Xiaomi planning to launch Red version of Redmi smartphone soon?

Xiaomi is celebrating 5th anniversary of Redmi phones, as first Redmi device was announced on 31st July 2013. In a tweet, the company’s  VP and India Head, Manu Kumar Jain shared a picture of Redmi devices he used till date, surprisingly, the picture shows a device with red rear panel which is yet to be introduced in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi planning to launch Red version of Redmi smartphone soon?”

Vivo Freedom Carnival from August 7 to 9: NEX and V9 at Rs. 1947 via flash sale, discounts, no-cost EMI and cashback

Vivo India today announced its Freedom Carnival,  Independence Day offers starting from 7th to 9th August exclusively on its e-commerce store, shop.vivo.com/in. During the sale, it offers discounts, coupon deals and cashback offers on select range of Vivo smartphones and accessories. Continue reading “Vivo Freedom Carnival from August 7 to 9: NEX and V9 at Rs. 1947 via flash sale, discounts, no-cost EMI and cashback”

Snapchat introduces its first lens that responds to voice commands

snapchat

Snapchat today is launching a new lens that responds to voice commands. These series of lenses will animate when users speak simple English words like “hi,” “love,” “yes,” “no,” and “wow.” When you say ‘Hi’ the new lens will launch an animation that surrounds you with a flock of chatty birds.  Continue reading “Snapchat introduces its first lens that responds to voice commands”

WhatsApp launches Business API, will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours

WhatsApp for Business app is getting a new update with a bunch of features that makes it easier and powerful for Businesses to communicate with their customers. The list includes requesting helpful information, start a conversation, get support. Continue reading “WhatsApp launches Business API, will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours”

Lenovo said to launch world’s first 5G phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Lenovo Z5

With 5G launch right around the corner, companies are moving at a fast pace to launch products with the latest technology and one among them is Lenovo. The company is now claiming to be the first one to launch a 5G smartphone, using a currently unannounced Qualcomm chip. Continue reading “Lenovo said to launch world’s first 5G phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855”

BlackBerry Evolve with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras, EvolveX with Snapdragon 660 launched in India for Rs. 24990 and Rs. 34990

Optiemus just launched the BlackBerry Evolve and EvolveX smartphones in India, as expected. Both the phones have a 5.99-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with secured DTEK app and feature a 16-megapixel front camera. The Evolve is powered by Snapdragon 450 with 4GB of RAM and dual 13-megapixel rear cameras, while the EvolveX is powered by Snapdragon 660 with 6GB of RAM, and has a 12-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 13-megapixel camera with real-time  depth of field effect for portrait shots. Continue reading “BlackBerry Evolve with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras, EvolveX with Snapdragon 660 launched in India for Rs. 24990 and Rs. 34990”

YouTube said to be testing Instagram-like Stories

YouTube Stories

Snapchat’s Stories now feels like one great feature as everyone now wants to jump on it. It was Instagram who directly ripped off the feature and later was added to Facebook and Messenger, now it is YouTube who wants in. The feature on YouTube was first spotted a while ago and it looks exactly like the one we are using on Instagram.  Continue reading “YouTube said to be testing Instagram-like Stories”

Netflix original series Baahubali: Before the Beginning, prequel to Baahubali movies announced

A year after Amazon Prime Video released Baahubali: The Lost Legends, an animated series in India, Netflix today announced a new Netflix original series –  Baahubali: Before the Beginning, a prequel to  Baahubali: the Beginning and Baahubali: the Conclusion movies. This will be based on Anand Neelakantan’s book, The Rise of Sivagami, and the first season will have 9 episodes, and Netflix has ordered two seasons. Continue reading “Netflix original series Baahubali: Before the Beginning, prequel to Baahubali movies announced”

Facebook and Instagram activity dashboard time management tool announced

Facebook and Instagram

Facebook today announced new tools to help users of Instagram and Facebook manage their time; an activity dashboard. It is a daily reminder using which you can limit notifications and keep your usage in check. Facebook says that it developed these tools based on collaboration and inspiration from leading mental health experts and organizations, academics.  Continue reading “Facebook and Instagram activity dashboard time management tool announced”

Qin AI Phone 4G VoLTE feature phone with real-time voice translation available for order through Xiaomi’s crowdfunding platform

Qin AI Phone, a new 4G VoLTE feature phone is now available for order from Xiaomi’s crowd funding platform in China. It has a 2.8-inch QVGA color display with T9 keyboard and runs Android-based Mocor 5 OS. The main highlight of the smartphone its AI voice features that promises real-time voice translation in 17 languages. The AI can also tell a story or poetry to children, in addition to answering questions.

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From a disruptive starter to a humble leader: OnePlus’ unconventional breakthrough in India

Over the past few years, OnePlus in India has established itself as customers’ delight, as the company’s vision of selling power-packed smartphones at unbelievable pricing struck the right chord. Having said that, the transition from a humble startup into a flourishing brand at present comes through years of hard work. Continue reading “From a disruptive starter to a humble leader: OnePlus’ unconventional breakthrough in India”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2018) with 10.5-inch WUXGA display, 4G LTE, 7300mAh battery announced

Along with the Galaxy Tab S4, Samsung also introduced the Galaxy Tab A (2018) with a 10.5-inch WUXGA display. It is powered by Snapdragon 450 with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) and comes with quad-speakers built into each corner of the tablet with support from Dolby Atmos. It packs a huge 7,300mAh battery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2018) with 10.5-inch WUXGA display, 4G LTE, 7300mAh battery announced”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 with 10.5-inch WQXGA Super AMOLED display, Iris Scanner, S Pen, 4G LTE announced

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab S4, successor of last year’s Galaxy Tab S3, as expected. It has a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED WQXGA screen, is powered by a Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 SoC and runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo). It has quad-stereo speakers tuned by AKG by HARMAN, similar to the predecessor and comes with an an enhanced S Pen. It has got rid of the fingerprint scanner and the home button on the front for Iris scanner.

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Google said to be planning on launching censored search engine in China

Google

Google is said to be planning on launching a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist websites and search terms about human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest. The project is code-named Dragonfly and has been underway since spring of 2017.  Continue reading “Google said to be planning on launching censored search engine in China”

Mobiistar C1 Lite, C1, C2, E1 Selfie and X1 Dual launched in India for offline market starting at Rs. 4340

Vietnam-based Mobiistar forayed into the Indian market with the XQ Dual and CQ selfie smartphones back in May. Today it has launched five new selfie smartphones – C1 Lite, C1, C2, E1 Selfie and X1 Dual in the country for the offline market. The company did not share the SoC details and Android version for most of the smartphones, we will update the article when we get them. Continue reading “Mobiistar C1 Lite, C1, C2, E1 Selfie and X1 Dual launched in India for offline market starting at Rs. 4340”