Amazon India Apple Fest on Aug 28 and 29: iPhone 7 starting at Rs. 44999, offers on Macbooks and more

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Amazon India today started Apple Fest, its two-day sale on Apple products, including iPhones, Apple Watch, Macs and more. It is offering some great deals on iPhone 7, iPhone SE, Apple Watc and exchange offers and no cost EMI offers on Macbooks and iPads. Continue reading “Amazon India Apple Fest on Aug 28 and 29: iPhone 7 starting at Rs. 44999, offers on Macbooks and more”

LG V30 will feature 32-bit Advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC with digital filters and sound presets

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Last year’s LG V20 was the first phone to feature 32 bit Quad DAC for audio and the G6 has a similar DAC. Today LG has announced that the V30 will feature 32-bit Advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC powered by ESS Technology’s SABRE ES9218P. The Hi-Fi Quad DAC now gets two new features: digital filters and sound presets. The original Hi-Fi Quad DAC emphasized delivering Hi-Fi sound as close as possible to the original source by minimizing distortion and white noise, Advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC offers more customizable options.

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Apple iPad Pro 10.5 Review – The best tablet money can buy

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The iPad was not the first tablet to be launched in the market. Several players had tried and failed in the tablet category. The iPad managed to become so popular and became a golden standard for the tablet market. 2017 marks the 7th anniversary of the iPad and over time interest in tablets has declined and the excitement around the iPad has reduced.

7 years later, Apple has managed to get consumers excited again with the introduction of the new iPad Pro devices and iOS 11 which gives a fresh lease of life for even older iPads models. Apple introduced the iPad Pro 10.5 at WWDC in June and this device replaced the iPad Pro 9.7. Here is my review of the iPad Pro 10.5 after using it for the past few weeks.

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Weekly Roundup – Samsung Galaxy Note8, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A, Micromax Canvas Infinity and more

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This week Samsung announced its flagship Galaxy Note8, Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Note 5A and also launched its lifestyle products in India, Micromax launched the Canvas Infinity, Meizu unveiled M6 Note,  Nokia 6 went on sale in the country and more from this week in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup – Samsung Galaxy Note8, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A, Micromax Canvas Infinity and more”

Vivo Y69 with 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0 launched in India for Rs. 14990

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Vivo has launched Y69, the company’s latest mid-range selfie-focused smartphone with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with soft flash in India. It packs a 5.5-inch HD 2.5d curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 processor and a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, similar to the Y66 that was launched earlier this year, but this runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) and has a fingerprint sensor on the front. Continue reading “Vivo Y69 with 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0 launched in India for Rs. 14990”

Gionee A1 Lite Review

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While Xiaomi, Lenovo and Moto dominate the headlines when it comes to mid range smartphones, the likes of Gionee too have been making significant inroads into the segment. While we weren’t particularly fond of some of the earlier launches by the brand, at first glance it appears that Gionee has been working hard to up its game. Does it succeed? We find out in our review of the Gionee A1 Lite. Continue reading “Gionee A1 Lite Review”

LG Q8 with Quad HD display, dual rear cameras, water-resistant body launched in Korea, price revealed

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LG unveiled Q8, a smaller version of the V20 smartphone last month in Italy. Today the company launched the phone in Korea and revealed the price of the phone. It has a 5.2-inch Quad HD screen along with a 2.1 (160 x 1040 pixels) second screen. It has a 16MP rear camera with 78-degree lens along with a secondary 8MP secondary camera with 135-degree wide-angle lens.

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How to pre-book JioPhone [Updated]

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Reliance Jio unveiled its JioPhone at the  40th AGM last month, and the company said that pre-booking for the phone will start on August 24th. As promised today the company has announced that the phone will be available for pre-booking through MyJio app and jio.com online as well as Jio retailers and multi-brand device retailers including the Reliance Digital stores network offline at 5:30PM tomorrow.

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iPhone 8 expected to come in 64GB, 256GB and 512GB variants

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Apple is expected to unveil the next generation iPhones next month. We have already seen a number of rumors and reports about the iPhones and now a latest one shares details about the storage capacity. Continue reading “iPhone 8 expected to come in 64GB, 256GB and 512GB variants”

Facebook tipped to be working on ‘Aloha’ video chat device

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Earlier this month, Facebook was rumored to be working on a video chat device with touchscreen. Now, a new report from Business Insider corroborates the rumor saying the video chat device from the social network is code named as Aloha. Continue reading “Facebook tipped to be working on ‘Aloha’ video chat device”

Samsung Galaxy S8+ 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version gets another price cut in India

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Samsung launched 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version of the Galaxy S8+ smartphone in India back in June for Rs. 74,900. It got a Rs. 4000 price cut last month, now the phone has received Rs. 5000 price cut in the country, so it has got Rs. 9000 price cut in 2 months of launch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8+ 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version gets another price cut in India”

Coolpad Cool Play 6 Unboxing

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Coolpad launched the Cool Play 6 smartphone with 6GB RAM and dual rear cameras earlier this week. We already brought you the hands-on and photo gallery of the smartphone from the event. Here we have the unboxing of the phone.

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Samsung launches new Gear VR for Galaxy Note8 for $129.99

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Samsung announced the Galaxy Note8 yesterday. It also unveiled a new Gear VR headset for the Galaxy Note8 that sports a huge 6.3 inch display. The new Gear VR is almost similar to the old VR in terms of the design, weight and colors but has a bigger slot for the Galaxy Note8.  Continue reading “Samsung launches new Gear VR for Galaxy Note8 for $129.99”

OPPO teams up with Reliance Jio to offer up to 60GB additional 4G data

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After Xiaomi and ASUS, OPPO has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Reliance Jio to offer up to 60GB additional data at 10GB data per month with a recharge of Rs. 309 or above for up to 6 recharges with OPPO F3, F3 Plus or F1 Plus. Continue reading “OPPO teams up with Reliance Jio to offer up to 60GB additional 4G data”

Five airports in India get Uber, Ola kiosks for easier cab booking

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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into strategic alliances with Ola and Uber that will provide passengers the option to hire these cabs at select airports. Passengers will now be able to book both Ola and Uber cabs at five airports – Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow and Bhubaneswar airports which are run AAI. Continue reading “Five airports in India get Uber, Ola kiosks for easier cab booking”