OnePlus is 2018’s best selling premium smartphone brand in India

When it comes to purchasing a smartphone, the majority of Indians consider the latest specifications or feature at a lower price as the main factor. To make it more clear – huge RAM, great processing power, good battery life and of course the amazing camera is preferred. Continue reading “OnePlus is 2018’s best selling premium smartphone brand in India”

OJOY A1 4G VoLTE Kids Smartwatch phone launched in India

NWSD technologies today launched OJOY A1 which it claims to be India’s first 4G VoLTE smartwatch phone for Kids. It runs on Kido OS based on Android with animated UI that lets you swipe to access several features. Powered by Qualcomrn Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform it supports 4G LTE and 3G via a SIM slot for calling as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. GPS offers location tracking in real time as well as location history.    Continue reading “OJOY A1 4G VoLTE Kids Smartwatch phone launched in India”

Lava Z92 Unboxing and First Impressions

Lava is no stranger to this market, but like sister-brand XOLO they’ve come back after a hiatus with a new device, the Z92 launched just yesterday. At Rs. 9,999, you get a big 6.22 inch full-view experience with a notch, a neat design that’s clean and some decent specs to back it up. But the question is, as always, can the Lava Z92 survive in this heavily competitive market? Here are my first impressions of this device.

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Airtel Digital TV now lets users scan QR code to switch to new plans

TRAI already announced that new DTH plans will come into effect starting February 1, 2019 allowing  TV viewers opt for only for the channels they want to watch. To make this switch easy for customers, Airtel Digital TV recently announced the a-la-carte pricing of the channels on its website last month. Continue reading “Airtel Digital TV now lets users scan QR code to switch to new plans”

Samsung Galaxy M20 Benchmarks – Exynos 7 Series 7904 Octa-Core processor

This week Samsung launched the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 smartphones in India. Even though we are already familar with the Exynos 7870 powering the M10 since it was introduced way back in 2016 and already powers the Samsung Galaxy J6, On Nxt and several smartphone, the new Exynos 7904 octa-core 14nm processor in the Galaxy M20 is new. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M20 Benchmarks – Exynos 7 Series 7904 Octa-Core processor”

ASUS launches new ZenBook 13, 14 and 15 with NanoEdge display in India starting at Rs. 71990

ASUS has launched new ZenBook series of laptops – ZenBook 13 (UX333), ZenBook 14 (UX433) and ZenBook 15 (UX533) in India, after they were introduced at the IFA last year. The ZenBook 13, 14 and 15 as per the company are world’s most compact 13.3-inch, 14-inch, and 15.6-inch laptops These come with frameless ASUS NanoEdge display with ultraslim bezels having a 95% screen-to-body ratio. Continue reading “ASUS launches new ZenBook 13, 14 and 15 with NanoEdge display in India starting at Rs. 71990”

Apple hit with lawsuit over FaceTime issue: All you need to know

“Apple products are designed to protect your privacy. Apple believes privacy is a fundamental human right.” These are Apple’s own words on security and privacy. In fact, a couple of years back, the Cupertino giant took press and said: “Apple is the most effective security organisation in the world.” Continue reading “Apple hit with lawsuit over FaceTime issue: All you need to know”

Google revamps Gmail on Android and iOS: What’s new in the redesigned Gmail app?

Quite lately, Google has been revamping its entire set of products in an attempt to optimise and suite the latest trend. The search engine giant has recently made some notable changes in GDrive and Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites on the web. Continue reading “Google revamps Gmail on Android and iOS: What’s new in the redesigned Gmail app?”

Apple reports $19.97 billion profit on $84.3 billion revenue in FY Q1 2019, iPhone revenue down 15% YoY

Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $84.3 billion, down 5% over last year with a net profit of $19.97 billion, almost same as last year and earnings per share of $4.18, an increase of 7.5% over last year in their earnings for the financial year Q1 2019 that ended December 2, 2018. During earnings call Tim Cook said that iPhone XR, iPhone Xs, and iPhone Xs Max are by far the best iPhones the company has ever shipped but iPhone revenue was down 15% from last year since its customers are holding on to their older iPhones a bit longer than in the past.

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ASUS Zenfone 5Z Android 9.0 (Pie) global roll out begins [Download Link]

After rolling out Android 9.0 (Pie) update for the Zenfone 5Z in Taiwan last month, ASUS has finally started rolling out the update globally earlier this week, as it had promised. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5Z Android 9.0 (Pie) global roll out begins [Download Link]”

Samsung starts mass production of first 1TB eUFS flash memory ahead of Galaxy S10 launch

Samsung  has announced that it has begun mass production of first 1TB flash storage for next-generation mobile devices and it utilizes  16 stacked layers of 512-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND chips. It uses the same 11.5mm x 13.0mm package as the previous 512GB version, but this uses a newly developed proprietary controller. This will allow users to store 260 10-minute videos in 4K UHD (3840×2160) format, compared to 13 videos of the same size in 64GB eUFS. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of first 1TB eUFS flash memory ahead of Galaxy S10 launch”

Gmail down in India and parts of Europe as users face log-in issues [Update: It’s back]

Update: Several users have started reporting that they are able to log-in and are not facing 404 issue anymore. Continue reading “Gmail down in India and parts of Europe as users face log-in issues [Update: It’s back]”

Samsung 8K display driver IC with data speeds of up to 4Gbps announced

Samsung Electronics has announced an 8K display driver IC (DDI) that helps deliver true-to-life 8K resolution with intra-panel data transfer speed at up to 4-gigabit-per-second (Gbps). It adopts the company’s Unified Standard Interface for TV (USI-T) 2.0. Continue reading “Samsung 8K display driver IC with data speeds of up to 4Gbps announced”

Jaybird RUN XT true wireless sports headphones announced

Jaybird RUN XT

Jaybird has announced the Jaybird RUN XT True Wireless Sport Headphones that come with IPX7 waterproof and sweatproof and new color options. The headphones are protected by a double hydrophobic nano-coating.  Continue reading “Jaybird RUN XT true wireless sports headphones announced”

Vivo to launch pop-up camera phone in India on February 20, V15 Pro expected

Vivo India today sent out invites for the launch of a new smartphone with a pop-up camera on February 20th. This could be the rumored V15 Pro, successor of the V11 Pro that was launched in India back in September last year.

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