Xiaomi has announced MIUI 9, the latest MIUI ROM at an event in Beijing along with the Mi 5X smartphone. It brings several improvements, optimizations and new features, including new smart assistant and universal search. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said that now there are 281 million active MIUI users worldwide in 55 languages and 142 countries. Continue reading “Xiaomi MIUI 9 is faster, smarter and more refined, Beta ROM coming in August”
Intex has launched Aqua Power IV, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Aqua series with a 4000mAh battery. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek 6737 processor and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. It has a 5-megapixel camera on the front and back with LED flash for both. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Power IV with Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 5499”
Microsoft has officially launched Kaizala chat and productivity app in India. Available for Android and iOS, Kaizala is aimed at large group communications and work management. Similar to WhatsApp, users will have to use mobile phone numbers as their primary unique ID to use the Kaizala app that is powered by Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
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Along with the Mi 5X, Xiaomi also announced new Mi AI speaker, a new speaker with voice assistant from Mi lab. This offers 360-degree audio experience, thanks to six omnidirectional microphone array that senses external noise to cancel out echo. It promises the best sound quality and has voice control so that you can say it to play music, live radio, audio books and even children’s stories. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi AI Speaker with voice assistant, 360-degree sound announced”
Xiaomi just announced the Mi 5X, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile platform, runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) based on MIUI 8 and will get MIUI 9 update. It has 12MP dual rear cameras, one with a wide-angle lens and other with a telephoto lens offering portrait mode, background blur and more features. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5X with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 12MP dual rear cameras announced”
Google has announced that more smartphones will be compatible with its Daydream VR platform. A total of 11 Android smartphones will be Daydream ready by the end of 2017. The announcement was made Google CEO, Sundar Pichai during Alphabet’s latest earnings call. Continue reading “Google says 11 phones will be Daydream-ready by the end of 2017”
Google has launched a new safety feature for Search and Maps that will help you during time of emergencies The feature is aimed at making emergency information more accessible during a natural or human-caused crisis. Continue reading “Google adds SOS feature on Maps and Search for emergencies”
Airtel has announced consolidated results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2017 in which it posted consolidated revenue of Rs. 21,958 crore, YoY drop of 11.1%, less than the expected drop of 14.0%. India revenues were at Rs. 17,244 crore that has declined by 10.0% YoY primarily led by mobile drop of 14.1% YoY. Net Income was at Rs 367 crore compared to Rs 1,462 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, down 74.9%.”Mobile market remains turbulent in the current quarter as well, due to disruptive pricing by a new operator,” said Airtel.
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Adobe just announced its roadmap to stop supporting Flash at the end of 2020. This is not surprising since Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Facebook, Apple and others have already started to switch to HTML5 as default. Adobe said that it is encouraging web developers to migrate any existing Flash content to open standards. Continue reading “Adobe will finally kill Flash by the end of 2020”
Lenovo-owned Moto at its #hellomotoworld event in New York City announced the flagship Moto Z2 Force smartphone along with the 360 Camera Moto Mod, as expected. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED shatterproof display. It even offers warranty against shattering and cracking of display and embedded lens for 4 years. It has a 6.1 mm slim body made of 7,000 series aluminum. It is powered by Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). Continue reading “Moto Z2 Force with Shatterproof display, Snapdragon 835, dual rear cameras announced”
Nubia today started its 3-day Summer Rush sale in India that offers up to Rs. 4000 discount on its smartphones. After discount, the Nubia N1 Lite is available for just Rs. 5999 and the top-end Nubia Z11 is available for Rs. 25999 after Rs. 4000 discount. The company offered similar discounts on its smartphones during Amazon Prime Day sale earlier this month. Continue reading “Nubia Summer Rush sale from July 25 to 27 – Up to Rs. 4000 off on smartphones”
Xiaomi backed manufacturer, Yi has finally launched an array of action and home cameras in India. The company has launched YI 4K action camera that was announced in May last year. Continue reading “Yi 4K action and home cameras launched in India starting Rs. 2990”
1More, popular for its headphones has launched Triple Driver Lightning In-Ear Headphones in India. It has Two balanced armatures and a separate dynamic driver offering an extremely powerful yet intimate listening experience. The patented armatures work together to deliver sizzling highs and can withstand extremely high input power without distortion. The patented triple layer driver with aerospace grade metal inside two outer layers of PET, a resilient polymer, greatly increases bass and midrange response time, definition, and fullness. Continue reading “1More Triple Driver Lightning In-Ear headphones launched in India for Rs. 10999”
Facebook has acquired a startup dubbed as Source3 that uses technology to identify videos and other content that has been shared on the internet without permission. The news was first reported by Recode and later confirmed by Source3.
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Gionee has launched A1 Plus, the company’s latest smartphone in “A1 series’ in India. It has a 6-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Helio P25 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 20-megapixel front-facing camera along with a 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual rear cameras.
