Google’s Product Manager, Michelle today has announced that the company has started rolling out more accurate battery life estimates which some of the users have started noticing in the past few days. This wasn’t the case earlier where it used to show simple (mostly inaccurate) battery estimates. Continue reading “Google rolls out more accurate Pixel battery life estimates with personalised on-device model”
Facebook is again copying a feature from Snapchat and this time it is Streak count as a handful of users have started reporting that they’ve been seeing this feature, so Facebook might be testing this feature for some time. Facebook has confirmed the same with Mashable when asked. Continue reading “Facebook is testing Snapchat-like Streak feature on Messsenger”
Twitter started working on the “save for later” feature a while ago, and now the company has given the feature a name; it is called Bookmarks which is currently under testing. This news is being confirmed from Tina Koyama, a staff product designer at the company. Continue reading “Twitter testing Bookmarks feature to privately flag Tweets for later”
It would be fair to say that Xiaomi has become a favorite amongst the Indian audience over the last three years. Today, the company is amongst the largest smartphone players in the country and enjoys a 23.5 percent market share. Over the last year. Since 2015, the company has made massive strides towards manufacturing their smartphones in India. Owing to the existing tax structures, it has allowed the company to reduce pricing drastically which has been instrumental in their onslaught against the likes of Micromax and Intex. The company is known to have razor-thin margins on their smartphones which makes their accessory line up all the more important to drive bottom lines. With the launch of the new production facility in Noida in collaboration with Hipad, the company is no longer dependent on the import model which will have massive ramifications on price competitiveness and capacity. Continue reading “In Pictures: Xiaomi India’s Power Bank Plant in Noida”
Flipkart launched the Billion Capture+ smartphone under its new Billion brand this month, in an aim to take on Xiaomi, Tenor and others. Flipkart also said that the smartphone is ‘Made in India’ and it is ‘Made for India’. It has a solid on-paper specifications that includes 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen, Snapdragon 625, dual 13-megapixel rear cameras and support for fast charging at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999. Is it worth the price? Let us find out in the review.
Just last week, Xiaomi started rolling out Android Nougat based MIUI 9 Beta ROM to its budget oriented device Redmi 4A which was launched back in March 2017 with MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). Now some Redmi 4A users are reporting that they have received a new android Nougat 7.1.2 based OTA update as Nightly build on their devices. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4A MIUI 8 Global Stable ROM based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat starts rolling out”
At the 5th Global Conference on Cyberspace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched UMANG (Unified Mobile Application For New-age Governance) app in an aim to bring e-governance on a unified platform, making it accessible to all citizens to access myriad e-gov services with ease.
Continue reading “PM Modi launches UMANG – One app to avail all government services”
SoundBot has launched the dynamic SportsBot SS301 3-in-1 gaming combo for gamers combo in India that includes Gaming Over-Ear Headset, Keyboard, and Mouse Combo Set. Both keyboard and mouse have blue LED backlight. Continue reading “SoundBot SportsBot SS301 Combo set launched in India for Rs. 2990”
Logitech G, a brand of Logitech has launched G603 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse and G613 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Keyboard in India. The G603 wireless mouse uses the Logitech G’s new advanced HERO optical sensor and advanced LIGHTSPEED wireless technology. Continue reading “Logitech G launches G603 Wireless Gaming Mouse and G613 Wireless Gaming Keyboard in India”
Coolpad launched Note 5 Lite smartphone in India back in March with 16GB storage. Now it has launched 32GB storage version in the country. Other specifications are similar, including the 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display with 70.6% screen-to-body ratio, Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 processor with 3GB RAM,Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Cool UI on top, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 5 Lite 32GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 8199”
While YouTube has always been active about the content that goes on YouTube, off late, there’s a growing trend around the content that attempts to pass as family-friendly when it clearly doesn’t. YouTube videos are acceptable for adults, others are completely unacceptable. Today YouTube has announced five ways that it is using to protect families on YouTube and YouTube Kids. Continue reading “YouTube outlines its approach to protect families on YouTube and YouTube Kids”
Xiaomi just announced the launch of a new Redmi smartphone on November 30th, few weeks after the launch of new Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite in the new ‘Y series’ in the country. The company is calling it Desh Ka Smartphone, so it will likely be the a budget smartphone. This could the Redmi 5A that was introduced in China last month as the successor to the Redmi 4A. Even the image in the teaser looks somewhat similar to the Redmi 5A.
Continue reading “Xiaomi India to launch ‘Desh Ka Smartphone’ on November 30, Redmi 5A expected”
Casio has announced a new series of action camera in the G’z EYE series starting with the GZE-1 EYE action camera with shock-resistant,
waterproof, dustproof and low-temperature resistant body. It is designed especially for shooting extreme sports in harsh conditions. Continue reading “Casio GZE-1 EYE rugged action camera in new G’z EYE series announced”
OnePlus officially introduced its newest flagship smartphone, the 5T at a recently held event in Brooklyn, New York. Just like its predecessors, the latest OnePlus 5T has also managed to create a lot of buzz among tech enthusiasts and has become the talk of the town. Continue reading “OnePlus 5T goes on sale, gets massive reception at pop-up events”
HMD Global today launched Nokia 2, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It was introduced last month at an event in the country and packs a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a 4100mAh battery that promises up to 2 days of battery life on a single charge. It runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with support for Google Assistant and the company has promised Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the phone. Continue reading “Nokia 2 with 5-inch HD display, 4100mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6999”
