Last week Xiaomi sent out invites for the global launch of a new smartphone in Spain on July 24th where it is expected to introduce global version of the Mi 6X. Today the company started teasing the launch of the successor of Mi A1 smartphone and also said that #2isbetterthan1 which confirms the Mi A2.
Vivo India today announced launch offer for its NEX smartphone ahead of launch on July 19th. As a part of the sale customers can buy an Amazon.in e-Gift Card worth Rs. 1,000 between today, July 16th and 17th July, 2018 that can be used to buy the Vivo NEX smartphone between 19 and 25th July, 2018 to avail additional cashback of Rs. 1,000 in the form of Amazon Pay balance and also extended manufacturer warranty of 6 months over and above the existing 1 year warranty on the NEX. Continue reading “Vivo NEX pre-booking offer on Amazon India gives Rs. 1000 cashback, extended warranty”
Amazon just started its Prime Day sale, exclusively for Prime members, as it had promised. In this 30-hour sale, it is offering great deals on smartphones, accessories, Kindle, TVs and more. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Day 2018 Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories, TVs and more”
HTC is said to be working on multi-room VR using Steam as the company has shown off a SteamVR beta, a Vive Pro, and 16 base stations to allow VR between multiple rooms. The tester said to have wandered between rooms finding tracked objects through a complex but connected space. Continue reading “HTC demonstrates multi-room VR using Vive PRO and SteamVR 2.0”
Google has pushed a new beta update to its Google app and this update details how the last remnant of Google Now will soon be killed. It also hints at some minor tweaks to Podcasts and Lens. It features a “deprecation_warning” for a widget. “Feed” is most likely to be removed since how it is the last piece linked to Google Now. Continue reading “Google app update hints at podcasts episode search, Google Lens intro text and more”
Facebook announced that it has hired Google’s head of chip development Shahriar Rabii to be the vice president and its head of silicon. With this announcement, the company once again hinted that it is serious about building its own semiconductors, joining Apple Inc. Continue reading “Facebook hires Google’s head of chip development Shahriar Rabii”
Huawei is said to be embracing artificial intelligence technologies beyond just smartphones and move it to a wide variety of product categories under the Project Da Vinci, which is an internal initiative. The project is said to be ranging from consumer electronics to telecom equipment. Though the primary focus will be the consumer electronics. Continue reading “Huawei said to be embracing artificial intelligence beyond smartphones with Project Da Vinci”
CloudWalker Streaming Technologies, a tech start-up has launched Cloud X2 TVs 40 and 43-inch sizes, that join 32, 50 and 55 inch models. Powered by Android 7.0 Nougat OS with Quad-core ARM cortex processor, 1GB RAM and 8 GB ROM, the TVs have Made-In-India Content Discovery Engine that is intelligent enough to automatically curate thousands of hours of trending digital content & apps on TV. Continue reading “CloudWalker Cloud TV X2 40-inch and 43-inch Full HD Smart TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 24990”
Nokia smartphones, and the global version of the X6 with model numbers TA-1083 and TA-1116 were certified by Bluetooth SIG last month. Now the Nokia 6.1 Plus has surfaced on Geekbench, confirming the existence of the global version of the X6. This reveals Snapdragon 636 SoC, 4GB of RAM and Android 8.1 (Oreo). Continue reading “Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) with Snapdragon 636, Android 8.1 surfaces in benchmarks”
Soon after Huawei’s Honor brand scheduled an event in India on July 24th, Huawei has scheduled an event on July 26th to launch a new Nova series smartphones – Nova 3 and Nova 3i in India exclusively on Amazon.in. Both these phones will pack a 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:5:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2 and a 24-megapixel front camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera, as well as dual rear cameras. The Nova 3 is powered by Kirin 970 while the Nova 3i will come with new Kirin 710 12nm SoC, both with GPU Turbo. Continue reading “Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, dual front and rear cameras launching in India on July 26 exclusively on Amazon”
Xiaomi has introduced new Quartz Watch under its Mijia or Mi Ecosystem. It is a hybrid smartwatch that comes with a standard 40 mm dial that is just 3.2 mm at its thinnest point. The small dial shows step count and connects to Android or iPhone over Bluetooth. Call notification, Reminder and Alarm with vibration. It has a stainless steel case, water-resistant body and a curved back.
The US Secretary of Commerce Department on Friday has lifted the ban on American firms selling products to China’s ZTE Corp. With this, the company is removed from all hurdles to start rebuilding its business. The ban was lifted after ZTE has paid the final penalty of $400 million from the $1.4 billion in escrow at a U.S. bank. Continue reading “US commerce department lifts ban on ZTE after Final deposits of $1.4 billion penalty”
Huawei just might be prepping a fitting reply to Apple’s rumored iPhone X Plus with 6.5-inch OLED display. The company is planning on launching a flagship smartphone dubbed “Strategic” which is a bulked up variant of the Mate 20 Pro. Continue reading “Huawei Mate 20 Pro with flexible OLED display to launch later this year”
This week OPPO finally launched its flagship Find X smartphone in India, and also launched the mid-range A3s. Microsoft introduced Surface Go, its most-affordable Surface 2-in-1, Sony introduced the Xperia XA2, a bigger version of the Xperia A2 which was introduced earlier this year, and Apple announced the most-expected Macbook Pro refresh for this year. Check out all the new launches and announcements from this week. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: OPPO Find X, Microsoft Surface Go, Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, Huawei Nova 3, 2018 MacBook Pros and more”
Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy Note 9 on August 9th except for the pricing and availability of the flagship, everything is out in the open and this information will more or less be a mystery until the Unpacked event. The latest report suggests that the Galaxy Note 9 will be available for purchase from August 24th, two weeks after the announcement . Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 with 4000mAh battery, Bluetooth S Pen said to be priced similar to the Galaxy Note8”
