Continue reading “Noise ropes in Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador, will launch NoiseFit Fusion hybrid smartwatch”
File sharing apps are becoming popular over the course of years, and users are getting more choices to choose from now. On similar lines, Apple’s AirDrop service is popular among Apple users and now, AirDrop is now getting competition finally as Samsung has developed its own file sharing service ‘Quick Share’ which is said to debut with the Galaxy S20 Series.
Earlier this month realme introduced the 10,000mAh realme Power Bank in Classic Blue after launching it in Grey, Red and Yellow color variants last year. Today it has confirmed that the new color variant will go on sale from January 26th on Flipkart and realme.com at Rs. 1299. Continue reading “Realme 10000mAh power bank Classic Blue version launched in India, available from January 26”
Realme has launched Iconic Cover for the realme Buds Air in India, as it had promised earlier this month. The Cover features impact resistant, form fitting design offering complete protection against falls and slip-offs. This doesn’t affect the wireless charging. Continue reading “Realme Buds Air Iconic Cover launched in India for Rs. 399”
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event is scheduled on February 16th where the company will officially unveil the Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy Fold 2 could be unveiled alongside. While a plethora of rumors, renders of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra surfaced recently, now the official renders of the upcoming Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ has surfaced along with key details of the smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ and S20 Ultra press renders surface”
About a week ago, news arrived of the European Union (EU) contemplating passing legislature that would force all companies selling gadgets in the EU to have a common charging port. As expected, Apple has pushed back, warning the EU about the potential negative consequences of such a legislature, citing possible risks of stifling innovation in the tech space.
Continue reading “Apple warns EU against common charging port; citing risks of stifling innovation”
Samsung is all set to introduce its second-generation foldable smartphone at the Unpacked 2020 on February 11. Now details about the Galaxy Z Flip (Previously called Galaxy Bloom) have started surfacing. Earlier rumors said that the phone will feature a 6.7-inch foldable Dynamic AMOLED display and a cover display. According to the latest rumors, the Galaxy Z Flip will feature ‘Samsung Ultra Thin Glass’, and there will be crease when the screen folds. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Z Flip said to feature Dynamic AMOLED bendable ‘Ultra Thin Glass’, Dual 12MP cameras, side-mounted fingerprint scanner”
OnePlus has released an incremental OS update to the OnePlus 6 and 6T that fixes multiple small system wide bugs like black screens appearing after unlocking the device with a fingerprint, device heating issues when charging, random disconnection issue with 5Ghz Hotspot and more. There are also fixes to the camera, specifically the camera crash issues and image preview times in the Pro mode.
