It’s finally here. Fulfilling the hopes and dreams of a million Indians clamoring for Xiaomi’s affordable televisions, the company has delivered. Hyperbole aside, it really is true that there is a lot of hype around the company’s televisions. The product has so far been restricted to their home market so it’s going to be interested to see how the uptake is in India where there’s a fair amount of homegrown competition. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4 55-inch 4K HDR TV First Impressions”
Xiaomi just launched the the company’s Mi TV in India, as expected. It was introduced at the CES 2017 and was launched in China in May last year. IT has a 4K panel with support for HDR. It has a 4.9mm slim frameless design and comes with Patch Wall, a UI layer on top of the Android OS that’s based on deep learning AI technology that can curate content based on recommendations. It brings all the content from the STB and seamlessly integrates right on your homepage. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4 55-inch 4K HDR TV with 4.9mm slim frameless design launched in India for Rs. 39999”
Say what you will, it was the Redmi series that put Xiaomi on the map in India. Striking the perfect balance between performance, battery life and price, the Redmi series hit it out of the park and developed a massive following. Over the last few generations, Xiaomi focussed on perfecting the formula and the end result was the Redmi Note 4. Despite being close to a year old, demand remains high further pointing towards how the phone managed to strike a chord with its target audience and has sold over 5 million units. 1 year on though, it’s time for an upgrade. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro First Impressions”
Along with the Redmi Note 5, Xiaomi also launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone, as rumored. It has the same 5.99-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen and runs Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9.2 on top, but this is powered by Snapdragon 636 SoC with up to 6GB RAM, has a 12-megapixel primary rear camera with 1.25μm pixel size sensor, dual-tone LED flash, same as the Redmi Note 5, but this also comes with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture the depth information for background blur. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 636, up to 6GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”
Xiaomi just launched the most expected Redmi Note 5 smartphone at an event in India along with the Redmi Note 5 Pro. It is the global variant of the Redmi 5 Plus that was introduced in China recently. Check out the unboxing and the first impressions of the phone.
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Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Note 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Redmi Note’ series in India, as it had promised. As expected, it is the same Redmi 5 Plus that was introduced in China back in December last year. It has a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 full-screen display, is powered by Snapdragon 625 with up to 4GB of RAM and runs on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9.2 on top.
Google introduced automated-replies to Inbox two year ago and later was also rolled to Gmail. These automated replies will guess what you might reply to the message and adds a button to send that response. While this feature is limited to messaging apps like Allo and Android Messages, Google is now said to be working on bringing this feature to other chat applications. Continue reading “Google is testing ‘Reply’ app to bring smart replies to messaging apps”
Samsung Galaxy S9 launch is just days away, and as we inch closer to the announcement, we are hearing more details about the flagships. New to join the list is that Stereo speakers are finally making their way to the Samsung flagship lineup. Furthermore, the S9 duo will also feature 3D Emoji which is more advanced than the ANIMOJI on iPhone X. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 said to feature advanced 3D emoji, stereo speakers”
Google today announced Gmail Developer Preview of “AMP for Email.” The company says that new feature will pave the way for developers to create more engaging, interactive, and actionable email experiences. AMP is Google’s way to make mobile pages load faster. Continue reading “Google announces AMP for Gmail to make email more interactive”
Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) is the company’s latest premium mid-range smartphone in the ‘A series’ that was launched in India last month. It is the first phone from Samsung after the Galaxy S8 series and the Note8 to adopt the Infinity Super AMOLED display with 18.5:9 aspect ratio, but this has a FHD+ screen instead of Quad HD+ screen. It is also the first Samsung phone to feature dual front cameras. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8+ Review”
Spectra (formerly Spectranet) has launched 1Gbps broadband plans in Bengaluru, after Delhi NCR. It starts at Rs. 899 with 400 GB download limit with option of carrying forward the unused data, while unlimited 1Gbps plan without any cap costs Rs. 1,249. Spectra is present only in select areas in Bengaluru and is expected to expand across the city soon. With the Gigabit plan, Spectra will take on ACT Fibernet that started offering Gigabit broadband recently. Continue reading “Spectra launches 1Gbps broadband plan in Bengaluru starting at Rs. 899, unlimited 1Gbps plan at Rs. 1249”
Indian smartphone market has seen major improvements in shipments in the year 2017 when compared to 2016. The smartphone market witnessed a 14% annual growth with a total shipment of 124 million units in 2017, making it the fastest growing market amongst the top 20 smartphone markets globally. Continue reading “Indian smartphone market saw 14% growth in 2017, total shipments cross 124 million units: IDC”
Reliance Jio unveiled JioPhone, the company’s first VoLTE feature phone back in July and started pre-bookings in August. It comes pre-loaded with JioTV, JioMusic and few other apps and recently got support for Google Assistant. Today the company has announced that Facebook app will be available for the phone through the app store starting from tomorrow, February 14th. Continue reading “JioPhone users finally get Facebook app”
According to Malwarebytes, a new malware on Android is letting user use their device to drive-by cryptocurrency mining campaign, and this is believed to be the biggest operation of this kind that is specifically attacking mobile users. Continue reading “Millions of Android users targeted by drive-by cryptocurrency miner”
Honor has been launching smartphones with dual camera setup lately in the Indian market. The Huawei’s online brand recently launched Honor 9 Lite with dual camera setup on both front and back. This well-put-together phone holds the second place after Honor 9i to come equipped with “Quad-Camera” setup. Before talking about the USP, let’s reiterate the specs once. Continue reading “How good is Honor 9 Lite Camera?”
