Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched its latest Note smartphone, Redmi Note 8 Pro and Redmi Note 8 last month in India. It’s been barely a month since the launch, but now there is a rumor regarding a variant of Redmi Note 8 Pro with Snapdragon 730G in works. The tipster also suggests that the Redmi K30 5G smartphone is said to launch next month.
To celebrate 10 years of the Galaxy series, Samsung has released its Samsung Galaxy Anniversary Premium Package, showcasing the seamless connectivity in its Galaxy ecosystem with Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+. The Galaxy Anniversary Premium package will come with a Galaxy Note10+, Galaxy Watch Active2, and Galaxy Buds.
Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. The company has already rolled out MIUI 11 to most of the devices including Redmi K20 series, Redmi Note 7 series, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi 6 series, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and others and has already started testing MIUI Stable Beta for the second and third batch of devices. Continue reading “Redmi 4 starts receiving MIUI 11 Global Stable update”
Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray 810, the company’s latest phone in the Eluga series in India. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ notch display, is powered by MediaTek Helio P22 SoC, features a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera with AI features, 16-megapixel front camera with AI beautify, LED flash and face unlock. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Ray 810 with 6.2-inch display, 4GB RAM, 16MP front camera with flash launched in India for Rs. 7999”
Google has been testing integrating Rich Communication Services (RCS) in Android Messages for a few users in the USA for quite a while. Now Google has decided to broadly roll out RCS for all Android users through the Android Messages app. Users in the US will be able to enable RCS Chat features over the coming weeks.
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Apple’s Research App has launched three new studies in partnership with leading academic and research institutions namely – the Apple Women’s Health Study, the Apple Heart and Movement Study, and the Apple Hearing Study. Apple users can now participate and contribute to new medical research with the iPhone and Apple Watch.
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Infinix has launched S5 Lite, the company’s latest smartphone in the S series in India, soon after the launch of S5. It has a 6.6-inch HD+ display with a 16-megapixel in-screen camera with 4-in-1 Super Pixel technology along with 3D Face Beauty, AR Emoji, AR Stickers, Bokeh Mode, AI Scene detection, hybrid focus and more, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 12nm SoC with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with XOS 5.5, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with quad LED flash, along with a 2-megapixel sensor for portrait shots and a low-light camera. Continue reading “Infinix S5 Lite with 6.6-inch 20:9 display, 4GB RAM, triple rear cameras, 16MP in-screen front camera launched in India for Rs. 7999”
After leaks, HUAWEI CEO Richard Yu has confirmed that the company will introduce the Mate Pad tablet series at an event in Shanghai, China on November 25th. Image of the MatePad Pro tablet that surfaced recently revealed a punch-hole screen, stylus support and a keyboard accessory. There could be normal and Pro versions of the tablet. Continue reading “HUAWEI Mate Pad series with dual rear cameras, in-screen front camera, stylus support to be announced on November 25”
Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 along with the Redmi Note 8 series at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. The company has already completed MIUI 11 rollout for the first phase of devices and has already started testing MIUI Stable Beta for the second and third batch of devices.
Now, the company has started rolling out MIUI 11 Global Stable update to Redmi Note 4 users in India. The new update comes as MIUI 11.0.2.0.NCFMIXM and weighs around 458 MBs in size. Xiaomi has not updated the Android Security patch on the device and it still runs on almost a year old December 2018 patch. MIUI 11 brings new features such as New Minimalistic Design, Blur App Previews, Quick Replies, New Dynamic Sound Effects, Floating Calculator, Updated Mi File Manager, and more to the device, but we found the new file-sharing tech Mi Share missing on our unit.
If you haven’t received the update on your device, you can download the Recovery ROM here and try flashing it using the recovery method but it may not work as it might be staged rollout. MIUI 11 is being rolled out to all eligible devices as per the schedule, you can keep a track of MIUI 11 updates with our dedicated MIUI section. Also, make sure to check out this post to learn more about MIUI 11 features.
Update: Nov 14, 2019: Xiaomi has resumed the MIUI 11 roll out for the Redmi Y2, but it’s still under testing. Continue reading “Redmi 6 Pro and Redmi Y2 MIUI 11 Global Stable Beta starts rolling out [Update: Roll out resumes]”
In the past, Googles AI experiments online have always been interesting, fun activities for users to try out, combining AI with things like drawing or singing. Now YouTube, Google Creative Lab, and Google Research, working in partnership with Queen, Universal Music Group and Hollywood Records, have built a new AI experiment called FreddieMeter that will show users how close are they to singing like Freddie Mercury.
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Vivo just announced S5, the company’s latest smartphone in the S series as it has promised. It has a 6.44-inch Full HD+ 20:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with 2.98mm bottom bezels and 91.38% screen-to-body ratio, features a 32-megapixel in-screen front camera, is powered by Snapdragon 712 with 8GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with Funtouch OS 9, features a 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide, 5-megapixel portrait and a 2-megapixel macro camera. Continue reading “Vivo S5 with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 32MP in-screen camera, in-display fingerprint scanner, 48MP quad rear cameras announced”
Samsung is offering yet more discounts, up to 32% on a range of Samsung products, with the purchase of Galaxy Note10 and S10 series. These discounts are available on Samsung Wireless Charger, Galaxy Watch Active and Strap Combos, AKG Y500 headset, Galaxy Friends Cover, Clear View Cover and Galaxy Tab S5e.
HTC has just announced its latest Desire 19s smartphone under Desire series and is the successor of the Desire 12s that was launched last year. HTC Desire 19s comes with a waterdrop-styled notch display, triple rear cameras, multi-layered exquisite texture, and more.
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Fitbit has announced a lot of new things including a FitbitOS 4.1 update, heart rate tracking for the Versa 2 and added more content and tools for Fitbit Premium. The company, who was recently bought by Google for 2.1 Billion dollars, is bringing a bunch of features like a new Agenda app, new clock face switcher, smart wake and more to its smartwatches.
