LG G8X ThinQ with 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 855 global roll out begins Nov 1, price revealed

LG introduced the G8X ThinQ at the IFA last month,  and it started rolling out as V50S ThinQ with 5G support in Korea earlier this month. Today the company has announced the global roll out for the G8X ThinQ, which will be available in the U.S. on November 1 followed by key markets around the world such as Brazil, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Turkey over the next several weeks. It will be sold in the U.S. unlocked at $699.99 (Rs. 49,630 approx.) on Amazon as well as AT&T and Sprint. The company is also offering LG Dual Screen worth $300 for eligible customers when discounted through carrier agreements. It will be available for pre-order from Friday, Oct. 25 and will vary by wireless provider and retailer.

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OnePlus expands retail footprint in India with Redington (India) partnership

OnePlus India has announced its partnership with Redington (India) Ltd. to open up more offline stores across India. Redington (India) Ltd. is one of the most popular IT & Mobility distributors in India, serving customers such as Google and Apple. It will now work with OnePlus to enable customers experience and buy the latest OnePlus smartphone devices across many more offline stores throughout the nation.

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Meizu 16T with 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, up to 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras announced

Meizu just announced 16T, the company’s latest smartphone in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.5-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display from Samsung, TÜV eye protection certification, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with up to 8GB of RAM, runs Flyme OS with Android Pie on top, has a 12-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 8-megapixel 118° ultra-wide lens that is also capable of shooting 2.5cm macro and a 5-megapixel depth sensor for portrait shots. It also has a 16-megapixel camera on the front for 0.2 second face unlock. Continue reading “Meizu 16T with 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, up to 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras announced”

Belkin Lightning Headphones, Tempered Glass Screen protectors and more accessories for iPhone 11 series launched in India

Belkin, the consumer electronics manufacturer has announced a whole ecosystem of premium accessories for the iPhone 11 series. These include headphones, connectivity accessories and screen protectors. They feature the “Made for Apple” certification which means that they have met the developer standard for Apple performance, safety and regulations.

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ColorOS 7.0 with near stock Android experience coming to realme phones soon, realme Fitness Band expected next month

Realme’s smartphone run ColorOS 6, based on Android 9 (Pie), and some of its latest phones have some tweaks so they call it ColorOS 6 realme edition. In the latest episode of #AskMadhav, the company’s CEO, Madhav Sheth has answered some questions about their future OS. When asked about ColorOS 6.0.1, he said that realme phones will directly get ColorOS 7.0, which will likely be based on Android 10 that will roll out next year. Continue reading “ColorOS 7.0 with near stock Android experience coming to realme phones soon, realme Fitness Band expected next month”

WhatsApp starts rolling out group privacy settings globally including new Blacklist feature

Earlier this year, WhatsApp rolled out new privacy settings for Groups that allowed users to choose who can add them to Groups. The feature was rolled out mostly in India initially and now, WhatsApp has started rolling out the group privacy settings globally for more users and also adds a new Blacklist feature.

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Redmi Note 8T with Redmi Note 8-like design, quad rear cameras, NFC surfaces in renders

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphones last week in India. While the second flash sale of Redmi Note 8 Series went live today, renders of alleged Redmi Note 8T have surfaced already revealing key details.

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Realme 1 and Realme U1 get Dark Mode, October Android security patch with latest ColorOS 6.0 update [Download Link]

Realme launched the realme 1 smartphone last year and launched the realme U1 smartphone late last year. After announcing Dark Mode to all ColorOS 6 phones last month, Realme has now started rolling out a new update to realme 1 and realme U1 with the addition of Dark Mode.

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Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro Enhanced Edition 15.6-inch laptop with up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor announced

Xiaomi announced the Mi Notebook Pro with 8th Gen Intel Core processor, metal body back in 2017 and the company announced the Mi Gaming laptop with 9th Gen Intel Core processor. Expanding its lineup, Xiaomi has now announced Mi Notebook Pro Enhanced Edition with 10th Gen Intel Core processor, up to 1TB SSD, upgraded cooling system, and more.

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Apple starts selling iPhone XR assembled in India

Apple launched the iPhone XR in India last year, and after a year, Apple has finally decided to assemble the phone in India. With this, Apple is expanding its portfolio of smartphones under the ‘Made in India’ scheme. As mentioned on the box, the phone is assembled in Chennai by Taipei-based contract manufacturer Foxconn. Apple started assembling iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 models in India by Winstron in Bengaluru, and it assembled the iPhone SE as well, but it is not on sale anymore. The iPhone XR assembling is said to have started back in July. Continue reading “Apple starts selling iPhone XR assembled in India”

HONOR 20 Lite with 6.3-inch FHD+ OLED display, 48MP triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced

HONOR has announced HONOR 20 Lite in China, as it had promised. It has a  6.3-inch FHD+ OLED screen with in-display fingerprint scanner, Kirin 710F processor, up to 8GB of RAM, 48MP+8MP wide-angle + 2MP depth sensor, 16MP front camera, and a 4000mAh battery with 20W fast charging.

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Google updates Android Automotive emulator

With many collaborations with vehicle manufacturers like Volvo Car Group, General Motors and others to power infotainment systems with Android Automotive OS, Google is closer with its vision of achieving safe and seamless connected experience to every car. On 21st October, Google released new updates enabling developers to create more innovative, and drive optimized experiences.

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Redmi Note 8 series sold out in under a minute in second sale in India, next sale on Oct 25

Xiaomi under its Redmi brand launched its Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphones in India last week starting at Rs. 9999 and Rs. 14999, respectively. These phones went on sale for the first time yesterday, October 21st, and were sold out in minutes. Xiaomi said that 1.5 million or 15 lakh people had shown interest to buy the phone, but it did not reveal the number of units sold. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 series sold out in under a minute in second sale in India, next sale on Oct 25”

OPPO opens first Super Flagship Store in Thailand

OPPO, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has opened their first Super flagship store, in Thailand, located at the luxury shopping mall, Emquartier, in Bangkok. With the store, OPPO aims to use its latest technology to showcase and deliver product experience interactively with customers, creating a space where customers can experience the harmony of technology meeting culture.

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PLAYFIT 53 fitness band – Self Starter

PLAYFIT is a new entrant into the world of wearables. We had taken a look at their Smartwatch SW75 earlier, which proved to be a high quality solution to not only a fitness amateur but a wearable enthusiast as well. But, as with any other wearable brand, there are solutions for everyone. For those who want to focus mainly on fitness and are not concerned with wearing a wrist band can go for the PLAYFIT 53, which at Rs. 1,999 is a starter to motivation, the primary reason why one would get these bands. Let’s take a closer look at this particular product then.

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