Xiaomi Mi A2, the second installment from Xiaomi under the Android One program has been launched in India at a starting price of Rs. 16,999. While the Xiaomi’s MIUI is pretty much popular, the majority of the population, particularly in the Indian market, feels connected towards the stock Android and the vice versa with the Chinese UI. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A2 Review”
Last week Reliance Communications (RCOM) announced the completion of the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes (MCNs) and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 2,000 crore, to Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIO). Today the company announced the completion of the sale of its fiber and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 3,000 crore, to Reliance Jio.
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HMD Global, the maker of Nokia phones, now owns the “PureView” brand, that Microsoft acquired right after the purchase of Nokia’s Devices and Services business back in the day. PureView debuted in 2012 and is being showcased the world at the MWC 2012 with the launch of Nokia 808 PureView. Continue reading “HMD Global now owns PureView trademark”
Airtel has expanded its partnership with Netflix in India under which subscribers of select Airtel Postpaid and V-Fiber Home Broadband plans will receive a three-month gift of a Netflix subscription. Post that they can pay the Netflix subscription seamlessly, using their Airtel postpaid or home broadband bill. Existing Netflix subscribers will also be eligible for this gift. Subscribers not eligible for the gift will be able to sign up to Netflix through Airtel’s apps and pay for their subscription using their Airtel bill. Continue reading “Airtel is offering free Netflix subscription for 3 months to select Postpaid and Home Broadband users”
Apple on Saturday announced that it will be donating Rs 7 crore towards the ongoing relief work in Kerala. To remind you, Apple started accepting Mercy Corps Donations through the App Store and iTunes Store for Kerala floods. Users can donate up to $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, or $200, 100% of which goes to Mercy Corps. Continue reading “Apple donates Rs. 7 crore to Kerala flood relief”
Gmail has received new update and instead of adding features, Google is removing the ‘nudges’ feature on Gmail accounts for few users depending on past usage, account type. It is also eliminating the quick responses. Nudges for Gmail is rolled out earlier this year to remind users to send replies to message or follow up on messages to get a response. Continue reading “Gmail V8.8 removes follow-up reminders and quick replies, hints at snooze until ‘Someday’”
OnePlus follows the trend of launching two flagships in a calendar year and since it already introduced one; the OnePlus 6, the company is seemingly getting ready for the second which could be named OnePlus 6T going by the history. Another interesting detail about the upcoming flagships is that for the first time OnePlus could partner with T-Mobile network in the US for the OnePlus 6T which is rumored to launch in October. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T gets certified in Russia ahead of launch later this year”
Huawei launched the Nova 3i, along with the Nova 3 in India last month, soon after it was introduced in China. Even though this doesn’t have top-end specifications as the Nova 3, this has a similar notch design, glass-like finish on the back, a 24-megapixel front camera and it is the first smartphone to be powered by Huawei’s latest Kirin 710 Octa-Core 12nm SoC with support for GPU Turbo feature and AI features. Is the smartphone worth the price of Rs. 20,999? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Huawei Nova 3i Review”
Flipkart has started Superr Sale, as it had promised. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones, accessories, LED TVs and more. All these offers are available through the web as well as Flipkart app. Continue reading “Flipkart Superr Sale: Best deals on smartphones, TVs, accessories and more”
Apple is said to be in plans to adopt a new power-saving backplane technology for the upcoming iPhone and Apple Watch displays with an to contribute to longer battery life, according to research firm IHS Markit. The backplane technology is responsible for turning individual pixels on and off and it plays a significant role in determining a display’s resolution, refresh rate, and power consumption. Continue reading “Future iPhones and Apple Watches said to use new power-saving Backplane technology to extend battery life”
Facebook said that it’s testing out a new feature “things in common,” that would allow non-friends to connect. This feature would be present in the comment section and shows the things that are in common like if you live in the same city as someone or went to the same college. Facebook will highlight things you have in common with non-friends who have left comments. Continue reading “Facebook testing ‘things in common’ label to try to connect non-friends”
Instagram said to be testing a new feature where it is planning to group student users by the college community. This move of Instagram brings the photo-sharing platform a step closer to the flagship Facebook app. Instagram is prompting users to join a college community and “connect with other students.
Continue reading “Instagram said to be testing a new feature to allow students to join new groups organized by school”
This week Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the F1 smartphone, HMD Global launched the Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone and introduced the Nokia 5.1 Plus, OPPO launched the new F9 and F9 Pro smartphones, NVIDIA introduced the new RTX series graphics cards, Fitbit introduced its Charge 3 fitness tracker, and lots more from this week in our weekly roundup.
After TENAA certification and teasers, Huawei’s Honor brand has officially confirmed that it will introduce the Honor 8X and 8X Max smartphone in China on September 5th. TENAA certifications revealed a large 7.12-inch LCD screen with a notch, so this could be the 8X Max. It will be powered by an Octa-Core SoC clocked at 1.8GHz (Could be Snapdragon 636) with 4GB RAM. It has a 16-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots.
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor announced discounts and offers on Honor’s smartphones as a part of ‘The Great Honor Sale’ exclusively on Flipkart next week. he three-day sale will offer 1-hour flash sale on the recently launched Honor 9N as well as discounts on Honor 9 Lite and Honor 10. Continue reading “The Great Honor Sale on Flipkart from August 27 to 29 – Rs. 5000 off on Honor 10, offers on Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i and more”
